Chapter 511 510【Policy Question】

Chang Kaishen was wearing a Chinese tunic suit, sitting on the sofa with his back straight. This is the external image he has always maintained. Unless in front of relatives or confidantes, Chang Kaishen will always stand upright and sit upright. It may have been pretending at first, but after decades of pretending, it has become a habit.

Zhou Hexuan seemed to be fooling around, he leaned on the sofa, crossed his legs and asked, "Why is the chairman coming to my place when you have time?"

Chang Kaishen didn't care about Zhou Hexuan's attitude, he picked up the tea bowl and said, "I heard from my nephew that Mr. Zhou has a lot of research on Legalism, so I came here to ask for advice."

Zhou Hexuan asked with a smile: "The chairman has always admired the study of the mind, why is he interested in Legalism?"

Chang Kaishen admired Wang Yangming the most throughout his life. A few months ago, he defined Yangming’s philosophy of mind as the founding spirit of China, and said in a public speech: “You must know that the reason why Japan is strong is not because of the science of Europe and the United States. , but benefited from Chinese philosophy. Since the founding of Japan, the whole country has generally learned from our Chinese. It is Chinese Confucianism and Taoism, and the most powerful of Confucianism and Taoism is the unity of knowledge and action of Wang Yangming in China. Philosophy. Stealing what was left of the philosophy of 'To Conscience', they transformed a debilitated Japan..."

Chang Kaishen lived in Taiwan in his later years. In addition to writing diaries to strengthen the country, he also spent a lot of energy studying Confucianism and wrote a book called "Scientific Learning". It is a pity that Mr. Jiang's knowledge is limited, and he does not have his own unique insights at all. Instead, he uses traditional Confucian theories and summarizes the way of self-cultivation and governance into eight items, namely: investigation of things, extension of knowledge, and sincerity. , Righteousness, self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance, and world peace.

Faced with Zhou Hexuan's question, Chang Kaishen explained with a smile: "Yangming's mind theory is naturally the foundation of a country and the foundation of a person, but a gentleman learns from others' strengths, and it is not a bad thing to learn more about other theories. I have a trinity of legalism. I'm more interested, can Mr. Zhou elaborate?"

Zhou Hexuan spent a lot of time talking nonsense with Chang Kaishen. He said with a smile: "'Position' is the foundation of 'law' and 'skills'. Only when the monarch has power can he formulate rules and play tricks. For example, Emperor Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty, In the later period of his reign, he actually lost his 'power'. When the emperor lost his power, the ministers and military generals would be obedient and disobedient, and the laws of the Ming Dynasty would be destroyed wantonly, and no matter how superb the power was, they would not be able to use it."

Chang Kaishen nodded and said, "Please continue."

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Let's talk about 'Fa' again, 'Fa' is the maintainer of 'Skill' and 'Position'. The so-called no rules can make a circle, with rules, courtiers and common people can go their own way, just like a train running on rails No matter how powerful a monarch is, if he breaks the rules arbitrarily, it will inevitably lead to the reaction of his officials. The so-called incompetent monarchs mentioned in history books refer to those emperors who do not abide by the "law". It is also a kind of 'law' that jointly restrains the emperor and his courtiers."

"If there is no way, there is no way. This statement is very reasonable." Chang Kaishen nodded.

Zhou Hexuan also said: "The rest is 'shu', 'shu' is the executor of 'law' and 'power'. It can be the strategy of the emperor, or the policy of the country. For example, the Ministry of Education just promulgated The "Short-term Primary School Measures" is a kind of 'technique'. It is difficult to realize compulsory education for all under the current situation in China, and there are countless older out-of-school children. Therefore, we must pay attention to strategies when implementing compulsory education. Short-term primary education It's a great way."

Chang Kaishen thought for a moment, then asked, "Then tell me, what are my current spells, spells, and abilities?"

This is the point!

Zhou Hexuan laughed and said, "I dare not say it, you will get angry if you say it."

