sweeping the world

Chapter 969 How Can It Be Useless?
Temple of Heaven Square is not the busiest place in Chang'an. If it is lively, it should be a food street located in a side street extending from Zhuque Avenue.

Since it is a food street, it must be a street full of all kinds of food.It is a straight street with a length of about two miles, with shops on both sides, and each shop is a specialty food.

In addition to shops, the food street also has stalls, but unlike the orthodox food that the shops operate in, the stalls mainly sell various snacks.

Since the food street has a flow of customers day and night, the shops are operated 24 hours in shifts, and the stalls are rotated by different owners.

It operates day and night all day long, and the various fragrances never cease, so the people of Chang'an gave it another name, Piaoxiang Street.

There are only wrong names in the world, but no wrong nicknames. Piaoxiang Street is just like its nickname, it is indeed a street with the smell of food all the time.

The gourmet street is not limited to Zhuxia's various delicacies.

Since the Han Empire has been brought into line with the world, and merchants from so many countries have arrived at the same time, each country has been allowed to rent shops from the government, and they have also started to operate their own country’s food, which has enriched the dishes in the food street, but the food from other countries may not He was loved by the Han people.

If the food street is a place for fun, then Temple of Heaven Square is a place that tends to be serious.

The Temple of Heaven is a place for national sacrifices, and the square is a part of the Temple of Heaven. It is absolutely impossible to say that it will become a place for wanton play.

I don’t know who was the first to set up a literary arena in the Temple of Heaven Square. The government didn’t drive away or pursue it. So it would be the best ideal to conduct literary combat in such a serious place. Many literati would even think, They display their talents here, and maybe they can be sensed by the heavens.

Until a certain talented person was recruited to go to Miyagi to give lectures to the children of the royal family, and they really fulfilled their expectations. No one knew whether there was an indescribable mysterious existence in the sky, but being called by the emperor to give lectures to the children was equivalent to It is no different from being favored by God.

With the first example, people who think they have real talents are more keen to go to Tiantan Square, hoping that their talents can also be discovered by the emperor, and become another world-famous existence, which leads to four seasons of the year. All the time, no matter day or night, there are so many people in the Temple of Heaven Square with their tails spread out like peacocks.

"What's going on today, why are there so many dignitaries here?"

"How did you find out that they belonged to dignitaries?"

"Does it need to be said? You are not a high-ranking official, you are qualified to bring so many guards!"

"Ah, what you said is so reasonable that I can't refute it."

In the Han Empire, it is obvious what kind of title can have how many guards.

At the same time, if the title is not high enough, but the current official position is high enough, you can still have a temporary increase in the number of guards.The difference is that once they step down from their official positions, they immediately return to their original form.

So many big people who look like high-ranking officials and nobles come to Tiantan Square, and those who were originally showing themselves are instantly excited, showing themselves with the best posture.

At the same time, some people began to call their friends and tell them that many dignitaries had come to the Temple of Heaven Square.

Waiting for Liu Yan to arrive, he was surprised to find that there were exaggerated numbers of people on the square while there was white snow floating in the sky.

"Originally there were not too many people." After Liu Yan arrived, Ji Chang found out and gathered together: "It should be because he discovered that there are a lot of high-ranking people today, so let's look for opportunities."

At the Temple of Heaven Square, you can see an area of ​​about 80 square meters at a glance, with the towering Temple of Heaven in the center, and there are soldiers on duty around it at all times.

Except for the Temple of Heaven, there are no other buildings in the entire square, and it is all flat stone slabs.

The literati came here to set up a ring, not to build a high platform or something, but to find a place to provoke with their voices.

Their provocation does not mean swearing, but more like peddling, the difference is that the peddling is the name of the product, but they are reading their own articles aloud.

Liu Yan has been here a few times before, and he has some understanding of the so-called Wendou of scribes.

At this moment, Liu Yan could hear the fierce fighting just by standing on the outside. At a glance, he could see several circles formed by the crowd of onlookers.

There is no television these days, and some public figures may be very famous, but they don't know what they look like.

Liu Yan doesn't show up many times, and every time he shows up is on an extremely important occasion, but it's too far away from ordinary people, and it's impossible for people to see clearly at a far enough distance, and when he shows up, he basically wears a crown, The face is basically covered by a bead curtain.

