The two of them heard it was mysterious and mysterious, as if they were falling in the clouds and mist, and they could not understand the method. Li Mu secretly glanced at the expressions of the two of them and thought to himself, I don’t believe you can still ask me with your face? If you ask this, wouldn’t you seem very ignorant?

Changsun Wuji and Wang Gui looked at each other. How could they not have imagined what Li Mu thought of, but if they didn't ask clearly, it would be a hundred trips today. The two of them had a gaze, and they wanted the other party to ask, bear this ignorance. After a long confrontation, Wang Gui was defeated and asked, "Mr. Marquis, I am old and dull, and I really haven't understood the truth. Please explain it in detail."

Why can't I fool you?

Li Mu secretly said that he was wrong, but his face was calm. He tried hard to recall the contents of Wang Shouren's biography, and sighed, "I really didn't expect that Wang Shizhong, who is well-educated and well-read in poetry and books, could not even understand such simple principles!"

Wang Gui blushed and said in a muffled voice: "I really can't figure it out, so please let the marquis tell you clearly."

"Well, then I'll just say it simply. You can't say too much. If you listen to it, you will become my disciples. It's hard to calculate the seniority." Li Mu stimulated Wang Gui for a moment, but he could stop at it. Without excessive exaggeration, he continued: "The so-called unity of knowledge and action, we must first do it. There is action in knowledge and action. Knowledge and action are the same thing, and cannot be divided into "two sections". We cannot "know but not do it". We hope that students can understand the truth and consciously do what they have learned. This is an unrealistic thing, because people have the inferiority of laziness. If no one guides them from the side and regulates their words and deeds, it will be difficult for them to demand themselves."

"This means the influence of knowledge on action, and conversely, action also has an impact on knowledge. If a person does good things every day, even if he does not understand what he does, his morality will not be bad. Without people's teachings, he also knows what is right and what is wrong. This is an example of behavior in turn affecting thoughts. The two are indirect and cannot be separated. Knowledge must be manifested as action, and non-action cannot be considered true knowledge. Knowledge is all inaction, and conscious action is knowledge. This is the relationship between knowledge and action."

As a master of the three theories of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in the Ming Dynasty, and took its essence, it became a master of Yangming's mind study. Later generations ranked it with Confucius, Mencius, Cheng and Zhu, which shows Wang Yangming's status. Considering the suppression of Han cultural thought in the Qing Dynasty, Wang Yangming's mind study can be regarded as one of the peaks of Confucianism. This idea was proposed in the Tang Dynasty, which was definitely advanced.

Changsun Wuji and Wang Gui were both people who had received good Confucian education. Although they were not as good as great Confucianism in their academic studies, they were not comparable to ordinary people. Li Mu's words pointed out an important point in Wang Yangming's theory of unity of knowledge and action, that is, the dialectical relationship between knowledge and action. After hearing this, the two of them thought about the Confucianism they had learned, and they all thought and realized something.

The two looked at Li Mu at the same time, feeling silent.

Before Li Mu said this, they all doubted whether Li Mu was teaching sincerely or taking the opportunity to take revenge. After hearing Li Mu's words, the two understood that this time they judged the gentleman with the heart of a villain. Such profound truths were definitely not compiled on a whim. However, Li Mu did not preach as stiffly as Kong Yingda, but instead thought about how to let the students understand through their actions. How could this be a mistake?

The two stood up at the same time and gave Li Mu a bow. Li Mu quickly avoided it and said no matter how he was, his age and identity really couldn't afford the rituals of Changsun Wuji and Wang Gui.

Li Mu pretended to be surprised and quickly helped the two of them up and said, "What are you doing? How can I afford it!"

Changsun Wuji sighed, "I judge a gentleman's ambition by the heart of a villain. This ceremony is appropriate." Wang Gui also quickly continued, "Who could have thought that under the appearance of the marquis laughing, there was such a high level of thought. It is indeed a talented genius, and I am beyond my reach."

"It's all just a false reputation." Li Mu waved his hand repeatedly and said, "I have never cared about it. People misunderstand me a lot, it doesn't matter." Li Mu glanced at the expressions of the two of them, and suddenly changed his mind and said, "Oh, two, I suddenly remembered something, I want you to do my best. Look at this..."

Wang Gui was about to agree, but Changsun Wuji suddenly gave him a wink, and Wang Gui quickly closed his mouth.

Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "It's too late today. If you have anything, let's talk about it later. Don't worry about it for a while."

"Actually, it's just a few words to explain, uncle, that's what it is..."

"Thank you for your care for the dog. I will host a banquet to entertain you another day, and I will talk about it later." Changsun Wuji interrupted Li Mu and gave Wang Gui a wink, saying, "It's getting late, so we both say goodbye. You are tired of working hard for the whole day, so take a break early."

