Chapter 159: Heaven's Reason and Man Wants to Pick Up Ashes
At today's court meeting, the storm was changing so quickly that it was a bit unresponsive.
First, Wen Tiren came out of class to report, saying that he wanted to check how many social schools there were, how many teachers, and how many children there were, who could not afford to go to social schools and study.
Then Shi Feng came to the gods to assist, saying that some scholars in the Imperial College were unwilling to be imperial examinations and were willing to be teachers like spring mud. This is a good thing, which shows that Your Majesty's civil education was very good. He asked Emperor Chongzhen to commend these scholars and also asked to establish the Ming Dynasty Normal University Normal College. Based on the Imperial College students as the foundation, they won the scholars who failed but were willing to teach, and then sent these scholars to social science professors in various places to teach children.
This is a good thing. After all, this is a great thing for Everbright Ming Cult and promoting the education of saints. This requires support.
But when the ministers all agreed and expressed that they would do their best to support and that the emperor should also express their opinions, Emperor Chongzhen once again showed that he did not follow the rules: "This is a good thing to continue the learning of the past saints and open up the foundation of the eternal ages. Of course, I support it."
Look at people's faces, listen to their voices, which ministers in the court are not human spirits? Listen to Chongzhen's words, you will know that there must be something to say later. As expected, Chongzhen's next words made these ministers feel a burst of sadness: "I heard that the six arts of gentlemen, etiquette, music, shooting, imperial, books, and numbers."
As soon as Chongzhen said that, the ministers knew that it would be bad. Who is the one who studies archery, monarchy and numbers? Except for those who are interested in real logarithm, the rest are basically all about studying etiquette, music, and books.
Speaking of shooting, it is okay to let these gentlemen shoot on their little ladies, just shoot archery; as for the emperor, it is impossible to drive, and it is impossible to drive in this life. After all, are people with status? If you are already very tired when you are a subordinate, okay, you still drive?
As for the numbers, what are the same cage of chickens and rabbits, the deep wells and the long ropes, and what are the problems of Han Xin's pointing soldiers? Think about it, my head hurts, where is there a son saying "Shiyun and a beautiful lady," and a gentleman is interesting? Forget it, who is willing to study it, who will do it well.
But since Mr. Chongzhen has spoken, this guy must want to rebuild these six arts, which is a rhythm that will not make us feel better! This cannot bear it!
It’s just that some people are unhappy, and some are happy. For example, Shi Fenglai is like Shi Fenglai. No matter how he looks at Lu Ru and Zhu Xi’s disciples, he doesn’t like him. He thinks this emperor is too powerful. He hits these two wastes’ life gates all day long, either just studying hard all day long, holding the three ancient dynasties and keeping the ruins of the ancient three generations, or he is a desperate desire to preserve the laws of heaven.
But it’s okay to be desperate, but you’re fucking sour. You’re even putting yourself into ashes! He’s so shameless, but after erecting the archway, he told others that he must be shameless. How can he have such a fucking thing? He just cheats others?
Even when discussing social studies before, Chongzhen did not reveal any words to Wen Tiren and Shi Fenglai, but without waiting for other ministers to come out to oppose it, Shi Fenglai took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty is wise. I believe that the influence of children will accompany these children's life for the whole life of these children, so I have come into contact with the Six Arts of Gentlemen since childhood, which is for their future life plans."
Wen Tiren was not very happy. I haven't been taken down yet, so you came out to grab the favor first, right? I can't stand this! Wen Tiren, who was originally planning to pretend to be stupid and not express his opinion, can't stand it now, and decided to sell his teammates and please the emperor first. The most important thing is: "I suggest that those who read scholars should not read books until they are dead, nor should they study hard. The reason why the Han and Tang dynasties was strong was because scholars in the Han and Tang dynasties were both good at civil and military affairs, not scholars who were powerless."
"Since the beginning of the Song Dynasty, because of the reason why the country was not upright, he treated the scholars with kindness, which made the scholars arrogant and so unstoppable that they were unable to tie up their chickens. Our dynasty also inherited the Song and Yuan dynasties, and they also treated the scholars with kindness."
Seeing that the ministers in the court were coming to him and Shi Fenglai, Wen Tiren smiled slightly and didn't care at all: "There are words among the people, and it's like killing a son. I deeply agree with it. All the scholars have no strength to tie up their hands, cannot hold their hands, and cannot pick their shoulders, so that there is a joke that the scholars are useless. I think that they should re-establish the six arts of gentlemen in the county and prefectures of the world. Those who fail to meet the qualifications should not participate in the spring examination, nor should they become officials."
You bought a watch! The ministers in the court all cursed inwardly. Not only did they look at Wen Tiren's eyes starting to be bad, but they also looked at Chongzhen secretly, but they also had many grievances in their eyes that they colluded with the Prime Minister to cheat people!
