Chapter 316 Debate between ancient and modern! Kong Rong, whose combat power is outstanding!
night.
The wind is slightly cool.
Posthouse, second floor.
A lamp is like a bean.
At this moment, Lu Zhi was lying in bed studying the debate materials given by His Majesty the Emperor for a full hour.
The more he studied the information, the more he was shocked by the rules contained in it.
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Lu Zhi twisted his beard and nodded slowly, and said with great interest: "If we debate Confucian classics in this way, both sides will have the opportunity to speak. It is not just about simply outdoing the opponent in terms of momentum."
Lu Zhi was over fifty years old. When he was in Luoyang, he saw Confucian scholars arguing because of their own opinions. Often, the stronger person would gain the upper hand, without giving his opponent a chance to refute.
In fact, Lu Zhi hates this kind of people very much. In his eyes, debate should be benign, an academic and ideological exchange, not a fight.
But the current atmosphere has completely changed. There is nothing like the eloquence in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which should be ideological eloquence rather than momentum eloquence.
"Write it down quickly!"
Lu Zhi read the exciting part and quickly wrote down the key points.
At this moment, a young man walked out of the house, brought a bowl of soup, and handed it to Lu Zhi: "Father, what on earth is this? You have been looking at it for an hour."
"This is the charter of the debate written by His Majesty."
After Lu Zhi finished recording, he put his pen aside, smelled the deliciousness of the soup, and couldn't help but take a sip: "Oh, by the way, in a few days, the Confucian scholars of ancient and modern classics will start a debate, and there are still some recorders needed. You can go
Try it."
"Recorder?"
Lu Yu frowned and asked curiously: "What does this mean?"
Lu Zhidan smiled and put down the bowl: "It means the chief recorder, but there will be many people who will compile it and form a document and submit it to His Majesty."
"You should know that those gathered in Nanyang these days are all scholars from the scholarly world. They each have their own understanding of Confucian classics. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Lu Yufei nodded quickly: "This is very good, I should listen to the teachings of the great scholar."
Lu Zhi was very satisfied with his son's mentality and said softly: "Of course you can, but the first thing is to record the words of the Confucian scholar, and the second thing is to listen to the lectures. Do you understand?"
Lu Yu naturally knew this truth: "Father, don't worry, Yu'er understands."
Lu Zhi took a long breath, twisted his beard and said: "Your Majesty's attitude towards the integration of ancient and modern times is really rare. Maybe in less than three to five years, there will no longer be ancient and modern scriptures in the world, but they will be collectively called
Confucian scholar."
Lu Yu stared at his father and couldn't help but frown: "Father, you came back from the palace today, and you feel like a changed person."
Lu Zhi smiled slightly: "Oh? How has it become?"
"kindness......"
Lu Yu frowned and pondered for a long time: "You have become more motivated and energetic. Anyway, your condition is much better than when you left Luoyang and lived in seclusion in Shanggu."
"Is there any?"
Lu Zhi asked deliberately.
But in fact, even he himself felt there were obvious changes.
Because, he truly knew that his dead heart was alive again.
Now he has a goal to strive for throughout his life.
Lu Zhi only hopes that he can live for two more years and wait until the day when his dream comes true.
"kindness."
Lu Yu was extremely sure: "There must be, and it's very obvious. I'm really curious about what your Majesty told you. Many people in the family advised you, but you still ignored everything and chose to live in seclusion."
Lu Zhi turned his head and glanced out the window, with a happy face, as if he was recalling what happened in the palace today, and said softly: "Your Majesty said that in ancient times, there was a foolish old man who could move mountains and clear roads day after day; today, you have ministers who can move mountains and clear roads day after day.
Year after year, we will be able to integrate the past and the present!"
"ah?"
Lu Yu naturally understood the deeper meaning: "Your Majesty really said that?"
Lu Zhi solemnly nodded: "This year is just the beginning. Based on seeking common ground while reserving differences, we first screen out the common understanding of chapters and sentences in ancient and modern scriptures, eliminate the differences, and come up with the first edition of the Five Classics textbooks."
"Every year from now on, great scholars will be organized to conduct repeated debates and discussions on controversial issues in order to correctly understand the sage's words, so as to innovate the court teaching materials again and again to serve as the standard for the examination and selection of scholars."
