Liu Zongzhou seems to be a person who admits death, but that refers to his attitude towards academic research, and he also knows how to be flexible in governing the country. I saw him think for a while, and suddenly smiled: "The minister understands, if the way of the golden mean is really explained as specifically as the emperor, it can indeed be regarded as the way to govern the country. If you don't go to extremes, you can always make the policy take care of the interests of the majority, and keep pace with the times, so that all aspects of the Ming Dynasty can be at the forefront and reduce the threat. The minister thought that even if Zisi's moderation was not originally meant by this, the emperor's explanation was reasonable, because this was in itself in line with the golden mean. ”

Tianqi also smiled: "If Zisi is resurrected and says that my words are not in line with his original intention, I will arrest him and say that he is a fake Zisi." Useful is good, not to mention that he is just a saint, even if Confucius, Meng and other saints are resurrected, his remarks must meet the needs of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Seeing that the apocalypse was disrespectful to the sage, Liu Zongzhou coughed and diverted the topic and asked: "The emperor's explanation has taught the ministers, but at the beginning we seemed to be discussing the matter of running schools in the country. The emperor insisted on combining Taixi's knowledge with Daming's knowledge first, which meant that it was easy for students to become Taixi's disciples by studying separately, so where did he think about this? ”

Apocalypse said: "One side of the water and soil to raise one side of the people, a kind of thought to form a habit of behavior∞ a while ago I read Deng Yuhan translated a book about the history of Taixi, in his book I know that at the same time as Confucius running a school, Taixi also has a person named Plato, but this Taixi person is different from Confucius's idea of running a school. Confucius's philosophy of running a school is the inheritance of thought, which refers to the thought of a certain person, and future generations only have the right to continuously improve this thought, otherwise it is to deceive teachers and destroy ancestors. The Tessians do not seem to object to students doubting their teachers, they also believe that an idea is incomplete at the beginning, and that constant doubt can only be perfected. ”

Xu Guangqi also nodded and said: "Everyone admits that a kind of thought is imperfect at the beginning, the people of the Ming Dynasty are perfected in affirmation, and the Taixi people are perfected in doubt, and these two different ways will indeed give rise to different ideas and habits of learning. ”

Apocalypse said: "After careful analysis of this period, I found that there is a reason why this phenomenon occurs. The truth is that Confucius's teachings are exclusive, and he used the power in his hands to kill Shao Zhengmao, who competed with him for lectures. After the killing of Shao Zhengmao, there was only one voice left in the whole country, and in order to establish his consistent and correct image, he skillfully transferred Confucianism to cultivation, taking people as the standard but not the only standard. ”

Gao Panlong and the others were slightly embarrassed when they heard it, they knew this matter better than the apocalypse, the official history record said that Shaozheng Mao's demonic words confused the people and poisoned the youth, and Confucius killed him for the sake of heaven. But now the meaning of the apocalypse is that Confucius did not make a black hand because of the lack of competition in teaching, which is not in line with Confucius's tall and glorious image□ Zongzhou thought for a while and asked: "Is it right for the minister not to comment on what the emperor said, just want to ask that Plato of Tessie does not reject dissidents?" ”

Apocalypse said: "Plato has many brothers, maybe he thinks that there are too many people to kill for a while, so he does not exclude dissidents, it is precisely because of this that the Tessie people do not take someone as the standard in their teaching, but pursue something called truth∞ thinking that this truth should be recognized by everyone or proven to be very useful, this truth does not exist in a certain person, but exists between heaven and earth." Everyone uses a theory to distinguish between right and wrong, rather than a person or a person's words as a criterion, and the Tessians seem to be better off this way, and their conclusions are often only convincing. ”

Liu Zongzhou thought for a while and asked: "Since the emperor admires the education methods of the Taixi people so much, why doesn't he use two different ways to run different schools according to the minister's idea?" Both are good at both, so you should compare the results and take a look. ”

Apocalypse shook his head and said, "If it's farming, of course, you can give it a try, but you can't do it when educating the people, because I said that both education methods have their own strengths. The merit of the education of the Tessie people is that it stimulates the spirit of exploration and creativity of the students, and it is of great help in seeking the truth that they say, because the truth exists in all things in heaven and earth, not just in man, who is only one of all things in heaven and earth. But it should also be noted that the greatest drawback of the Tessians' method of education is that they like to doubt all authority except the God they believe in, which can easily divide the country. ”

Xu Guangqi asked: "The emperor said that doubting everything is easy to split the country, is there an inevitable connection between this?" ”

Tianqi nodded and said: "Yes, Confucianism talks about the inheritance of the teacher, that is, the student must unconditionally obey the teacher's thoughts, even if there are objections, they can only improve and supplement the teacher's thoughts, and anyone who completely denies the teacher is unpopular, which ensures that the people of the Ming Dynasty have absolute loyalty to the teacher and the monarch and less betrayal." The Taixi people dare to doubt the teacher and must dare to doubt the monarch, and the loyalty of the students educated by such an educational ideology is certainly not high. Last year, there was a Xu Hongru in Shandong, he bewitched the people's hearts in Shandong and rebelled against the emperor, but he had no loyalty to the imperial court, do we still have to educate some anti-thieves to come out and oppose us? ”

