Chapter 378: Neo-Confucian Discussion

Liu Canjun pulled out the knife and waved it twice: "What is this? It doesn't work."

Zhong Jiu twitched the corner of his mouth twice: "This sword is used while sitting down."

Liu Shenjun crouched down and changed his stance: "For cavalry to charge? Good equipment!"

Suddenly he was shocked: "Then if the people of Xixia and Liao know the system, wouldn't it be even more powerful?"

Zhong Ji smiled bitterly and said: "When you have a headache, treat your head, and when your feet hurt, treat your feet. It's not like I don't have cavalry in my hands."

"But now that Su Mingrun has sent us good equipment, if our cavalry's combat effectiveness is still low, they will have their feet scratched again."

Liu Xin stamped his foot: "This is the crystal monkey of a straight woman!"

Zhong Ji also sighed: "You are so rich in Sichuan, and you have clever methods. This is how you can defeat ten groups with one force."

At this time, a guard came in and reported: "Alert to the military commander, Eighth Lang is missing!"

Zhong Ji couldn't help but be shocked: "When did it happen?!"

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Su You was meeting a person, a big shot whom he admired for later generations.

Zhang Zai and Zhang Hengqu spoke as loudly as the weight of a mountain to establish a mind for heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the people, to carry forward the unique knowledge of the past saints, and to create peace for all generations.

Zhang Zai is now forty-four years old. The funniest thing is that he still holds the title of Weizhou military judge. After all, he is still Su You's subordinate.

But like Mei Yaochen back then, it was purely for salary.

Today, Zhang Zai is devoted to his studies, and is no longer the Zhang Hengqu who had great ambition as a young man and wrote to Fan Zhongyan to practice his country bravery and conquer Xixia.

If he didn't come to see Su You, Su You didn't dare to bother him. Fortunately, Su You and Da Su were Jinshi in the same year, so Su You had no choice but to write to Da Su to test Zhang Hengqu's intentions first.

Unexpectedly, today Zhang Zai led his disciples to visit him in person, which made Su You feel flattered: "Sir, I only need a piece of paper to summon you, and Su You will come to your door to be taught. How dare I bother you to come in person?"

Zhang Zai said: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. A bright and talented young man is brave enough to do his job. It is really embarrassing for people to say such things."

Su You couldn't remember and said, "Those words... I said?"

Zhang Zai said: "Didn't you say this when you called the villagers to open canals in Longshou Village?"

"Uh..." Su You felt bad, and his words slipped for a moment. These words were Wang Fuzhi's.

I had no choice but to put it down and invite Zhang Zai into the inner room to serve tea.

Zhang Zai couldn't help but nodded secretly when he saw various drawings, account books, and maps in the room.

When my eyes turned to the desk, there was a small poem.

Willow branches subdivide buds in spring,

Just stop tilling the fields and start cultivating melons.

Comments are no longer angry, poems are silent,

The new official spends all his time planning.

Zhang Zai picked it up and read it, and couldn't help laughing: "Tanhua Lang has worked really hard."

Su You shook his head: "What kind of Blue Bird Poetry Club is organized by Da Su in Fengxiang? He collects letters and manuscripts from literary friends from all walks of life. The letters keep urging him to write poems. Where can I get them? Sending this poem over is like giving up the fight and admitting defeat.

That’s it.”

Zhang Zai first expressed his joy and then gave a solemn salute: "In the fifth year of Huangyou's reign, there was a severe drought in Qishan, and there was no crops in the Qishan Mountains. The fields were filled with hunger and death, and people were eating each other. This is what I saw with my own eyes."

A disciple next to him said: "My younger brother disliked the roughness of the rice and wanted to grind it into fine rice. The teacher stopped him and said, 'Although I feel guilty about eating without food, how can I tolerate it?' Every time I eat, I cry and I can't eat."

pharynx."

Zhang Zai said: "Therefore, Mingrun had the courage to open the Longshou New Canal and irrigate the Jingyuan River, which is really a great move to help the world."

Su You sighed: "You were born in a land of abundance, and there are no droughts or floods in all seasons. Before arriving in Shaanxi, I really didn't know how difficult it was for the people of Shaanxi."

"However, the land of Bashu has experienced droughts and floods since ancient times. After Dujiangyan was completed, it became a land of great prosperity. It can be seen that everything in the world is not just God's will, but also unpredictable by manpower. Just change the course of the Jinghe River and rebuild the head of the canal. Today's people would rather be better than the ancients

yeah?"

