This was definitely not Xu Yan's alarmist talk.
This was the case in real time!
Think about the Xia, Shang, Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn, Warring States, and Qin and Han Dynasties. The attitude of the Central Plains court towards foreign invasions.
Then, he thought about the Later Tang Dynasty after the rise of Confucianism, as well as the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.
Before the Han Dynasty, when faced with the invasion of foreign races, no matter if they were defeated or defeated, they would rarely rely on the foreign races and become their slaves and vanguards.
After the rise of Confucianism.
The scholars and merchants of the Central Plains defected to the enemy.
There were countless of them.
Especially when it came to the Great Cowardly Dynasty.
The entire country's vitality and backbone were almost completely obliterated.
The current emperor was the first to defect to the enemy, and most of the civil and military officials in the court were on the side of peace.
Such a thing would have been unthinkable in the Qin and Han Dynasties.
And in this, Confucian doctrine and etiquette played an indelible role.
Xu Yan said.
Liu Che was still deep in thought.
He was considering the pros and cons.
After all, no matter how well Xu Yan said it, the etiquette of Confucianism was still there.
Not only could it satisfy the vanity of the emperor.
It could also enhance the dignity of the Son of Heaven, allowing people to obtain the pleasure of being superior and having the power to kill.
Especially when the emperor was out on a tour and thousands of people bowed their heads.
That scene.
That feeling.
Liu Che couldn't help but be intoxicated and unable to give up.
However, the situation was just as Xu Yan had said.
One face, one inside.
Do you really want to save face, which will lead to a series of unpredictable consequences?
He still wanted the inside.
Should he change the scholarly etiquette?
For the young and ambitious Martial Emperor Liu Che, it was not a difficult decision.
What he needed to consider was the possible obstacles and difficulties in changing the Confucian etiquette.
Although the Great Han Dynasty was not like the Ming Dynasty in the later generations, the courtiers would often talk about the ancestral system.
However, before he truly took power.
It was not easy for Liu Che to change the rules and regulations set by Liu Bang.
That was why he fell into deep thought and considered the pros and cons.
Xu Yan glanced at Liu Che, but he didn't explicitly persuade him to change the Confucian etiquette. Instead, he continued,""Didn't Your Majesty ask me how to deal with the restrictions of the Confucian school?”
"Actually, this problem is not difficult to solve.”
"Your Majesty only needs to take back the authority of 'rites' from the scholarly faction.”
"The rites of the Confucians rely on the authority of the Son of Heaven, so they are also restricted by the authority of the Son of Heaven.”
"His Majesty only needs to select a few trustworthy elders of the imperial clan or palace attendants to establish a royal etiquette department, which will be in charge of the preparation and formulation of sacrificial rituals. This will easily remove the restrictions of the Confucian 'ceremonies'.”
Xu Yan slowly spoke, and in one sentence, he revealed a method to deal with the Confucian "rites".
As the saying went, a scholar's rebellion would not succeed in ten years.
To put it bluntly.
Scholars were also good.
The Confucians were fine.
They were all dependent on the emperor's imperial power to prosper in the world.
If Tian Zi really wanted to attack the scholarly faction…
It was hard to say for the other dynasties.
At least in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Confucians had no power to stop them.
Jun Bujian.
During the Pre-Qin period, the First Emperor burned books and buried Confucian scholars, expelling them from Xianyang City.
He had not seen any Confucian scholar or great Confucian sage dare to jump out and give any opinions!
After all, the First Emperor wouldn't spoil you.
If you dared to jump out, he would dare to kill and bury you.
It was an absolute one-stop service.
Although the young Emperor Liu Che didn't have the domineering aura of the First Emperor, he was still able to go with the flow.
However, he also had intelligence and decisiveness that ordinary people did not have.
When he heard Xu Yan's reply, he couldn't help but reveal a look of realization on his face. He knew that he had thought things too complicated.
As the Son of Heaven.
He wanted to set up a department that specialized in sacrificial rituals.
That was absolutely normal.
Through this method, the right to use and formulate the "ceremony" was stripped from Confucianism.
No one could raise any objections.
As for whether or not he would be able to control the 'etiquette' in his own hands and whether or not he would have to reset the current etiquette of the Great Han Dynasty, it was all up to Liu Che.
Thinking of this, the hesitation and struggle on Liu Che's face instantly disappeared. He couldn't help but laugh,""Mister is right, but you are overthinking.”
"As the saying goes, the most important thing in a country is sacrifice!”
"As a part of the sacrificial ceremony,'rites' should be controlled and set by the Son of Heaven. The scholarly faction's actions are overstepping their authority.”
Hearing this, Xu Yan smiled and stopped talking about etiquette. Instead, he continued,"After the Confucian Six Arts of Virtuous Men, there are the five arts of music, archery, driving, calligraphy, and counting!”
"Chinese music is only used for performance and is useless for governing the country.”
"Shooting is something that soldiers in the army cultivate. Could it be that you want to serve the country by studying this path?”
"After that, it's the Imperial Sword."
"A charioteer is also a driver."
"War chariots have already been eliminated in the current war. The scholars are studying the art of driving chariots. Could it be that they want to become horse coachmen?”
"Finally, there are books and numbers."
"Calligraphy is calligraphy, and its principle is the same as music. Although it can cultivate one's sentiments, it is not beneficial to governing the country.”
"Among the Six Arts of the Scholar, the only one that is helpful for governing the country is the Dao of Counting.”
"However, in the path of numbers, the real talent is probably still in the hands of merchants and Yin-Yang scholars. What the Confucians have learned is only superficial, so how can they be used to govern the country?”
That's right.
It was one of the ancient ways of numbers.
It was a mathematical problem.
In this aspect, it would be better to rely on the merchants who were looked down upon than on the Confucian scholars.
After all, merchants were in the business of trading. If they were not proficient in mathematical calculations, they would probably have to count the money if they were sold.
These people were really much stronger than Confucian scholars in the field of mathematics.
He had no choice.
In ancient times, the path of numbers was simply a matter of arithmetic and measurement.
They wouldn't be able to understand algebra or geometry.
As for why there were so many geniuses among the Yin-Yang scholars?
This had to do with one's professional field.
To put it bluntly, Yin-Yang scholars were professionals who studied astrology, astronomy, and the calendar. They were good at data deduction.
For example, the famous Zu Chongzhi of the later generations was an astronomer.
Another example was Geng Shouchang and Zhang Heng from the Han Dynasty. They were also astronomy and mathematicians.
Especially Geng Shouchang, who compiled the Nine Chapters of Arithmetic together with Zhang Cang.
Do you think there are any mathematics geniuses among the Onmyoji?
Other than that, there was also Shang Yang from the Legalism School. He measured the degree and truly established the unit of "Mu".
And what sort of famous person did the scholarly faction have in the field of mathematics?
To put it bluntly.
The Six Arts of a Noble Scholar of the Confucian school was more like a combination of the Six Arts of the Confucian school.
Other than the rites and books, which were somewhat related to Confucianism, the other four paths of music, archery, driving, and mathematics had nothing to do with Confucianism at all.
The Confucians incorporated these four into their own teachings, just like the Book of Songs, the Book of History, the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals.
None of them truly belonged to him.
This was also the real reason why Xu Yan felt that Confucianism was deceiving the world.
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