Speaking of Confucianism, we have to mention a major event in history, burning books and burying Confucianism.

After Qin Shihuang destroyed the six kingdoms, in order to further consolidate the regime and unify his thoughts, he believed Li Si's words and quickly made a decision. He banned books nationwide and burned the classics of various schools of thought. Among them, the two classics of "Poetry" and "Book" were also the first. These two books are one of the most important works of Confucianism.

"Records of the Grand Historian? The Records of Qin Shihuang" records: "Those who are not under the position of doctoral officers, dare to have hidden poems, books, and hundreds of schools of thoughts will all come to the guards, and the lieutenants will burn them. Those who dare to speak poems and books will abandon the market. Those who are not in the present will be clans. Those who are not in the past and do not take the lead will be punished with the same crime. The order will not burn them for thirty days and will be a city."

What does "Talk for Chengdan" mean? These are two tortures in the Qin Dynasty. Talk for Chengdan, also known as ink for example, engraved words on the prisoner's face with a knife and applied ink to the wound to make it never fade. "City for Chengdan" means forcing the prisoner to go to the border to build the Great Wall, which is free to work. However, under the conditions at that time, building the Great Wall was equivalent to going to die, and basically there was a way but no return.

In the middle and late period of "burning books", the law became more strict, and even those who talked about "Poetry" and "Book" were executed. Those who "did not the present" would destroy the clan! This was a fatal blow to the Confucian school. How terrifying the atmosphere was at that time, you could feel one or two from the words of the eldest son of Qin Shihuang and Prince Fusu.

"The world was settled at the beginning, and the Guizhou heads in the distance had not been collected. All the students recited the Dharma Confucius. Now the emperor attaches great importance to the Dharma, and I am afraid that the world will be uneasy, so I can only observe it."

But because of such a big truth, Fusu angered Qin Shihuang. He was directly expelled from Xianyang and sent to assist Meng Tian in building the Great Wall. This shows how strong Qin Shihuang's determination to "burn books" was.

So much so that later, the First Emperor ordered the killing of "more than 460 people who violated the ban", leaving behind an eternal infamy. Although some scholars believe that these killed people were not "Confucian students", but some wise men who deceived Qin Shihuang and said that they could find the "elixir of immortality". But this cannot be denied that Confucianism was the biggest victim of this catastrophe.

The reason why Qin Shihuang made such a decision was because he believed too much in the Legalists. The Qin State was able to destroy the six countries and unify the world, which was closely related to the importance of using the Legalists. From Shang Yang's reforms to Ying Zheng's rise to power, the use of Han Fei, Li Si and others. It was after hundreds of years of reform and development that Qin State was able to gradually become stronger from a small place and a poorest small country to destroy the six countries.

Legalist thought advocates governing the country by law, especially after Qin unified the six countries, in order to strengthen centralization, they used "duplicate punishments" and all laws were extremely strict. However, "under duplicate punishments", people often live in poverty and panic. This is exactly contrary to the "ritual governance" that Confucianism emphasizes.

Confucius believed that "how can people be polite if they are not kind?" Therefore, the Confucian school advocates the moral governance of "Tao them with virtue and ceremonially." It uses moral norms to restrain people in a gentle way. It is not advocated by legalists, and through cruel punishments, to make people fear and fear.

In other words, compared with other schools of thought, Confucianism is truly on the opposite side of the entire Qin Empire. Ying Zheng naturally hated Confucianism very much. In addition, the Qin Empire at that time had just unified the world. Then he attacked the Huns in the north and conquered Baiyue in the south, creating an unprecedented great cause. Ying Zheng claimed to be a master of the three emperors and five emperors, so how could he take the people of the six kingdoms seriously?

However, the negative impact of "burning books and burying scholars" affected the whole world. As Gongzi Fusu said, "all students recite Confucius' Dharma." Confucianism was the largest school of the six countries at that time. In the territory of the Qin Dynasty, there were countless scholars who advocated Confucianism. Ying Zheng was eager to unify his thoughts, and using the practice of "burning books" to kill the wisdom of the people directly shakes the foundation of the Qin Dynasty's rule.

In a sense, the destruction of Confucianism and the persecution of Confucian students indirectly promoted the peasant uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty. This was a conflict between the court system and the ideological conflict between the people and the people was the most inoperable. The emperor's ideas stood on the opposite side of the world, and the people naturally could not accept such rule. Resistance was inevitable.

Therefore, after establishing the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang immediately abolished the Qin Dynasty's "hard punishment and law". He advocated governing the country with Confucianism and supplementing the Legalists. In the 12th year of Emperor Gaozu, he personally went to Qufu to worship Confucius and named Confucius' eighth-generation grandson Kong Teng as a sacrificial king. This concept of governing the country with Confucianism reached its peak during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. In the past two thousand years since then, Confucianism has become the orthodox thought of all dynasties. Later generations of Confucius were also awarded titles for generations.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty, the great clan ascended the throne and "stop worshiping Duke Zhou and promoted Master to the ancestor of sages" at the Imperial College. This shows the emperor and the court's emphasis on Confucianism. The Kong clan of Qufu seems to be not among the "five surnames and seven hopes", but it has been passed down for thousands of years and has lived longer than any aristocratic family. Moreover, in all dynasties, no matter who becomes the emperor, no matter how chaotic the world is, all rulers will treat Confucius' descendants with courtesy. Various preferential policies are provided and officials are granted titles. The deep foundation of the Kong family is unimaginable.

