Chapter 877 Unity of Knowledge and Action

Chapter 877 Unity of Knowledge and Action

"People without capital will be poor, poverty will be violent, people without industry will be blind, and blindness will lead to chaos. In ancient times, the art of governance is to calm the people and prosper things. Without capital and industry, it will lead to riots, and the rule will be peaceful? The death of the Liang family, how can Hou Jing Is it foolish for the people to follow riots instead of following rituals and music? The Liang family has been in disgrace for a long time, and the whole world has abandoned it..."

When it comes to the governance of the country, Nanliang can be said to be the best example. Li Tai often expressed his opinions by criticizing the politics of Nanliang.

Most of the teachers and students at the Xiangyang Selection Institute were considered to be the ruling class in the original Nanliang society. Of course, Li Tai's method of slicing Nanliang into pieces and whipping corpses was emotionally unacceptable. But rationally, they also wanted to hear where Nanliang declined in the eyes of Li Tai, the world's leading general.

Long before the Hou Jing Rebellion, some scholars had reflected on the corruption of the ruling class in Nanliang and made remonstrances to Emperor Wu of Liang. The most famous one is that during the Datong period of the Southern Liang Dynasty, He Chen, a regular servant of the Sanqi, told Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty that the country's household registration was seriously lost, local officials were corrupt, and the court was extravagant and wasteful. At the same time, the emperor was surrounded by unruly people, and rewards and punishments were unfair. Too much trouble, too much trouble, and so on.

This remonstration directly defeated Emperor Wu of Liang at that time. He directly dictated the edict and asked He Chen, "If you say that someone is corrupt and illegal and preys on the common people, if you have the guts to name anyone and say it, I will kill him!"

I have believed in Buddhism for decades. I have not spent any public money on food or drink. At banquets, officials only use vegetables. I have not slaughtered the three animals sacrificed to my ancestors for a long time. I have made dozens of dishes out of a single cucumber. I have never had sex for more than thirty years. In my life, Not good at singing and drinking, but busy with daily meals. Back then, my waist was over 10 girth, but now I have slimmed down to over two feet, and I still have the belt from back then! Who am I doing this for? It’s not for the common people!

I have already made it this far, and you smart people are still here babbling nonsense. Come on, do you have any clever tips to deal with these messes you are talking about? If you don't say it, you are deceiving the court. It depends on whether I can get you or not!

He Chen was frightened by the old Bodhisattva's behavior. He just kowtowed and apologized again and again, and never dared to bring up the matter of remonstrance. But not mentioning it doesn’t mean it’s not happening. The crowd in Nanliang Junior High School couldn’t stand the old Bodhisattva’s behavior, but he himself wanted to challenge the difficulty and took the initiative to welcome Hou Jing, who had never suffered from his PUA, until he died without being able to take a bite of sweets.

Li Tai talked about this not to discuss the political gains and losses of Nanliang, but to teach these preparatory officials what attitude they should maintain when facing the people they manage. In particular, what are the states and reactions of the general public in different situations, and how will these reactions affect them.

A foreign rebel general in Hou Jingqu District was able to feel as comfortable as a fish in water after entering Jiankang City, the capital of Nanliang. He incited a large number of low-level people to follow and rebel, which exposed the fragility of Nanliang's rule and made Liang Liang Emperor Wu's self-promotion became a complete joke!

One characteristic of the ruling class in Nanliang was that they grasped ideology through academic debates, interpretation of scriptures, and religious propaganda, all from top to bottom. Even Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty showed disdain for Nan Liang's ideological construction.

But Bodhisattva Xiao and those dignitaries ignored or didn't care at all. No matter how good his ideological construction was, he couldn't relieve his hunger!

Without income, the people will become impoverished and irritable, and without industry, they will engage in unrest. The situation could still be maintained before because there were hundreds of thousands of armed forces in the region. But after these armies were lost in the Battle of Hanshan, another one came from Huainan. Brother, take the lead, I’m not going to flock here to buy it for zero yuan, I’m still waiting for you to become a saint and explode the relics!

In the medieval political ecology, the general public was simply not qualified to express their political demands. Of course, they don’t have any political demands. They only have the most basic desire for survival, but they are often not satisfied.

Even the people of Nanliang who still remember the devastation of Hou Jing's rebellion are more frightened by Hou Jing and his rebels, but they ignore that most of the rebels are civilians who had allowed them to exploit fish and meat. .

Li Tai's remarks are not very new, but the perspective is very special, emphasizing the subjective initiative of the general public. Of course this world is not fair, some people have more and some have less, but if you must force people to have nothing, when they only have this life left, there is a high chance that they will risk their lives with you.

This kind of angle of discussing things is still a bit unfamiliar to people, so after Li Tai finished one of his political courses, many teachers and students inside and outside the faculty were still sitting silently, digesting and understanding all this.

"The people have nothing to protect, so they should fight for it. The king does not take advantage of the tired and weak people, but teaches them to use property as the basis of governance. This is truly benevolent and righteous! When the king is prosperous, the seas and rivers are clear. The world has been in chaos for a long time, and the people have suffered. It’s been a long time since the sages’ deeds have spread throughout this world! Those who are lucky enough to receive this teaching will be able to help the world and not dare to slack off!”

