Of course we think duty is a well-intentioned arrangement, but do heaven and earth really admit it? Does it really have such arrangements for the human world? What if Duke Qin’s calculation is just the speculation of an old man who seems to have a clear understanding of the world? Heaven and earth are unkind.

If he treats all things as stupid dogs, who knows how much trouble his arrangements will cause."

When Zuo Wenxuan said this, he paused and handed over his hand again: "Of course, I have great respect for Duke Qin's painstaking efforts, and everything in the world is originally the result of many people who have a clear understanding of the world. But at least in

In the study of studying things, Mr. Li, they have collided with each other a long time ago, just like where did the hierarchy of scholars, farmers, industry and merchants come from? Of course it was out of good intentions at the beginning, but now, Mr. Li has seen the development of papermaking and has just recognized it.

It's correct, but if it weren't for Mr. Ning's promotion, how far would it have developed?"

He said: "Since ancient times, it has been said that ingenious and obscene skills encourage people to be lazy, and that gentlemen are poor and money is not a good thing. Because of the so-called 'natural principles', we have set the direction of everything in the world from the beginning. Mr. Li,

People should not be lazy or greedy for money. It is so correct to say that Confucianism regards it as the law of heaven. However, in the study of geology, heaven and earth are not benevolent and all things have animism. Southwest only believes that there are laws in everything in the world, and laws are neither good nor bad, and there is no bias.

Without reliance, we can only use the calmest attitude to recognize the rules, and only then can we get good results in the end."

"Mr. Li. In the southwest, they built telescopes to look at the moon... Although it doesn't look very clear, you can still notice that the moon is a huge stone ball. They also observed the earth and found that we are also standing in a huge circle.

On a ball, you know?" Zuo Wenxuan stamped his feet, "We live on a huge ball."

Li Pin smiled: "I have heard of it in the early years."

"In this world, there is a boundless universe." Zuo Wenxuan also smiled, "The universe is empty on all sides, and there are balls of all sizes everywhere, some are stone balls, and some are still burning with flames.

, we are just a coincidence on one of the stone balls. We imagine that the heaven and earth have a will, and heaven and man are sensing it, but in fact, there is nothing..."

"But if everyone in the world knows about this," Li Channel, "then how will they survive?"

"...You are sincere." This time, Zuo Wenxuan waited for a long time before slowly saying these four words. Then he was silent for a while, as if he was thinking about it, "But I think, when the time comes, they will always

You have your own way. Mr. Li, the real problem is, whether Confucianism wants to accommodate the investigation of things, or whether the investigation of things needs to be compatible with Confucianism, the so-called New Confucianism always has to explain the conflict between seeking truth from facts and the induction of heaven and man. What should we do?"

When the two of them talked about this, Li Pin looked at each other's slightly tired eyes and thought for a while, then said: "Wenxuan doesn't just come here to debate on a whim today?"

Zuo Wenxuan smiled implicitly.

"I came from the southwest before, and I often heard people talk about Mr. Li's New Confucianism. I was a little confused at first, but now I can probably understand Mr.'s intention. I don't mean to argue with these words today, but... seek truth from facts and be honest with God.

People feel that this is something at the root. No matter what the final result is, this kind of thing at the root of knowledge will still have to be fought. You should understand this."

Li Pin nodded. He also thought about it for a moment, patted Zuo Wenxuan on the shoulder, and the two of them walked forward along the corridor: "Wenxuan is talking about political matters, about governing people. From here.

Looks up, it is indeed true. The Tao of Confucius and Mencius is a study for human beings, and it does not have the ability to depose hundreds of schools later. It was Dong Sheng later who talked about the induction of heaven and man, and established heaven, earth and kings as the basis of all legal principles. Only then did Confucianism flourish.

"

He said: "For this reason, the world also regards Confucianism as a science of governing people and governing the world. Just as Wenxuan said, in this world, people can only become smart by listening to the experiences summarized by the previous generation.

If you are preoccupied with your own thoughts all day long before you are 20 years old, you will not be able to read well. If you do not have your own thoughts after the age of 20 and do not think about why, your studies will be in vain. This is the right way in the world."

"The experience that everyone has followed for two thousand years is described as the words of the sage and the principles of heaven, which can solve many problems. But of course, Li Heng used the method of studying things to tell us that these principles of heaven have emerged in some places that we cannot see.

Mistakes erased some very complicated possibilities that could have been of great use and that we, even the saints, could not see for a while. This is what Li Heng wrote in a southwest publication... He also soon

Become a saint."

"But Wenxuan." Li Pin said this and smiled: "When you went to Southwest China, you were already quite old and had already passed the elementary education. If you were asked to look at Confucian learning, you would immediately think of it.

Yes, what kind of knowledge is it?"

