The saying "Ru Pi Dharma Bone" has been around since ancient times, and has been honored as Guibi by rulers of all dynasties, becoming a practical governing philosophy.

The legalist theory is very profound, but it can be roughly classified into three aspects: law, technique, and momentum. Law refers to legal regulations, technique refers to policies, systems, and means of implementing decrees, and momentum refers to the status and power of the monarch. It pays attention to the

Maintain the king's rule.

Therefore, Legalism has always been favored by emperors of all dynasties. Legalism has never disappeared, but has been integrated into all aspects and has continued to form the current Ming Dynasty system.

Legalism practices hegemony, while Confucianism practices the kingly way. Confucianism is external and the law is internal.

It is because of this that the merger of Confucianism and Legalism emerged, and the traditional origin of Confucianism and Legalism.

"On the day of the road construction auction, His Majesty had a discussion with the high priest, saying that heaven and earth are cruel, the world is cruel, life is cruel, and the society of the Ming Dynasty, at its core, is like a prairie jungle, where the weak eat the strong, full of blood, and the coldness of human cannibalism.

There is no warmth in the world, so religion is needed to guide people to be kind and to use the cloak of kindness to resolve hostility. To a certain extent, Confucianism is also a religion and can be called Confucianism."

"Legalism is cruel, using cold laws to regulate people's order, and using violence to implement administrative orders to maintain the monarchy. Therefore, it needs a moderate school like Confucianism to neutralize it, so it has the title of Confucianism and Legalism. There is no high level between the two.

But there are two different aspects, one focusing on practical application and the other focusing on spiritual and moral construction.”

Thinking of this, Xu Guangqi will review the current philosophy of governing the country in the Ming Dynasty. Although Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is used today, it is also a type of Confucianism. This concept is not wrong. These two terms understand it, but the Taoism behind it

The meat puzzled him for a while.

The bones are the support and the foundation, the skin is the appearance of the coat and the face, but what about the flesh? Xu Guangqi pinched the flesh on his arm subconsciously, and suddenly realized that the flesh is the lining, benefits and benefits.

Of course, the benefits here are not what businessmen talk about, but... the people, the lives of the people.

Legalism supports the order of people's lives, and Confucianism maintains the appearance and behavioral ethics of people's interactions, so Taoism should seek benefits for people's lives and make them live a happy life.

But how can Taoism make people happy? Cultivation of immortality and alchemy? No, no, no, that's not the case, it should be...

Tao is nature. Thinking of the divisions between natural science and humanities that His Majesty just mentioned, and thinking about the things that have brought about great changes such as cement, gunpowder, perfume, and water power, Xu Guangqi had a vague epiphany. This is what Taoist meat means.

"Actually, it is more appropriate to use Mohism. After all, these things are the strengths of Mohism. However, Mohism has disappeared, so we can only use Taoism. After all, it is also a doctrine close to the natural way."

"It's just that now that Western learning has begun, Taoists are still playing tricks of making alchemy to deceive people. The greatest achievement is just gunpowder. If you want to realize the Taoist philosophy of Confucianism, Skin, Law, Bones, and Flesh, I'm afraid..."

Thinking of this, Xu Guangqi suddenly raised his head and stared at the emperor with his eyes full of regret, giving him the feeling that a hero was born at the wrong time.

"I hate that Your Majesty was born two hundred years too late!" Xu Guangqi sighed regretfully.

If His Majesty had been born two hundred years earlier, just in time to inherit the great lineage of Chengzu, Western learning had not yet begun, and he was just babbling. He was not as mature and organized as he is now. With the concept of Confucianism, law, bone, Taoism and flesh, he would have opened up a new situation, a pure Zhongyuan righteousness.

Who knows how brilliant the civilization developed by Shuo will be when the time comes!

Unfortunately, the time has passed, Taoism is not good enough, and Western learning is spreading eastward. If you want to catch up, you can only learn and practice. Fortunately, it is not too late now, and Chinese physical education and Western application are not bad.

Zhu Youxiao recruited a large number of missionaries and translated Western books, and Xu Guangqi naturally participated in it. After reading countless books, he opened his eyes and realized how big the world is and how rampant the West is now, so he also felt inspired to rise up.

The idea of ​​pursuing directly.

Xu Guangqi's sudden sigh made Zhu Youxiao stunned. What happened just now? Why did this old guy look at me with such a creepy look?

When Xu Guangqi looked at Zhu Youxiao, he felt his anus tighten and his whole body felt cold. He couldn't help but take two steps back and put some distance between the two of them.

"Why is Aiqing like this?" After pulling away, Zhu Youxiao felt better and asked, pretending that nothing happened.

"I am sighing for Your Majesty. Your Majesty was born two hundred years later, which is the loss of Ming Dynasty and the pain of China!"

"Haha!" The corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth twitched, and he smiled softly. Come on, continue wearing the high hat.

However, it disappeared later, not because Xu Guangqi stopped talking, but because Feng Congwu came. As the head of the Hanlin Academy, Feng Congwu has been very proud of himself in recent times. He has driven hundreds of frustrated Hanlin people under him.

After a lot of hard work, the Ming Dynasty’s Criminal Code and the Official Selection Law were promulgated.

