Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 272 0267 [Standing Road]

In fact, Li Daochong has long been numb. Last year, he listed Ju Ming's ten crimes, and even threatened and lured Jinzhou officials to jointly impeach him.

I thought it would definitely have an effect, but after sending it to Tokyo, Cai You got stuck and refused to post it.

Cai You also wrote back to arrange tasks, telling Li Daochong not to be impatient and continue to collect evidence against Ju Ming.When the time is right, Zhu Ming will definitely be defeated!
The problem is, Li Daochong never thought of knocking down Zhu Ming, just please don't be an official in the same place as Zhu Ming, and please don't let anyone hinder him from making money.

"If you have something to give, you can say something..."

Li Daochong looked at the things copied by his confidant, pondered for a moment, and wrote with a pen: "Zhu Ming tampered with the scriptures and criticized the emperor. This is also a slander for Hua Shi Gang."

The confidant only copied some key content, Li Daochong read it carefully, and nodded subconsciously.

He was also a Jinshi, and even his confidantes had been awarded Juren.Whether what Zhu Ming said made sense, they knew it in their hearts. While admiring his knowledge, it did not prevent them from opposing Zhu Ming.

Li Daochong suddenly asked his confidant: "Is there "Book of Rites Invention" for sale in Jinzhou?"

The confidant shook his head: "No, it would be hard to even see Tokyo."

Of course, it is hard to buy. Ju Ming found it at an old bookstall on Wenwan Street when he was visiting Xiangguo Temple in Tokyo.

The book was printed in small runs and has not been reprinted for decades.

In fact, there is no need to read it deliberately. "The Invention of the Book of Rites" is indeed full of insights, but there are also many contents that are purely far-fetched by Wang Anshi-in order to reform, deliberately distort the scriptures.

Wang Anshi made no secret of this, and directly stated in the "Emperor Renzong's Words and Events Book": I follow the Zhou rituals, not to restore the Zhou rituals.Today's world is different from the past.What I mean by "following the first king" is "following its will" and then "cooperating with its governance", rather than directly "legislating its governance".

Li Daochong wrote hundreds of words eloquently, then called a personal attendant and said: "Send it to Tokyo, and hand it over to Liu Xianggong (Cai You)."

After finishing the small report, Li Daochong went to drink and listen to music.

Now he is lying flat, raising a theater troupe at home, listening to music and drinking to pass the time every day.

What else can you do if you don't lie flat?
Political struggles have always ebbed and flowed. Ju Ming kept pressing him step by step, but Li Daochong had no countermeasures.Everyone could see that he was a paper tiger, and even his subordinates in the Judgment Office secretly expressed their kindness to Ju Ming.

The power has almost been seized, Li Daochong can only dawdle, hoping that Cai You will launch an attack soon.

……

"Will my brother benefit from listening to the prefect's lecture today?" Wei Yingshi asked.

Wei Yingwu said: "It's a great harvest! It's just that... the "Great Learning" taught by the prefect seems to be written differently from the current version."

Wei Yingshi nodded: "Prefect Zhu changed the order."

In fact, it was not Zhu Ming who changed it, but Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi brothers.

Moreover, the content of the changes in the second program is different.

Cheng Hao explained the three cardinal principles, and immediately gave the interpretation of the three cardinal principles, and then elaborated on the eight orders, and immediately gave the eight-order explanation.

Cheng Yi directly listed the three cardinal principles and eight orders, and then divided the eight orders into two parts. Gewu Zhizhi is a whole, and the remaining six orders are another whole.

Scholars in the Song Dynasty expounded the Confucian scriptures at will, directly modifying the content of the scriptures according to their own understanding.

The "Great Learning" handed down by later generations adopts the version modified by Cheng Yi.

And Zhu Ming also used Cheng Yi's version, because it is smoother to read and understand.

The brothers of the Wei family studied new studies, and they had never been in contact with Luo studies. In addition, a large number of books in Luo studies were burned, and the ban on studying in the north was stricter. On the contrary, Er Cheng's thoughts spread more widely in Jiangnan.

