Just like the consensus among Confucian scholars.
Debate does not talk about right or wrong, only the level of knowledge.
The level of knowledge is not used to persuade the other party, but to gain the convincing of the world.
The purpose of convincing the world is not to expand the personal interests of the old Zhu family emperor, or to assert imperial power.
Rather, it was to introduce the Taoism of Song and Ming dynasties into the practical theory of philosophy in a matter-of-fact way - of course it was a matter of course, otherwise Zhu Yijun would not have been able to use a discourse system within the scope of Taoism to describe the way forward for Taoism.
Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether you win against the masters of psychology or Neo-Confucianism.
What matters is only the level of knowledge Zhu Yijun displayed in front of the audience and the degree of fermentation afterwards.
Because of this, Wang Shizhen, as the world's number one marketer, accurately grasped the emperor's needs.
Taking "Classics" as the core of today's Literary Society, it is an invitation-only system; the four major categories of poetry, poetry, prose, and theory are focused on quantity, and all comers are welcome.
At the same time, he specially ordered people to copy the splendid speeches and poems of each department and spread them everywhere.
On the one hand, it allows people to discuss and increase the popularity of singing. On the other hand, it attracts interested scholars to come and pay homage to the performance and increase the popularity.
So much so that the outside of the Confucian Institute of Classics was now surrounded by scholars who were joining in the fun.
If it weren't for the menacing look of the Jin Yiwei guarding everywhere, these eager-looking scholars would have already stuck their heads through the window.
"Well...the words of the Holy Master are actually more obscure than those of Mr. Xue. I can't seem to understand them. Is there any knowledgeable gentleman who can explain them?"
"I'm afraid all the old masters who can fully understand these words are inside. Asking questions here is not asking blindly."
"I can't say that. I can understand it, but if I want to explain it thoroughly, I'm afraid it's beyond my ability."
"Don't hide your clumsiness, don't hide your clumsiness, tell me quickly."
Debating scriptures is different from writing books. To ensure the standard of debate, the viewpoints are always highly condensed.
I definitely won’t explain the category of heavenly principles here and sort out the practical connotations there.
This actually creates a threshold.
If the emperor had not specially made a summary, the scholars who had come from poetry reciting and writing would not even be able to understand the origin and context of Taoism.
The onlookers in this atmosphere were anxious but couldn't figure out the key points, so they naturally had to discuss things with each other.
I previously said that I could understand that person, but I couldn't hold back the enthusiasm of the crowd, so I had no choice but to express something: "The first thing is to understand this word."
"If Zhu Xi's study of things to gain knowledge is passive and dependent on the outside world, then the word Your Majesty mentioned is active, which is what His Majesty said, and reflects the spontaneity of people."
"At the same time, unlike the prince's conscience, understanding does not distinguish between internal and external pursuits. You can rely on understanding to become an inner sage, or you can rely on understanding to become an external king."
"As for how the innateness of knowledge is reflected, Your Majesty has said before that the reason why people are transcendent from all things is that they can distinguish themselves from the world. This natural 'distinction' is the embodiment of 'knowledge'. Therefore, knowledge is
First-class innateness, without knowledge, is not even enough to be called a human being."
Speaking of which.
Immediately, a scholar asked: "How does the statement of layman Chang Wei compare with the previous masters?"
When comparing one's position with one's own, you cannot call yourself "Your Majesty".
Of course, this is because Jin Yiwei is guarding not far away, otherwise there are not a few people who would call Wanli Xiao'er privately.
The person who spoke before hesitated for a moment, glanced at Jin Yiwei, and lowered his voice: "The word "knowledge" is developed on the basis of the orthodox mind-study theory and Li Gong's theory. Its direction is completely opposite to Longxi Gong's theory.
Also like Mr. Xue, Mr. Li learned from the strengths of others."
"It is neither pure from within nor the ultimate from external. It takes the path of integrating both inside and outside."
"Probably...of course, it's just a personal opinion, just a family opinion."
"Probably, their teachings are more sophisticated than those of Yuan Gong and Xue Gong, and between those of Wang Gong and Li Gong."
Unfortunately, Die Jia is of no use.