"National uncle, actually"

Li Mu watched Changsun Wuji and Wang Gui leave in a hurry, cursing in his heart. It was said that Changsun Wuji is as cunning as a fox, and he has learned it today. This guy must have seen that his tone just now was wrong, and guessed that he had a conflict with Li Shimin. In his position, how could he have a quarrel over Li Mu and Li Shimin, so he simply did not give Li Mu the chance to tell him and ran away.

After coming out of the door, the two of them got on their own carriage. The carriages were heading side by side. Wang Gui lifted the curtain and said to Changsun Wuji: "Auxiliary machine, you just winked me, what does it mean? Li Mu didn't ask for help, and wasn't it good to sell him a favor?"

"Are you so confused?" Changsun Wuji said angrily: "Li Mu's current power is just a little less than you and me. Look at how he looked just now, it is obvious that he was angry. Who can make him angry? There is no other person except Your Majesty. Are you willing to make trouble for Your Majesty for him? You should thank me. If you let him say it out, you agree no, and you don't agree no. You can't understand this principle?"

"So that's it." Wang Gui suddenly realized and suddenly became worried again, saying, "But you and I escape like this, and he vented his anger on the prince and his brother-in-law, what should he do?"

"Don't worry." Changsun Wuji sighed: "Although we are not doing it properly, Li Mu's words and deeds do not seem to be a person who will take revenge casually. Since I have confirmed that he is sincerely teaching, I am relieved. I am too lazy to ask about other things."

Wang Gui nodded and said, "What I said is that as long as it is a sincere teaching, I will feel at ease."

The curtain was lowered and the two of them returned home.

It was a coincidence that Changsun Wuji had just gotten out of the car and happened to see Changsun rushing home. Just like when he left in the morning, he was still running back. The habit has been formed, and if he was asked to ride the car now, he would feel uncomfortable.

Seeing Changsun Wuji, Changsun Chong looked like a child who was caught doing bad things, and lowered his head and did not dare to look at him.

"Come with me." Changsun Wuji said, and rushed to the study with Changsun. The father and son faced each other across the table. After a long time, Changsun Wuji spoke: "What are you doing today?"

"I went to the valley and did mortise and tenon. The construction period of the college was tight..." Changsun Chong's voice became smaller and smaller, fearing that Changsun Wuji would be furious in the next moment.

But he didn't expect that Changsun Wuji didn't have it. Not only did he not, but he looked relieved.

"I went to see Li Mu today. The idea of ​​unity of knowledge and action has opened my eyes. Since you have chosen this path, as a father, I feel very happy. It's great, good."

"Huh?" Changsun Chong was a little confused and asked in a daze: "Father, have you gone to see your mentor?"

"Yes." Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "He also told me about your learning carpentry," At that moment, Changsun Wuji repeated Li Mu's words. After saying that, Changsun Wuji said with relief: "You can understand such profound truths within ten days, which is extraordinary. I am proud of your father and you!"

"Uh" Changsun opened his mouth, closed his mouth again, and finally sighed and drooped his head. Seeing his appearance, Changsun Wuji felt strange and frowned and asked, "What, could it be that Li Mu lied to me? Isn't this happening?"

"This," Changsun Chong sighed again, bent his knees, knelt in front of Changsun Wuji, and said, "Father, the child is ashamed. The father said the truth just now, but in fact the child did not understand it. If he had failed the father and his mentor's expectations, the child was a serious sin."

"What?" Changsun Wuji never expected this to be the case. He frowned and asked, "But Li Mu said to me..."

"Everything of the teacher's words is true, but..." Changsun Chong did not dare to look up even more and whisper: "The real situation is that the child asked his teacher three times, but the teacher did not answer, but just let the child think about it himself. The child was dull and just thought that the teacher didn't like to pay attention to it. He didn't dare to ask any more. After another five days, he was worried that the teacher would be angry, so he told his teacher that he realized that in fact... the child was just taking the majesty of his teacher and helpless act. Alas, the child was really stupid and did not see the truth that his teacher wanted to teach. The child was extremely ashamed and lost his father's face, which made me, Changsun, and I, ashamed..."

As he said that, he started to cry sadly.

Changsun Wuji was stunned. He never expected this to happen. When he was talking to Li Mu, he heard Li Mu say that Changsun was dull and he was not very convinced. Now it seems that his precious son is even more dull than Li Mu describes it!

this……

Fortunately, Li Mu was not next to him, otherwise he would really want to find a crack in the ground to get into it. Looking at Changsun Chong who was crying, Changsun Wuji couldn't bear it, so he bent down and helped his son up, saying, "Child, don't be discouraged. I'll tell you in detail what I just heard Li Mu say about "integration of knowledge and action". Take the notes and slowly think about it. You can always understand something. Don't let him know the real situation, otherwise he will look down on you."

"The boy knows." Changsun Chong wiped away his tears, took the paper and pen to prepare the record, and suddenly he raised his head: "The boy is too stupid."

Changsun Wuji shook his head: "It's not your fault, it's just that Li Mu is too evil. In this way, you should learn more. Do you understand?"

"Yeah! My boy understand!"
Chapter completed!