Chapter 200 Chen Ke Comes Out of the Mountain, a New Learning that Has Never Been Seen in a Century, the Mind Science Comes Out!

"I have met His Highness the King of Huai'an."

Chen Ke, who was dressed in white, bowed his hands politely.

"It turns out to be Chen Ke, long time no see."

Lu Mingyuan also smiled and invited the other party in.

"It's really presumptuous to visit today, but I have doubts in my heart, so I have to come here to talk about it." Chen Ke seemed to be quite emotional and said.

After Chen Ke walked into the small courtyard, Lu Mingyuan poured him a cup of tea and asked with a smile:

"I heard that you resigned from your position as a Bachelor of Science at the Hanlin Academy last year and returned to Wenyuan Pavilion to study. Have you gained anything new recently?"

"This is exactly why my subordinates came here today." Chen Ke said seriously.

"Since listening to His Highness's 'Chicken Soup', I have learned a lot every day."

"And for more than a year, I have read two hundred thousand volumes of books. I have been thinking about a question and looking for the answer to the question, but I have been unable to find it, so I want to ask His Highness to answer my questions."

Lu Mingyuan suddenly became serious, sat upright, and said with a smile: "What's the problem?"

"When people come into this world, do they leave it to fate and have been arranged by others from the beginning, or do they belong to themselves? Because all scholars who have reached the end of their knowledge must be among the four great schools of today, the Five Sages of Confucianism and Taoism. That is An end that cannot be seen.”

"My subordinates can't see that 'one', so they can't continue thinking."

"Looking at the four most popular schools today, none of them can give an explanation."

Chen Ke explained very solemnly.

"What are the four popular schools in Confucian temples now?"

Lu Mingyuan asked curiously.

Chen Ke recalled it and quickly answered: "Strictly speaking, it counts as three, because the benevolence of the sage is the first avenue, the supreme master, and serves as the basic knowledge of each university. It doesn’t count.”

"The second most influential school today is the lineage of Neo-Confucianism. This school is so great that even the lineage of Ren-sheng has to be wary of it. The idea of ​​the lineage of Neo-Confucianism is to preserve the principles of nature and destroy human desires. This school also requires scholars to be careful about themselves. Be harsh in words and careful in matters, and learn from the saints in every move and word. There are many people in this lineage."

"In the past, there were many great Confucian scholars in the Confucian family who respected Zhu Xue's teachings."

Chen Ke introduced the first school of thought.

Putting aside Rensheng, which is something that everyone must learn, the Lisheng lineage is the well-deserved number one school at present.

After all, it is the latest knowledge approved by Heaven, and is used by all dynasties in the world.

"Preserving heaven's principles and destroying human desires?"

Lu Mingyuan was a little speechless. He didn't expect that such knowledge would be so popular in this world.

But after thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, knowledge is a reincarnation, and this kind of thinking will definitely occur for hundreds of thousands of years.

This is the way to go.

Maintaining the principles of nature and destroying human desires is very complicated to talk about. To describe it in the simplest terms, it is to imitate the saints in everything, put morality first, and learn from the saints no matter what you do.

A set of standards was specified for Confucian knowledge.

If you follow this standard, it is right and not too bad.

There is actually not much problem with this idea. There are so many poor people in the world that it is impossible for everyone to have a library at home. It is a good thing to simplify knowledge and spread it so that everyone can understand it.

But you can't stand someone messing around. The most common thing is half a bucket of water, requiring you to learn from the saints, but you haven't done it yourself, and you don't understand it well, but this doesn't stop you from spraying you.

Within a defined standard, it has actually raised the lower limit for many scholars, but also made it difficult to break through the upper limit.

Lu Mingyuan believes that Li Sheng's contribution is similar to Qin Shihuang's unification of weights and measures. He unified all kinds of knowledge within the Confucian temple, defined the scope of the imperial examination, and established standards for the examination, making Confucianism widely spread.

