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Chapter 273 A hundred schools of thought contend... (for subscription)
"Mr. Chen Fan, is the next episode going to be about the Eastern Han Dynasty?"

"Yes."

"The Eastern Han Dynasty is a bit difficult to talk about."

"I think it's a good talk."

After resting for a few days, Chen Fan communicated with Director Zhu of Oriental TV Station about the arrangement of the next program.

In fact, there is no arrangement.

Chen Fan's shows never require a host, rehearsal, or performance... Just one person is fine.

And it's live.

"Mr. Chen Fan, the Eastern Han Dynasty is much weaker than the Western Han Dynasty. I don't know if the audience will be greatly affected in this regard."

"This is the misunderstanding everyone has about the Eastern Han Dynasty."

Chen Fan said: "The Eastern Han Dynasty is actually not weaker than the Western Han Dynasty at all, and even, in some places, it is much stronger."

"Ah, the Eastern Han Dynasty is stronger than the Western Han Dynasty?"

"If it is said to be strong, many people may have opinions, but it should not be inferior to Xihan."

"Not inferior to Xihan?"

Master Zhu felt that Chen Fan's words were beyond his understanding.

For this.

Chen Fan also knew.

Not to mention in this world.

In fact, in the previous life, many people would subconsciously think that the Eastern Han Dynasty was significantly weaker than the Western Han Dynasty.

As for why.

That is, there were too many famous emperors, ministers and generals in the Western Han Dynasty, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, except for Liu Xiu, some other kings were not well-known.

On the contrary, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was more famous than the previous series of emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But this is just a big misunderstanding.

The Han Dynasty was somewhat different from other dynasties.

Other dynasties were often destroyed by foreign tribes or after the serious decline in domestic strength.

But the Han Dynasty was not.

Regardless of whether it is the Western Han Dynasty or the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is an internal problem.

Even at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, their national power was very strong.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was easy for any prince to fight against foreigners.

Like Cao Cao, he beats foreigners at every turn.

The same goes for Liu Bei.

Gongsun Zan had nothing to do with beating foreigners.

Yes.

The Three Kingdoms period also belonged to the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Also.

After the fall of the Western Han Dynasty, he established the Eastern Han Dynasty in a short period of time.Therefore, the national power of the entire Western Han Dynasty did not decline too much. On the contrary, the Eastern Han Dynasty developed further in many places on the basis of the Western Han Dynasty.In addition, the Eastern Han Dynasty was much stronger than the Western Han Dynasty in terms of technology, economy...etc.

Of course, this is also an inevitable product of historical development.

but.

To fully explain that the Eastern Han Dynasty is not inferior to the Western Han Dynasty, it is not possible to make sense in one or two sentences.

Since even Master Zhu has such a misunderstanding, it must be the same for ordinary people.

Looking at it this way, it is still a highlight to explain the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"Mr. Chen Fan, I'm definitely not as good as you in terms of content. Then I don't want to think about it, and I will leave the rest of the program to you."

Although there are still some unclear, Master Zhu didn't think too much.

As long as Mr. Chen Fan is doing the show, when has he let everyone down?
However, he came today for another purpose. After thinking about it, Director Zhu said: "Mr. Chen Fan, most of the programs we did before were broadcast live. Should we change the method?"

"Master Zhu, do you think this method is not good?"

"No, no, I think we can actually innovate."

"Okay, let's add another table."

"Uh……"

Master Zhu couldn't laugh or cry.

This innovation is too simple.

But without waiting for Mr. Zhu to say more, Chen Fan said again: "Mr. Zhu, I think this kind of innovation is very good. You see, adding a table is equivalent to a classroom, which is equivalent to me giving a lecture. A little more elegant than before."

It's on TV after all.

Although it is okay to use the live broadcast method before, it has to be more or less elegant.

Chen Fan came up with this model after thinking about it.

"Mr. Chen Fan, elegance is a bit more elegant, but isn't it too simple?"

"It is indeed relatively simple."

