Dahan first prince

Chapter 136 Confucianism, Doesn't Seem That Bad?

Liu Ying's words, "Father is so suitable for Confucianism, can't be more suitable", obviously allayed Lu Zhi's worries about Liu Ying being "too weak and being abducted by Confucianism" in Lu Zhi's heart.

In a few days, Uncle Sun Tong, who had served as the crown prince for more than four months but had only seen Liu Ying three or four times, reappeared in Liu Ying's crown prince's womb.

Respectfully helped by Liu Ying into the well-arranged study hall, seeing Liu Ying kneeling behind the desk with a serious face, Shu Suntong was surprised, but also felt a burst of gratitude.

Thinking about a few months ago, when he was appointed by the emperor Liu Bang as the prince and Taifu, Shu Suntong was very high-spirited, and he was going to give Liu Ying the queen of the country, and talk about the superiority of Confucianism.

But after arriving in the uterus, Shusun Tong was disappointed to find that Prince Liu Ying, who was rumored to be 'good at Confucianism', seemed to have little interest in his lectures.

To be precise, at that time, Prince Liu Ying, who was still in the center of the 'Yi Chu Disturbance', could hardly arouse any interest in anything.

Seeing Liu Ying sitting in front of the book case, but his mind flew to nowhere, the uncle Sun Tong was extremely anxious at that time, but he was helpless in the end.

Soon after, the emperor Liu Bang led the army again, and Liu Ying was ordered to 'supervise the country by the prince', and ran out of Chang'an to repair the Zhengguo Canal, which made Shu Suntong shake his head and sigh, deeply regretful.

Shu Suntong originally thought that before the emperor Liu Bang's class teacher returned to the court, it would be difficult for him to appear in the palace of the crown prince: the Phoenix Palace as a teacher.

In order to fight for the Prince Fu Jiao and preserve the last chance of Confucianism in the Han Dynasty, Shu Suntong even considered: If Liu Bang's class teacher returned to the court, he still thought about Yi Chu to establish Zhao Wang, whether he should be the prince too Fu's identity came forward, and came to give a direct remonstrance?
And yesterday, after being summoned by Empress Lu Pheasant to "please enter the palace to teach the prince", he finally reappeared in the womb of the crown prince.

"A while ago, the old man talked about the violence of the Qin Dynasty and the burning of the pit, and the family seemed to be displeased..."

"Um······"

Just as Uncle Suntong was thinking about what should be the topic for today, and was telling Liu Ying the essentials of Confucianism, Liu Ying got up from his seat solemnly, and bowed heavily to Uncle Suntong.

"Student, meet the Taifu."

Seeing Liu Yingxing such a big gift, Shu Suntong subconsciously jumped up from his seat, but saw Liu Ying smiling gently.

"In the outside world, the solitary is the prince, and the public is the minister; but in the school here, the solitary lives, and the public is the teacher."

"When you come out of this school, you should pay respects to the solitary as a minister, but in this school, students should respect and serve their teachers."

After saying that, seeing Liu Ying cupping her hands again, she knelt down respectfully, spread out the bamboo slips in front of her, grabbed the rabbit hair in her hand, raised her head seriously, and looked at Shu Suntong who was still looking uncertain.

The vivid expression seems to be asking: Sir, what are we learning today?
Seeing Liu Ying's posture, Shu Suntong looked at Liu Ying uncertainly again, and finally heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Liu Ying did not seem to be lying.

Slowly sat down, sat with Liu Ying facing each other, and pondered for a long time, only to see Uncle Suntong raised his head calmly and smiled at Liu Ying.

"The classics and allusions of Confucianism have been a little taboo in the family for several years."

"Today's topic will be decided by the family."

"Where is there any doubt in the family, the minister will explain it in any way."

As he said that calmly, Shu Suntong felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Although Shu Suntong has been the crown prince and Taifu for less than half a year, and the number of times he taught Liu Ying is only a few, but since the fifth year of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ying, who was promoted from "Prince Prince" to "Crown Prince", was sent back to Chang'an,' It is well known that the prince loves Confucianism.

And a few months ago, when Shu Suntong taught Liu Ying several times, Liu Ying could often continue to say what Shu Suntong hadn't finished.

Therefore, in Shu Suntong's view, although the 14-year-old prince Liu Ying is not proficient in Confucianism, he should have a general understanding of Confucianism.

It is also because of this that when Shusun Tong taught Liu Ying the last time, he would put aside the Confucian allusions and turn his head to the story of the first emperor burning books and burying Confucianism.

Shu Suntong originally thought that, as the prince of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ying would easily accept the setting of "tyranny of the Qin Dynasty", and there was a high probability that he would sympathize with the tortured Confucian scholars.

But at that time, although Liu Ying didn't open his mouth to refute, Shu Suntong could also see that Liu Ying probably didn't listen to the past of "burning books and burying scholars" in his mouth.

In this way, when Shu Suntong came to the Taiwomen again today and stood in front of Liu Ying as a teacher, he couldn't help but encounter difficulties.

——Liu Ying knows all about the classics and allusions, but Liu Ying is not interested in "old things".

Not knowing what to say, Shusun Tongbian simply threw the problem back to Liu Ying.

——I don't know what to say, His Highness said it himself, what do you want to hear?

Hearing Shu Suntong's words, Liu Ying seemed to be unaware of the old Confucian's small thoughts, and only raised her head in surprise.

"The meaning of the Taifu is that everything about Confucianism can be explained and taught by the Taifu?"

As she spoke, Liu Ying became even more confused.

"If Gu remembers correctly, what the Grand Tutor has learned seems to be specialized in "Rituals", so the current "Hanli" is the first?"

"Could it be that Tai Tuo is proficient and versatile, and he also knows the rest?"

