Nalan Mingzhu and Suo'etuna were both academic masters who were proficient in old and new Confucianism. When they were studying together with Emperor Shunzhi, they crushed Shunzhi to the point of doubting life in both liberal arts and science! Therefore, the things in the "Confucian Classics" are too simple for them. However, the two of them still read it seriously from the beginning, reading page by page to the end, and it took nearly an hour to finish.
After reading it, the two of them no longer felt that "Confucian Classics" was shallow, but felt that it was brilliant!
High! It's too high!
A "Confucian Classic" only has 50,000 to 60,000 words at most, and it is still in vernacular. It has clearly explained the most practical and profound things in Confucianism. The writing style is quite smooth, and there are no uncommon words, idioms or allusions. . It can be said that it uses simple words to clearly explain Confucian morality, order, and natural principles. Anyone who has read a little bit of books can understand it and read it through.
What's even more brilliant is that this "Confucian Classic" cleverly combines Confucian morality, order and natural principles. Throughout the text, it instills in readers the views of the supreme principle of heaven and the unity of nature and man. It can also be justified, which is difficult to explain. To refute... at least in the eyes of people of Mingzhu and Suo'etu's caliber, there is no way to refute it. And how many experts are there in the world who are wiser than them?
But this is not the most brilliant thing about the "Confucian Classics". The most brilliant thing about the "Confucian Classics" is that it can be used to govern the country!
First of all, the moral values emphasized in "Confucian Classics" are "loyalty", "kinship" and "benevolence". The so-called loyalty refers to loyalty to the king; the so-called kinship refers to being close to one's relatives, the father is kind and the son is filial; the so-called benevolence mainly refers to courage and love.
Secondly, on the basis of the three moral values of "loyalty", "kinship" and "benevolence", the "Confucian Classics" also logically introduced the secular monarchy - and proposed an ideal (in line with natural principles) monarchy template.
This template has both centralized power and feudalism, centralizing power internally and feudalism externally, with the monarch as the core, and constructing a three-level governance system of direct provinces, internal subordinates, and external vassals, which not only strengthens the royal power, but also takes into account the cost of governance—— The establishment of provinces directly under the central government is of course conducive to centralization, but the management cost is too high. It is of course good to use it in economically developed and densely populated areas. But if it is used in places with underdeveloped economies and relatively small populations, it will lose money!
Therefore, to maintain a huge empire or kingdom in ancient times, vassal towns and vassal vassals were essential!
In addition, the establishment of a three-level governance system of direct provinces, internal vassals, and external vassals can also take care of the interests of all parties to the greatest extent.
Therefore, this system is not only applicable to an empire like the Ming Dynasty with a long history of centralization, but also to the Jungar tribe, a nomadic tribe that is transforming into a feudal country!
"Okay! Okay! Okay... I'm sure that Geer, no, I have hope for the rise of the Mughals!"
In the Beiting Protector's Mansion in Chuhe City, the Ming Beiting Protector, Huitaiji Sengge of the Zhungeer Tribe, had read the "Confucian Classics" brought by Galdan from beginning to end. After reading it, of course, he took action Applaud!
"Great! This "Confucian Classic" is so good, it is exactly what we Mughals urgently need! Sixth brother, this time you have made a great contribution to our Zhungeer tribe... Sixth brother , Sixth brother, what are you thinking about?"
Sengge came over with his big face and yelled a few times. Only then did Galdan realize that he had been staring at his sister-in-law Anukedun for an unknown amount of time. The wine glass in his hand was tilted, and the wine was spilled on his monk's robe. The Mingzhu Lama and Sanbao Lama who were accompanying him in the lobby looked at his stupidity with their mouths half open.
But his sister-in-law Anukodun is considerate, sitting still, smiling, and letting Galdan appreciate it generously... What a good sister-in-law!
"Ah, fifth brother, fifth brother, I, I'm thinking that we should build a country first, and then send troops to attack the Bukhara Khanate."
Of course I can’t say I’m thinking about my sister-in-law! Galdan didn't know what was going on, but he actually fell in love with Anukotun at a glance.
When he was studying at Laoshan Middle School, he had seen quite a few beauties, but he had never felt like this... Could it be that he had read too much Confucian scriptures and recited less Buddhist scriptures recently, and wanted to do something for him? Has the Troos family continued the family lineage?