Of course, this is not the most proud thing. What really makes him extremely happy is the title of academician. Although this is a rank of the inner government, it is a genuine one. A genuine one. How many genuine ones are there in the entire Ming Dynasty?

The chief minister of the cabinet, the governor, and the order of the internal government.

Moreover, the chief minister of the cabinet is still vacant. It can be said that there are only two or three people who can rival him in status. Although the power is not as powerful, Feng Congwu is not afraid at all. The Hanlin Academy is not under the jurisdiction of the cabinet. It is directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor. Except for the emperor,

No one can control him.

With a flattering smile on his face, Feng Congwu walked in. As soon as he entered the door, he saluted and said, "Feng Congwu, a member of the Hanlin Academy and the president of the Hanlin Academy, comes to see your majesty and wishes my emperor long live, long live!"

"I love you, please be free!" Zhu Youxiao glanced at him and said warmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Feng Congwu got up from the ground.

"Feng Aiqing, I called you here because I want to ask about the compilation of hundreds of classics and how the translation of Western studies is going." Zhu Youxiao said straight to the point.

"This..." Feng Congwu looked troubled, "Your Majesty, the translation of Western learning is now smooth, and 342 books have been translated, but hundreds of classics..."

"This is the result of your time." Feng Congwu hesitated and couldn't explain clearly, and finally took out a book from his arms and presented it to him.

Liu Ruoyu stepped forward, picked up the book, and handed it to the emperor. Zhu Youxiao took it and took a look. He was immediately stunned by the title on the cover. The title was very ordinary, called The Analects of Confucius!

He opened it and looked at it, and was stunned again. The content inside was very concise and refreshing. There were not too many annotations in the whole book. It was all the main text of the Analects. He just used the punctuation marks he invented to mark the sentences and read them separately.

, making it clear at a glance and exceptionally clear.

It stands to reason that this is a very good imprinted book, but Zhu Youxiao's expression is unswerving. The whole book is full of ancient Chinese prose, and it is all about the content of the Analects. There are no annotations at all. It is so clean that no one seems to have read it.

Live the same.

"Feng Congwu, what's going on?" Zhu Youxiao put down his book and asked with a heavy face. It can be seen from the emperor's way of calling him by his first name that he was very angry at the moment.

"Your Majesty!" Feng Congwu swallowed and replied nervously, "I don't know what kind of annotation Your Majesty likes and which annotation you want to take as the orthodox one, so I didn't re-annotate it. I just read it out like this.

People read through and understand.”

"Which one is the basis?" Zhu Youxiao was stunned, "Is the commentary on the Analects of Confucius very..." He didn't say the last few words, and swallowed them back silently.

How many comments are there on The Analects of Confucius?

Many, many, many, not to mention annotations. There are many versions of the Analects of Confucius itself. Historically, there are three volumes of The Analects of Qi, The Analects of Lu, and The Analects of Classical Chinese. The contents of each are different, let alone books with annotations on the Analects.

It can be said that there are countless people in the past dynasties.

To be honest, Zhu Youxiao himself has never read through the Analects at all. The reason why he wants to re-annotate the Analects is also influenced by the traditional habit of annotating the Analects of the Five Classics. In history, anyone who is famous and wants to make changes will

Doing this, to put it bluntly, is just pulling the skin of a tiger, using the traditions of the ancients to show off your correctness.

Zhu Youxiao can change the current land ownership relationship, but he cannot change the tradition and culture of the people of the Ming Dynasty. Confucianism is immortal. Confucianism has been engraved in the bones of the Chinese people and will never disappear or die.

In this case, why not let me reinterpret Confucianism and let him agree with the development trend of future history. Zhu Youxiao has a vision that is 500 years ahead of people of his time. He believes that the Analects and Confucian classics annotated according to his own ideas are at least five hundred years old.

It will not be out of date for a hundred years.

It's just that other people don't know his idea, and Feng Congwu doesn't know it. What's the use of just issuing a re-annotation order? What is the standard?

Therefore, it is not surprising that Feng Congwu turned in a blank in the end.

"I was negligent!" Zhu Youxiao decisively admitted his mistake.

It's just that mistakes are easy to admit, but what should we do next? Do we need to re-learn the Analects by ourselves and then annotate them by ourselves? Don't say that Zhu Youxiao doesn't have this ability. Even if he does, he doesn't intend to do it. There are so many Four Books and Five Classics

Ben, please note that I won’t be able to do anything else.

What's more, if you want to connect Confucianism with natural sciences and some Western theories, develop together, and seek new changes, this is not something that just anyone in the future can do. You must have a certain in-depth understanding of Western philosophy and science.

Only if you have read traditional culture and have in-depth research.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't do it, and few people in the entire Ming Dynasty could do it. Either they only knew traditional theory and didn't understand Western learning or had never read it at all, such as Feng Congwu, or they didn't study traditional theory deeply enough and their level was not high enough.

, such as Li Zhizao.

After much thought, he couldn't think of a suitable candidate. Is there no such suitable person in the entire Ming Dynasty? He scratched his hair in distress.

No, there was actually someone who could. Zhu Youxiao's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he thought of something, he turned his eyes and looked over.

Xu Guangqi!
Chapter completed!