Rebirth of the Viking King

Chapter 496 15 Six schools of thought in the Tang Dynasty

Seeing the sunset gradually setting on the horizon, the girl shifted her gaze from the city gate at her feet back to the ancient scroll in her hand.

The ancient scroll is not thick and is bound with thick wood pulp paper. The cover made of flexible sheepskin has three thick large characters stamped on it——

——"Shang Jun Shu"

For the "Legalist School" among the five major schools in the Eastern Continent, this book is comparable to the "Bible" in the hands of the Holy Bishops, and is the spiritual food that all gang members must study every day.

"Doubtful actions will lead to no success, and doubtful actions will lead to no success."

"You are anxious to decide on the reform, and you almost don't care about the public opinion of the world. Moreover, those who act like an expert will definitely be disappointed by the world; those who have the concerns of knowing alone will definitely be seen as dissatisfied with the people."

Silently reciting two ancient sayings in the book, this is what the girl in palace clothes is thinking.

After reading this thin volume hundreds of times, she was already familiar with the meaning contained in it.

(Hesitating in action will not achieve anything, and hesitating in doing things will not be effective!)

(The king should make up his mind to reform as soon as possible, and don’t care what the world thinks about you. What’s more, people who are smarter than ordinary people will be criticized by the secular society, and people who have unique insights and thinking will definitely be ridiculed by ordinary people)

With a soft popping sound, the girl closed the ancient scroll in her hand and looked at the bustling alien crowd at her feet.

"Everything in the world is bustling for the sake of profit; everything in the world is bustling for the sake of profit."

"What the instructor said is true!"

It is simply impossible for the emperor to care about the people and the people to support the emperor. Foolish people are like captive pigs, they only know how to obey their own greed and tirelessly devour everything.

When they finally died of abdominal distension, they would blame the emperor for his unfavorable rule!

The truth is always in the hands of a few people. Killing a small number of compatriots can allow more people to survive in troubled times.

This is my Legalist way!

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Use heavy codes in troubled times.

These five words can most appropriately describe the Eastern Tang Dynasty at this time.

The king of the Tang Dynasty was by no means an incompetent person. Even though he stole his daughter-in-law to join the cabinet and worshiped the treacherous Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, he had the feat of creating the "Kaiyuan Age" when he was young.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the world was in turmoil and vassal towns were divided. The entire country is like a clay pot that has fallen from a high platform and seems about to fall apart.

The two emperors Daizong and Dezong were both rare wise emperors in the world. They both saw clearly that the only way to save this country was in two words - to cut down the feudal vassal.

Return the power of the vassal towns to the imperial court and reshape centralization of power.

In this way, we can change the situation where the empire's already limited resources are frequently used for internal friction.

The Tang Dynasty was a country without religious centralization. After the Holy Bishop tried for hundreds of years, it failed to form a climate. As for the Vulcan Cult, it became a rebel that everyone wanted to beat because of its conflicts with the Arab Empire and its vassal states.

At this time, the six major sects that were still dominant in the Tang Dynasty were still handed down from the Warring States Period.

Confucian school, Yin Yang school, Zongheng school, Legalist school, Taoist school and Mohist school.

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Confucianism originated from Confucius and is good at etiquette, benevolent government, and moral education.

Therefore, most of the people who came out of the "Confucian school" were famous officials in the capital.

Confucian teachers believe that human nature is inherently good, and what goes up leads to results. The nobles and vassals will naturally follow the etiquette that binds the king.

The vassals were benevolent and observant of etiquette, and then passed this custom to the common people in the territory. The people respect the king, and the king loves the people. In this way, the entire country will become a land of etiquette.

We have to admit that after the "Kaiyuan Prosperity", the Eastern Tang Dynasty could become the center of the world, and the contribution of disciples of the Confucian school played a vital role.

The five words "benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust" support the face of this huge country. "There are great Confucians in talking and laughing, and there are no white people in social interactions" is the ultimate understanding of 'face' by Confucian teachers.

This makes it possible for foreigners to step into the imperial land, and the ordinary people of Shengdou will be shocked by their spirit even if they encounter ordinary situations.

Especially when they enter the majestic Chang'an City, no matter what country they come from, no matter what status they have had, they will all be deeply moved by the people in this country, and then be influenced, and even assimilate.

The "gold mean" in Confucianism influenced many kings of the Eastern Continent.

Zhongyong means Zhongyong.

The middle way is the way of humanity, and the way of humanity is the way of benevolence. The way of benevolence is in line with human nature. No one should violate it, and everyone should follow it and continue to do it.

This is "eternal". The so-called "eternal" means that it always exists.

Therefore, "the mediocre is always the same".

During the prosperous period of Kaiyuan, when the global population was 200 million, the Tang Dynasty alone had 80 million. Such national power can easily crush the East-West Continental Bridge and push it all the way to the Western Continent.

No country can stop the powerful Tang Dynasty.

However, Li Longji, Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was deeply influenced by Confucianism and believed that "only moderation can survive forever." He devoted himself to culture, focusing on rituals, music, poetry, and singing and dancing.

