There is another way?

Cheng Yi and Hou Zi were both stunned.

Who is this martial arts man? Why are there so many Taoists? Could it be that he is really a great Confucian scholar?

"Zi Lu and Zi Zheng's Way?" Cheng Yi looked at Wu Haogu, "Chongdao, what is their way?"

Wu Haogu said seriously: "Zi Lu and Zi Zheng's Tao are both conquering people with virtue and making contributions to the communication Tao, which is worthy of our generation's learning."

"Word to win people with virtue?" Cheng Yi was a little amused by Wu Haogu's words.

Zilu was Zhongyou, one of the seventy-two wise men of Confucius. He was a great scholar who could win people with his sword with his virtue. According to Confucius himself, since Zhongyou followed him, he had never been maliciously insulted by others. This shows that Zhongyou was a great scholar who could win people with virtue.

Zizheng's name is Gong Liangru. He is a son of the Duke of Chen and one of the seventy-two wise men of Confucius. Like Zilu, he is a tall, talented, virtuous, and brave scholar. He brought five cars (and his disciples should be guarding the imperial carriage) to follow Confucius. When Confucius was in danger when he was traveling around the countries, he would gather everyone with Zilu and draw out his sword to conquer people with virtue.

If there were no Zigong, Confucius would have no travel expenses to travel around the countries. If there were no Zilu and Zizheng to conquer people with virtue, Confucius would have been likely to be hacked to death.

"East Gate, what do you want to do?" Cheng Yi asked.

Wu Haogu said seriously: "Zilu and Zizheng protect the saints to travel around the countries, spread the saint's Tao, and use their virtue to influence those who have misunderstandings about the saint's Tao. This spirit is exactly what our Song Confucians lack."

Cheng Yi looked at Wu Haogu's serious nonsense, but he understood a little. Wu Haogu meant that he wanted to preach with virtue like Zizheng... This preaching with virtue is also a kind of Tao!

After all, Confucius and Mencius's Tao must be spread before it can be implemented. If the Tao is not spread, no one knows this truth now, so there is no need to say that it can be implemented.

"Do you want to spread the word?" Cheng Yi asked.

Wu Haogu nodded and smiled and said, "It's not that the officials want to spread the way of saints, but that our Confucian scholars should have the ambition to spread the way of saints beyond the world. When saints traveled around the countries in the past, the Chinese people did not know that there were civilized and etiquette countries outside the world, so they preached in the Central Plains. Today, Buddhism in India, the Cross-Shistoric Buddhism in the Great Qin, and the Tianfang Buddhism in the Great Food all traveled thousands of miles to preach in the Middle Earth. Why can't our Confucian scholars spread the way of Confucius and Mencius outside the world?"

Cheng Yi was a little surprised by Wu Haogu's words!

Wu Haogu is really a great scholar... at least he is a candidate! The "Republic and Shang Deed" already has the meaning of being the public. Now he wants to spread the great way beyond the world. Oh, he is probably not only thinking, but really going to do it.

Let’s just think about this. But Wu Haogu is a Zigong-style Confucian scholar, who is rich! He has more money than Zigong! And he is also the confidant of the Song Dynasty officials. Maybe he can really convince the officials to go to a small country outside the world to pass on the way of saints.

As long as this preaching to the outside world can be accomplished, even if it is spread to a small country, the status of the ancient great scholars will be stable... This matter is much better than a group of Confucians who explain the "Analects of Confucius" at home. If it cannot be implemented, it is equal to zero!

"The matter of preaching, yes, cough..." Cheng Yi coughed a few times and carefully considered the words, "Since the Tang Dynasty, the outlines of Confucian classics have been restricted, and this dynasty has also restricted them."

The prohibition of the spread of Confucian classics was the national policy of the Tang Dynasty, and technical books such as military techniques, medicine, etc. were also prohibited from being exported.

This is of course to prevent the barbarians from learning from the Tang Dynasty to establish a centralized court and then confronting the Tang Dynasty. This matter seems to be a little reasonable, but is it necessary to do this in the Song Dynasty?

When the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were cedeed, Confucian classics and military strategies were all leaked out. What was there in the Khitans? Oh, it was probably the formation maps invented by the officials of the Song Dynasty and some civil servants and soldiers.

"The ban that began to be implemented in the Tang Dynasty is now meaningless." Wu Haogu said, "The Khitan, Goryeo, Annan, Dali, and Xixia have long been spreading Confucian classics. Where there is no place where Confucian classics are spread, they are not our neighbors, or the land is not connected. Even if they obtain Confucian classics, they cannot threaten our Song Dynasty.

Moreover, the barbarian country may not become stronger after practicing my Confucian classics. Otherwise, I would have pacified Liao and destroyed Xia long ago, right?"

At that time, the Tang Dynasty thought that Confucian truth was the foundation of a strong country, but it was easy to say that people were very powerful for a while. But why was the Song Dynasty so confident in Confucianism? Do you think that all kinds of khans would become more powerful if they did not bend their bows and shoot eagles to change to the Five Classics? It is completely unreasonable!

Wu Haogu paused and said, "So the officials wanted to ask Mr. Yichuan to climb the high school and call on the court to relax the restrictions on the spread of Confucian classics."

