Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 494 Big News

Qin Mi heard a big news on the way from Jingzhou to Yangzhou...

Wang Su, a doctor from the Ministry of Rites of the State of Chu, discovered the remains of a manuscript carved by Confucius himself near Jiangling!

Everyone knows that Confucius visited Ying, the capital of Chu State, which is now Jiangling City, but...why did he still leave behind manuscripts?And specially designed "relics" that are properly protected and waiting to be opened by future generations?
Is this the custom of the pre-Qin Chu Kingdom or a Confucian calculation?
In short, in this inexplicable archaeological site to an expert, Confucius' manuscripts were discovered.

If that's all, it's not too much news, even if there is doubt, at most it's just a few words behind his back, the king of Chu wants "auspiciousness"...

However, shocking "operations" followed one after another. In Confucius' manuscripts, Confucian theories analyzed from another perspective are clearly recorded.

After interpretation, I found that the meaning of "Confucius" in this manuscript is clearly to elaborate on "the benevolent love others" and "advance with the times"...

The term "the benevolent loves others" was proposed by Mencius at this time and extended it. At the beginning, Bai Xue was also using Mencius's signature - from the time when Bai Tu wrote "In the beginning, human nature is inherently good". Considered a great Confucian of the Mencius school.

But later on, Bai Xue became more and more biased, and was even criticized by some Confucian scholars...

But the Confucius manuscripts discovered now clearly say that Confucius also recognized the "people-oriented" idea during his lifetime, but was limited by the times, so he put forward a doctrine with etiquette and benevolence as the core.

At the same time, Confucius also believed that as long as later generations of Confucian scholars can uphold the "people-oriented" mentality, they will be able to trace their roots back to their origins and better inherit Confucianism.

After Qin Mi learned this first-hand news, he was stunned for a moment - Old Confucian scholar, do you have too many questions?
The reaction accompanying this is naturally anger...

Unlike Wang Su's academic fraud in history, it didn't take more than 1000 years to see through it this time. After all... it seemed too fake, and the purpose was too clear.

All I have to do is write a sentence directly on the cover: The King of Chu is right. Seeing you hypocritical Confucian kings of Chu, I, the teacher of three thousand disciples, the founder of Confucianism, and the old Confucius who has been lying in bed for seven or eight hundred years, can't bear it. Live out the king of Chu Fan!

I believe in you ass...

"Does the State of Chu really want to use this to disrupt the foundation of Confucianism and Taoism?" Qin Mi asked Mi Heng angrily after learning the news.

Generally speaking, Qin Mi is still a conservative gentleman who verbally emphasizes morality.

A friend once borrowed "Warring States Policy" from him--nowadays, except for the state of Chu, knowledge monopoly is very serious everywhere, reading books mainly depends on borrowing, and being able to borrow books is the best friendship!It is normal not to borrow.

However, Qin Mi's reason for rejecting the other party was very noble. Not only did he refuse to lend, but he also taught his friends not to look at those things that were plotted by political advisers. When Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Period, he did not refer to those miscellaneous things. Don’t read books that comply with etiquette...

However, judging from the historical records of Qin Mi's missions and receptions, it is clear that he was a sharp-tongued person and the most "strategist"!
In response to Qin Mi's question, Mi Heng still glanced at him with drooped eyelids and said: "Mr. Qin, be careful! I think this ancient document is very reasonable. Master Confucius is indeed a sage from his ancestors. He knows how to adapt to the times. During the pre-Qin period, theories applicable to the pre-Qin period were put forward, but as long as the fundamentals remain unchanged, future generations will continue to adapt to changing conditions!
Just like Meng Xue later, just like Bai Xue of Da Chu...

Moreover, most of the doctors from the Ministry of Rites of Great Chu have recognized the authenticity of the document. In the future, colleagues from the Ministry of Industry will also analyze the items based on their storage life. They cannot be true!
On the other hand, Your Excellency has just flatly denied my research results, Da Chu. Is it a momentary faux pas or does it have some motive?Does it represent your own views, or does it represent the views of the Marquis of Shu? "Mi Heng asked directly as a general.

How could he have a guilty conscience? Mi Heng couldn't be more confident in this - Mi Heng didn't know whether the relic was true or false, but since it "coincided" with Bai Tu, Mi Heng firmly believed that it was true, especially The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry have also endorsed this, which is a clear signal.

Instead, Qin Mi was choked by Mi Heng and was speechless...

Although the "Foreign Affairs Office" of the Ministry of Rites, which is responsible for external affairs, and the "Moral Education Office", which is responsible for ideological and academic revision, are different departments, they are both under the Ministry of Rites!
If Qin Mi dares to object to the authenticity of ancient documents endorsed by the Ministry of Rites, does he still want to negotiate peace?
What's more, judging from the current situation, it is not a matter of the Ministry of Rites and the family at all, but the entire Chu State is promoting this matter!

"Your Majesty... you are serious. This is just an academic argument, an academic debate." After Qin Mi took a deep breath, he decided to put official matters first.

After completing the final task, returning to Yizhou, and resigning, it will not be too late to write a book to set the record straight!
However, no matter what Qin Mi thought, or what the "Qin Mi people" outside Chu thought, the Confucius manuscripts unearthed by Wang Su became the rectification of Bai Xue... or it became the theoretical basis for Confucianism to move closer to Bai Xue.

