Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 525

Restraining oneself and returning to propriety as benevolence is actually one of the central ideas of Confucius or Confucianism.

Self-restraint and restoration of rituals, at the beginning, restraint means to abide by, and ji is a pseudonym, which comprehends the rules of ordinary laws and regulations.

Taken together, the meaning of this sentence should be to abide by the rules and regulations and improve one's own etiquette.

In the words of later generations, that is, abide by the laws and regulations, strive to improve one's moral cultivation, and be a quality, civilized, and positive citizen of the new era. The whole society will work together to build a harmonious society (benevolence).

Look, does it look like it?

Confucianism has influenced the Chinese people for thousands of years, whether it is cast aside, sought after, or viewed correctly.It has penetrated into the blood of every Chinese and is everywhere.

Confucius said so thousands of years ago, and people thousands of years later are also striving towards this goal.

As for the later explanation of self-denial as restraining the desires in the heart, and the restoration of rituals as the restoration of ethics, they are obviously serving Neo Confucianism.

In fact, in Zhang Zhao's view, later generations criticized Confucius for wanting to restore the Zhou rituals, because they did not fully understand his spirit.

In other words, at that time, Confucius had no other references other than Zhou Li.

From the perspective of later generations, etiquette can be interpreted as the order of civilization, and benevolence is what later generations often call a harmonious society.

The core focus of Confucianism is actually order, an order that shapes a civilized society, it is not conservative, and it has nothing to do with cannibalism.

Confucianism is like the stick in the hands of the old man who sells candied haws. What it represents is the order of this candied haws.

The candied haws on this stick does not necessarily have to be hawthorn, you can be oranges, pears, apples, bananas, cantaloupe, even durian and mangosteen, but it cannot be kebabs.

Just like Mohism, Legalism, Yin-Yang School, etc., the exclusive respect for Confucianism is not to make them disappear completely, but their expression methods must be suitable for the order of Confucianism and abide by this rule.

This is Zhang Zhao's first conclusion, based on his experience in the modern society for more than [-] years in the first half of his life, and the ten years since he came to this era.

In fact, in this crazy era where order was lost up and down, it was so similar to the Warring States period when the emperor of Zhou lost his prestige and the world was chaotic, except that the warriors were even crazier.

Zhang Zhao discussed this issue with Fan Zhi, He Ning, and Zhang Xichong.

Since the decline of the Tang Dynasty, the order of the world has disappeared, and all classes have lost their "rituals".

To solve such problems as soldiers and generals committing crimes at every turn, warriors don't know what the law is, etc., we can only start from the etiquette.

The so-called power to collect troops and collect money can only treat the symptoms but not the root causes, and in many cases even the symptoms cannot be cured.

The lessons of Zhu Wen, Zhu Youzhen, Li Cunxu, Li Conghou, and Li Congke are right in front of us.

Therefore, if we really want to stop the swords wielded wantonly by the soldiers, we can only start from the two aspects of morality and the rule of law.

It's not that Zhang Zhao wants to make gentlemen more important than martial arts, but that he wants to hold up the banner of Confucian self-restraint and restoration of rituals, pretending to restore Zhou rituals (order).

In fact, only by reversing the world's moral atmosphere, supplemented by laws, can this completely solve the social atmosphere of disdain and contempt for culture and education since the end of the Tang Dynasty.

As the war gradually calmed down, while dealing with the Khitan captives, Zhang Zhao appeased and summoned An Shenqi, Fu Yanqing, Gao Xingzhou and others.

While discussing this issue with Zhang Xichong, He Ning, Fan Zhi, etc.

He Ning, who personally wrote a note to persuade Zhang Zhao to come back from the front line, suppressed her excitement.

He could feel that Zhang Zhao was different from the new dynasties established by Li Siyuan and Shi Jingtang, even far surpassing Zhu Wen and Li Cunxu.

Because there is a big difference between Zhang Zhao and them, that is, Zhang Zhao has a clearer understanding of the role of Confucianism.

Zhang Zhao didn't just solve the problem by taking military power roughly like Zhu Wen and Li Cunxu, but solved the problem from the root.

