Han Du is smart and responds to everything with an elegant attitude in order to win the favor of others.
But the official was not stupid. Even when he was at odds with Han Du, he deliberately acted in a matter-of-fact manner to put himself in an impartial position. It sent a message to everyone that he was targeting this matter and had nothing to do with Han Du.
"Since the Four Books and Five Classics will be taught in the academy in the future, how about I stop the current ones and wait until the Four Books and Five Classics are taught in the future?"
Not really.
Han Du smiled slightly. The purpose of establishing the academy was to spread scientific and technological knowledge. If it only teaches the Four Books and Five Classics, how would it be different from so many private schools in the world?
Seeing Han Du's noncommittal expression, the official's face suddenly darkened, and he threatened: "Uncle, I use the words approved by the sages, but do things that go against the ways of the sages. Don't you feel ashamed?"
"Oh, why do you think I used the words approved by the sages?" Han Du sneered.
Then he took out a thousand-character text in simplified Chinese, bowed to Lao Zhu and said: "Your Majesty, I teach the students in the academy all the similar characters on this, which are very different from ordinary fonts. Please take a look at it, Your Majesty."
Seeing that Han Du was confident, Lao Zhu was willing to cooperate with him. He said to the old eunuch, "Send it up."
The old eunuch took the book away and presented it to the emperor.
Lao Zhu opened his eyes a few times, a smile appeared in his heart, and said: "Show it to Chen Aiqing."
The old eunuch passed the book to the official named Chen.
The official surnamed Chen opened it and looked at it. He naturally recognized the thousand-character text, but the thousand-character text in his hand was very different from the one he was familiar with. Except for the simple structure of the characters "天地仙黄", the others were slightly more complicated. The structure of the characters has all been streamlined.
Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, this streamlined font is more concise and easier to write. But in the eyes of Mr. Chen, who values ancient times and orthodoxy, this is deviant.
"This, this is fallacy, this is nonsense." Mr. Chen yelled, and his face suddenly became clear.
Hong, bowed to Lao Zhu, "Your Majesty, Han Du's treachery is extremely heinous. Please Your Majesty, please immediately issue an order to close the academy and send the students home before it is too late."
When Han Du heard this, his nose became angry. Want to seal off your own academy and drive everyone away?
"Mr. Chen, you are so loud. The academy upholds the ideals and beliefs of exploring the truth of heaven and earth, so how can it deviate from the orthodoxy? In my opinion, the academy is the true inheritance of Neo-Confucianism."
Master Chen straightened up immediately, pointed at Han Du angrily, and shouted: "You are talking nonsense. A shameless person dares to claim to be the inheritor of Neo-Confucianism."
"Am I shameless?" Han Du pointed at his nose and asked with a sneer.
Then he pointed his finger at Mr. Chen, "I think you are shameless. Zhu Xi is a great achiever in Neo-Confucianism. When he elaborated on "the study of things to achieve knowledge", he once said: "The top is Wuji, Taiji, and the bottom is every plant and tree. Even the subtleties of insects have their own reasons. If you don't read a book, you will miss the truth of the book; if you don't read one thing, you will miss the truth of the whole thing; if you don't understand one thing, you will miss the truth of the whole thing. You must understand them one by one. .''Between the heaven and the earth, there is the sky above and the earth below. In the middle there are many suns, moons and stars, mountains, rivers, grass and trees, people and animals. These are all physical objects. However, each of these physical objects has its own reason. This is why It is the metaphysical way. 'The so-called investigation of things is just to use this metaphysical tool to find the metaphysical truth."
After saying that, Han Du bowed to Lao Zhu and explained: "Your Majesty, the academy explores laws and truths in all things, and it is exactly the same as Zhu Zi's method of studying things to achieve knowledge. Please understand carefully, Your Majesty."
Han Du's barrage of words made the official named Chen dizzy, leaving him unable to resist.
He wanted to refute Han Du, but he couldn't. Because these words spoken by Han Du were all said by Zhu Zi, and they are all recorded in the classics handed down by Zhu Zi such as "Commentary on Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books", "Explanation of Tai Chi Diagram" and "Explanation of Tongshu". Moreover, these classic works are regarded as examples by civil servants who consider themselves scholars.
If an official named Chen refuted Han Du, wouldn't he be refuting Zhu Xi? If he does this, even other civil servants will not let him go without Han Du saying anything.
What is convincing people with reason? This is.
What Han Du said was not his own, but borrowed from Zhu Zi's words, and Zhu Zi's words were the principles of the sages. This is like standing on the shoulders of sages and criticizing others, without giving others any room to fight back.
"Jing Haibo, please don't make excuses. Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism is of course a noble and upright way, but what do you teach in the academy? That is obviously fallacy. How can deviance be confused with studying things to achieve knowledge?" Official surnamed Chen is not stupid either. Although he could not refute the study of things to achieve knowledge, he could separate Han Du's and Zhu Xi's principles and refute Han Du's approach.
When Han Du saw that he was still entangled, he naturally would not show weakness and asked him: "Master Chen, don't talk nonsense. Do you have any evidence?"
"Do you dare to say that the physics taught in your academy is not deviant?" The official surnamed Chen did not dare to criticize mathematics, because everyone knows that mathematics and arithmetic are just changed names, and it is not a big problem. . After all, arithmetic is one of the six arts of a gentleman advocated by Confucius, and its proper inheritance cannot be doubted.
Han Du thought for a while and said: "This physics is the result of Uncle Ben's exploration of the connections between all things. It can be regarded as the result of my investigation of things and knowledge, and there is nothing wrong with it."
At this point, it is impossible for Han Du to say that physics was written by someone else. If he said so, then Lao Zhu would ask who wrote it? Han Du can't be said to be an old beggar he met when he was a child, right? No one in Fengtian Hall is a human spirit. Such perfunctory words will not deceive them at all. Instead, Han Du will leave an image with ulterior motives in front of everyone.
Rather than making extraneous matters like this, it would be better to directly and openly admit that I wrote it. What does it mean to copy articles and poems? Han Du directly copied the subjects!
"Hahaha," the official surnamed Chen suddenly laughed, clapped his hands and congratulated Han Du: "Congratulations, Jing Haibo. Jing Haibo is also a scholar, and he has established moral integrity, meritorious service, and good reputation. Congratulations to Jing Haibo for his legacy. .”
Han Du knew that he was deliberately mocking him, so he said: "Uncle Ben doesn't dare to claim to be independent yet, but this physical chemistry is indeed some of what Uncle Ben learned when he explored the principles between things."
