"Your Majesty, Beijing has been restored. Please revise the History of the Ming Dynasty." Qian Qianyi requested at the court meeting...
Zhao Han nodded and said: "Yes. The History Institute of the Hanlin Academy will be ordered to compile "History of the Ming Dynasty". Qian Qianyi will be the president and Wang Tiaoding will be the vice president."
"I accept the order!" Qian Qianyi was overjoyed.
This matter has been decided a long time ago, and it was taken seriously when it was brought up to the court.
Although Qian Qianyi is the president, he can only serve in the professional field. It is vice president Wang Tiaoding who is really in charge of the overall situation. This "History of the Ming Dynasty" must be compiled in line with the theory of Datong.
As for Zhang Pu, he was seriously ill again and was bedridden every year, but he never died.
Zhao Han also told Chen Wenkui, the Minister of Criminal Affairs: "Chen Wenkui temporarily stepped down from his post as Minister, collected cases over the years, combined with the criminal laws of past dynasties, and compiled a "Datong Law". "Datong Law" is divided into Constitution, Etiquette, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Industry and Commerce
There are seven parts: law, publication law, and land law. The constitution does not need to be compiled for the time being. I will compile it myself. I really can’t say when it will be compiled.”
This matter was not agreed upon in advance, so Li Banghua asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, the etiquette can be understood, but what is this publishing law?"
Zhao Han took out a book and threw it in front of the ministers: "This book "The Legacy of the Ming Dynasty" is full of nonsense, and there is a lot of space for me to arrange it. It doesn't matter if you scold me in private, but it cannot be tolerated when it is written into a book.
Yes. I know that there is a book called "Gushan Biju". The author knows how to detect forgeries, and readers may rather believe it. In that book, what happened to Concubine Wan Gui? The publishing law is the law that specifically governs the publication of books.
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The dirty information about Concubine Wan Gui originally came from Shen Xing's "Gushan Biqu".
However, when Yu Shenxing wrote the book, he added a special sentence: These things were said by an old eunuch, and it was possible that the old eunuch was spreading rumors.
Mao Qiling compiled "The Supplementary Notes of the History of Sheng Chaotong", quoting Yu Shenxing's content, but deleted the questionable sentence in the original work. Mao Qiling also compiled "History of the Ming Dynasty: Biography of the Concubines" for a while, and included the "Supplementary Notes of the History of Sheng Chaotong"
》Moved over unchanged, so the unofficial history directly became the official history.
Mao Qiling was the gangster who offended Zhao Han and was thrown into a minor official position. He also presided over the punishment of the Kong family in Shandong.
"It should be so." Li Banghua quickly agreed. He had also read "Gushan Biju", which was very popular during the Wanli period.
Zhao Han also stated definitively: "The "Etiquette" part covers general etiquette, but it must be greatly revised! Take funerals as an example, you can organize funerals, but you are not allowed to invite opera troupes to play and beat, and you are not allowed to ask monks and Taoists to do things. I follow this
Ancient rituals, not to mention the three generations, are the Han and Tang Dynasties. Which family will hire a theatrical troupe when their parents die? Also, three years of mourning is too long, and only one year of mourning is required for the death of parents! The marriage part of "Etiquette" is roughly followed in "Etiquette"
"Da Ming Code", but the annotation that the husband is the guide for his wife should be changed. The husband and wife should each go their own way, which is the ethical guideline. If the husband is unworthy, the wife can seek reconciliation and divorce. If the husband is deceased, the wife can remarry, and the tribe and the government cannot stop it!"
"Please remember." Chen Wenkui accepted the order with his hands raised.
The "Etiquette" mentioned by Zhao Han actually includes the "Marriage Law".
However, the ancient family was not a small family of three, but a large family. Zhao Han could only try to limit the number of people per household to a maximum of ten people (over twelve years old).
This is determined by productivity. In ancient times, productivity had not yet reached the point where people were generally divided into small families.
"Etiquette" was very important in ancient times. Take "Da Ming Law" as an example. A large amount of content in the beginning is all about etiquette.
Chen Wenkui asked: "Your Majesty, does the "Publishing Law" provide any instructions?"
Zhao Han said: "First, you must not ignore the facts and create rumors to cause trouble; second, you must not violate public order and good customs."
Chen Wenkui was instantly blinded. What he said was as if he didn't say it. It was a completely ambiguous instruction. Even when enforcing the law, it has unlimited maneuverability. If the government wants to ban a book, it can directly designate it as violating public order and good customs.
"Okay, let's not talk about this," Zhao Han said. "Let's talk about other things during today's court meeting. I have learned something from my reading today. Confucius said: 'The people can follow it, but they can't understand it.' How to interpret this statement?
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Zhao Han's court meeting has actually turned into a sutra banquet meeting.
In addition to instilling knowledge of astronomy and geography into officials and the benefits of opening up the sea to the country, they also often discuss Confucian classics - competing for the right to interpret Confucian classics!
Zhang Pu dragged his sick body and immediately replied: "Reporting to your majesty, Zhu Zi has made it very clear in the "Analects of Confucius" and quoted Cheng Zi's words. Confucius taught without distinction, not because he did not let the people know the truth. But.
The people are really ignorant, and it is impossible for everyone to understand. Therefore, when governing the country, as long as the people know how to do it, there is no need to let everyone know why they do it. This is a helpless move."
"No," Qian Qianyi said, "Zhu Xi's comment says that the people can take it for granted, but cannot let them know why. It means that the people only need to know how to do it, but they cannot let the people know why it is like this.
