Lan Yu outperformed Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong, defeated the two royal relatives, was recognized by Prime Minister Zhang, and took on the task of leading the army. Naturally, Lan Yu did not dare to neglect, selected personnel, prepared supplies, explored roads, and prepared to attack... He
Very busy.
But at this moment, an unexpected incident almost caused Lan Yu to lose the qualification to lead the army.
The cause was Qian Tang, who was responsible for promoting the merit camp. He took it seriously and wrote an article summarizing his experiences in the merit camp.
Because the article was so well written, it resonated not only in Peiping, but also in Yingtian and other places. Many young literati and officials published articles one after another in agreement with Qian Tang's opinions.
The Lan Yu mentioned in Qian Tang's article suddenly became a role model for young warriors in the Ming Dynasty. Some people advocated that he be transferred to the Governor's Office of the Chinese Army. If Zhang Ximeng hadn't stopped him, he almost returned to Beijing early.
However, Qian Tang's intention in writing this article was not to harm Lan Yu. On the contrary, Qian Tang also realized it.
As mentioned before, Qian Tang followed Lao Zhu to the north and was looked down upon by both the old and new groups of literati at the same time. His situation was pitiful.
He even went crazy on the boat and made a lot of jokes.
Fortunately, Lao Zhu was still generous and invited him to a banquet at Shanhaiguan. He then sent Qian Tang to the Gongde Camp. He was responsible for educating the prisoners, and Timur was his advisor.
In the merit camp, Qian Tang endured the collapse of his three views again and again... The things he had learned in the past gradually dissolved and reorganized, and a new understanding arose in his heart.
Perhaps on the day he celebrated Guanyin Nu's birthday, Qian Tang suddenly figured it out.
He couldn't wait to write down what he felt in his heart. It took him three days to finally publish an article that Qian Tang devoted himself to. He did not directly sign his name, but used the word "sour".
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The so-called poor students are naturally poor scholars.
He defended the teachings of Confucius and Mencius and felt that Zhu Xi's teachings were reasonable.
At first he resisted what Zhang Ximeng said, but the problem was that the Ming Dynasty relied on Zhang Ximeng's ideas to recover Yanshan. Confucian scholars in the two Song Dynasties spent three hundred years debating orthodoxy, reading through old papers, and trying to prove the Song Dynasty.
To be orthodox.
As a result, these three hundred years of hard work were not as good as the small step taken by a soldier named Wen to reach the capital city!
That's a small step for a soldier, but a big step for restoring China!
Jingkang is ashamed, Yashan is hated!
At this moment, everything is solved!
Wrong?
Are we really wrong?
I have read books for decades, learned so many moral articles, and pondered so many sages’ subtle words and great ideas.
What did Confucius and Mencius say?
Or maybe what they say is wrong, nonsense, and not worth mentioning?
Qian Tang raised this most fatal question, what is the problem?
This is also the confusion of many traditional Confucian scholars.
There are many people who don't think they are wrong, and even close their eyes and ears because of this, and are not willing to face up to Ming Dynasty's achievements.
Obviously, Qian Tang is not so narrow-minded, he is still looking for answers.
Until he saw Lan Yu bringing wine and meat to Guanyin Nu, Guanyin Nu burst into tears of gratitude and explained what China is and what barbarians are... At this moment, Qian Tang had an epiphany.
"China has more than just the beauty of its uniforms and moral articles... The foundation of China is strength! It is the atmosphere that sweeps across the world and unifies the universe, it is the majesty of the strong Han Dynasty and the domineering power of the surrender of all the barbarians!"
Qian Tang read a lot of Zhang Ximeng's articles. Prime Minister Zhang kept talking about equalizing land, talking about people, making the country rich and strong, and restoring China. Different people learned different things from Zhang Ximeng, so what did Qian Tang learn?
Two words: Powerful!
No matter how you whitewash it or talk about it in a garish way.
If you are not strong enough, you are not worthy of the name Huaxia.
Because only if you are strong enough, your moral articles and etiquette models will be accepted by the barbarians and they will be sincerely convinced.
I would like to ask about the rewards given to vassal states by the Han and Tang Dynasties. The vassal states felt that the Han and Tang dynasties could not defeat them and had no choice but to give them to them. Was this to buy peace?
Obviously not!
The Han and Tang Dynasties had this national power.
It was no longer possible in the Song Dynasty. No matter who came, they would definitely come back with a full load... I gave you a ring of coins. Do you think the Song Dynasty took care of its neighbors and was charitable?
Do you believe it yourself?
If you can survive the fight and still humbly give away coins, isn't that a disease?
Don't worry about whether you believe it or not, at least the barbarians don't believe it, and neither do the thousands of years of history.
When Qian Tang concluded this, his answer was ready to come out... Confucius was not wrong, and Master Meng was not wrong either. Confucianism cannot be wrong either.
It's just that Confucian scholars of all ages, especially those in the Song Dynasty, ignored one of the most fundamental issues, or the most important premise.
Confucianism wants to enrich the country and strengthen the military. Confucianism pursues great unification. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dismissed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism. Confucianism helped Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deal with the fatal problems of numerous vassal states at home and the Xiongnu invading borders externally.
At that time, Confucianism was more active than Taoism, more moderate than Legalism, and better able to unite the people of the world, concentrate its efforts, deal with internal and external troubles, and create a strong and prosperous age.
