Zhao Han stood in the center of the debate room and said loudly: "Why do I say that everyone is equal? This is the teaching of the sages..."
"Nonsense!"
Not only was it difficult to convince the public by making irresponsible remarks before, it actually aroused everyone's anger.
Facing the scolding of everyone, Zhao Han still smiled: "Excuse me, who has read "Zhu Xi Yulei"?"
A teacher named Chen Lide said: "Of course you must read Zhu Xi's books."
Zhao Han cupped his hands and said, "May I ask, sir, how did Zhu Xi think the first man was born in the beginning of heaven and earth?"
Chen Lide replied: "It is formed by the transformation of Qi, and the essence of two and five things is combined to form."
"Again, sir, is the number one person in the world a man or a woman?" Zhao Han tilted his head and looked at the other person.
Chen Lide hesitated and said: "This...should be a man."
Zhao Han smiled and said: "Zhu Zi never said it, sir, you guessed it yourself, right?"
Chen Lide evaded the question: "Mostly men."
Zhao Han ignored this person and said to many teachers and students: "Zhuzi talked about the birth of the first human being, but he did not explain whether it was a man or a woman.
Ye. Zhuzi also said: What is the same is the principle, but what is different is the Qi. The five elements have their own nature..."
"Everything in the world is born according to the energy of Yin, Yang and the Five Elements. They all have their own principles of heaven and earth. The same goes for people!"
"No matter men or women, no matter the emperor or the people, no matter whether they are good or bad, they are all human beings."
"Since we are human beings, we are all sages innately, but when we are born, we are blinded by acquired turbidity. As long as the filth is washed away, we can perceive the principles of heaven. "Book of Rites" It is new day by day, new day by day, and new day by day. This is the principle. "
"Mencius" "Everyone can be like Yao and Shun", this is the principle. "The Great Learning" The way of a university lies in showing clear virtue, being close to the people, and striving for perfection. This is the principle."
"Do you think so?"
These are all words of sages and there is no way to refute them.
Zhao Han quoted "Zhu Zi Yu Lei", "Book of Rites", "Mencius", and "The Great Learning", all of which said the same truth - everyone can become the leader of Yao and Shun.
This is the way of a university and the ultimate pursuit of ancient scholars.
To oppose this statement is to dig up the foundation of Neo-Confucianism, and even more so, to dig up the foundation of Confucianism.
Zhao Han continued: "Since everyone can be like Yao and Shun, and everyone can be a sage, isn't it true that everyone is equal? Since everyone is equal, isn't it true that men and women are equal, all industries are equal, and good and bad are equal?"
"I disagree!"
A teacher stood up and said: "You are still using Jianbai's art to confuse the audience."
Zhao Han smiled and said: "Where are you trying to confuse the public?"
This teacher said: "The man whom the sages speak of is a gentleman."
Zhao Han looked confused: "In your opinion, the sages of ancient and modern times only agree that gentlemen are human beings? Villains are not human beings? Women are not human beings? Untouchables are not human beings? Craftsmen are not human beings?" Zhao Han suddenly laughed, "You say I am a strong person?
Bai, your Excellency is a white horse but not a horse, and a solid stone is not a stone!"
The teacher asked sternly: "Can a woman also succeed Yao and Shun?"
"Don't women be worthy of Yao and Shun? Did the sages of ancient and modern times say this?" Zhao Han asked in return.
"Sages don't bother to preach such simple truths." The teacher also started to make nonsense.
Zhao Han smiled and said: "Since the saint didn't say it, you made it up!"
Suddenly, a boy stood up and said: "The sage said. Confucius said: Only women and villains are difficult to raise!"
Zhao Han immediately sneered: "Have you really read the Analects of Confucius? This woman and villain refer specifically to the concubine who charmed the lord! What you just said, do you dare to go home and tell your own mother?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone laughed and the atmosphere became cheerful.
The boy raised his finger and pointed at Zhao Han and said excitedly: "You are misinterpreting Confucius' words!"