They also thought that it was Ju Ming who changed the order of writing in "The Great Learning".

Wei Yingshi said: "After the modification, the text is smoother and the reasoning is smooth, as it should be."

Wei Yingwu said: "The way of the university, the three cardinal guides and eight eyes, are the yardstick for scholars. This can be written even in the imperial examination."

The more the two brothers discussed, the more excited they became, and they felt that there were many things they didn't understand, so they went together to ask Zhu Ming for advice.

The two met Zeng Xiaoduan in the state government office, and several other scholars.

Zeng Xiaoduan has become a diehard fan ever since Zhu Ming overturned his case and defended him, and he was very obedient to any order from the prefect.

Everyone met and bowed to each other.

They were quickly brought in together, and saluted Zhu Ming as disciples in unison.

Zeng Xiaoduan said: "We have benefited a lot from the prefect's lecture today, but there are still many things I don't understand when I ask about the Dao."

Zhu Ming took out a manuscript: "Take it and transcribe it into a book."

Zeng Xiaoduan held it up with both hands and looked at it carefully, but saw the six characters of "University Chapters and Sentences".

Zhu Ming directly copied Zhu Xi's "University Chapters and Sentences", but made minor changes.

Zhu Xi said that people in the world are born to understand the principles of all things, but they are polluted by turbid qi and deceived.He who is not deceived is a saint.Ordinary people are bound to be deceived, so they have to keep learning, re-understand the truth, and finally approach the saint.

Zhu Ming didn't want to do this. When explaining "The Great Learning", he said that people are born into the world like a blank sheet of paper.Affected by the growth environment, some learn well and some learn badly.By studying and comprehending the truth, and practicing it is a gentleman, and he can stop at the ultimate good.

The explanation of gewuzhizhi has not changed, because Zhu Xi's explanation is very clear: the extreme of physics is everywhere, and my mind knows nothing.

But Zhu Xi didn't talk about how to learn from things.That is to say, this set of philosophical thoughts only has epistemology and no methodology, which caused Wang Yangming to fall into a coma.

Zhu Ming supplemented the methodology, that is, "Tao Yong", and took the opportunity to promote "Tao Yong Strategies".

This is his purpose!
In addition, "Cheng Ziyue" in Zhu Xi's book was completely deleted by Zhu Ming.It wasn't that he wanted to usurp Cheng Yi's academic achievements, but that Luo Xue was banned by the court, and he couldn't say that Cheng Yi said these things, otherwise he would be banned by the court every minute.

The ten biographies of "The Great Learning", plus in-depth extensions and expositions, were nothing less than academic bombs in the late Northern Song Dynasty.

In particular, summarizing the three cardinal principles and eight items, and giving a detailed understanding, can directly find the direction of life for scholars, which is similar to Hengqu's four sentences.

The three cardinal principles are clear and virtuous, close to the people, and stop at the ultimate good.

The eight-eyed person, investigating things, extending knowledge, sincerity, rectifying one's heart, self-cultivation, regulating the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world.

There are not many words in the full text, so you can read it quickly.

After Zeng Xiaoduan finished reading the whole article, he went back to Sangang Bamu again, his body was trembling slightly, and he instantly had the feeling that "you can die when you hear the Tao in the morning".

The scholars surrounded Zeng Xiaoduan and put their heads together to read.

That kind of ideological impact is indescribable.

Especially those who died from "Xiao Dai Li Ji", they were even more shocked.

Let's put it this way, Zhu Xi's "University Chapters and Sentences" is not only the guiding ideology of the program of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, but also an advertisement for Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, which can easily attract people into the group.

Zhang Zai said: Establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a life for the living and the people, inherit the unique learning for the past saints, and create peace for all generations.

These four sentences make people excited, but they are just slogans, they only give the goal of struggle, and they do not guide readers on how to implement it.

