Chang Kaishen wore a Chinese tunic suit and sat on the sofa with his back straight. This is the external image he has always maintained. Unless in front of relatives or close friends, Chang Kaishen always stands upright and sits upright. At first, it might be
I'm pretending, but after decades of pretending, it has become a habit.
Zhou Hexuan seemed careless. He leaned on the sofa, crossed his legs and asked: "Why does the chairman of the committee have time to come to my place?"
Chang Kaishen didn't care about Zhou Hexuan's attitude. He picked up the tea bowl and said, "I heard from my wife that Mr. Zhou has done a lot of research on Legalist thought, so I came to ask for advice."
Zhou Hexuan asked with a smile: "The chairman of the committee has always admired the study of mind, so why is he also interested in Legalism?"
Chang Kaishen's most respected person in his life was Wang Yangming. A few months ago, he regarded Yangming's theory of mind as China's founding spirit and said in a public speech: "You must know that the reason why Japan is strong is not because of the science of Europe and the United States.
, but benefited from Chinese philosophy. Since the founding of Japan, the whole country has generally learned what China has learned from us? It is Chinese Confucianism, and the most effective among Confucianism and Taoism is the Chinese Wang Yangming's theory of "unifying knowledge and action"
Philosophy. They stole the remnants of the 'conscience' philosophy and transformed the weak and languid Japan..."
Chang Kaishen was trapped in Taiwan in his later years. In addition to writing diaries to strengthen the country, he also spent a lot of energy on studying Confucianism. He also wrote a book called "Scientific Academic Meditation". Unfortunately, Mr. Chiang's knowledge was limited, so he found various chapters and excerpts to guide the discussion.
, has no unique insights of his own at all, but instead quotes traditional Confucian doctrine and summarizes the way of self-cultivation and governance into eight items, namely: investigating things, seeking knowledge, sincerity, upright mind, self-cultivation, ordering the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world.
Faced with Zhou Hexuan's question, Chang Kaishen smiled and explained: "Yangming's theory of mind is naturally the foundation of a country and the foundation of life, but it is not a bad thing for a gentleman to learn from the strengths of others and learn more about other theories. I have a deep understanding of the Legalist Trinity of Magic Power
I’m quite interested, can Mr. Zhou explain in detail?”
Zhou Hexuan had a lot of time to talk nonsense with Chang Kaishen. He smiled and said: "'Shi' is the foundation of 'law' and 'shu'. Only when a monarch has power can he make rules and play tricks. For example, Emperor Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty,
In the later period of his reign, he had actually lost his 'power'. When the emperor lost power, ministers and military generals would obey and disobey them, and the national laws of the Ming Dynasty would be wantonly destroyed, and no matter how superb their political power, they could not be used."
Chang Kaishen nodded and said: "Please continue."
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Let's talk about 'fa' again. 'Fa' is the maintainer of 'skill' and 'momentum'. It is said that there is no circle without rules. With rules, ministers and people can go their own way, just like a train running on the railway track.
Above. No matter how powerful a monarch is, if he breaks the rules arbitrarily, it will inevitably cause a backlash from his ministers. The so-called unruly emperors in history books specifically refer to those emperors who do not abide by the law. The ethical principles mentioned by Confucianism, in fact,
It is also a kind of 'law' that jointly binds the emperor and his ministers."
"There is no way without means. This statement is very reasonable." Chang Kaishen nodded.
Zhou Hexuan added: "The lowest level is 'shu', which is the executor of 'law' and 'power'. It can be the emperor's power strategy or the country's policy. For example, the Ministry of Education has just issued
The "Short-term Primary School Method" is a kind of 'technique'. It is difficult to achieve compulsory education for all in China now, and there are countless older out-of-school children. Therefore, when implementing compulsory education, we must pay attention to strategies. Short-term primary education
It’s a very good way.”
Chang Kaishen thought for a moment and asked: "Tell me, what is my current spell, technique, and potential?"
This is the point!
