Sima Yao slapped his thigh suddenly: "Yes, that's really it. Those who talk about mysteries all day long, burn incense, dance with cranes, and talk about everything, are like gods descending to earth. Not to mention ordinary people, even I and the princes and nobles are envious of them.
Invisibly, my majesty as the emperor and my status as a god in the hearts of the common people were taken away by them. I have never been able to figure out why. It turns out that it is here."
Fan Ning nodded: "Exactly, the loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, the three cardinal principles and the five constant principles are to divide all living beings and thousands of people in the world into three, six or nine grades. The highest one is the emperor, and the following are based on their respective positions and perform their duties.
This is the order of the world, and it is also the etiquette mentioned in Zhou Li."
"But since the rise of metaphysics, the young masters of aristocratic families, while holding the power of the government, have relied on such tricks to talk about the principles of the universe that others cannot understand. They seem to have become gods, and they should have become gods.
The emperor, who is the son of heaven and shepherds all the people, is not as good as them."
"In this way, the Jiuding has been moved, the emperor has lost his authority, and the emperor of the Jin Dynasty has completely become a puppet at their mercy. If he wants to regain power, it is not enough to just get back these superficial powers, because now the world's scholars
People all think that the emperor is inferior to these aristocratic families."
Sima Yao gritted his teeth with hatred: "This gang, these bastards, how dare they, how dare they despise me, huh, after I took over the government, I issued an order prohibiting any conversation, just to see if anyone dares to look down on me again, or if someone dares to treat me badly again,
If they are disrespectful, I will kill them all!"
Fan Ning sighed: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. People's hearts cannot be solved by killing people. Cao Cao's art of severe punishment back then was also a sharp butcher's knife, but it still didn't kill people like the Seven Sons of Jian'an and the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest? After all,
To govern the world, we need educated and capable people, and these people only come from aristocratic families and small and medium-sized noble families. If they are dissatisfied and refuse to serve your Majesty, then how can your Majesty govern the world?"
Sima Yao gritted his teeth: "Aren't there loyal ministers like you? Humph, I don't believe it. I am a powerful Jin Dynasty, but I can't find anyone who can be an official."
Fan Ning shook his head: "Your Majesty, these are not the root cause of the problem, not to mention whether these aristocratic families and noble families will rebel. Even if they abide by this policy on the surface, but are dissatisfied in their hearts and violate it, how can your Majesty govern it?
What about the world? Metaphysics has been in chaos for more than a hundred years. It cannot be reversed overnight. The most urgent task is to stop this trend, return to the study of classics as the right way, and educate the children of aristocratic families to keep the right way from now on."
Sima Yao blinked: "How to implement this?"
Fan Ning smiled and pointed at the two people beside him: "Your Majesty, as long as you start to use Confucian scholars more and people who like Confucian classics to hold important positions, those wealthy families who want to be officials will naturally start to reverse this trend. Just like back then.
The ancestor of the Xie family, Xie Kun, was a famous Confucian scholar when he crossed the river. However, due to the prevalence of metaphysics, he had to abandon the classics and enter the metaphysics. He became one of the eight great masters in Jiangzuo, and then he became an official. Let's do the opposite.
If you follow the Tao and put Confucian scholars in high regard, then everyone in the world will know that Your Majesty wants to revitalize the imperial court and strengthen the imperial power, and even those aristocratic metaphysics families will probably start to pick up the Four Books and Five Classics again."
Sima Yao shook his head in disbelief: "Is it that simple?"
Wang Gong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is a rare opportunity where the right time, place and people are in your hands. In the past, the emperors of the Jin Dynasty either died young, were raised by powerful ministers, or were just children.
Without power, even one's own throne may be overthrown by others at any time. Naturally, the power of God is weak and one can be bullied by others."
"But it's different now. Xie An has controlled the government for twenty years without harming His Majesty. However, his conflicts with other aristocratic families led to this defeat. The alliance of top aristocratic families who joined forces to manipulate and control the emperor has created rifts.
, so this time Xie An has returned the three powers of Yangzhou, Xiangxiang, and Beifu Army to His Majesty, and you can finally express your ambitions. At this time, whoever Your Majesty uses will represent the future distribution of power. Emphasis on Confucian scholars,
Being a scholar of Confucian classics means that when you return to the righteous path of imperial power from the world, if you want to follow Your Majesty, those who are officials will naturally follow you."
Yin Zhongkan said sternly: "Your Majesty, what Secretary Wang (Wang Gong served as Secretary-General at this time) is absolutely right. Now the power of the world has returned to your Majesty's hands. You can appoint officials according to your own wishes, and this power is the power of the world."
The most tempting thing is that none of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest could resist the temptation of becoming an official. Many people indulged in dissipation just to gain fame and increase their own worth. Ji Kang, who never served in an official position, was extremely
A small number. So as long as you re-appoint Confucian scholars as officials, naturally the majority of people in the world will abandon the Xuan Xiang Jing, and only when the elites and scholars of these countries pick up the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules again, will the righteousness of the world be re-established, and the imperial power will last forever."
Sima Yao laughed: "I understand, I understand everything. After listening to your words today, I realized that the previous thirty years were in vain. Teacher Fan, Secretary Wang and Yin Huangmen said it very well. With me
Look, it can be reused. As for the governor of Yangzhou and the governor of Jingzhou, I will immediately prepare an edict for them to serve. What do you think?"
Fan Ning's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, you must not do this."
Wang Gong and Yin Zhongkan had smiles on their faces. This was exactly the result they wanted today. But when they heard Fan Ning's words, they all changed their expressions and looked at Fan Ning at the same time.
Sima Yao looked even more puzzled: "Teacher, didn't you ask me to re-appoint Confucian scholars as officials? These two are now famous Confucian scholars in the world, so they should be re-appointed."
Fan Ning shook his head: "Your Majesty, don't be too hasty in everything. Now Xie An has just retreated. He is not willing to give up the power of the Xie family. This move is just retreat in order to make progress. He wants Your Majesty to come forward to deal with his enemies. Those people will never
He will be a Confucian scholar who has been out of power for many years, and must be from other big families who believe in metaphysics. If Your Majesty now uses Secretary Wang and Yin Huangmen as the two major governors of Yangzhou and Jingzhou, it will be tantamount to offending the entire big family. By then, not only those dark families will
If you become your Majesty's enemy, even the Xie family that you could win over will stand against your Majesty."
"Besides, although Secretary Wang and Yin Huangmen are from famous families, after all, their reputation and status cannot be compared with those of top families. Especially since they have never been in charge of a large state or become the commander of a large army, they have insufficient foundation. If they rashly become senior officials at this time, I'm afraid
The situation cannot be controlled."
Wang Gong and Yin Zhongkan looked at each other and said in unison: "What Fan Zhongshu (Fan Ning is now the official residence of Zhongshu) said is absolutely true. Please don't be in a hurry."
Fan Ning smiled slightly and said: "Furthermore, Your Majesty promised King Kuaiji to serve as the governor of Yangzhou, record the secretarial affairs, and command the Beifu army. Since you have agreed, you can't break your promise."
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