Just like the consensus among Confucian scholars.

Debate does not talk about right or wrong, only the level of knowledge.

The level of knowledge is not used to persuade the other party, but to gain the convincing of the world.

The purpose of convincing the world is not to expand the personal interests of the old Zhu family emperor, or to assert imperial power.

Rather, it was to introduce the Taoism of Song and Ming dynasties into the practical theory of philosophy in a matter-of-fact way - of course it was a matter of course, otherwise Zhu Yijun would not have been able to use a discourse system within the scope of Taoism to describe the way forward for Taoism.

Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether you win against the masters of psychology or Neo-Confucianism.

What matters is only the level of knowledge Zhu Yijun displayed in front of the audience and the degree of fermentation afterwards.

Because of this, Wang Shizhen, as the world's number one marketer, accurately grasped the emperor's needs.

Taking "Classics" as the core of today's Literary Society, it is an invitation-only system; the four major categories of poetry, poetry, prose, and theory are focused on quantity, and all comers are welcome.

At the same time, he specially ordered people to copy the splendid speeches and poems of each department and spread them everywhere.

On the one hand, it allows people to discuss and increase the popularity of singing. On the other hand, it attracts interested scholars to come and pay homage to the performance and increase the popularity.

So much so that the outside of the Confucian Institute of Classics was now surrounded by scholars who were joining in the fun.

If it weren't for the menacing look of the Jin Yiwei guarding everywhere, these eager-looking scholars would have already stuck their heads through the window.

"Well...the words of the Holy Master are actually more obscure than those of Mr. Xue. I can't seem to understand them. Is there any knowledgeable gentleman who can explain them?"

"I'm afraid all the old masters who can fully understand these words are inside. Asking questions here is not asking blindly."

"I can't say that. I can understand it, but if I want to explain it thoroughly, I'm afraid it's beyond my ability."

"Don't hide your clumsiness, don't hide your clumsiness, tell me quickly."

Debating scriptures is different from writing books. To ensure the standard of debate, the viewpoints are always highly condensed.

I definitely won’t explain the category of heavenly principles here and sort out the practical connotations there.

This actually creates a threshold.

If the emperor had not specially made a summary, the scholars who had come from poetry reciting and writing would not even be able to understand the origin and context of Taoism.

The onlookers in this atmosphere were anxious but couldn't figure out the key points, so they naturally had to discuss things with each other.

I previously said that I could understand that person, but I couldn't hold back the enthusiasm of the crowd, so I had no choice but to express something: "The first thing is to understand this word."

"If Zhu Xi's study of things to gain knowledge is passive and dependent on the outside world, then the word Your Majesty mentioned is active, which is what His Majesty said, and reflects the spontaneity of people."

"At the same time, unlike the prince's conscience, understanding does not distinguish between internal and external pursuits. You can rely on understanding to become an inner sage, or you can rely on understanding to become an external king."

"As for how the innateness of knowledge is reflected, Your Majesty has said before that the reason why people are transcendent from all things is that they can distinguish themselves from the world. This natural 'distinction' is the embodiment of 'knowledge'. Therefore, knowledge is

First-class innateness, without knowledge, is not even enough to be called a human being."

Speaking of which.

Immediately, a scholar asked: "How does the statement of layman Chang Wei compare with the previous masters?"

When comparing one's position with one's own, you cannot call yourself "Your Majesty".

Of course, this is because Jin Yiwei is guarding not far away, otherwise there are not a few people who would call Wanli Xiao'er privately.

The person who spoke before hesitated for a moment, glanced at Jin Yiwei, and lowered his voice: "The word "knowledge" is developed on the basis of the orthodox mind-study theory and Li Gong's theory. Its direction is completely opposite to Longxi Gong's theory.

Also like Mr. Xue, Mr. Li learned from the strengths of others."

"It is neither pure from within nor the ultimate from external. It takes the path of integrating both inside and outside."

"Probably...of course, it's just a personal opinion, just a family opinion."

"Probably, their teachings are more sophisticated than those of Yuan Gong and Xue Gong, and between those of Wang Gong and Li Gong."

Unfortunately, Die Jia is of no use.

He just finished speaking.

Someone immediately refuted it: "No, brother. I think that Chang Wei Gong's teachings are far superior to those of Yuan Gong and Li Gong; compared with Xue Gong and Bo Zhong; and far inferior to Wang Gong."

The person who spoke first shut up immediately: "If you say yes, then it is."