Kong Wen is the direct bloodline of Confucius. Even if he is not the eldest son of the contemporary head, his status is extremely high. What's more amazing is that Kong Wen has already learned the best in the world and is a great scholar of his generation. He has a great weight in the academic world in the world. Lu Xin did not expect that such a person would hide quietly in the crowd. He did not expect that he would come out to protect himself.

Last night, there was a chaos in Chang'an City, and Kong Wen could be said to be a key figure. The real person of Ziqing Shangguan Yunyi came to find him and made a big fuss in Baifu Inn, which kicked off the killing disaster. At that time, Li Chunfeng had a high evaluation of him, saying, "Haoran's righteousness has reached the realm of evolving the Heluo Liangyi Diagram", and was protected by God and could not invade all laws.

The appearance of Kong Wen changed his face to the children of several counties. Changsun Wuji, who was originally furious, gradually suppressed his anger. Even Li Xiaogong, who was about to leave, stopped and looked back, with a hint of solemnity on his face. In fact, Kong Wen was just as old as Changsun Wuji and Li Xiaogong. The three of them were all figures of the same era and knew each other well.

"Qufu Kong family! Brother Xiding, this person seems to be trying to help those two kids, so I'm in trouble now."

"Hmph, it's not just a problem. The Tang Dynasty admires Confucianism and respects Confucius. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has promoted Master to the ancestor of sages. He has issued many edicts to establish Confucius Temples in various prefectures and sacrifices in all seasons. Although there is no one in the Confucius family, he has great face. Which emperor has not given them three points of thine face in all dynasties? What's more, Kong Wen, calligraphy, poetry and painting are all unique, and he became famous all over the world ten years ago. According to his father, this person has reached the highest level of study and cultivation, and his integrity in Confucianism has even reached the point where he can transform and release his body. He really didn't expect that this person would actually come to Beijing at this time. Could it be that he also came to participate in the imperial examination?"

Wang Xiding's face looked extremely ugly, and his brows were frowning, which showed his fear. Zheng Huiming and Lu Houze, who were beside him, looked at each other and stopped talking after hearing this.

At the same time, Changsun Wuji coughed twice, and a smile barely squeezed out of his face.

"It turns out it's Brother Xiaocheng. I haven't seen him for many years, and his brother's complexion is getting better and better."

"After my brother's concern, everything is fine. Assistant, don't argue about what is right or wrong in today's affairs. Compared to these, Your Majesty's scientific examination is more important."

"Brother Xiaocheng, you...ah, okay, this matter will be handled by the prince of the county. I will no longer interfere."

Changsun Wuji and Kong Wen obviously knew each other, and they used their own words as soon as they came up. However, after hearing Kong Wen's request to let Lu Xin and the others go, Changsun Wuji's expression changed slightly. However, after being silent for a while, he nodded and agreed. What's even more strange is that from now on, everyone has been arguing about right and wrong. Even if Li Xiaogong comes forward to protect the person, he has many objections. But this time, the audience was silent, and no one interrupted, and no one came out to object.

"Hahahaha... Qufu Kong family is worthy of being a saint. Kong Wen, I heard of your name more than ten years ago. Unfortunately, I have been fighting on horseback and have no chance to meet. Today, I met, not only did I fulfill my long-cherished wish, but also owed you a favor. If the scientific examination was not imminent, I would definitely invite you to the mansion to have a few cups of Xiaoji."

"The prince is so serious, so I just talk about the matter, and I don't favor anyone, let alone praise anyone. As for this wine, since it was the invitation of the prince, how dare Xiaocheng not go?"

"Take it seriously?" Li Xiaogong was slightly surprised, and then said with surprise and joy: "Don't Brother Kong Wen still have to take the scientific exam?"

"Haha, I'm just quiet and thoughtful. Now that I'm in Chang'an, I've seen this prosperous era and the students in the world, Xiaocheng is already satisfied. Fame and fame are not something that must be taken. It's better to make a living and let these young people share the worries of Your Majesty."

When Kong Wen was speaking, he looked at Zhang Yuzhi, Zheng Huiming and others one by one. The voice sounded plain and very good. However, none of the people present showed an unhappy expression. Even the arrogant and arrogant people like Zheng Huiming were very respectful and responded with the respect of the students.

After Kong Wen finished speaking, he walked directly to Li Xiaogong and finally stopped in front of Luo Binwang. He smiled and put his hands on the child's shoulders, his eyes full of kindness, just like looking at his own child.

"You are still young, why should you rush into the officialdom? Chang'an City is not suitable for you. How about following me back to Qufu, Yanzhou? It's not too late to come back to the scientific examination after you finish your ceremony."

"Are you the descendant of Saint Kong?"

Luo Binwang was originally with resentment, and was seriously injured, and his expression was extremely cold and terrifying. But at this moment, a gentle light finally appeared in the child's eyes. Kong Wen's words moved the onlookers again. Even Li Xiaogong suddenly blinked his left eye.
Chapter completed!