Zhao Han was speechless: "I'm too lazy to tell you. Not only do you not read "The Analects of Confucius", but you also don't know Zhu Zi's annotations. Women and villains refer specifically to the charming master and his concubines. That's what Zhu Zi said, and I'm not making it up. of."
The boy hesitated to speak. He looked around at the teachers and students and found that they were all suppressing laughter. He immediately sat down in shame.
Of the three equalities, equality between good and base was the most difficult for the gentry to accept.
However, no one dares to refute the equality of good and bad, because it goes against the principles of sages and sages.
There is no way to refute the idea that all industries are equal. Confucius highly praised Guan Zhong, and Guan Zhong had been a businessman and other professions - this was easily countered by Zhao Han.
Then insist on equality between men and women!
A scholar stood up and said: "Men are superior to women and inferior to women. The husband is the guide for the wife. This is the supreme principle of heaven and earth. I am the editor of the Book of Changes. There is a line in it: Heaven is superior to the earth and inferior, and the universe is determined. It is also said that the Qian Dao becomes a man, and the Kun Dao becomes a woman. .Isn’t this statement that heaven is superior to earth and men are inferior to women? Don’t make any more sophistry!”
Good guy, after talking for a long time, Zhao Han finally saw the sight of the bayonet.
Cai Maode suddenly laughed. He wanted to see how Zhao Han would deal with it. This sentence was too lethal.
"Yi" is the ancestor of all the classics, and "Xici" was written by Confucius. It has long set the tone that "heaven is superior to the earth, men are inferior to women". All the ideas that men are superior to women come from here!
Fifty years ago, Li Zhi advocated equality between men and women, but he was also confused by this sentence.
To what extent did Li Zhi deviate from the orthodoxy?
This gentleman directly pointed out that there is a problem with the "Book of Changes", directly denied the existence of Tai Chi, and directly denied the existence of heavenly principles. He said that all things are born in two, which are the universe and men and women. The universe is equal, and men and women are equal. What Taichi and heavenly principles are all The egg-pulling thing.
There are countless admirers and countless haters!
Zhao Han cupped his fists and said, "May I ask your surname?"
The scholar had a bad temper, so he reluctantly returned the gift, and said hurriedly: "I am Liu Ziren, courtesy name Changqing. Don't gossip and answer my questions quickly!"
This scholar is the "Brother Changqing" who shouted to rebel.
Zhao Han was very smart and would not answer directly. Instead, he asked in a roundabout way: "How is Feng Xun, the former magistrate of Qianshan, like this person?"
Liu Ziren sneered: "Without learning and skills, you are just a plunderer."
Zhao Han asked again: "He is a scholar, and you are a scholar. He is an official, and you are a citizen. Is he noble? Are you humble?"
Liu Ziren was furious: "How can you comment on superiority and inferiority like this? He and I are both scholars and citizens of the Ming Dynasty. There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority! I have lofty aspirations and a clean life, but he is ignorant and incompetent, and he harms the people and harms them." When it comes to virtue, I am the most respected and he is the humble!”
"I admire you, I admire you!" Zhao Han bowed respectfully, smiling in his heart.
Liu Ziren said impatiently: "Let's get back to the topic quickly, don't ramble on."
Zhao Han did not dare to directly deny the "Book of Changes" and continued to make detours: "If we judge superiority and inferiority based on virtue, who has been respected and who has been humbled by the weak kings and the virtuous ministers of the past generations?"
"Uh..." Liu Ziren was speechless for a moment, and at the same time he realized that he had fallen into Zhao Han's trap.
Zhao Han pursued and beat him fiercely: "Zhu Zi is a saint and a minister. Is he Zhu Zizun, or is he the emperor of the Song Dynasty? Is he Zhu Zibei, or is he the emperor of the Song Dynasty?"
"This, this, this..." Liu Ziren couldn't answer, his face turned red and his neck was thick, and he said angrily, "You are talking about that plain language again, don't go too far, first explain the "Book of Changes" clearly!"
