Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

When the three major families were split up, Huan Guo sent the article to Li Bangyan.

Li Bangyan looked at it and suddenly became a little angry: "Although I am uneducated and have no skills, I am also from Imperial College. Why did Mr. Hu fool me like this?"

"It's not just a fool's errand," Huan Guo said. "Without the Spring and Autumn Classic, the Luo School and the New School will not be compatible."

"Don't worry about "Spring and Autumn", just write the article for me first!" Li Bangyan was too lazy to mess around.

Huan Guo said: "As a cabinet minister, Li Xianggong should be in a high position, rather than catering to everything. The great unification and the integration of the three unifications are the major events of the new dynasty. When the three unifications are unified, Xianggong Li has the opportunity to do things. What Li Xianggong did Medicine, mathematics, industry, and agriculture can all be listed among the three traditions."

Li Bangyan was silent after hearing this, and re-read the article. After reading it, he thought about it carefully, and then said: "Let me take you to the palace."

Huan Guo's article is indeed important, as it involves the legal system and policies of the founding of the new dynasty.

After Zhu Ming finished reading the article, he strolled to find his father: "Huan Guo's academic ambitions are so great. He has broken away from vulgar tastes. Money and power are not his pursuits. He wants to spread his academic thoughts to the world as Confucian orthodoxy." , and he will be regarded as the master from generation to generation."

"Is he famous in history?" Zhu Guoxiang asked.

Ju Ming said: "You know that "Spring and Autumn" is included in the Four Books and Five Classics, right?"

Zhu Guoxiang nodded and said, "Of course I know."

Ju Ming said: "The "Spring and Autumn" textbook for the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty was actually the "Spring and Autumn Annals" written by Huan Guo. It was not changed until the Qing Dynasty compiled the "Sikuquanshu", but the mainstream Spring and Autumn Thoughts of the Qing Dynasty still originated from Huan Guo. He was the first to put it into practice. 'Tianli' was introduced into the Spring and Autumn Classics, where loyalty to the emperor is the principle of heaven, and the three cardinal principles are the principle of heaven. Before him, loyalty to the emperor did not have to be the principle of heaven, and the three cardinal principles did not need to be the principle of heaven. Loyalty to the emperor and the three cardinal principles could be discussed dialectically."

"No wonder his books can be used as textbooks for imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Of course the emperor likes them very much." Zhu Guoxiang suddenly realized.

"Let's meet," Ju Ming said. "His theory of unconditional loyalty to the emperor was put forward against the background of the early Southern Song Dynasty. It was to help Zhao Gou win over military power and people's hearts. Now that we have not experienced Jingkang's southern crossing, I estimate that Huan Guo's Academic thinking will be different from another time and space."

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Then let's meet."

The father and son summoned Li Bangyan and Huan Guo in a side hall of the Secret Pavilion.

After paying homage and greetings, Huan Guo began to talk about the topic: "Today there is a false emperor in Hebei, Zhao Ji in the southeast, Zhong Xiang in Jinghu, and barbarians such as Xixia and Jin. If these two saints establish a new dynasty, they will unite the three unifications. , Only then can we achieve great achievements that will never be forgotten!”

Ju Ming said: "It's just the same old tune again, isn't there any new theory?"

Huan Guo said: "There are many new tunes, and a "Spring and Autumn Biography" must be compiled to elaborate on them."

Huan Guo's "Spring and Autumn Annals" has dozens or hundreds of differences from "Zuo Zhuan", and some places even contradict the "Zuo Zhuan".

"Then let's talk about the Great Unification and the Three Unifications." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Huan Guo elaborated: "To rule means to rule." "Book of Rites": There are no two days in the sky, no two kings among scholars, no two monarchs in the country, and no two honorable people in the family. It is to rule by one. That is the meaning of great unification! "Han" "Book" also said that the Spring and Autumn period was unified by the same style of the six states and the common coexistence of the nine states. Jinglue should proclaim himself emperor as soon as possible and then promulgate regulations to establish his own legal system. The rest of the world will be small."

