It is different from the tranquility of the years in Hangzhou. Public opinion in the capital has already exploded.
If it is said that in the past, it was the struggle between the high-ranking officials and the nobles to strictly control the party and clean up the stream, the ordinary people actually did not know what it was. For the people below, it still doesn't matter which family becomes the leader. Who can be more incorruptible than anyone else? The fight among the gentlemen is just a matter of a group of pampered old gentlemen who have enough to eat and have free time.
But now it’s completely different.
The political dispute between Yandang and Qingliu seemed to be overshadowed by the more general intellectual dispute.
The first is the dispute between Western learning and Confucianism in late spring and early summer.
At this time, a group of people want to imitate Confucius and punish Shaozhengmao. It seems that the Yan Party, Qingliu, and centrists all want to write a letter to eliminate Gao Hanwen, a heretic, to prove Confucius and Confucianism.
But it didn’t take long. First, Jiajing kept cultivating immortality and refused to respond. Yan Dang’s petition has shrunk somewhat. Somehow later, Zhang Xunfu was appointed as the inspector of Zhejiang.
It turns out that this Xianshui is not a fuel-efficient lamp. When he took office, he sent an official letter to the Yamen, saying that the reason why Western learning threatened the orthodoxy of Confucianism was that the current Confucianism was not correct and deviated from the time of Confucius and Mencius. Therefore, we must emphasize benevolence and righteousness and revive original Confucianism.
This guy is not using his own property to practice benevolence and righteousness, but using it to clean up several aristocratic families and using other people's property to practice his own benevolence and righteousness. All of a sudden, Hangzhou was like a gu, with a Western scholar appearing and a former Confucian scholar popping up.
But the appearance of Yuan Ru made Qingliu very embarrassed. If you criticize the original Confucianism, you cannot criticize Western learning by focusing on profit and neglecting righteousness. But the first thing Zhang Xunfu, a former Confucian, did when he came to power was to restrain the Xu family in Hangzhou from dividing their families. Using Confucianism to oppose the Qing Dynasty is simply intolerable.
As a result, Qingliu’s voice criticizing Western learning became much smaller.
The remaining centrists who want to speculate will basically let the Supervisor of Ceremonies draw a small circle and deal with it afterwards.
Although no one in Beijing currently dares to openly support Western learning, there is one problem that never goes away. Does Confucianism need to self-verify? Is Confucianism inherently reasonable?
If Confucianism was inherently perfect, there would be no need to develop Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and Yangming Xinxue. However, the latter being the mainstream theory in current academic circles shows that Confucianism needs to be developed.
Since Confucianism needs to develop, it shows that Confucianism is not inherently perfect, and Confucianism needs to verify its rationality and the rationality of its development.
Everyone in the cabinet is aware of this issue, but they all remain silent. Even Hanlin, who usually talks loudly, remained silent. Because they know that once they open their mouths to debate the scriptures, it is very likely that the entire Confucian Society will be drained from the bottom of the cauldron.
If Confucianism needs verification, then the right to interpret Confucianism lies in the hands of the verifiers, not in the hands of big bosses like myself. No boss is willing to do this kind of thing of making wedding clothes for others. Because losing the right to interpret is more uncomfortable than losing Confucianism. Therefore, only the theories that have been shelved are good theories that can be flexibly explained and are in line with the reality of the Ming Dynasty.
Unlike the big guys, the originalMost of the students preparing for the exam in Beijing are inexperienced in the world. Except for a few people who have already been bound to their respective factions, most of them can only be considered centrists.
At this time, if anyone can answer this question, it is conceivable that he will become famous in one fell swoop and even become a great master of Confucianism. This is no less tempting than being the chief minister of the cabinet.
What’s more, young people lack nothing but time, and they also like to debate scriptures and defend the truth. Such a question will naturally make the scholars preparing for the exam anxious at least, and at worst, their faith will collapse.
So, how to verify the rationality of Confucianism?
Some people can't bear it and go to the Xuesi residence to find Song Yingchang, the eldest disciple of Gao Hanwen, the prefect of Hangzhou, who is preparing for the exam.
The reason is very simple. It requires testing methods according to Western learning. If Western learning cannot provide them, doesn’t it prove that Confucianism does not need testing?
This truth seems to be very reasonable. But the key to the problem is the student residence. There is a guard handle at the door of Song Yingchang's single room. Song Yingchang is also keeping silent now and will never express his position. Except for Lazarus, everyone even eats and drinks in the house.
Song Yingchang actually wanted to fight for it now, but he couldn't disobey his teacher's orders. Gao Hanwen issued a death order early on. Unless he gave up his career in politics, he would not be able to make a clear stance on Western Confucianism throughout his life.
Song Yingchang couldn’t figure out what the teacher was doing. But after all, teachers and students are one, so I figured it would be okay as long as it was not harming me, so I just tolerated it. It's just that Jin Yiwei, who has become familiar with him every day, always comes up with jokes. This made Song Yingchang, who was young and energetic, almost look like he couldn't control himself at any time. Please remember to collect it, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft