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Liu Zongzhou could definitely be called a defender of Confucianism. His visit this time was, if nothing unexpected happened, to conduct a math, physics and chemistry training and assessment for the school officials.
Qin Mu acknowledged that he had profound attainments in traditional Confucianism. In addition, he had a high reputation, so Qin Mu wanted to use him, but was worried that he would hinder the implementation of some of his new policies, so he sent him to the History Museum to compile history.
I am already in my sixties or seventies. After I finish completing "History of Ming Dynasty" and "History of Qin Dynasty", I will probably be able to go home and enjoy my retirement.
The two of them were so absorbed in the history museum that they were completely oblivious to what was happening outside and were only focused on the two histories. They had not participated in the previous disturbances, but this time they both came to the Jianjia Palace to meet the emperor for the math, physics and chemistry exams. Qin Mu suspected that someone was fanning the flames.
Liu Zongzhou was a very conservative person. He rejected new Western ideas and was one of the representatives of pedantic thinking in the late Confucianism.
In the 15th year of Chongzhen (1642), Liu Zongzhou was reappointed as the Left Censor-in-Chief. After entering the court, Liu Zongzhou repeatedly petitioned Chongzhen to abolish bad policies in order to get rid of the national crisis.
In the "Memorial on Respectfully Following Duties and Duties and Listing the Essentials of Discipline to Assist Sage Rule", he proposed strategies such as "establishing the Way", "upholding the Law", "respecting the national system", "eliminating the treacherous", "punishing corrupt officials", and "regulating the administration of officials".
Although Liu Zongzhou was highly respected, he was, after all, only a well-read scholar and thinker, not a politician who could plan strategies. Therefore, some of his ideas were really inappropriate for the time.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty was already in turmoil, but Liu Zongzhou believed that "the problem of the world today is not that there is no talent, but that there is no heart", so he advocated that "curing the heart" was the fundamental way to save the difficult times. He asked Chongzhen to "understand the sacred learning to cure the root", "learn the sacred learning to establish the key to governance", and "respect the sacred learning to meet the needs of governance".
Anyone with a bit of vision could easily see that when the situation was already critical, it was a very pedantic idea to ask the emperor to study the sacred doctrine to cure the problem.
In the debate about the Western missionary Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Liu Zongzhou's proposal further exposed the lack of adaptability of Confucianism at that time. In desperation, Emperor Chongzhen planned to use Schall von Bell to manufacture firearms, hoping to use advanced Western technology to solve internal and external problems.
If Chongzhen's move could go smoothly, the Ming Dynasty might still be able to struggle for a few more years, and even the history of the Ming Dynasty would have to be rewritten. However, Liu Zongzhou firmly opposed re-employing Tang Ruowang and was even more firmly opposed to manufacturing firearms.
He said: "I have heard that the best way to use military force is the benevolence and righteousness of Tang and Wu, followed by the restraint of Huan and Wen. Anything below this is not worth discussing." "Today, we do not rely on others but on weapons. This is why the prestige of our country is declining." "Firearms will not help determine success or failure."
He regarded Tang Ruowang as a heretic and asked Chongzhen to "release him back to his country to eradicate the roots of heresy forever." He insisted on the theory of "benevolence and righteousness" and opposed the innovation of weapons.
As a representative figure of Confucianism, Liu Zongzhou's words and deeds also show that the Confucian tradition has lost its magnanimous and open spirit. This may also be the main reason for China's backwardness and the crisis of Chinese culture in the past history.
In the Jianjia Hall, Liu Zongzhou once again denounced mathematics, physics and chemistry without any hesitation. His words were fierce and shocked Liang Yu. This was definitely the strongest shock test that the Jianjia Hall had received since its completion. Fortunately, Huang Zhenlin did not cut corners at the beginning, and the quality of the Jianjia Hall was good.
After spitting out a lot of saliva, Liu Zongzhou once again put forward the ideas of "understanding the sage learning to establish the root of governance", "practicing the sage learning to establish the key to governance", and "respecting the sage learning to achieve the goal of governance" without changing a word, asking Qin Mu to return to the right path.
In the original history, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Zongzhou said: "I deserved to die for the rebellion of the previous emperor (referring to Chongzhen); I deserved to die for the loss of Nanjing; and now the Regent (Prince Lu) has surrendered, so I deserve to die again. If I don't die, when will I wait? Is there any Censor who can survive by trying to escape?" After saying this, he went on a hunger strike for 20 days and died for his country.
Thinking of this, Qin Mu held back from getting angry immediately. For a person who was willing to sacrifice his life for his country, even if his thoughts were conservative, Qin Mu could show the greatest tolerance.
After all, Liu Zongzhou was old, and I believed he would not be able to howl for long. Sure enough, after just a cup of tea, Liu Zongzhou was so tired that he was gasping for breath, and his face was red and purple, which was very distressing.
Seeing this, Huang Daozhou immediately wanted to grab the baton and continue to attack.
