As the saying goes, if you sow causes, you will get results. Everything starts from the month when Fang Xiaoru, the "great talent", worshiped Zhu Su as his teacher.
Let's talk about Fang Xiaoru. He was not a talented scholar, nor was he a favorite disciple of the great Confucian Song Lian. Who was Song Lian? A few years ago, he received the emperor's order to teach the prince and other princes to study scriptures, regardless of reputation, prestige, or knowledge.
, he is not a top-notch Confucian among the scholars.
If Yu Ji was not enthroned by Dongyue Hou of the Prince's Palace, Song Lian would not be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he would not be the first Wenzong of the Ming Dynasty.
As a ruthless disciple of Song Lian, Fang Xiaoru was naturally praised by many stars and attracted the attention of many students. Such a person actually worshiped Zhu Su, the fifth son of the emperor, as his teacher. At that time, he was among the Yingtian Scholars.
There was an uproar.
The turmoil in Bu Nao actually subsided after a few months. After all, the East of the Five Palaces was a talented poet, and his poems such as "Linjiang Immortal" were indeed unmatched. As the saying goes, if a threesome walks together, there must be another teacher.
It is a good story that a great scholar of Fang Dynasty studied poetry with Ruzi.
Reciting poems and writing lyrics is not a way of entertainment. The real way is to read articles on classics and meanings. As for the classics and meanings of Wudiandong...
Those few lines of "Wai Yu" were once considered a joke in the sky. No one thought that Fang Xiaoru could learn any real skills from Zhu Su.
They didn't know that although Fang Xiaoru was indeed learning poetry at the beginning, Zhu Su soon used some small scientific experiments to distract his attention. If it were said that Fang Xiaoru had misunderstood Zhu Su's ability, he was deeply aware of it.
Such a bit of contempt. After seeing the power of science, he quickly regarded the little master as a real genius.
However, he also had doubts. When Zhu Su was teaching science, he once said the four words "investigation of things to achieve knowledge": that is, through bold assumptions, careful verification, looking at the contradictions of things with a scientific perspective, and through continuous experiments to
Verify the truth of things.
The study of things is not a Confucian concept. Why is the so-called "investigation of things to achieve knowledge" so different from the sage Zhu Xi's "investigation of things and principles"?
As Fang Xiaoru continued to learn science, Fang Xiaoru had more and more doubts. The sages once said that "the sky is round and the earth is round", but the emperor said that the earth is not round, not square;
"Principle", one method can lead to all methods. From one thing to the leg, you can naturally know the principle of all things in the world. Why did Wudiandong say that there are thousands of scientific ways, and you can't simply use it to find out whether it is practical or not.
Use "philosophical" principles to speculate on scientific issues?
With the doubt that he had wronged his ancestors, Fang Xiaoru continued to study with the intention of criticizing Zhu Su. However, he soon discovered that the scientific method of studying things was almost irrefutable. Wu Diandong was right, but the ancestors were wrong!
Like a bolt from the blue, Fang Xiaoru's "Confucian heart" that had not yet been solidified was completely split open.
It would be fine if that was all. However, after all, Fang Xiaoru was not a disciple of Confucianism. He was wrong about the practical learning of "science" and was more of a curiosity. On the contrary, Fang Xiaoru was wrong about the "philosophy" mentioned by Wu Diandong.
Expressed great interest!
Confucianism can also be called a "philosophy" because it studies the knowledge of the human mind and nature. If what the sages said is wrong, then what should be the truly correct philosophy?
Zhu Su was annoyed by Fang Xiaoru's entanglement. Philosophy was a matter of opinion, and he couldn't explain why.
Moreover, is the "philosophy" that Fang Xiaoru wants to know more inclined to Confucianism, a kind of statecraft, and what is the statecraft of later generations? Is it possible to teach him communism?
However, even if Fang Xiaoru refused to listen, Zhu Su had no choice but to tell him some of Yangming's philosophy, Western philosophy, and even Chicken Soup for the Soul, various incomprehensible sentences that he could remember, and everything he knew about his brain.