It is true that he ushered in the 30-year "Kaiyuan Dynasty".

It's a pity that we haven't broken out of the iron law of family and country that prosperity must inevitably decline.

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The Yin-Yang School was taught by Zou Yan, a native of Qi, and was good at stargazing, divination, and the art of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements. It was the most mysterious and rarest of the five schools.

According to the palace inventory, there are no more than a hundred people in the "Yin Yang Family" who are still alive.

The world-famous "Yin-Yang Astrology" of the Yin-Yang School had been almost completely lost by the 9th century AD. As for the yin and yang magic techniques such as "throwing beans to create soldiers", "carrying five ghosts", and "five elements looking for energy", there are very few descendants of them in the world.

These more than a hundred people are scattered and hidden in various territories of Kyushu, each leading believers to conduct their own secret experiments.

Long-term communication with ghosts, gods, magic, and "rules" has made the vision of the "Yin Yang Family" beyond that of ordinary people.

Each of them has existed for eons, and as such, they no longer owe allegiance to a single nation or engage in mortal strife.

In their eyes, this trick of a chicken pecking rice has no meaning.

What they really need to do is align with Yin and Yang and look up at the stars.

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The Zongheng school studied under Gui Guzi, the "sage seeker", and was good at political strategy, marching drills, and arranging illusions and magic formations.

Unlike the Taoist Sword Immortal who fights alone, the Strategist is good at fighting in groups. They can reasonably arrange their subordinates and generals into formations, and with the blessing of illusion, they can defeat 1 against 10, or even 1 against 100.

The most famous vertical and horizontal instructor in the Three Kingdoms era was undoubtedly Zhuge Liang of the Shu Kingdom. The "Eight Formation Method" he created is still taught to new generals by the vertical and horizontal instructors in the Taiyuan Academy.

When the Qiang Tang Dynasty was at its peak, it could use its army to crush surrounding countries, and the generals who belonged to the Zongheng School were indispensable. Gao Xianzhi led 20,000 troops and fought with 300,000 Arab cavalry for 7 days, which looked like a miracle to foreigners.

After the war broke out, the Abbasid Dynasty did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately sent the kingdom's envoys to Yihe.

They knew that this was a completely invincible army.

The fighting formations they used were incomprehensible to the Arabs even if they followed them. The Arab general couldn't understand why the soldiers from the Eastern Land were running in circles around a few poles, and there would be vast white fog, and even heavy rain and thunder in the formation.

In their eyes, this is undoubtedly magic.

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The Taoist school is the Taoist swordsmanship founded by Laozi and Zhuangzi.

In the Eastern Tang Dynasty, everyone aspired to become a practitioner, but the "Taoist school" happened to be the one with the most qualifications.

There are many mortals without spiritual roots who waste a lot of time practicing throughout their lives, unable to build foundations, and unable to control flying swords. But even so, the number of Tang Sword Immortals still far exceeds that of other schools.

It also gave rise to Shushan Sword Sect, Hengshan Sword Sect, Tianshan Sword Sect, Yushan Sword Sect and many other specialized branches.

The Shushan Sword School specializes in breaking through realms; the Hengshan Sword School specializes in double swords and the art of controlling multiple swords; and the Tianshan Sword School specializes in Tianshan sword dance.

As for the Yushan Sword Sect, which specializes in the art of poison swords, it was gradually submerged in the torrent of history with the defection of Lan Bixue.

Even though this country has begun to inevitably slide into the abyss, sword cultivators are still the only top combat force in all the countries in Kyushu that can crush the true gods.

The sword-flying Sword Fairy of the Tang Dynasty, like the French Dragon Knight, has become the most symbolic card of the Eastern Tang Dynasty.

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The Mohist school, which was taught by Mo Zhai, is good at mathematical calculations and exquisite mechanisms. It is a very prosperous lineage among the five major schools in addition to the Taoist swordsmanship.

This is largely due to the fact that Mohist tutors will first consider poor farmers who have nothing when selecting apprentices.

But having said that, those who can endure the boring blacksmithing day after day, whittling wood and accurately assembling hundreds of parts the size of a needle nose are almost all poor people with no way out.

"Wear brown fur as clothing, wear crotch shoes as clothing, work day and night without rest, and suffer the most from ourselves", this is the truest portrayal of the Mohist school.

Even if Juzi's son commits murder and the king pardons his crime, Juzi will still sentence his own son to death.

The murderer dies, this is the law of Mozi.

Because of this, everyone in the Mohist school obeys the leadership of Juzi.

For thousands of years, the Mohist school designed practical tools such as navigation magnetic needles, farming tools, large ships, and wooden prosthetics. However, after the Anshi Rebellion, the people were in dire straits, and the world was in constant war.

In troubled times, even the great men of the Mohist family had to consider making their own contribution to ending the war.

In recent decades, they have also begun to design and produce war machinery such as "rapid-fire ballistae", catapults, and siege rams.

In this wave where everyone is a soldier and people all over the world work together to reduce the feudal vassalage as quickly as possible.

Legalism, a school that has been tepid for a long time, has grown like wildfire in recent decades.