Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 590
After Luo Youdu said goodbye to his son, he took a bath, had breakfast, and sat in the seat above those thousands of people.

Accepting the civil and military prostrations of the Manchu Dynasty, Luo Youdu glanced across the crowd and paused for a moment on an old man.

Compared with the lifeless Wuchen group, the Wenchen side is full of energy and fighting spirit.

There are indeed signs of a certain civil and military imbalance.

But this is also an unavoidable thing, and there are specialties in the art industry.

When marching and fighting, the defense of the home and country depends on generals, but governing the world has to be done by literati.

It's not that military generals are incapable of governing the world, but how many people are really capable of both civil and military skills?
At the beginning, Luo Youdu had a good grasp of the balance of civil and military affairs in the temple.

The balance between the civil and military forces of the Luo Yu court was not out of balance, partly due to Luo Youdu's merits in weighing the pros and cons, and partly because the civil servants in the Central Plains had stepped on the military ministers for most of their lives, so it was easier to be satisfied, and they did not step on the military ministers the meaning of.

However, as the territory of the Luoyu court became wider and wider, and the exhausted court was conquered, more and more civil servants were needed to govern the world.In addition, a large number of talents from Jiangnan, Wuyue, and Bashu have poured in...

Jiangnan, Wuyue, and Bashu are not comparable to the Central Plains.

The Central Plains is dominated by warriors, and the relatively stable south is still dominated by literati.

In particular, Li Jing and Meng Chang are both arty and elegant, and they all like to reuse literary talents. Zhuge Kongming and the five ghosts in the south of the Yangtze River are all good at reciting poems and prose.

The result is obvious, Zhuge Liang, who is juicy, and the little prince Chen Jue, who are fighting among themselves, have made outstanding contributions to the unification of the Central Plains.

Of course, apart from these villains, there are still a group of buried talents in Jiangnan, Wuyue, and Bashu.

For example, Han Xizai, Xu Xuan, Xu Kai, You Jianyan, Bao Xiurang, Shen Huzi, and Shen Nian are all rare talents.

When this group of people entered the temple, they inevitably brought some Jiangnan atmosphere into the temple, and also gave Wenchen Group a shot in the arm.

In order to prevent civil servants from completely overpowering military officials, Luo Youdu used the relocation of the capital to create conflicts between the factions in the Central Plains and the southern factions, and divide their forces so that one side does not dominate.

This move has also achieved considerable results.

It's just that in terms of political struggle, military officials are really inferior to civil servants.

Regardless of the conflict between the faction in the Central Plains and the faction in the South, as long as the interests of civil servants are involved, the two factions can put down the conflict in the first time and unanimously speak out.

On the contrary, among the military officials, the faces would be red-faced when it came to fart issues, and for the sake of saving face, they could make no contact with each other.

In the feudal era, it was not unreasonable for civil servants to have the right to speak.

Song Bai is a small figure in the temple, but as a rising star of Shilin, he has become the leader of the new generation of literary circles.

If something happened to him, it would be a catastrophe for Shilin.

And Shilin is precisely the backing of civil officials, the talent reserve base.

Luo Youdu did not wait for the civil and military officials of His Highness to come out to discuss matters, but looked at the old man among the civil servants, and said with a smile: "Zhang Shangshu, long time no see. You are the leader of Confucianism. It just so happens that I am reading Confucius and Mencius recently, and there is a sentence that I have not explained , I hope Zhang Shangshu can solve my doubts for me."

The old man’s surname is Zhang Mingzhao, not the Zhang Zhao of the Three Kingdoms period. His real name was Zhang Zhaoyuan, and his style name was Qianfu.

He is recognized as a famous scholar in the world, and his reputation is as famous as that of Dou Yujun.

Dou Yujun focused on teaching and educating people, while Zhang Zhao focused on interpreting the Six Classics of ancient books at school.

Most of the Six Classics that are circulated in the world today are the versions revised and interpreted by him.

In addition, he is also a veteran of many dynasties. He has experienced the Tang, Jin, Han, Zhou, and Yu Dynasties. He became an official as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials two years ago and stayed at home.

