Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1546: Chapter 1489: Interpreting the Six Classics in My Own Way

”Well, even General Hua has times when he can’t afford a meal, so I suppose many others are in the same situation. Steward, inform the Zhen Family’s taverns, restaurants, and inns that for all the brave men going north to fight the Huns, as long as they dine at the Zhen Family’s establishments, give them an extra meat dish, and the first day’s lodging is free.” Zhen Yan waved his hand and issued the order.

”What if someone pretends they’re going north to fight the Huns?” The steward asked, lowering his head.

”What does it matter? Such people are few, and those who do such a thing won’t be many. Besides, how much could it possibly cost?” Zhen Yan said nonchalantly, the Zhen Family had never known lack. Even if ten thousand people were to do such a thing, how much could it cost?

After dispatching the steward to handle the matter, soon the Zhen Family’s restaurants everywhere displayed this sign. Although it wasn’t exactly an advertisement, such actions brought the Zhen Family considerable reputation in various places, an unexpected delight.

”Zijing, I’m back!” Chen Xi entered the Political Office and waved without looking, but once he truly stepped inside, he found the place full of documents.

”You’re back, that’s great. Help me deal with this item from Xianhe.” Lub Su didn’t even lift his head, casually tossed a document over.

”What’s this?” Chen Xi didn’t even think, reaching out to catch the document just as Jiangh Wan walked in from the back hall, carrying a stack of books.

”Uh, Gong Yan has been transferred here too?” Chen Xi waved at Jiangh Wan.

”The work is too busy, can’t finish it. I transferred Mano Ji and Boran over, but we still don’t have enough people.” Lub Su spoke while diligently writing, without lifting his head.

”Uh, that’s not necessary.” Chen Xi thought for a moment and said, ”Wen Ru can easily handle the work of five people, shouldn’t be a problem?”

Hearing this, Lub Su lifted his head, his face darkened as he looked at Chen Xi. ”You could handle ten people’s work, but what good is that? Apart from those times when there was no one, have you ever done the work of ten people again, or even twice the work of two people?”

Chen Xi laughed awkwardly, ”Ahem, then let me handle this, and we’ll talk about the rest later.” While speaking, Chen Xi opened the document and glanced at the contents, scratching his head.

”Does this mean that Duke Zheng Kang, Water Mirror, and Duke Wang have all finished compiling their books, integrating their ideas, and have traced back to even earlier origin of words?” Chen Xi quickly read through the document and already understood what was happening.

”Yes, Xianhe can’t manage it anymore, these pillars of Confucian School have returned. Although the Hundred Schools of Thought are now completely fighting back, challenging the Confucian disciples without a Great Confucian Scholar’s leadership, the overall situation...” Lub Su stopped speaking and looked at Chen Xi.

”Understandable, the Confucian School has confirmed the origin of words, which greatly aids civilization and cultural inheritance. Now, as long as the origin of words is rewritten and dictionaries revised, no matter which school enlightens, they can’t ignore it.” Chen Xi shrugged.

”You know, since the Confucian School, though it’s hurt this generation, it has the chance to be reforged. Haven’t you noticed that the words of Saints from the Spring and Autumn Period are somewhat unsuitable for this era? Destroy the largest quantity of the lower tier, and people like Duke Zheng Kang can reiterate the words of Saints using my own words!” Lub Su said this with some helplessness, but this is considered a good thing, isn’t it?

”Hahaha, the Six Classics annotate me, I annotate the Six Classics, doesn’t that sound great?” Chen Xi said with a smile. ”Times are changing, Confucius’s words may not necessarily fit now, and revising the words of the Saints by Duke Zheng Kang and others is highly beneficial for this era.”

”But won’t this set a precedent?” Lub Su said with a bitter smile, ”Moreover, with the Hundred Schools of Thought wiping out the lower tier of Confucian Scholars, if the Great Confucian Scholars seize this chance to rewrite the words of Saints, it’s as if the Hundred Schools of Thought inadvertently helped the Confucian School clear its internal issues.”

”You’re implying this doesn’t align with my idea of recreating ’Hundred Schools of Thought contending with each other’, right?” Chen Xi laughed as he saw Lub Su had stopped reviewing documents.

”Yes, the Confucian School is already in an absolutely advantageous position. Although this time, with this opportunity, the Hundred Schools of Thought have shattered the middle and lower tier of the Confucian School, yet it’s given the Confucian School, which has already inherited ancient culture, a chance to adjust internally.” Lub Su sighed.

Indeed, the loss of the middle and lower tiers is a problem for the Confucian School, but its ideology is far from extinct. On the contrary, it has the chance to break down and rebuild more suitable for this era.

With the affirmation of the initial source of civilization, the Confucian School already surpasses the Hundred Schools of Thought in morality, and without the burden of large-scale lower-tier Confucian scholars, the Great Confucian Scholars can adjust the Confucian School to better suit this era, breaking down and rebuilding directly.

”Yes, it certainly will be like this, but I foresaw this a long time ago, hence I dispatched the Hundred Schools of Thought to work on the calendar. The Confucian School follows cultural inheritance and the Hundred Schools of Thought won’t focus on matters of everyday life. Besides, the Confucian School has monopolized the trend for too long. If there’s fault, it wasn’t too significant.” Chen Xi said calmly.

”In contrast, the Hundred Schools of Thought have been suppressed by the Confucian School for so many years, their thoughts have become somewhat ossified, lacking enough talented disciples and resources, which are issues.” Chen Xi said with a smug touch on his face. He may be poor at conspiracies, but when it comes to open strategies, he’s quite adept.

”Regardless of whether the leaders of the Hundred Schools agree or not, they need to recognize that the Confucian School is undoubtedly the leader. Even though the Hundred Schools have jointly destroyed the middle and lower tier of Confucian scholars, the Great Confucian Scholars holding the legacy of civilization and the Primordial Return of Hundred Schools remain at the pinnacle of all schools!” Chen Xi looked at Lub Su with pride, while Lub Su also showed a contemplative expression.

”I understand your thoughts somewhat.” Lub Su pondered and said, ”Although the Hundred Schools of Thought have accumulated a wealth of ideology, they’ve been overshadowed by the Confucian School, unable to supplement with sufficient outstanding disciples for many years. Their ideas are somewhat outdated for this era.”

”No, we should say that ideologies from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States era are no longer suited for this era. As the era progresses, each ideology has its practicality and limitations. The same goes for the Tao adapting to change.” Chen Xi smirked, it’s all about the era limitations.

”Because Confucius’s status is too high, even if the Great Confucian Scholars discover these issues, they dare not nor can they revise the words of Saints. Honestly, Duke Zheng Kang is already playing with the ’Six Classics annotate me’ but it has limitations, certain aspects weren’t addressed in that era!” Chen Xi said mockingly, some things from ancient times simply cannot be replaced by the sayings of the past.

This is why Chen Xi instructed Xuu Shao to act this way, implicitly allowing the Hundred Schools to harshly destroy the middle and lower-tier Confucian thoughts.

The era has already players engaging with ’Six Classics annotate me’ activities, using Saints’ words to express their own thoughts, making the Confucian School more compatible with this era, and Zheng Xuan is among the outstanding ones!