Chapter 66 Confucian Soul Loses Noble Sacredness After Yashan
Li Shanchang's heart became colder and colder as he listened to Wang Ming's "speech".
It turns out that this demon is from the Taoist Huang-Lao School, and is so ancient.
Unlike Confucianism, Taoism is mostly focused on cultivating immortals, indifference to fame and fortune, pay attention to avoiding the world, and being quiet and free.
Although Taoism has many branches, most of them do not play politics and rarely produce politicians.
Historically, there were very few politicians who played politics in the Taoist branch schools. Before Emperor Wu of Han, the Huang-Lao School was one of these few.
But the Huang-Lao School was almost cut off from its inheritance after Emperor Wu of Han. After nearly a thousand years, only during the Tang Dynasty was active for a period of time. However, later, the empress Wu Zetian came to power, and the Buddhist forces were behind it. Wu Zetian knew what Wu Zetian later operated, and he killed countless princes and grandsons of the Li family who claimed to be descendants of Laozi Li's.
Later, Wu Zetian died and the throne returned to Li's hands. However, the politicians of the Huang-Lao school in the court had long been killed by the Buddhist politicians behind Wu Zetian, and the Buddhist politicians were also cleaned up.
After all the calculations, it was Confucianism that ended up laughing to the end.
Facts have proved that Confucianism is the best school that can produce great politicians in a thousand years of history.
The doctrine of meanness, balance, checks and balances, open conspiracy, and conspiracy, can be used to learn from the strengths and be short of one's own weaknesses and make up for one's own self.
The great rise of Confucianism began in the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, but it was truly at its peak during the Tang and Song dynasties.
Later, Genghis Khan carried a scimitar of horses and led his army to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, and by the way, he also affected the fish in the pond and killed many truly persevering scholars.
The most famous of them is Wen Tianxiang, who "since ancient times, no one has died, but he will leave his paintings to shine on the Han Qing."
A great scholar like Wen Tianxiang is considered a true Confucian scholar.
After Wen Tianxiang's death, the Yuan Dynasty was established, and the remaining Confucians were almost all cynical.
The Yuan people are cruel. If you don’t act like a dog, then kill them!
It’s not that Confucians are all cynical, but that they can’t survive if they are not cynical.
The moral limit of Confucianism was completely crushed under the sludge and lost its sacredness.
Most of the people who study Confucianism are mortals. When they insist on studying morality throughout their lives and are defiled by their own hands, they are either crazy or completely degenerate to help the Yuan court rule the Central Plains.
Because the Yuan court was too cruel, he could not listen to the "sustainable exploitation policy" advised by a very small number of Confucian scholars. Then, the taxes in Zhu Chong's hometown were received thirty years in advance when he was young.
The exploitation was too deep, which made the Yuan court a hundred years ago, and the world was already in turmoil and in chaos.
The Yuan people have a bad start, and they can unify the Central Plains by killing instead of governing. There will also be pigs, dogs, and cynical people who jump out to help you rule the world.
Therefore, there is only the saying in history that there is no China after Yashan.
What we mean is that the Song Dynasty fell into the Confucian school that ruled the Central Plains for thousands of years after the Yuan Dynasty. Because the Yuan people killed all the Confucians with noble soul sacredness, the remaining Confucians were just cynical, and the roots of the Confucian sacredness were defiled.
From then on, Confucianism has hidden a despicable attribute of distorting slavery in the historical context.
Since then, politicians from Confucianism have no longer had any worries when selling their country, or even taken it for granted.
This is why the Qing Dynasty later entered the pass and followed the example, entered the Central Plains, used killing instead of governance, and used Confucian scholars to gain the fortune of the Qing Dynasty for three hundred years.
The core figures are the three emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong. They learned from the lessons of the Yuan Dynasty and began to make great use of them to varying degrees, focusing on Confucian politicians to help the Qing court rule the world.
Otherwise, the Qing Dynasty would not have had a country for three hundred years, and would have been like the Yuan court. The country would have been destroyed in less than a hundred years. Another Zhu Yuanzhang appeared, and Li Yuanzhang might have rebuilt the Han Dynasty again.
So from the root point of view, Wang Ming said that Confucianism will inevitably lead to the country soon, and this is the case.
The Qing Dynasty was vicious and abominable. Confucianism or politicians from Confucianism were the biggest culprits of the decline of modern China.
Since the Yuan Dynasty, the noble souls of Confucian politicians have long fallen into depravity, injected with distorted and despicable slavery, and have lost their sacredness from the root.
