Zeng Yong's voice was not loud, but it attracted the attention of everyone present.
Because they heard Song Zhishu’s name.
For a while.
Everyone turned their eyes over, with surprise in their eyes.
Many people knew that Song Zhishu went to Yunzhou City to attend the Longyuan Conference, but they had never heard of it. The other party would come on stage and come up with new doctrines, which naturally made everyone at the venue very concerned.
The reputation of Song Zhishu has not only spread throughout the world, but few people are unaware of it, whether it was his departure from the Taihao Sword Sect or the Battle of Yucheng.
This allowed him to get the attention of almost everyone from the Taoist and Confucian families, paying attention to his various matters.
Besides, there is also the identity of Daozi of the Sanxiu Alliance.
What's more important is that when Song Zhishu was in the Taihao Sword Sect, he recited the Tao of the University, which aroused the sound of heaven and earth, and the literary spirit descended from heaven.
This point can already make it clear to everyone that the other party's talent in Confucianism and Taoism is extraordinary.
But not many people can predict how powerful it will be.
At most, they suspect that the other party has obtained the transformation of a saint.
Now, according to the Southern Confucian leader Zeng Yong, Song Zhishu will also end up attending the Longyuan Conference.
Therefore, many great scholars turned their heads, even Li Cexuan and Zong Li, with curiosity in their eyes.
Facing these earnest eyes, Song Zhishu couldn't help but look helpless. He knew that he had indeed received a lot of attention. Then he stood up, faced Zeng Yong and slightly cupped his hands: "Yes, sir."
Originally, I had planned to participate in the Longyuan Conference to contribute to the Southern Confucianism.
Now that we have reached the last moment, we must not delay it any longer.
And Song Zhishu finally understood why Mr. Zeng had to appear now. It was just to attract more attention. Naturally, he would not say much about this. After the ceremony, he stepped out of the high platform step by step.
Go down.
As he moved, all eyes followed.
Many people were surprised.
But there were two people who were speechless for a while.
These two people are the sect leader Cen Xingyuan and the king sect leader Zheng Gongwen.
Previously, after receiving many sources, they thought that Song Zhishu would not end up coming up with new theories, but now it seems that it is beyond expectations.
The two of them were not sure how high Song Zhishu's talent was, but just by relying on that article on the Way of the University, he could make everyone look at him, and let him leave his name in Confucianism and pass it down to future generations.
Now that they are on the stage, there must be a new theory, although they do not believe that Song Zhishu can come up with any amazing theories.
But just to be on the safe side, the two of them looked at each other and stood up immediately.
"etc."
The person who spoke was Cen Xingyuan. He looked in the direction of Zeng Yong, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Brother Zeng, anyone who comes to the Longyuan Conference and comes up with new doctrines, I remember that according to estimates, everyone needs to register in advance. I don't know.
Has Xiaoyou Song met this requirement?"
The Longyuan Conference is about whether the various university sects can prosper in the future.
He naturally hopes that his school can come out on top without any accidents.
This is a battle of schools.
In this way, you will not hesitate to say what you should do.
Even great Confucians need to consider the future of their own school.
Zheng Gongwen also meant the same thing. Although he knew whether Li Cexuan's theory could win the first place, first of all, it would be a good thing to reduce one opponent. Now there is a loophole, which must be caught.
In fact, both of them admired Song Zhishu, but when it came to the dispute between schools, there was nothing to consider.
These words made everyone in the venue once again turn their attention to the Southern Confucianists.
The Longyuan Conference is a grand gathering of Confucianism, and every step must be carried out strictly.
Because in the end, the will of the saint needs to be summoned.
If there is anything inappropriate, it is a blasphemy against the saint, which is something that every Confucian scholar cannot allow.
At this moment, after Zeng Yong heard this, a smile appeared on his face. Because he had known that these people would speak, he was well prepared and continued: "Of course, this conference is hosted by our Southern Confucian school.
Yes, Song Xiaoyou’s name will naturally be on it.”
Below, after hearing this, the great scholar Gu Yun took out a roster from his sleeve, and then added the name of Song Zhishu.
The Southern Confucians are the hosts of the Longyuan Conference. Of course they have this power.
Seeing this situation, Cen Xingyuan and Zheng Gongwen looked at each other.
I knew there was nothing I could do to stop it from happening.
So I didn't say anything and sat down quietly.
At the same time, Song Zhishu had also walked to the center of the venue. He first slightly bowed his hands to the seven great scholars, and then spoke again: "Brother Cexuan, brother Zong."
"I have heard of Mr. Song for a long time, but today is the first time we have met officially. It is exactly as the rumors say." Li Cexuan immediately bowed with a smile on his face, obviously very curious about Zhishu Song, and at the same time added
He made a sentence: "I have been confused for a long time in the realm of knowing and doing. I benefited from Mr. Song's university teachings and entered the realm of a gentleman. It should be reasonable to call me Mr. Yiyi."
Originally, he and Song Zhishu were of the same generation, and he was valued by the royal faction, so they both had different statuses in the Zhou Dynasty.
