No different than when Lin Bai said that Yasheng was wrong before, it was just an endorsement of Jixia Academy's philosophy of life, and no one could refute it.
If you think about it carefully, it does make some sense.
The crowd recognized it.
But how could a group of people from Tianli Academy tolerate Ya Sheng's Neo-Confucianism and even publicly say that Ya-Sheng's Neo-Confucianism was flawed?
"Lin Qingfeng, don't talk nonsense here. You have only read the book for a few days and you dare to question Yasheng here. You simply don't know what to say."
"That's right! Don't think that just because you can write a few poems, you can be arrogant. You are not worthy of giving Yashengti shoes."
"..."
A series of angry scoldings came, and people were almost drowned in saliva.
Everyone in Jixia Academy didn't know how to help.
Chu Xiangyun frowned slightly and looked at Lin Bai with some confusion and curiosity.
Lin Bai picked his ears and didn't take it seriously at all.
It was already expected.
In the past, he would have fought back, so he might as well forget it now! It's not fun to bully a group of natives. Moreover, I am the young minister of Honglu Temple. If these people really have anything, it will be an international problem for future generations.
Afraid!
Zhou Yingkui stopped everyone and looked at Lin Bai: "Master Lin, you praised Yasheng before, and now you are slandering Yasheng's Neo-Confucianism. What is the reason?"
Finally, there is still someone who has not been blown away.
Lin Bai said calmly: "Master Zhou, Lin did not destroy it. He just said that Yasheng's theory was flawed. This is normal. Even saints are not perfect, and their theories are gradually improved from generation to generation."
"The same is true for Neo-Confucianism."
Lin Bai thought for a while and continued: "The Yasheng said that heaven and earth have principles, and everything should follow its principles to preserve the principles of heaven. So what is the principle?"
"It's the laws of nature, the social order, and human emotions, right?"
"But Yasheng also said that we should destroy human desires. This is contradictory. Reason exists in human desires. How to destroy human desires?"
Zhou Yingkui retorted: "This is wrong. The desire to destroy people mentioned by Yasheng is not a reasonable human desire, but an evil desire of man."
"That's right! You don't even know what it is that destroys people, yet you dare to talk nonsense here."
"well said!"
The crowd was noisy.
Lin Bai smiled and asked: "What is reasonable human desire?"
"Everyone is different and cannot be generalized. According to what Yasheng said, everything has its reason. I think the same is true for good and evil."
"The reason why human beings progress is due to human desires. To eliminate human desires is to eliminate human nature and hope. This is absolutely worthy of discussion."
"Absolutely ridiculous!"
Someone angrily said, "There are so many evil people in this world who are against ethics, all because of your thoughts."
Zhou Yingkui said: "Since Mr. Lin said this, he must not be without aim! I would like to hear the details."
"Easy to say!"
Lin Bai said, "Ya Sheng proposed the investigation of things and exhausted the principles of all things, which led to today's Tianli Academy and the method of investigating things in Tianli Academy. But he ignored one thing."
"Where does principle exist? It exists in the heart. The heart is principle. To understand things, you must first understand the heart. Only sincerity and righteousness must first understand the principles of one's own heart, understand the original heart of a person, and make sure that the heart governs the temperament. Only when knowledge and action are unified can the principles of all things be understood in the heart.”
"On the contrary, no matter how many principles there are, it will not help."
"..."
The heart is reason, knowledge and action are unified, and investigation of things leads to knowledge.
Lin Bai immediately threw out the three core ideas of Xinxue.
The crowd went from being disdainful at the beginning, to confusion, to doubt, and now they are deep in thought.
Zhou Yingkui had a shocked look on his face.
Chu Xiangyun's eyes shone.
Qi Chunqiu was even more excited. He couldn't help but said: "Heart is reason? Did you create this?"
What can Lin Bai say? He can't be called Saint Wang! This guy could only pretend, and immediately said: "I call it the study of the mind."
Study by heart!
At this time, everyone in the huge scene looked at Lin Bai, like a pilgrim.
Because they seemed to have witnessed the birth of another set of theories, but it was difficult to digest it for a while, but it was not important because they could already feel that this set of theories was unusual.
It seems to complement Neo-Confucianism.
Especially the disciples at Jixia Academy were all very excited.
Qi Chunqiu was no exception. He looked at the stone tablet with a smile on his face because he knew that the words could finally be written on this stone tablet.
Zhou Yingkui, on the other hand, was a bit silly and didn't know what to do with his pen.
Yes!
As a great Confucian of the generation, he naturally knew some issues of Neo-Confucianism, and he also naturally knew what the study of mind meant. It was a set of theories no less important than Neo-Confucianism.
I'm afraid I won't be able to mention the word "self" again.
However, he was not depressed, but rather excited, because with the study of mind, Neo-Confucianism has become more perfect. Perhaps, everything is as the other party said. Did Ya Sheng really realize the flaws of Neo-Confucianism when he chose Jixia Academy?
But, he didn't have time to perfect it.
Fortunately, someone has perfected it. Perhaps this is what Yasheng wants to see most, right?
Many students of Tianli Academy were lost in thought, but some of them were still shouting, "Even if you say that the sky is full of flowers, it is true that Jixia Academy secretly learned the method of investigating objects. Today, the Neo-Confucian thoughts must be engraved on them."
"good!"
"..."
Many people on both sides are still arguing.
But Zhou Yingkui and Qi Chunqiu looked at Lin Bai at the same time, seeming to be waiting for him to speak.
Sensing their gazes, Lin Bai felt a little carried away, as if he was pretending to be a little big this time.
have to! Now that this is the case, let's just pretend to be bigger.
He immediately said: "Ya Sheng founded Neo-Confucianism, and the development of Tianli Academy is obvious to all. The Neo-Confucianism thoughts are definitely qualified to be engraved on this stone tablet, and Ya Sheng is even more qualified to be invited to the Confucian Temple of Jixia Academy."
If he had said this before, he would probably have been drowned in the saliva of students from Jixia Academy.
But it’s different now, because they have the confidence, because they have Xinxue. If Neo-Confucianism can be engraved on it, then Xinxue must also be able to do it.
The Tianli Academy students heard this, not to mention that the most talented person in Dali said this in front of the world, which was undoubtedly a kind of praise.
No! Maybe he will soon become more than just the most talented person in Dali.
Lin Bai continued: "However, neither psychology nor Neo-Confucianism is what scholars really want to do. Why is studying things to achieve knowledge?"
"Exhausting the truth of all things? Inventing some weird things? To bring conscience?"
"Yes and no, these are just appearances. The essence of Yasheng's creation of these is the same as that of saints. It is to benefit the people and educate all peoples. These external objects are only means, not ends, and what scholars should really do..."
The atmosphere has been heightened to this point.
No way! This wave can only be pretended.
Lin Bai strode forward, took the pen from Zhou Yingkui, came to the stone tablet, and wrote the following words: "Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the unique knowledge of the saints, and create peace for all generations."
"This! This is what scholars should really do."
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Some people died, but not completely...