Qin Mu shouted at the right moment: "Someone come! Send for the imperial physician! Send for the imperial physician!"
Huang Daozhou, who was preparing to attack again with all his strength, was startled when he saw the emperor urgently summoning the imperial physician: "Your Majesty! Is your majesty not feeling well?"
No matter what, Qin Mu is still the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, and the princes are still young. If anything happens to him, the newly stabilized world will be in chaos again. Even if he is just unwell, it is enough to cause unrest in the court and the country, and undercurrents are inevitable... ..
Qin Mu was slightly startled. He asked someone to summon the imperial physician because he saw that Liu Zongzhou looked frightening, and he also wanted to disrupt the pace of Huang and Liu.
Seeing that Huang Daozhou had misunderstood that he was not feeling well, Qin Mu was moved. He raised his hand to cover his head and said, "I have been feeling a little unwell these past two days, but it's nothing serious. You two ministers can rest assured. I just ask you to speak in a lower voice when you report things. The voices are too loud, and my head is buzzing. I can't hear what you are saying. Editor-in-Chief Huang, please speak. I'm listening." Qin Mu said this, while stroking his head, he turned to the female official Li Shuang'er and said, "Shuang'er, go and bring me my medicine."
Li Shuang'er bowed her head and said "yes", then quickly bowed and retreated into the back hall.
Huang Daozhou asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty, is your dragon body really alright?"
Qin Muqiang pulled himself together and said, "It's okay. If you have anything to say, please speak. You are important ministers of the country, you are knowledgeable, you are old, and you work day and night for the history, forgetting to eat and sleep. It is difficult for me to summon you at other times. Today you have a rare opportunity to come. No matter what, how can I not listen to you finish your words? Please speak, Huang Qingjia, I'm fine, I'm fine..."
Huang Daozhou and Liu Zongzhou were old after all, and they always had scrolls in their hands, which inevitably hurt their eyesight. It was not convenient for them to wear reading glasses in front of the emperor, so they really couldn't see clearly what the emperor's complexion was.
However, since they entered the palace, the emperor has been very quiet. He just listened quietly to Liu Zongzhou's fierce admonition without saying a word. This seems to prove that the emperor is really not feeling well.
"If the Huang Qing family has anything to say, please say it quickly." Qin Mu said again.
Huang Daozhou now felt a little uneasy and worried. The emperor was not feeling well, so it was not appropriate to give advice at this time. Besides, would the emperor really listen to him
Alas, the emperor was in poor health, but he still received the emperor and listened to his advice patiently. What a rare wise and benevolent ruler he is. Judging from his own experience, Huang Daozhou felt it was even more difficult to continue his long-winded attack.
"Your Majesty, since you are not feeling well, we will take our leave first. I hope Your Majesty will take good care of yourself and recover soon."
"Mr. Huang, I am really fine. Please speak up and give me your advice. As the ruler of a country, how can I refuse to accept good advice from loyal ministers just because I am not feeling well?"
A strange scene appeared. Emperor Qin Mu wanted to listen to loyal advice, so he pulled his ministers to stay and give him remonstrances. However, Liu and Huang, who were originally preparing to bombard him, hurriedly took their leave, fearing that if they were a step slower, it would affect his "recovery". They couldn't be stopped!
Finally, amid Qin Mu's repeated requests to stay, Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou quickly disappeared outside the Jianjia Palace.
When the imperial physician Li Congming arrived, Qin Mu felt that since the show had already been performed, he might as well perform it to the fullest. Otherwise, if Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou knew that they had been deceived, these two old stubborn people would definitely not let it go. Who knows whether they would go on a hunger strike in protest.
So Qin Muzhen told the imperial physician that he was not feeling well and asked the physician to take his pulse.
After taking the emperor's pulse, Li Congming couldn't figure out the cause of the illness, which made him panic. The emperor had a headache, but couldn't find the cause. What should he do
He first prescribed a prescription for calming the mind and nourishing the qi, then hurried back to the Imperial Hospital, asked other imperial doctors to discuss the matter, and sent someone to the Medical College outside the city to ask the director Wu Youxing to return to the Imperial Hospital as soon as possible.
The person responsible for going out of the city to invite Wu Youxing was in too much of a hurry and bumped into someone on the road. When he arrived at the Medical College, he dragged Wu Youxing off the operating table while he was explaining anatomy.
Wu Youxing was almost cut by the scalpel, and he was furious: "How can this be absurd? What are you doing?"
The clerk was so frightened that he quickly explained, "Wu Yuanzheng, it's urgent, you hurry back to the palace, hurry..." The clerk stopped talking, slapped himself twice, and then leaned over to Wu Youxing and said in detail, "I don't know what happened. After His Majesty sent Doctor Li to check his pulse, Doctor Li hurried back to the Imperial Hospital and asked me to quickly invite Wu Yuanzheng back..."
Wu Youxing was secretly frightened, dropped his scalpel and hurried back to the palace, leaving behind a group of students from the Medical College who were discussing...
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