golden scales

Is it because the current world is better than the days of the apocalypse?

Perhaps, at least there is no dispute between gentlemen and villains in the court.

But this is not because there are gentlemen in the court.It is more because the court is full of "little people", and they only stare at the political achievements required to pass the examination subjects all day long, and run around in the field of fame and fortune.

Not only that, when Huang Daozhou went to Beijing to take a post and was in charge of Zhan Shifu, he was the calligraphy teacher of the crown prince Zhu Hegui. Liu Zongzhou once wrote a letter to express his opposition, thinking that the ministers of the country should have principles, and they must first explain the past twists and turns, and they cannot be recruited by others. If it comes and goes, it will go, otherwise it will be like a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy?

What he said made Huang Daozhou speechless, and he just responded to Liu Zongzhou's objection by "serving relatives at home, serving the emperor at court, and being a great man".

Regarding Liu Zongzhou's inner thoughts, outsiders can only guess, and then choose three reactions: cynicism, turning a blind eye, and shouting for solidarity according to their own positions.For Liu Zongzhou's two major disciples, Huang Zongxi and Chen Que, the master should come out of the mountains.

Just like "the sky is not born, eternity is like a long night", if Mr. Ji Shan does not come out, Daming will enter a long night, and there will be no more guiding lights.

"Although Wu Ge's old saying is ugly, it is reasonable." Liu Zongzhou's brows were flat, and there was no trace of joy or anger on his thin face, which was filled with a calm and indifferent look.

"When Mr. Wu Ge wrote this passage, the master hadn't been in charge of Taixue yet, so I'm afraid it was aimed at the Kong family." Huang Zongxi said.

Liu Zongzhou's predecessor was Kong Yinzhi, the grandson of Confucius, Yan Sheng Gong.

Kong Yinzhi's fate was ill-fated. First, he surrendered to Luo Yukun, a false intruder, and fell into the hands of Zhu Cihong as a puppet.Later, he served as Guozijian to sacrifice wine, but he did not persuade him to enter.

It should be noted that in the vast persuasion list, Zhu Cihong could not remember who was on the list of persuasion.But you must remember who didn't persuade you to come in.

So Kong Yinzhi could not keep his position of offering wine.

"Now you are also contaminated with bad habits in the officialdom." Liu Zongzhou criticized his disciples unceremoniously: "How can a gentleman judge things based on people?"

Huang Zongxi hurriedly got up to apologize, and said in his mouth: "Thank you sir for being upright."

"You need to be cautious when you are alone, how can you speak freely in front of others?" Liu Zongzhou's theory is based on "cautious independence", and because he was taught by Xu Fuyuan, the most important thing is that learning is not about knowledge, but about practice.In terms of Confucian scholars in the world.Learning is just a stepping stone, but in the eyes of Liu Zongzhou and other true Confucians, learning is the practice of seeking the Dao, if you can't practice it yourself, you are a fake Confucianism.

"The disciple is wrong." Huang Zongxi accepted the teaching again.

Only then did Liu Zongzhou return to the topic just now, and said: "I have to choose the sacrificial wine, and I should also be loyal to the emperor to cheer up the Guozijian. Since the imperial court does not give money, I will raise it myself. What should be done must be done. Get up." He turned back and walked into the room, and after a while came out with a wooden box, saying: "I have saved more than ten taels of silver for my teacher over the years, plus this trip to Beijing, the 200 taels of Sichuan funds left by my teachers, friends and disciples in Central Zhejiang , both of you, take it to work."

After Liu Zongzhou returned to his hometown, he only made a living by teaching in the monastery, and did not communicate with the public, even if officials went to visit.He also mostly refused to see each other, and his life was very hard.But since he came out to be an official.It is necessary to communicate, so I still selectively collected "200 Sichuan funds", but in fact, the expenses all the way were court fees and my own savings.

Huang Zongxi was about to cry at that time: more than 210 taels of silver, what can this do?

Chen Que on the side hastily declined: "Sir, why is this so! Shouldn't the disciples contribute to this matter? The cost will be raised by the students themselves."

Huang Zongxi also persuaded: "Sir, now the imperial court has other regulations, individual donations can be commended, but private funds cannot be used for business affairs."

Liu Zongzhou was familiar with all kinds of classics. When he was in Shaoxing, he also knew that the government no longer needed private individuals, even the concierge would be issued public food silver by the court.This certainly increased the pressure on the court.But it also makes sense to think about it, at least it reduces the exploitation of the common people by the dry servants.Hearing what Huang Zongxi said, Liu Zongzhou stopped holding the wooden box in the air.

"Sir, you might as well tell the things you have to do one by one, and let the disciples write a report and apply for funding." Huang Zongxi said: "According to my disciples' humble opinion, it's not that the cabinet is not willing to give money to the Imperial College. How much money you want, but you don't say where or why you want to use the money. For Meng Lang like this, being rejected is also the point of the question."

Liu Zongzhou knew that this disciple was in the Sheren Division. Although his position was not obvious, he was also a close minister of the emperor, and he could never be wrong if he had been obsessed with the rules of the center.

"I want to set up a journal of the Imperial College to promote righteousness, tolerate difficulties, and publicize righteous Confucianism." Liu Zong said thoughtfully.

Huang Zongxi said: "Outsiders always use money as a checkpoint to run newspapers. Taixue is originally owned by the imperial court. To run a newspaper, it only needs to be approved. My disciple will do it tomorrow."

Satisfied, Liu Zongzhou talked about "recruiting students", "printing books", "recruiting famous Confucian scholars" and so on.These didn't cost much money, so they were naturally taken over by Huang Zongxi and Chen Que.