Lu Yu was ecstatic in her heart: "If this is true, it will really be a blessing for Xinxin students."
Lu Zhi nodded: "As a father, I can use my remaining years to serve my family, country and the world, and work hard to educate my children. This life is enough."
Lu Yu handed over his hand: "Father, don't worry, you will live a long life, witness the integration of ancient and modern times, and the revitalization of the Han Dynasty."
"I hope so."
Lu Zhi had expectations in his heart and became more motivated.
At that moment, he drank up the soup and picked up his pen again: "Tonight, I must study it thoroughly. Starting tomorrow, I will classify the Confucian scholars and arrange the first round of debates."
Lu Yu put away the soup bowl and immediately returned to sit down: "Father, Yu'er can help you."
Lu Zhi smiled slightly: "Okay!"
After a whole night of research, Lu Zhi and his son finally mastered the entire process of the debate.
In the early morning of the next day, the two immediately divided their work and looked for help from various scholars.
It took three full days from voting for debaters to finalizing the list.
Lu Zhi took the final result and went to the palace to see His Majesty the Emperor. It was agreed that the first debate would be held in the Yutang Hall of the Imperial Palace five days later, and His Majesty the Emperor would come in person to prove that he attached great importance to the matter.
Yutangdian!
It is the place where scholars in the imperial palace wait for edicts.
Like the Golden Horse Palace, it is the place where the emperor summons scholars.
In later generations, "Yutang Golden Horse" was often used together to represent the rise of a learned man.
The emperor held the debate in the palace and in the Yutang Hall, and would attend the debate in person, which proved how much he valued the Confucian scholars in the world.
As soon as the news came out, all the ancient and modern classics scholars gathered in Nanyang went crazy, especially those Confucian scholars who were elected as debaters. They were even more honored.
Although they only had a five-day preparation period, they all studied the scriptures like crazy, in order to perform more dazzlingly in the Yutang Palace.
Wancheng North Gate.
Hongbin Building.
Second floor, guest room.
Kong Rong was holding a book and reading it carefully, sometimes frowning, sometimes shaking his head, mumbling to himself, looking very serious.
My friend Mi Heng on the side smiled and said disdainfully: "Wenju, why are you doing this? Reading is practice, night and day, just like drinking. Isn't that what you told me?"
"Why now?"
Mi Heng looked at Kong Rong carefully and felt that the man in front of him was a little unfamiliar: "Are you still the Kong Wenju I know?"
Kong Rong glanced at Mi Heng and said coldly: "This matter is of extraordinary significance to me, Kong Rong, and there is no room for error. Everyone in the ancient scriptures is like a wolf or a tiger. How can I underestimate the enemy?"
Mi Heng frowned and asked tentatively: "You mean the second debate Huan Rui?"
Kong Rong nodded: "Who else could be there besides him?"
"Harmful!"
Mi Heng didn't take Huan Rui seriously at all: "If his great-grandfather comes back to life and commits suicide, you may not be your opponent in the civil examination, but who is Huan Rui? He's just a teacher, what's the point!"
"What a pity!"
Mi Heng shook his head and sighed: "I, Mi Heng, was not elected as a debater, otherwise I would kill him in front of him and leave no trace of him alive. I don't even pay attention to those old guys from Gu Wen Jing."
"or......"
Having said this, Mi Heng suddenly sat up straight, staring at Kong Rong with twinkling eyes: "How about you give up your position as the second debater to me? I promise I won't embarrass you!"
Well......
The sound of Kong Rong reading suddenly stopped.
He glanced at the excited Mi Heng with a disdainful expression on his face: "Zhengping, are you thinking too much? Even if I am not the second debater, it is impossible for you to take the stage. You only have three votes, including
I have one vote and you have one vote."
no way!
Mi Heng's bad mouth has really offended many people.
Almost 80% of the great scholars gathered in Nanyang were harmed by him.
Based on his classical attainments alone, Mi Heng is certainly qualified to be a debater, but his interpersonal relationships are so poor that it is impossible to be selected.
"snort!"
But Mi Heng didn't know how to reflect at all. Instead, he snorted coldly and sulked alone: "None of these stubborn guys really knows a true hero. The eloquence I, Mi Heng, have shown during this period of time, isn't it enough?"