In contrast, some ministers often show their faces in public, and the more well-informed they are, the more senior officials they know.They confirmed to each other that at least half of the three orders and six ministers had come, and some important figures in the army had also appeared in the Temple of Heaven Square. They were both excited and confused.

The Han Empire was undergoing repeated restructuring. The original recommendation of Xiaolian was canceled due to system changes, and the imperial examination system was not launched because it was not perfect.

When the formal channels for recruiting talents temporarily "disappear", other less formal channels will inevitably appear. Coming to the Temple of Heaven Square to showcase talents is one of them.

The snow falling in the sky can't stop the enthusiasm of those who are enterprising. The heat in their hearts can even evaporate the cold air. Liu Yan saw with his own eyes that the heads of some scholars who were in the middle of a debate were steaming.

"It's not that big men are without talents, it's because we haven't tapped talents." Ji Chang has a cheerful attitude towards so many scholars competing for the top: "They are the future of big men!"

Liu Yan had a smile on his face, but a noncommittal attitude in his heart.

Most of the people who listened to the debate were discussing something, basically "Zhongni said", "Mencius said", "Xunzi said" and the like, and there were very few people who "self said".

Those people who always talk about so-and-so are not like debating. They are simply memorizing words. The only way to show their abilities is to show their ability to memorize by rote. Those who are more outstanding are just memorizing by rote. In addition to understanding the meaning of the words of the sages, I have no ideas of my own.

"If the future of the big men is like this, then hehehe!" Ran Min came over and just heard a tail of Ji Chang's words, and said with disgust on his face: "They are not Confucius, nor are they Meng Ke and Xun What's more, even these sages, how beneficial are they to today's great man?"

Ji Chang was a little annoyed at Ran Min mentioning the names of the sages by name, and said angrily, "Don't General Ran know how to respect the sages?"

"I really want to respect you." Ran Min could only pick his nose to express his disdain: "But do they have something to respect?"

"The sages passed down culture and studied literature, and that's why Zhuxia became what it is today." Ji Chang's beard almost stood up in anger: "Can't we still be respected by General Ran!?"

"Well, I admit that they have made contributions, but most of them just talk about it and have no practical actions." Ran Min pretended to be thinking, and asked: "Did the sages develop excellent equipment, so that Zhuxia would have more powerful weapons to fight against alien races? "

Ji Chang: "..."

"The sages who developed Baigong seem to be looked down upon, and even stepped on the soles of their feet repeatedly?" Ran Min saw that Ji Chang couldn't speak, so he continued cheerfully: "The military strategists of all dynasties are considered sages?"

"Many sages did not develop all kinds of crafts, nor did they send troops to Yanshi..." Ji Chang was almost entangled, and he reacted and said stiffly: "They enriched the culture of Zhuxia and armed their will with culture. The defense of Huayi It is the strong shield of Zhu Xia, and the difference between Hua and Barbarians is the sharpest spear."

This time Ran Min had nothing to say.

"Zhongshu Ling's words are sharp." Xie An said to Liu Yan in a low voice, "It's just that it's hard to explain why he treats non-Confucian sages less."

Once upon a time, sages refer to all those who have contributed to Zhu Xia, not only the great powers of Confucianism, but also anyone who has contributed to the nation.

However, as Confucianism became dominant, Confucian disciples overthrew all those who were not "insiders", and it was entirely due to Confucianism that Zhu Xia could survive.

In the era when Confucianism was so dominant and impeccable, if anyone dared to jump out and tell the truth, within two or three days in the wilderness, he would definitely see a corpse, or even evaporate from the world without even finding a corpse.

Later, it was the Confucian disciples themselves who doubted whether Confucianism was really useful. They had already found that Confucianism was in shackles in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and tried to improve and perfect it. Only then did the contemporary Confucianists in the Eastern Han Dynasty use the names of sages to re-record books and annotate scriptures. .

What the Confucian masters of the Eastern Han Dynasty did was to keep this scholar alive, but less than a hundred years later, Confucianism once again fell into confusion in the Jin Dynasty, especially when facing the Hulu force, it was not just Confucianism. It seems weak and useless, and even unable to come up with anything that can arm itself from the material to resist, making Confucianism almost peacefully evolve into metaphysics.

