Dimensional invasion of reality

Chapter 620 624. Confucianism and Law

Author: Wu Zixiong

Chapter 620 624. Confucianism and Law

624,Confucianism and Law

"Gongda must know something about Liaozhou these days. Can you comment on it?"

Liu Hao also wanted to hear Xun You's views on Liaodong's political system. Being advanced does not mean it is in line with the times. Xun You's outsider's perspective on issues can also bring some reference to Liu Hao.

Xun You is a fool. This is the view of most people, or the view of ordinary people. If your IQ does not reach a certain level, you cannot see Xun You's intelligence at all. Only in front of a truly wise man, Xun You will not

hide.

Tian Feng is a famous wise man, and Liu Hao is also recognized by Xun You as the leader of Liaodong. In addition, there is no direct interest relationship between Liaodong and Cao Cao. Xun You thought about it a little and did not choose to hide it.

He went straight to the core in one sentence.

"Liu Shijun, the situation in Liaozhou, or should he abandon Confucianism and turn to Legalism?"

Xun You was only a few days old when he saw the essential difference between Liaodong's governance model and the Three Kingdoms.

Liu Hao did not expect that Xun You would immediately find out the real core and bring it up. He was also very happy. The dispute between Confucianism and Legalism has been going on for a long time.

In hundreds or thousands of years, the Confucian family will be the dominant one, and other schools will become more vassal and become more difficult to influence;

During the Three Kingdoms period, it was only after Dong Zhongshu Gairu came to Confucianism that Confucianism was able to affirm imperial power and regard it as the fundamental governing thought of the imperial court, which has lasted for four hundred years until now.

The influence is enough to become the mainstream, but one thing must be pointed out, that is, Confucianism has not yet eliminated and integrated other schools as the backbone, but each school is still preserved in the world.

For example, Cao Cao's man Chong was a representative of Legalism and a famous cruel official in the Three Kingdoms;

For example, Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, Huang Chengyan, was a representative of the Mohist family. Although it was difficult to get ahead under the suppression of Confucianism, he still lived a good life and was considered one of the aristocratic families.

For example, another of Cao Cao's subordinates, Mao Jie, was the representative of Nongjia. It was he who proposed the "farming system", which allowed Cao Mengde to quickly restore the territory under his rule and lay the foundation for his dominance in the world.

Of course, although these people are representatives of various schools, it does not mean that they do not practice Confucianism, or that they are also learning the knowledge of each school. For example, Mao Jie, as a representative of the peasant family, is also a supporter of Legalism. It can be said that

An anti-corruption fighter who worked for Cao Cao.

As an earthling, Liu Hao is very aware of the merits of Confucianism, and he also knows the fatal points of Confucianism. He did not answer Xun You's question directly, but asked a rhetorical question.

"Brother Gongda, what do you think is the greatest characteristic of Confucianism?"

"Use 'propriety' as the basis and rule the world with 'benevolence'!"

Liu Hao smiled, the Confucian 'ritual' can be said to be a kind of 'law', but this law is more of an unspoken rule rather than an explicit law. For example, monarch, minister, father and son are a kind of division of 'ritual'.

It is a kind of hierarchical rule, but once Confucian scholars do not want to abide by it, they will give other explanations;

There is a saying here: ‘Jun Jun, minister, father, father, son, son!’.

This sentence is the content of Zhou Rites and the core idea of ​​Confucian ethics.

The literal meaning is: you can do whatever you do in any position. When you are an employee, you cannot challenge the boss. When you are a son, you cannot argue with your father.

The monarch was very happy to hear this explanation. When he adopted it, he never thought that there was another explanation from Confucianism, that is: when the monarch is a qualified monarch, the ministers should submit to him as ministers and do their best.

points; the same goes for father and son!

Looking at it this way, there is a problem, that is, it is not the king who has the final say on whether he is qualified or not, but the lowly ministers who approve it or not. If you do not approve it, no matter how good you are, if you are not qualified, the ministers will

You should not surrender, but guide the king to the right path.

This is the true "ritual" of Confucianism. The final right of interpretation of right and wrong lies in the hands of Confucianism. To put it bluntly, after Confucianism became dominant, it monopolized the right of academic interpretation and became a tool for power struggle.

Who can say clearly whether this is due to the ancient Confucian intention? For at least two thousand years, someone must have noticed it, but they were unable to change it.

Legalism is different. "Law" means "regulations" and "regulations" means "regulations". They must be reflected in writing and explained. They need to be stated to the people and implemented strictly in accordance with the regulations. Compared with

It's rigid, yet fair, and no other theory can compare with it.