Before the three masters and apprentices had a good time, it was reported outside the door that Liu Zongzhou's same year and old friends came to visit together, including Qi Biaojia, who had been taught by Liu Zongzhou.These people are standing firmly in line, and now they are either in the Hanlin, or in the Qingliu of books and museums.Huang Zongxi and Chen Que left first and went to work separately.

Because Huang Zongxi and Chen Que were both in the Sheren Division, although they were in different offices, the project declaration of the Guozijian was able to be sent to His Majesty's desk within half a month.

Zhu Cihong knew that Huang Zongxi was famous in later generations, but he was really not sure about Liu Zongzhou's historical status.When I asked my close ministers, there were mixed praises and criticisms.Zhu Cihong finally decided that instead of asking the Confucian officials of the current dynasty, he should go and see what Liu Zongzhou had to say.

In October of the second year of Longjing, His Majesty the Emperor brought the Queen and the Crown Prince to the Imperial College.

Liu Zongzhou didn't know that the emperor would arrive half an hour later that morning, so he quickly ordered someone to sweep the floor and prepare to pick him up.Huang Zongxi, who came to report, said: "Sir, I'm not in a hurry to pick you up. You just need to order someone to clean it up. Today's trip, the dignified and dignified is simple, quite like the ancient sage king."

Confucianism has gentleman Confucianism and villain Confucianism.

The villain Confucianism insists on etiquette everywhere, and refuses to go beyond the rules; the gentleman Confucianism pays attention to righteousness, and pursues the spiritual compatibility with the three generations of sage kings.These two are just like the Rhythm School and Zen School of Buddhism. Although they are under the same sect, their attitudes towards the world are completely different.

The emperor Liu Zongzhou hoped for was King Ming, a holy emperor like Yao and Shun. He was overjoyed when he heard the news, so he ordered people to clean the place and changed his official uniform.

Zhu Cihong really hated all kinds of cumbersome etiquette.Even if he became the emperor, his travels would only be based on a prescribed route and road closures, and he would only bring dozens of entourages with him.There are guards among these dozens of people, who are waiting for edicts. They are all civil and military. It is just a mobile office, and all the personnel have been reduced to the extreme.

Even if there were only a few dozen people, they still looked mighty when they walked to the gate of the Guozijian archway. Compared with the Guozijian officials who came out to greet them, the number of people there was sparse.

Liu Zongzhou had never been an official in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and this was the first time Zhu Cihong had seen him.

Looking at Liu Zongzhou's figure, Zhu Cihong thought of Guo Zhenren, and he had a feeling of "immortal demeanor".

As a sacrificial wine, Liu Zongzhou came forward to greet him, even when facing the six-year-old crown prince, he was meticulous.

"Mr. Liu is from the south, are you used to living in the capital?" Zhu Cihong asked with a smile.

Liu Zongzhou said solemnly: "Others are good, but the sound of fighting every night makes people sleepless."

"Hehehe..." Zhu Cihong walked and watched, as if he didn't hear it at all: "Yo, there are indeed many old Huai here."

The crown prince was too young to understand the relationship between the two conversations, so he was picked up by the emperor to recognize the tree.

"The pagoda tree is originally the tree of the princes and officials, why are many of them not growing straight?" Zhu Cihong suddenly asked Liu Zong Zhou.

Liu Zong was stunned on Monday, and blurted out: "Gongqing does not serve the monarch with straightness, but with the way. The way is divided into yin and yang, and the right and wrong are distinguished. Therefore, Wei Zheng's direct remonstrance is certainly to persuade the monarch to be righteous, but Guan Zhong's assistant Qi Huan is also doing the same thing. You follow the law."

Zhu Cihong asked: "Everyone talks about 'Tao', but what is this 'Tao'? What is the use for governing the country and for the people in the world?"

Liu Zongzhou twitched his eyebrows, and without any preparation, he talked eloquently about the Confucian "way of whimsy".After all, he is a great Confucianist of Chinese studies, and he was called "the last great master of Ariake" by descendants of another time and space, and his reputation is by no means in vain.He quickly talked from "Tao" to "heart", and from "heart" to "conscience", without any bumps along the way.

Zhu Cihong seemed to understand but half understood, but many doubts were suddenly cleared up.

He has no prejudice against Confucianism, nor does he feel that a philosophy has a "shelf life" problem.The "confucianists" and "non-Confucianists" on the later forums actually don't know what "Confucianism" is, nor do they know the meaning of Confucianism after Wang Yangming.It is impossible for any social form to exist independently without its own philosophical thought.And it was Yangming's philosophy of mind that opened up the Jiangnan style in the late Ming Dynasty.

"Take a step to speak, sir." Zhu Cihong waited for Liu Zongzhou to take a breath, and pulled Liu Zongzhou aside.

Liu Zongzhou's emaciated body actually gave birth to a huge force of resistance, and said: "Your Majesty, forgive the crime. I really don't know what the emperor and the ministers are talking about that cannot be known to the world."

Zhu Cihong smiled bitterly, and said: "It's nothing, it's just that private doubts are not enough for outsiders to understand."

"If so," Liu Zongzhou took a step away from the emperor, turned his head and said to the official historian, "The emperor's words and deeds must not be omitted."

The historian who was in charge of recording the daily notes was quite ashamed, and with the support of the aura of the Confucian master, he strode over, stood behind Zhu Cihong and Liu Zongzhou, and listened attentively.

The emperor's words and deeds cannot escape the eyes and ears of the historian, and he cannot read his daily notes.Only after his death, these daily life notes will be taken out to become the basis for compiling "A Certain Record".

If the emperor peeked at the daily notes during his lifetime, and even exerted influence to modify them, it would surely make the future generations laugh. (to be continued..)

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