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

Chapter 444 Adhere to the legacy of Confucius and expand the territory!
"Speak for the country?" Song Lian and Liu Bowen looked at each other, and Liu Bowen said: "Your Highness's words have shocked the world before, and the style of Dajing Confucianism behind closed doors can be considered to have established the word..."

Zhu Su shook his head, "It's still far away."

"Although Neo Confucianism is lifeless, it solidifies the thoughts of the people of the world. But when it comes to truth, it also has its own role."

"That is to point out a way for people to govern the country. Just 'preserve the principles of heaven and eliminate human desires', you can reach the world of great harmony. Although this king thinks that the theory of heavenly principles can be discontinued, since this road is filled, Then it is necessary to name a new path for the people of the world.”

"Otherwise Confucianism will go away, and people will panic. If there is no more guidance, and some people who deceive the public will take the sage's classics out of context and make them far-fetched, if it becomes a climate again, wouldn't it be that the front door drives away the wolf and the back door enters the tiger? "

When Song Lian heard this, his face became serious. "The old man understands the meaning of this statement. Your Highness wants to spread the truth in the Imperial College, so as to prevent someone from using evil words to confuse the public and lead my Confucian school to go astray again."

"To be honest, since His Highness gave advice, this old man is also looking for the real 'Confucianism and Taoism'. There are quite a few great Confucianists who think like this old man."

"How hard is it to find the way of truth? Even if it is your highness, if you write a book rashly and say it, it will be difficult to convince the public if it has not been refuted by the people of the world."

Zhu Su nodded to express his understanding. In fact, what Song Lian said was too light. Although he, Zhu Su, refuted the foundation of "Tianli" of Neo-Confucianism, and completely relegated Neo-Confucianism to the garbage heap of "distorting sages" and "taking out of context", but what is it? It is Confucianism that truly echoes the original meaning of Confucius, and the current academic circles are still having heated debates.

To put it bluntly, it is because Zhu Su is too young, and the academic world still depends on qualifications after all.Although he was able to completely blow up the foundation of Neo-Confucianism with one force, it is more difficult to reshape the direction of Confucianism than to simply destroy the old theories.If Zhu Su stood up at this time and declared that he had an idea that was Confucian orthodox, he would definitely be criticized by thousands of people.

"This king is naturally aware of this matter. But in fact, this king does not want to establish a new Confucianism, but wants to reiterate the ambition of Confucius, so that many Confucian scholars think of what Confucian scholars should really do..." Zhu Su said .

"Confucius' lifelong ambition?" Song Lian was slightly startled, and then asked in disbelief: "What Your Highness is referring to is 'self-restraint and return to propriety'?"

"Not bad." Zhu Su clapped his hands and smiled. "It's 'self-denial and return to ritual'!"

In fact, the so-called "preserving the principles of nature and destroying human desires" in Neo-Confucianism starts from the word "self-denial" of "restraining oneself and returning to ritual", exaggerates it and demonizes it hundreds of thousands of times, and then grandly uses it as its core idea. roll out.The flourishing experience of Neo Confucianism is precious if you don’t learn it before, but Zhu Su didn’t want to over-interpret the part of "self-denial" again, but focused on the word "return to ritual".

What gift do you want to return?Nature does not refer to simple etiquette and etiquette.

It refers to the system written by Zhou Gong to help the Western Zhou Dynasty become a powerful and powerful country and lay the foundation of China, Zhou Li!
"Your Highness wants to restore the Zhou rituals?" Liu Bowen frowned deeply. If it weren't for the fact that His Highness the Fifth Highness didn't look like a nerdy student with a broken brain, he couldn't help but look at Zhu Su with the eyes of a fool. up.However, he still dissuaded Zhu Su and said: "The time of Zhou has been more than a thousand years ago. Even though the rites of Zhou have made Zhou strong and prosperous, time has passed and the situation has changed. If we force ourselves to go back to the past, it will inevitably attract chaos."

"Your Highness has a great talent, and you have the trust of His Majesty. You must not blindly praise the ancient times, so that I will fall into a situation of internal friction."