He just finished speaking.
Someone immediately refuted it: "No, brother. I think that Chang Wei Gong's teachings are far superior to those of Yuan Gong and Li Gong; compared with Xue Gong and Bo Zhong; and far inferior to Wang Gong."
The person who spoke first shut up immediately: "If you say yes, then it is."
The man who opened his mouth to retort saw that he was not convinced, so he quickly pursued the victory: "Your Majesty seems to have deliberately used a lot of vocabulary in order to take care of scholars who are not familiar with Taoism. But in my opinion, it is just a patchwork of Neo-Confucian psychology and Xue Xue's theory."
What the public office does is pretty much the same.”
"That sentence, the content of human consciousness established by thinking, first does not appear in the form of thought, but appears in the form of emotion, intuition, and representation."
"Isn't it just the translation of the prince's saying that there is no good or evil in the body of the heart, and there is good and evil in the mind?"
When there are many people listening, it is natural that arguments will inevitably arise.
He said that the emperor only wanted to take care of the practical use, but in fact, he was saying that the emperor just replaced the two doctrines with a new layer of skin and slightly patched them up.
At this time, someone interrupted again: "Everyone has their own understanding of which is better and which is worse. I don't insist on it, but you said this sentence is a metaphor, obviously you don't understand it at all."
"This sentence is a further statement on consciousness, aiming to elicit the 'kung fu' that originates from consciousness."
When chatting in a group, Brother Understanding is often the most popular.
Someone immediately asked: "Kung Fu?"
The person who spoke just now nodded: "Or function, tool, these are the original words of the layman Chang Wei."
"The form of cognition should also have the most commonly used 'tools' for cognition."
"This is the layman's argument for turning the innate ability to understand the cause and effect of things into an acquired one."
Without waiting for anyone to ask, he pondered for a moment and then organized his words again: "One of the skills lies in the cause and effect of all things, including moral cause and effect."
"Gentlemen, do you know that the new school outside Donghua Gate is teaching a course called logic?"
Obviously, the scholars did not care about this.
Most of them shook their heads in unison.
The man was helpless and didn't know where to start.
He thought for a while: "For example, I went to bed late yesterday to prepare for the literary conference, so I am not in a good mood today."
"The correctness of this sentence is self-evident and is applicable to all countries."
Everyone nodded, this is not nonsense.
The man shook his head: "But in the logic coursework, I need to discuss the cause and effect of sleeping late and poor mental health, and provide evidence."
Immediately, someone rolled their eyes: "Xiang Bu Ning only needs this kind of evidence when he is full. Who hasn't been in a bad mood after going to bed late?"
The man nodded immediately: "That's exactly what it means! Common and repeatable phenomena seem to be used as staged evidence for them."
These words make it seem that Laoshizi's logic is not so outrageous.
However, some people still shook their heads: "Is it tiring to put the Fa Si's tactics into your speech?"
The man immediately corrected him: "I am definitely tired when I am tired, but this is not the law's rules, but a more harsh doctrine."
"For example, if I use the sage's cloud to learn and practice it from time to time, I can't say that I use it to teach students."
"So in order to ensure the correctness of this sentence, we need to prove a premise, that is, all the words of the saint are correct."
"Otherwise, it will just be the 'viewpoint' of the sage, not the 'correct principle'"
As soon as the words came out.
Everyone's eyes immediately became clear.
Most people kept their mouths shut.
Only a few people who loved to watch the excitement hid in the crowd and asked: "Then the cause and effect of everything your Majesty said is this?"
Everyone couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
Cause and effect, cause and effect, are naturally not difficult to recognize, especially for people like them.
Outsiders think they cannot see cause and effect, but in fact they do not see the inherent correctness in Confucianism.
For example, why can the words of saints be quoted without restraint?
Because one of the built-in correctnesses of Confucianism is that saints are always correct.
This kind of correctness is not correct in rational logic, but it is generally recognized and repeatable. In practice, it can also be used as a staged premise.
At this time, the spectators seemed to have tasted it.
Is the emperor...challenging these built-in correctnesses? Or even trying to re-examine them?
