King of Song

Chapter 209 Chapter [-]
After taking a seat, Lin Zhao met many celebrities in Luoyang!
As the youngest among them, Lin Zhao naturally received the most attention.Although he is young, his position is not high, and his knowledge seems to be mediocre, there is no denying Lin Zhao's great reputation.

Detected the murder of the Liao envoy, went to Liao as an envoy, and helped the Liao solve a rebellion by mistake. It is said that he was the savior of Empress Xiao, the prince, and the princess.Whenever Liao envoys came to Bianjing, they would ask about Lin Zhao, which has been passed down as an anecdote.

The performance in the Ayun case in Dengzhou reversed the trend of reforms in the Song Dynasty to a certain extent, enabling the reforms in Xining to break through many obstacles and be implemented smoothly.

What he did in Hangzhou was even more earth-shattering, weeping ghosts and gods, quelling a rebellion, and scratching a comma again for the struggle between the long house and the second house since the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty.Then he mercilessly pulled Yuhang County King Zhao Zongyong and his son off the horse!

The lofty status of King Pu's family in the Song Dynasty was impacted, which had a subtle impact on the clan and even the court.

Lin Zhao's destructive power is astonishing. Everywhere he goes, some people can't feel at ease, even to the point of fear.

However, Lin Zhao made these people familiar with him, or what he cared about was because of his attitude and actions in the Green Crop Law some time ago.

First, he helped Wang Anshi start the reform inadvertently. Everyone thought that he would be a staunch supporter and follower of Wang Anshi. Once upon a time, he was even compared with Lu Huiqing.

But the facts surprised everyone. When the young crop law was actually implemented, Lin Zhao unexpectedly opposed it.Although the way he opposed was not so fierce and the movement was not big, but because of his special identity and previous actions, he was destined to cause an uproar and attract thousands of attention.

Some people speculated that Lin Zhao changed his position because of a rift in his relationship with Wang Anshi and his son.But through the past understanding and the short conversation just now, Sima Guang could clearly feel that Lin Zhao made the choice out of his heart.You know, Bachelor Sima has been secretly paying attention to Lin Zhao for a long time, and he has a unique eye for people.

Lin Zhao didn't do things for Wang Anshi just to find a way to get promoted. In fact, if you look closely, Lin Zhao didn't really do anything for Wang Anshi in the true sense.He always discusses the matter as it stands, but the related impact of the completion of the matter is misleading!

Perhaps before that, Lin Zhao was really optimistic about Wang Anshi's reform and was willing to express his support, but in the process of implementation, he gained a new understanding.

This shows that Lin Zhao is constantly growing up in this process. He is a young man with a pure heart. At least in the case of the young crop law, he is more rational and fair, and he is quite loyal to the country and the people.He has his own observations and judgments, and will make corresponding choices accordingly.

Many people present felt that Lin Zhao's stance on the reform would turn conservative in the future, and even become a member of the old party.But Sima Guang didn't think so, especially what Lin Zhao said to him, made this idea even more firm.

During the Song Dynasty, with the continuous improvement of tables and chairs, although there have been more and more meal sharing systems, in mainstream banquet occasions, the meal sharing system is still the main one.

This is the case with Shao Yong's cozy nest banquet today, with one table for each person and some tableware and dishes on the table.

Since it is a meal-sharing system, the seat arrangement is naturally particular. Lin Zhao's seat is second only to Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao.As for the other "famous officials" who came to accompany them, they naturally took the back seat.

Because most of the people present are academic masters, what they talk about is naturally inseparable from poetry, etiquette, and Confucian classics.

These are not Lin Zhao's specialties. Hearing Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao's brothers mention what reason, what kind of anger, how is the law of heaven, etc., Lin Zhao can only watch and sigh, and can hardly say a word.

Just listen to Cheng Yi's way: "Reason is prior to all things, and all things are just a law of heaven", and everything is based on reason." If there is reason, there is spirit. Ethics and morals, principles and laws are all determined by the laws of heaven. Follow the laws of heaven, otherwise it is against the laws of heaven. "

Cheng Hao added: "Human nature is inherently good, and nature is reason, and qi is different, so human nature has good and evil. Therefore, turbid qi and vicious nature are actually human desires. Human desires blind the original heart, and it will damage the law of heaven. Therefore, "everyone desires is the law of heaven."

