Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 414 Respecting Confucius Retro!

"Hehe, Your Highness is worrying too much." Liu Bowen laughed.

"The world has been doing nothing for a long time. Cheng Zhu, for example, often pleads the principles of heaven and uses them to overwhelm people. Everything that cannot be explained clearly is attributed to the profound principles of heaven."

"It is more necessary for someone to be down-to-earth and practice the practical knowledge of what it means to strengthen the country and enrich the people. Science is very suitable."

"As for thinking...Your Highness doesn't have to think about it yourself, the sages have already written books, haven't they?"

Liu Bowen looked at Zhu Su.

Zhu Su was puzzled for a while, sage?

He tentatively asked: "Sir, you mean, we don't have to innovate, but should... retro?"

"Not bad." Liu Bowen nodded.

Zhu Su frowned.He didn't have a good impression of the term "retro".

After all, a few years later in history, there will be a mighty "retro" trend.

Emperor Jianwen brought along Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and Fang Xiaoru, three idiots, to revive the rituals of the Zhou Dynasty, turn the clock back, and build Daming into a "powerful country" like the Western Zhou Dynasty.

The result was obvious, the world was overturned, Zhu Laosi jumped out and picked the peaches.

Zhu Su himself is also very disgusted with the so-called "eating the old but not changing". He has been educated by later generations, and he has always believed that the trend of the times is vast, and if you follow it, you will prosper and you will perish if you go against it.

Only by proceeding from reality and advancing with the times can we truly not be eliminated by the times.retro?It would be better to tinker and maintain the status quo!

He even wondered whether Liu Bowen deliberately used these words to deceive him because of his young age, but in fact he was still speaking on the side of the civil servants and former Yuan remnants.

"Your Highness, please listen to the minister's detailed explanation." Seeing Zhu Su's suspicion, Liu Bowen said with a smile: "Confucianism is broad and profound. If it is fabricated out of thin air, it will definitely be difficult to convince the public."

"However, if we emphasize the ancient times, one thing is just like what His Highness said to Song Gong, the way of Neo-Confucianism is far-fetched. If students all over the world abandon Neo-Confucianism and learn ancient ways, the resistance they will encounter will naturally be much smaller."

"Two things..." Liu Bowen's eyes showed the confidence of a top strategist: "If it is said to be retro, how should it be restored? Isn't it between His Highness and His Majesty's thoughts?"

"Do you want to revive Gongyang's Confucianism of 'respecting the king and fighting against barbarians' and 'revenge for ten generations', or revive Tang Confucianism's 'practicing the world' and 'discussing the truth with sincerity'..."

"..."

Zhu Su looked at Liu Bowen in shock.What Liu Bowen said can be regarded as selling the Confucian underpants directly to Zhu Su.

Confucianism has been developed for thousands of years, but is it only Confucianism like today's Confucianism, which suppresses social development and just strengthens the old-fashioned theory that maintains the principles of nature but loses humanity?of course not.

You know, too much "old wine" was once contained in the bottle of Confucianism.These various Confucian thoughts, even after the baptism of the times, are not completely useless today.

For example, the aggressiveness of Confucianism in the Han Dynasty and the pragmatism of Confucianism in the Tang Dynasty are the reasons why the Han and Tang Dynasties were so powerful.Even Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, which Zhu Su dislikes the most, actually has its merits in some respects.

What Liu Bowen meant was that since Neo Confucianism had been lost by Lao Zhu, it might be advisable to advocate restoration. From the Confucianism that was popular in the past, he "patched together" a set of "ancient Confucianism" that can meet the development of Ming Dynasty today. come out.

Anyway, now Zhu Su is the Guozijian Jijiu, and Lao Zhu is the emperor.

What does the Imperial College teach and what does Enke test.Then Confucian scholars all over the world must learn something!
In the promotion of "old Confucianism", even the scriptures and speeches are ready-made, and you can use them as soon as you get them!
"...Mr. is indeed a great talent." Zhu Su admired him to the utmost.Sure enough, the best at dealing with Confucian scholars had to be Confucian scholars.

