Chapter Ninety-Six: The Aftermath

Fang Xiaoru said: "In this way, I have nothing to ask." ”

He Xi listened to Fang Xiaoru's words and said: "Mr. Fang, you are a disciple of Master Song, a great Confucian in the world, and everyone admires you. But let's say a few words below, and today's world is an opportunity that has not been seen in a thousand years. More than 100 years ago, Yashan Sea Battle Shenzhou sank. The Han people were reduced to cattle and horses, but fortunately, His Majesty, raised his arms and shouted, fifteen years and the world, restored the prestige of the Han family to this day. Isn't it painful to think about it today? Song Confucianism certainly has some truth, but its disadvantages are also deep, otherwise the former Song Dynasty would not be like this. Mr. Fang is the weight of the Song master's preaching, and the prince relies on it deeply, so he should not try his best to open a new road for the Ming Dynasty, and now he has always taken Song Confucianism as his guide. Do you want to repeat the mistakes of the former Song Dynasty? ”

Fang Xiaoru said; "I know what you mean. But Shenzhou Lu Shen, of course, is heavy, and the subtlety of Song Xue is clear everywhere. Under Confucius and Mencius, no one can match it. It can be regarded as a national misfortune and a blessing for learning. ”

He Xi sneered and said: "So what you are talking about is not Confucianism, I won't say anything, after all, it is common sense that the country is unfortunate and poets are prosperous, but what is Confucianism?" It is the study of governing the world, even if it is mean, it is said that the Qi family governs the country and the world. ”

"You can't be a thief outside. You can't calm the people inside, you can't level the world when you enter, and you can't keep the business of your ancestors when you retreat. Is this kind of Confucianism really Confucian knowledge? ”

Fang Xiaoru was choked all of a sudden.

In his heart, there are countless words of justification, for example, when Zhu Xi was in trouble, the country was uneasy, Zhu Xi's career was not smooth, and he could not ascend to a high position, so he naturally had no chance to turn the tide. And not incompetent. And so on and so forth.

It's just that he himself feels pale and powerless.

Because Fang Xiaoru can't deny He Xi's words, Confucianism is the study of governing the world. This sentence is not wrong at all, and it can even be said to be too correct. It was precisely because it was correct that Fang Xiaoru didn't know how to refute it.

Zhu Xi's interpretation of the scriptures is exquisite. He can't rule the world.

Zhu Xi's learning is precise and reaches the hearts of the people. He can't rule the world,

Zhu Xi ----,Well, he can't rule the world."

In fact, it would be a fool to say that there is nothing in science. Zhu Xi's science still has some things, otherwise it would not have been passed down for hundreds of years, and it is all official and orthodox. But the problem with science is that it is easy to escape into the mysteries and mysteries, what kind of understanding.

It has little to do with practical significance.

This problem, Fang Xiaoru actually had a gap before. However, it has been repeatedly emphasized by He Xi today, and it cannot but have a profound impact.

He didn't want to stay here any longer, and got up and said; "I'm leaving."

He Xi hurriedly got up and said; "What about the papers?"

Fang Xiaoru said: "Lord He is set to say that the time is to find me." ”

Immediately, he bowed and left the place.

As soon as Fang Xiaoru left, Zhang Du, who had been silent for a morning, seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and also got up to say goodbye. He Xi waited for Zhang Du to leave, then he smiled dumbly, and said secretly in his heart; "Zhang Du was transferred from the Changzhou prefect to serve as the coal and iron division of the Ministry of Industry, it stands to reason that this is his home field, and I am the one who wants to leave."

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Fang Xiaoru returned to the East Palace. The prince was waiting for him.

The prince asked Fang Xiaoru, "What did you say to He Xi?" ”

Fang Xiaoru didn't hide it from He Xi, and said He Xi's idea of fifteen and ten.

The prince was listening and reading a book, but after a moment, he looked at the book in his hand in a daze, and he didn't turn the page for a long time. Hearing the end, he simply threw the book in his hand aside, got up and paced.

Wait for Fang Xiaoru to finish. The prince asked; "Do you think there is anyone behind He Xi?"

Fang Xiaoru said; "Lord Chenguan He, his speech is clear, his language is fluent, and the minister has asked several times, and he has also responded fluently, it should be what he thinks, even if someone participates, it is probably just to check and fill in the gaps."

"Lonely, this is a good brother." The prince muttered.