Xu Guangqi lowered his head and thought about it and asked the apocalypse: "Since the doctrines of these Taixi people are so dangerous, does the emperor want to drive them away or kill them all?" ”

"This is not necessary, I need to use the advantages of their educational methods, just to prevent their shortcomings from taking root and blossoming in the Ming Dynasty." The Confucian method of education was very effective in uniting people around the imperial court, but it was of little help in seeking the truth that existed in all things in heaven and earth. Now that there is a lack of clothes and food inside, and strong enemies outside look around, if I can be reasonable and can tell the food and clothing, or if I can be reasonable and can talk about the Mongols and Jurchens to be subservient, I don't need to think so much. The problem is that it takes advanced weapons to kill the enemy, and advanced technology is also needed to meet the needs of the people, so you have to have a good relationship with the Taixi people. ”

Xu Guangqi nodded and said: "The minister understands, the emperor should focus on Confucian thoughts, the purpose is to ensure the stability of the Ming Dynasty‖ he must make good use of Taixi's advanced knowledge, and also learn Taixi's advanced education methods, so that Daming can also have all kinds of new technologies." ”

Tianqi nodded and said: "That's right, this is also my intention to insist on combining Confucianism with Taixi knowledge to educate the people, just learning one thing is not enough, just like people have to eat some vegetables when they eat, and eating a little of both is more balanced than eating the same specially." After speaking, he looked at Liu Zongzhou and asked, "Has Lord Liu figured it out?" ”

Liu Zongzhou nodded and said: "The minister understands, not only does he understand the reason why the emperor wants to combine Confucianism with Taixi knowledge to educate the people, but the minister also understands one thing, that is, the emperor wants to throw out the overall plan, but I don't know what the emperor is going to do after throwing it out, can the emperor talk about it?" ”

Tianqi nodded and said, "Lord Liu is worthy of Lord Liu, and if I can know my plans∞ I have indeed wanted to get away from myself and do something else, but if I don't arrange the manpower, this system will not work normally." The original cabinet and ministry were cancelled by me, and I didn't have the ability and energy of Taizu, so I had to find some available people to help. To tell the truth, your personality is not suitable for planning the overall situation, and those who plan the overall situation must know how to make trade-offs without informality, and you have invested too much energy in the details. But your virtues are loyalty and prudence, which is also a last resort. ”

Liu Zongzhou nodded and said: "The minister disappointed the emperor, since the emperor said so, the minister will do it first, and if there is a suitable candidate, the minister will let the virtuous be." ”

Tianqi shook his head and said, "If there is a suitable person, you don't have to let Xian, just use him well and let him play a role." When thinking about the Three Kingdoms, the most suitable person for Shu was to let Zhuge Liang be in charge of internal affairs and let Pang Tong be in charge of military affairs, but there was nothing wrong with Zhuge Liang presiding over the overall situation after Pang Tong's unexpected death. It's just that Lord Liu should remember not to have the habit of Zhuge Liang to do everything, and use people better than doing it himself. ”

Gao Panlong saw that the apocalypse had the meaning of entrusting responsibility, and asked in confusion: "What affairs is the emperor going to throw out?" Why can't the minister understand? ”

Apocalypse said: "This country is like a boat, I am the owner of this boat, and it is impossible for a boat owner to row the boat himself, but he must manage his sailors and let them row." In terms of state affairs, I let Mr. Sun Chengzong Sun be in charge of military affairs, to ensure that no foreign forces encroach on the ship of the Ming Dynasty, and to ensure the external stability of the Ming Dynasty. In terms of government affairs, I let King Xin preside, and with the help of many experienced and capable ministers, I can manage the Ming Dynasty in an orderly manner. To govern the country, we must first govern the officials, and I let the Gao Daren and many Donglin Party members manage the Metropolitan Procuratorate to ensure that the officials will not abuse their power for personal gain, and these are the formation of a new order after the old order is broken. ”

Gao Panlong said: "The emperor's move was not understood by the ministers at first, but now it seems that it is better than the previous system." ”

Tianqi said: "I also mean to make the system better and better, in order to keep the Government Affairs Yuan, the Military Affairs Yuan, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate from going down the wrong path, I have established the Bo College and the Holy Academy, the Bo College is in charge of the assistance in specific affairs, and the Holy College is in charge of grasping the overall direction, so that it can operate normally." But this is not enough, the current system can only work to ensure the interests of the majority, and I have to find a way to ensure the interests of as many people as possible, although this is difficult, but this is my responsibility, I have no choice. ”

Seeing that Liu Zongzhou and the other three looked at him and didn't speak, Tianqi said to Liu Zongzhou: "In two days, I will combine some functions in the Holy Academy and the Bo Academy, so that the imperial court can get help in time. ”