Wang Chengen rolled his eyes and arched his hand and said, "Back to the emperor, the slave doesn't know." www.biquge.info The slave and maid only know that loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are the conscience of a person, but the public morality of the Duke of Jinguo, the slave and maid do not understand it very well. ”

Although Wang Chengen said that he did not understand the first half of the sentence, the second half of the sentence made it clear that he was a person who believed in loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. Wang Chengen obviously doesn't know much about public morality.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the gate of Qianqing Palace, thought for a while, and sighed.

"As Jin Guogong said, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are private virtues. If loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are emphasized, all parts of the country will be stable. Because in the final analysis, all power is royal, and everything for officials is given by the royal family. If the official has good personal morality, he will be grateful to the royal family, and the interests of the royal family will be stable. Therefore, the royal families of all dynasties have attached great importance to Confucianism. ”

"The so-called imperial examination is to test the Confucian loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, that is, to select the best people with private virtues from the people, and give him all the high lords and generous talents. I hope he can be grateful to Dade and defend the interests of the royal family. ”

Hearing the words of the Son of Heaven, Wang Chengen felt that the Son of Heaven seemed to be dissatisfied with Confucianism, and he actually said the Great Dao of Sages so nakedly. However, Wang Chengen didn't dare to show surprise on his face, but just arched his hand and said: "Emperor Shengming! ”

However, this kind of morality cannot control the corruption of the dynasty. Officials from Confucianism knew loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness, but they had no sense of public morality at all. It is common for these officials to break the rules without guilt by taking advantage of their acquaintances and bullying people they do not know each other by taking advantage of their acquaintances, and as long as they do not violate loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. ”

"After a long time, the rules of the whole country have been corrupted, and the gentry have fished and fleshed in the country. The people at the bottom were bullied so much that they couldn't survive, so they could only rise up. ”

"That's what happened in Henan and Huguang."

Wang Chengen heard the words of the Son of Heaven and was thoughtful.

The Son of Heaven said: "Public morality is just the opposite, public morality does not pay attention to courtesy and exchanges, but only requires those who are in power to do things that are beneficial to their families and countries. In this way, the loyalty of the officials to the main family is not so strong, and if the main family is not outstanding in ability and morality to benefit the country, the officials will even be dissatisfied with the main family. ”

"Talking only about public morality will make the situation of those in power very difficult, and make the position of the lord unstable. Therefore, none of the royal families of all dynasties advocated public morality. ”

Wang Chengen suddenly realized, and arched his hand and said: "Emperor Mingjian! ”

"But paying attention to public morality can make the country rich and strong, and let the people have enough food and clothing. Protecting the legitimate interests of the people becomes morality, corruption and bribery and breaking of rules become despicable, and the country will be orderly and prosperous. ”

Zhu Youzhen paused and said: "I read the "Tianjin Daily" and "Shandong Daily" every day, and I know that this is what happened in Tianjin, Shandong, and Guanwai provinces. ”

Wang Chengen couldn't help but be moved when he saw that the Son of Heaven said so conclusively. He thought for a while and said, "Emperor, if public morality is respected in the world now, will it help the situation of thieves?" ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled bitterly and did not speak.

After a long time, he said: "It's hard to return!" ”

"For example, now it is owned by me alone, but in fact it is in the hands of the gentry. If I suddenly sacrifice public virtue, I am afraid that not only will it not form a trend, but it will arouse the anger of the gentry. If the south resists taxes, how can the border army in the north be maintained? ”

When Wang Chengen heard Zhu Youzhen's words, he didn't know what to say.

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said: "Only by fighting with the gentry like the Duke of Jinguo can it be possible to take public morality as the key." ”

Zhu Youzhen took a breath and no longer discussed the topic, but raised the concert of Zhang Rengui, the governor of Henan.

"The thieves want to attack Shaanxi, what does Shaanxi Governor Sun Chuanting say?"

Wang Chengen took out Sun Chuanting's recital from a pile of concerts next to him, and said: "Emperor, Sun Chuanting said that the thieves are now like a rainbow, and if the thieves are allowed to enter Shaanxi, the whole territory of Shaanxi will inevitably be eroded. Sun Chuanting was willing to go out of Tongguan with 60,000 Shaanxi soldiers and bring 100,000 border troops north of the Yellow River to encircle and suppress thieves in Henan. ”

Zhu Youzhen heard Wang Chengen's words and groaned for a long time.

Then he said, "Good! Jiasun Chuanting's military department is still the book, and the governor of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Nanzhili provinces is the military and horse Rong Zheng. 500,000 taels of silver from the inner treasury were allocated to Sun Chuanting as military funds, and he was allowed to go out of the customs to suppress thieves. ”

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In the Horse Washing Hall of Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul, North Korea, the king of Joseon, Yi Liang, sat anxiously on the throne, a little restless.

Ri Sik sent a new order to build 300 elementary schools throughout the country to teach Chinese character writing and arithmetic. Another 150 secondary schools will be built to teach public morality and Chinese history in secondary schools.

Of course, Li Liang was unwilling to do what Li Zhi asked.

Now that the Joseon State has been deprived of all its troops by Li Zhi, it can be described as a bare-bones king. Now all that Li has is the prestige that Lee has formed in the hundreds of years since the founding of the DPRK.

Now North Korea has a "Chosun Ilbo" set up by Ri Sik. However, the two classes of literate aristocrats rejected this kind of newspaper, and the illiterate people could not read the newspaper, and the newspaper had little influence. In general, the current North Koreans still only know the king of Joseon.

But school is different. If schools are spread out on a large scale, all children will be literate, and the influence of newspapers will reach every household. And if Li Zhi's teacher is allowed to brainwash young people in school, I am afraid that in a few years, the Koreans will become part of the Ming Kingdom.

If Korea is completely annexed by Li Zhi, I am afraid that Li Liang, the king, will not be able to be the king. The Lee dynasty, which has been inherited for hundreds of years, will perish at the hands of Li Liang.

The Washing Horse Hall is not a large hall, but just an office room, and there are only three people standing in the room at this time. Seeing Li Liang's anxious appearance on the throne, Park Dajing, the leader of the council, arched his hand and said, "Your Highness, I thought the situation was not so bad. ”

Li Liang looked up and asked, "How?" ”

Park Dajing looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, although Li Zhi is strong, he has too many enemies. The gentry of the Ming Dynasty, the thieves of the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch of the West, and even the Japanese of the East were all enemies of Li Zhi. ”

"And everyone knows that Li Zhi is a completely different force from anyone before. He's going to change the world forever. Every time Li Zhi is stronger, the living space of other forces will be suppressed by one point. ”

"The gentry of the Ming Dynasty, such a corrupt group of people, under the pressure of Li Zhi, had to work hard to train 160,000 Jiangbei troops."

"Even if the turtle is in a hurry, it will bite. I think that in some time, as long as there is an opportunity, I am afraid that all the enemies on all sides of Li Zhi will join forces to attack Li Zhi. At that time, even if Li Zhizhi is strong, I am afraid he will not be able to parry. ”

"We, North Korea, just need to wait for that opportunity!"