It was not that Xu Yan was complaining that the food in the palace was not delicious.
It was because the food of this era was really difficult for the people of the future to eat.
There were no stir-fried vegetables, barbecued meat, chili, cumin, pepper, chicken essence, cooking wine, and other condiments.
There wasn't even any refined salt.
The so-called delicacies in the palace were meat soups cooked with copper cauldrons, green salt, aniseed, sauce, ginger, garlic, and so on.
Compared to the meat soup at ordinary people's homes, there was only an extra amount of aniseed. The aniseed was used to cover the peculiar smell of the green salt and the fishy smell of the meat.
To be honest, Xu Yan really could not appreciate such a " delicacy ".
Similarly, Liu Che was also very curious about the delicacy in Xu Yan's mouth.
So after thinking about it, he agreed to Xu Yan's request.
He asked the Middle Minister, Su Heng, to bring some people to the Zither Heart Building to ask Mu Yu to prepare a meal for everyone.
As for why they had to bring more people with them.
That was because they needed to bring the iron pot and other kitchenware along.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for the little chef to cook without an iron pot!
....
During the long wait.
Liu Che asked the question that he had been puzzled for a long time,""I once heard that you once argued with the Confucian scholars in the Public Service Department. Not only did you claim that Dong Zhongshu is a traitor of the country, but he also claimed that the theory of Heaven and Man Connection has poisoned the world and left behind a disaster for thousands of years. He used the Confucian etiquette method to steal the authority of the Son of Heaven, but he was praised by the world.'
He even commented that Confucianism was fishing for fame. He said that Confucianism seemed to be a bunch of great principles, but in fact, there was nothing of its own. It was all pieced together. It was okay to use it to enlighten children, but it could not be used to govern a country.
Is this true?"
Dong Zhongshu and Confucianism.
Liu Che's heart was very complicated.
After all, Dong Zhongshu, as a court doctor of the Han Dynasty, had explained the Confucian classics to Liu Che many times and promoted his theory of Heaven and Man Connection.
Liu Che believed in him and regarded him as a great talent of the country.
At the same time, his teacher, Wei Wan, was one of the few great Confucians in the world. She had also been instilling Confucian thoughts in him, persuading him not to report to Empress Dowager Dou in the harem in the future.
After a long time, Liu Che naturally felt that Confucianism was the way to govern the world and could be used to replace Huang Lao's way of governing the country.
For this reason.
After he ascended the throne.
Not only did he promote the Confucian scholars many times, but he also allowed the Confucian scholars to slowly use their authority in the court.
He had even talked about Confucianism and Elder Huang's studies more than once.
He showed his respect for Confucianism and his disgust for Huang Lao's teachings. He even listened to Wei Wan and the others 'advice to have people directly filter out the Ghost Valley Theory, Legalism Theory, Traversing Theory, Merchant Theory, and a series of other theories from the recommended scholars.
As long as someone wrote such words in their recommendation letter, they would be directly expelled without even reading it.
Because according to Wei Wan and the others, these theories were all theories of chaos. The true rule of the world still depended on their Confucian teachings.
Because of this, Liu Che's relationship with the Empress Dowager became much more tense.
But now Xu Yan was telling him that Dong Zhongshu was the real traitor to the country, and that Confucianism was an empty name and could not be used to govern the country.
This was undoubtedly a huge blow to Liu Che.
As a result, after he returned to the palace from the bus station last night, he couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He tossed and turned thinking about these two questions.
Facing Liu Che's confusion, Xu Yan smiled and said,"I have already explained Dong Zhongshu's theory of Heaven's Perception very clearly. Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to Your Majesty. As for whether Confucianism can be used to govern the country?”
"Before answering this question, I would like to ask Your Majesty why you think that Confucianism can be used to govern the country.”
Could Confucianism be used to govern a country?
There was no need to doubt this question at all.
In fact.
Xu Yan had always believed that Confucianism was the biggest factor that hindered the progress of the Dragon Country's history.
Think about it, if Confucianism did not exist in the history of the Dragon Country.
Hundreds of schools of thought coexisted.
The ancient civilization and technology of the Dragon Country would undoubtedly be greatly improved.
In fact, it had always been ahead of the western countries and had become the center of the blue planet.
There was no need to talk about benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, morality, or integrity.
It was as if the ancient people did not have these moral qualities without the existence of Confucianism.
