Just in the Middle, You Told Me This is Journey to the West

Especially after Chen Guangrui left Chang'an City to go to Hongzhou Xiaochanjie to take up his post, Chen Qi lost contact with his former classmates and friends.

Especially after Jinghe Dragon King left, Chen Qi knew even fewer people in Chang'an City.

Going back and forth between the house and the Imperial Academy every day, reading Confucian classics and commentaries written by Confucian and Taoist masters and literary masters in the past dynasties, I feel a little unhappy.

Damn it, these are all Confucian and Taoist masters and literary masters, and they even wrote books to pass on to the sage Jingyi as annotations.

Isn't this disgusting people.

Chen Qi, who was reading it, almost had a cerebral hemorrhage.

It's not that Chen Qi deliberately picked criticism, but the ideology and theories of these Confucian and Taoist masters and literary masters completely destroy the three views of people.

For example: There was a Confucian and Taoist master named Yao Chong in the dynasty, and he was also one of the four most famous prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty in history.

Although I don't know why Yao Chong, who was supposed to be in the era of Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty, became a master of Confucianism and Taoism during the Zhenguan period.

But these are all minor issues. Thinking about who is supposed to belong to Princess Gaoyang, it is not difficult to understand how unreliable the timeline of Journey to the West is.

Let's just talk about Yao Chong, this man is really amazing, and he is known as one of the four famous prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty.

His reputation can be compared with Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui in later generations.

It is said that Tang Xuanzong Li Longji created the famous "Kaiyuan Prosperity" in history with the assistance of this great talent, which made the Tang Dynasty's national power reach its peak!

This Yao Chong was born in Yao's family in Xi (xi) state, and he is known as one of the four steeds in Xi state. His talent is so famous that even Chen Qi has heard of it in Chang'an, and he is known as a master of Confucianism and Taoism today.

Masters of Confucianism and Taoism must write a book as a biography, and there must be a representative work that is widely circulated.

After all, if you don't even have a masterpiece, can you afford the name of Confucianism and Taoism?

Yao Chong's representative work is called "Ten Things to Say"!

What is "Ten Things to Say"?

As the name suggests, it is the ten things he wants to say to the Tang court. This book also fully expounds his personal ideas and thoughts.

These ten things include: "Being benevolent and righteous in politics", "Do not ask for meritorious service", "Eunuchs do not pre-empt public affairs", "National relatives do not serve as provincial officials in Taiwan", "Practice the rule of law", "Beyond renting and taxing Du Sai Contribution", "Stop the construction of temples and palaces", "Receive ministers with courtesy" and so on.

Does "Ten Things to Tell" sound good?

However, if you really understand the thoughts you want to explain in it, you will know how to destroy the three views of others.

For example, the first thing to do is to put benevolence and righteousness first in politics, which sounds like persuading the king to focus on benevolence and righteousness when governing.

However, in fact, what he meant was that the king should be kind and merciful to the court officials, so those severe punishments should be abolished, especially for civil and military officials and celebrities.

Damn it, just by opening his mouth, he straightened out the idea of ​​"Punishment can't be a doctor".

In other words, the king should be kind to the officials. If the officials make mistakes and commit crimes, they cannot be punished with punishment.

No matter how serious the mistakes are and how serious the crimes are, at best their official positions will be dismissed and they will no longer be officials.

When Chen Qi read this, he was completely stunned.

Nice guy, really a nice guy.

If he really wanted to follow his ideas, the officials of the Great Tang Dynasty would laugh and confess him as their ancestor.

Then let's look at the second thing in "Ten Things to Say": Don't ask for side work!

This is also easy to understand. It literally means "a truce with foreign troops and no military exploits"!

Let's not talk about whether this "do not seek side merit" is right, but just talk about our future Yao Dacheng's concept and implementation strategy of "no side merit" and completely frighten Chen Qi.

Because according to the philosophy of Prime Minister Yao Da, that is, my generation of Confucian celebrities should establish their hearts for the world, establish their lives for life, and create peace for everything!

Isn’t this very passionate?

Then Prime Minister Yao changed the subject and explained how to bring peace to everything?

It's easy to say, as long as there is no war, isn't the world peaceful?

So how can we not fight?

It is very simple to do this, that is, "do not seek side merit".

What is not asking for side merit?

Prime Minister Yao Da's explanation is that Datang can do without seeking side merits without fighting externally.

Well, I have to say, this theory is quite right.

Of course, our Prime Minister Yao said again that in order to prevent the border generals from beating others for military merit and making militarism, it is necessary to impose a little restriction on the border soldiers.

This restriction is: no rewards for frontier military exploits!

