back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 301 Imperial College Debate ([-])
Li Ran's words were suspected of knowingly asking.As the censor Zhongcheng, it is impossible for him not to read "Da Shun Min Bao".This "Dashun People's Daily" has made it clear that it is the private version of the mansion newspaper, and has even banned some of the mansion newspaper's functions.As the chief official of Yushitai, Yushi Zhongcheng has been serving as the chief official of Yushitai after the doctor Yushi ignored Yushitai. How could Li Ran not know the content of "Dashun Minbao"?

This "Dashun People's Daily" revealed its flaws, and people have long understood that this is a trick directed and performed by the little emperor to control the direction of public opinion.Li Ran not only read "Dashun Min Bao", but also "Shu She Bao", "Business Daily", and the latest "Han Lin Bao" and "Deng Ke Bao".Otherwise, how can he find the faults of the officials and the malpractices of the society, and criticize them?
Zhang Zai didn't care about Li Ran's deliberate efforts to make things difficult, and said unhurriedly: "Don't dare, Cao Min's Guan Xue has long been related to middle school scholars, Shen Yan, Hou Ke and other schools, and Cao Min is just picking up people's wisdom. What way to preach, this Confucianism is orthodox in the world, so Confucianism is naturally preached."

Li Ran sneered, and said, "Confucianism, does it teach people to confuse the Holy One?"

Lu Chengqi was still listening to their argument with a smile, but when he heard this, he immediately lowered his face, and said to himself: "This old man Li, he is so ignorant! History has long concluded what kind of person Zhang Zai is, so why do you need to point it out?" Hands-on?"

Zhang Zai was also stunned. He didn't want to understand how a good communication between literati turned into this. "The Analects of Confucius" says: "A gentleman is ashamed of his words more than his deeds." It is said that a gentleman is ashamed of inconsistent words and deeds. Zhang Zai is a master of Confucianism, and he knows the teachings of sages.

When did he become a bewitching saint?Buddhas are angry, and Zhang Zai was a cynical youth before, otherwise, he would not have seen the Liao Kingdom invade on a large scale, and gathered rebels to defend his family and country.Although I have read the books of sages and sages in the past few years, and regard "The Doctrine of the Mean" as a sacred book, my self-cultivation is already good.However, Zhang Zai couldn't bear Li Ran's self-cultivation if he took off his hat.

Therefore, Zhang Zai frowned, already faintly angry, and asked, "I don't know why Li Zhongcheng made such a statement? Zi Hou asked himself, he is a gentleman, when did he deceive the Holy One?"

Li Ran snorted coldly and said, "If you weren't bewitching the sage, why did you do such a good show in front of the sage? The old man has seen countless great Confucians. You are only a newcomer, how can you dare to call yourself a sage? Don't be afraid of others joke!"

Zhang Zai understood that it turned out that he was another "upright official" who hated evil like hatred, and used his intentions to save other people's stomachs.Understanding this, Zhang Zai did not argue, but said: "I am closed to learning but not to establish a family. I take righteousness and sincerity as the foundation, self-cultivation as the foundation, five ethics and eight virtues as the goal, and the use of the family to govern the country and the world. For the benefit and the common people , without restrictions on doors and walls, regardless of beliefs, aiming at turning the world into a great unity and educating all people into sages. As His Majesty said, establish a heart for the world, establish a life for the people, inherit the knowledge of the past, and create peace for all generations. I believe that this It is not only His Majesty's wish, but also the purpose of my Guan Xue."

Li Ran absolutely didn't believe it. If everyone could become a sage and a virtuous person, why would there be any need for a king?In fact, it is true. Confucianism is like this. Those who believe in it will naturally believe it, and those who do not believe it will naturally not believe it.Just like the communism of later generations, the West does not believe in it, but it still exists.

Divided by type, it can only be said that Li Ran is a realist, and what he sees is only the evil side of the world.Zhang Zai, on the other hand, is an idealist. He believes that all peoples can be educated.The fundamental conflict between the two lies in that no one believes in the other's theory, because this is a question too philosophical and too profound to be answered without great wisdom and sages.

Li Ran scoffed when he heard the words, but Dashun's purpose was to educate all the people. He never dared to object to Lu Chengqi's face. He just said: "Let's talk about it, how to educate all the people to become sages, just talk about it?"

Hearing this, Wang Anshi seemed inspired.Without waiting for Zhang Zai to reply, he interjected: "Teaching and interpreting the scriptures and educating scholars is in line with the law of the prosperous king; , released by Xiang Yu) and then lost, Zhang Juzhuan drowned people's hearts, drowned out the wonderful way of scriptures and righteousness, and made heresy rampant; if we can restore pre-Qin Confucianism, it will certainly be able to educate the people."

Li Ran and Zhang Zai couldn't have imagined that Wang Anshi had such a gang.In fact, in official history, Wang Anshi's Jing Gong Xinxue and Zhang Zai's Guanxue have many connections.Both of these theories are inherited from orthodox Confucianism, and their horizons are not limited to Confucianism.Zhang Zai also gradually formed his unique thoughts through Buddhism and Taoism, and mutual confirmation with Confucianism.

But Wang Anshi is different. He also read the "Tao Te Ching" and "Book of Changes" thoroughly, and obtained the laws discovered by the ancient sages from them, and then extended them further. "From the Han Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, the origin and flow are deep. The Dashun flourished, and the cultural relics flourished, but he didn't know the principle of morality and life. Jiefu worked hard for hundreds of generations, tracing the three generations of Yao and Shun, and entering into the gods through the unfathomable yin and yang of day and night. If you can start the original meaning of morality and get a glimpse of the end of life, then all people will be very fortunate. Jie Fu was not talented, and he first wrote "Miscellaneous Comments" with tens of thousands of words, trying to find the way of ancient benevolent people and his theory of moral life. If you can teach Wanmin pre-Qin Confucianism and Taoism made "benevolence, righteousness, and propriety" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so why worry that Wanmin will not become saints or sages?"

Hearing this, Li Ran almost blew his beard and stared in anger.I thought this white middle-aged man was here as a helper, but unexpectedly, he was also ambitious, so he took up this debate to promote his own theory.He secretly blamed Lu Chengqi for not knowing people with his eyes, so he sent such villains to such a sacred place as Guozijian, and insulted the sages of Confucius.

However, Lu Chengqi didn't know that since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had only respected Confucianism, the teachings of the sages and sages Confucius had always held the supreme position in the great country of the Central Plains.However, Mencius, as the most important Confucian master after Confucius, has not been widely recognized for a long time.Some Confucian scholars often regard Mencius as one of the philosophers in the Warring States Period, or as Xun and Mencius, and even raise some criticisms of Mencius's theory.

Mencius can be called the sub-sage, it is due to the Wang Jiefu in front of him.It's just that in this time and space, he thought he was born in a family, so he couldn't take the imperial examination.In this case, it is natural to be unable to be a gentleman, and Mencius, the sub-sage, will not be established.

After hearing Wang Anshi's words, Li Ran said angrily: "It's nonsense, it's nonsense! Master Gongyang (Dong Zhongshu)'s teachings are not Confucianism? Xun Mencius's theory is too biased, how can it be called holy! It's nonsense, it's not true Nonsense! Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty, stop listening to such fallacies and heresies, and drive these two people out of Jingzhao Mansion, and return Confucianism to innocence!

(End of this chapter)