Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"Daddy, do you think those stars will fall into the mortal world one day?" Zhao Chun who was lying on the side suddenly asked.

Zhao Ning said: "Yes, every once in a while, stars will fall into the mortal world."

"why?"

"Because after a star dies, there are residues, and the residues drift in the universe, and one day they fall down."

"Is it the same for people?" Zhao Chun said suddenly.

"Huh?" Zhao Ning turned his head and looked at the young man on the bamboo chair.

The boy's eyes are clear, reflecting the stars, innocent and innocent.

"Does people sometimes fall down?" Zhao Chun said seriously again, "Otherwise, how could there be so many families in history that fell after a few generations?"

Zhao Ning was quite surprised, Zhao Chun actually said this?

In Zhao Ning's impression, Zhao Chun is a kid who loves science. He usually doesn't talk much.

He is very quiet, quietly looking up at the sky, quietly watching the flowers and plants, quietly putting the wood on the water, and quietly taking the ball and putting it down.

His room is filled with all kinds of equipment.

In his eyes, those things seemed to have life.

Such a Zhao Chun, looking up at the sky, was able to say such words, which was beyond Zhao Ning's expectation.

"You're right." Zhao Ning looked up at the sky again.

People who lived more than 800 years after those stars probably didn't see much difference.

People in this era think that the stars are eternal, but are the stars eternal?

The stars will also have a day of exhaustion, but its lifespan is too long compared to humans.

So people think it is eternal.

"So, there is no eternity in this world, right?" Zhao Chun asked another question that Zhao Ning was thinking about in an innocent tone.

"There is no eternity."

"Coconut palms fall downward, wood is drilled to make fire, boiled water freezes in winter, and iron melts at a certain temperature. Isn't the law of change of these objects eternal?" Zhao Chun asked again. , "Is there a day when coconuts will float upward without any force? Will there be a day when the flame will disappear? Is it also possible that water will never be boiled? Are there any things that cannot be calcined by any flame? iron?"

Zhao Chun's series of questions stunned Zhao Ning, a liberal arts student.

But as a father, he concealed his embarrassment well.

"If one day the Dao disappears, it means that the universe will disappear."

"Father, does the Tao exist forever?"

"In the current universe, Tao exists forever, but it is infinite. What we see is just a speck of dust, and it is because we have seen it that we have entered a new era. The name of this era is The age of science, we are just at its doorstep."

"Then, in this kind of way, is there a kind that can make the dynasty last forever, just like water will always be water vapor under high temperature."

Zhao Ning looked at Zhao Chun in shock. Was this question asked by a 12-year-old boy?

Zhao Chun has a handsome face and bright eyes. He looks very similar to his mother, and his tone of voice is very similar, calm and serious.

"Before man is destroyed, there is no eternal dynasty, only eternal greed, generation after generation, quickly gathering resources and causing division."

"Then is there a way that exists universally in the human world that can curb people's greed?"

Zhao Chun's choice of words has been more particular, he is talking about the world, not the universe.

There is an essential difference between the two.

To put it more generally, it is the difference between society and nature.

Zhao Ning shook his fan and sat up excitedly.

The many questions Zhao Chun asked were really interesting.

It is easy to fall into the narrowness of politics by only reading history.

But if you study physics, biology and other natural subjects, and then study psychology and political science in depth, combined with the vast history, it will be completely different.

Zhao Chun definitely didn't study psychology. Luo Congyan can usually teach political science, but at his age it won't be very deep.

He was able to ask these questions probably because he had read through the history and combined with the thinking of natural science to think about it.

The thought of natural science has a very important point: it does not shift with the shift of human will.

What does that mean?

The boiling point of water exists objectively, and it is not artificially determined or invented. At most, human beings have made a measurement to make it easier for them to know.

Now that some natural laws have been discovered that do not change with people's will, is there an existence in human society that does not change with people's will?

Conspiracies, massacres, wars and all disputes are driven by human greed. If there is a universal general principle and law, can greedy plunder be curbed to a certain extent?

The father and son, who couldn't sleep at first, were looking at the stars, and the topic suddenly came to such a serious issue.

Zhao Ning said: "The development of things is the unity of progress and twists and turns. Isn't this the universal way in the world?"

"But it has not been able to curb human corruption, so that people still hurt each other."

"Then do you want to curb human greed, or curb the harm caused by curbing human greed?"

This time Zhao Chun's little head was stopped, he looked at his father with wide eyes, and said, "I don't understand much."

"Human greed is inherent, and the Buddha couldn't solve it, and the Confucian saints couldn't solve it. Since they can't solve it, does it mean that people can never erase greed?"

"The child still doesn't understand."

"The rapid gathering of resources, causing fragmentation, is a kind of behavior. It is driven by people's greed, and it is caused by complex group actions. However, as long as people are greedy, it will cause that result?"

Zhao Chun thought about it again, and said, "No, it seems not."

"Of course not. For example, in the early Tang Dynasty, the world generally lived and worked in peace and contentment. Can you say that people in the early Tang Dynasty were not greedy? People are still the same people, so if there is a universal Tao to check and balance in the world, it is not to curb people's greed. , but to curb human greed-induced behavior."

Zhao Ning went on to say: "Since it has been proved that there is a universal way in the world, let us call it the principle of universality in the world, or philosophy, which means that there may be other ways that can curb the consequences of human greed."

Chapter 1506 Zhao Ding's handle? (Second more)

"But virtue can't curb people's greed." Zhao Chun said, "A few days ago, my child heard that there was a temple in Kaifeng Mansion who secretly kidnapped a woman who was walking by and committed misdeeds, and then the case was solved by the Kaifeng Mansion Yamen. Got caught."

