The Nanjing Imperial College somehow got the prince's inscription.
Even if Zhang Zhou didn't see the look on Liu Zhen's face when he was offering wine at the Nanjing Imperial College, he would still know that this old boy must have a confused look on his face... I kept my composure and refused to participate in this so-called Nanjing literary event, but in the end, the event still inevitably turned to me Smashed in the face? You actually gave me a handwritten letter from the prince?
Because of the prince's appearance, the lively atmosphere around Mochou Lake instantly rose to a new level.
Ying Tianfu, Nanjing Military and Horse Division, Jinyiwei, and all the official officials who could be mobilized were mobilized. Even so, they could not withstand the enthusiasm of the scholars who came to Nanjing. The scholars squeezed their heads and wanted to get to the water pavilion. Even if they couldn't get there, I also want to watch the excitement from a distance.
After all, Nanjing is different from the capital. It is almost impossible to catch a glimpse of the emperor and his son here.
And the prince still directly appeared in front of people as a businessman like today. He even used the pseudonym "Zhu Shou" before, participated in many literary discussions, and gained a certain reputation in the literary world at the age of ten. This is like "a prince emerging among the people." It is indescribable for ordinary scholars to yearn for Zhu Houzhao.
This way.
Across the way, representatives of the Lingnan School, such as Zhan Ruoshui, who were waiting to discuss their studies with Zhang Zhou and prepare to establish their orthodox reputation in mind science, were all rather embarrassed.
Originally, they were eager to try and decide on a specific strategy for the theory, but the identity of a prince made them unable to resist. It's not that they felt that their theory was not complete enough... It's just that there was a prince to support the stage, so no matter how extravagant your words were. It’s useless, the world will still tend to believe Zhang Zhoufang.
This is tantamount to defeating oneself without fighting.
Zhu Houzhao said: "The Prince of Japan came to Nanjing today to discuss studies on behalf of Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang, I wonder if the student is qualified?"
Zhang Zhou said: "The prince's words are serious. I am just a humble scholar and I dare not think of myself as a teacher."
Zhu Houzhao said with excitement on his face: "When the students were in the palace, they were often taught the meaning of the scriptures by the teacher. Now they have also received some teachings on the study of mind, and they have a heart of admiration. The students want to join the teacher and cultivate the study of the mind in the future. In order to pursue the advancement of Confucianism, I hope that you, Sir, will allow students to have this opportunity."
"ah!"
Whoever the prince calls sir cannot be said to be his disciple.
No one dares to claim to be the prince's teacher.
Sir is more of an honorific title. After all, only the "Prince Taifu" is the nominal teacher of the East Palace. Although there are many lecturers in the East Palace, they only teach the prince. Who dares to say that he can be the teacher?
But now Zhu Houzhao wants to take Zhang Zhou's name as a disciple of Xinxue, and the meaning is different...Zhu Houzhao will instantly become the "chief disciple" around Zhang Zhou, and Zhang Zhou will start classes again in the future. When teaching apprentices, everyone else is directly the prince's "junior brother", and he and the prince of the Ming Dynasty can be called brothers in the future... So what if there is a difference in age?
This kind of good thing is simply a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Zhang Zhou said: "Prince, don't talk and laugh. I am not qualified to accept the prince as a disciple. If it is just to discuss academic matters, I am willing to sit down and discuss things with the prince."
Zhu Houzhao seemed to have known the rhetoric for a long time, and said: "When the student returns to the capital, he must ask his father for instructions and permission to allow the student to become a teacher like this famous teacher. Once a teacher, he will always be a teacher, and the student is willing to study with him." Scholarship."
Zhang Zhou did not answer the call this time.
But the people watching around the viewing platform understood clearly that the only person qualified to decide who the prince would accept as his disciple was the emperor.
Unless Zhu Youtang dies and the prince ascends the throne, then this kid can play whatever he wants.
With Zhang Zhou and Zhu Youtang as equals, as well as the emperor's admiration for Zhang Zhou and Zhang Zhou's current reputation in the literary world, the emperor seemed to have no reason to refuse and let the prince become Zhang Zhou's chief disciple. The prince himself has always been there. Learn from Zhang Zhou... Otherwise, how could the prince appear in Nanjing?
Most people didn't know that the prince had sneaked out. They thought that the prince had been following Zhang Zhou south, but he didn't follow up. The prince had attended various cultural gatherings before. It could be said that the prince was warming up for his apprenticeship.
Thinking about it this way... everything seems to make sense.
