In fact, Li Daochong has long been numb. Last year, he listed the top ten crimes against Ju Ming and even coerced and induced Golden State officials to jointly impeach him.
I thought it would definitely be effective, but after it was sent to Tokyo, Cai You blocked it.
Cai You also wrote back to arrange the task, asking Li Daochong not to be impatient and continue to collect evidence of Ju Ming's crime. When the time is right, he will surely defeat Ju Ming!
The problem is that Li Daochong never thought of knocking Ju Ming down. He just asked not to be an official in the same place as Ju Ming and that no one would hinder him from making money.
"If you have something to offer, why don't you say it as an offering..."
Li Daochong looked at what his confidant copied back, pondered for a moment, and wrote: "Ju Ming tampered with the meaning of the scriptures, and this is not a criticism of the emperor. This is a conspiracy to slander Hua Shi Gang."
The confidant only excerpted some key contents. Li Daochong read it carefully and nodded subconsciously.
He was also a Jinshi, and even his confidants had once been elected. They knew whether Ju Ming was right or not, and while they admired his knowledge, it did not prevent them from going against Ju Ming.
Li Daochong suddenly asked his confidant: "Is there any "Invention of the Book of Rites" for sale in Jinzhou?"
The confidant shook his head: "No, even Tokyo would be hard to see."
Of course, it is difficult to buy. Ju Ming still found it at a second-hand book stall in Wenwan Street when he was visiting Xiangguo Temple in Tokyo.
This book had a small print run and has not been reprinted for decades.
In fact, there is no need to deliberately read it. "The Invention of the Book of Rites" is indeed full of insights, but there are also many contents that are purely far-fetched by Wang Anshi - deliberately distorting the meaning of the classics for the sake of reform.
Wang Anshi made no secret of this, and directly stated it in the "Book of Emperor Renzong's Statement": I respect Zhou rites, not to restore Zhou rites. Today's world is different from ancient times. What I call "the ancestor of the law",
It is to "follow one's will" and then "accord with one's government", rather than directly "follow one's government".
Li Daochong wrote hundreds of words eloquently, called a personal attendant and said: "Send it to Tokyo and hand it over to the Sixth Prime Minister (Cai You)."
After writing the small report, Li Daochong went to drink and listen to music.
He is now lying on his back, raising a theater troupe at home, listening to music and drinking every day to pass the time.
What else can you do if you don’t lie flat?
Political struggles have always been ebb and flow. Ju Ming continued to press forward step by step, but Li Daochong had no countermeasures. Everyone saw that he was a paper tiger, and even his subordinate officials in the court were secretly asking Ju Ming.
Express goodwill.
The power has been almost seized, and Li Daochong can only hang around, hoping that Cai You will launch an attack soon.
…
"Brother, will you gain anything from listening to the prefect's lecture today?" Wei Yingshi asked.
Wei Yingwu said: "It's a great harvest! It's just that... the writing of "The Great Learning" taught by the prefect seems to be different from the current version."
Wei Yingshi nodded: "Prefect Zhu changed the preface."
In fact, it was not Zhu Ming who changed it, but brothers Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi.
And the content of the changes in the second process is different.
Cheng Hao expounded the three cardinal principles and immediately gave an explanation of the three cardinal principles. He then elaborated on the eight eyes and immediately gave an explanation of the eight eyes.
Cheng Yi directly listed the three cardinal principles and the eight categories, and then divided the eight categories into two parts. The investigation of things and knowledge is one whole, and the remaining six categories are another whole.
Scholars in the Song Dynasty expounded the meaning of Confucian scriptures as they pleased, directly changing the content of the scriptures according to their own understanding.
The "Great Learning" circulated in later generations adopted the version modified by Cheng Yi.
Zhu Ming also used Cheng Yi's version because it is smoother to read and understand.
The brothers of the Wei family studied the New School, and they had never been exposed to Luo School. In addition, a large number of Luo School books were burned, and the ban on learning in the north was enforced more strictly. Er Cheng's ideas spread more widely in the south of the Yangtze River.