Speaking of this, Zhao Chun became more serious. He looked at his father very intently and asked, "Is the Tao of Sakyamuni and Confucius the Tao?"

"No." Zhao Ning also answered very simply, "Tao is an objective law, Buddhism is personal cultivation of Nirvana, Confucianism is self-denial and ritual, and personal cultivation. They are completely different."

Zhao Chun seems to understand but not understand.

Zhao Ning continued: "Let's not talk about their essential differences, let's talk about their effects on the world. If we use a general principle that does not depend on individual will to regulate the behavior of the world, then there will be a kind of perception in the world. It can be seen that there is a clear way to restrain human behavior, although it is not perfect, it is free from the control of human will."

"But Buddhism and Confucianism pursue personal self-cultivation and self-cultivation. As we said, greed will always exist. There may be very few people in the world who can get rid of greed, but we can't ask the world to get rid of it. Therefore, Buddhism and Confucianism will appear obscene monks and hypocrites. , and there are quite a few, in this case, they do not have general principles in the general sense, that is, natural laws."

A person's lifetime is only a few decades.

A person's childhood passes by carefree, teenagers start to worry, and youth start to suffer.

When I really start to reconcile with myself, it is already after the age of 30.

When a person reaches the age of 40, his physical strength will decline and he will begin to age.

Between the world of life, if the gap between the white horse is suddenly gone.

In a short life, people are constantly changing, and their appeals and thoughts will change. The concepts of good and evil, which are easy to be dressed up by others, are more likely to change in individuals.

Even if a person is in a good mood in the morning and wants to do good deeds, but in the evening he is irritable and wants to hit someone.

How to measure this person with good and evil?

Therefore, as long as it is the theory of cultivating the mind, it does not have a universal general principle.

Zhao Chun thought for a while, and seemed to suddenly understand: "Then this kind of universal and general principle in the world, if written in words, isn't it the law?"

Now Zhao Chun was confused, he walked around a few times, scratched his little head and said, "Are Legalism and Taoism the same?"

Zhao Ning said: "It's different, including the words you speak and the written method, which is different from Legalism. As for the difference, you should think about it carefully. Today's topic ends here."

Legalism is not the rule of law.

The essence of Legalism is to strengthen the centralization of the monarchy, and the art of weakening the people is one of the essence of Legalism.

Zhao Ning lay back on the bamboo chair and looked at the sky. In fact, he has been thinking about which direction the Song Dynasty will develop in the future.

It is very difficult to govern a larger country.

If the principle of particularity is used to govern the country, it will soon be over.

For example, Buddhism is the principle of particularity. It has a high understanding of people, and almost most people cannot truly understand Buddhism, and it does not have the value of governing a country at all.

At most, it is to give the world a kind of psychological comfort, but after this psychological comfort, the world will be able to abandon evil and do good?

The ideology of Confucianism is obviously not enough to support such a large and diverse country.

Confucianism has a clear hierarchical order. Benevolence, propriety, righteousness, and faith are all personal virtues. If a person does not have these virtues, he can still walk on the road or go home for dinner.

You can't just arrest that person just because he's not benevolent, rude, or broken in his word, right?

Alright, even if you want to arrest him, hang him up in the Kaifeng government office today.

Then tomorrow, will there be a lot of people accusing their neighbors of being unethical and demanding that they be arrested?

At this time, what should we do?

Legalism is even worse. As a person in the 21st century, no matter what, legalism will not govern the country.

Legalism's art of weakening the people and ignoring the people is just to strengthen the authority of the monarch and let them rule better.

Zhao Ning sighed, it had to be a Taoist.

In ancient China, there were two dynasties, which made people feel proud.

Han and Tang.

The reason why the big man became powerful was the rule of Wenjing.

The governance of Wenjing adopted the Taoist philosophy of governing the country.

What about Datang?

Needless to say!

Li Shimin is a typical Mingjun who does not rely on legalist power tactics to secure the country, but governs the country on the road.

When Li Longji created the prosperous Kaiyuan, he was a typical Taoist ruler.

It can be said that several well-known prosperous times in China were all based on the Taoist philosophy of governing the country.

What is the essence of Taoist governance?

Heaven and earth are not benevolent and regard all things as cud dogs.

It means that the Heaven and Earth Avenue has no emotional color, and everything is the same in its eyes.

The essence of the way of the universe lies in the laws of nature, such as physics, chemistry, biology and so on.

The essence of the Dao in the world lies in universal general principles, such as universal laws and basic moral standards in the world.

None of them are transferred by the transfer of human willpower.

Therefore, human greed and selfishness cannot affect them.

After a while, Zhao Chun suddenly asked: "Father, wouldn't universal law check and balance His Majesty's power?"

Zhao Ning smiled and said, "Do you think it should?"

"Daddy is a Mingjun. Many things Daddy has done are beneficial to this country, but Mingjun is not universal." Zhao Chun's eyes became a little melancholy.

He continued: "The stars will fall, but the stars have a lifespan of hundreds of millions of years, because the stars follow the Tao and die in the natural evolution of the Tao. If the country wants long-term peace and stability, why not follow the Tao to follow nature and respect objective laws? ?”

The cool night is like water, and at some point, Zhao Ning has already fallen asleep.

It is not so easy to govern the country with morality.

Tao and objective laws are easy to say, but how to visualize them?

How to implement it?

Who is the current prime minister who believes in these ideas?

After all, the era of war is coming to an end, and the war cannot be forgotten, but the management methods of many places must be readjusted.

This is what Zhao Ning is thinking about now.

On the evening of the second day of June, Cai Heng left the palace and was about to go home. A chief bookkeeper named Wang Zhu stopped Cai Heng: "Lang Zhong! Lang Zhong stay!"