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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 177 The Resurrection of Confucianism

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    ps: Some book friends feel that it is too ink-drawn, and it is very unpleasant to kill a Chen family with so much coziness.  &Some book friends feel that the plot is too rushed and the details of each stratum of the Han Empire are not well depicted.  There were all kinds of requests, and Wu Mei didn't know which one was better, so she just did it according to her own ideas.  Please subscribe, please vote!  At the end of April, there was a burst of heavy rain. The continuous rain caused the Weihe River to swell. Villages along the bank guarded the embankments day and night to prevent the river embankments from suddenly bursting.  The stone roads on the streets of Chang'an City were repeatedly washed away by rain. An awning was set up in front of the four carriages. Two horses ran happily under the awning. The passers-by looked at the carriages with awnings in admiration. It was Pingyang.  The new product from Houfu is priced at 2 silver coins for the hardcover version, which is equivalent to 300 five-baht coins, and 1 silver coin for the ordinary version is equivalent to 150 five-baht coins.  "This awning is good. At least you don't have to get wet when you get out of the carriage. My horses will not be exposed to wind and rain. It's good!" Dou Ying smiled and chatted with the two Confucian scholars in the carriage. The older Confucian scholar moved away  Bamboo Curtain couldn't believe that the city in front of him was called Chang'an. This was a completely unfamiliar city, not the Chang'an city where he had lived for more than ten years. The flowers, trees, houses and streets here were all different.  "What's the credit for Pingyang Hou Cao Shi?" "He built Chang'an City. It's all thanks to one person, so he was promoted to Shaofu." The old Confucian scholar shook his head. He didn't know whether he didn't believe it or couldn't understand it. He was still looking out the window.  The scenery is like a chessboard with neatly arranged buildings, black and red wall paint, exquisite two-story buildings, and many strange buildings that I have never seen before.  It is said that there are public baths, public toilets and biogas pools.  "Why has it changed so much?" The young Confucian scholar was also looking out the window. He didn't know if what he was looking at was the wonderland in his dream.  The prosperity of Chang'an is far different from that of Linzi in Qi State. It is more glorious and grand than Luoyang passing by. On the sidewalks of the roadside, people hurried past with oil-paper umbrellas, their faces filled with happy smiles, and the beauty of life was diluted.  Troubles caused by rain.  "Why?" Everyone who arrives in Chang'an for the first time will have similar questions, as they are all members of the Han Empire.  Why does the life in Chang'an City seem to be higher than other cities, whether it is Linzi, Luoyang, Pengcheng or Chengdu, the vast city walls.  The quaint city walls and rustic interiors are their main colors. What idler would bother to paint the interior walls is something wrong.  ¡°Perhaps there is a group of flawed rich people in Chang¡¯an City, or perhaps the young man, Cao Shi, is a flawed bureaucrat who is willing to spend money to build a super city for his own political achievements.  It is said that during the Daxing of corvee labor, the peasants were provided with three meals a day.  Eating fat pork and drinking fresh fish soup was a waste of food. There must be something wrong with Cao Shi, the young master.  Dou Ying personally drove to the outside of Chang'an to greet them. The two were the main members sent by the Confucianists to assist him after being convinced. The old Confucian scholar was named Yuan Gusheng, and the young Confucian scholar was named Kong Wu.  Yuan Gusheng asked: "I heard that Dong Zhongshu of Guangchuan came to the capital earlier. I wonder where he went? Could it be Kong Anguo's place." Dong Zhongshu of Guangchuan County!  One of the three major schools of Gongyang School, two close friends, Gongyang Shou and Hu Wusheng, are of high status.  The previous time he held a lecture in Chang'an City and attracted thousands of people. If Kong Anguo hadn't blindly acted and destroyed the hard work of the two old gentlemen on his own, Confucianism might have once again taken root in Chang'an City.  , gather strength to make a difference.  It's a pity that Kong Anguo is incompetent and has no ambition to embrace the world. He can't do great things with nothing. A big defeat almost uprooted the power of Confucianism in the court. If Dou Ying and Kong Anguo didn't get along well, they would never have done anything.  Without too much contact, I'm afraid he didn't even have the chance to stay idle in Chang'an and wait for his reinstatement as a great farmer. He followed the defeated Confucian scholars out of Chang'an early and went to become a landowner in a feudal country.  Dong Zhongshutian is one of the three great masters of the Gongyang School, and he is also the youngest Confucian among the three. He is a well-known figure in Qi Confucianism. His reputation is no worse than that of Yuan Gusheng, who has been a doctor in the capital for more than ten years.  There are more than 3,000 apprentices under his sect, and they have great influence in the territory of Qi State. Many of the state ministers, internal history, and captains of Qi State have written letters with him. If he intends to become an official in Qi State, he can easily enter the Linzi Palace to stay with him.  