They also thought that it was Ju Ming who changed the order of writing in "The Great Learning".
Wei Yingshi said: "After the changes, the text is smoother and the reasoning is clearer, just as it should be."
Wei Yingwu said: "The way of the university, the Three Cardinal Guides and the Eight Eyes, are the criteria for scholars. This can even be written in the imperial examination."
The more the brothers discussed, the more excited they became, but they also felt that there were many things they didn't understand, so they went to consult Ju Ming together.
The two met Zeng Xiaoduan and several other scholars in the state government office.
Ever since Ju Ming overturned his case and vindicated his case, Zeng Xiaoduan became a die-hard fan. He was very obedient to any orders given by the prefect.
Everyone met and bowed to each other.
They were quickly brought in together, and they all saluted Zhu Ming.
Zeng Xiaoduan said: "We have benefited a lot from the prefect's lecture today, but there are still many things we don't understand when we first ask about the road."
Ju Ming took out a manuscript and said, "You can take it and copy it into a book."
Zeng Xiaoduan held it in his hands and took a closer look, only to see the six characters of "Explanation of Meanings of University Chapters and Sentences".
Ju Ming directly copied Zhu Xi's "Collected Commentary on University Chapters and Sentences", but made some minor changes.
Zhu Xi said that people in the world are born with knowledge of the principles of all things, but they are polluted by turbidity and are deceived. Those who are not deceived are saints. Mortals are bound to be deceived, so they must continue to learn, re-understand the truth, and eventually approach the saint.
Ju Ming did not want to do this. When explaining "The Great Learning", he said that people are born into the world like a blank sheet of paper. Affected by the environment in which they grow up, some learn well and some learn badly. Those who understand the principles through learning and practice them are gentlemen.
, can stop at the ultimate good.
The explanation of studying things to achieve knowledge has not changed, because Zhu Xi’s explanation is very clear: physics is everywhere, and my heart knows everything.
But Zhu Xi did not talk about how to study things to achieve knowledge. That is to say, this set of philosophical thoughts only has epistemology and no methodology, which led Wang Yangming to coma after studying bamboos.
Ju Ming completed the methodology, namely "Tao Yong", and took the opportunity to promote "Tao Yong Ce".
This is his purpose!
In addition, all "Cheng Zi said" in Zhu Xi's book were deleted by Ju Ming. It was not that he wanted to usurp Cheng Yi's academic achievements, but that Luo Xue was banned by the court. We cannot say that these were said by Cheng Yi, otherwise the court would be dismissed in minutes.
prohibit.
The ten biographies of "The Great Learning", with its in-depth and extended explanations, were nothing short of an academic bomb by the end of the Northern Song Dynasty.
In particular, it summarizes the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Eight Objectives and gives a detailed understanding, which can directly help scholars find the direction of life. This is similar to Hengqu's Four Sentences.
The three principles are to be clear about virtue, to be close to the people, and to strive for perfection.
The eight eyes are used to investigate things, achieve knowledge, be sincere, correct the mind, cultivate one's character, regulate the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world.
There are not many words in the full text, so you can read it quickly.
After Zeng Xiaoduan read the whole article, he returned to Sanzang Bamu again. His body was trembling slightly, and he suddenly had the feeling of "I will die if I hear the Tao in the morning."
The scholars surrounded Zeng Xiaoduan and put their heads together to read.
That kind of ideological impact is indescribable.
Especially those who did not treat "Xiao Dai Li Ji", they were even more shocked.
Let's put it this way, Zhu Xi's "Annotations on University Chapters and Sentences" is not only the programmatic guiding ideology of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, but also the propaganda advertisement of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, which can easily attract people to join the group.
Zhang Zai said: Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the livelihood of the people, carry on the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations.
These four sentences make people excited, but they are just slogans. They only give the goal of striving and do not guide the readers on how to implement it.
The Three Outlines and Eight Objectives are the guidelines for implementation, and the process is step-by-step.