Sengge had no idea that his brother was admiring his wife just now - Galdan had become a monk since he was a child. He was an eminent monk who had nothing in common!
Moreover, Seng Ge also received reports more than once from the "long-lived lama" who "accompanied him" that Galdan had no interest in women, but was quite close to the eldest son of the Ming Emperor...
"Master Pearl, Master Three Jewels, what do you two think?" Sengge asked the two "virtuous lamas" for their opinions.
"What Khutuktu said is extremely good! We should build the country first!" Mingzhu said.
"Yes," Sanbao Lama Suo'etu also agreed, "If we don't establish a country, there will be no rules and regulations, and there will be no way to establish direct provinces, internal vassals, and external vassals according to the method of the Confucian Sutra, and there will be no way to unite Bukhara. The richest region of the Khanate is within our grasp.”
Sengge asked again: "What kind of country should we build? Where should we start specifically?"
After all, the "Confucian Classics" only has tens of thousands of words, so it is impossible to explain it in detail. But Galdan had already thought of a way for his brother. He said: "Fifth brother, the country we build according to the "Confucian Classics" must be a foreign vassal of the Celestial Dynasty... The Celestial Dynasty has always wanted us to establish it over the years. We might as well go with the flow and build a vassal state."
"But the Celestial Empire wants us to cede some land to build a new Beiting Military Town!" Seng Ge frowned.
"Then cut it!" Galdan said, "What we want to establish is the Jungar Kingdom, not the Oara Khanate. We should drive out the Heshuote tribe and let Erqirtu Khan take over the eastern part of the Ili Valley and the Tianshan Mountains. , the land between the Altai Mountains, and served as the Great Protector of Beiting.
We occupy the western part of the Ili Valley, Dayuzi, Zhongyuzi, and the grasslands bordering the Rakshasa Kingdom in the north. Only then can we concentrate our efforts to develop southwestward and eat the land of the Syr Darya River and the land of Fergana in the Bukhara Khanate.
After that, we will move the royal court from the Chu River to the upper reaches of the Syr Darya River to occupy this fertile land suitable for grazing and farming. Finally, we can establish our own direct provinces, internal vassals and external vassals on the land of the Syr Darya River, the land of the Seven Rivers, Dayuzi, and Zhongyuzi according to the methods of the "Confucian Classics".
In this way, the kingdom of our Zhungeer tribe can be established! "
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"Okay! That's great! This "Confucian Classic" is exactly what my Tokugawa family urgently needs!"
Almost at the same time, at the foot of Edo Castle, more than ten thousand miles away from Chuhe City, there was also a person applauding the "Confucian Classics". This person was Tokugawa Mitsukuni, one of the two elders of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
After the Toyotomi family was revived, the Tokugawa shogunate also began to centralize power and prepare for war - to start a war, of course, power must be centralized!
The stupid old man who is now in power cannot lead the shogunate at all, so he can only set up the elder above the middle. There are two elders in total, namely Masayuki Hoshina who is on the front line and Tokugawa Mitsukuni who is on the rear in Edo.
"Elder brother, you said that the Confucian Classics is urgently needed by the shogunate?" The old and frail Matsudaira Nobutsuna was also in Mitsukuni's Mito domain residence at this time, discussing matters with him. After hearing Mitsukuni's words, His brows tightened, "The war situation on the frontline is tense now. What the shogunate needs should be military expenses and guns. What is the use of the Confucian Classics?"
"Izu Mamoru," Mitsukuni said with a smile, "no matter how tight the front line is, the shogunate will still be in danger...because what can really determine the outcome of the war is not military expenditures and guns, but the Celestial Empire! Now the Celestial Empire is growing Saki has organized a new army of 10,000 samurai, and will soon launch an attack on the rear of Shimazu Army."
"But we also have to work hard! We can't just rely on China..."
Guangguo nodded: "Yes, our efforts should start from reforming the shogunate!"
"How to reform?"
"Of course the reform is based on the Confucian Classics!"
"According to the Confucian Classics?"
"Direct provinces, internal vassals, and external vassals!" Guang Guodao said, "The shogunate has no real direct provinces, so it is difficult to effectively control internal vassals."
"So how should we establish a direct province?"
"Of course it's with Liu Guan!"
"Where did the exiled officials come from?"
Tokugawa Mitsukuni smiled: "Of course it's the exam!"
