Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 146 Mencius
Mencius was sent to Luo State by several great Confucianists, from which we can see the importance Confucianism attaches to Meng Ke.

Many Confucian leaders believe that Meng Ke is one of the key figures in the resurgence of Confucianism.

In the past hundred years, there has been no one who has a deeper understanding of kingly ways than Mencius. The Luo family likes kingly ways, so the appearance of Mencius will allow Luo to increase support for Confucianism.

Luo Hong finally met this genius who only saw the text but not the person.

Sure enough, he was very young. Unlike those Confucian scholars who kept the rules and etiquette, Meng Ke walked forward with high spirits, as if he had the world in his hands.

Luo Hong was very satisfied, he should be such a person who can write the Dao of Righteousness, the moment he met Meng Ke, Luo Hong began to think about which noble lady from the official family he would marry to him.

The sages and sages before were all a little too old, but now they met Mencius who was not yet married, and they would definitely take it into their pockets, and then began to promote Mencius' status in Confucianism.

"Prince, may you live forever and be happy and healthy."

Meng Ke bowed to Luo Hong from the bottom of his heart. Many of his theories were based on the state of Luo, and what he wanted to do was to spread the principles of Luo to the world.

Luo Hong helped Mencius up, held his hands and said with a smile, "May King Su be with you!"

This was the highest level of blessing from Luo Guogong, and Meng Ke felt overwhelmed and flattered.

Now he is just an ordinary and somewhat talented Confucian scholar. Although he knows that his articles are valued by Luo Guogong, he is still a bit unexpected for such a courtesy.

In fact, with Meng Ke's character, even if the king of a country stands in front of him, if it doesn't suit his wishes, he should still spray it, but Luo country is different, this is his dream kingdom, so he is naturally cautious.

"Prince!"

Luo Hong pulled Mencius to sit down, and did not directly talk about the ways of governing the country, but asked with a smile: "Mencius is talented, and my father likes your articles and talents very much.

I heard that you haven't married a wife yet. Lingtang is the only person in your family. I have a cousin who is gentle and virtuous in the office and can be a good wife. She must be your good match.

Father is willing to marry her to you. If you are willing, you can ask Ling Tang for instructions and ask a matchmaker to propose marriage after you leave the palace. "

boom!
The sudden happy event blinded Meng Ke, there was only a buzzing sound in his head, and he couldn't believe what he heard.

What is pie in the sky?This is!
What is a surprise?

The surprise was that the prince of the Luo Kingdom said that he would marry his cousin to him!

The princess of the Luo Kingdom, even hundreds of years ago when the Zhou royal family was still extremely powerful, the kings and princes of all countries still took pride in marrying the princess of the Luo Kingdom.

Let’s look at the Qi State’s office sitting safely in the Qi State. Isn’t it because it has a good relationship with Luo State and has married so many princesses of Luo State, so Luo State has been supporting the office, otherwise the Qing Dynasty’s officials made trouble in the past At that time, Qi State had already followed in the footsteps of Jin State.

Meng Ke bowed directly and said: "Mother cares most about people who teach by words and deeds. When Ke was young, his family was poor, but his mother attached great importance to Ke's study. For this reason, he moved home three times, and finally lived next to the academy.

The Duke of Luo is well-known all over the world, and is the most polite among the Xias. The princess in your palace must be a lady who knows etiquette. Ke is just a commoner. To be favored by Marquis Luo and you is a must. It is the grace bestowed by God, can it be violated?

When Ke returned home, he told his mother, and her mother must be delighted. "

Seeing Meng Ke responding, the smile on Luo Hong's face became even more sincere. Although there are many strange relatives in this world, it is impossible to succeed without relying on the strength of clan relatives and relatives.

Besides, Luo Hong really likes Meng Ke, so it is not bad for her to marry such a sage who is destined to be famous in the history. up.

After having this level of relationship, Meng Ke obviously let go of his worries completely, and he knew everything without saying anything. The Confucian bigwigs would never have dreamed of it. The land was abducted by Luo Guogong.

Mencius is just a fledgling man, immature in many aspects, but as a genius, he can make extraordinary statements. He not only has very classic conclusions on the debate between righteousness and benefit, but also has in-depth thinking in other aspects.

The most important thing is that Meng Ke's words are sharp and his writing style is powerful. Almost every sentence seems to be composing, and he can tell his own truth completely.

If you don't understand the thoughts of the two sages by reading the books of the two sages of Luokong alone, then you can fully understand them by listening to Mencius' narration. This is what Luo Hong values ​​​​him most.

This is the preacher of Confucianism bestowed by heaven!
"Su Wang once said that the monarch and his subjects should respect and value each other. If the monarch doesn't care about his subjects, and even treats them like pigs, dogs, cattle and horses, then the subjects should take revenge on the monarch.

Based on this, I made a summary of the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, in order to refute the Legalists' theory that the monarch is supreme, and the supremacy of the monarch will bring disaster.

Because there is no dynasty in this world that will live forever as a holy king, the courtiers must have the means and morals to counter the monarch, so as to prevent the muddled and chaotic governance of King Li and King You. "

Meng Ke's thoughts were very radical, and even in his thoughts, he directly proposed to limit the power of the monarch.

