Zhen Dexiu heard Yang Yi say that Zhu Xi was a fortune teller. Even though he was well-educated, he couldn't help feeling unhappy. He said calmly: "This young master was joking. I think my husband is knowledgeable and has also joined the court as an official to benefit the people. Although he is well versed in the principles of Yi, what is the relationship with the generals who tell fortunes in the market?"

Yang Yi said: "If he was not a fortune teller, how could he know the true intention of the ancient sages? After all, the ancients were dead. Even if I said that it was because Shao Zhengmao stole a pot from Confucius's house that he was killed by Confucius, who loved his life. Who can say what I said was wrong?"

Zhen Dexiu could no longer sit still, and stood up and shouted, "Ignorous child, when did Confucius love pots like life? What's the use of him loving a pot? When did Shao Zhengmao steal a pot of Confucius? Nonsense! Nonsense!"

Yang Yi smiled and said, "How do you know that Confucius doesn't love pots? I put myself in my shoes and thought about it. It must be that Confucius left only a pot of millet after the Chen State left the grain. Later, this pot of millet was stolen by Shao Zhengmao and the pots and rice. Confucius almost starved to death, so he held a grudge against Shao Zhengmao. Chuyi took power and killed Shao Zhengmao for the sake of his own pot."

Zhende was so angry that he shivered: "Young mouth child, he is talking nonsense! Confucius cut off food in Chen State because he killed Shao Zhengmao. How could he tell you what he said?"

Yang Yi laughed and said, "This is a conclusion I put myself in my shoes and deduced. Do you have any evidence that I said something wrong?"

Shinde-soo gasped, "What other evidence is needed? It's just nonsense, who will believe it?"

Yang Yi smiled and said, "What I said is nonsense, so why does Master Zhu necessarily mean the truth of the great way?"

Zhen Dexiu was panting: "Master Zhu's analysis of the articles and meanings of the sages was all incisive and deeply understood, and he was not like you were talking nonsense!"

Yang Yi nodded and said, "Okay, let me ask you, what Zhu Xi said, "preserving the principles of heaven and destroying human desires" is a saying in later generations. Why did these six classics of the pre-Qin period also have the shadow of Neo-Confucianism? Did sages in ancient times know that when they wrote books, there must be great scholars in the future to promote Neo-Confucianism, so they wrote some sentences specifically to support Master Zhu's remarks to carry forward Da Neo-Confucianism?"

Zhen Dexiu was a little speechless. He was a great scholar who was well-educated, so he naturally knew that in order to clarify his Neo-Confucian views, Zhu Xi, when he annotated the Six Classics, whenever he saw words and sentences such as "heavenly principles", "human desires", "natures", and "habits", he would forcefully mix his Neo-Confucian views into it in order to use the saint's speeches and promote Neo-Confucian views.

The amount of private goods contained in it simply subverted the content of the entire Four Books and Five Classics, and replaced the opinions of the ancestors with the words of his family.

When Yang Yi asked about this, Zhen Dexiu felt a little guilty and thought for a while: "Although the sages in ancient and modern times are in different ages, their principles of governing the country and nurturing the people are similar. Even if they are separated by thousands of years, what's so strange about having similar remarks?"

Yang Yi applauded and said, "Okay! Then I'll ask you again. The ancients said that a gentleman cultivates himself, manages his family, governs the country, and pacifies the world. This is what a gentleman does and his lifelong philosophy. Is this Mr. Zhu a gentleman?"

Zhen Dexiu first saw Yang Yi's vulgar words and was irresponsible. She thought he was an ignorant young man. Although she was angry, she didn't care much. At this time, she saw that he asked more and more questions, so she took the contempt and began to pay attention. She asked Yang Yi: "Do you dare to ask the young master Gao's name?"

Yang Yi said: "The surname is not high and the name is not big. After asking questions, I will tell the old man."

Zhen Dexiu calmed down. Thinking of Yang Yi’s question just now, he replied without thinking: “Of course Master Zhu is a sincere gentleman, but there is no need to doubt this.”

Yang Yi smiled and said, "It turns out that Master Zhu is also a sincere gentleman? I have a small poem called Bu Suanzi, so that I can read it to the old man."

When Zhen Dexiu heard Yang Yi say this, she suddenly remembered something and secretly called something wrong. She was about to interrupt Yang Yi, but at this time, Yang Yi had already opened his mouth and chanted in a long voice: "It's not that I love the wind and dust, it seems to be mistaken by the previous fate. Sometimes flowers bloom and fall, and I always rely on the monarch Dong to go. I have to go, so how can I live? When the mountain flowers are full of flowers, don't ask where the slave will return."

