my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 590 King Song's Assassin
Zhang Anshi casually chatted with Ashikaga Yoshinaka.

He could see that Ashikaga Yoshinaka appeared to be careless on the surface, but in fact, he had set off a turbulent wave in his heart.

The Wa country is not as good as the Ming Dynasty, and Ashikaga Yoshikon must have been mentally prepared for this point.

It's just that the gap has reached the point of a thousand miles, and even looking at everything in front of you is like the difference between heaven and hell. How can this feeling not shock people?
At this time, Ashikaga Yoshinori said: "I heard that the Celestial Dynasty has implemented the New Deal for [-] years, and the results have been remarkable, but I don't know what the New Deal is?"

The Japanese have a habit of imitating. After all, they are a barren island country. Therefore, starting from the Han Dynasty, they frantically dispatched personnel with the Central Dynasty, and reached a peak in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

This kind of learning has almost reached the point of morbidity, such as the complete copying of Confucius and Mencius, the complete acceptance of the text, and the various references to customs, and even the capital they built was completely copied from the capital of Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty. It's just the same.

As for other civil engineering, culture, poetry, and even the art of war, and clothing, let alone.

It is not shameful to just learn from and learn from. In the past dynasties, there has never been any civilization in the world that can always stay ahead in this world in all directions and without dead ends. There are always things that are inferior to others.

However, the degree of Japanese learning and reference is relatively serious, almost reaching the point of pathology, or they have formed path dependence.

This kind of path dependence is gradually developed through hundreds of thousands of years of successful experience. At the beginning, I learned a little bit and found that it worked, so I was overjoyed and continued to learn and imitate.

Ever since, in the process of learning and imitating, the economy, culture and skills of the Japanese people have made great progress.

Because of this, the Japanese are more and more convinced that this kind of learning and imitation is really wonderful, and it has become a consensus from the top to bottom.

Therefore, imitation culture is more prevalent.

Now, when I come to Ming Dynasty, I know that there has been no in-depth study and imitation for decades, but the Central Plains has changed a new look.

At this time, whether it is the Ashikaga Yoshikado or his entourage, the first thought is probably to hurry up and learn it.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "The New Deal... um... It's not easy. It took Daming 20 years of hard work to make some progress..."

20...

After listening to the Ashikaga Yoshitaka, I was very happy. It took only 20 years to do this. This is even more amazing than the effect of learning Confucius and Mencius from the Central Plains!

So Ashikaga Yoshinori looked at Zhang Anshi with piercing eyes and said, "Please enlighten His Highness King Song."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "We have only a handful of water, so it is very easy to teach each other. The New Deal of the Ming Dynasty is the first of its kind, and the first thing we do is to distinguish scriptures."

"Different scriptures?" Ashikaga Yoshinaka showed a puzzled look.

Zhang Anshi said: "The study of Confucius and Mencius is no longer usable, so the first priority of the New Deal is to overthrow Confucius and Mencius! Therefore, this differentiation of classics is the most important thing."

Ashikaga Yoshinaka was greatly shocked, and immediately said: "Has the Celestial Dynasty no longer followed Confucius and Mencius?"

This kind of inner shock is conceivable. We have studied Confucius and Mencius for thousands of years with our elder brother. After studying for so many years, we have almost accepted everything from text to poetry, and then to the Analects of Confucius and Zhou Rites. How many people have spent countless efforts? Easy to learn so little, generation after generation of warriors, obsessed with it.

In the end, brother, you said you don’t want to learn anymore?Not only do not learn, but also against?

Zhang Anshi still smiled and said: "So, the New Deal is very difficult, hey, it's as difficult as reaching the sky! It's just that if you can't break it, you can't build it, this... this...it's hard to say..."

Ashikaga Yoshinaka was shocked, but he couldn't help saying: "If you don't learn from Confucius and Mencius, what should you learn from?"

Zhang Anshi spat out two words: "New learning!"

Ashikaga Yoshinori raised his eyebrows and said, "New learning?"

Zhang Anshi nodded and said: "That's it, after a few days, the king ordered someone to send some newly learned classics to His Highness, His Highness will naturally understand after reading it."

