Liu Chang was indeed well-versed in classics and full of talents. After what he said, the old Huang students present were speechless.
Wang Sheng, who was responsible for teaching the princes, brought up a new topic at this moment.
"Keeping the people ignorant!"
Huang Lao was quite disapproving of the Enlightenment. After Shusun Tong started to organize the Enlightenment, the Huang Lao School began to criticize him verbally and in writing. Of course, the Huang Lao School was not monolithic, and there were various internal differences. Most of them
They all implement the idea of weakening the people.
"This is how the sage governs, emptying his heart and strengthening his belly, weakening his will and strengthening his bones, which often makes the people ignorant and desireless!"
Huang Sheng started the topic from Lao Tzu's words, and then began to question whether what the emperor wants to do to enlighten the world is feasible and beneficial. In this era, the idea of weakening the people is still relatively prevalent, except for Huang Lao
, In fact, many Legalists also have this idea, such as Shang Yang and Han Fei, who have mentioned this. If the people know too much, it will be difficult to control them and they will not obey the orders of the temple.
As for Confucianism, there are two different ideas. Some people think that Confucius said "the people can be controlled by it, but cannot be made to know it", so they support the theory of weak people. Of course, more people still think that this sentence should be "the people"
"Yes, let it be done; if it is not possible, let it be known." He also believed that Confucius spent his whole life in an enlightened world where there was education but no discrimination, and it was impossible to support the policy of weakening the people, so he was against the policy of weakening the people.
Confucianism wants to make profits through enlightenment, and Huang Lao naturally wants to use this matter to suppress Confucianism and establish his core position.
When Mr. Huang and the Confucian scholars began to quote scriptures, attack each other, and explain each other's ideas, Liu Chang was just confused for a moment, and then ended violently.
Of course Liu Chang was on the side of Confucianism against the obscurantists at this time. Now that the Han Dynasty is getting bigger and bigger, talents are needed everywhere, and it is a very urgent need. If there were not enough officials, the Western Regions would not just let the kings surrender.
, but to go directly to the counties. The domestic talents are increasingly insufficient. Only by enlightening the world can the Han Dynasty lose the trouble of having no one available.
What's more, in a man who has entered a moral society, it is not a glorious idea to fool the people.
While Liu Chang was participating in the debate, he also noticed a Confucian scholar with a very radical look.
The Confucian scholars sitting here are basically very famous, not to mention comparable to Shusun Tong, but almost anywhere. They are basically representatives of various schools, and among these people, there is one from Qi
The Confucian scholar of Qi Dynasty shines brightly. This Confucian scholar of Qi speaks fiercely, hits the point directly, and looks irritable. He even muttered a few words in a low voice while speaking. Liu Chang clearly heard the word "Enter" very clearly, which is very consistent with Liu's words.
Very thoughtful.
Liu Chang saw that their debate was getting more and more intense, and they were almost getting involved. In line with the principle of watching the fun, he simply withdrew from the debate, sat on the upper seat with a smile, secretly pointed at the Confucian scholar, and asked: "Fuqiu
Sir, who is that Qi Ru?"
Fu Qiu Bo laughed, knowing that this old Confucian scholar would definitely get Liu Chang's attention.
The representative figures in Confucianism are all kinds of strange, including Shusun Tong who is flexible, Lu Jia who is eloquent, Zhang Cang who has many descendants, and Fuqiu Bo who specializes in learning. "There are great Confucians."
"I debate the classics", and this Confucian scholar from Qi State is considered the most unique among many great Confucians.
First of all, this old Confucian is very good at beating. Secondly, this old Confucian has a particularly hot temper. He scolds at every turn and beats him if he cannot be scolded.
"This is Yuan Gusheng of Qi State. He is a pioneer in poetry in Qi State. Many disciples follow him to learn. He is a strong man and has a somewhat irritable personality..."
Liu Chang looked at Yuan Gusheng who was yelling at Mr. Huang in front of him and couldn't help but laugh.
Uncle Fuqiu pointed to the others and said: "That is Uncle Gaotang. The person next to him is called Fu Qing. His father is the great scholar Fu Sheng. You know that Mao Heng... These are all famous people from all over the world."
Great Confucian..."
Liu Chang didn't care about them.
