Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

Speaking of this, Zhu Di also knew that if he didn't reveal a little bit of his thoughts and continued to use the emperor's mental skills shrouded in clouds and mountains, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to do what he did today.

From then on, he became the only "Human Emperor" in heaven and earth.

Rather than some "emperor" who is bound by the feeling of birds, servants, heaven and humans.

For a powerful king like Zhu Di who is unwilling to be subject to any restrictions, it is undoubtedly a very tempting thing.

After all, if there is no heavenly and human induction to restrict him, then Zhu Di's legal status will become infinitely higher almost in an instant!

Zhu Di gathered his thoughts and spoke slowly to Zhu Gaochi, Dao Yan, and Zhang Yuchu.

"I just finished watching the torsion scale experiment and repeated the measurement several times, and I know that the universal gravitation probably really exists. In other words, there is actually no connection between heaven and man in this world."

Zhu Gaochi nodded quickly to prevent his father from being left in the cold.

Zhu Di continued: "The relationship between heaven and man does not exist. My first reaction at that time was that from now on, I do not need to be responsible for the unpredictable will of God. In other words, no matter how big the natural disaster is in the world, as long as it is not a man-made disaster , it was not caused by my lack of morality."

"In my heart, this is of course a good thing. After all, the Sensation of Heaven and Man is used by Cheng and Zhu Li to restrict the king's imperial power. Without this restriction, I can let go of my hands and feet. Make a big show of it.”

"That's the truth."

Dao Yan nodded slightly.

Zhang Yuchu agreed very much.

In this way, wouldn't it strengthen His Majesty's determination to become the "Human Emperor"?

But Zhu Gaochi frowned and asked, "But what my father was thinking at that time should be more than that."

Zhu Di nodded, with relief in his eyes, and said, "Yes!"

Immediately, Zhu Di changed the subject and his tone became serious: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages, but after I thought about it carefully, I felt that what I thought before was a bit too simple, because the induction of heaven and man is not only a restriction of imperial power. , and it is also a kind of protection for the imperial power. After all, if a disaster occurs in the human world, according to the theory of the induction of heaven and man, it is certainly caused by the emperor's lack of morality. But similarly, if there is a good year or auspiciousness in the human world, the emperor will also Take advantage of it."

"Furthermore, if there is no source of legitimacy such as the Son of Heaven, the people will probably lack the awe of Heaven for the imperial power. In this way, I am afraid that while the emperor has greater and almost unlimited power, he will also Faced with all the shortcomings exposed by losing the cloak of heaven."

Zhang Yuchu suddenly became nervous when he heard the words, and thought to himself: Could it be that these words will be denied by His Majesty the Emperor himself?

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuchu couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Daoyan's silence had certainly given him a chance to perform, but the opportunity was also a risk. If the emperor was unwilling to accept this statement, he would be self-defeating.

However, according to Zhang Yuchu's observation, Zhu Di is different from the nerd Zhu Yunwen. Although Zhu Di is not open-minded, he is always open-minded in his work. If he wants to punish you, he will not miss one of the nine tribes. If he wants you to speak freely, he will not give you any advice afterwards. You wear small shoes.

Therefore, Zhang Yuchu believed that the most he showed this time was that he was not accepted. The emperor's anger should not have implicated Daomen or Longhushan. Zhu Di's previous words were also a little emotional. Zhang Yuchu could see this.

Seeing that Zhang Yuchu was a little timid, Dao Yan took over the words calmly.

"The induction of heaven and man is nonsense."

"Ordinary people often have a fear of natural phenomena such as meteorites, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, winds and floods, so some people use this to promote the destiny of heaven and describe these as warnings from heaven."

"Xunzi once asked and answered himself: Why is it that all the people in the country are afraid of the falling stars and the sound of the trees?"

"The answer is: Nothing. It is the change of heaven and earth, the transformation of yin and yang, and the rare occurrence of things."

What I want to say here is that Xunzi used the changes in nature itself to explain rare natural phenomena such as meteorite falls. He believed that there was no special reason and no mystery. Xunzi believed that because these phenomena are rare, it is normal to feel strange. Yes, but it would be wrong to say that these phenomena are warnings from God and cause fear.

Xunzi opposed the view of the special phenomena in nature as the conscious activities of Heaven and the intervention of Heaven in human affairs and other destiny thinking, but regarded them as the result of the changes in nature, such as heaven and earth, yin and yang, etc. This is exactly what Xunzi thinks The main characteristics of commendable simple materialism.

"Everything can be understood. The error in the induction of heaven and man lies in the incorrect understanding of the way of heaven. Xunzi said: To control the destiny of heaven and use it means that people should grasp the laws of heaven, their own destiny, and their own shape. God, rather than praying to heaven for blessings.”

"The heliocentric theory and universal gravitation are used to control the destiny of heaven. There is nothing incomprehensible about the way of heaven. It is just that people were blinded by the induction of heaven and man before, and people did not realize it. But realizing this is not an earth-shaking event. It’s just that the laws of heaven are already there, but they have been brought into order and the veil has been lifted.”