What Ju Ming needed to do was to bring in private goods, throw the "Tao Yong Lun" into the Study of Things and Zhizhi, and turn mathematics, physics, agriculture and other miscellaneous knowledge into knowledge that scholars should and must master.
Even if you don’t study miscellaneous subjects in depth, you should understand the methods and connect theory with practice.
Wei Yingshi said with emotion: "Han Chuang has been studying hard for more than ten years, and I don't understand the words of the saints. Today I know what the Tao is!"
…
Fujian Road, Nanjianzhou, Shaxian County.
At the foothills of Fenggang Mountain, Chen Yuan has been teaching in a cottage for more than a year.
At first there was no name, but gradually it was called Fenggang Academy.
Ju Ming's "The Comprehensive Meanings of University Chapters and Sentences" was entrusted to a courier to be mailed in early spring, and it was not delivered to Shaxian County until midsummer.
Fortunately, Chen Yuan was very famous, because there was no free postage in the countryside, so this stuff could only be sent to the county government. The Shaxian County Supervisor specially sent a government official to deliver the package to Fenggang Academy.
More than twenty young scholars were listening to Chen Yuan's lectures.
The yamen servant rushed in recklessly: "Mr. Chen, I have something to send!"
The scholars were not very happy when their teaching was interrupted, and they complained that the government officials should not have barged in at this time.
When Chen Yuan opened it and took a look, he was immediately delighted. He went back to his room to get some money and gave it to the yamen servant: "Excuse me, please take a trip."
After receiving the reward, the yamen servant felt particularly happy. He nodded and bowed and said, "It's okay. I'll give Mr. Chen something. We're very happy."
After sending the government officials away, Chen Yuan began to read the manuscript.
His feelings were different. He had studied Luo Xue seriously and knew that Ju Ming quoted a lot of Cheng Yi's thoughts.
However, Er Cheng has written so many works that it is difficult for ordinary disciples to understand them all, let alone summarize them and elaborate on them.
"Three cardinal principles and eight eyes, investigation of things leads to knowledge, Tao and function complement each other..."
Chen Yuan straightened his clothes, stood up straight, pointed to the northwest, and said to his students: "In the land of Jinzhou, someone has established a road!"
Zhang Zhiyuan, a scholar from Shaxian County, asked: "Excuse me, sir, who established the Tao? What Tao was established?"
"In the fifth year of Zhenghe's reign, I visited Zhu Ming, Zhu Chenggong," Chen Yuan said. "Although this person claims to be my disciple, I am also a teacher and friend. He established the path of Confucianism with Er Cheng's words, supplemented by Taoist theories.
.Once this Tao is published, it can be passed on to all generations and become a prominent teaching in the world!"
The students were shocked and inexplicable. This was too big a statement.
Chen Yuan handed over the manuscript: "Please circulate it."
There were more than twenty students, but the scholars could not spread the word, so someone recited it from the manuscript.
I read it aloud once, but I still didn’t fully understand it, so I read it a second time.
After several times, the students finally understood that Chen Yuan was not lying.
There were people in the Tang and Song Dynasties who praised "The Great Learning", but it was not systematic. Zhu Ming plagiarized Zhu Xi's academic work and made "The Great Learning" contain scriptures, biographies and annotations, so that it could be written as a separate book.
This commentary was born out of nowhere and will inevitably spread rapidly. As long as the imperial court does not forcefully interfere, it will definitely spread more and more widely. The Three Cardinal Guidelines and Eight Eyes will become the principles of life and work for all scholars.
It is so provocative and a summary of the understanding of the saint’s words!
From now on, scholars should be virtuous, be close to the people, and strive for perfection.
From now on, scholars should study things to gain knowledge, be sincere and correct their minds, cultivate themselves, manage their families, govern their country and bring peace to the world.
It sets a set of standards for scholars and plans life goals for scholars. Everyone can become a gentleman as long as they follow it.
The person who wrote this commentary will be regarded as a sage by later generations of Confucian scholars.