Around the King of Qi.  Everyone has ambitions, and the greater the ability, the higher the ambitions. Ordinary Confucian scholars might break their heads just to enter the Linzi Palace when encountering such a precious opportunity. Dong Zhongshu would not do that.  He is a famous scholar who has been famous for a long time. He could have taken refuge with the King of Qi ten years earlier. A sudden rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu almost destroyed the Qi State. The Qi King Liu General who rebelled and rebelled was defeated and committed suicide. At that time, more than 70 cities  The Guandong overlord has shrunk significantly, and Dong Zhongshu no longer hesitates.  There is only one goal, to enter Chang'an City and serve the emperor.  ? inside the carriageEveryone knows that Dong Zhongshu lives in this huge city, but they don't know whether his life is good or bad.  Dou Ying raised his eyebrows and then shook his head and smiled: "I don't know where Dong Sheng lives now. When my servant went to Qi State to deliver a letter to Dong Sheng, he realized that Dong Sheng had already set off for Chang'an City. He passed by him without knowing it.  What a pity! " "Dong Sheng is a strange man! He has amazing talents and great ambitions. He has long been interested in helping the Han family and the country. I had many contacts with him in Linzi Palace. Although we learned different schools of thought, I still admire his talents.  And moral character." Yuan Gusheng held his goatee and talked.  In terms of age, he is fifteen years older than Dong Zhongshu. According to the custom of marrying and having children at the age of fifteen in the Han Dynasty, it is not an exaggeration for him to be Dong Zhongshu's elder. This is because he and the other two Gongyang School are close friends. Gongyang Shou  He was over sixty (203 BC) and Hu Wusheng was close to sixty (199 BC). Although Dong Zhongshu and Hu Wusheng were half-teachers and half-friends, they were equals after all.  It was not convenient for Yuan Gusheng to call Dong Zhongshu a junior rashly. He just commented on Dong Zhongshu lightly like an old man. No one would say that he was disrespectful to the elders by bullying the younger ones. Yuan Gusheng's academic status and reputation had long been there.  It is appropriate to educate Dong Zhongshu.  Kong Wu didn¡¯t say a word, and Dou Ying was not alone in the carriage.  Or maybe Yuan Gusheng is his elder, and he should not make fun of them when talking to them.  Kong Wu was always the best in honor and etiquette, and his younger brother Kong Anguo could never catch up with him. Therefore, Kong Anguo was not favored at home and was sent to Chang'an City early to live with his elder brother, Liaohou Kong Zang.  After a long while, the two old men stopped talking, and then he asked: "Excuse me, Marquis Wei Qi, where is my useless brother now?" "Dr. Kong has been unable to gain a foothold in the court since that time, and has resigned from his post.  I heard that he was in the residence of Kong Zang, the Marquis of Liao. He enjoyed studying poetry and calligraphy every day." Dou Ying felt a little regretful, but he could not persuade the impulsive Kong Anguo.  This kid wrote dozens of letters to his classmates and friends, and more than a dozen letters to elders he looked up to, hoping to lend some strength to return to the court.  It would be best to overthrow the young master Cao Shi together.  Let Confucianism regain its right to speak, but everything he did was in vain.  What happened at the beginning of the month shocked the world. Longlihou Chen Xiu, Tangyi Hou Shizi Chen Jixu were killed, Tangyi Hou Chen Wu was deposed, Prime Minister Wei Wan, Yushi Dafu Zhibuyi, Tingwei Niu Da,  Many ministers such as Lang Zhong Ling He, Da Nong Ling Hui, Lord Du Weinu, etc. either resigned voluntarily or were dismissed from their posts. The mainstay of Huang Lao School was wiped out. The Empress Dowager Dou Yifang was seriously ill in bed and could not govern.  Such severe damage almost killed the Huang Lao School.  You should know that the Huang-Lao School has been in a stable position for decades.  It is inseparable from the strong support of the empress dowagers of the past dynasties. From the time of Empress Lu Fei, the imperial court insisted on Huang Lao Wuwei governing the country. Empress Dowager Bo brought the young Emperor Wen of Han to Chang'an. Her first decree was to make her daughter-in-law Dou Yifang the empress.  The second edict emphasized that Huang Lao's inaction was a national policy, and no one was allowed to have other ideas.  At first, many people tried to trick Emperor Wen of Han into changing national policies, but they were all easily blocked by Empress Dowager Bo. Jia Yi was successfully driven out of Chang'an City because of the firm advice of important ministers such as Guan Ying and Feng Jing. On the one hand, Empress Dowager Bo didn't like empty talk.  On the one hand, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty knew his mother's preferences, so when he secretly summoned Jia Yi, he didn't even dare to ask about national policies. He could only talk about the etiquette of ghosts and gods.  When Dou Yifang became the queen mother, she almost single-handedly suppressed Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and resolutely refused to allow her son to use the Legalist method of punishing people to govern the country. Dou Yifang's background was not ordinary. She was the queen of the Han Dynasty, Lu Pheasant.  