Chen Fan nodded, but he didn't know what Master Zhu meant, and then asked: "Master Zhu, what do you mean here?"

"Actually, Mr. Chen Fan, you also understand the problems of our local TV station. CCTV has always been our big brother. We used to be inferior to CCTV in terms of ratings and program production. But now the market is getting better. Very happy, our local TV station also has more autonomy. Therefore, we want to make our programs even taller."

"I want to compete with CCTV."

"Fighting doesn't have the strength, but you have to match them anyway."

"Master Zhu, you have ambition."

Chen Fan nodded.

But there is no difficulty, then, Chen Fan said: "Then write a few words on this table."

"What word?"

Master Zhu was taken aback for a moment: "The heroic style of a great man?"

"Uh……"

Chen Fan shook his head, and then said: "Hundred schools of thought forum".

Yes.

To say tall.

How many programs are there that can be compared with the previous Baijia Forum?

Although this program is very simple, it is just a table, and then some audiences and students are invited, and the words "hundreds of forums" are written on it.

but.

It is because of the words "Hundred Schools Forum".

moment.

His compulsion has risen to the sky.

Not to mention that the Baijia Forum in the previous life was eventually closed because of poor ratings.

But when the Hundred Schools Forum was launched at that time, it was indeed very popular.

of course.

Maybe you will say that such a forum of hundreds of schools is too tall, is it not down-to-earth, and has no ratings?

Actually not.

Although the Hundred Schools Forum has a high layout, it is not serious at all.

After all, this is not a real academic class, it is equivalent to a science program, and the content is explained in a simple way so that everyone can understand it.Although there are various problems in the Three Kingdoms that Yi Zhongtian talked about in his previous life, it has to be said that his Three Kingdoms is really beyond the reach of ordinary lecturers in terms of down-to-earth.

and so.

It was only then that Chen Fan mentioned the program "Hundred Schools of Past Life Forum".

Needless to say.

When Master Zhu heard the words "Hundred Schools Forum", he also stood up excitedly: "Hundred Schools Forum."

"Hundreds of forums."

From the corner of his mouth, Director Zhu kept chanting these words, and then said loudly: "Mr. Chen Fan, that's great. Our program is called Baijia Forum."

……

"Everyone, Dongfang TV will continue the Dahan program in a few days. Are you going to attend the lecture?"

"Ah, Brother Fan, you won't be broadcasting live anymore?"

"Live broadcast is still live broadcast, however, a setting has been added, and I will explain it to everyone in the form of lectures."

"Oh, it can still be like this, hahaha, this is good, I wanted to listen to Brother Fan's lecture on the spot, but I never had the opportunity. Brother Fan, I will sign up."

"Swipe a plane and I'll let you sign up."

"Pfft..."

The crowd burst into tears.

Damn, the old problem happened again.

of course.

This is a joke, Chen Fan said: "I'm just kidding everyone, don't give gifts. However, there are only 10 places, everyone grab it."

talking.

Chen Fan sent a 0 yuan registration link.

Just momentarily.

10 slots are gone.

Where did the other places go?

After all, it's a show, and Chen Fan can't give it all to fans.

Oriental TV needs some places.

Also, Chen Fan also cooperated with Dongzhen University later, and they will also send some students to attend classes.

……

Time passes in the blink of an eye.

Three days later, many students, guests, and other scholars who came to the class came to Dongfang TV.

of course.

The media also attached great importance to Chen Fan's program.

Before the show even started, they started the on-site interview.

"Student, are you here to attend Teacher Chen Fan's class?"

"Yes."

"Excuse me, how do you evaluate Teacher Chen Fan?"

"I'm here to study, and I'm not qualified to evaluate Teacher Chen Fan."

"I heard that there are some changes in this show from before, what do you think?"

"According to the TV station, I am very excited about the way of live teaching this time. After all, I used to watch Chen Fan's lectures on my mobile phone or on TV. This time I can come to the scene. The feeling is definitely not the same as before.”

"Have you ever thought about asking Teacher Chen Fan a question?"

