"The Six Arts of a Gentleman that the Confucianists preach are rites, music, archery, driving, calligraphy, and mathematics!”
"There's no need to talk about the rites. Most of them are the rites of the Zhou Dynasty and the rites of the court. Even if these rites are not publicized or learned by the Confucian scholars, they will still continue to exist.”
"Thus, whether there is 'propriety' or not has nothing to do with the scholarly faction. After all, in ancient times, etiquette had already existed and was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It had been integrated into the customs of the people. Why would there be a need for Confucianism to publicize and teach it?”
This was also what Xu Yan despised the Confucians the most.
The existence of etiquette had existed since ancient times.
However, the Confucians took the etiquette as their own, believing that the Confucians were the ones who made the etiquette.
It was as if the world didn't know what etiquette was without the scholarly faction.
This was a real joke.
To put it bluntly, most of the rites that the Confucians respected were left behind from the previous generation.
The Confucians, in order to cater to the ruler and those in power, in order to show off their existence, made these rituals perverted and complicated.
It was just like how the Confucians, in order to pander to Liu Bang and curry favor with him to gain his favor, had formulated the court etiquette based on Qin Li.
To be specific, after Liu Bang unified the world, he abolished the etiquette of the Qin Dynasty. The emperor sat with his courtiers in court, but he was tired of the lack of strict etiquette between the monarch and his subjects. After learning about it, Shu Suntong of the Confucian school asked to formulate the rules of etiquette for the King of Han. He used a part of the etiquette of the ancient Qin Dynasty to formulate etiquette.
The specific process was very complicated.
Basically, before the sky brightens, a person in charge will be required to preside over the hall. They will enter the hall in order and be divided into two rows. Guards and generals will stand along the walls and steps, always on guard and holding weapons in their hands.
Then, the in-charge leader shouted," The Emperor is here!" and Liu Bang slowly arrived in his imperial carriage.
The officials below the prince knelt down to the emperor according to their titles and salaries. After the court ceremony, no one could raise their heads to look at the emperor. They could only bow their heads with their chests.
This kind of court etiquette made Liu Bang very happy and rewarded Shu Suntong.
In fact, even the etiquette of kneeling, the etiquette of seniority, and the etiquette of family clans were inextricably linked to the Confucian school.
To put it bluntly, not only did the Confucians have to kneel down and lick the boots of the rulers and rulers, they also had to bring everyone else to kneel down and lick the boots of the rulers and rulers.
Xu Yan felt that there was no need for such a scholarly faction to exist.
When he thought of this, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He seemed to have inadvertently said,"The Confucians have always viewed propriety as their foundation. Not only did they steal the rites of Zhou and Qin for themselves, but they also frantically added their own things to this foundation. They wanted to use propriety to restrain the people, the princes, and ministers, and even the Son of Heaven, as well as the people of the world.”
"They used the etiquette of public officials to restrain the people and establish a hierarchy between the people and the upper echelons. They made the public officials and generals high up and unaware of the sufferings of the people.”
"They used the etiquette of the Son of Heaven to restrain the nobles and ministers, making them no longer close to the Son of Heaven and the nobles and ministers, and then creating estrangement.”
" Finally, they used sacrifices to the heavens, gods, commoners, and the court to restrain the Son of Heaven and limit his authority. They gave the officials and even the people of the world an excuse to oppose the Son of Heaven.”
"In this way, the people, the ministers, the Son of Heaven, and even the people of the world will all be under the control of propriety and Confucianism.”
Liu Che felt a chill run down his spine.
At this moment, he seemed to see a huge net called "ritual" that enveloped the entire world.
Everyone, including him, was like a caged bird, not having any freedom.
Liu Che wasn't worried, but he was deeply moved.
This was because there were all kinds of rites in the Great Han Dynasty and even in the palace.
Liu Che, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, had to act in accordance with etiquette.
Otherwise, it would be detrimental to the dignity of the Son of Heaven, and he would be remonstrated with by the courtiers and reprimanded by the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager.
He didn't have any freedom.
And the birth of these rites was based on the Zhou and Qin rites, added by the Confucians.
Now that he thought about it, wasn't it to deal with him, the emperor of the Han Dynasty?
"Mister is right, I deeply agree.”
"However, the Confucian rites and laws have already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. How difficult is it to change them?”
Liu Che said emotionally.
In the end, he did not forget to bow slightly to Xu Yan and asked,""Teacher, please teach me what to do!”
Liu Che was not stupid.
At this point, how could he not see Xu Yan's rejection of Confucianism?
However, this was also a good thing for him.
