One hat after another is put on.
In fact, Lin Bai only said that profit-seeking and greed were not the nature of businessmen, but the nature of human beings. He did not exactly say that human nature is inherently evil.
Of course, this is not important. These people are here to criticize, and they still care about so much.
Lin Bai also didn't care.
He nodded and said, "That's right! Even the Holy Master has moved out. Are you planning to drive Lin into the dust and be criticized by thousands of people?"
"Boy, stop pretending here. Do you dare to do it but don't recognize it?"
A group of well-educated people denounced him.
Some people were afraid that Yingying Yanyan who was present would not know what happened that day, so they told the story in detail.
But these people are so stupid that they have forgotten the origins of these Yingying Yanyans. Most of them are young ladies from rich families.
Of course, the situation is unclear at the moment, and no one dares to say anything since the academic master is still there.
He just looked at Lin Bai with a little sympathy and dissatisfaction.
"Lin Qingfeng, what else do you have to say? Do you admit what happened that day?"
The man in gray scolded.
All the scholars were also filled with indignation, as if they were about to take Lin Bai to the Confucius Temple to apologize.
Qi Renjie felt a little bad and took two steps back, saying that this guy and I were not on the same side, so don't implicate innocent people.
However, Lin Bai didn't take it seriously at all. He plucked his ears, glanced at everyone sideways, and said, "You all think so? Who are you? Come forward!"
"I'm afraid you won't make it!"
Everyone didn't know why, and everyone stood on the opposite side of Lin Bai.
Only a small portion of the people who eat melons focus on eating melons.
"very good!"
Lin Bai nodded, "You are right, and you have not wronged me. Human nature is inherently evil, as Lin said."
The whole place was in an uproar when these words came out.
Everyone thought that Lin Bai would deny it. After all, the sage teacher said: In the beginning, human nature is inherently good...
As long as Lin Bai refused to admit it, the two sides would inevitably have a dispute, but who would have thought that he would admit it and openly question the Holy Master?
This is completely deceiving the teacher and destroying the ancestors, which is treacherous and unethical.
"Good! Very good!"
Chen Wenjie sneered again and again, "I do have some backbone, but I have openly disobeyed the Holy Master. I must give an explanation today."
"Yes! You must kowtow to the Holy Master and apologize."
"..."
Accusations came one after another. Thousands of people pointed them out, and even a drop of spittle could drown someone.
Many people around showed sympathetic looks.
Zhu Ziyan also frowned slightly. She was curious about how the other party would respond because she couldn't see the possibility of a comeback.
You must know that the position of the Holy Master in the minds of scholars is unshakable. Once this matter is confirmed, some great scholars in the capital will not give up easily, and the future of the other party will be ruined.
Just looking at the other party's appearance, he was so calm, as if he was confident.
What does he have to rely on?
"Is it all over?"
Lin Bai glanced sideways at everyone, with a look of disgust on his face, and said calmly: "Before coming, Lin thought that those who targeted Lin today were just some unlearned juniors, and never thought..."
He shook his head deliberately, looking disappointed.
"Boy, stop pretending here. Now that you have admitted it, what else can you say?"
Lin Bai laughed scornfully, "Of course Lin has something to say. Not only will I say it, I will also scold you to the point of scolding you. You are still a well-educated scholar. You are simply not a scholar."
"you you……"
The man in gray was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Chen Wenjie sneered, "That's such a loud tone, then you can tell us how we are unworthy of being scholars."
Lin Bai sneered and said, "You say that human nature is inherently good. Lin's remarks are questioning the Holy Master."
Chen Wenjie said: "This is the holy word, is there something wrong with it?"
"Of course there is a problem."
Lin Bai said: "The sage master said that human nature is inherently good in the beginning. Do you think that human nature is really inherently good?"
"Absolutely ridiculous!"
Chen Wenjie said coldly, "Human nature is inherently good, otherwise why would the Holy Master say this? The innocence of a newborn child is the best proof. Evil is only the influence of the external environment, so only saints can educate all people and avoid being affected by the environment. .”
This is the mainstream opinion and is unanimously recognized by the world.
There is no way to refute it.
At least that's what everyone present thought.
However, Lin Bai sneered, "It's totally wrong. If human nature is good, then let me ask you, why does the saint say that a gentleman should be cautious in his independence?"
Chen Wenjie said: "A gentleman should be careful about his independence. It means that a person should know how to restrain himself even when he is alone. It does not conflict with the goodness of human nature."
Lin Bai said: "If human nature is good, does it still need to be restrained?"
"Just take the example you just gave. You said that it is good for a newborn child to have an innocent heart! But have you ever seen a woman feeding a child that sucks the mother's skin to pieces and bleeds? Is this also a good thing?"
Chen Wenjie's expression froze and he said, "This is an instinctive reaction for survival."
Lin Bai sneered: "Isn't instinctive reaction nature? Let me tell you, this is true human nature. In order to survive, human nature is selfish and evil."
"you you……"
Chen Wenjie didn't know how to answer for a while, so he could only point out the sage's teacher, "It's a strong statement. In the beginning, human beings are inherently good. How can the words of the sage be false?"
Lin Bai sneered, "That's why I say you are in vain as scholars, because you can't even understand the meaning of the saint."
"Do you know what it means to know evil and do good?"
"The sage tells you that human nature is inherently good, but at the same time he also talks about benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, and faith. If human nature is inherently good, then these things are innate and there is no need to explain them at all."
"The most holy teacher wants to tell you to restrain yourself with benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, and to tell you that a gentleman should be cautious and independent. Even if you are alone, you must know how to restrain the evil thoughts in your heart."
"Yet you scholars, the so-called learned men, don't even understand this."
There was silence in the hall, and many people were lost in thought. Is this really the case?
At this moment, they were vaguely suspicious.
Chen Wenjie's face also turned slightly pale.
The man in gray clothes shouted coldly: "That's nonsense. Why does the Holy Master have to beat around the bush like this? How could the great scholars of the past dynasties not be able to distinguish the meaning of the saint?"
"It's clear that you deliberately distorted the saint's words, and your heart is worthy of death!"
"idiot!"
Lin Bai couldn't help but cursed, "It's not an exaggeration to say that you are scholars in vain. You don't even understand such a simple truth."
"If the Holy Master said that human nature is inherently evil, what would the world be like? Everyone would make excuses for their evil deeds. They would say that this is human nature, and they are just releasing their nature."
"So the sage said that human nature is inherently good. This is knowing evil and doing good."
"The great scholars of the past dynasties did not say it. It is precisely because they understand this truth and understand the intentions of the saints that they cannot say it."
"Think about it with your pig brains. When Lin said what he said, Master Zhu was at the scene. Why didn't he refute it? Because he is the real Confucian, and you are just a bunch of drunkards who have read the books of sages all your life. I can’t even understand the saint’s meaning.”
"Tell me, are you scholars in vain?"
"Let Mr. Lin kowtow in front of the statue of the Holy Master and admit his mistake? Ha! It's you who should kneel down and repent!"
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