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Chapter 568 is irreversible

Regarding the turmoil of Gewu Zhizhi, if it is said that the beginning of the stormy seas, the end of the process is unexpectedly short, but it is not calm. Liu Zongzhou and Huang Zongxi, who were determined to die, silently packed up and left after their students reported the whole process in detail. Who is Chen Xie? If you want to talk about him with witchcraft ghosts, it is the pillar of optimus that has blasphemed this great Ming. No matter how narrow-minded and stubborn Liu Zongzhou and Huang Zongxi are, there is no longer any explanation for the issue of learning from things.

No matter how much you can say it with a mouth, it will not be as intuitive as the effect you have witnessed. What is Gewu and what is the power generated after Gewu Zhizhi, Chen Xie has explained it very clearly. A wooden barrel, a pipe, a glass of water, just such a simple truth, let many people understand a truth. There are many truths about everything in the world, and you have to do it to find that closed-door reading can't solve these problems, just like the Ming scholars, they can't save the crumbling Daming country.

Fortunately, this is an academic debate, not a confrontation between the civil and military. Focusing on the topic of what is the correct understanding of Gewu Zhizhi, a new round of discussion began in the next day's "Ming Pao". The reason why it is a discussion is that the wording is not as fierce as before, and the people who submit the articles have become more complicated, no longer a single Donglin-Fushe lineage, nor is it simply denouncing Chen's perverse behavior, let alone kneeling down in front of the tablet of the sages to apologize.

There is an interesting point of view that the author's pen name is Piff's Responsibility. He proposes a novel idea that the sages did not make a mistake in their understanding of the original words of the sages, but that they were not comprehensive. That's the case. It's not hard to understand why there is such a thing as kitsch lewdness. In other words, the sages did not object to kitsch and fornication, and the kings of the past dynasties also gave high praise and treatment to the innovations that could greatly improve the efficiency of agricultural production. Today, I also issued an edict asking people of insight from the people. Offering sharp firearms? The knowledge of things should be all-encompassing, not limited to a certain field, which is probably the original meaning of the sage.

Such a view is relatively modest, and it leaves enough face for the "saints". Objectively speaking, the entire moral system of the Chinese nation is inseparable from these sacred foundations and the promotion of those who came after them. From the perspective of a nation's history, these historically admired sages may have such and such problems. On the whole, they are worthy of the word "great". After all, at the cultural level and social status quo at that time, being able to make theoretical research beyond ordinary people was great in itself.

In retrospect, it is precisely because the later generations have organized and perfected the doctrine of the sages, and it is a system of interpretation according to the needs of the rulers, which on the one hand contributes to the stability and long-term stability of a certain dynasty, and on the other hand, it means negative factors such as conservatism and intolerance. hindered the progress of this nation. In the end, it was a counterproductive force.

More than three hundred years later, the cannons of the Western powers. Awakened the elite of this nation. They groped alone in the dark, struggled forward, overcame thorns and thorns, threw their heads and spilled blood, went forward one after another, and made unremitting efforts. In the end, the Chinese nation got back on its feet. It's a pity that it was three hundred years later, and now Chen Xie can only solve the problem in his own way.

It's a huge enclosed room with no windows on all sides, how can you see outside. How can we usher in the light? Simple, no windows, right? Then open a few windows, provided that the person who opens the window will not be trampled under the inertia of this era. Chen Xie happens to be a traverser who has opened his way, and the people of this era do not pose any threat to him.

So, the windows opened one after another, and they opened bigger and bigger. The emergence of Gewu Zhizhi is essentially digging into the corners of this national academic system, shaking the view of the so-called kitsch and lewd skills, and shaking the lowly social values of businessmen. These things, one after another, are slowly changing the nation, and every change is a heartbreaking change. The Consultative Bureau is aimed at the privileges of the scholarly class, and the knowledge of things is aimed at the academic foundation.

Jiangnan didn't make trouble, and the Jingshi naturally died down, and a storm disappeared invisibly. failed to shake Chen Xie, let alone shake the emperor's determination to improve. There is a consensus in the entire officialdom on this point, and the relationship between the emperor and Chen Xie is not based on convincing the emperor with his mouth, but on Chen Xie's real amazing achievements. If it were another emperor, after more than ten years of hardships and hardships, he would also trust this courtier who single-handedly changed the situation, not to mention that Chen Xie had no requirements for anything else. His ability to show is not the most important, his loyalty is what the emperor values the most.

In contrast, those ministers who have been saying that they have finally become enlightened and are willing to die for their father, when they encounter danger, which one is not hiding behind. There are only a handful of civil servants who are truly duty-bound to go forward and die fighting for the country.

