Fang Xiaoru's sudden roar startled Zhu Yunxi and Xie Jin.
It seemed that if he had not been in the Palace of Qianqing, Fang Xiaoru would have punched Xie Jin on the spot and beat him till his face blossomed.
Xie Jin took half a step back in fear, "Xueshi Fang, this is just a dispute over academic theory, why are you like this?" He said, taking another half step away, "It seems to me, the word "China" on the inscription is from Zhou people. The theory is based on the land. The country in the middle, Zizi Zhongguo, means building a city in the center of the world. It is not the same concept as the later China..."
"It's a bunch of nonsense and fallacies!" Fang Xiaoru's beard and hair were all bulging with anger, and his face was twisted and ferocious, "It's simply... it's... it's just words that don't know what to say, and it makes people laugh at the shame of a generous scholar..."
"Look, why are you still in a hurry? It's an academic discussion!" Xie Jin explained, "Are different viewpoints arguing with each other? Why do you still give people high hats?"
"Zhou Shangtian!" Fang Xiaoru suddenly shouted, making Zhu Yunxi and Xie Jin stunned.
Looking at his purple-green face, Zhu Yunxi quickly returned to the Arhat bed and crossed his legs, saving him a moment of spittle spraying on his face.
"China is the center of the world, so what is the meaning of the center of the world?"
"It is not one side of the world but the four directions. The emperor lives in the world and expands to the four directions. Therefore, the shore of the land is not the land of the king."
The world has never been fixed, but as the territory expands, the horizons continue to expand, from a point to an area, to countless vast territories and populations.
This process is what the ancients called war with Germany. To put it bluntly, it is conquest by force.
In other words, the ultimate meaning of Tianxia is the scope of China's rule.
"This is the earliest word "China" in the classics of all dynasties." Fang Xiaoru continued, striding closer to Xie Jin, his eyes widened, "China is a name that has been passed down from generation to generation, from Xia, Shang and Zhou to the current dynasty." The book "Shuowen" says that Xia is a person from China."
"It has been concluded in ancient times that China is a country, not a place. According to what the scholars said, it refers to the place in the center of the emperor mentioned in the inscription. What is your intention?"
After saying that, he paused and said, "If this were not the case, why are the countries of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods called the Huaxia Kingdoms instead of China?"
"I..." Xie Jin paused and felt guilty looking at the other party's aggressive eyes, "I can't speak to you!"
"What you said is nonsense and of course it cannot stand. It's not that you can't defeat me, but you can't defeat you!" Fang Xiaoru suddenly clasped his fists at Zhu Yunxi and said loudly, "Your Majesty, Xie Jin has a small talent but no great virtue. Please ask the emperor to vacate him from the Hanlin Academy, and even vacate him from the Wenhua Hall of the East Palace, so that he cannot teach the prince!"
Nothing happened to anyone else, but he was so annoyed that he was trembling all over when he spoke.
"I translated this inscription..."
Zhu Yunxi glared at Xie Jin, who immediately fell silent.
"Come here, hurry up and show Bachelor Fang some tea." Zhu Yunxi interrupted and said with a smile, "Speak slowly if you have anything to say!"
"How can we speak slowly about this matter?" Fang Xiaoru said angrily, "How can we speak slowly when it involves our country and our race!"
Seeing that he was about to criticize him, Zhu Yunxi hurriedly said, "This thing is just as Aiqing said, it is the auspiciousness of the Ming Dynasty. I want to build a separate hall in the palace to display this thing. I will wait for the prince and prince in the future." When you grow up, it will be explained by the bachelor and others!"
"Build a single palace?" Fang Xiaoru's eyes rolled, "Building a palace inside the palace will also waste people and money, and carry out large-scale construction..."
Zhu Yunhe suddenly felt a headache, "Then, dear, tell me, where should I put it?"
"Guozijian!" Fang Xiaoru said seriously, "Guozijian is the highest academic institution in the world. If this thing is placed inside, all the scholars in the world will understand why China is Chinese!"
"That's great!" Zhu Yunxi laughed.