Now He Ning even truly believes that Zhang Zhao is indeed the reincarnation of Emperor Taizong Wen of the Great Dynasty, because he is not the Lord of Heaven, so he cannot understand the root of this problem at all.

Thinking of this, he cupped his hands and paid respects to Zhang Zhao, but his first suggestion was to ask Zhang Zhao to change his title again.

"Since your majesty has the determination to solve the troubled times of these hundreds of years, then you can't use the title of King Yong.

Yongguo, Xiaobang.Yong Zhe, a bound bird, can hardly reach the blue sky, and is not enough to be the name of the great dynasty. "

The word Yong, in the earliest oracle bone inscriptions, is a bird with rings under its feet.

In Shuowen Jiezi, it is said that this is a bird called Yongqu, so He Ning said here that the word Yong represents a bound bird.

Zhang Zhao actually thought about this question too, Emperor Yong, it really doesn't sound very nice.

And judging from the previous titles, You Yong was rarely seen, obviously not a meaningful title.

"From the point of view of Zhongshu, if I want to enter the throne again? What should I call it?"

He Ning didn't speak, but glanced at Zhang Xichong, which was a great achievement in persuading him, he couldn't say everything by himself.

And among the three, Zhang Xichong is actually the most respected.

Because Zhang Xichong can be said to be the first official from the Central Plains to seek refuge with Zhang Zhao. He also served as the right minister of Liang Kingdom for several years, and his surname is also Zhang.

"Your Majesty wants to use propriety to eliminate the ferocity of hundreds of years, which is just in line with the words of the ancestors who restrained themselves and returned to propriety as benevolence.

Today's army marches eastward from the land of Zhou Tianzi to destroy tyranny, just like Zhou Tianzi Xingyi's army marches eastward.

The Zhang family also comes from the surname of Ji, and is of the same clan as the emperor of Zhou, so it is the right time to continue the Zhou name.

Yan Zongbing also agreed with the minister's opinion, because the minister and others believed that the king should be promoted to be the king of Zhou, open the Tiance Palace, and act on behalf of the son of Zhou.

Luoyang is the capital of the emperor of Zhou. The king can issue an imperial edict in Luoyang, ordering all the countries in the world to punish the Khitans, ordering the leaders of all countries to send armored soldiers, money and food to the Central Plains, and then ordering all the states and counties in the world to kill all the Khitans. "

"This." Zhang Zhao hesitated for a moment, "Can all the countries in the world obey certain edicts?"

What Zhang Xichong and others asked him to issue was an imperial edict, which was different from the previous ones. This was a self-proclaimed son of Zhou, and he regarded all countries in the world as vassals!
Zhang Xichong smiled faintly, "Maybe one or two loyal ministers will come, but the rest of Meng Shu and Wu Tang will definitely not come.

But what the king wants is in the name of the edict issued by the emperor of China, and he doesn't care whether they want to come or not. "

This is the dual hegemony of geography and history and culture!Not convinced.

Now Henan is the Central Plains, which represents orthodoxy. Whoever occupies this place is the emperor of China

Guo Tiance also interjected next to Zhang Zhao, "I believe that Liu Zhiyuan from Taiyuan must also be paying attention to the outcome of the Yanshi War, if he knew that the Khitan army was wiped out, he might come from Hedong to occupy Hebei and rob the righteousness.

Your Majesty might as well issue an edict in the name of Emperor Zhou at this moment to order Liu Zhiyuan to drive out the Khitans and make them lose their righteousness. "

Huh?Guo Tiance's trick is still quite useful.

As far as it is now, Zhang Zhao has sent troops for more than six months. He has just experienced a bloody battle and his troops are exhausted.

If Liu Zhiyuan was by his side, he could take advantage of the victory, but he was far away in the east of the river, so he was beyond his reach.

Anyway, Liu Zhiyuan will definitely go east to try to seize the land of Hebei, so it is better to order him to go east, so as to grasp the righteousness first, and when the land of Henan is settled, order Liu Zhiyuan to move the town.

Even in the Tang and Jin dynasties, no one could occupy the lands of Hedong and Hebei alone.

