"I disagree with what Mr. Fang said."
Just when Fang Xiaoru was feeling satisfied, he suddenly heard a childish voice.
Turning around to look, he was surprised to find that the person speaking was a 178-year-old boy.
The young man looked very nervous, but looked at him bravely.
The scholars around were also surprised. What happened? Whose child is this? Why doesn’t he have any education?
Of course, there are also those who are laughing.
It's hard to say whether it's Fang Xiaoru's joke or Zhu Xiongying's.
Only Chen Jingke looked at him with encouraging eyes.
But I was also very curious about how he would refute Fang Xiaoru.
Fang Xiaoru reacted quickly and instead of scolding Zhu Xiongying, she held her hands in front of her and said:
"I wonder what this young gentleman has to say?"
Zhu Xiongying took a deep breath to calm down and said, "I dare to ask Mr. Fang why Confucius is called the Master and the First Teacher by the world."
Fang Xiaoru didn’t understand why he asked this question, but he still replied:
"Because Confucius was the first to open a private school to teach knowledge to people all over the world, and he taught without distinction..."
"Everyone in the world is grateful for his kindness, so he is called Master and Master."
Zhu Xiongying immediately said: "In other words, there was no private learning before Confucius, and knowledge was controlled by the nobles..."
"This is also a Zhou rite. Could it be that our Ming Dynasty wants to ban people from all over the world from reading and only allow the powerful to master knowledge?"
Fang Xiaoru opened his mouth to refute, but Zhu Xiongying didn't give him a chance at all, and continued:
"The so-called punishment is not as good as that of a doctor, and the courtesy is not as good as that of common people... Common people are not qualified to learn writing and enjoy music..."
"Without reading and learning, how could common people in ancient times be wise and polite?"
"Isn't this contrary to what Mr. just said, that ancient times were stronger than today?"
"Buzz." As soon as he said this, the restaurant became noisy, and many scholars were talking about it.
This angle is really novel and they have never thought of it before.
So far, no one dares to despise this child.
Chen Jingke was also pleasantly surprised. What Zhu Xiongying said was all what he had said before, but his words were very fragmentary.
Zhu Xiongying was able to connect these pieces of information together and use them to refute Fang Xiaoru, which was really impressive.
Zhu Xiongying also gradually adapted to this environment and completely threw away his nervousness.
Seeing that Fang Xiaoru wanted to refute, he waved his hand to stop him and said sincerely:
"Sir, your knowledge is a hundred times better than mine. In a fair debate, I am no match for him."
"I don't want to argue with you, I just want to express my different opinions."
"I hope sir can let me finish. That's great."
Fang Xiaoru opened her mouth. How could there be such an argument?
But his ethics prevented him from treating an eight-year-old child as an opponent, so he could only nod and said:
"Okay, I also want to hear different opinions. Xiaolangjun, feel free to tell me."
Zhu Xiongying cupped his hands to express his gratitude, feeling a little better about him in his heart.
Chen Jingke also sighed, Fang Xiaoru is indeed a gentleman.
"Sir, do you know how much land was under the jurisdiction of Xia, Shang and Zhou?"
Fang Xiaoru replied: "Yu established Jiuzhou, and the land of the Three Dynasties was the land of Jiuzhou."
Zhu Xiongying shook his head: "Where did it come from the land of Jiuzhou? Let's not talk about Xia and Shang Dynasty, just talk about Zhou Dynasty."
"During the Western Zhou Dynasty, Shuofang and Datong were owned by Quanrong and Guifang, and they were captured from the Huns only during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."
"The land west of present-day Shanxi was owned by the Xirong. It took several generations of Qin Dynasty monarchs a hundred years of effort to capture it during the reign of Duke Mu of Qin."
"Sichuan is the land of Shu, and it was also acquired by Qin Dynasty."
"The land that is now Beiping was owned by Guzhu and other barbarians at that time. After being conquered by successive monarchs of the Yan Kingdom, it became the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"Large areas of land such as today's Jinan Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture were owned by Lai Yi at that time."
"It took dozens of generations of Qi to annihilate it and incorporate its land into the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"At that time, everything south of the Huai River was barbarian land, and Yingtian Mansion was still the land of Huai Yi at that time."
"The destitute nobles of various countries went south, and after dozens of generations of education, they established the Chu State..."
"So, how did Xia, Shang and Zhou come to the land of Kyushu?"
"Yu established the Nine Provinces, but most of the Nine Provinces were in the hands of barbarians. Xia, Shang and Zhou only occupied a small part of the land."
Fang Xiaoru was speechless. Having understood the history of three generations, he knew that these were facts.
But at the same time, he was also surprised by Zhu Xiongying's knowledge.
Anyone with such a rare knowledge knows that this young man is not simple.
The other scholars in the restaurant were even more shocked than him.
This was the first time they knew this information, and it was from an eight-year-old child.
It’s not to blame that they were ignorant. Ancient books were very precious, and history books were not tested in the imperial examinations.
Most people are basically exposed to the Four Books and Five Classics, and their understanding of history is limited to some well-known monarchs and historical events.
What Zhu Xiongying said was completely beyond their knowledge.
Chen Jingke is the calmest, because he told Zhu Xiongying these things.
The purpose is naturally to tell him through historical facts that China can have such a large territory because of the hard work of its ancestors.
This inspired his ambition to open up new territories.
I just didn't expect that he would actually use this information here.
Seeing that everyone was restrained, Zhu Xiongying felt proud, paused and continued:
"Therefore, in the third generation, the country's territory was no more than two or three provinces today, and its people were no more than a few million."
"This is no different from what Lao Tzu said about a small country with few people."
"It only takes three to five days to travel from south to north, and the monarch's orders come in the morning and evening... The imperial court governs the country like an arm and a finger, and the world will naturally be governed."
"Today, the Ming Dynasty has thirteen provinces and more than 60 million inhabitants. It would take dozens of days to ride a horse from south to north."
"It takes months for the imperial decree to spread to every inch of the country."
"There are huge differences between today and the past. How can we govern with the same method?"
"Our ancestors explored in the dark, observed the differences between ancient and modern times, and looked for methods more suitable for today's times. Only then did China become what it is today."
"If the sages all adhered to the rules and respected the past, how could we have the heavenly kingdom we have today?"
"I have only heard of reforms to strengthen the country, but I have never heard of a country that restored the Zhou rites and became strong. Do you think so, sir?"
Fang Xiaoru remained silent.
The more Zhu Xiongying talked, the more excited he became: "The forefathers overcame thorns and thorny obstacles to explore the way forward for China."
"How can we forget the pioneering spirit of our forefathers and abandon the achievements of our forefathers?"
"If there is knowledge under the fountain of sages, it may be difficult to sleep peacefully."
"Our generation inherits the spirit of our ancestors and dares to be the first in the world to make China go further and more gloriously."
The people in the restaurant were in a commotion again. What they were saying was totally treasonous.
If it were normal times, they would definitely criticize severely.
However, compared with Fang Xiaoru's restoration of Zhou rites, they were more willing to accept Zhu Xiongying's point of view.
After all, they are all vested interests.
Restoring Zhou rites directly harmed their interests.
Zhu Xiongying took a deep breath and said, "Finally, I want to give you a message, sir."
"Advance with the times and pioneer and innovate."
Then, without waiting for Fang Xiaoru to speak, he cupped his hands and said:
"Mr. Xie, you listened to my lies... I still have to take one step in advance. We are destined to meet again."
After saying that, he walked out of the restaurant.
This kid can't stand it any longer.
Chen Jingke smiled secretly and stood up to leave.
Only the crowd remained silent.
