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Chapter 77 Ye Xuan: Today’s Confucianism is a learning that harms the country!

"This guy's tone is quite arrogant."

"The Four Books and Five Classics are Confucian classics."

"However, this guy said that Confucian classics are not worth learning?"

"We admit that this kid has some abilities."

"However, Confucian classics are composed of Confucian masters. Does this guy think he is better than Confucian masters?"

"interesting.

"Ye Xuan, this guy is really interesting."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought secretly.

Since the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when Dong Zhongshu proposed to depose hundreds of schools of thought and only respect Confucianism, Confucianism has been regarded as a classic by emperors of all dynasties, became the orthodox thought of ancient feudal China, and was highly respected by the world.

The status of Confucianism is difficult to shake.

Confucian books have become classic textbooks for scholars.

Scholars regard Confucius and Mencius as immortal gods.

However, Ye Xuan said such "treasonous and unethical" words. If these words were heard by those scholars who regard Confucianism as supreme and Confucius and Mencius as immortals and gods, they would have to fight Ye Xuan to death.

Zhu Yuanzhang muttered:

"We want to hear why this guy is so dismissive of Confucianism.

"But, it shouldn't be."

"This guy is also a scholar."

"Why are you different from the scholars in the world?"

Zhu Yuanzhang compared Ye Xuan with those Hanlin bachelors, bachelors, and Confucian scholars, and then frowned.

Those Hanlin bachelors and others treat Confucianism, Confucius and Mencius like all the scholars in the world. However, among the scholars, Cai Ye Xuan is the only one.

On the contrary——

Chic!

"Why does the teacher say that Confucianism is not worth learning?"

"Mr. Song Lian and others said that Confucianism is the work of everyone and is a classic textbook for scholars. It involves a lot of philosophical knowledge about how to be a person, do things, govern a country, and govern the world. Every scholar should learn it."

Zhu Xiongying and other small dumplings were even more curious.

They originally thought that Ye Xuan's teaching method was different from other teachers, but they did not expect that Ye Xuan's ideas were also different from other teachers.

A pair of big eyes fell on Ye Xuan, and his curiosity continued to expand.

Why did the teacher say that?

Shouldn’t all scholars flatter Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism?

Ye Xuan said:

"In order to avoid you misunderstanding, I have to explain."

"I don't think Confucianism is bad."

"I believe that Confucianism is simply a study that harms the country."

The little dumplings were all stunned.

They were obviously frightened.

Is this statement a bit too exaggerated?

Even if Confucianism has problems, it’s more than that, right?

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing, and laughed in a low voice.

"Hahahahaha... This Ye Xuan is a talented person. He actually said that Confucianism is a study that harms the country. Hahahaha... We would like those old scholars to listen to this. Those old scholars must be I'm going to kill this guy."

He was quite happy about his misfortune.

Mao Xiang couldn't help but look at Zhu Yuanzhang who was smiling happily, and couldn't help but doubts popping up in his head.

Your Majesty, what's going on?

Ye Xuan commented on Confucianism this way.

It’s okay if Zhu Yuanzhang is not angry.

He even laughed.

And smiling so happily.

This picture is really weird.

He even wondered if Zhu Yuanzhang was mad at Ye Xuan's words.

Mao Xiang didn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like Confucianism at all. He liked scholars because they could give him advice and help him govern the world, so he liked scholars.

He liked scholars such as Liu Bowen, Tao Ji, and Song Lian very much.

After all, this group of people helped him conquer the country.

Help him govern the country.

However, scholars worship Confucianism and Confucius and Mencius too much.

His emperor was actually inferior to Confucianism and Confucius and Mencius.

Mud horse.

The world belongs to him.

Compared with the emperor, scholars actually respected Confucianism and Confucius and Mencius.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't stand it anymore.

"We have conquered the country, allowed these scholars to have enough food and clothing, and enabled the people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment. How can we still not compare to those Confucius and Mencius who only talk nonsense?"

"These stinky books have been dubbed classic philosophy."

"If we write a few books, can we also be regarded as saints or gods?"

"Those scholars don't admire us, and even criticize and punish Hibiki. It's simply unreasonable!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's family was poor since he was a child and he could not afford to go to school, let alone learn any Confucius and Mencius.

He has his own theory in mind.

Confucianism can be used as theoretical knowledge to manage people in the world.

However, Confucianism can only be a tool.

It cannot be above the imperial power.

Confucius and Mencius could not override the supremacy of imperial power.

Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang has always wanted to bring Confucius and Mencius into the altar. However, Confucius's status in the minds of scholars is that of the most holy teacher. It is almost impossible to drag him down from the altar and knock him down to the end.

So he could only target Yasheng Mencius.

Lao'zi couldn't deal with Confucius, the most holy teacher.

Still can't deal with you, the second best?

Zhu Yuanzhang vented all his anger on Mencius and drove Mencius out of the Confucius Temple.

certainly.

There were other reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang would vent his anger on Mencius.

That is Mencius' thought.

Mencius's thought is people-oriented.

The people are the most important thing.

You are light.

The idea is that if the emperor cannot protect the people, then the people can destroy him.

These ideas are extremely unfavorable to Zhu Yuanzhang's strengthening of centralization.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, if Mencius was still alive, he would definitely be the one he wanted to kill.

Now Mencius is dead.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to drive him out of the Confucius Temple.

However, after the order was issued, literati rushed around to inform him, and even carried plants into the palace to die, so Zhu Yuanzhang took back his life.

As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang could only withdraw his previous decision to expel Mencius from the Confucius Temple and let Mencius continue to enjoy the Ancestral Temple.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang hated some Confucian theories, he had no idea that Confucianism was harmful to the country.

Why did Ye Xuan say this?

Zhu Yuanzhang was confused.

Ye Xuan looked at the little dumplings who were shocked and unable to recover for a long time, and continued to explain:

"."The reason why I say that Confucianism is a study that harms the country is naturally justified."

"The Confucianism advocated by Confucius in the pre-Qin period was naturally very good."

"Although I disagree with many opinions, I also have my own unique insights."

"Confucianism has developed to the present. After successive generations of great Confucian scholars adapted it and continuously added their own insights, Confucianism continues to change and evolve."

"Those people put their own (good and good) personal opinions into Confucianism."

"Personal opinions may be biased."

"There are right things, and naturally there are also wrong things."

"Moreover, those who are called great Confucians are also mixed with people who have incorrect views. These people are also adapting Confucianism."

"You guys said.

"This kind of person adapts Confucianism."

“How will Confucianism be?”

"Confucianism will be distorted."

"The content and viewpoints of Confucianism will also be distorted."

“Scholars all over the world highly value Confucianism.”

"Even if there are problems with Confucianism, they think it is their own problem, and it is Confucianism's problem.

"This has led to the gradual distortion of Confucianism."

"The three views of scholars have also been affected by distorted Confucianism, which has become a learning that harms the country."

"Especially after Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, most of the classic Confucian textbooks on theoretical philosophy have problems."

"So I say, it's okay not to read Confucian classics."