The original intention is good, but as time goes by, it can easily turn into eight-part essay.

Everyone only knows what the saints say, but they don’t have their own thinking and study for the sake of utility.

The above-mentioned ones are okay, but they are just half a bucket of water, looking for faults and damaging other people's reputations.

The most frightening thing is that if you learn from the saints everywhere, you will become "learning" for the sake of learning and lose your original intention.

That is to say, lost oneself.

However, this school of thought has the largest number of people, and Lu Mingyuan can probably understand it.

The most popular knowledge and the simplest principles are often the most controversial.

Since Li Sheng has enabled so many people to read and understand the truth, there will definitely be opportunists who will use the knowledge of the saint to do bad things and misinterpret the truth.

"What about third?"

Lu Mingyuan asked, he had no interest in Neo-Confucianism at all. He believed that he was himself, so why should he imitate the saints?

If a person is good enough, why should he abide by the rules? He can break the rules and establish his own system.

"The third is etiquette. Etiquette is derived from the knowledge of the third saint. It requires scholars to be wise in etiquette, 'respect etiquette and music, and form their own order.' They do not like to fight, but like to obey the will of God. , pay attention to etiquette, the main core is to cultivate one’s moral character and cultivate one’s nature.”

Chen Ke said this.

Lu Mingyuan didn't know much about the sage's knowledge, but he had heard about it.

In fact, it is the teachings and etiquette of the Holy King.

It represents the education of the Middle-earth Dynasty to the world. We must abide by the "propriety", be a human being, respect the old and love the young, be an official, be loyal to the king and be patriotic. The strong should use the boundaries of the weak as the boundary. We cannot be like the devil country, where the weak eat the strong. It's a completely different set of rules for survival.

"Etiquette seemed to be the mainstream in the early years, right?"

Lu Mingyuan remembered something. Qi Xingyan seemed to be a descendant of the Lisheng lineage, including his beloved wife, Qi Muxue.

"Yes, it was the mainstream two thousand years ago, and scholars all over the world respected etiquette. However, after the emergence of military strategists, etiquette fell into decline."

Chen Ke nodded.

Lu Mingyuan suddenly realized that it was exactly what he thought.

Two thousand years ago, etiquette was indeed the mainstream in the world. It was wise and reasonable. Great countries should also be reasonable and give priority to etiquette.

At that time, when a war broke out, envoys from both countries had to show humility to each other on the battlefield, and then everyone fought according to the procedures. If the other side suffered heavy losses and retreated, they had to stop.

They even had to send some supplies over to prevent the other party from having problems.

Later, military strategists came out, and they didn't follow any rules at all when fighting. They took advantage of the victory and pursued it, and the soldiers were not tired of deceit. They used sneak attacks, fire attacks, and sieges. Anyway, in order to win, they used all means.

As the saying goes, "Soldiers are crafty."

It is precisely because of this that many countries that respected etiquette perished. Over time, the kings of various countries saw this.

This knowledge is killing people. It's okay if everyone is reasonable, but if you encounter someone who is unreasonable, you can't play.

Therefore, etiquette fell into decline in an instant, but with the advent of the prosperous age, etiquette returned to the mainstream. Of course, this time it was an improved version of etiquette, which advocated etiquette among scholars, respect for teachers, family harmony, and harmony between monarchs and ministers. Etiquette.

Heaven, earth, kings, relatives, masters, are the core of etiquette, which perfectly meets political needs, so etiquette has been raised again. Of course, military strategists still ignore it, but they will bring it out when needed, and no one will pay attention to it when it is not needed.

"Where's the fourth one?"

Lu Mingyuan continued to ask.

"Fourth, my husband, the knowledge designated by the Literary Sage as Chinese Studies, believes that all learning is equal. Calligraphy, painting, music, Yixue, arithmetic, medicine, and astrology are all practical knowledge for the world in China and should not be ranked in order. , advocating becoming an official and benefiting the people."

Chen Ke gave an explanation.