Putting on the "retro" skin, preaching the words of the new Confucianism that Daming wanted.These ancient Confucianisms all have their own niche factions, and they already have their own fans.

They who were originally suppressed by Neo-Confucianism will naturally jump out and completely drag Neo-Confucianism into the quagmire.Coupled with the impetus from the imperial court and the country's highest institution...

If I let myself, a layman, forcefully come up with a set of so-called Confucian theories, I am afraid that before it is publicized, it will be sprayed into a sieve by Confucian scholars who are struggling to resist.

Liu Bowen's words undoubtedly opened a big window for Zhu Su who was suffering from this matter.

"It's the honor of the old minister to enlighten His Highness." Liu Bowen smiled and cupped his hands. "The specifics need to be discussed by His Highness and His Majesty. The minister will not participate."

After speaking, he picked up the tea and didn't say another word.

This old fox really knows the way to protect himself!Zhu Su cursed in his heart.

That's all I want to mention. If I and Lao Zhu succeed in the end, if I have to accept his favor, even if I liquidate the old officials of the Yuan court, I won't be able to blame him.

If it failed, the secret language in the dark room did not say anything substantive, and the old officials of the Yuan court could not find a reason to settle accounts!

Lao Liu is directly invincible.

But looking at the patch on his shirt, Zhu Su felt it was a pity and desolation.

A generation of great talents, living in such a trembling manner, all their talents and learning are used to protect themselves...

Isn't it China's loss?
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In the next few days, Zhu Su even put aside the matter of going to the Imperial College to take up his post, and started retreat directly in Huangzhuang.

Although after Liu Bowen's suggestion, Zhu Su already knew what to do.But even so, this matter still requires an extremely large amount of energy.After instructing Gouer Xiangdeng not to disturb anyone, Zhu Su began to keep his ears shut and read through the pile of old papers with all his heart, trying to get rid of the dross, extract the essence, and tinker with a suitable one. The "retro Confucianism" as the ideological program of the Ming Dynasty came.

I don't know the sun and the moon in the mountains, and I don't know how many days have passed. Finally, Zhu Su, who has gained some income, got out of the study.I haven't seen the sun for a long time, and it's a little dazzling when I open the door.He felt his chin itching slightly, and when he touched it with his hand, it turned out that he had grown a beard.

"Your Highness, you have come out!" The old servant Xiangdeng looked distressed, and hurriedly called for people to bring silk clothes, cloud shoes, and warm soup with willow branches.His Highness has been personable since he was a child, and he is nothing more than himself. How can he let others see His Highness's sloppy appearance?

"Xiang Deng, are there any foreign affairs these few days?" Zhu Su asked while letting the servants change their clothes.The old servant thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, yes."

"In the past few days, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Qin, His Royal Highness the King of Jin, His Royal Highness the King of Yan, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, His Highness the King of Jingjiang, the Young Masters of Duke Wei's Mansion, and the Young Lords of Duke Cao's Mansion have all come to look for you, Your Highness."

"I heard that you were thinking hard about the Dao, so they all left."

"There are also all the nobles in the capital, who have sent you invitations to congratulate you on your meritorious service and send congratulations."

"Huh?" Zhu Su frowned, "Only nobles? Didn't the civil servants congratulate you?"

"No." Xiang Deng shook his head in doubt. "Your Highness is the prince, how dare those civil servants come to contaminate him?"

"That's it..." Zhu Su didn't answer. He thought the servant was slow in changing his clothes, so he started to put on his clothes by himself.

Originally, as a prince, those civil servants, of course, shouldn't be involved in right and wrong.

But now that I have been appointed as the Imperial College Jijiu... even if those civil servants are superficial, they should express their goodwill to their "new colleague", and it is only verbal.

"It seems that those civil servants are not all fools. This is because they realized something and are ready to make a fool of themselves."

Zhu Su sneered in his heart.

(End of this chapter)