Liu Ji pointed at the blackboard and said sternly,
"You said that the scholarly faction is a circle. Although this circle is difficult to change, it is not necessarily impossible to slowly expand it. However, it requires time to slowly expand it, and it cannot reach the heavens in a single step.”
"Are you going to do something like anti-Confucianism in order to change?”
"Do you know how many things you have to change in this period of time? If you want people to understand, then let me ask you, what books do you use to read to them? Did you write it yourself?”
"In the end, they still have to read the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, and the words of the saints.”
"And after reading the words of the Sage, do you want them to not believe in these things? Then what was the use of reading it? Isn't this self-contradictory?"
Liu Ji sneered.
"This old man takes ten thousand steps back and says, even if there is a day when the world really has a knowledge that can make people understand but is different from Confucianism.”
"Then let me ask you, what are you going to use to fill in the gap between Confucianism and non-Confucianism? If you can't fill it up, you're just talking nonsense.”
The old man's words were deafening. When Lu Ya heard it, he could not help but frown…
As expected, those who could read the Four Books and Five Classics were not simple. It was not that they could not understand the situation in the world.
On the contrary, they could see it clearly. They just felt that this was the best solution. There was no better way to rule and educate the world than this.
As for seeking change…it was too difficult.
A voice sounded on the quiet Eight Trigrams Stage.
Lu Ya said as he walked,
"The anti-Confucianism that Duke Liu said is too serious. I don't mean that Confucianism is useless. On the contrary, after thousands of years of evolution, Confucianism had played a huge role. As long as foreign invasion was ignored, its degree of refinement was almost perfect.”
Pausing for a moment, Lu Ya continued,
"In fact, it is becoming more perfect. However, this perfect direction had already gone astray.”
"You must read the Analects of Confucius, the Four Books and Five Classics, and the Tang and Song poems. They are all treasures.”
"But reading is not a dead book. Duke Liu, touch your conscience and tell me, is the Sage's words from a thousand years ago really understood in this way?”
"Not to mention anything else, Confucius wrote the Analects of Confucius and recorded everything he learned in his life. However, the later generations of Confucianism were all misinterpreted from the Analects of Confucius.”
"If you want to know the truth of life, stop distorting the Analects of Confucius and give a direct explanation.”
Liu Ji laughed.
"Childish. You have no idea how much effort it takes to educate a person.”
"During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, and the Qin and Han Dynasties, the people liked to talk about grudges and valued revenge.”
"Is this the Glory World you were talking about? During the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, wars broke out continuously. Qin perished in the second generation. Although Han was powerful, in the later stages, the vassals also rose up and the people rebelled continuously.”
"Wei, Jin, North, South, Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, my Han Family was almost exterminated. All of this was caused by ruthlessness.”
" Every time there is such a dispute in the world, the people will definitely be in dire straits and countless people will die. The sages of the later generations pity the people, so they misinterpreted Confucianism and educated the people to seek peace.”
"Just as you said, during the Song Dynasty, the people lost their courage, but they still exchanged it for more than two hundred years of peace. It is already a great achievement for this generation to be able to live in the world.”
Liu Ji pointed at Lu Ya and said sternly,
"If I were like you, I might be able to drive away the foreign tribes by arousing my so-called bloodlust. However, if I don't control my Confucianism, there will definitely be endless disputes and wars in the next hundred years.”
"Can you see this? Do you agree with this? Just because of your courage, you made the people of the world live in poverty for a hundred years?”
Lu Ya looked at Liu Ji indifferently and nodded."
"I can see it, I can agree with it. I admire you for thinking of this. This means that you also wish to improve the scholarly faction, but you just can't find a way.”
"Now that the Great Ming Dynasty has just been established, Confucianism will be interpreted in a new way. This is the only difference between us.”
Liu Ji glared at him.
"How dare you! "His Majesty will never agree to your request. If you dare to change Confucianism, we will definitely join forces to write a letter begging His Majesty to kill you as a warning to others.”
"Duke Liu, do you believe what you just said?”Lu Ya smiled and said,"Isn't it already certain whether His Majesty will choose me or you?"”
Liu Ji was shocked and his body trembled slightly.
"You…you bewitched His Majesty and will not have a good ending. I will definitely remonstrate with His Majesty and ask His Majesty to get rid of you anti-Confucianists.”
Lu Ya slowly approached Liu Ji and stared at him."
"Everything in the world is changing. Since ancient times, slash-and-burn farming has been used, and later, iron tools.”
"Today, people still have carriages, roads, and canals. The development of shipping and the appearance of all kinds of resources are constantly changing the way the imperial court governs and manages.”
"New changes are happening. However, the ruling Confucians chose to remain unchanged because of the rules they had found in the past.”
Lu Ya walked to the blackboard, picked up a chalk, and drew a line in the circle on the blackboard. He said,"
"I draw a line in the circle. Either my line pierces this circle, or you make this circle expand so that my line can't pierce through it. Otherwise, you won't be able to resist me.”
Lu Ya looked at Liu Bowen, who was trembling with anger, and said lightly,"
"The workshop that I mentioned earlier will be further developed. One person will be able to match the strength of a hundred people, and one person will be able to produce goods that could only be produced by a hundred people in the past. This bright world will become rich in resources. Everyone will have clothes to wear, food to eat, and books to read.”
"In the future, literacy will no longer be the privilege of the scholars. Everyone will be able to read. How will the way of governance change? Can you imagine that scene?”
Liu Bowen shouted angrily,"
"I can't think of a way. Don't even think about bewitching His Majesty and doing whatever you want for a future that doesn't even have a single word in it.”
PS:6 more updates, let's see how the main character changes next, please look forward to it!
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