"Today is just an academic discussion, without any personal emotions, Mr. Zhou said it's okay." Chang Kaishen said.

Zhou Hexuan's words were not surprising, and he said directly: "Chairman, you are losing power."

Chang Kaishen's face was a little ugly, and he held back his anger and said, "How do you say it?"

Zhou Hexuan ignored Chang Kaishen's expression, and said: "'Position' is impermanent, it is a combination of many aspects. Whether it is the East or the West, they all attach great importance to the 'orthodoxy', and the 'orthodoxy' represents the hearts of the people. To put it bluntly, it is Officials and people’s approval of the ruler can only be recognized by the majority of people, and the leader will have the most stable authority. As the saying goes, "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world." Why did Cao Cao blackmail the emperor to make the princes? The authority of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is still there, and Cao Cao needs to use the emperor's "power" to display his own "skills" and promote his own "laws."

Chang Kaishen asked: "Since Emperor Xian of Han still has power, why was he controlled by Cao Cao?"

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "'Position' is a collection of many aspects. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty only retained Taoism, but he lost military 'power'. Especially in troubled times, military 'power' is often more important than Taoism, and can be transformed into Taoism For example, Chairman, you succeeded in the Northern Expedition, and the military 'power' was successfully transformed into orthodoxy, so now most Chinese people recognize your leadership position."

This made Chang Kaishen very happy, and he asked, "Then why do you say I'm losing power?"

Zhou Hexuan replied: "Because the chairman's 'method' and 'technique' were not used properly."

"How?" Chang Kaishen asked.

Zhou Hexuan said: "First of all, you are constantly destroying the 'law'. This 'law' is not only a law, but also a rule. Since the success of the Revolution of 1911, the concept of republic has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Republic and democracy are the highest 'law'. Yuan Shikai destroyed the "law" of the republic, so he betrayed his relatives, and the actions of the chairman in recent years are also destroying the "law". The "law" of the republic is gradually being destroyed, and your "power" of orthodoxy is becoming more and more unstable. That's why the public opinion was boiling half a year ago."

"It turns out that you are also persuading me to implement a democratic constitutional government." Chang Kaishen sneered.

Zhou Hexuan said: "It's just an academic discussion. Since the chairman asked me to say it, then I should explain the truth clearly. After talking about the 'law', let's talk about the 'technique'. Chairman, you must be safe when you fight against foreign affairs. Nei' is 'shu', through the use of 'shu', the 'law' of the republic is transferred to the 'law' of breaking thieves, and relying on the 'power' of the army to increase one's own 'power'."

Chang Kaishen smiled, noncommittal.

Zhou Hexuan criticized: "But you have used the 'trick' wrongly. The use of power tactics emphasizes following the 'trend'. The 'potential' here refers to the people's support. Now the people's support is on the anti-Japanese and democracy. You 'suppress bandits' and suppress No matter how successful you are, it’s just a matter of strengthening your army. Should people oppose you or continue to oppose you.”

Chang Kaishen said angrily: "Democracy also has prerequisites. Now that warlords are everywhere and factions are numerous, my pursuit of democracy is tantamount to self-destruction. As for the resistance against Japan, do you think I don't want to resist Japan? There is a huge gap between China and Japan. What can I do?" to fight?"

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's hard to explain clearly if I only talk about the theories of the Taoists. Has the chairman ever understood the Taoism of Huang Lao?"

"The old Huang who ruled by doing nothing?" Chang Kaishen laughed angrily, "With the current chaotic situation in China, who would dare to do nothing?"

Zhou Hexuan shook his head and said: "Huang-Lao's theory is not just doing nothing, but doing everything. It is more 'aggressive' than Legalism. Legalism only has methods, techniques, and power, while Huang-Lao's theory goes a step further, advocating It is law, technique, power, benefit, and force, which not only contain all the thoughts of Legalism, but also complement and perfect the thoughts of Legalism."