Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 393 Great Unification (Please ask for a monthly pass, please recommend!)

The discussions between Liang Xiao and Dong Zhongshu became intense from the very beginning.

Liang Xiao is self-aware. He has a certain amount of research on Han history, but he knows nothing about Confucian classics. He has never even read the original text of Confucian classics. How can he discuss the Tao with Dong Zhongshu, who has studied "Gongyang Chunqiu" for decades?Once caught in a debate on the specific meaning of the scriptures, Dong Zhongshu killed him in seconds.

Therefore, Liang Xiao never got entangled in the details, and went straight to Dong Zhongshu's point from the very beginning: Is the Spring and Autumn Annals handed down by your Gongyang School the original text handed down by Confucius?Is the righteousness you mentioned the righteousness that Confucius wanted to express?

According to the classification of Confucian classics, "Gongyang Chunqiu" belongs to the modern literature school.

The so-called Jinwen Confucianism refers to the scriptures written silently from memory after the death of the Qin Dynasty. The most typical one is the "Shangshu" handed down by Fu Sheng.Fu Sheng was over 90 years old when he passed on the "Book of History", and he spoke Qi language. Chao Cuo and others who were sent to study couldn't understand it at all, so they had to be translated by Fu Sheng's daughter Xi Mo.

In other words, there is a question mark whether the "Shangshu" handed down by Fu Sheng is the "Shangshu" handed down by Fu Sheng, let alone whether it is the "Shangshu" handed down by Confucius.Later, the ancient text "Shangshu" came out, which was very different from the modern "Shangshu" handed down from generation to generation.

Of course, at this time, the study of ancient Chinese classics had not yet appeared, and the so-called study of classics was all Jinwen classics, so the name Jinwen classics did not exist.But when Liang Xiao and Sima Qian were chatting, I heard Sima Qian say something about "Gongyang Chunqiu" - Sima Guo was very interested in "Gongyang Chunqiu", and his idea of ​​unification came from "Gongyang Chunqiu" - —Knowing that "Gongyang Chunqiu" also has the problem of unclear inheritance.

In other words, the text of "Gongyang Chunqiu" is not only not a real ancient book, but its inheritance is also controversial, and there is no generally accepted statement.

Liang Xiao asked Dong Zhongshu: How do you prove that your thoughts are those of Confucius and not made up by yourself?
Before Dong Zhongshu could explain, Liang Xiao emphasized another sentence: Evidence.It is useless for you to talk in plain language, you have to produce evidence.

Dong Zhongshu has no evidence.

If you want to change someone else, such as a rascal like Liang Xiao, you simply tore open the skin, and you don’t care if I said this from Confucius, you just say it’s right.It's a pity that Dong Zhongshu is not Liang Xiao, he can't do such a shameless thing.Confucianists emphasize respecting teachers, teaching inheritance, and saying that words have their origins, and even their own inventions should be attributed to the sages.Let him say that these theories are all thought up by himself, and he can't do it even if Dong Zhongshu is killed.

In fact, this is not Dong Zhongshu's problem alone, but the habit of people in this era.For example, the classic "Four Classics of the Yellow Emperor" written by Huang Laozhi, and the "Huangdi Neijing" that all Chinese people have read, no matter whether they have read it or not, have at least heard of it. It is said in "Zi": "Most people in the world respect the past and despise the present, so those who are Taoists must remember Shennong and the Yellow Emperor before they can talk about it."

But Liang Xiao didn't care about this, he only focused on one point, you have to produce tenable evidence to prove that your thoughts are really as you said, that they came from Confucius, not fabricated by yourself.Even if there is no direct evidence, you must have a logic that can withstand scrutiny, not plausibility.

Dong Zhongshu was immediately stunned by Liang Xiao.He has been studying for many years and has debated with countless people. An opponent like Liang Xiao is definitely the first.He spoke until a pile of froth formed at the corner of his mouth, but Liang Xiao ignored him. There was only one request: evidence.

Dong Zhongshu can quote the scriptures and make a small statement, but there is no evidence.

Without evidence, everything is empty.

Liang Xiao stopped talking to Dong Zhongshu, he got up and bowed to the emperor. "Your Majesty, I don't have enough knowledge, so I don't dare to say whether Dong Gong's knowledge is great, but I don't think it's worth talking about things that he can't tell the origin of."

The emperor was also a little dazed. He hadn't expected the outcome of what he thought would be a passionate discussion.He looked at Dong Zhongshu, who had a flushed face and was a little out of breath, and then at Liang Xiao, who had a disdainful expression, and suddenly regretted it.Just like what Liang Xiao said, these two people have nothing to do with each other at all, and it is impossible to talk about going together.

However, he had to give Dong Zhongshu some face. "According to what you say, the great unification is empty talk, and the induction between heaven and man, and moral education are useless?"

Liang Xiao was silent for a moment.The reason why he opposed Dong Zhongshu was not because of any prejudice against Dong Zhongshu himself, but because of the ideas he put forward.

Great unification is right, the national unification is naturally good, but after the national unification, Dong Zhongchen paid more attention to the ideological unification, from which ideological control originated; Placing hope in the illusory heaven can only lead to loss of control in the end; as for moral education, it is even more empty talk. Which emperor meets the requirements of inner sage and outer king?He could only wait until he was on stage and arrange Confucian scholars to brag and package for him.

It was impossible for Liang Xiao to say these words directly to the Son of Heaven. He thought for a while, and chuckled: "Your Majesty, I have never read any books, and I am a warrior. I only know one thing: no matter how well-sounding it is, any reason It is useless, the key is whether he can guide the practice. Zhao Kuo is familiar with military books, talks about the military, and his father can't do it. But on the battlefield, he buried Zhao's 40 elite. Your Majesty, the same is true for governing the army, and the same is true for governing the country in this way."

