Chapter 110 Confucianism? Take it!
The Luo Palace, which had not been repaired for many years, looked a bit shabby and dilapidated. Walking around the corridor, the gauze curtains also looked a bit worn.
The desolation here is because the royal family of Luo State is now somewhat poor. Five years of war have killed a large number of royal family members and a large amount of royal funds have been invested in supporting the families of the deceased.
The full-time scholars in the Luo National Academy also need support from the government. Wisdom is priceless, and the government is willing to pay this money.
The palace was filled with the smell of incense. Luo Chang rubbed his eyes and put down the bamboo slips in his hand, which were covered with densely packed names.
Since he ascended the throne of Marquis of Luo, he has been sitting in the palace almost every day. Now there are not many things in Luo State that require him to worry about.
The most important one is the Luo National Academy. Now the person in charge of all matters of the Luo National Academy is his uncle Luo You.
After Luo Ci died on the battlefield, Luo felt guilty for not being able to protect his nephew. As soon as the war ended, he took off his armor and returned to the countryside. Every day, he taught the children of the royal family and people who died for the country in Luo State, and taught them to read and write.
Finally, it was Luo Chang who called Luo back, "Brother, when he was alive, he loved to debate with scholars in the academy. Uncle, please keep an eye on the academy for brother."
Luo You naturally recorded the fierce debate between Confucian and Legalist scholars in the Luo State Academy. Even the list of students who wanted to leave the academy and serve the Wei State appeared in Luo You's hands.
This is why he came to find Luo Chang.
"Your Majesty, these scholars who are going to serve the State of Wei are all talented people in the academy. They are all military strategists, hegemonic legalists, and scholars who practice the art of diplomacy. There is not a single Confucian scholar. It seems that the Confucian scholars have a lot of opinions about the Marquis of Wei.
The scholars on these lists are all the best in the academy. If they are employed by the State of Wei and given important positions, they will surely help prosper the State of Wei!
If other countries did not follow suit, I am afraid that Wei Houqing, a shameless villain, would really become the world's number one overlord."
Luo You's tone was very affirmative, but also carried a hint of coldness. No one knew better than the Luo royal family how powerful the Legalist tyranny was. It really was able to make a second-rate country strong in just a dozen years.
At the same time, no one hates the art of tyranny more than Luo Guo, because Luo Guo now has a copy of the art of tyranny written by his ancestor Ming Gong, which is a method of pushing harsh laws and severe punishments to the extreme.
The Legalists advocated reforms to strengthen the country, which was correct. Although the State of Luo followed the kingly way, it had also been slightly adjusting the country's system. However, the Legalists, who took a hegemonic approach, were more appropriately described as penalists.
Now among the nations there is still a distinction between the people, the barbarians, and the slaves, and the people still have some rights. But when the art of punishment is used to the extreme, everyone in a country, except the monarch, will be a slave.
Luo Chang said with a serious face: "Hegemony will prevail in the world, and any country that uses the art of punishment to reform its laws will surely become powerful.
Whoever becomes more thorough will become more powerful.
Of course, this kind of tyranny is doomed to destruction, so the Luo family cannot be contaminated by it and must stick to the path of kingly way.
The Luo State is now doing nothing in politics, and on the surface its influence on the other states seems to have declined a lot.
But the sun will set, nations will perish, all regimes will disappear, and only ideas will last forever.
When tyranny disappears, the kingly way will prevail in the world. This time may be two hundred years, or perhaps five hundred years.
Before that, as long as the Luo family can obtain the right to interpret the kingly way, they will be invincible in the world in the future.
Five hundred years, with the blessing of the Su Wang Patriarch, the Luo family will have no problem surviving until then, so we must start preparing now."
It has always been the Luo family's practice to prepare for the future in advance, but Luo Chang wants the kingly way, which makes Luo very confused.
He asked directly: "Your Majesty, there are many talented people in the world. Although the children of the royal family are smart, not every generation can produce wise men.
If a saint like Laozi and Confucius appeared in the past and became a saint on the spot, the right to interpret the classics would definitely be transferred. "
Thoughts are the most difficult things to control, because smart people will think, and imperfect theories will be full of loopholes in front of those geniuses.
Once a theory is completely refuted, it is a matter of life and death for a school of thought. In most cases, there is no chance for a failed school of thought to recover, and it will take at least a hundred years to rise again.
Moreover, Luo has always been a collector of ideas, but now he has to export his ideas. This role change is a very risky attempt.
Luo Chang was of course aware of Luo You's worries, and explained: "Uncle, if the kingly way written by our ancestor Ming Gong, the way of benevolence and righteousness advocated by Confucian scholars, and the way of being a king that the Luo royal family has practiced for more than 700 years can be integrated, what kind of grand scene would it be?
You tell me, is there any monarch who would not like that scene?
Is there any monarch who does not want his dynasty to be as glorious as that? "
Luo laughed loudly again and said, “My Lord, this magnificent scene is only the fantasy of those kings after all, because they are not saints, so they can’t do it.
They can’t even follow the kingly way that Luo State is promoting, let alone what is recorded in the classics…”
As he was speaking, he suddenly stopped, frowned, and thought carefully about Luo Chang's words.
