Mandarin Palace.

In a room, the general sat quietly, there was a hot tea on the coffee table, exuding heat, and there were clerks walking back and forth from time to time outside, looking very busy.

Zhao An looked at the surrounding furnishings, and finally his eyes fell on his hand in a daze, he had been waiting for an hour and a half.

"When did you have so many old skins?"

Zhao An has never been so boring, and for the first time, he found that he had passed the age of not being confused, and his big hands were full of calluses, which were very ugly, and Zhao An didn't care too much.

"General Zhao."

"Please follow me."

An elderly eunuch slowly walked into the house, and Zhao An hurriedly got up and followed.

Many people looked curiously at Zhao An who passed by, Zhao An tried his best to maintain his peace of mind, and Zhao An asked himself if he had a clear conscience about the impeachment and discussion from the outside world, so he didn't care about anything.

Zhao An didn't know where to go, looking at the back of the old eunuch, Zhao An became more and more worried.

This is the Mandarin Palace.

The center of the world.

Even Zhao An faintly had a hint of apprehension, seeing His Royal Highness the Prince, how he would salute, what attitude His Royal Highness would treat him, and how he should explain.

"Minister, knock on His Royal Highness the Prince."

Entering a house, at the signal of the eunuch, Zhao An only saw a figure, and he was already prostrating excitedly, and he didn't even dare to look at it.

"General Zhao is exempt."

Zhu Gaochi smiled and said calmly, "General Zhao, please take a seat." ”

At this time, Zhao An glanced at the scene in the house with his spare eyes, and what made Zhao An incredible was that there were no luxurious objects in the house, except for books and books, as well as maps.

The bookshelves are full of books, and on the desk of His Royal Highness the Prince, there is also an open book, which shows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince often reads books.

Respect for scholars has been engraved in the genes of this nation since ancient times.

A prince who loves to read, he is an object of subconscious respect.

"These days, General Zhao has worked hard."

Hearing His Royal Highness the Prince's question, Zhao An raised his head blankly and met Zhu Gaochi's eyes, which contained encouragement and appreciation, Zhao An was suddenly moved, and he couldn't help but be moved in his heart.

"For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the minister is not hard." Zhao An stabilized his mind and replied respectfully.

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

"The impeachment of the imperial historians, although it is in line with the procedural principles, but the Ming Dynasty also needs people like General Zhao, all of which are indispensable, so I appreciate the new sentence, to conscience, the unity of knowledge and action."

"In my conscience, everything I do is for the good of the country, then I have a clear conscience, even in the face of more resistance and public opinion, I will continue as always, such people are great, and the country and the nation also need such people to carry the weight of the world forward."

Zhao An was completely moved, and the words of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke to his heart.

Zhu Gaochi didn't say these words in order to win over Zhao An, but he really thought so.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, Zhu Gaochi admired Zhang Juzheng the most.

Why do you admire Zhang Juzheng the most? Because Zhang Juzheng's life has never wavered.

To conscience, the unity of knowledge and action.

If for the sake of profit, Zhang Juzheng can get the wealth of the whole country, like the leader of his career, half of Shanghai will become the land of that person's family, with Zhang Juzheng's status and power, let alone half of Shanghai, the whole of Shanghai will not be a problem.

If for the sake of fame, Zhang Juzheng only needs to arrest a few corrupt officials and organize a few imperial examinations, so that he can become a virtuous minister who praises from top to bottom.

But Zhang Ju, as he said in his early years to Emperor Longqing, pursued righteousness.

Therefore, Zhang Juzheng's ministers have become the objects of opposition from all the interests of nobles, eunuchs, imperial historians, ministers, squires, and scholars, and the ministers are the only ones who regard Zhang Juzheng as such.

It also set a historical precedent for the impeachment of Mr.

In later generations, there is a book that says that the most important thing for a person is to live the life he likes in this life. In line with the unity of knowledge and action, knowing what you want, you do these things, and follow your own heart to follow your own path in life.

But the beginning of the unity of knowledge and action is to conscience.

Many refined egoists confuse more people with the idea of the unity of knowledge and action, but they do not mention conscience.

Then it can be understood as again.