"I have thought about it, but I am afraid that the quality of the questions raised is not high enough, so I dare not."

Not just them.

Those who were not able to come to the scene, they picked up their mobile phones or came to the TV for the first time.

"Is it about to start?"

"Well, it's about to start."

"The students have already entered the field."

"It's really class."

Looking at the scene of the show that has been almost arranged in the camera, many fans are a little excited.

What was even more exciting was the group of students who came to visit and listen to the class.

"Hey, Wang Zhi, you've come to class too."

"Necessary, the school said a few days ago that Teacher Chen Fan would be teaching on site, so I signed up right away."

"It's okay, it's okay, me too, my dormitory is one step late, so there will be no quota."

"Haha, I like Teacher Chen Fan so much."

The two are chatting.

just.

When they walked into the show, the classmate named Wang Zhi was stunned.

"What's the matter, Wang Zhi?"

"look."

"Look at what."

"The words on the front podium."

Look for sound.

really.

In the program room, there were four words written in the middle of that podium: Hundred Schools Forum.

……

Yes.

The show hasn't started yet.

As soon as these four words came out, he instantly stimulated everyone.

Of course, this also stimulated the audience who did not come to the scene.

"Hundreds of forums, let me go, these four words are grand."

"I feel that this program can be compared with CCTV."

"Hahaha, among the hundreds of forums, among the hundreds of schools, Mr. Chen Fan is definitely one of the masters."

"Whatever counts, that is."

If some other people stand here, maybe everyone will have some doubts.

but.

When it was thought that Chen Fan was giving lectures on the Hundred Schools Forum, then the Hundred Schools Forum was very suitable for Chen Fan's identity.

Or for them.

Only Chen Fan is worthy of the status of Baijia Forum.

As for the others, they are more or less worse.

……

"Teacher Chen Fan, the time is up."

Backstage.

Master Zhu was also a little excited.

As soon as the name of Baijia Forum was published, it didn't need much publicity and introduction, and the ratings rose again.

Chen Fan was more relaxed, nodded, and came to the show without rushing.

"Clap pat..."

And when Chen Fan stood on the podium.

All the students, scholars, guests... all stood up spontaneously and bowed to Chen Fan.

Applause poured in.

"Students, hello everyone."

Chen Fan also bowed to everyone.

Everyone respected Chen Fan, and Chen Fan also respected the students who came to attend the class.

Chen Fan didn't feel that he was superior to them.

What's more, he just told everyone what he knew.

Even if he had some small research of his own, Chen Fan felt that if there were no audiences and no students in the audience... then what would be the use of his own research and knowledge?
Chinese culture does not lie in how splendid it is, but in its inheritance.

As long as there is inheritance, any culture can develop to a height that you can't imagine for thousands of years.

If there is no inheritance.

No matter how brilliant the development was at that time, it will disappear without a trace after thousands of years.

So for Chen Fan, all the students, the audience, and even the fans in the live broadcast room are all inheritors of Chinese culture.

"Maybe everyone will be wondering, why did our program change, why did it change to a hundred forums?"

"Actually, I came up with the name Baijia Lecture Forum. I came up with this name not because I want to give myself money, but the main purpose is to attract others. I am the first in Baijia Lecture Forum. In the future, I also hope that there will be other Everyone can stand here..."

The applause came again.

"This hanger."

"Brother Fan is invincible."

The live broadcast room was boiling again.

For this reason, Chen Fan continued: "When it comes to the forum of hundreds of schools, I would like to tell you about the origin of the forum of hundreds of schools. There is a phenomenon of extremely prosperous culture. In order to rise up among the vassals for hegemony, a series of ideas that make the country rich and strong have been born at this time. It is also because the vassals attach great importance to these ideas, so this is even more so. Some of his thoughts created extremely loose academic conditions."

"At that time, there was a government-run academy in the state of Qi. Its name was Jixia Academy. , and no matter what country they are in, or what their status is, as long as they are in Jixia Academy, they can freely express their thoughts and express their academics."

