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43 Chapter 43-inscription _1
“It was only then that a scholar from Yun Lu Academy took over the position of the cabinet’s first assistant. He did not continue to adhere to the ideals of the seniors and resolutely threw himself under the command of the benevolence sect. The heated battle for the foundation of the country had finally ended.
“Because of this matter, Yun Lu Academy was detested by the benevolence sect. He realized that the existence of Yun Lu Academy wasn’t beneficial to the rule of the Imperial power. At this time, Cheng Hui proposed to set up the Imperial College and let the court cultivate its own talents.”
and the decline of the scholarly faction also began from here.
This was the origin of the conflict between Yun Lu Academy and the Directorate regarding the Orthodox Confucians.
The Imperial College was. National University while Yun Lu Academy was. private one. How could. private one beat. National University. Xu Qi ‘an suddenly realized.
After Xu niannian finished speaking, he asked in a testing tone, ” what do you think. big brother … Well, I’m referring to the competition for the national capital. It has nothing to do with academia.”
Did he think that a bumpkin like big brother wouldn’t be able to answer academic questions? “On the surface, it’s a fight for the country’s Foundation, but in reality, it’s a fight for power,” Xu Qian said with a smile.
“If a scholar wants to fulfill his ambitions, he must hold great power, and the power of a country is fixed. When you hold more power, others will lose their power. The highest realm of factional disputes is to make an Emperor a figurehead, to become an uncrowned Emperor.”
Xu niannian was just casually testing her, but when he heard this, his expression changed.
“What? did I say something wrong?” Xu Qi ‘an gave him a sideways glance.
That’s right, but you can’t say that … Xu niannian took a deep breath and continued.
Xu Qi ‘an nodded,”no matter how powerful the dragon-slaying technique of the Confucians is, the Imperial power is still stronger.” After learning the arts, they would be sold to the emperor’s family. This sentence explained everything. Since ancient times, no matter if they are corrupt or virtuous, as long as they are powerful officials, they will not have a good ending.”
Controlling the court was only temporary, and in the end, it would all be settled, because officials would always be officials. When Xu Qi ‘an was reading history in his previous life, there were too many uncrowned emperors. Which one of them had a good ending?
Cao aman didn’t count, but the chaotic times when the Imperial power collapsed was another matter.
Xu niannian asked anxiously, “”Is there any way to break it?”
The Academy would not teach him what his big brother had told him.
“There’s no solution!” Xu Qi ‘an shook his head and sighed. “The court is like a battlefield. Party disputes are fun for a moment, but the whole family is cremated.”
His words were strange, but his eyes seemed to be brewing a thousand years of history. Looking at her eyes, Xu niannian was stunned.
“But big brother has another idea.” Xu Qi ‘an changed the topic.
“Big brother, please speak.”
Qian Daru’s deeds are a living example. When you can influence the fate of a country, you will go from a scholar attached to the Imperial power to a strong person who can sit on equal footing with the Imperial power.
Xu niannian’s eyes lit up, and a look of joy appeared on his face. Then, he heard Xu Qi ‘an say leisurely, “”Erlang is very intelligent, and you can be taught.”
“…..”Xu Erlang then realized that he was the one testing him …
Xu Qi ‘an didn’t continue speaking as he pondered over a question in his heart. Even though Yun Lu Academy’s future in the officialdom had been cut off, it was still a Holy Land that controlled the Confucian cultivation system.
He would only end his official career.
Although Xu Xinian didn’t say whether it was the Academy’s official career or the entire Confucian system that was weakening, Xu Qi ‘an felt it was the latter.
This was because he had recalled what Xu Erlang had said by the waterfall:In the past 200 years, the highest rank the scholarly faction had ever reached was the third stage.
Was it because after the third stage, the scholarly system had to enter the field and become an official? Or did it involve the luck of the scholarly faction?
“Then what is the meaning of this monument? Why is it standing here?” He asked.
Xu niannian stared at the words on the stele with a complicated expression. He sighed and said, “”This is the follow-up to the struggle for the right path in the Confucian school, or rather, a part of it.”
