Kong Yingda heard Shi Bufan's words about establishing a "Confucian law", and immediately frowned. This Confucianism has always advocated morality as a means of governing the world, and even later produced many brain-dead people who thought it was inappropriate to attack foreign countries or use violent means. Therefore, Confucianism does not actually advocate the use of violence, but according to what Shi Bufan said, the use of "Confucian law" to rule the people, is it inevitable to use violence to maintain this "Confucian law"? If violence is used to defend the so-called "Confucian law", it is different from the Confucian morality that has always been maintained.

Confucians are so afraid of violence that they believe it is a source of harm that affects their interests and even causes more damage. In fact, Confucianism is also a weak person by nature, they fear violence, and even stifle violence, which is why Confucianism was willing to help the monarch to abolish his martial arts. In addition to profits, the moral outlook they have developed over the years is also an important reason. In fact, literati do not necessarily have to be weak, and they do not necessarily reject martial arts. Since ancient times, there have also been many powerful politicians who are willing to support the martial arts and the army.

Therefore, this ideology is also a factor that affects politicians from Confucianism, so when Kong Yingda heard that Shi Bufan said that he used this violence to maintain the so-called "Confucian law", he was also very complicated and didn't know how to judge this practice.

"In this way, is it still Confucianism?" Kong Yingda said with a wry smile.

Shi Bufan said firmly: "Master Kong, I think benevolence has no force, it is incompetent. And there is no benevolence in force, that is ****. Therefore, I believe that if you want to maintain benevolence, you must also have your own 'force', and this force is to fight those who violate benevolence. And our 'Confucian law' is the bottom line of benevolence, if the bottom line of benevolence does not exist, then everyone in the world can wantonly infringe on benevolence, and when the time comes, if it violates benevolence and is not really punished, then how can we support benevolence. Once everyone violates benevolence, righteousness and morality and does not need to be punished, then isn't the people's hearts down? People's hearts are falling, and it's hard to help them! Therefore, it should appear to be the receipt of criminal law on the surface, but it plays a role in safeguarding benevolence, which is very helpful for the education of benevolence. ”

"And Master Kong, do you think that the strategy of the current dynasties is really really to respect Confucianism from the bones?"

Kong Yingda immediately asked, "What?" Isn't it true that since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has been exalted? ”

"No, I think that since the Han Dynasty, the policy of Confucianism has been implemented. At the time of the Han Dynasty, they learned from the violent Qin's use of harsh punishments as a result of their rule, and their eventual decline. The policy of exclusive respect for Confucianism was adopted, but when it was really in charge of government affairs, some Legalist ideas were adopted. Of course, after the integration of Confucianism, the Legalist policy he adopted was not a harsh and cruel law, but a law that accompanied the benevolence of Confucianism, and it was not entirely a means of using severe torture as a means to rule the world. Confucianism is used to educate the world, but Legalism is used to maintain the peace of the world, which is also the policy of Confucianism. ”

"The ancestors of the previous dynasties learned that in the troubled times, it is suitable for the Legalists to maintain the stability of the world, but Confucianism can educate people's hearts, so that under the double can the peace of the world be truly maintained. However, with the benevolence of Confucianism alone, so that all the people have broken through benevolence without punishment, this is also undermining benevolence. Therefore, it is necessary to use the means of the Legalists, so as to maintain the order of the world. This is also the policy of Confucianism, and it is also the strategy implemented by previous dynasties. ”

After Shi Bufan said this, someone immediately applauded and said: "Incisive, too incisive." In Confucianism, I have always been confused by this, but listening to what you said from Shi Xiaoshulang, it made me feel that the real mouth was suddenly opened. In this Confucian Expression, it is too incisive, and the strategy of dominating the world since the dynasties is nothing more than this Confucianism. ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately looked in the direction of that person, and someone exclaimed: "Yan Shilang? ”

"Is it Yan Shilang?" "Zhongshu Shilang Yan Shigu?" ……

Everyone was very surprised, this is actually Yan Shigu here, this Yan Shigu is a Chinese scholar! As early as the time of Li Yuan, Yan Shigu also became a Zhongshusheren, and the Zhongshusheren were the people who were responsible for drafting the edict, and they were responsible for drafting the edict and formulating orders according to the emperor's wishes. And Yan Shigu was personally selected by Li Yuan as his "personal secretary", and most of the edicts in Li Yuan's era were also drafted by Yan Shigu.

However, Yan Shigu was more of a scholar, a scholar, historian and writer during the Tang Dynasty, and his scholarly status was more than that of a bureaucrat. Since the change of Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate, he has been promoted from Zhongshu Sheren, and then became the Zhongshu Shilang of Zhongshu Province.

