The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2576 Perfect Method

"Its name is 'Principle', and it should be the beginning of all laws!"

After Fang Yun finished speaking, the venue of the Shengdao Literary Society was silent.

After dozens of breaths, the venue exploded, and countless scholars were talking about it.

Among them, the most intense reaction came from Jingguo scholars, especially the members of the Fang Party, who were extremely excited.

As for where Fang's friends are, two completely opposite phenomena appear.

Some people's faces turned red, as if they were witnessing the birth of the holy way that created the world, while others frowned, as if the sky was about to fall.

Li Fanming slapped his thigh and shouted: "I don't have any words to describe Fang Yun. Although Fang Yun's words are not as good as opening a holy way for himself, not as high as respecting the way of heaven, and not as good as educating all peoples, it is a unique way. If you continue to expand this 'principle', even if it does not form a holy way, it will definitely affect the holy way greatly. "

"The beginning of all laws is called "Principle", which is too big a statement, but our ancestors have always said that if you are determined, you must have great ambitions. Fang Yun said so, and there is absolutely no problem. This method is obviously not a method of the Legalist family, but is equivalent to a technique. "Principle" is the source of all legal principles. The only pity is that this "principle" should be a new one, not perfect, and is still in its embryonic state." Zhang Zhixing couldn't help but sigh.

Zong Wude said, "Do you think Fang Yun is too bold?"

Yan Yukong smiled and said: "When Mozi recruited many disciples, he was not canonized. How does it compare with this? When Lu Buwei and Lu Shengyan had rare words, he was not canonized. How does he compare with this? Dong Zhongshu and Dong Shengjin said that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed Bai Bai When I was at home, I was not canonized, so how does it compare to this?”

Kongde nodded his argument and said: "Brother Yukong's words are reasonable. Fang Yun has not established a holy way, which can avoid making enemies on all sides. He has not written a book directly, and there is no big risk if he continues to discuss it. Fang Yun's words are closer to a The idea is to propose a direction. It doesn't matter if it fails, but if it succeeds, it will cause conflicts. Fang Yun is not afraid of failure. If it succeeds, how many people in the world should Fang Yun worry about? "

However, Jia Jing'an sighed: "Fang Yun's 'principle' has too high aspiration. It has a vague meaning of transcending the holy way and points directly to the way of heaven. Confucian die-hards may not give up criticism."

Kong Delun sneered and said: "My Kong family won't stop me, so what big things can those conservative people do if they come forward? It is a great good thing to establish the right path for the human race. It is normal to have disputes, and even confrontation does not matter. If there are despicable tricks, Duan Zudao, when the Holy Court does not exist? What's more, Fang Yun obviously chose the flourishing Legalism and used Legalism as the basis to propose a 'reason'. At least until this 'reason' fails, the Legalists will do whatever it takes. Cost maintenance.”

Yan Yukong nodded and said: "Yes, both 'reason' and the 'natural law' are enough to make Legalists crazy about them. In my opinion, Legalists are still powerless about reason and will not pay too much attention to it. On the contrary, Will you care about the 'natural law' or the 'perfect law'? . Fang Yun is so bold. He pierced the dome of Legalism with one word and opened up a blue sky for Legalism. The perfect law in the dark is indeed higher than the current holy way of Legalism. It can indeed expand the holy path and gain unprecedented power."

Han Shoulu chuckled and said: "Yukong is right. As a Legalist, I don't actually care about higher principles, but am very interested in the 'Perfect Law'. I can't wait to hear people discuss what the Perfect Law is and how. Only then can we get infinitely close to the Perfect Dharma. The Holy Way currently formed by our Legalists is only at the primary level. Only when we have a certain understanding of the Perfect Dharma can the Holy Way of the Legalists be perfected."

Yan Yukong's eyes were deep and he said: "What I care about most is Fang Yun's 'principle'. I think everyone understands that Fang Yun has actually been studying this 'principle' for a long time, but he just threw it out now. The biggest The possibility is that his 'principle' is not fully formed and is still being refined. This should be the reason why his aura surpasses Wenzong, but he deliberately suppresses his realm."

Some people didn't understand, but a few people understood Yan Yukong's true thoughts.

Kong Detian's expression changed, and he said in horror: "No way, he actually wants to use this 'principle' to become the foundation of sainthood and build the path for a great Confucian to become a saint?"

Yan Yukong said: "If you don't practice it with your own body, who has any other way to establish the level of power of the Beginning of All Laws? Among all the saints who have established their own families in the past, which one has not tried it with their own body?"

Li Fanming asked doubtfully: "But what exactly is 'reason'?"

No one could answer.

Yan Yukong thought for a while and asked with a smile: "What is the way of heaven?"

"The definition of the way of heaven is very complicated. There are various theories. We can't accurately characterize it. After all, the way of heaven has its indescribable beauty... Oh, you mean, this principle is not just a principle, but it is like the way of heaven. , is it a complicated thing?" Li Fanming asked.

Yan Yukong nodded and said: "The Holy Way is the limit that we can describe in words, because the Holy Way is a limited existence. The Legalist Holy Way is the Legalist Holy Way, and it cannot accommodate the Confucian Holy Way. But Fang Yun said Principle is the 'beginning of all things', which is obviously a higher realm than the single holy way."

"We'd better not make random guesses. It's estimated that Fang Yun won't be able to explain all the 'reasons'. He should think about it slowly and wait for it to be completed before it can be fully released." Kong De Tiandao.

The content discussed by scholars everywhere is similar. Except for the Legalists, most of whom focus more on perfecting the Dharma, most scholars still care more about what is principle.

Everyone discussed for two quarters of an hour before Fang Yun finally coughed lightly on the stage.

The venue quickly fell silent, looking at Fang Yun.

Fang Yun smiled and said, "I just proposed a possibility for Legalism to reach a higher level. Before me, other great scholars have also proposed it, so don't over-interpret 'reason'. As for 'natural law' or 'perfect law', it is the focus in my opinion. I would like to briefly talk about my understanding of perfect law, just as a starting point. As for what the perfect law will be in the end, it depends on those who major in Legalism."

"We may not be able to define perfect law now, but we can infer some of the characteristics that make up perfect law. For example, since it is perfect, it must be just, not biased."

"Just The word "righteousness" is obviously a judgment derived from morality, so our moral standards still apply in perfect law. "

"Since it is perfect, it must be correct."

"Moral judgments are often full of uncertainty, so sometimes we have to use what we have learned from law to determine whether it is right or wrong without violating morality."

"You may feel that this is a bit contradictory, but in fact, it is not a contradiction, because only through multi-angle and multi-faceted verification can the law be made more perfect. Any isolated, single-angle law will bring disaster to the human race."