Speaking of the allusion of "Zengzi killing pigs", I believe most Chinese people know it. This allusion is recorded in "Han Feizi". It tells that one day, Zengzi's wife went to the market, and her youngest son also cried and shouted to go with her. The wife said: "Be good, study hard at home, and wait until mother comes back to kill pigs for you." Make meat and eat it." The younger son weighed the choice between going to the market and eating meat, and finally chose the latter. He obediently returned to the back room and recited his father's famous saying: "Is it unfaithful to make plans with friends? Don’t believe it?...” When seeing this, I believe many people will smile knowingly. Because almost every one of us has experienced something like this. When we were young, or when our children were crying, adults would promise many things in order to make the children stop crying. As for whether they can be fulfilled, it depends on If you insist on keeping your feelings in mind, you are asking for trouble.
Zengzi’s wife obviously thought the same way. As for children, they can be coaxed, but how can they take everything seriously? So, I went out with peace of mind, completely unaware of my husband who was standing next to me with his ears pricked up. When the wife came back from the market, before she could reach the door, she heard the sound of sharpening a knife in the yard. When she entered the door, she saw that her husband was sweating profusely and sharpening the knife. Next to her lay a pig with big streaks and tied up, looking at her. Looking for help. The wife was shocked and asked quickly: "Why are you sharpening the knife? You want to kill the pig before the Chinese New Year?" Zengzi said without raising his head, "Didn't you just say to kill the pig for your son to eat? I'll sharpen the knife." , you come back just in time to kill."
His wife smiled and said: "Well, aren't they all just for fun? You take it seriously!" At this time, Zeng Zi raised his head and looked at him with wisdom. Staring at his wife, he said a famous saying that has been passed down through the ages: "You can't joke with children. Children have no ability to judge. They will listen to whatever their parents say. If you lied to your child today, you will teach him to lie to others in the same way." If the mother deceives the child, the child will no longer believe in his mother, and it will be impossible to educate him in the future.” According to the traditional narrative, the wife was so ashamed after hearing this that she immediately grabbed the knife and killed the pig with her own hands. I killed him and cooked a delicious pork rice for my son. This story is so good. Whether it’s the wise and wise Zengzi, his wife who corrects her mistakes after she realizes them, or even the pig who understands justice, they are all presented so perfectly and touchingly that it has been passed down for more than two thousand years and has always been the story. The best educational subject.
However, in addition to this story, there is another story that not many people know about Zengzi - "Zengzi killed someone." This story is recorded in "Warring States Policy". In Zengzi's hometown of Philadelphia, there was a man with the same name as him, also named Zeng Shen. One day, this Zeng Shen had an argument with someone outside, and out of impulse, he killed the person and then ran away. At this time, one of Zengzi's neighbors happened to be passing by. He was shocked when he heard that the murderer was called Zeng Shen. Isn't Zeng Shen my neighbor? He was so panicked that he didn't ask more questions. He hurried back and reported to Zengzi's mother: " That's not good! Your son is killing people outside!" Zeng Zi's mother was weaving at home. She raised her head to look at her neighbor and said calmly: "Don't talk nonsense. My son follows Kong Sage every day and is almost becoming a saint. , how could he kill someone?" The neighbor said anxiously: "How can you talk nonsense! I heard it with my own ears! The murderer was Zeng Shen!" The mother didn't even raise her head and said, "You must have heard wrong, who is my son? I know best that he will not kill anyone." Then he continued to weave. The neighbor left angrily.
After a while, another person came to report to Zeng Zi’s mother: “It’s not good! Your son Zeng Shen killed someone! I saw it with my own eyes!” Mom looked at it Looking at the man, he asked: "Did you see it wrong?" The man shouted: "That's right! It's your son who knocked out his brains!" The mother hesitated a little at this time and said to herself He said softly: "I know my son, he shouldn't kill anyone."
After the man left, another person ran up and shouted while running: "Aunt Zeng, run quickly! You My son has committed a murder, and the government has sent people to arrest you!" When my mother heard this, she threw away the shuttle in her hand in a panic, didn't even pack up the cloth she was weaving, and quickly ran away over the wall. Compared with the widely circulated "Zeng Zi Kills Pigs", not many people may know this story of "Zeng Zi Kills Pigs", but the truth of this story is familiar to everyone - in the face of rumors, once or twice may still be You won’t believe it, but if it happens too many times, even the people you know and trust the most will inevitably believe it.
One is killing pigs, the other is killing people; one is a belief, and the other is a rumor. It was really a big joke that it happened so perfectly to Zeng Zi. Regarding the issue of "integrity", in fact, it is not only discussed in our current era, it is a hot topic in any era. For more than two thousand years, "Zengzi killed pigs" and "Zengzi killed people" were like the two sides of yin and yang, both of which interacted to influence people's thoughts. Sadly, it seems the latter is far more powerful. I really want to know what Zengzi's son will do if he encounters rumors that "Zengzi committed murder" when he grows up? His grandmother has withstood the test twice, how many times can he withstand it?