Bright Spring

Qi Tai said: "Although this is the case, Xie Xueshi deeply hates Xunzi's theory. After he learned about the 'Fake Wuyuan', he immediately wrote a letter."

Xia Yuanji thought of Hou Hai's words, and thought it was quite reasonable, so he said: "The Fake Museum is affiliated to the Shouyu Sinan Department, and its grade is not high, or it is just an academy. It cannot be speculated from this that the Holy Majesty wants to practice Xunzi's learning. "

Qi Tai nodded in agreement.

"How does His Majesty approve the scholar Xie's memorial?" Xia Yuanji asked.

Qi Tai said: "I don't know, there is not much movement so far."

Xia Yuanji asked again: "What's Qi Butang's opinion?"

Qi Tai's expression became serious, he glanced outside the study door, and said in a deep voice: "In this matter, I think Xie Jin's remarks are somewhat reasonable. If the Holy One has no intention of Xunzi's words, why use allusions?"

Xia Yuanji didn't say anything.

Qi Tai said again: "Before the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty had a saying: The Han family has its own system, which is based on the overlord's way, but why is it purely moral education and Zhou Zheng?

I am worried about the government of the Holy Majesty, and it is the same.From the point of view of the official third-rank yamen of the Shouyu Sinan Office, the Holy One not only has the intentions of Xunzi, but also secretly practices the things of the Mohist school.

However, Li Si's study of Xunzi was not good, and he miscellaneous with legalists, so that the Qin government was out of control, which is a lesson from the past.After Song Dynasties, people's hearts were unified, and the country's long-term stability can be guaranteed.

I feel that the voyage to the West cannot be persuaded by the Holy Majesty.However, what Xunzi said, we should be admonished. "

Xia Yuanji pondered for a long time, his thoughts were completely different from Xie Jin's, and even seemed to be different from Qi Tai's.After a while, he said calmly: "The Ministry of War respects "Sun Tzu's Art of War", and the military strategist is also one of the hundreds of schools of thought."

Qi Tai said: "But there must be one thing, to control the hearts of the world. There is a ready-made experience in governing the country by Song Dynasty agents, why not use it?"

Xia Yuanji nodded in agreement.

Qi Tai went on to say: "The Holy One governs martial arts with martial arts. The prosperity of martial arts and the depth of benevolence surpass all kings. The matter of governing firearms and voyages to the West has not been discussed with the courtiers. It can be seen that this matter is unstoppable. We cannot object to voyages to the West. Instead, we should attack sideways, give reasoned advice, and remind the Holy One that there is a source of disaster here. You and I are worthy of being loyal ministers."

Xia Yuanji heard that Qi Tai loves to read "The Doctrine of the Mean", after hearing what he said, it really is true, it is simply impartial, very knowledgeable about the general idea.

"Qi Butang's words are probably the best idea on this matter." Xia Yuanji began to try his best to reach a consensus with Qi Tai.

It's just a compromise.

Because Xia Yuanji and Qi Tai have different ideas.The emperors of the Ming Dynasty all fell in love with Xia Yuanji's financial management skills. No matter who ascended the throne, they would drag him out of the house. Regardless of whether he was willing to surrender or not, they would put the title of Minister of the Household Department on his head first.So after many years of being an official, Xia Yuanji's philosophical thinking has been fundamentally shaken.

The monarchs and ministers didn't care about his integrity and thoughts at all, they just wanted him to make money.After years and months, Xia Yuanji seemed to not care much about Neo Confucianism, he didn't care whether the sage adored kings or he liked Mozi.

It's just that Xia Yuanji had a premonition that the imperial court's financial strategy might gradually be inclined to the financial methods of the Song Dynasty by sailing to the west to promote sea trade.And Xia Yuanji is not proficient in everything, he may face unfamiliarity with new things, he is afraid that he, the Minister of the Household, will not be a good official, so he feels uneasy.

At this moment, a person came to the door, bowed with fists folded and said, "Reporting to Your Honor, Wang Gui, the eunuch in the palace, begs to see you."

Qi Tai said: "Welcome him to the lobby, I'll be there soon."

The visitor said: "Obey."

Qi Tai turned his head and glanced at Xia Yuanji.

Xia Yuanji said: "It's inconvenient for me to stay longer, so I will go out with Qi Butang to meet the prince, take my leave and go back."

Qi Tai nodded and said: "Alright, forgive me for not keeping Xia Butang."

At the gate of the government office of the Ministry of War, there are Jin Yiwei on duty every day, monitoring the government offices in an open and bright manner.Xia Yuanji walked in through the gate, his whereabouts would definitely be recorded in Jin Yiwei's files, so there was nothing to avoid the eunuchs in the palace.

The two walked to the lobby together and saw that Wang Gui had arrived.

Wang Gui smiled all over his face, hugged Fuchen very respectfully and politely said: "Our family has met Qi Butang and Xia Butang."

