Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 274 0269 [Zhu University]

Yanfu Palace.

Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was reading "Days of Chapters and Sentences". King Jia Zhao Kai was sitting beside him, and Cai Jing was also given a seat by the emperor.

But Wang Fu, Li Bangyan, Liang Shicheng and others stood quietly around.

Liang Shicheng's task of building a sea-going ship has been completed, and he returned to Beijing a while ago to return to his order.Song Huizong originally wanted him to sail out to sea to find immortals, but Liang Shicheng just pretended to be sick and couldn't afford it.

Knowing that he was afraid, the emperor didn't bother to expose it, so he sent his confidant eunuchs to lead Taoist priests, forbidden soldiers, boys and girls to Hangzhou to board the ship.

After reading the book in more than ten minutes, Song Huizong asked, "What's wrong?"

Cai Jing said: "This Luo Xue also has a lot of words about Ercheng, such as studying things to gain knowledge."

Song Huizong said: "Investigating things to gain knowledge is the last words of Confucius. How can it become the saying of Ercheng?"

Cai Jing said: "I am a Confucian scholar, and there are different opinions on this. Even the two Chengs have differences. Zhu Ming's investigation of things and knowledge is clearly quoted from Cheng Yi."

Cai Jing not only brought "University Chapters and Sentences", but also brought a book "Taoism and Strategies".

Song Huizong was noncommittal and turned to read "Tao Yong Ce".He skipped all mathematics, agronomy, physics, etc., and only read the theoretical articles in the book, which he finished in less than half an hour.

As he read it, Song Huizong laughed: "This Zhu Ming's learning is like cooking miscellaneous porridge. He not only cites Luo Xue, but also cites a lot of new learning. Luo Xue is based on new learning. It’s rare to be together.”

Song Huizong is not only good at art, he himself has a foundation in Confucianism, and he can see through Ju Ming's details at a glance.

In fact, except for Wang Anshi's intentionally farfetched and distorted parts of the scriptures, there is not much academic conflict between Xinxue and Luoxue.

Take gewuzhizhi as an example, Xinxue and Luoxue are roughly the same.

Of course there are differences, even the brothers Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi have differences.

Wang Anshi's Gewu theory is closer to Cheng Yi's.

Cheng Yi believes that there is a difference between external objects and sexual points in Gewu.

External objects, that is, people's inherent understanding of the phenomenon of things.For example, when you see ice, you know it is cold, and when you see father and son, you associate it with filial piety. (The appearance characteristic of things.)
Xingfen, that is, the deep truth contained in the phenomenon of things.For example, ice is water that is affected by Yin Qi, and Yin Qi stagnates, so it is very cold.Children are filial to their fathers, there are more human ethics and so on. (The inner law of things.)
Cheng Yi's point of view is that all things are poor and all principles are poor, and all principles are interlinked is the way.Pay more attention to theoretical summary.

Although Wang Anshi didn't say it clearly, he also understood all things and exhausted all principles, but the various principles were not connected together.Pay more attention to practical effect.

Cheng Yi also made complaints about this, roughly meaning: "When Wang Anshi was young, he said that he was able to understand the poor and the rational, but later he denied himself when he was a scholar, and his academic achievements in his later years were even more fragmented."

Ju Ming inspired Chen Yuan to write Gewulun, which not only pays attention to theoretical summary, but also pays attention to practical effects, which is equivalent to combining Cheng Yi and Wang Anshi.

Therefore, Song Huizong said that Zhu Ming was making miscellaneous porridge, Luo Xue took some, Xinxue took some, and threw them in the pot to cook together.

Cai Jing sat on the chair without moving, and raised his right hand.

Cai You immediately presented other incriminating evidence, which was an excerpt of the lectures given by Zhu Ming in Jinzhou.

After Song Huizong read it carefully, his face finally became displeased.

Wang Anshi annotated two books, "The Essentials of the Book of Rites" and "The Invention of the Book of Rites". The imperial court promoted the former, while Cai Jing deliberately hid the latter.Because the latter has a lot of "nonsense", and some views are extremely radical, and can even be called rebellious.

Song Huizong had never read "The Invention of the Book of Rites", and even if he had, he would be angry after reading Ju Ming's lectures.

No matter how disobedient Wang Anshi was, he dared not say it directly, but only inspired readers to think.It's like puncturing the window paper, allowing readers to peek.

Zhu Ming said it clearly, which was equivalent to kicking the door open.

"It's such a courageous king to give a gift to a minister without salary!" Song Huizong was touched.

He crazily admires Taoism and Taoism. Apart from his own liking, he also wants to build his own legal authority.

