The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 320 How could he be willing to do so?

"People die for money and birds die for food. For the sake of personal honor and disgrace, people can disregard life and death."

"But there is another thing that can make people burst out with more powerful power, and that is justice."

“Chinese civilization’s pursuit of justice is consistent throughout…”

"When a man thinks his actions are righteous, he can sacrifice everything."

“When a group or organization believes that it is righteous, it can explode with amazing vitality and cohesion.”

"So, our new ideas must be great and noble."

"It does not exist for a certain person or group, but for the pursuit of the well-being of all mankind."

Everyone is confused. Is there really such a noble idea in the world?
Zhu Xiongying blurted out: "The world of great harmony."

Chen Jingke thought to himself, I have not taught you so much in vain: "It is the world of Datong."

The world of Datong comes from "Book of Rites·Liyun":
The journey of the Great Dao also means that the world is for the common good, selecting the worthy and capable, advocating trust and cultivating harmony.

Therefore, people do not only care for their relatives, nor do they only have children for their children, so that the old will have their end, the strong will be useful, the young will have their own growth, the widowed, widowed, lonely, disabled, and sick will all be supported, the men will have their share, and the women will have their homes.

There is no need to hide the goods on the ground if they are disgusted; there is no need to hide them in one's own self if the goods are evil because they do not come from the body.

This is why people seek to be closed but not prosperous, and thieves and thieves are not committed, so the outside is not closed.

It is called Datong.

It can be said that the world of great harmony is the ultimate ideal world constructed by Confucianism.

Just because it is so unrealistic, few people really take it seriously.

Even Confucians themselves don’t mention this stuff much.

In his previous life, Kang Youwei wanted to make a fuss about this, but his butt was too crooked and he ultimately failed.

Chen Jingke had told Zhu Yuanzhang and others about the world of Datong before, but they also did not take it seriously.

This is just a Confucian fantasy, how could it possibly exist?

Even now, Zhu Yuanzhang still doesn't believe it: "Does anyone really believe this thing?"

Chen Jingke asked in reply: "The heaven of Taoism and the pure land of Buddhism are even more illusory. Why are people in the world willing to believe in them?"

Zhu Yuanzhang retorted: "Religions are different. They gain faith by fooling the people..."

Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "People are willing to believe in their existence because they can get spiritual comfort from them."

"To put it bluntly, believers can benefit from it, even if it is just a little psychological comfort."

"Similarly, whether the world is willing to believe in a world of great harmony depends on what the court does and whether they can benefit from it."

"While shouting about a harmonious world, you are trying your best to squeeze them and enslave them. Naturally, no one wants to believe it."

"But the Ming Dynasty is different. Today's Ming Dynasty can be proud to say that we far surpass all previous dynasties in helping the world and bringing peace to the people."

Hearing these words, everyone couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in their hearts.

Although the current Ming Dynasty still has shortcomings of one kind or another, in terms of policy, it can indeed be regarded as the best in all dynasties.

"Other dynasties will be ridiculed by the world if they regard the world of great harmony as their ultimate goal."

"But if Ming Dynasty does this, everyone will seriously consider credibility... This is our advantage."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but straighten his chest: "Well, Jing Ke's words make sense. How can our Ming Dynasty be comparable to other dynasties?"

Everyone:...

Queen Ma rolled her eyes at him and said seriously:
"It is not impossible to transform Confucianism around the world of Datong, but how to do it specifically? What does the royal family need to do?"

Everyone's expressions were solemn. What she said was actually asking how new ideas could ensure the interests of the royal family.

Chen Jingke naturally knows that this is the core problem. If this problem is not solved, no matter what he says, it will be useless.

"I have said this issue in general before, and it can be explained from two aspects."

"First, it is based on the idea of ​​the Way of Heaven in the Tao Te Ching."

"The emperor will do justice on behalf of heaven, weaken the powerful, and help the common people..."

"Secondly, the emperor's power and responsibilities are given by history..."

"The emperor is not the emperor of one family, but the emperor of the whole world."

"The ultimate mission of the emperor is to lead the world to establish a world of great harmony."

Chen Jingke has indeed talked about these two points before, and his analysis was very thorough, and has been recognized by everyone.

Therefore, everyone was relieved to see that he ensured the legitimacy of the imperial power from these two aspects.

