Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 343
Liu Zheng is such a humble gentleman, but his younger brothers are all dudes.

Anyone who knows how human he is will find it hard to believe this fact.

However, Liu Zheng himself was quite satisfied with the current situation.

The only troublesome thing is how to restrain these playboys.

It is really these dandies who have only a half-knowledge of the "integration of knowledge and action", but they have played tricks on "Punishment of the Gentleman".

Confucius said that the five evils of Shaozheng Mao have been used to perfection by them.

Liu just thought of Feng Yibo's usual means of making Xue Pan, a famous playboy, submissive, and felt that he should be very good at this.

So he called Feng Yibo to stop today, just to ask "Dao".

"Brother Haoran has taught without discrimination, and he has already obtained a bit of the true meaning of a saint."

Hearing Liu Zheng said that he had a new experience, Feng Yibo couldn't help but tease, and said with a smile:
"If Brother Haoran only taught those scholars, it wouldn't be considered a real talent, but let all the playboys start to behave like a gentleman, what is more worthy of praise than this?"

From the perspective of communication, Liu Zheng's actions are very effective.

Even if he caused some trouble, Zhang Songyue could still cover him.

Feng Yibo was not worried about this, but felt that he should find a way to continue to expand the results of the battle.

Liu Zheng heard the words, but said dumbfoundingly:

"Don't flatter me, I've been in a lot of trouble recently because of these things, I'm really going to be a dandy!"

Speaking of this, he was faintly worried, and sighed:
"It's nothing for me, it's just that... I'm a little tired of the teacher."

Hearing this, Feng Yibo smiled, and comforted him:

"The teacher has high morals and high prestige. He has long been used to strong winds and waves. This trivial matter is nothing to him! You just need to feel at ease and teach us the way of a gentleman. If it passes, he will naturally tell you."

Liu Zheng nodded when he heard the words, but still worried:
"Actually, I understand that this is exactly the result you want, but I think it should be almost the same? Or, let's stop being so extreme, can we be gentler?"

Yang Mingxin echoed from the side:

"Yes, a gentleman is as warm and moist as jade, and it's best to 'moisten things silently' when spread."

Feng Yibo replied with a smile when he heard the words:

"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 spit out four words lightly:

"If it doesn't break, it won't stand."

After hearing this, the two couldn't help but look at each other, and Yang Mingxin sighed heavily.

"Ugh!"

Obviously, both of them understand this truth.

If you want to be gentle, you can't break the game, if you want to stand still, you can only continue.

Seeing their reaction, Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"Throughout the ages, there has been no reform without bloodshed and sacrifice. Although this is talking about the reform of the court, what we are going to do is the reform of the atmosphere, but the reason is the same."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zheng frowned.

It's okay to bleed, but sacrifice?

But Yang Mingxin blinked, obviously understanding what Feng Yibo meant.

Is this to bleed Zhang Songyue, chief assistant of the cabinet?
Liu Zheng also reacted at this time, but he didn't answer Feng Yibo's words.

He can't just nod his head and say: Okay, let's sacrifice my teacher, shall we?

So, he first expressed his concerns on his own:

"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 that, he frowned slightly, and said with some regret:

"It doesn't matter to me, but it would be a pity if our 'integration of knowledge and action' is classified as heresy because we are too radical."

Wang Jiefu was Wang Anshi who led the reform in the Northern Song Dynasty.

From the Southern Song Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, scholars' evaluation of Wang Anshi was mostly negative.

And these negative views began in the period of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty.

The founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, known as "Wanyangou", even pushed the responsibility for the subjugation of the Northern Song Dynasty to Wang Anshi.

A group of disciples of Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism also denounced Wang Anshi's "Jinggong Xinxue" later.

After all, the thought of this school is the leading thought of the reform.

It is also a matter of course to be classified as "heresy".

Fortunately, although history is always written by the victors, such things as Qin Hui and Wan Yangou have nothing to do with it.

However, Wang Anshi, who was designated as a traitor by them, gradually overturned the case in later generations.

Of course, the Great Wei at this time has not reversed Wang Anshi's case, so Liu Zheng's worries are not unreasonable.

But Feng Yibo knew that what Liu Zheng was really worried about was not this.

If he was afraid of being identified as a radical reformist like Wang Jiefu, the current situation would not be the case.

What he was really worried about was actually involving Zhang Songyue.

"If you don't do it if it involves others, then you can't do anything."

Now that Liu Zheng talked about his "worries" on his own.