?”
"This is simply unreasonable!"
The anger in Mi Heng's heart ignited and remained unyielding for a long time.
"You still have people who appreciate you."
Kong Rong heard this, chuckled, and reminded: "You are the third vote. Besides you and me, there are others who voted for you, but you don't know it."
"Who could it be?"
Mi Heng frowned, trying to remember the friendly people in recent days.
But......
For a long while, I was stunned and had no thoughts at all.
However, Kong Rong got a moment of peace and was able to study hard and make final preparations for the upcoming debate.
Time flies, the sun and the moon fly by.
In the blink of an eye.
The day of debate has arrived.
The emperor's palace, Jade Hall.
Liu Bian was wearing a nine-dragon robe and a beaded curtain crown, sitting at the head of the main hall.
Below it, Lu Zhi, Yang Biao, Zheng Xuan, and Sima Hui sat side by side, forming the jury for the first debate.
On the left and right sides of the hall, debaters of various ancient and modern classics, all wearing high crowns and elegant clothes, were kneeling on one side, solemn and solemn, and serious in speech.
Actually.
Although the two sides did not make a sound, their eyes had been clashing for at least a quarter of an hour, and even the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder, as if they were about to start fighting at the first order.
On both sides of the hall, hundreds of Confucian scholars were seated behind the debaters.
The first row is mainly composed of note takers. Every two people are responsible for following one debater to avoid delays and misremembering. The others sitting on their knees are all Confucian scholars who are sitting in to listen.
"I didn't expect that our Majesty would be so young and handsome, and there seems to be a sense of righteousness in his brows. No wonder Nanyang seems to be a sign of a harmonious world under His Majesty's governance."
"Yes, looking at the world today, only Nanyang can be called peaceful. It is really rare that Your Majesty is willing to spend money to build houses for the people even though he lives in this small palace!"
"I didn't believe that Your Majesty was the chosen one before, but now, I am convinced that only Your Majesty can truly revitalize the Han Dynasty and rebuild the prosperous world."
"The warehouse is solid and you know the etiquette; the food and clothing are enough and you know the honor and disgrace! Your Majesty has been in Nanyang for only a year, and you have enough food and clothing. Even a five-year-old child can recite poems. This is the ZTE."
"I heard that your majesty has successfully recovered a lot of farmland, and the wealthy families in Nanyang are very happy. Since this is an ancient restructuring, I think your majesty is biased towards our ancient scriptures."
"When your Majesty was in Luoyang, he had to go to heaven to look after you, broke the bridge to help, and carried the jade seal back to the palace in Nanyang. Aren't these the things our Jin Wen Jing advocates? Your Majesty must be biased towards our Jin Wen Jing."
"..."
Just as the Confucian scholars in the palace were whispering.
Situ Luzhi stood up, turned to Liu Bian, bowed and raised his hands: "Your Majesty, the time has come."
Liu Bien nodded and waved his hand: "In that case, let's get started."
Situ Luzhi nodded: "Here."
Immediately.
He turned to face the Confucian scholars and said loudly: "Since Emperor Wu deposed hundreds of schools of thought and established the Taixue and Five Classics Doctorates, the Confucian classics have become increasingly prosperous. Later, Liu Xin established the Ancient Classics, Ancient Classics, and Zuo Zhuan, and the Classics was divided into the ancient and the modern.
.”
"..."
"In the past two hundred years, ancient and modern classics have been constantly fighting within themselves. Each has its own views and has formed its own schools. It is difficult to unite. It is not conducive to educating the people, governing the country, and ultimately cannot be of great use."
"..."
"Therefore, Your Majesty has summoned all the scholars from all over the world to Nanyang to hold debates and study scriptures, with the intention of seeking common ground while reserving differences, integrating ancient and modern times, and hoping that all living beings can express their own opinions and clearly discern the true meaning of the sage."
"..."
While Lu Zhi read out his opening remarks, Liu Bian's attention was on the final list.
He frowned and glanced at the debaters below.
But see...
Among the Jinwen Jing School, Kong Rong, the second debater, sat upright with a solemn expression.
"Is he Kong Rong?"
Liu Bian had been looking forward to this celebrity whom he had heard about since he was in elementary school.