The prevarication was given to Fang Xiaoru.
What about "nothing outside the heart", "everyone can be a sage", "material development is a process of constant struggle between contradictions and continuous development"...
All kinds of things were thrown to him.
Fang Xiaoru was stunned.
After Zhu Su left, Fang Xiaoru locked himself in the room and began to ponder the classic "classical articles" from later generations. In fact, many of the things in philosophy are contradictory to each other. After all, some of them are not materialistic.
, some are not idealistic and cannot be self-consistent in any case.
But looking at it, it seems that it is not so reasonable and can withstand in-depth investigation...
The more Fang Xiaoru studies, the more ignorant he becomes; the more ignorant he is, the more profound he feels; the more profound he feels, the more he pays attention to study...
The logic is closed and it belongs to No.
Fang Xiaoru forgot to eat and sleep, and felt that he had been in a state of confusion before. Although he had touched the threshold of the road, he could not move forward. A few months later, a scholar he was friends with saw his unkempt appearance, so he took him to the Qinhuai River to relax by boating.
, unexpectedly met several students, who were accompanied by courtesans and prostitutes in the boat, and loudly discussed Zhu Xi's studies.
When everyone listened to it, it was like drinking wine; when Fang Xiaoru listened to it, it was like chewing cow dung!
The angry Fang Xiaoru immediately stood up and shouted loudly at those students who were learning something that was not the right way. At that time, most of the scholars in Tiandong were not familiar with Zhu Xi's writings. How could they not be shocked and angry when they heard this son's rebellious words?
Otherwise, Fang Xiaoru was arguing with the Confucian scholars at the Qinhuai River. His theory was completely inconsistent with itself, but he couldn't bear to say that every sentence was very reasonable, and the "sages" who were wrong about every sentence could be wrong.
to find philosophical viewpoints that contradict it.
The two sides were at loggerheads, but neither could do anything to the other.
At the end, more and more Confucian scholars gathered together and stopped citing the teachings of the sages. They directly attacked Fang Xiaoru himself, saying that what he said was inconsistent and that he was in the wrong way. Many people tried to persuade Fang Xiaoru, the former number one scholar, to quickly tell the scholars
When the sages admitted their mistakes and apologized, they should not have blasphemed the saint's articles.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Fang Xiaoru had already fallen into the cognitive barrier. Seeing so many people talking about saints and keeping silent, he was so blessed that he came up with a "reason".
"There is no holy way, how can there be a saint!"
Seeing so many vulgar people who just repeat the words of saints and sages but refuse to think for themselves, Fang Xiaoru shouted out those eight words. The disdain and wrongness of expressing the so-called sages' learning and the words of sages should be obvious to all scholars.
of contempt.
Qin Huai realized the truth and Cixi was still alive. Is it right to start a war with the world?
Seeing that Fang Xiaoru actually denied the entire Confucianism, all the Confucian students were shocked, and then Fang Xiaoru also fell into the verbal and written criticism of all Confucian students.
Everyone said that Fang Xiaoru had been taught crazy, and even Zhu Su, the "chief culprit who ruined a good seedling", was criticized by Yingtian Shilin.
However, Fang Xiaoru was not afraid. He even went to Yingtian City with great fanfare, debated with Confucian scholars several times, and did not shy away from promoting "philosophy". He always insisted on the inconsistencies in what he had understood. Was it because he was not good at learning?
Deep and profound.
When my teacher returns, I will definitely be able to completely refute all of you Zhu Xi’s yes-men to the ground!
"Then... it turns out that Jianwen is a fool, and Shi Shucheng will not bully him!"
Zhu Su, who learned about the incident from Zhu Biao, was stunned!
I was very worried about whether I would smash the porridge and rice in the Confucian bowl. That guy had already blown away the entire Confucian pot in the name of his disciple!
What’s that? Cheating the master and turning against the disciple, that’s not it!