My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 316 The Wonderful Pool of the Book of Heaven

[First celebrate the Kojima earthquake. Have a prosperous start to the new year! 】

After Chunyu Yue justified his theory, he told Hu Hai that he was a minister and must obey the king.

He began to explore the combination of etiquette and morality with the rule of law system to realize the political ideals that Confucianism has always pursued.

Confucianism believes that politics should be based on morality, and advocates that government should be based on virtue and "make virtue known to the world."

The so-called virtue refers to the behavioral norms for dealing with various interpersonal relationships. "To be a king, stop at benevolence; to be a minister, stop at respect; to be a son, stop at filial piety; to be a father, stop at kindness; to have friendship with the people of the country, stop at trust. ".

That is to say, to be a king, you must be benevolent and righteous; to be a minister, you must respect the king; to be a son, you must be filial; to be a father, you must be kind; to be honest when dealing with others.

The above mentioned, almost from ancient times to the present, no one has done it at all.

Moreover, the Confucian ideal is based on an important premise. That is to say, we must rely on human morality to maintain the order of these interpersonal relationships.

It sounds ridiculous, and it's even more ridiculous to do it.

But Chunyu was able to do it more, so although he was like a dull piece of wood and was not liked by most people, many people admired him from the bottom of their hearts.

After doing this, Chunyu Yue became very unnatural.

To what extent.

When he saw people, he began to avoid them for fear that others would see him. Those who can hold official positions in Xianyang Palace are basically the best talents in the world.

Everyone wore robes and came and went holding bamboo slips.

As soon as Chunyu Yue saw them, he pretended not to see them and got into a palace; sometimes he chose some trails to walk.

For a person of Chunyu Yue's status and status, everyone would fawn over him before it was too late.

Therefore, when people see Chunyu Yue on weekdays, they are very respectful and say many nice things, hoping that Chun Yuyue can say something good about himself in front of the king, the prince or the court captain Li Si.

Chunyu Yue would hide from people whenever he saw them, avoiding seeing them.

Naturally, these people feel dissatisfied and even angry. They are full of suspicion and malicious speculation.

Unhappy, everyone gathered together and said bad things about Chunyu Yue.

When Chunyu Yue passed by the palace maid, they said that Chunyu Yue had an affair with the palace lady. Chunyu Yue treated the eunuchs in the palace with great respect, so they said that Chunyu Yue was bribing the king's personal servants.

From ancient times to the present, gossiping means not committing a crime.

As time went by, rumors started to spread.

Chunyu Yue heard it himself.

He felt that it wouldn't be a problem if it continued like this. But he didn't know how to stand up and defend himself.

When a sage who studies sagely books and only wants to be a gentleman is forced by gangsters, he has no choice but to hide at home and remain silent.

Li Si came to visit Chunyu Yue and asked, "What is Brother Bogu doing these days?"

Chunyu Yue also told Li Si what he had done.

Chunyu Yue showed Li Si the new thing he had written.

Li Si originally felt that Chunyu Yue was too stubborn and refused to make even the slightest change.

He was originally not interested in what Chunyu Yue wrote, but when Chun Yuyue took out his handwriting, Li Si took a look and realized that it indeed deviated from the purpose of Confucianism.

Chunyu Yue said with great emotion, "We Confucians have always believed that the monarch's power is supreme, but it is not absolute. The monarch, like all the subjects in the country, must fulfill the behavioral norms from home to country and accept the constraints of virtue. He cannot rely on Personal thoughts are arbitrary.”

"If the monarch's behavior violates the common norms that people in the world need to live, people can exhort him and make him return to the right path. If the tyranny of the people is carried out and the beasts and cannibals are implemented, people can Overthrow him as a tyrant and a traitor to the people." "But in my generation, I am actually overturning this iron law. If word spreads, I wonder how the world will talk about me?"

When Li Si saw the article, he was surprised at first, and soon found it as if he had found a treasure. After hearing what Chun Yuyue said, he was even more happy.

"If Brother Bogu submits this article to the king, he can at least become a doctor."

Officials have different levels, and power has different levels. Although Chunyu Yue had a high official position, he basically had no power.

Being a doctor is different.

After all, this was the era when the bureaucracy was founded.

The officials of the Qin State had the power to administer justice and executive orders.

Chunyu Yue listened, but was not moved at all.

"I'm not here to seek high-ranking officials, I just hope that the world can achieve great governance."

Li Si didn't want to hear this.

In life, pursuing status and wealth is the most important thing. If you want to realize your ideals, live a happy life, and develop your talents, all of this requires a platform and sacrifices.

And to do this, you must gain power.

"Brother Bogu, this is an excellent opportunity. With all due respect, although there is only one sun, it is updating every day."

【Book of Zhou: It is new every day, it is new every day, it is new every day. 】

"In fact, many people can understand the prince's intentions. In the Qin State, if Confucianism is to be reused, perhaps it can only be achieved through the prince. Since Brother Bogu has said it before, this matter is the prince's intention. Now Brother Bogu There are enough articles, why not submit them early?”

Chunyu Yue said with emotion, "These things are not true at all. In order to be reused, isn't this deceiving the world and fooling the officials and the people?"

Li Si was naturally unhappy after hearing this.

But he could only sigh helplessly, "Confucius once said that people should not deceive others, let alone themselves. People today are in trouble because they deceive themselves. If Brother Bogu's article can be used, it can stabilize the world. Let the hearts of the subjects surrender to one person. If things go on like this, the world will be able to achieve great governance, and there is no need to deceive."

Li Si's verbal skills are definitely one of the best.

He can praise you beyond belief, and he can also turn completely bad things into good things.

The more Chunyu listened, the more he felt guilty.

But he revealed something important that could be called a secret.

"But this avenue of truth is about ferrying people across a river. Life, old age, illness and death are ultimately just a dream. In the end, they are all about cultivating oneself. But today's laws and regulations, for personal desires, oppress others to pursue fame and fortune. , makes people forget their original intentions. This is true for all countries in the world."

"This makes the world forget the original purpose of human life. But the higher-ups ignore this, hide the truth, and use it secretly. They enjoy the good things secretly, but throw the bad things and dross to the people. , and even drove people to study."

"Confucius moved the world at that time, not because he was trying to restore peace to the world. He made the changes of the Zhou Dynasty in order to allow everyone to cross over smoothly and leave this world that seems to be real but is actually imaginary as soon as possible."

"Obviously the sage has created the eternal truth and invented Chinese medicine that can prolong people's lives, but why do they use lies to deceive the public? It's all for their own selfish interests and selfish desires!"

"I am preaching, and Confucius is also preaching. But because Confucius did a lot, he turned things that were originally difficult for the public to do into very small things, so as to help those who are not highly qualified to get something and stay away from disasters .”

"But some people cover up Confucius's original and most authentic intentions. This is like asking everyone to blindfold their eyes and then let them touch an elephant. Tell them that what you touch is an elephant! "

[I have been planning this chapter for a long time, and I would like to give it to you at the beginning of the new year. It's also because I'm talking about Confucianism. Actually, I didn't want to bring up this heavy life and death topic with you at the beginning of the new year.

I just can’t bear to see that many people in life are exhausted physically and mentally, ruined their money and hurt by those profit-oriented things. I also met a very good teacher and learned some truths. I was shocked but could only do a little bit. In fact, I couldn't understand Tianshu Qitan when I was a child. I think now that we are all grown up, we may understand it when we look back. If you don’t understand, you can search for some cases where ancient Chinese culture was randomly defined by the West.

I hope everyone is safe in the new year!

(End of this chapter)