Chapter 111: Either/or

A doctrine has merits, and there are places that others cannot replace, even if it can stand up to the top, as for whether it can be developed, it depends on whether the doctrine can support it, or explain more affairs.

And He Xi's doctrine has a lot of loopholes. But the problem is that He Xi's doctrine can solve many problems that Confucianism cannot solve.

It has clearly gained a foothold, and even surpassed the science of science in many ways.

And what made Fang Xiaoru feel even more uncomfortable was that He Xi's set was essentially a blend of famous, Mohist, Taoist, Legalist and other doctrines. In fact, it is said that it is a school of Confucianism, which is simply too deceitful.

Logic is the core of science, and there are similarities with the famous masters, the distinction between white horses and non-horses, and everyone is equal, this concept seems to be Buddhist, but it is actually close to the love of Mohists. In short, at the root, they are not in the same vein as Confucianism.

But He Xi insisted on packaging it as a Confucian lineage, and instead slandered science as a remnant of Buddhism.

It made Fang Xiaoru very annoyed.

But I also understand that academic arguments can no longer suppress the other side.

He could only say things so explicitly.

What is the essence of Confucianism?

It may be said that Confucianism in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period really had the heart of knowledge and wanted to seek a way to govern the country for the world. But this period until the Wang Mang period was the end of this idealized Confucianism. Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty, the real foundation is Confucianism, to be precise, the ram faction. They think that the third generation said that they think that the Liu family has become the problem of the world, so they want to usurp the throne, which is to solve the problem of the world.

But Wang Mang's fate also made Confucianism fall into negativity, in fact, Confucianism was shackled after Wang Mang, and it was only in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties that it really died. Of course, idealized Confucianism is dead. In the troubled times of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, metaphysics and Buddhism could not save the people of the world.

As a result, the monarch needed a doctrine to govern the world, and Confucianism came into being.

Confucianism has begun to evolve from a discipline to a doctrine that assists the emperor in ruling the world, which can be said to be tailor-made.

The foundations of Confucianism have changed.

The one who worked this matter was Hao Jing of the Yuan Dynasty.

In the Tang and Song dynasties, Confucianism could not be externally successful, and could only be gradually internalized, and could not pursue the governance of the world externally, but could only pursue inner morality, which was the birth of science or Taoism. But in any case, Confucianism in this era is still face-to-face. Although loyalty to the monarch as the first standard, not to rule the world. But in any case, among Confucianism, there are still many people who ask for their lives for the people. This is the person who shoulders the responsibility of the community.

But what did Hao Jing do? In order to give the Yuan Dynasty the Central Plains, he put forward some unbelievable theories that refer to the deer as a horse. Everyone knows that this is not what Confucius meant, if Confucius was alive, he would have to pick up his sandbag-sized fist and smash this unworthy descendant to death. m.

But at this time, the bottom line of Confucianism became more and more flexible, and the essence of Confucianism was more and more exposed, although it had some role in governing the country. However, the essence of Confucianism is not to pursue progress, but to provide support for the emperor's dictatorship.

It is a parasite of the imperial society.

Scholars can naturally control the world and make the world their own, but they can't do without the emperor. Because without an emperor, their theoretical foundation is not solid. They claim to be loyal to the monarch, but in fact, they use the name of loyalty to determine their status in society and assist the emperor in governing the authority of the world.

But at the same time, Fang Xiaoru also made things clear.

Isn't your royal family trying to change horses? But you also have to be clear about one thing, whether you want to change the new horse, whether you want an emperor. At least, He Xi's various theories do not leave room for the existence of the royal family at all.

It can be said that Confucianism is not good like this, and it is not good like that. But if it is the ideology of imperial dictatorship, there is no doctrine better than Confucianism. In this subdivision, Confucianism has reached the extreme and cannot be surpassed.

And such words also spoke to the prince's heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang's mentality is relatively free and easy, and he has also been entangled in the survival of the Ming Dynasty and the survival of the royal family. But He Xi asked Zhu Yuanzhang to divide the princes overseas, and Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved. On the one hand, it will build overseas vassals and balance China. As long as all the overseas vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty do not change their surnames, the Ming Dynasty will also retain the place of existence of the imperial family. Even as a mascot.

