Chapter 1000: Legalists must also adapt to the times
Song Zihou Xu Jiu walked briskly to Chao Cuo, cupped his hands, and bowed: "Song Zihou has met Ming Gong!"
Chao Cuo turned around and looked at Xu Jiu.
To be honest, three years ago, Chao Cuo didn't even know that there was such a prince as Song Zihou in the Han Empire.
The old Xu family did not have any prominent figures in their ancestors.
The founder Huihou Xu Zhi was following Mohou Cheng Hei.
And Cheng Hei was not a great person. His greatest achievement was to defend Aocang and beat Zang Tu.
But what is that?
When Emperor Gaozu first made the title of meritorious official, Cheng Hei's ranking was still behind Lu Matong and other slaves who betrayed their master.
There are only a thousand households in Mohou's food town.
As for Mo Hou's younger brother, Song Zihui Hou Xu Zhi almost fell into the circle of Guannei Hou.
Thanks to the critical moment, Teng Gong Ying Yinyi Hou Guanying said good things to Xu Zhi, so he reluctantly was included in the second batch of beneficiary lists.
On Ding Mao in the 12th month of the 8th year of the Han Dynasty, Xu Zhi was granted the title of Song Zihou in Weiyang Palace.
There are 540 households in the city.
It's a little bit comparable to Kannai Hou Gao.
In fact, the number of households in certain Guannei marquis' towns exceeds his.
For decades, the old Xu family has been an invisible member of the Han family.
When the princes and ministers allied themselves to kill Zhu Lu, Xu Buyi, the second generation prince of the Song Dynasty, was still playing in the mud in the feudal kingdom of Julu!
When Taizong ascended the throne, he was told: The new emperor has ascended the throne. Go to Chang'an to pay his respects to the new emperor!
As for the contemporary Song Zihou Xu Jiu?
It can be seen from his name that his father's education level is really limited.
So much so that dignified princes, like common people, were named after numbers.
"Maybe he was born on the ninth day of the lunar month or in September?" Many people teased Xu Jiu like this.
However, there is no doubt that in the past three years, Xu Jiu's status in the Han Dynasty princes group has skyrocketed like a rocket.
Three years ago, the emperor allowed Song Zihou to join the court and participate in politics.
From then on, Xu Jiu's name went all the way from the bottom of the ranks to the top group.
There are even some good people in Chang'an City who compare his name with Liu She, the Taoist Marquis, Chen Jia, the Fuyang Marquis, and Fanshi, the Wuyang Marquis, and call him the four biggest flatterers today!
And Xu Jiu was not only favored in front of the emperor, but his popularity in the army was also surprisingly good.
In the northern and southern armies, the Yulin Guard and the Huben Guard, his presence may not be strong.
But for the Ba Shang Army and the Jimen Army, and even for the Feihu Army and the Juzhu Army, Song Zihou Xu Jiu was the father-in-law!
I don’t know how many old bachelors in the Han army were in trouble, but because of the appearance of Xu Jiu, life-long events were solved!
Therefore, Chao Cuo did not look down upon this rumored 'minister of fortune', the 'minister of high media' who was ridiculed by scholar-bureaucrats and nobles.
"Your Majesty came here suddenly, what's the important matter?" Chao Cuo asked in return.
"As ordered by His Majesty, I am here to bring a note and a sentence to the Imperial Censor!" Xu Jiu chuckled, then stood up straight and looked at Chao Cuo seriously: "Censor, Imperial Censor, I have received the emperor's oral instructions!"
Chao Cuo quickly knelt down, bowed three times, kowtowed and said, "I respectfully listen to the holy edict!"
"Chao Cuo, the imperial censor, I issued an edict to the world last year: Although Zhou is an old country, its destiny is to be renewed. Today, I use the most profound principles in poetry and writing to present to you: Although Shen and Han are old, their destiny is to be renewed!" Xu Xu
After Jiu solemnly read out this oral instruction, he handed a note to Chao Cuo: "This is written by the Emperor himself, please see it before the Ming Dynasty!"
Chao Cuo took it respectfully and opened it to take a look.
There was a flash of brilliance in his eyes.
"But the people under Tianyin live in harmony with each other. I don't know what Yi Lun You said! I can only listen to it!" Chao Cuo thought about it three times, and then said to Xu Jiu: "You come from afar to work hard, why not,
Have a drink with someone?"
Xu Jiu smiled and waved his hands, saying: "I don't dare to have Mr. Lao Ming. I still bear the emperor's orders, so I won't accompany you!"
"The emperor's intention, Ming Gong, carefully consider it..."
After saying that, Xu Jiu said goodbye.
Chao Cuo quickly asked his retainers to see him off.
After sending Xu Jiu away, Chao Cuo held the blank piece of paper and thought about the message Xu Jiu brought.
"Although Zhou was an old state, his destiny was restored!" Chao Cuo clicked his fingers. This sentence was certainly familiar to him.
This is the second sentence of the famous Daya and King Wen's poem in the Book of Songs.
When the emperor came to the throne, he picked it up and made it a core of his policies and theories.
This is also good for Legalists.
It is even more beneficial to Confucianism and Mohism.
It is no exaggeration to say that without this, Confucianism, Legalism, and Mohism would be unlikely to be where they are today.
The Huang Lao faction may continue to dominate the discourse.
Therefore, this sentence has been interpreted by various schools of thought.
Among them, the arguments interpreted and elaborated by Hu Wusheng are now widely accepted by various schools of thought.
Hu Wusheng added another sentence after this sentence.
