I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 90 The truth hidden under the surface!

When it comes to famous religions, Zhu Yunzhen still has some knowledge.

The so-called Mingjiao is not a Western religion, but a feudal etiquette centered on "correcting names".

It was determined to maintain and strengthen the feudal system and set a set of behavioral norms for people's thoughts and behaviors.

Mingjiao is very important because it is the basis of feudal rule.

Without Mingjiao, there would be no family and world.

The emperor takes turns to come to my house next year.

Lao Zhu said slowly: "Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and all the scholars in the world, what they are loyal to is actually not our Lao Zhu family, but the famous religion, which is the interests of the scholars in the world."

"As long as you pay attention to maintaining this point, you will have countless people who are loyal to you and will continue to be used by you."

"Remember, you can kill them, you can beat them, but you must not offend the foundation of famous religion, and you must act like you are protecting the interests of scholars."

"Now that you have talent and reputation, this is the foundation of your life."

"You said before that the real crisis of the Ming Dynasty lies with the civil servants rather than the nobles. You are both right and wrong."

"Xungui will really rebel. You need to pay attention to this at all times."

"But civil servants are different. As long as you use "famous religion" to restrain them, they will not be able to rebel."

"Otherwise, he will first be abandoned by his own group and other civil servants."

"No matter how many of them are present throughout the court, if they want to threaten the emperor, they can only do so in the name of righteousness and cannot openly rebel."

"As long as you firmly grasp this point, you can kill them life and death, like a bird in a cage, letting you rise and fall."

"Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others have high prestige among scholars. They are the leaders of scholars in the world. If you use them, you will set an example for scholars in the world."

"It shows that our old Zhu family values ​​scholars."

"However, you don't need to be afraid of them. If necessary, if you want to kill them, you can kill them and replace them with another group of people."

"As long as the title of righteousness is still there, and scholars in the world still think that you are protecting their interests, then there will be no problem."

"Remember, only with a famous religion can you have loyal ministers, and you will have people you can use."

"If you don't have the righteousness of the name, you will have no one to use."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunzhen seemed to be suddenly awakened and understood instantly.

Later generations thought that the Donglin Party was wronging the country, and the officials were wronging the country.

It was precisely because of them that the situation in Ming Dynasty went from bad to worse until the country perished.

But looking back, Donglin's group of people said that Potian just dared to criticize the imperial court.

If they were really made to rebel, I wouldn't dare to lend them a hundred more guts.

In other words, they cursed, but they still had to work for the court.

If there is a rebellion, there is no need for the emperor to step in, and they will shoot this person to death first among themselves.

The only thing they can do is to remonstrate with civil officials and threaten them with their status.

But it was very easy for the emperor to fight and kill them.

Some scholars in later generations commented that in ancient China there was no religion that held power like the West, but Confucianism played the role of a Western religion to a certain extent.

Western monarchs need to respect or believe in God and religion.

The emperor of China needs to respect the sage Kong and admire Confucianism.

In essence, this is also a kind of theocracy.

The relationship between monarchy and theocracy constitutes the basis of the entire rule.

To put it bluntly, divine power deifies monarchy and provides a mystical explanation for the rationality and legitimacy of political power.

The monarchy provides political protection to the divine right, and supports and protects the divine right in policy.

The king's power is bestowed by God, and it is carried by God.

Confucianism is essentially a kind of "theocracy".

However, unlike the West, which has human representatives such as the "Pope", Confucianism only has dead saints and a tablet for "great righteousness".

In this way, it also determines that Confucianism will always be under the monarchy and be used by the monarchy.

Of course, there are some differences in the handling of things between the two.

In secular affairs, the Son of Heaven is arbitrary, and it is difficult for Confucian courtiers to make any effective intervention.

But once it comes to the "god" part, that is, the righteousness of Mingjiao, they all stand up.

For example, the dispute over the great rituals during the Jiajing period.

In the eyes of future generations, it is simply unreasonable for the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty to fight for three years over who the emperor's parents were, leaving all state affairs aside.

But in the eyes of those Confucian scholars who believe in famous teachings, this is the righteousness of famous teachings, a battle for imperial lineage, and it is more important than anything else.

In essence, this is a contest between monarchy and theocracy.

Because in matters of etiquette, power has always been vested in Confucianism and Mingjiao, and emperors rarely make changes.

Most of the time, there is no motivation to change either.

Anyway, it's just a formality, a etiquette.

It does not involve the actual interests of the emperor, but has the effect of maintaining and consolidating its interests.

Therefore, when Jiajing intervened due to special circumstances, a fierce conflict arose between the two sides.

On the other hand, if it is not about "ritual" competition, but about ordinary affairs of the world, even if Jiajing decides to mobilize all the troops of Ming Dynasty and launch an unprecedented foreign war, he can easily make the decision.