As soon as he heard the classics, Ashikaga Yoshinori was shocked, and he felt a little more relaxed, and immediately said: "Thank you."

The Ashikaga Yoshimitsu lived in Honglu Temple, and the King of Joseon had already arrived and lived not far away, but the Wa Kingdom and the Joseon Kingdom had always been at odds with each other, and there was no communication.

Ashikaga Yoshinaka ordered the accompanying samurai to go out almost every day to collect information and buy books.

In a few days, Zhang Anshi ordered someone to bring some scriptures.

In fact, Ashikaga Yoshikon has long been familiar with the achievements of the New Deal these days.

However, for Ashikaga Yoshinaka and others, the individual steam trains, or the countless workshops, are really beyond his comprehension.

Fortunately, there are always things that are within the scope of his understanding.

For example... He can understand classics such as "Overview of New Learning" and "Essence of Neo-Confucianism".

Not only can I understand it, but I can see it very thoroughly.

It's like teaching you the New Deal hand in hand. After all, he has studied Confucianism for many years and knows Confucianism like the back of his hand.

And those who can understand the classics of Confucianism, then the classics of this new study can naturally understand by analogy!
This is because the classics of this new learning are themselves the opposite of Confucianism. If you read Confucianism in reverse, you will probably be able to understand this new learning.

The entire mission group, from the Ashikaga Yoshinaka to the accompanying samurai, now almost everyone is holding these new classics and reading them eagerly.

After all, after a huge shock, the human heart is fragile. When the real world overturns your previous cognition, it is like a drowning person. The first thing to grab is the straw.

What's more, in this era, the Japanese are proud to learn from and learn from the Celestial Dynasty. This is not like the Celestial Dynasty.

These so-called new learning classics are almost all written by the great Confucians at the time.

With the impact of the New Deal, Confucianism began to falter more and more. Facing the huge impact brought by the Zhili New Deal, more and more great Confucians have begun to admit the huge benefits of the New Deal.

Because of this, many great Confucianists, after reflection, began to extract some viewpoints from the New Deal, and then began to write books.

As a large number of great Confucians began to believe in new learning, a new theoretical system was gradually born.

These great Confucians originally had extremely profound knowledge. They could derive a set of theories and write a grand theory from the Four Books and Five Classics, which have long been regarded as bad by people, and wrote a grand theory. Deep, you can see it.

Nowadays, it is even easier to reflect on Confucianism and write books on new learning. Even Zhang Anshi's eyes lit up when he read many books. There is a sense of enlightenment.

More than ten days later, the crown prince summoned the king of Korea and the Japanese general Ashikaga Yoshinaka to meet at Chongwen Hall.

Zhang Anshi entered the Meridian Gate as the leader, followed by Ashikaga Yoshinaka.

At this time, the Ashikaga Yoshinaka had already taken on a completely new look. He couldn't help but stepped forward and said to Zhang Anshi: "His Royal Highness Song...the new learning...I have already learned about it."

"Oh?" Zhang Anshi deliberately put on a look of surprise, and said, "It's so fast."

Ashikaga Yoshinaka seemed completely unable to see Zhang Anshi's exaggeration, and seemed not without complacency, and then said: "I have worked hard to learn such a vast knowledge, but it is just a first glimpse of the door, but even so, I have benefited a lot. I only know it today. There is such true knowledge in the world, if Japan takes this learning as a standard and implements the new policy, it may benefit infinitely."

Zhang Anshi said: "Then let me test you, what is the essence of this new learning?"

Ashikaga Yoshinaka immediately said: "In reflection, in resistance, Confucianism has imprisoned people for too long, so we have to make a big break, and if we have to, we can't break out of the cocoon."

Zhang Anshi said again: "Then how do we break out of the cocoon?"

Ashikaga Yoshitaka said: "It lies in the spirit."

Zhang Anshi said: "What kind of spirit is it?"

"First you want to be determined, secondly you need to be unafraid of danger, first you need to abolish Confucianism, and thirdly you need the spirit of hard work. His Royal Highness King Song, I am very energetic now."

Seeing that Zhang Anshi was in high spirits, he was indeed very energetic.

