Everyone present was stunned.

It is true that the Ming National Teacher is indeed outstanding.

But most of what he did was contrary to Confucianism, saying that the national teacher knew how to govern, and everyone believed it, and it could be said that the national teacher understood Confucianism

No one believes that!

Not to mention the officials who have studied Confucianism, even the common people don't believe it.

Hearing this, Kong Maoxue was even more stunned, his mouth opened slightly, and he looked shocked, and the whole person was motionless, not knowing what he was thinking.

Not to mention the students behind him, they were all in a daze and dumbfounded.

The whole scene suddenly fell silent.

The breeze blew the trees, and Li Xiao stood with his hands in his hands.

Standing on the high platform, his robe was blown to hunt, he rubbed his nose, obviously it was summer, why did the Dragon Boat Festival turn cold?

Suddenly, I heard a burst of laughter from the audience.

"Hahaha, I heard it right, the national teacher wants to teach Confucianism?"

"You heard me right, it's true, I almost thought I misheard."

"It's really ridiculous and generous, how dare a person who has not read a book say such a thing."

"I don't have anything to do with Beiqing University, saying that it teaches Confucianism, and I don't even have a decent master, and I have to go out in person."

All the Confucian scholars smiled and leaned back with a look of disbelief.

"In my opinion, it is clear that the national teacher has no scheming, just to fool us and others."

Suddenly, a Confucian student spoke, and the laughter stopped abruptly.

The Confucian students instantly became serious again, and there was humanity: "Look at the name of this school, Beiping Qingtian University, this is clearly using his name Li Qingtian, and the entire university was established by his personal will. ”

"It's reasonable, it's conclusive!"

The Confucian students said one after another: "This Beiqing University must not be established, let alone open a Confucian church, otherwise it is unimaginable what our academics will be taught!" ”

At this time, there was chaos in the audience, and everyone whispered.

Seeing this, the officials of Beiping Prefecture planned to directly call for people to drive out these Confucian scholars who had engaged in sabotage.

Li Xiao waved his hand and signaled that they didn't need to, so they didn't move.

"National teacher."

Kong Maoxue stayed for a long time, and finally spoke, he looked at Li Xiao with a solemn expression, and said coldly: "What the national teacher said just now is still a joke, right?" ”

He couldn't accept the news that Li Xiao was not only going to establish this university, but also to teach Confucianism, if so, Confucianism in the world would really be rotten!

Even if you die today, stop all this!

Li Xiao smiled slightly, and said lightly: "This father, as the Yongle Duke of the Ming Dynasty and the national teacher of the Ming Dynasty, can he be a child's play?" ”

When the words fell, everyone was even more dumbfounded.

"Ridiculous! That's ridiculous! ”

Kong Maoxue pointed at Li Xiao and shouted: "Is the national teacher really going to be so decisive, you are planning to cut the roots of Confucianism, completely cut off Confucianism, and let the people of the world learn from your crooked ways!" Yes and no! ”

"Arrogance! How dare you talk to the national teacher like this! ”

Zhu Gaosui, the brocade guard in charge of today's guards, has been at the scene all the time, and has been silent, but when he sees someone pointing at his brother-in-law in public, can he bear it?

Qiang Qiang –

The sound of drawing a sword suddenly sounded, and countless sword-wielding brocade guards came in from the side.

Zhu Gaosui pointed and ordered: "Take them all!" ”

"Wait!"

Li Xiao stopped.

"Who dares to touch my respected teacher!"

The Confucian scholars in the back also drew out short knives, which were originally used to commit suicide, but now they have become weapons.

The two sides suddenly tensed, and the officials next to them were so frightened that they took several steps back, and their swords had no eyes, for fear of injuring themselves by mistake.

"Good! You actually came here with a murder weapon with the intention of assassinating the national teacher! ”

Zhu Gaosui was overjoyed, he couldn't find any good reason to arrest these Confucian students, but now it's good, if there is a reason, he can catch them all at this time!

Zhu Gaosui was about to arrest these people.