Zhu Houzhao said: "Today the student knows that Mr. Zhang wants to discuss studies with others. The student is bold and wants to discuss with him on behalf of the teacher. Please give the student this opportunity."
Zhang Zhou glanced at Zhan Ruoshui and found that the person opposite had already turned ashen.
Now it's not just Zhang Zhou who wants to use the prince's power to argue with them, but he also directly asks the prince to represent Zhang Zhou... No matter how awesome you Lingnan School people are, you still have the ability to argue with the prince!
Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty, please excuse me. I also want to hear the Crown Prince's wise words."
"Okay!" Zhu Houzhao was not polite and looked very proud, "My student Zhu Houzhao is Mr. Zhang's disciple. Today I have the honor to discuss Confucianism with you. I don't seek victory or defeat, but only seek to advance in learning. Please enlighten me!"
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he entered the academic forum as Zhang Zhou's disciple, as if a master wanted to compete with others.
Zhang Zhou immediately retreated to the viewing platform.
Cheng Minzheng came over and whispered: "Dong Lai Guo, is this okay?"
Zhang Zhou said: "It's okay. The prince has been studying with me for a long time, and he has his own understanding of the study of mind. Let him take it."
Cheng Minzheng frowned.
You want a ten-year-old naughty kid to discuss knowledge with a group of people who have studied knowledge for half their lives? Aren't you afraid that he will embarrass you?
Only Tang Yin, who was following from the side, turned his head to the side in embarrassment. As Zhang Zhou's "junior brother", Tang Yin knew some "inside information".
Tang Yinxin said, who really dares to challenge the prince? Moreover, my senior brother has already prepared cheat sheets for my master nephew who has not yet entered the school. They are probably the essence of Xinxue. He will do whatever it takes to make the prince famous.
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The discussion began.
Zhang Zhou sent a "chief disciple" here, and the opposite was the Lingnan School. Naturally, he could not bully the minority, and the person who represented the Lingnan School was naturally the "chief disciple" of the late leader of the school Chen Xianzhang. Now as the Lingnan School The leading figure is Zhan Ruoshui.
Zhan Ruoshui is not even a Jinshi.
In terms of social status, he is very respected, mainly due to his academic achievements, Chen Xianzhang's praise for him, and the fact that he has visited many famous scholars who also endorsed him and made him famous. .
But from the perspective of his official status, which is mainly expressed through fame, he is just an ordinary nobleman. He has no qualifications to challenge Zhang Zhou at all. They are willing to come, even at all costs, mostly because they have a secret in their hearts. They were indignant and felt that Zhang Zhou had robbed them of the reputation that should have belonged to them.
They came here for Chen Xianzhang, so they had to fight hard.
But now that Zhang Zhou directly dispatched the prince to discuss learning, it seemed that...the status was unequal in the first place, and now it is even more unequal.
Academics are not just about reputation, status is also very important. Just like if Wang Shouren had always been just an ordinary Jinshi, his "Yangming Xue Xue" would not have become the classic Confucianism respected by the general public, let alone Will become a generation of academic masters.
This time, Zhang Zhou's mind science was promoted so quickly and suppressed the Lingnan School because of Zhang Zhou's identity. The scholars in the world were nominally noble, but they still had a strong mentality. .
"This is Zhu Houzhao, please." Zhu Houzhao spoke for himself.
Zhan Ruoshui said: "I, Zhan Ruoshui."
To surrender in front of your opponent means that you are no longer a few levels weaker in terms of momentum, but you have to obey.
If Zhu Houzhao insists on saying that my husband and I are the orthodox minds, then Zhan Ruoshui won't even dare to say anything today, otherwise he will argue with the prince and make him blush? Even if you argue, the people below will think you are disobedient, and from a moral and ethical perspective, they will lose.
No matter how you look at it, today is a game with no chance of winning.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "My husband and I are studying mind science. We don't know much. All I can tell you are some superficial insights. I hope you won't forgive me."
"Yes." Zhan Ruoshui saluted respectfully.
no way.
The identity of the prince is too bluffing, and there is no room for resistance.
Zhu Houzhao said: "If you don't want to say it, let me talk about it first. From what I know, the way of Confucianism lies in cultivating the mind and developing conscience. What we seek is the principle of virtue."
Zhan Ruoshui said cautiously: "My master once said, 'Every day you should realize the principles of heaven everywhere, and with this whip, why not harm the good things of the ancients'. This is also the principle of virtue."
This is for both sides to express their respective positions.