Liu Hao did not express this idea, but just shook his head and denied Xun You's statement;

"Brother Gongda, Mr. Yuan Hao, in my opinion, the greatest characteristic of Confucianism is its emphasis on the rule of man!"

After Liu Hao finished speaking, he gave Xun You and Tian Feng time to think. Liu Hao took a sip of tea and continued:

"Confucianism thinks too idealistically about 'people'. The purpose is to train everyone to become a gentleman or a saint. Hahaha, is it possible?"

Liu Hao's rhetorical question made Xun You and Tian Feng frown. They wanted to refute, but they couldn't give an example. The ideal is good, but the reality is cruel.

Liu Hao didn't wait for them to refute, and said urgently:

“When we place our ideals on the moral cultivation of ‘people’, we need to bear the damage caused by the moral corruption of those in power;

Throughout history, which emperor is a model of morality? On the contrary, there are many who are morally corrupt!

Expecting an emperor or even a powerful minister to become a moral model is the greatest failure of Confucianism!"

Xun You and Tian Feng frowned even more, opened their mouths and trembled, and there was already anger in their hearts. As inheritors of Confucianism, they wanted to refute, but they didn't know where to start.

After the Confucian Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to power, it can be said that one generation was worse than the other. Eunuchs and powerful ministers took turns taking charge. Regardless of the period when eunuchs were in power, when powerful ministers were in power, the same problems continued, and there were various scandals about changing emperors.

Usurpers like Wang Mang are now even more powerful, with princes rising together, and the emperor being nothing more than a puppet.

"Throwing this aside, the Confucian 'rituals' are flashy and of no use to the people! Do you know what the people want?"

Liu Hao said this and shook his head. Since ancient times, what the people want most is to eat well and wear warm clothes. Whoever can provide the people with these two needs will be supported by the people. Only when these two points are met can the people

There are other needs, which are the goals that various schools of thought are competing for.

Confucianism has turned this thing upside down. In other words, Confucianism has always been top-down from the beginning, caring about the royal family, aristocratic families, and scholars before thinking about the common people.

Liu Hao didn't like this kind of Confucianism. Dong Zhongshu's Confucian reform must be changed back. There is no right or wrong in thinking, only whether it is suitable.

Confucius's Confucianism is absolutely advisable. If there is only one country in the world, it will definitely be more suitable. But it is impossible to be like this. With wolves around, Confucianism's internal "sage-making" has become the biggest obstacle.

From Liu Hao's point of view, Confucianism should be spread to the outside world, and the real good thing is to make the surrounding wolves "saints"!

Similarly, internally, it is okay to be tolerant to one's own people, but Confucianism does not do this. Instead, it is strict with oneself and lenient with others. When it comes to individuals, it is not a big problem, but when it comes to the national level, it looks very stupid.

Churchill's words are the clear proof of the relationship between countries, that is: there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

It is possible to make friends with other countries, but if you really treat them as brothers, you will run into problems sooner or later, especially those countries in the West that put their interests first!

Liu Hao spoke these thoughts carefully, and the anger in Xun You and Tian Feng's hearts was suppressed. Even if they wanted to refute, they had to admit that what Liu Hao said was reasonable. Liaodong in front of them was in such a position, and the surrounding people were in such a position.

They are jackals, and the purpose is also to clean up these jackals. In such a place, training the people into gentlemen and saints can only tame the people into cattle and sheep.

In the frontier, there must be a martial style. Here, after much deliberation, only Legalism is the most suitable!

It requires the dedication of the people, even the sacrifice of their lives. In addition to providing food, clothing and stability to the people, we must also provide the people with a fair and reasonable environment, allowing them to see channels for advancement, and allowing them to fight for what they need according to the rules.

This is what Legalism emphasizes, and it was also the decision made by Liu Hao, Zhuge Liang, and Jia Xu after long discussions. Although Zhuge Liang was a Confucian, he was a Legalist at heart. He wore Confucian clothing and had Legalism as his core.

The real Zhuge Liang.

"Liaozhou will not place its hopes on an 'emperor'. We don't trust the 'emperor'. What can an 'emperor' who is raised in a deep palace know? I really thought that after learning a few books of 'Emperor's Mind', I could govern an emperor."

nation?"

Liu Hao's words shocked Xun You and Tian Feng. They directly denied the imperial power, which they had never thought of. Liu Hao's rebellious heart made them a little overwhelmed;

The elites of the Three Kingdoms say that they do not respect the imperial power, which is true, but if they deny the imperial power in their hearts, it is absolutely impossible. Following a lord is to follow an 'emperor'. After competing for the world, it is imperative to strengthen the imperial rule.

