Chapter 335 Right to interpret knowledge
Although I don’t understand why His Majesty the Emperor would want to go out of the palace to worship the late emperor when the weather turns cold, but now that the edict has been issued, the ministers who want to prepare must still make preparations.
On a certain day chosen by Tai Shi Ling, Adou took the relevant ministers and went to Huiling in a mighty manner.
First, the late emperor was imprisoned - the man's life was much better this year, so the sacrifices were generous.
Unlike at the beginning of the year, you could only go to a small prison.
Then he took another piece of fine wool and laid it out - this was a rare and good thing, so that the late emperor could see it.
Zagotel, who was behind, came forward with a few heads to kowtow to the late emperor - indicating that the great man had regained a little glory.
At the end is the highlight.
Adou took the edict and read it for a while. The content was nothing more than praising the late emperor and praising himself.
One of the most noteworthy points is that there is a lot of praise in it, and that is the auspicious appearance of the big man.
This auspicious sign is paper.
Adou praised this auspicious sign very much, saying that this kind of paper is very good, thick, soft, tough and smooth, so this is a sign that the literary affairs of the Han Dynasty will be prosperous.
So the ministers watched the Prime Minister holding a large stack of paper and handing it to His Majesty, and then His Majesty took the paper and burned it in full view of everyone, and burned it...
After finishing all this, Adou took advantage of the fact that the ministers were not paying attention and signaled his father-in-law with his eyes. The meaning was nothing more than, "father, how do you think I performed this play?"
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty raised his eyebrows and gave an appreciative look, which meant that he had received it and did a good job.
The two men standing at the top of the big man completed a silent communication under this situation.
After Adou finished what he was supposed to do, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty followed him out of the procession, bowed and saluted, first congratulated His Majesty, and then suggested, "Since heaven has brought good fortune to the Han Dynasty, Your Majesty should obey the will of Heaven and vigorously promote cultural affairs."
Adou, who had memorized his lines a long time ago, said quickly, "My father's words are very kind. Please teach me how to do it."
Then he showed a very modest and prudent look.
"The late emperor once felt that the world was in chaos, so he ordered books to be collected and annotated to study the classics. Today is auspicious, and this is a good opportunity for your majesty to inherit the legacy of the late emperor. Why don't your majesty summon famous scholars from all over the world to annotate the classics?"
“Good!”
So amid the chorus between Adou and the Han Prime Minister, and amid the bewilderment of all the ministers, the matter was happily decided.
Even if someone feels something is wrong and wants to object, they are unable to do so because they are unprepared.
Your Majesty said in front of the late emperor's mausoleum that he would uphold the late emperor's legacy. Who dares to disagree? Who dares to object?
In November of the second year of Jianxing of the Han Dynasty, a treasure paper of auspiciousness appeared in Nanxiang County. Taishi Ling said that this was the dynasty in which the literary affairs of the Han Dynasty were about to flourish. Therefore, the emperor issued an edict to summon the learned people from all over the world to pay attention to the classics and copy them on precious paper to correct the words of the saints.
When the news reached Hanzhong, Feng Tubao was dozing off in his rocking chair.
There was a thick cushion on the back of the chair, and a blanket was covering him. After hearing the news from Jincheng, Feng Tibi couldn't help but perked up, and sighed, this old demon Zhuge is indeed an expert. For play.
Why did Liu Bei, when he just took over the Shu territory, rush to gather learned people to sort out the classics, regardless of the financial difficulties, even before all the surrounding areas were pacified?
The reason is very simple, just to compete with the aristocratic family for the right to interpret knowledge.
To put it simply, it is to find a reasonable legal basis for stabilizing one's own rule, and at the same time to dominate public opinion.
Even if Liu Bei wants to proclaim himself emperor later, his subordinates will have to find explanations from classics.
It's a pity that first there was the Hanzhong War, then there was the defeat of Jingzhou, and finally there was the defeat of Yiling, which almost bankrupted the government's finances. This battle for the right to interpret knowledge was destined to fail, and in the end the right to interpret was handed over. It was given to the Shuzhong family.
The right to interpret knowledge is usually invisible and intangible, but it always affects the stability of a political power.
Especially at critical times, it can affect whether the regime moves to the left or to the right.
The most obvious example is Qiao Zhou who persuaded Adou to surrender.
Qiaozhou was a native of Yizhou. He was diligent and studious since childhood, well-read in scriptures and knew astronomy.
When Old Demon Zhuge was around, he could still suppress the Shuzhong family, so Qiao Zhou appeared in front of everyone as a loyal minister.
After the death of Old Demon Zhuge, his true face as a surrender faction was revealed.
Ever since the great Han Dynasty came together, there has been a mysterious political prophecy that has been widely circulated, called "Those who succeed the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao".