Li Xiao opened his mouth and said: "Gao Sui, step aside, they are holding these short knives that are only a few inches long, and it is laborious to kill chickens, not murder weapons." ”

Zhu Gaosui said in disbelief: "It's not a murder weapon, brother-in-law, you don't need to say more, leave this matter to my younger brother." ”

Zhu Gaosui pulled out the embroidered spring knife, the fierce expression on his face made his heart tremble, and the cold air on his body spread out.

This is the evil spirit that has been practiced in Jinyi Wei all year round!

Ordinary officials were afraid when they saw it, let alone these Confucian students, and couldn't help but tremble slightly.

There was no one present, and no one dared to stop it, but it was Jinyiwei, who dared to stop it?

Everyone couldn't help but look at this group of Confucian students with sympathy, falling into the hands of Zhu Gaosui, I am afraid that life is better than death, and if you don't die, you will be crippled!

"Gao Sui, step aside, will you let me say it a third time?"

Li Xiao accentuated his tone and looked at Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaosui faced this group of Confucian students, and then turned his head to look at Li Xiao behind him, his expression immediately changed, he was cold to outsiders.

He made another friendly face to Li Xiao, and whispered: "Brother-in-law, I have endured this group of Confucian scholars for a long time, and today they are carrying murder weapons with bad intentions, and it is a good time to catch them all." ”

Li Xiao said: "Gao Sui, even if you arrest them, what if you treat the symptoms but not the root cause, there are not only these Confucian students in the world, if you do this, it will only provoke the anger of Confucian students in the world, and the matter is getting bigger and bigger, you step down, I will persuade them with reason." ”

"What?" Zhu Gaosui was stunned for a moment, and said: "Brother-in-law, if you want to use reason to convince this group of corrupt Confucians, I'm afraid it's even more difficult than ascending to the sky!" ”

Li Xiao frowned and said, "Can't you trust your brother-in-law?" ”

"This"

Zhu Gaosui thought of his brother-in-law's ability, and muttered: "Brother-in-law, what do you use to convince them?" ”

Li Xiao said: "They are learning Confucianism, and I will use Confucianism to persuade them!" ”

Zhu Gaosui is even more confused now, although his brother-in-law is powerful, he rarely reads, let alone Confucianism, but wait, wouldn't it be a shame?

But now that my brother-in-law is speaking, I don't have much to say, so I have to turn my head to look at the Kong Mao scholars: "You really don't know what to do, you actually went to the street with a murder weapon, if the national teacher is not there, I will definitely take you all down, but the national teacher is magnanimous, thinking of your first offense, and if you don't quickly drop your weapons, this official will spare you." ”

"No need."

Li Xiao looked at Kong Mao and said: "Kong Daru, there is a saying that the parents of the body are affected by the skin, life is precious, why bother to die?" You came here today, and you didn't plan to go back alive, did you? ”

When the words fell, everyone understood that these knives were used by Confucian scholars to seek death, and this national teacher was really discerning.

"Humph! Now Confucianism has reached the point of life and death, your Ming National Teacher is powerful and prestigious, we can't fight you, we can only make this decision! ”

Kong Mao learned justice from Ling Ran and said: "Life, also what I want, righteousness, also what I want, you can't have both, and those who sacrifice their lives to take righteousness are also!" ”

When the words fell, the faces of the Confucian students behind him became fearless one by one, and the Confucian students who could follow them here had already put life and death aside!

"Why bother?"

Li Xiao sighed and said, "Life is precious."

To be honest, these Confucian scholars often oppose him, but he doesn't really hate them very much in his heart, they are just too deeply influenced by Confucianism.

"Why bother pretending, I don't need your sympathy."

Kong Maoxue's eyes were full of Xiao Suo's meaning: "Today is all our willingness, you don't understand our mood at all, you don't understand why we do this, your heart has been filled with desire, and our thoughts are not at the same level as you." ”

Li Xiao smiled and did not argue.

And such a smile, in Kong Maoxue's eyes, has a hint of contempt.

Zhu Gaosui found that these students still had no intention of putting down the knife, and when he heard this, he didn't hurt people with a knife, but came to seek death.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Gaosui waved his hand and took all the Jinyi guards away.

