Domineering Daming

After about ten days of trekking, Zhu Xu and others finally arrived at the boundary of Fujian.

Zhu Xu got here first by throwing off the large army and marching in a hurry. The large army is still resting in Zhejiang to confuse some people.

Now they are in a tea house, which is a mountain, and there is a huge manor at the foot of the mountain.

Cao Huachun looked at the tea mountain and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, this tea mountain originally belonged to Shanyou Qi's family, but it was confiscated later, and now it is hung under Huitong Commercial Bank."

Zhu Xu looked at the tea mountain with his hands behind his back, and nodded with a smile.

Now tea is basically a monopoly industry, and most of it is controlled by Huitong Commercial Bank. In addition to the tea mountains, there are also tens of thousands of acres of tea fields, all over the north and south of the Yangtze River, and the scale is frightening.

"Mr. Ertao lives here?" Zhu Xu said.

Cao Huachun said: "Yes, but now only Mr. Shi Liang, his elder brother went out to give lectures a few days ago."

Zhu Xu watched the shadows flickering around the tea house, and did not rush up.

The "Er Tao" refers to the two great Confucian scholars in Kuaiji. These two are brothers, and they are the third disciples of Wang Yangming. They have great prestige in Jiangnan and even the whole Ming Dynasty.Among them, Tao Xunling, the younger brother, has a greater reputation. He keeps pace with Liu Zongzhou and is called "Tao Liu".The two once jointly established a Witness Academy to study certain knowledge, but in the end the theories of the two became increasingly contradictory and irreconcilable, and eventually they parted ways and went their separate ways.

As a result, the two gave lectures everywhere, publicized their own ideas, and at the same time refuted each other from time to time, and the disciples were also affected and attacked each other.In the Ming Dynasty, it was also well known.

As for Liu Zongzhou, he went north to the capital to promote the theory of "cautious independence".Tao Xunling went south to give lectures on "listening to Zen" and lived here temporarily.

Zhu Xu folded his hands behind his back, feeling his heart moved.

At this time, there are various theories and schools of thought, and it stands to reason that it should be a good opportunity for a hundred schools of thought to contend, and to eliminate corruption and keep clean. It is reflected in the party struggle in the court.

For example, Gao Panlong, Zhao Nanxing and others are very close to Liu Zongzhou, and they are relatively similar in thinking and academics.Tao Xiling and others are descendants of Wang Yangming. They have a strong sense of Zen and pay attention to "cause and effect" in everything. They are similar to the Chu Party and the Kun Party.

"With no delay..."

Zhu Xu looked at the tea mountain and said to himself.

Cao Huachun stood beside him, looking at the manor, silent.

The emperor came for a purpose this time, and that was to invite Mr. Shi Liang to Beijing—to compile a book!

Compiling a magnificent masterpiece comparable to the Yongle Canon is also a textbook for future students!

The emperors of all dynasties are very enthusiastic about compiling books, which is a "handed down merit". Emperor Jingzheng's talent and general plan are naturally indispensable!

Zhu Xu didn't have the thoughts that Cao Huachun had in mind. He wanted to "destroy the corruption" by compiling books, reediting and compiling Confucianism and other classics, "removing the dross and extracting the essence"!

The importance of a book naturally depends on the author. Liu Zongzhou and Zhu Xu were not caught on the road, and this Tao Shiling is also considered to be highly respected. It would be great to have his signature!

"Your Majesty, we found something." Cao Bianjiao hurried over from a distance.

Zhu Xu smiled and said, "Let's go, let's visit Mr. Shi Liang."

Several people came forward, Zhu Xu also brought a few guards, not many people.

Before reaching the door, a middle-aged man came out and said indifferently: "Visitors stop, Mr. Shi Liang sees no outsiders!"

Zhu Xu took a look, probably Tao Shiling's protégé, so holding a jade box in his hand, he said, "The student is from the Zongchuan Academy, and he is passing by today, so I dare not stop to visit, so please report to me, sir."

The middle-aged man frowned, looking displeased.

At this time, there were many academies, and there were many famous officials and scholars. This Zongchuan Academy was also a remarkable place. It was founded by Zhou Rudeng, and it was also known as Lushan Academy and Haimen Academy. It was a place that scholars all over the world yearned for more than ten years ago.

Zhou Rudeng was not only knowledgeable and highly respected, but also served as a minister in the court. Even Liu Zongzhou and Tao Shiling would salute respectfully and call him "Mr. Haimen" when they saw him.