It was impossible.
Therefore, Xu Yan had always felt that the Confucian school should not have existed at all, let alone harm the Dragon Country for two thousand years.
"Why can Confucianism be used to govern a country?”
Liu Che was stunned when he heard this question. Then, he thought for a moment and said,""This should have something to do with the Confucian school of thought. The Confucian school of thought respects propriety and pays attention to people's moral character. Using the Confucian school to govern the country is to appoint those virtuous scholars to manage the country and the people, so that the world can be governed.”
As a worshipper of the scholarly faction…
Liu Che naturally had his own views on Confucianism.
In his opinion, appointing virtuous scholars to manage the country and the people was undoubtedly a good thing. It could make the world peaceful.
Xu Yan could not help but shake his head." Since Your Majesty knows a lot about the Confucians, you should naturally know that when Confucius traveled around the various countries, no one used him. Only the State of Lu appointed him as the Great Minister, acting as the Prime Minister.”
"However, after Confucius ascended the throne, other than killing the Dao enemy Shao Zhengmao, did he have any other achievements and deeds to show?”
"How can he compare to Shang Yang, Shen Buhai, Lu Buwei, Li Si, Zhang Yi, Su Qin, Pang Juan, Sun Bin, and the others?”
"Or rather, among the many sages of the scholarly faction, did any of them manage to rule the world?”
Didn't the Confucians always preach that their theories could be used to govern the country?
Then why was it that the Sage of the Confucians, Confucius, had traveled all over the world, yet not a single vassal had placed him in an important position?
No, it should be said that a duke had placed him in an important position.
That was Duke Lu Ding of Lu.
Duke Ding of Lu appointed Confucius as Sikou, acting as prime minister.
However, what did Confucius do after he ascended the throne?
Other than killing Shao Zhengmao, who was at odds with his Confucian teachings, he had no other achievements.
Yes, it wasn't just Confucius. There were other Confucians as well.
The performance of these Confucian sages could not be compared to Shang Yang, Shen Buhai, Lu Buwei, or Li Si.
Even Pang Juan, Sun Bin, Zhang Yi, and Su Qin were far inferior.
The world was at peace now.
You Confucians have come here again to clamor that Confucianism can govern the country.
Was this a joke?
Liu Che fell silent and fell into deep thought.
However, Xu Yan didn't give him a chance to think and continued,""The Confucians have five classics, namely the Book of Songs, the Book of History, the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals.”
"Among them, the Book of Songs is a folk song from various countries during the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period.”
"There are even rumors that the Book of History was written by Confucius in his later years, who concentrated his energy on sorting out ancient books. He gathered all kinds of important documents and materials from the ancient era of Yao and Shun to the Spring and Autumn period of Qin Mu Gong. After careful compilation, he selected a hundred excellent works and revised a book, resulting in the Book of History.”
"The Book of Rites is needless to say. It is a summary of the etiquette chapters of the two Zhou Dynasties and the Pre-Qin Dynasty.”
"Then there is the Book of Changes. Legend has it that King Wen of Zhou deduced the sixty-four hexagrams and wrote them. They are mainly used for divination and asking questions. Shouldn't this book be considered a Daoist classic?”
" Finally, there is the Spring and Autumn Annals. Everyone says that 'King Wen used the Book of Changes and Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals.' However, who knows that the Spring and Autumn Annals was a record of the disrespectful behavior of the vassals, officials, and people of the State of Lu by the historian of the State of Lu. Confucius recorded it and hid it to pass it on to future generations. This is shameless.”
"Such a Confucian school, but none of the fundamental classics were created by the Confucians. They were all pieced together from various places and made into a standard. What morality is there to speak of when they openly possess it?”
Liu Che was speechless and could not answer.
The Book of Songs, the Book of History, the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals!
Before the appearance of the Four Books, the Five Classics were the fundamental classics of the Confucian school of this era.
However, none of these fundamental books were created by the Confucians themselves.
Could this not explain the nature of Confucianism?
Speaking of morality, speaking of wisdom!
Of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy, no school was more qualified than the Confucians to say these two words.
Xu Yan looked at Liu Che and continued,""I've finished discussing the five fundamental classics of Confucianism, the Book of Songs, the Book of History, the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals.”
"Let's talk about the Six Arts of a Gentleman that the Confucians admire."
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