The expressions of everyone present suddenly changed.
I originally thought that the delicious food and drinks in Liangzhou Prefecture today and the high standard of treatment were to express my apology to them, the scholars.
Many people also felt that if Liu Zhizhou was willing to give in, they would not embarrass Liu Zhizhou too much - they would just reimburse the expenses incurred when he came.
did not expect!
He wants to be tough!
Looking at Liu Zheng and his group, everyone held many books in their hands. The meaning is self-evident, Liu Zheng, are you trying to fight with the heroes?
The deans of the four major academies also frowned.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became eerily quiet.
People couldn't help but look at each other.
After Liu Zheng, Qing Yangshuo and others came over, he stood on the podium, looked around, and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, first of all, on behalf of Liangzhou Prefecture, Liu Zheng welcomes everyone to gather in Liangzhou. No matter what the purpose is, Finally, countless scholars from all over the world have gathered here, which is quite rare. Liu Zheng has been busy compiling new books in the past few days, so he has no time to receive you all and extend his friendship as a landlord. Liangzhou has always respected scholars, so in the next seven days, You can have fun in Liangzhou as much as you like, and all expenses will be borne by the Liangzhou government!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place became lively.
Liangzhou Prefecture pays the bill?
Is there such a good thing?
Not to mention, they are in Liangzhou these days, but they have really seen how prosperous Liangzhou is. Many people have a mentality of being happy and unwilling to miss Shu. Wouldn't it be nice to stay in Liangzhou for seven days without spending any of your own money?
atmosphere!
Liangzhou Prefecture is so atmospheric!
Many people smiled and nodded.
But some people did not appreciate it and snorted coldly: "Does Liu Zhizhou want to buy us with money? Do you think that this will make everyone ignore your sinful behavior of opposing Confucianism and insulting the saints!"
"Yes! Don't even think about it!"
"Liu Zhizhou, you must give everyone an explanation for this matter!"
"What's the difference between what you do and a traitor who forgets his ancestors?"
A group of people also started shouting.
Traitor?
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly after hearing this. Scholars are good at killing people with soft knives. This is indeed true. What happened to me that made me a traitor?
He waited for the commotion in the audience to stop for a while, and then smiled: "This is exactly why Liu Zheng gathered everyone..."
"Hmph, do you want to admit your mistake?"
"late!"
"Don't try to bribe us!"
"The character of a scholar cannot be insulted!"
Many people, while secretly carrying the exquisite cakes in their pockets, shouted indignantly.
The dean of Yuelu Academy also laughed, stroking his beard with his hand, and said: "Recognizing mistakes can greatly improve things, but Liu Zhizhou's argument is so rebellious. I am afraid that no scholar in the world will accept Liu Zhizhou's apology. ah……"
"yes!"
"Why not let Liu Zhizhou invest in building more Confucian temples and spread Confucianism!"
"right!"
"Only in this way can the world be brought to peace..."
A group of people were all talking and giving Liu Zheng advice.
They had already decided that Liu Zhizhou would definitely give in to them.
Unexpectedly, Liu Zheng chuckled and changed his tone: "However, Liu Zheng has no intention of apologizing today. In fact, Liu Zheng believes that the decay of Confucianism is the shackles of our Longyan Dynasty's stagnation for many years! Today, Liu Zheng gathers the world's literati , is to break the corruption of Confucianism, the dogma of Confucianism, and the ignorance of Confucianism!"
These words were like a bomb dropped in the crowd.
"you……"
"Liu Zhizhou..."
"you you you……"
These people began to curse and curse again. If there weren't many Liangzhou troops standing by to maintain order at the scene, they would all be tempted to spit at Liu Zheng.
The faces of the four deans were even more gloomy.
I saw Liu Zheng sitting long, laughing, and extending his hand to indicate: "The literati from all over the world have gathered today. You have your own principles, and I have my own."
"Then, if you don't accept it, come and argue!"
The whole place became tense and extremely shocked.
Is this Liu Zhizhou really going to challenge the scholars in the world?
How dare he!
He is a twenty-two-year-old young man, where does he get the courage?
A white-haired scholar finally couldn't help it anymore. He stood up first, pointed at Liu Zheng and said: "How can it be like this? How can it be like this! The way of the saints has been passed down for thousands of years and is respected by all the scholars in the world. The reincarnation of heaven and the classics of saints. How can it be so? Is it possible for you, a child with a yellow mouth, to challenge you?"
Liu Zheng said calmly: "Sages can write books, why can't I write books?"
“If writing books makes you a saint, then everyone is a saint!”
"If a saint writes a book and seeks the name of a saint, then what is the meaning of this saint's name? The way of the saint is self-sufficient in nature, and it is a mistake to seek reason from it in things! Master said, I want to be benevolent, but I will be so benevolent. That’s it.”
"Then, everyone is a saint. What do you think, sir?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the audience changed drastically.
Can everyone become a saint?
This is so rebellious! Since ancient times, people's concept has been that of a saint, he can help others by giving generously, and he can eventually become a person by becoming an adult!
This is the Confucian saint!
Liu Zheng's statement that everyone can become a saint directly subverts their reverence and belief in saints.
However……
Liu Zheng finally added a sentence: Master said, that is to say, Master once said that as long as you want to be benevolent, benevolence will come. This sentence itself is very idealistic, and it is more in line with the artistic conception of Liu Zheng's sentence. I think I am a saint, and I am a saint.
What's wrong?
Use the Master's words to attack you, the Master's disciples, and immediately render them speechless.
In fact, Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind was originally transmitted by Confucius, but it was more advanced than Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and more in line with this era.
"presumptuous!"
"You dare to compete with Master?"
"You, you, you, you are insulting the ancestral temple!"
"That's unreasonable!"
A group of people were furious.
Liu Zheng chuckled: "Reason? If the sky doesn't have my spirit, who will look up to it? If the earth doesn't have my spirit, who will bow down to it? If the ghosts and gods don't have my spirit, who will judge their good or bad luck? The ghosts and gods of heaven and earth will All things, if they are separated from my spirit, there will be no ghosts, gods and creatures in the world. If my spirit is separated from the ghosts, gods and creatures in the world, there will be no my spirit."
"The study of saints is the study of the heart!"
"The purpose of sacred learning is also to return everyone to their true spiritual nature!"
"With this pure heart, if you do things to your father, you will be filial, and if you do things to your king, you will be loyal!"
"And if you want to serve your father, why don't you go to your father to seek the principles of filial piety? When you serve the king, why don't you go to the king to seek the principles of loyalty? When making friends and governing the people, why don't you go to your friends and the people to seek the principles of trust and benevolence? This mind, the mind is the reason!”
"Knowledge is the essence of the heart, and the heart will naturally know: when it sees its father, it will naturally know its filial piety; when it sees its elder brother, it will naturally know its younger brother; when it sees its child falling into the well, it will naturally know its compassion. This is conscience, and it does not seek anything from outside."
"If conscience develops and there is no obstacle from selfish intentions, it is the so-called 'compassionate heart, but benevolence cannot be used'!"
"If the way of the saints is based on seeking scriptures, then don't give up on this way!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience couldn't help but stand up.
The expressions of these people are different.
This Liu Zhizhou actually wants to get serious?
