The first thousand three hundred and ninety-one chapters are ambitious
"Prime Minister, don't be angry..." Liu Che smiled and comforted Zhou Yafu.
In fact, speaking of it, these nobles and the sons of scholar-bureaucrats were instigated by Liu Che himself - through the embroidered guards and some hints.
The purpose is to add fuel and jealousy to the fear that the world will not be in chaos.
Only when there is chaos can we coerce Confucianism and Legalism to sit down together and listen to the ruling of the emperor.
Otherwise, due to the urinary nature of Confucianism and Legalism, this ghost knows when it will end.
At least, if the Zhi Gong case is not fought for 20 to 30 years, there will probably be no results.
As for the Sanbei case...
The matter involves Confucius. Do you think Confucianism will admit that Confucius had flaws? He was not a perfect man?
hehe……
Therefore, if the case is resolved directly, Confucianism still has the possibility of compromise.
But in the Sanbei case, the Confucians will definitely fight until the last moment!
Who knows what will happen in this process!
It is even very likely that the war will eventually spread from academia to reality, to the courts and the people, and evolve into party strife, which would not be fun.
Liu Che has always been very wary of party strife, or confusion and mutual attacks in the ideological and academic circles.
Because if something like this is not controlled accidentally, it will cause a huge disaster!
In Chinese history, disputes between academic and ideological circles will definitely affect reality.
Because China is a nation and country that exists as a link between culture, ideas, and systems.
Just like the West exists based on religious beliefs.
In the West, over religious issues, such as whether to actively convert to God or to be passively converted by God, they can fight a thirty-year war and kill half of their men.
In China, in order to safeguard their beliefs and ideas, people are not afraid of life and death, honor and disgrace!
Confucianism has its own way, and a gentleman will inevitably win the title after death. Legalism has Wu Qi, who knows that there are tigers in the mountains and prefers to go to the tiger mountain. Mohism is more for the sake of morality and can continue to fight without hesitation. Even Huang Lao is not afraid of sacrifice in order to defend the way.
If Confucianism and Legalism were really caught in the quagmire of a dispute between ideals and orthodoxy, they would probably not give up until a bloody battle broke out.
Moreover, once the dispute enters the officialdom from academia, a major confrontation between Confucian and Legalist officials will inevitably occur.
At that time, there will be no right or wrong, only Confucianism and Legalism.
Therefore, Liu Che had to put a weight on the balance that was enough to scare them.
And this weight, apart from the corruption of the scholar-bureaucrats and nobles, has nothing else that can really threaten them.
Of course, this matter cannot be spoken out.
The emperor kidnapped nobles and officials to threaten Confucianism and Legalism? How shameful it would be to tell them!
"How can I not be angry?" Zhou Yafu managed to calm down and said: "Your Majesty, let's stop this matter... Let Confucianism and Legalism stop arguing..."
Liu Che smiled slightly, how could he stop now? How could he stop?
The show has just begun!
The thick juice and poisonous blood are still in the body. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity, take advantage of the fact that the power of Confucianism and Legalism is balanced, the country is stable, and foreign aggression is basically eliminated. Let's squeeze these two pustules and let out the poisonous blood.
Do we have to wait until the future? Leave it to future generations?
The problems of one generation must be solved by one generation!
The statement "I believe that future generations will be wiser" is actually shirking the blame, and it will definitely make future generations pay a greater price!
Liu Che had seen too many similar things.
Therefore, he knew that if he kept cutting off, it would be harmful!
"Prime Minister..." Liu Che looked at Zhou Yafu. Zhou Yafu's position was close to Confucianism. This was not a secret, but an open fact.
Therefore, Liu Che sorted out his drafts and said: "I have been reading history books recently, and I read the book of ministers: Emperor ordered Xi, He, to control the heaven and the earth, to be the official of the four seasons, to make people, gods not disturb, and to have perfect access to heaven!"
Liu Che sighed and said: "Since I was ordered by the late emperor to protect the ancestral temple, for seven years, I have been walking on thin ice with trembling hands... Now I have laid the foundation for my great cause. I want to follow the story of the three kings and determine the system for the future for thousands of years..."
