Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 423 Arguing with Huang Zicheng
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Even Zhu Su didn't expect that Huang Zicheng dared to speak up and contradict him, not afraid of the power of the prince.According to his original plan, he hadn't thought of getting into trouble with these young people, and would wait until Zhan Tong and the four elders of Pingyang made comments before coming out to criticize them.

Now being named by Huang Zicheng like this was really beyond his expectation.

Before Zhu Su could react, Fang Xiaoru beside him stood up first, and angrily scolded Huang Zicheng, "You are rude! Ru'an dare to blame my teacher!"

"My teacher developed science to understand the principles of all things; he wrote poems to revitalize the style of the old Tang Dynasty; the enemy Naha came out and made us famous in northern Xinjiang. How can we talk about nothing?"

"Speaking out lies, committing crimes against the superiors, sensationalizing the public, with ulterior motives!"

Fang Xiaoru's eyes widened, wanting to choose someone and devour them.Seeing that his disciple came forward, Zhu Su didn't react, he held back Zhu Xi, Li Jinglong and the others, and just watched Huang Zicheng's reaction.

In fact, Huang Zicheng already had three points of regret when he questioned him.The Fifth Prince in front of him is not an ordinary person, he is not a Confucian gentleman who speaks but does not act, but a Daming prince who is completely different from him.It was rumored that Yongjia Hou Shizi had a quarrel with this Highness, and he drew his sword and killed him in a fit of anger.Not to mention myself as an ordinary scholar?

But it was Fang Xiaoru, the former top talent, who came forward, and seeing that the Fifth Highness didn't seem to have the idea of ​​going into battle shirtless, Huang Zicheng picked up the three points and regretted it.As the saying goes, fame comes after success. For literati, if fame comes first, success will come.If I persevere at this time, I will have the reputation of not being afraid of power in the future...

What's more, what I say is to follow the sky and respond to people, even if there are tens of thousands of people, I will go there, so why should I be afraid?

"I also understand the way of science, but it's too ingenious and ingenious to be exposed."

"Since Brother Fang came under His Highness's sect, he has said many fallacies and heresies, which caused a great uproar among scholars. Doesn't it just mean that His Highness's knowledge is not my famous teaching, but a heretic way? Let me say that Your Highness has not learned famous teachings, and there are What's wrong?"

"Besides, poets are nothing more than small paths. As for the military achievements in the northern border... it can only show that His Highness is familiar with the methods of military tactics, but it cannot mean that His Highness knows my famous teaching."

"Besides, military strategists are at the end of the road. Zhu Ziyan's military strategists said: 'It is not too much to inspire the heart of the emperor to use military force! Take Sun Wu's book "Yi" and "The Analects of Confucius" as a list, how can you refute it!'. The saint Even with such words, how can mere military achievements be compared with the prosperity of my famous religion?"

Zhu Xi believed that military strategists were "non-profit and immovable" knowledge, and he despised it.Huang Zicheng quoted Zhu Xi's words to show that even if Zhu Su made military achievements in northern Xinjiang, it did not mean that he was a man of talent and learning.Zhu Xi, who fought with Zhu Su in northern Xinjiang, almost wanted to draw his sword.On the other side, Zhu Di was also angry in his heart, but he still remembered not to break the arrangement of his fifth younger brother, so he still held it back and refused to utter it.

Most of the people present were disciples of Confucianism, so they naturally agreed with the words of the sage who promoted Confucianism and demoted soldiers.Fang Xiaoru fell into confusion before, and offended many scholars. Seeing that Huang Zicheng's tongue strategy was better than Fang Xiaoru's, the Confucian scholars who had something good to do deliberately applauded.

Fang Xiaoru saw that Huang Zicheng once again belittled Zhu Su by citing Zhu Zi's words, and wanted to refute it, but his voice was silenced by applause.Seeing Huang Zicheng triumphantly amidst the applause, his pressure suddenly increased, and he was sweating on his brow.

Seeing that Fang Xiaoru was a little under pressure, and the atmosphere of the appearance was almost enhanced, Zhu Su thought for a while, and then stood up.

