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

Chapter 428 Mu Ying Will Return
"Happy! Happy!"

In the prince's mansion, everyone raised their bottles and drank to celebrate the great victory of this literary fair.First, Zhu Su refuted Fenyi Confucian scholar Huang Zicheng, and then the hot air balloon was born out of the sky. This series of events was like a drama, which made Zhu Di, Zhu Xi and others enjoy themselves.

"You guys have made a big fuss this time." On the other side, Prince Zhu Biao said to the younger brothers who were celebrating, rubbing his temples with a face full of headaches. "The hot air balloon flew all the way, and the people were startled and thought they were gods. There were countless people who worshiped and chased them along the way. All the surrounding places were in chaos."

"What's more, this object entered the city from the air, causing chaos in the capital. The soldiers and horses could not suppress the bullets, and they all went to Datian to listen... Now a lot of officials and nobles are kneeling outside the Fengtian Hall to beg for their crimes and say that they are on guard. Ineffectiveness caused an uproar in the city. Father is almost devastated in order to stabilize the situation in the capital."

"There are also the three elders in Pingyang who have gone to heaven, and they seem to have lost their souls. They are still in bed. As far as I know, at least dozens of censors want to jointly impeach you and others. , disregarding human life and all kinds of crimes..."

"Impeach me, let's impeach me." Zhu Su twirled a cantaloupe and stuffed it into his mouth, and said indifferently: "If you don't overwhelm yourself with too many bombs, the group of literati can't beat me to the front, so they can only use these little tricks behind their backs. "

"Besides, it would be best if they let daddy let me go. I haven't slept well for several nights..."

"...You boy." Zhu Biao poked the younger brother's forehead helplessly, how could he not know that this fifth younger brother was actually confident.No matter how much trouble he made at this time, in the final analysis, it was all for his own father.The more aggressive those people impeach at this time, the better it will be for this younger brother.After all, the more you take the blame for the emperor, the more meritorious it is.

What's more, he had actually asked his father for instructions earlier.Father Huang has already been mentally prepared.

As long as the foundation of Confucianism can be destroyed and the corners of the old Confucianism can be destroyed, a little turmoil is not worth mentioning.

"From now on, as long as father and eldest brother promote practical learning during the imperial examinations and severely crack down on the practice of talking and pragmatism, after two generations, the dross in Neo Confucianism will disappear completely."

"As for what kind of knowledge is needed next, we need to carefully consider it. In short, the interpretation and persuasion of Confucianism can be considered to have been taken over by the emperor."

"Unexpectedly, Cheng and Zhu's studies are today." Zhu Biao sighed.Most of the books he read in the past were Cheng Zhu, and now he wants to be Cheng Zhu's accomplice in digging the grave. He can't help but sigh: "Fifth Brother, Cheng Zhu's learning also teaches people to be sensible and respect morality, and the imperial court discarded it." Cheng Zhu, will it lead to the loss of morality and the floating of people's hearts?"

Zhu Su put down the cantaloupe in his hand, and said solemnly: "Brother is indeed right to be worried. But you must know that what we abandon is not morality, but Cheng Zhu."

"Cheng Zhu blindly equated morality, human relations, etc., with the high heavenly principles, but how can things in the world be so easy? Only Zhu Zi, all unexplored things can be summed up with the word 'reason', saying that all knowledge lies in In the pile of papers. People in the world only know how to study behind closed doors to seek fame, and do not explore and study the world. What is the benefit of keeping such knowledge?"

"Belittling practical learning and restricting women's streams, all kinds of practices seem to be to maintain morality and ethics, but in fact they are solidifying the class and ossifying the thinking of the world, so that my Huaxia will no longer have vitality from now on."

Seeing that Zhu Biao was thoughtful, Zhu Su continued: "As the saying goes, 'the beauty of clothing is called Hua, and the greatness of etiquette is called Xia'. Moral etiquette is a kind of inner criterion that I have always had in Huaxia. This kind of criterion It is not restricted by the so-called 'law of heaven' or 'principle of heaven', but something that most people deeply believe in and follow."

"Banning the principles of heaven is not the banning of morality. People in the reckless have never read Neo-Confucianism, but there are also many people who are loyal and filial. If morality is lost because of the banning of Neo-Confucianism, it can only show that the moral principles in the hearts of those scholars are also That's all."

"Understood." Zhu Biao nodded. "Before the Song Dynasty, there was no Confucianism, but there were also virtuous people. In the future, the imperial court can still cultivate virtue and guide people to be good, but it doesn't have to be under the guise of heavenly principles."

"Exactly." Zhu Su smiled.

"Actually, my father also taught me to be a brother, and what I said was similar to that of my fifth brother." Zhu Biao said. "Father said that Dong Zhongshu and Zhu Zi and his ilk actually had their own opinions first, and then found chapters and excerpts from the words of the sages to explain and support their own opinions."

"Brother didn't really believe it at that time, but after talking with you today, fifth brother, I realized that I was indeed pedantic."

Zhu Su was stunned for a moment, thinking that he was indeed Zhu Yuanzhang, and his knowledge of seeing things was no less than that of himself, a future traveler.He comforted Zhu Biao and said: "It's not your fault, brother, it's just that you have been educated in this way since you were a child, making you believe that Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is the so-called good way to govern the country."

"No, now that you are in charge of governing yourself, you will naturally discover the fallacy of this statement. Isn't this your wisdom, brother?"

"You must know that there is no golden formula in the world. For a country, whether it is to follow Neo Confucianism, Buddhism, or Taoism, even if it can be used to cure diseases, it will inevitably become a barrier to the development of the country in the long run. A shackle of limitation."

"Anything can be done regardless of the law. From the perspective of a country, there is always only one rule to follow, and that is..."

Before Zhu Su could finish speaking, Zhu Biao interjected, "That means 'all the interests of the country come first', right?"

"...Yes." Zhu Su was stunned, and then laughed with Zhu Biao.

This eldest brother is indeed not a pedantic person as he himself said. Even though he has been brainwashed by many Confucian scholars, he can still understand the true and accurate way of governing the country.

He is indeed the best prince in Chinese history.

Zhu Su and Zhu Biao were discussing here, and at the other side, Zhu Di and Xu Yungong had already put down their food and listened quietly.Let's not talk about the thoughtful faces of these two people, but Zhu Xi who was at the side got tired of hearing it first, and said: "It is said that we and the fifth brother have accomplished such a great thing, why didn't dad call us into the palace to praise us?" A few words."

"Now that we've all left the palace and opened the mansion, without his call, I wouldn't have entered the palace rashly to find my mother and Xiongying."

"Brother, what is Dad busy with these days? I've been tinkering with the hot air balloon these days, and I forgot that I haven't seen him for a long time..."

Zhu Biaobai took a look at this incomprehensible second brother, what does it mean to forget his old man, are you so good at talking?But he still replied: "Father is busy raising money for the state recently. Last year, Lingbei was defeated and the money for the construction of Fengyang Central Capital was transferred. Now that the North and the South are at war, although both have won, the treasury has also been hit. Big hole."

"In a few days, Uncle Xu and Brother Ying's northern and southern armies will return to Beijing..."

"Brother Muying is coming back?" Zhu Su couldn't help but feel refreshed when he heard the important point.

(End of this chapter)