Liu Zheng is such a humble gentleman, but his younger brothers are all playboys.鄄
Anyone who knows what kind of person he is will find it difficult to believe this fact.
However, Liu Zheng himself is quite satisfied with the current situation.
The only troublesome thing is how to restrain these dandy boys.
In fact, these dandies have little understanding of the "unity of knowledge and action", but they play tricks on "the execution of a gentleman".
Confucius said that the five evils of Shaozhengmao had been used to perfection by them.
Liu Zheng thought of Feng Yibo's usual methods of making Xue Pan, a famous dandy, obey, and felt that he should be very good at this.
So he called Feng Yibo today just to ask about "Tao".鄄
"Brother Haoran is a man of distinction, and has gained some of the true meaning of a saint."
When Feng Yibo heard Liu Zheng say that he had a new experience, he couldn't help but joked and said with a smile:
"If Brother Haoran only taught those scholars, it would not be considered a skill, but if all the dandies start to demand themselves to behave like gentlemen, what could be more worthy of praise than this?"
From a communication perspective, what Liu Zheng did was extremely effective.
Even if he causes some trouble, Zhang Songyue can still protect him.
Feng Yibo was not worried about this, but felt that he should find ways to continue to expand the results.
When Liu Zheng heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry and said:
"Don't flatter me. I've been so worried about these things lately. I'm really going to be a playboy!"
Having said this, he felt a little worried again and sighed:
"It's nothing to do with me, it's just that... I'm a little troubled by the teacher."
Hearing this, Feng Yibo smiled and comforted:
"The teacher is highly respected and has long been used to big winds and waves. This trivial matter is nothing to him! Just teach us the gentleman's ways with peace of mind. If you pass, he will naturally tell you."
Liu Zheng nodded when he heard this, but still said with some worry:
"Actually, I understand that this is exactly the result you want, but I think it should be about the same? Or, let's not go to such extreme, can we be gentler?"
Yang Mingxin echoed:
"Yes, a gentleman is as gentle as jade. It is best to spread it and "moisten things silently". "
Feng Yibo heard this and responded with a smile:
"Brother Haoran, Brother Xinmin, if you two want to continue, you need to remember four words."
The two looked at each other and said almost at the same time:
"Appreciate further details."
At this time, Feng Yibo gently spit out four words: 鄄
"If it is not broken, it cannot be established."
After hearing this, the two couldn't help but look at each other, and Yang Mingxin sighed heavily.
"well!"
Obviously, both of them understood this.
If you want to be gentle, you can't break the situation. If you want to stand firm, you can only continue.
Seeing their reaction, Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"Throughout the ages, no reform has been carried out without bloodshed and sacrifice. Although this is talking about the reform of the court and what we want to do is the reform of the atmosphere, the principle is the same."
When Liu Zheng heard this, he frowned immediately.
Even if you bleed, you still have to sacrifice?
But Yang Mingxin blinked, obviously understanding what Feng Yibo meant.
Is this going to bleed Zhang Songyue, the chief minister of the cabinet?
Liu Zheng also reacted at this time, but did not answer Feng Yibo's words.
He can't just nod and say: OK, let's sacrifice my teacher, right?
Therefore, he took care of himself and expressed his worries first:
"I'm just afraid that if I continue, I will be regarded as Wang Jiefu, and then everyone will shout and beat me."
Having said this, he frowned slightly and said with some sadness:
"It doesn't matter to me, but it would be a pity if our "unity of knowledge and action" is classified as heresy because we are too radical. "
Wang Jiefu was the leading political reformer in the Northern Song Dynasty
Wang Anshi of Dharma.
From the Southern Song Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, scholars' evaluations of Wang Anshi were mostly negative.
These negative views began during the Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, known as "Wanyan Gou", even blamed Wang Anshi for the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty.鄄
A group of disciples of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism later criticized Wang Anshi's "Jing Gong Xin Xue".
After all, the ideas of this school are the leading ideas of the reform.
It is natural for it to be classified as a "heresy".
Fortunately, although history is always written by the victors, things like Qin Hui and Wan Yangou cannot be washed away at all.
However, Wang Anshi, who was designated as a female official, gradually overturned the case in later generations.
Of course, the Wei Dynasty at this time had not yet reversed Wang Anshi's case, so Liu Zheng's concerns were not unreasonable.
But Feng Yibo knew that this was not what Liu Zheng was really worried about.鄄
If he was afraid of being characterized as a radical reformer like Wang Jiefu, the current situation would not exist.
What he was really worried about was actually involving Zhang Songyue.
"If you don't do it if it involves others, then nothing will be accomplished."
Since Liu Zheng was talking about his "worries" alone.
