Meng Mu once made Mencius kneel naked. How is that possible? However, according to my research, this situation seems to really exist.

Mencius, a native of Zou (now Zou County, Shandong Province) during the Warring States Period, was born in 372 BC in the fourth year of the reign of King Zhou. Mencius was a famous thinker, politician and educator in the Warring States period. However, no one may know that he was punished twice by his mother in the street when he was a child, and he was kneeling naked. Perhaps, it was these two naked kneels that made a generation of great Confucian Mencius.

Kneeling naked for the first time

At that time, Mencius was about ten years old and felt ashamed. At that time, during the Warring States period, wars were frequent among the vassal states, the social order was not good at all, and even the people were in poverty. Therefore, the Mencius family often has no fixed place to live. At that time, their family lived in a community called Luanfengang, not far from the cemetery. Of course, the house is temporarily rented. Because of chaos, local people often die of illness, starve to death or be killed.

Sure enough, Mencius and his family only lived in the cemetery for three days. In the evening, they heard a neighbor beating gongs and drums and some people were crying loudly. Upon inquiry, it turned out that the neighbor's man had died because of the war. The next day, the deceased went up the mountain. The coffin went ahead, and many people with filial piety on their heads followed, crying. Mencius was very curious, so he took his neighbor's children and followed the funeral crowd's ass. When they arrived at the cemetery, the adults put the coffin in the grave, and then several people shoveled the earth and sprinkled it on the coffin. At this point, Dai Xiao people suddenly knelt down, from crying to crying, while Tao Tu was doing it mysteriously. Mencius and the children next door saw it clearly and truly, and found it very funny. So, when the adults left, Mencius and his friends played a funeral game for the adults near the cemetery. They learned to bow down and cry like adults, and they also learned the practice of Taoism and sang prayers at will. It's really like that. However, these scenes happened to be seen by Meng Mu who was looking for Mencius everywhere. She was furious at once, took Mencius home and patted his ass. Mencius didn't know what was wrong with him, and he cried and made a scene. The more Mencius cried, the more angry Meng Mu became. He took off all his clothes and forced him to kneel in the street in front of the door, asking him to know what "shame" was. He said that if you don't kneel, you won't be allowed to eat. Under the threat of his mother, Mencius had to kneel naked in the busy street.

Not long after Meng Zi knelt down, it began to rain heavily. It seems that Mencius in the rain is as refreshing as taking a rain bath, but it is not dog days at this time, but late autumn. It's okay not to rain, but as long as it rains, the weather is quite cold. I saw Mencius huddled in the wind and rain, shivering. However, his hands had to cover his lower body. Passers-by all expressed sympathy for Mencius when they saw this scene, and some even interceded for Meng Mu. But Meng Mu still said to the intercessor in Jade Slave: Everything I do is for his good! Taking off clothes is to let him know what shame is, not to learn anything good, but to learn some funeral crying. What else could it be?

Later, a man couldn't stand it anymore and forcibly carried Mencius into Mencius' house. However, this person was also scolded by Meng Mu. Meng Mu's behavior was criticized and opposed by many people in the cemetery. In order to avoid accusations and criticisms from others, and to prevent Mencius from entering the cemetery, Meng Mu moved out of the cemetery.

The second naked kneeling.

Meng Mu thought it was easy to see the cemetery in a small place, so he had to move to a big city. So Meng Mu moved to a big city called Daguan District, where the traffic was busy and exciting. Meng Mu looked at Mencius, smiled and thought, Now I want to see where your son can find the cemetery.

