The reason why Yasheng is Mencius, not Xunzi.

It is because of Mencius that at the same time enriched and pioneered the development of Confucianism.

With the basic concept of "goodness, royal way, and benevolent government", Mencius, with his unparalleled "heroic righteousness", not only won the dignity of Confucianism when a hundred schools of thought rose, but also laid the foundation and pointed out the direction for the integration of Confucianism after Confucius and the development of Confucianism thereafter.

It is precisely because of Mencius's revival that Confucianism became a prominent school again after Confucius, and finally became the orthodoxy of the sole respect after the transformation of Dong Zhongshu.

Zhu Gaochi continued to introduce his father.

"On the east side of Yanzi and Zisi, from north to south, they are Min Loss, Ran Yong, Duanmu Ci, Zhong You, Bu Shang, and Youruo."

"On the west side of Zengzi and Mencius, from north to south, they are Ran Geng, Zai Yu, Ran Qiu, Yan Yan, Zhuan Sun Shi, and Zhu Xi."

Except for Zhu Xi, basically no one else has heard of it, right?

It doesn't matter, there are a total of sixteen people in these four with twelve philosophers, except for Zisi, Mencius and Zhu Xi, the other thirteen are all disciples of Confucius, because the seniority is here, it doesn't matter if you have heard of it or not.

And the reason why Zhu Xi can enjoy the Confucian Temple is because of science.

"Wait."

Zhu Di frowned and revisited again.

Is there something missing?

"Where's Xunzi?" Zhu Di asked his soul, "Isn't Xunzi a saint?" Why didn't you deserve to worship the Confucian Temple? ”

"Back to his father's words, Xunzi is a saint, known as the Confucian post-sage, and now he is indeed worthy of worshipping the Confucian Temple, but not in the four with the twelve philosophers, but in the east and west of the 'sages and Confucianism' (Xunzi removed from the Confucian Temple is a matter of the Ming Dynasty, but during the Jiajing period, it has not happened at this time)."

Zhu Gaochi replied hesitantly.

is optimistic about Da'er's appearance, and Zhu Di knows that there must be a hidden secret.

Xunzi, as the last great Confucian and Confucian master of the pre-Qin period, not only failed to obtain the title of Confucian sub-sage like Mencius, who was also known as him, but came to a nondescript "post-sage", that is, he did not even have the qualification to enjoy the "four with twelve philosophers" from the Confucian Temple.

Xunzi, why is there such treatment?

What did he do to be so unpopular with future generations of Confucians?

"Hmph, what's the point? Why do you hide it from me? Zhu Di shouted lightly, he was sure that there must be something wrong here, after all, it is a position that Confucianism dreams of to enjoy the "four with twelve philosophers" from the Confucian Temple, if other people with insufficient seniority and insufficient contribution can't get in, with the status of Xunzi, how can they not get in?

Not to mention the "Twelve Philosophers", it is enough to be a saint with "four matches"!

Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to say, but Dao Yan had expected Zhu Di to ask.

In fact, when Dao Yan and Zhang Yuchu discussed filling this hole for Jiang Xinghuo, they had already thought of this problem.

Dao Yan smiled faintly, then raised his head to look at Zhu Di, and said, "There are several reasons for this, but Lao Wei said it bluntly, and I ask Your Majesty for forgiveness." ”

"Master Dao Yan, speaking of which, I will not blame." Zhu Di said generously.

"One is that after the rise of science, Xunzi slandered the great sage and the holy master Confucius."

"Oh?" Zhu Di was puzzled: "How could Xunzi slander Confucius?" ”

Dao Yan said slowly: "This incident is because Xunzi recorded such a story in the "You Sitting Chapter", saying that in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a doctor named Mao in the Lu State, who was at least positive, and this person was very capable and popular. He lectured with Confucius in the state of Lu, and as a result, he robbed all Confucius's students. Later, Confucius became a secretary, and only seven days after taking office, Shao Zhengmao was killed under the two views of the east, and the corpse was three days on whether Confucius's killing of Shao Zhengmao was true or false, and there were different opinions and debates for thousands of years, but no matter how true or false this thing was, Xunzi wrote it down, in the eyes of later generations of Confucians, it was a deception to destroy the ancestors and a great rebellion. ”

"That's true."