The man who opened his mouth to retort saw that he was not convinced, so he quickly pursued the victory: "Your Majesty seems to have deliberately used a lot of vocabulary in order to take care of scholars who are not familiar with Taoism. But in my opinion, it is just a patchwork of Neo-Confucian psychology and Xue Xue's theory."

What the public office does is pretty much the same.”

"That sentence, the content of human consciousness established by thinking, first does not appear in the form of thought, but appears in the form of emotion, intuition, and representation."

"Isn't it just the translation of the prince's saying that there is no good or evil in the body of the heart, and there is good and evil in the mind?"

When there are many people listening, it is natural that arguments will inevitably arise.

He said that the emperor only wanted to take care of the practical use, but in fact, he was saying that the emperor just replaced the two doctrines with a new layer of skin and slightly patched them up.

At this time, someone interrupted again: "Everyone has their own understanding of which is better and which is worse. I don't insist on it, but you said this sentence is a metaphor, obviously you don't understand it at all."

"This sentence is a further statement on consciousness, aiming to elicit the 'kung fu' that originates from consciousness."

When chatting in a group, Brother Understanding is often the most popular.

Someone immediately asked: "Kung Fu?"

The person who spoke just now nodded: "Or function, tool, these are the original words of the layman Chang Wei."

"The form of cognition should also have the most commonly used 'tools' for cognition."

"This is the layman's argument for turning the innate ability to understand the cause and effect of things into an acquired one."

Without waiting for anyone to ask, he pondered for a moment and then organized his words again: "One of the skills lies in the cause and effect of all things, including moral cause and effect."

"Gentlemen, do you know that the new school outside Donghua Gate is teaching a course called logic?"

Obviously, the scholars did not care about this.

Most of them shook their heads in unison.

The man was helpless and didn't know where to start.

He thought for a while: "For example, I went to bed late yesterday to prepare for the literary conference, so I am not in a good mood today."

"The correctness of this sentence is self-evident and is applicable to all countries."

Everyone nodded, this is not nonsense.

The man shook his head: "But in the logic coursework, I need to discuss the cause and effect of sleeping late and poor mental health, and provide evidence."

Immediately, someone rolled their eyes: "Xiang Bu Ning only needs this kind of evidence when he is full. Who hasn't been in a bad mood after going to bed late?"

The man nodded immediately: "That's exactly what it means! Common and repeatable phenomena seem to be used as staged evidence for them."

These words make it seem that Laoshizi's logic is not so outrageous.

However, some people still shook their heads: "Is it tiring to put the Fa Si's tactics into your speech?"

The man immediately corrected him: "I am definitely tired when I am tired, but this is not the law's rules, but a more harsh doctrine."

"For example, if I use the sage's cloud to learn and practice it from time to time, I can't say that I use it to teach students."

"So in order to ensure the correctness of this sentence, we need to prove a premise, that is, all the words of the saint are correct."

"Otherwise, it will just be the 'viewpoint' of the sage, not the 'correct principle'"

As soon as the words came out.

Everyone's eyes immediately became clear.

Most people kept their mouths shut.

Only a few people who loved to watch the excitement hid in the crowd and asked: "Then the cause and effect of everything your Majesty said is this?"

Everyone couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Cause and effect, cause and effect, are naturally not difficult to recognize, especially for people like them.

Outsiders think they cannot see cause and effect, but in fact they do not see the inherent correctness in Confucianism.

For example, why can the words of saints be quoted without restraint?

Because one of the built-in correctnesses of Confucianism is that saints are always correct.

This kind of correctness is not correct in rational logic, but it is generally recognized and repeatable. In practice, it can also be used as a staged premise.

At this time, the spectators seemed to have tasted it.

Is the emperor...challenging these built-in correctnesses? Or even trying to re-examine them?

The person who spoke first hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "Understanding the cause and effect of all things is derived from knowledge. As a form, skill, and tool of knowledge, Chang Weigong's original words are true."

"However, whether the specific form and kung fu are similar to logic needs to be discussed in detail after Chang Wei Gong writes a book and explains it carefully."

Everyone outside the venue could not help but fall silent.

Naturally, everyone understood this situation tacitly.

After all, although the people present are not qualified to enter and sit down, their basic deduction skills are still good.

Just listening to the two examples given by the person just now, I immediately realized how consistent the so-called logic is with the cause and effect of all things.
To be continued...