The scene instantly calmed down again.

Kong Maoxue looked at Li Xiao and said loudly: "National Teacher, today you said that you want to use reason to explain me, then you can take a look!" What are you going to say? ”

Li Xiao said lightly: "Of course, it's Confucianism. ”

Kong Maoxue sneered and said, "Okay! Since you want to talk about Confucianism, let's talk about it! ”

When the words fell, he pointed to the most prosperous place in Beiping in the distance, and said:

"Sage Zhu has a saying, and a thousand words just teach people to preserve heavenly principles and destroy people's desires.

Look at your Beiping City, you are filled with indulgent desires everywhere!

You are a great merchant, and the merchant is filled with the desire for money. Daxing Restaurant is overflowing with the desire of the tongue. Daxing Qinglou nightclub is lustful.

For a long time, the desire in everyone's heart has been constantly amplified, how can the world not be chaotic.

When your national teacher is here, you can still suppress it, if you are not there, what will happen?

People's desires will be infinitely magnified, and once they can't continue to fill such desires, there is no doubt that the world will be chaotic!! ”

After a few words, it is reasonable.

This is the Confucianism that flourishes in the Ming Dynasty today.

The third-generation Confucian saint Zhu Xi respected by countless people.

Zhu Xi's philosophy is: to preserve the principles of heaven and destroy people's desires.

Control your desires!

Since ancient times, Confucianism has been used by the aristocracy to rule over the common people.

Today's Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang also studied Confucianism, but he did not study the two sages of Confucius and Mencius.

The first generation of sages was Confucius, and the second generation of sages was Mencius.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, Confucianism is not very noble, but just a tool.

In particular, Mencius proposed that "the people are noble and the monarch is light", believing that tyrants are "only husbands" who can be overthrown by the people, and only by exercising benevolent government can the world be unified.

Because of this sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang was very displeased with Mencius.

In the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at "Mencius" again and saw that "the king regards his ministers as mustard, and the ministers regard the king as an enemy." After this sentence, he was furious.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered Mencius to be driven out of the Confucian Temple, and said fiercely: "And let anyone who admonishes him be punished with great disrespect." ”

No one dared to disobey Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and he also learned Zhu Xi's theory.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Zhu Xi's theory was most suitable for the rule of the dynasty.

If officials can control their desires, there will be no corruption and bribery.

For the people, keep to themselves, have land to plant, have food to eat, and have nothing to do.

In business, don't be unkind to the rich, do evil, the world is peaceful.

However, these have changed after meeting Li Xiao.

Zhu Yuanzhang found that even if he learned Confucianism, people's desires were still difficult to control, and it was better to block than to be sparse, so Li Xiao was allowed to change.

And in fact, it is true that since the hundred officials have been raised, there have been much fewer cases of corruption and bribery, and things have become more profitable.

"Hey, Confucianism, Confucianism, this Confucianism is indeed about to change now!"

When Li Xiao saw this scene, his heart was silent.

Since Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism, the Confucian class was expanded and the imperial power was sacred.

The imperial family and the Confucian class gradually reaped increasingly vested interests in Confucianism.

In order to protect and expand their vested interests, also from the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial family and the Confucian class cooperated with each other to suppress and suppress other doctrines and social groups (such as industrialists and merchants, scientific and technological workers, rangers, etc.).

The Chinese society was forever in a state of small peasant economy that relied on imperial power and the patriarchal system to maintain order.

This model of social stratification in which the vested interests of all components of the ruling class converge makes the vested interests of the ruling class a very powerful force to resist social change.

This is the reason why Confucianism has ruled in China for more than 2,000 years, and it is also a very important reason why it is difficult for Chinese society to achieve industrialization and modernization.

Of course, these Confucian scholars don't think so.

Preserving the principles of heaven and destroying people's desires is what the saints said, how can it be wrong?

"Li Xiao, you still say that you understand Confucianism, do you understand that Confucianism made Beiping Mansion like this?"

"People have to restrain their desires, but in Beiping, I only see material desires flying! There are more places to spend money and places of pleasure everywhere than anywhere else. ”

"Everyone in Peiping Province is trying to make money in order to indulge their desires."