Zhang Zai nodded: "I am now considered useless. This is my disciple, Li Fu. His courtesy name is Lu Zhong. He is sensitive and eager to learn. He is willing to learn the way of learning in Shu."

Su You greeted him and said: "Guan Middle School has a flourishing style and likes to study principles. It is different from my pursuit of physics in Shu Middle School. There are also Luoyang, Ercheng and Shao Yaofu who are nearby. They are all Shi Yan. Why do you want to abandon the near and seek the far away?

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Today's Song people still have the study style of the Tang people. It is said that there is no priority in learning, and the master is the teacher.

We also pay attention to an eclectic approach and learn from many disciplines.

Therefore, although Li Fu was several years older than Su You, he still held the discipleship rite in this regard.

The biggest advantage of Shu Studies is its tolerance and practicality. As for the theories of various schools, no matter which theory it comes from, as long as it can be proved, I will believe it; if it cannot be proved, I will concentrate everyone's efforts to prove it; even if it turns out to be false in the end

Proposition, that is also valuable.

Because known false propositions are also truths, they are just another way of expressing truth.

For those things that really could not be proven, Su You held high the banner of restoration and resorted to the solution that Confucius had long given to put aside disputes and wait for others to come; seek common ground despite differences and ignore them.

Da Su was famous for being able to accompany emperors, generals and ministers, as well as traffickers and servants.

When you get here in Su You, it's even more extreme, and even the barbarians can accompany you.

Although this boy belongs to the standard scholar-bureaucrat class, he is probably the most classless person in the Song Dynasty. He has a good personality. He has never been embarrassed in his life when discussing principles and principles with others. Everyone who talks to him feels like a spring breeze.

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Now the two are engaged in a debate about the principles of nature and human desires.

This is the core of later Neo-Confucianism, and it is also a question that Su You has been thinking about since he came to this world.

Zhang Zai is the initiator of this theory. He agrees with Mencius' theory of the goodness of nature and believes that nature is supremely good at the beginning, but whether it can be maintained later depends on the efforts of the day after tomorrow.

Human desire is based on the laws of heaven, and faults lead to evil. For example, the way between husband and wife is a law of nature, but coveting three wives and four concubines is human desire.

In the same way, people must eat, otherwise they will starve to death, but excessive pursuit of delicious food is human desire and needs to be restrained.

Regarding this, Su You certainly had his own theory, so he smiled and said, "Sir, I don't think so."

Zhang Zai cupped his hands and said, "I dare to ask for details."

Su You said: "When a person is born, he may be neither good nor evil, and he does not know the laws of nature. He will whine when he is hungry, sleep when he is full, and he will not defecate at the right time."

Zhang Zai frowned and said: "You mean, there is no difference between humans and animals?"

Su You smiled and said: "No, the difference between humans and animals is that they are born with emotions."

"The beginning of love is closeness, so Confucius regards filial piety as the beginning of all virtues."

"After that, he practiced and learned and became knowledgeable, and his emotions became more intense, and he gradually developed likes and dislikes."

"Keep in touch with those you like, and get rid of those you dislike. Between taking and discarding, your true nature will gradually develop."

Zhang Zai nodded slightly, this theory seemed to make some sense.

Su You continued: "The so-called natural principles and human desires are actually based on emotion. What is above emotion is the relationship between relatives and relatives. The so-called old people are like the old people, and the young people are like the young people. This is the law of nature, and it is

Do good."

"Those who are under the influence of love should kiss oneself first and then oneself. The so-called plucking a hair to benefit the world and not doing it, I would rather bear the world than the world can bear me. This is for the desire of others, and it is evil."

This theory seems to make sense.

Su You continued: "However, no one can forget their feelings unless they are supreme. If they have feelings, they have the roots of reason and desire. Therefore, a gentleman cannot avoid people's desires, and a villain also has his own reasons."

This theory is a bit surprising. Zhang Zai waved his hand and said: "This statement is a bit too much. I say that I can't follow the Master's way. I also served as a county magistrate. During my tenure, I taught the people to live in good neighborliness and love. I dare to call it selfless. Is there anyone else?

Do you want it?"

Su You smiled and said: "Of the fifty-four people who have been with You since childhood, there are seven relatives, and the one I love the most is my little sister. Isn't there any partiality among the students taught by Mr. Hengqu?"

Zhang Zai glanced at Li Fu and couldn't help but sigh: "With the kindness of the master, I also love Yan Hui so much, let alone me."
Chapter completed!