Queen Ma nodded and said with satisfaction, "That makes me feel relieved."

Although she didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew that she agreed with this logic.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others had no objections.

For them, there is not much difference whether the imperial power is given by "God" or by history.

As long as this set of ideas recognizes the legitimacy of imperial power, it is enough.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was not very interested in the idea of ​​innate imperial power.

You know, he once said something like, "I am a commoner in Huaiyou, how can the world compare to me?"

In the edict of his ascension to the throne, he also bluntly stated that he was the commoner who conquered the world.

It is unique in history.

Rather than innate imperial power, he is more able to accept the logic of imperial power bestowed by history.

After the most critical issue was solved, everyone relaxed and began to discuss each other word by word.

Zhu Xiongying said excitedly: "As a pioneer, we, Huaxia, will lead all mankind into the world of great harmony."

"This is the responsibility and obligation that history has given us, and we must have the courage to shoulder it."

"So we must take the initiative to go out and help the barbarians get rid of their backwardness and ignorance."

"We conquer the four corners of the world, not for personal civil and military achievements, but to practice our ideals."

"We...are righteous."

It was a very silly statement, but everyone who heard it was excited.

Chinese civilization has its own view of family, country and world, and its pursuit of justice is engraved in its bones.

Normally, you may not talk about it, or even show disdain.

But once you stand on the side of justice, you will become very excited.

He has the aura of fearlessly attacking the world.

In the past, expansion was to establish a fiefdom of one's own, but now it is for the benefit of mankind.

The meaning is completely different, okay?

What's this called?
This calls me to hit you for your own good.

What is the moral high ground?
This is.

However, this set of ideas currently only has one highest goal and nothing else.

It is not a simple matter to perfect it.

What's more, Chen Jingke himself has not thought clearly about many details and needs time to summarize them.

And he knew very well that it was unrealistic to perfect this ideological system on his own.

Some things really require talent.

Obviously, his talent in this area is not very high.

Even with the knowledge of previous lives, it is difficult to complete the construction of great ideas independently.

Of course, if this idea were known to others, they would definitely think that he was too modest.

To be able to achieve this at the age of twenty is definitely a first-class talent.

It's just that he knows his own business. If he really wants to talk about talent, he must have some.

But not much, just a little bit.

Being able to get to this point depends more on the experience of previous lives.

Although he is now successful and famous, his mind is always clear. This is probably an excellent character that I developed as a doctor in my previous life.

No matter how others praise you, you must know your abilities in your heart.

No means no.

If you don't know how to pretend to know how to treat people, big trouble will happen.

Even though he doesn't see many people now, this personality has always influenced him.

As for who to help him improve this idea, there is no suitable candidate yet.

Fang Xiaoru is only one of the alternatives.

After not seeing him for so many years, no one knew what he had become.

What if the two people's ideas conflict?

But no matter who you ask for help, you have to have something in your stomach.

"So, in the next few years, I will focus more on studying hundreds of schools of thought, especially Confucianism."

"We strive to come up with a complete framework as soon as possible, and then we can find people to complete it together."

Empress Ma said unexpectedly: "Aren't you ready to complete this set of thoughts yourself?"

Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "With limited capabilities, it is already very difficult to just build a framework. There is really nothing we can do to improve it in the end."

Everyone was shocked.

It's just a matter of arithmetic and medical skills. This is an opportunity to become a saint.

Are you actually willing to share it with others?
As mentioned before, no one thought he could not do it, they just thought he was being modest.

So why would he do this?
There is only one answer. He wanted to make this set of ideas come out as soon as possible and be used by the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.

How broad-minded should one be to make such a decision?
Zhu Biao couldn't help but be moved and said those words again:
"Jing Ke is a true gentleman."

Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but straighten his chest. Did you see this? This is my acquaintance.
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The heat brought by the two princes' triumphal march lasted for half a month before dissipating, but the political influence it brought was even more profound.

The emperor's own son was good at fighting, which meant he had greater control over the army.

No matter who wants to engage in petitions, force a palace, or passive confrontation, it will hardly threaten the stability of the regime.

Officials who originally wanted to silently resist the New Deal quietly gave up this idea.

It's better to suffer damage to your interests than to be exterminated, right?

Including many policies that had not been implemented in depth before, the progress has suddenly accelerated a lot.

