The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 472 Great Sage King Teacher
"Hahaha~~~"

As a hearty laugh came from the study, Wang Situ strode out.

He looked a little disheveled, with messy hair, red eyes, and a crazy expression, as if he had taken drugs.

But he was in a very good mood. Kong Chao hurriedly saluted, but was helped up by him.

"Mr. Kong, go and invite all the officials to come to your palace and tell them that there has been some important progress."

"only!!"

Kong Chao left in a hurry, but Wang Su went to wash and dress.

After Wang Su's efforts, he finally verified the authenticity of the saint's classics!
That’s right, the saint had thought about the current situation a long time ago.

When Wang Su cleaned himself up, changed into new clothes and walked into the lobby, all the ministers had already gathered there.

Seeing Wang Su coming, everyone stood up and bowed to him.

Wang Su smiled and returned their greetings, then sat in the upper seat.

He began to speak, "Everyone, I previously asked you to manage the classics and find a way to govern the world. Do you have any ideas?"

He first looked at Zhuge Dan. Zhuge Dan was a classic man who knew everything, but not much.

He always said more than he did. Zhuge Dan immediately spoke up and expressed his understanding.

After all, he is an old celebrity, and Zhuge Dan has some ideas in speech. He talked about many ideas and cited many classics as examples. He spoke very logically. It can be seen that he prepared for a long time and even memorized many classics. He spoke eloquently and used allusions.

This is what sounds bluffing.

To translate his words simply, he's saying: "These classics must be studied. Without them, how can we achieve good things?" Therefore, they must be studied. Ancient sages have said that only by studying the classics and understanding the principles can one govern the world well. To govern the world well, one must first study the classics.
It's just such simple words, but they are all repetitive narrations, except that the allusions and words used are different. It sounds very classy, but it has no nutrition at all.

Yes, this is the academic gathering that the scholars of the Wei and Jin Dynasties liked to hold the most. There was often nothing practical in their gatherings, which is why they angered the rulers.

Criticized as flashy.

If they were truly discussing academic matters and exchanging ideas with each other, there was no way the emperor would arrest them and punish them.

But even after hearing this, Wang Su did not show any dissatisfaction. He even took a pen and started writing it down, as if he was recording Zhuge Dan's words.

Zhuge Dan said even more.

After Zhuge Dan, several other ministers expressed their own ideas one after another. They all spoke very sincerely and seriously, but there was no substance.

Not everyone was like this. Zhong Yu, the new Taichang who had just been promoted for his contributions to the management of the Imperial Academy, put forward some very meaningful ideas, including many things about education. This made Wang Su stunned for a moment, and then he continued to record.

After everyone had expressed their ideas, Wang Su began to discuss with them.

Wang Su did not express his thoughts. He always avoided the content and discussed some relatively empty things with everyone, which perfectly suited the tastes of these people.

Zhong Yu looked a little surprised, but didn't say much and was very cooperative.

This went on until the evening, when Wang Su finally said that he would take these things to the palace and formally report the matter to the emperor.

The ministers looked happy.

Zhuge Dan repeatedly told Wang Su not to take credit for himself, and then he left.

The other ministers also took their leave.

Zhong Yu was the last one to leave. Before leaving, he just whispered to Wang Su: There is no need to argue about the past and the present.

After everyone said goodbye and left one by one, Wang Su put away these things and asked Kong Chao to take out the classic manuscripts and the like that he had prepared.

Kong Chao looked a little unhappy at the moment.

He frowned and said unhappily, "You accomplished all of this by yourself. Except for Mr. Zhong, no one else has contributed anything useful. Why should you share the credit with them?"

Wang Su laughed. "So, you can only be a scholar, but you can't rule the world. This is not the most important thing. Just take it and follow me!"

The carriage was moving very fast, and the interior was filled with manuscripts written by Wang Su. Wang Su was a little excited and looking forward to it at this moment.

He felt that the emperor would like the things he brought out very much.

When Wang Su met the emperor in the East Hall, Cao Mao was very surprised by his arrival.

Seeing the soldiers holding thick manuscripts, Cao Mao asked in astonishment, "What is this?"

Wang Su asked the soldiers to put the things down.

Cao Mao also pulled Wang Su to sit down and asked Guo Ze to serve on the side.

Wang Su said seriously at this moment: "Your Majesty, I came here this time for the sake of classics."

Cao Mao nodded. "Teacher, you are an expert in the classics. Everyone in the world knows this. Could it be that you have come up with something new this time?"

"This time, I have annotated the Taixuan Sutra and several other classics, but these are not the most important. The most important thing is that I have annotated the Confucius' Instructions, which I have specially brought here for Your Majesty to see."

Guo Ze, who was about to pour tea for them, was stunned for a moment. What?

What did Confucius say?
Wang Su smiled and said, "This book contains the most profound of the many teachings of the saints. It is the teachings of Confucius and summarizes many theories of the past."

