Over the past dynasties, the standards of worshiping Confucius have been continuously improved, and the kindness to the Confucius family has continued to increase...but it was in the hands of Zhu Di that the standards of worshiping Confucius were lowered.
I have to say that this matter is profound and extraordinary.
Such a big thing must be handled by capable hands.
"Your Majesty, I recommend a talented person to serve as the magistrate of Qufu County. If he personally manages it, he will surely impress people."
Zhu Di frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "You're not talking about Yuan Yushi, are you?"
Xu Jingchang nodded, "It's true. I would like to ask your Majesty to give him a promotion to a sixth-grade official position and serve as county magistrate. This also reflects the importance the imperial court attaches to Qufu."
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "Only a sixth-ranked person is still too stingy. When it comes to fifth-ranked people, from now on, this will be the case for all magistrates of Qufu County!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Di looked at Yuan Gang again and said with a smile: "Yuan Qing's family, I have handed over Qufu to you. You know what to do. I am waiting for good news about you."
Yuan Gang came out feeling dizzy and looked up at the gray sky. He suddenly felt that life was worse than death.
Why am I so stupid!
Why impeach Xu Jingchang if nothing happens?
When it comes to seeking death, is there anyone more thorough than me?
He spoke upright and went on the right path, and went to impeach Xu Jingchang, but the result was that the Kong family was implicated... The entire Shilin family would not care about what he thought at the beginning, including the Kong family. They would only hate themselves and even wish to kill themselves.
Anyway, no matter what, my reputation is ruined.
Do you want to die?
Will people let you go if you die?
Stop dreaming, they will only say that they are stupid and bring the blame on themselves... The only choice now is to follow the emperor's will, make good use of his status as the magistrate of Qufu, and do a good job to satisfy the emperor.
If you cannot be a wise minister recognized by scholars, it is not bad to be a famous minister of the emperor.
Anyway, it was Shilin who forced me to do it, and there was nothing I could do about it.
Yuan Gang gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
What happened in the palace spread quickly... In fact, it was useless to think about it quickly. Zhu Di sent the stuff written by Yuan Gang directly to the General Affairs Department.
Xie Jin was also on tenterhooks, waiting for the result.
But when he saw this article, he was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but laugh. Fighting fire with fire was really something Dingguo Gong could do.
He suppressed a smile and asked people to quickly tell them six things so that everyone would know.
Then Xie Jin turned to the desk again, faced the mountains of manuscripts, and fell into deep thought.
Now His Majesty is bent on suppressing the status of the Confucian family, and at the same time shaking the status of the Confucian family...but this is easier said than done.
If nothing can overthrow the Confucian system and can only rely on power to suppress it, Confucianism will eventually counterattack and regain its position as a prominent school.
Now, anyone who cooperates with His Majesty to suppress Confucianism will become a treacherous villain.
Needless to say, Xu Jingchang is the leader of traitors, and his reputation is no better than that of Cai Jing and others.
After Xu Jingchang, I'm afraid it will be me.
Thinking of this, Xie Jin couldn't help but sweat. He must speed up and come up with a new set of things. And he must take advantage of His Majesty's reign to make this set of things deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
It’s really not easy to compete with Confucianism, which has been passed down for two thousand years, when you are less than a hundred years old!
It is not an exaggeration to say that a worm shakes a tree.
Xie Jin thought about it again and again, and the breakthrough point was still on the Ming Dynasty orthodoxy... Xu Jingchang had already refuted the idea that the palace is prosperous and blessed in the Golden Palace.
Although I can't say it's perfect, it's pretty good.
As long as Dian Xing Youfu is overthrown and orthodoxy is reinterpreted, it is equivalent to breaking the foundation of Confucianism, and all the problems we are facing now will be easily solved.
But this is easier said than done. For thousands of years, countless great Confucians have spared no effort. Especially at the beginning of this dynasty, people like Song Lian and Liu Ji were also very powerful.
How could it be that what they came up with was so easy to refute?
Xie Jin thought about it again and again, and he still felt that he should ask Xu Jingchang... This man always had a clear mind and could definitely help him.
"Xie Xie, I am also thinking about this... In fact, if Emperor Taizu had figured this out at the beginning of the founding of the country, it would not be so troublesome. When we do it now, we not only have to compete with two thousand years of Confucian orthodoxy, but also
Restricted by the ancestral system, it is really difficult."
Xie Jin deeply agreed, "What Duke Dingguo said makes sense, but I am also in a mess now... I have no clue whether a Yuan Dynasty alone is orthodox, so I have no choice but to come here for advice."
Xu Jingchang said politely: "Asking for advice is out of the question. I am just thinking wildly. I must ask Bachelor Jie to help me think it over. By the way, since we are discussing such a big matter, I will invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Rong Guo here."
Not long after, Yao Guangxiao and Zhu Dazhuang both came.
The four of them formed a table of mahjong. Xu Jingchang said first: "That's what I think. Put aside the Yuan Dynasty, let's talk about the Song Dynasty first."
"Song Dynasty?" Xie Jin asked in confusion: "What does Duke Dingguo mean?"
"Is the Song Dynasty considered orthodox?"
Xie Jin said: "The Song Dynasty was naturally orthodox. Zhu Xi has made this very clear."
Xu Jingchang half-smiled, "Xie Xueshi, are everything Zhu Xi said right?"
"This..." Xie Jin pondered.
Xu Jingchang laughed and said: "If you don't have the courage to replace Zhu Zi, why are you tinkering with all this?"
ah!
