At the beginning, Qufu Academy was located on the outskirts of Qufu.
But slowly, the Academy became the new center.
Speaking of which, there are many stories here.
A long, long time ago, Kong Sheng was not as powerful as he is now. At that time, Kong Sheng was still very young and had not suffered too many beatings. Then he was appointed by the king of the Lu State as the Great Sikou to preside over the political affairs of the Lu State.
At that time, Kong Sheng was just a small first-generation monarch.
Although in a small place like Chao State, the first-generation monarch was as good as God, in front of a large prince like Lu State, the first-generation monarch really was nothing.
In particular, the State of Lu was the feudal state of Zhou Gongdan, and it contains many inheritances and treasures left by Zhou Gongdan. It is indeed remarkable that you, Confucius, were already the first monarchs at such a young age, but in our State of Lu, how could you
What does it matter?
In the end, Kong Sheng's reform failed and the nobles jointly drove him out of the Lu State.
From then on, Kong Sheng began to travel around the world and see the world.
Eventually, in the process of traveling around the world, Confucius' private learning influenced more and more people, and taught one after another the first emperors or immortal immortals as his disciples.
Finally, there is the famous decisive battle.
In that battle, the Three Saints of Qi Refiners united with many nobles to attack the Lingxiao Palace of Lord Juntian.
By the way, the mastermind behind the scenes calls himself Jiutian, namely Central Juntian, Dongfang Cangtian, and Northern Xuantian...
The Lord of Juntian rules the Nine Heavens. It is said that in his heyday, every Lord of the Nine Heavens was a true destiny-giver, comparable to the founders of the four great princes of the previous dynasty.
After that decisive battle, the Lord of Juntian fell, and the broken Lingxiao Palace was taken away by Li Sheng, who personally took charge of Luoyang to prevent accidents from happening. Emperor Zhou could only pinch his nose to distance himself from the relationship with the Lord of Nine Heavens, and at the same time return the
Li Sheng granted him the official position of collecting the history of the collection room and asked him to manage the library of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
After that battle, the whole country of Lu was shocked. Finally, the nobles and monarchs invited Kong Sheng to return to the country again.
After returning to China, Kong Sheng did not want to get involved in political affairs anymore, so he directly allocated a piece of land on the outskirts of Qufu and opened a school palace.
Nowadays, there are many powerful people in the Academy, and the first generation monarchs or Xiantian immortals often come in and out. As a result, the area of Qufu has expanded a lot, but the center has moved from the past aristocratic area to the current Academy area.
It is the core of Qufu!
However, it is precisely because of the Academy that the Qi State has not let the Lu State be in danger of being destroyed for at least tens of thousands of years.
When Confucius came, Qufu would be at peace!
In the academy, Young Master Han, who was dressed in blue, and Young Master Zhang, who was wearing blue clothes, gathered in the pavilion again, surrounded by the Han family's and Zhang's children as personal guards, waiting aside.
On the stone round table, there are books and newspapers bought from Yancheng.
If you look carefully at these books, you will see that there are dozens of kinds. Every kind of books distributed by Yancheng Zhengerbajing is here. At the top is the official newspaper of Yancheng in recent days, which focuses on papermaking and papermaking.
The book can be described as a big one, and it has been talked about for several times in a row, but Mr. Han is not bored at all when reading these newspapers.
"Did you see that there is a plan to recruit knowledgeable people from all over the world to compile a thousand-character essay?"
"Hua Jun said that he planned to compile a thousand-character text specifically for elementary education and teaching children how to read and write."
Unknowingly, Han Fei's address to Jiang Hua changed from calling him by his first name to Hua Jun. (This was an honorific title for someone during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, not a Japanese devil...)
"He also said that he had little knowledge and was unable to complete this important task, so he extended an invitation to the whole world."
"He also said that Yancheng is currently in a state of war, so he cannot squeeze out much funds, so he can only keep the names of those who eventually participated in the compilation of the Thousand-Character Essay in the editing field."
At this point, the smile on Han Fei's face became even brighter, and Zhang Liang opposite him shook his head.
"Why no money? I think this is because he wants everyone to help him edit books for free, but he still uses the editor's list as a temptation. This is a conspiracy, and he is really full of bad water!"
"After all, this person has a bad background and has talent but no virtue!"
