Chapter 59 Who is the enemy?
He Xi truly understood the realm of Confucianism, and also truly understood the giant skeleton hidden behind the Four Books and Five Classics.
I also truly understand, who is my enemy?
However, He Xi did not scare herself. Because there are not many people with such understanding and awareness, and most so-called scholars have never thought of this. Moreover, the great Confucians would not give these things to students casually, they would only let students understand them.
Because it's too naked. Too profit-oriented. It is so inconsistent with the loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and justice advocated by Confucianism.
As long as you can understand it. It means that you have sufficient knowledge of Confucian culture itself. Doesn’t it mean that like Song Ne, the foundation of your knowledge is based on Confucianism. It is impossible to change the court. And if students don't have this understanding and the teacher teaches them, they will easily become confused.
What is the secret that is not told? This is the secret that is not told.
From this point of view, Song Ne's loyalty to Zhu Yuanzhang was impeccable. I wanted to tell Zhu Yuanzhang through He Xi.
He Xi was silent for a long time, his heart was extremely complicated. Said: "Master Song, after listening to your words, I feel that I am more like a Confucian scholar than you. At least I have always adhered to the Master's way of loving people. I have always felt that continuous advancement of productivity can bring happiness to people. Rather than the other way around." Yes, my approach will bring many problems to the court. But as long as this problem is solved, there will be a new world."
Song Ne sneered and said, "I don't know how high the sky is."
He Xi said: "I don't know how high the sky is, but I think Master Song, you know how high the sky is. A theory must have vitality. It must have the ability to introduce new ideas. These contents you mentioned are probably from the Gongyang School. You just summed it up and added it."
Song Ne said nothing.
He Xi has also been working hard during this period of time. It is precisely because of hard work that He Xi was able to find the source of many of Song Ne's statements. I have to admit that Dong Zhongshu may have some problems with Confucianism, but he is a genius politician. The political solution he prescribed. has always been a Confucian national institutional scheme.
The law of Qin has been practiced for a hundred generations, and rams have been used for a hundred generations.
He Xi said loudly: "That was already a figure from 1,400 years ago. Every generation of talented people in the world has emerged, and each has been leading the way for 500 years. The problems of today's world are very different from those of the Han Dynasty. Do we have to use Old ways to solve new problems?”
"In other words, Confucianism has been kidnapped by the so-called scholar-bureaucrats and landlords?"
"It's a pity that you can't see it, Old Master Song. Ten years from now, I will definitely let you see a different Ming Dynasty."
He Xi stood up and saluted and said, "Farewell."
He Xi turned around, closed the door and left.
Song Ne touched the wire on the table, was silent for a while, and said, "I really want to live another ten years."
Many times, being honest and honest can touch the soul.
The two sides were fighting separately before, but He Xi didn't understand the main point of the fight between the two sides. Nor can any specific rebuttal be made. Now that everything is on the light, He Xi feels a lot of pressure. I also understand why Zhu Yuanzhang has stood still for a year.
But he also dared to tell the truth.
Song Ne is a true Confucian scholar. He suddenly looked forward to something that He Xi could bring to him. Because he suddenly felt that Confucianism might really need reform.
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When He Xi left Song Ne, she originally wanted to go home and think about it. But as soon as he went out, he was stopped by Xu Zheng. Xu Zheng smiled and said: "Prince-in-law, please come this way."
He Xi came to Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I knew you would not be able to help but go to Song Ne. What did Song Ne tell you?"
He Xi was silent for a while and told Zhu Yuanzhang everything.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said, "Song Ne is an upright gentleman. I never expected to be so honest." He looked at He Xi and said, "Don't you think I don't know this? How could I not know it? I knew it a long time ago. .After I captured Dingyuan City, I discovered one thing. When I captured Dingyuan City, I needed soldiers and horses, as well as money and food. But when the war was in chaos, where was the money and food? It would take a year to defend the farmland. As for the I have also robbed big families. I can kill one or two families, but no matter how many others run away, I can't get anything. I have no choice but to make them support me. Stabilize the place. Ease the relationship and attract their disciples. I am in the army. So I have soldiers, horses, money and food."
