Just as Liu Yuxi contacted each other, Li Chun, the Prince of Guangling, obediently continued to stay in Shaoyang courtyard during this period, and followed his attendant teacher Lu Zhi to study "The Legend of Zuo in the Spring and Autumn Period".

Lu Zhi is actually Lu Chun, the former governor of Xinzhou. Because the "Chun" in his name is homophonic with "Chun" of Li Chun, in order to avoid taboos, he took the synonym of "Zhi".

Since its inception by Liu Xin of the Han Dynasty, Zuo Chuan has become a classic of ancient literature. In the Wang Mang era, it became a scholar of officials and fought fiercely with Gongyang Zhuan and Guliang Zhuan, which represented "modern literature", and was abolished and deposed. Finally, during the reign of Emperor Zhang of the Later Han Dynasty, Jia Kui, who was expounding the Zuo Chuan, debated in the White Tiger View, and finally defeated the modern writer Li Yu and won the victory of ancient literature. Then Zuo Chuan was interpreted by the annotations and interpretations of masters such as Zheng Xuan, Wang Su, Du Yu, and so on, and then reached great prosperity. Ancient literature established a benchmark position, while Gongyang and Guliang were almost forgotten (the real revival of Gongyang School may have been until the late Qing Dynasty).

In the Tang Dynasty, Zuo Zhuan still occupied a dominant position. It was listed as the "Five Classics" designated by the court along with the "Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites" and "Book of Changes". Kong Yingda was the "justice" of the Five Classics. At this point, Confucius' Spring and Autumn Period was almost mixed with Zuo Zhuan. People said that reading the Spring and Autumn Period was actually reading Zuo Zhuan, which was the so-called "abandoning the scriptures and faith-to-faith scriptures".

Therefore, it is natural for Li Chun to learn Zuo Zhuan.

Today, Lu Zhi told the Prince of Guangling that the Anshi Rebellion and the separatist rule of the vassal states were caused by the neglect of the Confucianism of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chun asked the gentleman why he said this?

"During the reign of Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Taizong of China, he valued Confucianism in particular. The great scholars of the Imperial College were prosperous, and many people ordered to offer sacrifices to drink wine. Doctors were always talking. Confucian scholars from all over the world aspired to meet the capital. Chiefs of various countries also sent their disciples to Chang'an to study. There were as many as 8,000 people who served as banquets. The prosperity of Confucianism was not available in ancient times. Whatever they learned was the principle of prosperity and stability of the country!"

"Why ignore it then?"

"It's all caused by the poison of the imperial examination." Lu Zhi did not shy away. His views were similar to Yang Wan, the prime minister who wanted to revive the Imperial School, or represented the ideas of most Tang Dynasty scholars. "The classics pursued a mysterious environment and truth, to strengthen fathers and sons, to uphold loyalty, to respect benevolence and righteousness, to be honest and forgiving, to be humble and despicable, to be honest and greedy, to be open-minded, to be governed by the country. However, what is the imperial examination for the imperial examination as the official selection system? The Ming Dynasty's many meanings were copied, and the Jinshi only recited old strategies. Since the Wu Emperor, there have been poems, verses, lyrics and chapters and other small arts filled with them. The people who came to the top had no real talent. Even if there were, they were only one out of the ten. Since the classics were abolished, their thoughts were mediocre, and even all literati of the Ming Dynasty only knew how to praise the prosperous era with poetry, which was extremely shallow.

Only Du Zimei is alert. Memory and recitation have become the standard of talent, and vocabulary and rhythm have become tools for gaining reputation. Those who pass the exam every year can instantly become famous all over the world, so that all those who have learned have joined the party and have been destroyed by private alliances and can go to everything. However, the true etiquette and law are on the verge of collapse and are completely ruthless. The original principles of the monarch, minister, father and son have disappeared, and they are in peace without thinking about danger. Therefore, the rituals and music are broken, and the strong soldiers and horses have attacked one after another. Isn’t this the result of ignoring the classics? Now I call for the restoration of the prosperity of all the prime ministers, but I don’t talk about paying attention to the classics, but only paying attention to the national economy, military learning, technology, arithmetic, and building cities. In that way, even if there is a small revival, how can it last long!”

