In the golden autumn season, the autumn breeze is slow, and there is a fierce debate competition going on in the teaching field of the Jinling Lecture Hall.

The participants of the debate competition are Jinling Jiangwutang, Jinling University Hall, Jinling Normal School, Sichuan Jiangwutang, Da Song Shuishi School, and Taixue team. And those who entered the finals were uncompromisingly swept by Jinling Lecture Hall and Jinling University Hall.

Taixue has been weak, according to folk rumors, next year's imperial examination may be canceled, most of the Taixue students poured into Jinling University Hall, but also made Jinling University Hall hidden dragon and crouching tiger, superior to other schools.

As for Jinling's martial arts hall, there is no need to say more. Here are the elites of the Great Song Dynasty. Most of those who have both civil and military skills are supporters of Jinling Martial Arts Hall. In the Great Song Dynasty, in the general environment of going south to the north and spreading the martial arts, more young people chose Jinling Martial Arts Hall than to enter the official career.

The organizer of this debate competition is the Great Song Dynasty, and the theme of the debate competition is the debate between true and false Confucianism. The judges included members of the Great Song Dynasty, including the Great Song Dynasty masters of science, Zhen Dexiu and Wei Liaoweng, Song Ci, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Liu Kezhuang, Zeng Jizhi and others of the Great Song Propaganda Department, as well as some teachers from various schools, including Tian Yi and Xuan Yuehua, male and female teachers of the Jinling Lecture and Martial Arts Hall.

The guests of the competition are headed by Zhao Hong, the son of the Great Song Dynasty, as well as Zhishi officials, Ge Hong, the former Shangshu of the Criminal Department, Ye Shaoweng, Dai Gugu and others.

The bell rang, and Xuan Yuehua, as the host and judge, stood up.

"At the beginning of the debate, the first topic is the one that the people can make impossible to know, and I invite both sides of the debate to elaborate their respective views."

After Xuan Yuehua finished speaking, she glanced at the auditors under the high stage and coughed lightly.

"Silence! Party A starts first. ”

All the auditors suddenly fell silent and looked at the stage together.

The people can make it impossible to know it, from the Analects of Taber, the traditional sentence reads as "the people can make it from it, but not from it." However, there are no punctuation marks in ancient texts, and there can be a variety of interpretations of literacy and hyphenation.

"Distinguished judges and guests, this passage can be broken down into: the people can make it, but they can't make it known. This passage is to say that the people can do what the court wills, but it cannot tell the people the reason for doing so. Tang Ben Zheng Xuan's "Notes on the Analects" said: From, from also. The people, the foolish. With the righteous way, the people will obey. If you know what it is, then the fool may not do it. This Confucian trick of fooling the people is also absolutely undesirable! This is the point of view of my first team! ”

Li Yungui, the male player of the Jinling University Hall team, was confident and eloquent, made a generous speech, first bowed to Zhao Hong, then saluted the judges, and then sat down.

"Distinguished judges and guests, the point of view of our team B is that this paragraph can be interpreted as: the people can, let it be; No, let it be known. This passage says, "When the people approve it, the court implements it; The people did not approve of it, and the court opened the wisdom of the people, so that the people understood the confusion. Confucianism has never fooled the people, "there is no class", we can see that Confucianism is people-oriented. From the point of view of my team B, Confucianism is not foolish! ”

Lu Wenhuan, the male player of the Jinling University team, sat down, and Zhao Hong on the stage applauded with everyone, smiling.

This Lu Wenhuan is the cousin of Lu Wende, the general of the Northwest Frontier Army, and he is also a famous general of the Southern Song Dynasty in history.

The five techniques of controlling the people came from the Shang Dynasty of the Qin State, which was different from the Confucianism and Mohists who proposed Shang Xian, and Shang Yang advocated Shang Treachery. "The Book of Shang Jun" says: "Govern the traitors with good people, and the country will be reduced to chaos; Govern the good people with traitors, and govern the country strongly. ”

Shang Ying's political rules include five techniques for controlling the people: weak people, poor people, tired people, humiliating people, and foolish people. Everything is based on the people, everything is abuse of the people, and everything is bad government.