This is also the main reason why Confucianism has been criticized in modern times.
To be honest, Confucianism itself is mostly good. What’s wrong with letting everyone respect morality, benevolence and righteousness?
The bad thing is just the trick of a few monarchs and ministers.
But the Confucian soul loses its sacredness and falls into distorted politicians.
Sorry, no one will wrongly accuse a good person if you kill nine out of ten.
Because what Confucian politicians see in the eyes of the so-called people of the world.
No matter who he is, no matter if you are a Han, Qing, or even a small-day person, an alien! A man from another world! He is not even a human!
As long as you unify the world and you will be the official, I will be the dog for you!
Listen, are you very familiar?
That’s right, this kind of slavery and strong thinking is the same for people in the country next door.
Well, so, people from Xiaolizi Country say that they are the country with the most complete culture of ancient China. In a sense, it is right, but it is also wrong. They do not inherit the most complete culture of ancient China, but the most complete culture of ancient China!
Back to the topic.
Li Shanchang was a great Confucian scholar. Of course, he knew the flaws of Confucianism themselves and had lost its sacredness after Yashan a hundred years ago.
Most scholars who study Confucianism talk about morality all their lives, and read Confucianism all their lives just to become officials, and they are too prone to cynicism.
Of course, Li Shanchang believed that he was not a scum or cynical person.
He subconsciously ignored the fact that he had betrayed Zhu Yuanzhang and followed Guo Zixing.
In fact, from this small matter, we can see the distorted and despicable slave nature in Li Shanchang's Confucian thinking.
If he really insists on not following, Guo Zixing may not have killed him.
However, Guo Zixing gave too much and was too enthusiastic, and was willing to give him the position of military advisor.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was just Guo Zixing's adopted son, and Guo Zixing acquired military power.
Li Shanchang thought about it, but was afraid that Guo Zixing would kill him in anger and would be in danger of his life.
Li Shanchang, who considered himself a "smart person", could only follow "helplessly".
However, this matter would never be possible if it were a great scholar in the Three Kingdoms period.
The Confucians at that time, especially the great Confucians, would never easily recognize their masters. Once they recognize their masters, they would basically not betray them unless the master died.
At that time, the great scholars of his soul were more important than anything else!
At that time, the highlight of Confucianism was also dazzling during the Three Kingdoms period!
Li Shanchang also realized this and his heart became colder and colder.
He knew that if the seats on Zhu Yuanzhang's ship would be higher and higher in the future, Wang Ming would be the biggest obstacle.
Li Shanchang is a great scholar. Although he does not have noble sacredness in his soul, he is also a great scholar.
He easily noticed the seriousness of the cause.
Wang Ming was a member of the Taoist Huang-Lao School and had few political ambitions in the Taoist school.
A man from the Taoist political school who has never lost his noble sacredness of his soul.
What's even more uncomfortable is that in the hearts of the superiors, Wang Ming's status is much more important than that of him, Li Shanchang.
What’s even more uncomfortable is that Wang Ming actually has some magical Taoism!
The red hand that appeared out of thin air, let alone Zhu Yuanzhang and others, even Li Shanchang thought it was really a magical method.
This is a real way to show saints.
In this ancient times, in the eyes of ancient people who had never seen the special effects of movies and animations, Wang Ming's little show of saints is indeed very intimidating.
Wang Ming, a god, and a god with magical means, can help Zhu Yuanzhang conquer the world like Liu Xiu!
How could this not make Zhu Yuanzhang and the people behind him ecstatic and their confidence greatly increase?
In the future, Zhu Yuanzhang will inevitably believe more in Wang Ming's theory of words and deeds, and even his future governing philosophy.
And what about him, Li Shanchang? Although he is talented, he is a person who has ever had stains.
Li Shanchang now felt frustrated when he remembered that he had deviated from Zhu Yuanzhang.
If I had known this, I would never have been obeyed by Guo Zixing back then.
Li Shanchang even thought more.
If Zhu Yuanzhang really established a state system in the future, it would be difficult for Confucian scholars to occupy a high position in the court.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang held the imperial examination in the future, it would be possible that he would no longer rely solely on Confucianism, but would definitely add Huang-Lao studies, and even hundreds of other disciplines to balance it.
If this is the case, it will be even more difficult for him to climb to the high position!
This is what Li Shanchang least wants to see.
At this moment, Li Shanchang thought about a lot of thoughts, but he couldn't think of a solution for a while.
Chapter completed!