Chapter 192 It’s ‘Confucianism’ now, not ‘Confucianism’!I'm going to destroy them!
Ling Han thought for a long time before saying, "Do you know what you are talking about? Do you know what you will face? Before, all you faced were businessmen, but once you let this so-called newspaper spread to the outside world.
Then all the scholars in the world will know what you are planning now.
How can they watch you destroy their thousand-year-old foundation? "
Chen Han looked at Ling Han and listened to what he said, but asked, "What do you think, village chief?"
Chen Han still used to call him the village chief.
When Ling Han heard this title, he couldn't help but feel closer to him.
To be honest, he still preferred talking to Chen Han in the Farming Hall, chatting all over the world with an old man and a young man.
Ling Han knew that Chen Han came from a later generation and heard a lot of interesting things from his mouth.
The two also established a very good relationship there, like they had been friends for years.
That's why Ling Han didn't want Chen Han to fall into confrontation with Confucianism and be scolded by Confucian scholars, and he would never be able to hold his head up again.
He knew very well how powerful Confucian scholars were.
He himself is a Confucian scholar.
Although he has gone beyond the level of blindly worshiping the Kong family.
But he also understood very well what those people could do.
On the surface, they are all moral gentlemen, but secretly they are full of male thieves and female prostitutes.
When Ling Han was studying before, he had never found this group of people to be so virtuous.
But after reaching a high position, I can see some things that I couldn't see before.
The so-called Kong family is just using the card of Old Master Kong to continuously strengthen its own strength.
How can they show any kindness to the people?
They only know how to constantly exploit people.
They are worse than the landowners and gentry on the surface.
It can be said that they committed many crimes, and even the bones of countless innocent people were buried under the Kong family residence.
These things are well documented and outrageous.
But why has no one touched their family for thousands of years?
It's not because they don't know the sins of these people.
On the contrary, he knows how important these people are to controlling the scholars in the world.
Scholars all over the world regard the Confucius family as a sacred mountain, and all they think in their hearts is that once they gain fame, they will go to the Confucius family to pay homage to Confucius to fulfill their vows.
Because they all feel that their fame and wealth are all thanks to Confucius.
They thought that it was Mr. Kong who created the Four Books and Five Classics that allowed them to gain the status of masters through the Four Books and Five Classics.
These scholars have always been silently grateful to Master Kong.
Therefore, the bloodline of Master Confucius is also regarded as a sacred and incomparable object of love.
I feel that the bloodline of Master Kong must have divine nature.
And these Kong family members must also be contaminated with divinity.
Next to the Kong family, he was like an ant in the world.
You cannot raise your head to look at these holy people.
Master Confucius has always said: If you are silent, your strange power will confuse your spirit.
However, these scholars have regarded the bloodline of Master Kong as a sacred and inviolable god.
Therefore, it further fueled the Kong family's arrogance.
To put it bluntly, the Confucius House is the holy place for scholars in Qufu.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang's son, King of Lu Zhu Tan, was such an arrogant prince and did not dare to criticize the Kong family easily.
It can be said that the Kong family is the largest family besides the emperor's family.
They even looked down on Zhu Yuanzhang's origin deep down.
I think Zhu Yuanzhang is a lowly man with mud legs.
They even said more arrogantly afterwards: There are only three families in the world. The first is my Kong family, the second is the Zhu family who is the emperor, and the third is the Zhang family of Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi.
He even said: It's just a pity that the emperor's family was born with mud legs and is not worthy of being on the same level as us. The Zhang family in Longhu Mountain is a reclusive family, let alone comparable to my Kong family.
So the first family in the world is my Kong family.
With such arrogance, how could they have the slightest compassion for ordinary people.
Naturally, it is exploitation, and naturally it is desire.
There was even a generation of Duke Yan Sheng who raped more than 40 women and even beat four of them to death.
In order to punish Duke Yan Sheng, the imperial court deprived him of his title and demoted him to a refugee status.
But how powerful the Kong family is, how can they let such people just live among the people?
In addition to the major cases recorded on the surface that shocked the government and the public, more than tens of millions of people were killed by the Kong family within a radius of hundreds of miles.
Therefore, the people living around the Kong family were either enslaved by these people or took refuge with them.
There is a piece of information that directly says: There are countless ants attached to the Confucius family.
This shows how capable the Kong family is.
However, Ling Han, the Minister of Rites, also understood how difficult it was to truly bring down the Kong family.
