Chapter 444: Uphold Confucius’ legacy and expand territory!
Chapter 444: Uphold Confucius’ legacy and expand territory!
Author: fire pine cone
Chapter 444: Uphold Confucius’ legacy and expand territory!
"Establishing a speech for the country?" Song Lian and Liu Bowen looked at each other wrongly. Liu Bowen said: "Dian Dong's words were shocking to the world before. Dajing Neo-Confucianism was closed behind closed doors. Does it count as a speech for establishing a nation..."
Zhu Su shook his head, "Not even close."
"Although Neo-Confucianism is lifeless and solidifies the thoughts of Tiandong people, when it comes to truth, it still has its role."
"Then can you point out a way for people to govern the country. It is necessary to 'preserve the principles of nature and destroy human desires', and then we can reach the age of great harmony. Although I think that the theory of natural principles can be discontinued, can we fill in that road?
If so, then we must find a new way for the people of Tiandong."
"Otherwise, when Neo-Confucianism is gone, people will be in panic. If there is no more guidance, there will be people who deceive the public by taking the saint's classics out of context and making far-fetched conclusions. If it becomes a climate again, wouldn't it mean that the wolves are driven out through the front door and the tigers are introduced through the back door?
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When Song Lian heard this, his face became serious. "I understand the meaning of this statement. Does the Emperor want to preach the truth in the Imperial College to prevent someone from confusing the public with evil words and causing his Confucianism to go astray again?"
"To be honest, I have also been looking for the real 'Confucianism' since I was given the advice by the Emperor of the Palace. I am afraid that there are not many great Confucians who think the same as me."
"How difficult is it to find the road to truth? Even if I don't support you and write a book rashly, I'm afraid it won't be able to convince the public without being refuted by the people of Tiandong."
Zhu Su nodded to express his understanding. In fact, what Song Lian said was an understatement. Although Zhu Su refuted the "natural principles" foundation of Neo-Confucianism and completely threw Neo-Confucianism into the garbage heap of "distorting sages" and "taking quotes out of context", what is the meaning of it?
Whether Confucianism truly echoes Confucius' original intention is still being debated fiercely in the academic world.
He is popular because Zhu Su is too young, and academic circles do not look at qualifications after all. Although he can completely destroy the foundation of Neo-Confucianism with one force, he can reshape the direction of Confucianism rather than simply destroy the old tradition.
It is even more difficult for some scholars to seek advice. If Zhu Su had not stood up at this time and declared that he had an idea that contradicted the orthodoxy of Confucianism, he would have been criticized by thousands of people.
"I, of course, know this. But in fact, I do not want to establish a brand new Confucianism, but I want to reiterate the aspirations of Confucius and remind many Confucian scholars of what Confucian scholars really want to do...
"Zhu Su said.
"Confucius's lifelong ambition?" Song Lian was slightly startled, and then asked with some disbelief: "Isn't what the east of the hall is referring to 'restraining oneself and restoring etiquette'?"
"That's right." Zhu Su smiled while stroking his hands. "Is it true to 'restrain oneself and restore etiquette'?"
In fact, the so-called "preserving natural principles and destroying human desires" in Neo-Confucianism starts from the word "self-denial" of "restraining oneself and restoring rituals", exaggerates it, demonizes it hundreds of thousands of times, and then grandly launches it as its core idea.
The prosperous experience of Neo-Confucianism is that people who do not learn from others cannot learn from others. However, Zhu Su did not want to over-interpret the "self-denial" part again, but instead focused on the two words "recovering rites".
What kind of etiquette are you asking for? Naturally, it does not refer to simple etiquette and etiquette.
But it refers to the system written by the Duke of Zhou, which helped the Western Zhou Dynasty become a powerful country and laid the foundation of China, Zhou Rites!
"Do you want to reinstate the Zhou rites?" Liu Bowen frowned deeply. He looked at the Fifth Palace Master as if he didn't look like a dull scholar who had ruined his brain due to reading. He couldn't help but look at him like a fool.
Look at Zhu Su. But he did not deny it. Zhu Su said: "The Zhou Dynasty has been more than a thousand years since the Ming Dynasty. Even though the Zhou Dynasty has made the Zhou Dynasty strong and prosperous, times have changed and circumstances have changed. If we insist on returning to the past, it will inevitably lead to chaos."
"Dian Dong possesses great talents and has the trust of His Majesty Dong. We must not blindly praise the ancients, which will cause the Ming Dynasty to fall into a situation of external attrition."