An old official with Zhang Zhao's status and status, even if he is an official, can still attend court meetings and meet the emperor if necessary.

Hearing Luo Youdu's first question, Zhang Zhao bowed and said, "Please speak, Your Majesty."

Luo Youdu said: "You can't punish a doctor, what's the explanation?"

Zhang Zhao's face changed slightly, this question was the core morality of his plan to persuade Luo Youdu today.

In his opinion, Song Bai was right when he was wrong, he could be punished for his mistakes, but he couldn't be humiliated.

Scholar-bureaucrats value face the most, and reputation is more important than life, how can they be easily humiliated.

Zhang Zhao said truthfully: "This remark comes from Qu Li in the Book of Rites. Kong Yingda, a great scholar in the early Tang Dynasty, said that those who cannot be punished by a doctor should be punished with five punishments and three thousand punishments, and there is no need for a doctor to commit a crime. Therefore, a doctor must use someone who is capable of crimes." Virtue, if the penalty is reversed, then the king does not know the virtuous. Zhang Yiyun: The crimes committed are not subject to Xia Sanqian and Zhou Tuiqian. Also. If he is guilty, we will discuss it in eight ways, and discuss the seriousness of it."

"It is also recorded in "Confucius's Family Talk" that Ran You, a student of Confucius, once asked Confucius for advice, saying, if a doctor commits a crime, can he not be punished?"

"Kong Shengyan: For a gentleman, you should control his heart with etiquette and give him integrity and integrity. If a scholar-bureaucrat commits a crime against discipline, he does not need to be convicted directly to avoid the shame of not being famous. For this reason, if a scholar-bureaucrat commits a crime, it is within the scope of the five punishments. There is no need to send officials to tie him up and detain him, so that he can feel ashamed to plead guilty; if a scholar-bureaucrat deserves death for his crime, there is no need to send officials to impose the death penalty on him, so that he can kneel down and commit suicide, showing His Majesty's benevolence."

He is worthy of being a great Confucian who has read a lot of poetry and books, and he is citing scriptures and allusions when he opens his mouth, speaking clearly and clearly.

Many civil servants couldn't help but nodded.

Luo Youdu was a little enlightened, and said: "So that's how it is..." He paused and said: "So I have another question, what is the explanation for this scholar-bureaucrat? What is a scholar-bureaucrat? That is to say, how to define the category of this scholar-bureaucrat? For example, Xian Zhen of the state of Jin, Sun Wu of the state of Qi, Sima Rangju, Tian Dan, Sun Bin, Le Yi of the state of Yan, and Wu Qi of the state of Wei, are they considered scholar-bureaucrats?"

Zhang Zhao's face paled instantly.

There were constant whispers in the hall.

Luo Youdu narrowed his eyes slightly.

What is a scholar-official?
Scholars generally refer to talents, all talents.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, wars were frequent and wars were frequent.Famous and wealthy princes and nobles in various countries, such as Chunshenjun and Mengchangjun, all regard "raising scholars" as a fashion.

Talented people can be called scholars.

A doctor is an official position. During the Spring and Autumn Period, civil and military affairs were not as distinct as they are now.

The earliest explanation of scholar-bureaucrats is that they are talented officials, and they do not distinguish between civil and military, let alone civil officials.

I can't punish the doctor.

What is really said is that the criminal law must not humiliate officials who have made contributions to the country.

If a person has made great contributions to the country, but violated the law, his meritorious service should be remembered, and his face should not be tattooed, nor should any means be used to humiliate the officials who have made great contributions to the country.But the punishment that should be received must be accepted, and there is no distinction between civil and military.

It is a group of literati who have the right to speak. For their own benefit, they deliberately read the wrong scriptures and misinterpreted the meaning of the ancients.

The term "scholar-bureaucrat", which originally refers to both civil and military affairs, has evolved into a vocabulary that once only referred to civil servants, and has given lofty status to scholar-bureaucrats by various means, and has reached the point of being superior to others.

The literati of the Song and Ming dynasties played various tricks on this method of distorting ancient meanings.

(End of this chapter)