Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1734 Aiding Korea and Fighting Japanese ([-]) Chicken and Monkey

"Some people seem to really don't know who's name is in this world!" When Zhu Yijun said this sentence, Gao Wushi was suddenly a little dazed.

He remembered that when he first met little Zhu Yijun, who was still the prince, when he was young, he had talked about the supervisory power of the factory guard.At that time, Zhu Yijun heard him and Feng Bao discuss that the factory guards and supervisors were actually facing huge political pressure. The young and ignorant Zhu Yijun was very dissatisfied, and blurted out a terrible sentence: "...the establishment of Jinyiwei and the establishment of the East Factory back then had no purpose. Is it just to supervise the world? The emperor wants to check whether they are doing well, and they dare to say that they are wrong? Is the surname Zhu in this world?"

Time flies, and the time flies by. Twenty years passed with a flick of a finger, and it suddenly seemed like a dream.Today Zhu Yijun once again mentioned "Who belongs to the world", but it has already been "the bleak autumn wind is here again, and the world has changed".

Back then, the big companion Feng Bao, who was so powerful in the inner court and could make little Zhu Yijun shiver with just one look, was fined to plant vegetables in Xiaolingwei, Nanjing, and died of depression not long after, at the foot of Meihua Mountain in the south of Xiaoling;

Back then, the pure and filial prince who was ignorant and only wanted to share his father's worries as a son had already ruled the world for twenty years, from a naive "Mr. The ancestral system, canonization of the "Wenhou" he wanted...Zhu Yijun's political methods have long been mature, and his political thoughts have basically been finalized.

Perhaps, there are not many places where I can influence him?Gao Wushi couldn't help thinking.

Ah, no, I should still have a strong influence on him, if not, why would he still leave me today to "drink with me"?
The emperors of the Ming Dynasty were all good at drinking. Even Chongzhen was very strict in self-discipline, so he drank as little as possible.But Zhu Yijun definitely didn't really need someone to drink with him, staying to drink with him was just an excuse, what he really wanted was his own suggestion.

In other words, even after the victory of the Yuan Dynasty, his regal power has surpassed the world, but when faced with major events, he will still subconsciously rely on his most trusted minister—that is, I am highly pragmatic.

Thinking of this, and recalling Zhu Yijun's words at the end of the canonization ceremony, "When this matter is over, the court still has several troubles for you to settle, but there will be no delay." Gao Wushi suddenly realized that maybe he insisted on conferring on himself this " Marquis of Nanning", in addition to appreciating merit and nostalgia, also includes the factor of needing to continue to serve him.

It seems that the bird that I have been worried about before has been hidden, but it seems that it has not yet reached that point.At least for the time being, the situation in this world is still unfinished, and the bow cannot be hidden.Gao Wushi let out a breath of foul air quietly.

Seeing him, Zhu Yijun thought he had come up with some idea, looked at him with piercing eyes, and asked, "A practical plan will be settled?"

"Ah?" Gao Wushi was taken aback by the question, and said in his heart: You didn't ask for a plan, what do I have to "plan out"?

At this time, Zhu Yijun realized that he might have ignored it, but he didn't care, and simply said: "I'm asking you, is this a good time to make an example?"

Gao Wushi understood, thought for a while, and then asked: "Who does the emperor want to kill, the chicken or the monkey?"

"Uh..." Zhu Yijun was at a loss for words when he was asked, frowned and thought for a while, and then asked: "Do you see... Can killing a chicken be a warning to monkeys?" Judging from his tone and demeanor, this is a question sentence, but Non-rhetorical questions, it can be seen that he is really not sure.

Gao Yushi looked calm, but what he said was very sharp, which could be said to hit the nail on the head: "Your Majesty, I think the first thing we need to figure out is who is the chicken and who is the monkey."

"Naturally, those in high positions are monkeys." Zhu Yijun wondered, "Is there any more to think about?"

"Usually, but sometimes it's not necessarily so." Gao Yushi pursed his lips, and boldly compared himself: "For example, it is rumored that in addition to Cheng Zhu's Neo-Confucianism, the current imperial court also has Lu Wangxinxue and Wang Gaoshixue. faction, and the highest official in the School of Reality is Mr. Xu Ge, but how many people think that Mr. Xu Ge is the master of practical school?"

Zhu Yijun laughed, and said: "Mr. Xu's knowledge is still good, but if you want to learn from the school, if you are serious and pragmatic, then naturally it won't be his turn. Wang Gao is a real student. After Wen Zhenggong passed away, he will naturally take you as the school. "

Here I would like to add that the term "Wang Gaoshixue" did not exist in the original history. Now it is because Gao Gong's butterfly wings flapped too hard, making Gao Gong work for ten years, not because Long Qing died. "The middle way collapses".

It is precisely because he has worked for ten years, followed by Guo Pu and Zhang Siwei who continued to uphold his methods, and finally "successed" by Gao Pragmatism, this banner of practical learning has been held up for more than 20 years, and finally it has truly formed a superstructure , There are also the lower-level university faction and the big political faction.

