It turns out that Confucius is the greatest warrior in the Confucian sect!
Zhu Cixiang's eyes were so wide. He looked at the five Confucian scholars Wei Zaode, Qian Qianyi, Zhu Zhiyu, Wang Fuzhi, and Huang Daozhou. It seemed that only Zhu Zhiyu looked powerful, and the other four looked nothing like warriors. It seems that the "benevolence" of the four of them is not true...
Zhu Zhiyu who asked the question was also stunned. He never expected that the young candidate Yan Shenggong in front of him, who looked like a vulgar martial artist, was actually a great Confucian!
The so-called great Confucianism does not mean how noble the morals are, how beautiful the articles are, or even how to become an official and leave a good name in history. Even if someone like Bao Qingtian is a good official, he is not a great Confucian.
A great Confucian must have made a huge contribution to the development of Confucianism!
For example, Wang Yangming of the Ming Dynasty’s contribution to the study of mind and his criticism of the rigid Neo-Confucianism established his historical status as a great Confucian of his generation!
Similarly, Zhu Xi's perfection of Neo-Confucianism and his supplement to the Confucian Dao (ultimate truth) also established his historical status as a great Confucian of his generation!
Kong Yinzheng's contribution to Confucianism is obviously not as great as that of Zhu Xi and Wang Yangming, but as long as he is elected Yan Shenggong and continues to adhere to the view that "the brave man loves and benevolent", then he can be regarded as a great Confucian.
Because of his brand-new interpretation of "benevolence", it is undoubtedly a powerful medicine to boost the spirit of Confucianism, which has encountered serious crises in both natural philosophy and social philosophy!
"Okay! Well said! A brave man loves and benevolent... Based on this sentence, Kong Yinzheng is worthy of the position of Yanshenggong!" Zhu Cixiang could tell from the expressions on the faces of the five examiners Seeing how correct Kong Yinzheng's answer was, he struck while the iron was hot to finalize Kong Yinzheng's status.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty! Kong Yinzheng is indeed a great scholar in the world, and he is qualified to take on the position of Duke Yan!"
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal..."
Zhu Zhiyu, Wei Zaode and Qian Qianyi had nothing to say. However, when it was Huang Daozhou's turn to speak, this famous Confucian scholar who had been famous for a long time and was famous for his sacrifice in the fight against the Qing Dynasty raised another question.
He asked Kong Yinzhengdao: "Are brave men just long and strong?"
"Mr. Shi Zhai," Kong Yinzheng bowed respectfully to Mr. Huang (Huang Daozhou is 65 years old this year), "Whether you are brave or not when you are young depends on whether you can convince others with your strength. And those who can convince others are all Strength is not just strength. Although Yin Zheng cannot conquer the country, he still has brute strength, but in front of the power of gunpowder and lead bullets, he is as vulnerable as a clay sculpture made of paper. Therefore, he can be conquered by the power of muskets and artillery. People are also brave! If you have a gun in your hand and love in your heart, you will be a benevolent person."
That makes sense!
Zhu Cixiang nodded vigorously - science is the first strength! Now it is the courage of artillery, and in the future it will be the courage of nuclear bombs. All of them are unstoppable!
The person who can destroy the opponent with nuclear bombs and still reason calmly is the person with great benevolence!
Therefore, there will be five benevolent people in the United Nations Security Council in later generations! To say they are the top five hooligans is really an injustice to the country. If these five countries were hooligans, they would have taken out the Harmony Bomb and used it indiscriminately.
Huang Daozhou laughed, "It seems that from now on, if Confucian scholars are unable to lift the city gates, they should keep their guns close to their bodies and practice every day."
After hearing Huang Daozhou's words, Zhu Cixiang also showed a happy smile on his face - Mr. Shi Zhai also realized it! In history, Huang Daozhou led his disciples to recruit troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty, but they were just trying to kill themselves with an egg against a stone. This was loyalty, not benevolence!
If the disciples of the Huang family were all Confucian scholars who never left their guns and practiced every day, thousands of musketeers would line up to shoot and kill all the Eastern captives. In the end, the Northern Expedition would be successful, but they would not kill innocent people indiscriminately or destroy the Eastern captives' seeds. It is benevolence that unites and integrates nationalities.
Now only Wang Fuzhi has not spoken. In the original history, he, like Huang Daozhou and Zhu Zhiyu, firmly resisted the Qing Dynasty, but his "power" to resist the Qing Dynasty was also a bit weak.
So according to the standards of Kong Yinzheng, no, according to the standards of Confucius, he is not considered a benevolent person.
