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Chapter 899 Reforming Confucianism

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    However, Wang Tong, who was opposite him, looked unhappy when he saw this.

    Although Wang Tong was famous in later generations, he was only twenty years old at this time, which was when he was young and energetic.  Last year, he presented the "Twelve Strategies of Taiping" in front of the palace, advocating "respecting the king's way, promoting hegemony strategies, reviewing the past and verifying the present, and bringing the world to the palm of his hand." He thought he was a person who wanted to seek the country, but Yang Jian did not adopt it.  Wang Tong gave up and returned, feeling that no one in the world recognized his talent, and was even more unhappy.

    Seeing that Chen Yuan agreed with Fu Yi, he said: "Although the three religions are different, they all lead to goodness. The three religions cannot be abolished. For the emperor, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism are all learning to teach people to be good, and they are all useful.  It can assist the government. It is impossible to blame the rise and fall of the country on the three religions. Moreover, each of the three religions has its shortcomings. Futu's "model is rigid" and Taoism's "benevolence and righteousness are not cultivated, and filial piety is not established". They all have shortcomings. They are not as good as the three schools of thought.  Acquire each other, then take the essence and remove the dross, integrate each other, and learn from each other's strong points to make up for the shortcomings. Then the three teachings can be integrated into one, so that the people will not be tired, and then the right path can be achieved."

    It has to be said that Wang Tong, as one of the great Confucian scholars of later generations, is indeed very knowledgeable.  Compared with Fu Yi's extreme and absolute approach, Wang Tong's idea seems to be easier to accept.

    However, Huang Mingyuan sneered at this.  The unity of the three religions, who is the foundation?  If it is based on Confucianism, will the now powerful Buddhist school accept it?  If it is not possible to determine who is the root cause, it is actually just empty talk and there is no possibility of operation. It will also offend three companies at the same time, resulting in inconsistent results.

    It is estimated that Wang Tong also knew that this was somewhat difficult and deliberately did not mention it.  It is precisely because Wang Tong did not clearly put forward the proposition of "returning the three religions to Confucianism" and did not emphasize that Confucianism should maintain its orthodox status while integrating Buddhism and Taoism, so he could not wait for the support of later generations of literati.

    Huang Mingyuan said: "Can the three religions be one? Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism?"

    Wang Tong was a little speechless, and finally he had to say: "Of course I belong to Confucianism."

    "Is the Buddha and Tao willing?"

    At this time, Wang Tong was still young and had not yet perfected his theory, so he did not know how to answer.

    Huang Mingyuan continued: "Even if the three religions can be unified, it is only culturally unified, which cannot be solved compared to reality. After all, what should we do with the millions of monks and nuns in today's world? If we cannot solve these practical problems  , then what¡¯s the use of ¡®three teachings can be one¡¯?¡±

    Wang Tong was dumbfounded, but finally said nothing.

    Huang Mingyuan actually changed the concept secretly. Wang Tong made it theoretical. Huang Mingyuan asked him about reality, which naturally made him embarrassed.  And do they Confucians care about the actual harm caused by the proliferation of monks and nuns?  I'm afraid not.  In fact, as the status of Buddhism increased, most rulers used Buddhist ideas to rule the people, which led to the gradual loss of Confucianism's right to speak.  This is the fundamental reason why Confucians are nervous about Buddhism. As for taxation and population issues, ordinary Confucians don't care.

    ¡°But what Huang Mingyuan hopes is to guide Confucian thought to solve practical problems instead of empty talk.

    For Huang Mingyuan, both Confucianism and Buddhism are similar in educational significance, and even Buddhist teachings are more conducive to the rule of rulers.  What Huang Mingyuan is dissatisfied with Buddhism is not its teachings and culture, but a series of negative consequences caused by Buddhism's indifference in production and avoidance of taxes and servitude.

    "Human nature is good and possesses the five virtues. Ordinary people who believe in Buddhism are just ordinary people who are ignorant. We should promote enlightenment, reach people's hearts, be happy with heaven and understand fate, and exhaust all reason. Only then can everyone be gentlemen and achieve great harmony. As for Fu Gong's proposal,  Just provoking fights will not help."

    Wang Tong seems to want to use traditional Confucian teachings to refute Huang Mingyuan, but Huang Mingyuan is too lazy to argue with him anymore.  When the issue of education is brought up, these Confucian disciples will fly as if education can do everything well.  If education is so powerful, why use the law and the army?

    However, in ancient times, enlightenment was a matter of political correctness, and Huang Mingyuan could not blame him. Moreover, the fault was not with enlightenment, but with the scholar-bureaucrats who regarded it as a panacea that could cure all diseases.

    The decline of Confucianism at this time has a lot to do with the fact that most Confucian scholars are conservative and not enterprising.  Times have changed. At least in the Confucius and Mencius era, Confucianism did not have a strong rival like Buddhism, which took advantage of both the rich and the poor.

    Regardless of whether Wang Tong's strategy is correct or not, he himself is a representative of this era's active pursuit of change. He does not follow the old ways, faces difficulties, and actively seeks change. He has surpassed most Confucian scholars of this era. This is why Huang Mingyuan is willing to talk to Wang Tong freely.  s reason.

    Wang Tong is now only twenty years old, and many of his thoughts have not yet been finalized. This is the age when he can be guided.  Huang Mingyuan wanted to leverage Confucianism, which had reached a dead end, and Wang Tong was a good collaborator.

    "If it's like Zhongyan (Wang Tongzi)"?It's so simple, so why are you and I still talking about this matter?  "

    At this time, Wang Tong seemed to have noticed the extraordinary postures of Huang Mingyuan and others. He lowered his posture, bowed and saluted, and said: "Brother Huang's words seem to have a lot of trouble in his heart. Can you speak frankly?"

    Huang Mingyuan did not cover up, but said directly: "Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, for hundreds of years, Wuhu has been in chaos, mountains and rivers have been broken, and people's hearts have been confused. As an official school, Confucianism has no fault at all.  The reason why Confucianism has declined to this point is because most Confucians are conservative and self-contained, which makes all people in the world unable to see the hope of Confucianism, and so they are gradually abandoned.

    During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Confucianism focused most on "all-inclusiveness". However, today, it has become a discipline that is stuck in its ruts. This is because it does not know how to adapt and does not keep pace with the times.  "

    This remark was so enlightening to Wang Tong that he could not get out of his mind for a long time.  The decline of Confucianism is obvious, but everyone is powerless.  Especially since the Han and Wei dynasties, the Central Plains has declined, and many rulers have blamed Confucianism. This has made Confucianism appear to be in decline in this era.

    In fact, until Bai Juyi, Han Yu and others launched the ancient prose movement and revived Confucianism, during these hundreds of years, although Confucianism was called Confucianism, it was not the original Confucianism.  Otherwise, Han Yu would not lament that no one even cares about the Confucian crown ceremony.

    For Huang Mingyuan, although Confucianism has declined, it has been immersed in the bones of the Chinese people for hundreds of years, and it can no longer be replaced by another thought.  Breaking is more terrible than repairing, and China simply cannot afford the price.

    In this case, what you can do is to tinker with it, and the focus is to push Confucianism out of its conservative form and turn it into innovation.

    "There is no bad way to change the world through its method, and there is no good teaching in the world if it sticks to its method. It is not necessary to insist on the three religions being the same, but it should be based on Confucianism, inclusive and innovative, and introduce the old and bring forth the new."

    Huang Mingyuan spoke to Wang Tong's heart. At this moment, Wang Tong woke up from a dream and bowed heavily.

    "Sir, you are brilliant, I am convinced." But he gave Huang Mingyuan a discipleship salute.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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