Chapter 245 The Ming Dynasty Version of Renaissance (Please subscribe!)

The war in Yunnan was fierce, and Zhu Kezang, who was in charge of Guangzhou, was not idle either.

He is working on a very new gadget!

It can also be said to be a very old thing - retro Confucianism.

Zhu Kezang intended to transform the old Confucian thought and create a new school of Confucianism - the true Confucian school.

His purpose is very clear, and he is ready to fundamentally change people's thinking.

After all, it’s the new Ming Dynasty, so it’s not okay to keep the same old thinking!

Anyway, Confucianism has always been relatively omnipotent and can change its shape according to the ruler's wishes, so what else is there to say?

In Europa Universalis, Confucianism can be integrated with other religions. Zhu Kezang is still relatively conservative, so he just changes it and brings it back to the past.

In fact, the reason why scholars all over the world pursue Neo-Confucianism is because the imperial examination requires Neo-Confucianism. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the only standard annotations for the imperial examinations were the "Collected Annotations of Zhu Xi" for the Four Books and Five Classics.

Therefore, Neo-Confucianism is of course explicit learning!

As long as Zhu Kezang changed the content of the imperial examination from Neo-Confucianism, it would only take a matter of minutes for Neo-Confucianism to be abandoned by scholars all over the world.

Scholars are so realistic.

Apart from bare walls, doors, windows, tables and chairs, there is nothing left.

The so-called gentleman's uniform is a cloth robe with a cross-collar, a linen kerchief, and a linen belt. It looks very hard and simple!

However, this hard and simple gentleman's uniform looks exactly the same as the Confucius on the portrait of Confucius painted by Wu Daozi.

Zhu Kezang promised that he would send the entire Confucius family of the "Great Qingyan Holy Duke" to meet Confucius underground!

The so-called true Confucianism is the original, original Confucianism of the Han Dynasty who could kill people.

Empress Chen of the Ming Dynasty tied a scarf on Zhu Kezang's head.

There is no decoration in the entire living room, and even the screen originally placed in the lobby has been moved to nowhere.

In addition to this hard and simple "gentleman's uniform", Zhu Ke Zangyou also prepared for himself decorations that were most in line with the aesthetic standards of Confucianism, a Longquan sword, a flintlock gun, and a volume of the Analects of Confucius.

If you have any questions, just ask. Zhu Kezang smiled and said: "True Confucianism is the Confucianism of the Han Dynasty. It is different from the current Confucianism. The current Confucianism only knows how to read, read the classics of saints, word for word, and worship them as gods. But the Confucianism of the Qin and Han Dynasties

Confucianism is about applying what you have learned. A true Confucian disciple must dare to resist the Tatars, and he must not hesitate to hold a sword and a gun in his hand to fight the Tatars who invade our homeland. He must lead the way and not avoid the target. This is the true Confucianism."

"Only those who have a Tao in their hearts, a sword in their hands, and strategies hidden in their belly. Wen can establish doctrines to spread the Tao tradition, and Wu can carry a three-foot sword to defend the Chinese people. This is the true Confucianism, the one who can bear the rise and fall of the world, and can carry out the practice

Confucianism for the great unity of the world!"

If anyone is still not convinced, then hang a grenade on your belt, specially used to convince people with virtue!

"Not bad, not bad!" Zhu Kezang smiled and nodded.

Outside the living room, Zhu Kezang, dressed in the uniform of an upright gentleman, strode forward with his hand on the hilt of his sword, facing Ming Dynasty Prime Minister Chen Yonghua, Minister of War Qiu Hui, Minister of Hubu Yang Ying, Minister of Personnel Hong Lei and others came up.

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Chen Yonghua was thoughtful. He was originally a scholar, but he was also confused about the true Confucianism mentioned by Zhu Kezang, so he asked: "Your Majesty, what is the true Confucianism?"

Entering the drawing room of the Governor's Office in Guangzhou, a group of important ministers of the Ming Dynasty discovered that the luxurious drawing room of the past was now similar to Zhu Kezang's clothes, showing simplicity.

