Confucius has many disciples, one of whom is Zaiyu, who is eloquent and eloquent. He made a good impression on Confucius at first, but then gradually revealed the truth: he was neither benevolent nor very lazy; Don't read and listen in broad daylight, and lie in bed and sleep. To this end, Confucius called him "a rotten wood cannot be carved." Another disciple of Confucius, named Tantai Mieming, Zi Yu, was from Lu, thirty-nine years younger than Confucius. Zi Yu was ugly and wanted to serve Confucius. Confucius began to think that his qualifications were low and he would not become a success. However, after studying under the teacher, he devoted himself to self-cultivation practice when he returned, doing things aboveboard and not taking evil paths; Not for business, never go to see a doctor. Later, Zi Yu traveled to the Yangtze River, and there were 3 disciples who followed him. His reputation was very high, and his name was recited by various vassal States. When Confucius heard about this incident, he said with emotion: "I only judge people's quality and ability by words, and as a result, my judgment on Zaiyu is wrong;" I only judge people's quality and ability by their looks, and as a result, my judgment on feather is wrong again. "

Confucius corrected his mistakes

Confucius led Zilu, Zigong, Yan Yuan and other students to travel around the country, giving lectures and preaching. One day, they came to the foot of Quyang Mountain. Teachers and students got out of the carriage, Zi Gong was in front, Confucius was behind, and Zilu, Yan Yuan and other students followed. Confucius climbed to the top of the mountain with all his might, and when he looked eastward, he saw that the sky was connected with water, and the water was connected with the sky. What a huge sea! At this time, there was a sudden thunder and lightning in the sky, and the storm came head on. Zilu shouted, "Oh, no, where can I hide from the rain?" I saw an old fisherman with a fishing net in his left hand, a fishing fork in his right hand, a fishing basket behind his shoulder and a gourd tied around his waist. As he walked, he came to meet them and said, "Don't panic, come with me!"

The old fisherman led Confucius and his students into a cave. This cave faces the sea, and it is the place where the old fishermen hide and fish. Confucius felt that the cave was a little stuffy, so he went to the mouth of the cave and watched the sea view in the rain. As he watched it, his poems were full of enthusiasm and he could not help chanting: The wind blows the sea ... a thousand waves, the rain hits the beach ... Ten thousand pits. After listening to these two poems, the old fisherman said, "Sir, what you said is wrong!" Confucius asked, "What's wrong?" The old fisherman said, "'A thousand waves' and' ten thousand pits' are all inappropriate. Is there only a thousand layers of waves in the sea, and there are no more or less beaches? Have you counted them, sir? " Confucius wanted to listen to his brilliant ideas, so he quickly asked, "What do you think, old brother?" The old fisherman said, "It's better to change it to this:' The wind blows the waves of the sea and the rain hits the beach.' It makes sense that there are countless waves and pits. Right? "

Confucius was convinced when he heard this, and he was about to say a few words of praise. Unexpectedly, Zilu caught fire and said to the old fisherman," Alas, a saint writes poetry, how can you change it indiscriminately! "The old fisherman was also angry and asked sharply," Who is the saint? Zi Lu pointed to Confucius and said, "Far away, just around the corner. This is Confucius and Confucius! "Confucius stopped:" Zilu, don't be arrogant! Don't be rude "The old fisherman patted Zilu on the shoulder and said," Young man, a saint has the knowledge of a saint, but it is not necessarily better than others in everything! "Confucius gathered the students together and said seriously," I told you before that you were born with it, which is wrong! Everyone should remember: knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, and knowing is also! "Say that finish, it's easy to recite a poem: Climb the mountain and look at the sea, and the grass will suddenly open. If the sage is wrong, he should stop wandering. Since then, the mountain people have changed the name of qu Yangshan to Kong Wangshan.

The afterlife is awesome

When Confucius was traveling, he met three children, two of whom were playing, while the other was standing by. Confucius felt strange and asked the standing children why they didn't play with the big family. The child replied seriously: "fierce fighting can harm people's lives, and pandering will also hurt people's bodies;" To say the least, it's no good tearing your clothes. So I don't want to play with them. What is strange about this? " After a while, the child made a castle out of mud and sat in it by himself. He didn't come out for a long time and didn't give way to Confucius who was ready to leave. Confucius couldn't help asking,' Why don't you avoid the car when you are sitting inside? ""I only heard that cars are going around the city. I have never heard that castles have to avoid cars! " The child said. Confucius was very surprised that such a young child could talk so well, so he praised him and said, "You know a lot of things at such a young age." The child replied, "I heard that when a fish is born, it will swim in three days, when a rabbit is born, it will run in the field in three days, and when a horse is born, it will walk with a mare in three days. These are all natural. Confucius couldn't help sighing and saying, "Well, now I know that young people are really amazing!" "