Nighttime!
Kong Yingda dragged his tired body back to the Kong Estate and sat in the main hall with a worried expression.
"What's wrong? Another piece of bad news! "Kong Desheng's aged voice suddenly rang out.
Kong Yingda saw Kong Desheng slowly walking over and bitterly smiled. "Second Uncle, why ask when you already know the answer? You must have heard that the Xiangfu branch of the Mohist Family is coming to the capital!"
"You're worried about this?" Kong Desheng did not deny it. He unhurriedly picked up his teacup and took a sip.
Kong Yingda sighed deeply and said with a serious expression, "This time, the Xiangfu branch has entered the capital and started with a project like the Wei River Bridge. The two branches of the School of Mohism shine together like the sun and the moon, coordinating with each other. The fame of the School of Mohism will rise again.
It was one thing for the Mohist Family Village to be at its peak, but the Xiangfu branch of the Mohist Family had just come out of the mountains and brought such a stunning masterpiece.
Kong Desheng coldly snorted and said, "What's wrong with that? The Mohist Family has been divided for three thousand years. Unless Mozi is reborn, the three branches will never be able to merge. It's just like our Confucian School. Even if we were the descendants of Kong Sheng, how could we control the entire Confucian School? Not to mention that Mo Jiazi is only twenty years old. If the old fogeys of the Xiangfu branch were to join Mo Jiazi, it would be difficult to kill them. "
Kong Yingda nodded. Compared to the Mohist Family, the Confucian School was even more fragmented. Putting aside the seventy-two disciples of Confucius, there were also Mencius, Xun Zi, and the branches of the Confucian School from the Han Dynasty. There were all kinds of ideas that emerged one after another and even attacked each other. It was simply impossible for them to merge.
"That being said, the Mohist Family is unstoppable. The School of Medicine is flourishing, the School of Military Strategy is reforming, the School of Legalism is dormant, the School of Taoism is advancing step by step, and even the School of Buddhism is beginning to revive. Only the Confucian School is standing still …" Kong Yingda said in a low voice.
Kong Desheng hit the nail on the head. "Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you'll fall behind. This is the predicament of the Confucians!"
Kong Yingda nodded in agreement. He naturally understood this principle, but after a thousand years of prosperity, Confucianism could be said to have reached its peak. How difficult would it be to advance even an inch?
If it was just one of the hundred schools that was reviving, the Confucian school would not hesitate to crush the flower and nip it in the bud. But in the current situation, the hundred schools were advancing together. If the Confucian school moved against one of them, not only would it draw the displeasure of the Imperial Court, it would also draw the counterattack of the other hundred schools.
"Mo Family, Mo Jiazi!" Kong Yingda gnashed his teeth. All of this was a chain reaction brought about by the revival of the Mohist Family. When Mo Jiazi led the Mo Family Village into Chang 'an City, Kong Yingda only smiled and treated him as a clown.
Then, Mo Jiazi entered the Imperial College and stunned the Imperial College with his two and a half poems. Kong Yingda only treated him as an arrogant scholar. But who would have thought that Mo Jiazi would be able to stir up such a huge storm and change the structure of the hundred schools that had existed for hundreds of years?
"In the pre-Qin period, the hundred schools contended, and the Confucian school was only one of them. In the Eastern Han, Emperor Wu of Han dismissed the hundred schools and revered only the Confucian school. Unfortunately, Mo Jiazi had already seen through the secret of the Confucian school's dominance, and that was the support of the Emperor. Mo Jiazi did not hesitate to violate the traditions of the Mohist Family and took the initiative to publicize the Mohist Family's Mohist skills in order to obtain the Emperor's support. It is clear that Mo Jiazi succeeded, and so the other hundred schools all followed suit and sold their knowledge to the Emperor. But in the end, only one person benefited, and that was the current Emperor. "
Kong Desheng had stayed in Chang 'an for a long time to study the situation of the hundred schools of thought. He discovered that although the matter of the hundred schools seemed to be stirred up by the little catfish Mo Jiazi, Li Shimin's shadow was always behind the scenes. This made him very worried. He did not know if Li Shimin was dissatisfied with the Confucian school's dominance, or if it was because of Li Shimin's retaliation against the Confucian school when he rebelled. This was also the reason why the Confucian school did not dare to act rashly.
"The hundred schools of thought, in the eyes of the Emperor, we are just chess pieces!" Kong Yingda said helplessly. The Confucian school originally had methods to keep the Emperor in check, but Mo Jiazi's interference had rendered all of these methods useless.
"Be it the hundred schools of thought or the chess pieces! This is the mission of the hundred schools of thought. Now that the hundred schools of thought have begun to contend once again, it is clear that they have the support of the Emperor. The Confucian school has maintained its dominance, and it is time to work hard, "Kong Desheng said loudly.
"How difficult is it?" Kong Yingda said helplessly. The development of the Confucian school was the most unique. The theories of Confucius and Mencius had reached the pinnacle, and the descendants of the two classics could not surpass them. This was also the reason why the Confucian school was able to maintain its dominance. It was extremely difficult to make further progress.
In this regard, the Confucian school was similar to the Daoist school. Confucius and Mencius said that no one could surpass them. However, the School of Mohism was the exact opposite of the other hundred schools of thought. The knowledge of the pre-Qin school of thought was only in its infancy. After thousands of years of accumulation, it finally blossomed and became the dazzling Tang dynasty.
"Although it is difficult, it does not mean that there is no chance?" Kong Desheng changed the topic and said confidently.
Kong Yingda's eyes lit up. "Second Uncle, please speak clearly!"
"Li Duo's Teacher's College and compulsory education!" Kong Desheng said solemnly.
"But Li Duo rejected Second Uncle in public …" Kong Yingda frowned. He naturally knew the importance of the Teacher's College. After Kong Desheng entered the capital, the first thing he wanted to do was to recruit Li Duo. Unfortunately, Li Duo rejected him directly and put the Teacher's College under the Confucian school.
"Then the Old Man will come again. For the future of the Confucian school, the Old Man is not worth mentioning even if he loses his face." Kong Desheng waved his hand and said. He was as straightforward as Tian Wu.
"Second Uncle, you are loyal to the Confucian school. I admire you." Kong Yingda complimented.
"The Confucian school must lead the Teacher's College and compulsory education. Scholars are the leaders of all the people in the world. The prosperity of the School of Mohism is just a small industry of craftsmen. As long as the Confucian school firmly controls the way of the officials, it will be as stable as Mount Tai. It is even possible to let the School of Mohism be used by the Confucian school," Kong Desheng said firmly.
"But the eccentric Li Duo has a strange temper. The Teacher's College is his life's work. I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade him!" Kong Yingda said worriedly.
"As long as Li Duo agrees to let the Confucian school lead, the Confucian school will not interfere in the affairs of the Teacher's College. They will even support compulsory education. After all, he is a member of the Confucian school. I believe Li Duo will not refuse this time." Kong Desheng finally put down his arrogance for the sake of the Confucian school.
"And this time, the Old Man came prepared. He brought a gift to the Teacher's College that they can't refuse." Kong Desheng waved his hand. Kong Huisuo, who was standing aside as punishment, quickly handed a palm-sized and four-finger-thick book to Kong Yingda.
"Dictionary!" Kong Yingda looked at the two characters on the top and said solemnly.
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