First of all, Qiao Zhou's explanation for this is that Wei must replace Han, so he has been spreading pessimistic comments, saying that Cao Wei must conquer the world.
Then he said that it was wrong to change the Yuan Dynasty as soon as Adou ascended the throne. Only a king who has subjugated his country would do such a thing.
Later, the names of Liu Bei and Liu Chan were even used as an example, saying that after the names of the father and son were combined, they would be complete, and they wanted to give up to others, saying that the Shu Han regime was unjust and would surely perish.
Later, he strongly opposed Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition and wrote a book "On Chou Guo Lun", which opened the door for Yizhou native people to resist the foreign ruling group of Shu Han, and also paved the way for capitulationism later.
At the last moment, he jumped out and tried his best to persuade Adou to surrender...
So the wavering Adou finally opened the city gate and surrendered.
At this point, Qiao Zhou used the invisible sharp edge of knowledge interpretation power to disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Shu Han monarchs and ministers and declared that he was successful.
Later, Jiang Wei and others came up with the famous saying "Why did your majesty surrender first when I was about to fight to the death?"
Regardless of whether the Shu Han will inevitably perish in the end, Qiao Zhou's own actions are really unethical.
But this also illustrates the importance of the right to interpret knowledge.
Zhuge Lao Yao may not understand this, but according to the original historical trajectory, the finances of the Han Dynasty have been extremely tight. Coupled with the wars in the south and the north, there are only a few talents, let alone money and food. How can there be a chance to do this? ?
It is just because of the intrusion of a certain country bumpkin that the history has gone awry.
There is food and a lot of money and silk. Most importantly, the name paper is really useful!
Treasure paper!
This is the name given by His Majesty.
Listen, just by hearing the name, you can tell how awesome this paper is!
With such a good thing, if you don’t use it to copy classics, are you still a human being?
When copying, do I need to clearly annotate the meaning? Lest the world misunderstand the saint’s meaning?
This is a grand event. Isn’t it the right place for the Han Dynasty’s cultural affairs to flourish?
Everything is very logical and there is no trace of PS.
Then the Han court could openly intervene in the power of knowledge interpretation.
If anyone says that the sage meant this again in the future, the court can slap him in the face: the sage never said this, he should mean this...
If you don’t believe me, take a look, I still have scriptures copied on precious paper here.
Since Confucius used his fist as big as a sandbag to threaten others, now, since both sides can interpret what the sage said, they can also learn from Confucius, and whoever has the bigger fist has the final say.
And more importantly, the quality of this paper has improved, and it can be mass-produced. In addition, it is countless times more convenient than writing slips. In the end, it will only be a matter of time before quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes.
This move is too poisonous!
Thinking of this, Feng Tubiao smiled obscenely, wondering how the aristocratic families in Shu would jump this time.
Then he remembered that he still held an unformed big killer weapon in his hand. If he released it when the time came, he didn't know if the aristocratic families in Shu would want to crush him to ashes?
“Brother, what are you laughing at?”
Li Yi watched his brother standing still for a while, then suddenly smiled so much that he felt a little uncomfortable, and couldn't help but ask.
"nothing."
Feng Yong glanced at Li Yi and thought that the fight between these aristocratic families would not be any easier than fighting on the battlefield.
The Nanzhong Li family has taken refuge with the old demon Zhuge and killed acquaintances of the Shuzhong family. This is quite powerful - wasn't this piece of paper Li Yi reminded himself to present?
But think about it, as far as the current situation is concerned, the right to interpret knowledge is basically transferred from one hand to another - from the aristocratic family in Shu to the hands of the Han court.
The Li family of Nanzhong, aren’t they one of the representatives of the imperial court?
Feng Tubao felt relieved when he thought of this.
Because these are actually contradictions within the ruling class.
The leaders of Guizhou can basically ignore it. They are not qualified to participate in such a high-level game.
“Wenxuan, tell me, how much food and people will the big families in Shu provide this time?”
The literary affairs of the Han Dynasty are about to flourish. Since you are a farming and reading heir, are you going to turn a blind eye to such a grand event?
If some locals and Guizhou leaders ask in the future, how much effort did the farming and reading families in Sichuan contribute to the prosperity of the Han Dynasty's literary affairs?
Then the "insider" replied: He didn't make any effort at all.
So naturally there will be some country bumpkins yelling: What kind of **** is farming and reading heirlooms?
Where do you want the family’s face to go? Isn’t this secluded from the world?
"It's hard to say how much money and food we have. I guess we'll all have to pay for it. As for people, the more the better, of course. I'm afraid the court won't agree."
Li Qiu and Huang Chong are both at the county government office. Feng Yong is only surrounded by Li Yi and Yang Wanwan. Yang Wanwan cannot keep up with Feng Yong's ideas for the time being.
