"When Dong Zi promoted Confucianism and allowed the Han Dynasty to 'respect Confucianism' exclusively, Cheng Zhu was not there yet."
The Dong Zi mentioned by Feng Yibo is Dong Zhongshu of the Gongyang School in the Han Dynasty.
Without Gongyang School, or in other words, without Dong Zhongshu, Confucianism would not have the status it has today.
This is something that every Confucian disciple cannot deny!
Prior to this, the Qin Dynasty was dominated by Legalism.
Han Feizi and Li Si were both disciples of Xunzi, but they were representatives of Legalism.
It was not until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty respected Confucianism that Confucianism truly entered the world.
"I just think that the previous theory has merit. If this is deviant, then would it be even more deviant if Cheng Zhu wrote a book after Gongyang?"
Feng Yibo casually used the phrase "secretly changing concepts".
Because Cheng and Zhu were both disciples of Mencius strictly speaking, while Gongyang School took a different approach.
Therefore, there is no direct inheritance relationship between the two, and Cheng Zhu naturally cannot be said to be deviant.
What's more, if scholars dare to slander Cheng and Zhu, it is not a matter of deviance.
This is simply treason!
Fortunately, Feng Yibo did not go any further. Instead, he smiled slightly and said shamelessly:
"Sometimes I wonder, if Cheng and Zhu are used to study things, gain knowledge, sincerity, and righteousness, and Gongyang is used to cultivate one's character, manage the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Songyue frowned tightly.
Obviously he felt that Feng Yibo was going to start a school dispute.
Liu Zheng on the side looked thoughtful when he heard this.
It seems that he is thinking about the feasibility of parallel separation of these two sets of theories.
In fact, Feng Yibo certainly never thought about really denying Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism in this era.
After all, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was also the pinnacle of the systematization of Confucian thought.
What's more, in his opinion, no matter how good the idea is, it can't stand up to someone taking it out of context.
There is no need to deny the achievements of the predecessors just because the descendants are unfilial.
If Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is used as a moral standard, it is good for being honest and sincere.
The Gongyang School is very aggressive. In this era, we need a little more energy to govern the country and bring peace to the world!
The Central Plains Dynasty was thousands of years ahead of the entire world.
But if you don't fight at this time, just like in the old world, you might be overtaken by others soon.
Now that Feng Yibo is here, he naturally wants to change this.
In this era, the prerequisite for change is to find a theoretical basis.
Seeing the expressions of the two people, Feng Yibo asked:
"Teacher, do you think such an inclusive approach is deviant? Maybe this is closer to the saint's original intention?"
In this era, the best way to find theoretical basis is.
Just look for it in the classics of various schools of Confucianism.
But Gongyang School is only one of them, and Feng Yibo does not want to learn from Dong Zhongshu.
He doesn't care what school of thought!
Regardless of Cheng Zhu or Gong Yang, the part that conforms to his ideas is a good theory.
Zhang Songyue and Liu Zheng were both well-educated scholars, a master of Neo-Confucianism and a top scholar in the imperial examination.
They all have a deep understanding of the words of saints.
As Feng Yibo said, each school of thought is using its own ideas to interpret the original meaning of the saint.
But the true meaning of the saint is no longer known.
As he just said, "cultivate one's moral character, manage one's family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world" is regarded as the norm by many scholars.
In fact, it comes from the same book as "Studying Things to Know".
Moreover, it is the same paragraph in the same article.
The original text will not go into details, but in order:
Investigate things, seek knowledge, be sincere, have a correct mind, cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world.
This set of theories is inherently progressive.
However, in the process of inheritance, it has been taken out of context in various ways.
Neo-Confucianism has been passed down to this day, and one of the core words remains the four words "investigating things to achieve knowledge".
Even sincerity and integrity have almost been forgotten.
Not to mention the subsequent self-cultivation, family management, country governance, and world peace.
Zhang Songyue frowned and couldn't help but confirm:
"The dispute between schools has been over for thousands of years. Now that the Cheng-Zhu theory is deeply rooted, do you really want to risk the disapproval of the world and start another dispute between schools?"
He seeks stability and does not endorse the radical Gongyang school of thought.
Although Feng Yibo's words were not unreasonable, he was somewhat touched.
