Chapter 294: Losing the moment but benefiting the future! Please subscribe)
Hear the words.
Kong Yu was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to remember something, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
He hesitated and said: "Hasn't that matter been vetoed by the First Emperor? And if this topic is brought out, I, the Confucian family, will be lost to everyone."
Zixiang's eyes were slightly closed.
He said coldly:
"As of now, this is the only way it can be."
"In addition to this, there is another idea, which is to let the First Emperor establish a crown prince. However, the eldest son is far away in Sishui County and has no sign of coming back for a while. If we go up to the throne, we are afraid that we will just disappear without any reply."
"And now that the time has passed, it would be easy to arouse suspicion if you rush forward."
"That's when you'll really get into trouble."
Kong Yu said worriedly:
"I don't think this is appropriate."
"Back then, the old Prime Minister Wang Wan was still in power and did not persuade the First Emperor. Now that we are in decline, it may be even harder to persuade the First Emperor. Moreover, the First Emperor is a man of firm will. Once he makes up his mind, the outside world will not be able to persuade him.
It is impossible to change even if it is moved.”
"This is really setting people on fire!"
"no!"
Kong Yu refused directly.
He already knew what Zi Xiang was up to.
But it is precisely because they know that they know the seriousness of the matter. The Confucians do not want to attract attention now. If they bring up this old matter again, they will probably bring disaster to the Confucians.
Zixiang looked calm.
Dandan said:
"Brother, there is no need to object in a hurry."
"Since I dare to raise it, I naturally have my reasons."
"Two of the great Taoists in the world."
"They are domineering and kingly respectively."
"There are also two ways to govern the world, namely the vassal system and the prefecture and county system."
"When the Qin Dynasty was first established, it refreshed its rules and regulations, created court rituals, and called together learned men like us to discuss the fundamentals of governance."
"What is the basis for governing the world?"
"Gure style!"
"In those days, we and other doctors did strongly recommend the vassal system, but it was actually the old Prime Minister Wang Wan who took the lead at that time. Although the old Prime Minister Wang Wan also strongly recommended the vassal system, his ideas fell on "Lu Shi Chun Qiu".
The old prime minister believed that to plan for the country and govern it, one must have a foundation, and the foundation for Qin's governance is found in "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals."
"Although the old prime minister has good relations with my Confucianism, he has never been biased towards my Confucianism."
"However, the old prime minister had a close relationship with Lu Buwei in the past. When Lu Buwei was liquidated, Wang Wan survived. However, the First Emperor's dissatisfaction with Lu Buwei was never concealed, so the old prime minister proposed to use "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" as his
Fundamentally, it is actually destined to fail.”
"It's just right to mention it again now."
"At present, the local area is in chaos, the war in the northern Xinjiang has not stopped, the Baiyue in the southern Xinjiang often cross the border to attack and kill, the nobles of the six countries are secretly hiding, and the land annexation is getting more and more intense. All of this can be attributed to the governance style!"
"The feudal princes are the righteous way of the holy king. The more feudalism there is, the more peaceful the world will be."
"This is the truth of the world since ancient times!"
Hear the words.
Kong Yu's heart moved slightly.
But he still shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I still feel that something is wrong. The scale of the court's governance at that time was unprecedented. All the courtiers who founded the country were included, including Wang Wan, Li Si, Dun Ruo, Wei Liao, Wang Jian, Meng
Wu and others all expressed their opinions, and finally decided to implement the system of prefectures and counties."
"The First Emperor even issued an edict because of this."
"If you provoke another dispute, you are disobeying the order!"
"If the Legalists seize the opportunity, they may make loud accusations in the court, and may even directly add insult to injury. By then, won't our Confucianism be in decline even more?"
"How can this be done?"
Zixiang sneered:
"Brother, you think too highly of Confucianism."
"My Confucianism is becoming increasingly declining. If the private school cannot continue to develop, Confucianism will be swallowed up by Legalism sooner or later. One day sooner or one day later, both are waiting for death. What's the difference?"
"When did the court ever take Confucianism seriously?"
"Not before."
"Not now."
"I'm afraid there won't be any in the future."
"Have I, a Confucian, received little rebuke in the court? Even if I was ridiculed and ridiculed by everyone in the court, what does it matter? But as soon as this topic is raised, the First Emperor will definitely hold a major meeting, and the courtiers will have to worry about it.
It’s on the ‘governing style’.”
"Huaji is no exception!"
"Now my Confucian hope is no longer in the court."
"But in the wilderness!"
"A man can bend and stretch, so what does it matter if he suffers a little grievance in the court? I would rather be humiliated in the court than the demise of the orthodoxy, because this can delay us for enough time. What we Confucians lack now is time."
"It was intentional to provoke this incident!"
"My purpose as a Confucian is to arouse public criticism, and to make the courtiers share the same hatred with us. Only in this way can we delay the matter of Hua Ji without being noticed by others, and even these people will not be aware of our true thoughts at all."
"They will only think that we are jumping over the wall and trying to please the public. They will only think that we have seen the decline of Confucianism and want to take this opportunity to return to the world's attention, so as to prevent Confucianism from slowly dying like a frog being boiled in warm water."
