What this man said immediately aroused the interest of others.
Song Mu was stunned when he heard this. He looked calm at the moment and just nodded slightly.
Seeing Song Mu nodding like this, the students also turned their heads to look, with hopeful looks on their faces.
As for this debate, many of the people who came to watch it came because they supported the practical group.
In their minds, the theory of the unity of knowledge and action advocated by the Practical School, as well as Song Mu's four maxims, are a true portrayal of the young students of the Wen Dynasty today, and they are also theories that all students strongly agree with.
Because of this, the Practical School was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and had followers throughout the Wen Dynasty.
But there is something strange about this, that is, there is such a prosperous and increasingly large school of thought. Although everyone agrees that Song Mu is the founder of this school of thought, Song Mu has never participated in the school.
Even in these years, Song Mu never gave a single lecture to the students of the practical school.
It's just that today's invitations were widely distributed, inviting all the schools from all over the world to debate together. Everyone finally saw some recognition of Song Mu's recognition of the practical school in his words.
But by asking such a question, the man had labeled Song Mu as a representative of the practical school, and Song Mu actually had no objection to this, which made the students happy.
What everyone is more concerned about is what the true meaning of this practical school will be from Song Mu's mouth.
Thinking of this matter, everyone's expressions changed slightly for a while, and they looked at Song Mu expectantly, for fear of missing any word in it.
After Song Mu nodded, he also noticed the gazes of these people. Looking at the scene at this moment, Song Mu lowered his eyes slightly.
Immediately, Song Mu straightened his voice, raised his head and spoke to everyone.
"The school of practical theory is said to have a deep connection with Song Mu. Many of you agree that Song is the representative. Today I will share my humble opinion. I hope you don't think it is superficial."
"The beginning of the word practice is practicality. The so-called practicality is said in "Book of Shang Jun: Agricultural Warfare", 'The rulers of this world are worried about the danger of their country and the weakness of their soldiers, and strengthen the listeners. Those who say it will succeed. "Wu, he is tired of rhetoric but has no practical use." "Northern History·Cui Hao Biography" also says, "Yao Xing is fond of cultivating false fame but has no practical use, Zihong is sick, and everyone betrays his relatives.""
"In Reply to Dou Xiucai, written by Han Yu, there is another saying: 'So he devoted himself to literature with great enthusiasm, but could not learn the art. All the hard work and only what he could learn were empty words and not suitable for practical use.'"
"The word "practical" originally meant that people had practical value, but with the development of Confucianism, practical applications are based on the principles of practical articles."
Song Mu paused, then glanced at everyone and continued.
"However, the word practical only means this. When Song was answering the article, he felt that there was still a profound meaning in it. It was not until that year in the imperial examination that Song finally understood the meaning of the scriptures."
"In terms of practicality, it is more about knowing and doing, but less about knowing by doing."
"There are thousands of truths in the world of literature and art today, which are dizzying for the eyes. However, there are still unexplained truths in the subtleties. These thousands of truths cannot be fully understood by reciting them."
"Therefore, what Song Mu advocated, practical and practical, is to explore the truth of literature and Tao."
As Song Mu said this, the people in the school frowned slightly at this moment. Some people felt that Song Mu's explanation was reasonable and well-founded, and the content was quite profound. As a statement from the school, it was indeed grand.
However, some people feel that what Song Mu said this time is different from that of the Practical School, and even what he says today is somewhat different from the four sentences that the Practical School followed.
So someone immediately spoke.
"Master Song, what you said is indeed reasonable, but as I know, what this practical school practices is your four Confucianism and Taoism, which is different from what Master Song said today."
As soon as these words came out, there was a surge of people below, feeling that it was so offensive to the true meaning of their own school, but before they could say anything, Song Mu had already said calmly.
"There is indeed something wrong with what you said. The four sentences written below are the truths that literati in our world seek from Confucianism. What I am talking about today is the method, and it is also the method that this school of thought has always respected."
The man's expression paused, but Song Mu looked directly at him without fear. At this moment, he looked at everyone again and spoke again.
"Decades after talking about it, Song has some insights into the word practice again, and I hope you will judge it."
These words were not meant for the people of these schools to listen. On the contrary, the students were all excited, and the students from the practical school immediately listened attentively.
Song Mu took a deep breath and said frankly.
"Practice true insights, explore the sacred realm deeply, and acquire unique knowledge for thousands of years, only then can you find your way back."
"The so-called practice leads to knowing, and knowing and doing are unified. This is the word practice, and it should also be the true meaning of the practice school."
Song Mu said calmly at that moment. Everyone who heard this was stunned, but for a while they also raised their eyes.
Many students were already muttering to themselves about this, but their eyes became even brighter as they spoke.
Because these four sentences that Song Mu said today were something they had never heard before, and yet these four sentences were so familiar that just by reading them, they felt that the meaning was already clear.
Practicing a study is to see the deeper levels of Confucianism and Taoism, to dig out the true meaning from it, and to inherit the unique knowledge for the saints.
Today's meaning explains the meaning of the word practice in more detail. These four sentences are more in line with the ideas of the practice school than the four Confucian and Taoist sentences.
The next moment, some students in the middle school were excited. This time, they shouted loudly, and the students from the practical school were extremely excited for a while.
Those people from other schools were stunned when they saw this scene. Some of them were surprised, but others looked at the words Song Mu just said and felt that they were quite meaningful at this moment.
So someone looked at Song Mu, the look in his eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but praise him for a moment. This Song Mu has a long-standing reputation, and his words are full of Confucianism and Taoism.
Even these four sentences today are enough to be recorded in the annals of history.
However, Song Mu did not enjoy the cheers wantonly. After saying this, he waved to everyone to be quiet. This time he also raised his hands towards the people of that school and said in a deep voice.
"The above is just my humble opinion. I hope you will understand."
The people from that school also bowed their hands towards Song Mu, and at that moment a deep voice came from among them.
"Master Song is indeed very talented, and I have to praise him a few words. However, in today's debate among our schools, we don't know which differences we should argue and which similarities we should adopt?"
Song Mu looked and saw that the person speaking was none other than Qian Jun, who had put things back on track under such circumstances.
Song Mu also nodded seriously and said to everyone at this moment.
"What Mr. Qian said is absolutely true. What we are going to discuss today is the similarities and differences between our schools of thought. But I wonder if you would be willing to offer some suggestions for this?"
After the words fell, these people all looked thoughtful and did not even say a word at the moment.
After a while, Song Mu finally heard someone speak.
"After all, we are in Xuanyuan Academy today, but we want to hear Mr. Song's opinions first. I wonder if there are any similarities or differences among us?"
As the man spoke, his eyes were somewhat sharp at the moment. Someone immediately responded, but Song Mu frowned slightly.
The other party threw such things back, and Song Mu should have accepted it graciously, but in the current situation, Song Mu also knew that being the first to act first was the most likely to attract criticism. When he was hesitating, there was a cough.
"I was quite touched by what you said about today's schools. Today I am bold enough to talk about the similarities and differences between the schools. I think I should be qualified for this, right?"
Everyone looked around and were stunned when they saw Qin Gang.
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