Chongzhen didn't care about the performance of the ministers below. I had long been unhappy with Zhu Xi, the old guy: "I have recently read the history books and found something very interesting. I hope you all can solve my doubts."
Regardless of the faces of the court officials below, Chongzhen just said lightly: "I have been idle recently, so I read a song called "Bu Suanzi". The text is 'It's not that I love the wind and dust, but that's like being mistaken by my predecessor. When flowers fall and bloom, it's always the monarch of the East. I must go and live. How to live. If you have a mountain flower full of your head, don't ask where the slave will return.'. Therefore, I am quite curious about the Qingyuan Party case, and I have read the historical books of the old Song Dynasty but I don't know. I hope all of you will teach me. Forget it, today our monarch and ministers will talk about the matter of "sweeping ashes" so as not to be in vain to Zhu Zi's injustice."
I have been planning to criticize Zhu Xi for this matter! Anyway, I am going to reopen the society now, and this is a good opportunity for him. If I don’t criticize him at this time, when will I wait?
But the jokes on the Internet in later generations are just jokes after all, and they are hard to count. They will be more pleasant to pretend for a moment, and they will be even more pleasant to slap in the face. As soon as Chongzhen opened his words, he did not wait for others to refute them. Meng Shaoyu, the Minister of Rites, went out to slap first, and said, "I call the so-called "splitting ashes" in the past, and there was a temple with great incense. In the tin foil burner, the ash accumulated in the daytime. If you wash out the tin, you will get a lot of money. The neighbors of the temple knew it and took the tin and stole the tin and thought it was common. The tin is a scattered word. It is a matter of stealing the tin."
But no matter how Meng Shaoyu looked, he had a strange look: "So in December of the second year of the Qingyuan period of the Song Dynasty, the Censor Shen Jizu impeached Zhu Zi to 'tempt the nuns and think they favored concubines' and 'the wife was pregnant without a husband', and the rest were unfaithful and corruption.'
Seeing Meng Shaoyu's face so strange, Chongzhen also felt a sense of vigilance in his heart. Could it be that I let the keyboard masters of the world be fooled?
Sure enough, Meng Shaoyu continued: "Zhu Zi did not deny the fact that Nani was a concubine in his criticism for the former Emperor Ningzong of Song, but he did not admit his guilt about the "swept ashes". I think there must be a hidden truth."
This is very obvious, that is, you are ignorant, so let the Minister of Rites teach you the emperor: "Food, the principles of heaven, delicacies, and human desires. Husband and wife are the principles of heaven, three wives and four concubines are the desires of man. Therefore, Zhu Xi demanded to preserve the world and eliminate human desires, so that he conforms to the laws of heaven and eliminates selfish desires. He should not make one's own selfish desires, which would damage the virtues of a gentleman."
Before Meng Shaoyu could continue to speak other theories, Shi Fenglai made a speech: "I call you on Your Majesty, I think what Lord Meng said is wrong."
Chongzhen nodded and asked, "The more he argues, the more he becomes clearer, and the more he speaks, the more he speaks. These hundreds of years of doubts will eventually be finalized."
Shi Fenglai said, "I said to Your Majesty. I think that Zhu Zi advocated the preservation of the laws of nature, but he would take two nuns as concubines. This is not a gentleman's behavior. Although his "family wife is pregnant without a husband" was not seen in the memorials that Zhu Zi confessed to his mistakes, Zhu Zi did not deny it, and it may not be without cause. If nothing happens, then the fact that the Song Dynasty's censor Shen Jizu was falsely accused and his crime was a great deal. However, in the end, Zhu Zi was exiled, which shows that something must be true."
Seeing Shi Fenglai so shamelessly, Meng Shaoyu immediately refuted: "I heard from Your Majesty that Zhu Zi dared to admit his mistakes even if he had taken two nuns as concubines. If there was really a case of being exposed, how could he not admit it? I think it was just a rumor."
What Chongzhen, who didn't know much about Neo-Confucianism, actually knew was the keyboard warriors of later generations, such as the ones that were so powerful that they wanted to preserve the laws of heaven. They never took Zhu Xi to heart. Now that he heard Shi Fenglai and Meng Shaoyu's argument, Chongzhen exclaimed that he had gained his knowledge. The ancients were really good at playing and dared to play. Taking nuns home as concubines, aren't you snatching a girl from the Tathagata Buddha? Are you afraid of going to the eighteen levels of hell?
Shi Fenglai opposed it, "It's a mistake to spread rumors? I'm afraid that the rumors that Mr. Meng said were about to refer to the affairs of Mr. Dongpo and Mr. Banshan?"
