Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 495 Magic Rising Daoxiao 【Subscription】

"There are not many governors of the two prefectures in Hebei who are in the eyes of the King of Lu. Li Miao and Zhang Suo are the leaders. The King of Lu secretly persuaded people to surrender, but they were all rejected by him. Now that the Daming Prefecture has been destroyed, Zhang Suo died, and so on. It's really determined." It is certain that Hebei is now empty and Liangshan's army is sweeping the north.Chen Guan sometimes had to lament that his son's hard work could really lead to a bright future. "The King of Lu has a solid foundation and the people's hearts are in control. Even if the soldiers' hearts are still inconsistent, it is just a trivial matter."

It's rare, the scholar-officials themselves describe themselves as "details", which is very rare.

You must know that the "people's heart" in the words of scholar-bureaucrats is more often referring to themselves, but in Liangshan, this people's heart refers to the real people's heart.

Chen Guan distinguished between "people's heart" and "scholar's heart", and Ren Boyu naturally understood.

"Li Yansi is in charge of his political affairs. Since the present emperor inherited the throne, he has neglected the honest men, kept close to the traitors and flattered them, appointed Cai Jing and Tong Guan to a party of traitors, and was arrogant and extravagant. Although he has repeatedly lost the support of the people, he has not become famous. All the ministers surrendered to Liangshan without fighting." Ren Boyu looked at Chen Guan, and he knew Chen Guan's real intention at this time.

They are all people who have been in official positions for decades. At this moment, there is no need to talk about scholarly character and righteousness in the world.But Ren Boyu was just curious, "I have heard that the king of the mainland regards scholars as rotten wood and famous scholars as trash. He hates big families to the core and hates wealthy families to the marrow. Why did he call Yingzhong to come to Zhending to recruit him?"

Is this obviously different from that guy's style?As far as the Liangshan army has always been practiced, isn't that from the beginning to the end, the car overturned all the way, and those who dare to dissent have always been killed cleanly?Otherwise, how could Shilin say that he is tyrannical and cruel, and he is the second emperor of Gaisha in history!
"Haha, such words are too biased. Although King Lu killed many people, they were all people who deserved their crimes. He never killed innocent people indiscriminately. How can it be called tyranny? This is just a rumor."

"In the past, Jiang Gongwang said: The reason why a ruler knows the pros and cons of current affairs and the loyalty and evil of his ministers is no more trustworthy than that of admonishing officials and censors. If you pretend to be sentimental and make false accusations, narrow your own private anger and ignore the superiors, You can't ignore it." That is to say, if a ruler wants to know the pros and cons of current affairs, and the loyalty and deception of his ministers, there is no one as trustworthy as admonishers and censors.And if admonishers and censors make arbitrary false accusations based on their personal feelings and disturb the emperor's audience in order to vent their personal anger, this situation must be observed.

"People live in the world, so what they hear, hear, and know is not similar to the above. De Weng was also an official close to the people. You should know that there are many big and powerful families in the world today. There are many people with bad deeds. If you don't kill them, it will not be enough for the people to be angry. And the scholar-bureaucrats It is not surprising that there are many people who come from rich and powerful families, but few people from poor families and small families. It is not surprising to slander. In today's world, the morale of scholars is declining, so it is unacceptable."

"Although King Lu is jealous of evil, he really knows everything." After saying this, Chen Guan also felt ashamed, and he blushed when he said this.

"So why did Yingzhong come here today? Could it be that King Lu thought that since the big families inside and outside the Zhending Mansion, everyone should be kind?" Ren Boyu said with a smile.

Chen Guan laughed, Ren Boyu's words reminded him of what his son Chen Zhenghui said that day.

Small landowner [powerful] - big landowner [gentry] - a family of officials.