Jingshi, the news came quickly, the governor Zhu Dadian, the eunuch Han Zanzhou, and the six departments in Nanjing all had a report, which was sent to the cabinet and to the emperor as quickly as possible. The content of the report is very careful, and every detail is not missed. After reading the report, the cabinet did not say anything, but immediately held a meeting to start the work of appointing the new examination method and revise the examination method in accordance with the emperor's request. The matters that are included in the supervision of the Consultative Bureau are indicated to be limited to the three provinces of Jiangnan, Shandong, and Liaodong on a trial basis.

Zhu Youzhen read the report, with a completely stunned expression, and subconsciously turned his head and asked Wang Chengen beside him: "Big companion, are these true?" Why do I feel like a god's trick? Wang Chengen also nodded and said: "Long live Lord, the slave also feels unreal, but it is clearly written in this notebook that even if it is an ordinary person, if you do it according to this, it will be the same result." The slave thought to herself, this thing is true. The saint is definitely right, and it is the later generations who are wrong, and they understand the meaning of the saint wrongly. Chen Gebu's natural longitudinal material, unparalleled in the world, dare not say that there is no one to come, and it is certain that there are no ancients before. His understanding should not be wrong. The slave and maid will not say much, so as not to show cowardice and ugliness. ”

This is reasonable, but it is possible that the teachings of the saints have been misunderstood by later generations, or that they are not fully understood. It's strange to say, so many dynasties, so many years, there has never been a person who can truly understand the meaning of the sage's words. I think that Chen Sihua's understanding is also one-sided, but it makes sense for him to interpret the sage's words from another angle. Still, it is necessary to brainstorm and interpret the meaning of the saint from various angles. ”

On this issue, Zhu Youzhen, as the emperor, can unconditionally support Chen Xie in action, but his speech can only be taken care of on both sides. After all, the current theories and understandings are not formed in a day or two, but are the product of countless descendants who have continuously excavated and perfected on the basis of the sages' remarks. It's hard to tell right from wrong, and you can't say that any other explanation is wrong.

The autumn harvest has begun, which is one of the most important things in this era, and no one dares to slack off. After the war subsided, production was restored to a certain extent. Chen Xie's Gewuxin said that for some readers who were already dissatisfied with the status quo, a new direction was found. Especially in the face of this year's drought, the steam engine from Dengzhou shined in the people's drought fighting, which became another favorable evidence for Gewuxin's theory. The traditional waterwheel, no one said it was a kit kat trick, and no one dared to say anything about the steam engine. For a time, Gewuxin's theory spread among scholars throughout the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youzhen, as the emperor, made a move on this issue. Let Dongchang and Jinyiwei collect a lot of facts as arguments for Gewuxin's theory to be recruited in real life. For example, the role of the steam engine in the drought resistance of Beizhili, for example, the four-wheeled carriage produced in Dengzhou, because of the use of spring steel, the load and comfort have been greatly improved, and for example, the Dengzhou firearms that appeared on the battlefield, whether it is a bird gun or an artillery, have verified the correctness of Gewuxin's theory.

Of course, there are objections, but this kind of objection can destroy him with just one sentence. "When the slaves were built and the thieves were rampant, why didn't you come out to speak?" In fact, the two cannot be confused at all. One is an academic issue, and the other is a practical ability issue.

A monarch and a minister, echoing each other and cooperating with each other, things are moving forward little by little. In the depths of his heart, Zhu Youzhen may not agree with Chen Xie's views, but it is not important to agree or not, the important thing is that this point of view is useful for the emperor's rule and the continuation of the Ming Dynasty. The emperors of China have always been dominated by realists, and few are idealistic.

After the autumn tax came up, the commercial tax again crushed the land tax, and the total number of three shipping divisions, plus the commercial tax of the three provinces, reached four million silver yuan. In contrast, the country's land endowment reached a low point, only 3 million silver yuan. Of course, there are factors in the reduction and exemption of land taxes in the northern provinces, but Zhu Youzhen does not see it that way. Even if there are more commercial taxes and customs, but you look at how many provinces collect commercial taxes? How many points are there to open the sea?

The huge income strengthened Zhu Youzhen's confidence, and he made a surprising move again, and issued a holy decree to show his success. "Nanzhili set up the Gewu Academy, and led the results of the world's new theory of Gewu." What does that mean? The purpose of this place is to summarize the various viewpoints of Gewuxin, write books and pass them on, and educate the world.

At this moment, the situation is irreversible, and the cabinet at this point has no ability to resist at all. (The novel "Rise of Empires" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "ddxiaoshuo" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)