Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"Officials, look at these fallacies and heresies. They are similar to your claims but different in spirit, and even the opposite everywhere!"

Zhao Ning's idea is just to look at the weaknesses in people objectively, such as desire, selfishness, anger, cowardice and fear.

These are engraved in genes during millions of years of evolution, it doesn't exist if you don't look at them blindfolded.

However, it is necessary to restrain people with universal rules, and to educate people with practical empirical learning, such as the benevolence and kindness of Confucianism.

After restraint and education, it does not mean that human weakness will disappear.

Only by accepting human weakness can we tend to be rational and objective when making decisions.

Zhao Ning laughed loudly: "It's unnecessary, the current Song Dynasty can't even accommodate a single Zhu Xi?"

Today's Song Dynasty has a territory of thousands of miles, business travel extends in all directions, currency travels overseas, and troops go deep into the desert.

All schools of thought contend.

No faction claims to be absolutely orthodox.

Upper decision decided by the economic background.

In official history, even the Southern Song Dynasty, which had not been restructured, did not follow Zhu Xi's methods at all. The scholar-officials in the Southern Song Dynasty scoffed at Zhu Xi's words.

Zhu Xi's theory was put on the stage of history by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Why was Zhu Xi's theory unpopular in the Southern Song Dynasty?

The reason is simple, because the business of the Southern Song Dynasty was developed!

A society with developed commerce is naturally incompatible with Zhu Xi's theory.

What is Zhu Xi's core thought?

Preserve the principles of nature and destroy human desires.

Before Zhu Xi, Confucius, Mencius, and Confucianism were practical studies of experience rather than universal philosophy.

Chapter 1520 Theory of Neo Confucianism (Second More)

The concepts of benevolence and propriety are summed up from life practice.

Why Ren?

Perhaps a long, long time ago, a certain scholar discovered that everyone was fighting a war, which made it impossible for everyone to cultivate land, had no food to eat, and many people starved to death.

So this scholar put forward a concept: stop fighting, be friendly to each other, plant the land together, everyone will have food to eat, the king can rule under his bow, and the world will be peaceful.

Therefore, the premise of benevolence is to fight and kill each other.

For an individual, treating others with kindness and kindness can reap the kindness of others, which is still a kind of self-protection behavior of the individual.

But is it because I am very benevolent that the other party must be friendly?

Obviously not.

Since there is diversity and particularity, what about universality?

What is universality?

Human beings are self-interested, and human beings are afraid of death, which is possessed by all living things, which are evolved for long-term existence on the earth in order to survive.

Simply put: genes are self-interested.

If genes were not self-interested, they would have been eliminated in the brutal competition long ago.

Confucian benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith all depend on acquired cultivation and education.

Having said that, what did Zhu Xi do, and why was he scolded by many people in later generations?

He said: Doing benevolence begins with filial piety, and filial piety is a matter of benevolence.It is acceptable to call it the foundation of benevolence, but it is not acceptable to call it the foundation of benevolence.Gai Ren is nature, and filial piety is use. There are only four elements in nature: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom.

In layman's terms, benevolence is innate morality, which is inherent in birth and will never change in people's hearts.

Just like Lao Tzu said, the Tao exists in the first place, and it does not change with the will of people.

Zhu Xi explained Confucianism in the context of Taoism.

Taoism itself is saying that there are objective laws between heaven and earth.

This stuff is not something ordinary people can understand. When ordinary people read Taoism, it becomes a pretentiously advanced metaphysics.

Therefore, Zhu Xi also turned the simple Confucianism obtained from practice into metaphysics.

It's not an objective law. If you insist on talking about an objective law, isn't that extreme idealism?

So much so that the scholar-bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty generally believed that benevolence and virtue are innate, innate, objective laws, and unchangeable.

If someone is not benevolent, he is not worthy of being a human being.

The same is true for propriety, righteousness, wisdom, and faith.

