Jia Yi was looking at the Confucian scholar, and the Confucian scholar was also looking at Jia Yi, bowing slightly and saying, "I have seen the Prime Minister."
Liu Che introduced with great interest: "Prime Minister, this is a great scholar from Guandong, surnamed Dong, who governs "Luogong Spring and Autumn Annals". I am about to talk to him.
The Prime Minister came to see me, but is there something important? "
The Spring and Autumn Classic, the scope is very large. As the only classic written by two Confucian saints, there are several academic schools that treat the Spring and Autumn Classic. However, it is normal for the Spring and Autumn Confucians to meet the emperor. After all, Emperor Xiaowen respected Confucianism and regarded it as Mainly the Spring and Autumn Classics.
Shaking away these thoughts, Jia Yi began to report his findings, "Your Majesty, a smaller battle took place in the north earlier.
After Chen's confirmation, the number of Huns going south has gradually increased in recent years. After checking the information, I concluded that the climate on the grasslands has gradually begun to deteriorate, and the water and grass are not as lush as in previous years, so the Hu people went south in order to survive.
This means that the Hu people have a survival crisis, which is very difficult. The court should pay more attention to it. My suggestion is to increase the intelligence on the grassland in order to fully understand the Xiongnu's movements. "
Liu Che sat upright after hearing this. This was not just a small battle. Once the facts were confirmed, this might be a full-scale war between the two empires.
The Central Plains regime has always been extremely cautious about the barbarians in the north. Think about it, countries have built continuous Great Walls in the north, but they have not taken any measures to face the barbarians in the south. This is the difference.
"What do you think, Mr. Dong?"
Liu Che saw Dong Zhongshu thoughtful after hearing about the Xiongnu invasion, so he immediately asked, this was considered an investigation.
"Your Majesty, I think we should take the initiative to attack the Xiongnu and follow the example of our ancestors!"
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately became interested when he heard this, and asked with some surprise: "Oh? The way of the ancestors of the kings? What is the way of the ancestors of the kings?"
Dong Zhongshu crossed his hands, raised them to a height above his head, then lowered his head slightly, and said seriously: "The so-called former king is just one person, King Su. King Su is the sky, the Tao, and everything in the world. All yin and yang, life and death, misfortunes and blessings are all there. In the royal way.
Aren't Yao, Shun, and Yu Tang sage kings with great merit?
However, Guo Zuo of Xia and Shang Dynasties was far from being compared with Zhou Dynasty.
I searched ancient books to find the reason.
In the end, we can only draw one conclusion, that is, King Su was born into the human world and was entrusted to the Zhou Dynasty, so the Zhou Dynasty had a thousand-year destiny.
The Han Dynasty did not have a divine supporter like King Su, so carrying forward the ways of the previous kings can also prolong the country. This is the principle of governing the country. "
When Jia Yi heard this, he couldn't help but asked: "Dong Sheng, King Su is indeed a holy king like heaven and man, but times have changed, and things are not easy. This is what King Su said. Can we use ancient policies to govern today?" The way of the world?"
Jia Yi was a talented prime minister, and he was very good at governing the country, but he was not considered a great Confucian among Mencius because his theoretical level was questionable.
Dong Zhongshu is a master of theory. He not only has a complete set of theories, but also can adapt to the situation at that time. He can put forward whatever the ruler needs.
In real history, he was actually one of the destroyers of Confucianism, and it was under his ideological guidance that the development of external Confucianism and internal law was gradually completed.
Since then, Legalism has been successfully listed on the market, replacing Huang Lao Taoism and becoming the ideology that has ruled China for two thousand years. Confucianism has also been blamed. It cannot be said that it is a scapegoat. After all, Confucius has been sacrificed for so many years. It can only be said that everything has its retribution. .
It's just that under the Confucian robe of the previous life was Shang Yang's skeleton, Han Fei's flesh and blood, and Confucius' fur.
This situation is probably similar to what the devil said to the Buddha in the Buddhist scriptures: "In your Dharma-ending period, I will ask my disciples and disciples to sneak into your monk treasure, wear your cassocks, destroy your Dharma, misinterpret your scriptures, and destroy Your commandments.”
Confucius was unwilling to give in to his ideals all his life. As a result, his disciples and disciples groveled for glory and wealth. If they saw Dong Zhongshu, this evil obstacle, they would probably beat him to death with their fists.
It's just that a big change like Luo's appeared in this life, and Dong Zhongshu's thoughts naturally changed dramatically.
After hearing Jia Yi's question, Dong Zhongshu smiled and said: "Prime Minister, the ancient dynasties used feudalism, the current dynasty uses prefectures, the ancient dynasties use bronze, and the current dynasty uses iron. This is the change you are talking about. .
But the ancient dynasties had the emperor and the three ministers, and the current dynasty also has the emperor and the three ministers. It is still human beings who rule everything in this world.
The way of the former kings is to carry forward the way of people, so the ways of the former kings remain unchanged.
King Su served as regent for the Zhou Dynasty for twelve years. He set up enfeoffments, established patriarchal clans, quelled unrest, punished barbarians, and governed the world. This was an achievement beyond the ancient times.
