Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 57
"Master Su really knows astronomy from the top and geography from the bottom, and knows everything."

Zhu Biao sighed sincerely.

What is common sense to Su Jing is astonishing knowledge to Zhu Biao.

Su Jing said indifferently: "Actually, I am nothing. The ancients are the most powerful. In the Warring States Period, there was "Gan and Shi Xingjing". "Calendar", which shows that the ancients at that time had already observed and understood the laws of the operation of celestial bodies."

"What am I, I just know, and they are the discoverers."

Su Jing didn't feel that he was very powerful because he was a modern person, so these scientific common sense crushed the ancients.

On the contrary, the longer he lived in the Ming Dynasty, the more he felt the power of the ancients.

Although there are not so many advanced scientific instruments and theoretical knowledge, so many scientific "truths" can be discovered.

Hearing what Su Jing said, Zhu Biao was also a little puzzled, and immediately asked:

"Master Su, why haven't I listened to my teacher teach me about this?"

It is obvious that it is the principle of heaven and earth, but no one teaches it, Zhu Biao is puzzled.

Su Jing said lightly: "Because these things are useless."

Useless?

Zhu Biao was stunned, and said: "Master Su, the students disagree with what you said. How important is astronomy and calendar, how can you say it is useless?"

Su Jing shook her head and said, "What I said is useless to you, do you understand?"

Useless for me?

Zhu Biao fell into confusion again, he really couldn't understand Su Jing's words.

Seeing this, Su Jing sat up again and said, "It's fine anyway, I'll just talk to you."

"Let me ask you first, what did Qin Shihuang do to scholars after he unified the six kingdoms?"

Zhu Biao immediately replied: "Burning books and burying Confucianism!"

Su Jing nodded and said: "Then tell me why Qin Shihuang burned books and defrauded Confucian scholars, but don't tell me that he is tyrannical."

Zhu Biao thought for a while and replied: "Because the servant She Chunyu Yueyan at that time, the king of Yin and Zhou was more than a thousand years old, and he made his son a hero, and he was his assistant. Now your majesty has Hai Nei, and his son is a husband, and he has Tian Chang and Liu Qing. The minister, without Fu Fu, how can we save each other?"

"Forget it, just speak the vernacular."

Zhu Biao wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Su Jing directly: "To put it simply, someone suggested that Qin Shihuang restore the enfeoffment system in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and then was refuted by Prime Minister Li Si, which finally triggered it, right?"

Su Jing didn't know much about this kind of original text, nor could he understand it very well.

However, Zhu Biao didn't know.

"Yes, Master Su."

Zhu Biao nodded.

Su Jing said indifferently: "Then, let's look at the essence through the phenomenon. The reason why Qin Shihuang did this is actually to consolidate his own rule."

"Because many books on Confucianism at that time praised the ancient emperors and the enfeoffment system of the Western Zhou Dynasty, many Confucian scholars also came out to praise the ancient system."

"But at that time, the Qin Dynasty had already entered a feudal society, and the system of prefectures and counties completely overturned the enfeoffment system of the Western Zhou Dynasty. In order to strengthen the power in his hands and form sufficient authority, Qin Shihuang Yingzheng needed to suppress those who opposed him. Totally destroyed."

"That's why there is burning books and burying scholars."

"In the final analysis, it is actually to unify thinking and centralize power."

Regarding burning books and burying Confucianism, Zhu Biao naturally heard what his teacher said in Dahontang.

But none of the teacher's perspectives started from Su Jing's direction.

It is very novel, but after careful consideration, it is very reasonable.

"Su Shigao's theory, the students worship."

Zhu Biao said to Su Jing, now he is not so easily shocked.

Because it shook too much.

"It's just, Master Su, what does this have to do with Tianwen being useless to me?"

Zhu Biao was still puzzled.

Su Jing smiled and said: "Don't worry, take your time, let me ask you again, what did Dong Zhongshu propose to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the Western Han Dynasty?"

Zhu Biao replied: "Depose all schools of thought, and only respect Confucianism."

As soon as he finished answering, Zhu Biao was stunned.

This.
There seems to be something wrong here!

Qin Shihuang cheated Confucianism, how did Emperor Wu of the Han respect Confucianism alone?
Zhu Biao fell into deep thought, Su Jing said lightly: "How is it, do you feel something is wrong?"

Zhu Biao immediately said: "I also ask Master Su for advice."

Su Jing said: "In fact, whether it is Qin Shihuang or Han Wudi, their fundamental thinking has not changed, but Confucianism has changed."

"Dong Zhongshu's induction between heaven and man, the three cardinal principles and the five permanent principles, you must have learned all of these, it's the teacher's key teaching, right?"

Zhu Biao nodded and said: "Yes, Master Su, the kings and teachers of heaven and earth, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust, aren't these what we should learn?"

Learning every day, Zhu Biao naturally took it for granted.

"Haha."

Su Jing smiled and said, "Niu Yi, don't you understand yet? When books were burned to defraud Confucians, those who burned were books against the Qin Dynasty system and the emperor, and those who persecuted Confucian scholars who respected the Zhou system and rituals."

"While dismissing hundreds of schools and only respecting Confucianism, what is respected is the greatest Confucianism of the emperor."

"In the end, it's all about ideological brainwashing by the rulers in order to maintain their own rule."

"Those astronomical knowledge explore the mysteries of the universe and the nature of heaven and earth. If heaven and earth are no longer what Confucianism says, will the theory of heaven, earth, ruler, parent and teacher still hold?"

"Your teacher is a master of Confucianism, so it is naturally impossible to teach you these useless things."

After Su Jing sent out this routine, Zhu Biao's brain was buzzing again.

Yes, even if you are used to it, you are still shocked.

What I learned since I was a child, when it comes to Su Jing, it is just what others want him to learn.

But carefully first, he couldn't find any mistakes in what Su Jing said.

According to his original teacher, the burning of books and Confucianism was Qin Shihuang's tyranny and enlightenment, while Dong Zhongshu, who proposed to depose all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, was called the great sage of Confucianism because of his high attainments in Confucianism.

These are things Zhu Biao never doubted.

Now, everything is different.

Su Jing erased the whitewash on the covered surface, and revealed the core things in front of Zhu Biao.

"Master Su, the student understands."

Zhu Biao replied blankly, looking a little lonely and out of balance.

The shock is a bit big.

He originally thought that as a prince, with so many excellent teachers teaching him, he should be able to see things clearly.

But now, Su Jing's words made him understand that he still thought too much.

"Just understand, and don't think too much."

Su Jing looked at the sky again and said: "What I said is nothing, in fact, ordinary people are all the same."

"Isn't everyone doing most of the things to protect their own interests?"

"It's nothing more than the small things that ordinary people can do, but the bigger things that people with higher positions can do."

"And for the emperor, it is the emperor's mind."

(End of this chapter)