Chapter 691 0686 [Someone wants to be an educator]
On the bank of the Bian River, Zhang Genzhi, Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, left Beijing for his official duties. Two to three hundred officials and scholars saw him off. The willow trees on the embankment were almost stripped bare.
I was writing poetry and drinking again, and the boat had not set off until noon.
Zhang Gen wrote six poems in one breath. Except for the first two poems, which are considered excellent works, the remaining four poems can only be said to be average.
"Everyone, you should assist the officials and the prince with all your heart, so that our Ming Dynasty can reach a prosperous age. Say goodbye now!" Zhang Gen bowed to everyone.
Zhai Ruwen led a group of officials in return and watched Zhang Gen and his wife board the ship.
The scholars standing on the periphery of the crowd were filled with emotion when they saw this scene. They felt that the previous dynasty was lost due to party strife, but now that they saw the harmony among officials in the new dynasty, they all thought that a picture of a prosperous age was right in front of them.
Yes, the Song Dynasty died due to party strife. This is the consensus of both the government and the public.
Although the emperor and the prince repeatedly emphasized that in addition to party strife, there were also factors such as the emperor's ignorance, corrupt officials, redundancy, and excessive mergers... But everyone still liked to criticize party strife.
In particular, many of the party's disciples have been re-employed as officials, and they hate party strife to their core.
In addition to party disputes, there are also eunuchs.
Just like Zhao Kuangyin used culture to control military force to prevent military rebels from rebelling, this is a summary of previous experiences and lessons. Officials in the Ming Dynasty and the New Dynasty all demanded the suppression of eunuchs, and advocated that officials should be harmonious and should exercise restraint even if they disagree with their governance concepts.
The official ship gradually moved away, and soon only a small black dot remained.
The bureaucrats finally turned around and returned to the city, chatting and laughing in small groups. It seemed that everything in the government and the public was peaceful.
Huan Guo boarded Xiao Chu's carriage, opened the curtain and swept outside, laughing in a low voice: "After the publication of the "Da Ming Law", except for judicial officials, not many people read it seriously. The prince took advantage of the ban on gambling.
, but it made them alert, and the "Da Ming Law" was sold out in several bookstores in Tokyo."
"The prince is pushing them forward, but if they can't push them forward, they can only be beaten with sticks," Xiao Chu said.
Huan Guo gloated: "In the past few days, the thresholds of Kaifeng Fuyamen, Kaifeng County Yamen, and Xiangfu County Yamen have been stepped on. Officials of the new dynasty who settled in Kaifeng, as well as wealthy families in Kaifeng in the previous dynasty, with a household registration of more than thirty or fifty people
They are all busy dividing households and analyzing property to seek peace. Do these people not read history? Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty moved powerful people, and Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty suppressed prominent families. They were just emperors taking over power and purging local areas. Not to mention, the former Song Dynasty was still dominated by
The imperial court came forward to split up the Chen family of Yimen."
Xiao Chu said: "It's not that they don't understand, but they think it has nothing to do with them. Prime Minister Zhang retreated so quickly that he must have seen some clues."
Both of these two people were deeply influenced by the Gongyang sect, and at the same time they adhered to utilitarianism. They supported the unlimited strengthening of imperial power. On this basis, they realized the unification of systems, culture, and territory, and then expanded China's territory to the outside world.
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Although there are many differences in specific theories, the two can definitely work together.
Family interests?
Haha, Xiao Chu lived for more than sixty years and indulged in traveling, teaching and studying, and now he doesn't even have a wife.
Although Huan Guo had a son, he was a first-ranked scholar and had been promoted to the prefect of Chengdu, but he resigned from office for more than ten years to devote himself to studying. How could the things he valued be yellow and white?
Their ambition is to achieve meritorious service, establish virtue, and establish reputation!
Today, after taking a rest, when Huan Guo returned home, his eldest son Hu Yin was in the study.
Hu Yin was actually a nephew of Huan Guo. He was abandoned by his biological parents because of his poverty, and was brought back to be raised by Huan Guo's mother.
Historically, Huan Guo tried his best to help Qin Hui ascend to power, and was even known as the "Qin Party Leader". Later, he found that he had been deceived by Qin Hui. On the one hand, he was impeached by Qin Hui's opponents, and on the other hand, he was disgusted by Qin Hui because of the main battle, and was finally dismissed from office. He went to write books to spread anti-golden ideas.
As the adopted son of Huan, Hu Yin was always committed to overthrowing Qin Hui, and was dismissed from office until Qin Hui's death.
"What are you doing?" Huan Guo saw his son playing with the connected balls.
Hu Yin replied: "Pendulum experiment."
Huan Guo reminded: "It's okay to study hard, but don't be obsessed."
"Father is ridiculous. He should be obsessed with poor principles." Hu Yin said.
If not influenced by time travellers, Hu Yin’s academic thoughts would be like this——
The universe is composed of Qi, which evolves into all things in the world, showing different attributes and containing changes and laws. People should explore and understand all things to learn their laws and principles.
Moreover, people explore the laws and principles of things in order to make better use of things.
Knowledge that is separated from things is empty knowledge, and knowledge without action is delusional knowledge. Only knowledge that can be connected with things and do it after knowing it can be called true knowledge.
But how to explore the truth of all things?
Hu Yin said that you must first correct your mind, and then use your heart to observe, understand, and summarize the principles of all things.
In fact, he only lacks a methodology.
The physics brought by Zhu Guoxiang and Ju Ming just complemented Hu Yin's method of exploring all things.
Hu Yin likes this knowledge so much!