"The vassal system is impossible to implement!"
"I have known it since the end of the great debate at the beginning of the founding of the country."
"But it doesn't affect us."
"We are just using this topic to draw the world's attention to us, thereby ignoring the private schools that are in full swing in the local area, damaging our modest face, and benefiting the long-term vigorous development of Confucianism. Why not?"
Kong Yu fell silent for a moment.
He considered the pros and cons carefully in his mind.
I pondered for a long time.
He also had to admit that Zixiang was really bold, but it was indeed a good idea. This move was to focus the outside world's attention on them, so as to achieve the goal of substituting the situation with others. Moreover, this move directly concealed their true purpose.
As for whether it will arouse suspicion from the outside world.
only......
They will undoubtedly become the losers.
Kong Yu said in a deep voice:
"This is indeed a good idea."
"It's just that two doctors have already been involved in the previous prophecy. If the prophecy is used again, other Confucian scholars may not be willing to do it. Without the help of external forces, it may be difficult to achieve their goals. Moreover, this matter cannot be approached by the nobles of the Six Nations.
Help."
"How should this be implemented?"
There was a cold look in Zixiang's eyes.
Dandan said:
"I've already thought about it."
"We won't use external forces this time. If we use external forces, the imperial court will easily find out the problem, which will make people suspicious. But this year's New Year has just arrived, and the middle of the first month is the birthday of the First Emperor. By then, the court will
The lieutenant general gave a banquet to all the ministers."
"We took advantage of the courtiers' compliments and directly attacked them with words."
"The First Emperor has always had disputes over the years, so he just talked about it and discussed it."
"As long as this topic is raised, the courtiers will definitely refute it, and then our goal will be achieved."
"During this period, we will definitely be criticized by the court officials."
"And Li Si, Zhang Cang and others of the Legalists will not miss this opportunity. They will definitely accuse us at this time, and even ask the First Emperor to convict us. All of this is actually foreseeable
of."
"The scene must be very embarrassing."
"Even embarrassed."
"In my opinion, it's just some quick talk, and it can't really hurt us. We just need to endure it. As long as the matter is successfully provoked, we have achieved our goal. After enduring this period of time, I
As Confucianism gains momentum, we should pay them back tenfold."
"If you want to achieve great things, you must first endure what ordinary people cannot endure."
"And since we have foreseen it, we should be mentally prepared in advance. Even if they say bad words again, what can they do to us?"
Kong Yu’s eyes moved slightly.
He was already a little excited.
Just receiving some bad words is really nothing compared to the final success.
Zixiang looked at Kong Kun and said nothing.
He believed that his brother would understand the truth.
A temporary loss will benefit the future.
As long as the plan is successful, their actions alone will be enough to leave their name in history, and let future generations call them scholars.
Thought for a long time.
Kong Yu finally nodded.
He said:
"Now that Brother Xiang has thought of a solution, let's do what you said."
"Although I, Kong Yu, am not talented, I can still sacrifice my life for the sake of my Confucian foundation, and it is just some evil words. What does this mean?"
Zixiang quickly cupped his hands and said, "Brother is wise."
Kong Kun sighed: "When it comes to wisdom, I am not even half as good as you. If I were to face this situation by myself, I might not be able to come up with any countermeasures. If Confucianism can prosper in the future, it will be yours alone."
Zixiang smiled bitterly and said:
"Brother, you are really overrated."
"You and I, brothers, are supposed to support each other, so why do you say this?"
"It's just that after this move, my Confucian family may have completely broken with the court, but the court has long been unable to tolerate my Confucian family. Even if the breakup does happen, it will have little impact on my Confucian family. In the future, we don't have to worry too much about the court.
Done."
"However, this move may also cause dissatisfaction among the eldest son."
"But the eldest son is really not a wise master. If the eldest son could listen to my suggestions, why would we, the Confucian family, make such a move?"
Kong Yu sighed softly and said:
"Yes, in the past, I, the Confucian family, was obsessed with the eldest son. This move caused a rift with the eldest son. And as Brother Xiang said before, even if the eldest son is close to me, the Confucian family can only protect my Confucian family.
It is destined to be an extravagant hope to realize the great prosperity of Confucianism. We, the Confucians, are doing this to protect ourselves."
“It’s better to ask for yourself than to ask for help from others!”
Zixiang nodded and said: "Brother can understand the truth clearly. Zixiang is very happy. However, this matter needs to be arranged carefully. Just in case, brother should not tell other people about this matter until the banquet comes.
I’ll tell you everything later.”
"I know this." Kong Yu nodded, and then said, "You can't take it lightly. Hua Ji used to stay away from the court. We don't know what his character is. What if he really bites us like crazy?
, we still have to make plans in advance, at least we can’t get caught up in it.”
Zixiang cupped his hands and said: "Brother, don't worry, I will continue to send people to inquire about the news. I will not let Hua Ji ruin my Confucian affairs. If it really doesn't work, then I can only survive by cutting off my tail and give up all private studies, but if I don't
I don’t want to do it as a last resort.”
"Private education is my only way out for Confucianism!"