From small to large, the methods of accumulation seem to be quite different, all of which are land rent exploitation, or coincident with natural disasters, forcing people to borrow money to live.Then let people borrow money, and the interest will continue. One money becomes two money, and two money becomes four money, endlessly. Harvesting like this is naturally invincible.Collecting nearby people's fields and acres into my own hands, there is endless crime and blood in it.But Chen Guan knew that this was the fact that among the hundreds of gentry families in the world, none of them were clean.

However, when the local landlord grows from small to large, and there is no shortage of money, he wants to seek power.If merchants have money, they also want to go to politics to improve their social status.It is easier for landlords to support their children to study. Once someone can stand out in the examination room, or become prominent in the field with literature, the prestige will increase sharply, and the family will also be the prestige of the place.

If the family's prestige is to be long-term, it will change its previous appearance, or perform good deeds, or build bridges and pave roads, or help neighbors, if it is different, so after three or two generations, it will be the family of great charity known far and wide.A scholarly family, a farming and studying family.If one is lucky enough to have a family whose children go to high school again and again and succeed in the examination field, then they will be a family of officials and officials, and a clan of hairpin tassels.

"The world is complicated and complicated, and the world of mortals and fortunes move people's hearts. There is no place for everyone to be kind. De Weng, please take a look—" Chen Guan took out a booklet, which recorded many good deeds and evil deeds of the aristocratic families around Zhending, Who can be saved, who can be broken, and marked one by one.

"Does De Weng know Huang Qianshan?"

"Huang Maohe, Shaowu, Fujian Province, in the third year of Yuanfu, Jinshi of Gengchen Division, who knows the affairs of the famous mansion?"

"De Weng is truly knowledgeable and knowledgeable." Chen Guan clapped his hands. "What do you think of this person?"

"If you have aspirations but no talent, if you have a good name but no reality, if you are arrogant and use yourself to gain a reputation, it's hard to take on a big responsibility." Ren Boyu said.

"Haha, De Weng is really a pair of eyes. Huang Qianshan and his younger brother Huang Qiande haven't been involved in corruption and bribery for many years. However, these two brothers now serve King Lu and release Yuancheng county magistrate. .Why?"

Ren Boyu's eyes moved, and he understood in his heart that Lu Qian had changed his policy.

"When the name was broken, Xu Guanzhong once advised the king of Lu, so the king moved. Although it is difficult to change the root cause for a while, it is also a big family, and there is nothing good about it." Chen Guan didn't go into too much detail, but simply said four words ——Ren Boyu naturally understands in seconds.

"Furthermore, there are a lot of celebrities from home and abroad, and I'm trying to save some face for King Lu. I just want to do my best, and I want peace of mind. Otherwise, in less than ten years, the scholars in the north will be utilitarian." In power, demons dance wildly." In Chen Guan's words, he should replace King Lu with his son Chen Zhenghui.But other than that, it's sincere.

Lu Qian dislikes Zhou Cheng's Taoism, and prefers doing things for profit.Those scumbags of scholarly society, since they are good at the top, they must be very good at the bottom.If literati become shameless, their ancestors would not want them, let alone Taoism.

"This kind of situation started in autumn and winter last year." Chen Guan couldn't help but sigh, but he was powerless to stop it.He can't ask everyone to be like him can he?In that case, he would be unknown. How could he gain such a great reputation among the scholars in the late Northern Song Dynasty?

Ren Boyu glanced at Chen Guan, but he didn't expect that things would be so twists and turns.Since the Liangshan army swept across Qilu, the latter's famous Confucian scholars were either liquidated, or fled, and then there was "silence".The land of Qilu and the vast Central Plains of Han were actually cut off.Few people know the information and circumstances inside, and the same is true for Ren Boyu.

Now when I heard Chen Guan say this, even though he was over seventy years old and his personality had gradually become calmer, he instantly turned red with anger.

