Zhu Yuanzhang almost gave the final say, rejecting the theory of telepathy between heaven and man.
When Huang Zhu heard this, the old man almost fainted. He said sadly: "The Son of Heaven is the son of God, and he is destined by Heaven. If there is no response from Heaven and man, how can the Son of Heaven come? Duke Wu, please don't listen to the words of the Huangkou boy, it will cause disaster in the future.
Infinite!"
Zhang Ximeng suddenly raised his head and looked directly at the old man, but he held back and said nothing.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled calmly and said, "The Son of Heaven has the whole world, sits on the four seas, has the title of Heaven, and respects the Son. Aren't we also respectfully calling Confucius and Mencius? The Son of Heaven probably means the same. As for saying that there will be endless disasters, we just see it.
Not coming out."
Huang Zhu was stunned for a moment, feeling exhausted mentally and physically. He had never encountered such a difficult person before.
"Wu Guogong, the emperor's power is above the nine heavens, and his position is between nine and five. One person in the world is indescribably noble. Only in this way can we frighten Xiaoxiao's disciples and make ambitious people from all over the world dare not act rashly. Only the world can
Peace and tranquility, the country will last forever!"
The old man spoke sincerely, but to be honest, if it were in a peaceful time, no one would dare to refute this. If you want to refute, could it be that you want to be a rebellious official and a traitor, and bring trouble to the world?
Only at this time, the persuasiveness of the old man's reasoning dropped to the lowest level.
You said that the mythical emperor could scare careerists and bring peace to the world. So what happened to the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty? What happened to the country of the Yuan Dynasty?
As long as they are not blind, everyone knows what is going on.
Zhang Ximeng found that the old man's hands were shrunk in his sleeves and were already trembling. If he continued to stimulate him, he might really have to confess here.
So Zhang Ximeng stood up again, came to Huang Ming, and bowed deeply.
"Senior, I am young and have little knowledge, but I do know that since ancient times, there have been many civil servants who have taken advantage of changes in celestial phenomena to advise kings, correct their mistakes, and abolish bad governance. This theory of telepathy between heaven and man is not unreasonable.
. But now my lord has realized that God’s will is the will of the people, and God’s heart is the people’s heart. If the people are harmed, they will naturally change the bad government, and there is no need to cause trouble at all. Wouldn’t this be simpler and more direct?”
"After all, it is not easy to explain celestial phenomena. You said that a solar eclipse is going to happen because God thinks that the emperor has lost his virtue. But if it is a partial eclipse, how should you explain it? What if there are thick clouds?
The celestial phenomena are constantly changing. Confucius once said, don’t talk about strange forces that confuse the gods. In terms of clear and simple public opinion, isn’t it actually more stable and reliable? In addition, many people use the so-called induction of heaven and man to make use of changes in celestial phenomena.
He deceives people's hearts and confuses the public with his evil words, so that he raises armies and causes chaos, causing harm to the world. Needless to say, there are various behaviors."
"Wan Sheng indeed has little knowledge and doesn't know much... If the seniors can have a better view, then they might as well come out in front of the public and let everyone judge. Wan Sheng believes that there is nothing in the world that cannot be said.
If you can’t explain it, then there is a hidden secret in it, and it’s a hidden secret that can’t be put on the table!”
Zhang Ximeng's attitude of asking for advice humbly gave old man Huang Shu some face.
But the truth he said was to name some of the positive effects of the theory of the connection between heaven and man. But since we can go one step further, why not replace the celestial phenomena with people's hearts?
Wouldn’t this be more consistent with the Confucian intention of benevolent government and caring for the people?
There were many well-educated people present. Even Gao Qi and others understood that this was indeed worthy of further study.
The so-called telepathy between heaven and man is actually somewhat contrary to Confucius's ideas. The reason why it occurs may be related to people's reverence for heaven.
However, after more than a thousand years of development, especially when used in court affairs, it became a game tool between monarchs and ministers, and a weapon for cronies to attack each other.
This point is not too obvious in the struggle between the old and new parties in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The first slogan of Wang Anshi's reform was that we should not be afraid of changes in nature.
The scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty liked to take advantage of changes in the sky to force the emperor to issue edicts that were detrimental to them, and then overturned the laws that were unfavorable to them. This trick worked repeatedly.
Huang Ming glared at Zhang Ximeng. He found that this young man spoke softly and had a calm demeanor, but he was very cunning and eccentric and difficult to deal with.
He snorted coldly: "The Emperor is supreme and noble. Only God can warn the Emperor. How can ordinary people deceive Heaven?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "Senior, I have good advice, but I don't know if I have ever read history books? For example, Zizhi Tongjian?" Before the old man could speak, Zhang Ximeng said directly: "I am confused because I am a late student. I am sure that I am familiar with classics and history and understand better than I am.
More. When I checked the history books, I found that there were records of solar eclipses almost every year, and it was only one or two years apart at most... If the theory of telepathy from heaven and man is true, doesn't it mean that for thousands of years, among all the emperors, there has been no one?
Wise kings? Are all of them fatuous masters who have been warned by heaven?"
As soon as Zhang Ximeng said this, everyone present was shocked?