He looked at Zhou Yafu and said, "Prime Minister, are you willing to become my Xihe?"
This is already a naked temptation.
Zhou Yafu was neither stupid nor illiterate. Of course he understood the meaning of Liu Che's words.
In ancient times, three kings and five emperors jointly created and established the Xia nation and Chinese civilization.
From then on, Eastern culture, society, and beliefs took shape.
In this process, there was one of the most famous reforms, which was Emperor Zhuanxu's Juedi Tiantong, which separated gods and humans. From then on, religious things became religious, ghosts and gods became ghosts and gods, and secular things became secular.
The importance of this reform is so powerful.
So much so that in the long history, religion, ghosts and gods have never become taboos in China.
No one can achieve anything by relying on religion.
Even if he lives in the next life, Buddha still needs the approval of the people's government before he can be reincarnated!
Therefore, Emperor Zhuanxu can be recorded in the annals of history forever and be favored by all generations!
But now, Liu Che's meaning couldn't be more obvious.
He wants to imitate Emperor Zhuanxu! Another Jedi Heavenly Power!
And this time the target is academic and intellectual!
The academic should be academic, the ideological should be ideological, and the political should be political!
what does that mean?
Zhou Yafu knew very well that once this reform was successful, the disputes among various schools of thought would probably stop.
Just like many noble houses in Chang'an City now, they not only enshrine the gods of the family's ancestors, worship them every day, pray for the blessings of their ancestors, but also enshrine other gods.
People who believe in the Eight Lords can also believe in the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and they can even worship the shaman gods of Yue, the totems of the grasslands, and even the strange gods of unknown distant foreign countries.
In short, as long as he is happy.
And those gods will not blame him, let alone force him and say - you can only choose one to worship, me or your father.
The gods live happily together, without fighting or war. Whoever is successful will have more incense and blood food.
It is this kind of religious outlook that has made China never have religious disputes, let alone wars, since Emperor Zhuanxu.
And now, if the emperor's reform succeeds.
Separate politics, academia, and thought.
Then, in the future, a minister can not only read Confucian loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness in his study room, read the Legalist "Dharma Classic", but he can also openly take chapters from the Mohist "Mozi" and extend it to his own policies.
and theory.
Hundreds of schools of thought and various sects must be like the current belief in gods. They must show their true skills and prove that they are indeed better than others. Only then can they win the hearts and minds of the people and gain trust.
From then on, there was no more scholasticism, no distinction between Confucianism and Legalism.
The whole world will enjoy it.
But the problem is——
Such a plan is too grand!
In the entire history, only Emperor Zhuanxu did something similar.
If you have to do this today, I'm afraid the road ahead will be difficult!
but……
For some reason, Zhou Yafu's blood suddenly boiled with excitement, and he felt as if he had returned to the age of twenty, when he was in his prime.
At that time, he was just a young boy, and his father Zhou Bo was the great hero admired by the world.
One time, he found his father in high spirits and told him his thoughts: "Father, if you ride on heavy armor, wouldn't you be invincible?"
"A-Zhong, the idea of the so-called 'heavy armored cavalry' that you have in mind is too deviant and unworkable..." Zhou Bo said.
Today, more than thirty years later, the Han Empire not only has the heavy armored cavalry he envisioned back then, but has even further developed cuirassiers and used them in actual combat.
The actual result of the battle was - he was right, and his father was wrong.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yafu raised his head and looked at Liu Che, his king, and then he bowed deeply: "Your Majesty has such a great wish, how dare I not follow it? I am willing to work hard for your Majesty..."
"My term as prime minister is only for these two years..."
"Before taking office, if I can contribute to His Majesty's great cause, what does my humble reputation mean?"
Originally, Zhou Yafu felt that his life was complete.
But I didn't expect that when he was about to take office, the emperor would actually want to play such a big bet.
And this idea is even more great and magnificent.
This made Zhou Yafu feel very excited and unable to control himself.
Under the assistance of Xi and He, Emperor Zhuanxu was able to achieve the ultimate power of heaven, making people and gods alike, and his achievements lasted for eternity.
And Xi and He also went down in history forever, and even became gods, the sun and the moon!