The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 436 Volume Yuan Tan Becomes King
"Your Majesty, you are a little too hasty in this matter."

Grand Tutor Liu Biao and Grand Protector Yang Biao came to see the emperor together.

"It's not that I acted too hastily, it's that they went too far."

Liu Xie didn't think he was wrong.

"And it suddenly occurred to me why Cao Cao and Yuan Tan resisted stubbornly in the east."

"I thought before that Cao Cao and Yuan Tan are not stupid people like Sun Ce. It is impossible for them not to know that the power of the imperial court has far surpassed theirs. What capital do they have to show their fangs and claws to the imperial court in the east?"

"The noble families have all been broken up by me. Without land, money, and power, they simply cannot stir up much of a stir."

"But those Confucian scholars who study 'the connection between heaven and man' still exist in this world, and they are spread all over the world."

Liu Xie sneered, "Yuan Tan and Cao Cao, are they planning to use the name of supporting the Heaven-Man Connection to let those people cause trouble in various parts of the court, and then create a gap in the frontal battlefield?"

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When Liu Biao and Yang Biao heard that the emperor had elevated the matter to the level of "unification", they didn't know what to say.

After all, in today's Han Dynasty, nothing can hinder the recovery of the homeland.

Moreover, when Liu Biao came to find the emperor, he was not saying that the emperor was wrong, but that the emperor was too impatient.

Although Wang Chong's "Lun Heng" has been developed and promoted today, it is not yet ready to become a leader in the academic world.

Many theoretical systems have not yet been perfected.

Pushing Wang Chong's knowledge to the level of official learning and prestigious studies is actually somewhat like forcing things to happen.

"Zong Bo, not everything in this world needs to be prepared before doing it."

"Dong Zhongshu was only 45 years old when he proposed the theory of "harmony between heaven and man" in his book "Strategies for Selecting Talented People". He spent the next 30 years perfecting this theory. Later, many great scholars such as Liu Xiang, Liu Xin and Ban Gu helped to perfect it, which is why it has the status of a prominent school of thought today."

"Wang Chong's Lun Heng is also not perfect, and it needs to be continuously improved by future generations... It is for this reason that I decided to let Kong Rong, the descendant of Confucius, speak."

"What I want to discard is the idea of ​​'the connection between heaven and man', not the entire Confucianism."

"As for how to improve Lun Heng, it's up to you, the great scholars, to do it... If you can't find the answer in this world, you can look through the classics of the pre-Qin philosophers! Even Dong Zhongshu's theory of "Heaven and Man's Induction" was compiled by him by absorbing Mozi's concept of heavenly punishment. Don't you have a way to improve the new Tao?"

By now, Liu Xie's hints had become extremely clear.

No, this is not a hint, it is a clear statement!

Since Dong Zhongshu's theory of "the interaction between heaven and man" could bring in the Mohist theories of "knowing ghosts" and "heavenly punishment", why couldn't Wang Chong's "Lun Heng" bring in other classics to improve the system? ?

For example, although the Mohist "Ming Gui" is not good, the "Three Tables Method" is closely related to "Lun Heng".

Another example is the Legalists... Although the tyrannical Qin Dynasty was despised by Confucianism, didn’t Confucianism still secretly use the Legalists’ methods?
The theories of the pre-Qin philosophers can be boldly added to the current system based on Wang Chong's "Lun Heng" as the skeleton, to serve as flesh and blood!

Liu Biao and Yang Biao both suddenly realized.

"Your Majesty means... the revival of the Hundred Schools?"

Since Dong Zhongshu was able to copy and paste, why can't later generations do the same?

Since Dong Zhongshu was able to abolish all schools of thought, why can't later generations revive them?

If he could apply the ideas of Mohism and Legalism to his own use, why couldn't his descendants apply the ideas of Mohism, Legalism, Taoism, and Yang Zhu to their own use?
The emperor's words undoubtedly opened up a new world for Liu Biao and Yang Biao!

Knowledge... I didn't know it could be done this way! ?
The two men came out of the palace thoughtfully. A framework appeared in each of their minds, thinking about what could be filled in... and the group of old Confucian scholars who were called "toad Confucianists" by the emperor did not dare to continue to promote their knowledge.

When the news reached Hebei and Central Plains, the whole world was naturally shocked!

Compared with Guanzhong, the acceptance of Wang Chong's "Lunheng" in Guandong was actually not very high.

Now that they saw that the emperor was going to abolish "The Correspondence between Heaven and Man", they all began to refute him.

The great scholar Hua Xin and others even dug out the ancient prophecy, obviously intending to fight the emperor to the death -

"The one who will replace the Han Dynasty is Dangtu Gao!"

Hua Xin was originally from Gaotang County, Pingyuan Commandery, close to Qingzhou, so he simply defected to Yuan Tan.

"The emperor is disrespectful to heaven now, which is obviously a sign that the Han Dynasty is about to lose the Mandate of Heaven. You are of noble status, so please follow the example of Tang of Shang who conquered Xia and King Wu of Zhou who conquered Zhou, obey the Mandate of Heaven, and establish your title as the emperor!"

Yuan Tan was naturally very happy to see that even a great scholar like Hua Xin came to join him.

However, he evaded the question, saying, "My achievements have not yet been recognized by the heavens, so how can I even think of establishing a title and becoming an emperor?"

But Hua Xin and a group of great Confucian scholars refused to give up. They obviously wanted Yuan Tan to become a banner of "harmony between heaven and man", and they tried to persuade him again and again.

"You are of noble status. Besides, the Yuan family is originally from Gui Chen, and is from the same lineage as Tian Qi. Now you are in the homeland of Qi. Isn't this destiny?"

Seeing this, Guo Tu and Feng Ji also thought that Yuan Tan's enthronement might win over those great Confucian scholars who still believed in "the connection between heaven and man", so they also wrote a letter to the emperor requesting Yuan Tan to become emperor.

Yuan Tan was always timid, and because of Yuan Shu's previous mistakes, he really didn't dare to declare himself emperor.

"Although God has given me a destiny, I still feel that I am not virtuous enough and need to practice."

"Therefore, I will not call myself an emperor for now, but only respect myself as a king!"

Yuan Tan still did not have the courage to declare himself emperor directly, and chose to challenge the Han Dynasty.

And Yuan Tan is not stupid.

Just listen to what happens in the academic world.

Even if all the Confucian scholars in the world now stand up and claim that Yuan Tan is the emperor chosen by heaven, the army, land, money and grain are ultimately in the hands of the Han court, and it is not the case that what those Confucian scholars say has the final say.

In the end, Yuan Tan decided to offer sacrifices to heaven on the southern suburbs of Linzi on August 15, the seventh year of Jian'an, proclaim himself "King of Qi", and establish the State of Qi in order to win the hearts of the people.

Yuan Tan followed the example of his father Yuan Shao and sent the seal to Cao Cao, hoping that Cao Cao would support him.

Cao Cao and Guo Jia both accepted the seals with strange expressions, and then smiled at each other.

Yuan Tan is now showing off his arrogance and is simply looking for death!
Originally, Cao Cao wanted Yuan Tan to attract the attention of the court so as to buy himself some time.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Gong's conspiracy was exposed, and Cao Cao thought that his plan had failed.

Unexpectedly, the emperor's sudden rage caused all the Confucian scholars in the world to gather around Yuan Tan and instigate him to become king...

"God help me too!"

This is the first time in all these years that Cao Cao feels that luck is on his side!

"In that case, once the imperial army goes to encircle and suppress Yuan Tan, I will march into the Central Plains and win in one fell swoop!"

(End of this chapter)