The Great Qin Empire was so glorious and had great martial arts, but the second died against the hearts of the people, and it was not the second but also the third end.

Zhao Hong was meditating, and the next topic of debate pulled him back to reality.

“…… The monarch is the minister, the father is the son, and the husband is the wife. The Father is the Son, and the Father is the Son; The husband is the wife, and the husband is the wife. Therefore, he who is a ruler must rule his ministers, a father must discipline his son, and a husband must lead his wife. In this way, the three outlines are correct. This is my team B's point of view. ”

Jinling talked about the views of the male players of the Wutang team, and made Zhen Dexiu on the judges' stage nod with satisfaction.

The three outlines and five permanent principles, these three outlines, are quite consistent with his theory. He has also published in the newspaper more than once, stating his views.

“…… There is nothing wrong with the "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith" of the five constants, but the three principles are contrary to the original heart of Confucianism. 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. How could Confucius and Mencius once say that there are "three outlines"? ”

Jinling's words about the male players of the Wutang team made Zhen Dexiu's face immediately darken.

Without high and low, no hierarchy, wouldn't the entire Great Song Dynasty be in a mess and have no rules?

He cautiously looked at the emperor Zhao Hong on the stage, always smiling and listening attentively.

Today's freedom of speech in the Great Song Dynasty will not be convicted for speech, let alone literary prisons and the like, as long as there is no treason and vulgarity, you can speak freely.

"Dare to ask the players of the Jinling Wutang team, what is your explanation for the "Three Guidelines", is it inappropriate? ”

Cao Liqiu, a female player from the Jinling University team, asked calmly and calmly, attracting the attention of many students, especially male students.

Cao Liqiu is Cao Youwen's cousin, Cao Youwen once wanted to match her with Zhenzhidao, but who knew that Zhenzhidao and Liu Fangning walked together. And Cao Liqiu was indomitable and was admitted to Jinling University twice.

"The opposing player, Han Feizi Youyun: the king is a minister, the king is not right, and the minister votes for another country; 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. The husband is the wife, and if the husband is not right, the wife can remarry; The wife is a helper to the husband, and if the wife is not virtuous, the husband will be divorced. I don't know my team's explanation, you may refute it? ”

The views of Lu Wenhuan of the Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Team made several judges, including Zhen Dexiu, shake their heads, some judges, including Song Ci, bowed their heads in contemplation, and some young judges such as Xuan Yuehua, a female student of Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Hall, nodded frequently, and seemed to be very appreciative.

Zhao Hong on the high platform was still kind and pleasant, and applauded gently.

The art of the emperor is the way to govern the country and the art of dominating the world, relying on the five techniques of controlling the people, putting the cart before the horse.

In the pre-Qin period, all the sons and families put forward the strategy of governing the country and securing the country, but the Legalist strategy was the most favored by the emperor, and the "Han Feizi", which was the culmination of the Legalist, was a must-study for the emperors of all dynasties.

As an emperor, there are only three major problems to face in terms of rule:

One is to the people, how to make them rich and obedient;

the second is the officials, how to make the officials serve the government more effectively;

The third is how to consolidate one's own power, cultivate one's own virtues, and balance various political forces so that they will not be threatened by other political forces.

If the king is not right, the common people do not resist, and they are insensitive, that is the sorrow of the nation.