Zhao Han smiled and continued: "Zhu Zi is a sage, and the emperor is the emperor. Confucius is a sage, and the emperor of Zhou is the emperor. Saints and emperors, may I ask you, who respects and who is inferior?"
No one answers, no one dares to answer, no one can answer.
People with quick thinking, including Cai Maode, Fei Yuanlu, Pang Chunlai, Zheng Zhongkui, Zhu Zhiyu... were all thoughtful, fearful and excited, feeling like something was about to pop out!
Zhao Han stood tall and looked up at the sky, as if speaking to the sky:
"The dignity of a saint lies in his virtue, which I call his personality."
"The dignity of the Son of Heaven lies in his position of power, which I call the position of a human being."
"The sage taught all the people and led to the kings Yao and Shun. This is the dignity of his personality. The emperor rules all the people and is in charge of the country. This is the dignity of his position!"
"Heaven is superior and earth is humble, in his own position; heaven and earth are equal in his own order."
"Men are superior to women because of their position; men and women are equal because of their status."
"The nobles are respected and the people are humbled, and they are in their position; all walks of life are equal, and they are equal in their character."
"The good and the bad are equal in their position. The good and the bad are equal in their character."
Zhao Han paced back and forth, and with every step he took, he spoke a word that was sonorous, powerful, and deafening.
"Everyone is born equal, not in terms of status, but in terms of personality!"
"The foolish kings of the past dynasties were high-ranking but humble in character; the virtuous ministers in the dynasties were humble in position but respectful in character."
"A cruel and tyrannical lord is high in position but humble in character; a loyal and benevolent servant is humble in position but respectful in character."
"A husband who is incompetent and virtuous will have a high status but a humble personality; a virtuous and virtuous wife will have a low status but a high personality."
"As far as personality is concerned, all princes, generals, and common people, good and bad, should be born equal!"
"The dignity and inferiority of a personality should be determined by its virtue."
Zhao Han looked at everyone and said categorically: "That's what I'm saying, when it comes to personality, everyone is created equal!"
"boom!"
The whole place was in an uproar.
It's chaos, everything is chaos, and the situation can no longer be controlled.
Someone was given a slap in the face and his thoughts became clear.
Someone was stepped on the tail and cursed wildly.
What Zhao Han said is groundbreaking. It forcibly separates status and personality. It is like a cook trying to untie an ox, without any hindrance. It is completely in line with Confucian values and the teachings of ancient and modern sages.
He did not oppose Confucianism, Confucius and Mencius, or Cheng and Zhu, but he hammered in a nail.
A nail that can be accepted by the public.
The book boys present will think: Although I am just a domestic slave, I have a noble personality and am a hundred times stronger than my mentally retarded master.
The scholars present will think: Although I do not have an official status, I have a noble personality and am a hundred times better than corrupt officials.
The officials present will think: Although I am not in the temple, my personality is noble and I am a hundred times stronger than the beasts in the court.
Even ordinary people, as long as they have both ability and political integrity, are more noble than that emperor!
There is another sentence that no one dares to think about, and even after thinking about it, they dare not say it: What should I do if I am not qualified?
Should the cruel master be overthrown?
Should greedy officials be overthrown?
Should the fatuous emperor be overthrown?
If personalities are equal, can we pursue equality of status?
Shh!
Quiet, I haven’t finished speaking yet.
The autumn wind suddenly picks up, rolling the branches and leaves, and the trees want to be quiet but the wind does not stop.
Zhao Han suddenly stopped, his clothes swayed in the wind, and he suddenly raised his arms and shouted: "Gentlemen, the way of a university is to be clear and virtuous, to be close to the people, and to strive for perfection!"
Hong Zhong Da Lu, shakes people's hearts.
Cai Maode, Zheng Zhongkui, Zhu Zhiyu, and Pang Chunlai all stood up with shock on their faces.
Fei Yuanlu clenched his sleeves and murmured to himself: "At such a young age, if you dare to say the last sentence, do you want to start a sect?"
At that time, Wang Yangming also started to attack from this sentence.