Wang Su forcibly opened up this branch of Confucianism, also known as "Wang Xue", and quickly conquered cities and territories among the scholars of Chu State.

The success was even better than Bai Tu’s original expectations!
Before that, Bai Tu thought there would be a "fierce battle" in the ideological field. After all, Confucianism had a solid foundation in the Han Dynasty, and Bai Tu had not been criticized verbally or written...

However, with a slight change of thinking, Bai Tu understood the reason why things went so smoothly in the Chu country - Confucianism was originally good at serving the rulers, and now that the situation in the Chu country is stable and the country's fortunes are growing, the former Baizhou Mu, General Bai is not yet an absolute ruler, but a ruling class, while His Majesty the King of Chu is already a stable ruler.

Therefore, for the Confucian scholars of Chu State, supporting Wang Su's "Wang Xue" was not only "for the sake of Chu State", but also "for Confucianism".

Chu State is now destined to take "Baixue" as its core. This is not only a matter of the personal preference of the King of Chu, but the core of Baixue, which can make the workshop transformation proceed naturally.

Confucianism that insists on "retrospective" cannot be practiced at all in Chu State, so the adaptability of Confucian students will also come into play at this time - whether Wang Su's discovery is true or false, since "Wang Xue" can play a role in bringing Confucianism closer to the mainstream again function, then it can be true!
At this time, Confucianism when faced with Bai Tu was no longer a conservative and rigid side, but... a side that took the initiative to get closer to the rulers - at least this was the case for the Confucian scholars in Chu.

Even Song Zhong, a Jingzhou scholar who had an argument with Bai Tu and had excrement thrown at his door, went to check on Wang Su's findings. At first, Wang Su thought he was here to cause trouble, but...

Then Wang Su discovered that Song Zhong actually had a very sincere attitude. He discussed the issue of "new discoveries" with himself, and after returning home, he also started writing articles. Although there were slight differences with Wang Su, they were clearly It is the default posture of "new discoveries" that are real and effective!

In fact, the mentality of the "Song loyalists" is completely understandable. Even if the authenticity of it is discovered in the future, it is Wang Su's and Wang Xue's problem, not Confucianism's problem, let alone his own problem.

Bai Tu also read Song Zhong's articles. Occasionally, he would ask Zhang Chunhua about the meaning of some sentences...

After reading it, Bai Tu didn't care at all about the differences between Song Zhong and Wang Xue. Although he refuted Wang Xue throughout the article, Song Zhong fully understood the points that were consistent with Bai Xue... no, and Chu Xue. accept!

"Chunhua, help me find someone to summon Wang Shangshu." Bai Tu didn't comment on Song Zhong's articles, but instead asked someone to summon Wang Lang.

Zhang Chunhua had long been accustomed to Bai Tu's literary qualities as a "former great scholar", so he went to summon Wang Lang without any surprise - after all, there was only one minister named Wang.

Not long after, Wang Lang came to Bai Tu. It could be seen that Wang Lang's hair was getting grayer.

Firstly, he is Wang Lang from the Chengji World, and his age is similar to that in the novel. He is already over 50 years old. Secondly... it is also the result of working on the affairs of the Ministry of Justice.

Not only did the Ministry of Punishment offend people, but the New Deal was also complicated. Wang Lang was scolded the most among all officials, both inside and outside the court!

As soon as he saw Bai Tu, Wang Lang began to instinctively report on the several major cases that he had been scolded for recently, and the revision of several laws...

Bai Tu first stopped Wang Lang and asked him to sit down, then said sincerely: "You have worked hard these years and Wang is old."

Wang Lang was stunned when he heard this. He first thought that Bai Tu wanted him to resign, and he felt anxious... and even a little bit happy!
But then Wang Lang realized that if he wanted to change the Minister of Punishment, it would not be so without warning, and he started to think even more wildly.

"Zi Yong is in Jingzhou and hasn't come back for almost a year..." Bai Tu talked about Wang Su again.

"Your Majesty! Did something happen to Quan Zi?" Wang Lang was anxious when he heard this. He thought it was Wang Su who had an accident, so Bai Tu was so polite.

Wang Su is Wang Lang's eldest son. Although Wang Su is older than in history, but... for Wang Lang, he is not the one who gets a son at an old age, at least he is a pioneer in late birth.

"No, everything is going well for Ziyong in Jingzhou. I will also keep in mind the contribution of Mr. Wang and his son to Chu State!" Bai Tu said.

Wang Lang didn't react for a while, and he was still a little confused. There was no breakthrough progress between himself and his son. They were just proceeding step by step. Why did the king suddenly mention it so seriously?

"When Ziyong's eldest daughter was born, he was in Jingzhou, haven't we met?" Bai Tu changed the subject.

"Zi Yong is at the age when he is about to start a career. He should share the country's worries." Wang Lang said with some pride.

Although he hasn't reacted yet, after all, Bai Tu was right to praise Wang Su - Lu Kang was envious and jealous of his son all day long, and Lao Wang felt that he could be more arrogant.

On the contrary, Zhang Chunhua, who was present at the scene, somewhat guessed what Bai Tu meant!
(End of this chapter)