Then Feng Yibo also talked to himself and added:
"Of course, if you think it's not worth it, or you feel tired, then let it go! But..."
The two of them seemed to be talking about their own things, but they both understood what the other meant.鄄
Liu Zheng sighed, obviously not wanting to give up just like that.
Feng Yibo paused slightly and said solemnly:
"Don't think about waiting until the time comes!"
"Opportunities are created by oneself. It is better to learn to give up than to wait for others to give you opportunities."
Hearing this, Liu Zheng nodded and said firmly:
"Unity of knowledge and action..."
At this moment, someone suddenly yelled, interrupting the discussion among the three.鄄
"What bullshit "unity of knowing and doing"! "
The man walked up to the three of them and said angrily:
"Zhu Zi said that knowledge comes first and action comes later, but you insist on making some fallacies!"
Knowing first and then acting is the concept in the "Collected Commentary on Four Books on Chapters and Sentences".
The opening chapter "Learning to be the First" talks about this concept.
The three of them looked for the voice and found out that it was Jiang Fengwen, the sacrificial wine drinker from the Zhongzhong Prison in Dudu.
The Imperial College has been in trouble recently by Liu Zheng, and the doctrine of "unity of knowledge and action" is regarded as a standard by many students.鄄
Especially all the Yin Prisoners are dandy boys.
Originally, they were a little afraid of getting into trouble and meeting their teacher.
But now when he gets into trouble, he plausibly says that he is practicing "a gentleman's punishment."
Jiang Fengwen was so angry that he went to Zhang Songyue to cry and wanted to resign.
Today, when he went to court, he had not gone far outside the palace and saw Liu Zheng talking to someone from a distance.
When he came over, he happened to hear the three of them discussing some "reform".
When he heard the words "unity of knowledge and action", he immediately became furious and scolded him.鄄
"Knowing first and doing later" also means "knowing and doing are unified." Moreover, Zi once said: "Learn and practice from time to time." "
Feng Yibo smiled and responded, but deliberately pronounced the Chinese character "shuo" as its original pronunciation.
Jiang Fengwen was stunned for a moment, unable to react.
At this time, I heard Feng Yibo continue:
"Chengzi said: Xi means repeating practice. When you think about it again and again, and you are consistent with it, you can say it. This "xi" itself has the meaning of practice. "Learn and practice" doesn't mean to practice what you have learned. ? "It's true." Why don't you just talk without practicing? Otherwise, if you have learned a lot of knowledge, can you use it to be fashionable? "
Since the other party mentioned "Collected Commentary on Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books", Feng Yibo also quoted the contents of this book.
It’s just that what the other person said was Zhu Xi’s point of view, and he said
This is Cheng Yi's point of view.鄄
Of course, there are loopholes he deliberately left behind, which are also his own private goods.
"it's so funny!"
Jiang Fengwen was really angry and laughed.
After all, Feng Yibo is also a prominent member of the court.
Of course he knew him.
But now I heard that Feng Yibo read the Analects of Confucius wrongly. How could this man who taught and educated the Imperial College endure the wine?
What's more, he had just listened to three people talking about reforms and studying the "unity of knowledge and action" from a distance.鄄
Jiang Fengwen already understood that the three people in front of him were inseparable from the newly developed doctrine.
Now listening to Feng Yibo's explanation, I naturally believe that they came up with this theory.
The frustration he had felt for many days finally broke out at this moment.
Fortunately, he is a gentle man after all.
Even if he was given a chance to vent, he didn't do anything.
Jiang Fengwen only pointed at Feng Yibo and angrily said:
"A high-ranking Jinshi, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, actually read the beginning of the Analects of Confucius wrongly? It's really the most ridiculous thing in the world!"
Even though Feng Yibo was pointed at his nose and reprimanded, he was not angry and said cheerfully:
""Shuo" is a pseudo word, and it has the same meaning as the word "乐" at the end. The saint and his disciples also pay attention to confrontation when talking. I just want to ask Master, Zhuzi can be said to be Tongjiazi, so why can't I say that the sage is not Tongjiazi? "
He didn't know how much Jiang Fengwen heard, and was afraid that he would ask about the reform here.
So the loophole left deliberately led Jiang Fengwen to point out this mistake.
Thus setting the tone of the topic as a discussion of knowledge.
The pronunciation of these two characters was determined by Zhu Xi in the "Collected Commentary on Four Books and Chapters", and most of them were used by later generations.
According to Zhu Xi, "Shuo, Yuetong" means joy.鄄
The sound of "乐" at the end is "Luo". According to the rhyme books of that era, it is the sound of joyful music and also means joy.
"Ignorant people! When did Zhu Zi say that the sage was wrong?"
