Chapter 300: Li Lu's "New Culture Movement" (Part II)
Someone brought the British newspaper back to Li Tang, and when those orthodox literati saw the vernacular text on the British side, especially when they saw a new style poem called "To Have Hope" published in the British largest official newspaper "Dawn Daily", they were all angry, this can also be called a poem? The thousand-year-old Wenhua was lost, and Merlot committed a lot of crimes.......
Merlot? That's right, it's Melot, in order to promote vernacular literature, Li Lu went into battle shirtless, he gave himself a pen name, called Merlot, and stole the Spanish poet Alessandre. Melo's masterpiece "To Have Hope", in his previous life, Li Lu liked this "To Have Hope" very much, and he was very familiar with this immortal masterpiece Li Lu, and he plagiarized it and sent it to the editorial department of Dawn Daily under the pseudonym of Merlot.......
Soon after, news came out that this Merlot is no one else, he is our Emperor His Majesty, it can be regarded as an upward and downward effect, not long after, in the streets or alleys of England or even in the Chinese class of the school, such a voice sounded:
Do you know how to live?
You know,
Do you want it to be repeated?
You're wandering in place.
Sit down
Don't always look back,
Rush forward!
Stand up
Hold up your chest again,
That's life.
The way of life;
Is it only the sweat on the forehead,
The thorns on the body,
The dust of the servant,
The pain of the heart,
And without love and morning?
Keep going, keep climbing,
Close is the pinnacle.
Don't hesitate any longer,
Stand up
Hold your chest up,
How can you give up hope?
Don't you think?
There's a silent language in your ears,
It has no intonation,
But you can hear it.
It follows the wind,
With the fresh air,
Lifting your ragged garments,
Blow dry your sweaty forehead and cheeks,
Erase the remaining tears from your face.
In the evening when the night is approaching,
It combs your gray hair,
So patient,
Slowly.
Puff up your chest to meet the blue sky of the morning glow,
The light of hope has risen on the horizon.
Take a firm step,
identification direction,
Count on my support
Swiftly chased forward......
For this poem, the people of the British Empire have said that what Your Majesty said is really right, you must have hope, this life can have a head, and Your Majesty is really worthy of being a caring person for our people.......
However, the vigorous New Culture Movement on the British side was fiercely opposed and refuted by the vast majority of literati and Li Tang's upper-class aristocratic forces on Li Tang's side, and even after Li Zhi read the newspaper, he scolded Li Lu, "If you have been in the land of barbarians for a long time, if you are barbarians" The implication is that you Li Lu don't want to turn raze into summer, and say that it is good to turn raze into summer?
After Li Lu learned of Li Xiaojiu's remarks, he said contemptuously, "Where did you not have the right to speak in the investigation?" No matter how good the theory is, it must be combined with practice, and the young slave doesn't know the situation here every week and speaks randomly, which is not good........"
This can't blame Li Tang for jumping to his feet, in their hearts, you Li Lu went away from home, hum, although he ascended the throne in the west and became the emperor, but you are just the king of a small barbarian country, in the hearts of these people, only the Huaxia they occupy is the center of the world, and the Tang Dynasty, which is the pillar of the ruling class, is the heavenly kingdom, and other countries and nations are barbarian states that lack rules and cultural relics and etiquette systems, and foreigners are all Rongdi barbarians who are similar to beasts, not to mention that you Li Lu was originally a vassal minister, but he was arrogant and called the emperor, It's a great traitor.......
Since Li Lu's strong rise in the west, Confucianism, as the ideological pillar of the ruling ideology of the orthodox dynasty in China, has received a lot of impact, but the mentality of Confucianism to learn from the ancient, reverence for the ancient, and retro has made these people almost diehards.......
In the face of the aggressive Britain, these people still hold this traditional cultural mentality of the Celestial Empire, but they don't know that the barbarians or traitors in their eyes are not backward countries like the Goguryeo Turks, but a modern nation-state with Han people or Sinicized Hu people as the main body; Britain is not a nomadic civilization, but an industrial civilization that has stepped into a more advanced than agricultural civilization. The reason why these diehards are stubborn is that they cling to the outdated understanding of the concept of Yixia and fail to recognize the changes in the world pattern.