Hearing this, Han Fei shook his head directly. This little friend of his was usually quite smart, but when it came to matters related to his origin, he lost his intelligence.
I still place too much emphasis on my background, I am still too young, inexperienced, and have not experienced enough things.
However, after thinking about the age of my friend, I am only in my early twenties this year, which is really young. It is understandable when I think about it. After all, not everyone can transcend their origin, transcend the world, and see through things like me.
everything!
"Zifang, you can't ask a prefect or a future monarch with the same moral standards as ordinary people. This is unreasonable."
"To be honest, I'm already tempted!" Han Fei continued.
Zhang Liang suddenly raised his head and looked at Han Fei, full of doubts: "Young master, are you planning to leave Qufu? But how long have you stayed in Qufu? It's only been seven years, and you are planning to leave now?"
"Seven years is neither long nor short, but it has allowed me to see many different ideas, and it has also allowed me to see many real geniuses and strong men."
"You also know that my master is not Confucius Sheng, but Master Xun, Confucius Sheng's disciple."
"My good friends are not those traditional Confucian scholars. My good friends are Yang Yang who is from the Duke of Wei State and Si who is from Chu State..."
"We people are not popular in Qufu. There are many Confucian scholars who want to expel us from Confucianism. There are also many Confucian scholars who always want to fight with us every day..."
"Confucius is still here, and these things will be controlled within a certain range."
"Confucius himself is indeed indifferent and has a broad mind, but the conflict of ideas between Kong Sheng's other junior brother, Uncle Ke, and his master is really great."
So far, Kong Sheng has only two junior disciples, both of whom serve as apprentices.
One is Mencius, who believed that human beings are inherently good by nature.
One is Xun Kuang, who believed that human nature is inherently evil.
Anyway, these two junior brothers are often in a state where the king does not see the king.
Meng Ke liked to argue very much, especially when they got into arguments, he had a bad temper. He would dare to criticize anyone, including Kong Sheng many times!
But Xun Kuang is not afraid of trouble. Just spray, who is afraid of whom?
Most of the time, Meng Ke couldn't win an argument with Xun Kuang, and eventually they started fighting after arguing. As soon as the two started fighting, their disciples, relatives, and friends would follow suit, beating and beating, but no one could be killed. Many times,
They all used real fire, but with Kong Sheng suppressing them, no one could be killed no matter what.
In the end, the king will have no choice but to lose sight of the king.
Either you or not!
With me and without you!
Once you have invited Meng Ke, do not invite Xun Kuang again, and vice versa.
The two factions have now openly broken apart.
If Kong Sheng hadn't been suppressing him, the two factions would have expelled each other from Confucianism!
Thinking of the current situation in Qufu, Zhang Liang sighed directly: "Out of the three university palaces, Qufu Academy has the largest number of people, the most mixed backgrounds, and the most conflicts."
"But now we are at a critical moment of great change in the world. No matter what, you won't take action directly, right?"
"The key is that I have reached my limit. Now it's time to walk around and take a look."
"Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Although I can directly break through now, I think I still have to take another look."
"Sir, have you reached this point?"
"I'm just a naive person. It's not that difficult. When I was studying, I understood some truths as I read. I saw the way forward. I continued reading. As I continued reading, I was on the verge of a breakthrough. Now I can't hold myself back anymore.
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As he said that, Han Fei took out some articles he had written: "These articles are all written by me recently..."
Zhang Liang read Han Fei's article and immediately understood that the conflict between Han Fei and the Confucian scholars was irreconcilable: "Confucianism disrupts the law with literature, chivalry uses force to violate prohibitions, and people are masters and etiquette. This is why there is chaos."
also……"
After reading this, Zhang Liang couldn't help but roll his eyes.
No wonder Han Fei wants to run away!
Inside the Confucian scholars’ stronghold, they shouted loudly: Confucianism disrupts the law by using literature!
It is estimated that after shouting this sentence, I will have to be careful about being put in a sack and thrown into the river when walking at night.
"Although the academy is good, this is a academy for Confucian scholars after all." Han Fei said calmly.
"So, I plan to go to Yancheng to investigate for myself. Everything in Yancheng is very new and fresh now. Through these official reports, I can only vaguely feel that Yancheng is doing something very new."