Ran Min participated in the fall of Shenzhou north of the Yangtze River almost all the way, so he is absolutely qualified to have enough disgust for Confucianism.He doesn't really understand what Confucianism has brought to the nation or what inheritance it will have. He only knows that Confucianism has nothing to do in the face of alien invasion, and even some so-called Confucian celebrities are vying to serve the Hulu and poison the same race.

"Brother Tai'an, I'm not targeting anyone alone..." Ran Min pointed around the circle, raised his chin slightly: "Anyone who can only moan without illness, and the theory that it is useless for the big man to increase national power is rubbish."

Reasonably speaking, Ji Chang is not a loyal disciple of Confucianism, he has not even studied many Confucian masterpieces, but subconsciously defends those sages who have made lofty achievements in literature out of the sentiment of a literati.

"Isn't General Hussar a madman?" Sang Yu has never been afraid of Ran Min. He came to listen for a while, and seeing that what Ran Min said was too paranoid and absolute, he asked, "According to what General Hussar said, do you want to go to school?" Ban writing? Then burn a lot of literature?"

Ran Min replied, "Most of them can be burned."

They were fighting for the front here, which was almost a dispute, and gradually attracted the crowd. Many people were eager to try, but they flinched when they knew that one of them was Ran Min.

Ran Min's reputation was tarnished by the literati south of the Yangtze River in the early days. Later, he presided over the genocide war against the Jie people, and he became known as the God of War and the Butcher in a very polarizing way.

People who think that Ran Min is God of War also hate and hate Jie people. If it is said that at least 90.00% of the people in the north of the Yangtze River are appreciative, then at least [-]% of the people in the south of the Yangtze River think that Ran Min is a butcher.

Although the people in the south of the Yangtze River have been facing the threat of the Jie people for a long time, they really don’t have too much pain, and they have never personally experienced the rule of the Jie people.

No matter who regards Ran Min as a god of war or a butcher, anyone who faces Ran Min will feel apprehensive. Literati pay attention to judging the situation. Only a very small number of people will not hesitate to persevere. He choked on Ran Min's courage.

Liu Yan has his own opinion. For a country (nation), pure literature is useless in most cases, but it is an indispensable part.

Like novels, movies, TV series, etc., apart from profits for the creators and participants, can they create anything?I am afraid that most of the works cannot even make people think, they are just for the purpose of entertainment.But can it be said that they should not appear?
No matter what kind of literature it is, since it exists, it must be more or less useful. Ordinary works can enrich thoughts, excellent works can bring people to think, and works handed down from generation to generation become part of the spiritual civilization of the entire nation.

Liu Yan kept observing the people around him. After waiting for a while, he still didn't see anyone standing up to participate in the argument. He didn't even see anyone showing a thoughtful expression. It would be a lie to say he wasn't disappointed.

"There has never been a madman, nor is he paranoid." Huan Wen had been standing beside Liu Yan for a while: "He had his first glimpse of what industry was, and he believed that only the doctrine that can create is the real doctrine."

"Science." Liu Yan said a name, turned to look at Huan Wen, and asked, "Do you and Yong Zeng hold the same view?"

Huan Wen whispered the name "Science" several times, and replied with a smile: "Science can strengthen the army, and it can also be used in construction. I think science is the future of the country."

How can Liu Yan not know that science is the future, although the rest is inheritance, it is just inheritance.

"It starts with knowing who we are. Don't forget that."

Liu Yan remembered something...

Someone who wants to wipe out Chinese characters uses the Latin alphabet across the board.

Another big event that completely negated their own culture took place.

One thing after another, some happened in the land of Zhuxia, and some happened in surrounding countries.

The so-called Chinese cultural circle followed the abandonment of Chinese characters by the surrounding countries, either using the Latin alphabet, or making up a few characters by themselves, and "cleaned" the Chinese traces on themselves within a few years.

"You must know who we are!" Liu Yan said with extraordinary determination: "If you don't know your own roots, any strength can be subverted at any time."

His words have already spoken out the importance of those seemingly useless cultures...

(End of this chapter)