Wang Yuan looked at the improved version of the "Three State Theory" produced by his disciples while he was away from Beijing. He couldn't laugh or cry at the same time, and wanted to give the founder Wang Yan a beating.
Wang Yan said anxiously: "Sir, what's wrong?"
In fact, Wang Yuan also discovered the loopholes in his own theory. There must be a more complete philosophical system, otherwise it will be difficult to attract scholars with mathematics and physics. He carefully tasted the Three-State Theory compiled by his disciples and said: "You have forgotten
Let’s add the Tao of Yin and Yang into it!”
Wang Yan frowned and said: "Sir, the classic that I am studying is the "Book of Changes". It is not easy to add the theory of yin and yang to physics."
Wang Yuan suddenly laughed and said: "You can't understand me now when I tell you about molecular repulsion, positrons and negative electrons. Let's start with the simplest mechanics. Does everything move?"
Wang Yan nodded and said: "If the sun is used as a reference object, then everyone or things on the earth are in a state of motion."
"That's right," Wang Yuan said, "Movement is yang, and stillness is yin. Movement is relative, and stillness is also relative. That is, there is movement in silence, there is stillness in movement, there is yang in yin, and there is yin in yang.
.The change of an object from stationary to moving is the transformation from yin to yang. Let’s talk about the three states of matter you like. There are also changes in yin and yang.”
Wang Yan quickly asked: "What are the changes in yin and yang? Please teach me sir."
Wang Yuan said nonsense: "Ascension is active as yang, and falling is suppressed as yin. Take water as an example. Liquid water balances yin and yang and moisturizes all things. When it loses energy and the temperature drops, it becomes ice with yin attributes. It gains energy.
, when the temperature rises, it becomes steam with Yang attributes."
Wang Yan was immediately shocked and said in admiration: "Sir, you are really knowledgeable about heaven and man. It turns out that there is also the way of yin and yang in the three states."
This guy's mind is very active, generating countless associations in an instant, and he even wants to involve the Five Elements Theory.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Just think about it slowly and don't talk about the three-state theory."
Wang Yan stood still and suddenly shouted: "Sir, this disciple has enlightened!"
"What did you realize?" Wang Yuan felt confused.
Wang Yan was ecstatic and said: "We study physics and use physics, which coincides with Zhu Xi's way of regulating qi!"
Wang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly.
In Confucianism in North Korea, there is a dispute between the Neo-Confucian school and the Qi school. This is not a product of North Korea only, but the dispute between Li and Qi has been around since the birth of Neo-Confucianism.
The first and second chapters of "Zhu Xi's Yu Lei" first talk about "regulating qi".
Zhu Xi said that Tai Chi is just the principle of all things, existing in heaven and earth, and also in all things. The principle is born before the heaven and the earth. When movement produces yang, it is the principle; when stillness produces yin, it is also the principle. Yang is the body, and yin is the function.
, the cycle of yin and yang, in no particular order. With the principle, qi is produced and develops all things. The qi develops into shape, so there are differences in properties. The principle is metaphysical, and the qi is down. Both qi and principle must be present at the same time, so that people and things can be healthy and useful.
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There is no need to look for the three-state theory at all. Zhu Xi’s discussion of Qi theory is the core of the philosophy of the physical school!
The study of physics is to seek principles; the application of physics is to seek Qi.
Qi is the hairdresser, so to seek principles in qi is to prove physics through experiments. Principles are manifested by qi, so to find luck in principles is to use physical knowledge to explain all things, invent and create, and benefit the country and the people.
All research without application is rational and unreasonable; only application without research is rational but unreasonable.
Only by combining industry, academia and research can we achieve the unity of Qi and Principle, which is Wang Yangming’s unity of knowledge and action.
The yin and yang, the five elements, and the three states of matter are nothing but extensions and supplements of the Tao of Qi.
Wang Yan was ecstatic, dancing and dancing, admiring Wang Yuan beyond measure. He thought to himself: Mr. Wang is indeed the founder of the school of physics. He has a high lofty position and points directly to the big road, which is very different from the small paths of us disciples.
Taking out "Zhu Xi's Yu Lei" and reading it in detail again, Wang Yan found that every sentence Zhu Xi said could be incorporated into the theories of the school of physics.
