Chapter 614

"True filial piety!"

Li Shimin couldn't help muttering.

Even a group of officials were not only silent, but Merton mercilessly exposed the utilitarian and formalization of filial piety, and put forward the real filial piety.

If the children are slightly unhappy, they will be crowned with the name of unfilial! Some people are more filial to their reputation. They are harsh to their parents during their lifetime. Many people are extravagant and wasteful after death. They hold funerals and show filial piety in front of people! Is this really filial piety?

Although this is the thought of Mohist Festival burial, Merton extends it to filial piety before death, but the thought of festival burial after death makes people think deeply.

Li Shimin also couldn't help sighing: "filial piety is the purest thing in the world, but now it is mixed with utilitarianism. It is indeed against the essence of filial piety to ignore it before death and bury it after death."

Li Shimin is not unfamiliar with this phenomenon.

"Tell your majesty that filial piety and righteousness are mixed with utilitarianism, but it leads the people all over the world to advocate filial piety and righteousness, which is conducive to educating the people. Generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages." unexpectedly, changsun Wuji suddenly spoke for Confucianism.

A group of literati can't help but look at their eldest sun Wuji with gratitude. Li Shimin can't help nodding. It has to be said that Xiaoyi occupies a core position in Chinese civilization and will vigorously advocate Xiaoyi in any dynasty.

Merton took an unexpected look at the eldest sun Wuji, but took advantage of the situation and said: "the boy also agrees with the eldest sun Wuji's point of view. It is with the book of filial piety." The family ethics of fatherly and filial piety of the Chinese civilization can only be attributed to the wide spread of filial piety. However, it is not enough to go too far. Now the world has a biased understanding of filial piety, and there have been many foolish filial piety things that make people laugh and laugh. I beg your majesty to make a preface to the filial piety Sutra in person, review the filial piety Sutra again, and give the people all over the world the name of positive filial piety! "

The filial piety Sutra handed down by later generations is the version of the preface written by Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty. Today, Merton will review the filial piety Sutra several decades in advance. I'm afraid that with Li Er's experience, he can't do the harsh filial piety ethics that children have to obey their parents.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up immediately. He killed his brother and imprisoned father because he was criticized by the world for his filial piety. If he could personally make a preface for filial piety and review the filial piety scriptures, he would certainly be able to change his image. Merton's suggestion could be said to be right in his heart.

"What Mo said in offering wine is very true. Your majesty is the best person to re read the filial piety Sutra." eldest sun Wuji naturally knew Li Shimin's intention and agreed.

Other dignitaries agreed one after another. Since the Confucian and Mohist families had a dispute about filial piety, it would be better if Li Shimin came forward to solve it.

Even a group of civil servants had to nod in agreement. After all, this was the best result, and with Li Shimin's re preface and revision of the filial piety classic, its reputation would certainly be at the height of the sun.

Li Shimin was shocked. He said with a pleasant face: "in that case, I will be kind for the sake of filial piety in the world."

Merton added: "in addition, the boy believes that filial piety and unfilial piety should be redefined in the Tang law. Some people who abuse the elderly and do not support their parents should be severely punished, and some people who are most filial should be rewarded. Only by punishing evil and promoting good, can the filial piety of the Tang Dynasty really spread all over the world."

The Manchu courtiers could not help but look at Merton unexpectedly. Such a suggestion is a good way.

Li Shimin nodded, nodded to Fang Xuanling and said, "leave it to Fang Aiqing and add it to the law of Zhenguan!"

Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "I take orders!"

Just now, the law of Zhenguan is being revised, and it takes little labor to change it again.

Kong Ying's face was bitter when she reached Dayton. Filial piety was originally a tool of Confucianism. Now she has joined the law of the Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid Legalists have also mixed it. I'm afraid Confucianism will be tied up if it wants to use filial piety as a weapon in the future.

Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh that he revised the filial piety Classic again and standardized it according to the laws of the great Tang Dynasty. I have to say that Merton was not only sharp in mouth, but also one by one, and it was quite feasible.

However, as an emperor, he didn't only talk about right and wrong, but also worried about the huge civil service team in the court. At present, he looked at Merton and said, "Merton, read that merlie died early and cut his hair. Even if you don't violate filial piety, as a court official, you have short hair, corrupt our Chinese etiquette, and pay a salary for half a year as an example!"

Li Shimin did not directly define hair cutting as unfilial. In fact, he has already expressed his attitude. In fact, the salary penalty for half a year is an explanation to a group of civil servants.

"Ah!"

Merton was shocked and looked at Li Shimin discontentedly. His salary was already small. Now he has been fined for half a year. Isn't it worse.

But when he saw Li Shimin's fierce eyes, he could only bow his hands reluctantly and say, "I know my mistake!"

During the western expedition, he didn't make any money. However, he just returned to Chang'an City and was fined for half a year on the basis of the original salary. The bride price he promised is still far away. Sometimes he doubts whether Li Shimin deliberately punished him for salary.

Although many civil servants were helpless, they had to swallow the bitter fruit, which can be seen by people with a clear eye. In this debate, Confucianism is a complete defeat. Li Shimin's punishment of Merton is just the last layer of shame cloth of Confucianism. If Confucianism doesn't know phase again, I'm afraid there will be no face in it.

Since then, all the officials discussed the matter as usual, and none of the people in the court mentioned Merton's broken hair. Even if Merton's flat head was as dazzling as a 100 watt light bulb in later generations, Kong Yingda could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

Seeing this, Li Shimin had to end the meeting in a hurry.

"Retreat!"

When Merton heard these two words, he immediately disappeared at the fastest speed, which disappointed Li Jing who was ready to talk to Merton about the recruit plan.

Merton didn't go far. Just slipped out of the Tai Chi hall, he saw the maids of the Changle palace waiting, and immediately swaggered towards the Changle hall.

"Brother in law is coming!"

In the Changle palace, when the princesses who had been waiting here saw Merton's arrival, they immediately made a noise and rushed out of the Palace door. When they saw Merton's tall and straight body and a flat head, they couldn't help but brighten their eyes when they walked to the Changle palace.

At the moment, although Princess Changle looked shy, she met her firmly. Behind her head, the horse tail tied with waist length hair shook.

"You cut the horse's tail!"

Merton saw this fairy like woman coming step by step with her horse's tail, and the memories of this and previous lives immediately flooded into his heart.

Princess Changle proudly shook her head and asked, "isn't it beautiful?"

Merton's voice was a little hoarse, but he said firmly, "good looking! This is the best hairstyle in the world."

What moved Merton more was not the familiar horsetail hairstyle of later generations, but the unconditional trust of Princess Changle in him and the same haircut at the risk of universal condemnation. How could Merton not be moved by this trust.

"I'm lucky to have a woman like this!" Murton said in his heart.

They immediately stood side by side. A group of princesses suddenly found that flat head with horsetail, general with princess, Merton and Princess Changle were a perfect match.