They themselves have big trees and deep roots, and they are blindly worshiped by scholars all over the world.
Only a few people would sneer at the Confucius family, but they were a minority after all.
Most people still think that the Kong family is extremely sacred.
Now that Chen Han has exposed this newspaper to the public, wouldn't that be the biggest challenge to Yan Shenggong?
Because Confucianism is now a prominent school, Confucianism’s current status is supreme.
Whoever challenges this position is fighting against the Confucian Supreme Being.
Chen Han is now called the Saint of Technology by this newspaper.
That is equivalent to setting up another big mountain besides Confucianism.
If Yan Shenggong does not come forward to suppress this trend, he will suppress it.
Then countless other saints will appear in the future, challenging the majesty of their Yanshenggong Confucius family.
So Ling Han, like Xia Yuanji, quickly guessed that if such a trend was allowed to continue.
Of course, the common people all praised Chen Han's technology for changing their lives.
It also promoted business, reformed the tax system, and benefited the people.
Everyone has already treated Chen Han as a saint, which has touched the foundation of Confucianism.
Confucians may not want to overthrow Chen Han.
But now that Chen Han's project report has spread to the outside world, doesn't it give them the best excuse?
Ling Han felt cold all over when he thought of this.
The more he studies, the more he understands and the more he understands how powerful the Kong family family has stood firm for thousands of years. In addition to its ability to adapt to the wind, the most important thing is to confuse people's hearts.
Moreover, they have stood for thousands of years with deep foundations that cannot be shaken by ordinary people.
Ling Han confirmed to Chen Han again: "Chen Han, you come from later generations, you have done great things in Ming Dynasty, even if you don't compete with Confucianism, you can still show your talents.
Your Majesty and Your Highness are like this, so why do you waste your time arguing with them? "
Chen Han looked at Ling Han and said, "Village chief, do you know what the status of Confucianism will be in future generations?"
Ling Han couldn't figure it out, but looking at Chen Han's face, he made a bold guess: "It should be more prosperous than it is now. It may be bullied to all levels, which is why you are so disgusted.
When you return to the Ming Dynasty, you must want to uproot Confucianism and stop their wanton development. "
Ling Han guessed like this, but Chen Han laughed loudly, "No, no, just the opposite."
Ling Han was stunned for a moment, "You mean to say that Confucianism has become weak in later generations?"
Chen Han nodded: "Not only is it weak, but the impact is almost minimal.
Although the people of later generations still regard the benevolence and morality, gentleness and moderation proposed by Confucianism as the norm, the concept of family affection is engraved in their bones.
But we are definitely not like the people of the Ming Dynasty who worshiped blindly.
What we admire is the great wisdom left by Mr. Kong in the Analects.
Rather than Confucianism, which has been deified by rulers and scholars in later generations.
The Confucianism created by Mr. Kong Lao is great knowledge, great thought, and great philosophy, rather than the spiritual Confucianism of scholars.
Confucianism brainwashes people's thoughts, imprisons people's thinking, and stagnates people's creations.
But the great wisdom of Confucianism is fundamentally different from the teachings of Confucianism.
I wonder if you agree with this, village chief. "
When it comes to ideological and philosophical matters, Chen Han actually only knows a little bit about it.
But this superficial knowledge made Ling Han feel the same way.
He is a scholar, and he is even among the top scholars, so he understands more clearly, knows more deeply, and understands more accurately.
After listening to Chen Han's words, he kept nodding and praising: "The descendants of the future generations really know how to get rid of the dross and get the essence, it is true.
What Confucius created is the essence of Confucianism.
His inclusive and all-encompassing thinking is what scholars of our generation should inherit, carry forward, and carry forward.
But today's Confucianism is, as you said, not the all-encompassing Confucianism it was at the time.
On the contrary, it is Confucianism that is stuck in its own rut, drawing a wall and being unable to get out of its own circle.
They do not allow other ideas to appear to usurp their position.
Once it appears, they will chase it fiercely and nip it in the bud.
This is an evil that blocks people's thinking and stagnates their imagination. "
Chen Han was shocked after hearing Ling Han's words: "Village chief, you are the Minister of Rites, and most of the etiquette rules you use are the Zhou rites respected by Master Kong Sheng.
There are even many teachings that Mr. Kong wants the world to understand.
Why do you still have such deep resentment against Confucianism? "
Ling Han sat on the steps, with a very heavy expression on his face and an extremely deep look in his eyes: "It is precisely because we stand at such a height that we can see more clearly and feel even sadder.