After all, if Xu Yan really had no desires, how could he take him for his own use, and how would he dare to take him for his own use?
Similarly, Liu Che didn't care why Xu Yan hated Confucianism so much and wanted to destroy it.
But this did not conflict with Liu Che's interests.
Although he studied Confucianism, he did not believe in it. He mainly studied the study of emperors.
Be it Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism, Daoism, Yin-Yang, etc.
In the eyes of a true emperor, they were nothing more than a tool for ruling.
He would use whichever one was useful. There was no fixed choice at all.
If Xu Yan could find him a better way to govern the country.
So what if Confucianism was abolished?
In other words.
No matter what Xu Yan wanted to do.
He might have earned a small profit, but Liu Che would never lose anything.
It was even a huge profit.
Under such circumstances, Liu Che was naturally happy to cooperate with Xu Yan's performance.
And Xu Yan was well aware of this!
However, he did not care.
After all, as a transmigrator who wanted to change the history of the Blue Planet, Xu Yan knew his limits. He had never thought of becoming an emperor and leading the people of the Blue Planet to explore the starry sky and the sea.
How tiring would that be!
He had the time.
He might as well think of a way to change and influence the young emperor in front of him.
Alright then.
In essence, Xu Yan was just a salted fish who only wanted to live his life well. If it were not for the rewards from his thousand-year-old family and the Fifth Dimensional supreme divine civilization, he would have been lying flat long ago.
Therefore, such a great thing as being an emperor and leading the people of the country to a well-off society should be handed over to Liu Che.
He, Xu Yan, was at most a dog head military advisor, giving Liu Che some advice.
As for the rest, it would depend on the joint efforts of Liu Che and the officials of the Great Han Dynasty.
In any case, it was fine as long as she did not ask him to work.
Xu Yan had said so much, but he was actually waiting for Liu Che to say this.
However, he didn't directly tell Liu Che his solution. Instead, he asked Liu Che a question.
"Before answering this question, I need to ask Your Majesty a question.”
"Sir, please ask a question. I will definitely tell you everything I know!”
"Well, the question is, in Your Majesty's heart, why does etiquette exist?”
Xu Yan asked.
He wanted to solve the problem of 'courtesy'.
Then, he had to understand the reason for the existence of "rites".
He understood the essence of propriety.
Of course, this reason and essence was also Xu Yan's own opinion.
Would he be recognized by the world?
Xu Yan felt that it was really hard to say.
Hearing this question.
Liu Che could not help but fall into deep thought.
Why did "ceremony" exist?
Class, respect, or submission?
The moment he heard this question, Liu Che thought of 'class',' reverence','surrence', and so on.
For example, the inferior bowed to the superior, the defeated bowed to the victor, the weak bowed to the powerful, and so on.
However, was the answer really that simple?
At this moment, Liu Che thought of many things.
He thought of the people bowing to the princes and ministers in the past, bowing to the Son of Heaven and the King.
He thought of the scene of the nobles and ministers bowing to him.
At the same time, he thought of the times when he bowed to the late emperor, the empress dowager, the grand empress dowager, and even the heavens and earth.
The existence of courtesy.
Was it really because of class, respect, and submission?
No.
There was also respect and respect.
In other words, the essence of propriety was not about class, respect, or submission, but respect.
Respect and respect.
They bowed because of respect.
The inferior offered humility to the superior.
The weak paid their respects to the strong.
The loser offered loyalty to the winner.
As a child, he had to show respect to his parents and elders.
....
However, regardless of whether it was humility or loyalty.
Ultimately, it was all about respect and respect.
Thinking of this, Liu Che instantly understood and said,""Thank you for your guidance, sir.”
"The existence of propriety is not for the sake of hierarchy, nor is it for fear or submission, but for respect and veneration.”
"Because of reverence and respect, the world will bow and express their thoughts through gifts.”
" Therefore, the true 'ceremony' does not lie in the form of the ceremony, but in whether the person who salutes comes from the bottom of his heart and whether he truly respects and respects the person who receives the ceremony.”
Liu Che said excitedly.
He understood the essence of 'courtesy'.
Then, he turned back to look at the usual "gifts".
Liu Che instantly had a feeling of enlightenment and had his own views and opinions on "etiquette".
He wouldn't learn courtesy just because he wanted to.
Xu Yan nodded and looked at Liu Che with appreciation.
As expected of the later Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
This little brain of his was indeed smart and fast.
At the same time, since Liu Che had already understood the essence of etiquette.
Xu Yan didn't hide anything and said directly,""Since Your Majesty has already understood the essence of etiquette, is it still appropriate to look back at the etiquette of the scholarly faction?”
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