The main hall of the Confucian Poetry Auditorium has five rooms, with green tiles, red roofs, and painted brackets. It was first built in the Yuan Dynasty and was renovated and expanded to its current size in the 17th year of Hongzhi. In front of the central hall, there is a Sophora japonica with thorny roots and luxuriant branches and leaves;
Two ginkgo trees planted in the Song Dynasty provide half an acre of shade.
It was almost dusk, and Zhu Yijun and the prince arrived at the main hall. After a brief viewing, they went into the side hall to have a meal. Then they changed their robes, drank tea and took a nap. When the time came, Duke Yansheng, dressed in formal attire, presented a memorial to the emperor.
Scripture feast.
When Zhu Yijun took the prince out, he saw that there was no one in the courtyard just now. All the accompanying ministers and Confucian scholars were all in formal clothes with their hands hanging down. They were all standing in awe in the dark, not even a cough was heard. Whale oil lamps had been hung in the corners of the courtyard, because the sky was still dark.
White, not bright.
The throne had been set up above the steps of the main hall, and Zhu Yijun walked up and sat on it. There was a chair on the lower right side of the throne, which was the seat of the prince. Other ministers and elders were given official hat chairs to sit on, and everyone else stood.
Wang Xijue came out to invite the banquet to begin, and the emperor's voice said yes. Immediately, Yanshenggong stood facing the east and lectured on the Tao of the University. "The University" is the true doctrine of Confucian Taoism. It is said that those who sincerely cultivate themselves, regulate their families, govern the country and bring peace to the world, anyone who starts to lecture on Confucianism
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Keeping in mind the theory of mind, Kong Shangxian focused on the "Mingming Dao" in his lectures this time. He started with "the essence of no good and no evil", then talked about "the movement of good and evil intentions", and then moved on to "Ming is always clear."
Time", which demonstrates that "conscience is established.".
Although Kong Shangxian loved reading, his talent was not outstanding. He only relied on "Sage Kong's words are right, Sage Zhu's explanations are wonderful, and Sage Wang's insights are profound." How could he study the subtleties and depths of Confucianism? He just thought he had achieved it.
When I talked about "doing good and eliminating evil is to examine things, to return light to light" according to my daily routine, my heart suddenly skipped a beat, and sweat started to drip from my forehead.
The current emperor has defined "Gewu" since he was a child, which means the literal meaning. This definition spread rapidly in the Confucian classics circle after the Nantai Conference, and it is also quite controversial. Compared with the "doing good and eliminating evil" of Xinxue, there is a big difference between materialism and idealism.
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What Wang Yangming said about "doing good and eliminating evil" is actually not literal. If understood in a broad sense, the "good" he defines refers to the original laws of things, and "evil" refers to pseudoscience that affects people's grasp of the essential laws. Only in this way can we be consistent with
"Unity of knowledge and action" is organically connected - but this meaning is beyond the understanding of ordinary people, especially Kong Shangxian.
When Kong Shangxian debated scriptures with his colleagues on weekdays, he felt that he could explain the investigation of things clearly casually, but today the emperor asked him to prepare the scripture banquet in a very short time, and he did not have time to think deeply about how to express his opposing views in front of the emperor.
If Long Xin Jiayue is happy today, then it doesn't matter how brave he is to say it. But the emperor first refused to pay tribute to Confucius' tomb, and then the prince almost died. Kong Shangxian couldn't figure out the emperor's intention, so how could he dare to say anything?
Zhu Yijun sat silently, and all the ministers and ministers were suddenly embarrassed when they saw Yan Shenggong, and they all looked at each other in confusion. Shen Shixing, who was sitting on the official hat chair, stood up and said: "Yan Shenggong, the banquet is held in front of the host.
Wise men and officials meet each other, and there is the beauty of a gathering spirit between the monarch and his ministers. As for the differences in theories and arguments, it is a natural thing. If you treat it with fear, you may lose the understanding of your majesty."
Zhu Yijun smiled when he heard this and said: "That's right, Long Yuqing doesn't have to worry about it."
Kong Shangxian bowed to show that he was taught, and stumblingly finished the lecture. Compared with the previous eloquent talk, the content of what he said later was as dull as white water, and by the end he was sweating profusely. In the huge poetry auditorium, everyone in the Kong family was so embarrassed that they wished they could
Grab the ground with your head.