When Ju Ming led troops to besiege Tokyo, Hu Yin was working as a school clerk in the Song Dynasty. He also served as a professor of Luoyang Fuxue and was ordered to check the banned books in the school, but he confiscated the students' "Tao Yongce" and studied it secretly himself.
Hu Yin has almost finished learning the knowledge given by the emperor and the prince, and he has to study the next things by himself.
After the pendulum experiment was completed, Hu Yin wrote out the experimental records and ran to his adoptive father and said: "Father, my son plans to resign and return to his hometown."
Huan Guo was surprised and said: "The new dynasty has just been established. This is the spring of the third year of Hongwu. It is the time for men to make contributions. How can you think of resigning at such a young age?"
Hu Yin said: "My son has learned all the knowledge of officials and princes, and has verified most of it. If I stay in Tokyo, I can't learn anything new. I plan to return to my hometown in Fujian to do learning and experiments while doing research." Teach this knowledge to the scholars in your hometown."
"Chen Yuan is giving lectures there, it's not your turn yet," Huan Guo said.
Hu Yin added: "That boy is asking to be sent to other places as an official professor. He can go to Huainan or Zhejiang. After his knowledge is spread, he can be transferred to other places."
Huan Guo asked: "Has it been decided?"
Hu Yin said: "My son's ambition is not to be an official."
Huan Guo sighed: "That's fine. Spreading new knowledge to His Majesty and the Crown Prince will definitely win the favor of the royal family. From now on, you will become a great Confucian."
"Being able to explore the principles of all things in this life is enough. Whether you can become a great Confucian is another matter." Hu Yin said.
A few days later, Zhu Guoxiang received a strange memorial.
Hu Yin, who was a minor official in the Ministry of Household Affairs, requested to be transferred as a professor of official science in the state capital. He also requested to be transferred every three years to any state capital. He wanted to spread physics throughout the country.
Zhu Guoxiang immediately sent someone to summon him, and also called his son.
While waiting, father and son chatted.
Zhu Guoxiang asked: "Is this Hu Yin famous in history?"
Ju Ming said: "The three brothers of the Hu family are all great Confucians, and Hu Yin is the eldest. The most famous one is the third brother Hu Hong, the founder of the Huxiang School. Wang Fuzhi in the late Ming Dynasty was the Taoist successor of the Huxiang School. This school, in
Politically, he advocated the Northern Expedition against the Jin Dynasty and promoted the theory of Great Revenge. He called for reforming the system and reducing the people's burden. Academically, he advocated a righteous mind and a pragmatic style of applying what he learned. He also advocated that the laws of nature and human desires should coexist in the same body.
Yes, they explain human desires from the perspective of human nature."
Ju Ming laughed as he spoke: "Their slogan is 'Unity of Body and Function', which is actually the same thing as my 'Tao and Function Theory'."
Zhu Guoxiang sighed: "The thoughts of ancient Confucian scholars are still in full bloom. They are not as pedantic as I thought before. Could it be that after the Ming Dynasty, they were restrained by Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism?"
Ju Ming said: "Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is just a tool of the rulers, and even Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism itself has been misinterpreted and tampered with. It is related to the specific social environment. The early Ming Dynasty suffered from troubled times, economic decline, sparse population, and the extensive rule of the Yuan Dynasty.
When morality collapses, it is difficult for people to unite. At this time, we must unify our thinking and strengthen control."
"By the time the development reached the Hongzhi, Zhengde, and Jiajing periods, the social economy had been restored, and productivity had also been greatly improved. The new social structure and economic environment must pursue ideological progress to achieve a fit between ideology and morality and the current society. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty
In the middle period, all kinds of ideas began to appear again."
"The Confucian innovations in the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty actually followed this path. When the economy prospered and society developed, they sought innovation and change because new classes emerged. When they encountered foreign enemies and society declined, they tended to be pragmatic. The Qing Dynasty belonged to
The exception was that the imperial court was too strict and could not suppress social trends until the end of the Qing Dynasty."
When father and son chat alone, they have a habit of keeping everyone else away.
The eunuchs, maids and court servants gradually developed the habit of automatically walking dozens of steps away whenever the emperor and the prince met.
The accompanying eunuch suddenly stood at the door of the palace, and Zhu Guoxiang said: "Come in, everyone."
The eunuch and the living man entered one after another, and then brought Hu Yin in.
Hu Yin bowed solemnly: "Your Majesty, Hu Yin, pays homage to the officials and the prince!"
Zhu Guoxiang smiled and said, "Sit down."
Zhu Ming asked: "Why is it that the official in the capital is not qualified, but he wants to be a professor in the official school of the state government?"
Hu Yin replied: "Although books on physics, mathematics, and astronomy have been published all over the country, they are currently only available in provincial capitals and some wealthy states. There is also an extreme lack of teachers, so students can only buy books and study on their own. I wish
Go to a remote state capital and change places every three years to spread the teachings of physics as quickly as possible."
"Great kindness!" Zhu Ming praised.
Hu Yin added: "In the next imperial examination, I think the physics, mathematics, and astronomy questions should not be too difficult. Just test some superficial questions, otherwise a large number of students will not be able to adapt. If you want all the candidates in the country to be proficient in this subject, at least
It takes more than twenty years, and the questions in previous imperial examinations can become more difficult year by year."
Zhu Guoxiang was particularly fond of this young man: "I will give you a three-level official upgrade, and you can choose a remote state capital yourself."
Since Hu Yin chose to be a principal across the country, Zhu Guoxiang was not stingy and directly promoted him and increased his salary.