Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 245 The Renaissance of the Ming Dynasty (please subscribe!)

Yunnan was in full swing, and Zhu Kezang, who was based in Guangzhou, was not idle.

He is working on a very new thing!

It can also be said to be a very old thing - retro Confucianism.

Zhu Kezang intends to transform the outdated Confucian thought and create a new school of Confucianism——True Confucianism.

His purpose is very clear, ready to fundamentally change people's thinking.

After all, it's all new and bright, so it's not okay to keep thinking the same way as before!
Anyway, Confucianism has always been more versatile. It can change its shape according to the ruler's will, so there is nothing to say.

In Europa Universalis, Confucianism can also be integrated with other religions. Zhu Kezang is still relatively conservative, so he simply changed it and revived it.

In fact, the reason why scholars all over the world pursue Neo-Confucianism is because Neo-Confucianism was tested in the imperial examination. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the standard four books and five classics in the imperial examination can only be used as annotations in "Zhu Zi Ji Zhu".

Therefore, Neo-Confucianism is of course obvious learning!
As long as Zhu Kezang changed the content of the imperial examination from Neo Confucianism, it would only take a few minutes for Neo Confucianism to be abandoned by scholars all over the world.

Scholars are so realistic.

Moreover, people in the world will accept Zhu Kezang's actions. After all, he did not overthrow the great Confucius.

Of course, Confucius is Confucius, and the Confucian family is the Confucian family, after the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and the recovery of rivers and mountains.

Zhu Kezang promised that he would send all the members of the "Great Qing Yansheng Gong" Confucius family to the underground to meet Confucius!

Inside the Guangzhou Yamen, this is Zhu Kezang's temporary residence.

He is wearing a newly ordered Gentleman's Confucian uniform.

The so-called gentleman's clothing is a cross-collar cloth gown, a linen handkerchief, and a linen belt. It looks really hard and simple!
However, this tough and simple gentleman's clothing looks exactly the same as the Confucius on the portrait of Confucius painted by Wu Daozi.

Zhu Kezang felt that if he wanted to revive true Confucianism, of course he had to start with clothing.

It is hard to imagine that the king of a country wears such a simple "gentlemen's clothing".

The so-called true Confucianism is the original, original, Han Dynasty Confucianism who can kill people.

In addition to this hard and simple "gentleman's clothing", Zhu Kezang also prepared for himself decorations that most conform to the aesthetic standards of true Confucianism, a Longquan sword, a flintlock gun, and a volume of Analects.

From now on, the image of "true Confucianism" will be kneeling on a straw mat, holding a volume of Analects in his hand, with a Longquan sword stuck in his belt, behind an undecorated earthen wall, and a flintlock gun against on the dirt wall
Generally speaking, you have to be a bearded man, so that you look very talented.

If anyone is still unconvinced, then hang a grenade on the belt, which is specially used to convince people with virtue!

It's a pity that Zhu Kezang hasn't grown a beard for a short time, and he doesn't have that taste yet.

Concubine Chen, Empress of Ming Dynasty, tied a horn scarf on Zhu Kezang's head.

Then he leaned down again, put on the old cloth shoes for him, and finally handed Zhu Kezang a very simple Longquan sword without any decoration.

After finishing dressing, Concubine Chen smiled and said to Zhu Kezang: "Your Majesty, hurry up and take a few steps for my concubines to see."

"En." Zhu Kezang responded, stood up from the chair, swaggered around the room for a few steps, finally stood in front of a large bronze mirror, and stared at himself in the mirror.

Putting on the gentleman's clothes, and trimming off the stubble that had not grown for a long time, he is still as handsome and extraordinary as before. With the gentleman's clothes, he looks innocent and handsome!

"Not bad, not bad!" Zhu Kezang smiled and nodded.

And Concubine Chen on the side also smiled happily. It was the first time I saw Zhu Kezang's outrageous appearance, and I really couldn't hold back.

Zhu Kezang looked at Concubine Chen who couldn't stop laughing, and said angrily, "Concubine, what are you laughing at!"

Concubine Chen could only hold back her smile: "Your Majesty, this concubine remembered something happy."

After the quarrel was over, Zhu Kezang said to Concubine Chen, "Concubine, your father is here today, just to talk to him about something! You can go too!"

"No, you must be discussing political affairs!"

Outside the living room, Zhu Kezang, dressed in a dignified and upright gentleman's attire, pressed his sword hilt and strode forward to meet the Prime Minister of Ming Dynasty Chen Yonghua, Minister of War Qiu Hui, Minister of Housekeeping Yang Ying, Minister of Officials Hong Lei and others came up .

When everyone saw Zhu Kezang in such attire, they were also confused.

How could their rich emperor dress like a poor gentleman?

Walking into the living room of the governor's yamen in Guangzhou, a group of important ministers of the Ming Dynasty found that the luxurious living room in the past was now similar to the clothes on Zhu Kezang's body, showing simplicity.

There is nothing but bare walls, doors, windows, tables and chairs.

There is no decoration in the entire living room, and even the screen that was originally placed in the lobby has been moved to nowhere.

Qiu Hui, the most simple-minded minister of the Ministry of War, thought to himself: Has the governor's office in Guangzhou been robbed?How did you become like this bird!
Other people who probably knew what was going on thought to themselves: The emperor is going to make trouble again!

In addition, those who serve tea and water in the living room are also hard-working and simple teenagers.

Seeing this set of hard and plain manners, Prime Minister Chen Yonghua was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, what is going on today, your clothes don't fit right?"

Since it was a meeting, Zhu Kezang did not honor his father-in-law, but called Chen Yonghua's official position, "Prime Minister, this is the clothes of a true Confucian gentleman!"

Chen Yonghua was thoughtful. He was originally a literati, but he was also confused about the true Confucianism Zhu Kezang said, so he said, "Your Majesty, what is a true Confucianism?"

If you have any questions, Zhu Kezang smiled and said: "True Confucianism is the Confucianism of the Han Dynasty. It is different from the Confucianism of the present. Confucianism is to apply what you have learned. A true Confucian student must dare to resist the Tartars, not hesitate to hold a knife and gun, and fight the Tartars who invaded our homeland. Take the lead and do not avoid the arrows. This is true Confucianism.”

"Only if you have the Tao in your heart, a sword in your hand, and a hidden strategy in your belly. Wen can set up theories to pass on Taoism, and Wu can carry a three-foot sword to defend the common people of China. This is the real Confucianism, the one who can bear the rise and fall of the world, and can implement it. Confucianism in the world!"

"For example, Chen Tang of the Han Dynasty was good at reading when he was young, and he was sent to the Western Regions by order. Seeing that the Northern Huns ruled the Western Regions, they were arrogant and killed the Han envoys. This is how Shan Yu came up with the saying, "The residence of the barbarians in Tougao Street, Yixian County, to show thousands of miles away, and those who openly offend strong men will be punished even if they are far away."

"Nowadays, those Confucians who shave their hair and wear clothes easily, and are willing to be the lackeys of the Tartars, are all hypocritical Confucians, and they are not worthy of being Confucians!"

Chen Yonghua and the others were speechless for a while, and they always felt that it was weird, but it made sense!

Chen Yonghua probably also understood that if Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is a moderate Confucianism, then Zhu Kezang's school is a radical Confucianism full of martial virtues!

"After conquering the world, scholars who don't believe in true Confucianism will not be able to become officials!"

(End of this chapter)