Lin Zhao's heart skipped a beat. This should be the original source of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism's desire to preserve nature and destroy human beings!Although there is some truth to it, but there is a feeling of being tortured for thousands of years, and Lin Zhao feels a little uncomfortable.

Cheng Yidao: "These are some of my brother's latest ideas, and the way of 'Qi' is slightly different from my cousin's, please forgive me!"

After all, their brothers once studied under their cousin Zhang Zai, and now they come up with a theory different from that of their master, and they are inevitably worried that they will violate the respect of the master...

But Zhang Zai waved his hands and said with a smile: "Uncle Zheng is worrying too much. Youdao is better than blue. Seeing that you have such ideas, and now you are concentrating on studying knowledge, I am too happy. And your ideas are very good and very interesting. See you!"

Uncle Zheng is Cheng Yi's nickname. Hearing what Zhang Zai said, the two brothers felt a little relieved.Shao Yong over there also said: "It's been a long time since I saw such a penetrating insight. Bo Chun and Uncle Zheng are very thoughtful. Let's continue talking!"

Could it be that the dinners for these people are academic seminars on weekdays?Lin Zhao couldn't help feeling a little dizzy.If that's all, why invite me?Do you want me to learn Confucian classics, or do you want me to suffer?Lin Zhao could only reciprocate with a wry smile in his heart, and just listened carefully with the mentality of being at ease as soon as he came.

Over there, the two Cheng brothers got the approval of the two masters Zhang Zai and Shao Yong. They were excited and continued to talk.Just listen to Cheng Hao's way: "When the law of heaven is strong, people's desires will be destroyed, and if human desires are strong, the laws of nature will decline... For example, women, Dong Zhongshu once mentioned in "Spring and Autumn Fanlu": Yang is noble and yin is low...men are superior to women...so women are widows It is inappropriate to remarry afterwards, the husband is the guide for the wife, a woman should... starve to death is a small matter, but injustice is a major..."

All in all, the more the words are said, the more they go too far. It is all about preserving the laws of nature and destroying human desires, and about men being superior to women.

The rest of Lin Zhao doesn't care, let you talk about it, but it's about the status of women and the relationship between men and women.For a modern civilized person like Lin Zhao, it was really hard to listen to it.

So Lin Zhao's expression was a little unnatural, and this scene happened to be seen by Shao Yong, who was sitting in the seat, and couldn't help asking: "Does Dongyang have a different opinion!"

Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao also looked at Lin Zhao, and said, "I don't know what Dongyang thinks about this?"

"But it's okay, we can discuss it!"

Lin Zhao wasn't interested in participating at first, but now it's hard to get off the horse, and it seems that he feels sorry if he doesn't say a few words.Immediately said: "I can't talk about opinions, it's just that brother Bochun talked about male superiority and female inferiority...Although there is some truth to this, but..."

After all, in ancient times, especially in the patriarchal feudal society, men were the main labor force, and it is an indisputable fact that their social status was relatively high.What's more, this kind of thinking has been deeply ingrained. If you openly oppose it, the pressure will not be so great.

Lin Zhao euphemistically said: "But women are not vassals, they also have their own status and value, they also have their own lives, and the right to pursue happiness.

Fame is important, but women's happiness, their existence, and their rights cannot be ignored, right?There is a way to reconcile yin and yang. This world cannot be separated from men, nor can it be separated from women. The value and importance of their existence are equal to ours, so men and women should be equal! "

Lin Zhao's words were somewhat shocking, and everyone present was a little stunned.Equality between men and women?What are you kidding?Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, it seems to be a matter of course that men are superior to women, and no one has doubted it for many years.

Even in the Sui and Tang dynasties when Hu Feng was heavier and more open, women's status seemed to be higher, but it was still limited after all, and it was still much worse than men.