In the original history without high pragmatic influence, practical learning is generally called "Jingshi practical learning", or in a more general sense, "Ming and Qing practical learning".Although there are many leaders among them, they can only be regarded as a trend of thought in themselves, and there is absolutely no so-called "organizational structure" necessary for political factions.

The so-called practical learning of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is actually a new form of Confucianism developed from the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty to the eve of the Opium War between the Tartar and Qing Dynasties.It abandoned Song and Ming Confucianism's empty and sparse style of study, advocated "advocating reality and overthrowing emptiness", and in all social and cultural fields, it made every effort to highlight the word "real", emphasizing the application of the world, and became the mainstay of that era. **One of the gods.

Since Ming and Qing practical studies are broadly defined, they can of course be subdivided, and their subdivisions can be roughly divided into five categories: entity practical studies, world management practical studies, scientific practical studies, textual research practical studies, and enlightenment practical studies.

The practical learning of the entity is based on the foundation of the practical learning of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.It includes the ontology based on the material entity of "qi", the epistemology based on practice (strength), the natural human nature theory based on "sex and energy" as the basic content, and the morality based on "real work" as the main cultivation method. Theory, the theory of the unity of reason and desire (including righteousness and benefit) based on the desire for profit and wandering, and so on.Its main representatives include Luo Qinshun, Wang Tingxiang, Cui Xian, Yang Shen, Gao Gong, Wu Tinghan, Huang Zongxi, Wang Fuzhi, Yan Yuan, Dai Zhen and so on.

The practical learning of the world is concerned with the social and political content of the practical learning of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.It includes not only the exposure and criticism of social ills, but also the conception and implementation of programs to save current ills.Its main representatives include Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi, Lu Liuliang, Quan Zuwang, Zhang Xuecheng, Gong Zizhen, Wei Yuan and so on.

Scientific practical learning refers to the scientific content of Ming and Qing practical learning.It includes both Chinese classical science and Western learning imported from Europe.Its representatives include Li Shizhen, Xu Guangqi, Song Yingxing, Fang Yizhi, Mei Wending and so on.

Textual research on real learning refers to the study of Confucian classics on real learning in Ming and Qing Dynasties.After the mid-Ming Dynasty, with the rise and development of practical learning trends, in the field of Confucian classics research, there was a revival of Sinology and Zixue. Song Xue.Its representatives include Fang Yizhi, Chuan Shan, Gu Yanwu, Mao Qiling, Dai Zhen, Wang Zhong, Jiao Xun, Ruan Yuan and so on.

The Enlightenment of Practical Learning refers to the citizen consciousness of Ming and Qing Practical Learning.It is mainly reflected in the fields of philosophy, literature and art.Its main representatives include Wang Gen, He Xinyin, Li Zhi, Tang Xianzu, Huang Zongxi and so on.

Speaking of this, readers may have discovered that many representatives of the Mind School have also been classified into these major practical categories by later generations, such as the famous He Xinyin.

This is not surprising, after all, Xinxue disciples have always insisted that they are also "practical learning", which is nothing more than "moral practical learning".However, this issue has been mentioned earlier in this book, and it is neither necessary nor too complicated to discuss it in detail, so I will not repeat it here.

In short, Ming and Qing practical learning is the logical result of the development of Chinese Confucianism.Its theoretical value lies in the fact that it not only made a conclusive critique of the categories and propositions discussed in Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming Dynasties, but also proposed some new categories and propositions that reflected the interests and demands of the citizenry, and became the theoretical forerunner of modern Chinese enlightenment thought.

But here comes the question, since according to the normal development, after the generalization of Jingshi practical learning, it is the "Ming and Qing practical learning", so why is it now named "Wang Gao's practical learning"?Who are the "Wang and Gao" here?
The so-called Wang Gaoshixue, Wang refers to Wang Tingxiang, and Gao—at least in the current Ming Dynasty, it is generally believed to refer to Gao Gong.But to a large extent, the appearance of the term "Wang Gaoshixue" has a meaning of deliberately echoing "Lu Wangxuexue".

Looking back at the above division of practical learning in Ming and Qing Dynasties, you will find that Wang Tingxiang is listed as one of the pioneers and representatives of "substantial practical learning", while Gao Gong is listed in the two categories of "substantial practical learning" and "jingshi practical learning". as a representative.

When Gao Gong was studying in Henan, he was deeply influenced by Wang Tingxiang’s theory of reality. He rejected the old Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, thinking that this kind of thinking was completely impractical;

Therefore, Gao Gong first studied Wang Tingxiang's Qi-based theory, and by criticizing Cheng Zhu's "Li-based theory" and Lu Wang's "Xin-based theory", he clearly expounded the Qi-based theory of "the only Qi between heaven and earth".Then develop your own thoughts on this basis, that is, all the practical learning of the world that serves the world.

