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After the turmoil from Hangzhou spread to Jinling, the commotion caused would naturally not be small.

And this news soon reached Wu Si's ears.

Chapter 612: Rectifying the name of Neo Confucianism

In today's Jinling City, discussions about Neo-Confucianism are raging.

Due to the particularity of Jinling City, a large number of literati and scholars gathered here, and their views on Neo-Confucianism were mixed, which led to the debate on Neo-Confucianism in Jinling, which was even more intense than that in Hangzhou.

On the side of Huayin Group, Wu Si has been paying attention to this storm of Neo Confucianism.

He is a disciple of Zhao Pu, and he is also a man in the literary world in essence.

However, Wu Si did not attend this Confucianism and Taoism exchange conference.

Before Su Yun went to Hangzhou, he temporarily entrusted him to take care of the big and small affairs within the group. During this period of time, Wu Si has been busy handling group affairs.

In terms of personal ability, Wu Si is already very good now, but suddenly he is asked to manage the entire group, Wu Si is still a little powerless.

After all, before this, Wu Si did not have enough experience.

Fortunately, before Su Yun left, he had already arranged some internal affairs of the group, and what Wu Si had to do was to make overall plans for daily affairs.

But this also kept him busy every day, so he couldn't get away to participate in this Confucianism and Taoism exchange meeting.

Only in the first few days of the exchange meeting, Wu Si found some time to go to Hangzhou temporarily, and met with Zhao Pu and others157, which can be regarded as fulfilling his duty as a disciple in the literary world.

That night, Wu Si returned to the group and continued to deal with affairs.

But now, there are endless disputes about praise and criticism of Neo Confucianism from the outside world. As a disciple of the literary world, Wu Si will naturally not stand by and watch.

Although he couldn't go to the exchange meeting in person, Wu Si has been paying attention to the movement there.

And in the past few days, he has also contacted his teacher Zhao Pu.

The two masters and apprentices had a long discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of Neo-Confucianism, and Wu Si and Zhao Pu, including Shao Wen, Li Jisheng, Cheng Li and others agreed that the reason why many people among the current citizens are opposed to Neo-Confucianism is because they do not recognize Neo-Confucianism. Clarify the fundamental meaning of Neo Confucianism.

In short, these people were misled by the distorted Neo-Confucianism after the mid-Ming Dynasty, and they believed that Neo-Confucianism was a cancer that imprisoned thought and harmed the country and the people.

But in fact, the orthodox Neo-Confucianism, that is, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, which was popular in the Song Dynasty, advocates people to pursue morality, self-cultivation and self-discipline, so as to achieve the purpose of emancipating the mind.

For this reason, Wu Si listened to his teacher's teaching, and after discussing with Su Yun and others, he decided to hold a press conference to justify the orthodox Neo-Confucianism.

In the past few days, all major newspapers in Jinling City have received the news from the Huayin Group.

Wu Si, assistant manager of Huayin Group and disciple of Mr. Zhao Pu, is going to hold a press conference in Huayin Plaza.

Its purpose is to correct people's misunderstanding of Neo-Confucianism, to justify the name of traditional Neo-Confucianism, and to bring this precious traditional culture back on track.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately attracted the attention of countless newspapers.

Recently, there have been endless debates about Neo-Confucianism, and many people and even the newspaper itself are a bit battered.

Wu Si came out to speak out at this time, which of course caused a sensation.

All of a sudden, countless newspapers spread the news, and many media and people paid close attention to the follow-up, looking forward to the press conference.

After the news had fully fermented, Wu Si finally brought a group of people to Huayin Square on this day.

That morning, countless scholars, scholars, reporters from various newspapers, as well as some people from Jinling City and even the surrounding areas all came to the square early.

The press conference this time can be described as crowded and lively.

After all, the battle of Neo Confucianism is still going on, and this press conference is undoubtedly held on the cusp of the storm, so the crowd here is naturally huge.

Under the eyes of everyone, Wu Si came to the front of the square in a vehicle.

Countless reporters around saw him, and they picked up their cameras to take pictures frantically, and many reporters rushed forward, wanting to interview Wu Si in advance.

However, these people were separated by the security personnel who followed Huayin Group.

Next, security personnel began to maintain order at the scene.

After the scene settled down, the press conference officially began.