But even so, Zhang Songyue is not optimistic about this matter.
Of course, he also knew that Feng Yibo had no basis for engaging in school disputes.
Such disputes between schools are similar to party disputes.
It’s not just that if you propose a strategy, someone will recognize it.
First of all, you must first become a Confucian master.
At least write a book and talk about it to spread your thoughts.
Secondly, it is best to have official support.
Since Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism came out, it has been regarded as orthodox by all dynasties.
Even the imperial examinations use this as a standard. If you ask students not to recognize Neo-Confucianism, who else can they recognize?
I couldn't even pass the Gongyang imperial examination if I really studied it.
"Teacher, you are serious. I have no qualifications to start a school dispute. At most, it is just my own concern about the current Confucian sect."
Although Feng Yibo sounds radical, his qualifications are not enough to start a school dispute in the Wei Dynasty.
The gap between a little prostitute and a Confucian scholar is much wider than the gap between the right minister of the Ministry of Rites and the chief minister of the cabinet.
But when it comes to worrying about Confucianism, no one can stop it.
He said he was worried about Confucianism and wanted to find a way out.
This can be regarded as the obligation that every Confucian disciple should fulfill.
Since everyone comes from Confucius, they are all based on the Four Books and Five Classics.
What the schools are competing for is nothing more than the right to interpret scriptures. Each one claims its own theory, which is the original intention of Confucius.
Then it’s okay if I give it a reference, right?
And there are actually some who are compatible with several factions.
For example, in Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, it is recognized that Zisi and Mencius coexist.
What Feng Yibo means is that I just made reference to other schools on the way to explore Confucianism.
You can't deny other schools of thought just because of this, let alone say I'm deviant, right?
Hearing this, Zhang Songyue shrank his eyes slightly and said:
"Hopefully that's just what you're thinking."
He was really angry just now because Liu Zheng was incited.
At this moment, he felt that Feng Yibo was pulling back and forth here, as if he was deliberately irritating him.
But he happened to speak politely and politely, and it didn't look like he was performing on the spot.
After all, Feng Yibo is very young. Judging from the current situation, he will definitely not be a thing in the pool in the future.
Liu Zheng, the successor he carefully cultivated, is now simply not enough in front of Feng Yibo.
If he really has this intention, then in the foreseeable future, it may be a storm that sweeps through the scholars of Wei Dynasty.
But the other person always left half a sentence behind and seemed to be just complaining casually.
This made Zhang Songyue confused for a while whether the other party was true or false.
When Feng Yibo heard this, he said calmly:
"The teacher didn't ask me to say whatever I wanted, so I just said it. Don't blame the teacher, let alone take it seriously."
When it came to the key point, Feng Yibo began to recycle it again.
Zhang Songyue couldn't help but be slightly stunned as he casually slapped him with a rake.
He did let Feng Yibo talk as he pleased, but didn't he let him start a school dispute?
At this time, Zhang Songyue also remembered that what we want to talk about today is the division of interests.
But when he opened his mouth, he couldn't help but say first:
"What you studied after all is Cheng and Zhu. Don't be biased against Cheng and Zhu. The sage's words are true, but not everyone can interpret them casually. Zhu Xi's annotations are enough to study for a lifetime."
Zhang Songyue himself was a master of Neo-Confucianism, otherwise he would not have become an imperial master.
How can a person who has studied Neo-Confucianism his whole life tolerate a junior saying something bad about Cheng and Zhu in front of him?
If it is not limited by identity, the occasion may not be right.
Zhang Songyue even wanted to teach this fool a lesson.
After a few words of advice, he wanted to continue discussing the terms.
But when Feng Yibo heard this, he immediately shook his head and sighed:
"Teacher, you have wrongly blamed me!"
He looked at Zhang Songyue with an aggrieved look and explained:
"I have no prejudice against Cheng and Zhu, but I am prejudice against those who are studying Cheng and Zhu. That's why I want to use other schools of thought to bring current scholars back on track."
"oh?"
Ming Ming felt that the other party started rambling again.
But these words made Zhang Songyue, a person who "learned from Cheng Zhu", still couldn't help but feel a little interested.
"The teacher will understand what I mean if I give you an example."
