The Chinese nation is one of the kindest nations in the world, although there have been wars and killings in history, but the history of any nation is like this, the difference is that this is not the initiative of the Chinese people. Only when they are excessively invaded by foreign nationalities or excessively persecuted by corrupt officials will they launch a heroic counterattack. The true heroism and noble spiritual values of the Chinese nation have all been revealed in the counterattack, and in this counterattack, it has snowballed and grown.

Throughout history, China has been like a giant cube that will fall in the tide of drainage and the sea. But after the tide recedes, it still stands there proudly, facing the world on the other side, never disappearing, never sinking.

There seems to be no suspense about the outcome of the national war, and even the nature is changing into the crusade and conquest of the separatist forces by the central power, and the new dynasty called Zhongxing and Shitong reinvention is standing again, but does this mean that the revival of the war era is so vigorous and vigorous after the end of the war?

According to some historians, China entered the Great Dark Ages since the Ming Dynasty. In Zhu Yongxing's view, although the Ming Dynasty adopted a series of measures to suffocate the spirituality of the nation and hurt the dignity of human nature, such as Zhu Baba's literary prison, the eight stocks of scholars made the minds of intellectuals more and more rigid day by day, but compared with the Manchu Qing Dynasty in history, it is obviously a small thing.

The establishment of a new dynasty, as in the case of the Manchu Qing dynasty, was so low that there was no choice but to fully accept the political form and Confucian ideas of the Ming dynasty. And the result of acceptance is powerless to shake off the heavy pressure left over from the Dark Ages.

I want to leap up with full spirit, so that the devastated Chinese nation can be rejuvenated and rejuvenated, and create the fourth golden age of China, among all the nations in the world. Playing a loyal, powerful, and honorable role, and becoming one of the most important protagonists, Zhu Yongxing had to fight against the way of life and ideology that could no longer adapt to the times, and the accumulation of a long feudal history became a huge obstacle for him at this time.

"I don't want to take the eight shares, I have made a will, and there will be no change." Zhu Yongxing was a little irritable. Looking at the recitals of officials from all over the country sorted out by the Prime Minister's Office, he frowned, and he didn't even bother to read it.

Cha Rulong secretly complained that he was very interested in the importance of the imperial examination to scholars, as well as the mentality of scholars. Therefore, he wanted to persuade Zhu Yongxing to change a little and not to be too hasty.

In feudal society, the imperial examination was the only way out for intellectuals, and there was still a way out of school in the Han and Tang dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, schools were just training talents to take the exam. The Han and Tang dynasties still had meritorious service on the frontier, while the Ming dynasty did not have any other opportunities. Zhu Yuanzhang also stipulated the scope of the examination, limited to the "Five Classics" and "Four Books". The "Five Classics" and "Four Books" are also based on the annotations of Zhu Xi, the leader of science and Taoism, as the standard textbooks, and a test paper format is also promulgated, which is the eight shares.

What disgusted Zhu Yongxing the most was not the genre of the Bagu, but the main characteristics, spiritual aspects and content of the Bagu. In accordance with the regulations. As an eight-strand essay, you can't give play to your own opinions. It's not that I'm talking (there is no "I" in the Bagu text), but that the Confucian sage system is speaking, which seems to be flat and comprehensive, but in fact it doesn't touch anything.

This style of writing is the same as the equations in algebra. There is no need for independent thinking, in fact, it is strictly forbidden to think independently, as long as the words of the sage's system can be properly substituted into the equation of the eight strands, it is the best article. As for how to properly substitute it, that is the greatest mystery that Chinese intellectuals have pursued for hundreds of years. and the greatest learning.

Therefore, the main research work engaged in by intellectuals is to select all the topics that can be used as examinations from the "Five Classics" and "Four Books", and invite the experts of the Eight Stocks who are old in this way to write hundreds of Eight Stocks of Essays and memorize them day and night. During the exam, copy the appropriate one. Just like betting when gambling, when you bet on it, you become a jinshi and are appointed as an official; If you don't win, you will fall behind and come back in the next exam.

Therefore, intellectuals in feudal society usually did not touch any books other than the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", and if someone was interested in literature and art, or science and engineering, it would be even more appalling, and his relatives and friends would despise him. Intellectuals were dragged into the sauce jar by the eight strands of literature, without their own thoughts, let alone their own feelings. I don't know that human beings have other knowledge and other sentiments, but they only know how to make eight strands of literature and how to be an official. As a result, a kind of "officialdom" society that only China has formed.

European history is on a fast track, and the fourteenth century has entered the Renaissance era, breaking free from the shackles of the Dark Ages and presenting a dazzling light. The Chinese, on the other hand, are still stuck in a sauce vat clogged by cultural dross, which makes Zhu Yongxing unbearable.

If we want to make the spirit of the country and the nation leap forward, we must first emancipate and innovate ideologically, instead of continuing the decline of feudal society, closing our eyes and not seeing the rapid changes in the outside world and the rise of modern civilization, so as to create a so-called "prosperous world".

"Long live, can we use the current policy theory as the main test of ability and insight, and use the eight shares as the secondary test of writing, in this case, the material discussion may be calmed down." Cha Rulong thought about it and cautiously built a way.