But this week, although Ru Deng respected the "Yangming School of Mind", he did not belong to this school. He learned from Luo Rufang, who was also a great Confucian at that time.

Therefore, among the many schools in the Ming Dynasty, the Lushan School was ridiculed for a long time, thinking that they "learned but not good, and they are eager to study", and they were not seen by some people.

Obviously, the middle-aged people didn't want to see people from the Zongchuan Academy. They took a look at Zhu Xu and his entourage, and said with a cold snort: "Mr. Shi Liang doesn't see you, let's go!"

Then he turned around, and before Zhu Xu could speak, he closed the door with a bang.

Zhu Xu looked at the closed door and rubbed his stiff smiling face.

His record of being shut out will be added here.

Cao Bianjiao didn't like the pedantic style of these literati very much, so he stepped forward and said, "My lord, why don't I lead someone in!"

Cao Huachun hurriedly stopped him, saying: "No, Your Majesty... Young Master, Mr. Shi Liang already hates the imperial court, so you can't run into it anymore."

Zhu Xu glanced at Cao Huachun, then turned his head to look at the closed door, frowning in silence.

At this time, there are many famous Confucian scholars, and some of them are willing to work for him. The reason why Mr. Shi Liang came here is not only his rich knowledge and great prestige, but also his academic philosophy: "Five don't ask, five don't ask." "Answer" said, first, don't ask about the government, second, don't ask about livelihood, third, don't ask about worldly affairs, fourth, don't ask about the right and wrong of other families, and fifth, don't ask about life acquaintances.

If such a philosophy of scholarship is used to compile books for him, plus his idea of ​​"near Zen", "breaking Confucianism and establishing new" is the most suitable!

But, now he can't even get in the door.

Cao Huachun thought for a while, and said, "My lord, I still have Mr. Lu's post in my hand, I wonder if it will be useful?"

Zhu Xu was stunned, and said indifferently: "Let's try it." After finishing speaking, he couldn't help touching his chin. It seems that most of the grown-ups in the court are "scholarly", that is, studying and studying knowledge. It seems to be "by the way", picking out one at random is full of knowledge, and can be called a "great scholar of Confucianism".

"It's really interesting..." Zhu Xu thought to himself.

While he was thinking wildly, Cao Huachun took out Lu Daqi's greeting card and knocked on the door. The person who opened the door was not the middle-aged man, but an ordinary porter. After thinking about it, the porter accepted it, but still closed the door.

Lu Daqi has just been transferred from the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to the Minister of the Ministry of War, so he can be regarded as a high-ranking and powerful person. Even if his "knowledge" is not good, he should be able to meet people.

Zhu Xu thought so, the doorman opened the door, and handed Lu Daqi's post back.

Cao Huachun frowned, this Mr. Shi Liang was really going too far.

When Cao Huachun came back, his expression was not so good, he said: "Your Majesty, this Mr. Shiliang 'doesn't ask about political affairs', why don't you choose someone else?"

Zhu Xu rested his chin on one hand, squinted his eyes, then called Cao Bianjiao, and whispered something in his ear, Cao Bianjiao immediately said "yes" and strode forward.

The concierge seemed a little impatient, and wanted to bombard people. After Cao Bianjiao finished speaking, it was too late to close the door, so he bowed and ran quickly inside.

Not long after, inside the gate, a white-haired old man in his 60s, with a thin face and a tough expression, but his eyes were very cold, went out surrounded by a group of people, and walked towards Zhu Xu and his group.

The old man was Tao Xunling. He came up to him, bent his body, and looked at Zhu Xu coldly. Erru said angrily: "You said, the emperor wants to gather famous scholars from all over the world to investigate and correct the 'Wang Xue'. real?"

"Wang Xue" is also Wang Yangming's "Yangming Mind School", which has a huge influence in Ming Dynasty. Today's Confucian scholars, whether they are famous Confucian scholars or not, are mostly Wang Yangming's disciples, even if they are not. will be greatly affected.

Wang Yangming, the master of Confucianism in the Ming Dynasty, is known as the "King of Confucius, Mencius and Zhu" in the world, which shows his achievements!

Therefore, anyone who makes irresponsible remarks will be drowned by spitting stars, let alone "research and correction"!

If it was someone else, even if it was another person who became the emperor, they would not dare to point fingers at this "Wang Xue", that is, "Yangming Xinxue", but Zhu Xu dared!

"Mind Learning" is another peak in the development of Confucianism. If you want to do something about "Confucianism", you must start with "Xin Xue".Similarly, moving the "Xin Xue" is innovating the "Confucianism".