Is it true that solar eclipses are so frequent as he said?
It seems like this is true. As a celestial phenomenon, solar eclipses occur about twice a year around the world. A partial solar eclipse will occur in one place every three or four years. Of course, a total solar eclipse takes hundreds of years.
can only be encountered.
Considering the time of occurrence, weather conditions, and scope of the solar eclipse, people are not aware of that many solar eclipses.
In the history books of the past dynasties, we can often see records of solar eclipses, almost every year. It can only be said that our observation records are still very complete and reliable.
But there is an interesting phenomenon. Solar eclipses are so frequent. If you include locust plagues, floods, droughts, earthquakes... If these are all warnings from God, reminding your son that you have done something wrong, then obviously,
All the emperor's decisions can be negated through celestial phenomena.
Song Lian and others were all well-educated people. When they heard Zhang Ximeng's words at first, they were a little shocked, but after careful consideration, it seemed that it was indeed the case. Mr. Zhang could always discover things that others could not easily detect.
"The power of God is unpredictable, don't talk nonsense!" Huang Shu gritted his teeth.
Zhang Ximeng said quickly: "Old sir, I was born late because I wanted to ask for advice. I don't believe that all emperors are stupid kings. The so-called nature has its own rules. Many of them are natural things and have no special meaning. I was thinking,
If in the court, the emperor cannot do anything, and the prime minister and ministers cannot do anything...then whose world is this world? Is the emperor really the supreme and noble one? Can he keep his word? If his words don't count, then who does it?
Did you have the final say?"
"Zhang Ximeng!"
Huang Huang stood up and trembled with anger, stretched out his hand and pointed, "You, you are so arrogant! You talk nonsense and corrupt Gangchang, you deserve to be punished by heaven!"
Zhang Ximeng still had a smile on his face, "Old senior, if I hear the truth in the morning, I will die in the evening. I am not a person who cherishes my life. It's just that I am a bit inquisitive... You don't have to be angry, you might as well talk about this matter.
, it was originally proposed that heaven and man's telepathy may have the intention to persuade the king. After the Song Dynasty, this thing became more and more a means for some people to cage the emperor and protect their own interests. If they felt that the laws were not good for them, they would take advantage of the changes in the sky, publicize them wantonly, and indiscriminately
Interpretation, slandering the court, and falsely accusing the emperor and his father. The ultimate goal is to make things confusing."
"Fortunately, this kind of natural change occurs almost every year. As long as we catch the natural change, it can disrupt all government affairs. The old and new parties in Zhao and Song Dynasty will fight and criticize each other. In the end, the reform will fail and nothing can be done. So.
As for the shame of Jingkang, it seems to be related to this incident!"
When Huang Huang heard this, he was dumbfounded. His body shook and he was about to fall down. Fortunately, Zhang Ximeng had quick eyes and quick hands and helped Huang Huang.
All the famous doctors who were already on standby ran over and quickly helped the old man and sent him down.
After all, I still haven’t embraced the fire.
Zhang Ximeng blames himself a bit. In fact, he should be more humble and polite. He should explain things clearly while talking and laughing. That is his real skill.
Especially to make the other party sincerely convinced, instead of fainting with words at every turn... It seems that he needs to practice more and improve his skills.
He was reflecting on his shortcomings, but Zhu Yuanzhang already showed an admiring look and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention was to abolish the theory of telepathy between heaven and man. Compared with the illusory will of God, people like him who fought all the way naturally believed more in the real people's will.
Until he heard that there were solar eclipses almost every year and there were changes in the sky... Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't calm down anymore.
Almost fell into another pit!
There are pros and cons in doing things according to public opinion. At least there is a basis for how to make adjustments.
But according to God's will, there is a solar eclipse every year, and nothing can be done... Isn't this the end of Zhao Song?
And once nothing can be done, nothing can be changed.
In this case, who benefits?
Obviously they are not ordinary people, nor do they seem to be His Majesty the Emperor.
If you think about this clearly, you will understand the biggest benefit of abolishing the theory of telepathy between heaven and man.
Established a direct connection between the emperor and the people, eliminating the middlemen to earn the price difference
From this perspective, Zhang Ximeng's proposition even greatly strengthened the imperial power.
How could Zhu Yuanzhang be unhappy... He actually took the lead and clapped his hands.
How can it be that the superior takes the lead and takes it easy?
Does anyone else dare to hesitate?
I saw thunderous applause and admiration from all over the place.
As for Huang Daru who was carried off by the doctor, who would care?
After a long time, his slap turned red, and Zhu Yuanzhang stopped. He smiled happily and said: "Now that the matter has been explained clearly, we are here to ask the big guys whether Gaozong was the culprit in Yue Fei's unjust case.
?”
"Yes! It's him! It's Wanyan Gou!" People shouted in unison.
"Then we should erect a kneeling statue of Yue Fei in front of his grave. Is it right or wrong?" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask.
"Yes! Yes! Your superior is wise! Well done, your superior!"
Lao Zhu looked at the people who were roaring like a tide, and his face turned red. He said loudly: "Are we following public opinion when we do this? What do you think we have done?"
"Okay! This is public opinion! We all think so! Long live the superior...!"