"The theory of current affairs and policy can also be compared with writing." Zhu Yongxing shook his head categorically, paused, softened his tone, and said, "Don't worry about those discussions, even if there are candidates who boycott the exam, I will not change my mind." Today, it is not as good as in the past, the people are seeking governance, and a few scholars who are dead and holding eight shares can't turn the sky upside down. ”

"Long live the wisdom and martial arts, and recreate China, a few pedantic literati are not enough." Zha Rulong smiled bitterly and said: "Weichen is just worried about the damage to Banzai's reputation, after all, the eight shares were set by Emperor Gao, and they were the standard for taking scholars for hundreds of years, and they were suddenly abolished ......"

"Emperor Gao drove Meng Yuan, and his contribution is great!" Zhu Yongxing paused, changed his words, and said in a deep voice: "Emperor Gao is a hero, but is he perfect?" Is it impossible to change the system? Let's not talk about anything else, just the text prison and the eight-strand taker, I will hate it deeply, and I must change it. ”

The text prison is a siege, and the eight-strand text is a fishing hook. This is not the originality of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but the inheritance and development of it, to the point of reaching the peak. There are two tools for Chinese culture to gradually become a sauce jar: one is the literary prison, and the other is the eight-strand text.

The literary prison is a kind of imperial prison, and its characteristics are: the crime is caused by the distorted interpretation of the text by the person in power, and the evidence is also formed by the distorted interpretation of the text by the person in power. A single word or sentence is considered to be defamatory of the Führer or satirical of the Government, which constitutes criminal liability. The meaning of words is not in the objective interpretation, but in the subjective interpretation of the people in power. The literal prison itself is a reaction of the people in power to act as thieves, and the more weak they are, the more restless they are.

In the Ming Dynasty, the literary prison especially began with Zhu Baba, and it was the most fierce. For example, Lin Yuanliang, a professor of Zhejiang (Hangzhou) Fuxue, has "Acting as a rule" and beheading; Zhao Boyan, a professor of Fuxue in Beiping (Beijing), has "Yi is the world" on the chapter, and he is beheaded; Jiang Qian, a professor of Fuxue in Guilin (Guilin, Guangxi), has "Jianzhong Rule" on the recital, and he is beheaded; The "rules" in these sentences originally mean "laws" and "standards". But Zhu Yuanzhang did not explain it like this, at that time, the Jiangnan dialect, "Ze" and "thief" were the same sound, and Zhu Yuanzhang thought that it was obviously a satire of his past as a thief.

There is also Xu Yuan, a professor of Weishi (Henan Weishi) County, who has "the body is dry and the law is kun, and the algae is peaceful." These two sentences are ancient texts from thousands of years ago, but Zhu Yuanzhang explained: "Fa Kun has the same sound as 'hair hair', and the hair hair is shaved head, which satirizes me as a monk." Algae ornament is the same as 'early loss', obviously I want to lose peace early. So there was nowhere to go. These people were all local school teachers, but they were only writing proclamations on behalf of local officials, and they were killed.

Of course, the literal prison is not limited to the cantata. Zhu Yuanzhang believes in Buddhism and respects the Indian monk Shi Laifu the most. Shi Laifu said goodbye and returned to China, and wrote a thanksgiving poem before leaving, which has two sentences in the poem: "The special domain and self-shame, no virtue to praise Tao Tang." The meaning is obvious, he was born in a foreign country (special domain), he was ashamed that he was not born in China, and he felt that he was not qualified to sing the praises of the emperor. But Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation was different, he said: "Shu, it clearly refers to me as 'bad Zhu'." No virtue, obviously means that I have no morality. So Shi Laifu changed from a guest to a prisoner and was beheaded.

From these examples, it can be seen that who the emperor wants to kill can be interpreted arbitrarily and blamed at will. If there is something good at the top, it must be done at the bottom. If those in power have this penchant, it will be a disaster for intellectuals, and in addition to being "falsely accused of rebellion", there is also an additional crime that belongs purely to the literal.

When Cangjaw made words, the gods and ghosts used to cry at night. When all the horses are together, it means ignorance, deception, rigidity, backwardness......

There are only two emperors in Chinese history who were born as commoners, one is Zhu Yuanzhang and the other is Liu Bang. Liu Bang can always maintain all the open-minded and generous temperament of heroes, and do not get rid of the true colors of civilian society. Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply ashamed of his civilian status, and deeply ashamed that he had been a beggar and a monk. In his inferiority complex, he has a strong tyrannical desire to suppress others in order to achieve psychological balance.

It is undeniable that Zhu Yuanzhang is also a hero and has made great contributions to the Chinese nation. But as Zhu Yongxing said, he is not perfect, and even has a strict personality flaw, and has made extremely strict mistakes.

"The descendants of future generations will never be allowed to restore the prime minister system, and if anyone so requests, he will be punished with rebellion and put to death." Zhu Yongxing suddenly looked at Zha Rulong extremely strictly, and the words he said made Zha Rulong stunned all of a sudden, "Did Emperor Gao say that?" I want to change it, what do you think? ”

…………… (To be continued......)