The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 63: Politically naive Fang Xiaoru

Fang Xiaoru?
A cry of surprise alarmed all the people in the restaurant.

Most of the people on the first floor of the restaurant got up to greet him, and even people on the second and third floors came down.

This shows his reputation and appeal among scholars.

Chen Jingke was surprised. He didn't expect to see one of Jianwen's three fools so soon.

Looking up towards the door, I saw a young Confucian scholar, 24 or [-] years old, stepping into the store with his head held high.

He has a tall figure, handsome face, and a two-inch long goatee. He is very elegant.

He had a confident and easy manner and greeted everyone.

Chen Jingke felt inferior to this kind of magnanimity.

Zhu Xiongying lowered his voice with some excitement: "I didn't expect to meet him here."

Chen Jingke said unexpectedly: "Do you know him?"

"I heard grandpa talk about him." Zhu Xiongying nodded:
"In March this year, Jinhua Mansion instructed Wu Chen to recommend him as an official. Grandpa summoned him to ask questions and admired him very much."

"And he told his father that this man has great talents, but he needs to be sharpened before he can be put to great use, so he commended him and sent him back."

"He came to Beijing this time to take part in the imperial examination."

Chen Jingke suddenly realized: "So that's it. Do you want to invite him over to talk?"

Zhu Xiongying was a little moved, but after thinking about it he said: "Forget it, we are going to come out incognito, it is better not to reveal our identity."

Chen Jingke said nothing more.

Fang Xiaoru was quickly invited by a group of scholars and sat down at a table on the first floor.

The next step is for scholars to exchange knowledge with each other.

What was originally just a discussion turned into a one-sided speech by Fang Xiaoru.

Chen Jingke listened for a while and couldn't help but feel impressed.

Apart from anything else, Fang Xiaoru's knowledge is indeed very high, and he is enough to be a teacher for most people.

No wonder he is so confident.

After all, Zhu Xiongying was young and could only understand half of what he heard, but he also knew that Fang Xiaoru had profound knowledge and impressed his peers.

I was filled with admiration in my heart, indeed, he was indeed the talent that Grandpa Huang had chosen.

Chen Jingke's heart skipped a beat. Xiao Zhu, please don't be fooled.

Just when he was worried, the topic on the court changed again.

From learning to cultivating the mind, it talks about being a good person, doing things, and being an official.

When talking about being an official, he directly denounced corrupt officials as blood-sucking mosquitoes and should be killed.

He also bluntly stated that he supported the emperor to investigate and handle Zhao Mao's case seriously and bring peace to the people.

This made the scholars here afraid to speak, but it was not that they agreed with this point of view, but they did not dare to speak nonsense.

Everyone secretly believed that the emperor was cruel to murder, but they were afraid of the butcher's knife and dared not speak out.

Zhu Xiongying was even more excited and whispered: "Fang Xiaoru is indeed different from these rotten scholars who only talk about things. No wonder grandpa praised him."

Chen Jingke was even more worried, but he couldn't directly say that Fang Xiaoru was too naive in many places. He could only say:
"People are complex and multi-faceted. Don't be confused by one aspect of them, but understand them from different angles."

Zhu Xiongying nodded in agreement: "Are all people contradictory? I understand."

But Chen Jingke could see from his expression that he didn't listen at all, and he felt helpless.

But he is not very worried. With Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma, Zhu Biao and himself around, it is difficult for Zhu Xiongying to grow crooked.

Once you have more contact with Fang Xiaoru, you will naturally know what kind of person he is.

Soon, Chen Jingke discovered that he had underestimated Fang Xiaoru's combat effectiveness.

In other words, his political wisdom is a bit overestimated.

After a while, his topic returned to cultivating the mind, and he believed that the current disputes among people are due to disrespect for the ancients.

He first praised the three generations of rule and how simple the people were at that time.Then we came to the conclusion that if we want to bring order to the world, we must restore the Zhou rites.

