On the bank of the Bianhe River, Zhang Genzhishi, the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, left Beijing, and two or three hundred officials and scholars sent each other, and the willows on the embankment were almost bald.

He was writing poetry and drinking, and the boat had not sailed until noon.

Zhang Gen wrote six poems in one go, except for the first two poems, which are still excellent, and the remaining four poems can only be said to be decent.

"Gentlemen should carefully assist the official family and the prince, so that I am in the supreme prosperity. Say goodbye! Zhang Gen waved at everyone.

Zhai Ruwen led a group of officials to return the salute and watched Zhang Gen and his wife board the boat.

The scholars standing on the periphery of the crowd saw this situation and suddenly felt infinite emotion. They felt that the previous dynasty had died in party strife, but now that they saw the harmony of the officials of the new dynasty, they all thought that a picture of a prosperous era was in front of them.

Yes, the Song Dynasty died in party struggle, this is the consensus of the government and the opposition.

Although the emperor and the crown prince repeatedly emphasized that in addition to the factor of party strife, there were also the emperor's stupidity, the corruption of officials, the problem of redundancy, and excessive annexation...... But people still like to criticize party disputes.

In particular, many of the children of the party have been reinstated as officials, and they are even more disgusted with party struggle to the core.

In addition to party strife, there are also eunuchs.

Just like Zhao Kuangyin's use of literature to control military force and prevent military rebellion, this is a summary of the previous lessons and lessons. The officials of the new Ming Dynasty have demanded that the eunuchs be suppressed, and advocated that officials should be harmonious, even if the governing philosophy is not in agreement, they must be restrained.

The official ship drifted away, and soon only a small black dot remained.

The bureaucrats and soldiers finally turned around and returned to the city, in groups of three or five, chatting and chatting, and it seemed that the government and the opposition were peaceful.

Hu Anguo boarded Xiao Chu's carriage, lifted the curtain and swept it outside, and said with a low smile: "After the publication of "Da Ming Law", except for judicial judges, few people read it seriously. The prince took the opportunity of banning gambling, but it alerted them, and the "Da Ming Law" in several bookstores in Tokyo was sold out. ”

"The prince pushed them forward, but they really couldn't push them, so they could only walk with a stick." Xiao Chu said.

Hu Anguo gloated: "In the past few days, the thresholds of the Kaifeng Mansion, Kaifeng County, and Xiangfu County have all been stepped on. The officials of the new dynasty who settled in Kaifeng, as well as the Kaifeng clan of the previous dynasty, with more than thirty or fifty people in the household registration, were all busy dividing their households and property for peace. Don't these people read history? Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty migrated and became strong, and Tang Gaozong suppressed the Wang clan, which was nothing more than the emperor taking power and purging the place. Not to mention, the former Song Dynasty also came forward by the imperial court to split the Yimen Chen family. ”

Xiao Chu said: "It's not that they don't understand, but they think that it has nothing to do with themselves. Prime Minister Zhang's rapid retreat should have seen some clues. ”

Both men were deeply influenced by the Ram faction, and at the same time adhered to meritocracy, and they supported the unlimited strengthening of imperial power. And on this basis, to achieve the unification of the system, culture, and territory, and then open up the territory to expand the territory and expand China.

Although there are many differences in specific theories, the two can work together.

Family interests?

Hehe, Xiao Chu lived to be more than sixty years old, and he was so busy traveling, teaching and studying that he didn't even have a wife.

Although Hu Anguo has a son, as a first-class jinshi, he has been promoted to the prefect of Chengdu, but he has resigned for more than ten years to devote himself to studying. Is the thing he values yellow and white?

Their ambition is to make meritorious contributions, establish virtues, and make speeches!

Today, when Hu Anguo returned home, his eldest son Hu Yin was in the study.

Hu Yin is actually Hu Anguo's nephew, who was abandoned by his biological parents because of his family's poverty, and was brought back by Hu Anguo's mother to feed.

In history, Hu Anguo tried his best to help Qin Hui ascend to the throne, and was even known as the "leader of the Qin Party", but later found that he was deceived by Qin Hui. On the one hand, he was impeached by Qin Hui's opponents, and on the other hand, he was disgusted by Qin Hui because of the main battle, and finally dismissed the official and ran to write a book to spread the anti-gold ideology.

And Hu Yin, as the adopted son of Hu Anguo, has always been committed to overthrowing Qin Hui, and was dismissed from office until Qin Hui's death.

"What is this doing?" Juan Guo saw his son fiddling with the ball that connected the strings.

Hu Yin replied: "Single pendulum experiment." ”

Hu Anguo reminded: "It's okay to study, don't be obsessed." ”

"My father is fallacious, and he should be obsessed with poverty." Hu Yin said.

If it weren't influenced by the traverser, Hu Yin's academic thought would be like this-

The universe is composed of qi, which evolves into all things in the world, exhibiting different attributes, containing changes and laws. Man should inquire into all things and understand them, so as to know their laws and truths.

Moreover, people explore the laws and principles of things in order to make better use of them.

Knowledge that is detached from things is empty knowledge, and knowing but not doing is delusion. Only when we can relate to the knowledge of things, and do what we know, can we be called true knowledge.

But how do we explore the truth of all things?

Hu Yin said that we should first be right-minded, and then observe, understand, and summarize the principles of all things with our hearts.

In fact, he only lacks a methodology.

The physics brought by Zhu Guoxiang and Zhu Ming just complemented Hu Yin's method of exploring all things.

Hu Yin likes this knowledge so much!

