Chapter 219 Not all famous scholars and scholars are available
Jiangnan is important! Even the Qing court knew that "Jiangnan is a region of wealth. If Jiangnan is safe, the world will be safe; if Jiangnan is in danger, the world will be in danger."
There are also many literati in Jiangnan, and it is the stronghold of the so-called Donglin Party and Qingliu. These solidified wealthy and bureaucratic families stand on the moral high ground. As long as the policies formulated slightly touch their interests, they will be replaced.
Cursed like a mad dog. It was the overwhelming abuse and self-interested resistance that caused the Ming Dynasty to fall and the people to lose their way.
The simplest way is to silence them with a butcher's knife, but this is Zhu Yongxing's last choice. He intends to recruit famous people and scholars, just to use other methods to solve the problem. Revising history, clarifying the good and the evil, will be enlightened.
The Donglin Party and Qingliu established a sacred altar, which was criticized by thousands of people and despised by everyone. They also competed with the Qing Dynasty's revision of "History of the Ming Dynasty".
Yes, the right to speak and public opinion must be in your own hands, and the influence of famous scholars and scholars is crucial. And this scholar, masters and scholars are not invited casually, they must be selected, stubborn, and learn by rote
Those with strong family backgrounds and strong influence in Jiangnan will not be considered.
The reason why Ye Hu was hesitant when making suggestions was because he knew a little bit about Zhu Yongxing's psychology. Zhu Yongxing had a strange dislike for scribes who could not manage the world.
Just like those literati who tried their best to describe Qian Qianyi as a vulgar white-nosed clown, but in fact, in comparison, their life behavior was not very glorious. After Qian Qianyi narrowly escaped death, he tried his best to
When they took their own practical actions to make up for their past mistakes, these "exalted and righteous men", as Lu Xun said, finally lived in the forest for the rest of their lives. In a few years, their descendants can also openly serve in the new dynasty.
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Fame is in vain, wealth is like a dream. A loyal minister is afraid of pain, and a hoe is afraid of weight. He has been writing books for twenty years and can only cover the jar. Is this person useful? This self-deprecation is in line with Zhu Yongxing's attitude towards many so-called literati.
They all have the same impression. They talk a lot but have no strategy. They write a thousand words but have no practical results. They have no power to restrain a chicken and only use their words to harm the country. It’s not a good idea to avoid such a literati.
Recruiting famous scholars and scholars to reestablish New Confucianism and promote New Confucianism is a major event that looks to the future and enables the Chinese nation to stand firm among the nations of the world without falling.
In fact, it cannot be called completely new. Many Confucian theories were originally simple truths, but through the continuous "purification" and tampering and misinterpretation by rulers and imperial literati throughout the dynasties, they have lost their original appearance.
For example, Mencius, the "lesser sage" who developed Confucius's thoughts of benevolence and righteousness, was dismissed because of his remarks such as "the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least important" and "violating the people too much will lead to regicide and the country's destruction".
Zhu Chongba, who was born in China, was almost deprived of his qualification to enjoy the Confucius Temple. In the end, he deleted 85 places in "Mencius" and compiled it into "Mencius Jiewen".
At a higher level, rulers of all dynasties have more or less suppressed speech. The fundamental reason is the competition and contradiction between "rule", which represents secular power, and "tradition," which represents ideology. Zhu Yuanzhang "delete Mencius"
", is to combine "rule" and "Tao" into one and establish a new Taoism. The key to this "new Taoism" is that even if the law is evil, it is still law, even if the tyrant is still a king, "law" and
The absolute authority of "Jun" cannot be questioned at all, and no resistance is allowed.
When competing with the Confucians for the right to speak of Taoism, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely succeed, because he is backed by the state machinery and holds the power of life and death. In the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi became even more awesome. He directly declared: "The Taoism is here, and the rule is the rule." "It is also true." From then on, only the emperor was the greatest theorist and thinker, and only the imperial edict was the standard for judging all rights and wrongs. The traditional Confucian orthodoxy on monarchy was completely overturned.
Unconstrained power is bound to be abused, which is the same as absolute power leading to absolute corruption. Zhu Yongxing thought deeply that it is by no means a simple restoration and deletion. There are corrections, inheritance, and development. If an ideological theory cannot adapt to the times, Progress and being abandoned by the express train of history are inevitable.
Although Qian Qianyi had shortcomings, his knowledge was good, he was a leader in the literary world at that time, and he had a sudden awakening, so he could be used. Lu Liuliang, although he took the exam and got a job in the Qing court, he always kept in touch with Zhang Huangyan and others who insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty. And he expressed deep remorse and self-blame for the exam experience, available; Huang Zongxi, sold his property, resisted the Qing Dynasty many times, and later lived in seclusion and wrote books, available; Gu Yanwu, well, available...
Zhu Yongxing first roughly selected the famous scholars he liked, and ordered people to find books written by these people as much as possible, and have Duan Wan'er translate and recite them in order to have a deeper understanding. In order to speed up the time, he also invited Zhang Huangyan consulted him directly and benefited a lot.
Gu Yanwu advocated "benefiting the country and enriching the people" and believed that "those who are good for the country will hide it among the people." He advocated practical application of the world and opposed empty talk. He boldly doubted the power of monarchs and put forward the concept of "government by the masses" with the color of early democratic enlightenment thoughts. "The slogan he put forward, "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world," has far-reaching significance and influence, and has become a spiritual force that inspires the Chinese nation to forge ahead.
Huang Zongxi was a man of great talent and erudition. He studied hundreds of classics and history, astronomy, arithmetic, music and interpretation, and Taoism. He especially made great achievements in history. In terms of philosophy and political thought, he was a person who came from a "people-oriented" standpoint. Those who criticized the monarchy system can be regarded as the first person to enlighten China's thoughts. His political ideals are mainly concentrated in the book "Mingyi Waiting for Visits".
What surprised Zhu Yongxing was that Huang Zongxi was also very knowledgeable about the economy. His summary of "accumulation will lead to irreversible harm" is called "Huang Zongxi's Law". It means that there have been more than one tax reform in history, but each tax reform After the fee reform, due to the limitations of the social and political environment at that time, the burden on farmers rose to a higher level than before the reform after a period of decline. This law was studied in depth and extended to the tax burden on industrial and social enterprises. It is also feasible.
Suddenly, compared to Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi, Qian Qianyi, Lu Liuliang and others' status in Zhu Yongxing's mind dropped instantly. Although they were still available, the level of attention was no longer the same.
These two people were the pillars of thought and theory that he needed. Zhu Yongxing was so impressed that he immediately gave an order to the Intelligence Bureau to invite the two men to go south at all costs and to ensure their safety at all costs.
As for Qian Qianyi, Lu Liuliang and others, they came if they wanted to, and wrote books at home if they didn't want to. Since Zhu Yongxing was interested, he paid courtesy to Corporal Xian, wrote a letter in his own hand, and stamped it with a seal to show that he valued it.