'The only one who can decide the world's disputes is Jingtian. '

'I think if the well fields are not good enough, the people will not be able to live well and be orthodox. '

It can be said that the well-field system directly touched the core interests of vested interest groups. Someone immediately stood up to refute:
'In the past, Wang Mang wanted to restore the well fields and lost the world. How can we not take this as a warning now? '

Fang Xiaoru smiled slightly and said: "Brother, what you said is different. Wang Mang's rebellion was not about the well fields. In fact, he bullied the orphans and widows of the Han family, took their seals, and controlled them in the sea."

"Therefore, everyone in the world regards him as a thief and wants to cut out his heart and dig out his lungs."

"Even if he can't go to the mine field, the world will be in chaos and the reckless thieves will die. What does it matter if he falls in the mine field?"

Then some people put forward different opinions, such as why the well-field system could be implemented when the population was sparse during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but not when the Ming Dynasty had a large population.

Fang Xiaoru retorted that during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, it was because of the implementation of the well field system and the formulation of various rules. Only when people abide by the rules can etiquette be promoted throughout the world.

Incidentally, he also advocated the rule of three generations: the wealth of the three generations was better than today, the customs were more beautiful than now, the country was stronger than now, and it lasted longer.

Soon this intellectual exchange turned into a debate.

Fang Xiaoru and many students staged a coup. The former advocated the well-field system, while the latter opposed it.

However, Fang Xiaoru, who was alone, did not fall behind at all - no, to be precise, he suppressed this group of scholars unilaterally.

Many readers were refuted speechless.

Chen Jingke shook his head secretly after hearing this. He finally understood why Fang Xiaoru was called Jianwen's Third Idiot.

This is no longer political naivety, but a lack of political wisdom and excessive naivety.

A very simple logic, if the Zhou rites were so good, and if the people of the Zhou Dynasty were so disciplined, why did the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period exist?
Why did Qin destroy all the countries and unite the world?

It's a pity that he has fallen into his own world and cannot extricate himself.

When I went to see Zhu Xiongying again, I saw that he was stunned and looked in disbelief.

There was no trace of appreciation in his expression.

Chen Jingke chuckled and said, "How?"

Zhu Xiongying's expression was very disappointed: "I finally understand why grandpa said that he has a great talent but needs to be sharpened before he can use it effectively."

Chen Jingke took the opportunity to educate him again: "Do you still remember what I just said? People are contradictory and complicated."

"Don't fully approve of a person or fully deny a person just because of his influence in a certain aspect."

"We need to have a comprehensive understanding from different angles."

Zhu Xiongying nodded solemnly and said: "Listening to both will lead to enlightenment, and listening to one side will lead to darkness. I understand."

Chen Jingke was very pleased and didn't say anything more.

On the other side, seeing that no one was his opponent, Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but feel a little superior and shouted:

If the well fields are abolished, there will be no good customs in the world; if the patriarchal clan is abolished, there will be no aristocratic families in the world.

If you don't work in the mine field, you won't be able to practice benevolence and righteousness.

The restaurant fell into silence. Judging from the expressions of some people, he was indeed moved by his words. Is restoring Zhou etiquette the way to govern the world?
But most people disagreed, but they couldn't argue with him, so they could only choose to remain silent.

Zhu Xiongying frowned. How much he admired Fang Xiaoru just now, but now he was so unhappy.

Looking around, I was even more dissatisfied with the performance of these scholars:

"Can no one refute such ridiculous remarks?"

Chen Jingke's heart moved and he asked, "If you have an idea, you might as well come forward and give it a try."

Zhu Xiongying shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, no, I'm far less knowledgeable than him. How can I argue with him?"

Chen Jingke encouraged: "People have to be brave enough to try. You only need to express your meaning clearly. You don't have to care about winning or losing."

"You are only eight years old. Even if you can't argue with him, no one will laugh at you. Besides, no one knows us."

Zhu Xiongying was finally persuaded, gritted his teeth and stood up suddenly: "I disagree with what Mr. Fang said."

(End of this chapter)