He couldn't hold back the joy in his heart and ran to Gewu Hall and Zhizhi Hall to tell everyone about this new theory. Then he ran to the School of Physics in the south of the city and told it again. All the disciples were very energetic.
Liu Mei, a student from North Korea, couldn't help but pull out "Zhu Xi Yu Lei". After repeated comparisons, he burst out laughing: "The dispute over North Korea's Qi and Principles can end the unification. In my opinion, it should not be called the School of Physics.
If it should be changed to Qi School or Liqi School, I will definitely change my name when I return to North Korea."
The eight new disciples who followed Wang Yuan back from Linqing were already impressed by Wang Yuan's achievements, and now they are even more convinced by this theory.
A few days later, Wang Yan asked Wang Yuan to give lectures at the School of Physics. Wang Yuan took this fresh theory and ran to the academy to lie about it.
At the same time, Wang Yuan privately spent five hundred taels of silver to expand the scale of the Chengnan Institute of Physics, build laboratories and order equipment, and also added many new student dormitories.
From now on, ordinary disciples who have just entered the city will study at the Chengnan Institute of Physics, and will be taught mathematics and physics knowledge by their senior brothers. When their knowledge reaches a certain level, they will go to Wang Yuan's home in the west of the city to further their studies, and will be taught by Wang Yuan himself. This is equivalent to
The difference between undergraduate and graduate students!
On this day, Wang Yuan finished his lectures. Wang Yan, Zhao Jin, Zheng Zibi, Liu Mei and other disciples asked: "Sir, please leave your calligraphy and write a couplet for the School of Physics."
Wang Yuan thought carefully and wrote -
The sound of wind, rain and reading reached my ears;
Family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs should be concerned about everything.
"Good connection!"
Liu Mei, a disciple of North Korea, flattered him and said: "The sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, can be heard in my ears. It is the pursuit of reason in the air. Everything has its reason, which is revealed by sound and form. We should explore its reason. Family affairs, state affairs, world affairs, affairs
Caring about things is a matter of luck. After learning physics, you should manage your family, govern your country, and bring peace to the world, so as to benefit the country, the people, and yourself! This couplet, sir, embodies the purpose and essence of the School of Physics, and should be the motto of all disciples of the School of Physics!"
Jiang Xin, who transferred his major from Wang Yangming, also praised: "Sir, this couplet shows your ambition. We should abide by it throughout our lives, and all scholars in the world should abide by it throughout our lives!"
Wang Yuan was delighted by the flood of flattery, and he immediately laughed and said: "This couplet is hanging on the gate of the academy. I will write another couplet and hang it in the school. I hope you can study diligently."
"Sir, here is the brush." Disciple Huang Xu held up the brush.
Wang Yuan then took up his pen and wrote another couplet——
If there is a will, things will come true. If the cauldron sinks the boat, the hundred and two Qin passes will eventually belong to Chu;
If you work hard, God will not let you down. If you lie down on the firewood and taste the courage, three thousand Yue Jia can swallow Wu.
"What a wonderful union!" All the disciples cheered.
Within a few days, the two couplets were hung in the academy, and their popularity gradually increased.
Even for the couplet at the gate, Wang Yan took it upon himself to make a horizontal comment: the unity of Qi and reason.
The sound of wind and rain is Qi, and family and state affairs are principles. This is the internal understanding of the School of Physics. The School of Physics has also gradually drifted away from Yangming's Psychology, but occasionally they have united with the outside world to jointly resist the current main flow of Zhu Neo-Confucianism, "Qi, Reason, and Harmony"
"One" means "the unity of knowledge and action." Disciples on both sides have no objections.
The School of Physics is located in the south of the city, and most of the scholars who went to Beijing to take the college entrance examination lived in the inner city area.
Juren from all over the country who participated in the examination this year have already settled in the south of the city, and many of them come to visit the School of Physics every day. Maybe they are just passing by, but when they see the couplet at the door, they can't help but walk in to explore, and soon they are again
See the second couplet inside.
Some people who failed the imperial examination simply stayed in the capital and went directly to the School of Physics to study. They were attracted purely by the two couplets.
Of course, mathematics has discouraged countless people, and most of them only studied for two or three days before their brains exploded and they ran away.