After Wu Si got out of the car, he greeted the surrounding people first.

“Hi fellow countrymen, folks and folks, the main content of this press conference is to justify the name of Neo-Confucianism and correct many people’s (ajed) misconceptions about Neo-Confucianism.”

Countless people immediately fell silent after hearing the words, and turned their attention to Wu Si.

Wu Si went straight to the point and said: "Since Confucius founded the Confucian school, until the Song Dynasty, Confucianism has experienced the changes and developments of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties.

And the Confucianism born in the Song Dynasty can be called the master of Confucianism after more than two thousand years of development!

At that time, Mr. Zhou Dunyi, the founder of Neo-Confucianism, and later Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi adopted the wisdom of the Confucian ancestors, combined with the development of the country and society at that time, established and perfected a complete set of precise and rigorous Neo-Confucianism system.

Neo Confucian thought was the most refined and complete thought system at that time.

Its core is to preserve the principles of heaven and eliminate human desires, and the meaning of this core is not to blindly follow the way of heaven and suppress human desires.

Instead, it persuades the people to abide by moral principles, restrain unreasonable selfish desires, be strict with self-discipline, and cultivate themselves. "

Wu Si's words were sonorous and powerful, echoing in the entire Huayin Square.

Many people couldn't help nodding slightly when they heard this explanation, and those scholars and scholars who supported Neo Confucianism also showed their approval.

As Wu Si said, self-cultivation, self-cultivation, and emancipation of the mind are the realm that Neo-Confucianism requires people to achieve.

However, there are also many opponents, or those who do not know enough about Neo Confucianism are puzzled.

They can understand the concept of self-cultivation in Neo Confucianism, no matter how bad it is, everyone knows that there is no one in the theories of scholars that does not advocate self-cultivation.

However, many people do not understand the level of "emancipating the mind".

Below, a reporter asked at the right time: "May I ask Mr. Wu Si, why do you say that the Confucianism is to liberate people's minds? It requires people to "preserve the principles of nature and eliminate human desires." people's thoughts?"

Some people around nodded.

The reason why they think that Neo Confucianism suppresses thought and imprisons the people comes from this

But Wu Si shook his head and said, "That's not the case!"

Wu Si's expression became serious, and he explained: "Confucianism requires people to maintain the principles of nature and eliminate human desires, but it does not mean that it requires people to suppress all their desires.

Preserving the principles of nature refers to asking people to abide by the laws of nature, abide by the moral rules of human beings, and act within morality and laws.

The so-called desire to destroy people refers to the hope that people will cultivate themselves and restrain those unreasonable desires, such as the ancient dignitaries who used power for personal gain, took bribes, oppressed the people, and sought ill-gotten gains.

This is the "human desire" mentioned in Neo Confucianism.

Another example is that many officials and rich people at that time, in addition to marrying wives and having children, would also marry and raise concubines, and even have more women to satisfy their own desires.

This kind of behavior of high-ranking officials and nobles is undoubtedly oppressing the lower-class people, and Neo-Confucianism advocates that scholars should restrain this unreasonable desire, and oppose such practices as having multiple concubines, keeping multiple concubines, and accepting bribes.

This kind of thinking naturally restricted the exploitation and enslavement of many subordinates by the dignitaries at that time, so he was essentially cleaning up the dross of society at that time.

Therefore, the so-called preservation of the principles of nature and the elimination of human desires are to liberate the mind, not to imprison the mind. ".

Chapter 613: What is the real Neo Confucianism?

"Wow—"

After listening to Wu Si's explanation, the crowd on the square suddenly went into an uproar.

Especially some people who were opposed to Neo-Confucianism before and did not have a deep understanding of Neo-Confucianism, now they all showed a sense of enlightenment.

That's it!

After Wu Si’s explanation, many people knew that some of their previous views on Neo-Confucianism were wrong. They did not restrict the development of the people’s normal desires at all, let alone ideological shackles~.

Wu Si looked up at the reaction of the crowd, and continued: "As for many people opposing Confucianism, saying that it is just a tool used by hypocrites to hide their shame, this is just a one-sided statement.

Presumably all literati and scholars know that in the Ming Dynasty, many scholars, especially officials, lived in relative poverty, so everyone had to develop some self-interest to maintain expenses.