Then he suddenly realized and said excitedly: "Sir, you want to equate the universal peace envisioned by the kingly way with the rule of Luo State. You want Luo State to become the paradise envisioned by future generations, the ultimate pursuit of the kingly way."
Luo Chang smiled and said, "Yes!"
This is the biggest advantage of Luo State. Once under the rule of the Luo family, there really was a prosperous country.
His monarch and his people love each other, and his people are willing to go through fire and water for their monarch.
The officials loved each other, there was no killing, no fratricide.
There is always loyalty and trust between the monarch and his subjects.
Which monarch would not want such a country?
Which scholar who follows the kingly way does not want to establish such a country?
At that time, is there anyone who can understand better than Luo?
The history book in the Sumeru mustard seed was taken out and thrown at his face, allowing him to take a good look at what the Luo Kingdom was like in the past.
The more Luo thought about it, the more excited he became, and he quickly asked: "Since we want to create a paradise of kingly way, then the two most important points are: first, the kingly way must flourish, and second, the Luo family must occupy a righteous position in the kingly way.
My Lord, what are you going to do? Please tell me, I will do my best to complete this matter.
"Uncle, it's not just you. The sons of the royal family are not allowed to serve in the country now. Except for the sons with military talent who are trained to be brave warriors, everyone else has to do this.
The Kingly Way was proposed by our ancestor Su Wang. "The Kingly Way", "The Kingly System" and "The Rites of Zhou" are all ancient books that have been passed down to this day. All ideas of the Kingly Way come from here.
After our ancestor Ming Gong wrote "Luo Yu", "Luo Gong Chun Qiu" was developed and promoted until Confucius came into the world. He expounded on the kingly way of Su Wang and Ming Gong, and then proposed the definition of benevolence, and also continued to write "Luo Gong Chun Qiu".
The most important thing is that there are too many virtuous people among his disciples. These people spread Confucianism and continued to develop it. The fact that five to six out of ten people in the Luo State Academy are Confucian scholars is a clear proof of this.
So what we need to do now is to grasp the source of Confucianism in our own hands and make it clear that Su Wang holds the highest status in the Confucian tradition! "
Ever since the appearance of Confucius, the royal family of Luo State has always paid attention to him, and successive Luo Hous have believed that Confucius' teachings are the most popular in the world.
Because Confucius believed that although the world was in chaos and there was nothing wrong with reforming and strengthening the country, the world ultimately needed stability, so the implementation of policies must not be extreme. It was necessary to end the chaos while also being able to quickly transition to order.
Unfortunately, the monarchs of various countries only wanted to end the chaos and become the overlord of the world, unifying the world, and never thought about what would happen after the unification, so they encountered countless failures.
Luo You naturally knew the importance of Confucianism, but he felt that Luo Chang's idea was a little inappropriate.
“Your Majesty, are you going to include our ancestor Su Wang among the Confucian saints?
How is this possible?
Although Confucianism is a doctrine that can be passed down for thousands of years, Su Wang is the most supreme and holy, and he is a person in heaven.
How can the human tradition accommodate the greatness of the Su Wang?"
Luo Chang waved his hand and smiled, "Uncle, you worry too much. The Su Wang is the source of all laws, the head of all families, the saint among saints, and the source of all principles between heaven and earth. Of course, he will not just be a Confucian sage.
The one who truly deserves to be a Confucian sage is our ancestor Minggong. Just as our ancestor Yigong is worshipped by all the wise men in the world, our ancestor Minggong should be worshipped by Confucian disciples all over the world.
Daotong Suwang is first, Minggong is second, and Confucius is third. Then the wise men from Minggong’s time to Confucius’ time and the best among Confucius’ disciples will be selected as Confucian sages and compiled into Confucian classics to be passed down to future generations.
Ancestor Minggong? That's quite appropriate!
During his lifetime, Confucius respected Ming Gong very much. He wrote "Collected Notes on Luogong Chunqiu" and also wrote the second half of "Luogong Chunqiu". These are things that only a disciple would do. Confucius can be regarded as the successor of Ming Gong's tradition.
Luo couldn't help but admire again: "Your Majesty, your idea is really wonderful.
There were already countless members of royal families among the Confucian disciples, and many of them believed that Confucianism originated from Luo's kingly way. Therefore, not many people could refuse this proposal.
Moreover, among the countries in the world today, the situation of Confucianism is already not good. This is the world of the Legalists and the Diplomats, and the chessboard of the Military Strategists. Confucianism can only seek shelter in Luo State.
There’s never been a better time than now.”
Confucianism is so out of date that it would naturally come to the fore when faced with the olive branch extended by the State of Luo.
Those who are unwilling will be directly abandoned in the face of the surging trend.
Luo Chang pushed the bamboo slips on the table in front of Luo You, "Uncle, these are the disciples of Confucius that I have designated, and they can be included in the classics as Confucian sages.
Please gather the current leaders of Confucianism and inform them of this matter. The arrangement of Confucian sages still requires their efforts."
Confucius, a great man
(End of this chapter)
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