back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 168 Instigation
Xingning Fang in Chang'an City is where the Tongwen Museum is located.Xingning Fang is close to the north of the city, the location is not good, but it is close to the market, there are too many people coming and going, good and bad are mixed.The Korean mission in Tongwenguan has been stranded in Dashun Kyoto for nearly a month. Ambassador Cui Jiean has been trying to restart the border trade between the two countries, but has made no progress.

Cui Jiean, the ambassador of Korea, was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.As for Lu Chengqi's request for territory, he definitely could not agree to it. He would not be able to wait for news if he sent someone back to the country to seek the opinion of King Wang Hui.

Since Dashun stopped providing food, the daily food for the Korean mission with as many as 50 people has become a big problem.The consumption level in Chang'an City is also high. A meal for 50 people is equivalent to eating for half a month in Koryo.The belongings brought by individuals are quickly consumed, and now they can only use the money to buy "tribute trade" to live, and life is miserable haha.

Just when Cui Jiean was at a loss, suddenly one of his subordinates rushed in with a letter, and shouted: "Master Cui, someone from outside threw a letter in, which said Master Cui himself, but I don't know who it is." written……"

After that, the man panted and handed the letter to Cui Jie'an.Cui Jie'an accepted the letter suspiciously. The Chinese characters on the envelope were written with great strength, and one could tell at a glance that they were good handwriting.

Cui Jie'an is also a calligraphy lover, and he admires Liu Gongquan, Yan Zhenqing and others from the previous dynasty. Now seeing that the handwriting is quite strong, it is not an exaggeration for Yan Jin Liugu, so he can't help but secretly praise it.

Open the letter carefully, lest you accidentally damage the letter inside.It's just that the content of the letter is not very good, and the handwriting is already very valuable.After taking out the letter, he spread it out and saw that it was indeed the same handwriting. Cui Jie'an couldn't help imitating it, and didn't read the letter immediately.

After a long time, Cui Jie'an sighed: "There are many capable people in China, even a person who is not well-known, and has such a good handwriting. It is indeed the country of China, which is much higher than our small country..."

After feeling sorry for himself, Cui Jie'an paid attention to the content of the letter.As soon as he read two lines, he shouted in shock: "Who sent this... this letter?"

The man was still listening respectfully, and seeing that Cui Jiean finally got the point, he quickly said, "I don't know who it is, I just found this letter in the backyard, and I don't know who it was and when it was thrown in." If it wasn't for...if I hadn't gone to the stables to check on the horses, I wouldn't have seen this letter..."

Cui Jie'an frowned, and after reading the letter quickly, he pondered for a long time before slowly saying: "Call everyone, I have something to say."

The man didn't dare to neglect, and after leaving, he called all the members of the Korean Mission to gather in the hall.Cui Jie'an raised the letter in his hand and said: "This is a letter I just discovered. It says in it that if we want to force Dashun to submit, we must act according to the plan in the letter. I read it and think it is feasible. Here's to everyone's opinion."

Seeing that everyone below was listening to him, Cui Jie'an's vanity was most satisfied.Unlike Dashun, in Korea, influenced by the Hu people, there was a strict hierarchy, and even Dashun couldn't keep up with it.Once Cui Jiean explained the content of the letter, the rest of the people dared not speak, they dared to speak only after Cui Jiean finished expressing his opinion and let them speak.Otherwise, you will definitely be put on small shoes in the future.

After Cui Jie'an finished speaking slowly, the vice envoy of Gaoli said doubtfully, "Are the scholars of Dashun really so easy to instigate?"

Cui Jie'an sneered and said, "Dashun has already driven us to nowhere, now the only way is to let Dashun know that we are not easy to mess with. Rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, let alone us Koreans?"

The rest of the people did not dare to express their opinions, they all waited for Cui Jie'an to issue orders.Cui Jie'an was very satisfied with Fan'er, who pointed out the country, and said word by word: "You are all educated people in Koryo, even in Dashun, you are considered outstanding. Now you write articles and send them to the newspaper , I don’t believe in provoking those talented people to fight against them, will these talented people not be fooled?”

Gao Li's deputy envoy flattered: "Lord Cui's move is really clever and wonderful! In this way, Dashun has no time to worry about others, and will deal with this matter exclusively. Wait for our people to return with my king's will. , Let's see what the little emperor will do!"

Cui Jie'an was slapped on his heart by his flattery, and he shook his head triumphantly and said, "Yes, that's how it is. Hmph, this little emperor doesn't take us seriously, so should we take Dashun seriously? Make the water a little more muddy, and let's see how you end up!"

The Korean missions all took a deep breath, without Cui Jie'an needing to say more, everyone was beating their stomachs.Why is Cui Jie'an so sure that the newspaper will accept their articles?Because there is a scolding war among scholars now, all newspapers are short of writers, and if someone contributes, it is naturally more than welcome.

The common people also like to read it, and earn a lot of money. Driven by profit, these newspapers publish such articles wantonly one by one.At the same time, it led to the development of the printing industry. Printing workshops sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, and opened from the center of Chang'an City to the outside of Chang'an City.

The Supervision Department did not expect that the always respectful Korean mission suddenly resorted to dirty tricks.Now, their attention is all on the officials in Kyoto, they are fully investigating the "Wutai Zoubiao case", and they have relaxed their surveillance on Tongwenguan.It was only then that someone took advantage of the loophole and hatched this poisonous plan.

What are the emperors of all dynasties afraid of?One is rebellion, which shows that his rule is not stable; the other is that literati make trouble, which shows that scholars all over the world do not agree with this court.Why didn't the literati dare to discuss political affairs since the establishment of the Dashun Dynasty?It's because they are afraid that they will be too emotional and take the lead in making trouble!

Lu Chengqi was an angry youth in his previous life, so he couldn't stand the overly oppressive political atmosphere.The decree to open the way of speech, the original intention is good.But in this way, the risk increases.

Here, I will talk about why Confucianism should be respected.Dong Zhongshu offered Confucianism to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty readily accepted it.Because in Dong Zhongshu's mouth, Confucianism can gather people's hearts and form an unprecedented unified empire.

From this point of view, Confucianism is very good, because it is not a narrow national concept, but as long as you learn my Chinese civilization, you are not a barbarian.Doing so is conducive to the integration of nations and the integration of ideas.From this aspect, Confucianism has a positive effect.

But Confucianism also has disadvantages, which is undeniable.First of all, it pays too much attention to the rules and ethics, and the concept of hierarchy is too heavy, which suppresses people's individuality and creativity.Secondly, it pays too much attention to human relations and underestimates the exploration and transformation of the natural world. "Speaking without writing, trusting and loving the ancients", don't you see, the four great inventions were all produced in China, but they can only be carried forward abroad?Confucianism also pays too much attention to the role of morality and lacks the spirit of the rule of law.Over time, power has slowly turned into a cup of poisoned wine instead of benefiting the people.The most undesirable thing is to elevate the "golden mean" to a methodology, which distorts and distorts the doctrine of the mean. Over time, under the influence of Confucianism, the Chinese people have gradually formed a tendency to dare not break through, dare not fight, and seek comfort and enjoyment.In official history, the Jurchens and Mongols were not the only ones who were rotten by this kind of thinking?

If we want to get rid of the disadvantages of Confucianism from the root, we should not rely on the development of utensils or commercial development. This will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and will not have much effect.Power is a substance comparable to strong sulfur and acid. If it is slowly eroded, no matter how huge an empire is, it will collapse.If you want to cure the root cause, you can't only respect Confucianism, all schools of thought, and all flowers bloom together!
(End of this chapter)