Datang: I am so happy to marry a disfigured princess!

Chapter 172 The scholar’s ​​ultimate mission

There was silence in the room, and everyone in the hall didn't even dare to breathe.

For no one else, the person speaking in front of me is the Prince Consort of Lin, the first person since the founding of the Tang Dynasty to receive a hereditary award. His achievements are known to everyone, and he is still a popular figure in front of His Majesty. !

For such people, even if they don't know the crime they just committed, they are not guilty, but after all, their status is here. Even if they have family background, they can't help but be frightened.

Lin Heng smiled and spoke slowly: "Once upon a time, there was a man who liked to reason with others. One day on the road, he saw a person passing by, so he stepped forward and talked to him."

Be reasonable, scholar?Is this to hit them with allusions?
Although I didn't understand it, it seemed interesting.

"Passers-by dismissed his reasoning, saying that in today's troubled times, principles are of no use, and it would be better to cultivate more fields if you have the time. Then they kicked this reasonable person away."

The students were silent for a moment, and someone said: "After all, these are troubled times, and principles are indeed of no use."

"Did this person give up?"

Lin Heng shook his head: "No, he suddenly figured out something because of this!"

"Others don't listen to his principles because his own strength is not strong enough. In order to explain his principles to others, he practiced hard at home for ten years!"

Everyone: "..."

This... why does it sound so strange?

How could anyone practice their martial arts just to be reasonable?
"and then?"

Someone asked curiously.

Lin Heng suddenly recalled: "Since then, this eight-foot-tall man with extremely strong muscles and strength has started his own path of reasoning."

"He found that the world was still the same as before. Without absolute strength, no one would listen to what he said. So he still followed his past practices and taught passers-by, but few people paid attention to him."

"But now his force value has reached its peak. If someone doesn't listen to his reason, he will just push the person to the ground and start telling!"

"In this way, more and more people like to listen to his principles, and there are more and more younger brothers around him. After a few years, he has more and more younger brothers. When he meets people, he does not need to do it himself, only the younger brothers are needed Take action, and he only needs to be responsible and reasonable!"

"In this year, there were already 3000 younger brothers beside him, all of whom were very strong in martial arts and loved to reason. So he forged a sword named Virtue, which is commonly known as Conquering People with Virtue!"

Everyone present finally couldn't stand listening anymore, and someone said: "Lin Prince Consort, the reasonable person you are talking about can't be Sage Kong, right?"

Many people present also heard this. Isn't this the story of Saint Kong traveling around various countries with three thousand disciples?

Why did he become a strong man and lead three thousand subordinates to sweep across the kingdoms?

"Consort Lin, I'm afraid there's something wrong with making such arrogant remarks about a saint..."

Although they don't like reading, some things are still clear. For example, scholars respect Confucius like a god. Anyone who dares to insult Confucius is insulting them.

Lin Heng said with a strange look on his face: "What is a false argument? It's just a different way of interpretation. Don't you know? Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals once recorded that Confucius' strength can lift the gate of the city, and the rafters are used to lock it here. It means that the city gates during the Warring States Period weighed hundreds of kilograms."

"In Huainanzi, it is recorded that Confucius was brave enough to submit to Meng Bi, and he used his strength to conquer the city gates. Please explain it to me personally. It's up to you."

Lin Heng pointed at a person at random. The latter stood up and shrank, and said with some hesitation: "Sage Kong's ability can make the fierce general Meng Ben admire him. He can run as fast as a cunning rabbit and carry the city gate... …”

He really felt that these words were a bit too rebellious. Is it true that these things are recorded in Huainanzi?

Could it be that the person in front of me is making up nonsense?

But this is so well-founded that it’s really hard not to believe it…

Lin Heng nodded with satisfaction and then asked: "Who is Meng Ben? Does anyone know?"

One person spoke timidly: "I... once heard my father say that the fierce generals of the Zhou Dynasty were brave enough to conquer all three armies..."

"Look, even the fierce generals of the Zhou Dynasty admire him very much. Could it be that what I said is false?"

