In the eyes of the scholars watching, it was obvious that the sweeper had the upper hand.
Because Mr. Jingyang and the sweeper have similar ideas. They both pick out a word and then make it up using the thoughts of a sage. No explanation.
What Mr. Jingyang dug out was the first character "天" in the Spring and Autumn Classic, and what Lin Saodi dug out was the first character "王" in the Spring and Autumn Classic.
In the same mode, the sweeper understood the meaning only after reading the first sentence, while Mr. Jingyang only understood the meaning after the fourth sentence. Of course, it is obvious that the former's rank is "higher".
Lin Daguan stood at the door of Dacheng Hall, holding a broom in one hand. He looked around blankly and said:
"Having said a lot, you guys should go back and study more, and don't wander around here anymore.
If your interpretation of the Bible is not as good as mine, a sweeper, what else can you expect to get from the saint’s incense?”
Then he said to Gu Xiancheng: "In the future, please don't say that the preface you wrote contains the great truth, or that the preface's principles are better than the poetry!"
After saying that, Lin Tailai turned around decisively and was about to leave the platform and return to the palace.
The meaning of classics is not poetry, and Lin Tailai has no confidence in it.
Although he knows some novel and fragmented views, and can bluff people by suddenly bringing up one or two points, his knowledge of classics and meanings is not a complete system, but fragmented knowledge.
Compared with those scholars who have been immersed in this era for decades, it is still far behind in depth and systematicity.
This leads to a lack of staying power. If repeated arguments and pulls are made, the shortcomings of a shallow foundation and low accumulation will be exposed.
The more rounds there are, the more this shortcoming will be magnified.
Therefore, for Lin Tailai, running away as soon as he is done pretending is the best strategy. This is called quitting when the situation is good.
"Wait a minute! The debate is not over yet, do you want to escape?" Someone suddenly shouted to Lin Tailai.
This time it was not Li Sancai or Zou Yuanbiao who spoke, but Gu Xiancheng himself.
Lin Tailai is really a very strange person. If you play against Lin Tailai, if you lack experience, you will always suffer a disadvantage, such as Li Sancai and Zou Yuanbiao just now.
So for the sake of the gang's face, Gu Xiancheng had to come forward in person. At least he had some experience.
Originally, Lin Tailai could pretend not to hear and sneak back into the hall. But when Gu Xiancheng shouted the word "escape", he had to stop.
The personal image that Mr. Lin has established to the outside world has always been that of being brave and fearless. There is no way he could be seen "escaping", as that would destroy his personality.
If a person's personality is too successful, that person will in turn be kidnapped by the personality. This is the common sorrow of all those who are famous and wealthy in the world.
Lin Tailai asked again: "Mr. Gu, do you have any other advice? If you keep chattering because you are dissatisfied, then forget it!
I am here to worship the saint Esau, and I am not here to have a verbal dispute with you so-called honest ministers."
Seeing Lin Tailai's attitude, Gu Xiancheng became more clear in his mind. Lin Tailai might really be a stern person but a soft-hearted person!
Counting today, he had two direct interactions with Lin Tailai, and both times involved debates on scripture, which gave Gu Xiancheng a vague intuition.
Lin Tailai's behavior was very much like that of an assassin who carried out a sneak attack. He succeeded with one strike, never entangled, and immediately flew away.
When debating scriptures, they always throw out a novel or very gimmicky interpretation, knocking people out until they feel dizzy, and then leave immediately.
Lin Tailai was like this last time, and he was like this again this time, which made Gu Xiancheng, who had a keen sense of struggle, become suspicious.
He had just suspected and guessed that this kind of "assassin" behavior was a sign of lack of confidence.
Just like in history, the side that sends assassins is often the weak side, hoping to use assassins to balance the strength and weakness.
So this time may be the time when Lin, the Jingyi Assassin, is at his weakest.
Seeing that he successfully stopped Lin Tailai, Gu Xiancheng replied: "Since ancient times, it has never been heard that a debate can be completed unilaterally and then immediately claim to be the winner.
After you finish speaking, you want to leave in a hurry without waiting for others to say anything. What's the point?"
Lin Tailai had nothing to do. If it was only for one or two rounds, he could still win a small victory by relying on opportunistic sophistry.
But if it becomes a protracted war, then you have to work hard on your pure skills.
Even if he had dabbled in classics and meanings for professional reasons in his previous life, how could he compare with the ancient scholars who were ignorant of the classics?
Besides, it was popular at that time to study Wang Yangming's teachings to show off. He had read a few monographs about Wang Yangming's teachings, but other classics were not fashionable either.
But when it came to this, Gu Xiancheng, a well-known scholar, lowered his stature to fight with him personally, not daring to accept it, which would be even more embarrassing.
So Lin Tailai could only bite the bullet and answer: "I thought it would be over just by pointing out the main idea. I wonder if Mr. Jingyang has any other insights to add?"