For example, the population deregulation policy.

The imperial court canceled the status of craftsmen, but many places still enslaved craftsmen in various ways.

Slaves had to sign a contract, but in fact a large number of people still used the contract of sale, and the yamen turned a blind eye to this.

Those officials thought they were hiding it, but in fact the court already knew it.

It's just that there were too many things to worry about before, and I had no time to take care of them.

Zhu Biao supervises the country, and policies begin to shift towards recuperation and deepening reforms, just to solve this problem.

Baiguan also understood that the wind was about to change.

It's just that they are used to this kind of behavior, and coupled with a sense of luck, they still go their own way.

The two princes commanded their troops and achieved a complete victory at the same time, which really shocked them.

This is often the case. Reasoning is far less effective than shocking.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly began to frequently summon important officials in the court, focusing on honorable officials.

Xu Da, Feng Sheng, Lan Yu, Fu Youde, Li Shanchang and so on.

At the same time, the generals guarding the local areas were replaced, and many key positions in the center were also replaced.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the clues at a glance, and the replacements are all people from the prince's line.

Although father and son share the same team, they are always close and distant.

Zhu Biao also has people he is close to and trusts, which is inevitable.

It's just that the relationship between father and son used to be harmonious, so no one made any special distinction between them.

Now it is too abnormal to suddenly let princelings take important positions on a large scale.

Why does it look like there is a transfer of power?
If Lao Zhu hadn't gone to the morning court as usual and summoned the ministers, everyone would have thought that the prince had staged a coup.

It’s not like no one has ever thought about whether the emperor wants to give the throne to the prince?

But as soon as the idea came up, he denied it.

The reason is very simple. Once power is attached, it is difficult to let it go, let alone allow others to get involved.

Not even a biological father or son.

The harmonious relationship between the monarchs of the three generations of the Ming Dynasty is indeed a unique event in history.

However, everyone still did not think that Zhu Yuanzhang would live to become a Zen emperor.

What's more, he is now in good physical condition and has more energy than many young people.

If nothing else, the relationship in the harem is very harmonious.

Under such circumstances, how could he achieve the Zen position and how could he give up the Zen position?

But no matter how suspicious everyone is, this personnel replacement is still proceeding in an orderly manner.

And because they were all familiar faces, there was almost no commotion.

Time has entered September before we know it.

When everyone was used to this kind of personnel replacement, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly announced that he would give the throne to the prince.

The government and the public were shocked for a while.

This is the succession of the throne, which has always been a major event.

However, unlike previous dynasties, the people were shocked and quickly accepted the incident.

The emperor, prince, grandson, and grandson are all wise rulers. Anyone can be the emperor, and the people don't have to worry about them messing around.

What is really unacceptable is the bureaucracy.

Because this is beyond their knowledge.

The emperor really wants to take the Zen throne?
How could he give up?
Or is he being controlled by the prince's party?
But everyone knows that this is impossible.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not Li Yuan, and Zhu Biao is not Li Shimin.

Eliminating all possibilities, even if the last possibility is unreliable, it is the only answer.

Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to achieve Zen status.

Looking back at this moment, I can see that this matter has already been revealed.

The prince was asked to supervise the country several times, especially the time last year. He just ignored the affairs and left all military and state affairs to the prince.

This is most likely a trial run.

And Zhu Biao did a very good job, it can even be said to be perfect.

This year, the world was at peace in the Ming Dynasty, and Bei Yuan, the only serious enemy, was driven to Mobei. There was no trace of the Mongolian cavalry in Monan.

It can be said to be the most suitable time for Zen position.

As for why he wants to live in Zen position, it is not difficult to understand, to ensure the stable succession of imperial power.

Just think about it and you will know how much benefit it will bring if the emperor is still alive and gives the throne to the prince.

But the question remains, why?
Does Zhu Yuanzhang really have no nostalgia for the throne at all?
There are no emperors who have lived in the Zen position in history. Not to mention, there was one in the Song Dynasty.

Song Gaozong Zhao Gou gave the Zen throne to his adopted son Song Xiaozong Zhao Shen.

However, Zhao Gou was just a formality. In fact, the power of the country was still in his hands.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was different. He let the prince's henchmen take over the power of the country in advance.

This is true comprehensive transfer of power.

How could he give up?

(End of this chapter)