Han Du is smart and responds to everything with an elegant attitude in order to win the favor of others.
But this official is not stupid. Even when he and Han Du came to the point of breaking up, he deliberately acted in a matter-of-fact manner, allowing himself to stand in an impartial position. To convey a message to everyone, then
This is what he is targeting, and it has nothing to do with Han Du.
"Since the Four Books and Five Classics will be taught in the academy in the future, how about I stop the current ones and wait until the Four Books and Five Classics are taught in the future?"
Not really.
Han Du smiled slightly. The purpose of establishing the academy was to spread scientific and technological knowledge. If it only teaches the Four Books and Five Classics, how would it be different from so many private schools in the world?
Seeing Han Du's noncommittal look, the official's face suddenly darkened, and he threatened: "Uncle, I use the words approved by the sages, but do things that go against the ways of the sages. Don't you feel ashamed?"
"Oh, why do you think I used the words approved by the sages?" Han Du sneered.
Then he took out a thousand-character text in simplified Chinese, bowed to Lao Zhu and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, I teach the students in the academy all the similar characters on this, which are very different from ordinary fonts. Please take a look at it."
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Seeing that Han Du was confident, Lao Zhu was willing to cooperate with him. He pouted at the old eunuch and said, "Send it up."
The old eunuch took the book away and presented it to the emperor.
Lao Zhu opened his eyes a few times, a smile appeared in his heart, and said: "Let Chen Aiqing take a look."
The old eunuch passed the book to the official named Chen.
The official surnamed Chen opened it and looked at it. He naturally recognized the thousand-character text, but the thousand-character text in his hand was very different from the one he was familiar with. Except for the simple structure of the characters "tiandixuanhuang", the others were slightly more complicated.
The structure of the characters has all been streamlined.
Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, this simplification makes the font more concise and easier to write. But in the eyes of Mr. Chen, who values ancient times and orthodoxy, this is deviant.
"This, this is fallacy and heresy, this is chaos." Mr. Chen shouted, his face suddenly turned red, and he bowed to Lao Zhu, "Your Majesty, Han Du has committed a heinous act of deviance and treason. Please order the closure of the academy immediately and expel the students.
It’s not too late to go home.”
When Han Du heard this, his nose became crooked with anger. Do you want to seal off your academy and drive away all the people?
"Mr. Chen, you are so loud. The academy adheres to the ideals and beliefs of exploring the truth of heaven and earth, so how can it deviate from the orthodoxy? In my opinion, the academy is the true inheritance of Neo-Confucianism."
Lord Chen straightened up immediately, pointed at Han Du angrily, and shouted: "You are talking nonsense. A shameless person dares to claim to be the inheritor of Neo-Confucianism."
"Am I shameless?" Han Du pointed at his nose and asked with a sneer.
Then he pointed his finger back at Mr. Chen, "I think you are shameless. Zhu Xi is a great achiever in Neo-Confucianism. When he elaborated on "Studying things to achieve knowledge", he once said: "The top is Wuji, Taiji, and the bottom is as far as every plant and tree.
Even the subtleties of insects have their own reasons. If you don't read a book, you will miss the truth of the book; if you don't read anything, you will miss the truth of the whole thing; if you don't understand one thing, you will miss the truth of the whole thing. We must pursue it.
I have discussed one thing with him. "Between the heaven and the earth, there is the sky above and the earth below. In between are many suns, moons and stars, mountains, rivers, vegetation, people and animals. These are all physical objects. However, within these physical objects, there are various
There is a truth, this is the metaphysical way. 'The so-called investigation of things is just to use this metaphysical tool to find the metaphysical truth."
After saying that, Han Du bowed to Lao Zhu and explained: "Your Majesty, the academy is searching for laws and truths in all things, and it is exactly the same as Zhu Zi's method of studying things to achieve knowledge. Please take a closer look, Your Majesty."
Han Du's barrage of words made the official named Chen dizzy, leaving him unable to resist.
He wanted to refute Han Du, but he couldn't do it. Because the words Han Du said were all said by Zhu Zi, and they were all recorded in Zhu Zi's "Commentary on Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books", "Explanation of Tai Chi Pictures", "Explanation of Tongshu", etc.
Among the classics that have been handed down. Moreover, these classic works are regarded as the guide by civil servants who claim to be scholars.
If the official named Chen refuted Han Du, wouldn't he be refuting Zhu Xi? If he did this, I am afraid that even other civil servants would not let him go without Han Du saying anything.
What does it mean to convince people with reason? This is it.
