Chapter 5025 In the Examination Room
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, and even the Qin and Han Dynasties, Confucianism was only a mere branch among the "hundred schools of thought". Although it was outstanding, it was far from the general trend it is today. However, Confucianism at that time was Saints and sages emerged in large numbers, factions abounded, and various ideas shocked the past and the present.
Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "depose hundreds of schools of thought and only respect Confucianism"?
Except for the core of Confucianism, "benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust", it is more suitable to rule the world, and because the influence of Confucianism is too far-reaching, the classics and meanings of Confucianism are known to the world.
However, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pushed Confucianism to the throne of "Number One in the World", Confucianism has only focused on maintaining this status. It has no more pioneering and innovative things. It is getting worse. Today, it only knows how to cater to the emperor. , how to stabilize society, how to fool the people...
The so-called "great Confucians" are just following the wisdom of their predecessors. They can collect and compile the previous Confucian doctrines, and then they can proudly call themselves "the teachers of Confucianists". How ignorant and absurd is it?
Kong Yingda was horrified and sweaty when he heard Fang Jun's words about why the future Confucians might "self-castrate" to cater to the rulers and ensure the dominance of the family.
He is very clear about the core ideas of Confucianism and knows that Fang Jun's words are by no means alarmist, and that such a situation is very likely to occur.
At that time, I am afraid that Confucianism will no longer be the most prominent school among the "hundred schools of thought" and be admired and worshiped by countless people and then devote themselves to it. Instead, it will become a shame to China and be disgusted and spurned.
Kong Yingda held the tea cup, feeling uneasy and solemn: "I wonder why Erlang taught me?"
Fang Jun said with a smile: "Master Kong, are you trying to discredit me? You are a great scholar today and a world-renowned teacher. If these words spread, I will be despised by the world!"
Kong Yingda was serious about his words: "How can these words spread among the four of you and me here?"
Fang Jun drank tea and looked at Xu Jingzong with a smile.
Xu Jingzong: "..."
Kong Yingda ignored his resentful eyes and looked at Fang Jun with burning eyes.
Fang Jun put down his tea cup and said calmly: "Actually, it's very simple. Just create an enemy for yourself. The evolution of doctrine and the progress of society are all transformed in competition. Only competition is the driving force for continuous progress. The university will just stay on its laurels."
Kong Yingda thought thoughtfully and said after a moment: " The competitor...isn't it what you call 'science'?"
"Exactly!"
Fang Jun was very interested and tried to confuse this great scholar: "Confucianism and science seem to be two different things. These parallel lines that do not intersect are actually one inside and one outside, and they complement each other. Confucianism focuses on self-cultivation and "benevolence and righteousness". "Li Zhixin" as the core, emphasizes "loyalty and filial piety", while science is in the universe, affecting the operation of the universe all the time, exploring the laws of heaven and earth, and talking about "nature". There is no overlap between the two, but they can cooperate internally and externally! , Heaven and man are one, if we can work side by side and make progress together, why worry about the failure of the empire and the prosperity of the world? "< br>
Kong Yingda pondered for a moment, then realized what he was doing, and smiled helplessly: "Who doesn't know that your Fang Er is the number one person in 'science' today? You have bewitched me like this, and let me personally support 'science' to become a further Do my opponents who stand side by side with Confucianism really think that I am old and confused? ”
Fang Jun also laughed, patted the table, and said: "Just tell me whether science needs to progress. Once it progresses, will it be beneficial to the empire and the people of the world?"
"Of course it will be."
Kong Yingda has a noble character and cannot do anything like telling lies: " Doesn’t that further prove that ‘science’ has a bright future? If one day Confucianism is overthrown by science, wouldn’t I become the sinner of Confucianism? ”
Personally supporting a competitor makes Confucianism abandon its “comfort zone”. "It is a good thing to continue to evolve and evolve amid competition.
But it would not be a good thing if Confucianism was killed by a supported competitor...
In the final analysis, Kong Yingda would like to see Confucianism evolve, rather than destroy itself on the road of evolution.
He wants to be a hero of Confucianism, not a sinner of Confucianism...
"Master Kong is worried too much!"
Fang Jun put away his smile and said seriously: " Since the development of Confucianism, It has absorbed the essence of Buddhism and Taoism, deeply integrated into the blood of China, and has become the backbone of Chinese civilization. How can it be conquered by external enemies? The enemy of Confucianism is never outside, but within ourselves! It’s not science, it’s complacency, no desire to make progress, and self-castration! Even if science develops and progresses further and discovers and proves that the sun is a ball, the moon is also a ball, and even the earth is a ball, who would think that ‘ Who would say that "the people are the most precious and the king is of the least importance" is not right? The essence of the Chinese nation.
Confucian sages have long explored human nature and understood the rules of the universe. Although they are not scientific, they harmoniously coexist human nature with the way of heaven, and use themselves to follow the laws of the movement of heaven and earth.
The essence of human nature has long been seen through.
