Chapter five hundred and ninety eight: offering sacrifices to Confucius
Facing Xu Qian's visit, Yingtian Mansion Yin Zhumao's mood dropped to the bottom. The man named Xu came here, which was not intentional to add fuel to the fire.
Now Zhu Mao was upset about everything and couldn't do anything well. Seeing many people entering Nanjing, he was unable to stop them. As for Xu Futai, he couldn't offend him.
After all, I am Futai. Although you are the governor of Nanzhili, you are still one level lower than them. Furthermore, they have just added Zuo Fudu Censor. Zuo Fudu Censor is just interchanged with before.
For a moment, it’s nothing great. But above the officialdom, ordinary people
It is beyond the norm and cannot be taken lightly. For example, the other governors are all right-deputy censors, but the governor of Zhejiang is the left-deputy censor. This status has a completely different meaning. This means
, this person’s status is not simple.
Now that he is here, Zhu Mao is naturally prepared. He plans to treat you indifferently and keep a respectful distance. Anyway, he will try not to deal with you. Come when you want to come, and he doesn't plan to welcome you back and forth. He can just let an official from Yingtian Mansion greet you.
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This kind of treatment is prudent. On the one hand, it is not disrespectful. On the other hand, it also shows that everyone has different opinions and does not work together.
However, Zhu Mao always felt that Xu Qian's purpose in coming to Nanjing was not simple, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. However, at this time, Xu Qian's tanker had already arrived.
The canal boat passed through Zhenjiang and arrived in Nanjing.
We anchored at Yanziji in Nanjing. After hearing the news, there was a sensation in Nanjing. Thousands of people rushed to Yanziji to welcome him.
What Zhu Mao wanted was to be treated coldly, but no one could stop the enthusiasm of these Wang Xue disciples. Moreover, it was reported that when they arrived in Nanjing, the prefect of Songjiang in Suzhou actually took a sedan chair to Yanziji to greet him.
At this moment, Zhu Mao was confused again.
The prefects of Songjiang, Suzhou and Changzhou have all gone. Are you going or not?
Whether it is rude or not is largely due to comparison. It would be rude not to go when someone else has gone there in person, but Zhu Mao knew that he couldn't go by himself. If he couldn't go, he could only sit there.
However, there were many people who encouraged Zhu Mao. There were also many people from the old school in Nanjing who criticized Xu Qian for coming to Nanjing as the governor of Zhejiang.
Zhu Mao had no choice but to make up his mind and simply act like a turtle.
At Yanziji, there was already a sea of people. People came out of the cannon boat parked in the distance. The Suzhou prefect, who was the leader, joined Songjiang, and several people from the Changzhou prefect came forward to salute and said, "I wonder if Xu Futai is on board."
It was Xu Jin who disembarked from the ship. After meeting so many officials, Xu Jin seemed a little distracted and said: "Xu Futai has disembarked from the ship. He said he wanted to rush to Nanjing as soon as possible to meet Mr. Wang and discuss the Confucius Temple."
Confucius Temple...what does it have to do with the Confucius Temple?
Everyone was stunned.
The Confucius Temple in Nanjing can be regarded as a national temple. In addition to the Confucius Temples in Qufu, Shandong and Beijing, the Confucius Temple in Nanjing also has a high status.
Moreover, in addition to worshiping Confucius, there are also four concubines and twelve sages in the Confucius Temple. In fact, as the leader of Wang Xue, Wang Shouren never attended the Confucius Temple on a formal occasion.
This point has also been criticized by the old school. Doesn't Wang Xue claim to be a lineage of Confucianism? Then why not worship Confucius? But in this regard, the Wang Xue disciples have no way to refute.
The reason is very simple. The Confucius Temple not only has Confucius but also Zhu Xi and Zhu Sage. If you worship Confucius, you have to worship Zhu. This is a very embarrassing question. If it is an informal occasion, it doesn’t matter if everyone goes to worship Confucius.
Just leave, who can say anything to you? But once you go to a formal occasion with great fanfare, will you only worship Kong and not other saints?
What should I say when I finally worship Saint Zhu? In the end, it is inevitable that I will fall into the blame and be ridiculed.
But now, Xu Qian has actually gone to find Wang Shouren and claimed to offer sacrifices to Confucius. This obviously encountered another very embarrassing problem.
But with Xu's style, God knows what this guy will do in the Confucius Temple.
The prefects were worried, and after the news spread, the Wang Xuemen people gathered here started discussing it excitedly.
"I wonder if Mr. Yangming is willing to offer sacrifices together with Xu Futai. If so, how should the etiquette be arranged? Oh... if it is not good, I will inevitably be ridiculed by those Cheng and Zhu's bastards."
"Mr. Yang Ming has always lived in seclusion, hiding in the city, and may not be willing to come out."
"This is not necessarily the case. Others cannot be invited. Since Xu Futai came to Nanjing by the way and released the news, he must be sure. Otherwise, if he cannot be invited to Mr. Yangming, it would be a shame on his face."
Everyone was discussing in a hurry, but they did not feel that their interest was waning, and they all returned to Nanjing. At this time, at the Nanjing Military Department Yamen, a letter of greeting had been handed in.
