However, Zhang Zongshi replied, "As the Lords of the two Palaces and the two Palaces, they are unable to help Fang Xusheng directly. However, they can still be considered as Fang Xusheng's strength. This is enough to deter me from acting rashly."
The Old Show said helplessly, "You used to work at the Governor's Office, so you should be aware of Gyeongo's current situation. The scholars and major powers in Gyeongo have already joined forces to launch their final counterattack. They will either succeed or die trying. The school of Miscellany is their last chance. Others may not know, but the people of Xiangzhou should be able to tell that Gyeongo and the school of Miscellany are already fighting with their lives on the line. "
One of the scholars agreed, "When I returned from Gyeongo a few days ago, I discovered that the emotions within Gyeongo are extremely high. Even those who previously approved of Fang Xusheng are now supporting Gyeongo. They no longer say anything good about Fang Xusheng. Some Gyeongo people have similar views. They believe that Gyeongo did wrong in the past, but they also believe that Jingguo's punishment of Gyeongo was too harsh. The people of Gyeongo can't see any hope and can only fight with their backs against the wall. "
Zhang Zongshi was stunned for a moment, then said, "I see. I left the Governor's Office not long ago and have been studying the Sacred Classics at home for the past few days. I don't understand the situation in Gyeongo. Could it be that Gyeongo has been awakened by Jingguo's pressure and has become more united? "
The Old Show sighed, "This is what I'm most worried about. If Gyeongo and the school of Miscellany really fight Jingguo, even with Fang Xusheng, Jingguo will suffer heavy losses. After all, Gyeongo is an old powerhouse, and Jingguo's overall strength is still inferior to Gyeongo's. Therefore, Jingguo should be thinking of ways to break up the alliance between the School of Miscellany and the Hall of Rites. Then, they will continue to negotiate and slowly negotiate until they sign a contract that is acceptable to both sides. "
Zhang Zongshi was surprised. "According to my judgment, Fang Xusheng doesn't seem to care too much about the School of Miscellanies and Gyeongo. His main goal is still the reform, not to deal with the School of Miscellanies and Gyeongo."
"Oh? Why do you think so? "The Old Show was even more surprised.
The rest of the people in Wenyou House stared at Zhang Zongshi curiously. This was because such a statement was very novel. Up until now, no one had said anything similar.
Zhang Zongshi said, "When I was at the Governor's Office, I learned a lot from Fang Xusheng. I carefully analyzed everything related to the Rites Minister Pavilion and found that the focus of the Rites Minister Pavilion is not to increase the position of the Ministry of Rites or the 'Rites' position. The focus is to protect Jingguo's civil status and expand Jingguo's civil status. At the same time, it is to guard against the influence of other countries on Jingguo. "
"Explain it in detail." The Old Show was interested.
Zhang Zongshi said, "Before, the rules of the various government offices were mostly the same. Only in the Rites Minister Pavilion was it specifically stated that the interests of Jingguo must be the foundation. Moreover, it was personally set by Fang Xusheng. This is a very unusual signal. It shows that Fang Xusheng places a lot of importance on this aspect. According to my experience, Fang Xusheng places a lot of importance on this rule, even more so than trying to rope in the Hall of Rites. I don't have any direct evidence to prove this point. I only made this judgment based on my experience and feelings at the Governor's Office. "
At this time, a young man said, "Brother Zhang's words are very enlightening. According to Brother Zhang's deduction, can we conclude that Fang Xusheng actually believes that the Rites Minister Pavilion will eventually disregard the interests of the country?"
Zhang Zongshi was stunned and said in surprise, "I see! Brother, your words really woke me up from my dream. I felt that this rule was a bit strange before, but I couldn't find the source. Now, I completely understand! Fang Xusheng believes that the power of the Rites Minister Pavilion is very strong. However, he also believes that because of its special position, the Rites Minister Pavilion has to deal with both foreign and Jingguo cultures at the same time. It is very likely that it will be eroded by the foreign culture and completely forget about the national interests of Jingguo. It will start to serve the foreign culture, prosper the foreign culture, and suppress the Jingguo culture! "
"This seems to be a bit roundabout." The Old Show frowned.
