The fact is just as Zhu Yijun thought.
The controversy caused by Gu Xiancheng's lecture did not stop when everyone went home.
On the contrary, the situation intensified because each had a newspaper mouthpiece in their hands.
Early this morning, Gu Xiancheng reviewed and summarized the contents of yesterday's lecture, published it in "Journal of Donglin University" and spread it everywhere - the output was so fast that he obviously didn't sleep all night.
As usual, the content first discusses his proposition, that is - the essence is only good by nature, and the effort is only careful.
For the sake of order, the article mainly focuses on the former theory of human nature and the excessive argument from noumenon to kung fu.
The differences with other schools also focus on ontology.
If there are any objections, it is natural to mention them in the article so that they can be criticized. The theory of no good and no evil, and the theory of evil nature, are all gone, and the one with the most space is Li Zhi's secularism.
There is even a special page for this purpose, with a short story interspersed with it.
It was said that Gu Xiancheng was giving a lecture yesterday. The sky was filled with flowers and golden lotuses were flowing from the ground. Everyone present nodded in agreement.
Li Zhi, the founder of the theory of conscience and secularism, was worried about the threat of Gu Xiancheng's theory and did not think about food and drink, so he sneaked in and eavesdropped.
If you don't listen, you will know that the flaw in your theory has been pointed out and the key point has been exposed.
As a result, Li Zhi became angry and went on stage to speak nonsense, saying that the saint was dead and that he respected me.
But he avoided mentioning the word "confusion" about the academic shortcomings he pointed out. It was like a shrew scolding the public, which was really ugly.
Gu Xiancheng described Li Zhi's words and deeds as "the true face of a hypocrite who often uses the world and all the people as a cover", and advised everyone to stay away from this kind of doctrine that talks more pleasantly than it sings.
In fact, Gu Xiancheng's newspaper had just emerged, and its workmanship was not as good as that of the General Affairs Department. It also lacked the interest brought by novels and current affairs sections, and its sales volume was very average.
Even if it is published in newspapers, few people will read it.
But after all, he was a well-known teacher, so Gu Xiancheng didn't expect to make money through this, so he just waved his hand and made a "one-penny promotion" gimmick.
There are no useless products, only useless prices. Gu Xiancheng did it for almost nothing and sold three thousand copies in one morning. Well, the total sales amount was three taels of silver.
The market price of rough-edged paper is fifty-six cents for ten sheets in a package. Gu Xiancheng's approach is definitely not profitable.
But regardless of whether it makes money or not, the discussion quickly rose.
Juren who came to Beijing to take the exam used it as a pastime.
The supervisors of the Imperial College regarded it as a funny thing.
The official family used this to figure out the trend of the scholarly community.
Even the Buddhist and Taoist families silently cast curious glances.
In particular, Gu Xiancheng's theory has a profound foundation, probably because his teacher is from a famous family, and its ontology is so complete that it is almost a collection of achievements from all past dynasties.
At the top, Confucius and Mencius were cited, at the middle, King Zhu was absorbed, and at the bottom, there was a changing atmosphere.
Everyone who sees him praises him and says that given time, he will become a great Confucian.
For a time, Gu Xiancheng gained a great reputation. Everyone knew that there was such a scholar in the capital with a good face and a famous family.
Correspondingly, the other protagonist of the story, Li Zhi, naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.
Gu Xiancheng has taken action. How should he deal with this deviant "celebrity" who is from the Taizhou School?
Everyone has their own preconceptions.
Just as Gu Xiancheng said, whether Li Zhi was dismissive or didn't think of the right wording, in short he did not answer the theoretical flaw pointed out by Gu Xiancheng, which is the word "confusion".
You say that morality follows the world and conscience changes at any time, so isn’t it true that the standards of morality and conscience are chaotic and unclear?
If the standard is confused, how can we achieve conscience?
So how would Li Zhi respond to Gu Xiancheng's doubts? Is he going to use strong words? Or be creative? Or turn a blind eye?
The spectators had very high expectations for Li Zhi's reaction.
Fortunately, the spectators did not have to wait too long.
The day after Gu Xiancheng saw the newspaper, new newspapers started to come out.
"Xinbao! The latest issue of Xinbao!"
"The Taizhou school party battles the Nanzhong Wangmen!"
"Shocked! Another breakthrough in the theory of conscience! See first, serve first!"
An article by Li Zhi was, as expected, published in this issue of the newspaper.
As soon as the newspaper came out, it was sold out.
Scholars, Confucian scholars, Buddhists and Taoists in Beijing were all impatient to watch and read it.