If Confucianism in the Han Dynasty did not have this ability, it would not have been possible to stand out, defeat other schools, and become the official orthodoxy for two thousand years.
But at a certain moment, the situation changed, and the scholar-bureaucrats who became orthodox Confucians gradually forgot the foundation of Confucianism and their family, country, and world.
He felt that the official status was taken for granted, and he became more and more concerned about himself and his own interests, and lost his feelings for his family and country, thereby corrupting Confucianism and the world.
Today, the old Confucianism is dead and the new Confucianism is rising.
Why did General Lan Yulan's treatment of the Guanyin slaves in the Gongde Camp gain the approval of the Guanyin slaves, who burst into tears of gratitude and vowed to change their ways?
The reason is simple, because the Ming Dynasty has defeated the Yuan Dynasty.
They are all prisoners of the rank, and their life and death are in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
We can decide their life and death, cut them into pieces with thousands of swords, dismember them with random blades, and do whatever we want... Demoting all the women to slaves, and killing all the men who are taller than a wheel, it's natural, after all, that's what they do.
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But we didn't do that. We chose to set up merit camps to let them change their ways and start a new life.
For a criminal who has committed a heinous crime, we can use all possible means to torture and bully him, making his life worse than death. But we don't do that. We celebrate his birthday, give him food and wine, give him respect, and treat him as an upright person.
We have the power of life and death, we can do things but not do them, we can be barbarians and become Chinese, so we can conquer people's hearts and gain respect!
It makes people reflect thoroughly and change their past mistakes.
The premise of all this is to be able but not to do it!
When it comes to the country, we can kill people and destroy the country, but we don't do it... The barbarians kill people and destroy the country, and they do whatever they can, while the Chinese are restrained and tolerant.
This is the difference between us and the barbarians.
This is also the foundation of Confucius and Mencius!
Whether it is Confucius or Mencius, they all talked about these things in order to enrich the country and strengthen the army, to save the world from the collapse of etiquette and music, and to restore order.
Otherwise, why would Confucius travel around the world?
To be kind to the people and love things, to be kingly and benevolent, is to strengthen the country, not just to educate people's hearts, but to be a good person.
Qian Tang's article has reached this point, and it is naturally summarized.
As a person who has studied the teachings of Confucius and Mencius for twenty years, I do not think that the teachings of Confucius and Mencius are wrong. I still want to uphold the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, cultivate myself, manage my family, and pursue the way of a gentleman.
Never change in this life!
But as a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, especially a scholar who has just washed away the humiliation of Xueya Mountain and restored China, I think the most important thing at the moment is to enrich the country and strengthen the army, restore people's livelihood, drive north to the Yuan Dynasty, restore peace to the people of China, and make everyone in the world
rich.
Moreover, we must reflect on the mistakes of the past five hundred years, re-plan the world, establish laws and regulations, seek great governance in the world, and put an end to the shame of Jingkang and the hatred of Yashan.
If the scholars in the world do not see this clearly, and still cling to the old ways and are unwilling to change, they may be afraid of exterminating China!
Qian Tang was so eloquent that when he wrote an article, it quickly caused a sensation. There were heated discussions not only in Peiping, but also in Yingtian, Suzhou, Jiangzhou, and even Wuchang.
In the past, it was Zhang Ximeng who spoke, and many people supported him.
However, Qian Tang, as a recognized old Confucian who had received orthodox Confucian education and had a sect inheritance, stepped forward at this moment and used his own knowledge to criticize the mistakes of Song Confucianism.
Even redefining Chinese barbarians, if there is no response, it is simply a ghost.
Moreover, Qian Tang vaguely put forward a point that the strength of the country is higher than moral articles.
Once this theory came out, it was simply earth-shattering.
Especially when he said it with his status, the world was shattered and the earth was shattered, and he was furious.
After getting the article, Queen Ma read it once and grabbed Zhu Yuanzhang.
"It's okay this time, don't be awkward. If you still think that what Mr. Zhang said is wrong and he failed to teach the prince well, your knowledge is inferior to that of Qian Tang! Do you understand?"
Zhu Yuanzhang took the newspaper. At first glance, he didn't think anything of it, but when he took a closer look, his eyes suddenly brightened.
"Yes, it's really good! Qian Tang's knowledge has come up. If the people in the Ministry of Rites have this idea, we don't need to worry."
Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more delighted as he watched, and even smiled happily, "Look, he said that if you can do it but don't do it, you are the Chinese, and if you can do it you are the barbarians. This is so good. The Yuan Dynasty killed everyone, so naturally it is not as good as our Ming Dynasty
Far from it! This article is so good, Qian Tang deserves a heavy reward!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he turned to look at Ma and said with a smile: "Sister, I have finally heard some good news these days. Is there anything else you can do that can make us happy?"
Queen Ma chuckled, "Why not?"
As she said that, she took out a porcelain vase and placed it in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, "Mr. Zhang worked hard for many days to make this thing. Our Biao'er also participated, and he also wanted to name it after 'Prince Soup'
.After all, the cost of supplying the military is still high. If it can be sold to big customers, it will make a little more money and supplement the military needs, which is also a good thing!"
In an instant, Zhu Yuanzhang's old face turned livid, and he hit the table hard, "You traitor! Don't bully others too much!"