Then Feng Yibo also talked to himself, and added:
"Of course, if you don't think it's worth it, or if you feel tired, then let it go! But..."

The two seem to be talking about each other, but they both understand what the other means.

Liu Zheng sighed, obviously not wanting to just give up.

Feng Yibo paused slightly, then said solemnly:
"Don't think about it, when the time is right!"

"Opportunities are all created by ourselves. It is better to learn to give up than to wait for the opportunity of others to give alms."

Hearing this, Liu Zheng also nodded, and said firmly:

"The unity of knowledge and action..."

At this moment, someone suddenly scolded and interrupted the discussion of the three of them.

"What kind of bullshit is 'the unity of knowledge and action'!"

The man walked to the side of the three and said angrily:
"Zhu Zi said that knowledge comes first, but you all want to make some fallacies!"

It is the concept in "Four Books Chapters and Sentences" to know first and act later.

The opening chapter of "Learning First" talks about this idea.

The three of them searched for the sound, and it turned out that it was Jiang Fengwen, who offered sacrifices to the Zijian in Duzhong.

The Guozijian has recently been turned into a mess by Liu Zheng, and the theory of "unity of knowledge and action" has been regarded as the standard by many students.

Especially all the shadow supervisors are all playboys.

Originally, they were a little scared when they met the teacher when they got into trouble.

But now that he has caused trouble, he has plausible arguments, saying that he is pursuing "the punishment of a gentleman".

Jiang Fengwen was so angry at the wine sacrifice that he went to Zhang Songyue and cried, and wanted to resign.

Today, when he went to court, he had just left the hall not far away, and he saw Liu Zheng talking to someone from a distance.

As soon as he came over, he happened to hear the three of them discussing some "reform".

When he heard the words "integration of knowledge and action", he immediately became furious, and when he came up, he was reprimanded.

"'Knowledge first and then practice' also means 'unity of knowledge and action'. Besides, Zi once said: Learning and practicing it from time to time, it is not easy to say."

Feng Yibo smiled when he heard the words, but deliberately pronounced the pseudonym "Shuo" into the original pronunciation.

Jiang Fengwen was taken aback for a moment, unable to react.

At this time, I heard Feng Yibo continue:

"Cheng Zi said: "Learn, re-learn. When you think about it, you can talk about it. This 'Xi' itself has the meaning of practice. Doesn't 'learning and practice' mean that you have to practice after learning?" ? 'It's not easy to talk', don't you just talk but don't practice? Or do you learn a lot of knowledge and use it to be arty?"

Since the other party said "Four Books Chapters and Sentences", Feng Yibo also quoted the contents of this book.

It's just that what the other party said was Zhu Xi's point of view, while what he said was Cheng Yi's point of view.

Of course, there are loopholes he deliberately left behind, which are also private goods hidden by him.

"it's so funny!"

Jiang Fengwen was really laughed out of anger.

How to put it, Feng Yibo is also a prominent member of the court.

Of course he knew it.

But now I hear that Feng Yibo mispronounced "The Analects of Confucius", how can this teaching and educating Guozijian sacrifice wine?

What's more, just now he listened to the three of them talking about reforms from a distance, and they also studied "the unity of knowledge and action".

Jiang Fengwen has already understood that the three people in front of him are inseparable from the new theory.

Listening to Feng Yibo's interface now, he naturally believes that they came up with this theory.

The aggrievedness that had lasted for many days finally broke out at this moment.

Fortunately, he is a gentleman after all.

Even if he was given a chance, he didn't vent his anger.

Jiang Fengwen only pointed at Feng Yibo, and angrily said:
"A dignified Jinshi, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, actually read the opening chapter of "The Analects" wrong? What a joke!"

Being reprimanded by pointing his nose, Feng Yibo was not angry, and said cheerfully:

"'Shuo' is a false character, and it has the same meaning as the word 'le' at the end. When the sage talks to his disciples, he also pays attention to confrontation. I just want to ask my master, Zhu Zi can be said to be a false character, so why can't I say that the sage said Isn't it a fake word?"

He didn't know how much Jiang Fengwen had heard, and he was afraid that he would ask about reform here.

So the loopholes left on purpose led Jiang Fengwen to point out this mistake.

Thus setting the tone of the topic as a discussion of knowledge.

And these two characters are both pronounced by Zhu Xi in "Four Books Zhangju Jizhu", and most of them have been used by later generations.

According to Zhu Xi, "Say, Yuetong" means joy.

The following "Le", the sound "Luo", according to the rhyme books of that era, is the sound of happy music, which also means joy.