The title is "Conscience is Universal and Conscience Follows the World". It is rare for a new newspaper to publish classical Chinese. For this reason, a vernacular translation was specially used on the page, obviously to take into account the audience.
The article does not directly start with a clear meaning. Instead, there is a creative subtitle below, which even seems to be forcibly inserted - people are the starting point and the ending point.
The good guy smacked it for a while to get a taste of it before continuing to look down.
"When a fool sees a wild couple in a mulberry forest, it is an ancient etiquette that is out of character today; a son looking after his mother is a barbaric custom and an incest in the Han Dynasty; I don't want to give it to someone else if I don't want it."
"Why?"
"In this era, all peoples have different consciences and virtues."
"What's so different about this heavenly principle? What's so different about this nature? What's so different about this ontology!"
“It has been mentioned above, so I won’t repeat it again.”
"It may be said that the laws of nature are chaotic, the times are chaotic, the universe is confused, and you and I are confused, how can there be any conscience?"
"Foolish thieves say, filial piety to parents has been observed in ancient and modern times; murder for life has been observed by barbarians; gentleness, courtesy and frugality have been shared by you and me."
"Why?"
"In this era, the consciences and virtues of all peoples are becoming the same, which is also the same essence. It is the so-called common essence that emerges from abstraction."
"It is foolish to say that morality and conscience are the pursuit of the common interests of all people. If I don't want it, I should push it on others, and if they don't want it, I should push it on my heart."
"Expecting oneself to others is the nature of all peoples; commonality among all worlds is the principle of civilization; universality is the way of heaven and earth."
"Therefore, conscience and morality follow the world, and are neither confused nor accurate. They are actually universal in the world and abstract in one."
"The essence is the bridge of Kung Fu, this is what is called..."
"Universal morality!"
…
Debates and debates are naturally not limited to fierce collisions on the table. The undercurrents under the water are also indispensable.
An uninvited guest came to Xu Jie's house.
Young Master Xu is very old, but today he has a rare expression of respect on his face. He helps an old man to sit down without being humble or arrogant.
The old man's face was covered with wrinkles, and his whole body exuded the aura of the five declines of heaven and man.
"Uncle is not at home to have a good life, so why bother going to Beijing for no reason?" Xu Jie looked at the old man and secretly exclaimed that it was troublesome.
The old man was already out of breath from the simple act of sitting down.
Just as Xu Jie was about to let go of the old man, he suddenly found that his arm was held by a withered palm.
He turned around and saw the old man lying on the chair with half-closed eyes and a slight pout on his lips: "As soon as the weather gets warmer, I will probably die."
"You have always liked Guiji. Before I die, I will try to Guiji by your side to see if I can become a saint in this short period of time."
Xu Jie didn't take the joke seriously and sat down next to the old man: "Even if my uncle wants to stand up for Gu Xiancheng, why would he come to find me? How miserable am I now?"
The old man leaned his head on the chair and tilted his head, startling Xu Jie. Fortunately, the words came out one after another: "At most, he is Ouyang De's disciple. He is not close to me, so how can he use the word Zhang Mu? But
He's just a newbie in nursing."
Xu Jie remained silent.
The old man in front of me, named Qian Hongde, was a serious student of Wang Yangming - the kind of student who was responsible for sorting out Wang Yangming's manuscripts after his death.
Xu Jie's teacher, Nie Bao, was at best an outsider disciple of Xinxue.
Now it's almost like a saint's outer disciple meets a saint's direct disciple. Every time he calls "master uncle", he is praising his deceased teacher.
This is also the reason why Xu Jie is so respectful. He may not care, but his teacher, who considers himself Yangming's student, must care.
The meaning of Qian Dehong's words is also very obvious. This is the consensus of the Xiuzheng sect, not just his own meaning.
Seeing that Xu Jie was silent, Qian Dehong waved his hand and continued: "I have already gone to find Gao Yi, Lu Tiaoyang, Wang Zongmu and others. Don't be afraid that I will cause trouble for you."
"Besides, when you were the chief assistant and held a conference at Lingji Palace, Ouyang De refused to invite me. I was so jealous that I dare not say anything. It was you who were in such a state of desperation that I dared not to come to your door without complaining."
Gao Yi, Lu Tiaoyang, and Wang Zongmu are all disciples of the Xinxue. For example, Lu Tiaoyang studied under Cheng Wende, and Gao Yi was a student of Qian Dehong.
Qian, as one of the world's teachers with three masters and seven certificates, is still somewhat respectable.
When Xu Jie heard this, he sighed and said, "Uncle, please tell me directly."
Qian Dehong nodded, tapped the table with boring fingers, and said, "Have you read the debate in today's newspaper?"
