Chapter 289: Inspecting the Imperial College and studying for the rise of the Ming Dynasty!(1/2)
"Let's go, Jiang Yu, go to the Imperial College with me."
Zhu Yunzhen stood up. He wanted to go to the Imperial College to see the current situation of the Imperial College after Fang Xiaoru gained power.
At the same time, I also want to see how many young Confucian scholars firmly believe in Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and how many are Confucian scholars who are aware of the shortcomings of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.
In fact, speaking of it, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was not entirely bad.
Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism also has its merits and has made indelible contributions to China. However, if any idea is out of date, it should be swept into the old pile of history.
In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu's reign, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was still considered advanced thought in the world.
But in another hundred or two hundred years, this set of ideas will gradually fall behind, even to the extent that it hinders China's development.
But thinking is the hardest thing to change.
Once an idea was established at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it left a stamp of thought on the people, courtiers and even the emperor.
There is absolutely no way to change it.
In the end, he will become a saint, become a benevolent person, and become the inner sage of a villain.
That kind of extreme psychology is a poison that inhibits social development!
Therefore, "Heavenly Principle" is the existence of the lowest and the lower.
"And if students understand the principles of heaven, they will know better what to do in the future in order to follow the principles of heaven."
Go straight to Ni Qizhen.
It forces everyone to obey the "natural principles" and the set of morals prescribed by us, which suppresses human nature and restricts thoughts.
How is that possible? How could Taisun come to our remote place?
So that is the most terrifying point of Fang Xiao’s Neo-Confucianism. What we advocate for the ‘unity of nature and man’ and ‘preserving the principles of nature and destroying human desires’, is there any specific standard for measuring it!
Grandson?
Although in the future, Fang Xiao Neo-Confucianism was not the official orthodox doctrine.
One of the students stood up.
"But in the future, Xiao Ming's imperial examinations will be limited to Confucianism."
Directly leaving Dr. Qijing on the side stunned in place, as if struck by lightning!
That will only cause unimaginable consequences!
There is no need to do anything practical for the country and the people.
That is to say, the fundamental law of all things in the world and human society is not the "Law of Heaven", but everything in the world has "Principle", and that "Principle" all comes from the "Law of Heaven".
Ni Qixun said something shocking!
It almost completely abandoned the fundamental knowledge of Confucianism and the words of saints.
"Let's go, take Gu Gu to where Suan Xue is."
At the forefront of evolution, Xiaojia has become just a show-off.
It is also extremely important to study the words of saints and read "Book of Changes", "Book of Changes" and other works.
Everything you could see was a depressing atmosphere, and every Confucian scholar was looking at the words of the Confucian saint before they were misinterpreted by Fang Xiaoxue.
There are not many words that are said in the heart. Can a gentleman be a gentleman just by thinking?!
And these teachers who were preaching knowledge all talked about Fang Xiao's Neo-Confucianism.
Cheng Zhuxun looked at Ni Qi again. Zhu Yun understood and immediately walked behind Cheng Zhuxun.
He looked at Dr. Qijing in disbelief.
How can a person who pursues ‘natural principles’ hate those who pursue ‘truth’?
On the contrary, those of us are the "crooked" ones.
"Going on the wrong foot."
It belongs to theology and slightly deviates from the original Confucian path.
…
Inside the door, a group of students and math doctors were stunned.
"It is only then that a bad person becomes a gentleman."
From then on, whatever was done was the law of heaven and the way of heaven.
Instead, he turned around and said: "Do you remember that in the Imperial College, in addition to those Confucian studies, there are also disciplines, calligraphy, and arithmetic?"
He said: "Your Majesty Taisun has arrived, do you still want to greet him respectfully?"
Said: "That's wrong! In Gu's opinion, arithmetic is not like Confucianism!"
And what a small number of students studied was the Seven Books and Seven Classics, Confucianism.
"Why didn't you see it after being alone for a long time?"
But no matter how difficult it is, Cheng Zhuxun will still do it!
"Isn't it the path of the saint that I want to pursue?"
Those of us who are doctors of the Seven Classics even teach the Seven Classics, and instill in our students the idea of the Supreme Principle of Heaven all day long.
"Really Taisun?!"
But I still held back in the end, now the time has not come.
As for the thoughts of Pre-Qin Confucianism, they are even more different.
Xiao Ming, now is the time when we need practical talents!
But those people's disguises are not very confusing.
The pursuit of inner sage is a psychological pursuit.
If a little Confucian who is full of selfish desires is falsely touted as the unity of heaven and man, from then on, everything he says and does is the law of heaven and the way of heaven.
Such a theory is misleading the country and the people, so what is it?!
At that time, Cheng Zhuxun also hurriedly left the room, stood down from the podium, and looked down at the young students above.
"Even, below Confucian scholars!"
I want to know whether Master Taisun is deceiving us.
That theory has no practical spirit at all!
But everything had changed since before Jiang Uiru came.
Doctor Qijing naturally stopped him, so he led Cheng Zhuxun to the door of the arithmetic school.
What is the environment in the inner world? In fact, it is fundamentally important. What is important is the changes in our own hearts.
He asked: "Your Majesty, could it be that we are not studying Confucianism, but arithmetic?"
"Ahem." Dr. Qijing walked back through the door and coughed heavily.
Habit is an extremely terrible thing!
Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism began in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The inner sage advocated by Fang Xiao's Neo-Confucianism is a state of 'harmony between nature and man', where human desires merge with heavenly principles.
Talents in arithmetic are even more needed!
"It's far from here..."
Dr. Qi Jing pointed in the direction and replied: "In the palace, arithmetic was originally taught in that location."
Zhu Yunzhen cannot place his hopes on future generations.
He could only say: "I haven't learned anything else outside of my normal life. It's just the teachings of the saints and needs to be reviewed over and over again."
Presumably a small number of students sneer at arithmetic.
Then he said: "I inspected the Imperial College today and saw very few students, but they are the most ordinary ones in my opinion."
But Cheng Zhuxun's face was full of seriousness, and he hesitated: "Confucianism is the most prominent science nowadays, and the most important thing is to select scholars through the imperial examination."
"I've met Your Majesty Taisun!"
There were mathematics students above, their eyes flashed with tears in their eyes, and they couldn't help but look at Cheng Zhuxun.
When everyone is accustomed to Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and begins to recognize all the principles expounded by Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, unless a saint with extraordinary intelligence appears, there will be no way to change!
"Then..." Dr. Qijing said something right for a moment.
There are more than 4,000 Imperial College students studying here! It can be said that it is extremely prosperous!
But we have to start with him and make changes! Even if this is an almost impossible thing!
“Read for Xiao Ming’s rise!”
Cheng Zhuxun raised his eyebrows.
To be continued...