"I didn't expect that there are so many people who are opposed to my enlightenment... Originally, I just contacted Shusun Tong, Lu Jia, my teachers, and thought that everyone in the world agreed. It seems that it is
I don’t come into contact with many people, but even within your own Confucian school, there are actually people who are against enlightenment... If you are against it, why come here?"
Fuqiubo explained: "Your Majesty, this is the case. The pursuit of the school will change according to the needs of the temple. The Legalists supported the weak people in the Qin State, but now if you look for Zhidu, Zhang Shizhi, Zhang
Don’t hesitate to ask them, they will definitely support your idea.”
"Confucian people support the weak people, but because His Majesty wants to enlighten the world, they can put aside their inner thoughts and come to help Your Majesty. Your Majesty uses the school of thought, and they also hope that their school of thought can be used. If
If there is no one to appoint, then the academic knowledge will lose its meaning no matter how profound it is. Knowledge that is just empty talk without practice will not last long... Mr. Huang is so opposed to you now, mainly because you have not reused Mr. Huang."
"Whether it is for enlightenment or compilation of teaching materials, you have chosen Confucian people, so Mr. Huang will object. If you use Mr. Huang's scholars for enlightenment, they will change their minds now..."
When Liu Chang heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
"Then if I go to argue with them now, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, you can debate as you please. As long as the veteran is here...it will be fine!"
Fu Qiu Bo seemed very confident. Even though the people present here were all world-famous celebrities, he didn't take them seriously.
When everyone got tired from the debate and went back to rest, Liu Chang was still very excited. Today he followed Fu Qiu Bo and the two of them to kill indiscriminately. He was responsible for the killing, and Fu Qiu Bo was responsible for the killing.
"Hahaha, Shu, you don't know that today I and Duke Fuqiu fought against each other with words. They were speechless. I joined forces with Duke Fuqiu. No one can really speak against us! We
It’s really too strong and full of knowledge!”
Liu Chang proudly talked about today's results.
Cao Shu's eyes were a little worried, "Your Majesty usually doesn't study well, but today when you are facing so many people, don't say anything that makes people laugh."
"Fart! I'm obviously full of knowledge! Besides, who dares to make fun of me? I won't cook him first!"
Liu Chang said, just as Cao Shu was bringing the food, Lu Lu walked into the hall with someone.
The man paid homage to Liu Chang and then to the queen.
This man is not young yet, but he is extremely tall and has a ferocious face. His physique is almost the same as that of Xia Houzao, and is a little shorter than Liu Chang. His beard is also messy. If he were not wearing a Confucian robe, he would almost think he was
People who ran away from the Tang Dynasty.
Cao Shu was shocked by this man's appearance. She had never seen a robber who looked so much like a great scholar.
Liu Chang looked at the man in front of him and looked at his figure. The more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became. He couldn't help shouting: "What a strong man! Give him wine and pig shoulders!"
Yuan Gusheng was stunned, but he still tried his best to cooperate with Liu Chang.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Why don't you go to fight in the Western Regions, but why are you a great scholar in Qi?"
Yuan Gusheng replied seriously: "If your Majesty gives the order, I will go to the Western Regions to fight now!"
Cao Shu rolled his eyes at Liu Chang and said, "This is a famous scholar. You can ask him for advice on how to govern the country!" After saying that, Cao Shu led the people out of the palace. After Cao Shu left, Liu Changzhao asked
He waved and asked Yuan Gusheng to sit next to him.
"After watching you debate today, I know that you must be talented and learned."
"I want to make you a doctor and keep you by my side. What do you think?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Only then did Liu Chang ask: "Today I see that many celebrities from Huang Lao's school are very disdainful of enlightenment and are unwilling to help. Is there anything you can do?"
Yuan Gusheng said angrily: "What Huang Lao and these people said are just the words of servants and servants, not worth mentioning. They have no ability to oppose enlightenment, so they can only use words to confuse the world."
, they lost the argument with me, so they went to find the Legalists and put me in jail!"
"What use does Your Majesty have for people like this? Their greatest talent is just knowing some words. Your Majesty can send them to Dian, Beiting and other countries, and let them become scribes who can write!"
"They misinterpreted my words. If I heard their explanation, I would hit them with a cane!"
"Lao Tzu said: If you don't respect the virtuous, the people will not fight. If you don't value the hard-to-find goods, the people will not steal. If you don't see the desirable, the people will not be confused. This is the rule of the sage: empty his heart, strengthen his belly, and weaken his body.
