Chapter 179 Be upright and discipline, abandon Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism!
After the disintegration of the dynasty, when Wei Zhongxian was ordered by Tianqi to clean up the inner court spies, Zhang Gui, Chen Zizhuang and others went to the Department of Planning and Strategy.
On the way to the policy department, Chen Zizhuang couldn't help but smiled and said to Zhang Gui and other policy ministers: "It's fortunate that there are many descendants of the clan who also support the reform of the vassal clan, otherwise, Jin Zhijun would not be allowed to oppose the clan. Those who reformed the clan gave up their ideas."
"Yes, but Yuan did not expect that so many members of the clan would support the reform. Even ministers like us are more eager to reform."
Yuan Keli said.
Zhang Gui said with a smile: "It's actually not difficult to understand. This reform of the vassal clan is not so much a reform of the system as it is to save most of the clan's children. The clan of the Ming Dynasty has reached hundreds of thousands, and because the salaries of different clans are different, so It’s just that there is too much disparity between the rich and the poor. Many concubine clans are oppressed in front of the eldest clan. The oppressed clans are no different from slaves, and the oppressed clans still account for the majority. After all, there are only a few princes and county kings. Most of the clan's children naturally support the clan reform."
"What Uncle Guo said is true, we don't need to give up the suzerainty reform because of King Lu's rebellion! Otherwise, I'm afraid that the large number of clan children who came to the capital will be unwilling."
Chen Zizhuang said at this time.
Yuan Keli sighed at this time, and said: "Although I said so, the matter of King Lu's rebellion should not be underestimated. The Ministry of War has just received news that the rebels have captured Handan and Guangping Fucheng. It can be seen that the officials and gentry in the world still don't understand. Those in the imperial court would rather support the rebels than support the New Deal."
"Hmph! You really have no sense of loyalty, integrity and shame, and you actually abandoned your country for profit!"
Chen Zizhuang asked, "Aren't they afraid that the imperial court will settle accounts after the rebellion?"
Zhang Gui sneered: "Of course they are not afraid. After all, they can completely push the crime of killing officials and sacrificing the city to the secret agents of the rebels, and just arrest a few ordinary people as scapegoats! Just like losing a few cities in Liaodong."
"Unless, after the imperial court regains these cities, it will liquidate the gentry in the city on the grounds of righteousness. Those who took refuge in the unoccupied areas and dared to be rebels ruled the obedient people, but were liquidated for disloyalty to the court, and the land was taken back and distributed to the people; their fame and fame were abolished, and they were turned into common people, and a public trial was held! Let the local people judge their crimes, the lighter ones You can do hard labor to atone for your sins; if it is serious, you can be executed."
"Liquidation?"
Yuan Keli, Chen Zizhuang and others looked at each other.
Yuan Keli first echoed: "This is a way! The court does not know the details of the local officials and gentry, but the local people must know. However, it is very unacceptable for the officials and gentry to let the people judge the officials and gentry. In addition, the local officials must also be willing to do so. Do."
"The key now is whether your majesty and the princes can accept it."
Zhang Gui said.
Yuan Keli thought for a while and said: "For the sake of the safety of the country, I naturally don't mind that the government organizes the people to judge the officials and gentry!"
Chen Zizhuang also said: "That's right, although we are also members of the gentry and scholar-officials, we are also ministers of the Ming Dynasty and shoulder the safety of the society. Since we want to establish a life for the people and create peace for all generations, how can we care about small things? Wen Zhenggong said, how can a family cry like crying all the way? It is the same today, how can the dignity of officials and gentry be compared with the safety of the country and the morality of the world?"
"That's true. Now that the Ming Dynasty is rejuvenating, the new policies implemented are all damages and make up for the deficiencies. It will only make the powerful unhappy and the common people happy."
Lu Xiangsheng followed suit at this time.
"What does Yuanfu think?"
Zhang Gui looked at Han Yu.
Han Yu looked at people like Yuan Keli, Chen Zizhuang, and Lu Xiangsheng. He didn't know how his uncle Zhang Gui was so good at picking people, so that the entire planning and planning department was full of people who had a public heart and no selfish desires. Even now, as the chief assistant, Also affected by it, he dared not think more about the safety and danger of the country, instead of only thinking about the interests of his own family.
This can also be regarded as being close to Zhu and making red, and being close to ink is black.
In the policy department, Yu Han, who has the most experience in governing as an official, reminded very pertinently at this time: "Liquidation means that the court completely does not treat officials and gentry with the 'way of benevolence and forgiveness', and also It is no longer recognized that "the scholar is the head of the four peoples", but returns to the system of the Taizu, the scholar can rule the people, and the people can also supervise the scholars. If this is the case, then my Ming Dynasty will no longer be the king and the scholar-bureaucrats. , but the king and the people share the world.”
"If it is said that the king wants to share the world with the people, then naturally he can no longer treat the people like cattle and horses, and should open up the wisdom of the people so that the scholars and bureaucrats cannot monopolize knowledge. In other words, there should be more scholars. student."
As Han Yu spoke, he looked at Zhang Gui and said with a smile: "Uncle Guo and Zhao Butang were able to complete the new policy of clearing the farmland and recovering the tax in Jiangnan, which is also related to the fact that there are many people studying in Jiangnan. There are a large number of poor families who can help It is related to the use of the government."
"So, if we want to liquidate the gentry in the world, we have to let more people study and become available officials of the imperial court!"
"The reason why the Taizu was able to do this back then was that most of the officials and schools in the guards came from the common people's Han family. Now if we want to liquidate the gentry without any future troubles, we must also let the world's officials come from the common people's Han family."
"This is indeed a pertinent statement. If you don't educate the people first, unify your thinking, and make everyone a knowledgeable person, then you still can't rely on the people to liquidate the gentry! We must eliminate illiteracy and let more people acquire knowledge. , become a scholar with knowledge and insight, and then support the imperial court to liquidate the immoral gentry because of his own position!"
Zhang Gui nodded and said.
"In this case, the way of enlightenment must also be changed. To educate the people with Cheng Zhu's learning is to tame the people to be as obedient as cattle and sheep, not to make them smart. Therefore, even if the people accept this kind of education, even if they become scholars, they will only be dumbfounded, not anyone. All of them can break free from this shackle, and have the ability to think about things like the ancients.”
Chen Zizhuang pointed out sharply at this time that the education method also had to be changed, and even boldly said that the status of Cheng-Zhu Confucianism as an official school had to be abandoned.
"Speak carefully!"
Han Yu couldn't help reminding.
Chen Zizhuang said excitedly: "The officer is not wrong!"
"What Cheng and Zhu Zhixue told the world is that Confucian classics can only have one point of view, that is, Zhu Zi's point of view, and cannot have their own views!"
"Smart people can pretend to believe in it, use it to seek fame and fortune, and tame the stupid to be cattle and horses; and the stupid will become even more stupid because of this, and because they are already scholars, they are pretentious and arrogant. It turned out to be just a **** for others to use!"
"So, if we really want the common people to be able to open up Su Hui through reading, we must abandon the existing teaching methods! Let the readers ask their hearts to study, to find the answers they agree with in their hearts, instead of only recognizing Zhu Zi, only Know Zhuzi!"
(end of this chapter)