At this time, the entire Imperial Academy was silent. Except for Xu He's voice, there was only the "crackling" sound of burning torches.
Don’t get me wrong, what Xu He said has touched upon the profound aspects of Confucianism. It is estimated that 80% of the people here cannot understand it, and 19% of the people have only a partial understanding of it.
The only ones who could keep up with Xu He's rhythm were the two sitting men and the most knowledgeable among the academic officers.
Xu He continued: "In short, what Zhu Shengren means is that human desires and evil thoughts need to be curbed by studying things to gain knowledge."
"This is the law of development of all things!"
"For example! In "Great Learning Chapters", Zhu Zi linked the study of things to achieve knowledge with people's moral cultivation. He believed that in education, people can only start from their own hearts, explore the good side of our human nature, and carry it forward. , Only in this way can we achieve the goal of studying things and gaining knowledge!”
"Zhu Zi also said in "Great Learning Chapters" that the original, pure and good virtues in human nature are trapped by acquired temperament and blinded by human desires, so there is a phenomenon of mixed good and evil in human nature, making human nature Sometimes it’s light and sometimes it’s dark!”
“Therefore, we need to reveal people’s goodness through [investigating things to gain knowledge]!”
"Therefore, Zhu Zi believes that human nature is inherently good. Although people are blinded and tempted by lust, their good intentions are not lost. Therefore, we should try our best to change people's lust through "Searching for Things" in education, so that although people's emotions are present, they should be moderate. It must be within reasonable moral norms.”
Qiu Teng twitched his beard and smiled while listening.
He strongly agreed with Xu He's above statement.
This is also the life creed that he has been pursuing for decades in his life.
He turned to look at Tang Lian with a smile on his face, the meaning couldn't be more obvious.
See, after being influenced by Neo-Confucianism, there is no market for your heresies.
After reading Tang Lian, he turned around and said warmly: "You have read the book quite well. No wonder you were selected for the exam. Your accent sounds like you are from the south. Where are you from, and what is your surname?"
Xu He cupped his hands and said: "Bachelor Hui Qiu, student Xu He, from Hailing County, Nanzhili!"
"Xu He, um, Hailing..."
Qiu Tenggang was still smiling, and suddenly asked in surprise: "Your surname is Xu? Are you from Hailing County, Yangzhou Prefecture?"
Xu He smiled slightly: "Exactly!"
After Qiu Teng looked Xu He up and down, he slowly said: "Who are you, Xu Ge?"
"Back to Bachelor Qiu, that's the student clan uncle!"
"Wow..."
There was an uproar.
No one expected that this guy who seemed to be good for nothing except being a bit handsome actually had a university scholar.
Damn it, the pretty boy is good-looking and well-educated, and there is a clan uncle behind him who is a bachelor. Thinking about it, I feel so uncomfortable.
Qiu Teng smiled and said, "So you are Mr. Xu Ge's prodigy nephew!"
"I heard that you passed the county examination, prefectural examination, and road examination within two years, and got the provincial examination Jieyuan last autumn? At that time, I still didn't believe it. I thought there could be such a smart person, but just now After listening to what you said, it seems that I have gone astray!"
"Alas..." Qiu Teng sighed, "It seems that there are really people in this world who are born with knowledge!"
When the scholars in the audience heard this, they were in an uproar again.
Who is Qiu Teng?
The chief bachelor of Hanlin Academy, one of the most knowledgeable people in the Wei Dynasty.
Even he lamented that Xu He was born with knowledge...
You may not understand what Xu He just said, but you can understand one thing as long as you listen to Qiu Teng's emotion.
This pretty boy is really awesome!
If I can be praised like this by the master of the college, then I will do nothing after returning home and just praise myself for three years...
But look at Xu He again, is he happy?
No.
Not even a smile.
Because he knew that Qiu Teng's smile would be brighter now, and his face would be ugly in a short while.
He cupped his hands and said, "Senior Qiu is so complimentary! I am so ashamed of myself!"
"Haha, Mr. Xu Ge is a dignified and solemn man. I didn't expect that his nephews and nephews would be so courteous and courteous. What a simple family tradition!"
He said happily, but Tang Lian, who was offering wine at the Imperial College next to him, smiled slightly and said, "Xu He, don't forget, you are from my side!"
Qiu Teng was stunned when he heard this. He paused while stroking his beard and said, "People have studied Zhu Shengren's teachings. The heresy of Cheng Hao and Lu Jiuyuan you mentioned, how could the descendants and nephews of Xu Ge's hometown get involved in it? That's all! "
Tang Lian smiled and said: "Knowledge is vast and it is easy to eliminate miscellaneous things. "The Theory of Qianfu" says: The reason why a king is wise is that he listens at the same time; the reason why he is dark is that he is partial to faith. Xu He, speak boldly, Qiu The bachelor will not really regard you as Lu Jiuyuan's disciple just because of your words! Hahaha!"
Although Tang Lian was smiling, the meaning couldn't be clearer.
You, Mr. Qiu, don't make any judgments on others. Maybe this little boy Xu also understands Lu Jiuyuan's mentality.
Yes, many people think that Wang Yangming created Xinxue.
In fact, this is just reading without asking for a clear explanation.
Why do later generations always add the word "Yangming" in front of Wang Yangming's teachings?
Because the study of mind was not actually invented by Wang Yangming at all. Wang Yangming just summarized and organized the study of mind and added some of his own knowledge to it.
As mentioned before.
The real difference between Neo-Confucianism and Psychology started with the two brothers Cheng.
Of course, Neo-Confucianism can be traced back to Zhou Dunyi (the author of "The Theory of Love and Lotus") and Shao Yong and Shao Kangjie (the author of "The Book of Plum Blossoms").
The study of mind can be traced back to Mencius, and later Cheng Hao pioneered it. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lu Jiuyuan opened up the path to study of mind, thus competing with Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism.
As soon as Tang Lian finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Xu He again, waiting for his next words.
Xu He was also very confused.
In fact, both Neo-Confucianism and Psychology have their limitations in the field of philosophy.
He was neither a disciple of Zhu Xi nor a supporter of King Lu.
As a promising young man from later generations, who grew up under the red flag and was born in the spring breeze, it is self-evident what worldview and methodology he should believe in.
But if you keep your mouth shut, it will obviously not achieve the effect of becoming famous.
Although Qiu Teng was awesome, his praise had a certain effect.
But if you want to reach Yang Shen's state of [everyone is convinced], one Lao Qiu is simply not enough.
Thinking of this, Xu He figured it out.
I also know what I should say next about this matter.
I saw him slowly speaking: "I dare to ask the bachelor and the sacrificial wine. The country governs the world with filial piety and is filial to parents. Having this idea in your heart cannot be regarded as filial piety. It must be reflected in your behavior."
"And in the process of being filial to our parents, we provide them with proper care and make our parents feel comfortable and satisfied! This is practice!"
Tang Lian, Qiu Teng, and everyone present nodded in agreement with Xu He's words!