"The Feng family, the Wu family, the Mei family, etc. all lead their troops to fight under my command."
"These families are all educated families."
"In their words, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world, and the hub of this world is Confucianism. In your words, the economic base determines the superstructure. The economic base of the Ming Dynasty is the small-scale peasant economy, and the superstructure is naturally the landlord class. And they all are.”
"The emperor can't do anything he pleases."
He Xi was silent for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I think the emperor has no class. Because the emperor represents the people of the world."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "I like what you said, but it's just obvious fallacy. But don't worry, no one can stop what I want to do. I'm just building the city high, hoarding grain, and conquering the world. It was like this in those days, and it is like this now. Only when all major events in the world happen without regrets, we must prepare carefully."
"Because once it starts, there's no turning back. There are no second chances."
"Be cautious."
There was a thunderstorm outside, and the rain poured down in an instant. After a while, someone came to report that Song Ne was dead. The kite was struck by lightning and killed.
He Xi sighed softly in his heart after hearing this. Zhu Yuanzhang's face also looked a bit overcast. He said: "Come here, give me an order. Song Ne's knowledge is not good, and his virtue is not cultivated. He will make God angry. God's will warns him. Take away his official position, recover his writings since his birth, demote him to the common people, order his son to collect the body, and then leave the capital. No one is allowed to leave the capital." It’s against the rules.”
He Xi heard it and immediately understood.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to break up with the scholar-bureaucrats. Yes. With Zhu Yuanzhang's power, it actually doesn't matter if he breaks up with him. Just kill a few more people. But in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, it was meaningless. If Zhu Yuanzhang was going to rely on the scholar-bureaucrat group to rule the world, he would definitely have to prune these people. But Zhu Yuanzhang no longer had this intention at this moment.
Zhu Yuanzhang punishes his own people severely, and anyone who violates my laws will be killed. But towards the enemy, sometimes one can be very gentle. For example, Zhu Yuanzhang once wrote a polite letter to Chen Youliang, just to ease the relationship between the two parties.
For the future.
The same is true today.
Since Zhu Yuanzhang is looking forward to the future, it doesn't matter if he is nice and angry now.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him dignity. Putting the blame on Song Ne, Thunder is also blamed elsewhere.
"Transfer the order." Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "Liu Sanwu, a Hanlin scholar. He is profound in knowledge, so he was sent out of Beijing to serve as an academic administrator in Jiangxi."
In fact, the academic administration of the Ming Dynasty only came into being very late. Now, although Zhu Yuanzhang sent Confucian ministers out of the capital to take charge of the education of a province. But there is still no academic administration official. Zhu Yuanzhang knew it from He Xi. Now that he knows it, let's use it.
Liu Sanwu was the center of the world in the Hanlin Academy and a close minister of the emperor. Once out of Jiangxi, even if his official position remains unchanged, he will still be demoted.
Not just Liu Sanwu, but also Song Ne. A group of Confucian officials headed by Liu Sanwu were all sent down to serve as academic administrators. It can be said that during the past few months of He Xi's torment in the Imperial College, a group of Confucian officials who were most hostile to He Xi were all implicated and kicked out of the capital.
After today, it is estimated that no one will dare to point fingers at He Xi.
But it's still not over.
Zhu Yuanzhang went back and forth several times and thought for a long time before he made up his mind and said: "Send an order to seize the Qufu County magistrate because the Confucius family is disrespectful. Order the governor of Zhejiang to pay a visit to Nan Kong on my behalf and worship the most holy teacher."
In order to win back the hearts of scholar-bureaucrats, Zhu Yuanzhang was also very tolerant of the Confucius family in Qufu. Even the title of the Kong family has been resigned several times, and there are even people within the Kong family who regard themselves as loyal ministers of the Yuan Dynasty. But Zhu Yuanzhang could bear it. He even appointed someone from the Kong family to serve as the magistrate of Qufu County. A routine has been formed. Until the Qing Dynasty.
We can also see the influence and importance of Confucian scholars and scholar-bureaucrats.
However, that was originally decided by the North. Now the Kong family is not that important.
