"Your Majesty, Beijing has been restored, please revise the History of the Ming Dynasty." Qian Qianyi asked at the court meeting...

Zhao Han nodded and said, "Yes." The History Museum of the Hanlin Academy was ordered to edit the "History of the Ming Dynasty", with Qian Qianyi as the president and Wang Tiaoding as the vice president. ”

"Command!" Qian Qianyi was overjoyed.

This matter has been decided a long time ago, and it is said at the court meeting that it is very important.

Although Qian Qianyi is the president, he can only work in the professional field. The one who is really in charge of the overall situation is Vice President Wang Tiaoding, and this "History of the Ming Dynasty" must be compiled in line with the Datong theory.

As for Zhang Pu, he is seriously ill again, and he has to be sick and bedridden every year, but he just can't die.

Zhao Han also said to Chen Wenkui, the secretary of the Criminal Department: "Chen Wenkui temporarily stepped down from his post as a secretary, collected cases over the years, and compiled a "Datong Law" in combination with the criminal laws of all dynasties. The Datong Law is divided into seven parts: the Constitution, the Ritual Law, the Criminal Law, the Civil Law, the Industrial and Commercial Law, the Publishing Law, and the Land Law. There is no need to compile the constitution for the time being, I will do it myself, and I can't say when it will be compiled. ”

This matter was not agreed in advance, and Li Banghua was puzzled: "Your Majesty, the etiquette law can be understood, but what is this publication law?" ”

Zhao Han took out a book and threw it in front of the ministers: "This book "The Records of the Ancient Ming Dynasty" is full of nonsense, and there is a lot of space in it. It doesn't matter if I scold me in private, but I can't bear it when I write a book. I know that there is a book called "Gushan Bilu", and the author knows that it is false, and readers may prefer to believe it. In that book, what has become of Wan Guifei? The Publishing Law is the law that specifically regulates the publication of books! ”

The black material about Wan Guifei originally originated from Shen Xing's "Gushan Bilu".

However, when Yu Shenxing was writing the book, he specially added: These things were said by an old eunuch, and it may be that the old eunuch is spreading rumors.

Mao Qiling compiled "The History of the Victory Dynasty", quoting the content of Yu Shenxing, but deleted the doubtful sentence in the original work. Mao Qiling compiled "History of the Ming Dynasty: The Biography of the Concubine" for a while, and moved the "Collected Notes of the History of Sheng Chaotong" unchanged, so the wild history directly became the official history.

Mao Qiling is the bar spirit, offended Zhao Han and was thrown to be a petty official, and presided over the punishment of the Kong family in Shandong.

"As it should be." Li Banghua hurriedly agreed, he had also read "Gushan Bilu", which was very popular in the Wanli period.

Zhao Han also qualitatively said: "The part of the "Etiquette Law" covers the general etiquette, but it must be overhauled! Take the funeral as an example, you can handle the funeral, but you must not ask the troupe to blow and beat, nor can you ask monks and Taoists to do things. I follow the ancient rites, not to mention the three generations, it is the Han and Tang Dynasties, which family will invite the opera troupe when the parents die? Also, the three-year mourning period is too long, and only one year of mourning is required for the death of parents! The marriage part of the "Law of Etiquette" roughly follows the "Da Ming Law", but the annotation of the husband as the wife should be changed. Husbands and wives go their own way, which is the norm of ethics, and if the husband is not virtuous, the wife can seek reconciliation and divorce. If the husband is mourned, the wife can be remarried, and the clan and the government must not stop it! ”

"Remember." Chen Wenkui gave up his hand.

The "Etiquette Law" mentioned by Zhao Han actually includes the "Marriage Law".

But the ancient family was not a small family of three, but a large family with a large family, and Zhao Han could only try to limit the maximum number of people (over 12 years old) in each household.

This is determined by the productive forces, which in ancient times had not yet reached the point of general division into small families.

"Etiquette" was very important in ancient times, take "Da Ming Law" as an example, a large amount of content at the beginning is all etiquette.

Chen Wenkui asked, "Your Majesty, what are the instructions of the Publication Law?" ”

Zhao Han said: "First, don't disregard the facts and spread rumors; Second, it is not against public order and good customs. ”

Chen Wenkui was instantly blinded, this is equivalent to not saying it, it is completely ambiguous instructions. Even when enforcing the law, it has unlimited operability, and the government wants to ban a book, directly designating it as violating public order and good customs.

"Okay, let's not talk about this," Zhao Han said, "Today's court meeting, let's talk about something else." I read a book today and realized something, and my son said, 'The people can make it happen, but they can't know it.'" What do you mean by that? ”

Zhao Han's court meeting has actually turned into a banquet meeting.

In addition to instilling astronomical and geographical knowledge in officials and the benefits of opening the sea to the country, Confucian classics are often discussed - competing for the right to interpret Confucian classics!