Seeing his curiosity, Feng Yibo felt slightly proud, but on the surface he still looked worried and continued:
""The Rites of Zhou" says: Raising a country's sons with Taoism is the teaching of the six arts. Everyone knows that these six arts are 'ritual, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics', among which 'ritual, music, archery, and imperialism' are more It’s great art.”
Zhang Songyue frowned slightly when he heard this, a little confused.
First is "The Great Learning", and then "The Rites of Zhou".
The two are somewhat related, both stemming from the Three Rites.
But he was jumping around, what exactly did he want to say?
When Liu Zheng heard the words, he looked thoughtful.
These words obviously touched some of his usual thoughts.
If there were more gentlemen in the court, he would not be hampered by all kinds of constraints and would not be able to accomplish anything.
Feng Yibo observed the expressions of the two people and continued:
"Teacher, do you know that apart from the etiquette in the great art and the books in the small art, what else can students do now?"
Only then did Zhang Songyue know what he was talking about, but he didn't understand what he was going to say.
When Liu Zheng heard this, he thought of something.
I frowned for a moment, but there was no answer.
Fortunately, Feng Yibo did not wait for any response from the two of them, so he asked and answered his own question:
"They can also play piano, chess, and painting, and yes, they can also do prostitution. So the current six arts are really advancing with the times. Should they be changed to 'rituals, whoring, piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting'?"
These words were so unpleasant that they almost scolded today’s scholars!
Speaking of which, playing the piano can be regarded as a kind of music.
But today's scholars have almost completely given up on the three arts of "shooting, guarding, and counting."
Not to mention archery, even if it hits the wall, many scholars who cannot shoulder the weight will feel a little weak.
Not to mention driving, few people can even ride a horse.
She acts like a big girl when she goes out, and more and more people sit in the sedan chair.
Why is there such a trend of child molestation in this era?
Isn’t it true that a group of men are less civilized than women, while women still look like women?
Real genetic problems are, after all, very rare.
Most of them are caused by psychological factors affected by the environment.
Part of this environment is the guidance of public opinion.
But isn’t the public opinion of this era in the hands of scholars?
As for mathematics, I can only study it as a hobby in my spare time.
Only those in charge of accounting can know a little bit about it.
Today's scholars really have to "read only the books of sages".
Unfortunately, their understanding of saints is too narrow.
He only recognized one literary sage and studied only one Cheng-Zhu school.
Half of the six arts of the gentleman passed down by the saints have been cut off.
These words were already going too far, but Feng Yibo still felt that they were not enough, and added fuel to the fire:
"This order may not be right yet. Rites and books should probably come last."
The implication is: whoring, piano, chess, painting, etiquette, and calligraphy.
I really put prostitution at the top of the "Six Arts of the Gentleman".
The boards of Confucius' coffin may not be able to hold it down.
Zhang Songyue felt angry after hearing this, and immediately frowned and asked:
"Do you think this is the reason for learning from Cheng Zhu?"
When Feng Yibo heard the question, he shook his head repeatedly and said:
"Students naturally don't dare to blame Cheng Zhu. If they want to blame it, they should blame today's weak culture."
In fact, this matter is not really to blame on "Cheng Zhu", but rather on the culture of double standards among literati.
It was probably an unhealthy trend that started in the Song Dynasty.
Take prostitution as an example.
Common people who visit prostitutes, if people find out about them, are not taking the right path and are shameless.
Everyone will feel that this person is not going through life.
If you go whoring every day, you may be talked about in private, or even looked down upon.
As for businessmen, nobles and other prostitutes, they just don’t understand romance and are like dogs chewing peonies.
In the mouth of literati, they are either uneducated or unskilled, or they are dandy.
However, it became a romantic affair for literati to visit prostitutes.
These people are not ashamed, but proud.
It’s all prostitution, so what’s the difference between high and low?
If you are really Liu Sanbian, then that's it.
At least it can help people become famous.
But it is obviously arty, and the poems he writes have no aura.
Many of them are poor and don't pay much, so they just want to play around with sex?
There are also some who go straight to whoring for free just because they have a little ink.
There are even more shameless ones who want the prostitute to turn over and use the money to redeem herself as a concubine!
It really makes capitalists want to cry when they hear this.
Unfortunately, many prostitutes are deceived by sweet words, and in the end most of them lose their lives and money.
