Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 261 The Way of Balance
In the warm room, Zhu Yuan also quickly continued: "So, at the beginning, I said that I would give 500 years of Guozuo to my ancestors. The core is that our Ming Dynasty will walk on two legs in the future, and one leg will be based on Confucianism' Moral etiquette', the other leg is the 'Economics' which His Royal Highness has already studied. Heh, speaking of this, because the 'Production Chapter' of "Economics" was released, recently someone came and said, I am a 'sage' 'Yes, has your Highness heard of it?"

Zhu Biao opened his mouth this time, with a smile: "I heard it."

Zhu Yuan also smiled and said, "Your Highness is envious?"

Zhu Biao tilted his head, thought for a while, and said the truth: "There is... a little bit."

"Your Highness shouldn't be envious, because being a 'saint' is not good at all," Zhu Yuan said, "When you become a 'saint', others will subconsciously demand you with higher moral standards, which is slightly wrong. It will also be magnified immediately, and even how high you are praised now may be how hard you fall in the future. Therefore, my current feeling is actually like being set on fire by others. Subconsciously, I need to be more careful, all kinds of moral flaunting, heaven and earth kings and teachers, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, I think I have to do better than others, so that I can be more worthy of the identity that others have given me. In fact, It's a bondage."

Zhu Biao was a little stunned.

Behind the screen, Lao Zhu still listened with a smile and took a sip of tea, knowing in his heart that this was to some extent an expression of his precious 23rd generation grandson.

This kid is just too careful.

Next to Lao Zhu, Ma Shi felt a little more relaxed when he heard this.But I thought of a line in a poem, Zhou Gong was afraid of rumors day.

Of course, Ma Shi also knew the second half of the sentence.

Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time.

Shi Zai, as the elder brother of King Wu of Zhou Jifa, after his younger brother ascended the throne, the Duke of Zhou assisted in handling the government affairs. Uncle Guan, Uncle Cai and other ministers wanted to launch a rebellion and were jealous of Duke Zhou, so they released rumors that he wanted to usurp the throne. Duke Zhou heard the news , Immediately voluntarily resigned from the official position and returned to the fief to prove his innocence.Later, a rebellion broke out in the imperial court, and Duke Zhou tried his best to turn the tide and put it down.

In addition to military affairs, Duke Zhou also customized rites and music, enfeoffed princes, and worked hard all his life, personally laying the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty for nearly 800 years.

As for Wang Mang... needless to say.

Recalling what he saw in his daily reading, Ma Shi couldn't help but look in the direction of the screen.My child, I hope you are really another 'Zhou Gong Dan'.

Outside the screen, Zhu Yuan continued: "Again, the position Qian Tang gave me is actually a Confucian 'sage', and the standard of a Confucian saint is the three immortals: virtue, meritorious service, and speech. If Your Highness envies, In the future, you can be a Taoist "sage". This is not to say that "sages are not benevolent and treat the people as humble dogs". Your Highness must pay attention to the one leg that our Ming Dynasty will continue to move forward, but as the crown prince, the successor of the empire in the future, His Highness should not frame himself in Confucianism, His Highness should have a higher vision like a Taoist sage."

Zhu Biao took the initiative to ask this time: "Yuaner, specifically...how should I do it?"

"This is what we're going to discuss next," Zhu Yuan pulled out another page of the 'PPT' and handed it to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, I have another theory here. To govern a small county, what is needed is 'science'. What a big country needs is 'philosophy'. This kind of expression is actually inaccurate if the meaning of these two words is strictly investigated, because philosophy is actually a kind of science. The so-called science, as far as I can remember, seems to be , including 'natural science' and 'social science'. Natural science refers to the various professional knowledge from 'mathematics' to 'physics' of Jinling University. It is the study of the rules of the universe that are not affected by our human will. The social sciences, the most typical one, is 'economics', which is influenced by people and studies the rules of the operation of various human societies. Besides, 'philosophy', by my personal definition, is the study of A kind of knowledge related to the moral ethics of human society, in simple terms, is still a "ritual", but it is not the "ritual" of Confucianism that His Highness understands. Because Confucianism has the "ritual" of Confucianism, and Taoism has the "ritual" of Taoism , the Legalists also have the "rituals" of the Legalists, and these should be understood by His Royal Highness, because they can all play a role in governing the country. Only when His Highness integrates all these "rituals" can he have a higher level Only the ability of 'independent thinking' can achieve detachment, have 'free will', and shape the 'heart of the emperor'."

Zhu Biao listened carefully and felt that it made sense. However, looking at the "PPT" in front of him with only two words of "science" and "philosophy", he suddenly found that he couldn't remember.

Can't remember, how can we 'learn and learn from time to time', how can we 'review the past and learn the new'?
So he interrupted: "Yuan'er, you said these, and this..." She tapped the paper in front of her: "It's too brief, I can't remember it."

Behind the screen, Lao Zhu also felt that he couldn't remember, so he took the initiative to speak at this time, raised his voice slightly and said to the outside: "Yuan'er, later on, you will organize what you said today into a book, and send it over here in its entirety."

