The first thousand two hundred and twenty-ninth chapters: The problem of Confucian scholars
Of course, Tian Sheng was not without any questions.
However, those are all problems of people from within the Huang-Lao School.
And these questions don't feel like making things difficult at all, but rather a bit like protecting someone.
The unity of the Huang-Lao School is amazing!
You know, what Tian Sheng wants to do is to replace the Yin-Song school of thought with Shendao thought and become the mainstream of the Huang-Lao school!
This is the equivalent of someone saying just yesterday: Long live Larry Killer!
But today, he suddenly shouted: Great Meixing, King Trump!
This position is simply turned 180 degrees!
But the giants of the Huang-Lao school were just like this, gritting their teeth and letting Tian Sheng come to power.
However, within Confucianism, this is not the case.
In the past three hundred years, after the death of Confucius, the Confucian sect has never been united.
After Confucius, Zi Gong was the successor of Confucius and led Zeng Zi and others to compile the Analects of Confucius.
However, Zixia, because of his different opinions, left the Three Jin Dynasties and came to Wei State, where he started a new school.
In the Warring States Period, eight Confucian scholars coexisted. Each said that the other was a heretic and that he was the true successor of Confucius.
The intensity of the fight was so intense that both Han Feizi and Zhuangzi were dumbfounded.
As for now...
Gongyang and Guliang are opposites.
Xunzi and the Simeng school are even more opposites.
The Korean School of Poetry and the Chu School of Poetry called each other pseudo-poetry.
And these factions, while opposing their opponents, also have a lot of quarrels with other schools of thought!
Therefore, in the past history, Gongyang and Lu Ru jointly promoted the end of hundreds of schools of thought that only focused on Confucianism.
Simeng, Xunzi, Han Shi, Gu Liang, Zuo Zhuan and other factions were all driven out of the court and officialdom.
They would rather cooperate with the Legalists and share the same dynasty with the Huang-Lao sect and alchemists and sorcerers than accept those who share their respect for Confucius.
Now, although Lu Ru is in decline, Gongyang School is recognized as the number one school in the world.
Just one person is enough to overwhelm the world. The Xiaoaozi and all other schools combined may not have as many as 70% of the Gongyang sect!
There is strength in numbers!
For example, when Lu and Confucianism were at their peak, they dominated the Qilu academic world.
Exclude and suppress all non-Russian scholars.
Even Huang Lao School can only stay at home, shivering, and dare not go out.
As for legalists, miscellaneous schools, vertical and horizontal sects, and even Confucian scholars from other schools, as long as they dare to appear in the Qilu market openly and openly.
Then you will definitely be subject to pressure and attack from all aspects and even ****!
Back then, Master Fuyan was forced to leave Qilu and go to Yanzhao.
There are many, many more examples like Zhufu Yan.
Although Gongyang is not as domineering as Lu Ru.
But it doesn't go that far.
In the stronghold of Gongyang School and those areas where Gongyang School is dominant.
People from the Huang-Lao School and Legalists may not have any feelings yet.
However, people from the Han Shi School, the Guliang School, the Simeng School, the Chongmin School, and the Xunzi School will definitely tell you with tears in their eyes how difficult their lives were there.
The Rams' domineering nature inevitably triggered a backlash.
This allowed Han Ying to form a powerful alliance.
Now, in this Shiqu Pavilion, the two sides have even opened up their postures and started fighting with real swords and guns.
Simeng, Chongmin, and Xunzi were at each other's throats, each trying to expose the other's shortcomings and find fault with others.
When Gongyang came to power, all the other factions except Simeng and Chu Shi factions gathered together to attack him.
In the local area, there are many people in the ram.
But in Shiqu Pavilion, Gongyang was in the minority.
Dong Zhongshu and Hu Wusheng were both unable to resist for a while.
This chaotic situation made Liu Che, the princes and princes frown a little.
Some people even whispered quietly: "Aren't these Confucian sects always advocating 'docility' and 'benevolence, righteousness, and morality'? Why can't they even tolerate fellow sects who are descendants of Confucius?"
This is indeed a fatal problem.
It also made the Confucian sects who were fighting fiercely suddenly stop their hands after hearing similar words.
Because they found that they seemed to have done something wrong?
How can conflicts within Confucianism be made public to others?
Doesn’t this clearly tell the people of the world, especially the nobles, ministers and members of the royal family present today: what we talk about about moderation, morality, benevolence, justice and love for others are just deception? In fact, there is no difference between us and Lu Ru in essence.
?We talk about loving others, being benevolent and righteous, and being moderate. In fact, we just want others to love us, and others to be moderate and benevolent to us?
This is so embarrassing!
Except for Xunzi's school, the giants and leaders of other schools all looked resentful.
On the other hand, Xunzi's school of thought still had unfinished expressions on their faces.
Fighting, talking nonsense, Xunzi's supporters are really not afraid of people.
For Xunzi and his disciples, the truth should become clearer with more debate.
"Next time, let's have a good discussion about 'Tao' and 'Li' with you, Mencius's disciples and grandsons!" Several giants of Xunzi's school said this.
This melee had a serious impact on the entire Han Dynasty, including the ministers, princes, princes, kings and the royal family.
For example, Liu Che's two dear younger brothers, King Liu Yan of Jiangdu and King Liu Fei of Meng, both looked confused.
Today, it was really an eye-opener for them!
But Liu Che knew that this was the real Confucianism!
They have been like this since ancient times.
For Confucian students, principles and theories, these imaginary things, are the most important, fatal and critical issues.
Therefore, throughout the dynasties, Confucian scholars and Qingliu shouted: "It takes three hundred years to support scholars, and the Day of Death for Righteousness is today." Then they rushed to the emperor collectively: "Emperor, my son, if you don't explain this matter to us clearly, we will be killed."
it's here!
But in fact, what they want to solve is just the issue of the emperor wanting to give his father a title, or the emperor wanting one of his sons to be the prince.
As for the major issues that really concern the rise and fall of the country and the nation.
But they had a great time playing football.
What? Famine in the south of the Yangtze River? It must be because the emperor has no virtue! Hurry up and issue an edict to punish yourself!
What? Shaanxi civil uprising? The emperor must have done something wrong! Hurry up and issue an edict to punish yourself!
What? The treasury is out of money. Your Majesty wants to increase taxes? And you also need to collect industrial and commercial taxes and mining taxes? You fool! There is a quota for money in the world! How can you increase taxes? How can you compete with the people for profits?
oh……
It’s just an additional land tax...
This is okay...
Of course, there are not no sober people within Confucianism who can see these problems and want to do something.
However, both Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng failed.
The reason for their failure was that although they had their own problems, those Confucian scholars who did not want to do things themselves and prevented others from doing things were definitely an important part of the reason for their failure!
Therefore, Liu Che always believed that the problem in China was Confucian scholars, farmers and the army.
If these three groups get better, China will definitely get better!
On the contrary, there will inevitably be internal and external troubles, and constant storms.