Zhu Yijun was playing with a mutton-fat jade Ruyi on the throne. When Kong Shangxian finished speaking, he pointed at Ruyi and said with a smile: "I suddenly arranged for Yansheng Gong to give a lecture at the banquet today. My original intention was to listen to the Analects of Confucius. After all,
Is this the Confucius Mansion?" As soon as these words came out, everyone chuckled, and the atmosphere became slightly harmonious.
Kong Shangxian apologized and said: "I am unworthy. I failed to study the articles of the ancestors deeply and swallowed jujube to make up for it. I am ashamed and have no place."
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "In that case, in the remaining time, let us monarchs and ministers talk about the Analects of Confucius. Let me first introduce some ideas: 'Why do I hold on? Do I hold on to control? Do I hold on to shoot? I hold on to control.' Let's talk about it?"
Since Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty used eight essays to select scholars, the answers to any sentence in the Analects of Confucius have been written in various papers. Therefore, many people present thought that the emperor had sent out points to relieve the embarrassment of Yan Shenggong.
Chen Yubi, a Hanlin scholar, spoke first: "As a charioteer, the way of driving a chariot is not an extremely refined one, but it still requires a corresponding mind and hand. The sage speaks of himself in this way, not to belittle one's ability, but to show it to others.
There is no high or low in learning, the Tao lies in the subtle principles." Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
Another Hanlin speaker said: "Confucius wanted to use metaphorical learning to show people the true meaning of the Great Way. It is said that only by being knowledgeable and not being conceited about one's abilities, and being diligent and not stuck in one area, can one obtain the true meaning of knowledge."
He spoke from left to right, talking about high-level sermons and small words. Zhu Yijun listened for a while and asked the prince with a smile: "What do you think of the prince?" When the ministers saw that the emperor was examining the prince, they all stopped.
mouth.
The prince had a look of confusion on his face. He stood up and scratched his head first, then hesitantly said: "Is this Master joking? After all, my father often said that humorous people always laugh at themselves. My son read the Analects of Confucius and found Confucius to be quite funny.
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Everyone looked at each other in shock when they heard the prince's answer. Zhu Yijun smiled and looked at everyone. The ministers had been accompanying him for a long time and knew a little about Zhu Yijun's temper, so they remained silent for now. But some of the people in the Kong family were not angry and said: "No, it's not right."
Yes, this is not the original intention of the saint."
Duke Yan Sheng was startled, and when he looked up, he saw that it was Kong Yinfeng, a scholar from the branch of the Confucius family. This son had been eager to learn since he was a child, and he had read the annotations of saints' books by heart, and he had long regarded them as truth. At this time, he heard that the prince meant to ridicule the saints,
He couldn't help but utter a retort.
Kong Yinfeng faced the murderous gaze of Duke Yansheng Kong Shangxian, and bowed and said: "The sage speaks softly, but his philosophy is profound. Looking through the Analects of Confucius, there are many small things and many daily routines. This is the book where the sages recorded the words and deeds of the sage——
If it is not a small statement of great righteousness, why should the disciples of the saint remember it?!"
This rebuttal is very logical - the Analects of Confucius contains the words and deeds of saints recorded by Confucius's disciples. If they are meaningless self-deprecating words, why should the disciples record them?
The prince was still young, so when he was asked a question by the emperor suddenly, he was speechless when he heard a well-founded rebuttal.
Everyone present had been taught this since they were young. After hearing what Kong Yinfeng said, although they did not nod, they all felt in their hearts that this was the correct interpretation, and the scene was silent for a moment.
When the prince was embarrassed, Shen Shixing suddenly stood up and said: "Is it possible that the disciples knew the true meaning of the saint and recorded it like this, but later generations interpreted it wrong?!"
As soon as these words came out, the Sutra banquet almost exploded, and many subjects blushed - you can't criticize the prince, and you can't argue with Shen Shixing?
Before anyone could refute, Shen Shixing continued to explain: "When I read the Analects, it's like listening to the Master's words and seeing his actions. The so-called saints are human beings, not gods. This is a self-evident truth."
"The sage is happy because of the sound of the string song, angry because he heard Ji's arrogance, sad because of Yan Hui's early death, happy because of the three benefits, and laughs at himself because his theory is useless - although his emotions are ordinary,
But it goes beyond the ordinary. We, the future generations, should learn to rejoice with the joy of the sage and get angry because of the wrath of the sage. This is the way to be a gentleman."
After saying this, Shen Shixing looked around at the crowd and said: "This is the principle that saints set an example for - where are those far-fetched and trivial words?"