The three cardinal guides and eight items are the implementation guidelines, and the process is gradual.

What Ju Ming needs to do is to carry private goods, throw "Tao Yong Theory" into Gewu Zhizhi, and turn mathematics, physics, agronomy and other miscellaneous knowledge into knowledge that scholars should and must master.

Even if you don't study miscellaneous science in depth, you should know the method and know how to connect theory with practice.

Wei Yingshi said with emotion: "Han Chuang has studied hard for more than ten years, and he is ignorant of the sage's words. Today he knows what Tao is!"

……

Fujian Road, South Jianzhou, Sha County.

At the foot of Fenggang Mountain, Chen Yuan has been giving lectures for more than a year.

At the beginning, it didn't name it, but gradually it was called Fenggang Academy.

Zhu Ming's "University Chapters and Sentences" was entrusted to a courier post in the beginning of spring, and it was not delivered to Sha County until midsummer.

Fortunately, Chen Yuan is very famous, because there is no free postage in the countryside, this thing can only be sent to the county government.The Yasi of Sha County specially dispatched government servants to deliver the package to Fenggang Academy.

More than 20 young scholars are listening to Chen Yuan's lecture.

The yamen servant rushed in recklessly: "Mr. Chen, I have something to send!"

The scholars were interrupted from teaching, and their expressions were not very good, complaining that the government servants shouldn't have broken in at this time.

Chen Yuan took a look at it and was overjoyed. He went back to the house to get the money and handed it to the yamen servant: "Your Excellency, please run."

The yamen servant got the reward, and felt very happy. He nodded and bowed and said, "It's all right. I'm very happy to give something to Chen Guanren."

After sending the yamen servants away, Chen Yuan began to read the manuscript.

His feelings are different. He has studied Luo Xue seriously and knows that Zhu Ming quotes a lot of Cheng Yi's thoughts.

However, there are many works of Ercheng, and it is difficult for ordinary disciples to comprehend them, let alone summarize them, and elaborate and develop them in detail.

"Three cardinal guides and eight eyes, investigation of things to gain knowledge, Tao and use complement each other..."

Chen Yuan tidied up his clothes, stood up straight and pointed to the northwest, and said to his students: "In the land of Jinzhou, someone has set up a way!"

Zhang Zhiyuan, a scholar from Sha County, asked, "Excuse me, sir, who established the way? What kind of way?"

"Zhenghe's fifth year of exploration, Zhu Ming, Zhu Chenggong," Chen Yuan said, "Although this person claims to be my disciple, I am also a teacher and friend with him. He established the Dao of Confucianism with the words of Er Cheng, supplemented by the theory of Taoism. Once this way is revealed, it can be passed on to all generations, and it will become a famous learning in the world!"

The students were inexplicably shocked, this was too much to say.

Chen Yuan handed out the manuscript: "Let's circulate it."

There were more than 20 students, but the scholars couldn't pass it on, so some people recited it from the manuscript.

I read it aloud once, but I didn't fully understand it, so I read it a second time.

After several times, the students finally understood that Chen Yuan was not talking big.

In the Tang and Song dynasties, some people admired "The Great Learning", but it was not systematic. Zhu Ming plagiarized Zhu Xi's academic work, allowing "The Great Learning" to have classics, biography, and commentaries, and it can be written as a separate book from then on.

This commentary was born out of nowhere, and it is bound to spread rapidly. As long as the imperial court does not forcibly interfere, it will definitely spread more and more widely.

It is so provocative and a summary of the understanding of the words of the saints!

From now on, scholars should be virtuous, be close to the people, and be good.

From now on, scholars should study things to gain knowledge, should be sincere and righteous, cultivate themselves, regulate their families, govern the country and the world.

It sets a set of standards for scholars and plans life goals for scholars, and everyone can become a gentleman as long as they follow them.

The person who wrote this commentary will be regarded as a sage by Confucian scholars of later generations.

(End of this chapter)