The person who spoke first hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "Understanding the cause and effect of all things is derived from knowledge. As a form, skill, and tool of knowledge, Chang Weigong's original words are true."
"However, whether the specific form and kung fu are similar to logic needs to be discussed in detail after Chang Wei Gong writes a book and explains it carefully."
Everyone outside the venue could not help but fall silent.
Naturally, everyone understood this situation tacitly.
After all, although the people present are not qualified to enter and sit down, their basic deduction skills are still good.
Just listening to the two examples given by the person just now, I immediately realized how consistent the so-called logic is with the cause and effect of all things.
I'm afraid that the new school will not only have people guessing and selecting the writers and writers.
It is also the Taoist practice done by the emperor!
But, the problem is...if we really want to take the cause and effect of all things seriously and put them under the sun, how many things can withstand the cross-examination like this person gave an example?
Even if you have to delve into why poor sleep affects your spirit, how many unimportant things do you have to delve into?
How does it differ from overthrowing the existing morality in the world and rebuilding it if we even have to investigate whether the saint is correct or not?
Taking a step back, what is the cause and effect of your throne? Do you want to stand the test of cause and effect in the world?
Everyone did not dare to think too deeply and could only respond in silence - after all, a Confucian master really sat on the throne now.
After thinking for a moment, the debate inside the house became intense.
Wang Shimao took two pieces of temporarily recorded words, hurriedly walked out and posted them outside the venue, and then hurried back.
Everyone was still very organized and did not swarm us.
One person should step forward and recite loudly, reviewing the situation in the venue.
"…and argue."
"Fang Shanggong asked, how does knowledge come from the world to the day after tomorrow?"
"Chang Weigong said to me, the form of understanding lies in the understanding of cause and effect, and the way of understanding cause and effect lies in practice. The two are the bridge between nature and nurture, that is, kung fu."
"Gong Yuchun asked, practice, is it the practice of the heart, or the practice of behavior? Is it the study of the heart? Is it the practice of Neo-Confucianism?"
"Chang Weigong said, the practice of everything inside and outside comes from understanding, observing external things, examining oneself internally, and then encompassing the world. This is the world view."
"Gong Zhuo Wu asked: Why is it wrong to practice the inner sage and the outer king?"
"Chang Weigong said to him, distinguish cause and effect, be correct, universal and clear, and correct mistakes that don't work."
"Longxi Gong asked: What happens when manpower is exhausted and cause and effect are suspended?"
"Chang Weigong said, if the cause and effect are clear, they will return to the secular world; if the cause and effect are suspended, they will return to the metaphysical philosophy."
"The Duke of Yanzhou asked, "How can I exhaust the cause and effect of all things if there is a cliff in my life?"
"Chang Weigong said to him, those who understand cause and effect will be passed down for hundreds of generations, and they will not be repeated from generation to generation. This is the subtraction of the road to sainthood and the spread of knowledge."
"Gong Yanzhou asks again, the knowledge circulated may not be true, just like the words of the saints, they are mostly falsified and misunderstood. The long-standing layman does not have a general guideline, so I will not take it."
"Everyone in the crowd was shocked and asked, "Why?"
"The Duke of Yanzhou said to him, "The Book of Rites is full of errors, and I would like you to test them out."
It ended abruptly.
Everyone was shocked, just like in the museum.
…
"The story of Fu Cao Wei Ying... was prepared by His Majesty beforehand, right?"
Li Maonian looked at Wang Shizhen talking in shock and panic below.
How is this questioning the emperor's doctrine?
They are clearly trying to eliminate the accuracy of the saint's classics in the process of spreading, just to promote the emperor's set of epistemological "kung fu"!
He looked at his brilliant daughter beside him, waiting for the answer.
Unfortunately, the answer did not come as expected, and Li Baiyang seemed to have never heard it.
As family members of cadres, it is not convenient for the female family members to show their faces downstairs at will. With the emperor's permission, the relatives of this family were allowed to condescend on the second floor - it is definitely not good to overstep and look down on the emperor, but the fault is definitely not with the emperor. Naturally
It wasn't the harem either, but Wang Shizhen's lack of careful consideration when the construction started, for which he was fined one month's salary.