Together they are: the old country is one year old, and its destiny is renewed. It will never end, and it will be new from the past!
However, as a royal censor, Chao Cuo had heard that the emperor seemed to have commented on Hu Wusheng's statement in private at one time to his closest ministers.
If Chao Cuo remembers correctly, the emperor said this at that time: Huzi is a truly wise man, but it is a pity that he is too conservative and not as good as Dong Zi!
So, how did Dong Zhongshu interpret it?
Although the Zhou Dynasty was an old state, its destiny was renewed; although the Han Dynasty was an ancient country, its ambition was to open up the world!
Open the sky!
Chao Cuo pondered this word.
Look at the writing on your hand again.
"But the people of Tianyin are living in harmony with each other. I don't know what Yi Lun Youxu is! I can only listen to it!" Chao Cuo smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, you think I am nosy!"
He raised his head, looked at the notes on the wall, and then looked at the collected evidence on the desk.
Then, he shook his head.
When the emperor feels that the ministers are too busy, no matter how hard the ministers try, it will be useless!
Even the harder you try, the more counterproductive it becomes!
only……
"Although Shen Han is old, his destiny is new!" Chao Cuo suddenly caught something.
Then, he walked to the wall and looked at the notes.
"Our Legalists emphasize the teaching of using the earth's energy to enrich the country and strengthen the army. Since Li Kui, our purpose has been to assist the king and dominate the world from generation to generation!" Chao Cuo muttered to himself for a moment, and then he suddenly realized that if he gave up,
Overcome stereotypes and give up the fear that whaling will cause people to no longer engage in farming.
Look at the problem from another angle.
Then everything seemed to be different all of a sudden.
"The whaling industry is different from other industrial and commercial industries!" Chao Cuo looked at some notes on the wall, which recorded the number of whale meat that Chen Jiao provided to North Korea, Anton and South Korea in the past two years.
Almost every month on average, Chen Jiao sells a whale to the people of North Korea and Andong at a cheap price.
This allowed many people to have enough meat.
More importantly, Chen Jiao used a large amount of by-products such as oil residue after refining oil as meals for the workers.
This shows what?
It shows that if you put aside your prejudices, Chen Jiao's actions and actions can be regarded as "the teaching of doing your best" in a sense.
Many of the oils he extracted were used in the military.
The sinews of the whales he hunted could be used as raw materials for bows and arrows and leather armor.
The remaining whale bones can be used as fertilizer after being ground into bone meal.
Thinking of this, Chao Cuo took down the notes on the wall and carefully sorted them out.
"The emperor is right!" Chao Cuo sighed softly: "We, the Legalists, cannot stick to old rules and should keep pace with the times!"
"When Lord Shang entered Qin, he first went to Qin's hometown pavilion to drink with his elders and look at the scenery of the Three Qin Dynasties, and then he began to develop strategies for farming and war!"
"Can today's Legalists rest on the merits of their forefathers, not think about making progress, and stick to the old?"
"Legalism, Legalism, Legalism, which does not change the law, is it still called Legalism?"
"This reform not only changes the laws of the world, but also changes all the old rules and systems. They must adapt to the changes of the times!"
Thinking of this, Chao Cuo ordered: "Come here, pass the order and set off back to Beijing tomorrow!"
"No!" The bureaucrats immediately took the order.
Chao Cuo walked out of the door and looked at the mountains and rivers of North Korea.
"Wu Bei!" Chao Cuo said softly: "I will come back again, bringing me and the brand new Legalist system!"
Today's events made Chao Cuo deeply aware of a crucial issue.
In today's world, Confucianism is changing, Mohism is progressing, and even the dying Huang-Lao sect has young people speaking loudly, striving to save the nation and continue its hegemony.
Even the Zajia family, which has disappeared for a hundred years, is trying to take a new step in this corner of Dongyi.
But the Legalists still stayed where they were, immersed in the glory of Shen Han and the light of Li Kui.
How can this be done?
Twenty or thirty years from now, won’t everyone be able to piss on the head of Legalism?
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After Xu Jiu left the North Korean palace, he took a carriage and came to a mountainous area in the north of Pyongyang City.
Then he got off the carriage.
At the foot of the mountain, old friends whom he had not seen for many years were looking at him with smiles.
"Your Majesty!" Wu Ban was the first to come forward and bowed: "Fortunately, we have lived up to our destiny and have now taken root in this land of Dongyi in Korea. Today, we have thousands of disciples under our sects, and our families are mixed. The revival is just around the corner!”
Xu Jiu was overjoyed after hearing this. He bowed his head deeply to these people and said, "I am the master of yourselves. I would like to thank you all!"
I think back then, Wu and others drove out of Chang'an in a light car.
Only five or six people and two cars.
The Zajia family at that time could be said to be in danger.
Even if you are not careful, the inheritance may be cut off, disappear in the long river of history, and be buried by time.
From then on, Lu Zi’s studies will always be the last song!
Xu Jiu looked at Wu and others, and then at the academy in front of him called 'Pyongyang Academy'.
Listen to the readings of countless students.
"Etiquette is born from wealth!" Xu Jiu straightened his back and looked at Wu Bei and others.
"Theft starts from poverty!" Wu Bei and others answered.
"We are determined to enrich the people!" Everyone clapped their chests, swore loudly, and clasped their big hands together: "The wise and the foolish are in the heart, not the noble or the lowly, the trust and deception are in the nature, not the intimacy!"
After nearly ninety years, the glory of Zajia is blooming again! (~^~)