But the reality is that it is unwise to be unkind, unrighteous and polite, and untrustworthy people will not only not become pigs and dogs, but will easily obtain more resources than other people.

The Confucianism beliefs contradict the actual situation, and the Confucian scholars are all brains, insisting that they are not human if they insist on being unkind or unrighteous.

So in the end, the Confucian scholars could only keep talking, turning into empty targets, getting more and more out of reality and into the void.

However, some Confucian scholars are also opportunists. While holding high the banner of Confucianism, they quickly seek personal gain according to human nature.

Made a lot of hypocrites.

That's why it is said that after Zhu Xi's theory was carried forward, Confucianism became a dogma, forcibly distorting personality.

And Zhao Ning's Tao has only one core: respect objective laws and seek truth from facts.

If this concept is injected into the hearts of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, even if Zhu Xi goes all over the street with leaflets every day, will it be useful?

Since Zhao Guan's family is not interested in Zhu Xi, Gao Qiu also finds it boring.

In the next period of time, Zhu Xi could be described as stirring up trouble in Bianjing.

For a while, the Confucian scholars reveled.

In July, Zhu Xi put forward a concept that was already at the juncture of controversy: the imperial court should rule the world with the learning of sages and sages, preserve the principles of nature and destroy human desires.

Later, Zhu Xi gave lectures in the Bianjing garden on the bank of the Bian River, expounding his understanding of the sacred science.

It is said that after the speech, the audience cheered, and some even burst into tears.

They believe that if today's officials adopt Zhu Xi's remarks, the world will be able to enjoy long-term peace and stability.

Another evening, Zhao Ning was playing polo with Zhao Jin, Zhao Yu, and Zhao Chun.

During the break, Zhao Jin suddenly asked, "Daddy, there is something I don't understand, my son."

Zhao Ning took off his outer shirt, washed his face with water, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I heard that Zhu Xi came to Bianjing recently. Many people are praising him. Some people say that if the court adopts his theory to govern the country, the world will be peaceful forever. Why didn't daddy send someone to find him?"

"What do you think of his doctrine?"

"At first glance, it makes sense."

Zhao Ning smiled and said, "It sounds good at first glance."

All fallacies and heresies can bewitch people's hearts, and there is a feeling at first hearing.

"Since Dad doesn't agree with what he said, why didn't he send someone to arrest him and let him talk nonsense among the people?"

"Respect objective laws." Zhao Ning said.

"Catch him, isn't it an objective law?"

"He didn't break the law." Zhao Ning said again, "This world is full of diversity. It is composed of different people, different things, and different things. If he makes different remarks that are not illegal, he will be punished." If they are arrested, then there will be a person who makes a statement that is really beneficial to the country, but the prime minister does not agree with it, should he also be arrested?"

"Since it is a speech that is beneficial to the country, why should it be arrested?"

Zhao Ning felt that Zhao Jin was asking questions knowingly, he had a lot of thoughts, didn't he know?

"Whether it is beneficial to the country or not, it can be dressed up. Datang's sea is full of rivers, so why can't my Song Dynasty have it? They are all in China!"

Zhao Yu also came over and asked, "What if he influences other people?"

"Those are all lies that can directly hit the ulterior motives of people's hearts." Zhao Ning said lightly, "It only takes a while for people to find out that it's not the case."

"The so-called benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness can only be obtained through education. This is for people to better protect themselves. If these are the highest standards, then those without talent can easily use these as weapons to attack others. "

It was the Fifth Prince Zhao Chun who spoke.

"What kind of person likes this kind of theory the most?" Zhao Chun smiled. In the sunset, his smile was very kind. "There is no one with real talents, so if he uses his theory to govern the country, it will be the beginning of disaster." .”

Zhao Jin and Zhao Yu were stunned by Zhao Chun's words.

It was as if Brother Chun they knew before was not alone.

Zhao Chun did not intend to stop, and said to himself: "This kind of theory that has no achievements does not need the intervention of the court. Under such a general situation, it is the weak in itself, and it is a natural law for the weak to be out."