Zhang Pu dragged his sick body and immediately replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Zhu Zi has already made it very clear in the "Annotations to the Analects", and he also quoted Cheng Zi's words. Confucius taught without class, not because he did not let the people know the truth. It's that the people are really ignorant, and it is impossible for everyone to understand. Therefore, when governing the country, as long as the people know how to do it, there is no need for everyone to know why they are doing it. This is a helpless move. ”

"No," said Qian Qianyi, "Zhu Zi's commentary says that the people can make it a matter of course, but they can't make it know why it is." It means that the people can know what to do, and they cannot let the people know why they are doing it. This is the way to govern the people, people's thoughts are very different, even if it is the same truth, facing the same thing, different people will have different ideas. Let the people know why, there will be chaos in their lives, it is better to let them not know. ”

Zhang Pu retorted: "Then why does Zhu Zi still quote Cheng Zi's words? The shepherd explained to His Majesty like this, is it to let His Majesty practice the art of three and four times? ”

Cheng Zi's annotation is: If the sage does not let the people know the truth, it belongs to the art of governing the country in later generations, and it is not the original intention of the sage.

Qian Qianyi explained: "The technique of four days and three evenings refers to what the heart is. If it is out of deceiving the people, it is a technique of morning and evening. If it is for the purpose of governing the country and securing the people, it is not a technique of three days and four nights. ”

This can only be blamed on Zhu Xi, when annotating the "Analects", he is really ambiguous, no matter how you understand it.

The courtiers insisted on their own words, and they quarreled on the spot.

After Chen Maosheng became a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, he was also tutoring every day, and at least four books were already ripe. He arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this sentence is a broken sentence. It can be judged as: the people can, so that it is. No, let it be known. Or it can be judged as: the people can make it, and let it be. You can't make it, you know it. ”

"Chen Shangshu is reasonable." Xu Ying immediately expressed her support.

This time the quarrel became even more pleasant, and the two factions split into three.

Pang Chunlai half-squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Your Majesty said that you have gained from studying, and I think Your Majesty has other high opinions." ”

The ministers were quiet, waiting to hear the emperor's explanation.

Zhao Han said: "I read Zhu Zi's work today and read an article "Answer to Fan Bochong". Zhu Zi said, Gai people can only make their ears, as for knowing it, they must wait for their realization, not to make it...... Let it know, then it will not come, and the one who reaches it will also be excessive, and it is no different from those who do not reach. ”

Zhu Xi said in the article: It is enough to let the people implement the law, as for letting them understand the reason, it is up to the people to be conscious, and the government cannot force it. Knowing only how to do it, but not why it is done, does not prevent the people from comprehending the truth. When the people themselves understand, then of course it is best. Let the people know how to do it first, and then let the people themselves understand why they do it, which is a process from shallow to deep. If you force the people to understand, the people may never be able to understand, and even if they do, they will be biased, no different from not understanding.

"Yes!"

Qian Qianyi and Zhang Pu said at the same time that their different understandings actually ended up in Zhu Xi's words.

Qian Qianyi said: "Don't let the people know why it is, it's the young people who are guarding against it." If you can know the reason for it and understand the truth by yourself, this generation will be a gentleman. ”

"Nonsense," Zhang Pu rebuked angrily, "If you can't understand the truth, you are a villain, how many villains are there in the world?" ”

Qian Qianyi retorted: "I didn't say that it was the villain who couldn't understand the truth, but that it was necessary to prevent the villain from understanding the truth indiscriminately, or even deliberately distorting the truth." ”

Although there are still disputes, Zhu Xi's "Answer to Fan Bochong" has unified the understanding of the ministers that "the people can make it, but they can't make it known".

However, this is not what Zhao Han needs.

Zhao Han smiled and said, "My understanding of this sentence is roughly the same as Zhu Zi's, but there are some differences. ”

"Your Majesty, please speak clearly." Li Banghua said.

Zhao Han asked: "Have you heard of it, perseverance, rotten wood does not break?" ”

Julius, a foreigner, hurriedly replied: "This sentence is from "Xunzi Persuasion". ”

Zhao Han asked again: "Have you read the Book of Jin and Yanzi?" The rotten wood in the Book of Jin is not broken, and it is written as rotten wood. The fold in "Yanzi" is written as Zhichong Qianli. This 'fold' and 'know' seem to be the same word in ancient times. Can 'the people make it come from it, but not make it known' be interpreted as 'the people can make it come from it, but they can't make it bold'? ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked, this is to tamper with the Confucian classics!

Zhao Han continued: "From the word, is there a meaning of guidance? ”

Julius was dumbfounded, and with this change, the sentence became this: the people can guide, but they cannot force them to submit.

In fact, Zhao Han's understanding is based on the Chu Jian unearthed in later generations.

It was a batch of Warring States bamboo slips, and there were two sentences in it: the people can make the way, but not the wisdom. The people can be right, but not strong.

The people can guide, not force!

"Haha, I'm also whimsical, Zhu Qing may be able to taste one or two." Zhao Han did not force the ministers to understand, otherwise it would violate the spirit of this sentence.

If the emperor said this, it is natural that someone will study it, and it will become a way of understanding in the future.

Zhao Han also said: "I ordered the migration of different clans, and many magistrates blindly acted brutally. It's just a brute force, after all, he is executing the emperor's order, and there is no merit but no fault. But taking the opportunity to fish the people, under the guise of the emperor's order, he is smearing the emperor and the court, which is not right, and it will definitely be disposed of. In addition, in the future, regardless of whether the people can understand the decree or not, the reason will still be clearly explained to the people. ”

"Remember, Ministers!" The ministers bowed down.

Zhao Han has two more things on his side, one is to edit the "History of the Ming Dynasty", and the other is to edit the "Datong Law".

As for Li Zicheng and the Manchu Qing side, they are already on the verge of exploding.

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