However, the immortality of Su Wang does not lie in his achievements, but in his words. The prime minister was born in Mencius and must have read through the classics that have been circulated. How do you feel? "
Jia Yi heard the words and said seriously: "Of course, looking up makes you taller, drilling makes you stronger, and it is unfathomable."
Jia Yi was not lying. Ji Zhao was a time traveler after all. His thoughts would not lag behind even in the past two thousand years. The source of all laws is by no means just talk.
"Yes, is there a smart person in this world who has a mountain made of gold at home, but wants to go hundreds of miles away to get a copper coin?"
Jia Yi stopped talking, and Liu Che said with a smile: "Please ask Dong Sheng to explain the way of the previous kings. Why is attacking the Xiongnu to promote the way of the previous kings?"
Dong Zhongshu said: "The teachings of the former kings are profound and profound, but after careful study, I believe that the most important points are only two points, namely, one world and no two kings.
This is the consensus of all Confucian schools. Correction of Shuo, changing clothes, and regulating the official system are all the ways of the world, but I think it is not enough.
There is also the way of the non-two kings. King Su conquered the world and destroyed almost all the barbarian countries that could compete with the Zhou Dynasty. This ensured a hundred years of peace, and the countries entrusted by the Zhou Dynasty were able to develop rapidly.
What does this mean?
The so-called non-two kings are the Zhu Xia Dynasty. There must never be another equally powerful country. Just like the Xiongnu to the Han Dynasty, since ancient times, there have been neighbors holding swords, but the master can be safe?
Only by defeating the Xiongnu can the world prosper. "
Dong Zhongshu paused for a moment. He saw Liu Che's desire to expand the territory, so he expanded the theory of King Fuji at the right time. However, there was nothing wrong with this theory. It was indeed the theory he found in the Spring and Autumn Period. .
"color!"
Liu Che couldn't help but clapped his hands excitedly. He needed a theory that could convince people all over the world to endorse his political actions. Dong Zhongshu's remarks were very in line with his taste, so he laughed loudly and said: "Dong Sheng's remarks really impressed me. It was an enlightenment, and the fog in my heart was lifted."
Jia Yi looked at Dong Zhongshu in surprise. He didn't expect that this Confucian scholar whom he had never heard of would have such an opinion. There were so many talented people among the Spring and Autumn Confucian scholars.
But Jia Yi doesn't care too much. After all, Meng Ru is different. There will always be a place for them in this world. After all, the status of Yasheng is there and it is impossible to jump over it.
Liu Che turned to Jia Yi and asked: "Prime Minister, you are also a well-known scholar in the world. What do you think of Dong Sheng's remarks just now?"
Jia Yi shook his head and said: "What Dong Sheng said is reasonable. More and more Xiongnu invaders are coming. The world cannot remain like this for decades. Without natural disasters, we will have to fight each other sooner or later. There are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the earth. The Xiongnu Chanyu must be There is no doubt that I will surrender to you just like the tribal lords who surrendered among the southwestern barbarians."
Liu Che was not surprised at all by Jia Yi's rather domineering remarks, or no one was surprised at all, because this is the impression that the world has of Confucian scholars, a group of gentle but extremely domineering madmen.
Many people will ignore the inner logic because of some appearances. For example, in real history, many people thought that Xiang Yu liked the enfeoffment system because of his temporary enfeoffment, and even thought that Xiang Yu wanted to return to the Spring and Autumn Period.
In fact, if you think about it for a moment and look at Xiang Yu's enfeoffment method, you will understand that Xiang Yu actually wanted to fight among the princes, weaken their power, and then pacify the world. However, he did not have Liu Bang's ability and failed.
If Liu Bang had just established the Han Dynasty, enfeoffed kings with different surnames and then died, perhaps the world would also think that Liu Bang wanted to restore the enfeoffment system.
Since the Qin State that practiced magic was the most aggressive and eventually conquered the world, magicians became synonymous with pioneering, while Confucianism was considered conservative, which was actually a misunderstanding.
It can be seen from the classics of the sages of the past dynasties of magicians that the first priority of Legalism is to maintain the status of the monarch, which requires a fairly stable society, and war is the most unstable method, so Legalism is fundamentally Rejecting war.
Until the emergence of the farming and war system, this problem seemed to be solved, but in the end it suffered a backlash, and the Qin Dynasty collapsed very quickly.
Confucianism is also trying to build a unified world, and has chosen a way to differentiate between the enemy's and our own civilizations, which has greatly contributed to the formation of the nation.
"Dong Sheng, I ask you to be a doctor of the Thirteen Classics and teach at Taixue. Your theories should be known to the world."
Liu Che said loudly, Dong Zhongshu was excited, knowing that this was the beginning of his rise to fame, while Jia Yi was shuddered, knowing that Liu Che wanted to build momentum for the war.
It seemed that the emperor had long wanted to start a war with the Xiongnu. Jia Yi felt a little uneasy about the future war, but still did not stop it.
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In the Western world, nation is the main body of the country, and civilization is the collection of the world. However, in the East, "Xia" is a collection of civilizations and dynasties. This is a civilization with strong centripetal force. It opposes As for the divisions between "Xia", any intellectual of Xia civilization is committed to unifying all "Xia". If a monarch is unwilling to unify, then he will be replaced. This is the logic of many wars in the Eastern world. ——"Global History·Civilizations of Ancient Asian Countries"
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