Chapter 16
“As for Xuanzong of the later Tang Dynasty, he created the prosperous Kaiyuan era in his early years, but I don’t even bother to mention the messy things he did in his later years.”
“In addition, there are Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty… They were all wise monarchs in their early years, but in their later years they killed people and made elixirs.”
“These emperors are all the best among emperors. Even they cannot be perfect inner saints and outer kings. How do you expect every monarch in the future to be able to do so?”
“What are you thinking about?”
“The Inner Sage and Outer King thing is a benchmark. It is placed there so that the emperor can measure his weight, not for you to actually achieve it.
Zhu Heng said, took a sip of milk tea to moisten his throat, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said,”Do you understand now?” Do you still think that our current emperor and future emperors can be the so-called inner saint and outer king?”
Zhu Heng finished speaking.
Zhu Yuanzhang’s face was already stiff, with a look of solemn thinking, but he could not refute for a moment.
Zhu Biao also showed hesitation.
But Zhu Di was frightened half to death.
This is no different from swearing in front of Zhu Yuanzhang. , you must be mediocre in your later years, and most of your descendants will be mediocre, so what difference does it make?
Even he, the vassal king, dared not say that.
He quickly made up for Zhu Heng and said:”Dad, he meant Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, not the current emperor.” What does it mean to future emperors?……”
“I didn’t mention them. Zhu Heng sneered:”The emperors of the Ming Dynasty may not be as good as the emperors of the Tang Dynasty.””
“You still said that!”Zhu Di’s face changed drastically.
“Why are you so nervous? Zhu Heng was puzzled for a while:”Your father is like an emperor.””
“I……”
“alright.”Zhu Yuanzhang’s voice was a little hoarse.
He slowly raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Heng. His usually majestic face now looked a little helpless.
“According to your point of view, the Confucian approach will not work, and the emperor will even be a hindrance, right?”
“That’s probably what it means.”
Zhu Heng nodded casually.
Zhu Yuanzhang’s voice suddenly trembled:”So the dynasty periodic law really cannot be cracked?”
“Don’t worry, father. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang like this, Zhu Biao was extremely worried and said quickly:”There should be a way.””
“The territory of the Ming Dynasty was wider than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and there were more talents. The ministers would definitely be able to come up with solutions.”
“wrong.
Zhu Heng shook his head and said,”Why do I say they won’t be able to solve this problem in another thousand years?””
“This is not nonsense”
“Let’s go back to the historical limitations I just mentioned.”
“In fact, the ministers are very smart, and each of them is a talented person, but the problem they receive is that the knowledge and education they receive are too outdated.”
“Everyone’s mind is filled with theories from hundreds or even thousands of years ago”
“Therefore, they are trapped in a cage innately. No matter how smart they are, they are still limited by Confucianism.”
“For example……”Zhu Heng pointed at the milk tea and said:”You have never tried this kind of milk tea before, right? What you have always drank is Leicha, clear tea or Mongolian milk tea.”
“Can you imagine the taste of this milk tea before drinking it? Of course you can’t imagine it!”
“So when you encounter a problem, you always think about solving it with Confucian ideas, thinking about unreliable things like inner sage and outer king, but don’t dare to boldly think of other solutions.”
“You say Confucianism is a prison?”
Hearing this, Zhu Biao was completely shocked and almost spilled the milk tea in his hand.
These remarks were contrary to the Confucian education he had received before.
Zhu Heng was questioning the correctness of Confucianism!
“Don’t judge lightly!”Zhu Di was also frightened and sweating profusely.
Can this be said?
Although he doesn’t like reading, he also knows that the Confucian legal system is supreme. If he dares to question it, he will seclude himself from the world.
Even the emperor does not dare to face it. Questioning the correctness of Confucianism.
After all, Confucianism has indeed stabilized the world for thousands of years.
But Zhu Heng threw out the law of dynasty last time and asserted that the fate of the Ming Dynasty lasted for three hundred years. This time he questioned Confucianism.
Even if he doesn’t say anything shocking, he won’t stop! If someone really pursues him, even a vassal king can’t protect him!
But Zhu Heng laughed disdainfully:”Look, there is no way to question, so countless smart people in the Ming Dynasty can only Confucianism set up a snail dojo to spin around, but could not open up the pattern.”
“Even if someone really has a solution to the dynastic periodicity in the future, as long as it conflicts with the Confucian legal system, it will definitely not be tolerated in the world.”
“So if you have anything to say, let’s drink milk tea.……”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Heng’s leisurely expression drinking milk tea, but he was shocked and unbelievable:”According to your statement, there is something fundamentally wrong with the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, or in other words, Confucianism has an innate fetal poison, so even hundreds of people Officials are all victims……”
These remarks are perfectly consistent, and it seems to be true!
But why didn’t anyone think of it before him?
He was suddenly startled when he thought of this.
Maybe it’s just that too many people are locked in the cage of Confucianism, but everyone thinks everything is normal… until Zhu Heng wakes up the dreamer with his words!
But… he turned his head to look at Zhu Heng, and said with a solemn expression:”Since you saw the problem, why didn’t you tell me earlier?”