Isn’t that what Du Shiniang is like?
A truly transparent prostitute is better off taking jobs from businessmen and dandies.
Most of them are more money and less trouble, and go straight to the topic.
Most of the six arts of the gentleman now only exist in writing.
The reality is ignored by scholars, and people who ride horses and shoot arrows are even laughed at as reckless men.
"Now that the Six Arts of the Gentleman have been left behind, in the long run, the old events in Jingkang will inevitably happen again. Is this really what the teacher wants to see?"
Zhang Songyue saw the recognition on Liu Zheng's face next to him, and immediately frowned and said:
"You said it's not a school dispute, but what do you mean by that?"
Feng Yibo was already prepared. Hearing this, he smiled and said loudly:
"When I was a scholar, I regained the six skills of a gentleman and changed the culture of being weak!"
"We, the scholars, should be determined to serve the country, be able to bring peace to the world with writing, and be able to mount a horse to determine the world with military force!"
"We, the scholars, should be like dragons and reshape our character!"
Three consecutive clicks will make the listeners excited!
Zhang Songyue pondered for a moment, then poured cold water on him and said:
"To put it lightly, even if you are as strong as a ram, haven't you been in decline for a long time now?"
The Gongyang School is indeed powerful, and some even say:
All previous dynasties were destroyed by weakness, and the only Han Dynasty was destroyed by strength.
This is not unrelated to the thought of the Gongyang School.
“Dynasties rise and fall, why can’t doctrines change?”
Feng Yibo smiled when he heard this and looked at Liu Zhengdao:
"Besides, it doesn't matter if I can't do it. As long as I find a way to get started, thousands of knowledgeable people will follow me."
Even though Zhang Songyue is the chief minister of the cabinet, after all, he is still a scholar, and his heart is vaguely touched.
What's more, a humble gentleman like Liu Zheng has long been dissatisfied with the world's customs.
"Okay! What you said today is really enlightening!"
When Liu Zheng heard this, he immediately shouted "Hello" and looked at Zhang Songyue with some excitement:
"Teacher, Yibo is right. Today's scholars in the Wei Dynasty are indeed weak and even full of filth!"
"Teacher, as the emperor's master and the chief minister of the cabinet, you are a model for scholars in the world!"
"Disciple, please be brave and ask your teacher to stand up, sweep away the filth in the world, and make the atmosphere of Wei Dynasty clear!"
"Disciple Liu Zheng is willing to attach himself to Jiwei!"
Zhang Songyue heard this and looked helplessly at his carefully trained apprentice.
Silly boy, after being fooled by a few words, are you going to force me to go against the countless scholars who study Neo-Confucianism in the world?
Before he could respond, Feng Yibo said sarcastically:
"How about teacher, isn't it better to use his cleanliness than to polish it by force?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Songyue was stunned.
For a moment, I couldn't tell which of Feng Yibo's sentences was true and which was false.
I don't know if he is still angry and trying to prove to himself Liu Zheng's correct guidance method.
I still really have a heart and want to use myself to clean up the filth in the world.
Or, a bit of both?
In any case, these remarks are very inflammatory.
Everyone in Wei Dynasty was like a dragon, even he, a dying man, listened.
It is inevitable to feel a little excited.
What's more, an unpolished boy like Liu Zheng!
You can tell by looking at his expression that no matter what Feng Yibo said is true or false.
He really took it to heart!
At this moment, Zhang Songyue was a little helpless, but also vaguely hopeful.
I just don’t know, what I’m looking forward to is the great Wei who is like a dragon.
Still looking forward to something else...
"I think the teacher is a little tired too, why don't we just come here today!"
Feng Yibo saw that Zhang Songyue was in a daze, so he cautiously said goodbye.
Zhang Songyue was deep in thought and nodded casually.
But after Feng Yibo left, he reacted and immediately slapped the table and said:
"No! I fell into the trap of this slippery man!"
I went to him to discuss the terms and conditions!
Why did you let him go without talking about the business?
Zhang Songyue became more and more angry as he thought about it.
Now that I think about it, from the first words this little naughty guy came in, I had been led by his nose.
Sometimes he used Liu Zheng's incident to get angry, and sometimes he used to criticize Neo-Confucianism to anger himself.
But he rambled on, but he didn’t mention the specific division of interests.