When Li Chun heard this, he couldn't help but nodded frequently and said that what Mr. Hu said was very true, especially Lu Zhi criticized the prime minister, which made Li Chun even more interested. He deliberately said: "Sir, this is a mistake. The prime ministers of our dynasty, such as Du Huangshang, Gao Yue, Zheng Zhi, and Lu Zhi, are all heroes who are rare. It is inappropriate to summarize them in detail."

So Lu Zhi further said: "Why did the Han Dynasty last for more than 400 years? They all required the prime minister to be proficient in one classic. Whenever he encountered doubts, he would quote the scriptures and make decisions. This was why people knew ethics and peace. The numbers mentioned by His Highness the Prince just now were almost all from Jinshi, and they all rely on poetry, verses, lyrics and chapters. No one who knew the classics was well-versed, so how could he compare with the prime minister of Han!"

Li Chun was even happier. He seemed to have found a theoretical path, so he asked Lu Zhi again, "Does this come from Mr. Mr.?

Lu Zhi replied that of course there was, Emperor Taizong said, "In modern times, the ruler and ministers are mostly inferior to those of the ancients." From this, it seems that the prime minister of Tang is absolutely not as good as the Han Dynasty.

Li Chun asked excitedly, how did the minister respond?

"At that time, Wang Gui, the Huangmen Minister, replied that because modern emperors only harmed the people to satisfy their desires, the ministers appointed were all cater to themselves. And ancient emperors ruled with pride and were pure and inaction..."

"Sir, don't say it anymore!" Li Chun was originally excited when he heard the words "Clean Wuwei", as if he was poured with snow water on his head, and then stood up angrily, thinking about Zuozhang Jingzhi, and the same thing he was talking about, learning, just learn!

Then he looked back at Lu Zhi who was a little dazed, and took out a story from Zuo Zhuan to ask, "The Ji family of Lu expelled the king of Duke Zhao, causing Duke Zhao to eventually die in another country, but the people and the princes and officials all depended on the Ji family and did not oppose such an act of being unjust. What is the reason? Please explain it to me."

Lu Zhi was a scholar after all, so he replied to the Prince of Guangling: "There are three dragons in the sky and the five elements of the earth. The king of a man has a master, and the minister has a master, and the minister has a doctor. This is Zuo. Duke Zhao was born, and Ji was also born. Duke Lu, who has been a master, and Duke Lu has been in power for generations, but Ji was a master, but Ji was diligent for generations. In the end, the officials below foresee Duke Lu. Although Duke Zhao died outside, no one sympathized with him. This is to remind those who are later, how can they have a complacent 'saint'? The monarch and minister have no permanent positions, so they must remind themselves that the country and the country are in virtue, not the tripod!"

Speaking of this, Li Chun sighed and thought: "The ancient saying once recorded Confucius's statement to Zuo Qiu Ming that Zuo Qiu Ming was ashamed of him, and Qiu was also ashamed of him. However, Confucius clearly stated that Ji's evil deeds were tolerant, but Zuo Qiu Ming's Zuo Zhuan was used to cover up Ji's family, saying that Duke Lu lost his power and the people forgot it, and that the monarch and ministers were invincible and had a utilitarian face. The fallacies and evil sayings in Zuo Zhuan were actually still openly as classics of classics... It seems that the statement that Zuo Qiu Ming and Confucius were all fabricated. The most terrifying thing is that people now abandon the scriptures (Confucius' Spring and Autumn Period) and believe in the Zhuan (Zuo Zhuan), and completely forget the praise and criticism of Confucius. I suspected that Zuo Zhuan was not based on the Spring and Autumn Period, but was false learning, and false learning! I, Tang, must not be like Duke Zhao of Lu, who will have a posthumous title of "Zhao" in the future..."

But on the surface, Li Chun bowed and thanked Lu Zhi, saying that I remember what the sir said. As a ruler, I must cultivate virtue.

Lu Zhi was also very happy, so he packed up the classics and books, said goodbye and left.

But in private, Li Chun thought of his family and went back to discuss with his wife, hoping to use the power of the Fenyang Palace to make himself legitimate as the crown prince as soon as possible.

Because Guo's devout Buddhism, Li Chun swore in front of the Buddha statue: "If the throne is in the future, you will be appointed as my Empress Tang. All the children of the Fenyang Palace will enjoy a high position and will never break their promises. If there is a promise, the country will not exist. I will be expelled from China forever and will never return."
Chapter completed!