The general trend of the world is surging, Zhu Yuanzhang has not thought about thinking a lot for his children and grandchildren, after all, when he was born, he had no tile, and now he has left enough for his children and grandchildren, and the rest is that his children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren.

But the crown prince is different.

He doesn't think as much as Zhu Yuanzhang, this is the point he is most entangled with, that is, what is good for the world and bad for the Ming royal family, do you want to do it?

And Fang Xiaoru pointed out this accurately.

Fang Xiaoru has been with the prince for so many years, and he can see at a glance that the prince's expression has changed, and he immediately struck while the iron was hot, and said: "Your Highness, the minister is not for himself, this is the idea of the world's sergeant. The minister is close to the court, and he is close to the center, and now he thinks about it, and he is really ashamed. Please ask Your Highness to punish He Xi to calm the world, or please Your Highness, kill the ministers, and take the righteousness of all the monarchs and ministers. ”

The prince's color changed, his face flushed, and he said, "Bold, are you threatening Lonely?" I really thought it was impossible to kill alone. ”

Fang Xiaoru said: "I also have a good heart, although I have not regretted it after nine deaths." There are people in front of them, and there are people who come after, and they are not lonely on the road of Huangquan, and they can walk with loyal and righteous people, and wake up the world with the death of their ministers. The minister died without regrets. ”

The prince stared at Fang Xiaoru, suddenly smashed the tea bowl on the ground, and said, "Get out, get out of me." ”

After Fang Xiaoru saluted, he slowly retreated.

The prince's face flushed, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, sprinkled most of his clothes, and said, "All come to force loneliness, all come to force loneliness." ”

What Fang Xiaoru said is good, but it can't change the fact that Fang Xiaoru is forcing the palace.

Although the prince is benevolent and even has some soft-heartedness, as the son of Zhu Yuanzhang, he has never lacked inevitable means. Even if Fang Xiaoru had such a good relationship with him, when it was really necessary, the prince would not hesitate to kill.

But the prince understood from Fang Xiaoru's mouth that this matter was not just to kill Fang Xiaoru alone.

If you support He Xi's change, then start with Fang Xiaoru, and kill the Ming court with an ancient brain, and suppress this momentum. Even the prince didn't know how many people to kill, but he understood that this time he killed more people than the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty combined.

After all, changing the law is not a dinner party.

Let's see who dares not to mess around. But the prince couldn't do it.

The prince knew that He Xi's choice was right and the direction was right. Even with a bit of historical inevitability.

Confucianism is behind the times and will inevitably be abandoned by the times, but the problem is that the prince himself is a Confucian student. Revolution, this thing, it is easy to reform other people's lives, but it is the most difficult to reform one's own life. The prince has been studying for so many years, and he has read the Four Books and Five Classics.

Now, the opposition of many Confucian scholars is also based on Confucianism.

This is the deepest tear in the prince's heart, the tear between modern thought and Confucianism.

The prince does not have a thorough understanding of modern thought, and he only understands it in general, but he has studied with Confucianism since he was a child, and Confucianism has penetrated into his bones. Even if he knew that the modern direction was right, he could not say to himself that everything in Confucianism was wrong.

What he wants most is to reconcile the two together, such as Zhang Zhidong's middle school as the body, and Western learning as the use of such thoughts.

But the problem is that Zhu Yuanzhang and He Xi didn't agree before. Now, indeed, his ministers did not agree.

The crown prince felt that he had already tried his best to defend these people. If it weren't for the defense of these people, he wouldn't have clashed with his father. There won't be any embarrassment today. But the two sides are not pleased, and they are not people inside and out.

Now, the prince felt that what he was doing was simply a fool. For a while, sadness came from it, and it was difficult to suppress. The prince's health has not been good for a while, and in this case, it is even more affected by the inner mansion, but it is not as simple as a mouthful of blood spurting out.

The originally weak body was once again greatly injured.

Some people died, but not completely......