And the Tao?

Cheng Yi and Hou Zi were stunned.

Who is this martial artist? How can there be so many ways? Could it be that he is really a big Confucian?

"Zilu and Zizheng Dao?" Cheng Yi looked at Wu Haogu, "Chongdao, what do you say their Tao is?" ”

Wu Hao Gu Zhengse said: "Zilu and Zizheng's Tao are both to convince people with virtue, and they have made meritorious contributions to the spread of the avenue, which is worth learning from our generation." ”

"Convince people with virtue?" Cheng Yi was a little amused by Wu Haogu's words.

Zilu is Zhong You, one of the seventy-two sages of Confucius, a great Confucian who can hold a sword to convince people with virtue. According to Confucius himself, he has not been maliciously abused since Zhong You followed him, which shows that Zhong You was a great Confucian who could convince people with virtue.

And Zizheng's name is Gongliangru, a son of the Chen Guo Gong clan, and one of the seventy-two sages of Confucius. Like Zilu, they are all tall, talented, and courageous Confucians. He followed Confucius with five chariots (presumably with his protégé guards). When Confucius encountered danger when he traveled around the world, he would gather the people together with Zilu and draw his sword to convince people with virtue.

If there was no Zigong, Confucius probably would not have had the money to travel around the world. If Zilu and Zizheng had not gone to convince people with virtue, Confucius would most likely have been hacked to death.

"Dongmen, what do you want to do?" Cheng Yi asked.

Wu Hao Gu Zhengse said: "Zilu and Zizheng protect the saints to travel around the world, spread the way of the saints, and use their virtues to influence those who have misunderstandings about the saints' avenues. This kind of spirit is exactly what our generation of Song Confucians lacks. ”

Cheng Yi looked at Wu Haogu's serious nonsense, but he understood a little in his heart. Wu Haogu means that he wants to be like his student Lu and Zizheng, and preach with virtue...... This preaching with virtue is also a kind of way!

After all, the Tao of Confucius and Mencius must be spread before it can be implemented, and if the Tao is not preached, no one knows this truth now, and it will not be practiced.

"Do you want to spread the word?" Cheng Yi asked.

Wu Haogu nodded and said with a smile: "It's not that the lower officials want to spread the way of the sage, but that my generation of Confucian students should have the ambition to spread the way of the sage beyond the four seas." In the past, when the saints traveled around the world, the Chinese people did not know that beyond the four seas, west of the desert, there were still civilized and ceremonial states, so the preaching stopped in the Central Plains. Today, the Buddhism of Tianzhu, the Cross Sect of Great Qin, and the Heavenly Fang Sect of Great Food are all preaching in Middle-earth. My generation of Confucian scholars, why can't we spread the way of Confucius and Mencius beyond the four seas? ”

Cheng Yi was a little surprised by Wu Haogu's words!

Wu Haogu is really a great Confucian...... At least it's an alternate Confucian! The "Republic Treaty" already has a bit of a meaning that the world is for the public. Now he wants to spread the word beyond the four seas, oh, I'm afraid he doesn't just want to, but really wants to do it.

Let's just think about it. But he is a good martial artist, and he is a Zigong-style Confucian, and he is rich! There is more money than Zigong! Moreover, he is also the confidant of the official family of the Great Song Dynasty, and he may really be able to persuade the official family to pass on the way of the saint to a small country beyond the four seas.

As long as this matter of preaching to the outside world can be accomplished, even if it is spread to a small country, the status of the ancient Confucian will be stable...... This is much better than a bunch of Confucian people explaining the Analects at home - what is explained by interpretation cannot be equal to zero!

"The matter of preaching, well...... Cheng Yi coughed a few times and considered the wording, "Since the Tang Dynasty, the transmission of Confucian classics has been restricted, and this dynasty has also restricted it. ”

It was the national policy of the Tang Dynasty to ban the transmission of Confucian classics, and at the same time, technical books such as the art of war and medicine were also banned.

This was of course to prevent the barbarians from learning from the Tang Dynasty to establish a centralized imperial court, and then confront the Tang Dynasty. This seems to make some sense, but was there still a need to do this in the Song Dynasty?

When the sixteen states of Yanyun were ceded out, the Confucian classics and the art of war and tactics were all flowed out. What are the Khitans out there? Oh, it's about the formation diagram invented by the officials of the Great Song Dynasty and some civil officers and soldiers, and the people don't have it.

"The ban that began in the Tang Dynasty is now meaningless." Wu Haogu said, "Confucian classics have long been spread in Khitan, Goryeo, Annam, Dali, and Western Xia. And the places where there are no Confucian classics are not our neighbors, or the land is not connected, even if they get the Confucian classics, they will not be able to threaten our Great Song Dynasty.

Moreover, the barbarian state, after studying my Confucian classics, may not become strong. Otherwise, my Great Song Dynasty would have destroyed Xia a long time ago, wouldn't I? ”

At that time, the Tang Dynasty felt that Confucian truth was the foundation of a strong country, and it was good to say that there was a period of time when people were quite powerful. But why did the Great Song Dynasty still have so much confidence in Confucianism? Do you think that all kinds of great sweats will be more powerful if they don't bend their bows and shoot eagles and learn the righteousness of the Five Classics? It doesn't make sense at all!