Seeing that his daughter was still in trance, Li Maonian couldn't help but cough lightly.
Li Baiyang felt helpless. He could not escape even by pretending to be a god, so he had no choice but to lose face to his father.
She turned her head to look at Li Maonian and said seriously: "Father, I am His Majesty's chosen servant. You shouldn't ask like this."
Although the emperor never mentioned this kind of thing to her at all, the answer was not important at this time, what was important was her attitude.
Li Maonian stagnated.
At this time, Li Chunfang finally smiled, with a kind face, and changed the topic lightly: "The old man has said long ago that Your Majesty must be a hero of the world, didn't you lie to me?"
Even though he had already expected the emperor's talent, he had no idea that the emperor would have such achievements even in Confucian classics.
His face was calm, but his heart was filled with horror several times.
Li Baiyang showed a shy look: "My father has a wise eye, your Majesty is indeed a first-class hero in the world."
Li Chunfang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her granddaughter showed no regrets about being sent to the palace.
My granddaughter knows that she hates fools the most and always yearns for heroes - Li Chunfang doesn't know that in later generations, this is called love for wisdom.
He lifted off the quilt and slowly stood up.
Li Chunfang walked between her granddaughter and son, looked at Wang Shizhen who was talking eloquently below, and said: "Old man, I was originally going to go down and sit in charge. After the meditation meeting, I went to the palace to see the saint. Unexpectedly, I was directly invited up by Wang Shizhen."
"I guess it's His Majesty's orders?"
Li Chunfang is a good old man in the cabinet and has always been a kind family man at home.
Li Baiyang couldn't help but reveal a look of admiration on his face, and said softly: "Father, your Majesty indeed has something to tell you."
Li Chunfang nodded and said with a smile: "If one family doesn't speak the same language, let's just talk about it."
Li Baiyang recalled for a moment: "His Majesty said that just like the newspaper of the General Affairs Department can only be circulated in Beizhili, his doctrines, even if they have many foundations, are inevitably limited by geography."
"Nowadays, the King's Gate in Central Zhejiang, the King's Gate in Nanzhong, and the King's Gate in Taizhou are almost spread with Nanzhili as their core..."
Li Chunfang suddenly realized.
He spoke bluntly: "Your Majesty wants me to spread doctrine for him in Southern Zhili?"
Li Baiyang nodded: "It's more than just theory."
"After today's literary meeting, he will allow the princes, Yuan Gong and others to establish newspapers under the guidance of the General Affairs Department, and the Southern Zhili will be reviewed by the Great Father."
Li Chunfang glanced at her granddaughter.
What a "guidance", what a "review", even the weird way my granddaughter speaks now is exactly the same as the emperor who just explained below.
He didn't agree immediately.
Instead, he fell into a long silence.
A long time passed.
Then he looked at his granddaughter: "How did Your Majesty arrange the Li family?"
The word arrangement is used euphemistically.
But Li Baiyang naturally understood what her grandfather meant. She thought about it for a moment and said slowly: "Your Majesty will give me a golden book and a golden treasure."
Li Chunfang nodded slightly.
To put it this way, it means that only the imperial concubine can be named.
Li Baiyang looked at his father again: "Your Majesty said that my father's branch needs to be divided from the Li family in Xinghua County to the capital."
Li Maonian was startled and looked at Li Chunfang with some fear.
When Li Chunfang saw this, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, and she explained to her son: "This is your Majesty's trust."
He looked at his granddaughter again: "Where is the knighthood?"
It is common practice for relatives to be ennobled, but during the current emperor's tenure, it is not stable.
Just like what Li Chunfang experienced during the Jiajing Dynasty.
After Emperor Shizong ascended the throne, he ordered "Wei, Ding, Pengcheng, and Hui'an to attack and enfeoff as before," on the grounds that "the number of titles was increased day by day, so that the titles and rewards were irregular and passed on from generation to generation. As the years of salary and rice increased, the country's use became more and more useless."
In itself, it is an order."
In just one sentence, the titles of dozens of relatives were cut off - just like what was done to the Huguang clan today. The difference is that the latter was more ruthless and simply customized.