Xu Jie finally had an expression on his face, and he couldn't help but sneer: "Your disciple is very courageous, but not very capable. I think he is probably no match for Li Zhi."
It's strange that Xu Jie has such a good face. After all, Gu Xiancheng insulted him in public the day before yesterday, and set a target for him as a Guiji sect.
Now I can't help but feel a little refreshed when I see that Li Zhi has won countless followers as soon as he established his theory.
Qian Dehong waved his hand very gently: "Children are not sensible. The more they polish, the more they will become more mature."
He paused, tremblingly took out a newspaper from his sleeve, and sighed with some lingering fear: "This is Li Zhi... it's a little too deviant and shocking."
The deviant and deviant arguments are of a shocking standard.
Xu Jie didn't go to pick up the newspaper. He had read it countless times.
Xu Jie, who had shared the same hatred just now, almost nodded his head when he heard this and muttered to himself: "Universal morality... is indeed like the talk of ghosts and gods."
Li Zhi's teachings are so confusing.
As soon as Fang published it in the newspaper today, the situation immediately reversed.
Those who had been hesitant before and fell in love with Gu Xiancheng's teachings immediately began to recite the Sutra of Universal Values.
The two were silent for a moment.
After a while, Qian Dehong made some movement.
He pointed at the line of words above, looked up at Xu Jie, and said in a hoarse and serious voice: "This is the second one, it is one of the universal values. Is Li Zhi trying to show off the emperor's miraculous skills, or is he simply the emperor?"
Attitude!?"
"Xinbao is the backyard of the academy. Lu Tiaoyang said that only you can tell the difference. What do you think?"
It is certain that there is the shadow of the emperor behind Li Zhi. Otherwise, Li Zhi would not have been set up as a target. Wasn't it just to correct the emperor's crooked thoughts?
But it also says something.
The original intention above is good, but it has been deceived, and the original intention above is crooked, and the meaning is completely different.
If there is indeed an emperor in this article, then compared to the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty, this man is probably wise enough to refuse advice and his words are enough to cover up his mistakes.
However, the sentence "People are the starting point and the ending point" has the full shadow of the emperor.
And it’s no coincidence that it’s a book.
According to Li Sancai, someone suspected of being the emperor appeared at the venue that night. Although there was no news in the palace, no one dared to treat him with caution.
Being at a disadvantage in an academic dispute is only a temporary matter. If Gu Xiancheng can't do it, old men like them can still help behind the scenes - isn't this the advantage of running a newspaper?
But what if the emperor relies on the power of his blood to overturn the table?
Therefore, while Qian Dehong shouted that he did not follow martial ethics, he had to drag his old body around to inquire.
As soon as Qian Dehong finished asking this question.
Xu Jie immediately shook his head and said categorically: "Uncle Master, how could your Majesty, with his status, break the rules and co-author a treatise with others, and how arrogant Li Zhi is, how could he be reduced to a voice organ for others."
"This magnificent article indeed has nothing to do with His Majesty. At most, the subtitle was added by His Majesty on a whim."
Qian Hongde was doubtful and frowned.
Xu Jie comforted him again and said: "Uncle Master, even if Shi Xing and Gao Yi are the guarantees for Gu Xiancheng, as long as His Majesty does not agree, this "Journal of Donglin University" will not be possible."
"Now that the newspaper is running, isn't it obvious that His Majesty wants to open up his voice?"
"Uncle Master, based on my understanding of Your Majesty, he will definitely not do anything weird."
These words were reasonable and well-founded, and Qian Dehong's expression softened slightly.
His face gradually became rosier, and he was no longer out of breath. Instead, he stood up straight, patted Xu Jie on the shoulder and said: "I believe what you say, if I really hate the emperor by then, I will die in your house." Up."
Xu Jie's old face showed a wry smile: "Uncle, don't make fun of me. It's better to go back and prepare to debate the scriptures with Li Zhi. This universal moral theory is really hard to resist."
After that, he helped Qian Dehong out.
Qian Dehong threw his hand away and left.
Seeing that his figure had completely left, Xu Jie walked back into the house. When he saw the newspaper that Qian Dehong had not taken away, he picked it up casually.
He subconsciously looked at the line that Qian Dehong pointed to just now.
"..."
"During the pre-Qin period, the people from all over the world were sent to collect grains of millet. They started from the county of Huang, Sui, and Langye, and transferred them to Beihe. They took thirty minutes to get one stone."
"Nowadays, four million dan of grain are transported to the capital, and only 70,000 dan of grain are lost. Why? The more clever the water transport, the better."
“From the beginning of slash-and-burn cultivation, to the development of waterwheels, rakes, columbines, and orange trees.”
