Saint Duanmuzi
There are many words about Zi Gong in the introduction of disciples in The Analects of Confucius, and Sima Qian spoke highly of him. Zigong is loved by many descendants.
At that time, "Poetry" was a teaching material for language training, so Confucius always used it as a teaching material, asking his students to understand the meaning and learn and use it in life. Especially in diplomacy, you can express yourself completely. Without a certain ability, it is impossible to fully meet the requirements of Confucius, and Zi Gong has completely mastered what the teacher said.
From the dialogue between Confucius and Zi Gong, we can also see that Zi Gong can flexibly use the poems in the poem, and Zi Gong's question and answer with the teacher is very wonderful. Confucius always thought Zi Gong's answer was appropriate. Zigong is excellent in his studies. According to historical records, when Zi Gong came out, the five countries changed, and Zi Gong saved Lu, which shows his amazing wisdom and eloquence.
Although Zi Gong is very talented, he respects his teacher very much and regards Confucius as the sun and moon. Every time Confucius was in danger, Zi Gong always stepped forward to help Confucius get out of danger. He doesn't like others to speak ill of his teacher. He will argue with his detractors. But Confucius didn't think highly of Zi Gong, and always regarded Yan Hui as second class.
Zi Gong finally died in Qi State. He was called "Hou Li" by posthumous title, and later he was named "Saint Duanmuzi".
Zi Gong's Language Art
Zi Gong, surnamed Duanmu, was given a name to Zi Gong, a patriot in the Spring and Autumn Period, and a famous wealthy businessman at that time. At the same time, he is also a talented and eloquent person. In his contacts with Confucius and his disciples, he showed extraordinary language art. ..
Zigong painting
First, Zigong's worship of Confucius has reached a state. When he described Confucius, he finished writing articles and good words praising Confucius at all times and all over the world! In his conversation with Chen, there are great-uncle Wu Shu and so on. His worship of Confucius is even more incisive. I have to say that he turned the praise of Confucius into an art.
Second, Zi Gong knows how to express his views tactfully and implicitly. Once, Zi Gong and his disciples wanted to know what Confucius thought. Zi Gong got Confucius' idea through euphemistic comparison. Besides being clever, his euphemism is also an art. ..
Third, when communicating, Zigong always understands each other's thoughts before communicating. This not only avoids misunderstanding and quarrel, but also solves the problem well, which is also an art in communication. Zi Gong won a lot of praise for his language art and made others happy to talk with him.
Fourthly, Zi Gong is good at speech and criticism. In the debate, he always found a way to refute the other side's point of view, and even Confucius praised him for his cleverness. When zi gong criticized people, he was justified, neither light nor heavy, just right. He is the only one who can handle both good words and criticism well!
Finally, Zi Gong is modest. Modesty is also a rare art of speaking. In the face of compliments and appreciation from colleagues, Zi Gong always treated Confucius with humility and always put Confucius first. In his mind, even though he is excellent, he can't surpass Confucius.
Chen refers to the child.
Chen Qinzi may be a stranger to everyone, so let's briefly introduce it now. He is not a disciple of Confucius, but he made friends with Confucius' disciples. Later, he became the prime minister of a county. Because his policies are beneficial to the people, he is always praised by the people. He is also an advanced man. After his brother died, he raised an objection to human sacrifice.
Zigong statue
Chen has a good relationship with Zi Gong, Confucius' favorite student. He often tells Zigong about Confucius, saying that Confucius is not as talented as Zigong. And Zigong? He is a studious man, good at business, with good economic conditions and special respect for Confucius. Zi Gong was admired by later generations, but his position in Confucius' mind was not high, far less than that of Yan Hui, and Chen felt wronged for him.
Chen didn't know much about Zi Gong, but he paid special attention to the life of Confucius. He said to Zi Gong, Zhong Ni is not as good as you. Zi Gong's answer is: Your words can show your cleverness, and your words can also show your stupidity, so be careful what you say. A teacher is out of reach, just like climbing a ladder can't reach the sky. Once a teacher becomes a doctor or a vassal, he will teach the people manners, correctly guide the people to do things, appease the people, mobilize them, make them all submit, and work together to serve the country. So the teacher is radiant, and I can't catch up with the teacher.
Chen spoke ill of Confucius in front of Zigong, but Zigong couldn't stand being belittled by others. Zi Gong respected Confucius very much and could not accept others damaging his teacher's reputation.