In order to cater to the rule of the king and ensure their own interests, but unable to innovate and stand on the level of the sages, the Confucian scholars of later generations could only find another way, castrate themselves, and find a way to "preserve the laws of nature and destroy human desires" Crooked road.
In fact, "preserving natural principles and destroying human desires" is not bad, but those who misinterpret its meaning and go astray...
Kong Yingda's face was tangled, and he thought for a long time before he calmed down. He slowly let out a breath and said, "This is a serious matter. I need to think about it carefully and discuss it with others."
He approves of "science".
He has studied and understood all the knowledge in "Mathematics", "Physics" and "Chemistry", and deeply understood that those are the best ways to govern the empire. Confucianism can govern people, but it is difficult to govern the world. Building roads and water conservancy, surveying mountains and rivers, building muskets, artillery, and ships, cultivating fine seeds, and cultivating millet...the Analects of Confucius cannot do these things, the Zhouyi cannot, the Shangshu cannot, and the Zuozhuan cannot. No...
Only "science" will do.
It is a completely different system from Confucianism. Although it is not completely different from each other, it does not interfere with the river and will not cause a devastating blow to the foundation of Confucianism.
No matter how prosperous "science" is, it is only external. Everyone needs Confucianism to cultivate themselves.
It may be a good idea to establish an enemy that will not cause fatal wounds to oneself to encourage oneself to work hard and evolve and progress...
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Digestion after meals.
The temperature is very high today. When walking in the government office, I saw candidates sweating profusely in the official buildings set up as examination rooms. Li Anqi asked: "Can you provide some ice cubes and cold water to cool down the candidates?" Waiting in a hot environment will inevitably make you anxious, which will affect your performance, and some weak candidates may even faint as a result. ”
Fang Jun shook his head: "Absolutely not. Compared with candidates who cannot perform normally or even fall ill, the top priority is to strictly eliminate fraud."
If you dare to let people in and out now, someone with great powers will soon borrow it. This is an opportunity to cheat. Throughout the ages, it may be difficult to do the right thing. However, the practice of cheating for personal gain is higher than the other. As long as there is a slight gap, someone will take advantage of it and it is impossible to prevent it.
Li Anqi suddenly woke up and said in fear: "The lower official was negligent!"
The examinee's fainting is the examinee's own problem and has nothing to do with him, the deputy examiner. But once a fraud incident occurs, Kong Yingda , Fang Jun, Xu Jingzong and even him are all to blame. Those three He has a deep foundation and is deeply trusted by His Majesty. He may be punished with a small amount of punishment, but as a county magistrate for thousands of years, he may be blamed and pushed out to make a warning to others...
Kong Yingda looked worried: "It's only June, the temperature is so cold It’s so high that there might be a severe drought this year.”
Passing by the door of a government house, Fang Jun glanced in through the open window. Several candidates were concentrating on answering the questions. One of them was probably not very good at doing the math questions in the test paper, and he was scratching his head and head anxiously...
Fang Jun smiled, heart Feeling very happy, he said casually: "Master Kong, don't worry. In recent years, Guanzhong has built water conservancy projects, dredged ditches, and erected a large number of waterwheels. The resistance to drought is unprecedented in ancient times. Even severe droughts can be alleviated, but we can't Years of hard work and countless money and silk are waiting for it All the investment has been in vain, right?”
Kong Yingda also laughed and looked around the examination rooms, feeling slightly less worried: “If there were officials who cared about water conservancy and hard work in the past, they were no less important than today. But if we talk about the huge investment, It is truly unprecedented! ”
The construction of roads, water conservancy, city defense...the construction of these infrastructures certainly requires the attention of the whole country and the dedication and hard work of officials, but the most important thing is real gold. Silver investment.
Laying a road or constructing a section of water conservancy requires a lot of labor from the government. These civilians live on the construction site, and the court is responsible for food and housing. If they don’t eat well, they won’t have the energy to work. If they eat well, they will spend a lot of money. The construction period for food and meat can often take months or even years. How can the country afford it?
However, the treasury of the Tang Dynasty was far more abundant than that of previous dynasties.
Not to mention successive bumper harvests, the collection of commercial taxes alone can be called a historical crime. However, such a heavy commercial tax was not a waste of money, but was obtained on the basis of vigorously developing commerce. Today, not only domestic commerce is extremely prosperous, but maritime trade is also unparalleled throughout the ages. The abundance of materials and tax revenue have made the Tang Dynasty rich. We have the confidence to invest unprecedented amounts of money and set off a climax in infrastructure construction.
Who doesn’t know that if roads are well built and water conservancy is built well, the country can be prosperous and the people strong?
But the country must have money to invest, and it cannot harm the people's daily lives...
What a glorious and prosperous age. Xu Jingzong said: "Officials in the past were not only ashamed of their speeches, but also often made the fallacy that 'the wealth of the world is constant, the country will take more and the people will lose'. By the end of this year, I will write to Your Majesty, writing Order the Ministry of Civil Affairs to conduct a detailed nationwide survey to calculate the amount of private wealth and the amount of money in the national treasury! ”