Zhu Gaochi also smiled bitterly and said: "If this matter is true, then there is no doubt that it will be smeared on the saint statue of the Great Sage and Holy Master; If this matter is false, then Xunzi is blatantly slandering the Great Sage and Holy Master, no matter what, it is wrong. ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he also nodded.

Perhaps, this is just a fable of Xunzi, using the means of supporting the saint to make a statement, and it may not have been much before.

But with the rise of Cheng Zhu Lixue, the social atmosphere has become more and more strict, and there has begun to be a trend of thought that "reason is greater than heaven".

"Second, Your Majesty said before that Xunzi has three students who are a little famous."

Dao Yan smiled: "Zhang Cang is a famous minister of the Western Han Dynasty, the so-called Han Dynasty is not clear at the beginning, Cang is the main plan and neat measurement, order calendar, but this person is first-class, but he has not left too many writings, so the historical status is very high, but there is not much to discuss at the ideological level, Xunzi's status is so embarrassing, mainly because he was dragged down by the remaining two students. ”

"Han Fei, Li Si."

These two are the most well-known Legalist figures, and the antagonism between Confucianism and Legalism has always been very serious, Confucianism looks down on Legalism, and Legalism looks down on Confucianism. Han Fei once bluntly said that 'Confucianism uses literature to mess with the law, and chivalry uses martial arts to violate the ban', in "Five Worms", Han Fei even listed Confucianism as a first-class moth. Li Si not only attacked the Legalists like Han Fei, Li Si not only became the prime minister of Qin and helped Qin Shi Huang unify the six countries, but later did the matter of banning Confucianism, and it was under his suggestion that Qin Shi Huang decided to burn books and pit Confucianism. ”

Well, one moved his mouth and the other moved his hands, and Confucianism was almost cut off in the Qin Dynasty.

If Confucianism didn't hate Han Fei and Li Si, it would be strange.

And Xunzi, as the teacher of Han Fei and Li Si, can he still get any praise from Confucianism?

can have two good students, Han Fei and Li Si, is Xunzi not responsible? What's more, in Xunzi's thoughts, Legalist thought is also manifested everywhere.

Zhu Di sighed for a while: "No wonder. No wonder Xunzi can't even get in with four with twelve philosophers, and the root is here. ”

"And that's not all."

Dao Yan bowed his head slightly and continued.

Third, there are schools of Confucianism, and Confucianism respects the inner and outer kings, so there is a distinction between inside and outside. Mencius, who represents the Confucianism of the heart, pays more attention to the inner sage level, while Xunzi pays more attention to the way of the outer king, and even excesses. ”

Knowing that Zhu Di didn't quite understand these subtle differences within Confucianism, Dao Yan explained to Zhu Di.

Mencius believed that human beings were originally good, so as long as they followed the order of self-cultivation, Qi family, and ruling the country and leveling the world, step by step. And Xunzi thinks that people are inherently evil at the beginning, so it is not enough to only talk about etiquette, but also to use the law to cure evil, and to use both etiquette and law. ”

"One of the most important aspects of Mencius's thought is the theory of goodness, which is the so-called 'at the beginning of man, the nature is good'. However, Xunzi is just the opposite, Xunzi is the theory of sexual evil, that is, 'at the beginning of man, the nature is evil', although Xunzi's thought mentions 'turning sex into hypocrisy' that as long as people are educated, people will always return to the state of etiquette and kindness, but this is directly opposed to Mencius. ”

Dao Yan was silent for a few breaths, and then said: "And the foundation of Cheng Zhu's science is the doctrine of Mencius. ”

In fact, the previous correspondence between Dao Yan and Jiang Xinghuo, "Metaphysical Critique of 'Transcendental Human Nature'", conducted an in-depth discussion on this issue.