“That ya Sheng Cheng was extremely talented. After he established the Directorate, he knew that if he wanted to surpass the Yun Lu Academy, he had to have his own education system. Otherwise, the students of the Directorate would still be students of the Yunlu Institute.
“Thus, he devoted himself to studying the classics of the Saints, re-annotated them, and integrated them with his own thoughts. After 13 years, we’ve finally established an education system that has surpassed our teachers.”
“Using justice to destroy human desires?” Xu Qi ‘an’s heart moved.
Xu Erlang nodded. After the conversation just now, he was willing to explain academic problems to his rough cousin. He said, ”
ya-Sheng Cheng believes that everything in the world follows a certain law, and this law is called ‘reason’. Reason is the most essential thing in the world, and it is also the most correct thing.
“Everything depends on reason and only then can it flourish. However, in the chaos of the world, people will lose themselves and lose their sense of reason.”
“Is that why you want to eliminate human desires with the heavenly justice?” Xu Qi ‘an said.
The outline of the Directorate’s school of thought was to eliminate human desires with justice. Xu Qi ‘an was waiting for Xu niannian’s explanation on how to do it.
Xu niannian continued, ” ya-Sheng Cheng has made a set of rules for the Saints. If scholars follow these rules, they will not make mistakes. They are correct and in line with the laws of heaven and earth.
“This set of rules has elevated loyalty, filial piety, integrity, and righteousness to the level of heavenly justice.”
Xu niannian sneered. if the king wants the subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die.If the Father wanted the son to die, the son had to die, sacrificing his life for the greater good;In order to preserve my integrity, I must die.”
Xu Qi ‘an listened in silence. Suddenly, he asked, “”Then what do you think, is this right or wrong?”
Xu niannian was stunned. He looked at his cousin in a daze. He opened his mouth to speak, but a mysterious force was stuck in his throat, making him unable to speak.
Xu Qi ‘an understood that this power was called ” thought imprisonment.
“That’s why there’s this tablet?” Xu Qi ‘an turned his gaze back to the inscription.
“Yes.” Xu Erlang nodded his head,”the battle between Yun Lu Academy and the Directorate is a battle of learning and ideals.” However, this monument has stood in the quasi-Saint Academy for two hundred years and has never fallen. As long as it doesn’t fall, the Yun Lu Academy will never be able to win against the Directorate.”
the Dean has been sitting in the Academy for more than ten years. He has exhausted all his knowledge and tried to refute the things recorded on the stele. He tried to create a more mature and correct idea, but he failed.
because it represents the truth and correctness. Xu Qi ‘an said.
“Yes.” Xu niannian sighed. it’s not just the Dean. In fact, all the great Confucians and teachers of the Academy have been competing with this stele. No one has succeeded. How can the thoughts of a quasi-Saint be refuted by ordinary people?”
that blank tablet at the side … Xu Qian had a guess in his heart.
it was set up by the Dean, but he has never put a brush on it for more than ten years. Xu nianxin pointed at the table beside the empty stone tablet and said, ”
“Later on, some students and great Confucians tried to inscribe words on the stone tablet to compete with Cheng ya Sheng’s, but they would be erased the next day. However, the pen and inkstone on the table were left behind. Perhaps the hospital director also has a trace of expectation.”
“Because of this, whenever the students have a sudden idea and feel that they are outstanding, they will come here to inscribe. It’s a pity that the person the principal was looking forward to never appeared.”
I once thought that I could, and I also inscribed words on the stone tablet … Xu niannian didn’t continue. Obviously, he didn’t want to tell his cousin about his frivolity in the past to avoid another social death.
To repay the king’s kindness with justice, and to be famous for generations to come … Xu Qi ‘an was silent for a moment before he said in a deep voice, ”
“Farewell. Big brother asks you, is the king more important or is the world more important?”
of course, ” Xu niannian replied without hesitation. it’s the people of the world.
“Then why do you study?” Xu Qi ‘an asked again.