Confucius wanted to educate the barbarians with benevolence and righteousness, not to let the barbarians teach them how to be benevolent. If you are trained by the barbarians, you will become a slave. What kind of kindness can a slave be?
The thin Wang Euzhi, twirling his beard, looked at the iron-tower-like Kong Yinzheng, nodded and said: "There is indeed a legacy of the Holy Saint under my feet. The reason he said is unnecessary to say more when the Holy Saint is alive. It is a pity for future generations like us. Confucian scholars only want to seek benevolence through civility and governance, but they forget that the most holy teacher has the courage to crown the world, which is really shameful."
Then he turned to Zhu Cihong and bowed in salute: "Your Majesty, I suggest that in the future, target shooting should be assessed in all recruitments, so as to encourage all the scholars and noble ladies in the world to hold guns and practice target shooting!"
ah? Everyone with a gun? Everyone is shooting... Zhu Cixiang was startled by this suggestion. Is this still the Ming Dynasty? This is Ming Li Jian! That's not good?
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I also recommend that everyone hold a gun and practice target shooting!"
"I also..."
Well, the examiners all followed suit and seemed to be unaware of the dangers of the proliferation of guns!
"That's right! From now on, official selection examinations in various places will not only rely on essays to test arithmetic, but also musket shooting!"
Although Zhu Cihong didn't agree with everyone having guns in his heart, he had just endorsed "the brave man should love and be benevolent", so he couldn't change his position immediately, so he had to bite the bullet and support "everyone should have guns". I don’t know how many people will be killed by various guns in the Ming Dynasty in the future? But there is nothing we can do now. The era of queuing to be shot is not far away. A country where everyone has a gun will have an advantage in the era of queuing to be shot. You can even calculate it with your heels.
...
"Kong Yinzheng!"
"I'm here!"
"You are now Duke Yansheng!"
"I thank God for his grace..."
Forbidden City, Fengtian Palace.
Emperor Zhu Cixiang of the Great Ming Dynasty personally handed over the imperial edict of canonizing Kong Yinzheng as the 65th Duke Yansheng to Kong Yinzheng, who had passed the "Entrance Examination for Duke Yansheng".
From now on, the position of Duke Yansheng cannot be obtained by reincarnation. He must pass a series of examinations and then be canonized by the Ming Emperor. Of course, Duke Yansheng is still in office for life. Considering Kong Yinzheng's age, the 66th Duke Yansheng may have to appear decades later.
"Pingshen, sit down and talk." Emperor Zhu still had important things to say to Kong Yinzheng, "Yinzheng, have you heard about the birth of Kong Lin's treasure?"
"Left treasure? I haven't heard of it..." Kong Yinzheng has been studying hard these days and is almost deaf to the outside world, so he doesn't know that the funerary objects of his ancestors have been taken out and sold.
"Your Majesty," Kong Yinzheng asked again, "I wonder what kind of treasure it is?"
Zhu Cixiang said: "It seems to be a piece of "The Most Holy Relic"."
"What? "The Holy Relic"?" Kong Yin was shocked.
Incredible!
The posthumous chapter dug out of Confucius's grave!
"Your Majesty, what is written in this posthumous chapter?" Kong Yinzheng asked quickly.
"It's not very clear," Zhu Cihong said, "It is said to be related to the Great Dao... It is some principles that the Holy Saint understood when he was seeking the Great Dao in his later years!"
"Avenue? Really?"
"Your Majesty, are you telling the truth?"
"His Majesty......"
This time it was not Yanshenggong Kong Yinzheng who was surprised, but Wei Zaode, Qian Qianyi, Zhu Zhiyu, Wang Fuzhi, and Huang Daozhou all exclaimed.
Regarding the issue of the Great Dao, Zhu Cihong didn't quite understand it when he first came here, and he didn't have the time to think about it. At that time, it was too late for him to save his life. So what is the Great Dao?
But when his life was saved, so was Ming Dynasty, and he began to think about taking a step further, opening up the golden finger, and climbing the science and technology tree. Only then did he discover the shortcomings of Confucianism in the "Great Way" and became a problem in climbing the science and technology tree. obstacle.
Maybe people in later generations will not be able to understand the connection between this "great road" and the technology tree, but as long as they have a deep understanding of how Confucianism shaped the way of thinking of the ancients, they will be able to understand the seriousness of this problem.
Zhu Cixiang nodded and said: "I don't know exactly what it is, so I would like you to take a trip to Lushun to identify the authenticity of "The Holy Relic"."
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