"If Mohism wants to save Confucianism, it must find a way to stop the boiling water...when new water cannot be added."
To briefly translate, the only thing Mohists can do is to boil the soup to stop it from boiling.
If you refine it further, it is useless.
Luo Wang still had to take action personally in the Daze Mountain situation. If he could catch their tail, there was still a possibility of stopping them.
But in the Taishan situation, Luo Wen does not need to end personally. Zhao Gao only needs to be a good and obedient minister, and then use Luo Wen's huge network all over the world to fuel the situation behind the scenes, and wait for the situation to develop.
This kind of operation cannot be stopped, nor can it be blamed on Zhao Gao.
Of course, it is not impossible to stop it. If there is a large enough intelligence network, it can still interfere with the operation of the snare.
However...even quicksand would find it difficult to do this. The only one who can ensure that the snare is truly and effectively stopped is the imperial court.
The imperial court was an extension of the emperor's will.
In other words, the emperor needed to personally protect Confucianism.
Therefore... if you want to save Confucianism, you have to protect them personally, and if the emperor is willing to protect them, Confucianism will not be in crisis at all.
Perfectly closed.
When Chen He heard what Gu Xun said, he was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is Confucianism hopeless?"
Gu Xun shrugged, "It's hard to say."
"Zhao Gao said he was very clever in this game, but if he said he was not clever, he was indeed not clever."
"All his arrangements actually relied on Ying Zheng to punish Confucianism."
"If Ying Zheng does what he wants, it will be difficult to save Confucianism, but if Ying Zheng does not do what he wants, then all Zhao Gao's arrangements will be in vain."
The most powerful part of the conspiracy of the peasant family is that as long as the peasant family leaders take the initiative to enter the trap for the sake of being the hero, the empire will definitely react.
To seize the Stone of Enlightenment is to provoke the emperor's face. If the court does not respond, it is equivalent to being shameless.
But this Confucian game is different - they are just talking.
Being punished for words is not very popular at least in this era.
Ying Zheng could punish the Confucians for this, and no one dared to criticize the emperor.
Ying Zheng can also turn a blind eye, and no one will think that the imperial court's face is damaged.
Of course, anyone who knows Ying Zheng knows that the chances of him being open to Confucianism are extremely slim.
No...it's not impossible. This is one of the few ways for Confucianism to survive.
Chen He didn't know where Confucianism's future was, but he was at least certain that there were not many.
"It seems that the Confucian family is more dangerous than the peasant family this time." Chen He said in a deep voice.
Gu Xun smiled and retorted, "Confucianism is not more dangerous than peasants."
"Confucianism is a prominent doctrine. People can die, but ideas are difficult to cut off."
"I understand..." Chen He probably understood what Gu Xun meant, and then asked, "So... we don't need to interfere with Confucian affairs this time?"
"'You' really don't need to intervene." Gu Xun replied with a smile, emphasizing the key words, "Of course, it is limited to saving Confucianism."
"What do you mean, sir?" Chen He brows twitched and asked in confusion.
"Not all the anti-Qin forces are keen on saving Confucianism." Gu Xun took a sip of the tea that had cooled down and replied with a smile, "For example, your palace clan members."
Tian Dan has been developing in the shadow of the empire these years, and the most important principle to follow is to follow the heart.
He rarely had direct conflicts with the empire. He always maintained a low profile and had little communication with other anti-Qin forces.
So if Master Ban wants to contact that place, he has to find Chen He to help him.
In other words, they have only become a little more active recently, but they will definitely not be particularly active in getting involved in Confucian affairs.
After all, Confucianism... is not even a real anti-Qin force.
The Mohists were willing to take action because they were members of a hundred schools of thought and because of Zhang Liang's affection. Why would Tian Dan, a remnant of the Qi aristocracy, have any reason to take action?
Is it because the Confucian Holy Land is on the former territory of Qi?
"Tian Heng went to Mount Tai, it was Tian Dan's order." Chen He said immediately after hearing Gu Xun's words.
"He definitely didn't go to Confucianism... It seems that Tian Dan, who has always been timid, can't sit still." Gu Xun said with a smile, "Wang Li lost a battle, and the effect was really outstanding.
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It is difficult to say whether Tian Dan's radicalization is related to Wang Li's failure in Daze Mountain.
Chen He hesitated for a moment, and then asked carefully, "Sir, what should I... do?"
Gu Xun raised his eyebrows and replied with a smile, "Good question!"
"But you shouldn't ask me this question, but ask yourself."
"Chen He, we are friends, but we are just friends."
"I can't decide what you should do."
"But..." Chen He had doubts and wanted to say something.
Gu Xun raised his hand to interrupt him, "It's nothing, just follow your heart and do whatever you want."
"As for the relationship between you and me... sometimes don't think so long-term, just take it one step at a time and wait until it's over."
"The Mo family and I are mortal enemies, so it doesn't stop Xue Nu from being the leader of her Mo family."
What Chen He was worried about was nothing more than Gu Xun's status as the imperial master. He was worried that he would get too involved with the anti-Qin forces and eventually turn against Gu Xun.
But Gu Xun doesn't care about this very much.
At the end of the sentence, Gu Xun stood up and patted Chen He on the shoulder, "To live, you have to learn to make ends meet."
"..." After Chen He was silent for a moment, he drank all the tea in the cup, then stood up and saluted to say goodbye, "Sir, I understand...goodbye."
Gu Xun raised his hand to see the guest off, "I won't keep you here anymore. Come and play whenever you have time."
Chen He nodded, turned and left the courtyard.
Gu Xun took another sip of tea, looked at the slowly closing courtyard door, shook his head with a smile, and refilled himself with tea.
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After ten months.
As time went by, the matter of Mount Tai's enshrinement became more and more lively, and it almost became a major event that was hotly discussed all over the world.
The Confucian discussion on the ritual of Feng Chan has become more and more heated, and similarly, there are more and more words that go beyond Feng Chan itself.
At the same time, Ying Zheng's Eastern Patrol Team finally left Guanzhong and the Central Plains area and entered Xue County in the east.
Xue County was originally the territory of the Zhou Dynasty that enfeoffed the vassal state of Lu. After the Lu state was destroyed by Chu, it was incorporated into Huaibei County of the Chu state.
Later, Chu was destroyed by Qin, and the old land of Lu was reclassified as Xue County.
Qufu, the hometown of the famous Confucian saint Confucius, is located in Lu County within Xue County, and is also the seat of Xue County.
However, Ying Zheng's primary purpose of coming to Xue County was not the famous Qufu, but another county seat - Zouxian County.
To be precise, the target of Yingzheng was a very famous mountain in Zouxian County, called Yishan Mountain, also known as Zoyishan Mountain.
The matter of Mount Tai's conferment of Zen is getting more and more intense, but what the regulations will be is still undecided.
However, Ying Zheng had already made up his mind to go to Mount Yi first, climb the peak to carve stones to praise his merits, and set up a platform to offer sacrifices.
As for the specific matters of the Zen ceremony, we will wait until after the Yishan ceremony to discuss it in detail.