Speaking of this, Zhu Di completely understood.

The reason why Xunzi is so unpopular is because Cheng Zhu Lixue inherited from Si Meng's learning, and Xunzi, who is quite deviant in Confucianism, holds a view that is opposed to Mencius, that is to say, Xunzi's view is opposed to Cheng Zhu Lixue, which now occupies the mainstream in Confucianism.

- Cheng Zhu Lixue!

Zhu Di's deep pupils flickered, as if he had penetrated the mystery of all this.

Heliocentrism, gravitation, the theory of the holy king, the doctrine of Xunzi. All these can effectively hit the ideological foundation of the gentry class, and then strengthen the imperial power with another Confucian thought, and complete Zhu Di's own centralization.

In other words, these things mentioned by Jiang Xinghuo only need to match the statement given by Dao Yan.

Not only will it not pose a threat to Zhu Di's imperial power because it breaks the theory of heaven and man induction, but it will further strengthen Zhu Di's imperial power!

This reinforcement is reflected in two aspects.

The first aspect is the theory of the Holy King, which directly elevates Zhu Di's status from the son of Heavenly Dao to the level of the Human Emperor, which is on a par with Heavenly Dao, and even the incarnation of Heavenly Dao in the world.

Imperial power, began to become infinite.

The second aspect is heliocentrism and gravitation, which can completely shatter an important part of Cheng Zhu's theory from the empirical level, that is, the concept of heaven and man induction.

In addition, if Zhu Di chooses to promote Xunzi's theory, he will also attack Cheng Zhu Lixue from within Confucianism, and attacking Cheng Zhu Lixue will be equivalent to attacking the discourse power of the gentry class.

As long as he can take over part of the right to speak, Zhu Di will not be scolded as a "thief of the country", "Yan Rebellion", and "anti-thief" every day.

On the contrary, Zhu Di will become the holy king who will let the people "work hard for it and do it" and "enjoy it for the sake of death"!

What is the status of the Holy King?

As high as heaven! Loved like parents! Fear it like a god!

After thinking about it, Zhu Di pondered for a moment before he said: "Since this is the case, I think that the Ming Dynasty should restore Xunzi's status and put Xunzi, a saint, in his rightful position." ”

When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he bowed his head slightly: "What does my father mean?" ”

"Let Xunzi become the five saints of Confucianism again, and deserve to worship the Confucian Temple."

With a light word, Zhu Di decided what was destined to cause an uproar.

However, any objection, in front of Zhu Di, is destined to be invalid.

After all, deciding who is worthy of worshipping the Confucian Temple is actually the power of the kings of the past dynasties.

"At the same time, with the restoration of Xunzi's status, Xunzi's doctrine should also be added to the content of the imperial examination!"

Zhu Gaochi was shocked, and said in a low voice: "Father, some of Xunzi's doctrines conflict with the current Cheng Zhu theory. ”

Zhu Di glanced at him.

Zhu Gaochi was instantly silenced.

After deciding this important event, Zhu Di's heart was much more relaxed.

But after Zhu Di drank a glass of wine, he looked at Dao Yan with a smile.

"Master Daoyan, if what I expected is true, the master proposed to use the theory of the Confucian sage Xunzi to make up for the rupture of Cheng Zhu Lixue's concept of heaven and man's induction, and even came up with the theory of the Holy King, I'm afraid it's not just to make up for me, right? To be honest, how many points of thought did you save for Jiang Xinghuo? ”

As soon as Zhu Di said this, the atmosphere in the room suddenly fell silent.

Zhang Yuchu looked at the emperor and Daoyan with a wine glass, and he didn't drink it, and he didn't drink it.

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