In other words, the generals and soldiers at the border, no matter how much credit they have made, even if they killed the Turkic Khan, it is useless, no credit at all.

Because your behavior has violated the theoretical thinking of "the world is peaceful" and "do not seek side merit".

Well, just after reading these two points, Chen Qi almost got a brain hemorrhage and felt that his IQ had been insulted.

What's the matter, just this is the four famous ministers of the Tang Dynasty, this is the four horses of Yizhou, and this is the most famous Confucian and Taoist masters in the world, how dare you write a book as a biography?

Mud horse, I haven't had brain congestion for ten years, and I can't think of such a good idea at all!

The most speechless thing is that Prime Minister Yao's "Ten Things to Say" has also been recognized by many Confucian scholars and Tang Dynasty celebrities.

They all felt that Prime Minister Yao was right.

In history, Prime Minister Yao became the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty by virtue of "Ten Things to Say", and was deeply trusted and reused by Tang Xuanzong.

And they also created a "Kaiyuan Prosperous Age" based on this.

This made Chen Qi feel that his brain was not enough, and he didn't know that it was because of his ignorance that he failed to comprehend the true meaning of Prime Minister Yao's "Ten Things to Say".

Or is it that the history of the Tang Dynasty can no longer be looked at directly, and even such "names" can be touted.

This is not the most bizarre and touching Confucian "classic" that Chen Qi has read.

Others include "restoring Zhou Li and Zhou Fa", which restores the court etiquette and laws, and even the appointment of officials to the Zhou Dynasty.

The reason is that the sage Confucius said that the etiquette and etiquette of the Western Zhou Dynasty were good, and we scholars should follow the teachings of the sages.

Chen Qi said: "The big brother is right, but the etiquette and etiquette of the Western Zhou Dynasty are still a bit poor. Let's use the etiquette of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors period. It is best to have a tribe and an alliance, and the monarchy will give way."

Well, there is also "put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately"? ?

No, it is "knowing mistakes can be corrected, and there is nothing good about it"!

That is, if a person commits a crime, according to Confucianism, he confesses his crime and knows that he was wrong, which is called knowing the mistake and being able to correct it!

So what is "goodness is great"?

Everyone knows they are wrong, why do you still have to punish him, you must let him go!

If someone breaks the law, it doesn't matter if you kill and set fire, or rob people's daughters by force.

As long as these people plead guilty in court and have a good attitude in admitting their mistakes, then they are good people!

It is worth saving.

These people should be released.

If some people do not plead guilty in court, and insist on petitioning, they think they are innocent.

Then these people are called unrepentant, their moral character is extremely bad, and they don't respect the words of saints, so they must be severely punished, and it is best to let them sit in prison.

Good guy, really good guy.

This is probably the origin of the legendary "Leniency for confession, home for the New Year, strictness for resistance, and death in prison".

When Chen Qi read this, he realized it immediately.

Fuck all the Confucian and Taoist masters, go to the words of the sages.

I believe in your evil!

If the emperor really used Confucianism to govern the country, it would be completely over.

Especially the Confucian thought theory that has been misinterpreted by those celebrities, Confucians and Taoists.

It's completely against humanity! .

Chapter 70

"The sage said to educate all peoples"

"What is enlightenment?"

"Reading is sensible!"

"What are the peoples?"

"Everyone in the world!"

"Nowadays, there are three hundred and sixty prefectures in the Tang Dynasty, the aristocratic families monopolize knowledge, the Jianghu sects monopolize martial arts, and Buddhism and Taoism monopolize the methods of cultivating immortals."

"The three ladders of entry are all controlled, leaving the vast majority of poor people with little choice and room for advancement."

"Either serve as a slave or handmaiden, driven by the family; or join a gang and live a life of knife-edge blood; the lucky ones enter the Buddhist and Taoist sects, and then leave the world of mortals, calling themselves outsiders and disrespecting the laws of the dynasty. "

"Official career?"

"At least you have to be a child of a poor family, otherwise you won't have the slightest chance."

"Rich?"

"Things that can only be obtained by sacrificing their lives, those aristocratic families are not interested in them, and feel tacky."

"Eternal life in the immortal way?"

"It is necessary to pay attention to the fate method, but how many people in the Tang Dynasty can obtain this fate method?"

"This is the pattern of China that has never changed for thousands of years."

The more Confucian classics he read, the more Chen Qi could feel the oppression and dullness of this world, and the more he doubted the so-called Confucian classics.

Is this really Confucianism in his heart?

For the people at the bottom, all the upward channels have been monopolized.

For example, nine out of ten courtiers in the Tang Dynasty were all from aristocratic families.