Zhang Anshi sometimes has to admire those great Confucianists in the Ming Dynasty, they are all right. When the imperial court promoted Confucianism, they wrote books and explained their views one by one. .

Nowadays, going to the sea to learn new learning has quickly summed up a new theoretical system that is watertight, and after teaching people to read it, they will admire it.

It can't be very convincing, but to these Japanese people headed by Ashikaga Yoshinaka, it is simply a shock bomb.

This way, they walked together, from Meridian Gate to Chongwen Hall, chatting happily all the way.

Ashikaga Yoshinori said: "His Royal Highness King Song, the Wa Kingdom wants to implement a new policy, is it possible?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Of course."

Ashikaga Yoshitaka said: "Although I have read many classics, I don't know how to proceed."

Zhang Anshi said: "This is easy. The Japanese country often sends Ming envoys to Daming to study for ten or twenty years, and then return to your country. Your Highness will have talents available."

Ashikaga Yoshinaka couldn't help being shocked, and sent envoys to study. Wa country has experience in this.

It's just that he couldn't accept that it would take so much time.

"It's really distressing."

So Zhang Anshi said: "Your Highness seems to have something else to say, why do you hesitate to speak?"

Ashikaga Yoshinori sighed and said: "I am in the prime of life at this time, and I am afraid that I will be old in ten or twenty years, but the time has not come back, but the whole country is still suffering, and I really don't want to delay it because of this." Too long."

Zhang Anshi actually really thought about it carefully, and pondered: "I understand what your highness means, what you mean is that this is too time-consuming, if so, it's better...Introduction to new learning, have you read it? ?”

Ashikaga Yoshinori didn't understand Zhang Anshi's intentions, but he still said, "I just read it."

Zhang Anshidao: "This introduction to the new learning was written by Zheng Chen, a great Confucian of the Ming Dynasty. He has been studying for [-] years, and he has written a lot of books. He also believed in Confucianism before, but he has since repented. Now, After learning from the pain, he specializes in new learning, and his understanding of new learning is far superior to that of the king. His "Introduction to New Learning" is like a lighthouse, which was born out of nowhere. Immediately begin implementing..."

After hearing Ashikaga Yoshinaka, his body couldn't help being shocked. This man named Zheng Chen, since reading his book, Ashikaga Yoshinaka admired him very much. He only felt that this man was a person like Mencius and Xunzi in Confucianism.

It's just... would such a noble sage be willing to submit to the Wa Kingdom?
Just when Ashikaga Yoshinori was in doubt.

Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "This great sage, I heard that his son wants to buy a house, and he is short of some silver. You also know that Xinxue advocates the reasonable possession of gold and silver. If His Highness is willing to pay more salary and propose generous proposals Conditions, worship as the national teacher, and this king will personally speak on behalf of His Highness, this matter may be possible."

Ashikaga Yoshinaka was surprised and said, "The great sage also lacks a mansion?"

Zhang Anshi explained patiently: "The sages only focus on writing books and speaking, and have no other distractions. When the children and grandchildren are no longer useful and need a mansion, it is too late to regret."

Ashikaga Yoshinori opened his eyes slightly, as if he saw hope, so he said excitedly: "So, when you visit the thatched cottage three times, don't you know any other great sages, Your Highness?"

Zhang Anshi looked at the building in front of him and said with a smile, "This...let's talk about it later."

Ashikaga Yoshinaka followed his gaze forward and nodded, but his face was obviously a little more happy than before.

After they glanced at each other, they walked into the Chongwen Hall in front of them together.

Prince Zhu Gaochi only went through a cutscene. He didn't have much interest in the kings of Korea and Japan.

Knowing that Korea and Japan wanted to imitate the Ming Dynasty's new learning, Zhu Gaochi ordered someone to issue a booklet. Immediately, the kings of Korea and Japan thanked each other without mentioning it.

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Zheng Chen has been very unhappy recently.

He was tricked by a businessman.

He has written countless books before, and he also has some manuscript contracts with some booksellers, but it's just...a drop in the bucket.

But there is no way, as a great Confucian in the past, he has no other specialties, and the land at home has also disappeared because of the New Deal.

