In fact, Wen Suchen could not have been Wang Shouren's opponent from the beginning.

A person who talks loudly in his study all day long can defeat a hundred opponents who talk quietly in his study, but can never defeat a person who goes up the mountain and down the sea. As Wang Shouren himself said, he really went to investigate things.

"I deeply agree with this sentence of pursuing things to know." Wang Shouren was not a rebel, but a successor: "By observing things and exploring the principles of all things, students also agree with it."

"If you want to investigate things, then what Master Zhu envisions is different from you and me. What Mrs. Zhu sees and hears are different from you and me. Therefore, Master Zhu can naturally learn his natural principles and his saints' ways through what he sees and hears, and his thinking. All of this is Master Zhu's understanding of all things. Master Zhu's understanding of the natural principles is extremely profound, and students admire him."

"So, I dare to ask, Mr. Wen has eyes, ears, and his own experiences. Master Zhu advocates investigating things to gain knowledge. So, what can Mr. Wen finds in life? What can he understand? What natural principles have he understood?"

Wen Suchen reluctantly cheered up: "I read "The Collection of Chapters of the Four Books", "Explanation of Tai Chi Pictures", "Explanation of Tongshu"..."

Wang Shouren shook his head: "These are all Mr. Zhu Xi's books, which are the principles that Mr. Zhu Xi learned through observation of things, that is, what we call investigating things. Mr. Wen, what the students want to ask is, what do you understand the way of the saints and the principles of all things?"

"..." After understanding it myself, Wen Suchen said with great righteousness: "We scholars are the ones who make words on behalf of the saints."

The so-called "making words on behalf of the sages" is a theory of Neo-Confucianism, that is, the main task of scholars is to speak for the sages. Because of this, scholars always speak "Zi Zhi" "Mencius said", "Master Zhu said". In short, sages will not be wrong. If the sages' words are passed down, scholars must make words on behalf of the sages.

Wang Shouren shook his head: "It's still wrong."

Wen Suchen said: "Then, I have to ask for advice."

Wang Shouren said: "The Master said that there must be my teacher when three people walk. It can be seen that there is knowledge everywhere in the world, and knowledge does not have to be bound by the Four Books and Five Classics. Master Zhu also advocated that scholars should study things and gain knowledge, and that they should understand the principles of all things by themselves. Since Mr. Wen is a great scholar of the world, if he does not have his own insights, he will have to speak for the saints because of his profound research on Neo-Confucianism. This is wrong. The things that Confucius and Master Zhu saw are different, so they naturally have different perceptions. But Mr. Wen himself has no eyes and ears, he is a blind and deaf man, and he has never seen this world. Therefore, the saints need to tell you, is the world like? "

"Scholars should not be like this! Scholars should learn the way of saints to keep in mind the true hearts of saints. What is the way of saints? The way of saints is to teach you and me to respect your parents and be friendly to your brothers. It is to ask us to observe more things. It is to advocate etiquette. It is to ask us to govern with virtue and to study diligently. It is to teach us that the king and ministers should be polite to serve the king and be loyal to them. All of these are the ways of saints."

"How to observe things and explore the principles of nature, you need to have your own eyes and ears. The sages made a statement that Confucius came from the Spring and Autumn Period. He was exiled to various countries and promoted the laws of benevolent government. Are these in the current world? During the Spring and Autumn Period, although the well-field system had collapsed, there were still remnants of the well-field. Therefore, Confucius believed that the well-field collapse was the cause of the world's turmoil. So, the current world and the well-field system have been a long time ago."

"Also, when Master Zhu was there, the shame of Jingkang, and the Southern Song Dynasty was partially safe. Master Zhu asked to resist the Jin Dynasty, but did not adopt it. Are these things now? Master Zhu wrote "A Collection of Four Books and Sentences", and wrote countless books and works, and people in the world admired them. But these books are his life, his experience, his experience, his perception of the world. Students admire Master Zhu, so students think that they are both subordinates of saints and Master Zhu's students. It is precisely because of their admiration that they learn from him, using their eyes and ears to observe things, and how they think and slowly improve their knowledge."

"Mr. Wen said that scholars should make words for saints, but in the latter sentence, Mr. Wen seemed to have missed it. The latter sentence is: Follow the unique knowledge for the past saints. Master Zhu started his own thinking and flourished Confucianism. This is to follow the unique knowledge for the past saints. Why do you and I dare not learn from Master Zhu today? On this basis, we should start thinking about the way of the saints. The world has changed, and people should also change, and the way of the saints will not change. But how to interpret the way of the saints, and how to start new thinking in this changed world, like Master Zhu, like Master Zhu, isn't this exactly what you and I should do?"

"Mr. Wen is a great scholar and is admired by the people of the world. Because of this, we need to set an example for the people of the world. If we just pick up the words of Confucius, Mencius and Master Zhu and recite them repeatedly, then why does Mr. Wen need Mr. Wen in the world?"