This is the influence brought by Ji Zhao and the Luo family. Starting from Ji Zhao, the Luo family alone has been regent three times, and there was a republic during the period of the Desolate King, and then there was the story of Duke Huan of Qi letting go of Guan Zhong to rule the country and thus dominate the world.

All of these have had a profound impact in subtle ways. Meng Ke even wanted to find a morality that the monarch could not take away for the necessity of the existence of the power of the ministers, just like the power of the monarch is granted by heaven.

But he hasn't found it yet, it seems to be an iron law that the power of the minister is conferred by the king.

Luo Hongguang was quite surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect Mencius's thoughts to be so radical, but he liked it very much, and said happily: "You are right, You Li is a disaster for the country, but Wen Gong and Xuan Gong are all virtuous ministers. It cannot be stopped because the emperor is supreme, and if he does not accept the advice of his loyal ministers, it will cause irreparable consequences."

The Luo family will be a courtier for many years in the future, and of course they don't want the emperor to settle everything with one word. The 900 years of Bangzhou has made the Luo family have had enough of those emperors who are incompetent and mentally obsessed with rushing ahead in everything.

In a dynasty, there are not many emperors who are wise and powerful, and many of them can't even achieve the appearance of a man. Almost [-]% of the responsibility for the running of the dynasty falls on the courtiers.

It can be seen from the fact that all countries are building prefectures and counties directly under the management of the monarch. In the future, prefectures and counties may become the real general trend of the world, which will greatly enhance the power of the monarch himself.

The worst possible outcome that the Luo family is worried about, that is, the situation where there is no seal, has a high probability of happening, which is very bad for the Luo family who wants to live forever.

"King Su drew a natural barrier between the barbarians and the Xias, and established enfeoffments, ordering the princes to establish ancestral temples in their respective countries to worship their ancestors.

Over the past 900 years, countless vassal states and societies have been destroyed, but among them, those who have entered the states and become high officials still retain the sacrifices of the ancestral temple.

The world of Zhuxia is more important than the country of the dynasty, the country of the countries is more important than the migration of the ancestral temple, and the ancestral temple of the ancestors is more important than the reigning monarch.

The community in the world is nothing but the support of the people. If all the countries in the world can support the people with the kingly way like Luo, will there be any people who are not strong?

Pay attention to the people in the country, and cherish them like your own brothers and feet. If the monarch cannot do this, he must change to a monarch who can practice the kingly way. To the country, the people are important, but the monarch is not.

This is the principle that the people are more important than the emperor.

You are the prince of the Luo Kingdom, so you must be very clear about this. "

Of course, it is clear that this is what Luo Guo has been doing all along, and the effect is indeed very good. Under the premise of not using harsh punishments, Luo Guo still has a strong ability to mobilize.

Meng Ke's thoughts pierced the problems that the ruling classes of various countries may encounter from a long-term perspective, but just like what happened to Confucius in the past, all countries now want to prosper in a short period of time, so Mencius is also an outdated person .

But his thoughts were shining brightly. Confucianism imagined an ideal country based on the state of Luo, and Mencius tried to realize this ideal country in reality in his own way.

The people are precious and the king is light!

This is the way he found. Naturally, this way is not to be practiced in the Luo Kingdom, but he wants to go to other countries to lobby the monarchs of other countries.

Luo Hong shook his head and said with a smile: "In the past, Confucius traveled around the world and couldn't use it. Is it because Confucius' knowledge is insufficient?
It is because the monarchs of the countries only want to dominate, so they don't use Confucianism.

Now you want to lobby the monarchs of the countries, do you think they will accept your knowledge?
The way of kingship is so difficult, it took hundreds of years of practice in Luo Kingdom to achieve results, I'm afraid they can't wait any longer. "

Meng Ke said with a sassy smile: "Prince, if the monarchs of all countries only want to rule the roost for a while, then they can use severe punishments and cruel methods to abuse the people.

Just like the current countries, the nobles wear exquisite clothes and eat delicacies from mountains and seas, but the people live in poverty, working all day without food, and going to the battlefield when they are still young.

In the past 200 years, the population of Zhuxia not only has not increased, but has even decreased. Isn't this caused by the prevalence of magic and frequent wars?
It can be seen that severe punishment and harsh laws are already a disaster for the world, and the people of the world must hate it very much. If at this time there is a monarch of a great country who acts like a king and treats his people well, won't the hearts of the people of the world go to him?
If the state of Wei is willing to enforce the kingly way, then the Korean people who are adjacent to him will definitely rush to the state of Wei, and the people of Qin, who are the most ruthless and cruel, will probably climb high mountains and drag their families across the raging river. To Wei Guozhong.

Could it be that, will Wei State still lose to Qin State? "

Mencius' words are like this, always able to convince others, Luo Hong laughed loudly and said: "It seems that you are going to the Wei country, after you get married, my father will give you books and protect you." The guards, and the Luo people who recorded your words and deeds."

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Mencius is good at speaking, eloquent and able to argue. After the two sages, Confucianism and Taoism are clear. ——"Historical Records Biography of Mencius and Xunqing"

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