Xia Yuanji and Qi Tai also bowed their hands and exchanged greetings.

Wang Gui smiled and said: "The Emperor is in the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, and summoned the ministers to discuss matters. Lord Shangshu, our family has to come to invite us in person. Xia Butang is here, so our family can save a trip."

Qi Tai said: "I will obey the order, and then I will go to Dongnuan Pavilion." Xia Yuanji also nodded in agreement.

Wang Guidao: "There are internal officials (eunuchs) at the Meridian Gate. The two adults will go first. Our family has to go elsewhere. Let me take my leave."

The two ministers bid farewell, and Qi Tai shouted: "Come, see off!"

Xia Yuanji and Qi Tai looked at each other.So there is no need to separate, we might as well go to the palace together.Qi Tai said: "Xia Butang, please."

When they walked to the Meridian Gate, they met another official, who turned out to be Xie Jin!

Of course Xia Yuanji was a little surprised.The Qianqing Palace is where the emperor's bedroom is located, and it belongs to the harem area. The Holy Majesty discusses affairs there, and there must not be many people summoned; usually only the chief of a government office can participate.The chief of the Hanlin Academy is Hu Guang, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and Xie Jin is only a scholar of the Imperial Academy.

After seeing the ceremony, the three of them naturally entered the palace together.Bureaucrats at the Shangshu level are more easy-going in their lives, and their airs are very small; generally, those who use airs to be lofty are mostly those small officials.So both Xia Yuanji and Qi Tai gave Xie Jin face and did not blatantly reject him.

As expected, Xie Jin talked non-stop along the way, and began to persuade Xia Yuanji and Qi Tai to join him in opposing the recent national policies of the Holy Majesty.It is very serious, what "the country will be in chaos" makes people tremble with fear.

Xia Yuanji laughed, neither wanting to argue with him nor agreeing with him.He thought to himself: I'm still drooling, and I'll talk about it in Dongnuange.

The Holy Majesty didn't think there were too many things to do, he clearly knew that Xie Jin had written to express his dissatisfaction, so why did he ask Shang Xie Jin to discuss government affairs?

Chapter 7 Eleven

It was not cold in the capital at the end of February, and it was especially warm in the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace.

Charcoal is burning in the incense burner, but it is not for heating, but for incense.A brass hollow incense burner by the wall is exquisitely crafted and smooth, and the palace people polished it brightly; the bright yellow color adds a lot of luxury to the place.

The Indian|Indian incense burnt in the copper furnace is a tribute from the envoys of Java Island. The smell is slightly pungent;

But Zhu Gaoxu had already ignored the smell in the room, his attention was distracted by other things.Before the ministers arrived, Miaojin was talking to him.

The imperial concubine Miaojin did not wear the clothes of a concubine, but a purple cross-collar gown with a Futou on her head.

Zhu Gaoxu hadn't finished reading "The Daily Life of the King of Han" she wrote, but judging from what he had read, he appreciated it very much.So Zhu Gaoxu called her here today to discuss matters, hoping that she can record some more important things, so that they can be read by the princes and grandchildren in the future.

Miao Jin was the first to raise objections to Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts revealed in his speech.She believes that Confucian Neo-Confucianism is a kind of moral code, which allows the world to understand morality and distinguish right from wrong; if the emperor approves other philosophies, people will be at a loss.

She seems to be particularly concerned about this kind of thing, probably because Zhu Gaoxu's discussion of "filial piety" a long time ago has shaken her mind a bit.Only when she shakes her original concept, will she be so persistent in asking the bottom line?

Zhu Gaoxu disagreed. He said: "People don't build morality by relying on only one rule. People in the world are best at using multiple standards and classifications to treat things differently, so as to find reasons for themselves. It is like a most basic morality, Humans cannot eat the same kind. However, during the chaos of the Five Dynasties, some armies treated the Han people as military rations, and found a reason for their behavior: that is, they believed that we were two-legged|sheep, a kind of livestock."

Miao Jin rounded her almond eyes, speechless in astonishment.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Moreover, the Chinese civilization has always been very tolerant, and it pays great attention to the secular and practical. You can believe what is useful. You can see that Taoism, Buddhism, Nestorianism, and Islam are helpless to the world. Most people believe in everything. If Can bless them to get some kind of good words.

Confucius, Xunzi, and Mozi are all Chinese philosophies and belong to the same source. I don't believe that these things can confuse the right and wrong of people in the world.But that's just my judgment. "

"But..." Miao Jin frowned.

Zhu Gaoxu spoke enthusiastically, and immediately said: "Then if Xie Jin has never read "Xunzi", how does he know the name and history of the 'Fake Wuyuan'?"

Hearing this, Miao Jin finally nodded slowly.

Obviously, after Xie Jin dabbled in "Xunzi", he was not confused and was still very stubborn.