Chapter 202: Cool Corpse Remonstrance, New Years Scary
Chapter 202: Cool Corpse Remonstrance, New Year’s Scary
In Zhejiang, Yan Song simply went to Wang Shouren's house to celebrate the New Year.
You two look at me and I look at you.
"Have Bo'an's doubts been answered?" Yan Song asked with complicated emotions.
Wang Shouren was silent, and after a long time he let out a long sigh.
The impact was greater than the last time when I only knew the three principles of heaven, matter and man.
He always thought that the way to develop his conscience was to study, conduct himself in society, and govern the country and the people, until he saw this dialectical thinking method and the specific method of doing things through contradiction analysis.
These days, Wang Shouren has fallen into an indescribable self-doubt.
When I studied things and learned about them, I felt lonely. Did I also feel lonely when I enlightened in Longchang?
For people in Neo-Confucianism, this practical study is just another big step forward in the direction of materialism.
For Wang Shouren, the master of mind science, this is smashing the foundation of his idealistic path.
However, with Wang Shouren's intelligence, he was unable to find loopholes in this theory for the time being.
With his many years of rich experience and his knowledge, he really can't find anything wrong.
There are too many examples.
Just like good and evil, selfish desires, and conscience at the human level, whether it is the desire to destroy others or the cultivation of conscience, a person is always very complicated and will change.
Some people will always get better, some will get better first and then get worse, and some people will even change back and forth. You can never be sure of their true inner thoughts.
Doesn’t this go hand in hand with the assertion in dialectics that change is eternal?
From this practice and dialectics, Wang Shouren can see traces of many of his views on the unity of knowledge and action and the development of conscience.
Compared with the original Neo-Confucianism, Wang Shouren seemed to have been closer to this new set of knowledge.
Is that layer of window paper unbreakable because my foundation is in the direction of psychology rather than the direction of Neo-Confucianism? Is this proof that you should deny after denying, and don’t confine your own thoughts?
"Wei Zhong, I feel like everything is giving up."
Yan Song was startled: "Bo'an! Don't scare me! With your talent, you should be able to suddenly understand it!"
Wang Shouren said something tangled, with some resentment: "Before I returned to my hometown, His Majesty also told me to give more lectures. I just returned to my hometown, and after learning about the three principles of things and people that day, I had no intention of giving lectures. If not, now,
Isn’t it a dilemma?”
He had no idea that because of his unity of knowledge and action and the development of conscience, a school called "Practical Learning" later emerged, which also left a mark in history.
So at this moment, Wang Shouren is indeed in a very complicated mood: he has judged that this practical theory and dialectics are more rigorous, more reasonable, and more guiding than his psychological point of view. And from many aspects, he Wang Shouren may have been far away from this new world.
The most learned person.
Returning to the framework of Neo-Confucianism does not need to be regarded as a heretical and end-of-life school, but it can enter the mainstream and elevate Confucianism to a new stage.
Of course, he would definitely not be able to go so far, so he asked Yan Song hesitantly: "Weizhong, doesn't this common sense of constant change also apply to your majesty's monarchy? Why does your majesty..."
Yan Song only looked at Wang Shouren deeply.
Although we had a friendship, talking about such a sensitive topic with Yan Song only shows that Wang Shouren regards him as a close friend.
Yan Song was grateful in his heart, but he had his own way of doing things. He said seriously: "Isn't this a clear proof of your majesty's great wisdom? The succession of dynasties is recorded in the history; the powerful ministers are domineering, and the monarch's power is not clear. Name and reality, your majesty can judge the difference.
Ming Bo'an, have you forgotten that His Majesty believes that change involves quantitative changes and qualitative changes?"
Wang Shouren was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "What Wei Zhong said is true. From this we can see that your Majesty is very knowledgeable. Wei Zhong, is there really anyone in the world who knows everything from birth? Your Majesty is only young..."
He shut up again.
Yan Song immediately continued to say solemnly: "Your Majesty is the emperor! Although this practical science emphasizes the principles of all things, the principles of nature are supreme! Today, the vassal king has succeeded to the throne. In the weak year, there is an imperial study room and the decision-making of the national policy meeting
!After several twists and turns, Mr. Yang Ge became the leader of the new party, and he has the knowledge of today’s practical studies. This is a clear proof that he is a son of righteousness!”
Wang Shouren always felt weird.
On the one hand, Practical Studies emphasizes that all things and even some things between human relations cannot be changed by people's hearts. The sacredness of the emperor is not as strong as in Neo-Confucianism.
But on the other hand, because it was the emperor who proposed these knowledge and made these achievements, his own sanctity seemed to have become stronger.
Wang Shouren thought about it for a moment and then said: "The world only thinks that Mr. Yang Ge and others are using the topic to play on it, and even use the new knowledge to invite His Majesty. From next year, the world will be in chaos. Although this practical learning is not difficult in my opinion, the world
If there are many people who don’t know its true meaning, they will attack them in groups.”