How come their emperor, who is so rich all over the world, dresses like a poor gentleman?

When everyone saw Zhu Kezang dressed like this, they were also confused.

He is wearing a newly customized Zhen Confucian gentleman's uniform.

Concubine Chen could only hold back her smile: "Your Majesty, I have remembered something happy."

It's a pity that Zhu Kezang has only had a beard for a short period of time and it doesn't have the same flavor yet.

Since it was a meeting, Zhu Kezang did not address Chen Yonghua as his father-in-law respectfully, but instead addressed Chen Yonghua according to his official position, "Prime Minister, this is the service of a true Confucian gentleman!"

After the fuss was over, Zhu Kezang said to Concubine Chen, "Concubine, your father is also here today, and I just want to talk to him about something! You can go too!"

Moreover, if Zhu Kezang did this, people all over the world would accept it. After all, he did not overthrow the great Confucius.

After finishing dressing, Concubine Chen smiled and said to Zhu Kezang: "Your Majesty, get up quickly and take a few steps to let me have a look."

"If you don't go, you guys must be discussing political affairs!"

"Yes." Zhu Kezang responded, stood up from the chair, walked a few steps in the room, and finally stood in front of a large bronze mirror, and then stared at himself in the mirror.

Qiu Hui, the most simple-minded Minister of the Ministry of War, thought to himself: Has the Guangzhou Governor's Yamen been thieves? How did it become like a bird!

Others who probably knew what was going on thought secretly: The emperor is causing trouble again!

Zhu Kezang looked at Concubine Chen who couldn't stop laughing, and said angrily: "Concubine, what are you laughing at!"

Inside the Guangzhou Yamen, this is the temporary residence of Zhu Kezang.

In addition, those who serve tea and water in the living room are also hard-working and simple young people.

He changed into gentleman's clothes and trimmed his stubble that he had grown for a while. He was still as handsome as before. When paired with gentleman's clothes, he looked innocent and handsome!

It is hard to imagine that the king of a country wears such a simple "gentleman's uniform".

Seeing this hard and simple style, Prime Minister Chen Yonghua first said: "Your Majesty, what are you doing today? Your clothes are inappropriate, aren't they?"

Concubine Chen on the side also smiled happily. It was the first time she saw Zhu Kezang's outrageous appearance and she couldn't stand it.

Then he knelt down and put on the old cloth shoes for him, and finally handed Zhu Kezang a very simple Longquan sword without any decoration.

Of course, Confucius is Confucius, and the Confucius family is the Confucius family. After the Ming Dynasty's northern expedition to the Central Plains and the recovery of rivers and mountains.

From now on, the image of a "true Confucian" is to kneel on a straw mat, holding a volume of the Analects in his hand, with a Longquan sword in his belt, behind him is an earthen wall without any decoration, and a flintlock gun is leaning against it.

on the earth wall

Generally speaking, it has to be a bearded man, so that he looks very talented.

Zhu Kezang felt that if we want to revive true Confucianism, we must first start with retro clothing.

"For example, Chen Tang of the Han Dynasty was fond of studying when he was young. He was sent as an envoy to the Western Regions. When he saw that the Northern Huns were dominating the Western Regions, they were so arrogant that they even killed the Han envoys. So he immediately ordered all the countries in the Western Regions to recruit the Han officials and soldiers from the border areas to attack and kill the Northern Huns.

Chanyu, this is what he said: "There are barbarians in Touchang Street, Yixian County, to show that those who are thousands of miles away, and those who openly offend the strong Han will be punished no matter how far away."

"Nowadays, those Confucians who shave their heads and change their clothes and are willing to be the lackeys of the Tatars are all pseudo-Confucians and are not worthy of being Confucians!"

Chen Yonghua and others were speechless for a moment. They always thought it was weird, but it made so much sense!

Chen Yonghua probably understood that if Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was a moderate Confucianism, then Zhu Kezang’s school was a radical Confucianism full of martial virtues!

"After we conquer the world, scholars who do not believe in true Confucianism will not be able to serve as officials!"
Chapter completed!