Given Zhuge Lao Yao's temperament of scraping oil off rocks, the possibility of the aristocratic families trying to get tickets to this grand event without bleeding a lot is basically zero.
But the aristocratic families had to find ways to get people in, otherwise if they let the court mess around, who knows what would happen in the end?
The curse of "Zhuge Villager" has been circulating among the aristocratic families for a day or two. If the Shuzhong aristocratic family still has illusions about the moral integrity of the old demon Zhuge, then it will be regarded as a white rabbit.
“In the past, the imperial court wanted people, but they refused to give them, but now they have to find ways to force them in,” Feng Yong said with a gloating smile, “I wonder how much food we will lose this time?”
Thinking about it, this aristocratic family in Shu is actually quite pitiful.
Last year, I was deceived and lost a lot of blood. This year, during the grain harvest, I was quietly sheared by the old demon Zhuge.
Seeing that the end of the year is about to come, the old demon Zhuge, who has a dark hand, is collecting wool again in an open and honest manner, preparing to have a good year...
I wonder if someone will be so angry that they vomit blood and die when news of the Southern Expedition next spring comes out?
Thinking about it, Feng Yong feels a little sad for the aristocratic families in Shu. Why are you so unlucky to encounter such a monster-level opponent?
Look at the two countries Wei and Wu, how nourishing are the lives of the aristocratic families?
"The credit for the left and right has been achieved, and the rest has nothing to do with us, just watch it."
Li Yi didn't feel sad at all. Instead, he looked excited, as if he was honored to have personally participated in such a big event.
"It's not irrelevant. Didn't there be news from Jincheng, asking us to transport another batch of paper?"
Feng Yong yawned and lazily retracted his chair, "Wenxuan should pay attention to this matter, so as not to miss the prime minister's important event."
“Save it for me, little brother.”
Li Yi said excitedly.
People in Hanzhong are in Wodong, but people in Jincheng feel a sense of restlessness.
“Shop, bring me a bottle of wine first!”
In the restaurant, Zhao Guang and Wang Xun asked for a private room and gave orders as soon as they sat down.
“I’m sorry, Sir, we don’t have any wine in this shop.”
The waiter in the shop said with a smile.
“I’m not talking about real wine, but the kind of soup wine in your shop.”
Zhao Guang slapped the table and glared.
Tangjiu is actually a soup drink that smells like wine, but when you drink it, it is just sour with a little bit of sweetness.
Zhao Guang was already handsome. If it were before, he would have been a very handsome young man in troubled times. It's a pity that now he has a faint scar on his face, which adds a sharp look to his face.
In addition, I have been with a certain country bumpkin for too long, and I have also picked up some bad habits.
“I’m sorry for this gentleman, I don’t have any soup or wine.”
The waiter in the shop bowed and said.
"I asked you whether this shop will do business. The imperial court only banned alcohol, not soup wine. Besides, I am also a regular customer here. I have drank soup wine here many times before. You little guy, Could it be that the new guy doesn’t recognize me?”
The waiter smiled helplessly, "How dare you bully me when you know that your husband is a regular customer? There is really no soup and wine in this shop. A few days ago, someone from the government came and said that soup and wine are also wine, and they are not allowed to be sold."
“Huh? Soup and wine are also wine. Who said this?”
Zhao Guang's eyes widened, thinking who is this so wicked?
The imperial court has a ban on alcohol, so it’s okay if you don’t have any alcohol to drink on weekdays. Finally, you can finally find a place to eat where you can smell the smell of alcohol to satisfy your craving, but why should you ban it? How unworthy of a man!
I didn't feel that when I was with my brother before, but now I left him and returned to Jincheng, I suddenly realized that my mouth has become extremely naughty. Whether it is food at home or food outside, I feel that it is really difficult to swallow. .
In other words, this restaurant has such an interesting soup and wine, but I didn’t expect it to refuse to sell it even if it said it wouldn’t sell it. It’s really unreasonable!
“It’s really boring!”
Zhao Guang stood up and walked out angrily, "Zi Shi is gone. Without soup and wine, there is nothing good to eat in this shop."
As soon as he left the private room, he saw a man suddenly appear from the private room next door and stood in front of Zhao Guang. He bent down and saluted, "I've met Zhao Langjun."
Zhao Guang took a quick look and frowned slightly, "Is it you?"
The visitor stooped lower and smiled, "I didn't expect to meet Zhao Langjun and Wang Langjun here by chance. It's really lucky."
Zhao Guang looked the person up and down, with a sneer on his face, "I can't say it's luck, and I'm afraid there's nothing to say between you and me, so get out of the way!"
(End of this chapter)