Wang Chengen rolled his eyes, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I don't know. I only know that loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are the conscience of a human being, but I don't quite understand the public morality of Duke Jin."
Although Wang Chengen said he didn't understand the first half of the sentence, the second half made it clear that he was a person who believed in loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. Wang Chengen obviously didn't know much about public ethics.
Zhu Youjian looked at the gate of Qianqing Palace, thought for a while, and sighed.
"As the Duke of Jin said, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are private virtues. If you pay attention to loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, then all parts of the country will be stable. Because in the final analysis, all power belongs to the royal family, and everything officials have is given by the royal family. Officials with good private virtues will They will be grateful to the royal family, and the royal family's interests will be stable. Therefore, the royal families of all dynasties have attached great importance to Confucianism."
"The so-called imperial examination tests Confucian loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, that is, selecting people with the best personal ethics from among the people, and giving them high positions and great salaries. I hope they can be grateful and defend the interests of the royal family."
After hearing the emperor's words, Wang Cheng'en felt that the emperor seemed to be dissatisfied with Confucianism, and actually talked about the way of saints in such a naked way. However, Wang Cheng'en did not dare to show surprise on his face, and just raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty is a wise man!"
"However, such morality cannot control the corruption of the imperial court. Officials born as Confucian scholars know loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, but they have no sense of public morality. They rob the local area, form cliques in the court for personal gain, and use the benefits of acquaintances to bully unfamiliar people. It's commonplace, and as long as it doesn't violate loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and justice, these officials break the rules without any sense of guilt."
"As time went by, the rules of the entire country were corrupted, and the gentry and the people at the bottom were bullied to the point where they could no longer survive, so they had no choice but to rise up."
"This is what happened in Henan and Huguang."
Wang Chengen was thoughtful when he heard the emperor's words.
The emperor added: "Public morality is just the opposite. Public morality does not pay attention to courtesy and reciprocity. It only requires politicians to do things that are beneficial to the country. In this way, the loyalty of officials to their masters will not be so strong. If the masters cannot do what they are capable of, Those who are outstanding morally and morally cannot benefit the country, and officials may even be dissatisfied with their masters."
"Only talking about public morality will make the situation of those in power very difficult and the status of the master's family unstable. Therefore, no royal family in the past dynasties has advocated public morality."
Wang Chengen suddenly realized it, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you have a clear warning!"
"But paying attention to public ethics can make the country prosperous and strong, so that the people can have enough food and clothing. Protecting the legitimate interests of the people becomes moral, taking bribes and breaking the rules becomes despicable, and the country will be in order and prosper."
Zhu Youjian paused and said: "I read Tianjin Daily and Shandong Daily every day and know that this is what happened in Tianjin, Shandong and the three provinces outside the customs."
Wang Cheng'en couldn't help but be moved when he saw the emperor's words being so conclusive. He thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, if public morality is respected in the world now, will it be helpful to the situation of pacifying thieves?"
Zhu Youjian gave a bitter smile and said nothing.
After a long time, he said: "It's hard to get back!"
"Now that the world is owned by me alone, it is actually in the hands of the gentry. If I suddenly show my public morality, I am afraid that not only will it fail to create a trend, but it will arouse the anger of the gentry. If the south resists taxes, how will the northern frontier army be maintained?"
When Wang Chengen heard Zhu Youjian's words, he didn't know what to say.
Zhu Youjian shook his head and said: "Only by fighting for one's life with the gentry like Duke Jin, can it be possible to take public morality as the key link."
Zhu Youjian took a breath and stopped discussing this topic. Instead, he raised the memorial from Henan Governor Zhang Rengui.
"The intruders are going to attack Shaanxi. What does Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, say?"
Wang Chengen took out Sun Chuanting's memorial from a pile of memorials next to him and said: "Your Majesty, Sun Chuanting said that the intruders are now very powerful. If the intruders are allowed to enter Shaanxi, the whole of Shaanxi will inevitably be ruined. Sun Chuanting is willing to use 60,000 Shaanxi soldiers.
After leaving Tongguan, he led the 100,000 bandit-suppressing frontier troops north of the Yellow River to encircle and suppress the trespassers in Henan."
Zhu Youjian pondered for a long time after hearing Wang Chengen's words.
Then he said: "Good! Add Sun Chuanting as Minister of War, Governor of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Southern Zhili provinces and military administration. Allocate 500,000 taels of silver from the inner treasury to Sun Chuanting for military supplies, and let him go out to suppress the bandits."
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In the Xima Hall of Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul, North Korea, King Lee Joo of North Korea sat anxiously on the throne, feeling a little restless.
Li Zhi sent someone to send a new order, requiring the whole country to build 300 primary schools throughout the country, and teach Chinese character writing and arithmetic in primary schools. Another 150 middle schools should be built, and public ethics courses and Chinese history should be taught in middle schools.
Of course Li Zhu was unwilling to do what Li Zhi asked.
Now that the Korean state has been deprived of all its troops by Li Zhi, it can be said that it is a bare king. Now what Li Zhi has is only the prestige that the Li family has built up over the hundreds of years since the founding of the Joseon Dynasty.
Now North Korea already has the "Chosun Ilbo" established by Li Zhi. However, the literate nobles reject this kind of newspaper, and the illiterate people cannot read the newspaper, so the newspaper has little influence. Generally speaking, the current North Koreans still
I only know the King of Korea.
But schools are different. If schools are spread on a large scale, all children will be literate, and the influence of newspapers will penetrate into every household. And if Li Zhi's teacher is allowed to brainwash young people in school, what else will it do?
I am afraid that in a few years Koreans will become part of the Ming Dynasty.
If North Korea is completely annexed by Li Zhi, I am afraid that Li Ji will not be able to be king. The Li family of Korea, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, will perish in the hands of Li Ji.
Xima Hall is not a main hall, it is just an office room. There are only three people standing in the room at this time. Park Dae-kyung, the leader of the Uijeongbu government, saw the anxious look of Li Jie on the throne, raised his hands and said: "Your Highness, I thought the situation was not good.
It’s when it gets so bad.”
Li Zhu raised his head and asked, "How?"
Pu Dajing looked around and whispered: "Your Highness, although Li Zhi is strong, he has too many enemies. The gentry of the Ming Dynasty, the bandits of the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch in the West, and even the Japanese in the East are Li Zhi's enemies.
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"And everyone knows that Li Zhi is a completely different force from anyone before. He wants to completely change the world. Every time Li Zhi gets stronger, the living space of other forces will be suppressed."
"The gentry of the Ming Dynasty were such a corrupt group of people. Under the pressure of Li Zhi, they had to work hard and train a 160,000 Jiangbei army."
"Even if the turtle is anxious, it will bite. I think in the future, as long as there is an opportunity, I am afraid that all the enemies of Li Zhi from all directions will join forces to attack Li Zhi. By then, even with Li Zhi's strength, I am afraid that he will not be able to parry."
"We in North Korea just need to wait for that opportunity!"