"What Mr. Liu said is absolutely not true." Zhu Su smiled back at Liu Bowen. As a time traveler, he naturally knew that forcing himself to go back to the past would not lead to good results. Zhu Yunwen's brilliant "precedence" lesson, how could he be reconciled?
Did that good nephew fall into the same big pit?
"What he said was not whether to restore the form of Zhou rites, but whether to restore the system of Zhou rites. Have you ever thought about why Confucius wanted to 'restore rites'? Is it because he felt that Zhou rites were a method that would never be changed?
Do you worship and admire?”
Without waiting for the two people to answer, Zhu Su continued: "No, the so-called Confucianism sees nature. He is looking at the Master's behavior and cannot just look at the surface."
"Confucius lived in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, the princes were divided, rituals collapsed, feuding and theft, and the kings and scholar-bureaucrats of various countries either neglected to enjoy themselves or continued to fight externally."
"The Master is ambitious and compassionate, so naturally he does not want to see the Xia's self-destruction. The so-called 'restoration of rituals' does not mean that the Zhou rites themselves are not restored, but that the restoration of the Zhou rites is the harmony of the Xia behind the Zhou rites.
The prosperous age of Zhou Dynasty!"
"At that time, the Duke of Zhou used the Zhou rites to enfeoff the Xia, and the princes were all fighting against each other, vying to expand territory for the Chinese people. The Chinese people did not focus on enjoyment and fighting with foreign countries, but looked at one place and worked hard.
If there is an envoy, then what is hidden behind the Zhou rites? What Confucius really admired is the prosperous age that can be achieved through 'denying oneself and restoring rites'!"
Song Lian was stunned. All the Xia were harmonious and the territory was expanded... Wasn't that kind of China what Confucius wanted?
That statement is unheard of, and no one has even thought about it, but if you think about it carefully, whether it is Zhou Li or the Analects of Confucius, or even everything Confucius said, it can indeed be explained in that direction.
Encourage people to be benevolent and righteous, cultivate their own morality, fight against external chaos, admire the Zhou rites and the rule of the Three Dynasties, and even seek officials and recruit disciples... If all else fails, the people of Xia will be reminded of the feats of their ancestors.
Put an end to the troubled times of the Spring and Autumn Period, let Zhu Xia join hands again, and realize the great revival of Shu Xia!
"After the Qin and Han dynasties, Confucianism gradually deviated. The mighty Tang Dynasty did not open up new territories once or twice, but throughout the three generations and after the Western Zhou Dynasty, they only fought and enjoyed themselves outside, guarding the rich foundation of the East created by their ancestors.
, thinking that the Celestial Empire is in the country, despising the outside of the Central Plains as a foreign land."
"But thousands of years ago, even if he was waiting for the beautiful scenery of Jinling, was it not a barbarian?"
"Is it because their ancestors were not afraid of hardships and dangers, and worked together as one to open up this place generation after generation? Is this a blessed land?"
"In the past dynasties of Suiguan, even though China was unified, few knowledgeable people realized the legacy of the Confucius and the purpose of the Zhou rites. Instead, they used all their ingenuity and wisdom on how to seize power, how to eliminate dissidents, and how to make a name for themselves...
…This is the sorrow of Confucius, not the sorrow of China!”
"If it is clear that the Ming Dynasty will reopen the world and unify the nine states, we should not be as short-sighted as the previous dynasties, and just stop enjoying ourselves and be complacent just because we have regained our ancestors' ancestral property... Then we know what the point is in fighting for the properties that our ancestors left from the east.
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"Those who have the patience should learn from Xiaxun Sect and open up a new world for future generations! I believe that he and others should awaken the scholars of the Ming Dynasty and let them look at Tiandong again! Let them no longer
Thinking only about fame and external consumption, instead of adhering to Confucius' aspirations and learning from the actions of the Three Dynasties and the Zhou Dynasty..."
"Put your ambition on restarting the Xia, opening up territory for future generations, and expanding the territory of China!"
"Until he spreads the glory of China to every corner of the sky!"
At this point, Song Lian was extremely shocked. The master of the palace actually had such ambition in his heart!
He remembered his previous expectations for that palace master... At that time, he hoped that the talented Fifth Palace Master could assist Prince Zhu Biao like Duke Zhou assisted King Wen, and become a wise king of the Ming Dynasty.
But from Ru Ming's point of view, that Dian Dongfei could not only become a virtuous king, but could even go a step further and become the second Duke of Zhou who truly led China to further prosperity!
"Although I am a poor man, if the east of the palace needs it, I will die for you!" Song Lian seemed to have seen the month when China became extremely powerful again. His whole body was shocked and burst into tears.