Chang Kaishen was wearing a Zhongshan suit, sitting on the sofa with a straight waist. This is the external image he has always maintained, unless in front of relatives or confidants, Chang Kaishen will always stand up straight and sit upright. At first, it may be pretended, but after decades of pretending, it has become a habit.

Zhou Hexuan looked like a hanger, he leaned on the sofa, crossed Erlang's legs and asked, "Why does the chairman have time to come to me?" ”

Chang Kaishen didn't care about Zhou Hexuan's attitude, picked up the tea bowl and said: "I heard from the editor that Mr. Zhou has a lot of research on Legalist thought, so I came to ask for advice or two. ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled and asked: "The chairman has always admired the study of mind, why is he also interested in Legalism?" ”

A few months ago, he also defined Yangming's theory of mind as the founding spirit of China, and said in a public speech: "You must know that the reason why Japan is strong is not because of European and American science, but because of Chinese philosophy." Since the founding of Japan, the whole country has learned from us in China. It is China's Confucianism and Taoism, and the most powerful of Confucianism and Taoism is the philosophy of Chinese Wang Yang's unity of knowledge and action. They stole the remnants of the philosophy of 'To the Conscience' and transformed the weakened ...... of Japan."

Chang Kaishen was trapped in Taiwan in his later years, and in addition to writing a diary to become a powerful country, he also spent a lot of energy studying Confucianism, and also wrote a book called "The Scholars of Science". It is a pity that Mr. Jiang has limited knowledge, and he does not have his own unique views at all, but instead quotes the traditional Confucian doctrine and summarizes the way of self-cultivation and governance into eight items, namely: Gewu, Zhizhi, Sincerity, Righteousness, Self-cultivation, Qi Family, Governing the Country, and Leveling the World.

Faced with Zhou Hexuan's question, Chang Kaishen explained with a smile: "Yangming Xinxue is naturally the foundation of the country and the foundation of life, but it is not a bad thing for a gentleman to learn from others and learn more about other doctrines. I'm more interested in the Legalist magic potential trinity, can Mr. Zhou elaborate? ”

Zhou Hexuan had a lot of time to talk nonsense with Chang Kaishen, and he said with a smile: "'Potential' is the foundation of 'law' and 'art', and only when the monarch has power can he formulate rules and play with power." For example, Emperor Chongzhen at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he actually lost his 'momentum' in the later part of his reign. If the emperor loses power, the ministers and generals will obey the yang and the yin, and the national law of the Ming Dynasty will be wantonly destroyed, and no matter how superb the power is, it will not be able to exert it. ”

Chang Kaishen nodded and said, "Please continue." ”

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Let's talk about 'law' again, 'law' is the maintainer of 'technique' and 'potential'. The so-called no rules do not make a circle, and with rules, courtiers and people can go their own way, just like a train running on the tracks. No matter how powerful a monarch is, if he arbitrarily breaks the rules, it will inevitably cause a backlash from his courtiers. The so-called unscrupulous monarchs mentioned in the history books refer specifically to those emperors who do not abide by the 'law'. The Confucian ethics are actually a kind of 'law', which jointly binds the emperor and his courtiers. ”

"There is no way to do it, this statement is very reasonable." Chang Kaishen nodded.

Zhou Hexuan said: "The bottom is 'art', and 'art' is the executor of 'law' and 'potential'. It can be the trick of the emperor or the policy of the country. For example, the "Measures for Short-term Primary Schools" just promulgated by the Ministry of Education is a kind of "technique". In China, it is difficult to achieve compulsory education for all, and there are countless older out-of-school children, so it is necessary to pay attention to strategy when implementing compulsory education, and short-term primary education is a good way. ”

Chang Kaishen thought for a moment and asked, "Then tell me, how is my current spell, technique, and potential?" ”

That's the point!

Zhou Hexuan smiled: "I don't dare to say it, you will be angry when you say it." ”

"Today is just an academic discussion, not mixed with personal emotions, Mr. Zhou said it is okay." Chang Kaishen said.

