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

Chapter 536 Revitalizing the Hundred Schools
"Alas, our country was originally a place where saints were prosperous and prosperous. Unexpectedly, heretical learning has arisen, misinterpreting the laws of heaven and ethics, and even reviving hundreds of schools of pseudo-study. If a saint knew this, he would be in trouble even under the spring."

There was actually another person in the carriage, who sighed hypocritically: "Hundred schools of thought have been suppressed by Confucianism for a long time. If they are revived, they will definitely seek revenge."

"Although I am an official of the lower country, I am also a disciple of a saint. I have always admired the Confucian family for a long time. I really can't bear to have the saint's teachings suffer such a disaster."

"Hmph, my Kong family has been passed down for many generations. How can those fake apprentices defeat me?" Kong Xixue was aroused by these words and became even more angry.He turned around and held the man's hand: "Unexpectedly, in Qilu, the place where Confucius was founded, there were rebels like Wanhu. On the contrary, in the Far East of Goryeo, there were reasonable and wise people like you, Puyin."

"Wan Hu and Yang Shiqi were taught by my ancestors, but they openly acted rebelliously... The world is really in decline."

"The sacred learning has been corrupted, and it is our duty as a disciple. If I hadn't been far away in Korea, I would have told His Majesty to ban the evil new learning. How can I make Shuzi the Wenzong..."

"Sigh... Let that Shuzi take charge of the Imperial College. It's really a deterioration in the world. Now that I'm gone to Yingtian, I swear to fight against the new school to the end. When the time comes, I'll need your help."

Kong Xixue said sincerely, and the man in the car with him nodded in agreement. He looked like a dignified old man.However, their eyebrows and eyes are long and slender, and their clothing is very different, unlike the Han people from the Central Plains.

This person was Zheng Mengzhou, the envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom. When he was on an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, he visited Qufu along the way. He happened to encounter the dispute between the Confucius Mansion and Wanhu, so he went to the Confucius Mansion to offer advice.

It can be said that most of the reasons why Yan Shenggong Kong Xixue made up his mind to enter the court were instigated by this person.But what this person said is correct. If hundreds of schools of thought rise, the thousand-year wealth of the Confucian family may be in vain.

When dynasties change, the Confucius family can remain indifferent.Because no matter who becomes the emperor, the Kong family will always need to be professed and consider themselves to be their destiny.The title of Yanshenggong is not easily taken by the dynasty;

Even if foreigners invade, the Confucius Mansion can remain motionless.After all, no matter which tribe invades the country, Confucian scholars will always be needed to help govern the country.If we need scholars, we must hold up the banner of the descendants of Confucius.Even if the foreign tribes come across, the Confucius family still has no worries about food and clothing;
As long as Confucianism is immortal and circulates around the world, the Confucius family can still pass it on and endure forever.However, Wanhu and Yang Shiqi proposed the "revitalization of hundreds of schools of thought" and wanted to write to His Majesty to abandon Confucianism in the scientific examinations. This would break the foundation of the Confucian government.

For the eternal wealth of the Confucius family, Kong Xixue had to come.

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At this time, in the Imperial College.

"Young people are too young to act too hastily!" In the supervisor's room, Song Lianzheng, who temporarily took over the post of Imperial Supervisor, angrily scolded a young scholar kneeling below. "You are just a scholar, but you are trying to raise the flag of a hundred schools of thought and interfere in the affairs of the country."

"You know, even when I and His Highness the Fifth Prince introduced the new learning, they also wanted to use the teachings of Confucius and Sheng to stabilize the hearts of the Taoist people. With your words, the Confucius family had no way out, and Duke Yan Sheng went to Beijing to fight back. In case it really shakes the development of the country and the dynasty What should a progressive policy be like?”

"You must know that Yan Shenggong is a descendant of the Confucian family after all. If even he criticizes the new learning, how can I convince the public of my new learning views?"

"...Sir, please calm down. If anything happens to you, sir, the students will be responsible for their deaths." Yang Shiqi knelt down in front of Song Lian and looked at the teacher he respected very much in fear.This future veteran of the Five Dynasties of the Ming Dynasty was still just a young and energetic young man.He also came from the new school of the Imperial College, but his family was from a poor family. Unfortunately, his father died when he was young, and he remarried with his mother.Although he was supported by his classmates and went to Beijing to study in the Imperial College for several years, he eventually had to drop out and leave because he was short of money and unwilling to continue to be favored by others.

He is extremely talented and is one of the rare good talents in new learning. Song Lian, Fang Xiaoru and others all think highly of him.After leaving the Imperial College, he did not relax his pursuit of learning new knowledge. In response to Zhu Su's learning philosophy of "from the masses, to the masses", he traveled around to learn about people's livelihood and gain knowledge, and at the same time served the common people as a teacher. My son is enlightened. Some time ago, he happened to travel to the land of Qilu.

However, Yang Shiqi never admitted his mistake.After Song Lian had regained his breath, Yang Shiqi cautiously said, "Sir, it's not that the student is disobeying the teacher, it's just that the student really has something unclear."

"Although our new learning is based on Confucianism and the aspirations of the sages, its essence is all-encompassing and is completely different from Confucianism, Taoism, etc."

"Among them, arithmetic, science, political science, etc. are very different and must not be confused."

"Even His Highness the Fifth Prince of our Imperial College, Lord Jijiu, once said in class that Confucianism and Taoism are moral knowledge and cannot be confused with practical studies such as arithmetic and science."

"For example, science is a science of progress, and it is also a black and white knowledge. It has no moral attributes. If Confucianism is used to guide science, it will inevitably lead to stagnation and regression of science. It's just outsiders, but we, the new students, must definitely It is necessary to distinguish many learnings and not call them all new learnings."

"Master Jijiu's words are deeply believed by the students. However, these words have always been spread only within the Zijian of our country. Outside, the new learning is still presented as Confucian academics."

"You must know that Confucianism has been distorted and whitewashed by the so-called great Confucianists for thousands of years since its founding by Confucius. By the time of Cheng and Zhu, it had completely changed beyond recognition and lost all its original meaning."

"If we still only respect Confucianism, after thousands of years, I know that our new school will not have another 'great Confucian' like Cheng Zhu who is as eloquent and far-fetched associating various sects of knowledge with Confucianism, misinterpreting the teacher and the priest. Lord Jiu’s original intention?”

"In this case, wouldn't it be more appropriate to simply break away from the Confucian sect and establish one's own school?"

Song Lian was silent when he heard the words, thinking that Yang Shiqi was also paving the way for new learning after all, and he had doubts in his heart, but he did not say anything because of the teacher's rebuke. Instead, he still wanted to ask questions. This pursuit of "Tao" is what Song Lian has always believed in. Respected.He thought for a while and finally sighed: "The fact that you have this intention shows that you really care about my new study."

"Actually, His Highness was worried about this. His Highness once said that if we thrive on Confucianism, we will inevitably perish because of Confucianism in the future. In the past, the study of Qin Confucianism and the study of Han Confucianism were no longer the same. Is it all because of the so-called 'Great Confucians' who mistakenly commented on Confucius's words and refuted them with Confucius's words, and finally perished?"

"Confucianism has been out of date for thousands of years. Even if it is repaired, there are always loopholes. And we, the literati, are always accustomed to using the opinions of our ancestors to guide the learning of future generations. We are born after Confucius, and we will inevitably be controlled by him. .As a result, it may be difficult to develop.”

"My new learning encompasses all things and has many branches. It must not rely solely on Confucianism. It must take root on its own before it can truly flourish."

(End of this chapter)