The "grand unification" of Confucianism first means that the country has no two masters. There can only be one supreme sovereignty and one supreme leader in the country, and there cannot be a state within a state or feudal forces. Secondly, there must be main standards for etiquette, law, culture, weights and measures, etc., which are the so-called "six contract styles".

As for territorial unification, that is purely incidental. The "unification" emperor has the power and responsibility to regain lost territory.

Zhu Guoxiang nodded and said, "That makes sense."

Huan Guo also said: "The great unification is to integrate the three unifications into one unification. The Zhou Dynasty supervised the Xia and Shang Dynasties and established the Tiantong. Teaching was based on literature, and the system was based on literature. The Spring and Autumn Period supervised the Shang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty established the unity of people and education with loyalty, and the system promoted the virtuous."

What this means is that although the Zhou Dynasty replaced the Shang Dynasty and the Xia Dynasty, it also inherited and integrated the traditions of the Xia and Shang Dynasties, and reformed a more advanced civilization based on this.

"Unifying the three unifications" is the vitality of Chinese civilization, and it is also the goal that Confucianism focuses on when establishing a new dynasty. The core summary is just eight words: carry on the past and open up the future, and introduce the new with the old!

Even the ethnic minority regimes such as the Liao, Jin, Yuan, and Qing, after taking over the Central Plains, would involuntarily "unify the three unifications" under the guidance of Confucianism, so as to continue the ancient inheritance of Chinese civilization. Only in the actual process, there are depths and shallowness. For example, the Yuan Dynasty was very shallow.

The super strong ability of Chinese civilization to assimilate foreign forces is actually deliberately guided by the Confucian "Three Unifications".

Huan Guo said: "The mediocrity of the Tang Dynasty is no longer applicable, so the Song Dynasty inherited the Two Taxes Law. If the New Dynasty adopts the Two Taxes Law, it can be regarded as a manifestation of the three unifications. This is only one of them. If you have a high position, it will be the three. Unify the five o’clock.”

Ju Ming did not have a deep understanding of the Spring and Autumn Annals, and even less understanding of the Gongyang School of the Spring and Autumn Annals, so he rarely spoke again.

Zhu Guoxiang asked: "What are the three unifications and five seasons?"

Huan Guo explained in detail: "The three unifications and the five ends are the foundation of the four directions. The five ends are the five o'clock. In the first month of the first year of spring, the king came to the throne. Yuan, the beginning of Qi; spring, the beginning of the four o'clock; king, The first month is the beginning of politics and religion; the accession of the Duke to the throne is the beginning of a country. The beginning of righteousness is the original righteousness, and the original righteousness is everything that is wrong, so that you can rule the world, border the four seas, and unify the government of the four directions."

"The year of ascending the throne must be called the first year. This is the use of the ruler. The great Qian Yuan is the beginning of all materials and the use of heaven. The great Qian Yuan is the beginning of all materials and the use of the earth. Has the ruler become the emperor? Among them, it refers to the function of heaven and earth, which means that heaven, earth and man are one. The person who regulates the body is the master of human beings; the person who adjusts the element is the prime minister's job..."

"stop!"

Ju Ming opened his mouth to interrupt: "Say something useful, don't talk about these nonsense."

Huan Guo didn't like Ju Ming's way of communicating very much, but he could only tidy up his words: "The body of Yuan is benevolence, and the body of Yuan is a matter of the master. Benevolence is the heart, the human heart is small, and the Taoist heart is small. The establishment of all things Dharma, entertaining all things, teaching and controlling ten thousand men, and governing all nations are all the functions of this mind..."

Ju Ming curled his lips and said this after a long time?

To sum it up in just a few sentences: Yuan is the head of the five periods. When the new king takes over, the first priority is physical Yuan, and the spirit of Yuan is benevolence. Therefore, the new king must first establish a benevolent heart, align the people's hearts with the Taoist heart, and set a tone for governing the country with benevolence.

Moreover, Huan Guo kept emphasizing the role of "heart" over and over again.