After reading a poem, Yang Yi smiled and asked Zhen Dexiu: "Old sir, how about this poem?"

Zhen Dexiu looked ugly and whispered: "This is the lyrics of the famous prostitute Yan Rui, and it is the best one."

Yang Yi asked again: "Do you know how this poem comes from?"

Zhen Dexiu sighed, "I know what you mean. People in the world say that his master was hated by his master because the Taizhou prefect Tang Zhongyou opposed his master Neo-Confucianism. It happened that the Tang magistrate was familiar with the famous prostitute Yan Rui. The master ordered Huang Yan Tong to arrest and imprison her for being 'depressed' and tortured', forcing her to admit that she had an affair with Tang Zhongyou. Yan Ruining refused to surrender and refused to confess. Later, his master was impeached. Yue Lin was appointed to make a prison sentence. When Yan Rui was released, he asked him where he would return. She had just passed on the word "this word to the world."

Yang Yi nodded and said, "It turns out that the old man knows the origin of this matter."

Shinde-soo said: "This incident caused such a big storm, and the government and the country were shocked. How could we, as teachers and students, not know?"

Yang Yi smiled and said, "A person who has such a dirty deed deserves to be called a gentleman?"

Zhen Dexiu bit the bullet and said, "If you want to add a crime, why not worry? My teacher was framed by a villain and was brought up a false crime to defile him and damage his reputation. The purpose is to curb the spread of Neo-Confucianism. In fact, with my teacher's noble character, how could he do such a thing?"

Yang Yi smiled and said, "So, seducing two nuns as concubines can't do this really?"

Zhen Dexiu said: "Naturally fake."

Yang Yi said: "However, your master confessed himself and personally admitted the matter, saying that he should 'reflect on yesterday' and look for the present'. What do you say?"

Zhen Dexiu said: "This is to defile the whole body!"

Yang Yi laughed in silence: "What a big deal? Ling Shi himself said that starving to death is small, losing moral integrity is big, why do you have different words and deeds? When you really come to him, you 'destroy yourself to be the only one'? Why don't you have the courage to 'starve to death'? If there is no such thing, you can argue according to reason. At worst, you can tell your ambition by killing Qu Yuan and jumping into the river and Zhao Ding on a hunger strike. It is also better to leave a reputation for yourself, how can you admit these false accusations?"

Zhende and Xiuli were exhausted and hesitated for a moment. If he admitted that Zhu Xi had really falsely accused Yan Rui and colluded with nuns, then his reputation would definitely not be guaranteed in his lifetime. But if he did not admit this, Zhu Xi had already stated that he had already admitted this matter, which is ironclad evidence. If this was a self-deprecating statement, but Master Zhu's usual remarks were contradictory, it would not work whether to admit it or not. It can be said that it was unsolvable.

Seeing that he couldn't answer, Yang Yi smiled and said, "You are speechless after all." He laughed a few times and said loudly, "I am not upright in my life, deeply trapped in a dirty place, but I am more generous than others in discipline and treat others strictly. Is it true that I preserve the laws of nature and destroy human desires? But my desire is greater than anyone else. I seduce nuns and frame others. My daughter-in-law "has been pregnant when my husband dies." If you have such evil deeds, I am worthy of being called a gentleman? Even a gentleman is not worthy of being a saint, what qualifications do you have to be called a saint?"

Zhende-soo blushed, "You..."

Yang Yi said: "You, a descendant of Neo-Confucianism, do not want to correct his faults, but instead conceal his mistakes in every way and embellish his mistakes. Relying on the hard work of others, you have to erase Zhu Xi's series of stains. It can be seen that you have sinister intentions and bad intentions. What qualifications are there to preach and solve doubts and become a teacher?"

"You are distorting the meaning of the sages and sages, forcing them to do their own principles, insulting their ancestors, and evil in future generations. Even if you are instructing Zhu Xi to the ground, how can he argue with himself? Neo-Confucianism, Neo-Confucianism, false Taoism, and hypocrites! Your surname is Zhen, and you can be called a real villain!"

Zhendexiu's body shaking and asked with a hissing: "Who are you? Are you the descendant of the Xinxue lineage?"

Yang Yi said: "My studies and science are all my business. Young Master, I just asked this question just because I can't stand you arrogant and hypocritical faces."
Chapter completed!