The maids who were carefully selected and trained have profound Lu style in every word and deed. The death of Empress Lu and the fall of the Lu family really stimulated her greatly, so that she never dared to fall out with the instigator, the princes, for the rest of her life.  But when it comes to insisting on Huang Lao's school of thought, Dou Yifang is no better than her former master, Empress Lu Pheasant, and her mother-in-law, Empress Dowager Bo, is not even the slightest bit worse. She resolutely defends Huang Lao Wuwei's national policy of governing the country. That person must not be taken lightly if he dares to do anything.  Rao, it was only with the persistence of three generations of empress dowagers that the Huang-Lao school dared to rule aggressively and never worried about Confucianism turning the world upside down.  " Otherwise, with the ability of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, he could destroy the princes with one hand, and he could also crush the Huang Lao School to death with one hand.  Cao Shi did it and kicked away the Huang Lao school that blocked his way. Although he also belonged to an emerging force of the Huang Lao branch, the national policy he upheld was not as Huang Lao Wuwei. Perhaps the grassroots families would continue  The framework of Huang Lao Wuwei is maintained, but when it comes to the level of the Sangong and Jiuqing ruling the empire, there is not much that Huang Lao Wuwei can do.  His strength exceeded everyone's expectations. His actions created a new power gap, which was immediately occupied by the faction of princes and relatives and loyal ministers who were pro-emperor.  How many people beat their chests and sighed when they heard the news. In Confucianism, there are many popular stories about one Buddha being born and two Buddhas ascending to heaven. What a great opportunity this is, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, two thousand stone high.As long as an official stays in the court, he has a chance to be among the dozens of people with the highest authority, but there is no such person among the major factions of pure Confucianism.  Wang Zang and Zhao Wan, who had the best chance, were completely defeated. They were kicked out of the court and could never be hired. This was the end of their good political careers. They were the prince's young masters, who had a rank of two thousand shi. If they went a little further, they would become a real two thousand.  It is easy to determine the inner history of Shi. If you are lucky, you may cross several thresholds in one step and become the top minister among dozens of candidates.  The Confucians' intestines turned green with regret, but they had no way to resist. Those who originally wanted to help Kong Anguo had nothing to do. Only weirdos with water in their heads would support him. A fool could also see that something was wrong. Cao Shi's status was at its peak, and his personal status was at its peak.  Prestige was established by defeating the Three Gongs and Nine Qings.  Cao Shi was already invincible in the world.  Dou Ying is helpless. He is not a pure Confucian and cannot get the support of a pure Confucian faction. His academic influence will always be so high, even if he was once a general.  Even if he is a member of the Dou family, even if he is the Crown Prince and Tutor and receives a real salary of two thousand stones, for the arrogant pure Confucian.  The so-called high-ranking officials and generous salaries are not worth mentioning. They have only one idea when they come to the emperor. ? ? Develop your talents and govern the country to bring peace to the world.  Pure Confucianism seeks fame and fortune, but wealth and wealth are not important. Therefore, in the eyes of Confucians, fame and wealth are ranked differently. Salaries distributed by the court are placed at the bottom, and benefits to others and oneself are ranked second to last.  Confucianism attaches great importance to reputation. They believe that Confucianism should be better than Taoism, and it is actually the highest theory among all schools of thought.  As a national treasure that should be worshiped, Confucius should be granted the status of a saint comparable to the Duke of Zhou.  The last and highest thing is merit, merit in governing the country, merit in assisting the country, and merit in reviving the country. The limit of so-called reputation is nothing more than great merit.  Literary Saint Zhou Gong.  Martial Saint Lu Shang (Jiang Ziya), their reputations are as great as mountains and seas. They are nothing more than the great achievements in founding, assisting and governing the country. They are two super meritorious deeds that opened the 800 years of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They are worthy of their reputation in the Great Zhou Dynasty.  gods, and the shrines that worship them are equivalent to temples.  But things are different now.  Because of Kong Anguo's arrogance and stupidity, Confucianism suffered a major blow, and even the Kong family, which had always been law-abiding, was also affected.  Cao Shi was not a true gentleman with a broad mind. Under his order, the Kong family was forced to leave the ancestral home where Shi lived.  They went to Handan of Zhao State to live temporarily, but the Kong family was not willing to be implicated. They still wanted to return to their ancestral home in Lu State, where they had their roots.  