What this man said immediately aroused the interest of others.
Song Mu was stunned when he heard this. His face was calm at the moment and he just nodded slightly.
Seeing Song Mu nodding like this, the students also turned their heads to look, with hopeful expressions on their faces.
As for this debate, many of the people who came to watch it came because they supported the practical group.
In their minds, the theory of the unity of knowledge and action advocated by the Practical School, as well as Song Mu's four maxims, are a true reflection of the young students of the Wen Dynasty today, and they are also theories that all students strongly agree with.
Because of this, the Practical School became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and had followers throughout the Wen Dynasty.
But there is something strange about this, that is, there is such a prosperous and increasingly large school of thought. Although everyone agrees that Song Mu is the founder of this school of thought, Song Mu has never participated in the school.
Even in these years, Song Mu never gave a single lecture to the students of the practical school.
But today, when invitations were widely distributed and all the schools of thought were invited to debate together, everyone finally saw some recognition of Song Mu's recognition of the practical school in his words.
But by asking such a question, the man had labeled Song Mu as a representative of the practical school, and Song Mu actually had no objection to this, which made all the students happy.
What everyone is more concerned about is what the true meaning of this practical school will be from Song Mu's mouth.
Thinking of this matter, everyone's expressions changed slightly for a while, and they looked at Song Mu expectantly, for fear of missing any word in it.
After Song Mu nodded, he also noticed the gazes of these people. Looking at the scene at this moment, Song Mu lowered his eyes slightly.
Immediately, Song Mu straightened his voice, raised his head and spoke to everyone.
"The school of practical theory is said to have a deep connection with Song Mu. Many of you agree that Song is the representative. Today I will share my humble opinion. I hope you don't think it is superficial."
"The beginning of the word practice is practicality. The so-called practicality is said in "Shang Jun Shu·Nong Zhan", 'The rulers of this world are all worried about the danger of their country and the weakness of the army, and the strong listener. The speaker will succeed.
"Wu, he is tired of rhetoric but has no practical use." "Northern History Cui Hao Biography" also says, "Yao Xing was fond of cultivating a false reputation but had no practical use, Zihong was sick, and everyone turned away from relatives.""
"In Reply to Dou Xiucai, written by Han Yu, there is another saying: 'So he devoted himself to literature with great enthusiasm, but could not learn the art. All the hard work and only what he could learn were empty words and not suitable for practical use.'"
"The so-called practicality originally meant that people have practical value, but with the development of Confucianism, practical application is based on the principles of practical articles."
Song Mu paused, then glanced at everyone and continued.
"However, the word "practical" means nothing more than this. When Song was answering the article, he felt that there was still a profound meaning in it. It was not until that year in the palace examination that the question about the meaning of the scriptures was finally understood by Song."
"In terms of practicality, it is mostly about knowing and doing, but less about knowing by doing."
"There are thousands of truths in the world today that are dizzying to watch. However, there are still unexplained truths in the subtleties. These thousands of truths cannot be fully understood by reciting them."
"Therefore, what Song Mu advocated, practical and practical, is to explore the truth of literature and Tao."
As Song Mu said this, the people in the school frowned slightly at this moment. Some people felt that Song Mu's explanation was reasonable and well-founded, and the content was quite profound. As a statement from the school, it was indeed magnificent.
However, some people feel that what Song Mu said this time is different from that of the Practical School, and even what he says today is somewhat different from the four sentences that the Practical School followed.
Then someone immediately spoke.
"Master Song, what you said is indeed reasonable, but as I know, what this practical school practices is your four Confucian and Taoist sentences, which are somewhat different from what Master Song said today."
As soon as these words came out, there was a surge of people below, feeling that this offended the true meaning of their school, but before they could say anything, Song Mu had already said calmly.
"There is indeed something wrong with what you said. The four sentences written below are the truths that scholars in our world seek from Confucianism. What I am talking about today is the method, and it is also the method that this school of thought has always respected."
The man's expression paused, but Song Mu looked directly at him without fear. At this moment, he looked at everyone again, and then spoke again.
"Decades after the conversation, Mr. Song has gained some insights into the word practice again, and I hope you will judge it."
These words were not meant for the people of these schools to listen. On the contrary, the students were all excited, and the students from the practical school immediately listened attentively.
Song Mu took a deep breath and said frankly.
"Practice true insights, explore the holy realm deeply, and learn the secrets for thousands of years before you can find your way back."
"So-called practice leads to knowing, and knowing and doing are unified. This is the word practice, and it should also be the true meaning of the practice school."
Song Mu said calmly at that moment. Everyone who heard this was stunned, but for a while they also raised their eyes.
Many students were already muttering to themselves about this, but their eyes became even brighter as they spoke.
Because the four sentences Song Mu said today were something they had never heard before, and yet these four sentences were so familiar that just by reading them, they felt that the meaning was already clear.
Practicing a study is to see the deeper levels of Confucianism and Taoism, to dig out the true meaning from it, and to inherit the unique knowledge for the saints.
Today's meaning explains the meaning of the word practice in more detail. These four sentences are more in line with the ideas of the practice school than the four Confucian and Taoist sentences.
The next moment, some students in the middle school were excited. This time, they shouted loudly, and the students from the practical school were very excited for a while.
People from other schools were stunned when they saw this scene. Some of them were surprised, but others looked at the words Song Mu just said and felt that they were quite meaningful at this moment.
So someone looked at Song Mu, the look in his eyes flashed, and for a moment they couldn't help but praise him. This Song Mu has a long-standing reputation, and his words are full of Confucianism and Taoism.
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However, Song Mu did not enjoy the cheers wantonly. After saying this, he waved to everyone to be quiet. This time he also raised his hands to the people of that school and said in a deep voice.
"The above is just my humble opinion. I hope you will understand."
People from that school also bowed their hands towards Song Mu, and at that moment a deep voice came from among them.
"Master Song is indeed very talented, and I have to praise him a few words. However, in today's debate among our schools, we don't know which differences to argue and which similarities to make?"
Song Mu looked over and saw that the person speaking was none other than Qian Jun, who had put things back on track under such circumstances.
Song Mu also nodded seriously and said to everyone at this moment.
"What Mr. Qian said is absolutely true. What we are going to discuss today is the similarities and differences between our schools of thought. But I wonder if you are willing to offer some suggestions for this?"
After the words fell, these people all looked thoughtful and did not even say a word at the moment.
After a while, Song Mu finally heard someone speak.
"After all, we are in Xuanyuan Academy today, but we want to hear Mr. Song's opinions first. I wonder if there are any similarities or differences among us?"
As the man spoke, his eyes were somewhat sharp at the moment. Someone immediately responded, but Song Mu frowned slightly.
When the other party threw such things back, Song Mu should have accepted it graciously, but in the current situation, Song Mu also knew that acting first was the most likely to attract criticism. When he was hesitating, there was a cough.
"I was quite touched by what you said about today's schools of thought. Today I will boldly talk about the similarities and differences between the schools of thought. I think I should be qualified for this, right?"
When everyone looked around and saw Qin Gang, they were also stunned.