Chapter 158: Hold High the Banner of Mencius

Zhu Yuanzhang has not paid much attention to Confucianism in recent years, and he now has books on his desk, including Marx, Engels, Lenin, Mao, and so on.

But he did not lose his memory, and Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed the status of Mencius and deleted the Mencius chapter, which dealt a serious blow to the development of the Simeng school. Now let Zhu Yuanzhang turn one hundred and eighty degrees, from suppressing Mencius to advocating Mencius. This is tantamount to letting Zhu Yuanzhang slap himself in the mouth.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not too willing.

He Xi said; "Your Majesty, there must be a foundation for changing the law, and the people are noble and the monarch is light, which is the most suitable theoretical basis. The people are precious, why are the people precious? What is the people, these are all issues that can be discussed. Starting with Simeng, Rongyongjia School and Confucianism as the foundation, and accepting scientific and logical thoughts, this is the theoretical basis of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"This is the only way to minimize resistance. Please also ask Your Majesty to be clear. ”

It can be said that the idea of what is now called Homen in later generations can be regarded as formally formed.

First of all, Confucianism is about Taoism. Coincidentally, Mencius, under the impetus of Song Confucianism, became higher and higher day by day. In the Han and Tang dynasties, Mencius was only a member of the Confucian princes, but in the Song Dynasty, he was known as Confucius and Mencius. Mencius's status was also improving.

The so-called Simeng School. It's not that I miss Mencius, but I think about Mencius.

Zisi was the grandson of Confucius and the teacher of Mencius. His most important representative idea is moderation. And Zisi's thought is one of the sources of scientific thought.

What good will be it to hold high the banner of Mencius.

He Xi's mentorship became clear all of a sudden. It is definitely from the Confucian family. The struggle between him and Lixue was a Confucian infighting, and it could even be said that it was an internal struggle between the Simeng School. Because many contents of science are directly related to Zisi, especially the theory of destiny and the theory of mind.

And the previous sages' interpretation of Mencius's thoughts, He Xi can be deleted, deleted, and used for use. Some people may say that maybe they didn't mean it that way.

It doesn't matter. Song Ru has already said, do the Six Classics note me? Today, when Song Confucianism took the Six Classics out of context, he didn't think about whether the original intention of those sages was this. I don't have to think about them now.

Although for science, it is probably more abominable to heretics than heretics.

But the problem is that Confucianism is too vast. It can be said that for thousands of years, Confucianism has long equated Chinese culture with Confucian culture. It can even be said that the literate people of the Ming Dynasty were enlightened by Confucianism. There is nothing wrong with them calling themselves Confucian scholars.

But science is not the same as Confucianism, and science is the mainstream of Confucianism. But the problem is that in this world, there are only a few scholars who really have their own opinions, their own ideas, and their own insistences. Most people just go with the flow.

This kind of thing, not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in the future generations.

For most ordinary people, there is no difference between science and Confucianism today. In between, it's not hard to replace.

Secondly, what is the most important contribution of Mencius's doctrine? In He Xi's view, it is the people who value the king. This doctrine has too much room to play.

What is Min? This concept is enough to play on He Xi.

If the people are defined as ordinary people, then it is possible to protect the rights of the people and fight against feudal etiquette. After all, Mencius advocated compassion for everyone. Because of violating feudal etiquette, the clan will be lynched and killed, is this kind of behavior really in line with Mencius's heart?

I'm afraid that Mencius was reborn underground, and if he talks to He Xi, he will also agree with He Xi's approach.

Even on the logical line of Minzhong, He Xi has too much material to play. Far from it, some of the ideas of the Republic of China, the people's democratic dictatorship. representing the most fundamental interests of the masses of the people, and so on. Coupled with Western civil rights thoughts, He Xi can pick up left and right and integrate into it.

Many seemingly ordinary ideas are actually the ideological weapons that many thinkers ponder and meditate on.

Now why do you take it, it is aimed at science, and it is decided to be full and effective.

Finally, the ideas of the Simeng School, the Yongjia School, and other schools, coupled with the scientific ideas and logical thinking added by He Xi, formed a set of self-justifying theories.