Wu Haogu’s idea was that military books, medical skills, and various formation diagrams invented by the Emperor of the Zhao family could still be banned. Anyway, no one would learn them. However, there is no need to ban Confucian classics, the Four Books and Five Classics, etc.... However, it is not possible to just say this to Zhao Ji. It is also necessary to let great scholars of Cheng Yi call together. With more people calling, Zhao Ji can also relax the ban.

Cheng Yi thought for a while, "If there were more scholars to talk about it together, it might be possible to unblock the external scriptures of Confucianism."

He didn't dare to say it alone... He finally pardoned him and returned to Kaifeng Prefecture, so don't send it out again!

"Fan Yaofu, Su Ziyou, and Su Zizhan are all great scholars involved, and they are highly respected. If they can appeal together, they may be effective."

Cheng Yi recommended several "backs" ones, namely Fan Chunren, Su Che and Su Shi, who were not only great scholars, but also generals of the old party. If they were willing to speak, Han Zhongyan would definitely have to endorse the letter, and Empress Dowager Xiang, who had just removed the curtain, would also agree. As for the official side, Wu Haogu should be able to convince him. In this way, the treacherous ministers such as Zhang Dun, Cai Jing, and Zeng Bu had nothing to say.

Wu Haogu also understood Cheng Yi's concerns, and he bowed again and said, "Mr. Yichuan, there is still another invitation."

"Tell me." Cheng Yi said.

"I hope to join Mr. Dongpo," Wu Haogu said, "I hope Mr. Yichuan can write a letter to recommend."

Su Dongpo was a Confucian scholar with "strange skills and tricks". He invented a lot of things, such as Dongpo pork, Dongpo elbow, Dongpo hat, Dongpo ink, Dongpo toothpaste... He also designed a "tap water" system for Guangzhou and published a Chinese medicine book. In the Northern Song Dynasty, he was a scientist like him.

Therefore, Wu Haogu wanted to worship Su Dongpo as his teacher. Only by worshiping Su Dongpo could Wu Haogu easily create the Confucian scientific school. If he worshipped Cheng Yi's Luoxue, he would fall into the trap of Neo-Confucianism. The little thing about Neo-Confucianism is simply a serious nonsense!

When Cheng Yi heard that Wu Haogu wanted to worship Su Dongpo as his teacher, he felt a little disappointed, but he nodded, "Okay, I'm writing a letter of recommendation to Zizhan.

I believe that with my husband's recommendation, Su Zizhan will never refuse you outside the door no matter what."

Cheng Yi’s recommendation letter has been obtained!

Moreover, Wu Haogu's ideal of preaching was supported by Cheng Yi. It seems that today's visit was effective. Wu Haogu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and at the same time he had a better impression of Song Confucianism.

These great Confucians of the Song Dynasty may not be of use, but they can still be reasonable and discuss the truth... If they can be exposed to the achievements of the century-old translation movement of the Tianfang Cult, I believe that a Confucian scientific school will definitely be born.

After absorbing and digesting Western science, thoughts and philosophy, the Renaissance is likely to appear in China.

...

"Second brother," Wu Haogu bid farewell to Cheng Yi and Hou Zhongliang, and left Chengnan Academy with Wu Haowen to the Wu family mansion. He said to his younger brother, "It seems that your father-in-law has not chosen the wrong teacher for you! Mr. Yichuan and Hou Fuzi are both contemporary great scholars."

"Where?" Wu Haowen snorted, "You didn't discuss that reason with them. Everything is out of reason. No one's desire is the law of heaven. There is also the law of heaven that preserves the law of heaven, destroys human desires... There is also the matter of starving to death, and the matter of losing one's integrity is big. There is no human word!"

"Haha." Wu Haogu also laughed, "As Neo-Confucianism, using the so-called rational qi to supplement the great way is a theory that deceives women and children, and what is the point of deceiving people? "

"That's right." Wu Haowen said, "mostly they don't believe it themselves."

Wu Haogu nodded, "By the way, go back and get ten thousand yuan from my inner account and donate it to Mr. Yichuan's academy."

Wu Haogu did not mention the donation of money with Cheng Yi and Hou Zhongliang, but it does not mean that he can not give it to him... If he really doesn't give it, it would be rude!

"I understand." Wu Haowen had no intention of saving money for his brother, so he agreed casually.

Wu Haogu said again: "Are you familiar with Mr. Fan's two sons?"

Fan Chunren has two sons. The eldest son Zhengping, the courtesy name is Ziyi. He used to be a county magistrate of Kaifeng. He also took the first exam in this subject, but failed. Fan Chunren's second son was named Fan Zhengsi, with his courtesy name Zisi. He was a filial son. He went to Yongzhou with his father.

"I have met Fan Zisi several times."

"Then please let me talk to Fan Zisi to see if I can arrange a meeting."

Fan Zhongyan's second son Fan Chunren was not Cheng Yi. No matter how big the Confucian scholar was, he had been a secretary of the Secretariat and Chongzheng Palace, but he was not good at saying anything. He probably talked about nonsense with Zhezong that "starving to death is small, losing his integrity is big", but he was eventually edited to Fuzhou.
Chapter completed!