But living in the capital is expensive, and the family has a large population, so life is tight.

However, he also gradually repented, and like many great Confucians, he gradually began to learn new things.

In fact, there is no way to do this, the facts are right in front of you, and people all over the world are talking about new learning, Confucianism has become less and less popular, and all kinds of doubting voices are already overwhelming.

Whether it is considering the actual situation or the change of position brought about by seeing is believing, this Zheng Chen can be regarded as a poor man, and he is thinking about new theories every day.

Gradually, he gained some fame, and the problem was that he signed a contract with the bookseller, agreeing to edit a book, and the price was 90 taels of silver.

Who knew, this "Introduction to New Studies" suddenly became popular, and it was said that the sales volume was extremely high.

But the price previously agreed with the bookseller has already been fixed, and such things can be regarded as buying and leaving. Now it is impossible to go to the bookseller to break the contract.

At this moment, Zheng Chen felt aggrieved, and had no choice but to say nothing.

At this time, there were some rumors suddenly.

It is said that His Royal Highness Song Wang wants to recommend Zheng Chen to the Wa Kingdom as a national teacher.

Zheng Chen doesn't think these rumors are true. Now that life is tight, the whole family points to him for food, and for his new book "Xin Lun", he has to spend a lot of money and buy a lot of money. books as a reference.

Just when he was lamenting again and again, suddenly, the only old servant in the family came in a hurry and said anxiously: "Master, sir, someone is here to visit, and on the door sticker, it says General Zhengyi, Japan king……"

As soon as these words came out, Zheng Chen's body shook and he was shocked.

In the blink of an eye, many things came to his mind, and he suddenly thought, it seems... It seems that there were indeed rumors before... Could it be... This is true...

This old man... After so many days of poverty and embarrassment, there will be a day of prosperity?
Nowadays, under the condition that new learning is going smoothly, people actually don't have much resentment or resistance to going to sea.

What's more, a scholar like Zheng Chen thinks about governing the country and the world every day. Even if he no longer admires Confucianism, the sage Confucius has already deeply rooted this idea in his heart, and it has been engraved in his bones. For Zheng Chen, it was simply pie in the sky.

"I'm going to be a chancellor in the country of Wa... I'm going to be a minister in the country of Wa..." Zheng Chen murmured for a moment as if he lost his soul.

I also thought that I was a new student of Confucianism, and I could finally flex my muscles and solve my embarrassing life problems.

At this moment, Zheng Chen almost jumped three feet high, and shouted in his mouth: "Haha, haha... I have today... This Japanese man is also considered to be a good person. If you hire this old man, you will definitely teach him. Within three to five years, he will become the best!" model of the New Deal."

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"Your Highness."

Chen Li came in a hurry.

Zhang Anshi was still sitting, still calmly said: "Did you inquire?"

Chen Lidao: "I have already inquired, King Wo, indeed I went to see Duke Zheng."

Zhang Anshi evoked a slight smile, he didn't seem to be surprised at all, and said, "How about it, how was the conversation?"

On the contrary, Chen Li was a little excited, and said: "We had a very pleasant conversation, and the King of Japan came back to Honglu Temple in the middle of the night."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but said: "This Zheng Gong has such eloquence?"

Chen Li said quickly: "Your Highness, Zheng Gong is the leading Confucian in the capital. Although his fate is unfortunate, it is not a problem to teach this Japanese king to regard him as a standard."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Well, this is very good."

Looking at Zhang Anshi's reaction, Chen Li felt a little strange in his heart, but he didn't ask any more questions, and said, "I also heard that this Zheng Gong also recommended many new scholars to the King of Japan, all of whom are from the capital and relatively A famous virtuous person...Your Highness...would it be...would it be..."

Zhang Anshi raised his eyes to look at him, frowned and said, "Why are you stammering, just say what you have to say."

Chen Li hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I'm humble and worried...the Japanese invited so many newly learned great sages back to them, and these are all talented people...making them go abroad, isn't it the same as Li Si and others going to the country? Qin? If that's the case... I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

Chen Li didn't finish what he said, but the meaning was clear enough!

(End of this chapter)