Wu Haogu paused, and then said: "So the lower official wants to ask Mr. Yi Chuan to ascend to the heights, and call on the imperial court to relax the restrictions on the spread of Confucian classics to the outside world." ”

Wu Haogu's idea was that the military books, medical skills, and various formations invented by the Zhao Emperor could still be banned—that kind of formations would not be learned anyway—but the Confucian classics, the Four Books and the Five Classics, and so on, did not need to be banned...... However, it is not enough for him to say this matter alone with Zhao Ji, and he has to let a Confucian of Cheng Yi's level appeal together. If there are more people calling, Zhao Ji will be able to get off the donkey and relax the ban a little.

Cheng Yi thought for a while, "If there are a few more Confucians, maybe the ban on Confucianism can be lifted." ”

He didn't dare to say it alone...... It's hard to pardon and return Kaifeng Mansion, but don't send it out again!

"Fan Yaofu, Su Ziyou, and Su Zizhan are all great Confucians, and they are highly respected, if they can appeal together, they may be effective."

Cheng Yi recommended a few more "cushions". They are Fan Chunren, Su Zhe and Su Shi, who are not only Confucians, but also generals of the old party. If they are willing to speak, Han Zhongyan will definitely have to endorse it, and the Empress Dowager Xiang, who has just removed the curtain, will also agree. As for the official side, Wu Haogu should be able to convince. In this way, Zhang Dian, Cai Jing, and Zeng Bu have nothing to say about traitors.

Wu Haogu also understood Cheng Yi's concerns, and he arched his hand again and said, "Mr. Yichuan, there is another invitation below." ”

"Say it." Cheng Yi said.

"I hope to come under Mr. Dongpo," said Wu Haogu, "and I hope that Mr. Yichuan can write a letter to recommend." ”

Su Dongpo is a "strange skill" Confucian, invented a lot of things, what Dongpo meat, Dongpo elbow, Dongpo hat, Dongpo ink, Dongpo toothpaste...... He also designed a "tap water" system for Guangzhou and published a book on traditional Chinese medicine. In the Northern Song Dynasty, he was a scientist.

Therefore, Wu Haogu wanted to worship Su Dongpo as a teacher, and only by worshipping Su Dongpo could Wu Haogu easily create a Confucian school of science. If he worships Cheng Yi's Luoxue, he will fall into the big pit of science. That little bit of science is just serious nonsense!

Hearing that Wu Haogu wanted to worship Su Dongpo as a teacher, Cheng Yi felt a little disappointed, but he still nodded, "Okay, the old man will write a letter of recommendation to Zizhan."

I believe that with the old man's recommendation, Su Zizhan will not refuse you no matter what. ”

Cheng Yi's letter of recommendation is here!

Moreover, Wu Haogu's preaching ideals have also been supported by Cheng Yi, and it seems that today's visit is still effective. Wu Haogu sighed in his heart, and at the same time his impression of Song Ru was a little better.

These great Confucians of the Song Dynasty may not be useful, but they can still be reasonable and eloquent...... If they can be exposed to the achievements of the century-old translation movement of Tianfangjiao, I believe that a Confucian school of science will be born.

After absorbing and digesting Western science, thought, and philosophy, the Renaissance is likely to appear in China.

……

"Second brother," Wu Haogu said goodbye to Cheng Yi and Hou Zhongliang, and on the way to the Wu family's mansion with Wu Haowen, he said to his younger brother, "It seems that your father-in-law didn't pick the wrong teacher for you!" Mr. Yi Chuan and Hou Fuzi are both contemporary Confucians. ”

"Where?" Wu Haowen snorted, "Didn't you discuss that reason with them, saying that everything is out of reason, and no one wants it is all heavenly reason, and there is that heavenly reason and the desire to destroy people...... There are also those who starve to death and lose their temperance for a large matter. Not a word from anyone! ”

"Haha." Wu Haogu also laughed, "Physics, using the so-called rational qi to make up for the Great Dao is a doctrine that deceives women and children, and what is there to talk about?" ”

"That's right." Wu Haowen said, "Most of them don't believe it themselves. ”

Wu Haogu nodded, "By the way, you go back to my inner account room and take 10,000 yuan and donate it to Mr. Yichuan's academy." ”

Wu Haogu did not mention the matter of donating money to Cheng Yi and Hou Zhongliang, but it does not mean that he can not give it...... If you really don't give it, it's rude!

"Got it." Wu Haowen didn't mean to save money for his brother, so he agreed casually.

Wu Haogu said again: "Are you familiar with Bachelor Fan's two sons?" ”

Fan Chunren has two sons, the eldest son Zhengping Ziyi, once served as the lieutenant of Kaifeng County, and he also took a few first exams in this subject, but he did not pass. Fan Chunren's second son is named Fan Zhengsi, the word Zisi, is a big filial son, and went to Yongzhou with his father.

"The younger brother has had several relationships with Fan Zisi."

"Then I bother you to talk to Fan Zisi and see if you can arrange a visit."

Fan Zhongyan's second son Fan Chunren is not Cheng Yi, no matter how big Cheng Yi's Confucianism is, he has also been a secretary of the provincial school Shulang and a storyteller in the Chongzheng Palace - the book is not good, and he is about to talk nonsense with Zhezong about "starvation is a small matter, and a loss of festival is a big thing", and as a result, he was put in charge of Fuzhou.

And Fan Chunren has been the right servant of Shangshu and the servant of Zhongshu, this is the second phase! Such a character is not something that Wu Haogu, a businessman, can see if he wants to see it recently, and Fan Chunren still has an eye disease and can't see. So I have to let Wu Haowen test it, and if he can see it, he will go to the door to worship.