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Chapter 1

If someone asks Zhao Bing how to explain the "Inner Saint and Outer King", is there no answer? No, since he dares to use this question to make things difficult for Chen Pu and others, he will naturally have some responses, but unfortunately no one dares to ask.

In Zhao Bing's view, this problem is that Confucianism has put itself in a dead end. From the historical facts, the inner sage and the outer king have never been a realistic channel. Since Confucius, Confucianism has always believed that the monarchs supported by the people have been regarded as saints. Later generations misunderstood the view that "the sage uses the divine teachings to be conquered by the world" in the "Book of Changes", believing that from the sage's "sage to be conquered by the divine teachings" to "conquered by the world", the sage can eventually become kings.

Therefore, the so-called reasoning of the inner sage and the outer king now reverses cause and effect. In fact, it is not because they are saints who are first of all, but because they are first of all, they are gradually regarded as saints. Therefore, it is more appropriate to say that they are "a wise king as saints" and the saints mentioned in the Book of Changes and Confucianism are not so much "a wise king inside and outside kings" as "a wise king as saints."

Fortunately, Confucius, Mencius and Gou Zi did not become kings, otherwise there would be no great thinkers in Chinese history, Confucius, Mencius and Xunzi. Later generations fought for foreign kings, and everyone wanted to be emperors was unimaginable. And those Confucian scholars who believed that the path of moving from a saint to a king were correct, even if they devoted their entire lives to their energy, they would probably be a dream. In fact, after Confucius and Mencius, no one in Confucianism dared to become a saint, and there was no Confucian founding king.

"You guys are reluctant to make a correct explanation, so I can't help but doubt that you have ulterior motives!" Zhao Bing knew the truth of "Raise up and pursue the enemy in the water". If the dog fell into the water, he would bite people if he didn't beat him to death. His face changed solemnly, "You are so arrogant in the capital for the sake of admonition. You misinterpret the way of the inner and outer kings. Does it imply that the people are not saints and cannot be kings? Then use this to deceive the people as long as they cultivate their minds and nature, and then provoke unworthy people to rebel, resulting in chaos in the world. Are you going to become kings by using this?"

"The people of the grass dare not. It is because our talents are shallow and have failed to understand the intentions of the wise men. They speak nonsense and have no intention of plotting against each other!" At the critical moment of life and death, Qian Xuanxian couldn't hold back. He only participated in this matter due to his friendship, but he did not want to throw his life here. He took two steps forward and apologized for guilt.

"The emperor clearly observed that although we often criticize the court, our loyalty to the emperor is consistent." Chen Pu also quickly bowed and agreed.

"Your Majesty, the Yuan Dynasty invaded the south and the country was lost. We are heartbroken. Although we were forced to serve in the Yuan Dynasty, we never dared to forget the bright moon in our hometown. We prayed to return to the north every day." Fang Hui said sadly again.

"Haha, saints, for thousands of years, how many people can call their sons a saint? How many scholars have buried their heads in the sea of ​​books for a false reputation, and their black hair turns into white hair, and they are in vain!" Deng Mu went crazy again, raised his hand to look at the sky and laughed wildly.

"You have spent all your efforts to study the classics and history hard, but you still cannot understand the secrets of the words of the wise men. You don't understand what a saint is, and you have gone astray!" Zhao Bing snorted coldly and scolded.

"I wish to listen to Your Majesty's teachings!" When several people heard that Your Majesty did not order them to be dragged down and beheaded, and they seemed to be relaxed in their words. They looked at each other and saluted them all.

"Sage Confucius traveled to the nations, sought the way of studying the world, gathered the essence of the schools to achieve great success, and founded the Confucian school. Since the Han and Wu respected Confucianism, they have all been relied on by all dynasties and assisted the kings in governing the world. To our dynasty, Taizu established the strategy of right-wing literature and ruled the world with scholars and officials. Confucianism has become a national study. For more than 200 years, many famous scholars have emerged. They studied classics carefully and created a thoughtful theory and flourished for a while. However, Jiangnan fell for ten years, and now the scholars in Jiangnan are in a weak position, and the scholars have no character. Some people should fall into their own depravity, and no spirit of their ancestors to forge ahead, and they have fallen to the point where they can only pick up the wisdom of their ancestors!" Zhao Bing said.

"From ancient times, there have been countless people who have entered the saints, but they have only sunk into one acre of three parts of their own land. They have forgotten the greatness of the world. When they mention the saints, they only know Confucius and Mencius. But they have forgotten that there are still martial saints Guan Yu, literary saint Ouyang Xiu, painting saint Wu Daozi, poet saint Du Fu, military saint Sun Wu, calligraphy saint Wang Xizhi, tea saint Lu Yu, wine saint Du Kang, medical saint Zhang Zhongjing, and historical saint Sima Qian. In addition, there are Tao, law, mo, Zongheng, and scriptures, and Confucius and Mencius are just one of the many sages!"

"Your Majesty said very well. We are arrogant and arrogant!" Several people politely said again.

"It can be seen that saints are not a Confucian way of cultivating the mind and cultivating nature, but a way of becoming a saint as long as you are proficient in the extreme, even if it is regarded as a leisurely way of tea and wine. However, those who can become saints are all morally noble people. Even if a slut is well-versed in the way of heaven, it is difficult for all sages to become saints admired by thousands of people." Zhao Bing ignored them, but stood up and faced the onlookers at the steps and whispered loudly.

