Chapter 38: The Way of Confucius and Mencius
Jinling, the first year of Xingqing, opened the curtain of reform in a silent moisturizing matter.
First of all, the military reform of the combination of martial arts and martial arts made the entire Jinling City a military figure, making Jinling City a military city. Then there is the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Division, which is not only an official but also an official, but also a local hero, vigorous, and everyone is in danger.
The important thing is that the reform of the meridian boundary law implemented by the imperial court on Jiangnan East Road was unprecedented in the Great Song Dynasty in terms of scale, speed and resoluteness, but on the surface the river was rushing, and the interior was an undercurrent.
Qingzhang field mu, with the township as the unit, calculate the size of the mu step, distinguish the soil color, and determine the seedling tax.
Make fish scales, keep each with a map, the big is the mountain road, the small is the Toda house, the acres are wide and narrow, all are depicted one by one, so that the east and west are connected, the north and the south are photographed,
Each has its own facts, and then it is a map of a city, and a map of a county.
Anvil base book: each household is booked, one by one indicates the field shape of the field, the four steps per mu, and the reason for the production, go to the county to seal and charge, and always charge the certificate.
It seems to be beneficial to the country and the people, but I don't know how many people have moved.
If there is no land to stand on, you still have to pay the field tax, and naturally there is no or arrears. The rich man had a lot of land, but he concealed the tax on his acres and paid less than half of the taxes on his land. How unfair, how greedy, how grotesque, how audacity!
No wonder Zhen Dexiu is reluctant to wade into this troubled water. It turns out that the resistance is unimaginable.
However, Zhao Hong, who had just returned from Lin'an City at this moment, had to deal with the affairs of Li Siyu and Tian Yi.
"In addition to Li Yuan, Li Siyu is now a student of Jinling Lecture and Martial Arts Hall, and he is already a soldier of the country. You can't take her away. β
Zhao Hong sat on the chair and said to Father Li in front of him.
Snatching people from Jinling's martial arts hall, where is the martial arts hall? Where is the majesty of the Son of Heaven? Isn't that a slap in the face?
He, the emperor, is too worthless!
Li Siyu, Li Siyu's father and brother, and the party Zhang Zhengsi, several people stood at the table, all respectful.
"Your Majesty, the major event of the marriage contract has been the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker since ancient times. So why don't you wait for the little girl to finish her studies next spring and get married again? β
Father Li nodded and bowed, with a smile on his face.
Seeing that he is richly dressed, calm and relaxed, neither humble nor arrogant, he is obviously a rich and noble family who has seen the world.
"Li Yuanwai, you don't seem to understand what Your Majesty means. Li Siyu is a soldier of the country, and no one can force her. If she doesn't want to, your parents' orders are useless. You dare to come to Jinling to lecture on martial arts and rob people, if it weren't for the fact that you are Li Siyu's father, you father and son would have been sent to prison! β
Dong Songchen made a good note on Zhao Hong's words on the side.
He knew that Zhao Hong was a maverick, obviously to help Li Siyu break out of the cage and regain his freedom.
"Dare to go to Jinling to lecture on martial arts to rob people, what do you think of this place, the back garden of your house? gives you two choices, one is to go to prison, and Li Siyu dissolves the marriage contract. The other is that Li Siyu dissolved the marriage contract, and you are willing not to obstruct it. You pick one for yourself. β
Tian Yi was on the side, and he said it hard.
forced his daughter to marry, and even used kidnapping, and it was thanks to this old man that he could do it.
Father Li and Brother Li raised his head in shock, looked at Tian Yi and Dong Songchen, and moved his eyes to Zhao Hong.
No need to ask, this is what the emperor meant.
"Li Siyu, do you want to break the marriage contract, or keep it. You speak from your heart, and I call the shots for you. β
Zhao Hong was gentle and drizzling, cheering up his students.
Although it is not possible to achieve universal freedom of marriage, allowing a person to choose his or her own marriage may play a subtle role.
"Headmaster, I don't like that person who is idle and troublesome."
Although Li Siyu's voice was low, everyone heard it clearly.
