Ming Zuo

Chapter 308 Pragmatic and Pragmatic

Zhang Cai found that his side was in danger.

Confucianism believed in the theory of qi, but in the end he could not explain it clearly, but was analyzed in detail by his opponent.

In the eyes of outsiders, there is no doubt that Confucianism has become a theory of deception.

Once it spreads, Neo Confucianism will be completely smashed into the dust, and there is no hope of a comeback.

Originally, the time when psychology suppressed physics had already made them very sad, and of course they didn't want to go back to those years.

Zhang Cai decided to abandon the debate on "Qi" and return to the original question.

"Brother Huang's words are indeed ingenious, and what you have learned is also unique. However, the Dao in the world is nothing more than the meaning of the scriptures. If you don't study the meaning of the scriptures, how can you understand the way? If you don't understand the way, how can you practice it? The profound meaning of the scriptures is not a Confucianism." A well-learned person can't understand it. This is the responsibility of my generation of scholars, and Brother Huang must investigate."

Zhang Cai expressed his views.

The greatest Dao in the world lies in the Confucian classics and righteousness articles. If you want the Dao Dao, you must study the classics and righteousness articles painstakingly.

These classic articles are too high-end, how can ordinary people understand them?

Therefore, only those of us who are scholars can master it, and then use it to educate the world, so that the Dao can be spread.

This is the right way.

But Huang Zongxi's counterattack was very sharp.

"Mr. Nan Guo is absurd. The way of heaven is permanent, it does not exist for Yao, and it does not perish for Jie. The sages wrote the scriptures and righteousness, but they were written in admiration of the way of heaven. However, the way of heaven is as vast as a sea of ​​smoke. How can we stop moving forward and just focus on one corner?"

Zhang Cai said that Confucianism and Taoism are the way of heaven, while Huang Zongxi said that the way of heaven is Confucianism and Taoism.

The two statements seem to be different, but in fact they are worlds apart.

Zhang Cai replaced all the truths with the words of a family of Confucianism. If he does not believe in Confucianism, he is a fallacious theory and heresy.

But Huang Zongxi made it clear that Confucianism is only a part of the truth of heaven, and there are more truths that have not yet been discovered.

Therefore, people should not rest on their laurels, and should bravely explore, only in this way can they master more and more truths.

His theory is very correct and unassailable.But a serious consequence brought about was a heavy blow to the authority of Confucianism.

Song Zhengyu asked sinisterly: "According to Brother Huang, is Legalism also the way of heaven?"

How could Huang Zongxi be plotted against with such a small trick, Huang Zongxi immediately counterattacked.

"Then according to Brother Song, do you need to abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty?"

"you……"

Song Zhengyu was speechless, retreating steadily, and was frightened into a cold sweat.

Taking Legalism as an example, he tried in vain to label Huang Zongxi as a traitor to Confucianism, and then gather more people and voices to criticize Huang Zongxi.

But Huang Zongxi's counterattack was even more frightening.

If you question that Legalism is not the way of heaven, then well, as a law, the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" is naturally inherited from Legalism.

If you question the Legalists, you are questioning the "Law of the Ming Dynasty".

If you question the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", you are disrespectful to Emperor Taizu.

Do you want to rebel?
That's not enough, Huang Zongxi went to Zhang Cai again.

"It is said that Mr. Nan Guo has a lot of knowledge about Yi, and he dares to ask for advice. Is Yi's writing a book before Confucius?"

When and by whom the Book of Changes was written is unclear.Although it is said in ancient times that it was written by King Wen of Zhou, it is not credible.

But in any case, the "Book of Changes" was written before the birth of Confucius, and even before the "Analects".

Judging from the content of "Book of Changes", it is more inclined to Taoism than Confucianism.

However, the irony is that many of the great Confucianists throughout the history have studied the "Book of Changes", and they all have extraordinary attainments.

Today, it has become a common phenomenon for Confucian scholars to study the Book of Changes.I don't think that scholars studying the Book of Changes are not doing their job properly.

Not only is it not doing business properly, "Book of Changes" is even one of the Four Books and Five Classics, which is required for the imperial examination.

But are "Book of Changes" and "Book of Songs" considered Confucian classics?

These two works were completed earlier than Confucianism, and Confucius had not yet been born.

Huang Zongxi used this as an example, making Zhang Cai and others even more powerless to refute.

You say that Confucianism is the way of heaven, so are the "Book of Changes" and "Book of Songs", which should not be regarded as Confucianism, the way of heaven?

Since it is, the conclusions of Zhang Cai and others are not valid, but instead prove Huang Zongxi's Confucianism as the way of heaven.

At this point in the debate, Zhang Cai and others retreated steadily, and they could not regain the situation.The most surprising thing is that only a young Huang Zongxi was dispatched here.

Liu Zongzhou sat firmly on the Diaoyutai all the time, without saying a word, but he was sure of victory.