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "I dare not say it. If I say it, you will be angry."
"Today is just an academic discussion, no personal emotions mixed in. Mr. Zhou just said it's okay." Chang Kaishen said.
Zhou Hexuan's words were not shocking and he said directly: "Chairman, you are losing your 'power'."
Chang Kaishen's face looked a little ugly, and he held back his anger and said: "How to say it?"
Zhou Hexuan ignored Chang Kaishen's expression and said: "'Shi' is impermanent, it is a combination of many aspects. Both the East and the West attach great importance to 'Tao Tong', which represents the people's hearts. To put it bluntly, it is
Only when officials and people recognize a ruler sincerely, can a leader have the most stable authority. As the saying goes, "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world." Why did Cao Cao threaten the emperor to order the princes? Because the Han Dynasty's orthodoxy has not been lost.
The authority of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is still there, and Cao Cao needs to borrow the emperor's 'power' to display his own 'skills' and implement his own 'laws'."
Chang Kaishen asked: "Since Emperor Xian of Han still has 'power', why was he controlled by Cao Cao again?"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "'Shi' is a collection of many aspects. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty only retained Taoism, but he lost military 'shi'. Especially in troubled times, military 'shi' is often more important than Taoism and can be transformed into Taoism."
.For example, Chairman of the Generalissimo, your Northern Expedition was successful, and your military power was successfully transformed into orthodoxy, so now most Chinese people recognize your leadership status."
This made Chang Kaishen very happy, and he asked: "Then why do you say that I am losing power?"
Zhou Hexuan replied: "Because the chairman's 'law' and 'technique' were used improperly."
"How?" Chang Kaishen asked.
Zhou Hexuan said: "First of all, you are constantly destroying the 'law'. This 'law' is not just a law, but also a rule. Since the success of the Revolution of 1911, the concept of republic has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and republic and democracy are the highest 'law'.
Yuan Shikai destroyed the "law" of the Republic, so he rebelled against his relatives, and the Chairman's behavior in recent years also destroyed the "law". The "law" of the Republic was gradually destroyed, and the "power" of your orthodoxy became less and less important.
That’s why the public opinion was boiling half a year ago.”
"So you are also persuading me to implement democratic constitutionalism." Chang Kaishen sneered.
Zhou Hexuan said: "It's just an academic discussion. Since the chairman of the committee asked me to speak, I should explain the truth more clearly. After talking about the 'law', let's talk about the 'technique'. Chairman of the committee, you must first make peace with foreigners."
The inner is the 'skill'. Through the use of the 'skill', the 'law' of the republic is transformed into the 'method' of breaking thieves, and the military power is relied on to increase one's own power."
Chang Kaishen smiled and was noncommittal.
Zhou Hexuan criticized: "But you are using this 'technique' wrong. The use of power is to follow the 'trend'. The 'trend' here refers specifically to the people's hearts. The people's hearts now are on anti-Japanese and democracy. You are 'suppressing bandits'."
No matter how successful you are, it will only strengthen your army. Should people oppose you, they will continue to oppose you."
Chang Kaishen said angrily: "There are prerequisites for democracy. Now there are warlords everywhere and there are many factions. If I practice democracy, I will destroy myself. As for resisting Japan, do you think I don't want to resist Japan? There is a huge gap between China and Japan. What can I do with it?
Going to fight?”
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "I'm afraid it's difficult to explain clearly only the theories of the Dharma masters. Does the chairman of the committee understand the Taoist theory of Huang Lao?"
"Is that Mr. Huang who governs by doing nothing?" Chang Kaishen laughed angrily, "With the current chaotic situation in China, who dares to do nothing?"
Zhou Hexuan shook his head and said: "Huang-Lao's school is not just about doing nothing, but doing everything. It is more 'aggressive' than Legalism. Legalism only has methods, techniques, and momentum, while Huang-Lao's school goes a step further and advocates
It is law, technique, momentum, advantage and force, which not only includes all the thoughts of Legalism, but also supplements and improves them."