In fact, if Gao Gong’s so-called “Qi” is expressed in the language of later generations, then he is talking about the “origin of matter” to a large extent—you don’t care whether the origin is atoms or molecules, or anything else. All in all high arches considered matter.In other words, Gao Gong can actually be regarded as a materialist.

Of course, ancient Chinese academic thought is always miraculously dialectical, and Gao Gong is no exception, and his "theory of qi origin" is also very complicated.For example, Gao Gong’s theory of qi origin has three aspects:

In the theory of cosmogenesis, it is the original theory of "everlasting, transforming all things", and puts forward a universe of "one (vital energy) - two (heaven and earth or yin and yang) - ten thousand (universe and all things)" Generate schema.

In the theory of cosmology, it is the ontology of Qi that "Qi has Li, and Qi is Li;

On the issue of human nature, it is the temperamental human nature theory of "human beings are just one nature, this is the nature of temperament", which believes that nature is Qi, and the heart is also Qi. , Evil cannot be ignored, and it is in line with the purpose of Confucius."

He proposed that a thorough theory of human nature is monistic, not dualistic, and the "nature of heaven and earth" or "nature of righteousness" that Song Confucians called "not in form and energy" does not exist at all.

The actual function of Gao Gong's monism of human nature is to bring the theory of mind and nature back to the ground from the empty and insubstantial suspension state of Taoists, so that it can be closer to real life and more in tune with people's natural temperament.

Then why did Gao Gong come up with this theory of qi origin?Because this is the foundation of theory and the ontological foundation of its "practical government philosophy", later generations believe that it also occupies a very important historical position in the history of the development of Qi in the Song and Ming Dynasties.

It is clearer to put it this way, the so-called "Wang Gao's real learning", Wang Tingxiang mainly laid the theoretical foundation, Gao Gong further carried out the theoretical foundation work, and through his career in power, he gradually elaborated and perfected his practical and practical principles. Practical thought.

Just as Lu Wang's mastery of Xinxue lies in Wang Yangming, Wang Gaogong's mastery of Shixue lies in Gao Gong.However, in this process, high pragmatism has actually contributed a lot, especially in the process of generalizing the study of economics and practicality, high pragmatism can be said to have contributed the most.

As I said just now, Gao Gong's practical study of state management is essentially "practical government philosophy", and because of Gao's pragmatic relationship, it gradually expanded to more aspects.

For example, science and practice, high pragmatism established the Jinghua Craftsman School, and established so many departments, almost all of them belong to the category of scientific application.Since he was Gao Gong's successor, this move obviously expanded the scope of practical studies of economics, including scientific practical studies.

Of course, for the two types of textual research and enlightenment history, Gao Pragmatism has not been involved much at present, mainly because he is not energetic enough and must pay attention to priorities—just like the three major issues he raised by Zhu Yijun, he will immediately decide to deal with them In the same order, this is his habit of doing things all the time.

At this time, Zhu Yijun said without hesitation that "Wang Gaoshi School" "naturally takes you as the sect after the death of Wen Zhenggong", which also shows that Gao Yushi's succession to the status of Gaogong Shixue sect has been recognized.

"Xu Ge is the second assistant of the imperial court, with a high position and authority, but the people of the world and even the emperor regard ministers as the basis of practical learning. It can be seen that the rooster and the monkey do not necessarily depend on the official position. Based on this, I will look at it according to the principles. , Behind the disturbance in the Cao army, the Jiangnan chaebols were deeply involved, and they used the names of some high-ranking and powerful people. What if... ah, what I said is false.

If the situation is true, it will give people the impression that the person behind the scenes is that high-ranking person, but is this really the case?not necessarily. "

Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "You mean that the Jiangnan chaebol used tiger skin as a banner, but in fact those actions have nothing to do with that 'high authority'?"

"No, what I mean is that it doesn't matter whether the 'high-ranking person' is concerned or not, because since his tiger skin can be pulled out by the Jiangnan chaebol, he has not been seen doing anything to the Jiangnan chaebol after it is used up. If there is any punishment, it will prove that the Jiangnan chaebol can use this tiger skin at will—in other words, the Jiangnan chaebol is the real owner of this tiger skin!" Gao Wushi analyzed with a serious face.

Sure enough, Zhu Yijun's face darkened, and he said with a tiger's face: "So you are saying that the Jiangnan chaebols are the monkeys, right?"

"Yes." Gao Wushi said: "The problem right now is that the rooster is just a chess piece that the monkey pushes to the stage. If you kill the chicken to frighten the monkey, the monkey may not be afraid of it. It is nothing more than pushing another rooster to the stage; killing the monkey to make an example of the rooster is not the case. The rooster is pushed by the monkey, and when the monkey is in trouble, the rooster will do its best to provide shelter.

If the monkey does not die, the rooster will profit for a long time even if it is difficult for a while; if the monkey dies, the rooster will lose its food, how can it survive? "

Zhu Yijun was silent for a while, then nodded lightly and said: "I understand, I will arrange for the factory guard to investigate this matter. If the evidence of the crime is convincing, at this critical juncture, it is imperative to punish him as a policeman in the future!"
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