Chapter 346: Suspicious clouds
But at the same time, Zhao Xing also rejected Confucianism. What he rejected was not the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, but Confucianism that had been distorted by later generations.
Many people think that feudalism is influenced by Confucianism.
This statement is correct, but seriously speaking, it is not entirely correct.
Confucianism traces its roots back to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius.
However, since it became the core idea in the Han Dynasty, scholars of all ages have been conducting in-depth analysis and extension of Confucianism.
Why Confucianism has been able to flourish so long, these people are indispensable.
However, some people's extension of Confucianism is just academic research, while some people analyze and extend Confucianism for the sake of sensationalism.
To put it bluntly, it is to gain fame in this way.
The research on Confucianism has been very thorough.
In order to find a new approach, some people have put forward some views that run counter to orthodox Confucianism.
But based on the needs of the rulers, this view has become mainstream again.
Just like Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, it had already appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty and was only perfected in the Southern Song Dynasty.
However, Zhu's Neo-Confucianism did not become mainstream.
But in the Yuan Dynasty, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was designated as an official school and became very popular.
Feudal thought in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was actually related to Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.
Many people think it is because of Zhu Yuanzhang, saying that Zhu Yuanzhang was from a low background and had a small farmer mentality.
But in fact, the scholars at that time, influenced by Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, were already feudal in their thinking, and Zhu Yuanzhang's factor was not actually that big.
Later generations actually distinguished Confucianism, and regarded Confucianism in the pre-Qin period as orthodox.
Zhao Xing does not reject the Confucianism of the pre-Qin period, but he rejects the degenerated Confucianism that has been continuously misinterpreted later.
It's a bit far-fetched to say this. Zhao Xing used law as the topic to express his determination to rule the country by law.
"Yes!" Wang Anshi responded.
He himself is not a stickler for rules, otherwise he wouldn't want to change the law so much.
There was no objection to the question raised by Zhao Xing.
"If there is nothing else, just step back."
"I resign!"
After sending Wang Anshi away, Zhao Xing went back to the inner room to catch up on his sleep.
I got up after dawn and had breakfast to deal with government affairs.
"Your Majesty!" Sanshui walked into the palace and saluted: "The things your Majesty asked the slaves to do yesterday have been completed. The details need to be told by Imperial Doctor Wu to your Majesty."
"Yesterday..."
Zhao Xing was startled when he heard this and quickly reacted.
After he left Minglan's place yesterday, he told Sanshui to find a way to get the sachet that Ru Lan brought into the palace and send it to Dr. Wu to see if there was anything wrong with it.
"Let Dr. Wu come in."
After Zhao Xing finished speaking, he sent everyone in the palace out.
After hearing this, Sanshui bowed and left, and after a while, he led Doctor Wu in.
"I pay homage to your Majesty!" Dr. Wu said in salute.
"No gift!" Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, "Is there anything wrong with that sachet?"
"Your Majesty, the sachet contains powder made from some special spices and medicinal materials. I have carefully identified the powder. When mixed together, these spices and medicinal materials have a certain aphrodisiac effect and are not harmful to people." Dr. Wu said.
"It has this effect but does no harm to people. Isn't it a miracle medicine? Doctor Wu is sure?"
"It's not that there is no harm at all. Sex is a bone scraper. Indulgence in sexual activities is bound to cause harm to the body. What I said is that there is no direct harm." Wu Yuyi said.
Zhao Xing frowned slightly when he heard this. If this was really the case, it really wouldn't be a problem.
Did he think too much? Or is there something else that Minglan didn't notice?
But yesterday he also asked Sanshui to check. Minglan and Rulan didn't bring anything back to the palace except this sachet.
Could it be that Mo Lan brought this out specially to win Mrs. Wang's trust?
The purpose is not him, but some other purpose?
The reason why Zhao Xing thinks that Mo Lan gave this thing to Mrs. Wang is because if Mrs. Wang had such a thing, she would have given it to Ru Lan long ago, and there is no way she would have waited until now. Moreover, the relationship between Mrs. Wang and Mo Lan has eased, which is not normal in itself.
If Mo Lan came up with something like this to please Mrs. Wang, everything would make a lot more sense.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Xing asked: "Can Dr. Wu tell who configured this thing?"
It stands to reason that something like this, which is neither harmful to the body nor aphrodisiac, should be very popular among people.
But before this, Zhao Xing had never heard anything similar.
"Your Majesty, this thing should be a witch doctor's method." Wu Yuyi said.
"Witch doctor?" Zhao Xing raised his eyebrows and said, "Is the doctor Wu talking about a wizard?"
"Back to Your Majesty, in fact, those so-called wizards are witch doctors. Although real witch doctors also use herbs, they also use some messy methods, such as spells to drive away ghosts. Some people only learn a few superficial skills and then go out to cheat, so Then there is the so-called wizard," Dr. Wu said.
"That's it!" Zhao Xing murmured.
In this way, it is almost certain that Mo Lan is related to the Wizard Cult.
Dr. Wu said that witch doctors are witch doctors who have only scratched the surface of knowledge, but there must be real witch doctors among them.
Even the so-called wizards were created by the witch doctors.
After all, how much money can you make by treating diseases and saving people?
Isn't it much faster to make money by cheating, fooling the people, and being worshiped by the landlords and gentry than by treating diseases and saving people?
"Nothing about today's matter should be leaked." Zhao Xing said.
"I understand!" Dr. Wu said quickly.
The most important thing about being a royal doctor is to be tight-lipped. After all, you are serving the nobles in the palace.
"Sanshui, send Dr. Wu to you."
"I resign!"
Zhao Xing frowned slightly, although he was not sure that the wizard wanted to harm him.
But he suddenly thought of a possibility. The medicine in the sachet produces effects through the volatilization of smell.
Then these drugs must be changed from time to time.
So if there are no problems now, it doesn’t mean there won’t be problems in the future.
At this moment, the sound of slight footsteps interrupted Zhao Xing's thoughts.
Zhao Xing looked up and saw that it was Sanshui who had come in.
"Tell Liu Sanshi to keep a close eye on Lanxun Pavilion and report to me as soon as anything is sent to Lanxun Pavilion from outside the palace," Zhao Xing said.
"Yes!" Sanshui responded.
"Send the sachet back, don't get discovered."
"Yes!"
…………
Wow~
A fish on the water flapped its tail, struggled violently, and made ripples.
However, the fish seemed to be hooked by something and could not get rid of it no matter how hard it struggled.
When the fish lost its strength, it was pulled to the shore and fell into a dip net.
A middle-aged man lifted the fish out of the net and said with a smile: "Master, this fish may weigh three kilograms."
"The carp is too big and the stew will not taste good. Let it go."
In the pavilion, an old man with a bright head said calmly.
"Yes!"
After hearing this, the boy put the fish into the water and strung the bait on the hook again.
"Okay, sir!"
"Yeah!"
The old man nodded, swung the hook and continued fishing.
(End of chapter)