Gao pragmatically told Guo Pu that they would stay in his bachelor's residence before the general examination. In fact, it was just a rhetoric. It was mainly used to express support for Guo Pu and thereby strengthen Guo Pu's authority in the Gao Party. This point
, Gao pragmatic knew that Guo Pu would definitely be able to see it.
Since it was just a gesture, then after Zhu Yijun's "regular power" and Gao Dang thunderously overthrew Ling Yunyi, Gao pragmatism did not really have to live in Guoge's old mansion all the time.
The examiners of the examinations are all temporarily decided by the emperor before the examination, but Gao Pushi knows that even if Guo Pu is appointed by the emperor to preside over this examination, he will definitely refuse. The reason is very simple, because Gao Pushi will not do this this time.
He will take part in the examination, and Gao Pragmatic is his student.
For the same reason, Gao Pragmatic estimates that his uncle Zhang Siwei will not serve as the examiner for this examination.
This makes Gao Pragmatic scratch his head a little, because there is a high chance that a cabinet minister will be the chief examiner of the examination, and there are only three ministers in the cabinet now. If Guo Pu and Zhang Siwei are not willing to serve as examiners,
There is a high chance that the examiner this time will be Shen Shixing.
Shen Shixing was the "co-informant of the Crown Prince's banquet affairs" when the late emperor ascended the throne. Although he was not a daily lecturer, because he "took overall responsibility", he actually gave lectures to Zhu Yijun - that is, to Gao Pangshi.
class.
Shen Shixing was the number one scholar in Jiajing's 41st year, and his academic level was unquestionable. However, I have never particularly liked this number one scholar's high-class and pragmatic teaching style. It's not that he couldn't explain the truth, but that Shen Shixing's teaching style was down to earth.
He is too calm and composed, speaks in a low voice, is more than gentle and elegant, and is not powerful enough.
However, this is probably also Shen Shixing's personal style. He is a gentle and elegant person, and his scholarship even brings Confucianism to Taoism's Wuwei. To a certain extent, he represents a certain trend in the current psychology.
It means paying too much attention to the so-called cultivation of mind and deliberately downplaying many things in reality.
China has two thousand years of feudal history. During these two thousand years, the unified dynasties since the Han Dynasty have always respected Confucianism as orthodox values. However, the so-called Confucianism has also changed and developed since Confucius and Mencius. Since the Song Dynasty, it has entered a new era.
Period. The New Confucianism founded by the Five Scholars of the Northern Song Dynasty was divided into Zhu and Lu schools in the Southern Song Dynasty. By the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism gradually became the mainstream in the ideological and cultural circles. By the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism further became the official orthodox ideology, and
Through measures such as eight-legged essay selection, it was fixed as the orthodox essence of monarchy.
In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, various social contradictions intensified, capitalism sprouted in Jiangnan, and the citizen class grew. A populist trend of individualism began to violently impact the official ideology represented by Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.
It was at this time that Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind and the principles of ethics and ethics appeared.
Compared with his political experience, his ideological achievements are more eye-catching. After arduous and arduous practical training, he achieved a self-contained theory of mind. "Towards conscience" is the core of Wang Yangming's philosophy. Later generations also called him "Wang Yangming".
Wang Yangming’s philosophy is the study of conscience.
It is said that someone once invited Wang Yangming to give a lecture and asked him: "Besides conscience, what else can I talk about?" The questioner meant that he hoped that he would not only talk about conscience, but also not stick to "leading to conscience".
Wang Shouren used the exact same words to refute him, saying: "Apart from conscience, what else can be said?"
In fact, Gao Pragmatic has a personal opinion on this story, and it is a "different opinion".
The Confucian "Taizong" and "Mencius" said that conscience is a kind of nature that is close to instinct. It is knowing without learning and being able without learning. It is reflected by the four principles of human nature-compassion, shame, resignation, right and wrong, these
Everything is inherent in nature. But Wang Yangming turned this instinctive moral induction into the core values of the Three Views.