"What Mr. Liu said is very true." Zhu Su smiled at Liu Bowen.As a time traveler, he naturally knew that there would be no good end for forcing himself back to the past.How could Zhu Yunqi fall into the same pit as that good nephew, following Zhu Yunqi's great wisdom and "previous lessons"?
"What I'm talking about is not to restore the form of Zhouli, but to restore the system of Zhouli. Have the two gentlemen ever thought about why Confucius wanted to 'restore ritual'? Is it admiration?"

Without waiting for the two to answer, Zhu Su continued: "No, the so-called Ming Confucianism sees one's nature. We should look at Master's behavior and not just look at the surface."

"Confucius lived in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, the feudal lords separated their regimes, rituals collapsed and music was broken. The monarchs and scholar-bureaucrats of various countries either neglected to enjoy themselves, or fought endlessly."

"My master has great ambitions and is compassionate to the world. Naturally, I don't want to see such a state of depravity among the Xias. The so-called "returning the rituals" does not restore the rituals of Zhou itself, but the harmonious and thriving Zhou Zhi behind the rituals of Zhou." Prosperity!"

"At that time, the Duke of Zhou entrusted the Xia with the rituals of Zhou, and the princes were all struggling to expand the land and open up the territory for the people of China. The people of China did not focus on pleasure and internal struggle, but looked at one place with their hearts, and went to the One place, this is hidden behind the Zhou rituals, what Confucius really admired, and wanted to achieve the prosperity of the world through "restraining oneself and returning to the rituals"!"

Song Lian was stunned, the Xias were harmonious, and the land was expanded...Is this the kind of Huaxia that Confucius wanted?

This statement is unheard of, and no one has even thought about it, but if you think about it carefully, whether it is Zhou Li, Analects, or even all aspects of Confucius, it can indeed be explained in this direction.

Persuading people to be benevolent and righteous, to cultivate one's own morality, to oppose civil strife, to uphold Zhou etiquette and the rule of the three generations, and even to seek officials everywhere and recruit disciples...all are for the purpose of awakening the people of the Xia to remember the feats of their ancestors, and to end the chaos of the Spring and Autumn Period , let Zhuxia once again join hands to realize the great rejuvenation of China!

"It's a pity that after the Qin and Han Dynasties, Confucianism gradually deviated. The powerful Tang Dynasty did have one or two moves to expand the territory, but looking at the three generations and after the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was all about internal struggles and enjoyment, guarding the rich foundation created by the ancestors. Recognize the kingdom of heaven, and despise the land outside the Central Plains as a land outside the Central Plains."

"However, thousands of years ago, even the beautiful scenery of Jinling under our feet was not barbarian?"

"It is precisely because our ancestors were not afraid of hardships and dangers, and united as one, that generation after generation this place has been developed into a fertile land!"

"Looking at the past dynasties, even though China was unified, few people of insight realized the will of the Master and the purpose of the Zhou Rites. Instead, they used all their ingenuity and wisdom on how to seize power, how to eliminate dissidents, and how to make a name for themselves... ...This is the sorrow of Confucius, and it is also the sorrow of China!"

"Now that I have re-opened the world and unified Kyushu, I shouldn't be as short-sighted as the previous dynasties. Just because I regained the ancestors' ancestral property, I am lazy and complacent... What's the point of only knowing about scrambling for the properties left by the ancestors?"

"Those who are capable should learn from their ancestors and open up a world for future generations! This king believes that we should wake up the scholars of the Ming Dynasty and let them look at the world again! Let them stop thinking about fame Instead of internal friction, we must uphold the ambition of Confucius and learn from the actions of the Three Dynasties and the Zhou Dynasty..."

"Put your ambition on restarting Zhuxia, open up territories for future generations, and expand China's territory!"

"Until I spread the glory of China to every corner of the world!"

Speaking of this time, Song Lian was beyond shocked.This Highness actually has such great ambitions in his heart!
He remembered his previous expectations for this highness... At that time, he hoped that this talented fifth highness would be able to assist Prince Zhu Biao just like Duke Zhou assisted King Wen, and become a generation of virtuous kings of Ming Dynasty.

But now it seems that this His Royal Highness can not only become a virtuous king, but can even go one step further and become the Second Duke of Zhou who truly leads China to further prosperity!

"Although I am old, if your Highness needs anything, I will serve you to death!" Song Lian seemed to see the day when Huaxia became extremely powerful again, and he was shocked and burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)