Under the condition of contributing to the development of society, live the life you want to live, and become a person who will not regret until death. This is the true civilization and spiritual sublimation, not shouting slogans for personal gain.

Although it was the first time for Zhao An to see His Royal Highness the Prince, he quickly surrendered with all his heart, such His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is indeed worthy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who hangs swallow pictures in the common people's homes.

"The minister did not do well, and it caused a lot of trouble for the court."

Zhao An took the initiative to apologize.

Since leaving Sichuan and coming to the capital, Zhao An has never been soft, and this is the first time he has been soft.

Hearing Zhao An's inner words, Zhu Gaochi didn't say anything, and simply comforted Zhao An a few words, and asked him to go back to rest, "The merits of the soldiers will not be affected by the impeachment of the imperial historians." ”

Zhu Gaochi said with a smile: "Whether it is right or wrong, the soldiers who won the battle are not to blame, they only have honor." ”

"The prince is wise!"

Zhao An was impressed.

After Zhao An left, the next one was Cao Duan.

Cao Duan was lecturing in Beiping, and when he learned of the prince's invitation, he did not hesitate at all, let alone make a name for himself, nor did he worry that he would be considered a villain who was greedy for fame and fortune, but packed his bags and went south the next day.

Cao Duan was very gentle, saw the books on the shelves, and carefully looked at which books they were.

There are the traditional Four Books and Five Classics, as well as some emerging ones, and many scholars' theses and articles, it seems that the rumors that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not like to read are falsehoods, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just not limited to the words of one family.

Zhu Gaochi is very enthusiastic about Cao Duan, not because of this person's achievements in history, but because in Zhu Gaochi's eyes, he belongs to the top group of people in the Ming Dynasty in terms of learning.

Very early on, Zhu Gaochi was actually very arrogant.

On the road of the industrialization of the Ming Dynasty, not only the Ming Dynasty is growing, but through the growth of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Gaochi has also learned more things from each other, and even now, Zhu Gaochi has reflected on himself and made the mistake of arrogance.

"The suzerain, the pro-vassal state, the foreign vassal state, the Xuanfu Division, and the Xuanfu Division are the foundation of the suzerain-feudal system, and the propagation of Chinese culture is the mainstay, leading the world, and they are all subservient."

Cao Duan carefully talked about the clan system, which was built on the basis of the clan system created by Emperor Taizu, and was based on the current Ming national strength as the framework, a new world governance system.

Zhu Gaochi listened very carefully.

The relationship between countries in later generations was dominated by the West, because Western civilization won the world. So before the West guides the world, here is China's world theory.

There is no country to country.

Only the center and the eight directions.

China is the suzerain.

"Changing the land and returning to the stream is not a new thing, but a plan that has been there for a long time, but it was not long after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the influence was insufficient.

"The vassal states of Ryukyu and Goryeo are all successful examples."

"The foreign vassal state became a pro-vassal country, the pro-vassal vassal state became the Xuanfu Division, the Xuanfu Division became the Xuanfu Division, and finally the land was changed and merged into one, it was the eight directions that were attached, and the four Yi came to the king."

After Zhu Gaochi listened, he suddenly felt a little ridiculous.

In later generations, there were often people who laughed at the arrogance of antiquity, but they did not know the glory of antiquity. This splendor does not refer to force alone, but to civilization.

Including the contempt of later generations for etiquette.

The purpose of ancient ritual music was not to satisfy the appetite of the mouth, stomach and ears, but to teach the people in this way, so that they would have the right hearts of likes and dislikes, so that they could return to the right path of humanity.

It is human nature to be born quiet; The change of emotions after perceiving external objects is an external manifestation of nature.

When foreign objects come to us, they are perceived by the mind, and then they form feelings of likes and dislikes.

Likes and dislikes are not controlled internally, and the temptations generated by the perception of external objects act externally, and the principles of heaven will be extinguished.

The feelings of external objects are endless, and if people's likes and dislikes are not controlled, people are assimilated by the things around them.

When people are assimilated by external objects, they will destroy the principles of heaven and exhaust human desires.

Therefore, the coercion of the weak by the strong, the violence of the many over the few, the deception and ignorance of the wise and the wise, the misery of the cowardly, the deprivation of the sick, the unhappiness of the elderly, the young children, the orphans, and the widowed mothers, these are the factors that lead to great chaos in the world.