In order to maintain their face, they can only be reasonable on the surface and do some secret work behind the scenes, which made the scholars at that time gradually embark on the road of hypocrites.

And everyone's misunderstanding of Neo Confucianism, thinking that Neo Confucianism is just a tool to conceal shame, is just a kind of high-sounding wording to fool the public, and it also started at that time.

In addition, the previous dynasties destroyed and tampered with our Chinese culture, and the original meaning of Neo Confucianism was also lost.

This has caused many people to misunderstand and misunderstand the true meaning of Neo Confucianism. "

After Wu Si finished speaking, he raised his head and scanned the people in the square again.

These words are not his own knowledge, but the experience he summed up after communicating with Zhao Pu for a long time.

And it also contains the opinions of Shao Wen, Li Jisheng and others. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as a collection of opinions from all walks of life.

At this moment, he could notice that many people in the crowd lowered their heads, some were ashamed, and some were thinking quietly.

Most of these people are one of the opponents of Neo Confucianism.

What Wu Si just said can be said to have hit their pain point.

As Wu Si said, due to the cultural gap caused by the previous dynasty and their own incomplete understanding of the profound meaning of Neo-Confucianism, these people did not understand the true meaning of Neo-Confucianism at all.

There are many scholars who are not well-educated, even just listened to the opinions of the people around them, and they subconsciously think that Neo-Confucianism is harmful to the country and the people, and they should be firmly resisted.

For these people, Wu Si has nothing to say.

Today's press conference is mainly to correct people's first impression of Neo Confucianism.

In the follow-up, my teacher Zhao Pu, as well as Shao Wen, Cheng Li, Li Jisheng and other gentlemen will speak out for Neo Confucianism.

By then, the profound meaning of Neo-Confucianism will naturally be known to more and more people, and the public's opposition to Neo-Confucianism will gradually disappear.

At the end of this press conference, Wu Si concluded: "Today's press conference is not only to rectify the name of Confucianism, but also to remind fellow compatriots.

China's traditional culture has a profound and profound background. Since a school of theory and culture can exist and spread for a long time, it has its own reason for its existence.

And these cultures are bound to have merits, which can be believed and used for reference by today's people.

Like Neo Confucianism, it is undeniable that many of its principles are bound to have many unreasonable things when they are put into the present world, but there are still many merits.

The mysteries such as self-cultivation, strict self-discipline, and ideological liberation are still enough to be used as a reference for today's people.

And my Chinese culture has always been like this. The wisdom of the predecessors and the inheritance of culture must be valuable. The future generations should correctly understand, take the essence and discard the dross.

This is the way of scholarship for scholars, and it is also the way of inheriting Chinese culture. "

After Wu Si finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at the crowd.

At this moment, his gaze was very firm.

In front of Wu Si, tens of thousands of people in the square had already started applauding enthusiastically.

Obviously, Wu Si's last remarks won everyone's approval.

The reporters from the major newspapers frantically took photos and recorded them, and the lights of the cameras kept flickering all around.

Countless literati and scholars who came here nodded frequently, with admiration in their eyes, and among these people, many people silently saluted Wu Si.

This gift is an apology for their ignorance and one-sidedness, and it is also given to Wu Si.

Although this press conference was aimed at the whole country, Wu Sifang's explanation of the profound meaning of Neo Confucianism and his analysis of cultural inheritance also benefited them immensely.

Among scholars, there are naturally many people who read dead books.

They are well-read and knowledgeable, but their thinking is relatively rigid.

Wu Si's words today, to them, can be said to see the blue sky through the clouds and mist, like a waterfall, injected into their pond of stagnant water.

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On Huayin Square, the warm applause lasted for a long time.

Wu Si bowed slightly and said: "You don't have to be like this, these words are not my own opinion, but the common opinion of my teacher Zhao Pu, Mr. Shao Wen and everyone else.

Confucianism has been handed down from the Song Dynasty to the present, and many of its ideas have spanned nearly a thousand years and still affect the virtues of later generations. There must be merits in them.

After today, I would also like to ask fellow compatriots, brothers and scholars in the literary world not to treat each other one-sidedly, but to pick up the essence of it and carry forward our Chinese culture. "

After Wu Si finished speaking, another round of applause erupted.

"Okay, that's great!"

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Many people and scholars applauded one after another, with a look of enlightenment in their eyes.