He admitted that what Ju Ming said was reasonable, and the original meaning of "Book of Rites" was mostly what Ju Ming said.However, you must never say it out, let alone tell the scholars!
It was precisely because the words made sense that Song Huizong was convinced that it was Zhu Ming who said it, and that it was not Cai Jing and his son who made random false accusations.

According to the traditional annotation, that sentence gives the rationality of Hua Shigang.That is to say, a minister without a salary should give it to the monarch if he has good things. It is right for officials and people to present flowers and stones.

However, once Zhu Ming changed the interpretation of the scriptures, Hua Shigang deviated from the benevolent government, and officials who offered Hua Shigang became disabled people!

Cai You remained silent and presented several poems by Ju Ming.

In line with the content of the lecture, Song Huizong instantly understood the meaning of Zhu Ming's next three poems.The Tanhua Lang he appointed, he reused the promoted courtiers, and even wrote poems to insinuate himself, comparing him to Qi Huangong, who was fainting in his old age, and even used the phrase "dead in bed".

The poem written to Li Shishi is still implying that if the chaos continues, the Song Dynasty may perish.

"I'm dead on the bed!" Song Huizong was already furious.

Jia Wang Zhao Kai has finished reading "University Chapters and Sentences", and is currently reading "Tao Yong Strategies".Although he is talented and intelligent, he doesn't know much about Luo Xue, and he really can't understand the key points.

He simply stopped reading and took the excerpts from the lectures from the emperor.

Scanning a few lines of text, Zhao Kai was filled with righteous indignation: "A minister's gift to the king is a gift, how can a king's gift to a minister be a gift? This person has no respect for the king, so he should be severely punished!"

Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty said to the eunuchs who attended him: "The decree is to prohibit the destruction of "University Chapters and Sentences" and "Tao Yongce". Those who dare to hide and spread these two books will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination for life. Demotion. Zhu Ming, governor of Jinzhou..."

Li Bangyan and others held their breath, waiting to hear the emperor's words.

Zhu Ming was a civil servant, and a court official at that. The Song Dynasty treated the scholars preferentially, so they could not beat the court officials to death with one blow.

Especially for those who have been convicted with words, there must be room for punishment.

After thinking for a long time, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty said: "Zhu Ming, the prefect of Jinzhou, has specially demoted the six officials to be the magistrate of the county!"

With the special demotion of the six officials, Zhu Ming's Jiluguan was demoted to Chengwulang, from a court official to the lowest Beijing official.

At any rate, he still kept his official status as a Beijing official, and did not directly become a candidate.

Cai You left the palace in a happy mood, and sent someone to find Meng Kui, the servant of the Ministry of officials.

The emperor only said that he would demote Zhu Ming to the county magistrate, but did not specify where he was demoted.Moreover, Zhu Guoxiang was not implicated, and Zhu Ming still had a chance to recover, so he had to find a good place for Zhu Ming to stay.

In the evening, Meng Kui visited Cai You's mansion.

Meng Kui is the eldest brother of Meng Yuanlao, the author of "Tokyo Menghualu", and will preside over the construction of Genyue in two years.

His father, Meng Changling, is Cai Jing's right-hand man.

Although Meng Changling belongs to the treacherous party, he is also a capable minister.It built a permanent pontoon bridge, which solved the problem of business travel on both sides of the Yellow River in Tokyo during the flood season.In addition, he also supervised the construction of several canals-although they were all for collecting taxes and transporting flowers and stones, they did facilitate transportation.

Meng Kui asked, "How about finding a small remote county?"

Cai You said: "It is best to be a small county that is poor, remote, and prone to trouble."

Meng Kui made up his mind and said with a smile, "I can be the county magistrate of Hanyuan in Lizhou."

"Go!"

Cai You clapped his hands and praised: "You are worthy of great use!"

Lizhou belongs to Shangzhou, not because it has many household registrations, but because of its important strategic location on the frontier.

However, there is only one county in Lizhou, namely Hanyuan County.Down county, very poor.

In Lizhou, there are less than 3000 Han households, about 16000 people.There are also 3000 Shuyi households with about 18000 people.

The rest are all Shengyi, with a total of 40 to [-].

Shengyi tribes attacked each other at every turn, and even came to plunder the Han people.

In other words, after Ju Ming left, he belonged to Fuguo County.He can't make decisions about that one county in the whole state.The Han Chinese and the familiar barbarians add up to 40 to [-], but they have to face the surrounding [-] to [-] barbarians.

The oil and water are all from the prefecture, and they have nothing to do with Zhu Ming, but they have to share the responsibility when something happens.

Cai You said: "Li Daochong is capable in his work. Find him a good job. I will recommend him sometime."