The people are important, so many things must start from the people, and the Yongjia school advocates merit. This is called the study of kings and tyrants in science, and it does not belong to the Confucian righteous path. And with the premise of respecting the people, and the deeds of reassuring, protecting, and loving the people, is it not in line with the doctrine of the Confucian sages?

The most important point of the attack on the Yongjia school is here. The Yongjia School is a school that advocates the Northern Expedition and restores the Central Plains, so Lixue attacked the Yongjia School, which was a great achievement, and the people were wasted.

Now, with a special emphasis on the people-oriented and people-oriented, this can be resolved.

Of course, this kind of system construction may not be convincing to others. However, the most important thing in many doctrines is not what others say, but how they speak to one's own people.

As mentioned above, scientific methodology is a kind of specific analysis of things, a system of methods for doing things, with a certain instrumentality, and the Yongjia school is very consistent.

Of course, there are many mistakes and omissions, and contradictions need to be sorted out. However, when it is used as a political tool, it already has the strength to compete with science.

It's just that He Xi is also a little worried when he brings up this.

Some of these thoughts He Xi had already thought about. Some of them are touched by the others. For example, some of the contents of the Yongjia School were comprehended after He Xi arrived in Nanjing and had a detailed conversation with Xie Jin. From this point of view, Xie Jin is definitely a great talent, especially in theoretical construction.

It's just that some things can fool others. But he couldn't deceive Zhu Yuanzhang.

Because of what He Xi can think of, Zhu Yuanzhang can think of most.

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied with Mencius was that Mencius's attitude towards the monarch was the meanest among the so-called Confucianism. Everyone else talks about loyalty. And what did Mencius say? "I heard that a husband was punished, but I didn't hear of killing a king." This made Zhu Yuanzhang, who lacked a sense of security in his bones, very dissatisfied.

And the ideas He Xi added to it are even more revolutionary.

What will be Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude?

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while. The crown prince said: "Father, this matter is very important, this matter is not urgent, it is better to discuss it in the long run." ”

The prince was cultivated by Zhu Yuanzhang, and many of the prince's thoughts are a reflection of Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts before Zhu Yuanzhang saw He Xi. This is even more true today. As far as the crown prince is concerned, the prince also feels bad about the fact that Mencius was banned. But if some revolutionary ideas were cultivated on the basis of Mencius's thoughts, the crown prince did not think it was a good thing.

The prince was very confused, and on the one hand, he felt that the future was naturally very good. On the other hand, they are full of vigilance about the future.

Because if a bright future is not the future of the Zhu family, is it really meaningful? Or is there really a wonderful future for the Ming Dynasty, not the other way around?

The crown prince is also a politician at heart, he has seen many despicable things in the name of nobility, and he has a deep understanding of interests. In this matter, he himself has no answer. 、

The prince could also see the hidden dangers of He Xi's approach, so he said.

It's just that he didn't think of it.

His words made Zhu Yuanzhang make up his mind.

Why? Because of the combination of fierceness and fierceness.

Zhu Yuanzhang wants to do this thing today, why should He Xi and the prince come over to discuss, because He Xi and the prince are the team left by Zhu Yuanzhang for the future Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang should not only pay attention to the future reform plan, but also pay attention to the implementation of the reform plan.

Because no matter how well many theories are said, they still need people to do them.

Zhu Yuanzhang also had to examine the hearts of the two of them, and also weigh the weight of his own attack.

What He Xi was worried about was real.

Zhu Yuanzhang did have this concern, but Zhu Biao's words made Zhu Yuanzhang find that his son was too undetermined in this matter. So what to do?

It is impossible to change the crown prince.

Then make up for it.

How to make up for it, give He Xi more and more radical support, to balance the vacillation of the prince in this regard. So that the reform and revolution that Zhu Yuanzhang wants can be carried out. As for the longer-term things, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't think about it.

After all, if you have less than 100 years in life, it is already remarkable to be able to plan for the decades behind you. It's useless to think more.