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Chapter 1079 Respecting Confucianism and Unifying Thoughts
"My son has strengthened the patrols in Yangling and ordered some people to do special things. There is no need to follow the ancient system and do their own thing. The coordination and cooperation of the personnel should strengthen the guarding power of Yangling!"

"Patrol?"

In Anle Palace, the Empress Dowager heard the new emperor's report.

As usual, this report was not very good.

But the new emperor's performance was always so satisfactory, even making it difficult for the Empress Dowager to find faults. It was difficult for the other party to give her any surprises, but he would not stab her in the back.

There is a problem in Yangling, and there really aren't many good solutions other than strengthening patrols.

It is impossible to deploy too many patrols. If too many patrols are deployed, it will cause an imbalance in the strength of Chang'an City's guards.

It would not work if the number of people patrolling was reduced. The small number of people sent to Yangling would not be half effective. The patrol could only go around Yangling once or twice a day. This kind of patrol would not have any warning effect.

There are top cultivators in Yangling, and Chang'an City is not stable.

At least the Empress Dowager was well aware of the evil things happening in Chang'an City. It was normal for Fei Yu's left envoy to come to Chang'an City, and it was normal for the right envoy from Xieluochuan Holy Land to come to Chang'an City. Even Zhu Jiuyin was probably watching in secret.

The only thing that made the Empress Dowager suspicious was that she had repeatedly searched, but she had never found any trace of Lu Baibai.

However, some withered and burning trees in Chang'an City were affected, which was in line with Lu Baibai's methods.

In addition to her tracking the other party, someone is also tracking Lu Baibai.

There was a lot of anxiety in her heart, but she couldn't catch anyone, and it was even harder to take care of both ends.

This made the Queen Mother eager and anxious.

She often felt uncertain and didn't know how to solve the problem.

The Queen Mother even had a premonition that a storm was coming.

After asking some questions about the new emperor's practice and study as usual, and taking several internal affairs questions in the school exam, the Queen Mother waved the new emperor to leave.

"Zhao Wan, what do you think I should do about this matter?"

The report from the Empress Dowager was completed, but the new emperor only approved an order, ordering Zhang Xuezhou to patrol.

He said very well in Anle Palace, but he only used a city gate officer to temporarily take charge of patrol matters.

This is not because the new emperor is unwilling to redeploy manpower, but because he simply cannot redeploy many sergeants and generals.

Unless he summons some of his confidants, any transfer by the new emperor will require him to report to the Anle Palace, and there is no way around the Empress Dowager.

It was difficult to act directly, so the new emperor had to use tactful expressions.

He invited Zhao Wan, the imperial censor of the Confucian faction, to come here, hoping that people from Shen Peigong's lineage would take the initiative to solve the problem.

"Your Majesty, some schools of thought are not deadlocked. Only by unifying the practice and purpose of the world can there be no such disputes between schools," Zhao Wan said.

"Do you think it's a dispute between schools?" the new emperor asked.

"The number of schools that the late emperor destroyed was at least seventeen to twenty. The remnants of these schools have a lot of resentment. Even if the late emperor has passed away, they still have thoughts of revenge," Zhao Wan said.

"How do you think this unifying practice and purpose of the world should be carried out?" the new emperor asked.

"Every school in our Nanbu continent has been able to suppress the four parties after it developed," Zhao Wan said: "But most of these schools have shortcomings, and a few schools have serious Taoist colors and are likely to be taken over by forces such as Xianting. , I suggest..."

"Suggest what?"

Zhao Wan was a little hesitant, while the new emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, already guessing what Zhao Wan wanted to say.

"I believe that the inheritance of Confucianism has not been lost. The popularization of the practice will be enough to deter foreign forces and suppress die-hard elements internally." Zhao Wan gritted her teeth and said: "Although there are many practicing factions in the imperial court today, there are very few who can cooperate closely, and this kind of people in the legion The division is even more serious. This military attache practices a kind of martial arts, and it is a special characteristic when he trains his subordinates, while another military attache practices other martial arts, and he trains his subordinates with another characteristic. The coordination of the legion is like scattered sand, not even as good as that of the Ji country people. That kind of brutal fighting style!”

"Popularize Confucian practice?"