"What's the point of doubling the yield per mu? The higher the craftsmanship, the better."
"Fantastic skills and ingenuity can produce countless people and benefit all people. Isn't this the morality of the changing times?"
“Is this morality not universal?”
"That's why, it's one of the universal morals, what Taoyu calls it..."
"progress"
…
Yanfu Villa.
Wang Shizhen gently handed the new newspaper in his hand to Zhang Han, the Minister of Punishment.
He sighed: "What a universal morality. Li Zhi has broken away from the shackles of the Taizhou School and has become his own entity. I am really amazed."
Although he was a leader in the literary world who engaged in association and discussed politics, and studied poetry, poetry and influence, his attainments in Confucian classics were not bad either.
From Wang Shizhen's point of view, as soon as Li Zhi's article came out, he didn't know how many people would fall under his sect.
As long as it was run by him...he didn't dare to imagine how big the momentum would be. I'm afraid it would be the largest association by then.
Zhang Han took the new newspaper in his hand and sighed: "I asked why there were so many people blocking the office of the Ministry of Justice today. It turns out it was Li Zhi who killed them."
During the Chinese New Year, even though they are not in court, the yamen still has to take turns on duty. He, the minister, and the two ministers serve as court officials, and their duties change every three days.
Wang Shizhen couldn't help but laugh at the fact that this man who had been with him for so many years had suffered such a disaster: "Now I'm just talking about the body, and I haven't started talking about kung fu yet."
"Those who do good things are itchy and have no clue what to do, so naturally they will look for existence in the best place."
Zhang Han subconsciously poked at the new newspaper with his fingers.
He murmured to himself: "It's easier said than done."
Apart from anything else, everyone who is an official knows that the Ministry of Punishment is only for maintaining stability.
As soon as Li Zhi's theory came out, people's minds changed, and troubles would inevitably follow.
Wang Shizhen had nothing to do with himself, and even praised aloud: "So you must polish your 'kung fu' well in order to become a saint! I have already begun to look forward to what Li Zhi will say about 'kung fu'."
"Universal morality, universal conscience, what a universal world!"
"I wonder how Gu Xiancheng will accept the move."
Zhang Han shook his head: "Accept the move? Isn't it just for the convenience of letting great scholars like Xue Yingqi come forward? If he doesn't come out now, how long will it take?"
He lost interest in the conversation, rolled up the new newspaper in his sleeves, and said goodbye.
Wang Shizhen didn't leave Zhang Han alone and got up to see him off.
He looked at Zhang Han's back and couldn't help but have his thoughts wander.
This is just ontology, but if we get to this point, when we talk about Kung Fu, wouldn’t it really turn the world upside down?
Wang Shizhen turned around and looked at the manuscript written by herself that was hidden deepest in her bookshelf. For a moment, she felt a little frightened.
But Zhang Han said goodbye to Wang Shizhen. After leaving the manor, he felt upset as soon as he entered the carriage.
He took out the new newspaper from his sleeve again, looked at Li Zhi's article, and frowned in thought.
"..."
"What is the use of progress? It is for the common people."
"The heart of one man is the heart of thousands of people."
"The nobles wear beautiful clothes, and the people also love beautiful clothes; the nobles enjoy precious delicacies, and the people also look forward to food and clothing; the nobles live in luxurious houses, and the people also sleep peacefully."
"However, the nobles want the gold to be higher than the hub of the Big Dipper, so that the people can't have enough chaff to rise to the level of the Big Dipper."
"Why is this contrary to the universal way? It's unfair!"
"That's why, the second part of universal morality is what Jie Yu calls it..."
"fair"
…
"Fair! Progress! Universal!"
"Fair! Progress! Universal!"
In a school in the Imperial College, the students shouted in unison, as if they had become Li Zhi's followers.
Li Kun accidentally passed by and shrank his neck in fright.
He was originally here to return the borrowed books and borrow a few new ones - when students from the state school go to Beijing to take exams, they can also borrow books at the Imperial College. This is the benefit of academic status.
Who would have thought that as soon as I went out, all the scholars I met would be reciting some scriptures about fairness and progress.
I don’t know where I learned the method from.
I thought the Imperial College was better, but I didn't expect it to be much better.
The exam is only half a month away, but I don’t want to take the exam calmly. What are you doing following the trend all day long?
Li Kun shook his head, holding a few books in his arms, and quickly left the school and walked quickly to the classics hall - he didn't care what others did, he must be blind to what was happening outside the window and only read the books of sages.
After a while.
Li Kun walked out of the Imperial College, shaking his head, holding three newly borrowed books and a new newspaper.
He murmured to himself: "Fair...progress...fair...progress..."
Chapter completed!