What Han Du said was not his own, but borrowed from Zhu Zi's words, and Zhu Zi's words are the principles of sages. This is like standing on the shoulders of sages and criticizing others, without giving others any room to fight back.
"Jing Haibo, please don't make excuses. Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism is of course a noble and upright way, but what do you teach in the academy? It is obviously fallacy and heresy. How can deviance be confused with the study of things and knowledge?" Official surnamed Chen is not stupid either.
Although he could not refute the study of things to achieve knowledge, he could separate Han Du's and Zhu Xi's principles and refute Han Du's approach.
When Han Du saw that he was still entangled, he naturally would not show weakness and asked him: "Mr. Chen, don't talk nonsense. Do you have any evidence?"
"Do you dare to say that the physics taught in your academy is not deviant?" The official surnamed Chen did not dare to criticize mathematics, because everyone knows that mathematics and arithmetic are just changed names, and it is not a big problem.
.After all, arithmetic is one of the six arts of a gentleman advocated by the sage Confucius, and its proper inheritance cannot be doubted.
Han Du thought for a moment and said: "This physics was compiled by Uncle Ben after exploring the connections between all things. It can be regarded as the result of my investigation of things and knowledge, and there is nothing wrong with it."
At this point, it is impossible for Han Du to say that physics was written by someone else. If he said so, then when Lao Zhu asked who wrote it? Han Du couldn't say it was an old beggar he met when he was a child, right? Who in Fengtian Hall
He is not a human spirit, and such perfunctory words will not deceive them at all. Instead, Han Du will leave an image with ulterior motives in front of everyone.
Instead of making extraneous remarks like this, it would be better to just openly admit that he wrote it. What’s the point of copying articles or poems? Han Du directly copied subjects!
"Hahaha," the official surnamed Chen suddenly laughed, clapped his hands and congratulated Han Du: "Congratulations, Jing Haibo. Jing Haibo is also a scholar. He has established virtues, meritorious services, and has established his reputation. Congratulations to Jing Haibo for his legacy to be passed down to the world."
.”
Han Du knew that he was deliberately mocking him, so he said: "Uncle Ben doesn't dare to claim to be independent yet, but this physical chemistry is indeed some of Ben Uncle's insights when he was exploring the principles between things." Han Du was smart and elegant.
Deal with everything in order to win the favor of others.
But this official is not stupid. Even when he and Han Du came to the point of breaking up, he deliberately acted in a matter-of-fact manner, allowing himself to stand in an impartial position. To convey a message to everyone, then
This is what he is targeting, and it has nothing to do with Han Du.
"Since the Four Books and Five Classics will be taught in the academy in the future, how about I stop the current ones and wait until the Four Books and Five Classics are taught in the future?"
Not really.
Han Du smiled slightly. The purpose of establishing the academy was to spread scientific and technological knowledge. If it only teaches the Four Books and Five Classics, how would it be different from so many private schools in the world?
Seeing Han Du's noncommittal look, the official's face suddenly darkened, and he threatened: "Uncle, I use the words approved by the sages, but do things that go against the ways of the sages. Don't you feel ashamed?"
"Oh, why do you think I used the words approved by the sages?" Han Du sneered.
Then he took out a thousand-character text in simplified Chinese, bowed to Lao Zhu and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, I teach the students in the academy all the similar characters on this, which are very different from ordinary fonts. Please take a look at it, Your Majesty."
Seeing that Han Du was confident, Lao Zhu was willing to cooperate with him. He pouted at the old eunuch and said, "Send it up."
The old eunuch took the book away and presented it to the emperor.
Lao Zhu opened his eyes a few times, a smile appeared in his heart, and said: "Let Chen Aiqing take a look."
The old eunuch passed the book to the official named Chen.
The official surnamed Chen opened it and looked at it. He naturally recognized the thousand-character text, but the thousand-character text in his hand was very different from the one he was familiar with. Except for the simple structure of the characters "tiandixuanhuang", the others were slightly more complicated.
The structure of the characters has all been streamlined.
Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, this simplification makes the font more concise and easier to write. But in the eyes of Mr. Chen, who values ancient times and orthodoxy, this is deviant.
"This, this is fallacy and heresy, this is chaos." Mr. Chen shouted, his face suddenly turned red, and he bowed to Lao Zhu, "Your Majesty, Han Du has committed a heinous act of deviance and treason. Please order the closure of the academy immediately and expel the students.
It’s not too late to go home.”
When Han Du heard this, his nose became crooked with anger. Do you want to seal off your academy and drive away all the people?
