Since the power of Lu State was controlled by Ji Kangzi, the Ji family has continued to amass the wealth of the people, resulting in domestic political chaos, thefts and thefts continued to occur, thefts were difficult to prevent, and thieves were difficult to catch. Grasp. Ji Kangzi felt that there was no other way, so he asked Confucius what he should do. Confucius said to him: "If you really don't want to steal, even if you reward him, you won't steal." The implication is: all these theft problems were caused by Ji Kangzi. Ji seemed unable to understand the reason for this. So Ji changed his subject and said to Confucius: "If there is no way to kill, what if there is way?" Confucius said to him: "If you are in charge of government, why kill? The son wants to be good, and the people will be good. A gentleman The virtue of a villain is like that of grass. When the wind blows, the grass will fall. The ruler must be upright. Who dares to be upright? Even if you don't obey the order.

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