Han You sat on the steps, speechless for a long time.
At some point, Teacher Zha had left and returned to Wuwen Hall to continue teaching, leaving Han You alone sitting there thinking.
Han You finally understood what these old doctors meant.
It is a cliché to say that Confucianism is eliminated.
But this time an example was given, using the burning of books and the entrapment of Confucians as an example.
These old masters, who are likely to hold the "historical truth", once again took off the hypocritical face of Confucianism in a certain period.
You must know that there are many reasons for the demise of the Qin Dynasty. The country is unified but the people are not unified, the successor is nothing, there are many heroes, etc.
Another main reason is harsh governance. During the great war before the destruction of the Six Kingdoms, the Qin Dynasty used Shang Yang's cruel methods.
This is no problem, there is nothing to argue about, because the results are there, and they dominate the world.
But after unifying the world, if we continue to use this kind of unflexible and extremely harsh punishment, it will be a big problem.
The Dazexiang Uprising was the first peasant uprising in history. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang essentially lit the first fire. This was actually because of the harsh laws and policies of the Qin State.
After Chen Sheng's uprising, countless scholars came to his service, including descendants of Confucius.
It was at that time that Confucian disciples began to say that the main reason for the demise of the Qin Dynasty was because it did not respect Confucianism. If Confucianism flourished, how could Qin be destroyed?
In fact, this statement is obviously that the Confucian disciples pushed themselves up the stairs by their buttholes and lifted themselves up. It has something to do with them, but it has little relationship, and can even be ignored.
Throughout all dynasties in history, except for Confucius, the founder of the first dynasty, in troubled times or during wars, there is basically no news about Confucian scholars. Confucianism and Confucian scholars, as low-key as possible, seem to have disappeared. .
Whenever the war is over and there is order and peace, Confucianism and Confucian scholars all jump out, and they can be found everywhere.
Dong Zhongshu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought, and Confucianism became the real leader.
However, what is ridiculous is this matter. In the long history, so many dynasties have risen and fallen, so many dynasties have perished, and so many dynasties have risen.
At this stage, most of them respected and believed in Confucianism, and officials were all Confucian scholars.
As a result, these dynasties lasted for thousands of years and created a prosperous age?
No, not really.
This is the hypocrisy of Confucian scholars, and what makes people most physically disgusted and directly nauseated.
The country prospered, and Confucian scholars said that this was their fault, because everyone believed in and studied Confucianism.
The country declined, and Confucian scholars said it was because everyone did not follow what Confucianism taught.
The peasants revolted, and Confucian scholars said it was because the people were not educated and did not learn Confucianism.
Someone rebelled but failed. Confucian scholars said that the rebels were not Confucian scholars and did not know etiquette, justice and integrity.
Someone rebelled and succeeded. Confucian scholars supported the new king and said that you succeeded because you were good at studying Confucianism. Your predecessor did not study Confucianism and was overthrown by you.
Such examples abound, as if the prosperity of a dynasty is the result of Confucianism, and the end of a dynasty has nothing to do with Confucianism. Confucianism can always have perfect and seemingly reasonable explanations, reasons, and excuses.
What is even more disgusting is that this group of Confucian scholars will fabricate, fabricate, and modify history, because they themselves are the recorders of history, and everything will be modified in a direction that is beneficial to them.
There is a saying that goes like this: No matter how much you act, the result will not be with you.
Take the Tang Dynasty as an example. The Tang Dynasty was a truly prosperous age. What was the reason?
The establishment of the imperial examination system improved the imperial examination system of the Sui Dynasty, allowing talents to be selected and appointed more fairly.
With the military merit title system, the military can stand out if they dare to fight, are able to fight, and defend their homeland.
The reform of the local system abolished the state and county system and established the prefectural system, which reduced the burden on various state governments and improved the level of autonomy and management.
There are also agricultural productivity, commercial and trade development, industrial development and so on.
Do these have anything to do with Confucianism?
You must know that the biggest beneficiaries of Confucianism are Confucian scholars, and Confucian scholars have always looked down on warriors. The Tang Dynasty promoted grassroots military personnel. Is this what Confucian scholars wanted to see? The answer is no.
If the imperial examination is perfect and fair and strict, more disciples from poor families will join the court. Is this what Confucian scholars and children of aristocratic families who have studied Confucianism since primary school want to see? The answer is no.
The four divisions of the people, namely scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, were proposed by Guan Zhong during the Spring and Autumn Period and divided various groups in society into four major classes.
The scholars here are not scholars, but sergeants, soldiers in the military, followed by farmers, craftsmen, and merchants. This is the earliest concept of scholars, farmers, industry, and merchants, and has nothing to do with Confucian scholars.
As a result, in the later period, Confucian scholars changed the word "shi" for generals and soldiers to "shi" for scholars, and vilified merchants into the lowest profession.
But the reason why the Tang Dynasty was strong was closely related to the development of the commercial system. Are these what Confucian scholars wanted to see? The answer is also no.
The prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty left a mark in history because the gap between various social classes narrowed and continued to narrow, the country became more stable, and the factors that caused instability in the country became less and less.
If nothing else, let’s just say that the gap between various classes is constantly narrowing. Is this what Confucian scholars want to see? The answer is still no.
No, no, no, no.
So can it be understood that instead of mentioning Confucianism, we only mention the beneficiaries of Confucianism, those Confucian scholars. Instead of promoting the development of the country, they became a stumbling block for the country to move towards a prosperous age?
Why, your Confucianism talks about filial piety, etiquette, righteousness, wisdom, faith, etc., but other schools don’t talk about it?
Why, all the parents in the world tell their children to do evil every day as soon as they are born. Except for Confucian scholars, no one else knows what justice is, what etiquette, justice and integrity are?
What, you have applied for a patent for Confucianism, right? Only you can represent justice, right and wrong, right and wrong?
You are so powerful, why are the dynasties perishing one after another?
Before he knew it, the first class of the afternoon was over, and the sound of gongs brought Han You's thoughts to reality.
He finally knew what he had overlooked, what he had overlooked in the Imperial College.
That's what the teacher said about "gathering the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought".
These old masters, who represent various schools, no longer have too many selfish desires. They are not like Confucian scholars who only allow one school in the world, and that is Confucianism.
The old masters can be said to be sober in the world. The school of thought is not important, nor is the ideological core of the school. What is important is pragmatism. What is important is how to benefit the country and the people. Just do it, how to do it, how to do it, no matter it is Which school of thought is the most important, so everyone is dormant in the Imperial College and teaches here, even if these people's ancestors met each other during the Warring States Period, they just rolled up their sleeves and went to work.
They are not burying Confucianism for the sake of burying Confucianism, but they are burying Confucianism because Confucianism does not give them this opportunity!
Han You stood up, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and walked out of the Imperial Academy briskly.
Seeing Han You smiling, Lu Baichuan asked curiously: "You are so happy that you came out on top in the exam?"
"Not bad, first."
Han You laughed loudly and got on his horse: "Brother Hai, please send this invitation to Lord Sun Shouting, the Minister of Household Affairs, and ask for the time. I want to visit Lord Sun as soon as possible. I am going to join the court and serve as an official!"
Lu Baichuan: "It's not that Yue Yucai..."
Han You interrupted: "Go back and tell Beimen Yuyong to start saving money. After setting up the household department, I will do something big!"