While talking about conscience, we also talk about xinxing, and we advocate that we should understand the principles of all things and apply them to the world. We are just short of talking about "cultivating conscience" and "unity of knowledge and action".

Its core concepts are somewhat similar to the thoughts of the meritorious school of Yangming’s Xinxue.

But the Huxiang Mind Learning of the Huan Kingdom is indeed the ancestor of Yangming Mind Learning. Moreover, the system is more complete, but it lacks a suitable methodology and cannot effectively explore the truth of all things.

Based on the Gongyang School of the Spring and Autumn Period, with the study of physics as the approach, and with the goal of applying it to the world, what kind of academic theory is this?

Moreover, Hu State not only pursued great unification and great revenge, but also summarized great unification and great revenge as "the world is for the common good."

Being extremely loyal to the emperor and following the three cardinal principles and five constant principles are just a means to achieve the goal of serving the world for the common good!

Due to the lack of experience in Jingkang's southern crossing, although Huan State did not emphasize extreme loyalty to the emperor, it paid special attention to "unifying the three unifications."

That is to say, the goal has changed. In the Southern Song Dynasty, he wanted to help Zhao Gou regain military power, so as to achieve the pursuit of regaining the lost land in the north.

But now, he wants to assist the Zhu family and his son to restore the prosperous times of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Li Bangyan listened without saying a word, while Huan Guo continued to explain his views for more than an hour.

While talking, Li Bangyan secretly observed the reactions of the father and son.

Zhu Guoxiang listened carefully from beginning to end, and occasionally showed a thoughtful expression.

Ju Ming looked very strange, his expression seemed to be listening to the play, and he would smile when he heard the wonderful parts.

"It's getting late. I'll listen to Mr. Hu's lecture another day." Zhu Guoxiang used the honorific title.

Li Bangyan was overjoyed when he heard this and felt that he was right to bring Huan Guo.

"I excuse myself," Huan Guo said with a bow.

Li Bangyan and Huan Guo bowed and retreated, leaving only the father and son in the side hall.

Zhu Guoxiang asked: "How do you feel?"

Ju Ming said: "I didn't know much about the Huxiang School in the Southern Song Dynasty before. I only knew that it had a profound influence on Neo-Confucianism and Psychology. Today I listened carefully to one, and I felt a little refreshed. This thing is a very advanced work. It’s the theory of the school. Instead, it emphasizes the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules, which are the most insignificant things of this school. Later, the emperors sacrificed the good and took the last.”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Loyalty to the emperor and the three cardinal principles were not invented by Huan Guo. He just pursued it to more extremes. Moreover, he did not emphasize loyalty to the emperor today. It was probably added after Jingkang was crossing south. At that time, the country was in crisis and it needed to be united through loyalty to the emperor. The centripetal force of the nation. This person can be used, and it is very suitable to be the Minister of Rites in the future."

"I will not use his knowledge for official studies. At most, I will select some of it," Ju Ming said. "Although he emphasizes the study of physics, he also emphasizes the role of mind. The mind is too empty, and the study of physics is too Difficult. When his knowledge is developed to the extreme, his disciples and disciples will definitely avoid reality and ignore the truth. They will talk about character of mind all day long and forget about physics. They will have the same virtue as Wang Yangming's disciples and disciples."

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Promote him to be the Minister of Rites first?"

"Okay," Ju Ming said, "by the way, let him prepare for the enthronement ceremony full-time."

Zhu Guoxiang smiled and said: "Are you really going to proclaim yourself emperor?"

Ju Ming said: "I heard what he said a lot. It is indeed important to ascend the throne. It can unite people and uphold the great cause. At least, the officials and soldiers from Sichuan are looking forward to you, President Zhu, ascending the throne. I am afraid you will have to hold this emperor's position for a longer time." , but we can’t abdicate in a month or two.”

"Whatever," Zhu Guoxiang said, "but I agreed in advance that at most I would kill Song Huizong and Prime Minister Zhong. Time has been dragging on for so long. What's the point of abdicating the throne at an early age? I still want to retire comfortably."