No one thought of challenging Liu Zongzhou anymore.

Even his disciple Huang Zongxi couldn't defeat him, who would want to humiliate himself?

Huang Zongxi became the focus of the field.

He was no longer confined to his seat, he got up and paced back and forth in the arena, talking while walking, and no one dared to question his arrogance.

"The way of heaven is vast and boundless. The accumulation of scholars and sages for thousands of years is only the tip of the iceberg. However, the world has changed and the world has changed. The pattern of today's world has long been different from the past. We study poetry and books hard and sharpen our minds. This is knowledge. Is it not possible? Is it dishonesty in seeking knowledge?"

Everyone shook their heads in denial.

They don't have the courage to let these people stand shoulder to shoulder with the sages.But when it comes to the drive to study and learn, they still have the confidence.

Huang Zongxi couldn't help raising his voice a few degrees.

"If what we have learned today is the way of heaven, why is the present world so sad? Among us, there are those who are in charge of the court, those who are courageous, those who travel and inspire, and those who seek knowledge and explore. How can you help?"

His words began to approach the core essence, and it also aroused everyone's deep thinking.

In the past, the dispute between Neo-Confucianism and Psychology, and then to the founding of Donglin, and today, Fushe is in the ascendant.All these are not a result of a day, but a century of efforts and innovations.

Among them, there are definitely not a few people with lofty ideals fighting for it, and many of you here are even witnesses.

But the cruel fact is that under these blood-throwing struggles, the world is still declining day by day, the common people are getting more and more difficult, and the threat of alien races is increasing day by day.

These facts are far from being explained by a villain stealing the temple.

None of the people here put forward this point of view ignorantly, which will only add to the laughing stock.

After all, it's not that the sages of the Eastern Forest didn't control the court in the past, but the effect...

What is the real root cause of the increasing poverty of the country, the country, and the people?
This is the question that scholars should think about.

Huang Zongxi was not polite, and aimed directly at Zhang Cai.

"Mr. Nan Guo and Mr. Xi Ming advocate practical learning, give up fame and fame to seek true knowledge, and regain the true meaning of learning. Are these words good?"

Zhang Cai was calm on the surface, but his heart was turbulent. He didn't expect Huang Zongxi's attack to be so fierce, almost pointing at his nose.

But what Huang Zongxi said was exactly what he and Zhang Pu said and did, and he couldn't deny it.

Furthermore, Zhang Cai thought to himself, and didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his words and deeds?
In today's Shilin, there are indeed many people who are dedicated to fame and fortune, opportunistic in their studies, and do not understand the true meaning, just to cope with scientific examinations.

He and Zhang Pu called on scholars to abandon the concept of fame and fame and return to the essence of learning. Is there anything wrong with this?

It's a pity that the gap in the ideological realm made his momentary peace of mind be destroyed again.

Huang Zongxi's voice is like a big Lu Hongzhong, spreading all over the world.

"However, what kind of true knowledge can be found in the pile of old papers? No matter how much you learn in small words and righteousness, can it increase the production of agriculture? Can it strengthen the army and destroy the captives? Can it resist disasters and avoid disasters?"

Ask three times in a row, pointing to the core.

Zhang Cai and Zhang Pu's so-called practical learning and so-called emphasizing practice are nothing more than a narrow move in accordance with the rules and regulations in the Confucian classics.

These learnings cannot increase agricultural income, nor can they build a powerful army to destroy foreign enemies, let alone resist natural disasters.

And the hungry common people, the coveted Houjin, and the continuous natural disasters are just the dark clouds over everyone's heads in the late Ming Dynasty.

Huang Zongxi was full of self-confidence, knowing that whether it was Zhang Cai or the restoration of the society, no one could refute his point of view.

He knows exactly what Confucianism is.

In the sea of ​​brilliant Confucianism, there is absolutely no trace of practical learning to be found.When urgent practical problems need to be solved, it is the time when empty and pragmatic Confucianism catches the blind.

And this is the essence of Liu Zongzhou's "pragmatic".

If Zhang Cai and the others dared to argue with him in these fields, Huang Zongxi would probably laugh three times, knock them all down, and step on them a few more times to make them die.

Sure enough, Zhang Cai and others were all stunned.

Because they were all caught by Huang Zongxi.

It is related to people's livelihood, production, wealth and other practical fields, and these people have made no achievements.

Don't talk about increasing agricultural production, I'm afraid people like rice seedlings can't tell the difference.

Even if they know about farming, it doesn't help because everyone knows that farming is not Confucianism.

Now Huang Zongxi wants them to solve these urgent practical problems from the words of Confucianism, even if they have torn up all the great works of Confucianism, and even invited Confucius from thousands of years ago, they still cannot solve them.

Confucianism without the blessing of essence and methodology is just a beautiful sand sculpture.

When the strong wind of reality blows, it will inevitably collapse and disintegrate, revealing the core of emptiness.

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