"Yan Shilang, are you here too?" Shi Bufan asked.

Yan Shigu replied: "Yes, I have been relatively idle recently, so I came." I heard that there was a debate here, so I was curious, so I came over. But after listening to Shi Xiaoshulang's debate today, it was really wonderful, too exciting. I thought I was a famous historian, but I really learned a lot from Shixiao Shulang, I'm ashamed! ”

Yan Shigu took the initiative to say that he was "idle", which made everyone envious, because of his high official position and idleness, isn't this what many people are pursuing?

However, Shi Bufan heard a bit of bitterness from this Yan Shigu's "leisure", because Shi Bufan is different from those ordinary people who have never been officials, he knows that being idle in officialdom often means that there is no power and that he is excluded. Perhaps many people want to be in a high official position, but they are idle and hold power. But Shi Bufan knows that power and idleness are completely false propositions. The more power you have, the busier you are, that's for sure. Once an official is idle, it means that he has lost power, this is for sure.

China's emperors.**** reached their peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but the kings of the Ming and Qing dynasties were also the most tired and busy. Therefore, the greater the power, the more it is often impossible to be idle, and only people who take it for granted will pursue those positions that are idle but powerful.

"Yan Shigu, the next days will not be easy! Although he was promoted from the middle scholar to the middle scholar, in fact, he rose and fell secretly. Zhongshu Province often represented the personal interests of the emperor and was equal to the celebrant of the later Ming Dynasty. Once it is not valued by the emperor, the power is conceivable. Although it was promoted by one level, it was tantamount to a bright ascension and a secret descent, and instead lost the authority to directly deal with the drafting of the edict. In the next few years, he will be demoted and used several times, and the last position is the secretary and young eunuch, at most he is the deputy director of the National Library and Archives, and the real power is worrying! So now that I'm all free, I can have time to come and listen to the debate. Shi Bufan thought.

However, Yan Shigu didn't say anything, but said: "It's okay to be idle, I can take the initiative to discuss academics with you in the future, and then, just like Shixiao Shulang said, it's good to continue to learn for the saints." ”

"Thanks to Yan Shilang's attention, even my basis for the wild words has been remembered?" Shi Bufan took the initiative to say politely.

Yan Shigu also replied: "Now it seems that it is a terrible afterlife!" In a sentence of Confucianism, it has exhausted the policies of governing the country in previous dynasties! ”

Shi Bufan was also secretly ashamed, because this theory in the Confucian Expression Law was put forward by Yan Shigu. Yan Shigu is a historian, and when he studied historiography, he was the first to put forward the term "Yang Confucianism and Yin Law", and this Yang Confucianism and Yin Law was later summarized into the four words "Confucianism and Confucianism".

Shi Bufan was showing off in front of the original author, but it made the original author admire him, which felt a little empty. However, that Yan Shigu looked at Shi Bufan's gaze and was really very admiring, he didn't know that Shi Bufan was plagiarizing his future research results, and he was directly selling it here.

"Yan Shilang praised it falsely, I just have some experience, I don't have the capital of your predecessors for so many years!" Shi Bufan said humbly again.

However, Yan Shigu said again: "Just now you said that there is a precedence in hearing the Tao, there is a specialization in the art industry, and the master is the teacher. Maybe in a few years, I won't be as good as you, and then I'll call you a teacher. ”

"Don't dare!" Shi Bufan replied modestly again.

However, in Shi Bufan's Confucian expression, it can be regarded as waking up Yan Shigu, and he took the initiative to start saying: "In the Confucian expression of Shixiao Shulang, it is indeed the policy of the past dynasties. Since the Han Dynasty, hasn't this method also been adopted? He preached benevolence through Confucianism, but borrowed the means of Legalism to establish various laws, and then stabilized the order of the world to the greatest extent. If there is no order, then what is benevolence? What the school secretary said just now is really every word! In times of great chaos in the world, it is useless to rely on benevolence alone. It is really too difficult for people to survive first and to be able to maintain benevolence in the face of survival. There may be a small number of saints who can do it, but not everyone can do it, and the vast majority of people can't do it. Ants still steal life, let alone people? Guan Zhongzhi's words are full of etiquette, which is also a very important statement. I hope that in the future, when you study the Confucian classics in the future, you will not give up the study of historiography. Historiography is also very important, as Shi Shulang said this time. Confucius punished Shao Zheng Mao, perhaps ordinary people judge from the meaning of today's words, and think that Confucius must have killed Shao Zheng Mao. However, what Shi Xiaoshulang said showed us that this was not necessarily the case back then. Confucius's prime minister is not the later prime minister, and the power of that prime minister is far from being comparable to that of the prime minister. And the word 'punishment' also meant condemnation at the earliest, not all of them meant killing. Therefore, when you study the scriptures of the saints, you must also study the history books and study the historiography at the same time, so that you can truly understand the teachings of the saints in combination with the current situation of the year, otherwise it will be the opposite of the other! ”

"I'll wait until I understand, remember Yan Shilang's teachings!" Ren Yaxiang took the initiative to salute and said.