The Confucian scholars were indignant and used this incident to attack Li Xiao.

"There is a nightclub called Jin Bi Huang in Beiping Mansion, and the shopkeeper behind it is Li Xiongzhi, who is opened by the dog leg of the national teacher."

Another Confucian pointed at Li Xiao and shouted.

"Li Xiao, let's talk about it, is the nightclub you opened against the desire to destroy people as Zhu Xi said."

As he spoke, Confucian looked at everyone and shouted: "In this splendid nightclub, a glass of wine costs more than ten taels of silver, and the most expensive bottle of wine costs a thousand taels of silver. ”

The voice fell.

Everyone who got such news was amazed.

In particular, those officials and ordinary people were even more amazed.

This is also too exaggerated, the most expensive bottle of wine is a thousand taels of silver a bottle, and you can't make so much money in your life.

Everyone looked at Li Xiao.

The officials of Beiping Mansion all sweated for Li Xiao in their hearts, which was really difficult to answer.

Not to mention the officials of the imperial court, they are also the first officials in the Confucian birth examination, but they have already compromised, and they have compromised after being treated by Li Xiao.

Although these officials studied Confucianism, they did not actually do what the sages said.

Therefore, these court officials couldn't help but bow their heads in shame.

Everyone looked at Li Xiao to see how he answered.

But I saw that Li Xiao pointed to the Confucian who was talking about the nightclub just now and said, "What is the name of that person?" ”

The Confucian patted his chest and said: "If you don't change your name, you won't change your surname, Zhao Lin of the Zhao family in Shandong!" ”

The Zhao family in Shandong is also a relatively well-known scholar family in the local area.

Li Xiao smiled and said, "The son of the Zhao family, the family must be quite rich, right?" ”

"There's some money at home."

Zhao Lin came back to his senses and said, "Why are you asking this?" ”

Li Xiao said with a smile: "A glass of wine costs more than a dozen taels of silver, the most expensive bottle of wine costs a thousand taels of silver, and it is accompanied by a dancing girl, it costs twenty taels of silver to know, the golden splendor is not going to ordinary people, but this is what you just said, you are an outsider, if you have never been there, how can you know so clearly?" ”

As soon as this statement came out,

Countless eyes on the scene were cast on Zhao Lin.

Zhao Lin also felt that he had said the wrong thing, and he was ashamed, so he hurriedly defended: "I, I, I just went to take a look and see how excessive this Beiping is."

"Huh"

Among the people, there was a sigh.

Kong Maoxue looked at Zhao Lin as if iron was not made of steel, and scolded: "It's really in vain for me to teach you, how can you go to that kind of place?" ”

"Master, I." Zhao Lin's face turned red.

"Hey!" Kong Maoxue waved his robe, knowing that he had just said so much, and he was beaten back to his original form by this Zhao Lin at once.

"Kong Daru, look."

Li Xiao smiled: "Your student Zhao Lin, who learned Confucianism from you, hehe, but he hasn't gone to that kind of place, what does this mean?" If it is a person, there will be three emotions and six desires, and the desires in people's hearts cannot be blocked, just like Dayu controls the water, it is better to be sparse. You are too entangled in destroying people's desires, and you ignore the principles of heaven, work hard, make money legally, and spend money legally, this is the principle of saving heaven, why not? ”

Kong Maoxue defended: "If you have no desire, you are just, Zhao Lin has not learned home, he is just an example, he can't replace me and other Confucian students, the national teacher should not generalize and take things out of context!" ”

Li Xiao said with a smile: "Desirelessness is just a very high realm, it is generally difficult for us mortals to achieve, if everyone can really do it, I, Li Xiao, immediately cancel the reform, and approve it with both hands." But the fact is that Kong Daru will look down on life and death, I believe you can do it, but what about the world? Can you ask everyone to reach this level? ”

Kong Maoxue shook his head and said ashamedly: "Actually. The old man didn't reach this level either, let alone let everyone reach it. ”

Li Xiao smiled: "That's right, that's the truth. Human desires cannot be erased, human beings are a mass of desires, and we are not saints, and we cannot demand ourselves with the standards of saints. ”

Speaking of this, those court officials who had originally lowered their heads in shame raised their heads one after another.