Everyone present was silent for a moment. They were really shocked by Lin Heng's train of thought. This was the truth, but it always felt wrong.

After all these years of studying, there is a portrait of Saint Kong in the Imperial Academy. It’s not that they haven’t seen it before, but their impression is that he is a gentle and elegant scholar, with a rickety body and a particularly kind figure.

The image in his mind suddenly changed, becoming a strong man eight feet tall and full of muscles, with three thousand followers behind him. That scene was really hard for ordinary people to accept.Someone's mouth twitched and said: "Uh... Consort Lin, I don't know where you heard these words. Isn't it a bit deviant?"

"I'm afraid if word spreads, people will be criticized..."

Lin Heng waved his hand: "I just interpreted it from another angle, and I didn't say that his moral integrity was not good. Besides, the Four Books and Five Classics you are studying now are all the principles he taught. It has nothing to do with who you are. ."

Everyone present was silent for another moment.

"Consort Lin's interpretation is really... refreshing!"

"I really admire..."

"May I ask Prince Consort Lin, is he really coming to Taixue to lecture for us?"

Lin Heng's expression suddenly changed and he said, "I'm already sitting here, is this even fake?"

No one dared to say anything. After all, the teachers in their impressions were all serious and dull people, and none of them even made jokes about Saint Kong like Lin Heng.

"If you don't believe what I said today, go back and check Lu's Chunqiu and Huainanzi. If you can't find it, ask some people who have read a lot to see if what I said is true."

After saying that, Lin Heng added: "By the way, I don't have any rules. As long as you keep quiet, I won't force you to study. After all, one must be willing to study."

"But if you are fooling around in class, causing the inspector to discover that I am not teaching well, and you wait for me one by one, I will never let you go!"

From today on, your daily fishing routine will begin. Anyone who dares to break the rules will be his enemy!

At that moment, everyone looked at each other with strange expressions.

What Lin Consort cares about seems a little strange.

Meaning, he doesn't plan to teach, but just hangs out here?
I have long heard that Prince Consort Lin is not interested in fame and wealth, and has even refused to accept His Majesty's appointment as an official in the court many times. The reason why he was awarded the Doctor of Imperial Studies this time was because he did not want to serve in the court, and it was a position specially arranged by His Majesty.

It can be seen that the Consort Lin in front of them, their current teacher, seems to have no interest in teaching them, and is just here to waste his time!
At that moment, some people clenched their fists. Although they were dandy children, they had never been so despised. We don’t have to learn, but as a teacher, how can you not teach?

"Lin Prince Consort, there may be something wrong with this matter. As students of Imperial College, we are here to study. Naturally, we are here to learn something, not to cooperate with Lin Prince Consort and live peacefully!"

"Yes, Prince Consort Lin, even though he is extremely talented, cannot look down on us like this!"

Lin Heng immediately looked at Li Fang strangely: "Didn't you say they don't like studying?"

Li Fang was also a little surprised, and said rather strangely: "I don't know about this... They were not like this before. I'm afraid it was the arrival of Prince Consort Lin that suddenly sparked their interest in learning, right?"

Lin Heng also sighed helplessly.

"Then I'll teach you something. Pick up a pen and paper and write down what I say."

"I'm here to tell you the ultimate mission of a scholar. Today you will write it into an article and give it to me."

Seeing Lin Heng like this, everyone was also unhappy.

Is this perfunctory to them?Still don’t want to teach?
That’s all, let’s listen and see what you’re talking about. The ultimate mission of scholars is to write an article?what is this?
I'll just write it in a few words and hand it over to you. In short, I definitely can't let you carry it like this!
Lin Heng cleared his throat and said loudly: "For the sake of heaven and earth -!"

Everyone listened and quickly wrote down on paper, what is the mission of a scholar?Haha, that's quite an exaggeration.

"Life for the people!"

They continued to write, but their expressions became a little strange.

"Keep learning for the sake of the saints!"

Countless people suddenly raised their heads at this moment, looking at Lin Heng with somewhat surprised expressions.

Lin Heng still said the last sentence.

"Create peace for all generations!"

(End of this chapter)