"Unlearned and incompetent! When did Zhu Zi say that the sage was wrong?"

Jiang Fengwen was furious at first, but he was stunned for a moment after saying this, and suddenly said:
"I see. You are trying to make a splash by questioning Zhu Zi and distorting the classics. Don't think that this old man can't hear you!"

What he said actually hit the point.

Feng Yibo's strategy at the beginning was actually to attract attention in a radical way.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is grandstanding.

According to the theory of communication, if you want to spread, you must first establish a connection.

In this era, there is no media, let alone the Internet.

The way to establish contact is "word of mouth".

Fortunately, no matter what era, as long as there are enough gimmicks, the purpose of rapid spread can be achieved.

That's why Feng Yibo set his sights on the Guozijian, treating those dudes as tool people.

And the function of these dudes is not a medium of communication, but a gimmick of communication.

"I said I didn't use fake characters, and I was really questioning Zhu Zi, but how could I misinterpret the classics?"

Of course Feng Yibo didn't admit it, and even argued:
"Even in the "Four Books Chapters and Sentences", Zhu Zi often has different views from Cheng Zi. Why can they question each other while others can't?"

Zhu Xi often quoted the views of Cheng Yi and his students in "Four Books Chapters and Sentences".

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 taken by Feng Yibo as evidence for the two to question each other.

When Jiang Fengwen heard it, the three corpses suddenly jumped up, pointing at Feng Yibo and cursing:
"What are you, you dare to learn from Cheng Zhu?"

Seeing that he had just calmed down, Feng Yibo was furious with his two words.

The three of them understood somewhat why Liu Zhengqi made him cry.

It's really because the Guozijian Jijiu's temper is too hasty.

"Master Jiang, I respect you as the Imperial College Jijiu and a great contemporary Confucianist, so I call you Master."

As the saying goes: everything can be once and never again.

Jiang Fengwen pointed his nose twice and scolded, although Feng Yibo wasn't really angry, he also put his face down this time.

"But now I really want to ask, don't you know that academic research starts with doubts as a Imperial College Jijiu?"

Seeing that Jiang Fengwen was at a loss for words, Feng Yibo continued:
"Zhu Zi can question whether the sage's characters are fake, but others can't question whether the sage's characters are fake or not?"

"Then may I ask my lord, is it the saint or Zhu Zida?"

If this question is asked to an enlightened child, the answer must be that Confucius is the greatest.

But in fact, Zhu Xi and his disciples had the right to annotate scriptures.

Today's literati read the Four Books according to Cheng Zhu's annotations, and what they learn are all Zhu Xi's thoughts.

Especially Confucianism masters like Jiang Fengwen have a deeper understanding.

It's really hard to say who is older!
Hearing this, he could only say angrily:

"They're all older than you!"

Feng Yibo smiled when he heard this, but didn't go any further.

It's not that he wants to oppose Cheng Zhu, he just wants to mix in his own private goods.

So, he clicked to the end and started to recycle again.

"Speaking of which, it's fine if you speak false characters."

Feng Yibo smiled at Jiang Fengwen, and said:
"The meaning of this sentence is that you must practice in time after learning the knowledge. Only by practicing while learning can people truly master the knowledge learned. How happy is this?"

This time, he removed the typos and omissions.

Apart from translating the words in it into vernacular, they basically interpreted it according to what Cheng Yi said.

Even if Jiang Fengwen heard it, he couldn't say it was wrong.

"You see, no matter whether you are proficient in fake characters or not, learning and practicing this sentence also means that true knowledge comes from practice, and the 'integration of knowledge and action' is derived from the words of the sages!"

Seeing that Jiang Fengwen was stifled by Cheng Zi's words, Feng Yibo smiled again and said:

"My lord Jiang, we are not distorting the classics by advocating 'unity of knowledge and action', but are studying learning, and we want to make Confucianism great!"

Jiang Fengwen began to think that Feng Yibo was going to overthrow Neo Confucianism.

But looking at it now, this is to put your own food on the table of Neo Confucianism?

He was extremely angry again, pointed at Feng Yibo and said:

"You, you, you! You...you are just talking and arguing!"

It doesn't matter if he is in a hurry, he actually said the "Punishment of a Gentleman" which is often used by students recently.

When Feng Yibo heard it, he was immediately happy.

He looked at Liu Zheng, who was stunned by his side, and said with a smile:

"Brother Haoran, it seems that our method is really effective! Even Lord Jijiu has begun to practice the 'way of a gentleman'!"

(End of this chapter)