He walked around here and talked for a long time.
What I dare to say is all nonsense!
But she was emotionally affected by his nonsense and just let him go?
No, it can’t be said to be all nonsense.
Thinking about it carefully, he still gained something.
Although Feng Yibo was careless, his ambition was revealed in his words.
There is also control over this matter in words.
It still gave him some ideas.
Thinking of this, Zhang Songyue comforted himself.
But when he saw his apprentice Liu Zheng, he looked eager to try.
He suddenly felt a headache again.
This was obviously incited by Feng Yibo to rebel against his teacher!
"Hush!"
On the other side, Feng Yibo breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he got on the carriage.
Although he was acting just now, he was indeed a little dissatisfied with Zhang Songyue because of Liu Zheng's incident.
Therefore, I used the topic to teach Zhang Songyue a lesson.
While taking the opportunity to escape, he also hoped that the chief minister of the cabinet could correctly guide his friend Liu Zheng in the future.
Use his integrity instead of treating it as smoothing off the edges.
I hope he understands what he means.
When we returned to Feng Mansion, the sky was already dark.
Just now in Zhuangyuan Building, Feng Yibo only drank a few sips of tea.
At this time, I was just in time to have dinner with my wives and concubines.
When Baochai saw him coming back, he asked strangely:
"Didn't the uncle go to the Zhuangyuan Building for a banquet? Why did he come back so soon?"
"There are others here, so I can't enjoy myself to the fullest, so I came back early."
Feng Yibo casually covered it up and said with a smile:
"Hey! It's just in time for dinner, otherwise we would have to ask someone to turn on the stove."
Baochai heard that he didn't want to say more, so he smiled slightly and didn't ask any more questions.
After eating here, Feng Yibo left with Second Sister You.
"Jian'er asked why daddy didn't come today. It seems that he has already gotten used to spending time with me in just a few days!"
"Haha! Tomorrow I'll have someone make some toys for Ji'er, and I'll make sure she gets closer to me."
"Although I know that I dote on girls, I don't want to be too pampered. My mother said..."
"What's the point of this? Girls need to be pampered. Sons are raised in poverty while daughters are raised in wealth. It's not like we don't have that condition..."
The two of them walked and talked, talking about how to train Feng Yan.
"Uncle, Ji'er is getting older, I'm afraid she'll run around..."
Seeing the door, Second Sister You hesitated not to enter the hospital.
Feng Yibo looked at her doubtfully, but saw her face turn red, glanced at Feng Yibo, and then said:
"How about... let's go to Third Sister's place?"
Originally, Feng Yibo was a little tired after just dealing with Zhang Songyue.
But when Second Sister You said this, he immediately became energetic.
"Walk!"
Feng Yibo was about to start happily, but then stopped and said hesitantly:
"Then over here..."
"The nanny will take care of you, so I can rest assured."
With these words, Feng Yibo naturally no longer hesitated, and immediately he and Second Sister You came towards Third Sister You.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, several maids came forward to salute in surprise.
Sister You San heard the sound and came out, obviously unprepared.
He came up with a puzzled look on his face.
"uncle."
Feng Yibo nodded, then waved his hand and said to the maids:
"You all go wait outside."
After the three of them returned to the house, he smiled "hehe" and said:
"Your sister said she misses you, so she suggested that tonight we hold a candle and talk at night, reminiscing about the good days when Wu Yan was a child."
When Sanjie You heard this, her face suddenly turned red.
But he also understood his sister's good intentions and hurriedly stepped forward to help Feng Yibo take off his coat.
Second Sister You covered her mouth and smiled softly, then came over and hugged Feng Yibo's waist.
Feng Yibo hugged each other for a while and talked with the two sisters all night long.
As the candlelight flickered, a pair of moths flew around the candlestick.
But the candles of this era obviously have a lot of impurities.
There is a constant "cracking" sound when burning.
The two moths were so frightened that they flew even more happily.
After nearly two years, Feng Yibo's long-awaited double sleepover...
Finally came out again.
The night is like a quilt, dotted with stars.
The conversation between the three people in the room continued intermittently for most of the night.
Unconsciously, the candlestick was covered with candle tears.
The two moths died together with the candle flame amidst the "crackling" sound.
(End of chapter)
