Iron Dynasty

His Royal Highness misunderstood, this is not what the lower official meant.

The two walked through the corridor of Bowen College, Pang Yukun showed a contemplative look, but he hesitated.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming said: If you have anything to say, just say it directly. When did you become such a mother-in-law and mother, you don't have the refreshment you used to be when you were a speaker.

Pang Yukun gave a wry smile and said, Your Highness, this matter involves the Kong family, and the lower officials dare not say anything lightly. After all, the lower officials follow the teachings of Legalism, and if they say it, they will inevitably be suspected of being against Confucianism.

Xiao Ming has never asked Pang Yukun about the academics he respects. Now that Pang Yukun mentions it, he is a little surprised, No wonder you are not used in the court, I am afraid this is one of the reasons.

Exactly, legalism is harsh, and it is easy to break when it is just right. This is the inadequacy of the lower officials. Pang Yukun said.

Xiao Ming smiled, but he suddenly remembered something, he said: No, since you respect the legal school, how can you participate in the imperial examination?

Hearing this, Pang Yukun gave a wry smile: Speaking of which, Xiaguan is extremely ashamed. In order to enter the court, Xiaguan had to compromise and study poetry and books, but what he really liked in his heart was Legalism, because in Xiaguan's opinion, today's In this troubled world, only the Legalists can rejuvenate the country.”

So it is. Xiao Ming comes from modern times. He treats legalism and Confucianism equally, but he does not have any extreme opinions, because he follows pragmatism.

It is mainly beneficial to development and can be used, but if this kind of academics affects development, then he has to pay attention to it.

The topic was a bit crooked here, Xiao Ming continued to ask: Then why did Pang Shoufu mention the Confucius family in Qufu?

It is said that this political reform has disturbed the Kong family in Qufu, and His Highness seems to have been criticized for his many actions in Fengguo. When I saw the medical school today, I suddenly thought of it and said it casually.

Hmph, this king doesn't rely on scholar-bureaucrats to rule the fiefs, so what if his Confucius family says some gossip? Xiao Ming said lightly, but Wang Xuan sent him some news related to the Confucius family in Qufu.

Just like what Pang Yukun said, he was criticized a lot in Qufu, where the Confucius family was located. In particular, he paid attention to business, and put his strange skills before the Four Books and Five Classics, which violated the tenets of Confucianism.

However, in his opinion, what these Confucian disciples are most dissatisfied with is that he has never visited the Confucian family in Qufu since his vassal Qingzhou.

And Xiao Wenxuan even came to Qufu to worship the temple when he ascended the throne, which just showed the high status of the Confucian family in Qufu in the hearts of scholars all over the world.

An emperor is still like this. He, a vassal king of the state, does not pay attention to the Kong family, does not visit the Kong family, and does not employ a group of officials under the Kong family. Xiao Ming’s behavior really makes the Kong family unhappy.

Pang Yukun said carefully: His Royal Highness said very much, but this political reform, there is such a vacancy for officials, judging from the news received by the lower officials, the Kong family seems to be very tempted, and the children of the Kong family are also eager to try.

You mean they are going to have an official with this king? Xiao Ming asked.

It should be, but I'm afraid it's more than that.

Oh? Xiao Ming frowned.

In fact, he has been avoiding conflicts with the Confucian family in Qufu, because now his foundation is still a little weak, and Confucianism is still orthodox in Dayu. Although he really wants to break the hat on his head, he will not Dare to act rashly.

After all, in the Great Yu Kingdom, the three religions and nine streams are the cornerstones of society. These three religions are divided into Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Now this Confucianism is not just a thought, but an official-based belief.

The people and officials of the Great Yu Kingdom are all followers of Confucianism. To put it more seriously, this is the state religion of the past dynasties. It is the so-called Confucianism as a doctrine, Confucianism as a class, and Confucianism as a belief. The three complement each other and influence each other. this era.

It is precisely because of this that the dynasties have changed, and the Confucius family in Qufu has never encountered war like a holy place, and has been enshrined by the courts of all dynasties.

Since becoming the first person under Xiao Ming, Pang Yukun has also been heartbroken, but he is a little selfish about this matter, that is, he is selling Legalist ideas to Xiao Ming. In his opinion, the current Confucianism can no longer lead the Great Yu Kingdom to revival. Legalism should be promoted.

Originally, it was because he was worried that Xiao Ming, like others, regarded Confucianism as the state religion, but during the political reform, Xiao Ming independent of the Overwatch Council and clarified the status of the judiciary, he felt Xiao Ming It seems that he has his own unique idea, so he finally mustered the courage to mention it.

And now Xiao Ming's tone made him even more convinced that Xiao Ming was a different vassal king.

His Royal Highness, they are probably asking His Highness to follow Confucianism and ask His Highness to withdraw some decrees that do not conform to Confucianism. In the view of the lower official, Confucianism has its merits and its inadmissibility. The responsibilities of one’s personal life, the pursuit of the past, the pursuit of death in the evening, the inadmissibility is that it is too pedantic, suppresses people’s hearts, and suppresses thoughts, and the officials dared to propose the establishment of a law school in Bowen College to reproduce the state of contention of a hundred schools of thought.” Pang Yukun said.

Although Pang Yukun didn't say it clearly, the meaning of the words was very clear, that is to make Xiao Ming pay attention to other theories to counter the influence of Confucianism in the officialdom.

And now Xiao Ming finally understands the reason why Pang Yukun did not try his best to prevent his unusually bold decree, but instead helped him to implement it. It turned out that this Pang Yukun was just a Legalist believer hiding under the Confucian facade.

He understood that Pang Yukun's proposal to establish a law school at this time was also a foreboding of the crisis, but his words were in line with Xiao Ming's ideas, so he said: Pang Shoufu is right, only a hundred schools of thought contend to show the strength and difference of Qingzhou. In this case, this king will allow it. You plan to build a law school and separate the law school from the government school.

Pang Yukun was overjoyed when he heard the words, and he said, Your Highness is really benevolent and wise, thank you for your grace.

You don't have to thank me first, since this king promised you to establish a law school, you can't be a tortoise when this king is attacked by the Confucians in the future. Xiao Ming said, he promised Pang Yukun naturally to check and balance the dominance of the Confucian family. Happening.

In fact, for Xiao Ming, the situation he most hopes to see is that Confucianism is used by him, allowing Confucianism to implement the new Confucianism set by him, and completely change the way of thinking of the nation for thousands of years.

But his Confucianism is the basis of the Great Yu Kingdom. He is now only occupying the land of the small Qingzhou, and he cannot change the entire Confucian class at all, so he can only temporarily engage in a hundred schools of thought to check and balance the Confucian class in the fief. After all, there is no medicine for curing diseases. too much.