Do this. This is the way to govern the people. People's thoughts are very different. Even if it is the same principle, different people will have different ideas when facing the same thing. Let the people know the reason, and it will inevitably lead to chaos in their lives. It is not as good as
Let them not know."
Zhang Pu retorted: "Then why does Zhu Zi still quote Cheng Zi? Does the shepherd explain to your majesty like this to let your majesty practice the art of morning and evening?"
Cheng Zi's annotation is: If the sage does not let the people know the truth, then it belongs to the turbulent way of governing the country in later generations, and is not the original intention of the sage.
Qian Qianyi explained: "The art of courting, four, and evening, and three refers to the original intention. If it is for deceiving the people, it is the art of courting, four, and evening, and four. If it is for governing the country and the people, it is not the art of courting, four, and evening."
This can only be blamed on Zhu Xi. When he annotated the Analects of Confucius, he was really ambiguous, no matter how he interpreted it.
All the ministers in the court held different opinions, and the scene was chaotic.
After Chen Maosheng became the Minister of Rites, he also studied homework every day, and at least the four books were familiar. He held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think there is a problem with the sentence segmentation. It can be concluded as: The people can, and the people can do it. No,
Make it known. Or it can be concluded that: the people can make it, let it go; they cannot make it, know it."
"Chen Shangshu's words make sense." Xu Ying immediately expressed support.
Now the quarrel became more lively, and the two factions split into three factions.
Pang Chunlai half-squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Your Majesty said that he gained something from studying, but I think your Majesty has something else to say."
The ministers were quiet, waiting to hear the emperor's explanation.
Zhao Han said: "I was reading Zhu Zi's works today and read an article "Reply to Fan Bochong". Zhu Zi said that to build the people, you can only use their ears. As for knowing it, you must wait for them to realize it, and you can't make them know...
, then you know that you will never achieve it, and those who achieve it will also go beyond it, and there is no difference between it and those who fall short.”
Zhu Xi said in the article: It is enough to allow the people to implement the laws. As for letting them understand the truth, it depends on the people's self-consciousness and cannot be forced by the government. Just knowing how to do it but not knowing why it is done does not prevent the people from understanding the truth. Wait until the people
If you understand it yourself, then of course it is best. Let the people know how to do it first, and then let the people understand why they do it. It is a process from the shallower to the deeper. If you force the people to understand, the people may never understand, even if they understand, they will
Being biased is no different from not understanding.
"Of course!"
Qian Qianyi and Zhang Pu said at the same time that their different understandings actually lead to the same goal in Zhu Xi's words.
Qian Qianyi said: "Don't let the people know the reason. What you should be careful about is the young people. If you can know the reason for yourself and understand the truth by yourself, you will be a gentleman."
"Nonsense," Zhang Pu angrily rebuked, "If you can't understand the truth, you are a villain. How many villains are there in the world?"
Qian Qianyi argued: "I did not say that those who cannot understand the truth are villains, but I said that villains should be prevented from understanding the truth at will, or even deliberately distorting the truth."
Although there are still disputes, Zhu Xi's "Reply to Fan Bochong" has unified the understanding of all ministers on "the people can make it happen, but they cannot make it known".
However, this is not what Zhao Han needs.
Zhao Han said with a smile: "My understanding of this sentence is roughly the same as Zhu Xi's, but there are some slight differences."
"Your Majesty, please speak clearly." Li Banghua said.
Zhao Han asked: "Have you ever heard of it, perseverance and perseverance, even the rotten wood will not break?"
Ai Julius, a foreigner, rushed to answer: "This sentence comes from "Xunzi: Encouragement to Learning"."
Zhao Han asked again: "Have you read the "Book of Jin" and "Yanzi"? In the "Book of Jin", the word "rotten wood does not break" is written as "rotten wood does not know". In "Yanzi", the word "breaks for thousands of miles" is written as "knowledge rushes for thousands of miles". This is
'Zhe' and 'Zhi' seem to have been the same word in ancient times. 'The people can follow it, but not know it', can it be interpreted as 'The people can follow it, but cannot make it known'?"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole court was shocked. This was an attempt to tamper with Confucian classics!
Zhao Han continued: "Does the word "you" mean to guide?"
Aiululu was dumbfounded. After changing it, the sentence became: the people can be guided, but they cannot be forced to submit.
In fact, Zhao Han's understanding was based on the Chu bamboo slips unearthed in later generations.
It was a batch of bamboo slips from the Warring States Period, and there were two sentences in it: The people can be taught the truth, but not the wise. The people can be taught the truth, but not strong.
The people can guide but cannot force!
"Haha, I am also very whimsical, you may want to taste it." Zhao Han did not force the ministers to understand, otherwise it would violate the spirit of this sentence.
If the emperor said this, people will naturally study it, and it will become a way of understanding in the future.
Zhao Han added: "I ordered the tribes to migrate, but many local officials acted recklessly. After all, they were carrying out the emperor's orders, and they had merit but no fault. But they took the opportunity to prey on the common people, under the guise of the emperor's orders, but they
It is wrong to smear the emperor and the court, and it will definitely be punished. In addition, when implementing government decrees in the future, regardless of whether the people can understand it or not, the truth must be explained clearly to the people."
"Please remember this!" All the ministers bowed and bowed.
Zhao Han has two more things to do here, one is to compile "History of Ming Dynasty", and the other is to compile "Datong Law".
As for Li Zicheng and the Manchus, they were already on the verge of exploding.