Therefore, the ritual system of making pleasure is artificially controlled: the ceremonial system of weeping is used to control the funeral; Bells, drums, dry relatives and other music systems, harmony and peace; The system of marriage crown distinguishes men and women from the great defense; Township shooting, big shooting, township drinking and other banquets and other banquets and other etiquette systems to correct interpersonal relationships. Use etiquette to control the people's hearts, use music to harmonize the people's morale, implement it politically, and prevent it from punishment.

The characteristic of music is to seek common ground, and the characteristic of etiquette is to seek differences.

The same makes people love each other, and different makes people respect each other.

If Pleasure is too unrestrained, it will confuse and fluctuate the boundaries between people between dignity and inferiority. If the etiquette is too unrestrained, it will alienate people from each other. Harmony with human feelings, making each other love, rectifying behavior, appearance, and making dignity and humility orderly, is the function of etiquette and music.

What kind of social environment will be achieved in the end?

For example, the money earned by merchants is not used to squeeze it, but to feed back to its neighbors.

Just like a businessman from a small Western country, who has made small achievements in foreign trade, but stays in his hometown, and the millions of money he earns abroad are not used for pleasure, but donated to the sports team in his hometown, and hold a lively activity in which the people of his hometown participate.

In different social environments, businessmen seek money and kill for the sake of profit, or become commendable virtuous people, which are different manifestations, and what is needed is the civilization of the social environment to guide.

"Since ancient times, learning has been nothing more than a matter of idealism and materialism, or is it a matter of compatibility between the two." Cao Duan saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to understand, so he explained in more detail: "In different periods, with the different social productive forces, there are different development directions for learning. ”

"For example, the pre-Qin period emphasized a Tao, which means that the development of the world is determined by the Tao."

"As for what the Tao is, each school of thought has its own ideas and cognitions crammed into it. But the common feature is the recognition of the existence of the Tao, for example, the Confucian school in the Book of Changes mentions that one yin and one yang are the Tao, which is equivalent to the Tao is the result of the transformation of two opposing forces. Lao Tzu mentioned in the Tao Te Ching that the Tao is the Tao, and it is not the Tao. The name is famous, and the name is not very famous. It is believed that the Tao is difficult to define, and that the Tao that can be told is not a long way, nor is it a general law. ”

"Alone admit that there are objective laws in the world, outside of the physical objects of all things."

That's why the I Ching mentions that the metaphysical is the way, and the metaphysical is the instrument. In layman's terms, the explanation is that tangible substances are all physical objects, that is, instruments. And there is an objective law on the physical object, so metaphysical is called the way. ”

Cao Duan paused for a moment when he said this.

Zhu Gaochi showed a curious look.

Cao Duan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes retro, although there is some truth, in fact, in ancient times, there was no in-depth study of the worldview and material view of the current Ming academic circles. ”

"The foundation is very materialistic, but it is not deep after touching it, as Confucius said, Liuhe exists outside and does not care, I don't know life and death, etc. In fact, it is acknowledging the existence of objective laws, but not thinking about it. ”

Zhu Gaochi didn't care.

Of course, he knew that the level of research in ancient times was certainly not as high as that of later generations, but considering the limitations of history, he attached more importance to development, not only economic development, but also ideological development.

However, there is no need to debate these things in detail with Cao Duan, because he does not intend to have an in-depth discussion with Cao Duan, but understands the current level of development of Daming academics.

Everyone's thoughts cannot fit perfectly, just as the "Book of Rites and Music" says to seek common ground while reserving differences, find common ground, and retain different opinions.

Cao Duan saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not refute, and after breathing a sigh of relief, he continued: "However, during the Song Dynasty, there was great progress in academics, and the rise of the Song Dynasty Acting School was in the completion of this piece, which was completed on the basis of the Song Dynasty's study of Buddhism. ”

"In fact, the core of the new science and science of the Ming Dynasty is somewhat similar, believing that the sky is constant, rational and regular, and it is necessary to learn from things."

"What is the difference between the new science and the science?"