Zhao Wan is not the first official to recommend his school of thought, nor is Zhao Wan the first official to state the dangers.However, the Confucian forces to which Zhao Wan belonged began to occupy a large number of positions in the imperial court and had formed a considerable middle- and low-level force, far superior to other factions of the school.

For example, the former Prime Minister Wei Wan believed that the Legalist monks were ruthless and lacked emotion, and the politicians were too focused on their goals, and suggested that the new emperor should not reuse monks from these two schools in the court.

Although Wei Wan did not recommend the school to which he belonged, it was obvious that he was constantly rejecting the school.

It's just that the scope of Zhao Wan's rejection was wider. This was to directly exclude all other schools of thought, leaving only the Confucian school in the Han Dynasty.

"Isn't this kind of gesture a bit big?" the new emperor hesitated.

"Your Majesty, we must stop accepting the chaos." Zhao Wan said with determination: "Instead of entangled again and again, the most correct choice is to unify our thoughts in the simplest way. This is just like the previous dynasty directly unifying the territory. The disputes that lasted for hundreds of years finally subsided, and then our Han Dynasty was naturally unified!"

"What you said makes sense. But this matter is too closely related. From the Queen Mother's side..."

"Your Majesty must not report this matter to the Empress Dowager," Zhao Wan said: "The Empress Dowager insists on Huang Lao's way, but she has not popularized the Taoist inheritance of Qingwei, Ziwei, Shangqing, Taiqing and so on. The Empress Dowager We only want to take advantage of the inheritance of practice, and we don’t think about spreading it to all people. If we popularize the method of practice to all people, the Empress Dowager will definitely oppose it on the grounds that it fools the people and uses force, which is not conducive to the government’s control!”

"Oh!"

"As long as Your Majesty spreads the power of cultivation and enlightenment to become an established fact, the Empress Dowager cannot stop or change it," Zhao Wan said.

"You're right!"

Xindi nodded.

He originally wanted Zhao Wan to send Confucian monks to solve the problem of Yangling, but Zhao Wan instead advised him to revise the "Mingtang" method and popularize Confucian knowledge and inheritance.

This is a great thing for Confucianism, but it is indeed beneficial to the court.

"I have long had the idea of ​​unifying academics in my heart," the new emperor said: "But how to proceed with this matter requires a rules and regulations, and they must be so detailed that it is difficult to make mistakes, otherwise all efforts will be wasted!"

"That's what your Majesty said," Zhao Wan said happily.

He followed Shen Peigong's wishes and tested it. Zhao Wan did not expect that the new emperor agreed with the matter and was even willing to discuss the feasibility with him.

If Confucian knowledge can be popularized throughout the Nanfang continent, they will be the true uncrowned kings of this land, and even emperors will respect Confucianism.

For a school of thought, this is reaching the top, and can even lead to eternal brilliance. There are also other possible mysteries mixed in with it.

Zhao Wan couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

"I am thinking about how to ask Shen Pei Gong to repair the Mingtang to see how this matter will go." The new emperor said: "Then we can correct Shuo and Yi Fuse, and finally we can climb to the top of Mount Tai to perform the Zen ceremony and announce this matter to the world. foregone conclusion!"

"Your Majesty's idea is really wonderful," Zhao Wan said happily.

The king of Qin unified the territory and announced it to the world in the Zen of Mount Tai, thereby eliminating the disputes among various universities over the founding of the country.

The new emperor obviously had preparations for the unification of culture.

This made Zhao Wan feel that the future was bright.

"I think Confucianism is very good, and it is indeed very suitable for the Han Dynasty," the new emperor said: "As long as Confucianism is popularized, there will be no school disputes in the future!"

"That's what your Majesty said," Zhao Wan nodded.

"I have recently been unbearable by the aftermath of this dispute between schools. It is difficult for the previous emperors to live in peace." The new emperor said: "If Confucianism wants to become the only school of thought in the Han Dynasty, Confucianism must eradicate these remnants, lest they Stabbing in the back!”

"Your Majesty said yes!"

Zhao Wan nodded repeatedly.

He had never wanted to deal with the troubles in Yangling before.

But when the new emperor privately hinted that he was willing to accept the unified thought of the Han Dynasty, and was even willing to let Shen Peigong begin to revise the Mingtang law, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and he directly responded to the matter.

(End of this chapter)