The essence of Yangming's theory of mind lies in "cultivating conscience", while Zhan Ruoshui's Ganquan School pursues "recognizing the principles of nature everywhere". This view was not put forward by Chen Xianzhang, but by Zhan Ruoshui himself when he was studying with Chen Xianzhang , and precisely because of this unique insight, Chen Xianzhang discovered that Zhan Ruoshui had extraordinary intellectual abilities. While speaking highly of his disciple, he also passed on the mantle of the Lingnan School to Zhan Ruoshui.
Zhan Ruoshui treated Chen Xianzhang with even more respect than he treated his father.
Zhu Houzhao smiled.
He was feeling proud in his heart. He typed this cheat sheet as if he knew exactly what you were going to say and what I was going to say next. Is this a discussion of academics? It's like reciting the text according to the script.
How about saying Mr. Zhang is awesome?
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "I think that what you said about 'recognizing the principles of nature everywhere', although it has the principles of virtue, is to pursue the principles of nature with the principles of virtue. It is the principle of nature, which is essentially different from the concepts in Neo-Confucianism. The coincidence is just a different way of pursuing Neo-Confucianism, and neither the intention nor the meaning goes beyond the scope of Neo-Confucianism."
Zhan Ruoshui was pushed back directly by Zhu Houzhao, which was unexpected.
To say that at first, he only regarded himself as the prince to suppress himself by his identity, but now he realized that in fact, this kid can compete with him, and things other than his identity are scary.
The concept of "recognizing the principles of nature everywhere" is actually not difficult to understand. Chen Xianzhang is not a master of psychology. Chen Xianzhang is a Neo-Confucianist. Like Wang Shouren, they both discovered many so-called "cycles of natural principles" in Neo-Confucianism during the study of Neo-Confucianism. "It's just a violation of the concept. It probably has a Zen meaning of "the wind blows the leaves, but the wind does not move the leaves, it is the heart that is moving." If the heart does not move, the wind and the leaves will not move.
To extrapolate, it means that a person's mind cannot understand the laws of all things in the world. Even if there are laws in the world, they are not laws.
The so-called everything is reasonable has become a false concept.
Zhan Ruoshui’s statement of “recognizing the principles of heaven everywhere” is also an effort on cognition, but it is still about exploring the laws of heaven and does not lead people to pursue virtue.
But Zhan Ruoshui is not a vegetarian, he said: ""Zhuangzi" says: 'The man who is most happy should first respond to human affairs, follow the laws of nature, follow the five virtues, respond to nature, and then regulate the four seasons. All things are in perfect harmony. Without responding to nature, and without regulating the four seasons, all things cannot be achieved."
It means that the principles of heaven are still ubiquitous, and only by feeling them with your heart can you realize the existence of the principles of heaven and use them to educate the world.
The so-called Taihe and all things are probably used to broadly include everything in the world...
Zhu Houzhao still said calmly: "A gentleman behaves according to his position. When he is rich and noble, he behaves like a rich man; when he is poor and lowly, he behaves like a poor man; when he is a barbarian, he behaves like a barbarian; when he is in trouble, he acts in adversity. A gentleman is not content with anything. . The mind is clear and content with all things, and the mind is settled and calm in all things. To achieve conscience, it doesn’t care about reason."
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, the scene was in an uproar again.
If Zhan Ruoshui is still arguing for the principles of nature, it means that the study of mind must add the principles of nature in addition to virtue.
But Zhu Houzhao made it clear here that there is no reason to ignore it. As long as a gentleman can stick to the bottom line, he can still stand in the world even if he doesn't know what you call heavenly principles. On the contrary, he ignores conscience for the sake of heavenly principles, which is not in line with the teachings of saints. .
As Zhu Houzhao said, "A gentleman should act according to his position", this is one of the main points of "The Doctrine of the Mean" in the Four Books.
If you, Zhan Ruoshui, want to quote scriptures, why don't you talk about "Zhuangzi"? I'll just bring out Confucius for you and ask you if you accept it?
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The debate at the scene heated up.
The two sides were quarreling over a matter of mind science. Everyone present seemed to have forgotten that this was actually the prince of the Ming Dynasty, just a ten-year-old child... What he saw and knew seemed to be much better than those who blindly admired Zhang Zhou's mind science. How many.
The audience present seemed to finally understand why the young prince was qualified to join Zhang Zhou's disciples, because the prince seemed to have really understood the advanced levels of Xinxue.