Wang Su talked about this classic attentively, and Guo Ze fell into deep self-doubt at this moment.

I've been studying classics for over ten years, and how come I've never heard of a book like this? Confucius's?

At this moment, Cao Mao also verified his guess. Teacher Wang really wanted to endorse him!
Cao Mao suppressed his inner excitement and listened to Wang Su's story with a look of astonishment.

Wang Su first took out "Taixuan".

"Your Majesty, this Taixuan Sutra actually shares the same principles as the Gongyang Sutra in the Spring and Autumn Annals."

Guo Ze's hands began to tremble at this moment.

For the first time, he began to doubt what he had learned and even began to question his identity as a Confucian scholar.

If someone else had said those words to him, Mr. Guo would definitely draw his sword and fight the other person to the bitter end.

But the person who said this was Wang Su, so Guo Ze began to doubt himself.

Cao Mao was very cooperative. He asked in surprise, "Is that really the case? This is the first time I've heard of this!"

Wang Su began his "Random Talk" (VIII). He conducted a rigorous textual research and said, "Your Majesty, the Gongyang Commentary has three generations. In the past, there was a great scholar named He Xiu who wrote an exegesis of the Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals. He developed the theory of three generations proposed by the great scholar Hu Wusheng of the pre-Han Dynasty."

"Taixuan, on the other hand, has nine transformations. These nine transformations, in the final analysis, are actually just three stages of three worlds!"

"A time of decline and chaos, a time of prosperity and peace, a time of peace and prosperity!"

"Different eras emphasize different legal codes and principles. If the wrong scriptures are used in different eras, it will lead to great disasters!"

"The world today is just coming to an end from this era of decline and chaos, and a world of prosperity and peace is just beginning!!"

"In times of peace and prosperity, the sages have said that we should enforce strict laws and discipline, avoid extravagance and focus on practicality, value trustworthiness, promote frugality, and emphasize education."

"Today's Confucian scholars think that Your Majesty's actions are wrong because they cannot see the world clearly. This is because they lack knowledge. Their knowledge is for a peaceful world."

Wang Su spoke faster and faster.

"When Confucius was talking about the Taixuan Sutra."

“Prince!!”

Guo Ze interrupted Wang Su and bowed sharply. "It's not my place to speak when the emperor and his subjects are asking for advice. But, Your Majesty, I am also a scholar of the Five Classics. How can Confucius comment on the Taixuan Classic?"

Guo Ze had been able to tolerate Wang Su's previous remarks, but he couldn't help but be moved by Confucius's comments on the Taixuan Sutra. How many years had passed since then? Could a sage still predict the future?

Wang Su was not at all angry about being interrupted. He smiled and said, "Taixuan comes from the teachings of Laozi and Zhuangzi."

"If a sage does not know Taixuan, does he not know Xuan?"

Guo Ze was speechless and had to apologize. He then stood not far away and dared not speak again.

Cao Mao was already stunned.

He thought Wang Su might give him a surprise, but he didn't expect him to go this far. He was indeed a genius who combined Confucianism and metaphysics.

Is this a direct attempt to forcibly merge Gongyang and Taixuan, using different eras to avoid the imbalance between current thought and policy, and then to promote their own ideas? And even directly using Confucius's tone to express this?

At this moment, Cao Mao turned into a good student and listened to Wang Su's story very seriously.

Wang Su combined these three generations and derived the great unification of the Spring and Autumn Period into Taixuan. He believed that the Nine Praises mentioned in Taixuan, that is, the evolution process of the world from its germination, development, prosperity to decline and even extinction, could be combined with the three generations of Confucianism.

Then it becomes that the world has not yet been unified and is in the development stage. Therefore, we must adopt the policy that can unify the world as quickly as possible and work hard to reach the prosperous stage. When we reach the prosperous stage, we must adopt the method of inaction to get through the weak stage, so as to speed up the germination of new things again.
This seems to be mixed with some of Han Fei's new saint theory.

Cao Mao was stunned.

There are many kinds of celebrities, some rely on showmanship, some rely on eloquence, and some rely on classics.

Wang Su's basic knowledge of Confucian classics is simply ridiculously strong.

He was able to forcibly combine two fields with completely different pursuits and propositions, and even make it coherent so that both sides could accept it. Of course, Jinwen probably couldn't accept this.

But this is not important. After all, Jinwen still has his own father-in-law. Cao Mao is confident that he can convince him not to rush out to find fault and let Teacher Wang find a way to make it more perfect first.

Wang Su has only come up with a rough idea now, and he wants to hear Cao Mao's advice.

Of course, he also wanted to ask whether his proposals met Cao Mao's expectations.

When Wang Su finished speaking, Cao Mao had already grabbed his hand tightly.

"Prince!! Great Sage!!"

"Great Sage! Prince!!"

(End of this chapter)