"What kind of organization is this......" Theodora thought, having heard too much news today.

"It's an extreme fundamentalist Confucian faction. These Confucian believers, in the name of spreading the teachings of Confucius, went around committing violent activities. Guo Kang deliberately said in Chinese: "Therefore, they are also called 'Kongbu molecules'. ”

Theodora rubbed her head and waved her hand at him, motioning for him to continue. Guo Kang felt for a while that he could recommend Zhu Wenkui's headband to her.

"I've seen their brochures. This idea roughly originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. He said: "At that time, there was a huge controversy within the Southern Song Dynasty over the issue of war and peace. The lord of the state, Zhao Gou and others, advocated peace, but many Confucian scholars believed that they should insist on fighting the Jin state. In the end, the imperial court designated the negotiation of peace as 'the state is', and many people who fought the main war were persecuted by Zhao Gou and Prime Minister Qin Hui and others. ”

"At that time, there was a popular school called 'Taoism', also called 'Lixue', which was suppressed and banned by the imperial court because of its insistence on opposing the imperial court's efforts to pursue peace, which made many people quite dissatisfied."

"Zhu Xi, a prestigious scholar of science at that time, wrote the "Preface to the Wuwu Discussion", believing that 'Qin Hui's sin is so high that it leads to heaven, and ten thousand deaths are not enough to redeem it', accusing the idea of 'Herong' and advocating revenge. Although Qin Hui was dead at this time, Zhao Gou was still in power, and Qin Hui's henchmen were still there. These people were very jealous and hated this, so they found an opportunity to arrest Zhu Xi, which led to his death in prison. ”

"Zhu Xi's death caused a great shock to Confucian scholars. Many people realize that the prevailing theories today have gone so far that they are no longer enough to change the deteriorating status quo, and that they must find a way to break the situation. ”

"Some of them suggested that the Chinese court was now weak and incompetent because Confucianism had been distorted over the years."

"Today's Confucian scholars, who are eloquent but timid, are broad-minded but narrow-minded, and are not enough to succeed. If you want the world to restore the power and prosperity of the Zhou and Han dynasties, you have to abandon the adaptation and attachment of later generations of Confucianism, and seek the true meaning of Zhou Gong and Confucius. From the original texts, look for the wisdom of the sages and discover the power of the holy king. ”

"That's a familiar statement." Theodora commented.

"yes, everybody likes that. Just like we here, a whole bunch of people want to restore ancient Rome. Guo Kang smiled bitterly: "Retro is a banner that the whole world likes to use." Even the Franks would. ”

"I have heard that there are people on their side who advocate a reform of the Church, following only the Scriptures, not recognizing the Holy Tradition and the edicts of the Bishops of Rome, hoping to return to the original faith. Look, aren't they all the same? ”

"No wonder it's a Confucian fundamentalist." Theodora nodded.

Later, when the Southern Song Dynasty was on the verge of extinction, the situation worsened, and the ideas of these Confucian scholars became more and more radical. Some people even believe that optical thinking is useless, and that it is necessary to behave like the Confucians of Confucius's time in order to realize ideals. ”

As a result, a group of stubborn Confucian students began to follow the example of Confucius and gathered people to travel from place to place. Through imitation, he tried to understand the intention of the original saint. They regarded Zhu Xi as a spiritual idol and called 'Zhu Zi', and called on everyone to learn from his spirit and not be afraid of suffering and sacrifice. ”

"This man's prestige is so high." Theodora exclaimed.

"yes, when you die, the impact is really big." Guo Kang nodded.

"Huh?" Theodora didn't get much of it. However, Guo Kang continued the topic.

"But you also know that the Southern Song Dynasty couldn't help it at all, and these people's movements quickly failed. Despite this, because of the lax management of the Yuan Dynasty, it is still more popular among the people. ”

"The big clans in Jiangnan actually didn't like this doctrine and began to exclude and attack them. Many people then took advantage of the vast territory and convenient westward trade routes of the Yuan Dynasty to travel to other places and spread their doctrines. One of them even ran to Persia. ”

"That's who you're talking about?" Theodora asked.

"Yes." Guo Kang said: "The culture of these people is very adaptable, and they were quickly respected by the local Persians and became a peculiar sect. ”

"They believe that 'heaven' is the supreme will of the world, which combines the will of all people with the truth of nature. However, the will of heaven itself was too sacred and mysterious to be directly understood, so the ancient kings and prophets such as Zhou Gong and Confucius sent down from heaven to explain the overflowing secret knowledge to everyone. ”

"The knowledge that the ancient kings and prophets received from heaven is 'rites' and 'joys'. It's just that this knowledge is too obscure for today's people. Therefore, it is necessary to imitate the actions of the saints in ordinary times through rituals such as practice and worship, so that oneself and the heavens can resonate mysteriously, so as to achieve the state of 'enlightenment'......"

"Wait a minute." Theodora hurriedly stopped him: "Is this Confucianism, Taoism, or the heresy of Tianfangjiao, or the Gnosticism?" ”

Guo Kang thought about it for a long time, and found that he didn't know either, so he replied: "It's a very capable sect......

"Uh......"

"Deeper, I don't understand it very well." He thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, these people are stubborn physicists, and they are very ...... A tendon. ”

"Moreover, they respect the six skill requirements of the military aristocracy in ancient times, and people with conditions will hone their abilities in this way, so their combat effectiveness is very strong. Those ordinary Confucian students are also not afraid of death, and they are very difficult. ”

"It is said that these people believed that if they died in battle to spread the teachings of Confucius, they would ascend to a world overgrown with almond trees, where there were 72 sages of Confucius who accompanied everyone to learn the ultimate sutra closest to 'heaven', so that they could enjoy the ultimate happiness of 'pilgrimage and Taoism'."

"The souls of scholars are in this world, studying every day, making long-term preparations for the distant ultimate showdown between good and evil."

"That's how much stuff is rubbed......" exclaimed Theodora.

"So Confucianism's adaptability is really strong." Guo Kang also sighed.

"However, their political views are not very popular." He continued: "These people insist that Heaven is the source of legitimacy for all political powers, and that the will of Heaven manifests itself in various ways. As I said earlier, monarchs and ordinary people cannot effectively understand such esoteric knowledge, so it must be interpreted by professional Confucianism. ”

"Providence is a warning to the regime and a source of legitimacy for the regime. Therefore, the great Confucians have the right to supervise the state and, if necessary, take the initiative to correct state affairs. This is known as the 'Great Confucian Guardianship' system. He said, spreading his hands: "Of course, you also know that the Sultans definitely don't like this, so no one pays attention to them now." ”

"I also feel now that people in the East can fight better than people in other places." Theodora said.

"Huh?"

"It's really not easy to survive and drive away others......

(End of chapter)