Chapter 30 Mingjiantang Reunion
Yao Guangxiao wore an official robe and an official hat on his head, not only to appear solemn when he came to visit for the first time, but also to cover his bald head. It was the same as He Xi did when he first came to Ming Dynasty.
Yao Guangxiao came to the vicinity of the Imperial College and found Mingjiantang.
Although Mingjiantang is nominally a subordinate institution of the Imperial College, it is separated from the Imperial College by a wall. Yao Guangxiao looked up and saw the plaque of Mingjiantang. When he saw that the font was the prince's calligraphy, he became more aware of He Xi's status in the palace.
Yao Guangxiao called the door. The gatekeepers were transferred from the Imperial College. This is Liu Song’s contribution.
Liu Song was in the Imperial Academy, not showing off his appearance, as if he was really providing for his old age. But something happened, and once he took action, Song Ne was helpless. It was precisely because of Liu Song's presence that he directly transferred more than a dozen familiar officials from the Imperial College to set up the airs of Mingjiantang.
Yao Guangxiao waited in the concierge for a moment and heard rapid footsteps.
He Xi came in, looked Yao Guangxiao up and down, and said, "Brother Yao, I have long admired you."
Yao Guangxiao thought to himself: "I don't know why I have admired his name for so long. Could it be that His Majesty told him? How did Your Majesty know about me?" He immediately said: "Greetings to Mr. He." After saying that, he saluted.
He Xi immediately helped Yao Guangxiao up and said, "Why is that? I'm waiting for you. Master Su and Master Cheng are already here. Follow me."
Yao Guangxiao then stood up and followed He Xi away.
He secretly rated He Xi and said to himself: "Corporal Li Xian, you don't have any airs. I don't know if it's a disguise, but this is good."
Yao Guangxiao didn't know that He Xi was waiting impatiently for Yao Guangxiao.
Because Su Boheng and Cheng Ruqi had already arrived. As soon as they arrived in the capital, they obtained some of He Xi's previous public speeches through their connections, and were greatly surprised. Come visit He Xi now. Discuss knowledge with He Xi.
He Xi has really studied the knowledge of this era during this period of time.
Apart from anything else, ever since I knew I was going to the Imperial College, I had to make up classes every day when I went back. However, none of these knowledge can be made up for by a sudden study. Su Boheng and Cheng Ruqi, when they first listened to He Xi's modern knowledge based on history, He Xi could cope with it for a while, but as time went on, they couldn't.
He Xi felt that her old story was about to be exposed.
At this moment, it was announced that Yao Guangxiao was coming. He Xi suddenly felt that Yao Guangxiao was saving people from fire and water.
After a while, Yao Guangxiao was pulled into the inner room by He Xi and introduced to Yao Guangxiao: "This is the Su family, and this is Mr. Cheng."
The Su family, that is, Su Boheng, is sixty years old and has a big white beard. Perhaps it was inherited from his ancestors. After all, Su Shi was also called Su Big Beard. Cheng Ruqi is young, only in his forties.
After the three of them greeted each other.
He Xi said: "This Mr. Yao was specifically pointed out to me by Your Majesty. He was originally a monk from Tianjie Mountain, but he is knowledgeable in all three religions. He is the first-class genius in the world."
After hearing this, Su Boheng pinched his beard slightly and said, "Oh, that's a test of one or two."
Su Boheng didn't mean to embarrass his juniors on purpose, but when working together in the future, they still have to find out their respective backgrounds.
Yao Guangxiao thought to himself: "Is this a show of force?" Then he said: "It is an honor for Yao to be praised by Mr. Su."
He Xi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the conflict had been transferred and he felt much more relaxed.
Little did he know that his true identity had been found out.
It's just that Su Boheng and Cheng Ruqi didn't talk about it.
Su Boheng felt that He Xi lacked literature and quality. However, his thoughts are wild and unconstrained, yet focused on being unique. They seem unruly, but in fact they are rigorous and advanced. It's just that when I'm young, I have more talents but less hard work, and my foundation is too shallow.
Cheng Ruqi also felt that He Xi was born with knowledge. I didn’t learn much at all, but I was self-taught. I can't even imagine it.
