Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 273 0268 [Surprise Cai Jing]

Thanks to the golden finger, Ju Ming not only remembers the books he read before time travel, but also quickly remembers the books he has not read now.

The three cardinal principles and eight items of the Dao of the University are to lead to the theory of Taoism.

And if you want to rebel, you have to solve the problem of "loyalty".

Every night, Zhu Ming spends an hour reading Confucian classics, and at the same time excerpts what he wants.

There are a large number of Confucian books on "loyalty", one is "The Analects of Confucius" and the other is "Zuo Zhuan".

Confucius' loyalty has two orientations: one is loyalty to the emperor, and the other is loyalty to people.

Loyalty is easy to understand, that is, you must be loyal to others.

As for loyalty to the emperor, Confucius is conditional, and the core is "the emperor, the minister, and the minister".

That is to say, the monarch and his ministers must keep their duties, "the emperor envoys the ministers with courtesy, and the ministers serve the emperor with loyalty."If you don't treat me with courtesy, don't think that I am loyal to you!
Do high-ranking officials treat each other with courtesy?

Not also!

At least Zhu Ming doesn't understand it this way. He believes that his high position and rich salary come from the people's fat and people's anointing.

Confucius not only opposed foolish loyalty, but also opposed remonstrance at the risk of death.He believes that the monarch has made mistakes and should be advised like a friend.If the monarch does not listen, then stop talking, and don't bring shame on yourself.

As for dealing with the unjust and foolish emperor, Confucius' suggestion is to run away quickly and live in seclusion to study and do whatever you want.

He also said that it is a disgrace to me that the country is righteous but I am poor and low;

Therefore, before the rebellion, Zhu Ming must resign and go into seclusion. It is best to resign one or two years in advance.

Confucius' loyalty to the emperor has priority.The primary task is to "respect his work" and "seek his way", that is, to help the monarch govern the country.

Many of the remarks in "Zuo Zhuan" have the taste of foolish loyalty, and they are often clamoring to die, which is contrary to Confucius' original intention.

But "Zuo Zhuan" also has its own standards, such as "Shangsi Limin, Zhongye".

For another example, Sui Hou said that when he sacrificed to the gods, the animals were very fat and the food was abundant, so why is it called disrespect?
Ji Liang replied: "The husband and the people are also the lord of the gods. Therefore, the sage king first feeds the people and then goes to pay homage to the gods. During the sacrifice, the animals are fat and the food is abundant. It is the monarch who shows the gods that the country is strong and the people are rich. Now the people can't eat. You are so full, it is useless for you to be rich alone. How can the gods bless you if they know?"

Well, this can be used to persuade the emperor to persuade Song Huizong before resigning.

It is simply a portrayal of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. The monarch is rich, the people are poor, and they are keen on worshiping gods.

Ju Ming has now collected several classics, copying down everything related to "loyalty".He will continue to read the excerpts, and when the time comes, he will write a "On Loyalty", explaining the way of loyalty seriously and carefully.

……

"University Chapters and Sentences" spread very quickly, and it didn't have many words, so it could be transcribed in half a day.

Person-to-person transmission quickly appeared in the state school, and scholars rushed to circulate and copy this book.Even those who haven't transcribed it for the time being still open their mouths to "repair Qi Zhiping", as if the three cardinal guides and eight eyes have become fashionable. If you don't emphasize this, you will be ashamed to say that you have read the book.

Li Daochong dispatched his confidants and spent a lot of money to get a manuscript.

After reading, Li Daochong fell silent.

This book will surely spread quickly, and the author of this book will also be famous in history.And if I fight against Zhu Ming, I am afraid that I will leave a name in history, but I am afraid that the reputation left will not be very good.

This book must be banned!

It's not that the imperial court never banned it. The first person to write "University" as a separate book was Sima Guang.

Sima Guang's "University Generalization" is no longer available on the market.

Cai Jing presided over the school ban, and Luoyang had the strictest ban.Ercheng and Sima Guang each wrote "The Great Learning" separately, but all of them were confiscated by the officials.

Almost all Confucian scholars who have read "Great Learning General" have died of old age, and few are still alive today.

Of course, I can't help but feel that Sima Guang's book doesn't matter, because the annotations in "University General" are too cumbersome, and explain the principles upside down.

And the more you explain it, the more absurd it becomes. For example, "getting things", Sima Guang interpreted it as "resisting foreign objects". "Investigate things to gain knowledge" to Sima Guang means "to be able to defend against foreign objects and then to know the way".

He seems to understand "Ge" as parry and Han literally means carrying a shield, and defending means holding a shield to block and resist.

What's wrong with things?

Why are you resisting others?
Li Daochong was already in a cold sweat, and shouted: "Bring the pen and ink!"

This thing can't help but not work, Li Daochong doesn't even want to make money, he has to think about his posthumous reputation.

Attached to the treacherous party as a corrupt official, a small character like him will be scolded for decades at most.Once "University Chapters and Sentences" becomes popular, he will bear a thousand years of infamy!
In his letter to Cai You, Li Daochong even said that if the book was not allowed, he would immediately resign from office.

Anyway, enough money has been made!

……

Although Zhang Gen went to listen to Ju Ming's lecture, he didn't take it seriously.

Many days later, he read the book "University Chapters and Sentences". After reading it, he was as silent as Li Daochong.

The Concurrent Classics he governed was not the Book of Rites, so he did not study the Great Learning deeply.

Now reading the ultimate edition with scriptures, rumors and annotations, it seems that someone has directly hit the soul, and found that many reasons can be explained.

"Why do you feel stupid when you read a book? You just sit and don't talk." Huang asked with a smile.