Zhao Hong nodded slightly. According to the news that came, Li Siyu's fiancΓ© is the son of a high-ranking official in Jinling City, but this fiancΓ© is notorious for his virtues. Li Siyu can't look down on him, which is understandable.
But in fact, what made him even more angry was that this Li Siyu actually entered the martial arts hall in order to escape from marriage! This is even more unacceptable to him than those behaviors that enter the martial arts hall in order to soar.
People always have ambitions, and not all people are ambitious and noble, for the country and the people. But Li Siyu's behavior made him feel embarrassed to be slapped in the face.
What has become of Jinling Lecture Hall? Aiding and abetting? How can this make him embarrassed?
"You ...... of sin"
Li's father's face was flushed with anger, and he wanted to reprimand his daughter, but when he met Zhao Hong's cold gaze, he subconsciously shut up.
"If you have to push your daughter to someone you don't like, you are a father, how unreasonable is this! Is she your enemy? Is your face that important? Or do you want to sell your daughter for a good price? β
Zhao Hong looked at Father Li, his liver was full of fire.
"Li Yuanwai, it seems that you are still not convinced. Then I come to ask you, have you ever read? β
Father Li's face was ugly, but his expression seemed unconvinced, and Zhao Hong changed the topic.
To be able to be rich and noble in Jinling City, it is not easy to think about.
"Back to Your Majesty, Xiaomin has studied, Jinshi in the first year of Kaixi, and was a public officer of the Tea and Salt Division of Western Zhejiang."
Father Li replied in a daze, and a layer of arrogance appeared on his face.
That hint of pride that only a scholar can have.
"Oh, you have been a scholar in the imperial examination, and you are an official of the imperial court, so you are familiar with the way of Confucius and Mencius?"
It turned out that he was still a famous scholar, no wonder he had to take it, no wonder he was so good.
"Your Majesty, Xiaomin is a shallow learner and understands a little about fur. In front of His Majesty, he did not dare to make a mistake. β
Father Li's waist is straight, his robe is wide and his sleeves are large, his face is righteous and awe-inspiring, and he is in order.
"Li Yuanwai, since you are a scholar, then you can explain, in the Analects of Yan Yuan, Confucius's explanation of the way of governing the country "monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons". β
Zhao Hong no longer hesitated, and went straight to the point, to break this person's pride.
That pedantic, self-righteous bullshit pride.
When he was the prince in the East Palace, when he was the emperor, the emperor Zhen Dexiu, and those banquet officials in the palace, were the way of Confucius and Mencius every day, and he was fortunate to learn a lot from it.
"Your Majesty, the king has the prestige, the minister has the minister, the father has the father's table, and the son has the son. The matter of marriage, the order of the parents, and the words of the matchmaker are justified. β
Father Li was slightly stunned, and then replied, not forgetting to remind Zhao Hong of the "Three Outlines and Five Constants".
"Li Yuanwai, you are still a scholar of the imperial court, I see that your book has been read in the stomach of a dog!"
Father Li's seemingly erudite strong words made Zhao Hong angry and scolded him angrily.
"Let me ask you, Confucius Mengke once mentioned the "Three Principles and Five Constants"? Confucius's meaning is just to say that a monarch has a monarch, and a minister has a minister, which is the gift of a monarch and a minister. The father has a father's manners, and this is an example for his children. Children have sub-rules, and this is what children should behave. All this is done by both sides, not unilaterally hegemonic. Dong Zhongshu's Three Principles and Five Constants, Cheng Zhu Lixue's "Preserve Heavenly Principles and Destroy People's Desires", all a bunch of shit! Completely distorted the original Confucian avenue of Confucius and Mencius! β
What "the king is the minister, the father is the son, and the husband is the wife" is just the rubbish Confucianism that Dong Zhongshu, the Cheng brothers, and Zhu Xi castrated and transformed, and the Confucianism based on "benevolence" of Confucius and Mencius, the two are very different.
What "the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die; The father wants the son to die, and the son has to die", "starvation is a small matter, and a loss of temperance is a big matter", "it is forbidden for men and women to have private affairs, and it is forbidden for widows to remarry", etc., which are extremely disgusting.
When a country reaches the point where its people are about to starve to death, shouldn't the country have died long ago!