"Jinling University team, how should you explain the ethical outline of "monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons", and how should you explain it? ”

Although Confucius once proposed that "the monarch and the ministers are the father and the son", what he said is that "the monarch makes the ministers courteous, and the ministers are loyal", and the two are related to each other. And Mencius once said: The king regards his ministers as siblings, and the ministers regard the king as his heart; The monarch regards the minister as a dog and a horse, and the minister regards the monarch as a countryman; The king regards his ministers as mustard, and the ministers regard him as an enemy. It is also a mutual courtesy between kings and ministers, and a relationship of mutual equality. ”

"Jinling University team, according to what you say, if the king is immoral, the courtiers can leave the king? In the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu fled thousands of miles, digging graves and whipping corpses, isn't this a chaotic minister and thief? ”

"The opposing player, Xiang Ling Wu Zixu died from luxury, how different is the ant. Abandon small righteousness, snow is ashamed, and the name will be hung in the future generations, sad husband! This Taishi Gong said. Wu Zixu's father and brother died tragically, what he did was excusable, it was the husband's doing, why is it wrong? ”

The Jinling University team has a sharp point of view, pointing directly at the "monarchy", Zhen Dexiu was shocked, and looked at Zhao Hong, still the old god is there, and the clouds are light and light.

"The other player, according to what you said, my Great Song Tianzi killed the national thieves Shi Miyuan, Hu Yu and others, and their descendants assassinated my Great Song Tianzi, is it also the husband's doing? Is it justified to do good deeds for righteousness? ”

The debaters of the Jinling Lecture Wutang team were red-faced and indignant.

"Other, you are a fallacy! My Emperor of the Song Dynasty killed the thieves because his actions not only did not conform to the "monarch as a minister", but also violated the "Five Constants". Isn't it a matter of course? ”

The debaters come and go, and there is a fierce confrontation, Zhao Hong is happy to see it, and nods slightly.

The core of the Renaissance in Europe from the 14th century to the 16th century was the emancipation of human nature. At the heart of the humanist ethos is the proposition of being human-centered rather than God-centered, affirming the value and dignity of the human person. One of the great contributions of the Renaissance was the revival of interest in learning in Western society and the birth of the Age of Discovery.

I hope that China's Confucianism will be more open and inclusive, and there will no longer be so many hierarchies and repressions. What's more, the dross in false Confucianism is slowly disappearing.

China's economy and culture are at the pinnacle of the world, and he is just contributing to the flames, so that China's power and cultural influence can spread to every corner of the world.

As for the "divine right of kings" that might affect him, he didn't care. With his current status in the minds of the Great Song Shimin, especially the Great Song Dynasty soldiers, who can help him?

Warm applause rang out, it turned out that the afternoon debate competition had ended, Zhao Hong stood up and applauded, looking at the youthful faces below, and his smile was even more kind.

"Students, ladies and gentlemen, today's debate was very exciting. There is a famous saying of the sages, the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. I always keep it in mind. The king loves the people, and the people will love the king; and those who abuse the people, the people will be removed. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat. As long as my Great Song Dynasty advocates the style of martial arts, rich countries and strong soldiers, the heroic style of the Han and Tang Dynasties will reappear, and my Great Song Dynasty will also be able to serve the four Yi guests, and all countries will come to the court. Thank you all for a great show! ”

Born less than 100 years old, often worried about ninety-nine. The people are the country, and as for whether his descendants can sit on the throne, it depends on their own conscience and play.

The audience applauded continuously, and I don't know who suddenly stood up and shouted suddenly.

"Hooray!"

The audience was stunned, and then many people stood up and shouted, and finally everyone stood up, waved their fists, and said in unison.

"Hooray! Banzai! Hooray! ”

Zhen Dexiu and the others stood up, and everyone was solemn.

The emperor's prestige is loved by everyone in the world, and no one in ancient and modern times can match it. Even if there is no "divine authority of kings", what is there to fear?

After the debate match, Zhao Hong returned to Shouhuyuan Garden, but found that his father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law Zhou Ping, and two strange young people were all waiting in the room, and everyone looked sad.

"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, why are you here together?"

Zhao Hong's heart sank subconsciously.

"Your Majesty, you have to call the shots for me!"

Zhou Gao's "poof" knelt down, kowtowed, and then tears flowed down.