The two can be regarded as equals, but Li Cexuan took the initiative to call him sir.
Even though the reasons are explained, such an attitude can definitely be called a true scholar.
"I have also heard about Brother Song's reputation. The way of the university has caused the world's literary spirit to decline, and his talents are amazing." Zong Li also spoke. He looked very ordinary, but his appreciation for Song Zhishu in his eyes could be seen by anyone.
come out.
"You two have promoted me, but it's just a false reputation."
Song Zhishu smiled.
"Okay, Song Zhishu, you can start."
At this time, one of the seven great scholars in charge of judging spoke up and indicated that if Song Zhishu had any knowledge, he could bring it out.
"Yes, sir."
In response to this, Song Zhishu bowed slightly and said nothing. After thinking for a moment, he spoke again: "The student's theory is called Zhongyong."
Moderate?
When everyone heard this, they were all a little confused.
Because based on this name alone, they couldn't guess what the other party's doctrine was about.
But everyone can understand the word "Mediocre". Mediocrity, mediocrity, etc. are not good words.
For a while, they felt that the theory proposed by the other party was not very promising.
Also, as a Confucian scholar, if you can write an article on the Way of the University, it will be famous throughout the ages. How can you come up with an equivalent article again?
But no one spoke, they all sat quietly, ready to listen carefully. As for the Southern Confucianists, the same was true. Although they knew that Song Zhishu had prepared a new theory, they did not know the details.
What is the difference between the Doctrine of the Mean and the University?
And some of their ideas are the same as others. This theory is probably much weaker than that of the university.
In the center of the venue, Zhishu Song spoke directly without any unnecessary nonsense: "The so-called moderation means to be upright and impartial, to improve one's self-cultivation with natural and pure humanity, to be consistent with the way of being upright and balanced at all times, and then to treat everything.
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When the voice fell, the strong men of the sect and others were still speechless and could not quite understand.
But the eyes of the leaders of the various university factions all changed slightly.
As a great scholar.
They seemed to predict something.
"Destiny is called nature, nature is called Tao, and cultivating the Tao is called teaching."
"The Tao cannot be separated even for a moment. It can be separated, but it is not the Tao. Therefore, a gentleman is wary of what he cannot see, and is afraid of what he does not hear. Do not see what is hidden, and do not reveal what is insignificant. Therefore, a gentleman is careful what he alone is.
."
Song Zhishu's voice was very soft, but he spoke every word carefully.
And at this moment, as his voice continued to fall, the entire venue was emitting layers of light.
Wisps of Confucian righteousness continued to emanate and surge, and finally gathered in the center of the venue.
Especially the great scholars at the venue, finally they could no longer sit still and all stood up.
Not to mention anything else, just that first sentence was enough to shock them.
After all, they are all great Confucians and can fully understand its meaning.
"This piece of "The Doctrine of the Mean" is extraordinary!"
Cen Xingyuan, the leader of the sect, spoke slowly, his eyes changing from the previous calmness to shock.
Zheng Gongwen and the leaders of other schools all opened their eyes wide.
Because this is a true Confucian principle about life, and it is explained very clearly, but Song Zhishu summarized it to form a new doctrine.
Even Zeng Yong couldn't help but look in disbelief, because he suddenly felt that Song Zhishu might become a blockbuster again this time.
Perhaps, it will be even more shocking than the last time.
"When joy, anger, sorrow, and joy have not yet arisen, it is called Zhong; when they develop, they are all in the middle, it is called Harmony. Zhong is the foundation of the world; harmony is the Dao of the world. To achieve neutrality, what is the status of heaven?
All things are nourished."
At this time, Song Zhishu continued to speak, his eyes had become very dull.
Because in the process of reciting "The Doctrine of the Mean", I am also meditating on it.
Since leaving the Taihao Sword Sect, Song Zhishu has experienced a lot, but he has not completely calmed down to absorb and reflect. Now that he is reciting "The Doctrine of the Mean", his whole body has completely sunk. Although he has not understood it deeply again, he can still understand it deeply.
Verify everything you have done before.
And at this moment, the entire Longyuan Conference venue began to shake.
Strands of Confucian righteousness emerged from the void, turned into clouds, and then turned into white lotuses blooming in mid-air.
This vision also shocked the strong men of the sect.
"Something's wrong."
At this moment, the seven great scholars in the center of the venue were suddenly separated from this vision, and their faces were shocked.
Because they saw that as Song Zhishu continued to recite, all the Confucian righteousness began to gather, and at the same time, figures formed directly above them. Each of these figures was very tall, but very vain, but without exception, in the
After these figures appeared, a special aura emerged in the entire Longyuan Conference venue.
Not only that, the Confucian righteousness in the entire Yunzhou City also continued to converge towards the venue.
Until the end.
Those figures were finally revealed. There were seven of them in total. Each figure had an extraordinary temperament. They were nine feet tall and stood tall against the sky and the earth. They seemed to be able to support the permission of heaven and earth, as if they were the incarnation of Tao.
"These are the eight saints of my Confucian school?"