"And under the leadership of Jixia Academy, a series of government-run or privately-run academies also appeared in other vassal states during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism, Yin-Yang School, Farm School, and Mohist School appeared successively. , military strategists, strategists, Fang Jijia... and other representative figures, a hundred schools of thought contend for a while."

Haven't spoken yet.

Chen Fan just cited an example, and the whole show was once again incomparably elevated.

"Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism, Yin-Yangism... a hundred schools of thought contend, it feels so huge."

"Not only is it huge, but it feels too brilliant. Such a collision of ideas is definitely of great value."

"Well, listen to Teacher Chen Fan continue."

Although everyone did not ask questions.

but.

Chen Fan also knows that everyone will continue to ask about the contention of a hundred schools of thought.

of course.

To talk about the contention of a hundred schools of thought in detail is another big topic.

Here, Chen Fan decided to briefly talk about it.

When we talk about the Spring and Autumn and Warring States in the future, I will explain it in detail.

"Maybe everyone will have doubts. What benefits does such a contention of schools of thought have on the princes of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods? It is actually very simple. Before the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, it was the Western Zhou Dynasty. Although the Western Zhou Dynasty was a federal state, it was relatively unified. There are not many problems between the vassal states, and the emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty is relatively strong, even if there is a problem, it can be calmed down. But in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty declined. For their own interests, each vassal state wanted to continuously improve own strength?"

"So, how to improve the strength of the country? Although the various vassal states seem to be countries, they only govern some of their own places. At that time, everyone was relatively stable during the Western Zhou Dynasty, but after the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, you not only had to govern your own country, You have to defend against foreign aggression. So, under such a situation, you will think about how to make your country prosperous and strong?"

This question is also true.

Everyone is a vassal state and has little experience.

So what to do at this time, we can only find some people who seem to make sense to help.

"At this time, there was a school of Taoism. Taoism believed that the king should govern by doing nothing, and should not demand too much from the people. But obviously not everyone agrees with Taoism. Confucianism proposes to use Confucianism to package the country and let the people abide by it. Etiquette, understanding the righteousness of the monarch and ministers. Although Confucianism is good, it may not be the most suitable at that time. So Legalism also appeared at this time. They believe that governing the country and reasoning with everyone is just to abide by traditional morals and etiquette... None of this works. What if someone doesn’t abide by it? Do we still have to reason with him? This is impossible. Just like us in modern times, if apologizing and reasoning are useful, what do we need the police to do? So, the Legalists The school of thought believes that a strict legal system should be established, and only under a strict legal system can the people abide by order and the country be strong."

"But these things are not enough. Strategists appeared at this time. Strategists are a unique group of advisers, and they can also be called diplomats. Through their own diplomatic means, they either cooperate vertically or horizontally...to make each The country gains benefits in the battles among the vassal states. As for why these ideas can arise, it is that in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, the vassal states did not have absolute friends, and any of your friends may betray you because of interests. Therefore, this requires this series of strategists to use various diplomatic means to protect their own country."

"But that's not enough. If you have a strategist, you also need a strategist. To protect the country, one depends on the strength of the country, and the other depends on the general who can lead troops to fight. And how does the general rely on to protect his country, or Is it to expand the territory? Then there must be military strategists, and military strategists teach everyone how to fight. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, a very powerful general could sometimes protect a country for decades..."

Facing everyone, Chen Fan briefly talked about some major schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

But Chen Fan said it so simply.

All the students, scholars, and guests in the audience... They were completely dumbfounded.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."

"A hundred schools of thought contend, a hundred schools of thought discuss the forum, Brother Fan, I really admire you."

"Worship..."

"Well, I can only worship."

not only.

After Chen Fan briefly explained the contention of a hundred schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, Dongfang TV saw another surge in ratings.

As for Xu Liang, director of the program department of CCTV.Hearing what Chen Fan said about "a hundred schools of thought contend", he was trembling: "Mr. Chen Fan, don't push so hard. Even if you push so hard, our CCTV can't stand it!!!"

(End of this chapter)