Xiyuan, Taiye Pool.

A dragon boat was slowly sailing towards Qionghua Island in Taiye Pool.

In the cabin of the dragon boat, there were several men sitting in Taoist and Confucian uniforms, including the Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian, the emperor's nephew Zhu Cixiang, the three newly appointed pavilion elders Chen Qiyu, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and the newly appointed Dianqianjun.

The headquarter is Lu Xiangsheng.

Chen Qiyu, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng and other four people, each holding a manuscript, were looking at it with frowns.

Zhu Youjian was holding a cup of tea and talking eloquently: "You are all my teachers, Confucian scholars who are familiar with the books of sages. You should know that the great way pursued by the sages has not been passed down to future generations.

What the Holy Spirit passed down to us was only the ideal of pursuing the Great Way and what the Great Way is, but it did not leave any path for our descendants to seek the Way.

Therefore, the Confucian scholars only know that there is a great road but do not know how to find it. Because the great road is difficult to find, they have to retreat to being a moral saint or becoming a saint in the heart. However, moral saints and inner sanctification are not the true concepts of Confucianism.

The road is the escape after the road is hard to find."

The so-called "Tao" is of course the pursuit of the Tao of all things in the universe, rather than how to be a moral gentleman. Elevating how to "be a human being" to the level of "Tao" is a helpless act of seeking Tao but not finding it!

As for Confucianism and Taoism, the essence of traditional Chinese culture and thought, they certainly do not teach future generations how to be a gentleman. There are mainly a few Taoisms passed down by the pre-Qin scholars. One is that Tao follows nature and studies things to gain knowledge.

Just tell future generations where to go to find the way.

The direction is clear, but the method is not!

One is Heaven and Man One and Heaven and Man Two, which refers to the relationship between the way of heaven or the principles of heaven and the human world. The so-called way of heaven and principles are the source of all things and the Lord of creation. They are actually similar existences to the gods or creators mentioned in Western apocalyptic religions.

.But as to whether heaven and man are one or not, the Chinese sages did not reach a unified opinion, but turned this issue into a topic for future generations to discuss.

In other words, the unity of heaven and man, the induction of heaven and man, and the laws of nature and human desires are all things that can be questioned, discussed, and denied.

Another one is to respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them. This is actually also important!

This directly blocks the way of "God's revelation".

You can't have a winged bird man preach some scripture on behalf of God, and then anyone who doesn't believe it is a devil or something like that. This kind of thing won't become mainstream in China.

Who proposed the idea of ​​telepathy between heaven and man? Dong Zhongshu, a great scholar of the generation, but it is incomparable with God, Buddha, Brahma and so on.

Dong Zhongshu can be criticized! Zhu Xi can also be criticized! Even Confucius can be criticized.

Therefore, China’s traditional culture and traditional thinking are actually very receptive to modern natural science!

After the spread of Western learning to the east in the late Qing Dynasty, the castle of Confucianism collapsed within a few decades!

The speed of this disintegration is actually very, very fast. The inheritance of 2000 has disintegrated within a few decades. Is it still conservative? Still stubborn? But in the eyes of some people at the time, it was not fast enough, and they felt that Chinese tradition was too old-fashioned.

, the idea of ​​being too stubborn is still very popular, which actually illustrates the problem.

If we replace Tianfang Sect, Brahmanism, and Theravada Buddhism as the source of thought, haha

Of course, Western learning in the late Qing Dynasty and Western learning in the 17th century are not the same thing. The former can crush Eastern learning, but the latter is still very immature.

That's why Zhu Cixi came up with the "Zi Lun Investigation of Things" to make up for the shortcomings of Confucianism's lack of "investigation tools".

Of course Zhu Youjian was familiar with "Zi Lun Ge Wu Pian", and also knew that this "Confucius Posthumous Chapter" would usher in an era of great prosperity of Confucianism.

As a Confucian scholar, Zhu Youjian certainly did not want to let this era of great Confucianism disappear in his own hands. He also wanted to use the publication of "Zi Lun Ge Wu" to boost the hearts of scholar-bureaucrats, establish his own authority, and at the same time distract

The attention of famous scholars who like to criticize government affairs to gain fame.

