Confucianism in the Song Dynasty absorbed the essence of Buddhism and Taoism developed since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and integrated it into its own.
After a short period of conflict between various factions in the Northern Song Dynasty, after the Southern Song Dynasty, Confucianism was unified with Neo-Confucianism and successfully became a prominent school in the world, influencing the ideology for hundreds of years to come.
The biggest difference between Song Confucianism and Han Confucianism is that Han Confucianism has a fairly large theological system, while Song Confucianism has become purely humanistic knowledge.
Then it has penetrated deep into the hearts of the most basic people.
Even later, both Buddhism and Taoism had become secular, vulgar, and almost lost their sacredness. However, Confucianism was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and was unshakable.
Had it not been for the spread of Western learning to the East, we would have faced major changes unseen in three thousand years.
If it is changed by force, Confucianism may still be passed down for thousands of generations!
Tao Xiaowu thought about this and said, "The way of immortality is the way of heaven, and the way of Confucianism is the way of humanity!"
Lou Chengsheng was slightly startled. Hearing Tao Xiaowu explain slowly, he gradually understood.
Tao Xiaowu wanted Confucianism to undergo a reform, stripping away things like the perception of misfortunes and blessings from nature and man, and turning it into a thoroughly humanistic knowledge.
This strategy is equivalent to trying to survive with a broken arm!
Although Lou Chengsheng knew that Tao Xiaowu's strategy could save Confucianism.
But such a big change cannot be decided by him alone.
After a moment of silence, he finally spoke and said, "This matter is too important and I can't make the decision. I can only go back and discuss it carefully.
No matter what, Mr. Tongzhen’s kindness to our Confucian sect will never be forgotten!”
Tao Xiaowu listened and said with satisfaction, "I'm just talking casually. Whether it succeeds or not, Mr. Heyang will think about it when he goes back!"
What Lou Chengsheng said just now represents the Confucianism's commitment to Tao Xiaowu.
Tao Xiaowu will definitely repay Tao Xiaowu for this kind of thing in the future!
It’s not in vain that he gives advice to the Confucian sect!
In the future, even Confucianism will strip away the power of Shinto and simply follow the way of humanity.
However, it is also a huge force that cannot be ignored!
The Confucian sect owes him, Tao Xiaowu, a huge favor, and he will always have to repay it in the future!
Sure enough, Lou Chengsheng immediately reciprocated the favor and told Tao Xiaowu, "There are still some disputes in the court about Mr. Tongzhen.
Many ministers feel that Mr. Tongzhen is so talented that he should stay to assist the prince, and it would be a bit unfair to serve as King Xi's master!"
Tao Xiaowu smiled.
Since Lou Chengsheng said so,
Just ready to repay him!
That is to say, even if the emperor has issued an edict, the Confucian sect will still find a way to let Tao Xiaowu stay with the prince!
And this is only a small part of how Confucianism returns favors to others.
However, after hearing this, Tao Xiaowu just shook his head and smiled, saying, "I came to Xian'an to assist the court and restore peace to the world as soon as possible.
I heard that the Sanskrit monks in Maozhou were making a lot of noise, it was really disgusting!
I also want to go and meet them!
What's more, when I was practicing in Taidian Mountain that day, those Buddhist monks also had their thoughts on me going to Taidian Mountain...
This time, let’s go to those Brahma monks to settle our official and private feud!”
Lou Chengsheng had already understood that Tao Xiaowu did not want to stay with the prince in Xian'an, but wanted to go to Maozhou.
But this made him stunned: "The prince admires Mr., doesn't Mr. want to stay and assist the prince?"
When he thought about it, Tao Xiaowu probably wanted to stay in Xian'an and assist the prince in his ascension to the throne, so that he could gain the greatest benefits in the future.
But they never expected that Tao Xiaowu did not plan to stay in Xian'an, but planned to go out!
Tao Xiaowu shook his head slightly and said, "The prince has left the palace and opened a palace. His wings have matured and his power has been consolidated. There is no point in my staying here. It's better to leave!"
Lou Chengsheng thought about it for a moment, then smiled and said, "Mr. Tongzhen is really a member of the Immortal Sect. He fully understands the principle of success without living in it. I admire you!"
But he has already understood that the many controversies about Tao Xiaowu in the court today are actually largely due to Tao Xiaowu's influence on the prince.
Assisting the prince to ascend the throne and become emperor is a great achievement.
Who doesn't want to?
However, Tao Xiaowu, an outsider, had already changed the situation for the prince in just a few months after coming to Xian'an, and had a huge influence on the prince.
For such a person, no one would want him to stay in Xian'an and continue to influence the prince.
It's not impossible for Tao Xiao and Wu Qiang to stay in Xian'an, but it would be too annoying to others!
It's better to leave as soon as possible.
If you leave when your impression is the best, the prince will continue to miss Tao Xiaowu in the future.
Whenever I encounter a difficult obstacle, the first person I think of is Tao Xiaowu.
This is the reason why distance creates beauty!
And if he leaves on his own initiative, the other people around the prince will have to accept his favor from Tao Xiaowu!
Therefore, Tao Xiaowu was really clever in using retreat to advance.
Worthy of the name of a wise man!
And of course, for Tao Xiaowu, he is a practitioner, and practice is the most important thing.
The power of the humane court is not the most important thing to him.
What's more, in Tao Xiaowu's view, as Heaven begins to stabilize, it will soon have tentative contact with the imperial court.
The alliance between two behemoths will inevitably involve a series of contacts, trials, struggles, and finally a compromise.
This Xian'an will inevitably turn into a huge whirlpool!
I don’t know how many of them will become victims.
Tao Xiaowu didn't want to stay here in Xian'an, so it was better to get away.
How big is your belly and how much food you eat.
This was the lesson he learned from what Tao Xiaowu did at Yangfuhou Mansion.
If you don’t have the strength to get involved in such a big event, you will become a chess piece driven across the river at any time!
"Let's see, in three hundred years, who will be the chess player at that time!"
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The emperor issued an edict, the world was not at peace, and the people suffered.
Although I am ennobling the princes to protect my vassal, I cannot waste too much people's resources and resources.
Therefore, when King Xi went to the feudal state, he had to travel lightly and not take too many things with him.
Originally, it often took a year and a half to prepare for the enfeoffment of feudal lords, and the things prepared could pull hundreds of carts.
However, now that the emperor has given such an order, King Xi has been ready to set off for more than half a month on the affairs of the country.
Keep everything simple!
The carriages were sparkling, and a group of people and horses were driving slowly on the official road. The carriages and horses stretched for several miles.
This is the army escorting King Xi to the feudal country!
There are cavalrymen from one thousand garrison battalions, plus three thousand archers from Shesheng battalion, and soldiers from five thousand infantry battalions, for a total of nine thousand soldiers.
Together with the guards of a thousand King Xi, a mighty army of ten thousand was formed, heading towards the land of Wuyue.
These are all first-class powerful troops, and each one of them is a fierce soldier who has practiced the evil spirit of a military strategist.
When the army passed by, the evil spirit was astonishing.
The black-red evil spirit invisible to the naked eye of ordinary people was flying over the army like a raging fire!
As for why King Xi sent so many powerful troops to the feudal state?
The reason is also very simple, because the new dynasty of Yu has not yet pacified the world.