Dao Yan gently turned the rosary and came to a conclusion: "The Human Emperor is a parallel existence with Heaven, or the incarnation of Heaven in the human world, not the son of Heaven."

"In other words, Your Majesty is the way of heaven itself!"

Moved by Dao Yan's clear discussion and judgment, Zhu Di's heart trembled, but Zhu Di's face remained calm, as if he was concealing his inner excitement.

I have to say that Dao Yan’s discussion is very exciting!

According to the Confucian sage Xunzi, the relationship between heaven and man is inherently wrong. Xunzi was before Dong Zhongshu and his status was much higher than Dong Zhongshu. To use Xunzi to refute Dong Zhongshu is to point fingers from the commanding heights of morality and seniority!

The way of heaven can be known, and this theory of knowledge provides a perfect explanation for the heliocentric theory and universal gravitation.

"Xunzi: Theory of Heaven" originally said that "the stars rotate, the sun and the moon shine brightly, the four eras are controlled, and the yin and yang are transformed." These natural phenomena are all part of the way of heaven. Today's heliocentric theory and gravity only combine this The phenomenon is explained clearly.

Of course, these are not the most important.

For Zhu Di, a feudal monarch who longed for a high degree of centralization of power.

The most important thing is to expand imperial power!

Why did Zhu Di have concerns about the heliocentric theory and universal gravity proposed by Jiang Xinghuo before, and even planned to hide this theory and prevent it from spreading to the outside world?

Isn't the reason just because the heliocentric theory and universal gravitation will use iron-clad facts to slap in the face Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism's theory of induction between heaven and man?

Of course Zhu Di was unhappy because of the reaction between heaven and man.

But if there is no heaven-human telepathy, Zhu Di's imperial power will be shaken, so Zhu Di might as well continue to maintain the heaven-human telepathy.

Therefore, the core of the problem is actually how to perfectly explain the heliocentric theory and universal gravitation while breaking the shackles of heaven and man's induction, while also maintaining or even strengthening the imperial power?

Daoyan gave the perfect answer.

——The Human Emperor is the way of heaven!

In other words, I am the way of heaven!

But even though Zhu Di was moved, he still maintained absolute rationality. Zhu Di thought for a moment and said slowly: "I don't believe it."

"How can the way of heaven be controlled by humans? How to prove that the human emperor is the way of heaven?"

After hearing Zhu Di's words, Dao Yan suddenly felt calm.

Dao Yan said in his heart that he finally got to the point. I just want you to not believe it!

When Dao Yan said what he just said, deep down in his heart, he had already concluded that Zhu Di would not directly believe this conclusion.

This is inevitable.

Because this theory can certainly impress Zhu Di, an ambitious king who aspires to be an emperor for eternity, but it has the most obvious loophole.

That is, if we say that the Human Emperor is parallel to the Dao of Heaven and is the incarnation of the Dao of Heaven in the human world, how can we prove it?

"The Sage King's theory." Zhu Gaochi said suddenly.

Daoyan nodded.

If you want to refute Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism's induction of heaven and man, you must not use any of your newly proposed worldviews of heliocentric theory and universal gravity. It is to use empirical evidence to prove that the induction of heaven and man is wrong. It is the embodiment of methodology, but it is not the induction of heaven and man. world view.

To confront and refute the worldview of the induction of heaven and man, we must use a worldview of the same or even higher level as Confucianism.

That is, "Xunzi Tian Lun Pian".

So if you want to continue to prove the result deduced based on this theory, that is, "the emperor is the way of heaven", then you must also find the answer from Xunzi's theory instead of proposing a new theory yourself.

The reason is obvious.

——This is what the Confucian sages say!

It’s not something we put forward newly, but something put forward by Xunzi, the “Later Sage” of Confucianism. We just took it and used it. If you are not convinced, you can go down and refute it face to face with the sage. Why are you arguing with us?

"What is a Holy King?" Zhu Di asked doubtfully.

"Xunzi: The Kingship says: The holy king is all moral, leading to great heights, and the arts and sciences make the whole world submissive and submissive." Dao Yan spoke slowly.

Later, Dao Yan explained in detail: "In Xunzi's statement, the relationship between the sage king's acquisition of supreme authority and the recognition of the people is that first the sage king becomes a king because of his virtue, wisdom and ability, and then the recognition of the people , not because of the approval of the people, then the holy king became the king."

Zhu Gaochi also added: "In Xunzi's view, the supreme authority possessed by the sage king does not need and is not necessary to be recognized by the people. Xunzi said that the people are stupid and difficult to understand. They are only the objects of the sage king's education. It is impossible for the people to pass He worked hard to form an effective temple order on his own, and he had no ability to choose who would be the emperor."

"Therefore, "Xunzi·Wang Ba" says: He who conquers the world does not mean to lose his land. The Tao is enough for one person."

"This person is the Holy King!"