Zhang Zongshi said patiently, "The civil path is brilliant. Many actions that seemed to be rebellious in ancient times are now beneficial to the Divine Path and even the progress of the human race. The simplest example is Kong Sheng. He started his own private school. At that time, he was rebellious. But now, it seems that it is the fortune of the human race. Whether it is us or the Rites Minister Pavilion, in fact, it is impossible to accurately judge what is the future trend and what is wrong because we don't have a standard. Now, Fang Xusheng has given us a standard, which is to judge based on national interests. This solves this problem. "
"Can you say it more clearly?" The Old Show asked. The others hurriedly nodded, wanting to know more.
Zhang Zongshi thought for a while and said, "Fang Xusheng once used a country called Europe as an example in 'Political History.' It said that there was a period called 'Renaissance' in that country. There were many factors that led to that period, and there were also many successes. But Fang Xusheng pointed out in the book that the core of the Renaissance was that the scholars of the foreign race who painted the civil path broke away from the shackles of their religion. They no longer created monotonous and highly similar works. They began to explore and recognize the beauty and uniqueness of individuals, thus liberating the nature of the foreign race and gaining more possibilities for development. They balanced the interests of the race and the individual, thus allowing the foreign race to reach the peak."
"If, and I'm saying if, that race had an official office similar to the Rites Minister Pavilion, and that official office did not judge based on national interests, then what would the result be? They would definitely think that those scholars of the foreign race were rebellious and would ban them. However, if we consider it from the perspective of national interests, we will find that those people created different works. Did they violate the law? No. Could they really threaten the order of the country? Also no. However, those different works can lead to cultural prosperity and satisfy the needs of the foreign race. Even from the most utilitarian perspective, they can also bring in taxes. Is this good or bad? Should it be promoted or banned? "
"Obviously, it should be promoted. At the same time, we should also look at the higher level of national interests. That is, if the culture of Europe continues to prosper and begins to influence the other races, the other races will recognize Europe more. This will lead to the possibility that I mentioned before, causing the people of the other races to like and even worship Europe more. They will begin to promote everything about Europe and slowly make the other races submit spiritually. Even if the other country has an official office like the Rites Minister Pavilion, it will be useless. A prosperous culture can not only resist the invasion of the foreign race, but also slowly invade the foreign race! "
The young man who had reminded Zhang Zongshi earlier said, "I've also read 'Political History'. In fact, the Renaissance is bound to happen, but it may not necessarily happen in Europe. Perhaps it can be seen as the luck of the Europeans and has nothing to do with the Rites Minister Pavilion."
Zhang Zongshi said loudly, "This is what I admire about Fang Xusheng! We might only think that it was a coincidence and wouldn't even get to the bottom of it, let alone associate the Renaissance with Jingguo. However, Fang Xusheng learned one thing from the Renaissance. That is, Jingguo should imitate the Renaissance and prosper Jingguo culture. Let the Jingguo culture erode the foreign race and strengthen Jingguo in all aspects. "
The Old Show said again, "Then if the foreign race has good things, does Jingguo have to boycott it?"
Zhang Zongshi was stunned for a moment and didn't answer immediately.
The young man smiled and said, "That's very simple. We learn those good things and digest them, but we don't deify the foreign race. We learn 'good things', not 'foreign races'! What one learned was' knowledge ', and what one respected was the' teacher '. One should not become the teacher's slave just because one learned knowledge. Only those who could not differentiate between' learning knowledge 'and' learning from the teacher 'would feel inferior. We respect teachers, but we only bend our knees to correct knowledge! Just like the rules of Wenfeng Ju, sometimes, we only talk about things and not people. As long as Jingguo's Rites Minister Pavilion doesn't betray us, has a sense of propriety, doesn't deify the foreign race infinitely, and treats good things with a fair attitude, Jingguo will never have traitors. "
"Brother, you are wise!" Zhang Zongshi was sincerely impressed.
Everyone continued to discuss until late at night, when Zhang Zongshi left Wenfeng Ju and returned home.
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