Therefore, the best successor, known as the perfect Confucian scholar, the leader of the new generation of Confucian scholars, the young man with countless glorious titles and shouldering the ardent expectations of countless people, Kong Wu, the eldest son of the Kong family, left Handan  Arrive at Chang'an City.  Suddenly Kong Wu propped up his legs, stood up and bowed his head: "I was shocked to hear that my brother recklessly said something that I shouldn't have said. I have offended the Da Nong Order. I apologize to the Da Nong Order on my behalf." "Da Nong Order."  "You don't have to worry, Kong Wu is the most knowledgeable young man in the Kong family, and his father is a rare open-minded man, who is much easier to talk to than the stubborn ones in the Kong family," Yuan Gusheng said with a smile.  Dou Ying felt relieved and said with a gentle smile: "Sheng Kong, there is no need to be polite. I have no personal grudges with Kong Anguo. It was just a dispute over different ideas. There is no need to mention the matter anymore." "My Kong family also  I have long been interested in learning the art of miscellaneous studies. My father sent me to learn miscellaneous studies from Da Nong Ling. " "Kong Sheng, are you kidding me?" "I never tell lies." Dou Ying was shocked.  Xue is the general term for all books other than Confucianism. Confucian scholars have a contempt for other schools of thought. Therefore, whether it is Huang Laowuwei's Taoism, Shen Han's domineering Legalism, Mohism's love for all but non-attack, or the famous masters who are white horses but not horses, they conquer cities and territories.  Military strategists and other schools of thought all belong to miscellaneous studies.  Another more neutral term is Zhu Jia theory. Its original meaning is far inferior to Confucianism. In the eyes of arrogant pure Confucianism, Mencius and Xunzi also belong to Zhu Jia, and cannot be ranked among Confucius and Zeng Zi's Confucians.  within sorting.  Dou Ying didn't quite understand what Kong Wu meant. Pure Confucians are proud and filled with a sense of superiority. They are so superior that they discriminate against all compatriots other than their own, thinking that what they say is the real way to govern the country. Others said  It's just useless words in daily communication and nonsense nonsense.  The Confucian family is the proudest among pure Confucianism. They have the noblest blood, which is the spirit passed down from Confucius. In order to carry forward Confucius's teachings, they support and finance poor students from all over the world at all costs. Therefore, the Confucian family has always had a good reputation.  The Kong family, which was not very wealthy and was driven out of Handan City to split up and buy property, was even worse than before.  With the pride of the Kong family, even if the prime minister came to invite him in person, it would be difficult to convince the head of the Kong family to leave his hometown and serve as an official. Only the emperor could afford to invite him, but the current situation has deteriorated to the point where it is impossible.It was enough for the Kong family to live a normal life. The head of the Kong family was also a very independent and decisive person, and he quickly made up his mind to let Kong Wu go out for a walk.  Dou Ying started to think about the possibility and immediately thought that perhaps the Kong family was no longer willing to remain silent, so he smiled and said: "I originally thought that the Kong family just sent Kong Sheng out to understand the situation, and walked around Chang'an City before returning to Handan.  " Kong Wu shook his head.  "In order to adapt to this new era, our Kong family must make some changes. I heard that Shaofu Cao Shi once said, natural selection, survival of the fittest, and survival of the fittest. I don't agree with most of his views, but  This sentence is very reasonable. Only by adapting to the times can we survive better. "Survival of the fittest.  Yuan Gusheng chewed the four words slowly with his eyes closed. After a long time, he shook his head. He never expected that the successor of the Kong family would be a Confucian reformist. He always thought that the Kong family had square heads and were so conservative and traditional.  The aristocratic family couldn't help but make changes. Perhaps the crisis in the Kong family had become unbearable, otherwise the die-hard Kong family would never have agreed to let their eldest son Kong Wu study miscellaneous studies.  "Well, I hope you will be interested in foreign Confucianism and internal law" Dou Ying agreed without being stunned. He was not stupid. How could he not see the meaning of the Kong family? Maybe this is a new way of win-win.  It was a good opportunity for him, the Confucian family and even the entire Confucian school. The Confucian family was betting on Dou Ying's fortune and future. Why did Dou Ying not need a big help to support him? The Confucian family would endorse it and then invite Confucian scholars to join the family as disciples.  It's much easier.  The heavy rain stopped, and a strong wind of level 6 blew from the southeast. The strong wind blew the clothes of the young girls and young wives on the road fluttering. Many women's beautiful printed skirts were blown up, revealing the two slender calves.  Kong Wu happened to turn his head to take a look at the colorful stockings. He blushed and quickly turned away and put down the curtain, silently chanting: "See no evil, see no evil" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature for better and updated novels.  Faster!?¡­
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