[046] The secret of Confucianism and Taoism! Haoqi Palace!
Xiao Zheng took off his official uniform and went to the palace alone, and then Emperor Qian hanged himself.
The next day, Xiao Zheng ascended the throne, established Guoliang, and founded Wanning!
"good."
Wen Daoyuan stroked his long beard and said, "You must be confused when you see this. The change of ownership is a major event in the world. How could it be ended so hastily?"
"Exactly."
Su Ping nodded, "The palace is tight and murderous secrets are spread. No matter how powerful Emperor Wan Ning is, there is always only one person. How can he achieve this step?"
"Because there is an extremely powerful force behind him."
Wen Daoyuan's tone began to become serious. "At that time, we even had to steadily suppress the imperial power."
"As expected!"
Su Ping's eyes widened and he glanced outside the door, "Could this force be the Imperial College?"
Before Zhongzhou Sheji changed his surname, wasn't Lu Zheng the Imperial Academy's wine sacrificer?
This guess is very reasonable.
Wen Daoyuan was noncommittal and smiled faintly.
"You can say yes, you can say no."
It turns out that before the founding of the Liang Dynasty, imperial power was not supreme.
There is a force that has been passed down from ancient times to this day, which is completely on an equal footing with the imperial power, and even, in some cases, even surpasses it by a few points.
This force is the force of Confucianism and Taoism.
Its name is Haoqi Palace!
"Why have the dynasties of Nanzhou been far stronger than those of Zhongzhou for thousands of years, but they have never been able to destroy Zhongzhou's orthodoxy and steal it?"
Wen Daoyuan's voice was low and slow, "Because there is a Haoqi Palace in Zhongzhou."
Su Ping's attention was completely attracted and he listened quietly.
No one knows the origin of Haoqi Palace. They only know that it is the name of a power and a palace building. According to legend, it is hidden deep in the Imperial College.
There are different opinions about the origin of Haoqi Palace. Some people speculate that it was given by heaven and earth, while others speculate that it was the palace of the first saint.
It is regarded as a holy place for Confucian scholars in the world. Only those above the seventh realm are qualified to enter and practice.
All in all, Haoqi Palace has existed since ancient times. It is independent of the dynasty and is inextricably related to the dynasty.
The Imperial College was an institution established by Haoqi Palace in the dynasty to educate the people and supervise all officials.
At that time, at least half of the civil and military officials came from Haoqi Palace and the Imperial College.
"Because of the existence of Haoqi Palace, Nanzhou's dynasty has never been able to fulfill its wish."
Wen Daoyuan explained.
"I see……"
Su Ping thought thoughtfully and asked: "Then the barbarians did not destroy Zhongzhou. Is it also because of Haoqi Palace?"
"This involves another secret, which you will know later."
Wen Daoyuan glanced at Su Ping and said: "After talking so much, I am actually talking about one thing..."
Su Ping: "Does grandeur weaken imperial power?"
"Exactly."
Wen Daoyuan nodded.
"No wonder Xiao Zheng single-handedly made the country change hands. With the support of Haoqi Palace, it makes sense."
After Su Ping finished speaking, he was a little surprised: "But why, there are almost no records about Haoqi Palace now?"
He had read more than ten thousand of the tens of thousands of books in the Classics Hall, but none of them mentioned this 'Holy Qi Palace'.
"This has to go back to Liang Taizu."
Wen Daoyuan smiled.
Xiao Zheng won the throne easily, which naturally made people jealous.
The vassal kings and powerful people from all over the country have risen up one after another, hoping to take advantage of the turmoil in the court to change the situation of the unification of Zhongzhou and get a piece of the pie.
And this is obviously not allowed by Haoqi Palace.
Therefore, following the issuance of a mysterious edict from the Haoqi Palace, students all over the world responded. In just three months, the rebellions in various places were quickly extinguished, without even using much power from the court.
After hearing this, Su Ping had a clear understanding of the power of Confucianism and Taoism and the power of Haoqi Palace.
However, the story of Emperor Wan Ning did not end there.
After the world was calm and there was no more chaos, Emperor Wan Ning quickly changed his camp and targeted the Haoqi Palace.