At that time, an edict ordered Liu Zhiyuan to move to Yedu and stay behind. If he didn't move, there would be a reason to attack him.

"However, the East and West have enjoyed the country for 800 years, and there are so many emperors. If a country is established as Zhou, it is not easy to solve it just by posthumous posthumous titles!

Moreover, most of the Chinese and martial arts in China come from Yongliang, and they use Zhou as their title, which may hurt the hearts of soldiers. "

This is a small concern of Zhang Zhao. For example, he is very satisfied with the posthumous title of Wen, but there is already King Wen of Zhou!
Fan Zhi shook his head and persuaded: "Dongxi Erzhou is the son of heaven, and it doesn't hinder you if you don't call yourself emperor!
Your Majesty can also make a rule, this dynasty King Liang will not be conferred outside, only the crown prince, this way of respecting Liang will definitely satisfy the soldiers. "

Zhang Zhao felt relieved, since Fan Zhi's Confucianism did not interfere, then it did not interfere.

But at this time, Zhang Zhao felt a little bit like whether he should just go one step further.

"Since everything has been agreed upon, it is not enough to call him the Son of Heaven?"

They are all grasshoppers on the same rope, King Zhang is not reserved at all when facing the courtiers around him!

Zhang Xichong said solemnly: "Your Majesty's expulsion of the Hulu is only half successful now. It will be completed only when you enter the Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, build a coffin to determine Jin Gaozu and Shi Chonggui, and issue an edict to recover the land of Hebei.

Therefore, it is more appropriate to enter the throne of emperor again in Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo. "

Guo Tiance also agreed: "Youyu Linwei and others are still on the front line, we cannot do without their support."

Zhang Zhao was right when he thought about it, Li Cunhui and others were still on the front line, so they should also get a little bit of the work of persuading them.

So he waved his hand in satisfaction, since that's the case, let's go to Tokyo.

In 945 A.D., October [-]th, the auspicious day of the zodiac, Zhang Zhao worshiped Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, Wu Zhou Emperor Wu Zhao, Emperor Zhuangzong Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Mingzong Li Siyuan in Luoyang. Act on state affairs, and receive authority from Tiance Mansion.

The next day, Zhang Zhaobian issued an edict to Mengshu, Wutang, Qianyue, Machu, Nanhan, Nanping, Tonghai and Jinghai.

They were asked to send armored soldiers to deliver food and grass, and to raise troops into the Central Plains to serve King Qin.

He also ordered the prefectures and counties to kill all the Khitans sent by Yelu Deguang, and also specially ordered the King of Beiping, the Jiedu envoy of Hedong, and Liu Zhiyuan who stayed behind in Beijing to cut off the Khitans' return to the north and regain the prefectures and counties in Hebei.

On the third day, Zhang Zhao issued another decree, asking people all over the world to try to discuss the topic of "restraining oneself and returning to propriety for benevolence".

Anyone who thinks they have original opinions, no matter what nationality they are from, can get travel expenses through Zhang Zhao's temple bank and go to Tokyo to express their thoughts and opinions.

On the fourth day, Zhang Zhao issued the last edict, claiming that he would recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

Therefore, there is a general election of warriors from all over the world, so that all warriors from all over the world, who are skilled in fist, foot, gun, stick, bow and horse, can go to Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo to accept the assessment.

On October [-], after issuing the edict, Zhang Zhao set off from Luoyang to Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo.

In the south, after receiving Zhang Zhao's edict, Ma Xifan, the old king of Ma Chu, was afraid of the military power of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and wanted to marry Zhang Zhao, so he sent his brother Ma Xi'e to bring gold, jewels, jade and rare objects, and fifty soldiers. See you in the north.

Qian Zuo, the king of Wuyue, also sent people to bring tributes because of the fight with Wu Tang over Wang Min, and because he had always surrendered to the Central Plains Dynasty, he deliberately used Wu Tang to go north to see him.

　That point of view on Confucianism is just my own superficial understanding, and it is bound to be full of mistakes and omissions.Everyone can correct it, but remember not to engage in personal attacks!

　　
　
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