Otherwise...why is Zhan Ruoshui, the eldest disciple of the Lingnan School who inherited the mantle, sweating all over his head?
Is it because he is afraid of the prince's identity?
If it is because of fear, then you will be afraid when you go on stage, and you will become more calm as the debate progresses.
But now it's obviously the other way around. The more beads of sweat on Yue Bian's head, the more beads of sweat appear on his head. This also shows that in this confrontation, Zhan Ruoshui is obviously at a disadvantage.
At this time, Sun Che and the three people watching the battle below the steps were dumbfounded.
I have followed Zhu Houzhao all the way. Although Zhu Houzhao has participated in many seminars, Zhu Houzhao's theories every time are just a few sentences. I thought that Zhu Houzhao is the kind of ignorant kid who "sucks everything in the world with one trick". Now Only then did they realize that this prince was really stronger than the powerful.
Why didn't he tell those people about this theory on the way?
If he could say something so profound, who would dare to despise him?
Or is it that the prince feels that there is no need to show his true level by discussing how to fight with those little soldiers and crab generals?
Zhu Houzhao stood on the podium and still talked eloquently: "Mr. Zhang taught me, 'There is no good and no disgust in the body, there are good and evil actions, knowing good and evil is conscience, doing good and eliminating evil is observing things'. In this world, Reason, there is no distinction between good and evil, and there is no difference between right and wrong. It lies in the concept of the human heart. Life and death are impermanent and there is no difference between good and evil. It is precisely because of conscience that one has no selfish desires. It is precisely because of the beauty of dedication that one can become a model of supreme virtue. I just have some superficial opinions, I hope you can understand them."
Having said this, Zhu Houzhao turned back to the viewing platform and saluted Zhang Zhou.
Zhang Zhou and others also stood up. Except for Zhang Zhou, everyone around them quickly returned the greeting.
But at this moment Zhan Ruoshui was standing there, not knowing what to say...
It's not that he doesn't have the theory to compete with Zhu Houzhao, but because... he also feels that what this kid said makes sense, and the other party is still the prince. If he is not completely sure that he can defeat the other party, he will not dare to speak casually.
Take a step back and say that.
Even if he could defeat the prince, would he have the courage to do so?
As a judge, he would suffer in such a large-scale debate, because he knew that among the "principles" in this world, there is a "difference between superiority and inferiority." As a minister, if he argued with the prince, he would stand on his own side. Due to moral disadvantages, the king of heaven and earth is his personal teacher, and the prince is equivalent to the "jun". If you argue with the king for your husband, this itself violates a big taboo in Confucianism.
On the one hand, we want to maintain Confucian orthodoxy, but on the other hand, we want to destroy it?
So how can anyone accept his theory?
So Zhan Ruoshui is in a dilemma...if he doesn't care, he loses; if he doesn't respect the prince, he loses.
Lose-lose.
The beads of sweat on Zhan Ruoshui's forehead also showed that he could not stick to his heart and would still be disturbed by external objects.
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Waiting for Zhu Houzhao to reach his seat.
Zhang Zhou came out and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, Chen Baisha's theory is highly respected by me. In the process of perfecting the study of mind, I also benefited from Chen Baisha's academic guidance. I have never met such a great scholar, so it can be said that Pity!"
"ah!?"
The people present were in an uproar again.
Zhang Zhou actually took the initiative to praise Chen Xianzhang?
You also said that your own psychology has received some inspiration from Chen Xianzhang’s theory?
This is your chief disciple's way of regaining face, letting the world know that your Zhang Zhou's philosophy of mind is the orthodox one, but you yourself seem to insist on devaluing yourself.
Zhan Ruoshui said: "I admire Academician Zhang's understanding of Confucianism."
Even Zhan Ruoshui dare not say now that Chen Xianzhang's theory of mind has a connecting role in Zhang Zhou's theory of mind.
But after Zhang Zhou said this, at least the face of the Lingnan School was saved... If Zhang Zhou hadn't said this, the school would have disbanded before he even returned to Lingnan.
If you lose in terms of learning, you have the support of the prince on the other side. Everyone in the world knows that your psychology is just a variant of Neo-Confucianism, a hybrid, so what qualifications do you have to support the sect?
Zhang Zhoudao: "There is no right or wrong in academic opinions, nor is there any distinction between good and evil. It is exactly the model pursued by Xinxue. As the saying goes, there are no academic factions in this world, they are all just for the study of Confucianism... Your Excellency, your views, I also learned a lesson before!"
(End of chapter)
