Establish your mind for heaven and earth, and establish your destiny for the people! Continuing the unique knowledge for the past saints and creating peace for all generations!
This was originally a famous saying by Zhang Zai, a master of Neo-Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty!
In the second year of Emperor Shenzong's reign in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Zai served as secretary of Chongwen Academy. Later, his brother Zhang Jin was convicted of opposing Wang Anshi's reform. Zhang Zai resigned and returned to his hometown, where he made a living by lecturing and writing books at the local Chongshou Academy.
(After Zhang Zai's death, people changed Chongshou Academy into Hengqu Academy in memory of him)
This famous saying of Zhang Zai's thoughts is so magnificent and grand that it was honored as "Four Sentences of Hengqu" by Feng Youlan, a leading figure in modern Chinese philosophy.
Throughout Zhang Zai's life, he was called to the Jin Dynasty twice, served as a foreign official three times, wrote books and established a sect, and was poor all his life. After his death, he was poor and had no way to bury him. After hearing the news, his students came to buy a coffin and bury him. Fan Wenzhenggong wrote in the famous story "Yueyang Tower" that "if you live high in the temple, you worry about the people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you worry about the king." Mr. Hengqu's career is to be a follower when he advances, and he is a local sage when he retreats. With practical actions, he opened up a new situation for Confucian scholars to take on the role under the historical conditions at that time.
History is always fair. Those who regard the glitz of this world as fleeting smoke and care about the common people in their hearts, although they may be impoverished during their lifetime, after they have wiped away the dust of history, a historical monument that will be honored forever will stand behind them. This is the logic of history!
Although Li Zexuan founded engineering, he was not completely opposed to Confucianism. He admired some very powerful Confucian scholars from the bottom of his heart; he was also very willing to accept some advanced ideas in Confucianism. No, wasn't Zhang Zai's "Four Sentences on Hengqu" used by him as his "school motto"?
Be tolerant to diversity, tolerance is a virtue!
If engineering wants to develop in the long term, it must have a soul. If it relies solely on pure accumulation and accumulation of technology, it will not be passed down.
If a new school of thought wants to have a complete soul, it cannot be accomplished in one day. It is a long-term accumulation process. In his previous life, Li Zexuan was not a master who specialized in philosophy or education. All he can do now is to absorb other ideas. The cultural essence of the school is used to enrich engineering studies.
This was also the purpose of inviting famous Confucian scholars such as Li Gang and Yan Silu, as well as Mohist leaders or elites such as Mo Huai and Mo Lingwei to teach in the academy!
Establish your mind for heaven and earth, and establish your destiny for the people! These two sentences are like two bowls of extremely delicious chicken soup for the soul, sublimating the souls of the students in an instant!
Suddenly, their fatigue seemed to be swept away, and they all went down the mountain to do good deeds full of energy and high morale.
Li Zexuan continued to send warmth to the villagers in the fiefdom. Now there is only the last villager left. He estimates that he will finish the run this morning.
Now the villagers on the fief can be said to have completely become Li Zexuan's "die-hard fans". If they hear someone saying something bad about Li Zexuan while walking outside, they will stop and argue with them for a long time!
This is what the people want, and this is the invincibility of the benevolent!
The next day, under Ma Zhou's arrangement, Li Zexuan's speech to the students yesterday morning, after some editing by Ma Zhou, appeared on the headlines of "Datang Daily" with the title: "Establishing a Heart for Heaven and Earth" , establish a destiny for the people! 》——The expectations of Yong'an Hou to all the teachers and students of Yanhuang Academy!
There is a passage in the news that reads: "Heaven and earth have no heart, but people have hearts. The human heart is the heart that enables people to be born with the heart of a benevolent person who loves and helps others, and the heart of a saint who is impartial and righteous. Use reason to understand To think about the principles of heaven and earth and all things is to "establish a mind for heaven and earth"!
Mencius said: "Those who use their minds to understand their nature know their nature. If they know their nature, they know Heaven. Keep their minds and nourish their nature, so they serve Heaven. When you are young and have a long life, you must cultivate your body in time, so you have established your destiny." "A sage who is determined must "establish a destiny" for the "people and our compatriots", so that nothing in the world cannot find its place, and everything is perfect. He must not be satisfied with himself or a few gentlemen to settle down and settle down. To have such a scene is to "live for the people" Make a destiny”! "
In the recent period, there have been a lot of news in Datang Daily about students from Yanhuang Academy running around to help those in need. People now have a very favorable impression of Yanhuang Academy. After they saw this headline news, although they didn’t quite understand Ma What Zhou wrote means nothing, but it always feels awesome!
Maybe this is the unconscious calendar!
But after the scholars saw this news, they immediately became uneasy!
"Establish a heart for the world and a destiny for the people! What a great courage! What a broad mind!"
In a Sanjin residence near the Imperial College, Kong Yingda was holding the latest issue of "Datang Daily" with his wrists trembling. In addition to shock, there was also a trace of...regret on his face!
"To establish a heart for the heaven and the earth, and to establish a destiny for the living and the people? This man has such a loud tone! Grandfather, who said this?"
A young man next to Kong Yingda raised his head and asked.
"well!"
Kong Yingda sighed and shook his head silently!
At this point, it is useless to think too much. Li Zexuan has gone further and further against Confucianism! This is a figure who is gradually establishing a sect!
In the past, Kong Yingda did not pay much attention to the emerging school of engineering, because he felt that although engineering was contrary to Confucianism, engineering only had a skeleton and no soul. Even if engineering could create many advanced tools, it could not keep up with Confucianism, which had been passed down for nearly a thousand years. compared to!
But now, Kong Yingda felt a sense of crisis inexplicably in his heart! Because Li Zexuan is injecting soul into engineering! And there is some trace of Confucianism in this soul!
Opponents who are inclusive, learn from others' strengths, and can use them to their own advantage are often more terrifying than those who are talented, arrogant, and arrogant!
"Establish your mind for the heaven and earth, and establish your destiny for the people! What kind of place is this Yanhuang Academy~!"
After reading the headlines in the "Datang Daily", civilian scholars couldn't help but have such questions in their hearts.
Previously, they regarded engineering studies as alien, but now, how come there is still a flavor of Confucianism in engineering studies~?
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Royal Palace, Manna Hall.
A smile twitched at the corner of Li Er's lips, "Haha! Establish your heart for the heaven and earth, and establish your destiny for the people! Guanyin, this kid has such a big tone!"
The eldest grandson tightened her fox fur coat tightly, turned her head, and looked at the newspaper Li was holding. After a while, she smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Marquis Yong'an is knowledgeable and has lofty aspirations. He is actually the master of governing the country and bringing peace to the country." You are a talented person. Your Majesty, I am so happy to have you gifted with such a talented person. Congratulations!"
Li Er couldn't help laughing and said: "Haha! If that boy heard you praise him so much, Guanyin, he would definitely smile crookedly!"
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