There is a big vegetable market near Daguan District. As soon as Mencius slipped out of the house, he took his neighbor's children to the vegetable market. There, they saw adults buying and selling and bargaining. Some still greet the delivery and try their best to promote their own goods. As soon as he got home, Mencius started a "business" in front of his house. Mencius learned to be a businessman, welcome guests and then bargain. Occasionally, he will pick up a "scale" and solemnly beat the "scale thallium" around him. For a time, he was so carried away and happy. Unfortunately, this scene was seen by Meng Mu again. Like last time, after she spanked Mencius, she asked Mencius to kneel naked in the street, otherwise she would starve to death again, and this time the punishment was longer. Mencius endured injustice and had to kneel naked on the street again. This time, Meng Mu was opposed and accused by more people. Moreover, because there are many cultural people in big cities, she has received unprecedented fierce condemnation. Some people call her "child abuse", others call her "violation of human rights", some call her "ignorant of the law" and "uneducated", and some even say that she is: "Tiger poison doesn't eat children, this woman is heartless, killing, killing, damn it ..." Meng Mu flew into a rage after hearing this. She couldn't figure it out: "What, I taught my son to be guilty? Who did I piss off? Me? People nowadays are so fucking unreasonable! Well, I can't mess with you people. Can't I go? "

The third naked kneeling.

Meng Mu is on the move again. She said to herself, "Alas, it seems that being uneducated is mean! Be scolded like this. Hum! It doesn't matter if I am scolded, but I can't let Mencius be scolded. I have to let Mencius read more books and help me come back later. " So Meng Mu moved to a nearby school.

The name of this school is very strange at first, called "Zigong" complete primary school. Why did you choose this name? Meng Mu is a semi-illiterate. He thought for a long time and didn't understand what this meant. Then he thought to himself, Why do you think so much? It would be nice to have a place to study. However, Mencius found it interesting to read the name of this school, so he blurted out: "If you want to do magic, you can wield your palace knife." Although Mencius was only in his teens, he had a soft spot for martial arts books, especially Jin Yong's. By this time, he had read all of Jin Yong's "Flying Snow Shooting White Deer Plain, Laughing at the Blue Moon". In front of his friends, he always likes to say such terms as "Sunflower Collection", "Jiuyin Zhenjing" and "Eighteen Palm of the Dragon", which makes the children admire him, and he is proud of it.

It turns out that Mencius also learned it before moving to the third grade, which was taught by his father. Later, when his father traveled far away, the burden of this godson fell on Meng Mu, who was semi-illiterate. Because Meng Mu didn't know as many words as Mencius, Meng Mu didn't actually teach his son any words. Meng Mu wanted to send Mencius to a private school for education, but because of frequent wars and no fixed place to live, he could not enter a fixed private school. But what Mencius' father taught him was enough for Mencius to read Jin Yong's martial arts novels.

Zi Si is the principal of Zigong Complete Primary School, Zi Cai is the vice principal, and Zi Cai is Zi Si's disciple. On the day when Meng Mu took Mencius to register, something strange happened. It snowed in August. So Mencius casually sang: It snows in August in the Central Plains. Is it possible that God will let me down? Then I heard a man clapping his hands and laughing behind him: good poem, good poem! Mencius and Meng Mu looked back and saw a Confucian scholar standing behind them. In fact, this person is the vice president Zicai. After praising Mencius, I immediately asked Mencius if he had come to sign up. Meng Mu smiled and replied, Yes, we are here to sign up. Zi Cai said: Your son is so talented at such a young age, and he will definitely make a difference. But mind you, our tuition here is not cheap. Meng Mu quickly asked, how many? Zi Cai said that the tuition alone will cost 6000 yuan. Meng Mu was startled: Why is the tuition so expensive? Zi Cai said that this semester has just gone up, and it has gone up six times. There are files on it. Then the son will go and show the file to Meng Mu. Meng Mu busy way: you don't take it, I believe. Zi Cai said that there is still a fee that has been collected for several years. Meng Mu was startled again: What price? Zi Cai said: school selection fee. This may cost 10000 yuan. Hearing this, Meng Mu almost fainted. Where did she get so much money? She usually earns a living by her good sewing skills and has no savings at all. She only brought 1000 yuan in this registration, which she borrowed. Thinking about thinking, stubborn Meng Mu tears dripping down.

Zisi was moved by Meng Mu's appearance. So I asked her how much money she had, and she told me truthfully. Zi hesitated for a moment and comforted her, saying, don't worry too much. For your son's sake, I'll fight for it for you and plead with President Zisi to exempt your son from the school selection fee. Meng Mu stopped his tears and said, Great. Thank you for your help, little girl. Just then, the headmaster came with measured steps. So Zicai reported Mencius' situation to Zisi and asked him to waive Mencius' school selection fee of 6,000 yuan. Who knows Zisi pulled a long face and waved his hand again and again: no, no, no, this is absolutely impossible. This is the rule above. Don't break the rules just because he is alone. At this time, Meng Mu stepped forward for mercy, but Zisi did not give in.