"Then what is morality and what is great righteousness!" Zhao Bing first asked and answered, "I think the so-called morality is a rule that is only followed by the public. This is the cornerstone of people's existence in the world and the foundation for living in harmony with others. It not only includes the common benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, trustworthiness and filial piety, and generalizes in fathers, brothers love each other, fair transactions, and even the rules and regulations of the clan, villages, which can be regarded as morals."

"To be kind, respect people-oriented, uphold integrity, respect justice, know honor and disgrace, advocate harmony, and seek common good and harmony are the public morals that everyone should abide by. Furthermore, people are divided into groups and birds of feathers of feathers gather together. Everyone involves different industries and works differently. Then scholars, farmers, soldiers, soldiers, and industrial and commercial enterprises should abide by different moral norms." Seeing that everyone on the field was attracted by their own words and listened to his speech quietly, he was not timid, but was actually a little excited.

At this time, he was not the leader who blushed when he spoke in front of others in his previous life, nor the young emperor who had just reached the position and dared not speak loudly at the court meeting. Instead, he was the leader who regarded the dynasty meeting where all the ministers gathered as usual and caused hundreds of thousands of soldiers to charge into battle. The current scene was just a little bit, but it was the first time he was talking to everyone.

"Supporting the world, implementing benevolent policies, saving the people, making the country prosperous and peaceful, and being happy is the way for the king; being loyal to the emperor and loving the people, performing their duties conscientiously, being honest and honest, self-disciplined, and educating all the people, this is the way for an official; being content with farming, being harmonious with neighbors, paying trust and keeping promises, and being thrifty in the family, this is the way for a farmer; being loyal to the emperor and patriotism, guarding the country, defending the people, resisting foreign humiliation, and being brave to sacrifice is the way for the army; striving for excellence, being used for innovation, quality first, this is the way for the worker; fair transactions, business operations, real goods, and paying taxes according to the duties, which is the way for business." Zhao Bing said.

"If a person has no virtue, he will not be able to do it far. Only by understanding great virtues, observing public morality, and strictly enforcing private morality can one use his talents. To cultivate virtue, one must have lofty intentions, and be based on plainness and gaining strengths can one achieve great success. Those who are determined to be self-confidence, take advantage of tricks, act in a wrong way, and act in a delusion, and even if they have profound knowledge, they will still be difficult to become great. They will only destroy themselves and will not benefit the family, country and the world."

"We understand, I am extremely ashamed!" After hearing this, Li Yun and his grandchildren said with shame.

"You don't understand!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and said, "You think that in the name of all people, just relying on some false guesses, you will submit a memorial to the people for your orders. Isn't it true? No! You think that when the country is lost and bullied by foreign tribes, the king is hunting north, and crying a few times, then avoiding the countryside, chanting a few sour poems, and lamenting the suffering of the country's demise, is it loyalty to the emperor and patriotism? No!"

"The great righteousness of the country is to stand up, abide by loyalty, loyalty, bravely resist, and even sacrifice your life. Now you think that the Mongol Yuan was expelled from Jiangnan, retreated to the Central Plains, and sent envoys to negotiate peace, so the world will be peaceful? No!"

"Our dynasty is still under the threat of the Mongol Yuan iron hoof. You began to slander the court transported money and grain to Lianghuai, making Jiangdong prosperous, but you didn't know that without Lianghuai, Jiangnan was like a house without a gate, and thieves could come in and robbery at any time! You said that I was strong and treated martial arts well, but I had thought that it was these martial artists who fought bloody battles and sacrificed their lives to make peace in Jiangnan and put down a desk in the Imperial College. Last year, the Mongol Yuan crossed the river and attacked Jiangdong, and they were the martial artists you mentioned. They stayed asleep for three days and three nights and fought thousands of miles apart, and fought with the enemy for seven days and seven nights. They used tens of thousands of lives to block the Mongol Yuan's pace of continuing to move south. They are not worthy of respect, aren't they worthy of my good treatment?"

"What were you doing at that time? You panic and intercepted the Prime Minister's Carriage to write a letter to make peace with the Mongolian Yuan, and cede land and make compensation for peace. When I led the army to triumph, you also wanted to stop the army and dismiss the prime minister and persuade me to stop the peace and quit martial arts, which made the capital chaotic and uneasy. This Northern Expedition has not achieved complete results, so the city is close to the point, so you are the culprit."

"Students are aware of their crimes!" Amid the emperor's stern rebuke, several people said in panic.

"Why are you so hard to write a letter to provoke public opinion? Do you dare to say it to the people present?" Zhao Bing asked again.

"Students are asking for the people, eliminating treacherous and upholding the country's laws..." Yang Lianshan stood up and made his debut. After saying a few words, he was pulled back by others, and he almost blocked his mouth.

"You claim to be smart, but you are actually a fool. You don't know if you are being used!" Zhao Bing pointed at Yang Lianshan, who was still struggling.

"What I do is the right way..." Yang Lianshan argued while struggling.

"What you do is the right way. Ask a few classmates to see if they dare to say the real purpose of their organization's memorial!" Zhao Bing chuckled.

"We ask for your appointment for the sake of the name, why don't you say anything?" Yang Lianshan turned to his classmates, but their eyes flashed, and they did not dare to look at them, and they did not dare to say anything awkwardly.

"If you don't know, don't do it unless you do it!" Zhao Bing said seriously, "Since you are following the right path, you can speak it out in public and let the thousands of people listen to it. What is your right path? Should you spit on your face or do the righteousness first!"
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