The national teacher is right, it's true, where in the world are so many saints.

Although everyone learns the sage's articles every day, they can't do it, in the final analysis, it's not for the sake of glory and wealth, so that they can live a better life.

"People in the world are panicking but trying to break a few taels of silver, but this broken silver a few taels can solve all panic, people can't avoid vulgarity, even monks have to collect some incense money to support themselves."

Li Xiao smiled lightly: "Kong Daru, then let me ask you, when you came to the capital together, I am afraid that there were more than 1,000 people, plus the students who came to Beiping all day, I am afraid that there are as many as 10,000 people, but today, why did you come here with hundreds of people?" ”

Kong Maoxue was asked for a moment, and was stunned for a long time before he said: "The world is declining, and people's hearts are not ancient!" ”

"Hey, hey."

Li Xiao smiled and said: "It seems that Kong Daru didn't find out the reason, if you don't mind, can you let the national teacher help you analyze and analyze." ”

Kong Maoxue snorted in his nostrils, folded his hands in front of his chest, stood sideways, and said, "Let's hear it." ”

Li Xiao said with a smile: "First, you originally had about 1,000 people, but now there are more than 100 people, I took a look, those who jumped in the dragon boat during the Dragon Boat Festival did not come that day."

Why? Because they have tried it once, they have gone through the ghost gate, and they understand the preciousness of life.

People have three emotions and six desires, can not be broken, this is the desire to survive, can live, who wants to die, life is the most miraculous creation of nature, to respect life!

The rest of your students did not come, not because they were greedy for life and afraid of death, but because they understood the preciousness of life! ”

Kong Maoxue paused and muttered, "What you said has two points of truth. In the face of great rights and wrongs, those who dare to die are only a few."

Li Xiao smiled, and then said: "As for the unmath student, you are still standing too high and can't see the scenery below, have you seen the embarrassment of those poor students?" A Fan Jinzhongju is full of human suffering. Countless students are struggling in order to become famous in one fell swoop, but a few people can be admitted, and those who are not admitted may not be talented!! They didn't come, it's the righteousness. This imperial examination involves their own interests, but they still give up making trouble, why? Because they are suffering, they don't want more people like them to continue to suffer in the future! Although they did not have a clear will to die, it was not a manifestation of sacrificing their lives for righteousness, giving up their own interests now in exchange for the future of countless people! ”

After saying this, Kong Maoxue couldn't help but be moved.

He also secretly went to watch that movie, and when he saw the end, he was sad.

Could it be that Confucianism and the imperial examination are really like this?

He didn't believe it, so he asked many students in private, and found that this was indeed the case, as Li Xiao said.

Recalling what Li Xiao said, Kong Maoxue couldn't help but look at Li Xiao and was moved.

This young man talks and laughs freely, and is confident, as if he has long known that he can talk about himself? Does he really have this self-confidence?

"You can cancel the imperial examination and replace your so-called national examination, isn't it still the same?"

Kong Maoxue's tone had softened a little.

"No, it's different, it's very different!"

Li Xiao said with a smile: "In the previous imperial examination, only after passing the examination can you become an official, and I will cancel the rule of officials, and then there will be no distinction between officials, all of them will be officials, and there will be countless more official positions." It's just the difference between big officials and small officials, so that if it is a show, let more talented people win people and do things for the court! would not have given birth to a tragedy like Fan Jin. ”

The words fell.

Kong Maoxue was taken aback and said, "Do you want to cancel the rule of officials?" ”

Li Xiao nodded.

Wen time, countless people on the scene were shocked!

Kong Maoxue was even more overjoyed, it turned out that Li Xiao was going to do such a big thing!

Officials and officials are separated.

An official is an official, and an official is an official!

Officials need to be examined, while officials can be examined or not.

There is a lot of room for operation here, and most of the officials of the imperial court are related households, and there will be loopholes if they can be recommended.

Most of the officials of the magistrates are monopolized by the locals, and all of them are related households.

