"Everyone, I recently came up with something, a new article. Please point out and correct any shortcomings."
When everyone arrived, a one-armed young man stood up and distributed manuscripts to everyone while talking. Even Sun Yuanhua got a copy.
"Who is this……"
Seeing that although the young man was disabled, he had a resolute expression and a clear demeanor, Sun Yuanhua felt good about him.
Zuo Mengeng made the recommendation on his behalf.
"This is Huang Zongxi and Huang Taichong, the son of Huang Baiangong."
After hearing that it was Huang Zunsu, Sun Yuanhua was in awe.
"Arm of Taichong..."
He couldn't bear to mention it, but Huang Zongxi didn't care.
"Haha, during the battle at Qingshui Pass, he was chopped off by the Tatars. But I killed eight Tatars, so it's not a loss!"
Sun Yuanhua was even more shocked. He did not expect that Huang Zunsu's son was actually in Zuo Menggeng's army, and even went to the battlefield and made great achievements.
"Why haven't I seen the name Taichong on the victory poster?"
Huang Zongxi laughed and didn't even care.
"Our department has its own rules regarding rewards for war achievements."
The meaning is obvious, there is no need for official titles and rewards from the imperial court.
Sun Yuanhua's heart was numb and he couldn't help but said: "The so-called thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the emperor. Taichong is the queen of Zhonglie, how can it be..."
Little did he know that Huang Zongxi's transformation was the greatest among these people.
"Test the world of loyalty first, for the sake of the world."
In one sentence, Sun Yuanhua couldn't say anything.
Huang Zongxi's manuscript was sent to everyone, including Zuo Mengeng and Xu Ruolin.
When I picked it up and took a look, the title was particularly direct.
"What is Equality"
In the article, Huang Zongxi quoted scriptures, extended it from the political system and social status quo in ancient times, and also added Mohist ideas such as "universal love, non-just love", etc., so that the idea of making everyone equal has sufficient theoretical basis.
Moreover, in compliance with Zuo Mengeng's request, the entire text is written in vernacular, simple and straightforward, so that even ordinary people can understand it.
It was common practice for others to savor the food while looking for faults. Sun Yuanhua frowned, feeling quite uncomfortable.
But at least the meaning of the article is still clear.
Just because he understood it, Sun Yuanhua's heart became even more frightened.
This article is almost aimed at the imperial power, and at the same time it also criticizes the hierarchy in today's world.
According to Huang Zongxi's theory, not only are scholars, farmers, industry and commerce no longer sufficient to distinguish the various industries in today's world, but the solid and conservative class division has seriously harmed the interests of the general public and should be completely broken.
To summarize, the world is no longer good and must be completely changed.
Such treacherous words almost made Sun Yuanhua violent. However, looking around, he found that other people were used to it, as if he had become something special.
What's going on here?
Sun Yuanhua tried his best to stay quiet, preparing to take a closer look and find out the truth.
Xu Ruolin also finished reading the manuscript and said softly: "According to what the article says, everyone should be equal. Does that mean that you and I are also equal?"
Zuo Mengeng smiled.
"Of course."
Xu Ruolin suppressed her throbbing and asked: "Then you are fighting outside, don't you need my Lord's comfort?"
Zuo Mengeng laughed a little louder.
"Then it depends on how big the interior is? Within the courtyard, between the dimensions, wouldn't it be a waste of your talent?"
With a wave of his arm, he included the military camp, Zuozhuang, factories and even the world beyond within his sight.
"I would rather you keep this under control."
Xu Ruolin was a little nervous, so she leaned into his ear and asked softly: "Are you planning to rebel?"
Zuo Mengeng stared at her intensely.
"Then will you follow me?"
Xu Ruolin said worriedly: "Rebellion will implicate the nine tribes."
Zuo Mengeng said matter-of-factly: "That's it if it succeeds."
Xu Ruolin was stunned for a long time, her thoughts divergent.
"If you succeed, are you going to be the emperor? Then I..."
Zuo Mengeng said bewilderedly: "Then you are the mother of a country."
Xu Ruolin's face turned red and she didn't dare to listen at all.
"Nonsense, I...how can I be the mother of a country?"
Zuo Mengeng murmured in his heart, why can't you be the mother of a country?
Your family has this tradition. Think about the three sisters in your family in future generations...
There was already a heated debate over there.
Those who stand up are loyal to the party.
"Taichong's words are a mixture of Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, and Dharma, which is self-contradictory. In addition, scholars of our generation should uphold the great truth and abandon fallacies and heresies, which is the foundation of our lives."
As a scholar, when I saw that Huang Zongxi's manuscripts were mixed with the doctrines of Taoism, Mohism, Legalism and other schools of thought, the Party still couldn't accept it.
