The raindrops outside the window hit the ground and the window.
It made crackling sounds.
It was as if it had smashed into Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di's hearts.
Zhu Gaoye asked,
The two of them were shocked and confused. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di never expected that this question would lead to such a result.
This Zhu Clan descendant in front of him actually wanted to slaughter a Saint.
One had to know that in ancient times, other than the honorific title of the emperor, there were only two meanings of saint.
They were Saints and Sages, but the Sages had long passed away.
The current Great Ming Dynasty only had the Scholarly Sage.
Therefore, Zhu Gaoye's meaning was obviously a saint.
As the name implied, Saint Slaughter was to eliminate these Saints.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di also disliked those pedantic scholars,
However, the two of them also understood that it was important to govern the country well.
It was not enough to rely solely on himself and the people who had fought with him in the past.
Generals rule the world, civil officials rule the world. This was a principle that could not be overturned at any time.
In the end, the Great Ming still needed to rely on the whole set of Confucian teachings to govern the country.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di could not understand at all.
Why would Zhu Gaoye say such a thing?
He didn't understand why Zhu Gaoye wanted to kill a Saint.
The room fell into silence, and only the sound of the rain outside the door could be heard.
After asking this question, Zhu Gaoye sat there and drank his tea calmly.
It seemed to be giving Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di time to think.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang finally reacted.
After all, he was the emperor who was about to take over the world. His endurance was not something that ordinary people could compare to.
If this was an ordinary person, they would have long regarded Zhu Gaoye as an evil man.
Everyone can kill him.
Zhu Yuanzhang only asked,
"If those sour scholars hear your words,"
"I guarantee that every single one of them will fight to the death with you. At that time, I'm afraid that even the current emperor won't be able to protect you.”
What Zhu Yuanzhang said was not a lie.
Although he never showed mercy to these so-called disciples of saints,
However, this was also based on the fact that these scholars were corrupt and corrupt.
To those great Confucians, he not only had to show respect to the wise and corporal.
He was not stingy with rewards during the New Year and holidays in order to make good use of these people to help him consolidate the Ming Dynasty.
Once Zhu Gaoye's remarks were spread out, it would definitely cause scholars all over the world to attack him.
Zhu Yuanzhang also needed to consider whether he should throw him out to appease the anger of the entire world.
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Gaoye did not show any fear.
Instead, he gently stroked the teacup in his hand as if it was a rare treasure.
"This is the first problem of the Ming Dynasty that I was talking about, the Confucianism of Cheng and Zhu.”
"Cheng and Zhu Confucianism?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked. He thought that Zhu Gaoye would say something about the dangers of the Scholarly Sage.
After a long time, it turned out to be the Confucian school of thought of Cheng and Zhu.
"What's wrong with Cheng Zhu's philosophy?"
"Today's Great Ming is relying on the constraints of the Cheng and Zhu school of thought."
"Have you gradually gotten on the right track?"
"How can you say that there's a problem with Cheng Zhu's Confucianism?”
Zhu Gaoye placed the teacup on the table and said,
He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and smiled.
"I'm talking about the constraints of the Cheng-Zhu school of thought.”
"Have you ever thought that although the Cheng-Zhu school of thought is beneficial to governance…"
"But this is a shackle placed on the heads of the people of Ming Dynasty.”
Hearing Zhu Gaoye's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression did not change at all.
Because this was exactly what he wanted. He had worked so hard to formulate so many rules and regulations.
Wasn't it to restrain the people of the world and make everyone abide by the rules that he had set? That was why the Ming Dynasty could be passed down for thousands of years.
"Is there anything wrong with this?"
"The commoners are living and working in peace and contentment under the management of the Cheng-Zhu school of thought."
"The Imperial Court does not need to spend too much effort to manage the people."
"Isn't this the Sage Son of Heaven that the Confucians pursue?”
Zhu Yuanzhang said what he was thinking.
Zhu Di also chimed in,
"That's right. This way, the imperial court will be at ease and the people will be able to live a good life. What's wrong with this?”
Zhu Gaoye knew that the two of them had not realized the dangers of Confucianism.
"You're right. This way, it's indeed beneficial to the rule of the Imperial Court.”
"But have you ever thought that after all the commoners are shackled by them..."
"What will they do next?"
Zhu Gaoye's sudden question made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a little confused.
This was not Zhu Yuanzhang's problem, but the problem of the entire feudal dynasty.
Other than the founding emperor who started from scratch and was decisive in killing,
The other emperors would only notice this problem after they ascended the throne.
These pedantic scholars began to use this shackle on the emperor.
This was especially evident during the Ming Dynasty.
When Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, he established various rules, which gave Cheng and Zhu Confucianism too much room to play.
These rules and regulations aimed at the people of the world were exactly what the Cheng and Zhu Confucians wanted.
Why did the rulers of the Ming Dynasty hide in the harem all year round and ignore the government after the Tumu Fortress Rebellion?
Moreover, he casually appointed eunuchs and used special forces.
Of course, there was a reason why these monarchs did not do anything and did not understand the sufferings of the people.
However, it was mostly these pedantic scholars who had already firmly put the shackles on the emperor's head.
These successive emperors who were not as good at killing as Zhu Yuanzhang had no way to escape. They simply gave up and did not care about anything else. They indulged in pleasure.
Looking at the silent Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Gaoye said,"
"These people will use the shackles on the emperor's head.”
"When that time comes, all the scholars will huddle together and talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, but not about benevolence, righteousness, and morality.”
"Kidnap the emperor on that throne and make him unable to move.”
"However, what they are thinking about is their own interests.”
After Zhu Gaoye finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang felt as if he was struck by lightning.
It was as if his brain had been split open by lightning outside the house, and he felt enlightened.
No wonder he had always felt that something was wrong. These civil officials always said that they were loyal to the monarch and patriotic, but none of the things they did were loyal to the monarch and patriotic.
Including the many corrupt officials he had killed, which one of them had not pulled out the radish and brought it out of the mud? In the end, at least a few hundred people, at most thousands of people, were all pulled out and beheaded by him.
So this was the root of the problem.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze towards Zhu Gaoye changed.
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