Chapter 324: The boss stands

"The ancestors of all dynasties have learned from the use of Legalism to maintain stability in the world, but Confucianism can educate people's hearts. Only in this way can the world be truly maintained under the duality.

However, only Confucian benevolence and virtue can make the people break through benevolence and virtue without any punishment, which is also destroying benevolence.

Therefore, the Legalists must be used to maintain order in the world.

This is the strategy of Confucianism and the law, and it is also a strategy implemented in previous dynasties.”

After Li Yuanba said this, someone immediately applauded and said, "Incisive, too insightful."

In the Confucianism and the law, I have always been confused about this, but after hearing what you said to the Prince, I feel really enlightened.

This Confucianism is too incisive in appearance. The strategy of governing the world since past dynasties is nothing more than this Confucianism’s appearance."

When everyone heard this, they immediately looked in the direction of the person, and someone exclaimed: "Shishou Minister Yan?"

"Is Mr. Yan?"

"Yan Shigu, the Minister of the Secretariat?"

Everyone was very surprised. This was actually Yan Shigu. Yan Shigu was the Minister of the Secretariat! Yan Shigu became the Minister of the Secretariat in Li Yuan's era, and the Secretariat was the person responsible for drafting edicts. They were responsible for drafting edicts and formulating orders according to the emperor's wishes.

Yan Shigu was personally selected by Li Yuan as the "personal secretary", and most of the edicts of the Li Yuan era were drafted by Yan Shigu.

However, Yan Shigu was more of a scholar, a classicist, historian and writer during the Tang Dynasty. His academic identities were more than bureaucratic.

Since the Xuanwu Gate Incident of Li Shimin, he has been promoted from the Zhongshu Sheren and then became the Zhongshu Secretariat of the Zhongshu Secretariat.

"Shilarious Minister Yan, are you here too?"

Li Yuanba asked.

Yan Shigu replied: "Yes, I'm relatively idle lately, so I came here.

I heard that there was a debate here, so I was curious and came over.

But after listening to His Royal Highness’s debate today, it was really exciting, so exciting.

I think I am a famous historian, but I have learned a lot from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I am ashamed!”

Yan Shigu took the initiative to say that he was "free and leisurely", which made everyone envious. Because he had a high position and was free and leisurely, wasn't this what many people pursue?

However, Li Yuanba heard a bit of bitterness from Yan Shigu's "leisure", because Li Yuanba is different from those ordinary people who have never been an official. He knew that leisure in the officialdom often means no power and is excluded.

Perhaps many people hope to have high positions, but they are leisurely and have power.

But Li Yuanba knew that power and leisure were completely a false proposition.

The greater the power, the more busy you will naturally be. This is certain.

Once an official is idle, it means that it has also lost its power, which is certain.

The power of Chinese emperors reached its peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but the kings of the Ming and Qing dynasties were the most tiring and busiest.

Therefore, the greater the power, the less we can't be idle. Only those who take it for granted will pursue those idle positions that are very powerful.

"Yan Shigu, life will be difficult! Although he was promoted from the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat to the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat, in fact, he rose to the open and secretly.

The Secretariat often represents the emperor's personal interests, and its status is equivalent to that of the later Serits and Supervisors of the Ming Dynasty.

Once the emperor is not valued, then power is conceivable.

Although it has been upgraded one level, it is equivalent to an increase in openness and decline in secret, and instead loses the authority to directly deal with drafting edicts.

In the next few years, he will be demoted and activated several times. His final position is to be a secretary and a minor supervisor. At most, he is the deputy director of a national library and archives. His real power is worrying! So now he is here to have some leisure time and he can come to listen to the debate."

Li Yuanba thought.

However, Yan Shigu did not say much, but said: "It's good to be idle. In the future, I can take the initiative to discuss academic research with everyone, and then just like what the Prince said, it's better to continue the unique knowledge for the past saints."

"I have received great attention from Minister Yan, and I even remember my crazy words?"

Li Yuanba said politely.

Yan Shigu also replied: "Now it seems that the younger generation is terrifying! A Confucianism and the law express all the strategies for governing the country in all dynasties!"

Li Yuanba was also secretly ashamed because the theory in Confucianism and the law was proposed by Yan Shigu.

Yan Shigu was a historian. When he was studying history, he was the first to propose the term "Yang Confucian Yin Law", and this Yang Confucian Yin Law was later summarized into the four words "Confucianism appears and the law".

Li Yuanba showed off in front of the original author, which made the original author admire him, which made him feel a bit guilty.

However, Yan Shigu looked at Li Yuanba very much. He didn't know that Li Yuanba was copying his future research results, and he was just showing off here.

"Mr. Yan praised it. I just have some experience. I don't have the capital that you have as many years as your senior!"

Li Yuanba said humbly again.

However, Yan Shigu said again: "You just said that there are orders of hearing the truth, and you have specialized in your skills and professions. Those who are good at it will be their masters.

Maybe in a few years, I will be worse than you. At that time, I will call you a teacher."

"Don't dare!"

Li Yuanba answered humbly again.

However, Li Yuanba's words of Confucianism and Law awakened Yan Shigu, and he took the initiative to say: "The Confucianism and Law of His Highness are indeed the strategies of all dynasties.

Didn’t this method be used since the Han Dynasty?

Through Confucianism, it promoted benevolence, but used Legalism to establish various laws, and then the order of the world was maximized.

If even order does not exist, then how can we talk about benevolence?

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said just now, every word is a pearl! In the time of chaos in the world, relying on kindness alone is useless.

People must first survive and maintain benevolence in the face of survival. This is indeed too difficult.

Perhaps a small number of saints can do it, but not anyone can do it, on the contrary, most people cannot do it.

Even ants live in silence, let alone humans?

Guan Zhong said that etiquette is known when the granaries are sufficient, which is also a very important statement.

I hope that when you study Confucian classics in the future, you will not give up your study of history.

History is also very important, just like what His Highness the Crown Prince said this time.

Confucius killed Shao Zhengmao, perhaps most people simply judged from today's text meaning, believing that Confucius must have killed Shao Zhengmao.

But what His Highness the Crown Prince said makes us see that this may not be the case back then.

Confucius' prime minister was not the later prime minister, and the power of that prime minister was far from comparable to that of prime minister.

The word "Zhu" was originally intended to condemn, not all of it.

Therefore, when you study the classics of saints, you must also study history books and study history at the same time, so that you can truly combine the current situation of the past to truly understand the teachings of the saints, otherwise it will be a completely different story!”

"We understand, remember the teachings of Minister Yan!"
Chapter completed!