If you strengthen your ambition and strengthen your bones, you will always make the people ignorant and desireless."
"The so-called virtuous does not mean that the people should not respect the virtuous. This virtuous means a treasure, so it has the feeling that it is a rare thing that is not expensive. What I said is that advocating wealth and showing off wealth is disturbing people's hearts.
The cause of unrest!"
"Therefore, when a saint governs the world, he should eliminate treacherous wisdom and greed and selfishness, and restore the simple folk customs of the people, so that the country can be governed..."
"But now these idiots misinterpret this sentence to mean the weak people. Weak people are the work of the Legalists! Moreover, the weak people of the Legalists only require that laws and systems be strictly enforced.
It requires the people to obey the orders of the temple. From this point of view, these Huang Lao... bullshit!"
Liu Chang didn't know if what this guy said was true. Anyway, everyone from these different factions had their own way of saying things, and when each of them spoke, they would make the other person feel that what they said made sense.
After all, if you can't do this, you don't deserve to be a master. And with Liu Chang's current cultural level, it is even more difficult to figure out the many theoretical segments among this weak people.
.
Therefore, Liu Chang could only nod in agreement.
Liu Chang did not know this irritable old Confucian. In the original timeline, this old Confucian appeared during the chess master period, debated with Huang Sheng, and then met the Queen Mother Dou because he insulted Huang Lao in front of the Queen Mother.
After learning this, the Queen Mother was furious and asked him to fight a wild boar with his bare hands.
The chess master threw down his weapon and asked him to deal with the wild boar. The old scholar pierced the wild boar with one blow and killed it, thus saving his life. When he did this, it was said that this old scholar was already seven years old.
At the advanced age of ten years.
He is not just a simple scholar, he also has political abilities, but they are not as good as academic abilities. Of course, the strongest thing should be his military power.
Liu Chang chatted with him for a while, but he had his own thoughts in his mind.
After seeing off the new doctor of economics, the next person Liu Chang met was Mr. Huang's Wang and Mr. Huang.
Fortunately for Wang Sheng, he has been giving lectures to the princes in Tianlu Pavilion for a long time. He is also regarded as a pillar of Huang Lao's theory. At the same time, there is nothing wrong with his personal character that can be framed. He is relatively familiar with Liu Chang.
When he was giving lectures to the princes in Tianlu Pavilion, he often used Liu Chang as a negative teaching material.
As for Huang Sheng, as a young man, he does not have the status of a prince, so naturally he is not as confident as him. Sitting in front of Liu Chang, he seemed a little uneasy and very scared. After all, he had just offended Liu Chang.
Afraid of retaliation.
Liu Chang looked at the two of them, but his eyes still fell on Wang Sheng.
"I thought that since Wang Sheng was teaching the prince in the palace, he must also know about enlightenment, and I thought that you would be responsible for this matter. I didn't expect that you are so opposed to enlightenment... It seems that we cannot let you
You people from Huang Lao School are here to take care of this matter."
Wang Sheng had originally thought of a lot of words to admonish Liu Chang, but when he heard Liu Chang's words, he suddenly fell silent.
A fierce ideological struggle started in my mind.
"Actually, Your Majesty, enlightenment is not impossible."
"The matter of selecting talents for the country has little to do with the administration of weak people..."
Liu Chang shook his head and asked: "Do you know why Huang Lao is in decline now?"
Wang Sheng glanced at Liu Chang and wanted to answer: It's because of you.
But he couldn't say that because he was old.
He said seriously: "This is probably due to the rise of Confucianism and Legalism."
"No, it's just because you have too few talents."
"Back then, Mr. Huang had so many talents. If nothing else, just Prime Minister Cao could rival everyone here today, right? But what about now? Liuhou ignores these things. Those of you who came to debate are some of them?
Who is their opponent? You two can barely argue, but you are not opponents yet."
"Huang Lao has insufficient talents. This is the reason why you are gradually losing power. The rise of Confucianism is due to the emergence of people like Shu Sun Tong, Fu Qiu Bo, Lu Jia, and Jia Yi... but you have neglected the cultivation of talents.
By persisting in the policy of weakening the people, how many people has Shusun Tong enlightened over the years, and how many future Shusun Tong and Fuqiu Bo will emerge from these people... In the long run, Huang Lao will continue to thoroughly
It’s gone.”