Zhou Hexuan said directly: "Chairman, you are losing your 'momentum'." ”

Chang Kaishen's face was a little ugly, and he endured his anger and said, "How do you say it?" ”

Zhou Hexuan ignored Chang Kaishen's face and said: "'Potential' is impermanent, it is a combination of many aspects. Both the East and the West attach great importance to the 'Taoism', and the 'Taoism' represents the people's will. To put it bluntly, it is the recognition of the ruler by the officials and the people, and only when it is sincerely recognized by the majority of the people can the leader have the most stable authority, as the so-called 'those who win the hearts of the people win the world'. Why did Cao Cao blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes? Because the Han dynasty has not lost its Taoism, and the authority of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is still there, Cao Cao needs to borrow the emperor's 'power' in order to exert his own 'technique' and implement his own 'law'. ”

Chang Kaishen asked: "Since Emperor Han Xian still has 'power', why is he controlled by Cao Cao?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "'Potential' is a collection of many aspects, Emperor Han Xian only retained the Taoist system, but he lost the military 'potential'. Especially in troubled times, the military 'power' is often more important than the Taoist system, and can be transformed into the Taoist system. For example, Chairman of the Committee, if you succeed in the Northern Expedition, the military 'strength' will be successfully transformed into a Taoist system, so now most Chinese recognize your leadership status. ”

Chang Kaishen was very happy to say this, and he asked, "Then why do you say that I am losing 'momentum'?" ”

Zhou Hexuan replied: "Because the chairman's 'law' and 'technique' are not used properly. ”

"How?" Chang Kaishen asked.

Zhou Hexuan said: "First of all, you are constantly destroying the 'Fa'. This 'law' is not only a law, but also a rule. Since the success of the Xinhai Revolution, the concept of republic has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and republic and democracy are the supreme 'law'. Yuan Shikai undermined the 'law' of the republic, so he rebelled against his relatives, and the chairman's behavior in the past few years has also undermined the 'law'. The 'law' of the republic has gradually been destroyed, and the 'momentum' of your Taoist system has become more and more ignorant, which is why public opinion boiled over half a year ago. ”

"It turns out that you are also urging me to implement democratic constitutionalism." Chang Kaishen sneered.

Zhou Hexuan said: "It's just an academic discussion, since the chairman asked me to say it, then I should explain the truth more clearly." After talking about the 'Fa', let's talk about the 'Shu'. Through the use of "art," you can transfer the "law" of the republic into the "law" of breaking thieves, and rely on the military "power" to increase your own power and "power." ”

Chang Kaishen smiled and was noncommittal.

Zhou Hexuan criticized: "But you used this 'technique' wrongly, and the use of power and technique should be done in accordance with the 'trend'." The 'momentum' here refers specifically to the people's will, and now the people's will is on the anti-Japanese resistance and democracy, and no matter how successful you are in 'suppressing bandits', it will only strengthen the army's 'strength', and people should oppose you or continue to oppose you. ”

Chang Kaishen said angrily: "There must also be prerequisites for practicing democracy, and now that warlords are everywhere and there are many factions, my practice of democracy is tantamount to self-destruction." As for resisting Japan, do you think I don't want to resist Japan? The gap between China and Japan is very big, what to fight? ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Only the theory of the Fahists, I'm afraid it is difficult to explain clearly, has the chairman ever understood the Taoist Huang Laozhixue?" ”

"Is that the old Huang who does nothing?" Chang Kaishen smiled angrily, "With the current chaotic situation in China, who dares to do nothing?" ”

Zhou Hexuan shook his head and said: "Huang Laozhi's learning is not just inaction, but inaction, it is more 'aggressive' than the Legalists. Legalism only has law, art, and potential, and Huang Lao's study goes further, advocating law, art, potential, advantage, and force, which not only contains all the ideas of Legalism, but also supplements and improves Legalist thought. ”