Is Guiguzi's theory at odds with Confucianism? How to evaluate?

It is not so much whether Guiguzi's theory and Confucianism turn left, but whether Confucianism represented by Confucius and strategists represented by Guiguzi turn left.

Guiguzi has a complicated academic background after all. Military strategists respect him as a saint, strategists respect him as an ancestor, fortune tellers respect him as a founder, strategists respect him as a saint, famous artists respect him as a founder, and Taoism respects him as the bodhi old zu of Wang Chan.

If Guiguzi is like a master of miscellaneous studies, then Confucius is more like a wise man who specializes in learning.

The Analects of Confucius and Mencius are masterpieces of Confucianism. It was once "in power". Under this idea, strategists represented by Guiguzi have received many unfair evaluations.

For example, Song Lian pointed out in Guiguzi: "If you try to figure it out, it is the wisdom of all petty people. If you use it at home, your family will die. If you use it at home, it will ruin your country. If you use it at home, you will lose the world. " A bachelor's and doctor's degree should be spurned. "

But are they really that different? Actually, it is not.

Confucianism emphasizes that there is no class in teaching, which comes from the Analects of Confucius. Its essence is an ideological essence of educating the whole people after China's entry into WTO, while strategists cross the country on the grounds of argument. In essence, it can be said that the methods are different and the core is similar.

Even in some cases, they even use the same method, that is, lobbying.

For example, when Monk lobbied Qi Wei successively with the concept of "rule by virtue and rule by man", it was no different from Su Qin who was responsible for lobbying first and then guiding and integrating the six countries.

Secondly, it is the thinking end point of' benevolence'.

Confucius' theory can only be summed up in one word, that is, a' benevolence', that is, love others, love others.

If summarized by vertical and horizontal theory, it is more like a word' and'. Balance is harmony, and peace is harmony. The purpose of harmony is the same as that of benevolence.

Even extended "Guiguzi" said: "Therefore, the sage made things to predict everything. From virtue, benevolence, courtesy, loyalty and strategy, first take "poetry" and "book", mix gains and losses, and talk about it. "

What is the similarity between this and the Confucian "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith"?

Of course, there are many similarities and similarities between the two sides, but since they are two theories, there must be differences, otherwise there will be no situation in which a hundred schools of thought contend.

One of the most important points is the simplification and deepening of Confucianism, and Guiguzi is more like a collection of Taoist, military, legalist, Yin and Yang, and military thoughts.

The most important difference also caused the status development of the two companies to be different. The Confucian idea of "loyalty to the monarch" can be said to coincide with the previous feudal rule, and it will inevitably become the object that needs key support. On the other hand, Guiguzi's style of "choosing a monarch to do things" is a naked "threat" to the leaders, which also caused the vertical and horizontal theory to even disappear in front of the world for a time.