"In the past, the world was composed of monarchs, ministers, officials, scholars, countrymen, common people, and barbarians. The hierarchy was clear."
"But today's Yancheng is completely different from this."
"In Yancheng, it seems that everyone is planning to become Taoists. But how can a country with only Taoists exist and be governed?"
“Everything in Yancheng is actually very attractive to scholars like me!”
"Now, I plan to take this opportunity to go to Yancheng to investigate for myself. If possible, I will publish my article directly in Yancheng's official newspaper or journal."
"If possible, after I arrive in Yancheng, I will directly give up a pen name, and then open a new newspaper in Yancheng. This newspaper will specifically tell some of my thoughts, and then see if I can gather some like-minded people.
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“Most importantly, papermaking and newspapers opened my eyes to new things!”
Hearing this, Zhang Liang thought seriously: "I admit that papermaking is very important. With this method, a large amount of knowledge can be recorded in books and passed on."
"The price of books is also very close to the people, which means that the cost of reading will be greatly reduced, and the audience of readers can be directly expanded by more than ten times!"
"Moreover, more people are qualified to write books and commentaries. This is indeed an unprecedented cultural and educational event."
"Yancheng can also take this opportunity to expand its influence and attract enough talents. Then Jiang Hua can also take this opportunity to obtain his destiny. It is almost inevitable that he will become a real person in the future."
"But, what else?"
Han Fei looked at Zhang Liang for a moment, then sighed: "Zifang, I never doubt your wisdom."
"But now, you are obviously bound by your background and past environment."
"A true wise man must break away from these constraints. It does not mean that a wise man must betray his origin, but that when a wise man thinks about something, he must get rid of his origin and personal limitations, so that he can truly stand on a high level. Let’s evaluate something.”
"Just like this papermaking technology, seeing that books are cheap, I think of the expansion of the group of scholars, and I think that there will be more people writing books and talking about it. This is indeed true."
"However, I used this incident to see Yancheng's greater ambitions!"
"Of course, Yancheng has never covered this up, it's just that you didn't see through it in the past."
"Zifang, your wisdom is restricted by your identity and position. This is actually the achievement of the great unification!"
Great unification!
These three words were like a ground-breaking shock, and Zhang Liang was stunned.
Almost in a breath, Zhang Liang thought everything clearly: "In the beginning, Yancheng used journals to directly record various Taoist ideas and describe many valuable conjectures, so as to gather like-minded people. .”
"Although at that time, many people were watching the joke and taking advantage of the opportunity, but this move really helped Yancheng and successfully promoted various yellow-level journals to the world."
"Today, Yancheng's yellow-level journals are must-reads for most nobles and Qigong practitioners in the world!"
"Even Xuan-level journals often appear in various black markets. In the past, I thought it was the action of some big shots. Now it seems that the Xuan-level journals leaked in the black market may not have been deliberately released by Yancheng. of!"
"Slowly, nobles and alchemists all over the world came to know Yancheng's articles and accepted Yancheng's weights and measures!"
"Over time, when nobles from different countries do business, they will use Yancheng's weights and measures, because this is a weights and measures accepted by both parties!"
“When all multinational businesses use Yancheng’s weights and measures, wouldn’t this mean that at least half of the unification of weights and measures has been completed?”
"With the current papermaking technology, Yancheng will definitely seize the opportunity to publish more cheap, valuable and high-quality books. When these books are spread into the hands of every Chinese in the world, Yancheng's writing will start from the aristocracy. , the group of qigong masters has spread to the scholars, the Chinese people group, and the sons and daughters of the Chinese people will also study this writing assiduously."
"Does this count as a unified text?"
"I seem to understand what destiny is!"
"Unification and bringing the world into oneness is the greatest destiny of our time!"
Han Fei nodded slightly and said with a smile: "At least, the unification of the Qi Refiner community is about to be realized. From now on, the Qi Refiner community will learn to use Yancheng's characters, weights and measures!"
"And as long as the Yancheng Journal is used well, the currencies of the Qi Refiners group will also be unified in the near future."
"Together, this is the unification of words, currency, and weights and measures!"
"It's okay if you don't know about such a great undertaking. Now that you know it, how can you miss it?"
Great unification, this is the manifest destiny of this era!