Zhang Gen handed over the book: "The daughter's dowry should be changed to [-] guan. Take an integer, and marrying a daughter with [-] guan is a good talk in the future."

Mrs. Huang read it curiously, and was soon amazed: "What a big heart!"

Zhang Gen said: "This book... I don't know how to evaluate it."

Not to mention Jinzhou scholars, even officials are copying and writing letters to their friends.

Officials come to visit every day, not to report work, but to ask for advice.

As a result, Ju Ming had to make a rule, not to talk about academics during office hours, and talk about things on holidays.

Zhu Ming sent a copy back to his father and gave it to Min Wenwei to help spread the word. I believe it will spread throughout the three counties of Yangzhou soon.

The Wei brothers copied a copy and sent it to their hometown in Dengcheng. It is estimated that Dengcheng and Xiangyang will also spread it quickly.

……

Tokyo.

Taoist Wang Zixi is finally finished.

Lin Lingsu connected with eunuchs, Taoist priests, and officials, and kept making small reports, and every sentence of his crimes was true.

Even Song Huizong felt that his arrogant and domineering behavior was too much.But he still remembered the old love, and Wang Zai had made great achievements in alchemy in the past, so the emperor ordered him to be imprisoned in the East Taiyi Palace.Not even captivity, just grounding.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Lin Lingsu immediately launched a second wave of offensive, reporting Wang Zixi's rude words.

Wang Zaixi's words and deeds were very casual, beating and scolding eunuchs and Taoists at every turn.Sometimes he said that he was bald, and he would complain that the emperor was stupid, and he shouldn't believe that fake Taoist Lin Lingsu.

It is a great crime to speak out badly!
It is more serious than beating eunuchs, harming people, and taking bribes.

Therefore, Wang Zaixi was sentenced to prison for his crimes and died there directly. The jailer had already been bribed by Lin Lingsu.

From then on, Lin Lingsu's family dominated and became the leader of Taoists all over the world.

"Father, Wang Zixi has been imprisoned for death, and the elixir he concocted may be fake," Cai You said, "The elixir he used for alchemy was the Wannian Ganoderma lucidum presented by Zhu Guoxiang. Could the Wannian Ganoderma lucidum be fake? where?"

Cai Jing's eyesight became worse and worse, and he couldn't see who it was even when he walked by.He sat on the chair with his sleeves folded, and looked into the distance with cloudy eyes: "It's not necessary. If the Zhu family and his son don't return to Beijing for a day, it won't do us any harm. Don't impeach us indiscriminately."

"Yes." Cai You cupped his hands.

Cai Jing asked, "What has Wang Fu said or done recently?"

Cai You replied, "It's nothing more than inviting pets."

Zheng Juzhong, who went home to attend his mother's funeral, had been taken back by the emperor.

Cai Jing's series of arrangements all failed, and it was still a situation where Cai Dang and Zheng Dang were fighting in the ring.Moreover, that damned Wang Fu was actually promoted to be the deputy prime minister!

Cai Jing shook his head and said, "I didn't say how he behaved in the palace."

Cai You replied: "The government gave him a house worth hundreds of thousands of guan. This guy still thinks it's not enough, so he took a fancy to the neighbor's house. His neighbor is the descendant of General Xu, and he teamed up with Liang Shicheng to force the descendants of General Xu to move away." , and occupy the neighbor’s house.”

"Xu Jiang? He's unlucky, he won't live in peace even if he dies." Cai Jing smiled.

Xu Jiang was the first champion in Fuzhou, ranging from official to deputy prime minister. He fluctuated during party disputes, but his ability was extremely outstanding.

He wanted to make peace, and when the new party gained power, he pleaded for the old party; when the old party gained power, he said that the new law was not all bad.

As a result, both ends were not happy, and he was demoted to the prefect all the way.

After his death, he was posthumously titled Wending, and Kaifu Yitong Sansi.

Xu Fen, Xu Jiang's son, is also Zhilong Tuge now.

This family is actually occupied by Wang Fu, where can they go to reason?

Cai You also said: "The total price of the two houses is now a million guan. Wang Fu ordered the craftsmen to dig through the wall, and the two houses were connected, which is extremely luxurious. He also asked the servants to buy many women and fill the two houses, just like the emperor's harem. "

Cai Jing said: "These are not crimes."

Wang Fu has already worshiped Liang Shi as a godfather, and he wears a pair of pants with Tong Guan, and he is also Zheng Juzhong's capable general.These four formed a secret clique, and their strength was very strong, which made Cai Jing suffer a lot.

"Sir, someone from Jinzhou urgently reported!"

"Bring him in."

Li Daochong's confidants came very quickly, urging the boat to hurry all the way.If you can't take a boat, you spend money to buy horses for delivery, and run to Tokyo regardless of horsepower, making it like an express for eight hundred miles.

Cai You asked, "What's the matter with you?"

Li Daochong's confidant presents a book.

Cai You read it carefully, and was suddenly horrified.

He wanted to read it to his father, but his younger brother Cai Tiao stretched out his hand.

Cai You's face turned ugly for a moment, he patted the book into his younger brother's hands, and turned around with a gloomy expression.

Cai Tiao returned to Cai Jing's side and began to read aloud at a leisurely pace.

After reading, Cai Jing closed his eyes and said, "Read it again."

Cai Tiao re-read it.

Before finishing reading the second time, Cai Jing said: "Hmph, Luo Xue leftovers. Prepare the car and enter the palace!"

With Cai Jing's current status, whoever he wants to mess with will not come forward in person, the small officials will directly settle it with the officials, and the high officials will ask Yushitai to impeach.

This time, he was frightened by "University Chapters and Sentences". Cai Jing went directly to the palace to face the saint, saying that he would ban this book.

(End of this chapter)