But when I actually saw him, I felt an indescribable sense of loss. I always felt that the man sitting in front of me was very different from what I had imagined.
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "Judging from his position, he is Kong Rong. The fact that he can stand out from hundreds of scholars of modern classics is enough to prove that he still has a high status in Shilin."
"That's for sure."
Liu Bian had never doubted this: "As the 20th generation grandson of Confucius, this is his magic weapon to control the officialdom. How can I not study it carefully? If I had such an ancestor, I would definitely hold it tightly."
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Liu Bian noticed Kong Rong's eyes, always paying attention to the second debater opposite.
He lowered his head and glanced at the list, and couldn't help but wonder: "Teacher, do you know the identity of this Huan Rui?"
The Military Advisor Alliance immediately said: "The information submitted by Lu Zhi includes a brief introduction of Huan Rui. He is a direct descendant of Huan Tan, a master of Confucian classics in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He has written twenty-nine articles in the New Treatise."
"Huan Tan is famous all over the world for opposing the theology of prophecies and daring to write a letter pointing out that the emperor was wrong to accept prophecies. You must know that Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu strongly advocated prophecies. Huan Tan was going against the emperor."
"That's not right!"
Listening to the explanation from the Military Advisor Alliance, Liu Bian frowned: "Teacher, wasn't this prophecy the first to be advocated by Wang Mang? He is a serious scholar of ancient Chinese classics. How come Huan Tan, as a scholar of ancient Chinese classics, would object to this?"
"Master Bian listened very carefully."
The Military Advisor Alliance immediately gave an explanation: "Indeed, prophecy was first advocated by Wang Mang, a paleontologist, but most of the later paleontologists were opposed to it."
"The reason is that the academic methods of ancient and modern literature are different."
"One of the distinctive features of modern classics is that if you look at "Spring and Autumn" from an objective perspective, there won't be so many subtle meanings at all. Those so-called calligraphy are just different words used in the recording process, but modern writers
But they insist on attaching all kinds of righteousness to them."
"However, their real intention is not to explain the book "Spring and Autumn", but to take this opportunity to explain their political ideals and interfere in the government affairs."
"For example, He Xiu's 'the age of decline, the age of peace, the age of peace', if viewed from the actual history, it is so ridiculous, but what He Xiu cares about is not history at all. He just uses the skin of history to wrap himself up.
It’s just thoughts.”
"This is not the case with the Ancient Classics. For them, the Five Classics are historical books and only record history. This is the origin of the famous saying that the Six Classics are all history."
"Ancient classical scriptures strive to restore a true history, so they never agree with the attachment of modern literature, and deeply hate the prophecies and theories of disasters mixed with it."
"This is the fundamental reason why, after Wang Mang advocated prophecy for political purposes, the ancient writers of the Eastern Han Dynasty firmly opposed prophecy."
Liu Bian suddenly understood and nodded with interest: "That's it."
The Alliance of Military Advisors immediately reminded: "Master Bian, in a moment, you may hear a series of Kong Rong's interpretations of "Spring and Autumn" with the core of respecting the king, which is guaranteed to open your eyes."
"oh?"
Liu Bian looked forward to it: "Then I really want to hear it."
Military Advisor Alliance: “Experts are also looking forward to it.”
After a simple opening statement, both sides presented their views.
Immediately afterwards, it entered the second debate.
now.
Kong Rong stood up, walked into the main hall, and bowed deeply.
For Jinwen Jing scholars, "respecting the king" is their core idea, so they will maintain absolute respect for His Majesty the Emperor at any time.
Immediately.
Kong Rong entered the debate: "The ruler is the beginning, and the general term. The king is the first to be ordered to reorganize the system, to govern and teach the world, from the princes to the common people, from the mountains and rivers to the vegetation and insects, all are tied to the first month.
, so it is the beginning of politics and religion."
"..."
Damn it!
Liu Bian had to admit it.
Kong Rong's eloquence was unparalleled. He started with a long paragraph of quotations from classics, which was so eloquent that even Liu Bian himself couldn't help but praise his eloquence.
"Spring and Autumn" says: In the tenth month of winter, the Chu people killed Chen Xia Zhengshu!"