Huang Zongxi refused to give in.
"Everyone agrees with the meaning of respecting heaven and teaching the ancients. In this case, the ancient sages let a hundred flowers bloom, why are we so entangled in the words of one family and one surname? Since the world is the world of all people, according to Shen Zuo's proposal, its existence is reasonable
, we can refer to the theories of other schools for reference."
These words suddenly made many people shake their heads, and even Sun Yuanhua was a little angry.
However, Zuo Mengeng noticed that there were also many people who supported Huang Zongxi.
This situation made him smile bitterly.
Ever since he decided to reform the Donglin Party and establish a like-minded front, Zuo Menggeng found that he had fallen into a big pit.
Originally, he thought that the transformation and evolution of his thoughts were too simple.
I originally thought that all kinds of political and ideological theories that have been proven by history will bloom and bear fruit immediately. However, I neglected that the birth and occurrence of any idea and its acceptance by the public require sufficient soil and a long period of time.
process.
Europe completely got rid of the shackles of feudalism, and in the process of making great strides forward ideologically, it also experienced more than three centuries of Renaissance.
The most important thing is that ideas do not come out of thin air, let alone transcend the times.
If we ignore the current situation of society and suddenly bring out mature theories hundreds of years later, will we be able to convince people of this era?
Sorry, it can't be.
Being ahead of the times is like a castle in the air. Without a foundation, it will also not be grounded.
In fact, ideas, like science, do not arise and advance out of thin air. We need to stand on the shoulders of our predecessors in order to make further progress.
At this point, the European Renaissance and the ideological restoration of the late Ming Dynasty are actually the same thing.
The so-called Renaissance is not about finding useful ideas from the ideas of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, and then using them to attack the barriers of feudalism.
Renaissance, isn’t it a kind of retro?
However, the reason why the retro trend of thought in the late Ming Dynasty failed to bear fruit in the end was not only affected by wars and regime changes, it was also inseparable from China's inherent class characteristics.
There are great differences between Chinese and European feudalism, which also led to completely different results of the great changes.
First of all, as the top layer of feudalism, China is the feudal emperor, while Europe is the church.
When many people in later generations made comparisons, they compared European monarchs with Chinese emperors.
this is not right.
In the feudal era, the church held the dominant position in Europe, and the European monarchs also belonged to the group oppressed by the church.
This is also the reason why monarchs in many countries will choose to support the emerging bourgeoisie after its rise.
Because these monarchs and the emerging bourgeoisie had a common foundation of interests, they both needed to resist the oppression of the church.
Compared with the European church and the Chinese emperor, there is no doubt that the church is more likely to be overthrown.
At its root, the ideological center of the church is the illusory God.
God is separated from the human world and belongs to the spiritual world. Naturally, it can be shaped and interpreted by people according to various needs.
This is also the reason why Christianity eventually split into Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism.
In the final analysis, God also has to serve class interests.
But China is different.
The emperors at the top of Chinese feudalism were real people.
Since they are human beings, they will take the initiative to take various measures to strengthen the imperial power. With the blessing of emperors from generation to generation, the imperial power eventually became a monster with terrifying power.
It is undoubtedly much more difficult for Europeans to overthrow such an emperor than it is for Europeans to overthrow the church.
After all, everyone can interpret God differently, but there is no room for two emperors in this world.
In addition to the difference in the upper class of the ruling class, the basis of feudal rule in China and Europe is also different.
In Europe, the knight class built the foundation of feudalism, but in China, it was the scholars who completed this.
As a military organization, the knights will naturally be eliminated by the trend of history after the emergence of thermal weapons.
As a result, feudalism in Europe collapsed rapidly.
In China, this possibility does not exist.
The scholars are not a military organization, and you cannot eliminate this class through victory on the battlefield.
On the contrary, once the world is at peace, the scholar class will regain its dominant position through its strong ability to spread ideas and culture.
This is why, fundamentally speaking, there is no difference between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
It is precisely because of the barbarism and backwardness of the Qing Dynasty that it gave the scholar class the opportunity to completely consolidate its position and stifle advanced ideas.
How to dismantle such a scholar class has become Zuo Mengeng's number one problem.
After thinking for a long time, the only way he could think of was to go back to ancient times.
However, unlike the current pursuit of restoration by the Donglin Party and Fushe, he hopes to achieve a more thorough restoration.
The Donglin Party's restoration was obsessed with reshaping Confucianism, while Fushe's restoration was limited to poetry.
The restoration he wants to promote within his own camp is to break down the barriers of Confucianism and integrate various thoughts from the past and present.
What he is most looking forward to is what kind of pure changes will occur under this fusion.