It is a thought pattern that has entered their bones. At that time, if the king wants his minister to die, he will have to die.

But the conflict is always in their hearts. The Sima family pushed down the Cao family and became the emperor themselves. The elites were no different. When they surrendered to the Cao family, they could die. After the Cao family fell, the change of court was extremely fast.

Therefore, the 'emperor' in their hearts is not a concrete thing, but a symbol. Whoever sits on it will obey this 'emperor'. In other words, they obey the 'emperor's throne' in the heart of Confucianism.

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Therefore, when Liu Hao stated that the Emperor's Throne did not trust Hong Guoguo, both Xun You and Tian Feng found it hard to digest and responded with silence. They needed some time to get used to it.

"Does Lord Liu want to return to the contention of a hundred schools of thought?"

Xun You's question made Liu Hao burst into laughter.

"Did you know that there is such a thing as Confucianism and Taoism?"

"Confucianism and Taoism practice?"

"Exactly! I created the Confucian and Taoist practice system, and now I am ready to promote it to the world! The 'Confucian and Taoist practice system' here is also the practice system of hundreds of schools of thought, including Confucianism, historians, legalists, Mohists, farmers, doctors, political strategists, and military strategists

They all have their own way to improve themselves;

I mainly focus on Confucianism and use Confucianism as the foundation. After entering the Jinshi position, hundreds of schools of thought can choose their own path. For example, military commanders can be mainly military strategists, with others as supplements, forming their own system!"

Liu Hao took this opportunity to explain it in detail to Xun You and Tian Feng. It was also a rare opportunity to promote the Confucian and Taoist practice system. In an instant, the two of them were deeply absorbed in it.

After listening to Liu Hao's explanation, Xun You and Tian Feng had very strange expressions on their faces. Originally, they both thought that Liu Hao was a representative who belittled Confucianism, but they never thought that this was not the case at all. This system is called the "Confucian and Taoist practice system"

'It can be seen that in his heart, Liu Hao still values ​​​​Confucianism very much, even the most valued by all schools of thought.

But even so, Liu Hao still has his own thoughts on Confucianism. He can clearly distinguish between good and bad. Good ones should be inherited firmly, while bad ones should be discarded like shoes and want to spit in his face.

This kind of Liu Hao gained great respect from Xun You and Tian Feng. They both believed that this kind of Liu Hao was the true way of studying. Whether it was good or bad was never decided by others, even if this person was Sage Kong, it was not an exception.

'Li' means being unhappy, not loving, and not wanting to deal with it.

Similarly, the two believed that Liu Hao must have majored in Confucianism, otherwise he would not have had such a profound understanding.

When he was majoring in Confucianism, he was able to absorb the knowledge of hundreds of schools of thought, without being sectarian at all, and resolutely established a channel for hundreds of schools of thought. This alone earned Xun You and Tian Feng great respect.

"Nowadays, my Confucianism and Taoism are not worthy of a 'Grand Bachelor' degree! But a 'Half Saint' is born in a peasant family!"

"But who is it?"

Xun You and Tian Feng stood up in a hurry, paying more attention to the Confucian and Taoist practice system!

"If you have a chance, I'll take you two to visit him! He should be in a field now!"

"He is truly a saint!"

Liu Hao nodded slightly. Although he was somewhat prejudiced against the 'sage', Liu Hao believed that Academician Yuan was well-deserved for their praise.

"A few days ago, I gathered together the military and literary groups. When you two enter Confucianism and Taoism and need to discuss military matters in the future, I can also bring you into the discussion, as long as you are within a radius of 500 kilometers!

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Xun You and Tian Feng narrowed their eyes. In the world of the Three Kingdoms, where information transmission was backward, Liu Hao, the military strategist 'Commander Wentai', was like a bug. Communications among the armies could be shared immediately. In terms of war, it was definitely a magic weapon.

"There can be nine literature stations. The specific choice is up to you. There are benefits to intensive training, and there are benefits to having more specialties!"

The two of them nodded, both of them were a little ready to take action and wanted to go back and try it out immediately.

In terms of knowledge, both of them believed that they would not lose to anyone, but they also understood that they could not know everything about everything, so the choice became the key. As the backbone of Confucianism, there was no need to worry. In troubled times, military strategists must add more knowledge.

Body is also a must-select, but other things need to be considered by Zheng Zhi. Fortunately, there is no rush now, there is still a long way to go before becoming a bachelor.

Watching the two people leaving with worries, Liu Hao had a smile on his face. Tian Feng didn't care. After Xun You returned, he would be the first to pass on the Confucian and Taoist practice system to Xudu. Liu Hao was really looking forward to what Cao Mengde would choose.

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(End of chapter)