There is a huge difference between the study of meritorious deeds and the Taoism that gradually emerged after the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, which is fundamentally biased.Although the Cheng-Zhu Confucianism of later generations had not yet been fully formed before the birth of Zhu Xi, the master, and it did not have an overwhelming advantage like the Ming and Qing dynasties.But the foundation of Neo Confucianism had been solidified in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Later generations said that Neo-Confucianism was the most complete theoretical system in ancient China, and its "Tianli" was moral theology, which was the basis for the legitimacy of Confucian theocracy and royal power. It centered on Confucianism and compatible with the philosophical theories of Buddhism and Taoism. The rationality and eternity of the feudal Gangchang Mingjiao.

People in later generations will naturally say that Neo-Confucianism is harmful to the country, and Lu Qian is obviously the one affected by this idea.He is very disdainful of Zhou Dunyi and Er Cheng.

But in today's scholastic community, this kind of "ethics and morality" as the core theory has a very wide influence.If it hadn't been for the shame of Jingkang that made Zhao Song heartbroken, I am afraid that Neo Confucianism would have been completed without waiting for Zhu Xi.Not to mention the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, when Confucianism was officially designated as an official school.

This kind of theory is only used to 'cultivate one's morality' and regulate oneself, which is still very good.Lu Qian felt that the word "Li" in Neo Confucianism refers to the traditional virtues passed down by the Chinese nation since ancient times, and it is the social values ​​of the Chinese nation in a broad sense.Although all the Mr. Morals who open and shut their mouths are Confucianism, they themselves cannot really abide by them one by one in private.

But as a moral idea in a broad sense, it is still useful.It's just that this thing must not be combined with politics.

From ancient times to the present, national interests have been dominated by the weak and the strong, but there will not be so much gentleness and humility.

Lu Qian didn't know what to do to completely separate scholars from politics. Perhaps this is a problem that will take a long time to solve.But now he can reject Mr. Daoxue.If the Confucians were really a 'wise' group, they would naturally make a choice.

Facts have proved that Lu Qian was right.The 'wise' Confucian scholars, indeed, were the ones who made a living out of integrity. After Liangshan Army's superiority was indeed revealed, they sprung up one after another like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Seeing all this, Chen Guan was naturally heartbroken.At the age of sixty, he has matured and consolidated his ideas and concepts long ago. It is impossible for him to change his ideas suddenly.As far as he is concerned, this son is an official, and his knowledge is knowledge.

The Chen family in Gongchuan is one of the most famous eunuch families in Fujian. There is a sixteen-character ancestral precept passed down from generation to generation in the family, that is, "Serve parents with filial piety, serve the king with loyalty, serve officials with integrity, and establish themselves with learning." .This kind of family management philosophy makes Chen Guan close to Taoism from heaven.

Ren Boyu also knew how much influence the king's tendency had on the Confucian school. Hearing Chen Guan's words, he also sighed, "This is a big matter, and we should invite famous scholars to make things right."

"De Weng lived in seclusion here is also a helpless move. In the past, the ban on the party made people feel sad, Cai Jing was rampant, and Tong Guan was arrogant. Not only De Weng, but I was also disheartened by the affairs of the court. However, time has passed and the old court It is no longer what it used to be, the old country is gone, and the new dynasty is standing, why should De Weng and his beautiful sons waste all their talents?"

In this matter, Ren Boyu must contribute.This will benefit others, and Ren Xiangxian and Ren Shenxian are not mediocre, Chen Guan is still very happy to be introduced into the official career.

Ren Boyu laughed out loud, "Old friend Yingzhong, you are a competent talker, and you mentioned this matter as soon as we met, so I don't know how to answer. Why don't you tell me about the old man who was ruled by King Lu?" It was also an eye-opener. Last year’s cold winter, refugees were displaced all over Hebei, King Lu was able to accept them and help them, and saved countless lives. This is a great merit and virtue, and it can be called the living Buddha of thousands of families. I am also admirable.”

Chen Guan was happy, and Ren Boyu agreed.Immediately said: "Naturally, the guest does as he pleases, according to De Weng's words." When he lived in Qilu'an for a long time, he knew the civil affairs under Lu Qian's rule for a long time.It is easy to pick a few pieces like this.

(End of this chapter)