Chapter 952 Not as good as the death of the summers
Not everyone can accept the status of "empty emperor".
In the official office of Fengchang, although some people were imprisoned for the crime of "unsuitable speech" some time ago, the control of public opinion is now much looser than during the time of Emperor Qin Shihuang, and the discussion among Confucian scholars still continues.
Their debate mainly focused on the ensuing etiquette issues: Should Hei Fu be called Duke, using the ancient etiquette of feuding and founding a country, and should he disregard the ministers and officials directly under him? Or should it still be as it is now, overriding the ministers and officials?
above Jiuqing. At the same time, how will the ceremony of ennobling the duke be held? Since there is no emperor, who will give the appointment to the black husband? All these things are so fiercely argued that when they are troubled, someone even interjects.
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"Confucius said that if the world is righteous, rituals, music, and conquests will come from the emperor; if there is no righteousness in the world, rituals, music, and conquests will come from the princes."
"Now that the emperor's position is vacant, does this mean that this is a time of inhumanity?"
Even Dazai Ling Fusheng shook his head and said: "Confucius has no king for three months, and the emperor is like this. He must carry hostages when he leaves the border. But now he not only has no king for three months, but probably three to five years without a king. How can it be like this...
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Although Legalism and Confucianism have always been at odds with each other, when it comes to the monarch, their views are extremely consistent.
In the eyes of Legalists: "There is nothing more beneficial to the people of the world than governance, and governance is more beneficial than establishing a king." It can be seen that the most important thing for the governance of the world is to have a "king".
From the perspective of Confucianism, the monarch plays a very key role in politics, and they also believe that the foundation of peace in the world lies in the person of the monarch.
Although there are many opponents, the regent has made up his mind. In this case, it is necessary to find a basis for his administration. This is the skill of the imperial literati.
"So, when Zhou Gong was regent, rituals and music came from the princes. Is this a world without morality?"
The group of scholars took a look and saw that it was Taishi Lingshu Suntong, a Confucian disciple who spoke uprightly and questioned the speaker.
Duke Zhou is one of the roots of Confucian theory. He has been revered as a saint since Confucius. No matter which school of thought, he is highly respected. They believe that Duke Zhou's system of rituals is the beginning of order in the world. Who dares to question Duke Zhou's immorality?
The Confucian scholars suddenly became speechless, and Shusun Tong said even louder:
"The Duke of Zhou established rituals and music, which brought great order to the world. However, from the time when the Zhou Dynasty moved east to take charge of the political kingdom, until today, the rituals have collapsed and the music has collapsed. It has been a world of immorality for 550 years!"
Good guy, the Qin Shi Huang Dynasty was also included in the period of "immorality", but this was the consensus of the scholars in the Feng Chang Guan Office, and they all nodded. The Hu Hai period was even worse, more violent and unethical.
"And now, it is precisely the beginning of the transition from ignorance to enlightenment."
Shusun Tong believed that regency was just a transitional stage from being unruly to being enlightened, and it was a last resort.
In his opinion, for Heifu, because the ministers of Qin and the people were accustomed to the rule of King Qin, the time had not yet come to replace them.
But establishing another emperor named Ying would not only make the heroes of the Northern Expedition feel uneasy, but would also be detrimental to the future conquest of the six countries and the surrender of the heroes and common people of the six countries.
Regency is the best solution Heifu can take at the moment.
What's more, who said there is no king now?
"Erya has a saying, heaven, emperor, emperor, king, empress, pi, duke, lord, and king are also. Who said that the emperor has to be the king? As long as it is unique, even the moon rising after the sun sets can make
The stars in the sky are pale!"
Isn't this the previous prophecy that "the moon will rise and the sun will set"?
Of course, this is not a long-term solution. In Shusuntong's view, sooner or later, another prophecy will come true.
"Those who destroy Qin are black..."
"In the past, the first emperor of Qin was called the emperor because he pacified the world, divided the country into prefectures and counties, and unified laws and regulations. This had never happened since ancient times and was beyond the reach of the three emperors and five emperors. Therefore, he was called 'Emperor'."
"The regent must once again unify the world and win the support of all the people. Only then can he successfully replace the Qin Dynasty with the surname Ying, truly sit on the throne of the emperor, and start a new dynasty..."
These words could not be said so straightforwardly, so with a serious look on his face, he taught the Confucians who had been recommended by him to Fengchang:
"You asked me to recommend people as officials to the regent in the past. Now that I have become a regular official, you don't cherish it. I help the regent to establish etiquette and promote rituals and music. What do you want to do by talking nonsense here?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, but they were convinced on their faces, but not necessarily in their hearts.