One sentence is earth-shattering. Although the official philosophy of the Ming Dynasty is Confucianism, the most prominent Confucianism is Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism... If you can't break through the rules and regulations of Neo-Confucianism, everything you do will be in vain.
Xie Jin was silent for a long time, and then said: "Please make it clear, Duke Ding."
Xu Jingchang said: "My opinion is that the Song Dynasty is not orthodox, or the degree of orthodoxy is not as good as that of the Han and Tang Dynasties. If it is orthodox, it must be unified. The two cannot be separated, and they cannot rule the world, so how can we talk about orthodoxy? Speaking of Zhu Zi
When discussing orthodoxy, he also resorted to sophistry, which is not fair. Of course, he was in Zhao and Song Dynasty, and he couldn't do it even if he wanted to be upright."
Xie Jin listened and nodded frequently, "Ding Guogong, if Zhao and Song Dynasties are not orthodox, what about the Yuan Dynasty? The Yuan Dynasty achieved great unification!"
Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "The Yuan Dynasty achieved great unification, but the Yuan Dynasty did not use Chinese methods to govern the country. It was governed by culture and martial arts. Although it had a vast territory, it divided the people into four classes and oppressed the Han people. It also divided people into four classes.
Among the tenth class, scholars are ranked in the ninth class, just better than beggars... In any case, such a dynasty cannot make people yearn for it, right?"
Xie Jin nodded, "That's the truth. So since the Tang Dynasty, there has been no great unification."
Xu Jingchang said: "Indeed, orthodoxy has declined, China has been covered in dust, the Central Plains is in chaos, and there is chaos from all directions. Behind Yashan, the Yuan Dynasty dominates the Central Plains, and the land is full of fishy smell... Fortunately, the destined saint descended to Haozhou, rose to the occasion, joined the volunteer brigade, and raised troops to protect the people.
, conquer the south and the north, re-achieve the great unification, rejuvenate China, and make the world orthodox!"
When Jie Jin heard this, his eyes gleamed, and his chaotic thoughts finally came to light... He couldn't help but glance at Yao Guangxiao and Zhu Gaochi.
Yao Guangxiao listened silently, and then said: "Neo-Confucianism originated in the Song Dynasty. If the Song Dynasty was unorthodox, Neo-Confucianism should not be an explicit school."
Zhu Gaochi said with a smile: "Young Master, I have been studying recently and discovered that after the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, various theories emerged in endlessly. Mainly after the Tang Dynasty, the world was in chaos, with feudal vassals and towns divided, and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. There was no day without war in the world.
The people were suffering and had no means of living. People of insight all hoped to find a theory to stabilize the world. All the new schools such as Guan Xue, Luo Xue, Neo-Confucianism, and Wang Anshi's were all very popular, but in the end they were attributed to Neo-Confucianism."
Yao Guangxiao nodded, "Your Highness is right. If you follow Duke Dingguo's wishes, I'm afraid this debate is not over yet. Now a new knowledge is needed to replace Neo-Confucianism."
Xu Jingchang laughed happily, "Master Yao hit the nail on the head and said everything I was thinking."
Yao Guangxiao hummed: "It's easy to say, but what are you going to do? Don't you even want to abandon the Confucian principles? In that case, it will simply change the world. I don't know if you, Ding Guogong, can do it. Anyway, I can't see that day.
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Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "Young Master, I still know how much I weigh. How can I have the courage... I just thought that it would be enough to add one sentence to the three cardinal principles."
"Which sentence?"
"The Emperor is the incarnation of the country, and His Majesty is the Lord of the Ming Dynasty."
Yao Guangxiao studied the three religions concurrently, and his knowledge of the situation was top-notch. He thought for a moment and said: "What you mean is that because His Majesty is the master of the Ming Dynasty, he requires all ministers to take the emperor as the guideline, be loyal to the emperor, and be loyal to the Ming Dynasty."
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Xu Jingchang nodded, "Young master is really powerful. The king is the guide for the ministers, the father is the guide for the son, and the husband is the guide for the wife... I don't think there is anything wrong with these ideas at the moment."
Obviously, in the Ming Dynasty, it was unrealistic to promote equality between men and women and ask fathers to respect their sons. If he dared to speak, Zhu Di would dare to slap him with big ears.
Moreover, Confucianism has been talking about the principles of discussion for so many years. If you want to overthrow it all at once, that would be overestimating your ability.
But if we add a premise in front of Tsuna, it is the country!
Let it be made clear that this guideline is to safeguard the interests of the country, not the interests of nurses and doctors. The country is at home... As long as this point of view is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the situation will be greatly improved.
Zhu Gaochi was still a little hesitant, "I still don't understand. Is it really useful to add this little thing?"
Xie Jin said: "It is useful, it is of great use! Your Highness, the current Gang Chang is Confucian Gang Chang... So His Highness the King of Han wants to build houses for craftsmen and develop workshops, but there are many obstacles. Because in the eyes of Confucianism, craftsmen are very humble.
But from the perspective of the country, running workshops can enrich the national treasury and enrich the country and the people, so it should be encouraged."
Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath and said, "I understand this. The country is in front, and we can have the final say on what the country is like. Without this, Confucianism would have the final say."
Zhu Gaochi was a little confused again, "But I still don't understand why we have to start from the Kong family. Why can't we just add this sentence?"
Xu Jingchang laughed and said: "Because the Kong family transcends the country, such a superior family was not allowed to exist in the Ming Dynasty!"
