"Mr. You'an, this "Zi Lun Jiewu Pian" is a treasure excavated by Dorgon, the Emperor Chengzong of the Northern Qing Dynasty, when he was robbing Confucius Forest. They are all bamboo slips from 2,000 years ago! The original is hidden in the Confucius Temple in Laoshan Palace... You can go and worship it at that time."

At this time, Luo Dagong, the governor of Songjiang and ambassador of foreign transportation, was in a Yangtze River passenger boat sailing against the current. He was very dedicated to a Confucian scholar in his forties who was wearing a white Taoist robe, a square scarf, a national face, and a big beard. He looked very serious and serious. He was explaining the situation of "Zi Lun Jiewu Pian". This bearded Confucian scholar was an outstanding figure. He was a great Korean scholar named Song Shilie, Ben Guan Enjin, whose courtesy name was Yingfu, and his nickname was You'an.

The reason why he is a great Confucian scholar is that he has also found a route for the development of Neo-Confucianism - Neo-Confucianism's idea of ​​"exploring things and exploring principles" not only makes it difficult for generations of Chinese Confucian scholars, but also makes Korean Confucian scholars very embarrassed.

On the one hand, the saints say they want to investigate things, but on the other hand, they can't figure out what Zi, Chou, Yin and Mao. Is it because everyone's mind is too stupid to move along the route pointed out by the ancestors?

But this great Korean scholar, Song Shilie, does not think he is stupid. He is the top scorer in North Korea! Can a fool be the top scorer in the exam? Since even the top scorer cannot investigate things, it means that everyone's understanding of the learning of things is completely wrong.

Therefore, after thinking about it, the most important way to learn from things is to "be careful", rather than to explore the truth through actual affairs.

This approach looks a bit similar to the Ming Dynasty’s Xinxue, but in fact it is completely different.

The Song Daru was only opposed to the exploration of the truth by understanding nature, and believed that the study of things should be carried out with intention (this meaning is probably against empirical evidence, but should use the method of thinking to investigate things). It did not mean that "the mind is the reason" or "reach conscience". He did not remove any of the rules and regulations of various Neo-Confucianisms. Instead, he further advocated the theory of "preserving the laws of nature and eliminating human desires", believing that human consciousness is the embodiment of "the laws of nature", which is very pure in itself, but after being restrained by the body, selfish desires occur and conscience becomes greatly damaged.

Therefore, to maintain rationality, one must suppress selfish desires... This theory is extremely beneficial to maintaining the feudal order in Korea, and therefore became the orthodox Korean Confucianism in history, and Song Shilie was also respected as Song Zi!

In contemporary China, similar theories also became Confucian orthodox, so this Song Shilie's knowledge was definitely worthy of the word "Great Confucianism"... until the "Zi Lun Jingwu Pian" was unearthed!

Because Confucius's method of studying things has come, all "intention" and "heart is reason" are wrong!

Now there has been a privately opened "Gewu Academy" in Shanghai, which has compiled the fine works from the "Taixue College Entrance Examination" into books, and put together "New Mathematical Science" and "Elementary School French" as textbooks!

What's more, some people used the Western esoteric books just translated from Tongwenguan to make up the numbers - I don't know if the teachers can understand them themselves? Anyway, just teach them casually. If you have to take the college entrance examination in the Imperial College, you won't be afraid that no one will spend money to learn!

Song Shilie, who had been in Shanghai for a while, certainly noticed that these things seemed to be a lot of human desires!

To be honest, Song Dashen was full of knowledge and could definitely find the truth that refuted the "Zi Lun" from the classics of Confucianism... But the "Zi Lun" in "Zi Lun" is Confucius!

These are all what Zi once said, how can you refute it? Confucianism counts him as the biggest! Who dares to refute it? Isn’t it just a deceiving teacher and destroying ancestors?

So Song Shilie thought of verifying the authenticity of the bamboo slips of "Zi Lun Jingwu"...

"What? Mr. Song wants to see the original "Zi Lun Jingwu" with his own eyes?" Grand Duke Luo was a little embarrassed. He was not afraid that Old Man Song would see it fake, because he had never doubted it at all. Most of the principles in "Zi Lun Jingwu" are true, how could the bamboo slips be fake?