In the back office, the elderly Wang Shouren tremblingly accepted the greeting card from the door. Although he was thin and had some difficulty in moving, his overall spirit was pretty good, especially those eyes with a hint of amusement.
A rare determination for this age.
There have long been rumors outside that Wang Shouren is old and can no longer take matters into his own hands. These are all false rumors. People in the old school say this because they want to criticize Wang Shouren. But people in the Wang School acquiesce in this statement, but it is also true.
Because although Wang Shouren was a sage in their eyes, he could not come out. No matter how fierce the quarrels outside were, he would not come out to say a word, so they simply recognized that Wang Shouren was no longer able to take care of things.
Wang Shouren laughed off the rumors outside. He had seen the greeting card sent by his disciple Xu Qianjing, but his face was very solemn.
He sighed heavily, put the greeting card aside, and immediately lay down on the rocking chair without saying a word.
"Teacher, why are you sighing?" The speaker was another student of Wang Shouren, named Liu Mingyan. Liu Yan was different from Wang Gen and Nie Bao. He was a nerd and only studied Wang's studies. Since then, he has been following Wang Shouren and taking care of him.
As for the daily life of the outside world, he didn't care about or ask about things outside. In fact, he didn't approve of the ideas of radicals such as Wang Gen and Nie Bao.
Wang Shouren's eyes narrowed, and his frail body swayed on the rocking chair. After a long time, he said slowly: "The trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. People like them are making troubles. They use the banner of me and carry out their own opinions."
I have made a claim, but now, I still feel that it is not enough and I have to step forward. Alas... things in this world are really difficult."
Liu Yan frowned and said, "Teacher, you mean that they are taking advantage of me?"
"Isn't it? Why do you think Wang Xue has prospered? Do you really think that these people really think Wang Xue is reasonable? I have been studying for many years and have achieved little success. There is truth in this knowledge. I dare not pretend to
He is better than the sages, but still better than some teachers. Although knowledge is reasonable, but nowadays Wang Xue is becoming more and more popular, it is not the knowledge itself."
He sighed and continued: "The young students were tired of Cheng and Zhu, so they wanted to try new things, so they wanted to integrate knowledge and practice. The officials of the New Deal wanted to implement the New Deal, and were incompatible with many people in the government and the public, so they used the banner of Wang Xue,
to fight for power
Li. Even in the etiquette dispute that died down in the past two years, those who opposed the imperial examination were of course under the banner of Cheng and Zhu, but those who supported His Majesty also talked about the unity of knowledge and action. It can be seen that this Wang Xue has been ruined by the world.
It’s out of shape.”
Wang Shouren's words revealed the secret.
The sad thing is that the reason why Wang Xue is so popular is not because of the principles of Wang Xue, but because frustrated officials and students used it to criticize authority and use it to fight against the vested interests in the court; the most obvious one is
A few years ago, the Great Ritual Conference incident was very intense. The princes in the court opposed the imperial examination, while some opportunistic officials used the banner of Wang Xue to oppose the cabinet and the six ministries.
It can be seen that the so-called Wang Xue is just a piece of paper used by these people. They think it is useful, they think they can use it to vent their grievances, or they think it can be used as an excuse to promote something. It just caters to everyone's psychology at this time, so ever
, Wang Xue became popular.
In other words, if it were other types of cat studies or dog studies, it would still be popular.
Why could Wang Shouren not hide out? Why was Wang Xue increasingly prosperous but dissatisfied with Wang Gen and others? In the final analysis, this was the reason.
But now, this invitation has completely disrupted Wang Shouren's peaceful life.
Liu Yan was a nerd after all, so he couldn't help but say: "Teacher, if that's the case, then it's okay not to see this person. Although Xu Qian is famous all over the world and is favored by the saints, it's okay to refuse to see him."
Wang Shouren hesitated for a moment: "After passing through the door, there is no reason to miss it. Hengzhi, although you have bowed down to my door, you still owe a lot of time. You can't read books to death. It's useless to study books to death.
The unity of knowledge and action requires a comprehensive understanding, not only to figure out its meaning, but also to do it. In fact, this Xu Qian has captured the essence of me."
After Liu Yan heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. After studying with his teacher for so long, he was still inferior to a monk who had become a monk halfway. He couldn't help but said: "But when students look at this Xu Qian, he may not be learning the authentic Wang Xue, but it seems that he is pretending to be a monk."
Under the banner of the Communist Party of China, they are swaying and deceiving everywhere.”
Wang Shouren smiled: "That's why this is called the unity of knowledge and action. Knowing the truth and then acting in accordance with it. This is actually the case with Xu Qian's new policy. It's just hateful. This guy took advantage of me and Wang Xue."
That's all, the truth in his heart is not
It's Wang Xue, he has his own reasons, but his actions are in line with my principles. This is called unintentional planting of willows and willows, that's all. Go and invite him in to talk. That's right, ask the waiter to pour the treasures that I have collected.
Come, I want to treat this distinguished guest today."
I am Hu’s wife, and I would like to apologize to everyone. Hu is on a business trip today to attend the annual meeting of Qidian. Before leaving, he asked me to review and update the manuscript for him, but I forgot and kept everyone waiting. Sorry! I’ll see you later.
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