Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 250 Visiting Xishan in person

   "..."

"What?"

  Emperor Hongzhi was completely shocked.

  This Wu Shizhong, was he kidnapped and given a drink?

  What the **** is it?

  Liu Jian sighed in his heart, he regretted it a little, Wu Shizhong has always been steady, and he is an upright person, although he is only a member of the Ministry of Rites, but Liu Jian once talked with him, this person is a man who can be made.

   It was never expected that today, face-to-face, would make such a big mess.

  The imperial court has never prohibited scholars from insisting on learning anything. This point is actually quite loose.

  But it was appointed by the imperial court, and Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism was the only commentary for the imperial examination.

What does it mean?

   That is to say, no matter how good your stereotyped writing is, if you want to write stereotyped essays, you have to follow Master Zhu's thinking.

  Thus, although some schools of thought began to emerge in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, these schools were mostly regional, such as Luo School, Zhejiang School and so on.

   For scholars, the most important thing is fame after all.

  Since the Southern Song Dynasty, Neo Confucianism has flourished, especially since the Hu people began to invade the south continuously, which made Confucianism, which was known for its boldness, become increasingly conservative.

  The Confucian scholars in the Han Dynasty really dared to go out and kill people with their swords. In the early Western Han Dynasty, the Huang-Lao theory flourished and Confucianism was suppressed. They were staunch opponents of the war against the Huns, but the Confucian scholars screamed to support Emperor Wu in fighting the Huns. The Gongyang School even held high the ideas of "great revenge", "great unification" and external expansion. , Although it is far away, it must be punished, but it is actually the core idea of ​​the Gongyang School. They believe that if the truth cannot make people surrender, then they should use their fists to solve it.

  In fact, although they talk about reasoning, more often they cut you into meat sauce first, and then slowly reason with you.

  Ban Chao, who was sent to the Western Regions to kill people everywhere, frightened Hexi, and made the countries in the Western Regions surrender, was a Confucian student, and he regarded himself as Gongyang Confucianism.

   Of course, such violence is wrong.

  It’s just that in the Southern Song Dynasty, the royal family was peaceful and Neo Confucianism flourished. Rather than saying that Zhu Xi and others rewrote the history of Confucianism, it is better to say that the peaceful and peaceful social environment at that time caused Confucianism to become more conservative.

   When it came to Daming, the social ecology and social atmosphere of Daming were actually quite different from those of the Southern Song Dynasty.

  So, a group of scholars, deep down in their hearts, began to question Neo Confucianism.

  Why is the truth in the book completely different from what I have seen and heard?

  Wu Shizhong is one of them. Deep in his heart, he has always had a huge question hidden in his heart.

  Why are these principles completely useless after I embark on an official career? Why do you talk about preserving the principles of nature and eliminating human desires every day, but in the market, human desires are rampant, and world conditions are everywhere?

  Why in the past hundreds of years, relying on Neo Confucianism, not only has the world not been governed, but it has faintly begun to decline day by day?

  Gain things to know, how to know things?

  He was in the Ministry of Rites, facing the vast sea of ​​documents, watching what happened in the court, the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't figure it out.

  Even he himself did not expect that Xishan and his party shocked him.

  It turns out that I have never been able to figure it out. After reading so many books, I still can't understand the truth here.

  If even those who are dignified Scholars themselves can’t figure out the reason behind it, can’t find true knowledge in the vast ocean, and find the key to the truth, then... how about other people?

   These thousands of people, don’t they all read books in vain? In addition to stereotyped articles, what is the use of decades of cold windows?

  In Xishan, he suddenly came to his senses. At this time, Wang Shouren's level was still very limited, but he wanted to inherit what his mentor had learned, and the direction he pointed out gave Wu Shizhong a feeling of enlightenment.

   So that's the case.

  Today, his gaffe in front of His Majesty was, to some extent, an instinctive resistance.

   After reading Cheng Zhu for decades, it turned out that you were just kidding me. I couldn’t figure out where Cheng Zhu was wrong before, but now I suddenly had a direction, so I started to overcorrect.

This is just like the rotten Confucians in the late Qing Dynasty who suddenly saw the world with their eyes open. Those Confucian scholars who were sent to study abroad only realized that the world had been turned upside down after traveling across the ocean, so they turned to breed countless resentments against Confucianism. Some people even resentfully pointed out that all Chinese culture is useless, not only to criticize Confucianism, but even square characters are an eyesore. For the sake of Westernization, they wish to replace square characters with Roman letters.

   This is not necessarily because those overseas students went crazy and began to forget their ancestors. What's more, what they have learned for more than ten years in their life only to find out that the stereotype is actually a waste! In front of Mr. De and Mr. Sai, he was vulnerable, so he developed a rebellious mentality, which is purely overkill.