Because no matter how powerful the criticism is, it cannot compare to a small breakthrough in the study of things to achieve knowledge and the way of nature!

Zhu Youjian sighed: "All of us Confucian scholars know that in his later years, the sages have been searching hard for the Tao, hoping to find a way to see the great road. Even if they find it in the morning and die at night, they can rest in peace.

In fact, the late sage had found a way to leave this legacy of Confucius, but before he had time to pass it on to his students, he passed away and the legacy he handed down was lost in the troubled times that followed.

.Only the fragments that accompany the ancestors and the saints are left in the underground. During the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, Faqiu Daru Hua Chi Yelu Chucai, who was granted the title of Kublai Khan, obtained it while digging the Konglin! And you have it in your hands.

It is a copy of the remaining fragments of Confucius's final works."

"Fa Qiudalu Hua Chi Yelu Chucai?" Chen Qiyu was stunned, "Has Yelu Chucai ever done this before?"

"Of course I have done it!" Zhu Youjian nodded, "I am the Great Khan of Mongolia, how could I not know this? When Kublai Khan and Ali Buge were fighting for the throne, Shandong Li Fen returned to the Song Dynasty and gave Kublai Khan

This caused great pressure. In order to raise military pay, Kublai Khan appointed his confidant Yelu Chucai to rob the tomb of Faqiudalu Huachi to obtain treasures in order to raise military expenses. Yelu Chucai robbed Kong Lin and dug up

Countless treasures have been collected from the tombs of many descendants of Confucius, including Shu Shenggong, including the bamboo slips of Confucius's posthumous chapter. This posthumous chapter was later passed down in the Mongolian Khan's house, and finally came to Guizhou with Hutu Dun Khan.

It was only through Hua Cheng that I got it."

Well, now Kublai Khan has smeared Zhu Youjian and turned him into a prostitute! And there is no way to deny it. Because this is officially certified by the Mongolian Khan's court. If they say you are, you are!

Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "This is the gateway to the great road! It is obtained by me, which shows that I am the one destined by destiny! What do the four gentlemen think?"

This person is really thick-skinned. He said that his destiny was not destined to go beyond Chen Qiyu, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng and other four people. They also had to admit that the Confucius posthumous works in their hands were indeed the Gate of the Great Way. So no one doubted this ""

"Confucius' Legacy" is a forgery. Even Zhu Youjian himself believed that there was a "Confucius' Legacy" buried under the Confucius Forest in Qufu.

But he has no way to dig it!

So he could only make up stories, but he was not afraid of being exposed. Because the truths in "The Legacy of Confucius" were all true and profound, and it was impossible to fake them!

Chen Qiyu, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng also believed Zhu Youjian's words.

This is the gate to the avenue!

Just holding it in the hands of four of them!

This means that the historical status of Confucianism can be said to be within easy reach for them.

Because as long as you use the methods in Confucius's posthumous works to find the way of nature, it is relatively easy to make a breakthrough. This is much better than trying to get into trouble with the Four Books and Five Classics!

And if you achieve something in the way of nature, you are a great Confucian!

"Your Majesty can obtain the great path of Confucianism, which is naturally his destiny!" Hong Chengchou's hand was shaking a little when he touched Confucius's last chapter. He was so excited!

He has read the last chapter of Confucius. Although he did not understand it, he knows the goods! He knows that what he is holding in his hands is part of the great road!

"It has been many years since anyone in Confucianism has been able to get a glimpse of the Great Way." Lu Xiangsheng burst into tears. "Once this book is published, there will be an endless stream of people who can get a glimpse of the Great Way!"

Sun Chuanting also said: "Your Majesty has obtained this book of the Great Dao, which is indeed the destiny of destiny. Once this book is published to the world, all the scholars in the world will be blessed."

When he said this, eight eyes were directed at Zhu Youjian. This is the legacy of the sage and must not be buried!

Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "I have planned to take advantage of this opportunity of the Southern Expedition to make public the posthumous works of Confucius. The reason why I have not made it public in the past two years is because I want Mr. Kong to study it carefully and confirm that it is not a forgery.
Chapter completed!