If it is a normal integration, there will be as few as one or two generations, as many as four or five generations, and there will be various accidents in the middle. Now Zhao Kuo has established the belief in everyone's hearts that they are descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties. When the generation who are still children grow up
, Zhao State will naturally become a true whole.
Everyone is proud of the descendants of Yan and Huang. Every year, the four solar terms change from worshiping the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor under the leadership of the government to worshiping independently. At the same time, this custom will sweep the world with Zhao as the center.
When other countries did not really regulate festivals, Zhao Guo took the lead in making changes, taking the greatest risks and reaping the greatest benefits.
"I always feel that doing this has the intention of fooling the people." Kong Bin said with a frown. Although Confucianism also respects sages, it is the saints at the cultural level who are respected.
Moreover, he does not think that Huangdi and Yandi are the ancestors of all people, but it is possible that they are descendants of Huangdi and Yandi's tribe.
"Fooling the people? Didn't the Confucian king Fa Xian fool the people? No, you not only fooled the people, you also fooled the monarch." Zhao Kuo snorted coldly.
Remembering and worshiping ancestors has been a tradition in China for thousands of years, and it is also a civilization that has continued since the barbaric period. However, raising ancestors to an unsurpassable height is the biggest pitfall that Confucianism has left for future generations in order to compete for the right to speak.
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When future generations cannot surpass their ancestors no matter what they do, what hope does this nation have?
Open your mouth and keep silent to imitate Yao and Shun, but do not violate the way of the previous kings. The kings of future generations should imitate the saints.
Have you ever seen a saint? No.
The so-called way of saints is not said by saints, but by Confucians. What they agree with is the way of saints, and what they disagree with is not the way of saints. As for what the standards are, they naturally set them.
In short, if you listen to me, you are a sage king; if you don't listen to me, you are a tyrant and a coward.
Those who play with strength cannot compare with those who play with wisdom, and those who play with wisdom cannot compare with those who play with rules.
Confucianism has been rushing to formulate rules from the beginning. Therefore, in the past two thousand years, many dynasties have risen and fallen, many aristocratic families have fallen, and many schools of thought have disappeared. Only Confucianism has remained standing.
If you want the country to be stable, you must act under the rules set by Confucianism, and even the emperor is no exception.
Even if a foreign enemy invades and the family's family is changed, they will kneel before the new master, offer the beautiful ladies in splendid palace clothes and delicious food, and pay their respects respectfully, and they will still be ministers for generations to come.
Then he stood up, looked down at the people of the world, waved his hands, and said with glory: 'Our splendid civilization has conquered the invaders again.'
In the pre-Qin period, no monarch was a fool, so no country believed in Confucius and Mencius. They were invited here respectfully and sent away respectfully. As for governing the country with Confucianism, don’t be ridiculous. No one dares to play like this.
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At that time, Duke Wen of Teng was facing the danger of subjugating his country and asked Mencius for advice. Mencius first said, "Keep it with the people, and if you die, the people will not be able to leave." He also said, "If you succeed, what will happen to Heaven and how can you be like that? Strength is only good."
” In the end, he gave Duke Wen the choice of two strategies: King Zhou Taiwang should go to his old place or die in service but not go.
On the most realistic and urgent issue of survival, he ignored everything else and did not give an answer that could change the fate of Teng country.
It didn't take long for the Teng Kingdom to be destroyed.
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the real rule-maker. The Confucians licked their faces and modified some ideas in accordance with the wishes of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and then they got the opportunity to depose hundreds of schools of thought to only focus on Confucianism.
Even so, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only used Confucianism to wrap up a layer of benevolence and propriety, while the inner layer was still the same as Legalism.
But the emperors after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not have the ability of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. When the fake was true, the truth was also false. When Confucianism held high the banner of the ancestors, in this era of governing the world with filial piety, even the emperor had to lower his noble head.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to use Confucianism to create the Han Dynasty, but in the end the Confucians used the Han Dynasty to create Confucianism.
From then on, Confucianism was strong and the dynasty was flowing.
Xunzi proposed King Fahou based on King Faxian, but he did not completely deny King Faxian, but Han Fei went further in this regard.
He denounced the views of the ancient kings of France as "the learning of foolish witches and the behavior of miscellaneous rebels", "However, those who have beautiful Yao, Shun, Tang, Wu and Yu in today's world will surely be laughed at by the new sages." The proposition should be "
If you don’t seek to cultivate the ancients, you will always be able to break the law. If you discuss the affairs of the world, you will be prepared.”
In layman's terms, don't talk about useless things. I have never seen what it was like in ancient times, and neither have you. I just want to look at the present.
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Although Zhao Kuo respects Yan and Huang, he will never elevate the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor to an unsurpassable level. I recognize your merits and your contribution to China. As a descendant, I will sacrifice you, remember you, and make you
The incense burns endlessly and brings blessings to thousands of generations.
However, I wouldn't consider you insurmountable.
To put it bluntly, ancestors are used to transcend.
If you can't surpass your ancestors, how can you make progress? It's just resting on the merits of your ancestors, sucking in the blessings left by your ancestors, and waiting to die.
In fact, Zhao Kuo has been suppressing Confucianism in a subtle way. Confucianism is the prominent school in the world. Except for Legalism, even Mohism is somewhat inferior to it.
Moreover, Confucianism has always been in a state of prosperity. Great Confucians are emerging one after another, and there are more and more students. However, in the Mohist school, there is no one who can take advantage of it.
Even Mo Feng has a big gap with the great Confucians in debating scriptures.
However, in Handan College, Confucian students are not the most numerous, and they are not even among the top five. The most numerous are medical scholars, Mohists, military strategists, legalists, and industrialists, and Confucianists can only be ranked sixth.
In the court, there were only four people who governed Confucianism: Yu Xin, Xunzi, Kong Bin, and Kong Chuan. Among them, Yu Xin and Xunzi were not welcomed by Confucianists.
However, all schools of thought have their own advantages and disadvantages. No one is perfect, and there is no such thing as perfection. Confucianism has its own meaning and value. Zhao Kuo only suppressed it slightly, but did not really suppress it.
Kong Bin was silent for a while after hearing this. He didn't know if Confucius had the intention of fooling the monarch and the people when he proposed "Fa Xianwang", but he knew that once someone governed the country with Confucianism, he would eventually become what Zhao Kuo said
That way.
Human nature cannot stand the test, and the humanity of a group of people cannot stand the test even more.
"In a sense, Emperor Huang and Emperor Yan are indeed our ancestors. Although we have more than one ancestor, if we have to choose two people for everyone to worship, they are undoubtedly the most suitable."
Han Fei had no qualms about offering sacrifices to the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor, because the Yellow Emperor was originally the ancestor of the Ji surname and the Han family of the Ji surname. Jiang Ziya, a descendant of the Yan Emperor, helped the Zhou Dynasty establish the country, so it was natural for him to be sacrificed.
As for the causal disputes and conflicts of interest, everyone has their own opinions. Why bother with so many things? Zhao Kuo doesn't care. Will he care?
And once this kind of thing is brought up, there will never be a real answer, it will just be endless.
Now this answer is the most appropriate. Even he, who knows that it is Zhao Kuo's plan, has more recognition of Zhao Guo, not to mention other people.