The atmosphere in the Hall of Heaven's Tribute was extremely tense.
Eunuch Li was stuck in the middle, not daring to interrupt.
He didn't even dare to ask Zhu Yuanzhang to calm down.
After all, when others went to court and retired, they would say something like 'Your Majesty will live for ten thousand years',' Great Ming will live for ten thousand years', and so on.
Good heavens.
Zhu Xiongying was completely different.
You're riding on Old Zhu's head.
In front of Old Zhu, he said that the Great Ming Dynasty would be the same as the previous dynasty, but it would only last for three hundred years.
Wasn't this a slap to Old Zhu's face?
"Say it again."
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was cold. At this moment, he no longer felt that Zhu Xiongying was a brat.
On the contrary, he might be a rebellious descendant!
"Grandson feels that blindly worshipping Confucianism will not guarantee a bright future for ten thousand years.”
Zhu Xiongying's childish aura disappeared completely. He looked straight at Zhu Yuanzhang and said,
"On the contrary, Confucianism is only the most inconspicuous aspect of the Ming Dynasty.”
Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought.
How could this be said by a child?
You're eight years old. What do you know?
"Tell me your opinion in detail.”
Zhu Yuanzhang's anger subsided a little. After all, if someone else said something, Zhu Yuanzhang would kill him.
However, Zhu Xiongying was a member of the Zhu family and the eldest grandson.
Zhu Yuanzhang, whose anger had subsided a little, was also reminded by Zhu Xiongying's words.
Thinking about it carefully, all the dynasties had been like this.
Great Qin, which had unified China, had only existed for about ten years before it suddenly collapsed.
The Western Han Dynasty lasted nearly two hundred years, and the Eastern Han Dynasty also lasted nearly two hundred years.
Then came the chaotic Three Kingdoms Era.
In less than a hundred years, the Western Jin Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty were divided again.
From the Sui and Tang Dynasties all the way to the Yuan Dynasty, there had never been a dynasty that lasted more than three hundred years.
This caused Zhu Yuanzhang to ponder.
That's right!
Starting from the Han Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, the emperors of Huaxia only respected Confucianism.
But why couldn't he rule for a long time?
This really made Zhu Yuanzhang fall into endless thought.
"Grandson feels that even if the past dynasties respected Confucianism, they would only change dynasties in three hundred years.”
Zhu Xiongying paused for a moment and continued,"This is not the fault of Confucianism.
Every classic work had its own value.
The fault lies with those who study Confucianism, such as Lu Ben.
He shook his head and read the book, forcefully instilling the knowledge into the students 'minds.
And then?"
Zhu Xiongying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, guiding his thoughts.
"And then?"
Zhu Yuanzhang also asked.
"Then, these people who studied Confucianism formed their own faction.”
"Then, they formed cliques for personal gain and plundered the people's wealth." Zhu Xiongying sneered.
They opened up wasteland, they embezzled, they bullied the people.
Didn't Confucianism tell them that this wasn't what a gentleman should do?
The Analects of Confucius also said that a gentleman loved talent and had a way to obtain it!
During the imperial examinations, everyone understood this sentence.
However, when they took up their posts, how many of them could do it?
It's very difficult!"
After Zhu Xiongying said this, he gave Zhu Yuanzhang enough time to think.
At this moment, Old Zhu realized that what his eight-year-old grandson said made sense.
The few questions that Zhu Xiongying casually pointed out were all real phenomena in the Ming Dynasty.
Was Confucianism really useful?
There was!
Confucianism did teach people many principles, but Confucianism was not a tool to restrain people.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded subconsciously.
Zhu Xiongying was looking at the system interface the entire time.
He should have gotten the wool this time, right?
He thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would contribute some mischievous points after hearing this.
However, after he finished speaking, he did not receive any mischievous points at all.
Zhu Xiongying exited the system and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting in front of the table.
He happened to see Zhu Yuanzhang nodding his head.
"No way! Old Zhu was convinced by me just like that?"
"Isn't his willpower a little too weak?”
Zhu Xiongying felt a little annoyed and complained in his heart.
"No, if I don't collect the mischievous points, wouldn't I have said it for nothing?”
Zhu Xiongying continued,"There's something more important."
He raised his voice, and his voice resounded throughout the entire hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was deep in thought, immediately raised his head to look at Zhu Xiongying.
"How can our eldest grandson be indirect?”
Zhu Yuanzhang was very pleased. At this moment, he did not think that Zhu Xiongying was a naughty child.
He even thought that Zhu Xiongying had his own ideas at such a young age.
This was a sign of independent thinking!
Zhu Xiong Ying would definitely become the third qualified monarch of the Ming Dynasty.
Under such circumstances, how could Zhu Xiongying possibly obtain Naughty Points from Zhu Yuanzhang?
Zhu Xiongying hesitated for a moment before continuing,"
"Grandson believes that the most valuable thing in Confucianism has already been removed by grandfather.”
"Just say it." Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Xiongying, signaling him to continue.
"Mencius said that the people are the most precious, the state is second, and the monarch is light.”
"Mencius also said that if you get the people of Qiu, you will become the Son of Heaven.”
"Grandfather should not have expelled Mencius from the Temple of Confucius.”
Silence!
The hall was silent.
Zhu Xiongying didn't know what the consequences would be if he said those words.
But now, he was in urgent need of naughty points!
Since he was here, he could take this opportunity to get some wool from Old Zhu.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment and fell silent.
Back when he took over the world, he had placed great importance on Confucianism.
At the same time, temples of Confucius were built all over the country for people to worship.
However, there was no statue of Mencius in the Temple of Confucius.
This was because Mencius 'ideas were different from Zhu Yuanzhang's.
The people are the most important, the country is second, and the monarch is the least important.
You placed me, Emperor Zhu, last?
Of course, not only that, there was also the relationship between the monarch and the minister, which Zhu Yuanzhang did not agree with.
In a fit of anger, Zhu Yuanzhang directly removed Mencius from Confucianism.
Eunuch Li was a shrewd person.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was already extremely tense.
As a eunuch, how could he dare to say anything?
He looked at Zhu Xiong Ying, wanting to stop him from continuing.
But the other party was the eldest grandson of the emperor, and the eunuch did not dare to offend him.
He turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang's face was as cold as frost. This was even more untouchable.
He might lose his head.
However, Eunuch Li did not expect that Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry.
Instead, he asked calmly,
"Do you really think that Grandpa did something wrong?”
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