Ye Xianggao glared at Sun Chengzong, who directly ignored the teacher's grievances and just looked at the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed and said: "Yes, we will temporarily say that he is right in the words of the sage, but those explanations are not necessarily correct, this method is good." ”

At this time, not only Ye Xianggao, but all the ministers looked at the emperor in surprise. Fang Congzhe said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, the words of the sage are not right temporarily, it is originally right, and it will always be right. ”

Zhu Youxiao always felt that Shoufu was a good person, and he didn't want him to have such a serious side, so he was a little uncomfortable for a while. His eyes rolled, and he saw that Ye Xianggao was also staring at him with an angry look, while Sun Chengzong was confused, as if he didn't believe that the emperor would say such a sentence. Xu Guangqi, on the other hand, looked at the roof, as if he wanted to see a flower on it. Sun Chuanting looked at the ground, as if carefully studying an ant under his feet.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but panic for a while, this was the first time that he couldn't find anyone in the cabinet to support him. He was in a hurry, so he wanted to find an excuse to turn around.

At this time, Sun Chuanting seemed to have crushed the ant to death, he raised his head and said, "Of course, the words of the sage are right, but the words of His Majesty must also be right. ”

Ye Xianggao looked at Sun Chuanting with incredible eyes, and Sun Chuanting continued: "The minister introspected according to the requirements of the sage, and was able to cultivate himself and Qi family, and according to His Majesty's words, he could rule the country and level the world. Isn't the advantage over Jiannu now a matter of His Majesty's words? The promotion of new crops, the action of reducing rents, and the development of cement, which is not a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, the sage did not tell us how to train the new army and kill the slaves. For so many years, the minister has not seen His Majesty say anything wrong, so the minister thinks that what His Majesty said must be right. ”

Fang Congzhe shouted angrily: "You said that the saint and His Majesty are both right, so if there is a conflict between the two, who is right?" ”

Sun Chuanting glanced at Shoufu and said, "The sage taught us the way of self-cultivation, and His Majesty taught us the method of enriching the country and strengthening the army." If you are confused about self-cultivation, you should seek the words of the saints, and if you want to save the country, you must obey Your Majesty's will. ”

Ye Xianggao said: "Your Majesty, the words of the saint must not be questioned, and the minister asks Your Majesty to keep a sense of reverence for the saint." ”

Xu Guangqi said: "The era in which the saints lived is very different from the era in which we lived, and there are some things that the saints do not necessarily know, so if there is something wrong, it is also possible. ”

From below, Zhehe Ye Xianggao turned his firepower to Xu Guangqi. Fang Congzhe asked, "Let's talk about it first, what is wrong with the words of the sage. ”

Xu Guangqi said: "Rotten grass is fireflies, this is the words of a sage, is there anything wrong?" ”

Ye Xianggao said: "What's wrong with this?" ”

Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty, the minister once did an experiment, took a number of rotten grass, and put it in a room, and there were no fireflies in it at all, so the minister thought that there was no conclusive evidence for the sage's words. ”

Ye Xianggao said: "You have tried once, and you can't think that the words of the sage are wrong. ”

Xu Guangqi said: "I have tried several times, and they are all the same, but I once took the soil by the river and found that it can give birth to fireflies, which shows that fireflies should produce seeds in the soil, so as to give birth to new insects." ”

Ye Xianggao said: "You also said that it should be, then I also said that it should be rotten grass and fireflies." There is really no conclusive evidence for what the sage said, and isn't it the same with your experiments? ”

Xu Guangqi said again: "The moth has a child, and the moth bears it." This sentence is also affirmed by the sage, Ranchen once asked the boy to catch a nest of moths, and found that they have males and females, and after they catch the moth, they use the poisonous needle behind the tail to stab them to death and lay eggs in it, and after the eggs are fed on the moth, they do not adopt the moth as a righteous son. ”

This passage is very powerful, because as early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Tao Hongjing did a similar experiment, proving that the statement of Yizi was a pure misunderstanding. Fang and Ye are familiar with all kinds of books, so naturally they can't talk nonsense with their eyes open.

Ye Xianggao sighed and said: "The words of the rotten grass turning into fireflies, the moth Yizi, it was not proposed by the saint, but by others before the saint, and the saint cannot see it one by one, so there will be such things." Of course, the words of the saint cannot be wrong. ”

This is a bit of a strong word, the moth Yizi is from the "Book of Songs", but it is barely reasonable, and the rotten grass is from the "Book of Rites", which was originally the work of Confucius and his disciples.

Zhu Youxiao had already come back to his senses, and when he heard this, he said: "I can prove that the rotten grass is false. Fireflies lay eggs in waterside grasses, and most of them dive in the soil, and the following year they turn into insects when the season comes. ”

Xu Guangqi said: "We don't want to talk about the mistakes of saints, but those who want to speak will also make mistakes if they are saints. Therefore, what His Majesty said just now, for the time being, I think that the words of the sage are right, and the minister agrees. ”

Ye Xianggao said bitterly: "Zixian, you are so confused. If the words of the sages are also wrong, then some people will doubt the words of all the sages, and then the words of the kings and ministers and fathers will also be slandered, and the system of building the world will no longer exist. ”

Xu Guangqi looked at Zhu Youxiao, and Zhu Youxiao thought to himself, if he said it so powerfully, he wouldn't have deliberately scared me. He said in a heart: "The words of the saints will also be wrong, and the words of me will also be wrong. There is no one in this world who is always right. But most of the words of the sages are reasonable, and they can guide us to cultivate ourselves and even govern the country and the world. I don't want to deny Confucianism, but whether there is a problem with some things in Confucianism, you are all proficient in Confucian classics, and you should actually know it in your heart. ”

Xu Guangqi was relieved when he received such a statement from the emperor. So he said: "There are only a few places that are not important, and the saints may not have a subtle examination, so there are some slight flaws, but in general, the words of the saints are still the basis for us to educate the people and build the country." ”

Fang Congzhe and Ye Xianggao were a little relieved, as long as the emperor did not completely deny Confucianism, then there would be no problem. They spent their lives in Confucianism, which at first was only a stepping stone to their fame, but as they got older, they became more and more aware of the importance of the Confucian system for a person and a country. If the emperor really wanted to completely repudiate Confucianism, then they would definitely resist desperately.

Now that the emperor has given them steps, then of course they have to take the opportunity to step down. However, the two old men were a little sad in their hearts, the emperor was young, and he often had some new ideas, which they understood. But Xu Guangqi, Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chuanting are all serious Jinshi backgrounds, but looking at the emperor's eyes and acting, it is indeed a little chilling.