Zuo Wenxuan frowned slightly: "Probably?"

"Yeah." Li Pin nodded, "Tell me roughly and give you a simple idea."

"Confucianism is profound, but if we just want to summarize it..." Zuo Wenxuan thought for a while, "Probably... the knowledge of repair, Qi, Zhi, and Ping?"

"Cultivate one's moral character, harmonize one's family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. This is still a saying that was only summarized in "The Great Learning". 'In ancient times, those who wanted to show virtue to the world first governed their country; those who wanted to govern their country, first regulated their families.

Li Pin said with a smile, "But if you want to say this, Li Heng will probably criticize you again, saying that this is metaphysics. You see, people who cultivate themselves well can really

Can the family be harmonious? Those who can harmonize the family can govern the country? In other words, those who govern the country must be able to harmonize the family. If the country is governed well, the world can be truly peaceful? These words seem to make sense. A person can cultivate himself, harmonize his family and govern the country.

Peace in the world is of course a good pursuit, but it sounds reasonable, but in fact it has little connection. This is what Li Heng has criticized for a long time: metaphysics."

He waved his hand: "He is right. Much of Confucianism is metaphysics. It just sounds like great principles, but in fact it cannot stand the so-called test."

When Li Pin said this, Zuo Wenxuan stared, becoming more and more confused. He did not expect that Li Pin would criticize Confucianism first. However, it was also at this moment that he saw Li Pin's face become serious.

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"But Wenxuan, I also have my own ideas about what Confucianism is. As Qian Xiwen and Qian Gong once said, he has been studying Confucianism all his life and feels that what Confucian students should do most is to defend Taoism. I have been studying for nearly fifty years.

I feel that Confucianism is the study of gentlemen - it is a study of being a person, more than a study of governing people."

His words were extremely calm, and he was just talking about quite simple things: "Confucius and Mencius said benevolence, benevolent people love others, this is the knowledge of being a human being. Wenxuan, the study of governing people changes with time and circumstances, but the way of being a human being is

Learning, standing up and persevering can't change it. The study of studying things is about seeking truth from facts and about one, five and ten. Then if he conquers the world, in the future world, there will be no need for benevolent people to love others? Adults will not need to care about children? Teachers will not teach? The strong will not need to help the weak?

Will you and I never encounter difficult obstacles in our lives?"

"What is Confucianism? Talking about Confucius and Mencius, Dong Zhongshu, and Qin Gong. In fact, it was summed up by some old men in the past two thousand years. They all used fairly good experiences. Wenxuan, these experiences,

They are all left behind after generations of fighting. Li Heng has now discovered some problems in the middle. He has sorted out his own ideas and made achievements like Southwest. It is amazing. He wants to fight with Confucianism. This is

The only way to pass new knowledge, but if we say that we have promoted all Confucianism today, the world will start to live according to the experience that he has thought up for decades. If he does not live well, the world will suffer. He is an old man

, can you really beat a two-thousand-year-old man?"

As they talked, the two left the teaching building and walked out along the tree-shaded road. Li Pin said interestingly, and Zuo Wenxuan also smiled: "Mr. Ning is not too old."

"Sooner or later, it will have to be the old man's." Li Pin smiled and sighed, "Of course, the biggest concern in intellectual disputes is the risk of overcorrection, and there is always the risk of overcorrection. Li Heng said he wanted to destroy Confucianism, listen.

It sounds like angry words, but in fact there is no way. It is a new knowledge, and it points directly to the foundation of the relationship between heaven and man. Of course, we have to defeat it. If you win, you can slowly reflect on it. If you lose, there is nothing. This dispute of knowledge

, in fact, it is no different from fighting in the underworld."

"In the southwest, Li Heng has demonstrated the core of the study of things and demonstrated the ultimate breadth of this knowledge. Wenxuan, I broke with him back then and had some disapproval of his views and practices. However, he made great achievements in the southwest

After achieving such results, if I still blindfolded my eyes and pretended not to see, then I would have wasted so many years of reading and gained a brain in vain. After that, I came back at a dead end, and I had to think about what Confucianism is all about.

What, what exactly is Gewu? Wenxuan, tell me, what exactly are these two things?"

Speaking of this moment, Zuo Wenxuan had already understood and adjusted his glasses: "Is it... the experience of a group of old men... and the experience of an old man today?"

"Yes." Li Pin smiled and patted the other party's shoulder, "Confucianism is a group of old men leaving us with usable experience. Some are good and some are bad. Today another old man came out and said that what you said is wrong.

I'm right, let's have a fight. Let's make it clear, today this old man is very bad and good at fighting. The most important thing is that his knowledge is really useful. Your Majesty wants to investigate things, so why don't I?

I'm not a fool."

