Mai Ke led his team of hundreds of schools of thought into the main lecture hall of Yuelu Academy, which was the place where the whole academy gathered to debate books.

It turns out that there is a tradition of the seowon, although it cannot be deviated from in the most basic principles, and some more specific principles can be argued.

Even for the most basic principles, how to understand and how to follow them, you can express your own opinions.

All in all, there is a strong ethos of academic freedom.

Therefore, the hall is large enough to accommodate hundreds of people to talk together.

If you need a panel discussion, you can also enter the small rooms around the hall, which together make a total of thirty-six.

According to the agreement of both sides, the representatives of both sides entered the place, and all the students also came.

Except for the Confucian general's cradle class, those people are discussing with the sheep breed, of course, the kind that uses their hands and feet.

Seeing that Lao Zeng showed an unconvinced expression, and straightened up to refute him, Mai Ke waved his hand lightly and said, don't worry, listen to me explain to you, I said the reason for your one-sidedness. If it's not right, you can correct me.

"First of all, let me tell you that the core of your Confucian and Mencian way is to love the people, which is inconsistent with the entire system of Confucius and Mencius, and even less consistent with the status quo of the observance of Confucius and Mencius. Let's talk about the three outlines and five constants. What's the biggest, and everything else has to make way for it?"

"Of course it's Jun Weichen!" Zeng Shilang blurted out.

Mai Ke looked at him with a smile, "You also know this, if the minister is not benevolent, righteous, courteous, wise, and faithful, he will definitely be killed by the king, punished, and even exterminated by the nine clans." These people are all human beings, and they are all objects of benevolence and love for others, right? However, they are all "princes and ministers of the whole world," and they must abide by the fundamental principle of the monarch as the minister. Isn't that right, Disheng?"

"Of course it's good, the biggest courtier is also a king, like a tiger. Lao Zeng replied honestly.

And for the benevolent lover, this is at most a good wish for you. It is not binding. Not only is it not the only fundamental principle of a king who can do this, but it is not in general. Can you still say that this is the root of the way of Confucius and Mencius?"

Lao Zeng was silent, not only was he not sure, but he didn't even want to oppose it, regardless of whether he was Zeng Disheng or Zeng Shilang. This is a king of discussion. The great sin of losing your head. Mai Ke can, he doesn't dare.

"Forget it. Change the topic, tell us about your Christian faith, what is the comprehensive fundamental proposition?"

"Yes. But we remember one thing, that is, the way of Confucius and Mencius is to serve the king, and this is already very clear. Let's contrast this claim with the claim of the Christian faith. Is that okay?"

"Let's do it first. Lao Zeng replied helplessly. The people in the officialdom, all the intellectuals, who don't know this? The family that eats has already moved.

"Christianity has two fundamental commandments: one is to love God and the other is to love others. So what you say about loving God is only one aspect, and it is one side that lacks connection with everyday life. You know you know too little about Christianity, right?" said Mai Ke, a Manchu professor-level intellectual, and an expert-level high-ranking official, his face turned red for a while.

But he was also really curious, grasping the key question and asking, "What is the matter with the lack of connection between Eros and life?"

Mai Ke explained to him in detail the relationship between loving God and loving others in the Christian faith. The Bible clearly teaches and requires. God is invisible, and to love God is to love those who see. Love your brothers and sisters in the church, love the world as Jesus did, and even lay down your life. At the same time, this love is the same love as Jesus demonstrated, to love when sinners are not worthy of love, to the extreme. And not for the sake of getting something, just to stop at it.

In the end, Mai Ke emphasized that the principle of love, the object of love, and the degree of love. The standard of love is not just to think about it, but to fill the daily life as the expression of life. Instead of being like the way of Confucius and Mencius, many times it only stays at the level of thought, and as long as you are familiar with the principles, you are very happy.

Lao Zeng, who had been listening attentively, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

"Mai Ke, it seems that you have also misunderstood the phrase "learn and learn, and enjoy it"!"

"Isn't it true that constantly reviewing what you have learned makes people happy?" replied Mai Ke suspiciously. He distinctly remembers that this is what the teacher who taught him said that.

Of course not! That "Xi" is not a review, or even a study, but an internship or an operation. Of course, what you learn is only happy when you do it. Otherwise, I always repeat those things that have been learned, and it would be good if my head didn't hurt to death, where did the joy come from!" Lao Zeng adjusted his emotions at this time, "I think that in terms of connecting with the reality of life, the way of Confucius and Mencius is not worse than Christianity, oh hehehe!"

Okay, you're right. Mai Ke is also a little sorry for his lack of Chinese cultural cultivation. However, it is still not helpful to have a practical link without getting the key issues right.

Don't look at Zeng Guofan's path as all scholars, he is really a little different. Although he became a member of the second rank and was the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites of the Sixth Department of the Central Committee, he never stopped thinking about putting into practice the way of Confucius and Mencius that he had learned. He didn't count on his Manchu colleagues. Even their Han Chinese colleagues were mostly subservients, and the most important thing they thought about was not to offend those Manchu royal families.

Therefore, when he and Mai Ke discussed the issue of "Xi", he rekindled his dream of many years. At the same time, this also made him, consciously or unconsciously, make up his mind to oppose the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to the end in the future.

Seeing that he fell into a deep groan again, Mai Ke continued the comparison and conclusion just now, "Disheng, do you now agree that the basic proposition of Christianity is to love others, and the essence of the way of Confucius and Mencius is to be loyal to the king, not the benevolent and loving others as you began to say?"

"My understanding of Christianity has changed now, and I agree with you that Christianity requires "love." However, it is not always possible to meet the requirements. I've heard many people say that Christianity is very unkind to those who believe in a different faith than themselves. ”

"You're right, there is something like this happening. But let's put that aside for a moment, let's first know what the basic claims of the two are. And then we will talk about the solution. ”

"In that case, I think I can agree with what you just said. There is a difference between the two. Lao Zeng did not dwell on this level, and then asked, then, how does Christianity "love others"?

"Before answering this question, Disheng, let me ask you a more fundamental question, do you agree with the beginning of human beings, whether nature is inherently good, or is nature inherently evil?".

(To be continued......)

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