As he said this, something suddenly moved in his heart, "What Ai Qing just said about why the Chinese characters are so beautiful, I thought, why not use it as a question for next year's imperial examination!"
In an instant, Fang Xiaoru's expression softened a lot.
At this time, the bastard came forward quietly and said in a low voice, "Zheng Yi, the emperor's minister of rites, Gao Xunzhi, a great scholar, Yang Song, Zhang Xianzong, Xia Yuanji, the minister, and Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, the imperial ministers, are waiting outside to see you. !”
"You've come just in time!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Let them all come in and see the auspiciousness of the Ming Dynasty!"
After several people came in, their eyes fell on the bronze statue in surprise.
After Xie Jin explained it later, his face was full of joy. They were all scholars and officials, and they didn't care that this was the Qianqing Palace, so they started talking happily.
Regarding the meaning of China in the inscription, their opinions were surprisingly consistent, which even made Xie Jin move to the side.
"My dear friends!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Actually, I have something in my mind that I have been keeping in mind for a long time. It is rare that you are all here today, so we, the monarchs and ministers, will discuss it!"
"I will listen to the holy teachings!"
"The Holy Scriptures are out of the question!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and looked at their faces, "I am thinking about repairing books! Repairing a book that has reached ancient times and modern times!"
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi clearly noticed that these scholars were breathing rapidly.
"Including ancient classics to the works of this dynasty, we should not limit ourselves to the Four Books and Five Classics, but should learn from hundreds of schools of thought!" Zhu Yunxi continued to smile, "I thought in my heart, in addition to this beautiful country, I must leave a family heirloom to future generations. s things!"
"Does the emperor want to write a series of books or a series of books?" Zheng Yi, the Minister of Rites, asked.
Class books are databases, and series books are encyclopedia reference books, which are very different.
Zhu Yunxi thought about it, "Series of books!"
The eyes of these ministers lit up again.
"A collection of ancient and modern books!" Gao Xunzhi, a great scholar, mused, "This is not a short-term achievement!"
"Don't be afraid of spending time. Anyway, I'm still young and have plenty of time!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "You are all in your prime. I'm not afraid of spending time or money. As long as the book is compiled well, this will benefit future generations for thousands of years. I don’t think it’s necessary for court officials to participate in the compilation. You can invite great Confucian scholars from among the people.”
"What the emperor said is true!" Xie Jin said, "The book is not written by one family, it should be taken with the meaning of letting a hundred flowers bloom!"
Zhu Yunxi wished that the more people there were, the better. He wished that all the influential literati and scholars of the Ming Dynasty would participate. In this case, when he implemented the New Deal or even completely opened the sea ban, these people would not have time to whisper in his ears all day long.
A good thing that achieves multiple things with one stone!
"The matter of compiling books is still up to your Hanlin Academy to take the lead." Zhu Yunxi looked at everyone in the Hanlin Academy and said in their anxious and excited eyes, "Well, Bachelor Fang, you will be the chief judge."
Fang Xiaoru's face was moved, and she stood up solemnly, "My lord, I will bow down and die exhausted!"
The two greatest desires of a scholar in his life are to be an imperial master and to leave a name for himself.
Why leave a name? There are three types of wise ministers and loyal ministers who are teachers for eternity. The emperor ordered the compilation of books. This is a cultural flourishing period for the entire country, which is enough to leave a name for eternity.
"Your Majesty, I don't think it's easy for only one person to preside over the trial!"
Xie Jin suddenly spoke, immediately attracting angry looks from everyone in the Hanlin Academy.
"This is a collection of books. There are more than thousands of books in the world throughout the ages, and there are countless theories. The power of one person will inevitably fall short. Moreover, it would be biased to judge ten thousand texts by one person..."
"If one person presides over the review, it is like an examiner. If someone else's article is in his hands, he will pass it if he gives it. If he does not let it, he will not let it pass. It depends on his own preferences and his own likes and dislikes."
"It is uninteresting and unfair to compile a book in such a way that one is right and others are wrong!"