If the clerks are abolished, more readers can be reused, and more readers can give full play to their talents, which is a great thing!

Kong Maoxue couldn't help but look at Li Xiao in surprise, he didn't expect him to make such a choice, but in doing so, it undoubtedly moved the interests of many people, this Li Xiao really wants to be the enemy of the world!

Kong Maoxue began to admire Li Xiao a little, and said slowly: "No wonder you want to set up so many subjects in the university, it turned out to be for this step, the national teacher is really far-sighted, although what you said before has some truth, but I still don't agree, it goes against the holy word."

Kong Maoxue finally disagreed with Li Xiao's statement and thought that the sage was right, but he still admired: "But what the national teacher said, the old man admires you!" ”

After speaking, Kong Maoxue said again: "In this way, you and I will each take a step back, and the old man is willing to enter your university and teach you Confucianism, how about it?" ”

Kong Maoxue thought that as long as Confucianism continued to take root, he was willing to be wronged.

"That's great."

Li Xiao smiled: "National teacher, I can't ask for it!" ”

"Really?" Kong Maoxue's eyes lit up.

, he never expected Li Xiao to agree to such a request, could it be that Li Xiao was so generous?

At this time, Kong Maoxue was actually a little moved by what Li Xiao said, and he really didn't understand the people's suffering.

For Li Xiao, he felt that Li Xiao's original intentions were still good, and he understood the suffering of the world.

But the words of the saints cannot be refuted!

It is better to help him yourself, teach Confucianism, and continue to pass on the words of the sage, after all, the country is external Confucianism and internal law, so that it can be governed well.

Li Xiao nodded and said with a smile: "Seriously, but you can't teach Zhu Xi's theory to the saint." ”

Kong Maoxue frowned and said, "Do you want to learn from Kong Meng?" The old man doesn't care, but the saint strictly forbids it, and he is not allowed to learn the words of Confucius and Mencius. ”

Li Xiao shook his head: "It's not Kong Meng." ”

Kong Mao learned: "Neither Confucius and Meng, nor Zhu Xi sage, is there a fourth sage in this world?" Tell me, whose Confucianism is it to study? ”

Li Xiao pointed to himself: "National division." ”

When the words fell, everyone was shocked.

Kong Maoxue collapsed again, and said loudly: "National teacher, you have gone too far, the old man has taken a step back, do you really want to force the old man to death, these apprentices of the old man?" If you insist on this, we can only die today! ”

Li Xiao shook his head: "I don't have this intention, it's just that my own country also has his own understanding of Confucianism. Couldn't the teachers of the country teach Confucian theory? Could it be that Confucianism has always been the same as that of its predecessors? Times are changing, and Confucianism is naturally changing. ”

"Good! Good! Good! ”

Kong Maoxue pointed at Li Xiao and shouted: "Then you should come and listen, the old man listens." ”

The audience was solemn and looked at Li Xiao.

But that's not all.

Li Xiao has an unfathomable feeling in the eyes of everyone at this moment.

Today is slightly cool, the wind keeps blowing, no one in the audience speaks, it is very quiet, the wind blows through Li Xiao's robe, but he is motionless, there is a faint sound of gold and jade on his body, it seems that the statue is standing there, his eyes are deep, and he has insight into the most holy.

Li Xiao smiled faintly, looked at the sky, looked at the earth, he knew that it was time for Xinxue to come out, change the current structure of Confucianism, and promote the development of the Ming Dynasty.

Tranquility and far-reaching, like watching the fire.

Li Xiao stood on the high platform, looking at everyone, quite a bit of grandeur, boldness, and sentient beings:

"There is action in knowledge, and there is knowledge in action. Provincial chakezhi, the unity of knowledge and action"

The words fell.

No one is trembling in their hearts, this "unity of knowledge and action" truth, as if there is a Hong Zhong Dalu ringing in the ears, shocking!

Sky.

The glow is everywhere, the colorful rainbow comes out of thin air, and the righteousness of the sky is vast

It was actually up. Heaven and earth are visionary!

The vision is out, and the saint is present!

(End of chapter)