Xu niannian subconsciously said,”be loyal to the Emperor and serve the country …”
After he finished speaking, he was stunned.
Xu Qi ‘an didn’t care and continued to ask, “”Is it really a scholar’s lifelong pursuit to leave their name in history?”
Xu niannian didn’t answer. His silence explained everything.
The actions of the two great Confucians of Yun Lu Academy in order to freeload poems explained everything.
Xu Qi ‘an sighed.
If the monarch wanted the subject to die, the subject had to die. Why?
If the Father wanted the son to die, the son had to die. Why?
Can’t there be more human rights in this dog shit society? Xu Qi ‘an laughed. I’m not a scholar, but I want to write something. I want you to bid farewell to the past and help me grind it.
Xu niannian frowned.
Xu Qi ‘an said, ” the brush and ink are here anyway. Aren’t they for people to write? if big brother doesn’t write well, someone will naturally erase it tomorrow.
After Xu niannian heard this, he went to grind the ink. After a while, he stood in front of the monument with a brush and asked, “”Big brother, what do you want to write?”
“I’m going to write it myself this time.” Xu Qi ‘an snatched the brush from him and stared at the blank stone tablet.
The face of the stall owner who was having breakfast this morning suddenly appeared in his mind. He was clearly in pain, but he didn’t dare to ask for money. He was as pitiful as a dog.
The problem of minor officials in the Dafeng dynasty had been a problem for a long time. The hall was full of beasts and birds who claimed to be loyal to the monarch and loved the country, but they had never cast a pitiful look at the people at the bottom.
He thought of Zhou Li’s arrogant and domineering attitude when he galloped his horse on the street. He thought of the records in the capital’s Yamen about running amuck without fear.
The existence of extraordinary martial strength made the disadvantages of feudal dynasties more and more incisive.It also made the people at the bottom of the society not even have the courage to rise up and resist.
In his previous life, he had at least heard of a few vigorous peasant uprisings. However, in this world, peasant uprisings were quickly extinguished before they even had the chance to take shape.
Xu Qi ‘an took a deep breath and exhaled heavily. He picked up his pen and wrote, ”
“For the sake of the heavens and earth, for the sake of the people, for the sake of inheriting the Supreme Arts, for the sake of peace for the world!”
Xu Qi ‘an felt refreshed after he finished writing. He threw the pen away and said loudly, “”Bidding farewell to the past, this is what a scholar should do.”
BOOM!
It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck Xu cijiu’s mind, splitting apart his chaotic spiritual consciousness and severing the shackles of his soul.
He looked at his cousin in a daze. He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Xu Erlang seemed to have seen a dense purple cloud flash above his cousin’s head.
Kachaa!
The stone tablet on the side suddenly made a cracking sound, and a huge crack appeared from top to bottom.
The two brothers were shocked. Before they could react, the entire quasi-Saint Academy started to shake. The dust on the dome started to fall, and the candlesticks toppled over.
The quasi-saint statue gave off a burst of clear air, breaking through the White clouds on the top of the mountain, and strange phenomena could be seen from dozens of miles away.
Xu Qi ‘an was dumbfounded, and his expression was extremely ugly.”What’s going on? Alright … He seems to have caused trouble.”
“What trouble? what trouble?” Xu niannian was agitated and said loudly, “”What does this have to do with us? we’ve never been to the quasi-Saint Academy.”
After he finished speaking, he grabbed his head and ran out of the door, escaping.
“Scholar, wait for me.” Xu Qi ‘an ran after him, thinking that scholars were really good at adapting to changes at such a critical moment.
PS: the science in the book is an academic style that I derived from ” Cheng and Zhu’s Science “. It’s very different from science in reality, so don’t take it seriously.
This was a method of drawing materials from reality and then modifying it. After all, you asked me to create an academic style from scratch … Well, if I’m that good, why would I write a novel?
The reason why I explained it was mainly because ” Cheng and Zhu’s philosophy ” was polarized, which would easily lead to unnecessary war of words, so I have to make it clear.
Please recommend me, cuties.