After a long time, Prince Fu Cai, who was the referee, said: "Your Majesty's words are not unreasonable. The pen is just Confucianism www.biquge.info which has been orthodox since the Western Han Dynasty. Rash changes may hurt the country's capital. ”

Li Ran heard what Wang Zifu said, and even more agreed, and immediately said: "The place of Confucianism lies in stabilizing the country. If Your Majesty hastily changes, where will you put the Confucian students in the world? Your Majesty, please think again! ”

Lu Chengqi also knew that if he did this, it would definitely cause great turmoil. In fact, they are also right, the real use of Confucianism lies in stabilizing the country's foundation. What is Kunimoto? According to Lu Chengqi's understanding, that is the co-rule of the emperor and the scholars. In fact, the Central Plains Dynasty has always more or less divided its power. Whether he wants it or not, he has to do it. If the dynasty is autocratic, it will not be able to escape the end of destruction. For example, in the Qin Dynasty, the emperor said that one is not the same, but the second died.

Therefore, in many cases, although the emperor's power is great, it must be used sparingly. Otherwise, it will not end well if it makes people angry. Therefore, whether it is the probationary system, the nine-rank zhongzheng system, or the current imperial examination system, it is nothing more than giving people from all over the world an opportunity to participate in political affairs. With political demands, there is a balance point for the main contradictions in society, or a buffer period. If the balance is not right, then social chaos will flourish.

Li Ran: When they say this, they should be genuinely worried about the orthodox status of Confucianism. After all, the only one who has the power to overthrow everything and start over is the emperor, or the supreme ruler. When the will of the supreme ruler does not want Confucianism, then the decay of Confucianism becomes an inevitable trend.

And the decline of Confucianism, the first to bear the brunt, is their vested interests. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that Dengke is like a carp jumping over the dragon gate. is all because of the lifting of sons and officials, although there is a threshold for the palace test. can cross the past, it is an official; can't cross over, it's still a show. If Lu Chengqi is determined to overthrow Confucianism, it will be these vested interests that oppose it the most.

Don't think that if they have gained fame and official status, they don't care if other scholars can pass the exam. On the contrary, they knew that if they wanted to stabilize their orthodox position of ruling the world with the emperor, once fresh blood was missing, their days would not be long. Whether it is public or private, they have good reasons to oppose it.

Lu Chengqi is no longer the stunned young man, he began to understand that a country, no matter how small a change, will cause dissatisfaction from several parties. Not to mention something as important as establishing orthodox scholarship? Those scholars, officials in the court, even if they don't dare to scold them in person, I am afraid that they will be eager to dig up the ancestral grave of the Lu family behind their backs. Lu Chengqi would not do such things, and he would not dare to do them. Even if it really wants to do it, it can't be done by Lu Chengqi, let alone blatantly, but subtly, and the people will appeal to it, and Lu Chengqi will pretend to refuse. But it can't be pushed, if you want to discuss it in the court, I'm afraid that it will be tossed down, and in three hundred and fifty-eight years, this kind of thing can only stay in the court discussion.

Lu Chengqi had an insight into their motives, and after thinking about it completely, he put down the teacup he was holding and said, "When did I say that I would replace the orthodox status of Confucianism?" You don't have to be so soldiered, I also know that Confucianism is the way to stabilize the country, and it is easy to move. What I mean is that Confucianism cannot be so narrow-minded, but must be all-encompassing in order to continue to progress. Looking through the dynasties, what makes me quite puzzling is why Confucianism has never progressed since the Han Dynasty, after more than a thousand years? It is undeniable that the words of Confucius are the most reasonable in the world. But has the truth of the world been discovered by Confucius alone? I don't see it that way. If you want to become a saint and become a virtuous, it is necessary to match your words with your deeds. But if Confucius knew that I had not made progress for more than a thousand years, if he lived, he would definitely be angry with you. ”

As soon as Lu Chengqi said this, the prisoners present were all holding back their laughter, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh. In this world, the one who dares to tease Old Master Kong like this is the current emperor. But the prisoners had to rely on Confucius's remarks to eat together, so how could they dare to cancel Confucius casually?

Lu Chengqi knew that his words were still teasing, but his words were not rough: "Confucius had to ask Lao Tzu for advice back then, let alone the sages who were earlier than Confucius." Therefore, if Confucianism does not improve, I am afraid that it will be overtaken by others. Don't laugh, it's true. ”

Lu Chengqi saw that the prisoners below him, along with Wang Anshi and Zhang Zai, smiled a little, and immediately said with the competitive heart in his heart: "In terms of Confucianism, I may not be as good as you." But when it comes to other countries, you don't know as much as I do.

At the end of the west of my Dashun is the country of Rome. The Han Dynasty had already been to Rome, but at that time, the place where Bangu sent Gan Ying was called Daqin, and they themselves were called Romania. Because Rome was once a great empire, conquering a land that was even greater than my Dashun. As for this Great Qin, before Gan Ying went, it had not been conquered by Rome, and after a few years, it became a piece of Roman territory. Later, on his deathbed, an emperor of Rome split the Roman Empire into Eastern Rome and Western Rome, and each of their two countries was about the size of Dashun, and even the Mediterranean Sea, an ocean bigger than the East China Sea, was actually their inner lake!

It's just that the emperor of the Western Roman Empire was relatively mediocre, so it perished in less than a hundred years. The Eastern Roman Empire, on the other hand, still exists. If you don't believe me, you can take a sea ship from Guangzhou and reach the Eastern Roman Empire after more than half a year. Think about it, if we rest on our laurels, won't we even be able to compare with a barbarian? ”

As soon as Lu Chengqi's words came out, everyone present was shocked. In ancient times, there was Yelang Country, and Yelang's arrogant jokes have always been used by the Central Plains to ridicule others. But what they don't know is that the real Yelang is himself.

Lu Chengqi continued: "From the west of the Roman Empire, Greece was conquered by the Roman Empire. Ancient Greece had many philosophers, many sages, and splendid civilizations, no less than ours. But under the sword of the Romans, ancient Greece still perished. If we don't see the world clearly, we will one day be surpassed by them.

I have studied Western countries. It is true that the current West is not comparable to us. for they have been in the midst of one another's conquest, domination, and being ruled; Conquered, conquered alternately. But once they are integrated, they will certainly be our fierce rivals. When, thousands of years later, they became a whole nation just like us, and their wisdom and creativity were completely below us. And if we take it lightly, be blind and arrogant, and think that the Liao State is our ultimate rival, then the defeat of our Han people can be predicted. It is not alarmist, but a judgment based on facts. In Western countries, merchants and craftsmen have the same status as scholars. So their people are passionate about inventing and creating. Even if their starting point is lower than that of us Han people, who can be better in the future? Naturally, the longer the time drags on, the more powerful Westerners will be than Han Chinese.

Thousands of years later, the lands of the world will be trampled by them one by one, and if they can't find emerging markets, they will knock on the door of our Central Plains with all kinds of vicious hands. If they succeed, the Han people will no longer have any status to speak of, and the Central Plains will become their hunting ground! (To be continued.) )