Jiang Fengwen was furious at first, but then he was stunned for a moment and suddenly said:
"I understand. You are trying to impress the public by questioning Zhu Xi and misinterpreting the classics. Don't think I can't hear it!"
What he said actually hit the point.
Feng Yibo's original strategy was actually to attract attention through radical methods.
To say it is sensational is an understatement.鄄
According to communication science, if you want to spread something, you must first establish contact.
There is no media in this era, let alone the Internet.
The way to establish contact is through word of mouth.
Fortunately, no matter what era, as long as there are enough gimmicks, it can achieve the purpose of rapid spread.
Therefore, Feng Yibo set his sights on the Imperial College and regarded those dandies as tools.
The role of these dandies is not a medium of communication, but a gimmick for communication.
"I said it was not a false word, and I was indeed questioning Zhu Xi, but why did I misinterpret the classics?"
Of course Feng Yibo refused to admit it and even argued:
"Even in the Annotations to the Four Books, Zhu Zi often has different views from Cheng Zi. Why can they question each other but others can't?"
Zhu Xi often quoted the views of Cheng Yi and his students in the "Collected Commentary on Four Books".
But in many places, the views are not consistent.
Of course, this is just a normal academic discussion, and it is normal to have different opinions.
But now these are regarded by Feng Yibo as evidence that the two of them doubt each other.
When Jiang Fengwen heard this, the Three Corpse Gods immediately jumped up and pointed at Feng Yibo and cursed:
"Who do you think you are, you dare to imitate Cheng Zhu?"
Seeing that he had just calmed down, Feng Yibo was so angry that he flew into a rage.
The three of them all understood why Liu Zheng was so angry that he cried.
It's really that the Imperial Academy's Jijiu temperament is too hasty.
"Master Jiang, I respect you as the Imperial Confucian scholar and a great Confucian of our time. I call you Master."
As the saying goes: Everything can be done once and never again.
Jiang Fengwen pointed at his nose and scolded him twice. Although Feng Yibo was not really angry, he lowered his face this time.鄄
"But now I really want to ask, is it possible that as a minister of the Imperial Academy, you don't know that academic research begins with questioning?"
Seeing that Jiang Fengwen was speechless for a moment, Feng Yibo continued:
"Zhu Zi can question the sage's calligraphy as Tongjie, but others can't question the sage's calligraphy as Tongjie?"
"Then may I ask, sir, which one is greater, the Sage or Zhu Xi?"
If you ask this question to an enlightened child, the answer must be Confucius.
But in fact, Zhu Xi and his disciples had the right to annotate scriptures.
Today's literati read the Four Books according to Cheng and Zhu's annotations, and all they learn are Zhu Xi's thoughts.鄄
Especially Neo-Confucian masters like Jiang Fengwen have a deeper understanding.
It’s hard to say who is bigger!
Hearing this, he could only say angrily:
"They are all bigger than you!"
Feng Yibo smiled when he heard this, but did not go any further.
He didn't want to oppose Cheng Zhu, he just wanted to mix in his own private goods.
So, he stopped clicking and started recycling again.鄄
"After all, let's just call it a fake character."
Feng Yibo smiled at Jiang Fengwen and said:
"Then what this sentence means is that after learning knowledge, you must practice it in time. Only by practicing while learning can one truly master the knowledge learned. How happy is this?"
This time, he removed the errors and omissions of Tongji characters.
In addition to translating the words inside into vernacular, I basically explained it according to what Cheng Yi said.
Even if Jiang Fengwen heard it, he couldn't say it was wrong.
"You see, regardless of whether it is a fake word or not, this sentence of xueer also means that true knowledge comes from practice. "The unity of knowledge and action" comes from the words of the sage!鄄
When Feng Yibo saw that Jiang Fengwen was held back by Cheng Zi's words, he smiled again and said:
"Master Jiang, so when we advocate the "unity of knowledge and action" we are not misinterpreting the classics, but studying knowledge and wishing to prosper Confucianism! "
Jiang Fengwen initially thought that Feng Yibo was trying to overthrow Neo-Confucianism.
But now, looking at it, do you mean to put your own dishes on the table of Neo-Confucianism?
He suddenly became very angry again, pointed at Feng Yibo and said:
"You, you, you! You...you are just lying!"
It didn't matter that he was in a hurry, he actually mentioned the "gentleman's punishment" that is commonly used by students these days.鄄
When Feng Yibo heard this, he immediately became happy.
He looked at Liu Zheng, who was stunned beside him, and said with a smile:
"Brother Haoran, it seems that our method is really effective! Even Master Jijiu has begun to practice the "gentleman's way"! "