In the next opinion, Xinxue also agrees that there are objective laws in the world, and beyond the Liuhe is the Tao. However, the new school believes that people have a conscience, and conscience is not a conscience, but the first idea of people when they come into contact with things. ”

"In Xinxue, I think that little idea is the most appropriate, the most in line with objective laws, and the most innocent."

"For example, when I heard that General Zhao had killed people in Sichuan, I was very sympathetic and angry in my heart. That was the initial conscience of the Xia, but then I thought about it and couldn't provoke General Zhao, so I hurriedly kept silent, and that was the practice in the future. ”

"What is conscience? Conscience is the original intention of the bottom, and we must not forget the original intention and keep the truth in mind. ”

Therefore, the requirement of the new study is to first reach the conscience, and then to the knowledge of things. And science believes that it is to destroy people's desires and preserve heavenly principles. ”

In fact, human desire and conscience here are both philosophical concepts, human desire is not the seven emotions and six desires of human beings, and conscience is not conscience. It's the human mind and ideas, and the worldview. ”

"In the philosophy of the Song Dynasty, we must first admit the existence of reason, which is also an objective law."

"How can it be achieved in accordance with objective laws?"

"Conformity is a state that we pursued in ancient times, that is, to make our cognition and daily life behaviors conform to objective laws, in the old saying: not in the daily routine, until the congenital painting."

"Let our thinking and behavior conform to the law, so the difference between the new science of science is that the science should think that we should directly pursue the truth from scratch, while the new science believes that people have the original conscience and should pursue the truth based on the conscience."

"Bang bang."

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but applaud.

People want to do what they like to do, whether it is to liberate their nature, or to be maverick, or even to reflect on all kinds of things, first of all, on the basis of conscience, with this foundation, society can continue to progress.

In fact, Cao Duan's new learning has been similar to the psychology of the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

Modern literati translated Aristotle's famous works, and metaphysics referred to this name.

Later generations have always been translating foreign classics, and there is a tradition of applying ancient Chinese classics, in order to pursue the unity of ancient and modern, so the nouns will also continue to use ancient words.

Words such as country, news, etc., are also ancient words, and finally lead people to talk about these words as if they were brought by the West.

Another example is Huang Taiji.

If it is named after Tai Chi, the names of the rest of the sons of the old slave will be different, but it is just a transliteration, and the beauty of the words used is in the words.

The most regrettable thing about the death of the Song Dynasty is that the civilization achievements of the Song Dynasty, especially the ideological ones, have not been inherited by the successors, and no matter how much wealth they rob, there will be a day when they will be spent, and only the achievements of civilization are the most precious.

Zhu Yuanzhang is a martial artist, but unfortunately Zhu Yuanzhang was born at the end of the Yuan Dynasty after all, and he did not receive the high degree of influence of the Song Dynasty's ideology, so although many good policies were formulated, there were many shortcomings.

And what about yourself.

After all, he was influenced by later generations, and he also did not completely recognize the achievements of ancient times, and the concept of later generations to guide the Ming Dynasty in the fifteenth century was really a waste of the foundation of Chinese civilization.

What is the greatest heritage of Chinese civilization?

Radiate the influence of the world.

The world said.

The co-lord of the world.

The king is the king of the world, not the king of a country. The king of the world is called the emperor, and the king of a country is called the king.

Cao Duan received the support of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and began to lecture in the capital, and Cao Duan, who lectured in the Grand Theater, was hard to find, and the venue was full of audiences who came to listen to the new learning.

Suzerain, Xuanfu Division, Xuanfu Division, pro-vassal state, foreign vassal state.

It soon became a discussion in the imperial court, and people used the kingdoms and regions of Goryeo, Wa, Ryukyu, Laos, and Eight Hundred Great Burma to discuss it, combined with the clan system of Emperor Taejo.

"In the beginning, many places could not be self-sufficient, and had to rely on external materials, and Emperor Taizu used the productivity of my Ming Dynasty, and the areas where he wanted to obtain my Ming materials must recognize my Ming Dynasty as the suzerain, so as to maintain this system, private commerce and trade were forbidden, and they were managed by the imperial court."

"Goryeo, on the other hand, is a vassal state that has merged with culture because of cultural traditions."

