Chapter 174: Sit and Talk (Ask for Collection, Ask for Subscription)

Li Er came, with Empress Changsun and a group of ministers, today is the day of the Academy's annual routine selection of scholars, so it is not surprising why Li Er appeared here, Li Chengyan doesn't know when Li Er arrived, because even if he is Li Chengyan's retainer, he does not dare to disobey Li Er's will. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The tea party for two turned into three, and in this room, the rest of the people were not qualified to sit down.

The eldest grandson is always empathetic and knows that Li Er is good at tea, so he washed a small cup and sent the tea to Li Er, just like Yang Ting'er and Xiao Meiniang are gentle and considerate.

Li Er picked up the teacup in his hand and took a sip gently, the fragrance condensed but did not disperse, and the change from the tip of the tongue to the root of the tongue, bitter to sweet, made Li Er nod lightly, "Go on, what I heard you say just now is very interesting." ”

Very interesting sentence made Li Chengyan can't help but want to complain about something, the feeling after his good mood was completely interrupted, just like the feeling after the *** in the wilderness was discovered, he no longer had any mood to continue, of course, Li Er's words Li Chengyan didn't dare not listen.

"The so-called study of the heart, the heart refers to the conscience, the heart, the heart of the adult, the pure heart, the body without goodness and disgust, the movement of good and evil, knowing good and knowing evil is conscience, and doing evil for good is a thing. If you have heavenly principles and selflessness in your heart, it is like there are rules and rules in the world, and you can measure the square and circle of all things in the world if you have rules. No matter how many squares and circles, no matter how big or small these squares and circles are, they can be exposed by the knowledge of things, otherwise these laws are incorrect. Heavenly Principle is in the heart of man. ”

Kong Yingda nodded while listening, and then seemed to be a little puzzled: "Then how can we save the good and eliminate the evil?" In other words, how to distinguish between good and evil. ”

Li Chengyan nodded lightly, and then said: "Goodness, virtue is also built, the heart is benevolent, the quality is pure and good, this is good, that is to say, the heart makes things good, Lao Tzu said: goodness is like water, that is, goodness is like flowing water, go with the heart, water is good for all things without fighting, nourishing all things without arrogance, this is good." ”

"What is the heart?"

"The essence is just too void, and in the void, the sun, the moon, the stars, the stars, the wind, the dew, the thunder, the lightning, the haze, the choking, what is not there? And what is the only obstacle that is too void? The ontology of the human heart is also like this, and there is a word, the heart is dominated by the body, and the heart is also the one who sees it although the eyes see it; The ear hears and the hearer hears the heart; Though the mouth and limbs move and the words move, the heart is also moving."

"Great goodness."

Kong Yingda and Li Chengyan asked and answered, Li Chengyan's words had a great shock in Kong Yingda's heart, good according to his heart, this is the key point of Li Chengyan, everything that is done according to his heart, abandon selfish desires, and abandon the influence of the outside world.

Whenever they encounter a thing, people will always think of a solution at the first time, or a way to deal with it, and then choose the most suitable way to deal with it, which is called selfish desire, if people always do things according to the good in their hearts, then things will tend to be perfect.

If the Confucian scholarship before Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty can be regarded as orthodox, then Confucianism after Zhu Xi's science has become a tool used by the ruling class to emasculate human nature.

Although Li Er is also knowledgeable, Li Er's knowledge is about balance and the emperor's mind, so he doesn't understand this matter well.

In other words, the study of the mind is to teach people how to do good? If it is good, why is there still an academic difference? ”

Li Chengyan nodded and said: "All academics are to promote goodness again, but the views they promote are different, such as loyalty to the monarch, some people think that loyalty to the monarch is good, and some people think that loyalty to the nation is good." Confucianism is goodness, which is to restrain people to be good with etiquette, Taoism is about non-action, Mohist is about love, Buddhism is about obedience and tolerance, and the understanding of goodness is also different in human nature. ”

Li Er nodded, and said again: "In this way, how can you be kind to others?" ”

"Kindness is not learned, but exists in the bottom of people's hearts, although the world is big, as long as you are dedicated to goodness, although ordinary people are common, you can be a sage."

"Haha, so, Tai Changqing is afraid that there will be one more saint in this world."

Kong Yingda also laughed and said: "Educating the people is the lifelong wish of the ancestors, and I am afraid that it will come bluntly." ”

Li Er laughed: "It's that I lost my words." ”

The role of the study of mind is to emancipate people's minds, which is different from the brainwashing liberation of later generations, but to make people correctly understand what the real thought of Confucianism is.

Li Er came in a hurry, and when he went, looking at the back of everyone leaving, Li Chengyan sighed softly, the science of later generations became a tool used by the ruling class to enslave the people, and even more so in the Qing Dynasty, what Li Chengyan did was to give future people an opportunity to emancipate their minds, what kind of effect would it have, Li Chengyan didn't know, after all, the values of an era are different from those of an era, and they can only take a step without looking at a step.

Sima Xiang looked at Li Chengyan who was standing in front of him and said, "If you are not the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid things will not be good in the near future." ”

"Master is too worried, my father is not the kind of emperor who will be jealous, everything he needs is to want the world to become better, what he needs is a group of capable and practical officials, but I am more worried about the five surnames and seven families, the Juntian system, the scientific examination system, the academy you opened, every decree is cutting their foundation, even if you don't say it, you must have begun to hold a grudge in your heart."

"Hmph~ a group of guys with families and no country."

For the matter of the five surnames and seven families, Sima Xiang has always been jealous and disgusted, their power is too huge, so strong that even a monarch does not dare to provoke easily, their strength lies in the monopoly of knowledge, as well as the intricate relationship between officialdom, Li Er and Li Chengyan can be said to spare no effort to suppress the five surnames and seven families, and dig out the Taiyuan Wang family, who has always been good friends with Li Chengyan, and the rest are face-to-heart, so Sima Xiang will have this to say.

"It's all for the development of the family, even the Li family is no exception, saying that it is the country and the country, but in fact, in the hearts of individuals, in fact, the family is always greater than the country,"

"Although I don't like to hear this, but when I enter this world, people, there is always a selfish heart."

Xiao Meiniang gently pulled Sima Xiang, signaling that the meal was ready, Li Chengyan and Sima Xiang looked at each other and smiled, after all, everyone is not a plant, no matter how powerful they are, the ultimate goal is to protect what they care about. (To be continued.) )