Damn, this matter is also related to Su Dongpo? Who is Mr. Banshan? It seems that he is from the former Song Dynasty? Chongzhen, a novice in history, wants to move a small stool and prepare some peanuts, melon seeds and mineral water to watch the show!
Shi Fenglai, regardless of Meng Shaoyu's face was not very good-looking, said to himself: "A pipa in the green gauze tent, even if there is spring, I dare not play it. If my father-in-law plays a song, the fat water will not flow to outsiders' fields."
Yoyo, this little word is written, it’s really awesome. Does Su Dongpo have such a romantic past?
Shi Fenglai said, "Mr. Dongpo lost his wife in middle age, and his wife was naturally Wang. He asked Mr. Dongpo to write about 'Ten years of life and death, and he would never forget it if he didn't think about it.' However, his son Su Mai Su Weikang was excellent in literature and was smart in politics. He had to add that the people could not bear to deceive him. Later generations admired him. How could Mr. Dongpo's stupid son be involved in the rumors?"
Meng Shaoyu said: "Yes, what the lower officials want to say is exactly this. Even Mr. Banshan's rumors are the same as Mr. Dongpo's affairs. I think it is because of rumors."
Shi Fenglai smiled and said, "The story between Mr. Dongpo and Mr. Banshan is naturally spreading rumors, which is not worthy of trust. It is just that Zhu Zi's incident may not be a theory of spreading rumors."
"The person who takes off the ashes is a great defense of human ethics. Even if Zhu Zi is the gentleman of Emperor Ningzong of Song, how dare he confess his crime in his self-defense? If he admits it, it is not as simple as Neo-Confucianism being criticized as a false learning. Furthermore, what does Zhu Zi say in his self-defense? Think deeply about yesterday's mistakes and look for the present."
"It is already very clear that such an ambiguous and ambiguous attitude appears in the self-defense comments. Isn't that enough?"
Meng Shaoyu was speechless for a moment. This damn thing was just there. It was not so easy to wash it. In awe, he deliberately swung the turtle punch to teach Shi Feng to be a man. But thinking about the consequences of the court officials fighting in the court last time, and thinking about the censor who was shot dead by the stick, Meng Shaoyu did not dare to take action in the end.
Chongzhen was very disappointed. He originally thought that these Neo-Confucian disciples would bring out some evidence to criticize Shi Feng, but in the end he became silenced? The power was out of power? The chain was lost.
Chongzhen was disappointed and was about to speak, but Shi Fenglai said first: "I will tell Your Majesty that in the Book of Rites, the Great says that in ancient times, those who want to make clear virtues of the world should first govern the country; those who want to govern the country should first consolidate their families; those who want to consolidate their families should first cultivate their bodies; those who want to cultivate their bodies should first correct their hearts; those who want to correct their hearts should first be sincere in their intentions; those who want to be sincere in their intentions, first obtain knowledge, and achieve knowledge in the study of things. After the matter is structured, then knowing the truth, then being sincere in their intentions, then being sincere in their intentions, then being honest in their intentions, then being honest in their intentions, then being upright in their hearts, then being upright in their hearts, then being upright in their body, then being upright in their body, then being upright in their family, then being upright in their country, then being upright in their country, then being upright in the country, then being upright in the world."
"Although Zhu Zi has enough knowledge, if he does not cultivate his body, he will not be able to correct his virtues. If he does not correct his virtues, he will not be able to govern his country. Even Zhu Zi's own self-dispute commentary directly admits his mistakes and considers Neo-Confucianism as a false study. I believe that if Zhu Zi's virtues are not enough to be a teacher for all generations."
Damn! Shi Fenglai is trying to cut off the root of the famous teaching! The court officials cursed in their hearts, but before anyone could come out to refute, they listened to Shi Fenglai and continued: "The study of a saint was originally the study of governing the country, and Zhu Zi's study was the study of self-cultivation, which was not enough to be the foundation of governing the country. And if one does not cultivate one's own virtue, how can one conquer the world with virtue?"
Chongzhen, who had long been interested in trying to fight against Zhu Xi, was naturally very happy. Confucianism is a good thing, but he can't resist some mischief and reciting the sutras. Chongzhen, who had long seen the dissatisfied Neo-Confucianism, said immediately: "What happened today reminded me of the affairs of Yansheng Gong."
Damn! As soon as Chongzhen said that, the court officials whined again, "This matter is not going well today!"
"Yan Shenggong was a saint, but he misinterpreted the saint's intentions and ignored the saint's legacy, which was not what the Son of Man said. It was Zhu Zi who advocated the exorcising desires, but he accepted two nuns. From this, it can be seen that no one is perfect."
"The words of the saints were originally subtle and profound, but for thousands of years, there have been spring and autumn me, which is different from the spring and autumn me. Anyone who reads the theories of the saints will have his own understanding. If there are good ones, there will naturally be bad ones."
Chapter completed!