"Today, with the productive forces of my Ming Dynasty, in addition to inheriting this set of world systems, we should also carry forward and deepen the governance of the Xuanfu Division, the Xuanfu Division, the pro-vassal countries, and the foreign vassal states."

How should the Propaganda and Comfort Divisions and Propaganda Divisions in different regions, and the vassal states in different regions, and how to distinguish them, more and more people have begun to discuss more ideas around Xinxue.

In August of the thirteenth year of Yongle, the civil war broke out in Siam, but what attracted more attention in the capital was the discussion of the clan system. Even domestic powers such as Goryeo and Ryukyu are also waiting and seeing, because their own interests are at stake.

With every change, the interest class will be affected.

Another big business house disappeared.

This time it is still the Zhou family that has an inextricable relationship with the Daming Industry Bureau, this businessman who cooperated with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the early years, Zhou Yourong in the second week, after Zhou Yourong's death, his family hid assets and was found out by the Yamen of the Tax Division.

According to the investigation of the Yamen of the Department of Taxation, the Zhou family transferred a lot of gold and silver and buried it under the land of Goryeo.

Goryeo was different from other vassal states, Goryeo's culture and customs were very close to the mainland, coupled with the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Goryeo, as well as the degree of civilization of Goryeo, the merchants had confidence in the safety of Goryeo.

In any case, under the investigation of the Tax Division, the Zhou family disappeared.

Although the Zhou family has disappeared, the minerals of the Zhou family will not disappear, and in the end, through the situation of auction, more businessmen have been fattened.

Under the concerned eyes of the merchants, they also turned their attention to the capital, whether the conclusion about the suzerainty system and the influence on Goryeo and other countries would break their existing interests.

Then getting more workers with Ming nationality can be regarded as a kind of kidnapping, making the court a rat trap.

The large and small Tusi in the southeast of Chongqing Prefecture began to change the land and return to the stream under the organization of the local government, and the population of hundreds of thousands, although the quality is not high, they are from the Ming Dynasty.

The scholars of Goryeo are not as valuable as the illiterates of the Ming Dynasty.

The situation in Goryeo did not end with the death of King Lao Nan, but because of the expansion of commerce, extreme squeezing, and the reduction of grain production, it brought about an unprecedented famine.

A large area of land does not grow grain, has become the raw material base of the Ming Dynasty, the price of grain transported by the Ming Dynasty has reached a sky-high price, becoming the last glory of the merchants, and there is a situation of buying Goryeo in one go.

According to the statistics of the Daming Industry Bureau, at least 60% of the land in Goryeo fell into the hands of the Daming Commercial Bank.

In the past three years, at least half a million displaced people have starved to death in Goryeo.

At the same time, according to the continuous expansion of the Daming trading houses, there were at least one million Daming people in Goryeo, and now they are eyeing the extra hundreds of thousands of people, hoping to eat this cake.

Hundreds of thousands of people in the southern part of Chongqing Prefecture were warmly welcomed by the commercial banks.

The slaves, who had just regained their freedom, got on a river boat and came to Shanghai to go to sea, and the family became the core of the trading houses, escorting the interests of the trading houses in Goryeo.

These poor people are not afraid of death, and they are the best source of factory protection for the firm.

Three meals a day, six days off a month, a salary of at least one yuan and a half a cent a month, and under the guarantee of the Ministry of Workers' and People's Union, these mountain people who had just come out of the mountains were smoked into the spirit of civilization and had a savage physique.

Ruddy-faced, armed with rudimentary firearms and scimitars, they guarded the merchants' factories and parks.

It's only been a few months, and it's like a different person.

From slaves to samurai.

Armed by capital, they lived a life that they could not have imagined, had their own mother-in-law, and soon had their own children, and they were treated like others in Goryeo.

Daming goods continue to add to their lives, so that they have a higher quality quality.

Schools, gardens, squares, theaters.

By the end of the year, Goryeo had a new look, and the factory was home from the heart, with a group of up to one million workers, but these workers belonged to the employees of the Daming Commercial Bank, not the Daming Industrial Bureau.

These were all done by the Daming Industry Bureau in the early years, and they were finally learned by the capitalists. (End of chapter)