Besides... the emperor has taken it as real. Da Gong Luo dares to say it is fake? The censors in the Censorate are not happy to be so happy?

Duke Luo is also the top scholar, not that stupid!

"This is a national treasure!" Luo Dagong said, "Even the officials can't speak... If you really want to see, you have to talk to the emperor."

"Okay!" Song Shilie stroked his beard, "I will personally propose it when I see Your Majesty!"

......

"Song Shilie, you North Korea really want to betray Qing Huiming?"

Laoshan Palace, Qinzheng Hall. Emperor Zhu Cilang of the Ming Dynasty had already met the envoy of the Korean state who had changed into official uniforms, and the Minister of Rites, Song Shilie.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, our country of Korea has always been devoted to the Ming Dynasty. Now the time is ripe, the troops are ready, and the Tartars have declined. The Shang Kingdom only needs some guns and cannons to expel the Tartars and become the vassal of the Shang Kingdom again!"

Song Shilie spoke fluent Chinese, and his etiquette was impeccable. With the appearance of a virtuous minister, it was very convincing no matter how you look at it.

Zhu Ciyang certainly believed in the loyalty of North Korea. He nodded in praise: "I have always heard of the loyalty of North Korea to my Ming Dynasty, and I also know that you had to surrender to the Qing Dynasty... It's not your fault, but my Ming Dynasty was too weak at that time and could not protect the vassal state. Now that you are willing to come back, I am of course happy.

But the Tartars are very cruel! North Korea will probably not win if it wants to fight against the Tartars. Even if I give you muskets and cannons, you can't beat Duoduo, so you have to fight with the Tartars!"

Fighting wits? How to fight? Song Daru looked at Emperor Zhu and waited for his "wisdom".

Emperor Zhu said: "I heard that North Korea is coming back, but I thought of a plan for the tiring enemy! I will tell you now... I think instead of letting North Korea fight with the Donglu, it is better to let the Donglu send troops to protect your North Korea!"

Song Daru was a little stupid. What does this mean?

"Your Majesty, you said you would let the Donglu protect us... North Korea?"

"Yes, yes, that's it!" Zhu Cixuan smiled, "I plan to launch a fake Japanese pirate invasion and use fake Japanese pirates to pretend to invade your Korean country. Your Korean country will ask Duoduo for help and ask Duoduo to send troops to protect you. Wouldn't this restrain the Donglu's troops?"

This is how soldiers never get tired of deceit! North Korea is so weak that they want to turn to the Ming Dynasty openly. How many soldiers should the Ming Dynasty send to protect it? Moreover, the border between North Korea and the Qing Dynasty is so long that it cannot be prevented at all!

This, this...and there are people who deceived the Tartars like this? Song Daru was surprised. Why were the emperors of the Ming Dynasty so cunning?

The false Japanese pirates invade, the Japanese pirates are fake, and the invasion is also fake... Can such things be faked?

"Your Majesty, how many fake Japanese pirates are you going to send?" Song Daru frowned. "I'm afraid that the Eastern Captains will not take it seriously, and that they will send too much... I'm afraid that the Korean primary school is not able to afford it!"

Zhu Cixuan smiled and said, "No matter how many people are sent, Duodor will not save you North Korea... So what I want to send is a fleet! A Japanese naval joint fleet will occupy the islands in the southern part of your North Korea, and use these islands as a base to harass the ships of the Donglu and Spanish countries sailing outside Vladivostok!

Now the Donglu and Spain trade in Vladivostok, exchanging fur and Dongzhu for guns and cannons. They can establish new troops and equip guns and cannons in large quantities, all thanks to fur and Dongzhu trade. Once the Vladivostok trade is threatened, the Donglu will definitely send troops."

"This..." The more Song Shilie thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong. "The little minister cannot make the decision on this matter, and he must go back and ask the king of our country."

"Okay, okay," Zhu Cilang nodded, "Go and ask for instructions!"

In fact, it is the same if you don’t ask for instructions. The commander-in-chief of the Japanese Joint Fleet, Ukita Hidea, can’t wait to invade North Korea. What does it matter if the King of North Korea agrees?

"Your Majesty, I have a reluctant request." Song Shilie had another request.

"Tell me." Zhu Cilang said with a smile.
Chapter completed!