Let your officials have three wives and four concubines, and you will not allow widows to remarry. Aren't widows human? She doesn't have the right to pursue life?
"Your Majesty!"
Father Li was sweating profusely and trembling, and he no longer had the calmness he had just now.
Even the son beside him was trembling, his face was pale, and he looked like he was about to fall at any moment.
"Confucius said: Monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons; Mencius said: Father and son are related, monarchs and ministers are righteous, husbands and wives are different, and the elders and young are orderly; Han Feizi said: The monarch is the minister, the monarch is not right, and the minister votes for other countries; The country is the people's program, and if the country is not right, the people will attack it. The father is the son, the father is unkind, and the son goes to another country; The Son is the hope of the Father, the Son is not righteous, and the righteousness destroys the relatives. If you don't remember the wise sayings of the sages, you will remember the "Three Principles and Five Constants". If you are not a father than a father, will not the Son flee to another country? β
Whether it is Confucius and Mencius or Han Feizi, they both believe that the relationship between the monarch and the minister, father and son is two-way rather than unilateral, and the relationship between the two is mutual respect and relative equality.
And the Cheng brothers and Zhu Xi, as great Confucians in the Song Dynasty, inherited the remnants of Dong Zhongshu, did too much evil and caused endless harm.
The king has absolute control over his courtiers, parents over his children, and husbands over his wives, and the full trampling of human nature. Mencius's view of the supremacy of human dignity was also selectively deleted by Cheng Zhu Lixue.
If people have no pursuits and thoughts, are they still living people?
"Li Yuanwai, you listen well. Li Siyu is a soldier of my Great Song Dynasty, which is sacrosanct. After I go back, I quickly break off the marriage contract with the other party and tell your bullshit in-laws, this is my will. Otherwise, I will let you know what it is like to be exiled! β
Zhao Hong suppressed his anger without doubt.
If you are not afraid of hooligans being bad, you are afraid that hooligans are educated. These hooligan literati, for their own selfish interests, have a greatly bad conscience.
The "three-inch golden lotus" in those late Qing Dynasty photos makes him disgusting when he thinks about it.
A woman has been devastated to such an extent, is she still a woman?
"Your Majesty is angry, and the grass people obey the order! The grass people will do it when they go back! β
Father Li's heart was frightened, sweating profusely, he and his son knelt down, kowtowed again and again, and no longer had the calmness just now.
"Get up! Remember, I am looking at Li Siyu's face and don't care about you. Don't be self-conscious! β
Zhao Hong's face was pale, and he waved his hand impatiently, and Li's father got up tremblingly and left with his son with a disgraced face.
If you don't leave, if Emperor Long Yan is angry and clicks his father and son directly, it will be a big loss.
"Headmaster, thank you for your kindness!"
Li Siyu knelt down and kowtowed, the pear blossoms brought rain, and a heart finally let go.
Emperor Chrysostom said that his father would probably never dare to force himself again.
"Go back, and go to school in the future."
Zhao Hong said as gently as possible.
Although he was very dissatisfied with Li Siyu's impure motives for entering the martial arts hall, he would not show it, let alone miss the important matter of training officers in the martial arts hall.
There are many people in the entire Great Song Dynasty, but they are all waiting to see his jokes.
Tian Yi stepped forward and helped Li Siyu up.
"Your Majesty, you are a bully. But I like it! β
Tian Yi smiled and complimented Zhao Hong.
The one who is close to the ink is black, and his current words and deeds are too deeply poisoned by Zhao Hong.
"Bullying? It's called convincing with Israel! Confucius and Mencius don't know, how did these people pass the imperial examination? β
Zhao Hong was indignant and very unhappy.
Under such circumstances, he wants to maintain the dignity of Jinling's lecture hall, and even more importantly, he wants to teach these scholars to be human beings.
In his time, Cheng Zhu Lixue wanted to enter the hall and become an official doctrine, and he was a fool who dreamed, so go wash and sleep.
The cynics castrate Confucianism and have endless poison, and he is thinking about whether he can publicize it in the newspaper and open up the wisdom of the people.
Of course, lest he make too many enemies and become the target of the stubborn feudal defenders, he can't come forward openly.
He just needs to provoke this war behind his back.