Gao Pragmatic has always believed that Zen Buddhism is the Sinicization and popularization of Buddhism, while Wang Xue is quite similar to Zen Buddhism in that it has popularized Confucianism. There is no need to stick to the teachings of the Four Books and Five Classics, and everyone can understand Confucianism as they wish.
, everyone can be a sage.
Yangming's theory of mind has always been widely circulated among the people, but because it did not have a systematic and rigorous theory, it could not achieve the status of orthodox thought and was even attacked by officials at different stages. Even after Wang Yangming's death, Emperor Jiajing still commented on him: "Shouren
He speaks freely, slanders the previous Confucians, calls for disciples, makes false claims, uses deception to indulge emotions, and harms people's minds. In recent years, scholars have spread heresies and advocated them." If this theory can be summed up in one sentence, it can be said that "Xinxue is a fallacy.
heresy".
However, the strange thing is that half a century after Wang Yangming's death, Xinxue still became popular and was officially recognized. In the twelfth year of Wanli in history, Zhang Juzheng died, and some Xinxue disciples entered the center of power.
Under the outcry, Emperor Wanli regarded Xinxue as a development and innovation of Confucian theory, and made Wang Yangming worship Confucius in the temple.
Gao's pragmatic point of view is that Wang Yangming may be qualified to enter the Confucius Temple, but his Xin Xue at that time was already an obsessive Xin Xue and was no longer the true "Yangming Xin Xue".
Because Shen Shixing, one of the representatives of Xinxue in the court at that time, the first assistant, the approach he insisted on could not be said to be "leading to conscience."
In fact, "conscience" itself is the most difficult word to define. The "theory of good nature" and the "theory of evil nature" have been arguing for thousands of years, and there is no absolute winner. What is "conscience"?
Is it that simple?
Ask the two simplest questions: Is it right or wrong to kill? Is it right or wrong to kill the aggressor?
It can be seen that conscience sometimes cannot solve all problems. The root cause of many problems is not conscience at all, but only pros and cons.
"Children only talk about right and wrong, adults only look at pros and cons."
Of course, the masters of mind science are all adults, but they have to use the guise of "promoting conscience", which is troublesome. So people like Xu Jie and Shen Shixing came into being. When talking about learning, they have one thing.
When it comes to governing, it's a different story.
The pursuit of conscience has finally degenerated into the pursuit of selfish desires.
Xu Jie and Shen Shixing's "selfish desire" manifests as moderate perseverance. As long as they can keep their positions, they can ignore other things for the time being. If something happens, just He Xini. What matters is He Xini's ability, not the solution.
problem means.
Zhang Juzheng was caught between them. Although he was born in physical education, he was greatly influenced by Gao Gong, so he embarked on another path: he preferred practical learning when governing the country, and he preferred mental learning when seeking personal gain. This is actually
This is the root cause of Zhang Juzheng's history of opposing corruption by others while at the same time committing corruption himself.
However, Gao Pragmatic is not worried that Shen Shixing will be disadvantageous to him if he really serves as the examiner, because Shen Shixing's political and human thoughts make him dare not break up with Gao Dang - this is something Gao Pragmatic has full control over
Of course, especially after Gao Pangshi made a decisive move to pull Ling Yunyi down.
Based on Shen Shi's cautious behavior, it is very likely that he was even careful to avoid conflict with Gao Dang during this period. After all, Gao Dang seemed to have a tendency to reunite after Gao Pragmatic returned to Beijing. If there was any action against Gao Pragmatic at this time,
Gao Dang, who was "drawing his sword and looking around at a loss", might suddenly discover his opponent and rush to "shoot the first bird".
From the time when Gao Gong first entered the cabinet, to now for more than ten years, Gao Dang has always been in a style of defying heaven and earth. With Shen Shixing's way of life, how could he be willing to be the leader and fight with others?
Gao Dang fights to death?
So the question that Gao Wuzhi needs to consider now is, if Shen Shixing, who is ranked lowest in the cabinet, becomes the chief examiner, who will be the deputy examiner? Will it have an impact on his career as a Jinshi?