Otherwise, Wu Zetian's ascension to the throne as a woman would not have attracted such serious criticism and fierce opposition. This is a fixed thinking formed over thousands of years, and it is only right and proper.So when Lin Zhao said these words, on the one hand, he felt a little earth-shattering, and on the other hand, it seemed like a joke!
Everyone looked at Lin Zhao in amazement, their eyes were full of puzzlement and surprise, Lin Zhao's thoughts were really strange!
"Dongyang, it has been like this since ancient times!" Cheng Hao said: "Women should value chastity, understand etiquette, righteousness and shame, between husband and wife..."

"Perhaps it has been true since ancient times. Even if men are the masters of this world, they cannot treat women as vassals and ignore their feelings..." Lin Zhao knew that the principle of equality between men and women, which is so obvious to future generations, is difficult now. Acceptable.But he still wants to express it, maybe it will play a small role, and it can be regarded as doing his best for all the women in the millennium!
"This is really strange? How can a woman be compared with a man? A man has three wives and four concubines, and his status is just like this. I heard that you, Lin Dongyang, also have a concubine. Where is your equality with her?" A guest in the last seat asked abruptly. Such a sentence.

"At least I will marry her back home if I really like it, and once I enter the door, I will treat her sincerely and have affection for each other, and I will not treat her as a concubine or a woman, that's all I can do. Give her equality!"

Lin Zhaodao: "Confucianism and respect must be necessary. Naturally, it cannot be neglected and disordered. I just want to say that this level needs to be grasped. Our requirements should not be too harsh. There is a saying that overcorrection is too much, isn't it true? ?”

Some people thought for a while and seemed to be moved by Lin Zhaozhi's words, while others were unmoved and shook their heads repeatedly.There are even people who despise Lin Zhao. Confucius said that only women and villains are difficult to raise!It's perfectly normal for them to have this reaction.

Sima Guang obviously misunderstood. He felt that Lin Zhao was not trying to fight for women. The core idea expressed in the words was in the last sentence.

Go too far, go too far!There is no absolute right or wrong in the world, and nothing is absolutely useless, such as Wang Anshi's reform strategy...

Cheng Hao said: "But in this way, wouldn't it be very lax..."

Lin Zhao did not dare to be careless about the very serious issue of Gangchang in ancient history, and said: "The etiquette system, Gangchang, naturally cannot be relaxed, and this is the reason why there is no rule. It is just that there must be a degree in everything, and moderation should be used. People, both men and women, must abide by it." The imperial court's law, courtesy, righteousness, benevolence and filial piety, respect for the old and love for the young, but there is no need to preserve the principles of heaven and destroy human desires, right?"

It's not a fundamental difference after a long time, it's just a matter of degree!But in this way, it shows that Lin Zhao does not agree with Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao's statement about reason.

"Brother Dongyang, what's your opinion on reason?" Cheng Hao was slightly frustrated, after all, the theory was not recognized by others.

Lin Zhao didn't want to get entangled in these issues at first, but at this time he was riding a tiger, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Reason is certainly important, but I think that for an individual, the heart is the most important."

Shao Yong suddenly smiled in his heart, the banquet tonight is truly extraordinary.Regarding learning, there are already theories of "Qi" and "Li", but now Lin Zhao presents another "heart".It's really interesting, and it feels like a hundred schools of thought are contending and a hundred flowers are blooming.

Even Sima Guang was interested. It was expected that Zhang Zai and the Ercheng brothers had wonderful insights, but Lin Zhao was completely unexpected.They were very curious, what exactly is Lin Zhao's "heart"?
Lin Zhao was forced to participate in such a esoteric topic out of sheer rush.The matter has come to this point, and it is impossible to escape.While biting the bullet and speaking, Lin Zhao found that this seemed to be an opportunity.

Although Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism had some adverse effects on later generations to a certain extent, they were all proposed by a generation of famous scholars in books and books, and their influence on later generations was immeasurable.It cannot be changed easily, but now Lin Zhao has a chance to change from the root.

Maybe "pretend" to become an academic expert, put forward some ideas, and then influence Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao, as well as Zhang Zai and Shao Yong.