Regarding the statement of a small number of people whether to learn from Li Lu's experience in governing the country, Yu Zhining, the current leader of Confucianism in the Tang Dynasty, said, "Taking the name by chapters and sentences, respecting the way of Yao Shun and Zhou Gong, and wanting people to recite the righteousness of history, although they are alert and wise, they can enrich the country and strengthen the army or may not be conducive to the society". He Yu Zhining Hongguo said that Britain was Yidi, and directly expelled Li Lu and them from the ranks of Huaxia.
Not only that, in response to Li Zhi's recent adjustment of the imperial examination system, increasing the number of Jinshi admitted to Ming Law, Ming Calculation, Ming Character and other subjects, Yu Zhining played Li Zhi and said: "The way to build a country should be based on etiquette and people's hearts. Astronomical arithmetic is only for the last discussion, that is, it is not taught, and it will not be damaged in the country's great plans.......... Those who are on the right path are the only ones who can read the art of Confucius and Mencius and learn the way of Yao Shun, and only then can they be able to use the talent of the Ming body........"
His words made Li Zhi angry, but there was no way, it was orthodox in the Tang Dynasty Confucianism, no matter how good you Li Zhi were, can you beat your Laozi Li Er? You must know that Li Er doesn't dare to touch Confucianism, you Li Xiaojiu is the oldest, and you dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head to tease the tiger whiskers of our Confucianism........
That's right, in the eyes of Zhining and others, "The Way of Confucius and Mencius of Yaoshun Zhougong" is "the study of sages", it is a great scripture that is not easy to change for eternity**, and the three outlines and five constants as the core of sacred learning are the unchangeable body of governing the Tao for all ages.
Linghu Defen, who participated in the 100 forums held by Li Lu. He even said viciously in the recital for Li Zhi: "His people are rude and musical, have no rules and cultural relics, and only regard punishment as a punishment, so brave and ruthless, relying on their psychological skills, and taking the second as a plan to become rich and strong." ”
Regarding Li Zhi's practice of increasing the number of scholars in the Ming Law, Ming Calculation, Ming Characters, etc., he advised Li Zhi: "Don't change your predecessors lightly because things have already happened, and don't think that you can obey the thief's feelings and ignore the country's ......."
Well, this guy directly said that Li Lu's Britain was a thief.......
Of course, there are also people who advocate a limited degree of learning from Li Lu, this part of the people is very few, their representative is with Li Lu has dealt with, has been a fight, has been an envoy Liu Shenli, he wrote in the recital with Li Zhi, "The British have a practical in learning, astronomical calculations, the more refined they are, the more they observe geography, distinguish between animals and plants, govern water conservancy, and talk about medicine. However, those who know it think that Chinese and foreign countries are different, folk customs are different, strong and weak are different, rigid and soft heterogeneity, the great defense of the summer is defeated, and the stupid thief of the people's hearts is indescribable. ”
He also did not admit that Li Lu's Britain was the country of the Han Chinese, and called the people there the British, and he also wrote: "The metaphysical Huaxia also wins with the Tao; The metaphysical British are also victorious with instruments, such as praising the British and degrading themselves, and those who have not seen the origin of governance are also ......... The instrument is taken from the thieves, the Tao is prepared to bow down, and the one who will not change for eternity, the way of Confucius and Mencius, Confucianism and Taoism, and humanity. ”
These orthodox scholars were extremely disgusted by the New Culture Movement initiated by Li Lu, and they strengthened their moral responsibility to abide by traditional morality on the basis of defending Confucianism and sacred learning, and were full of a sense of responsibility to defend sacred learning and Confucianism and a sense of mission to change the Yi of Xia........ However, what they don't know is that what they call "Xiaohui" and "the end" of what they call is the foundation of strengthening the country and enriching the people.......
Maybe it's not that they don't know, but they're afraid to know, or they don't want to know........