Gu Xiancheng immediately entered the state of a great scholar and opened his mouth to criticize:
"Although your interpretation is exquisite, it does not understand the overall situation. It only understands half of the gist of the Spring and Autumn Classic."
Lin Tailai retorted: "I think that to understand the Spring and Autumn Annals, we must first read the Analects of Confucius, and by reading the chapter "Conquest of Ritual and Music", we can understand the true meaning of the "Spring and Autumn Annals".
Just by looking at the word "王" in the first sentence, we can know that the world is under the command of the king, and rituals, music, and conquests originated from the emperor. How can it not be the overall situation of the Spring and Autumn Period?"
Gu Xiancheng was surprised. He understood the Analects of Confucius and the Spring and Autumn Annals and used the Analects of Confucius to interpret the Spring and Autumn Annals. This idea was very good.
But he gradually entered the state, and at this time he could respond without thinking:
"The so-called immorality means that no matter whether the rituals and music are conquered by princes, officials or ministers, they are all punishable by virtue of morality.
Exploring the root and seeking the source always starts from the ignorance of the higher, so the sage has the intention of satirizing the higher.
You see, the Spring and Autumn Period only saw the world receiving orders from the king, so they thought they had attained the Tao, but they did not see the king receiving orders from heaven!
Therefore, we can understand from the word "Tian" that "Spring and Autumn" is the original and clear source of the book, so it tells the world to be a king and father for all generations."
Lin Tailai said: "When the sage wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals, the princes were in chaos, the emperor lost control, the relationship between monarch and ministers was disordered, and the world was without justice.
Therefore, the sage used the "Spring and Autumn" to rectify the world, frighten the rebellious ministers and traitors, and hope to bring order to the chaos and restore the rule of the three generations of ancestors. This is the fundamental meaning of the sage.
The first sentence of the chapter contains the word "王", so that doesn't explain the problem?"
Gu Xiancheng said: "What you said is correct, completely correct, but incomplete.
I have just emphasized that you have only realized half of it.
After the word "王" that you are paying attention to in the first article, the word "天" (天) appeared soon in the rude things.
This can exactly explain whether the world is righteous or unrighteous. In addition to the rebellion of the ministers, there is also the factor of whether the emperor can follow the destiny!
First of all, we must have the awareness of the addition of the two before we can comprehend the complete meaning of the Spring and Autumn Period!"
After the collision of sparks of thought, Gu Xiancheng suddenly felt that his thoughts were flowing like a fountain and he was out of control.
Feeling the joy of academic enlightenment, his mood became increasingly high.
Unable to help himself, he turned towards the readers below the platform and said loudly:
"It is a sign of immorality for a minister to usurp and tyrannize the government, and it is not fundamental!
Therefore, when discussing the Spring and Autumn Annals, we must also look for the origin of the king.
The righteousness of the saints in the Spring and Autumn Period not only corrected the behavior of their ministers, but also provided moral rules and regulations for the emperor!
From the ministers to the emperor, from the emperor to the destiny, this is the overall purpose of the Spring and Autumn Period!"
Li Sancai also exclaimed excitedly: "Gu Jun, thank you! You must have kings, ministers, fathers, sons, and sons in order to complete a "Spring and Autumn"!"
The great source of the world lies in the king, and the great source of the king lies in heaven!
The first two words can be added together to make the meaning clear, and it is really the main purpose of the Spring and Autumn Period! I heard such a wonderful explanation today, it is really worth my trip!"
The crowd burst into cheers, obviously impressed by Gu Xianlin's exposition of the Bible.
Others followed Li Sancai and shouted: "The great source of the world lies in the king, and the great source of the king lies in the sky!"
Gu Xiancheng enjoyed the cheers and the admiring looks in everyone's eyes.
The feeling is back, this is what lecturing should be like! This trip to the Imperial College is right!
Just when Gu Xiancheng was about to close his eyes and feel the increased reputation with his heart, suddenly a hateful broom appeared in his field of vision and shook it at him.
Lin Tailai, the owner of the broom, said with a half-smile: "Why is Mr. Gu so excited all of a sudden? You turned around suddenly before the debate was over. Do you want to run away too?"
If Gu Xiancheng forced it on him just now, he basically copied it and gave it back to Gu Xiancheng.
Gu Xiancheng pointed to the scholars under the platform and replied: "Whether the debate on the classics is over or not, you will know by listening to the public opinion.
Looking at other people’s reactions, what doubts do you have?”
Lin Tailai asked back: "The Spring and Autumn Days you mentioned, when I see the word "王", I can only think that I have half understood it?"
Gu Xiancheng replied: "Of course, what's the doubt?"
The main reason is that Lin Tailai's interpretation is so good that he can't criticize it even if he wants to, so he can only settle for the next best thing and just say it is "half".
To be continued...