Meng Mu pulled his son into a corner, sat down with a dignified expression, and then secretly shed tears. Mencius believed that when his father was away, his mother raised him alone. In order to avoid the war, he ran around and left his hometown. It's really hard, and it's really hard for his mother. Thinking of this, Mencius went to his mother and said to her, Mother, I don't want to study. Let's go home. When Meng Mu heard Mencius say not to study, he flew into a rage, suddenly stood up, picked up Mencius and hit him. While calling Mencius an unfilial son, she severely spanked Mencius. What's more, she took off Mencius' underwear for the third time and made Mencius kneel down to her naked in the snow. Mencius refused to kneel, and she forced him to kneel. Meng Mu's move immediately shocked all the teachers and staff in the palace who finished primary school and the people coming and going in the street. They lambasted Meng Mu for not being a human being or a mother.

In a short time, the principal and vice principal also arrived. Seeing that Mencius was so abused by his mother, Zi hugged Mencius and said angrily to his mother, You don't want this child, I want it, and I will never allow you to abuse him again. From today on, don't come to your son. Your son can't stand your inhuman torture. Your son will be raised by me in the future, including going to school!

Meng Mu looked up at the snowy sky with a straight face. She didn't seem to realize that Mencius had been taken away. But when the crowd dispersed, Meng Mu ran home in despair, then threw herself on the bed and cried. ......

In this way, Zi adopted Mencius. He is not only Mencius' teacher, but also his adoptive father.

Since then, Mencius has matured a lot. He began to go to school very seriously, asking all questions with an open mind, respecting discipline and being polite to people. Mencius certainly knew that although her mother was very hard on herself, she was still her own mother. So he didn't forget to visit his mother. But his mother enlightened him with "broken knitting" and told her to go home less.

After unremitting hard study and practice, Mencius finally became a great scholar, known as Yasheng.

However, Meng Mu's punishment for letting his son kneel naked three times in the street completely changed Mencius' life. Mencius' admiration for Confucius was directly influenced by these three naked kneels. Because Confucius advocated "tireless teaching", "good advice" and "benevolent governance". Moreover, Confucius also said: "Benevolence is beautiful. If you choose an unkind person, how can you know? " It is beautiful to live in a kind place. How can we say that it is wise to choose a place without benevolence? This influence is reflected in many works of Mencius.

▲ "I am old, young, young, young." This sentence is Mencius' exhortation to his mother and later mothers to take good care of his son and not to punish him for kneeling naked in the street at every turn. But he also reminded people to support and be kind to the elderly.

▲ "Benevolence is glory, unkindness is humiliation." If parents discipline their children lovingly, then both parents and children will be respected, which is also the honor of the family. On the contrary, not only children suffer and are humiliated, but also parents are accused by society, which is actually a shame for parents.

▲ "The weather is not as good as the geographical location, and the geographical location is not as good as people." Punish your children. It is better not to punish them in a venue than to punish them in a venue. Instead of this, it is better to reason with a kind tone and guide them slowly, so the effect will be much better.

▲ "Health is not enough to achieve great things, but death can achieve great things." Supporting living parents is not a big deal, only when they are buried. Although Mencius later became a great scholar, his mother's punishment for letting him kneel naked in the street left an indelible shadow on him.

▲ "The sky will drop to a great post, and people must first suffer their minds, their bones and muscles, starve their bodies, empty their bodies, and mess with their actions, so their perseverance has benefited their bodies." -Although Mencius was disgusted with the corporal punishment of his mother, he also fully affirmed the great significance and long-term effect of this corporal punishment.

▲ "All kinds, naturally. Only people can practice like that. " Form and beauty are nature, and only saints can show people's natural qualities through appearances. Mencius was very concerned about the shame of kneeling naked once, and besides, it was the shame of kneeling naked twice in the street. So when Mencius became famous and got married, he still tried his best to get it.