The punishment for Ju Ming soon spread throughout the capital.

The reason why it spread so quickly is purely because of the ban on learning.

The study of "Tao Yong" was denounced as banned, and "Tao Yong Ce" and "University Chapters and Sentences" were listed as banned books.

This kind of thing has not happened for more than ten years. The last time it happened, Luoxue and Shuxue were banned.

It's so eye-catching!

The vast majority of officials in the imperial court and the vast majority of scholars in Tokyo know that there is still something to learn because of the imperial court's ban.

All readers feel incredible.

This little-known Daoyongxue can actually attract the attention of the emperor, and can get the same treatment as Luoxue and Shuxue.

Therefore, the officials and the scholars inquired with each other about what Taoyongxue was.

Cai Jing also sent servants to search for books in Taixue, and found several hand-copied "Tao Yong Ce" one after another.By the way, I searched out some Luoxue and Shuxue books...

I can't help it, it's okay, banning it is equivalent to making Zhu Ming famous.

After the limelight passed, "Tao Yong Ce" first spread rapidly in Taixue.

Many Tai students used their spare time to secretly read Luoxue, Shuxue, and Daoyongxue books.Whatever the imperial court banned, they just looked at it, focusing on a stimulus.

Some people even begged to buy "University Chapters and Sentences", wanting to know what was written in it.

Coincidentally, Zhu Ming sent a copy to Chen Dong.

In the southern suburbs, Taixue's new campus.

Chen Dong has been promoted to a senior student in the Taixue, so he went to Zhu Tanhua's charcoal shop to pick up the package, opened it on the spot and found that it was a banned book.Overjoyed, he didn't dare to say anything, and quietly took it back to school in his arms.

The students in the dormitory are treated differently, and the dormitory is upgraded to a double room.

"Yingdao, look at what this is!" Chen Dong took it out as if offering a treasure.

Wang Junyi glanced at the cover and said pleasantly, "University chapters..."

"Keep your voice down!" Chen Dong quickly reminded.

Wang Junyi lives in Kuaiji (Shaoxing) and is the No. 30 grandson of Wang Xizhi. The genealogy cannot be faked in detail.He later had a nephew named Wang Zuo, who was Zhu Xi's fellow champion.

Wang Junyi was studying Xinxue at school, but in private he was a student of Luoxue.

The two closed the doors and windows and read together, the more excited they became.

Wang Junyi said: "Zhu Jinzhou is really a great Confucian in the world!"

Chen Dong said angrily: "It's a pity that you are not tolerated by the treacherous party, Your Majesty is really confused!"

Wang Junyi said: "Once this book is published, it can be passed on to the world. The three cardinal guides and eight eyes are the yardstick for Confucian scholars in the world."

"It needs to be seen by more people." Chen Dong said.

Wang Junyi thought of a way: "You and I use our left hand to copy, after binding, throw it away everywhere in Taixue."

Chen Dong said: "I know that there are two Xuelu and a professor who also study Luoxue in private, so you can throw this book in front of their room."

Wang Junyi said: "There are still some classmates in Shangshe who are also reading banned books, so they can also be stuffed into their dormitories."

The two not only copied it with their left hands, but also wrote a line on the title page after binding it into a book: "Please copy and spread this true Taoism."

More and more students joined the ranks of copying, and it took only one month for "University Chapters and Sentences" to spread from the upper dormitory to the inner dormitory, and even appeared sporadically in the outer dormitory.

There are also people who don't think it's a big deal, and write on the gates, huts, and walls of Taixue: those who have the three cardinal principles, Ming Mingde, close to the people, and stop at the ultimate good.The eight-eyed person, investigating things, extending knowledge, sincerity, straightening one's heart, self-cultivation, regulating the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world.This avenue of sages and sages, the rope of a gentleman, must be observed.

The spread of banned books is much faster than normal books.

By the end of autumn, even court officials had been exposed to "University Chapters and Sentences".

Some students were not willing to be lonely. After copying the books, they selected officials with fairly good reputations, sneaked to their mansions, and threw them into the fence.Or throw the book outside the door and run away immediately after knocking on the door.

The imperial court banned the imperial court, everyone sees everyone's.

In less than half a year, scholars in Tokyo talked about learning, opened their mouths about three outlines and eight eyes, and closed their mouths about Qi Zhiping.

Among scholars, Zhu Ming is no longer called Zhu Tanhua and Zhu Xuezheng, but Zhu Jinzhou and Zhu University.

Some Beijing officials wrote letters to their relatives and friends, and they would also take the initiative to recommend "University Chapters and Sentences", saying that this book can be read critically, and it is best to let the younger generations of the clan also criticize it.

(End of this chapter)