Hearing these words, Zhao Ning became thoughtful.

When he finished his meal, he suddenly said to Wang Huaiji, "I will call Zhu Xi to see me tomorrow."

Chapter 1521 Discussion with Zhu Zi

Zhao Guanjia's voice came from the palace, and quickly swept through the academic circles in Tokyo.

After dark, in the brightly lit city of Bianjing, the conversation was not about Fan Lou's singer, but about academic issues.

At the same time, Zhu Xi's name was also known by more people.

"Look at it! Look at it! Your Majesty still believes in sacred teachings! This bad breath is finally about to come out!"

A few Confucian scholars wore silk clothes, drank wine, and complained: "What kind of shit is the new school! What kind of business school does it train a group of bad people who can only make money! Those people only focus on money! They are thinking about how much to sell every day. Clothes, how much pen and ink to sell, how much wine to sell, is it useful! It has broken the hearts of the ancient Taoists! What we want is not this kind of people who only make money, we want people who promote benevolence, righteousness and propriety!"

"It's time to take care of it a long time ago! Look at what they have done to this world!"

"Just wait! Tomorrow the officials will invite Zhu Xi to the palace and make him a high official!"

"Build a heart for the world! Establish a life for the people! To inherit the knowledge of the past saints! To create peace for all generations! This is our ideal!"

"..."

If you go to Fan Lou or other restaurants tonight, you will see some Confucian scholars with tears in their eyes.

They all cheered, what a heroic sage's speech!

I want to fight for the peace and prosperity of the people of the world!

"The power of a magistrate should be limited and cut off. The magistrate and county magistrate have no taxation power, nor judicial power to adjudicate cases. After the power is divided, each performs its duties, and the term of office is rotated every five years to prevent corruption! "

Suddenly a voice shouted: "This is the science of governing the world!"

After those Confucian scholars heard it, it was as if they had been scolded by their ancestors for eighteen generations. They glared at him, surrounded this person, and began to yell wildly.

I don't know whether it was Zhu Xi's remarks that caused a storm in Bianjing, or the anger that had been suppressed for a long time broke out in the hearts of Confucian scholars.

In short, Bianjing is not peaceful tonight.

Even Confucian scholars began to criticize the former Prime Minister Zhao Ding in public, saying that he read the books of sages to become an official, but abandoned the doctrine of sages and adopted short-sighted new learning, which led to the collapse of people's hearts and the loss of morality.

Some people said even more fiercely: "The ancestors have great wisdom! What a new learning! What nonsense is they talking about gravity! Those who betray their ancestors are either stupid or bad! Zhao Ding is the first! Yu Yunwen is the second! "

Someone else's eyes were red, and he shouted hoarsely: "The only thing that can govern the country in this world is the holy science! Who dares to betray this! Whoever is the sinner of China!"

The Confucian scholars walking on the street are also as if they have been beaten with chicken blood. When they see people, they start to say "benevolence, benevolence, and righteousness".

When a passer-by walks on the street, he will be pulled over, and a group of Confucian scholars will gather around and shout: "Recite the Analects of Confucius!"

If the passer-by can't recite it, they will be surrounded by them and criticize him.

You can't even memorize "The Analects of Confucius", you are not worthy of being a human being!

If someone came out of the University of Tokyo, a group of Confucian scholars would rush over and start crusading loudly: You are people without morals, you are despicable and shameless, you have no holy learning, you are nothing!

This kind of voice can also be heard in the wine shop: I don’t care if they sing or not, but one must believe in holy teachings and be a moral person!

The next day, before dawn, the officials arrived at the Daqing Hall.

Not long after, Zhao Guan's house also arrived.

After the ceremony was over, the hall became quiet again.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Xi is already waiting outside the palace."

"Xuan."

Zhu Xi went to the palace.

"Xiaomin sees His Majesty, long live!"