When Zhu Ming led his troops to besiege Tokyo, Hu Yin worked as a school clerk in the Song Dynasty. He also worked as a professor at Luoyang Fuxue, and was ordered to confiscate the banned books in the school, but confiscated the students' "Taoist Strategies" and stole them himself.

The knowledge given by the emperor and the crown prince has almost been learned by Hu Yin, and he has to study the next things by himself.

After the single pendulum experiment was completed, Hu Yin wrote out the experiment record and ran to his adoptive father and said, "Father, the child plans to resign and return to his hometown. ”

Hu Anguo exclaimed: "The new dynasty was first established, and it was only the spring of the third year of Hongwu, it was the time for a man to make a contribution, how could you think of resigning at a young age?" ”

Hu Yin said: "The knowledge of the official family and the prince has been fully learned, and most of it has been verified. If you stay in Tokyo, you won't learn anything new. The child plans to return to his hometown in Fujian, and while doing knowledge and experiments, he will pass on these knowledge to the scholars in his hometown. ”

"There is Chen Yuan lecturing there, and it won't be your turn for the time being." Hu Anguo said.

Hu Yin said: "That kid asked to be released as a professor of official studies, and he could go to Huainan and Zhejiang." When the knowledge spreads, please transfer to another place. ”

Hu Anguo asked: "It's already decided?" ”

Hu Yin said: "The child is not an official. ”

Juan Guo sighed: "It's okay." Spread new knowledge for Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, you will surely gain royal favor, and you will become a generation of great Confucians in the future. ”

"Being able to explore the truth of all things is enough in this life, and whether you can be a great Confucian is secondary." Hu Yin said.

A few days later, Zhu Guoxiang received a strange letter.

Hu Yin, who was a petty official in the household department, asked to be released as a professor of government science in the state government. And he asked for a transfer every three years, which can be done in any state capital, and he wants to spread physics all over the country.

Zhu Guoxiang immediately sent someone to summon him, and at the same time called his son over.

While waiting, father and son chatted.

Zhu Guoxiang asked: "Is this Hu Yin famous in history?" ”

Zhu Ming said: "The three brothers of the Hu family are all Confucians, and this Hu Yin is the eldest. The most famous is Lao San Hu Hong, the founder of the Huxiang School. Wang Fuzhi at the end of the Ming Dynasty was the Taoist system of the Huxiang School. This faction, politically, advocated the Northern Expedition against Jin and preached the theory of great revenge. Call for reforming the system and reducing the burden on the people. Academically, he advocates righteousness and reason, and advocates a pragmatic style of applying what he has learned. They also advocate that heavenly principles and human desires should coexist in the same body, and they expound human desires from the perspective of human nature. ”

Zhu Ming laughed as he spoke: "Their slogan is 'unity of body and use', which is actually the same thing as my 'Tao and Utility Theory'. ”

Zhu Guoxiang said with emotion: "The thoughts of ancient Confucianism are still full of flowers, not as pedantic as I thought before. Could it be that after the Ming Dynasty, he was bound by Cheng Zhu Lixue? ”

Zhu Ming said: "Cheng Zhu Lixue is just a tool of the ruler, and even Cheng Zhu Lixue itself has been misinterpreted and tampered with. It is related to the specific social environment, the early years of the Ming Dynasty suffered from turbulent times, economic decline, sparse population, and the extensive rule of the Yuan Dynasty made it difficult for morality to collapse and people's hearts to gather. At such times, it is necessary to unify thinking and strengthen control. ”

"By the time it has developed to Hongzhi, Zhengde, and Jiajing, the social economy has recovered, and the productivity has also been greatly improved. The new social structure and economic environment will inevitably pursue ideological progress in order to achieve ideological and moral harmony with the current society. So in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, a variety of ideas began to appear again. ”

"The Confucian innovations of the Song and Ming dynasties were actually in this way. When the economy is prosperous and social develops, we seek innovation and change, because a new class rises. When encountering foreign enemies and social decay, they tend to be pragmatic. The Qing Dynasty was an exception, and the imperial court was too strict to suppress the social trend of thought until the end of the Qing Dynasty. ”

When the father and son chat alone, they are used to keeping everyone else.

The eunuchs, palace maids, and living men gradually developed a habit that whenever the emperor and the crown prince met, these people would automatically walk dozens of steps away.

The attendant eunuch suddenly stood at the door of the hall, and Zhu Guoxiang said, "Come in." ”

The eunuch and the living man entered one after another, and then brought Hu Yin in.

Hu Yin was upright: "Minister Hu Yin, meet the official family, meet the prince!" ”

Zhu Guoxiang smiled and said, "Sit down." ”

Zhu Ming asked: "Why is it that the Beijing official is not appropriate, but he wants to go to the state government to be a professor?" ”

Hu Yin replied: "Although books on physics, mathematics, and astronomy have been published all over the country, they are still only available in provincial capitals and a few wealthy state capitals. And there is an extreme shortage of teachers, so students can only buy books to study on their own. The minister is willing to go to a remote state capital and change places in three years, so as to spread the Taoism of physics as soon as possible. ”

"Great goodness!" Zhu Ming praised.

Hu Yin also said: "In the next imperial examination, physics, mathematics, and astronomy topics, the minister thinks that it will not be too difficult. Only a few superficial tests are sufficient, otherwise it will be difficult for a large number of students to adapt. If you want all the country's students to be proficient in this science, it will take at least 20 years or more, and the difficulty of the previous imperial examination questions can increase year by year. ”

Zhu Guoxiang especially likes this young man: "The official rank is promoted to three levels, and you can choose a remote state capital by yourself." ”

Since Hu Yin chose to be the principal all over the country, Zhu Guoxiang was not stingy, and directly promoted him and raised his salary.

(End of chapter)