After the class was over, Li Tai was standing up to leave. A student in the class bowed to him deeply with the meticulous class notes in his hand, and said loudly with admiration on his face.

Li Tai is now considered to be well-informed, and it is not surprising to be flattered in person. However, seeing that this young man still looks dignified and has clear eyes while flattering him, it is obvious that it is not just simple flattery. Rather, he sincerely believes in his own words.

So he stopped, looked at the young man and said with a smile: "The people have nothing to defend, so they should fight. The transition between fighting and defending is the focus of political governance. This can be regarded as an insight into the subject. Where are you from and how do you get here to be selected?”

The young man was even more flattered when he heard this question, and his tone was trembling with excitement. He hurriedly replied: "My name is Liu Xingben. I have been living in Hanzhong for a long time with my uncle. When the king entered Nanzheng, he came under his rule. Later, he joined the government school and was a candidate for the government school this year. "

Hearing the young man's self-introduction, Li Taicai vaguely remembered that Liu Xing was originally Liu Fan's nephew. After conquering Nanzheng, Li Tai and his uncle Liu Fan took him back to Mianbei. At that time, Jingzhou Fuxue had not been established for a long time, and there was a lack of enough teachers, so they were crammed into the Fuxue.

Xu Heng, the academic officer next to him who was the chief registrar of the academy, also stepped forward and added: "Liu Lang has always been among the best in the school's performance evaluation, and he has a deep understanding of what Wang Fan taught. Many students in the school have occasionally failed to understand or are one-sided. , and seek more advice from Liu Lang!”

After hearing this, Li Tai looked at Liu Xingben with even more admiration, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "One's own knowledge is not true knowledge. Learn and teach to others, know and practice. Liu Lang is very good at learning. It’s impressive, I hope I can do well in my future work!”

"You must do your best and live up to the king's teachings!"

Liu Xingben said quickly after hearing this.

After the lecture, Li Tai did not leave the selection hall immediately. Instead, accompanied by academic officer Xu Heng and several others, he came to the main hall of the college to learn about the current situation of the college.

The chief minister of the Selectorate is Li Tai's cousin Li Shiyuan. Except for Li Pi, who is serving in Longyou, the other four of his cousins ​​are now serving in and outside the Tai government.

The highest-ranking official is Li Pei, who serves as the general manager of Jingzhou, followed by Li Miao, who serves as the general manager of Jiangling, and Li Shicao, who serves as the wine sacrificer in Taifu. In addition, Li Chao, who followed Zhou Hongzheng and others to edit the books shipped from Jiangling, and his third brother Li Ao, who was sent to Xiangzhou.

Nowadays, the cousins ​​of the Li family in Longxi and Li Tai's contemporaries are mainly those who do not have nothing to do. They all hold different positions according to their different talents and temperaments. Although not everyone is in a confidential position, they all have their own performance.

Li Shiyuan was also used to Li Tai coming to the selection hall for inspections every once in a while. While he was still teaching the apprentices, he had already prepared all the content that needed to be reported. When Li Tai came to the straight hall, he took a short break and exchanged greetings. Then he began to report on the affairs of the hospital in an orderly manner.

"This month, there are 103 new elected disciples in the academy. The total number of selected disciples is 1,365, and there are 263 people living in the public house..."

The admissions regulations of the Selection Institute are relatively liberal. In May, thousands of candidates were recruited after a major examination, and the number has been increasing since then. Many people who were inconvenient or unwilling to participate before saw the size of the Selection Council and joined in. Li Tai also accepted it.

The increase in candidates means that the Taiwan government's appeal and recognition are increasing. Otherwise, no matter what it does, there will be no response, and this one-man show will not be very good. Because most of the candidates who enroll here are self-funded, although the number of students increases, the cost of running the school does not increase much, but instead charges a lot more tuition.

Of course, profit is not the purpose of running a school. In addition to selecting talents, the Select Court also plays the role of correcting and reshaping ideologies. Therefore, in addition to the format of government decrees, there is also the teaching of subjects such as classics, history, law, and literature. As for the teaching materials required for teaching, they all need to be approved by Li Tai before they can be used for teaching.

However, this review and approval work is also very arduous. The principles of the classics are all about subtle meanings and political intentions. Many great scholars like Bai Shouqiong Jing are still unable to distinguish clearly, not to mention that Li Tai is already alienated from the academic world of the times. the soul of the hereafter.

Faced with this problem, the most reasonable approach is of course not to start from scratch and improve oneself to become a scholar and then debate the scriptures with the masses, but to attract another group of doctrines and let them collide with each other and discuss, so as to extract the correct meaning. Doctrinal content that is beneficial to itself.

When it comes to this point, the Longxi Li family has an advantage. After all, their ancestor Li Hao had inherited the Confucian classics. In modern times, Li Gang's father Li Yanzhi was an academic representative of the Northern Wei Dynasty. At least he was able to absorb and criticize Southern learning.

However, facing the huge and complex academic system of classics and meanings built over hundreds of years in the Southern Dynasties, the Li family in Longxi was also weak in strength, so Li Tai naturally thought of shaking people off.