加密数字货币交易所-《论语》详解：给所有曲解孔子的人-有子曰：其为人也孝弟，而好犯上者，鲜矣；不好犯上，而好作乱者，未之有也。君子务本，本立而道生。孝弟也者，其为仁之本与！

Confucius said: “Those who are filial and respectful to their elders, and love to challenge authority, are rare; those who dislike challenging authority but love to cause chaos have never existed. The gentleman focuses on the fundamentals; once the foundation is established, the Way will emerge. Filial piety and respect for elders are the roots of benevolence!”

Yang Bojun: Confucius said: “A person who is filial and respectful to his parents, and loves his elder brothers, but likes to offend superiors, is very rare; someone who dislikes offending superiors but likes to rebel has never existed. The gentleman dedicates himself to fundamental work; once the foundation is laid, the Way will arise. Filial piety and respect for elders are the basis of ‘benevolence’!”

Qian Mu: Confucius said: “If a person is filial and respectful to his parents and elder brothers, but enjoys offending superiors, such a person must be very few; if he dislikes offending superiors but likes to cause chaos, there will be even fewer. The gentleman concentrates on the fundamental matters; once the foundation is established, the Way will be born from it. Filial piety and respect for elders are the roots of benevolence, right?”

Li Zehou: Confucius said: “People who are filial and respectful to their parents, honor their elder brothers, but enjoy offending officials, are rare. Those who dislike offending superiors but like to rebel have never existed. The gentleman works on the fundamentals; once the fundamentals are established, humaneness will develop. Respecting parents and honoring elders are the fundamentals of human nature, right?”

Detailed explanation:

Earlier, it was discussed how Confucius’s disciples distort his teachings and insert their own agendas into the Analects, with the most egregious being this “Yuzi.” In the Analects, other disciples are addressed by their names, only “Yuzi” and “Zengzi” are given the respectful “zi” suffix. Even Yan Hui, Confucius’s most outstanding disciple, is not called “Yanzi” in the Analects, which is strange. What’s even stranger is that in the usual order of the Analects, the first saying of “Yuzi” ranks after the three most famous “not-elses” of Confucius, placing him second among over 500 sayings, making him the earliest appearing disciple. “Zengzi’s” first saying is ranked fourth, the second among disciples. Now, searching rankings requires payment, and both “Yuzi” and “Zengzi” were disciples later recruited by Confucius. Why are they singled out with such respect and ranked so highly, occupying prime advertising spots? For over two thousand years, countless readers of the Analects have been conditioned to remember these two first. Why? The only plausible explanation is that the current version of the Analects was edited by these two disciples, with a large amount of their personal input, which is arguably the most shameless act in Chinese cultural history.

In this chapter, the literal meaning is simple. The three above explanations are similar, with the main issue being that “Yuzi” says so much nonsense, but his core idea is to suppress all those who “rebel and cause chaos.” Confucianism is vigorous and rebellious, yet it has been emasculated into a submissive tool by “Yuzi.” He is also hypocritical; at the end, he claims, “Filial piety and respect for elders are the roots of benevolence!” but he is not actually talking about “filial piety and respect.” According to the earlier logic—“those who are filial and respectful to their parents, and love to challenge authority, are rare; those who dislike challenging authority but love to cause chaos have never existed”—the emphasis on and promotion of “filial piety and respect” is because practicing these means not “challenging authority,” and thus not “causing chaos.” Under this logic, it’s not that “filial piety and respect” are truly valued, but that promoting them results in the avoidance of “rebel and cause chaos,” which benefits those who fear disorder. And who fears disorder most?

This person’s claim that “the gentleman focuses on the fundamentals; once the foundation is established, the Way will emerge” is completely contrary to Confucius’s thought. Even “Zengzi’s” so-called “consistent principle” has nothing to do with Confucius. This so-called “fundamentals of a gentleman” is just a fabricated lie to justify the claim that “filial piety and respect” prevent rebellion and chaos. The logical relationship is that to become a gentleman, one must first have the “fundamentals of a gentleman”; only with the “fundamentals” can the “Way” arise. “Filial piety and respect” are the roots of “benevolence,” which all gentlemen must uphold. Thus, through this fabricated “fundamentals of a gentleman,” “Yuzi” gradually leads people into the ultimate trap of unconditional non-rebellion and non-chaos. Otherwise, it would mean forgetting the “fundamentals,” and then he can declare that such a person violates the “benevolence” way, is no longer a “human,” but a “thief” or “bandit,” and then justify eliminating them. In this way, those who fear disorder can continue to do evil and oppress the world. This is the fundamental reason why Chinese rulers for over two thousand years have been so fond of the “Analects” compiled with the private agendas of “Yuzi” and “Zengzi.”