Yan Song bowed his hands and saluted: "I'm about to borrow Bo'an's help. Song is an old disciple of Yang Ge and a new disciple promoted by His Majesty. Bo'an and Yang Ge were interested in learning, but there was a gap between Neo-Confucianism, and he was invited by Your Majesty to attend the Sutra Banquet and enter the imperial court.
Study, participate in national policy."
"...How can I help you?"
Yan Song spoke eloquently: "The Zhejiang Shipping Department has been abolished, leaving the gentry and wealthy households at a loss. I want to make them cut profits and pay taxes, so I should make up for the shortage of profits in the shipping department. I have already petitioned to set up an imperial branch in Zhejiang.
The imperial court has no decree yet."
Wang Shouren was thinking in his mind.
Does this count as the new law has spread to Zhejiang? No, it is just doing business with Huang Mingji in the Ming Dynasty.
For Zhejiang, the meager tax collection from the Municipal Shipping Department is gone. But for the wealthy gentry and rich households in Zhejiang, the abolition of the Municipal Shipping Department is already a fatal event.
Now Yan Song is asking for the establishment of a Huangming Register branch in Zhejiang. It is obvious that many goods from Zhejiang will be sent out of Guangdong through the Huangming Register.
No matter what, it can be regarded as a new business opportunity for many gentry and wealthy households in Zhejiang. Whether others appreciate it or not is a matter of course, but Yan Song has made a gesture of considering the local gentry and wealthy households in Zhejiang.
Wang Shouren looked at him in surprise: "Divide and conquer?"
Yan Song smiled: "It's not easy for me to be able to do this now, isn't it?"
Wang Shouren was filled with emotion: "This is your Majesty's practical knowledge and a clear proof of dialectics. Can the monarch and his ministers unite as one to have such power?"
What he is saying is that people in the world are really being led by the nose, and they have to be grateful to the superficial imperial party, which has done something for them.
Yan Song was also very emotional: "If we work together, there will be no disadvantage. However, there will always be a day when the plan is over and there will be an unforeseen twists and turns. Until then, you and I can only do our best. Today, Your Majesty
Are you sincerely convinced by Bo'an's theory of practical dialectics? If you and I can join in a grand event and recreate a prosperous world, wouldn't this life be in vain?"
Wang Shouren always felt that Yan Song had become more elusive since he came out of seclusion in Jiangxi, and he was not sure whether Yan Song's words at this time were true or false.
But for Wang Shouren, cultivating oneself, managing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world is still an unshakable belief.
He didn't know how Yang Tinghe really felt now, but Wang Shouren did agree that Yang Tinghe had chosen a great emperor.
The most important thing is that he is too young. He still doesn’t know where he will go in the future and what he will change the Ming Dynasty into.
Thinking of this, Wang Shouren finally smiled: "What Wei Zhong said is true!"
It is necessary to take good care of your body so that you can see more.
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In the Forbidden City, Zhu Houcong looked at the reports submitted to the palace by the Jin Yiwei and the inner factory as usual.
The discussion among scholars all over the world about this so-called practical science and dialectics did not go beyond Zhu Houcong's expectations.
Some are completely unacceptable, and some are completely baffled.
But because it was an intellectual point of view put forward by the emperor in name, there were almost no people who came out to rant out loud - maybe there were some who were on the way, but they must be some strong people who were well prepared.
Because they were coerced into the new law, most people targeted Yang Tinghe.
Zhu Houcong made a sad expression for the party leader.
Maybe Yang Tinghe did a lot of evil in his previous life, so he met him this time.
Of course, Zhu Houcong will give him a very special feeling.
In this era where imperial power is supreme, the most special pleasure that others can gain except the emperor himself is that no matter how messed up he is, he can always get the protection and support of the emperor in the end.
As long as he does not violate the emperor's wishes.
Therefore, although Wei Bin, Wang Qiong and others were not clean in the past, they are now happy and grateful to the emperor's arrangements.
In their hearts, they are truly wise kings.
This is the exhilarating feeling of being in control of the choice, just like Zhu Houcong now has the choice every night.
Today, he chose to go to Chang'an Palace.
Zhu Zaiyan, who was just over half a year old, was learning to speak, which made Lin Qingping and Empress Dowager Jiang very happy: this was a sign of intelligence.
The child was put to sleep, and Lin Qingping cuddled up next to him contentedly.
Given her age, if it was because the emperor attached great importance to the "national foundation" issue before, now that he has so many choices, he still does not forget his old feelings and is willing to treat her equally with so many young and beautiful concubines, or even value her more.
Two or three minutes, this is something Lin Qingping did not dare to hope for before.
"I'm afraid you don't quite understand how much you have helped me."
Around Zhu Houcong, he only enjoyed the experience of being a well-informed, expressive, calm and respectful elder sister.
Nowadays, Lin Qingping, who has given birth, is even more plump. After having a different status, her treatment in the palace is also different.
Hearing Zhu Houcong's words, Lin Qingping asked a little doubtfully: "I, my concubine... didn't do anything."
"Are you focusing on the child?" Zhu Houcong smiled and put his arm around her waist, and said with some nostalgia, "Have you forgotten the days when you and I studied the scriptures together?"