Wu Shizhong is overcorrecting. The principles Xishan has learned are like swords in his hands. Even though there are still many imperfections in these theories, with this sword, he can't wait to plunge it straight into Master Zhu's heart. Your uncle, call you Fooled me for ten years!

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Wu Shizhong, dumbfounded. He couldn't understand Wu Shizhong's feelings.

  Liu Jian said heartbroken: "Back off!"

  Wu Shizhong seemed a little dazed, he knew he made a mistake.

  So he glanced at Liu Jian apologetically, but he didn't feel ashamed because of his behavior just now.

  He is confident that although he is a courtier, as a scholar, he has said what he should say.

  He saluted, and Xu Bu left.

  The Snapper instantly fell silent.

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, he said in confusion, "This Wu Shizhong, what did he say?"

  No one answered him, because what Wu Shizhong said was just a few words, more like crazy words.

  Emperor Hongzhi let out a sigh of relief: "I'm confused." He shook his head with puzzlement in his eyes.

  But Wu Shizhong's 'nonsense' made Liu Jian feel uneasy.

  On the one hand, it was out of worry about Wu Shizhong, a young man. After all, there are not many people who can be favored by Liu Jian. It would be a pity if he lost his life because of something.

   On the other hand, His Royal Highness, don’t you run to the west mountain every day now?

  So... what happened to Xishan...?

   But no matter what happens, the time is still passing by, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is here!

  The imperial court began to rest as usual.

   Liu Jian began to relax for a rare time.

  He thought over and over again, and decided to go to Xishan to see for himself. No matter what, he wanted to find out, and wanted to know what the name of this Xishan was.

   If the dignified Cabinet Minister of the First Assistant University went abroad for a visit, the battle would be too great. Liu Jian didn't want to make troubles, so after much deliberation, he found his son.

  Liu Jian has three sons, but unfortunately, both of them died early. The third son, Liu Jie, has no future and cannot study well.

  Of course, reading is an outsider’s term. After all, it can’t be said to be eating at home. Although this book has been read for 33 years, Liu Jie is now 40 years old.

  Let Liu Jie go to make arrangements, only a few bearers, an attendant, and Liu Jie followed, and the group hurried out of the city to Xishan!

This Xishan is almost the size of a small market town. Although tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, logically speaking, many people have already returned home for reunion, but this Xishan is still very lively. There are many scholars who come here. Sixty or seventy indivual.

  When everyone got together, there were actually two young Jinshi who were serving officials, a dozen or so Juren, and quite a few scholars.

  Many scholars come here now, some are ecstatic after listening to Wang Shouren's professor, and some are outraged that Wang Shouren criticized Master Zhu and came to find fault.

  Because of Muxiu today, I heard that Mr. Wang does not have to be on duty, so he will come early in the morning, so many people are looking forward to it.

  Liu Jian is the chief assistant of the cabinet. He is aloof. Not many people recognize him. He is wearing an ordinary Lun scarf hat and Confucian shirt.

Looking at the bustling here, Liu Jian smiled, and couldn't help but said to Liu Jie who was beside him: "I can't think of it, my father also came to Xishan a few years ago, and it was a matter of investigating the emperor's house. At that time, this place should be a wasteland." , and later it was given to the Marquis of Shouning, who never imagined that... one day this place would become Jiangnan in the suburbs of Beijing."

  He was about to move forward, to look among the crowd, but he stopped suddenly, because he saw an old acquaintance in the distance.

  That...that was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

  His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here today...

   Liu Jian did not continue to approach.

  Sighed in his heart, His Royal Highness is always running here, it is indeed out of style.

   But Zhu Houzhao looked very energetic. He was also dressed as a scholar, and he was walking through the crowd. A group of guards in disguise were on the periphery, guarding him for fear that something might happen.

  A scholar saw that Zhu Houzhao was young, and asked, "Brother, do you dare to ask Gao's name?"

   As a scholar, I like to chat.

   "Ben...my name is Zhu Shou."

  Zhu Shou...haven't heard of it...

   "It turned out to be Zhu Xiandi, disrespect, disrespect."

  Zhu Houzhao has also learned how to salute now, and smiled and bowed to the scholar: "Ashamed, ashamed."

   Then came the greetings, Zhu Houzhao began to talk about his life experience, his family provided him with education, his father was strict, he finally won a scholar, and so on.

  He seems very proud. He has a sincere expression on his face. When he tells these emotional stories, he can infect these nerds. He is secretly happy and very happy.

   "I don't know what classics Zhu Xiandi was taught during the examination?"

   "What!" Zhu Houzhao was dumbfounded.

  What is the classics of governance...He has heard of the hospital examination.

   "It's the Five Classics, which one is governed..."

   "..." Zhu Houzhao began to scold in his heart, what kind of son of a **** made such a complicated imperial examination, what is the five classics?

  (end of this chapter)