It turned out that when Emperor Wan Ning was serving the Imperial Academy's wine ceremony, he always believed that the Haoqi Palace interfered too much with the imperial court, which led to the development of the dynasty being curbed.
In his opinion, the decline of the Daqian Dynasty and its weakness in the face of foreign countries are inseparable from the Haoqi Palace.
Su Ping can understand this.
It is okay to use the rules in the book to restrain ordinary people, but using them to restrain the emperor will inevitably lead to jealousy.
I am afraid that every emperor in Zhongzhou has had dissatisfaction with Haoqi Palace, but it was only when he came to Xiao Zheng that he finally decided that he could not bear it anymore.
"So, in order not to make the same mistake as Da Qian, Xiao Zheng did not hesitate to bear the name of treachery and stood resolutely on the opposite side of Hao Qi Palace."
Wen Daoyuan sighed with emotion, with admiration in his tone.
"Then what?"
Su Ping asked curiously, "Looking at the current situation, Emperor Wan Ning should have won. What did he do? Attack Haoqi Palace with heavy troops?"
"No."
Wen Daoyuan had long expected Su Ping's question and said with a smile: "Liang Taizu only sent one person, a great scholar named Dong."
A great scholar named Dong followed the example of Taizu and entered the Imperial Academy alone.
On this day, no one knew what happened in the Imperial College. What everyone knew was that the great scholar escaped unscathed and brought back a piece of covenant.
——The Holy Books.
The content is very simple. It is nothing more than Daliang guaranteeing the status of Haoqi Palace, but Haoqi Palace is not allowed to interfere in any government affairs of Daliang through direct means.
"How can this be?!"
Su Ping looked shocked, "Let's not mention that only those who are above the seventh realm can enter the Haoqi Palace. Even if he is a semi-saint of the eighth realm, how can he conquer the entire Haoqi Palace by himself?"
Wen Daoyuan showed admiration and his voice was low and firm.
"That day, Dong Daru stood in front of the Haoqi Palace and made a speech. Every time he said a sentence, he took a step inside and walked to the statue of Yuan Sheng to achieve the status of Nine Realm Sub-Saints!"
"He is the third Confucian and Taoist saint in the human race from ancient times to the present!"
!!!
Su Ping's heart surged like a stormy sea.
The Great Confucian of the Sixth Realm established his words and went straight to the Sub-Sage of the Ninth Realm!
Was there a sub-sage in Haoqi Palace at that time?
Definitely not.
The second saint has passed away for thousands of years, and the highest level in Haoqi Palace is only the Eighth Realm Half-Saint.
In Confucianism and Taoism, realm is everything.
Even if there are many Semi-Saints, they can only bow obediently when faced with the Nine Realm Sub-Saints.
No wonder he can conquer the Haoqi Palace by himself.
"The third saint...wait."
Su Ping was suddenly startled and asked: "The third saint's surname is Dong, what is the fourth saint's surname?"
"The fourth saint, his surname is Zhu."
Wen Daoyuan frowned, a little surprised by Su Ping's reaction.
At this time, Su Ping had already stirred up huge waves in his heart.
When Su Ping read the Confucian and Taoist classics in mainland China, he had already learned that the first sage was named Kong, and the second sage was named Meng.
So of course, he connected the Confucianism of this world with the Confucianism of the previous life.
After all, the classics are almost the same, and the saints all have the same surname.
But now I know that the third saint’s surname is Dong, and the fourth saint’s surname is Zhu!
The Five Sages of Confucianism in previous lives were not like this.
The surnames of the four saints, Kong, Meng, Dong, and Zhu, reminded Su Ping of another aspect—several important evolutionary nodes of Confucianism.
From the foundation of Confucianism of benevolence and propriety, to 'the people are valued and the monarch is despised', to 'the influence of heaven and man, the monarch's power is divinely authorized', and then to 'preserving the principles of nature and destroying human desires'.
Confucius, Mencius, Dong Zhongshu, Zhu Xi.
Could it be that he is facing the four saints of Confucianism and Taoism?
If this inference is reasonable, then the next Confucian and Taoist saint will be named Wang?
It's a pity that I don't know anyone named Wang, but the prince has met a few.