Ministers, especially civil servants who believe in Confucianism, have almost no way to stop them except for a little persuasion.

Enthusiasm stems from superiority, and the Son of Heaven acts arbitrarily.

The great affairs of the country depend on the emperor alone.

This is also a famous teaching and a great righteousness.

As a scholar, we must also maintain this.

From this point of view, maintaining Confucianism and feudal ethics is more beneficial than harmful to the emperor.

Otherwise, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would not "remove all schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone".

Thought control is the basis of rule and the top priority.

Even the countries of later generations always pay attention to cultivating the people's national pride and self-esteem, and constantly promote patriotism.

Because without these, the basis of governance would cease to exist and the entire country would fall apart.

For today's era, this is the appearance of monarchy's rule over the world.

Hidden under the power of kings are the great principles of religion, kings and ministers, fathers and sons, this is the truth.

This is inseparable when rulers use Confucianism.

Although monarchical power has always suppressed Confucianism and "theocratic power", it cannot be used.

As for Buddhism and Taoism, on the surface, they look more like religions.

But in fact, they were all infiltrated by Confucianism.

"Grandfather, my grandson will remember."

Zhu Yunzhen said seriously.

In fact, he had his own ideas in mind.

Is there really only one way to promote feudal ethics and protect the interests of scholars all over the world?
Not necessarily!
As a time traveler, he knew that there were many alternatives.

Such as patriotism, such as national righteousness.

Compared with the Confucian righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, it is actually easier to be accepted by ordinary people.

You can also not be trapped by famous teachings.

At least, don't allow yourself to be trapped by those scholars who use their name to teach the righteousness.

But any method can only be done gradually and slowly changed.

Otherwise, the foundation of rule will be really unstable.

At this time, Zhu Yunxuan certainly would not refute Lao Zhu's views on this issue.

Old Zhu's idea was right.

If he wants to change, that's something to do later.

And it has to be done slowly.

"And your uncles, we will divide them into kings, and entrust the kings with the task of resisting the Hulu, so that the border will not be chaotic, and you will be left with peace."

"Let me ask you now, the Hulu are not stable, let the kings defend, but if the kings are not safe, what are you going to do?"

As Lao Zhu spoke, his eyes fell on Zhu Yunzhen's face, which seemed to be filled with expectation and a smile.

Is this the beginning of a new round of tests?

Lao Zhu always unknowingly tests others when talking about things.

When others are at their most relaxed and most defenseless, let them confide their true thoughts.

This trick is really high!

Lao Zhu also used it superbly, leaving no trace at all.

Zhu Yunzhen sighed in his heart.

If he hadn't known this period of history, I'm afraid he would have fallen into Lao Zhu's way unknowingly.

Then you will dig a big hole for your future self.

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they are very difficult to remove.

However, since he knew the correct answer in Lao Zhu's mind, he certainly wasn't afraid.

"Grandpa Huang, my grandson believes that when dealing with kings, one should use virtue to appease them and use etiquette to restrain them."

"If it doesn't work, reduce the fief."

"If it doesn't work, change his fiefdom and place him elsewhere."

"If it doesn't work, we can only send troops to crusade."

After speaking, he looked at Lao Zhu.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, very satisfied with his answer.

"You are right, there is no better way than this."

Zhu Yunxi secretly vomited something in his heart.

This time, thanks to Zhu Yunwen's "teaching".

"Okay, you need to keep in mind what I taught you today." Old Zhu said, "If we have time in the future, we will teach you more art of war."

"Although you are a king, you don't need to know those things, but since you founded a military school and are a mountain chief, you must be able to restrain the generals."

"Tomorrow we will issue an order for you to officially supervise the country. There are many things going on in the court, so be prepared."

Zhu Yunzhen's mood was ups and downs.

Supervising the country!
Take charge of the entire Ming Dynasty!

Can you finally flex your muscles and change this era?
"Yes, my grandson will definitely work hard and manage the Ming Dynasty well."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, and suddenly said: "When you are free, spend more time with your two elder brothers."

"We don't want your second uncle's tragedy to happen again."

Zhu Yunxi's heart trembled again, and the wind and waves regenerated.

As expected, Lao Zhu knew everything and had a clear eye for fire.

Is this a reminder or a warning?
This should be the most worrying thing in Lao Zhu's mind.

Bones and flesh were being killed, and the brothers raised their knives to attack.

But if he doesn't do anything, what about Zhu Yunxuan and Zhu Yunxiu?

Can they really let go of infighting?

If they come to fight, he can only fight back.

It's not his fault.

But he couldn't say these words to Lao Zhu now.

Can only be buried in the bottom of my heart.

"Yes!"

He didn't dare to say anything for fear of showing off his flaws, so he just responded respectfully.

(End of this chapter)