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

Chapter 425 Invite the three to die

Huang Zicheng vomited blood and fell to the ground, the result of this debate was beyond doubt.His Highness Zhu Su, who was considered "ignorant and incompetent" and "unworthy to be a teacher", completely refuted his opponents, and detonated a bomb about ideas among a small number of Confucian scholars.

What is Confucianism?Who is Confucianism?We read the scriptures every day, and study hard in the cold window. Is the truth we have learned the true way of Confucianism?

Is Huang Zicheng, who vomits blood and falls to the ground, a Confucian, or is the fifth prince who speaks righteously and sternly a Confucian?
Or...Zhu Zi Chengzi who summed up the principles of Neo Confucianism eloquently...Is he Confucianism?
It is true that most Confucian scholars don't really care about the core part of the debate. They just stare at Zhu Su because they are sad because of Huang Zicheng's defeat on their side.But looking at the thoughtful looks of a small group of people, Zhu Su was already relieved enough.

The real good show is still behind the old man.

As long as a small hole is successfully torn open today, and then Neo Confucianism is completely abandoned in the future imperial examination propositions, there is no need to worry about Neo Confucianism not collapsing on the soil of Ming Dynasty.

Among the many Confucian scholars present, how many of them really devoted themselves to learning and respecting Zhu Zi, instead of wanting to use the knowledge in the book to get their titles on the gold list and be slaughtered by officials?

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Huang Zicheng was carried down by some students from his hometown, and it seemed that he was going to find a doctor's office.Those students carried Huang Zicheng who had fainted, but they didn't dare to say a word for this fellow countryman, and they didn't even dare to meet Zhu Su's eyes.

There was only deathly silence in the arena.No Confucian scholar came up with a new argument to refute Zhu Su.

After a long silence, Zhou Ruguifang, one of the three elders in Pingyang, stood up in person and said: "It seems that the fifth prince has indeed learned the superficial aspects of my Confucianism. But after all, what he has learned is not perfect. You need to know that Zhu Zi's words are profound and profound, not mere mere words. A few words can cover it. Your Highness can't exhaust the theory, so why do you despise Neo-Confucianism?"

"Is it right to be broad and profound?" Zhu Su was not afraid when he saw this great Confucian going into battle naked, and said bluntly: "If so, which one of the principles that this sacrificial wine left to my disciple Fang Xiaoru before is not broad and profound?"

Zhou Rugui was stunned, and the great Confucian named Shi Shande beside him stood up and said, "Returning to the Fifth Highness, it is different after all. What Zhu Zi said is the law of heaven. The so-called 'before the heaven and the earth, it is only the law after all'. The law of heaven, Can An ignore it?"

Zheng Boxuan, another great Confucian, also got up and said: "Shan, the so-called 'the principle of the world is only one principle, so it is universally applicable'. Neo-Confucianism is the way to study the principles of heaven, which is different from other ways. Just look at the Analects of Confucius, which sentence says Isn't it a word 'Li'? It's just that Confucius was the first to start Confucianism at that time, so he couldn't speak out."

"Ercheng Zhuzi carried on the past and opened up the future, and realized the principles of heaven. This is exactly the inheritance of the teachings of Confucius and sages, and the development of Confucianism."

All the three elders in Pingyang came out, and you began to explain the so-called "law of heaven" with each other.What is "from the void, there is the name of the sky; from the qi, there is the name of the Tao", what "the words and actions of the saints are all in line with the law of heaven"...

Quoting scriptures and allusions, a bunch of incomprehensible languages ​​made Zhu Su dizzy.

"I understand what the three said." Zhu Su took a chance for them to catch their breath, and quickly interrupted the three old scholars.If they are allowed to continue talking, I'm afraid they will have to talk for another three days and three nights. "This king has a question: The three of you keep talking about the way of heaven and the principles of heaven, and they are convincing. Could it be that they have heard the heaven preaching the law of heaven with their own eyes, or have they seen the principles of heaven engraved in the sky?"

"Children cannot be taught." Zhou Rugui sneered. "What is the way of heaven is something that no one can know! Only by relying on the sages and devoting themselves to reason, can we see one or two of them..."

The three old men started chattering again.All in all, it means one thing: the principle of heaven is the only criterion bestowed by heaven on the human world, and only sages can realize the "principle of heaven" by themselves.Ordinary people can't realize it even after going through hardships and hard work. They can only listen to the words of the sages and imitate the actions of the sages in order to realize the "natural principle" of audio-visual speech and action.

Cheng Zhu is so great, what kind of thing are you, Zhu Su?Dare to question Cheng Zhu and talk about heaven's principles?

No matter in any era, the most difficult thing to reason with is such a pretentious old man, who is as smelly and hard as a stone in a latrine.Moreover, what Zhu Su had to deal with was closely related to their own status and interests, so naturally Zhu Su would not be given a chance to shake Neo Confucianism.

But Zhu Su also thought about how they would deal with him.After all, Master Zhu's most famous point of view is "preserve the principles of nature and eliminate human desires".As long as the word "Tianli" is brought out, no matter how you argue, you will not be able to find out the reason for this debate.

You talk about logic, and people directly bring up metaphysical concepts. What stands out is that you talk about yours and I talk about mine. The two are not on the same track. How else can you win the old man?

"Fortunately, this king has foreseen it a long time ago." Zhu Su sneered in his heart, and said loudly: "In this way, the three of you have never seen the law of heaven. It's nothing more than copying cats and tigers, copying scriptures, and imitating Master Zhu. "

"But how can you be sure that Master Zhu must have seen the laws of heaven? The laws of heaven in his book must be infallible?"

"Irreverent!" "Arrogant!" "Offended the sages!" Qi Qi, the third elder of Pingyang, was furious, pointing at Zhu Su and angrily reprimanded him.

If he hadn't been dragged by Zhan and Lu Ben's court officials, seeing their appearance, he would have imitated Confucius Zhu Shaozhengmao and smashed Zhu Laowu's dog's head with his crutches.

Therefore, Confucianism was able to prosper thanks to the fact that Shaozheng Mao in the Spring and Autumn Period did not have a deep background.If Shaozhengmao was at least a prince like Zhu Su, Confucius couldn't say what he said, and he couldn't kill him, so he could just sit back and watch Confucianism be refuted, students be attracted, and then directly decline.

"Why are you three so impatient? This sacrificial wine is just to express the doubts in your heart." Zhu Su said. "The principles of heaven mentioned by the three cannot be seen or touched, and Zhu Zi has been dead for a hundred years. If we only rely on verbal disputes, when will we be able to distinguish clearly?"

"However, there is a quick way for this offering of wine, which can directly penetrate the truth." Zhu Su said bluntly, and everyone in the audience was stunned when they heard the words.

Even the three elders in Pingyang forgot to scold for a while, what?The method of penetrating the heavens?Cheng Zhu Haohao said thousands of words, but he didn't write clearly what is the law of heaven.You, a little doll who hasn't reached the crown, can understand?

"It's easy to say." Facing the curious eyes of many Confucian scholars in the audience, Zhu Su had a meaningful smile on his lips: "As the saying goes, hearing is believing, seeing is believing."

"If you want to know whether there is any law in heaven, don't you just go to heaven and see?"

With that said, he turned to the three elders in Pingyang.

"Therefore, this king wants to invite three old men, go to heaven!"

(End of this chapter)