"As for the Confucian methods of governing a country and people, they change year by year and are not constant. When I was guarding Taiyuan with Mr. Qin more than ten years ago, the world was in dire straits. I have no idea about the limitations of Confucian methods of governing people.

Why is there no introspection? And now, although people in the world occasionally have misunderstandings, the so-called New Confucianism is not born to fight against the study of things. It is the old gentleman Dai Mengwei and Wenxuan who really want to fight against the study of things. In some respects,

Mr. Dai is the real Confucian scholar. He is very firm in Confucian knowledge and believes that in two to three hundred years, only Confucianism's method of weakening the people can guarantee peace to the greatest extent. As for the study of things,

Or many methods to strengthen the people may be effective initially, but they will leave huge hidden dangers, causing a country to be unable to survive for two to three hundred years."

"Two to three hundred years of peace, mixed with decades of chaos, in Mr. Dai's opinion, this is the limit that the rules of the world can find, so when the chaos comes, he wants to give in and get over it as soon as possible.

Transfer to treatment. This is what is called, the saint is unkind and treats the people as stupid dogs." When Li Pin said this, he raised his head and smiled: "Haha!"

Zuo Wenxuan thought for a while: "Do you think so, sir?"

"I don't know." Li Pin shook his head, "I'm not that old, I'm not that depressed, I still want to believe in Tian Xingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement. Although that old guy Ning Yi may refer to Tian Xingjian as metaphysics,

But I still want to believe that a gentleman strives for self-improvement. Just like I also want to believe that a gentleman is benevolent, and a benevolent person loves others. According to Ning Yi, these ideas belong to animism, and he does not need to fight them, but he may indeed knock them down.

Overthrow everything Confucianism."

He sighed: "So New Confucianism is actually a depressing thing. We are making two preparations. On the one hand, if there are really problems with Li Heng, we hope that in the future Confucianism will not reject all his ideas.

As a heretic, we must keep all the experience of investigating things; on the other hand, if Li Heng... really usurps the world one day, we also hope that he will not go too far and wipe out the benevolent and loving people. This kind of thing will not happen in this world.

In history, it often happens, but the experience of hundreds of old men over the past two thousand years can be wiped out part of it. This should be what Mr. Zuo expected when he sent you to Xiaocang River..."

When Zuo Wenxuan heard this, he was quiet for a moment, cupped his hands and whispered: "Then... the induction of heaven and man..."

As Li Pin walked away, he also lowered his voice: "Your Majesty is already thinking about establishing a constitutional monarchy. Heaven and man feel that if there is a quarrel in the future, let's quarrel. It's just that knowledge is knowledge. Wenxuan, the situation in Fuzhou has reached this level.

This matter cannot be discussed for the time being. All you need to do is chat with me. If those officials and old scholars hear it, you and I...will be guilty of beheading."

Li Pin said, smiling and slicing his hand on his neck, Zuo Wenxuan also handed over his hand: "Of course I know it. If I hadn't understood some of Mr.'s practices, I wouldn't dare to talk about it today."

"I also roughly know what Wenxuan meant when he spoke today." Li Channel said, "If you have time tomorrow, come and sit with me more often."

The power system of the Fujian imperial court had its own unique circle due to its past historical evolution. Due to the influence of Qin Siyuan and Ning Yi, Jun Wu and Zhou Pei were naturally close to some counselors from the Qin clan in the past, such as Cheng Zhouhai and others.

Known people are equal. As for Li Pin, because of his friendship with Ning Yi and Qin Shaohe, he has always been at the core of this system. But even so, people in the core circle are not necessarily born

can be very close.

Zuo Wenxuan returned from the southwest. As the leader of the team, he was occasionally subject to certain suspicions. The core of this suspicion was nothing more than the question of whether he was loyal to the court or to Ning Yi. Zuo Wenxuan himself had a restrained temperament and was usually big-hearted.

Some matters made Vice Captain Zuo Wenhuai come forward, which seemed a bit marginalized in itself, but this time, it was the first academic discussion with Li Pin after observing it for a long time.

It seems a bit deviant, even a bit reckless, but in fact, it can be regarded as a sign of recognition of Li Pin and the "New Confucianism" he advocated.

The two of them were discussing and were approaching the main entrance of the school. When Li Pin asked Zuo Wenxuan the main reason for coming to the school, Zuo Wenxuan shook his head: "I was just looking for Wen Huai to ask some questions."

The main entrance of the Military Academy faces a long street facing the river in the city. It is almost noon, the bright sunshine shines through the shade of the trees, and the street is full of traffic. A servant has already led Li Pin's carriage this way. Luo Shouwei

Holding Fuchen in his arms, he took two steps forward and looked to one side. On a gray carriage parked on the roadside, the curtain suddenly swayed.

A flash of cold light came!
To be continued...