These people began to swear and curse again. If there weren't many Liangzhou troops nearby to maintain order at the scene, they would have wanted to spit at Liu Zheng.
The faces of the four deans were even more gloomy.
I saw Liu Zheng sitting long, laughing, and extending his hand to indicate: "The literati from all over the world have gathered today. Since you have your principles, I have my way."
"Then, let's argue if we don't accept it!"
The whole audience became tense and shocked.
Is this Liu Zhizhou really going to challenge the scholars in the world?
How dare he!
He is a 22-year-old young man, where does he get the courage?
A white-haired literati finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up first, pointed at Liu Zheng and said: "How can it be like this? How can it be like this! The way of saints has been passed down for thousands of years, and is respected by scholars all over the world. The reincarnation of heaven and the classics of saints. How can it be so?" Is it possible for you, a child with a yellow mouth, to challenge you?"
Liu Zheng said calmly: "Sages can write books, why can't I write books?"
"If writing books makes you a saint, then everyone is a saint!"
"If a saint writes a book and seeks the name of a saint, then what is the meaning of this saint's name? My nature is self-sufficient in the way of the saint, and it is a mistake to seek reason for things from him! Master said, I want to be benevolent, but I will be so benevolent. That’s it.”
"Then, everyone is a saint. What do you think, sir?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the audience changed drastically.
Can everyone become a saint?
This is so rebellious! Since ancient times, people's concept has been that of a saint, he can help others by giving generously, and he can eventually become a person as he becomes a man!
This is the Confucian saint!
Liu Zheng's statement that everyone can become a saint directly subverts their reverence and belief in saints.
However......
Liu Zheng finally added a sentence: Master said, that is to say, Master once said that as long as you want to be benevolent, benevolence will come. This sentence itself is very idealistic, and it is more in line with the artistic conception of Liu Zheng's sentence. I think I am A saint is a saint himself.
What's wrong?
Use the Master's words to attack you, the Master's disciples, and immediately render them speechless.
In fact, Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind was originally transmitted by Confucius, but it was more advanced than Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and more in line with this era.
"presumptuous!"
"You dare to compete with Master?"
"You, you, you, this is an insult to the ancestral temple!"
"That's unreasonable!"
A group of people were furious.
Liu Zheng chuckled: "Reason? If the sky doesn't have my spirit, who will look up to it? If the earth doesn't have my spirit, who will bow down to it? If the ghosts and gods don't have my spirit, who will judge their good or bad luck? The ghosts and gods of heaven and earth will If all things are separated from my spiritual brightness, there will be no ghosts, gods, and all living things in the world. If my spiritual brightness is separated from the ghosts, gods, and all living things in the world, there will be no such thing as my spiritual brightness.”
"The study of saints is the study of the heart!"
"The purpose of sacred learning is also to return everyone to their true spiritual nature!"
"With this pure heart, if you do things to your father, you will be filial, and if you do things to your king, you will be loyal!"
"And if you want to serve your father, why don't you go to your father to seek the principles of filial piety? When you serve the king, why don't you go to the king to seek the principles of loyalty? When making friends and governing the people, why don't you go to your friends and seek the principles of trust and benevolence from the people? All of them are based on This heart is the reason!"
"Knowledge is the essence of the heart, and the heart will naturally know: when you see your father, you will naturally know filial piety; when you see your brother, you will naturally know your younger brother; when you see a child falling into a well, you will naturally know compassion; this is conscience, and it does not seek anything from outside."
"If conscience develops and there are no obstacles from selfish intentions, it is the so-called 'compassionate heart, but benevolence cannot be used'!"
"If the way of the saints is based on seeking scriptures, then don't give up on this way!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience couldn't help but stand up.