离娄下 · 第 24 / 33 章 · 孟子 4B.24
《孟子·离娄下》4B.24:逢蒙杀羿,为什么羿也有罪
孟子并不把责任只放在叛徒逢蒙身上,也追问老师羿为什么会把技艺完整交给没有德性约束的人。能成事,不等于配得上被成全。
逢蒙学射于羿,尽羿之道,思天下惟羿为愈己,于是杀羿。孟子曰:「是亦羿有罪焉。」公明仪曰:「宜若无罪焉?」曰:「薄乎云尔,恶得无罪?郑人使子濯孺子侵卫,卫使庾公之斯追之。子濯孺子曰:『今日我疾作,不可以执弓,吾死矣夫!』问其仆曰:『追我者谁也?』其仆曰:『庾公之斯也。』曰:『吾生矣。』其仆曰:『庾公之斯,卫之善射者也,夫子曰「吾生」,何谓也?』曰:『庾公之斯学射于尹公之他,尹公之他学射于我。夫尹公之他,端人也,其取友必端矣。』庾公之斯至,曰:『夫子何为不执弓?』曰:『今日我疾作,不可以执弓。』曰:『小人学射于尹公之他,尹公之他学射于夫子。我不忍以夫子之道,反害夫子。虽然,今日之事,君事也,我不敢废。』抽矢叩轮,去其金、发乘矢而后反。」
英文参考译文
Pang Meng learned archery of Yi. When he had acquired completely all the science of Yi, he thought that in all the kingdom only Yi was superior to himself, and so he slew him. Mencius said, 'In this case Yi also was to blame. Gong Meng Yi indeed said, "It would appear as if he were not to be blamed," but he thereby only meant that his blame was slight. How can he be held without any blame? The people of Chang sent Zi Zhuo Ru to make a stealthy attack on Wei, which sent Yu Gong Zhi to pursue him. Zi Zhuo Ru said, "To-day I feel unwell, so that I cannot hold my bow. I am a dead man!" At the same time he asked his driver, "Who is it that is pursuing me?" The driver said, "It is Yu Gong Si," on which, he exclaimed, "I shall live." The driver said, "Yu Gong Si is the best archer of Wei, what do you mean by saying 'I shall live?'" Yu replied, "Yu Gong Si learned archery from Yin Gong Tuo, who again learned it from me. Now, Yin Gong Tuo is an upright man, and the friends of his selection must be upright also." When Yu Gong Si came up, he said, "Master, why are you not holding your bow?" Yu answered him, "To-day I am feeling unwell, and cannot hold my bow." On this Si said, "I learned archery from Yin Gong Tuo, who again learned it from you. I cannot bear to injure you with your own science. The business of to-day, however, is the prince's business, which I dare not neglect." He then took his arrows, knocked off their steel points against the carriage-wheel, discharged four of them, and returned.
重点修订页
人工补强的解释层
核心问题
为什么孟子说逢蒙杀羿,羿也有罪?
直接回答
因为他在追问责任链:逢蒙固然该罪,但若一个人把足以伤人的能力毫无保留地交给德性不足的人,自己也不是完全无责。传授不是只看技术成熟,还要看人格边界。
第一性原理
能力的传递从来不是中性的;把强力工具交到谁手里,本身就是道德判断的一部分。
为什么重要
这章适合承接“逢蒙杀羿”“老师责任”“Mencius on teaching the wrong person”这类搜索,也能补强站点对德性与能力关系的论证。
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这章在做什么
这章是《离娄下》第 24 / 33 章,最直接的进入线索是“是亦羿有罪焉”。放回全卷,它讨论的是观人、礼与关系治理,并可与四端、仁政互相印证。
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全卷语境
《离娄下》围绕看人、处关系和礼的节制展开许多具体判断。
引用提示
不要把这章读成受害者有罪论。孟子不是替逢蒙开脱,而是在指出:危险能力的传授者,也必须为识人不明和边界失守承担部分责任。