Zhu Yuan quickly agreed, confirming that Lao Zhu had no other orders, and then continued: "His Royal Highness, let's go back to 'science' and 'philosophy'. The description I just made was just to explain a state, but science is also your highness. You need to understand the 16 majors of Jinling University and National University. Your Highness does not need to go deep. Human energy is limited and it is impossible to learn all of them. What you have to do is to understand and know what 'physics' is and 'chemistry' What are the miracles, what benefits can 'agriculture' bring to the empire, and so on, and then, on this basis, you can shape your own 'heart of the emperor', which is like building a building, 'science' is the foundation, lay a good foundation A tall building can only be erected if the foundation is laid, otherwise, it will be a castle in the air, and it will be blown away by the wind. The reason, if you don’t know agronomy, your highness will take it for granted that the people should plant crops in winter, so as to increase food production. So the people were ordered to sow seeds and plow the fields in winter, however, under such circumstances, the grain would not grow.”

Zhu Biao interrupted with a smile: "I won't do that."

Old Zhu couldn't help it anymore, and interjected again: "How can there be such a ridiculous thing."

"Yes," Zhu Yuan said, "an emperor was puzzled when he heard that the people were starving to death, and asked people around him, why don't they eat meat?"

Zhu Biao quickly replied: "This is an allusion to Emperor Hui."

Old Zhu behind the screen was thinking silently.

Zhu Yuan also continued: "Therefore, both 'science' and 'philosophy' are indispensable. 'Science' is the foundation, and 'philosophy' is the height that His Highness should pursue in cultivating the 'Emperor's Heart'. Then, the last The question is, what exactly is the 'Emperor's Heart' that His Highness is after?"

When this question came out, no matter whether it was Zhu Biao in front of the screen or Lao Zhu behind the screen, they couldn't help cheering up.Hearing now and seeing her husband's reaction, Mrs. Ma felt a little regretful. He should have taken a pen and paper just now, and wrote down the things for each father and son on the spot, lest the children next door go back and troublesomely sort them out, and might miss them.

Zhu Yuan asked, and quickly gave the answer, and handed another page of "PPT" to Zhu Biao: "Actually, both Taoism and Confucianism have given the answer. Taoism pays attention to 'nature', Confucianism pays attention to 'the mean', In the end, it’s about balance.”

Zhu Biao looked at the two words on the paper in front of his eyes, and then whispered: "The way of balance?"

"Yes, the way of balance," Zhu Yuan said, "Among them, I think the 'nature' of Taoism is actually higher. Your Highness, here is a schematic diagram, which talks about the principle of a 'biological chain'. "

Zhu Biao took it again, and Zhu Yuan also continued: "In nature, wolves eat rabbits, and rabbits eat grass. The grass grows in the soil, and the nutrients in the soil come from all living things. This is the 'biological chain'. Oh, there is also a 'food chain'." The concept of ', however, this concept is relatively smaller. Because it is far from only wolves who eat rabbits, as small as foxes, as big as tigers, they will eat rabbits if they catch them. What I want to show in this page is the natural world Demonstration of the way of balance. Your Highness can imagine that if any link is cut off, for example, there are no carnivores, then herbivores, such as rabbits and wild sheep, will grow wildly. There are too many wild sheep and rabbits. If the grass roots are all emptied, then the land will become a desert without grass, and most creatures will no longer be able to survive in the desert, which is the result of breaking the balance in nature."

Zhu Biao listened carefully, and thought it was very interesting, but also thought, is it wrong?
Old Zhu behind the screen understood that he was not biased.

This is to say that the civil and military officials in the imperial court and the scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce in the world must exist, and if one of them is missing, there will be serious consequences.

As expected by Old Zhu, Zhu Yuan then explained it like this, which made Zhu Biao suddenly realize.

However, Zhu Yuan's selfishness actually began to be mixed with it.

In addition to civil and military officials, scholars, farmers, businessmen, etc., it is also necessary.

In fact, Zhu Yuan also considered adding more private goods, and the plan was well designed, but in the end he gave up, too much was too late, and it was more secure step by step.

After all, His Royal Highness was taught to think independently. Attending today's class is the time when thinking is the most independent and active. If the intention is seen through, it is not good.

Therefore, the key balance method of "Emperor's Heart" is given, and Zhu Biao should be clearly instilled in the theory of a hundred schools of thought to maintain balance, detach himself from the outside world, learn to "independent thinking" and form "free will", Zhu Biao Yuan then announced the end of today's class.Moreover, from the continuous observation of Zhu Biao during the lecture, Zhu Yuan also believed that after today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will undergo an obvious change.

What you have to do later is to adapt to this change.

Of course, this is the arrangement of Lao Zhu as a father.

This time, some Confucian scholars will be transferred away from Zhu Biao, and more other knowledge will be added to the daily study, so His Royal Highness will no longer have too much resistance.

(End of this chapter)