Lin Zhao never imagined that he would write books and become a great Confucian, but he could use other people's words to spread this idea.Of course, the premise that this theory must be attractive and convincing enough to make people excited and even convincing, then only Lu Wang Xinxue can be compared with Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism in later generations.

Lin Zhao only had a half-knowledge about these things, so he could only bite the bullet and say something.I believe that even if what I said is very simple and jerky, and even has some loopholes, it will also be inspiring to these academic masters.What's more, in fact, the study of mind originally started from Cheng Hao, but it was further deepened and gradually carried forward by Lu Jiuyuan.

Lin Zhao talked eloquently: "The so-called heart is the original heart, and it is also the spirit of human beings. Just as Bo Chun and Uncle Zheng said, it is necessary to use the law of heaven to overwhelm selfish desires. But in fact, it is more the choice of the original heart. A good conscience also has evil selfish desires, what people need is the choice of conscience.

How can we maintain a good conscience?The only way to gain knowledge is to rely on practice to experience, constantly self-reflection and self-improvement in practice, so as to achieve the unity of knowledge and action.In the continuous investigation of things and knowledge, find ways to solve problems, and achieve conscience.What else should we care about?Do you care about human desires? "

After speaking, there was a sudden silence in the lobby, there was no sound, it could be said that a needle could be heard.Everyone was shocked by Lin Zhao's words. The seemingly unpretentious words seemed to express a very profound truth.

What Lin Zhao said and the views of the Er Cheng brothers seem to be the same, but we can obviously find some differences from them.In fact, whether it is qi or reason, or even the heart that Lin Zhao talked about, the difference between what he said and explained is not that big.But they just keep emphasizing the principles of nature and human desires, using a theory or rule to restrain people's hearts, and they still stay on passive rules after all.

But what about Lin Zhao?No constraints were raised, but a nice solution was found.Investigating things to gain knowledge, through practice and self-examination, to continuously improve oneself is an active improvement and improvement action, which seems to be slightly higher than that!More importantly, this is a way to proactively face and solve problems.

Whenever it is easy to ask a question, it is not easy to solve a problem!
Shao Yong, Zhang Zai, and Sima Guang were shocked, while the Ercheng brothers felt a little sad. Some ideas that were originally unsystematic suddenly became a little messy, and there was even a trace of lack of confidence.Lin Zhao's so-called "heart" and knowledge of things really brought them a lot of impact.

They would not have imagined that Lin Zhao, who was the speaker, was still in a state of confusion, and didn't even know what he just said?He just piled up what he could remember and spoke it out in a way that seemed to be clear, but in fact it was a mess.

Lin Zhao stared blankly at the crowd in front of him, without any reaction?What is this scenario?Could it be that I said something wrong that shouldn't be said?Unavoidable anxiety in my heart!If I knew it earlier, I would talk about these muddled things, so that it is so embarrassing!
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Shao Yong suddenly smiled. As the master, he was the first to break the awkward and weird situation in front of him.

"Dongyang, I didn't realize that your knowledge is profound and you are so insightful!" Shao Yong was amazed, and Lin Zhao's thoughts were shocking. It is really rare to have such insight in the year of weak crown.

Lin Zhao felt relieved, knowing that the muddled pretentiousness was considered a success, and shook his head, "No, it's just some superficial ideas of the boy's usual study and work. If there is something wrong, please correct me."

Sima Guang vaguely understood why Lin Zhao was able to perform so well at such an age.The big reason is that his seemingly simple and unpretentious, but very reasonable thinking.

As long as it is beneficial to the country and the people, just do it. This is what he told Lin Zhao, so why is it not Lin Zhao's own idea?Suddenly, Sima Guang seemed to be touched in his heart.As long as it is beneficial to the country and the people, why bother to be so clear about it?Investigate things to know, maybe selfish desires can be transformed into conscience...

For a moment, Bachelor Sima seemed to have figured out something...

　My thoughts are superficial and confusing, and I may be wrong about academic things, please forgive me!
　　
　
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