The meaning of this sentence is difficult to understand. Fang Xiaoru didn't dare to answer. You can only stand with your hands down.

The prince then asked, "What kind of person do you think He Xi is?" ”

Fang Xiaoru said: "Tianzhong is a genius, proficient in hundreds of schools, and does not learn skills, the hills and ravines in this person's heart, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is. His knowledge is not pure Confucianism, and he favors the way of righteousness and hegemony, and Ranchen has to admit that in governing the country, many times, people like He Xi are needed. ”

"He's not the one who has been in front of his desk for a long time."

The prince said: "Also, my father didn't mean to let him stay in front of the desk for a long time, do you think He Xi's reform plan is likely to succeed?" ”

Fang Xiaoru was silent for a while, and said, "As long as Your Majesty supports it, even if He Xi goes against the grain, it may not be impossible. What's more, He Xi is not a person without a target. Other things, the minister does not know, but the newspaper, only a little more than a month, has now become an indispensable thing in the world's yamen. It has even gone to the people, and there is no market for it. The father of the minister's hometown wrote a letter to the minister, asking for nothing more than a newspaper. The minister thought that thousands of years later, if there were some historians of this dynasty, the official report would be indispensable. Maybe the value is still on top of the record. ”

The reason why the value is still above the actual record is because the actual record is not issued, it is hidden in the deep palace, and it is easy to modify it when it encounters something. For example, in history, Emperor Chengzu was ruthless to Taizu's record. Overhauled. Newspapers, on the other hand, are printed in at least a few thousand copies, all over the world, and it is impossible to revise them.

Nature records the most primitive evidence.

The prince said, "Do you think Lone should help my younger brother?" ”

Fang Xiaoru said: "Where the holy will is, His Highness will be. ”

The prince said; "In this case, Mr. Fang is my minister, and he is the arm left to me by the teacher, and he is also my junior brother, and he also represents me outside, so can you help me in He Xi's matter."

When Fang Xiaoru heard this, he was suddenly stunned, and said secretly in his heart; "The prince's calculation is here."

The contradiction between Fang Xiaoru and He Xi is still quite big. That kind of feeling that the Tao is different and not conspiring with each other, everyone can smell it, in fact, if Fang Xiaoru didn't have a heavy responsibility, his choice would not be too different from Song Ne's choice.

But Fang Xiaoru knows very well that there are many things that cannot be done.

This difference in political vision also led to why Song Ne was just a high-level Guozi priest all his life, and Fang Xiaoru could finally become Emperor Jianwen.

How the prince used other methods to persuade him to live in harmony with He Xi. Fang Xiaoru was definitely unwilling. But the prince spun in a big circle and snapped back to the carbine. Suddenly, Fang Xiaoru didn't know how to deal with it.

If he didn't agree, wouldn't it be that he didn't think about the prince, was disloyal, didn't even have filial piety, and didn't think about Song Lian's last wish.

Things came to this point.

What else can Fang Xiaoru say?

Fang Xiaoru said; "Ministers will naturally focus on the overall situation."

The prince said: "Well, in the future, there can be no articles attacking He Xi in the official newspapers." Even if there are some things, Mr. Fang, you can't get used to it, you can slander it in private, but you can't see the newspaper, and another section will be opened for people from Guozijian Mingjiantang to do. All you need to do is approve the content that doesn't go against the grain. It's up to them. ”

The crown prince has always been a very wise man. He will never act offside. As long as Zhu Yuanzhang nodded his head, he would not object to most of them. The reason why he intervened in this matter today was that he only wanted the right to know.

Now that a lot of things are clear. Then he wouldn't mind helping again.

Fang Xiaoru said: "My subordinates understand. ”

It's just that deep down in Fang Xiaoru's heart, he has some discomfort. It's not too comfortable for anyone to be forced to do something they don't want to. His heart moved, and he said secretly; "Isn't Ding Xian a printing workshop? Isn't he a disciple of He Xi? Then choose him. ”

The grievances between Ding Xian and He Xi are not unknown to Fang Xiaoru. But at the moment he decided to pretend that he didn't know. Just let Ding Xian do this thing, there is no other meaning, just disgusting He Xi. Ding Xian is under his hands, and he can be pinched to death at any time, but it is not easy for others to cross the East Palace to pinch Ding Xian to death.

He just wanted to make a stumbling block for He Xi in secret. But he gave Ding Xian, who had fallen into the trough, a rope to climb to the sky.