At this time, the Confucian scholars in the hall heard another voice saying:
"Tai Shi is right!"
But it was Feng Chang Lu Jia.
"Confucius also said that it would be better for the Yi and Di to have kings than for the Xia to perish. It can be seen that the Xia have no kings, but they always exist!"
If we had to name this embryonic nation in the Central Plains, symbolized by a crown belt, her current name would be "Zhuxia".
"However, when the Xia Dynasties had no king, they did not lose their rituals and music. Why is this?"
He glanced at everyone, and after the discussion was over, he said firmly:
"Because there are saints!"
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"Saint?" Everyone looked at each other.
Lu Jia smiled and said: "Yes, the reason why the Xia Dynasties were able to maintain the great etiquette and the beauty of uniforms and uniforms without falling into the ranks of Rongdi when they had no king or when the king was young and weak is precisely because there are saints who govern the country! For example,
Yi Yin, Duke Zhou, Confucius!
"The current regent is also a saint!"
"The regent is a saint..." The scholars were shocked. They had put many labels on the black man, but they had never thought about it. How could the black man be a saint?
"May I ask my uncle Taishi, what is a saint?" Lu Jia bowed his hands to his uncle Sun Tong, and the two of them had to sing a double act here today.
Shusun Tong pondered for a moment: "With virtue inside and merit outside, he is a saint inside and a king outside, and he is a saint himself."
Lu Jia shook his head: "It's too profound and simple. I'm afraid some people won't understand. Can you be more specific?"
Uncle Shusun Tong had no choice but to take things seriously: "Zengzi said that in ancient times, those who wanted to show virtue to the world first governed their country; those who wanted to govern their country, first organized their families; those who wanted to regulate their families, first cultivated their own bodies; those who wanted to cultivate their own virtues first
To rectify one's body, one must first rectify one's mind; to rectify one's mind, one must first be sincere in one's mind; to be sincere in one's intention, one must first develop knowledge. To achieve knowledge lies in studying things."
"Study things, seek knowledge, be sincere, have a righteous mind, cultivate one's character, manage the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. Those who can do these things can be called a great sage!"
Lu Jia spread out the proofs one by one:
"The regent was born in the capital of Guizhou, but Mencius said that the person who succeeded Tu could be Yu. When the regent was young, his family was poor, and his parents and brothers were all white men. However, Xunzi also said that a sage can become a saint by learning. The regent is both innately intelligent and eager to learn.
tireless."
He gave an example: "At the time of Shen Nong, millet rained from the sky, so Shen Nong cultivated it; he made pottery, axes, and plows to cultivate the grass, and then the grains were helped, and the fruits were hidden. This is how Shen Nong studied things to gain knowledge.
An example of a saint.”
"Think carefully, gentlemen, in the past ten years or so, water vertebrae has saved ten times the manpower, compost has doubled the yield per mu, sugar has made people all over the world eat sweet sugar, paper has saved labor and time, and printing...
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"These things that benefited the world were all done by the regent! In terms of studying things and improving knowledge, the regent's achievements can hardly be compared with those of Shennong!"
It seems to be true! Everyone nodded, and there was nothing wrong with it. The ancient "sages", the Suiren Shennong and the like, were really inventors, and Hei Fu took advantage of them.
"Moreover, when it comes to cultivating one's moral character and managing one's family, the regent does not eat too much, does not occupy many seats, does not worship altars in his room, does not have brightly decorated utensils, does not look at the palace, does not decorate his boats and carriages, chooses and does not charge for clothing and finances, he can be said to be extremely frugal, and is the same as the First Emperor.
, Hu Hai is very different."
"I am not greedy for women. When I go to Xianyang, women have no luck. All the maids are married. There is only one wife in the family. My wife, Ye Shi, is a wise and thrifty person. Her clothes do not fall to the ground. She knits clothes herself to teach her two sons."
Heifu, who is usually criticized by some people, has now become what Lu Jia praises. In the eyes of Confucians, Confucius, the great sage, only had one wife, one son and one daughter!
Lu Jia's speech gradually got better: "As for his ability to govern the country, everyone can see it. He took charge of the Northern Territory, but the Northern Territory's army was strong and drove the Huns for 800 miles. The Hu people did not dare to go south to herd horses; to govern Jiaodong, Jiaodong was conquered.
Wealthy, buildings and ships are connected to the sea, and all the barbarians are in the Central Plains; governing Lingnan will turn defeat into victory, and the southern expedition army will treat them as their parents, and the Yuexiao barbarians will die for them!"