He first bowed to the so-called three elders of Pingyang, and asked loudly: "Confucianism has always known etiquette, but this king doesn't know it. Is it because of this understanding of etiquette?"

The three elders of Pingyang, as the most respected persons in the field, saw the Confucian scholars clamoring but did not stop them, and they also wanted to kill Fang Xiaoru, a "credulous" man, on purpose.Hearing what Zhu Su said now, he had no choice but to wave his hand, and the Confucian scholars down there were suddenly silent.

"Master, I..." Fang Xiaoru looked ashamed.

"It doesn't matter, don't worry about the verbal disputes. It's what you say." Zhu Su comforted Fang Xiaoru with a smile on his face. Fang Xiaoru's eyes lit up and he nodded. He only felt that the figure of the master in front of him was a little taller.

"Fenyi Huang Zicheng... right? You said that I don't understand my Confucian teachings, so you should resign from the position of offering wine."

"So, you think you understand it well?" Zhu Su walked up to Huang Zicheng step by step.

"Returning to Your Highness, students can read a thousand characters at the age of three, and memorize Tang poems at the age of five. At the age of eight, they can read the Four Books and Five Classics. They have a little understanding of Confucianism." Huang Zicheng bowed.

"He's actually a genius." Zhu Su chuckled, turned around and said, "Come on, bring me two bows and arrows."

Behind him, the accompanying dog answered loudly without hesitation.But when everyone heard it, they were at a loss.Huang Zicheng was also curious: "Why do you want bows and arrows, Your Highness?"

"What else can you do with a bow and arrow? Naturally, I want to compare arrows with you!" Zhu Su looked at Huang Zicheng like a fool.

Everyone was in an uproar, and Huang Zicheng was taken aback. He only thought that Zhu Su wanted to kill himself in the name of shooting arrows, so he waved his hand and refused: "Students don't know how to use bows and arrows. Besides, the art of archery is not the same as What does Confucianism have to do with it?"

"Why doesn't it matter?" Zhu Su took it for granted. "Ritual, music, archery, censorship, calligraphy, and mathematics, these are the six arts of a gentleman! You claim to be a student of Confucianism, but you don't know how to shoot. Are you not a gentleman?"

"Ah, that's right. Confucianism also has the Confucianism of the gentleman and the Confucianism of the villain. The Confucianism of the villain can also be considered Confucianism." Zhu Laowu patted his head, looking negligent.

Huang Zicheng's face turned blue and turned white.Didn't what he said meant pointing his nose and calling himself a Confucian of villains?He restrained himself and argued: "The so-called 'six ancient arts are not available today'. Confucians of my generation only need to understand the classics and learn the principles, and inherit the mantle of the sages to be called Confucianism."

"Oh. I see." Zhu Su said. "You must be called Cheng Zhu. It seems that you have received many inheritances from Cheng Zhu. But I have another question. I don't know which one is Confucianism, Cheng Zhu or Confucius and Mencius?"

"Which one is Confucianism?" This question was not limited to Huang Zicheng, even Zhan Tong, Lu Ben, and even the three elders in Pingyang, and all the students in the audience were taken aback for a moment.Huang Zicheng realized it after a while, and said with a smile, "Isn't Your Highness joking? Confucius, Mencius, Cheng Zhu, are all my Confucian sages..."

"That's right." Zhu Su couldn't deny it, "Then I ask this question differently, who is more virtuous than Confucius, Mencius or Cheng Zhu?"

Huang Zicheng was stunned, always feeling that this Highness was not simply ignorant, but had specially prepared some kind of trap.But there is no doubt about this question. After thinking about it again and again, he couldn't find any loopholes in the question, so he could only say: "Confucianism and Taoism are the most holy and sub-sages. The sky did not give birth to Master Confucius, and eternity is like a long night. Of course it is Confucius." Meng is more virtuous than Cheng Zhu."

"I see." Zhu Su said.Even if this Huang Zicheng is acquainted, he doesn't dare to risk the dissatisfaction of the world by saying Cheng Zhugengxian.But since you said that Confucius and Mencius were more virtuous, then it's my king's turn.As Zhu Su thought about it, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth that he was sure of winning.

(End of this chapter)