Chapter 1384 Learning from Legalism
Are you kidding me? Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism," Confucianism has developed for thousands of years and has penetrated into all aspects of society, whether it is the emperor holding the world in his hands, the important ministers in the court, or the merchants in the market. The pawns are all Confucian disciples.
Confucianism is the outline of society, the human ethics of clans, the foundation of an empire, and the longitude and latitude of the world.
What kind of lunatic would want to go against Confucianism as a whole?
That's not a mantis trying to use a cart, but a mayfly shaking a tree...
Fang Jun stared at Yu Ming with an expressionless face: "Don't talk nonsense. Do you know that if you say this, people will die? I just want to do what I can for the people to make their lives better." Even better, I don’t want to be Shang Yang, let alone Wang Mang.”
Shang Yang indeed laid the foundation for the Qin Dynasty to sweep across the land and unify the world, but if he goes against all the vested interests, the consequences will be death, being torn apart by chariots, and the entire clan being annihilated.
The recognized "most suspected time traveler" Wang Mang was even worse. After his death, his head was hung in Wan City, and dozens of sergeants fought to kill and divide his body. Even the common people rushed to the scene when they heard that Wang Mang's head was in Wan City, "together they would attack him or cut off his tongue"...
This king's head was collected by successive royal families until the time of Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty, when the Luoyang arsenal was burned down and reduced to ashes by a fire.
Fang Jun wanted to do something to change the inherent social structure, develop natural science, make the Tang Dynasty stronger, and make people's lives richer. But he will never sacrifice himself or his family for a certain "great and upright" ideal.
He is not a great man. He was not a great man in his previous life and he will not be a great man in this life.
He is not Fan Zhongyan who "worries before the world's worries, and rejoices after the world's happiness"; he is not Wang Anshi who "cultivates his moral character and behaves cleanly, and his words must be written in stone"; nor is he "the sun and the moon shine together, and all nations look up to the great emperor of tomorrow; the hills and mountains are mountains." , Zhang Juzheng, who praised Taiyue Xianggong from all directions...
He is just Fang Jun, a small bureaucrat in his previous life and a young playboy in this life. He has some ideals and some abilities. He hopes to make the country strong and loves his wife, children and children.
In the final analysis, even if his rebirth gave him knowledge and vision beyond a thousand years, he was still just an ordinary person.
Holding the tea bowl in his hand, Yu Ming became more and more confused: "Then what are you going to do?"
Fang Jun said calmly: "It's just a matter of developing natural science. After understanding things, you will know them. After knowing them, you will be sincere. If you are sincere, your mind will be right. If your mind is right, you will cultivate your body. If you cultivate your body, you will have a harmonious family. If you have a well-organized family, you will govern the country. If you govern the country, you will govern the world. Ping, these are the words of a sage, but look at the officials now. I am familiar with the classics and history, and I am full of knowledge, but how many officials in the Ministry of Industry know how to build and repair, and how many officials in the Ministry of Household know the mysteries of mathematics? How can they do a good job in governing the world with a copy of "The Analects of Confucius"? This is absolutely unacceptable.”
The phrase "Half of the Analects of Confucius rules the world" refers to Zhao Pu. It has not yet appeared. The intention is not to be ironic, but to say that Zhao Pu, a rough guy who has only read one copy of "The Analects of Confucius" and has not yet understood it, can still do it. The general is pretty good...
This was the first time Yu Ming heard it, but he thought it was true. Especially the sentence "laymen can guide experts" is even more to the point.
However, Confucianism occupies all official resources. Although not all officials are Confucian disciples, as long as they are scholars, they must read Confucian classics, such as "The Book of Songs", "The Book of Documents", "The Book of Rites", "The Book of Music", "Book of Changes", "Spring and Autumn", "The Analects of Confucius", "Book of Rites", "Zuo Zhuan"...
How many people will read "Tao Te Ching", "Sun Tzu's Art of War", and "Zhou Bi Suan Jing"?
It’s not that no one reads it, it’s that it’s useless even if you read it...
What he didn't know was that after the rise of the imperial examinations controlled by Confucianism in history, one family became the dominant one, and all the classics of hundreds of schools of thought were abandoned. Although they were never charged with "heresy", they gradually fell into dust.
Yu Mingshi wondered: "Although what you said makes sense, don't you still want to go against Confucianism?"
Fang Jun quickly shook his head: "How could it be? When the college is built in the future, even if it sets up subjects such as military science, engineering, mathematics, astronomy, etc., the overall program will still be Confucianism as the core, supplemented by various natural subjects. The leadership position of Confucianism must not be Shaken.”