"Mr. Chen, you are so loud. The academy adheres to the ideals and beliefs of exploring the truth of heaven and earth, so how can it deviate from the orthodoxy? In my opinion, the academy is the true inheritance of Neo-Confucianism."
Lord Chen straightened up immediately, pointed at Han Du angrily, and shouted: "You are talking nonsense. A shameless person dares to claim to be the inheritor of Neo-Confucianism."
"Am I shameless?" Han Du pointed at his nose and asked with a sneer.
Then he pointed his finger back at Mr. Chen, "I think you are shameless. Zhu Xi is a great achiever in Neo-Confucianism. When he elaborated on "Studying things to achieve knowledge", he once said: "The top is Wuji, Taiji, and the bottom is as far as every plant and tree.
Even the subtleties of insects have their own reasons. If you don't read a book, you will miss the truth of the book; if you don't read anything, you will miss the truth of the whole thing; if you don't understand one thing, you will miss the truth of the whole thing. We must pursue it.
I have discussed one thing with him. "Between the heaven and the earth, there is the sky above and the earth below. In between are many suns, moons and stars, mountains, rivers, vegetation, people and animals. These are all physical objects. However, within these physical objects, there are various
There is a truth, this is the metaphysical way. 'The so-called investigation of things is just to use this metaphysical tool to find the metaphysical truth."
After saying that, Han Du bowed to Lao Zhu and explained: "Your Majesty, the academy is searching for laws and truths in all things, and it is exactly the same as Zhu Zi's method of studying things to achieve knowledge. Please take a closer look, Your Majesty."
Han Du's barrage of words made the official named Chen dizzy, leaving him unable to resist.
He wanted to refute Han Du, but he couldn't do it. Because the words Han Du said were all said by Zhu Zi, and they were all recorded in Zhu Zi's "Commentary on Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books", "Explanation of Tai Chi Pictures", "Explanation of Tongshu", etc.
Among the classics that have been handed down. Moreover, these classic works are regarded as the guide by civil servants who claim to be scholars.
If the official named Chen refuted Han Du, wouldn't he be refuting Zhu Xi? If he did this, I am afraid that even other civil servants would not let him go without Han Du saying anything.
What does it mean to convince people with reason? This is it.
What Han Du said was not his own, but borrowed from Zhu Zi's words, and Zhu Zi's words are the principles of sages. This is like standing on the shoulders of sages and criticizing others, without giving others any room to fight back.
"Jing Haibo, please don't make excuses. Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism is of course a noble and upright way, but what do you teach in the academy? It is obviously fallacy and heresy. How can deviance be confused with the study of things and knowledge?" Official surnamed Chen is not stupid either.
Although he could not refute the study of things to achieve knowledge, he could separate Han Du's and Zhu Xi's principles and refute Han Du's approach.
When Han Du saw that he was still entangled, he naturally would not show weakness and asked him: "Mr. Chen, don't talk nonsense. Do you have any evidence?"
"Do you dare to say that the physics taught in your academy is not deviant?" The official surnamed Chen did not dare to criticize mathematics, because everyone knows that mathematics and arithmetic are just changed names, and it is not a big problem.
.After all, arithmetic is one of the six arts of a gentleman advocated by the sage Confucius, and its proper inheritance cannot be doubted.
Han Du thought for a moment and said: "This physics was compiled by Uncle Ben after exploring the connections between all things. It can be regarded as the result of my investigation of things and knowledge, and there is nothing wrong with it."
At this point, it is impossible for Han Du to say that physics was written by someone else. If he said so, then when Lao Zhu asked who wrote it? Han Du couldn't say it was an old beggar he met when he was a child, right? Who in Fengtian Hall
He is not a human spirit, and such perfunctory words will not deceive them at all. Instead, Han Du will leave an image with ulterior motives in front of everyone.
Instead of making extraneous remarks like this, it would be better to just openly admit that he wrote it. What’s the point of copying articles or poems? Han Du directly copied subjects!
"Hahaha," the official surnamed Chen suddenly laughed, clapped his hands and congratulated Han Du: "Congratulations, Jing Haibo. Jing Haibo is also a scholar. He has established virtues, meritorious services, and has established his reputation. Congratulations to Jing Haibo for his legacy to be passed down to the world."
.”
Han Du knew that he was deliberately mocking him, so he said: "Uncle Ben doesn't dare to claim to speak out, but this physical chemistry is indeed some of what Uncle Ben learned when he explored the principles between things."