"Nonsense. How can governing the country be compared with governing the army? On the battlefield, people win by killing people. Does it mean that people also rely on killing people to govern the country?" The emperor scowled, "Don't want a great unification, do you want the princes to fight for hegemony, and the world to fight in chaos?"

Liang Xiao shuddered, realizing that he might have touched the thorn in the Greek federal system in the emperor's heart again.He rolled his eyes and smiled. "Your Majesty, I am not opposed to great unification. In some respects, I am even in favor of great unification. However, the origin of this great unification may be somewhat different from Dong Gong."

The emperor's face softened a little. "What's the difference?"

"Dong Gong advocates great unity because he thinks that great unity is what a sage said. The minister thinks that great unity is necessary for survival." Liang Xiao quickly organized his words, deliberately showing a bit of complacency, appearing a little superficial . "I even feel that although this truth is fabricated by myself, it is more reliable than what I got from the fragments."

Seeing his smug look, the emperor couldn't help laughing.Laughter came out, and seeing Dong Zhongshu's old face turning purple, he said hastily: "Speak carefully, and then ask Mr. Dong to criticize, and let you see what real knowledge is."

Liang Xiao didn't refute, and said with a smile: "I know a little about archery, so let's compare it with archery. Ordinary archers only know how to shrug their shoulders, gnash their teeth, and open a stone bow. They are already flushed and out of breath. , the bow can’t stop. Well, it’s like Dong Gong’s current appearance.”

Everyone followed Liang Xiao's gaze, seeing that Dong Zhongshu's face was really flushed, they couldn't help smiling.The emperor suppressed a smile and scolded: "Speak well. When you talk about archery, you can talk about archery. Why bother to talk about the elders."

"Wei!" Liang Xiao put away his smile and said solemnly: "This kind of archer seems to be able to draw a strong bow, but in fact he only uses the strength of his shoulders and arms, and his feet are empty. After shooting a few arrows, his shoulders and arms feel sore. The pain cannot last long. In their view, to shoot the three-stone bow, one must be a wrestler. In fact, as long as the training is good, almost everyone can use the three-stone bow."

"Really?" the emperor was amazed.He also practiced archery himself, but he found it difficult to hit a stone with the bow he used.He has always been curious about how Liang Xiao has mastered such shooting skills, but he is not easy to ask.Now that Liang Xiao took the initiative to mention it, he was so interested that he didn't even care about Dong Zhongshu's emotions.

"Yes. To open a three-stone bow, you must use all your strength. The strength starts from the feet, rises from the waist, spreads to the shoulders and arms, and then to the fingers." Liang Xiao said, standing up, his legs are slightly like a horse stance , demonstrated the posture of drawing the bow.He practiced this posture hundreds of times every day, and it was as natural as talking and drinking water. Although he didn't deliberately demonstrate it now, and he didn't have a bow in his hand, the power and influence spontaneously emerged.

Intentionally or unintentionally, the bow in Liang Xiao's hand was aimed at Dong Zhongshu.Dong Zhongshu suddenly felt an inexplicable murderous aura, as if Liang Xiao drew a bow and set an arrow, and the next moment he would shoot through his seal, he couldn't help but exclaimed, his body leaned back, as if to avoid, and a look of panic appeared on his face.

In the hall, everyone was listening to Liang Xiao's words. Liang Xiao didn't speak at the moment, and the hall was completely silent. Although Dong Zhongshu's exclamation was not loud, everyone could hear it clearly, and even the panic in the voice could not be heard. It was clear, and the look on his face was clearly seen by everyone.

Liang Xiao smiled. "Mr. Dong, it seems that your aura of grandeur has not yet been cultivated. Don't worry, I don't have any arrows in my hand."

Dong Zhongshu also came back to his senses at this time, and was extremely embarrassed by Liang Xiao's words.

Liang Xiao ignored him, turned around and said to the Son of Heaven, "Archery uses the hands, but the strength comes from the feet. This is the power of great unification. The same is true when it comes to the country. During the Warring States Period, Yan, Zhao and Qin were both When the Xiongnu were all suffering from the Xiongnu. Qin unified the world, Mengtian sent 30 troops, captured Henan in World War I, and expelled the Xiongnu to Mobei. In the pre-Qin period, the total army strength of the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, and Qin was more than 30? That's all..."

Listening to Liang Xiao advocating great unification, the Son of Heaven finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a relieved smile in his eyes.

As for the dissertation, Liang Xiao's speech is definitely not as good as Dong Zhongshu's, and even a bit vulgar, but Liang Xiao's reasoning is simple and solid.Dong Zhongshu's theory of unification is based on the ancients, as Liang Xiao said, whether the ancients said it, no one can say now, and it is inevitable that some people will stand up to oppose it in the future - such as Liu An.Liang Xiao's unified theory is based on facts, can withstand scrutiny, is not afraid of criticism, and has more confidence.

The Son of Heaven admires Confucianism and likes the unified theory proposed by Dong Zhongshu, not because he really likes Confucianism, but to find a theoretical basis for his own efforts.Now that Liang Xiao gave him this basis, why did he have to adopt Dong Zhongshu's theory?To be honest, it is impossible for him to really promote Confucianism and the way of kingship, what he wants to do is the way of overlord.

The emperor was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face.He lowered his face and reprimanded: "You talk nonsense and don't follow the rules. I will punish you to hold the halberd for Dong Gong for three months."
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