Wen Suchen was cold and rebellious: "If this were the case, wouldn't this betrayal!"

Wang Shouren smiled: "Mr. Wen forgot that Neo-Confucianism was also denounced as "pseudo-school" and was also accused of being rebellious."

Wen Suchen said: "Master Zhu is Master Zhu. Can you still dare to compare yourself with Master Zhu?"

Wang Shouren shook his head: "I dare not, students are also under Master Zhu. If you don't learn from Master Zhu and don't know how to study things and get knowledge, how can you open up new thinking for students?"

Everyone listened to the two of them being verbally quarreled, but anyone with discerning eyes could see that Wang Shouren's thinking was much more active than Wen Suchen who was not aware of the ancients.

Many people think that the new learning that Wang Shouren said was as he wanted, and it should be inherited from the Song Dynasty's study of mind, and he would definitely make a strong criticism of Master Zhu.

But no one thought that Wang Shouren still adopted many of Zhu Xi's proposals and still vigorously advocated that Master Zhu had a very high status in the study of saints. The most shameless thing is that Wang Shouren said that I was Master Zhu's student, and what I learned was Master Zhu. Yes, I am very authentic...

This...is a bit embarrassing.

Therefore, although some people disagree with Wang Shouren's words, at least... they are not very disgusted.

On the contrary, Wen Suchen hoped that Wang Shouren would stand on the opposite side of Neo-Confucianism to make strong criticism. I thought that this new knowledge was holding Neo-Confucianism tightly and refused to let go, which gave him strength and nowhere to use it.

Even... everyone has a vague feeling.

Wang Shouren was actually competing for Master Zhu’s right to speak, thinking that he was doing what Master Zhu did back then.

But compared to Wen Suchen, who only knows how to learn to be accustomed to the point of parrot, he is not very clever.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled on his face, but his eyes stared at Fang Jifan, seemingly smiling.

The North Korean king Li Yi couldn't help but shout: "Zhong!"

Someone in the crowd looked at the calm Wang Shouren, but was silent.

He always felt that Wang Shouren should be a strange person, and he was confused when he was young, but today, the confidence that Wang Shouren showed really makes people mistakenly think that this is a fake Wang Shouren.

"Nonsense!" Wen Suchen was a little confused: "Master Zhu's original intention..."

As soon as he said something, someone shouted: "Let's wait!"

Wen Suchen looked pale, but saw Fang Jifan stand up: "Master Zhu is a saint, why did you say that Master Zhu have such disrespect when you talk about Master Zhu?"

“…”

Wen Suchen was debating with someone, and of course his face was not good-looking. What does it mean to be disrespectful?

Fang Jifan said sternly: "It's simply outrageous. Master Zhu is also the ancestor of Xishan Academy. Everyone admires and worships it as a god. We have received Master Zhu's teachings and are all under the saints and Master Zhu. When you mention our ancestors, you are so disrespectful. What does this mean?"

I'm afraid I'm cultured.

Wen Suchen still didn't understand. This person...he is shameless? Will you blush when you say these words?

Fang Jifan heard the two of them talk a lot and was really bored. He still liked his own way. Fang Jifan said again: "The ancestor is used to respect him, just like Mr. Wen. You keep saying that you read Zhu Zi, so, dare you ask, do you really admire Master Zhu?"

Wen Suchen felt that Fang Jifan was unreasonable and fought back sternly: "I have been learning from Zhu Zi for 32 years..."

Fang Jifan took it out of his sleeve, and a scroll of portrait fell into his hand. The portrait shook and opened it: "You don't know how to respect your teacher at all. Who do you think this is?"

Zhu... Zhu... Master...

It is a portrait of Master Zhu.

Although the painting is a little ugly, it is only because Tang Yin has gone to Ningbo Prefecture, otherwise Fang Jifan would have guaranteed that the people in the portrait would be more handsome.

But everyone can see that this portrait is copied from the statue of Zhu Zi, a twelve philosophers in the Confucius Temple.

"Do you always have a portrait?"

"What's the meaning?"

"Master Zhu is the ancestor of our Xishan Academy. We are the younger generations who are born in our hearts. We should not only take Master Zhu in our hearts, but also take him in our eyes at all times. Without a few more glances, we will not be able to eat and be unwilling to eat. Then I will ask you, you always say that we are rebellious, where are the students of Xishan Academy?"

Shen Ao and others in the crowd all agreed: "On."

Fang Jifan said: "Hurry up and salute to the ancestors."

Shen Ao and others did not dare to hesitate and bowed to the portrait one after another: "I have met the ancestors under my disciple..."

Fang Jifan held up the painting, looking inexplicably.

“…”

Suddenly, the tea shop suddenly became noisy.

Many people sit and stand, this... isn't this nonsense?
Chapter completed!