Do you know what my true Confucian thoughts are? "
Chen Han shook his head, "I actually don't know much about this.
Because the things that our future generations have to learn are too complicated, not many people really calm down to settle down and understand the profound philosophy of Confucianism.
Even we can only scratch the surface. "
Ling Han waved his hand: "There is no need to make these things so profound and inscrutable. In fact, it is very simple. Master Kong Sheng admired the Zhou rites and wanted to teach everyone without distinction.
All his life, he wanted the people of the world to abide by the etiquette, and the king, the king, the ministers, the father, the son, the son. He hoped that the king would have the moral integrity and ability of a king to rule the world, that his ministers would serve the country with loyalty, that his father would be virtuous, know how to maintain the family, educate his children, and his sons would be responsible. Like a son, he is harmonious with his brothers and sisters, loves relatives and friends, and respects his elders.
If everyone can abide by the etiquette of their status, the world will be harmonious, the elderly will be provided for, and the children will be educated.
This sounds simple, but if you look at what happened to Master Kong Sheng, you will understand how helpless the old man was at the time.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, rituals and music collapsed, the people were in dire straits and were displaced; their bones were exposed in the wild, and there was no human habitation for thousands of miles. How miserable was that? Therefore, even such a simple wish was difficult to realize in the era of Master Kong Sheng.
It is precisely because of this that Master Kong Sheng, with a broad mind beyond ordinary people, traveled among various countries to preach enlightenment and Zhou rites.
It is to reduce the wars and to make the princes and kings who are fighting for hegemony consider the common people.
It's just that this was just his old man's best wish, and it never came true throughout his life.
However, since the establishment of the unified dynasty starting from the Qin Dynasty, this condition should have been met, but various schools of thought came one after another.
Legalism is indeed a good way to govern the world, but it is too strict and should be combined with the warmth of our Confucianism.
But this is also a good wish.
It was not until the emergence of Dong Zhongshu, a great scholar in the Han Dynasty, that Confucianism was promoted to the supreme position.
This great Confucian was worthy of being a great Confucian. He combined the power of the emperor with the power of the gods, thus creating a connection between heaven and man out of thin air. He also cast a prison out of thin air on top of the emperor's power, combining the disasters in the world with the likes and dislikes of the emperor's exercise of power.
This is indeed a great talent.
But Dong Zhongshu, a great scholar of the generation, probably never thought that as time went by, those scholars became more and more popular.
They believed that the emperor's rights were given by Confucianism, and they became more and more sacred themselves. They desperately defended the monarchy, but in fact they were defending themselves. '
Chen Han looked at Ling Han and was very shocked, especially after he said these words, Chen Han felt that this old gentleman understood so thoroughly.
And what he said was on point.
Dong Zhongshu may have seen the cruelty of Legalism, so he wanted to use the gentleness of Confucianism to make the people of the world live a better life.
Moreover, an emperor was added to the emperor out of thin air, thinking that power could be restrained.
But Dong Zhongshu was still naive, and there were many emperors smarter than him.
Since the power of my emperor comes from God, then I represent God. If you don't support me, you are sorry to God.
The selection of every emperor of my generation is God's idea, and I myself am a god-like existence.
If you, the lower-class people, want to rebel, you are rebelling against God.
Although once disasters such as floods, droughts, and earthquakes occur, I must go to heaven and earth to offer sacrifices, and I must issue an edict to sin against myself.
But what does this mean in terms of benefits? Thinking of this, Chen Han looked at Ling Han with some sympathy.
If you continue to be confused, you will definitely not suffer from the pain of faith.
But the more Ling Han understood the underlying logic, the more sad he felt that he was unable to change.
So the reason why he advised Chen Han not to fight was because he saw that behind this lay not only the roots of the Kong family, but also the roots of scholars all over the world.
Even if you know that the Kong family is not a good person, what can you do? What they worship is never the Confucian family in reality, but the spiritual Confucian family.
What they want is that monument.
As long as the Confucian family remains standing, it means that Confucianism will not fall, which means that their status will not fall. This is the real purpose of these scholars.
Now Chen Han wants to bring down the Confucius family and deliberately intensifies it to make the Confucius family come out to confront him. Doesn't that mean he is making enemies of the scholars in the world? Ling Han actually understood how many risks this would involve.
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(End of this chapter)