Seeing Liu Ying's puzzled face, Shu Suntong's expression froze for a moment, and he couldn't help shaking his head and smiling.

"This question from the family makes the minister quite surprised?"

As soon as Wen Er spoke, I saw Shu Suntong sighed a little, and there was a little sigh in his face.

"The family may know that the Confucianism promoted by Zhongni extended from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, and at the end of the Warring States Period, it was only in the hands of Xunqing and Xunzi, a native of Zhao, that it can be called a great achievement."

"Later Xunzi went to Qiji to study in the palace, and taught the Six Classics of Confucianism to his disciples."

"The Book of Songs was taught by Xunzi to Fuqiubo, a man of Qi; later Fuqiubo gave the "Book of Songs" to Shen Pei, Bai Sheng, Mu Sheng and others."

"Your Majesty's younger brother, Liu Jiao, the current king of Chu, also received the "Poetry" from Duke Fuqiu."

Hearing that Shu Suntong talked about the inheritance of Confucian classics, Liu Ying couldn't help but put on a face full of interest.

Seeing this, Shusun Tong calmed down a bit, then cleared his throat, and continued his description of memories.

"The "Rituals" was taught by Xunzi to Lu Jia, a Chu man; and now, His Majesty Lu Jiameng has become a doctor of the Taizhong because of his kindness."

"In the third year of the second generation, Zhao Gao killed the second generation and established Ziying. His Majesty sent envoys to bribe gold and jade in order to break through Qinzhong from Wuguan."

"At that time, the envoys sent by His Majesty were the late Guangye Jun Li Shiqi, and the current Taizhong doctor: Lu Jia."

Seeing Liu Ying listening to her words with an expression of utmost concentration, Shu Suntong finally let go of the big stone in his heart.

"As well as "Spring and Autumn", it is Xunzi who gave the plan to the present: Zhang Cang, Marquis of Beiping."

"The "Spring and Autumn" was awarded, Zhang Cang first served in Qin Dynasty, served as the censor, and later fled because of a crime, so as to follow His Majesty."

"The "Book of Changes" was several generations earlier than Xunzi, and it came out of the Six Classics of Confucianism, forming a school of its own; in this world, it has been handed down to Tian He in Zichuan."

"At the time of Qin, Tian He was Dr. Qin; when Xiang Yu entered Guanzhong and set fire to Qin Xianyang, Shang first asked Tian He to come out before he dared to set fire."

Speaking of this, Shu Suntong couldn't help but let out a long and leisurely sigh, and there was also a hint of heartache on his expression.

"These Four Classics are the preservation of the Six Classics of Confucianism today."

"The remaining two classics, namely the "Book of Music" and "Shangshu", have been lost..."

"The "Book of Music" was given by Xunzi to Gongsun Nizi of Lu. Later, Gongsun Nizi disappeared in the world, and the "Book of Music" was also extinct."

"The "Shangshu" was awarded by Xunzi to Han Gongzi Fei and Chu man Li Si."

"In the 14th year of Qin Wangzheng, the son died in Xianyang Prison not because of interfering with Qin; and in the second year of Qin II, Qin Prime Minister Li Si falsely accused Zhao Gao of rebellion, and was killed in Xianyang City. The three tribes were extinct (mò)... ·”

Listening to Shu Suntong's mournful talk about the ups and downs encountered in the process of spreading Confucianism in the past few decades, and hearing the familiar historical figures, Liu Ying couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Of the Six Classics of Confucianism, there are only Poetry (Classic), (Shang) Book, (Ritual) Li [or Book of Rites], (Zhou) Yi, and Spring and Autumn Five Classics in later generations.

Together with the four books of "University", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius", they are collectively called the Four Books and Five Classics.

But at this point in time, the Four Books do not yet exist, and the Shangshu in the Five Classics is temporarily considered to be 'lost'.

However, the "Book of Music" really disappeared in the world with the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, making the Six Classics of Confucianism, regrettably, the Five Classics of later generations.

And from Shusun Tong's mouth, listening to the names of people who are familiar even in later generations, Liu Ying suddenly felt a sense of solemnity to witness history and personally participate in history.

Legalist giants like Han Fei and Li Si, celebrities like Lu Jia and Li Shiqi, and masters like Zhang Cang who are well-read and proficient in all schools, once upon a time, they were crowned Confucianists and The man in Confucian robes...
For a while, Liu Ying's vague disdain for Confucianism finally became a little more objective.

——After being "supreme", Confucianism, which monopolized the academic world, may have evolved into a disgraceful appearance in later generations.

But now, at this delicate time when the Qin Dynasty fell and the Han Dynasty prospered, Confucianism is still an important part of Chinese culture and academics that cannot be bypassed!

Even representatives of Legalism like Han Fei and Li Si, Lu Jia and Li Shiqi, who are sophisticated and taboo, and who idolize Su Qin and Zhang Yi, all came from Confucianism.

Thinking about it in her heart, Liu Ying's sense of Grand Tutor Shusun Tong also slightly improved.

"Too."

"Confucianism is inherently mixed, with many factions and unevenness."

"There are Luru who cultivated Dishan, and there are also Gongyangru who have 'the enmity of ten generations, You Kefu'."

"As a crown prince, you shouldn't generalize everything..."

While Liu Ying was thinking, she saw Shu Suntong let out a short sigh, forced a smile, and brought the topic back to the right track.

"Jichen, although he has never been fortunate enough to enter Jixia in person, and considers him a disciple of Xunzi, he is still a little familiar with the teachings of the Six Classics at his infancy."

"Although it is more familiar in "Yili", but in "Poetry" and "Book", I also have a little understanding..."

(End of this chapter)