"The world is at peace, not to mention that Hu Hai usurped the throne and was violent and wanted to massacre Anlu. The regent used his body as a regent. Thousands of people were exiled. He raised his troops across the Yangtze River and Han Dynasty, crossed Yunmeng four times, and defeated powerful enemies many times. In just over a year, he went on the Northern Expedition.
If Jingnan succeeds, if there is divine help in Wuguan, Lantian will be defeated without fighting."
"Then he punished the usurper, killed the traitor, pacified the people, reorganized the order of things, brought order to the chaos, and allowed Confucius' disciples to return to the court. He also cultivated himself internally to calm the people, and externally extended to the people to help others. This can be said to be the recipe of benevolence!"
"Investigating things to gain knowledge, cultivating the state of affairs and bringing peace to the world, the only person who can be regarded as an internal saint and an external king is the regent."
There was reason and evidence, Shusun Tong took the lead, and the Confucian scholars who had been arguing for a while finally reached a consensus, and they all agreed:
"The Regent is indeed a saint!"
And the rule of the country by saints, isn't this the scene of three generations of rule imagined by the Confucian scholars, and it is also their tireless dream...
“Isn’t this what we have been pursuing for hundreds of years to have a sage like Duke Zhou rule the country?”
"Why am I so anxious even though I have achieved it today?"
After being understood by Lu Jia, the atmosphere became heated, and the Confucian scholars began to get excited, and their enthusiasm for this matter was unprecedentedly high!
They want to get involved, leave a name for themselves, and rise to the top.
"The regent is more than just a saint respected by Confucianism..."
Lu Jia's mouth was dry, but he was relieved. His hard work these past few months was not in vain. He had learned a lot of things, and he was not as narrow-minded as ordinary Confucian scholars who could not tolerate other schools of thought.
Therefore, Lu Jia knew very well that governing the country by saints was not only the long-cherished wish of Confucianism, but also the dream of all schools of thought.
Taoism, Dharma, and Mohism each have also introduced their own images of saints. These saints embody the highest ideals of each school...
Mohism is a school of thought that unconditionally sacrifices itself to benefit the world. They admire Yu the Great and do not benefit themselves but only benefit others. Even if they are rubbing their bald heads or walking on bad heels, they still have to control the world's floods. It seems that they have never had any personal desires and dedicate their body, mind, and soul to everything.
To the world.
Mozi said, only such a person can be called a saint!
After Hei Fu entered Xianyang, he showed that he was dedicated to the public good and had no selfish desires. He even declared "selflessness". At least he treated the new and old Qin people equally, and even reused Zhang Cang, Lu Jia, Xiao He, etc.
Not to mention Shusun Tong, Han Xin and many other people from Guandong, he was the benefactor who saved the last few disciples of the Mohist family.
Legalists also have saints, and their saints are based on law. Han Feizi admires an absolute autocratic monarch, who must be both ruthless and scheming. Only by using the combination of magic power and superb tactics can he unify the world and finally legislate according to the way of heaven.
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And isn’t this what Hei Fu’s true face is?
Although each family believed that the other's saint was not a true saint, coincidentally, except for the saint in Zhuangzi's mind who was too worldly for Heifu to get involved, he actually accounted for almost all the "saints" in the other schools' ideals.
Already.
This is the reason why Lu Jia believed that Hei Fu was the master and chose to serve him.
"Such a saint can be the master of the world, so we should set up the third supreme master, and the regent should occupy the position of grand master."
"The regent must not only bring peace to the world again, but also inherit the learning of the three generations, inherit the methods of Qin, and gather the wisdom of hundreds of schools of thought to educate the world!"
The monarch and the sages will merge into one, the political ideals of hundreds of schools of thought will converge in one person, and the peace and prosperity of the Xia will be established through him.
This is something that even Qin Shi Huang failed to do, and it is also the biggest regret of knowledgeable people in the past ten years.
The descendants of the regent, whether they are still "regents" or truly become emperors, are all titled "Queens of Saints"!
The more Heifu maintains and elevates the image of a "sage" to the extreme, the more he will be praised by all schools of thought and people all over the world, and the more beneficial it will be to his descendants...
This is the political blueprint Lu Jia drew up for Heifu, which is slightly different from Shusun Tong’s idea!
"Today we will know why Mr. Lu thinks he is a loyal servant."
While the scholars were excitedly reading the classics and contributing their wisdom to the regent's ennobling ceremony, Shusun Tong came over, bowed to Lu Jia, and was filled with admiration.
Holy man, tut, this is a rainbow fart.
"My uncle and grandson are not bad either."
The two of them laughed, and at that moment, a visitor came outside and announced a big news:
"The title of regent has been decided!"
Everyone turned their heads and waited with bated breath. Lu Jia even secretly hoped in his heart: "It must not be Mr. Bao..."
