Chapter 145 The Emperor's Art Is All In This One Sentence
Chapter 145 The emperor’s skills are all contained in this sentence
Zhu Biao frowned, benevolence, righteousness, tyranny, law and virtue kept spinning in his mind.
What is a wise king? What is a tyrant? Shouldn’t a king be law-abiding and benevolent?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a wise king? Then why did he praise Li Guang, who killed people indiscriminately, and protected Huo Qubing, who shot Li Gan?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a tyrant? Then why was he able to expel the Xiongnu and completely imprint the glory of the Han Dynasty on the blood of the Chinese nation?
"Dad, do you think what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did was right?" Zhu Biao asked Lao Zhu.
"Of course you are right!" Lao Zhu replied decisively.
"It's just Li Gan, I'll just kill him if I kill him."
"If we were Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, we would do even more ruthlessly and cruelly than him! Even in the history books, we are determined not to find any fault with Huo Qubing!"
"Why?" Zhu Biao was confused. "Dad, didn't you also warn me that the laws of the court are the foundation of a country and should not be ignored."
"The masters also say that when a prince breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people. You personally made the laws of the Ming Dynasty, so why are you taking the lead in violating them now?"
"External Confucianism and internal law should be the way of the emperor. How can the emperor make all people obey when he violates the prohibition?"
But now the fifth brother said that Confucianism was promoted by the emperor, and the emperor should not believe in Confucianism!
Zhu Biao felt that the pillar in his heart seemed to be gradually crumbling.
"Not bad." Zhu Su nodded.
"It was raised to the altar by the emperor, just because of two words, easy to use! That's all!"
Seeing this, Zhu Su hurriedly stood in front of Lao Zhu, isolating the father and son. He woke up Zhu Biao first and said: "Brother, you have got into the corner of the ox."
"Brother, you have heard me talk about Zhu Youtang, the later Emperor of Hongzhi, right?"
"The reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought is not because Confucianism is a good law that will last forever. If Confucius had not been born, there would still be day and night in the world, and it would not be like a long night forever. It is just because Confucianism talks about loyalty, filial piety, justice, and justice.
It is most suitable for the Han Dynasty to teach and control the scholars and the common people, so as to facilitate Liu's knowledge in governing the country!"
"...Is there any difference between using Confucianism to govern a country?" Zhu Biao asked.
"If you let this go, brother, all the officials under you will act arbitrarily according to their own ideas. How will you lead the officials? How will you be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future?"
"In the final analysis, why did China depose hundreds of schools of thought and only respect Confucianism? My eldest brother is familiar with history books, has he ever thought about this issue?"
"Everything in the world is just a means used by the emperor to govern the country!"
"Is the Zhou Dynasty no longer governing the country?"
"Of course it's different!" Zhu Su said loudly. "During the Zhou Dynasty, Duke Zhou formulated Zhou Rites. Was there Confucianism at that time?"
"Well said!" Lao Zhu suddenly shouted loudly, startling both Zhu Su who was talking eloquently and Zhu Biao who was thoughtful.
Zhu Biao had already figured out the clue and was looking at Zhu Su who was talking in shock. Even Lao Zhu turned his head in surprise at some point, staring at the fifth son with a pair of shining tiger eyes.
face.
"Civil officials have exclusive power. This case cannot be broken! If dad wants to kill Ru Taisu, he can do it!"
"There is nothing wrong with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty respecting Confucianism but not believing in it, and there is nothing wrong with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty knowing the law but taking the lead in breaking it. The emperor is also the patriarch of all Chinese people. As the patriarch, there is only one rule to follow."
"We must first clarify whether the so-called emperor is an emperor with Confucian morals or an emperor of the people of the world?"
Confucianism is a good way to govern the country. Confucianism educates the common people. Confucianism is the ultimate principle of heaven and earth! Confucianism has given emperors of all dynasties, including Zhu Biao, an extremely beautiful world of great harmony that seems to be accessible!
It can be said that this world of great harmony depicted by Confucianism was Zhu Biao's most respected goal of governing the country in the future.
"Lao Wu is right. As an emperor, the only thing you need to consider is interests! You can only have interests!"
"Knowing that Huo Qubing unjustly killed Li Gan, he protected him because Huo Qubing was a powerful military figure of the Han Dynasty, and protecting him was far more polite to the Han Dynasty than committing crimes. Therefore, there is nothing wrong."
"Stupid!" Seeing that Zhu Biao was still stubborn, Lao Zhu was even more furious. "You must have been taught a wrong way by those Confucian masters."
"Then... what should the royal family believe in? Believe in the law?" Zhu Biao took two steps back, his voice a little confused. "But just now you and dad also said that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's behavior of ignoring the law was not wrong..."
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty clearly knew that Li Guang was guilty but issued a decree to praise him because Li Guang was useful to the country at this time. He was still needed to attack the Huns from the north. Therefore, although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty violated the law, he was not wrong."
"In the same way, it's not wrong for dad to want to punish Ru Taisu. Although Ru Taisu has a close relationship with my eldest brother, he ignores your usual words and rashly impeaches me when you are not around. To say the least, this is to provoke you.
My brotherly love, in the worst case, means being arrogant and disobeying orders!"
"National interests?" Zhu Biao's eyes flashed, and his already collapsed heart seemed to have found a new pillar of support.
He stretched out his big hand like a bear's paw and patted Zhu Su's back approvingly, almost taking out Zhu Su's heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. "Lao Wu said that well! That's great!"
Zhu Suzheng was talking about the joy, but he was not aware of it, but continued to say with emotion: "Being an emperor not only has a supreme status, but also should bear extremely heavy obligations."
This sentence is tantamount to tearing apart the sacred veil of Confucianism from the fundamental point. Since Dong Zhongshu, Confucianism has multiplied through the ages and has long been rooted in the land of China, becoming the only prominent religion in this land.
"Only by respecting Confucianism but not believing in it can one become a heroic leader who will open up new territories and expand territories!"
"He himself has left a reputation for benevolence in the history books, but so what? He is just a clay puppet."
"Wouldn't it be ridiculous if I were bound by the whip that I hold in my hand?"
"Those literati should all be killed!"
"Biao'er, don't you understand? As an emperor, you should not consider benevolence or the rule of law."
"After my son inherited the throne, he still had to fight with the senior civil servants. In the end, he even fell into the water and died inexplicably!"
"During the Qin Dynasty, could Great Qin respect Confucianism? How could Great Qin unify the six countries?"
"The emperor needs everyone to believe in it and worship him. But the royal family himself must never believe in something that has been lifted up by himself."
"Everything must give priority to the interests of the country!"
He originally thought that Zhu Biao was too benevolent, but he was a good boy in other aspects. However, he did not expect that Confucianism was so deeply rooted in his heart. Old Zhu was immediately furious with the Confucian scholars who taught Zhu Biao!
"The common people don't think about this problem, and the scholars don't think about it. As a prince, I absolutely cannot help but think about it!"
"If it is good for our Ming Dynasty, as long as the price is enough, what if this law overthrows all that bullshit Confucianism?"
"Just worry about the interests of Ming Dynasty."
"The emperor's art is only in this sentence! You have to understand, you must understand!"