After Yan Shigu said this, it also represents Yan Shigu's argument that agrees with Shi Bufan. not only agreed with the previous Shi Bufan about that Confucius did not kill Shao Zhengmao, but also agreed with the later statement in the Confucian Expression. And Shi Bufan is also happy about this, because as a newcomer to academia, there are two ways for newcomers in academia to become famous quickly. One is to get the approval and praise of authoritative figures, and the other is to trample other authoritative figures to death.

But this kind of is actually relying on stepping stones, and authority figures are used as stepping stones. However, although the latter method may become famous quickly, the consequences are often unimaginable, because it will make many enemies. And the former method is not easy, because in order to gain the approval of the authorities, it is necessary to have words that make them happy, especially those that are refreshing. When it comes to the identities of Kong Yingda and Yan Shigu, they cherish their feathers very much, and they will not casually save face for others. It's like the gods in many online novels, when others ask them to push their chapters, they are very cautious, and they won't recommend it as casually as when they didn't become gods. This is also the reason why celebrities cherish their feathers, and it has been the case since ancient times.

Shi Bufan has won the approval of Kong Yingda and Yan Shigu, which is already very good. But fortunately, it is Kong Yingda and Yan Shigu, Kong Yingda was born in the Confucian family, no matter how the world changes, as long as they respect Confucianism, their Confucian family will not have any lower status, but will rise. Although Yan Shigu was born in a scholar family, he was also poor since he was a child, and his rejection of the poor family was not so serious, and he was also a scholar more than an official, so that he may have a lot less extraordinary in academic rejection.

"In the Confucian law, it is indeed possible to avoid the harsh government of the Legalists, and it can also avoid simply paying attention to the benevolence of Confucianism without sufficient punishment, so that the order of the world is turbulent. Therefore, Confucianism is the most suitable method for ruling the imperial court, ruling the hearts of the people with Confucianism and ruling the people with Legalism. This is the most appropriate means, and it is also the method used in all dynasties. If you simply talk about Legalism, it is nothing more than the death of the second Qin Dynasty. But simply talking about Confucianism will not last long in the end. In order to educate the people, Confucianism uses Legalism to restrain people's behavior and prevent the people of the world from doing whatever they want, which is the foundation for maintaining the most basic peace in the world. ”

"But ......"

When everyone heard Shi Bufan say the word "but" again, everyone also raised their ears to listen, obviously wanting to continue to listen to what Shi Bufan had to say.

"However, according to my experience, there are nothing more than three levels in the prosperity of the world. The first layer is the nation. It is necessary to ensure that the people who rule are mainly of our Chinese and Miao descent, so that the nation can be stable and there will be no turmoil. Therefore, it must be realized that the nation must have a strong army and have enough laws, and the Legalists can only achieve the first level. When the world is peaceful, it is natural to realize the benevolence of Confucianism. In what I will divide next into people's livelihood and civil rights, Confucianism advocates a harmonious world, where everyone can live a good life, everyone can have the right to select and promote talents, and everyone has the right to study and get educated. However, I think that the world of Datong is not yet realized, because the general public cannot achieve such excellent food and material conditions, so everyone is still selfish. If we want to realize the Confucian world of harmony, we must have enough materials. So I put the people's livelihood before the people's rights, this is adhering to the words of Guan Zhong, and Cang Liao is enough to know the truth of etiquette. At present, my Datang has almost dominated the world, and almost all the anti-kings except Liang Shidu have been eliminated. Therefore, my Datang has entered the stage of people's livelihood, and at this stage, I think we can consider using the method of using the law to govern the law. Shi Bufan said.

"Fa Biao Ruri?" Kong Yingda and Yan Shigu were also quite surprised, obviously very strange about this statement.

Just now, Shi Bufan just said that Confucianism and Confucianism are in the law, but now it is the opposite, and the law is used as the guiding ideology for the implementation of policies, so is there any difference in reverse? What is the difference between this, this is something that everyone doesn't quite understand, so everyone also pricked up their ears and hoped that Shi Bufan would quickly explain what this Fa Table Confucianism meant.

Little did anyone here know that today's extraordinary debate and speech would have a profound impact on the change in the concept of statecraft for hundreds of years to come.