Lu Mingyuan understands this.

At present, the mainstream of cultivating scholars in major academies is this. No matter how knowledgeable a person is, his ability is limited after all. This ability mainly depends on his status.

If a scholar becomes a master, even if he teaches a hundred students, one lesson every three years, for a lifetime, counting sixty years, he will only have two thousand students.

And most of these two thousand students can only stop at the stage of literacy.

After all, not everyone is suitable for studying Confucianism. You can also study other learnings. You can become a saint in calligraphy and painting, and you can also become a saint by writing like a dragon or a snake.

Ranking fourth in Chinese Studies is actually quite reasonable.

"Are there any others besides these four?"

Lu Mingyuan asked curiously.

Chen Ke nodded: "Yes, but other schools of thought have more or less problems, such as Zonghengxue, Yinyangxue, and Agriculturalology that came out in the past few years, but they have not been officially recognized by the Confucian Temple, so they can only It’s considered a niche.”

In Lu Mingyuan's opinion, these knowledge may have been very popular knowledge at that time.

However, with the development of the times, they have undoubtedly fallen behind, some have been eliminated by the times, and some have gradually revealed their shortcomings.

These are quite normal phenomena.

"As for your question, who should we listen to when we come to this world? I want to hear your opinion first." Lu Mingyuan said with a warm smile.

Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "I believe that people should follow their own hearts and should not constrain themselves because of natural principles and knowledge. But I can't find such an explanation if I look through the classics. Even the Yasheng can't find such an explanation. I believe that people are inherently good, as this has been predestined by God.”

Lu Mingyuan laughed: "Since there is no such truth in this world, and since you have never seen such knowledge, why don't you be bolder and create a new path?"

"When you are in doubt, there is nothing wrong with looking for classics, but the classics will not explain the truth completely. You need to think about the answer yourself. So from the beginning, didn't you already find the answer?"

Chen Ke thought thoughtfully and said, "I'm not sure when something happens. Can I ask my true intention?"

Lu Mingyuan nodded: "Yes, even if my heart is rational, I am my true heart."

My heart is the truth!

Chen Ke felt as if something had stabbed him all over, and he stood up with great excitement.

"Your Highness, I understand!"

At this moment, dark clouds filled the sky and the earth, shrouding the sky above the Great Yan Palace.

The vision of heaven and earth reappeared, Chen Ke's eyes were bright and he said: "Only by practicing can you have this knowledge; if you don't do it, you can't really acquire this knowledge even if you read a lot of books and learn a lot of theories. It is precisely because of reading. People don’t follow their original intentions, so they are bound by Neo-Confucianism!”

Lu Mingyuan nodded: "It seems that you have understood the first level of mind science. You probably still have a long way to go in the future."

Boom!

The storm was sweeping the capital, and all the scholars in the Great Yan Capital, and even all the scholars in the Middle-earth world, felt something in their hearts and looked towards the direction of the Imperial Capital.

Everyone kneeling outside the imperial city stared at the golden lotus blooming in the heaven and earth with their eyes widened with incredible gaze.

At first, they thought they had moved God and the way of heaven appeared, but upon closer inspection, it turned out that it was not the case.

But it is the legendary vision of the great road.

The last time I saw a scene of this scale was from a disciple of Literary Saint.

This time, the power is even greater. Who has understood the great way?

At this time, Jiangling Palace.

"This Confucianism, Taoism and Golden Lotus atmosphere. Could it be that someone has comprehended the new learning?"

Stopping in the courtyard, the ordinary-looking Lu Yunhuang heard an old voice in his body that was full of surprise.

Lu Yunhuang was extremely surprised and said: "Disciple thought that after a hundred years and entering the countdown to reincarnation, no new learning would be born. Unexpectedly, there really is one, and it is a new great learning recognized by heaven?!"

The owner of the old voice felt threatened, narrowed his eyes and said, "Supreme new learning."

"This person may have the appearance of a saint."