"As all of you here are great scholars, you naturally know that the murderer is the King of Chuzhuang. According to common sense, the Spring and Autumn Annals should call him Chu Zi, but why do you call him a Chu person?"
Speaking of this, Kong Rong raised his hands to the sky and said loudly: "There are some subtle words and great meanings of the sage. He deliberately wrote about the people of Chu, not the people of Chu, and his intention was to disparage them."
"After all, the conquest of rituals and music should come from the emperor. How can King Chuzhuang have the right to punish the emperor privately? He violated the authority of the emperor and was an act of transgression, so he must be demoted!"
Well......
Not to mention ordinary people, even the superior Liu Bian couldn't help but admire the brains of this group of people when they heard this.
This is obviously just stating one thing, yet so many truths can be found in it!
Not to mention, even if it's nonsense, it's so reasonable that you can't refute it.
If you have to explain it this way, it is indeed honoring the king and has a positive significance for the rule of imperial power.
Then, Kong Rong continued: "Furthermore, "Spring and Autumn" says: In the third month of the lunar month, Uncle Zheng from the Guild came to Chui, and Uncle Zheng used the jade as a fake promise to make land."
"Why did Confucius use a false word?"
"If it's fake, just borrow it!"
"Get to the root of it!"
Kong Rong's voice became louder again, and he spoke righteously: "Is there any land in the world that belongs to the emperor? All the land in the world belongs to the emperor. What right does Zheng and Lu have to make private exchanges?"
"Therefore, the use of false characters in the Spring and Autumn Annals implies respect for the emperor, and at the same time it also expresses disparagement of Zheng and Lu. This is not the exclusive domain of the princes."
"..."
Liu Bian was once again shocked.
Good guy!
Even if you step on the brakes, you can't even think of this.
How can the word "fake" contain so many meanings and be explained in such a fresh and refined way?
Liu Bian hated why he didn't major in history when he was in college. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to listen so hard now. If the Military Advisor Alliance hadn't been vaccinated in advance, he might have been convinced.
This ability to deceive is simply unparalleled.
bite-!
Suddenly, the gong sounded.
Taiwei Yang Biao reminded: "Please pay attention to your time."
Kong Rong naturally knew that this was a warning that time was about to end: "Thank you, Mr. Yang, for reminding me."
Immediately.
He did not go into details, but entered into a summary state: "Therefore, He Jia's comment in "Chun Qiu Gongyang Biography" is like this. Those who have different words can see that kindness has thick and thin, and meaning has depth. When kindness declines and righteousness is lacking, there will be a decline in kindness.
To regulate human relations, order human beings, and control chaos according to law."
"Since the Yellow Turban rebellion and Dong Zhuo's disaster in Beijing, the world has been in great chaos. This is called the 'decline and troubled times' in the book. Therefore, we must 'be at home within the country and outside the Xia, first take care of the internal situation and then control the external situation'."
"This point can be seen from the benevolent political strategy implemented by His Majesty in Nanyang, and his power is fully demonstrated."
kindness?
When Liu Bian heard this, he looked in disbelief.
What he did in Nanyang actually implied Jinwen Jingxue's strategy of governing the country?
Damn it, you have to listen carefully.
Immediately, Liu Bian paid full attention and listened attentively.
"Your Majesty first bestows grace on the people, and then promotes enlightenment, and temporarily ignores the counties and counties around Nanyang. This is "inside the country, but outside the Xia, first take care of the inside and then govern the outside."
"If what I predict is correct, after Nanyang is completely transformed into a king, your majesty's strategy will be implemented in the surrounding counties and counties, and even the entire Han Dynasty. This will be the 'era of peace' in the book."
"As for this, Your Majesty should be like "the Xia within and the barbarians outside", and continue to promote the kingship of the Xianbei, Wuhuan, Nanman and other barbarians. At this time, the entire world has already submitted to the kingship, and there will be no distinction between the barbarians and the Chinese.
The world is naturally unified!"
Awesome!
So awesome!
Even Liu Bian himself couldn't help but be stunned.
Because Kong Rong's strategy of governing the country is really similar to the idea of a military-strategist alliance.
Is it possible that his strategy really implies the governance ideas of Jinwen Jingxue?
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
The update may not be until midnight! The difficulty level of these two chapters is really a bit high, and the author found it difficult to write.