"...I am just extracting chapters and sentences according to His Majesty's request."
Zhu Houcong pursed his lips slightly.
It seems simple, but it is actually very tiring.
Why was it so difficult for the ancients to learn? Because there was no technical means such as search and query that they were familiar with. How knowledgeable you are depends entirely on how many books you collect or how many you remember.
When people quote scriptures, they really quote scriptures from their own minds.
Firstly, Zhu Houcong had the advantage of having people who obeyed his orders unconditionally, and secondly, he had the advantage of having a more scientific research methodology in the future.
The most important thing is that he borrowed the content of Neo-Confucianism and Psychology and incorporated the tested philosophical thoughts of later generations into it. Of course, this process was inseparable from Lin Qingping's help, but what made him more invincible was the rigor of those thoughts.
nature and advancement itself.
In the final analysis, philosophy is the knowledge of understanding the world and understanding human beings themselves. When it comes to these two themes, the outstanding geniuses of this era who are in the middle of this situation are always subject to many constraints.
There is another advantage of being an emperor: he can just raise the issue, but he no longer has to go out and argue it himself.
With the big event of the reform, Yang Ting and these new parties will naturally go to the stage to debate.
If they can't argue at the moment, there is still a "group effort" at the national policy meeting.
After nearly three years, Zhu Houcong believes that he has initially achieved the stage goal.
So the mood now is one of enjoyment.
Enjoying the concubine Xian's ingratiating affection because of her undiminished love, enjoying the sense of peace of mind that the situation is in control, and enjoying the sense of accomplishment that she is changing this era bit by bit.
It wasn't until Fei Hong came to impeach Yang Tinghe for being disloyal, and until Wang Shouren asked about matters other than knowledge through the first chapter of the secret box: he spoke for the Zhejiang gentry, saying that the abolition of the Shibo Division was very involved, and seconded Yan Song's memorial in
Zhejiang is requested to establish an imperial semicolon so that the wealthy gentry and wealthy households in Zhejiang can continue to benefit from doing business.
It was not until the Dengwen drum outside the Meridian Gate that a corpse was discovered before the great meeting on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. There was a memorial hidden in the corpse's arms.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu placed the Dengwen Drum outside the Meridian Gate, which was overseen by a censor. "It is not allowed to strike unless there is a serious injustice or a serious secret. The drum will be played immediately after being struck."
Later, it was moved outside the right gate of Chang'an, where the Sixth Section assigned Shizhong and Jinyiwei to take turns on duty to accept drummers and petitioners.
"Da Ming Huidian" contains: "Anyone who is responsible for judging unfair and illegal matters, and if he is found to have been wronged, is allowed to go to the Supervisory Censor's Office to voice his grievances."
In the 23rd year of Hongwu's reign, an edict was issued, allowing people to respond to grievances, beat drums, listen to reports, and send imperial censors to inspect and inquire. However, if anyone beats drums and complains untrue, he will be punished with a hundred sticks. If the matter is serious, the punishment will be severe.
On. At the same time, it is stipulated that drums cannot be played in cases of household marriages, fights, etc. Otherwise, they will be severely punished.
But this time it was not an ordinary case of beating people up to report grievances, but a corpse remonstrance.
Since ancient times, there have been people who have given remonstrances with their corpses after old age and death, such as Chief Shi, the great official of the Wei Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period. There are also those who expressed their intention to die, such as Hai Rui, who had not yet appeared with a coffin prepared for death.
The real corpse remonstrance was only recorded once in history.
It happened in the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu.
Qing Wensheng, courtesy name Zhifu, was born in Kuizhou. He was an official of Longyang Dianshi. Longyang was near Dongting and suffered from floods every year. He paid hundreds of thousands in taxes and beat the dead. Wen Sheng went to the palace to ask for orders for the people.
.Moreover, there was no reward. He sighed and said: "How can I see my father again?" He regained his strength and beat the drum to advance, and then hanged himself under the drum.
Now, the second real corpse remonstrance occurred in history, and it was in the Ming Dynasty.
The Wangri Chaohui on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the third year of Jiajing, which was still in the midst of festive celebrations, cast a shadow from the beginning.
The entire New Party looked grave and looked at the memorial found in the deceased's arms that had been presented to the emperor.
In the second year of Jiajing's reign, Li Xiang became a new scholar in Xinhui County, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province.
In the first year when he had just become a scholar in high school and his life was beginning to take off, he chose to commit suicide under the influence of Dengwen and left a memorial.
Many people still don't know what was written in that memorial, but no matter what was written, it will definitely be written into history.
The last time the person who remonstrated was just an official. This time, it was a Jinshi.
Because Li Xiang was born in Guangdong, because of the new laws in Guangdong and the new knowledge that came out just a few years ago, and because the real corpse remonstrances recorded in Qing Dynasty only occurred in the Ming Dynasty, no one dared to optimistically speculate on subsequent changes.
They all looked towards the throne with anxious eyes, looking at the emperor who was eighteen years old this year.