In such an era when Confucianism is prosperous, priorities must be distinguished. If Confucians believe that the so-called natural subjects in the academy will affect the absolute leadership of Confucianism, then Confucians all over the world will definitely attack them. Without the support of Confucianism, no matter how huge a college is, it is just a fortress on the beach, and it will fall apart with a tide...
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"This kid wants to imitate the Legalists!"
In the Liangyi Hall, His Majesty Li Er looked at Yu Ming in front of him and explained the purpose of Po Fangjun.
Mr. Yu Ming knelt down on the floor and nodded with a smile.
His Majesty Li Er shook his head and said with a smile: "That boy is a very thoughtful man. Aren't you angry when he takes advantage of the old patriarch like this?"
"Being used by others shows that there is still value for use, which is a matter of joy. If this old bone is useless and is ignored and abandoned as a worn-out shoe, that is the time to be sad. The old man has no talent. , to be noticed by young handsome men like Fang Erlang and take advantage of him with all his heart, not only is he not angry, but he is very happy.”
Yu Mingshi said with a smile on his face.
His Majesty Li Er laughed heartily and greatly appreciated Yu Ming's willingness to be "used".
Fang Jun's words were spoken through Yu Ming, which indeed minimized the impact, and also prevented Confucianism from hurting himself even if there was some backlash.
Why not go against Confucianism?
Just cover your ears and steal the bell.
The phrase "One Analects of Confucius rules the world" is Chi Guoguo's irony. It means that Confucian students can only be pragmatic. The Four Books and Five Classics in the Classics and History Collection can be discussed eloquently, but they have no real professional talents.
"A layman can guide an expert" is so insightful!
Whoever comes up with such an idea will be paid attention to by Confucians. If the Confucianists were dismissive of this, it would be fine, but if the Confucianists reacted violently, then this person would be the target of public criticism. He would not be killed as a "heretic", but it would be impossible to survive in the officialdom. .
However, Yu Ming's family is not within this category...
The Yuming family has been inherited for thousands of years, and has a transcendent status. He pursues the way of heaven and man, and Confucianism has no way to deal with him.
However, according to Fang Jun's description, the entire construction process of the college is a process in which countless physical limits are applied. It can give Yu Ming so many opportunities to explore the "way of heaven and man". How could Yu Ming miss it?
Not only can't you miss it, but you are willing to be used.
The words were conveyed to His Majesty Li Er through Yu Ming's ears, and he was picked clean by himself. Fang Jun, this kid, is very ghostly...
"In the opinion of the old patriarch, how much is Fang Jun's intention worth?" His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and ordered Wang De, who was standing on one side, to fill Yu Ming's tea with him and asked.
Yu Ming paid a slight greeting to Wang De and asked: "Your Majesty is asking about how much profit the college has, or how much profit Fang Jun can have by imitating the Legalist idea of attaching natural subjects to Confucianism?"
His Majesty Li Er said: "Of course it's the latter. As for whether the college can be built... Fang Jun's other abilities may be ordinary, but his ability to amass money is still very good, even if the amount required to build the college is no longer It's huge, and there must be a way to raise it. If you want to establish a college, it is not enough to have money. Without the support of Confucianism, it will definitely not be possible. Will Confucianism be like acquiescing to Legalism and relying on Confucianism in an attitude of "external Confucianism and internal law"? Is it also necessary to support the natural sciences? ”
The world respects Confucianism, and Confucianism is the foundation of emperors' instructions. However, emperors and Confucian scholars of all dynasties have realized that relying solely on Confucianism cannot govern the country well.
Confucianism develops the political thought system of people-centered and benevolent governance by taking the concept of public opinion as heaven and matching nature with virtue, emphasizing "establishing the king for the people", "the people are the foundation of the state", "the people value the king over the king", "benevolent people and love the people", etc. Important political principles reflect the important position of the people in the country's political system. It is hoped that the monarch's political power can be limited through people-oriented political principles, and that the monarch can ultimately comply with and express "public opinion."
It even inherited the idea of "matching heaven with virtue" from the Western Zhou Dynasty, and proposed that monarchs should imitate the "sacred kings" of three generations, and that emperors and scholars should become "gentlemen." In short, this requires the ruling class to consciously pursue the moral ideal personality of sages and gentlemen from top to bottom, and ultimately achieve the national governance goals of "respecting heaven and protecting the people" and "benevolent and loving the people".
However, the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny. For a society to completely use morality as the code of conduct, this is obviously too idealistic and completely unworkable.
Therefore, when Confucianism realized its own problems, Legalism had to compromise in the general trend of Confucianism dominating the world. The two came into contact with each other and instantly got together...
I went out to do errands today, so the next chapter will be very late, so don’t wait any longer and read it tomorrow.
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