They had found out He Xi's true identity. Do they still insist on exposing it to give their boss with a strong background a good look? There is no such person. Yao Guangxiao came just in time. Good to divert attention.
Su Boxheng just started to test Yao Guangxiao's background. But Yao Guangxiao was never troubled. Su Boheng became interested instead. There were more and more places to study and it became more and more difficult.
But Yao Guangxiao was able to cope with it easily, but in the end he felt a little embarrassed.
Cheng Ruqi listened mesmerizedly on the side, but He Xi couldn't understand it for a long time. It felt like the two of them were playing charades.
This is the reason why He Xi has insufficient foundation.
In the conversation between two people, there are some things that you understand and I understand too. It was naturally ignored. Cheng Ruqi, who had received the same education, could understand it clearly and naturally did not find it difficult to understand. However, He Xi did not have enough basic knowledge and did not know the things he omitted at all.
Omitting it once or twice, He Xi can still interpret it forcefully with his own thinking or memory, or write it down first and talk about it later. But this kind of omission is too common, as if it is commonplace. That's not a heavenly book.
He Xi finally found an opening and said, "Okay, that's it for today. Class will start in two days. Let's get down to business first. Mingjiantang is used to teach history. I have two students here. Standards, these two standards absolutely cannot be shaken.”
"The first one is to be realistic."
"What there is is what it is. There must be no fraud or deception. I want to see these fraudulent words in the previous history books, such as the red sun entering the belly, the white emperor's son, and the black emperor's son. I don't want to see it again. Nor should it be allowed to happen. Students go and learn.”
"Once false knowledge is involved in any knowledge, the entire knowledge system will cease to exist."
"And the reasoning must be rigorous. Don't take it for granted. Whatever is in history is what it is, and what is in reality is what it is. It cannot be what you think. There must be evidence."
"Second, we must pay attention to the use of mathematics and make more statistics. People can be deceived by anything, but numbers cannot deceive people."
"What do you gentlemen think? All other aspects can be accommodated, but these two cannot be accommodated. If you really can't accept it, you can leave."
Su Boxheng smiled slightly and said, "Isn't that nothing? I don't care. Anyway, my Su family's ancestry is full of inappropriate things. What do you think these things are? It's just that I'm curious about the reaction next door."
Seeking truth from facts is not a new word.
It also existed in ancient times, and even the modern meaning is not very different.
It's just that He Xi gave the meaning of seeking truth from facts, which inherently conflicts with concepts such as the resonance between heaven and man, and the correspondence between heaven and man. Nothing else to say. According to the standard of seeking truth from facts, a considerable part of Neo-Confucianism is what He Xi calls taken for granted.
Su Boheng did not completely reject Neo-Confucianism, but he felt that Neo-Confucianism should be able to withstand questioning and must be questioned.
Su Boheng criticized Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism, so it was surprising that he was welcomed. Therefore, in his opinion, He Xi was also picking on Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and he was happy to see the results.
Cheng Ruqi said: "This is the right way to do learning. There is nothing to question. What is the application of mathematics in learning? I don't know."
As mentioned earlier, Zhu Sheng's knowledge was a breath of fresh air in this era. Because he did not have a teacher, he was mostly self-taught. There is no inheritance and no baggage, so naturally I don’t feel like there is anything I can’t accept.
He Xi said: "I will naturally tell you two about this after class." He Xi turned around and asked Yao Guangxiao: "Brother Yao, what do you mean -----"
Yao Guangxiao had studied He Xi before he came. Hearing what He Xi said now, and having in-depth exchanges with Hu Boheng and Cheng Ruqi, he had already figured out what He Xi was thinking.
No, it's not He Xi's idea, but Zhu Yuanzhang's idea. He has already figured it out.
"Your Majesty, if you don't like the current teachings, or think that the current teachings are not enough to govern the country, you want to recruit scholars and form another family. Just like Han Wu used Gongyang and Han Xuan used Lianggu, it is not impossible. It's just that He Xi can take the lead. ?”
"However, whether it is or not, it is a good show. How can you not watch it."
For every school to rise, there must be one or several core scholars. There is no substitute for this. Yao Guangxiao didn't think He Xi could do it. It didn't stop him from staying and getting up close and personal with it all.
"I have no opinion."