Therefore, he had to ask about Li Chunfang's family's ennoblement in advance, fearing that his granddaughter would not please the emperor and treat her harshly.
Li Baiyang shook his head: "Your Majesty didn't say anything."
Of course Xiao Zhu didn't say it, but Empress Dowager Chen did, the hereditary and irreplaceable earl.
However, Xiao Li didn't want to tell Li Chunfang at this time.
After hearing this, Li Chunfang closed her eyes and fell into deep thought.
Time passed bit by bit, and the discussion on the stage downstairs continued.
Li Chunfang slowly opened her eyes and looked at her granddaughter: "Okay."
Very short reply.
Li Baiyang smiled heartily.
At this time, the debate downstairs was coming to an end.
Because the emperor got up and left his seat.
When Li Chunfang saw this, she saluted her granddaughter and said, "I'll take my leave now."
The king is the king and the ministers are the ministers, and the harem is also a female king.
Li Maonian awkwardly followed the example of saluting his daughter.
Li Baiyang wanted to stop this private etiquette midway, but he remembered the emperor's usual pretentiousness. In the end, he endured it until the two of them finished the salute, and then told him: "Father and eldest father, please pay attention to your breath. I heard your majesty say,
It’s getting colder everywhere this year.”
After some pleasantries, Li Chunfang took her son out and left.
…
Zhu Yijun ended today's appearance in front of people with a dry mouth and tongue.
Under the complicated eyes of everyone, he stood up and left.
Of course, who was there before coming, and when they leave, they must also be neat and tidy.
Jiang Keqian put his Yafu into his sleeves and stood respectfully behind the emperor, not knowing what to say.
Zhu Yijun listened for a moment and then nodded with relief.
Then he pushed the door open, stepped into the room, and smiled at Li Baiyang: "Servant Li Xuan is so quick to visit relatives. I also wanted to meet Mr. Li."
Li Baiyang saluted respectfully: "When my father and eldest father saw His Majesty leaving the table, they took the initiative to leave."
Zhu Yijun was really thirsty.
He helped Li Baiyang up, raised his head and drank the remaining half cup of tea in front of him, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "Let's go home."
After saying that, Zhu Yijun turned around and motioned for Li Baiyang to follow him.
A group of eunuchs were already waiting outside. Li Baiyang walked to the emperor and said, "I seem to have come here in vain today. I don't know what the result of your Majesty's debate today will be. Is it still satisfactory?"
Zhu Yijun subconsciously touched his chin and curled his lips: "I don't know, let's wait for the reaction for a while."
The group of people left the clubhouse.
Naturally, there were not many people waiting outside the museum, gathered around to watch the monkeys.
After all, when the emperor travels, he must clear the place in advance.
When Zhu Yijun walked outside the gate of Bieyuan, Wang Shizhen appeared again.
I saw him holding a scroll of paintings in his hand, holding up the hem of his robe, and jogging all the way to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, this is a painting that Mr. Qian Gu Qian made for today's Wenhui. Because your majesty's beauty was accidentally exposed, I thought about it and did not dare to arrogantly collect it, so I boldly presented it to your majesty."
Zhu Yijun secretly praised.
As expected, he is worthy of being a member of the Literary and Art League. He has even prepared the surroundings. It is really watertight.
As he took it, he told Zheng Zongxue: "Later, it will be handed over to the Hanlin Academy for copying, and will be printed and published by the General Affairs Department."
After that, Zhu Yijun opened the scroll.
What comes into view is a venue.
Outside the venue, colorful little people gathered around and whispered.
In the venue, there were a total of ninety-nine and eighty-one people in the audience, old and young, sitting on the floor, mesmerized.
The seven people on the stage seemed to be arguing with each other.
The viewing angle is very far, but the ink is particularly clear.
The person with the clearest ink, except Wang Shizhen sitting next to him, is a young man wearing Yan Bian uniform.
He stood in the middle with an almost divine expression on his face, scolding Fang Qiu, and was high-spirited.
On one side is Qian Gu’s seal and a big pun title.
It's called "Wanli Discussing the Tao".
Chapter completed!