Scholars have the power of heaven and earth, but they cannot participate in the political affairs of the court. To be precise, it is not that they cannot participate, but they dare not participate easily.

I am afraid that because of my own judgment, things will not be done well, which will lead to the decline of the national destiny, and the responsible Confucian scholars will have to pay the corresponding price.

Of course, the biggest trouble is still borne by the imperial court.

Therefore, although Confucianism has unique advantages, it also has corresponding weaknesses.

Xu Shouyun thinks it makes sense. After all, scholars are more concerned with "ideas" and "patterns." There is no problem at all if they are allowed to educate all people.

But allowing such people to participate in court struggles is basically digging their own graves.

To give the simplest example, if Confucian benevolence is placed on the battlefield, one hundred thousand soldiers wearing rattan armor and invulnerable will defeat our army step by step.

The only solution at this time is to attack with fire. Should I attack or not?

Ordinary people will choose fire attack, but these Confucian disciples may not necessarily choose fire attack. After all, benevolence comes first, so Confucian participation in politics is not necessarily a good thing.

It would be good for everyone if Confucians simply study behind closed doors with peace of mind. Of course, Confucians also have another responsibility, which is to guard the king's final bottom line.

If the king does something that is outrageous to both humans and gods, Confucians will definitely step in to stop it.

The interests involved in the officials of the court are too great. If you meet an emperor who knows the art of the emperor too well, the officials will become the emperor's pawns, and the emperor will do whatever he wants.

At this time, Confucianism will come on stage and start talking to the emperor. Of course, if you are obedient, you will have a heart-to-heart talk, and if you are disobedient, you will be criticized.

In this way, a perfect closed loop is formed.

"Then how can one become a Confucian scholar?"

Xu Shouyun is particularly interested in this. After all, being a Confucian scholar is equivalent to a gold medal to avoid death, according to what Li Yun said.

People all over the world respect Confucian scholars, whether they are from the Wei Dynasty, the Chu Dynasty, or the Dajing Dynasty, as long as they are Confucian scholars, they are respected everywhere.

Moreover, killing Confucians will affect the fate of the country. Even if the Confucians killed are from enemy countries, the fate of the country will be affected to a certain extent.

Of course, killing one's own country has the greatest impact.

Although he is undercover, it does not affect his trump cards, so Xu Shouyun is particularly concerned.

"My dear brother, Confucianism pays attention to fate, understanding and heart. If one of the three is missing, it will be difficult to become a good person throughout your life."

"This is also the reason why there are so many scholars in the world, but few are truly qualified."

The latter replied.

"How to say?"

Xu Shouyun clinked the glasses with the other party again, then took a sip and asked the other party.

"There are ten levels in Confucianism, which are the same as the realm of a warrior."

"Condensing Qi, cultivating one's moral character, nourishing one's nature, knowing one's mind, enlightening one's mind, practicing sage, great Confucian, half-sage, sub-sage, literary sage."

"These ten levels of realm, one level and one heaven, the first three levels are not considered true Confucian disciples."

"The state of condensing qi is to read the books of saints, comprehend the Confucian righteousness left by the saints between heaven and earth, and then condense it in the body. As long as the Confucian righteousness is condensed, it is considered to be a good product."

"Cultivation of the body, through continuous reading, and the accumulation of more and more Confucian righteousness can nourish the body, and the Confucian righteousness can be contained in the qi and blood. In this way, one can prolong life and be free from all diseases."

"Nurturing one's nature is still through reading, cultivating one's nature, understanding benevolence and righteousness, understanding benevolence, and also understanding the meaning of Tao."

"These three grades can all be broken through reading."

"But you must read the works of saints. As for your future state, there are some conditions."

"For example, if you want to reach the seventh level of knowing the artistic conception, you must know the meaning of your reading. If you are not clear about it, you will not be able to take a step forward in your life."

"Ninety-nine percent of Confucian scholars are stuck in this realm. As for the first three grades, there are quite a few. The civil and military forces of the entire dynasty have basically reached this realm."

"Except for six ministers and some great scholars, there are not many who reach the seventh rank."

"The chief assistant of the Wei Dynasty, Mr. Liu Ge, has also been stuck in the sixth level of enlightenment for who knows how many years, with no progress."

Li Yun explained to Xu Shouyun seriously, but when Li Yun said this, Xu Shouyun was surprised.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yanming was actually a Confucian practitioner and had reached the sixth level.

Seemingly sensing Xu Shouyun's surprise, Li Yun lowered his voice slightly and said: "Old Liu Ge is extremely talented. He is one of the few scholars in the Wei Dynasty who has won three yuan in a row in the six hundred years."

"His talent was so great that when he first entered the officialdom, three great scholars from the Academy of Literature came to persuade him that Liuge was always qualified to become a saint."

"But none of the three great scholars persuaded Mr. Liu Ge, and Mr. Liu Ge was not the highest-ranking official among the officials."

"The really high one is still the Minister of Rites, who is in the holy realm of the Five Characters. One step further is the great Confucian. If the Minister of Rites becomes a great Confucian, it will not only enhance the country's destiny, but also set a precedent."

"Among the three great dynasties, no courtier has become a great Confucian so far. During the six hundred years of the Wei Dynasty, only two appeared. Later, they both entered the Confucian Temple and enjoyed the incense of all people. After their death, they were canonized and will live forever.

Immortal, his descendants will be benefited from generation to generation."

Li Yun spoke out, his eyes filled with envy.

Xu Shouyun nodded and wrote down all these knowledge points. At the same time, he was deeply surprised.

Unexpectedly, the chief assistant of the Wei Dynasty was actually the number one scholar who won three prizes in a row.

Winning three yuan in a row is not a trivial matter. In the provincial examination, the general examination, and the imperial examination, the first person is the one who ranks first. In the previous imperial examinations, there were only seventeen people who won three yuan in a row.

After a thousand years, there are seventeen people, and the Wei Dynasty is only six hundred years old. I am afraid that there are only a few who have won three yuan in a row.

This Liu Shoufu is no ordinary person.

"May I ask what state your brother is in now?"

Xu Shouyun continued to ask.

Upon hearing this, the latter was somewhat modest: "I'm not talented, I'm almost at the ninth level."

Although he seems to be modest, his words are quite complacent. Li Yun seems to value this more than the identity of the opponent's number one scholar.

As for almost ninth grade, it means tenth grade.

"It's amazing."

Xu Shouyun gave a regular compliment and then said his intention: "Which book does this sage's book refer to?"

"Is it the Four Books and Five Classics?"

Xu Shouyun asked. He was very interested in Confucianism. To be honest, it was impossible not to be tempted. Before the Wei Dynasty was destroyed, he really had to get some trump cards.

If you encounter any danger, you won’t be helpless, right?

After all, in the conversation just now, Li Yun also mentioned some demons. As for the specific situation, Xu Shouyun didn't ask much.

Anyway, this world is a fantasy world, and preparing more tricks and trump cards will definitely only have advantages and no disadvantages.

"The Four Books count, but the Five Classics don't count."

"But it needs to be accompanied by annotations. These annotations were written by saints. Without annotations, it would be difficult to appreciate the original text of the Four Books alone."

"Since my dear brother is so interested, I do have a copy of Gentleman's Commentary that I can lend to my dear brother."

When the other party spoke, Xu Shouyun suddenly looked happy.

This feeling is good.
Chapter completed!