back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 302 Imperial College Debate ([-])
When Lu Chengqi heard this, his heart blossomed with joy.Originally, I was still worried about Zhang Zai. One was the stinky and hard censor Zhongcheng, who was a famous latrine stone in the world;Both of them are people with unique knowledge, how can they argue with the two masters when they open their mouths?
But the progress of the matter is surprising.Not only did Wang Anshi turn his back on the front line, he also took over Li Ran's army, making this stubborn old man suffer a dumb loss.

It's no wonder that Lu Chengqi thought so, this Li Ran is really good at finding things.The impeachment of this or the impeachment in two or three days has seriously affected the normal operation of the court.Lu Chengqi really wanted to talk to Li Ran, but he was so angry with this stubborn old man that he forgot what to say without saying a few words.After a long time, let it go.

The things in the world are really wonderful, one thing falls one thing.Lu Chengqi was so pained by this Li Ran, but Li Ran was so angry that he was half dead by the two white bodies.This made Lu Chengqi happy in his heart: "I call you a stubborn old man, you always fight against me, you will be so mad at me!"

In fact, Lu Chengqi also knew that Li Ran was not a bad person.It's just that the sense of justice is too strong.In other words, he is a little nervous, and he has to take care of any problems he sees that he is not used to.If this person is placed in later generations, he will really be a survivor.But in front of Lu Chengqi, it was a disaster.

There is a saying in "The Book of Rites of the Great Dai: Zi Zhang Wen Entering the Official Chapter": When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people observe it, there will be no disciples.Li Ran is so harsh on others that he has no cronies in the court.However, if it is said who is the most trusted official in Lu Chengqi's heart, the first one is Li Jie, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and the second is Li Ran, Yushi Zhongcheng.

Although Li Jie belonged to Xu Chongguang's school, but he was honest and down-to-earth, Lu Chengqi gave him the task, so he could rest assured.As for Li Ran, he doesn't even have any cronies, so why not worry about leaving things to him?
Lifting up his sleeves, Lu Chengqi, who covered his mouth and smiled, almost couldn't help laughing out loud.After looking at Li Ran's astonished face for a long time, he straightened his face and said seriously: "The three of you all make sense, but I don't have a deep understanding of Confucianism, so I can't judge. However, in my opinion, this matter is forever. There is no conclusion."

As soon as these words came out, Li Ran, Wang Zifu, Zhang Zai, Wang Anshi, including the supervisors of the Guozijian, all hoped that Lu Chengqi would tell the reason.

After satisfying everyone's appetite, Lu Chengqi said slowly: "There are only a few Confucian classics, but everyone has their own understanding, so how can everyone have the same opinion? Zhang Zihou's Guan Xue is good, Wang Jiefu's statement No matter what Li Qing’s opinion is, it’s just another orthodox position. I can say that there is no orthodoxy in Confucianism. Everyone has Confucianism in everyone’s heart, and it’s just self-deception to try to distinguish between high and low. In the end, you don’t agree with me, and I don’t agree with you. My opinion is that if you can all write books and biographies, it will be a great merit. Now that printing is so convenient, books are not a problem. It’s just the price of books. Shit, it’s hard work for the shopkeeper.”

Lu Chengqi's words deeply explained what it means that the ass determines the head, and the three sentences are inseparable from the profession.Even the biography of the book can be associated with movable type printing, and no one has such a big brain.

After hearing this, Li Ran was even more dumbfounded.He has always been eloquent, but he doesn't know how to refute.Besides, he is only the imperial envoy Zhongcheng, not admonishing the doctor, and this is not a political matter. If you refute the emperor, how many heads do you have to cut off?No matter how hard your brain is, you won't do such messy things!
Fortunately, Prince Fu, who had listened to him for a long time, helped Li Ran out of the siege: "Your Majesty is wise! Confucius said, gentlemen are harmonious but different, and villains are united but not harmonious. Your opinions are very different, but they lead to the same goal. What you do is nothing more than It’s just a matter of Dashun’s culture and education. According to the old man, if it is true that everyone is a sage, then what Confucius said is nothing more than that.”

As expected of Li Ran's good helper, only Wang Zifu, who is in collusion, oh no, a fellow man, can say these words to defend Li Ran.

Lu Chengqi knew Wang Zifu, and Li Ran was so close that he almost wore a pair of pants, so how could he not speak for him?As soon as Wang Zifu finished speaking, he opened his mouth and said, "What Wang Qing said makes sense. Mencius said that human nature is inherently good; Xunzi said that human nature is inherently evil. From my point of view, there is no sense of right and wrong in a newly born baby." It’s just acting on instinct. If his parents are evil, then he will be a wicked person when he grows up; if his parents are kind, then he is naturally a good person. The way of education is nothing more than teaching without discrimination Both good and evil can be educated. Evil people are only evil if they are not educated. If you can teach them earnestly and persuade them to do good, you may be able to change in the future. However, in my opinion, it is far from enough. This time is not ancient, folk customs Simple. If you want to maintain the rules and regulations, you still need the law. I have also dabbled in Han Feizi's theory. Although the punishment is extremely severe, it has its merits. The law is the bottom line of morality. If a person exceeds the bottom line, he must be punished. punish."

Lu Chengqi's words were even more earth-shattering.In such a "sacred" Confucian school as Guozijian, Han Feizi's theory was spread, if he hadn't become the son of today, he would have been beaten out by people.

When Wang Zifu and the others heard the words, they were so shocked that they did not recover for a long time.However, Lu Chengqi said with great interest: "It is not enough to rely solely on personal self-cultivation. People who have the ability to write and read Confucianism will do more harm if they do evil. If there is no law to restrain them, the consequences will be unimaginable Those corrupt officials who seized tens of millions of wealth from their homes before, which one was not full of knowledge? After thinking about it, I feel that we still have to start with the law. I read the "Da Shun Law" again, and thought it over again, and found that There are many things that are very inappropriate. Of course, these words should be said to the minister of the Ministry of punishment and the minister of Dali Temple. What I say here is nothing more than to tell everyone here that Confucianism lies in personal practice. It can restrain oneself but not others. This is not enough Yes. You are all masters of Confucianism, and I am far behind. But I know that if you only read Confucianism thoroughly, you cannot govern the country in peace. Governing a country requires not only Confucianism, but also Legalism and military strategists , even Mohism, Duanmu legacy, etc. The strength of Confucianism lies in its stability, while the strength of other schools of thought lies in its ability to make society move forward. It is said in the "Tao Te Ching" that heaven follows Tao and Tao follows nature. As long as it is If you follow the way of nature, even if you are a craftsman and imperial physician, why not a sage?"

Lu Chengqi's words were actually suspected of forcing an explanation.But theoretically, it makes sense.After hearing this, everyone present was silent and began to reflect quietly.

(End of this chapter)