Wang Sheng was thoughtful, he stood up and worshiped: "If Your Majesty will not give up, I am willing to help Duke Lu and jointly be responsible for the enlightenment."
Only then did Liu Chang smile with satisfaction. He had previously had the idea of involving various factions, which was just right.
After comforting these two people, Liu Chang also saw them off.
At this time, Liu Chang finally breathed a sigh of relief and moved his body tiredly.
Today I'm a little tired from fighting with the soldiers, so I'd better go out for a walk.
Liu Chang did not drive. Following Zhang Meng, Liu Chang walked out of the palace.
Liu Chang's figure is too conspicuous, and it is easy to be discovered when traveling on foot like this. Fortunately, Zhang Meng opened the way in front of him in time, allowing the soldiers to block the civilians in front, giving Liu Chang a chance to take a walk, but
This kind of walk is not what Liu Chang wants. Liu Chang likes the excitement, but whenever he walks out, the whole street is empty, and not a single person is seen. Liu Chang only takes a few steps,
So they called a car in the name of disturbing the people.
Naturally, you can't take the emperor's car, which will only make it more conspicuous, so you can only find a prince's car. Fortunately, princes are not uncommon in Chang'an. Even if someone discovers his carriage, it will not disturb the people.
Liu Chang hid in the car, secretly watching the lively scene outside, but could not go down to join in the fun.
Once he appears, he will disrupt the lively and harmonious situation...
Liu Chang looked enviously at the young people who gathered at the door of the wine shop and boasted loudly. It wasn't until Lu Lu asked him where he was going next that Liu Chang came to his senses, "Please return the car first. This car is
Whose?"
"Belongs to Liu Zhang, King of Chengyang."
Liu Chang happened to come to Liu Zhang's mansion on the pretext of returning the car. Liu Zhang's mansion was relatively remote. When Liu Chang arrived, Liu Zhang was already waiting for him.
"Father Zhong!"
"Um."
"Big Father!!"
Liu Chang lowered his head, looked at the little Zhuzi in front of him, and picked him up with a smile. This Zhuzi was called Xi. He had the same name as Liu Chang's uncle. He was Liu Zhang's eldest son and Liu Chang's grandson... Every time I see him
When it comes to this Zhuzi, Liu Chang will feel very uncomfortable. After all, it sounds very strange to have a big father, but there is no way, who can let Elder Liu rank higher.
This little guy is also very well-behaved, and he doesn't have much contact with those wise men on weekdays.
Liu Chang kindly reminded: "Don't stay alone in the house, go to your father-in-law more and ask for some benefits from them, you know!"
Just when Liu Chang was about to have dinner at Liu Zhang's house, someone came to the door.
The person who came was none other than Zhao Mei. Zhao Mei invited Liu Chang to his house, saying that his eldest father was hosting a banquet to entertain him.
Liu Chang did not refuse, and it seemed that Zhao Tuo wanted to stay in Chang'an and not leave.
When he took the Zhao family's car and arrived at the mansion where Zhao Tuo currently lives, the person who came out to greet him was Zhao Shi.
During these days, because of Zhao Tuo's presence, Zhao Shi rarely showed up and was always serving his father.
"Okay, sir, I heard about what you did today! It's a pity that I'm not here. If I were here, we could debate with them together!"
"These people are actually debating classics in front of you. They are simply imitating Xi Shi!"
Zhao Mei frowned and decided to shut up.
Zhao Shi pulled Liu Chang inside and walked to the southwest corner of the courtyard. Zhao Shi couldn't help but laugh, folding his hands and looking unconfident, "You look good...Look, I also raise children here."
I bought some sheep, and they were all taken from the Tang Dynasty... I asked about it, and the sheep of Jiancheng Hou's family were bought from there... I raised a lot of them, if you want to eat them, you can take them as you like...
.If I finish eating, I will go get some more..."
"I know you've been busy lately. If you feel bored, just come to my place... I'll keep it all for you..."
"I don't know if it tastes good...I don't know if I bought the right thing..."
There was a hint of uneasiness in Zhao Shi's smile.
"Hahaha, I think I bought the right one. Come on, let's eat one first!"
Liu Chang smiled and hugged his uncle's shoulders, pointing to a sheep in the sheepfold.