Chapter 353: The Controversy of Science
Li Xiang was even more surprised when he heard this, thinking to himself why the prime minister was a little incoherent today, Lanxi for a while, the New World for a while, Zhao Wenyuan for a while, and Nanping Mountain for a while, is there any connection between these four? I also listened to Ding Daquan: "There is a Jingci Temple on Nanping Mountain, this temple was built in Wuyue, it was originally called Yongming Zen Temple, and later renamed Jingci Temple. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoNineteen years ago, Zhao Wenyuan worshipped the old man as a teacher in this temple. ”
Ding Daquan pondered for a while and said, "This matter starts from nineteen years ago. At that time, Wu Xi, the deputy envoy of Sichuan Xuanfu, secretly colluded with the Jin army and abandoned the key passes such as Shangyuan and Fangshanyuan, so that the Jin army could concentrate its forces to attack the Lianghuai and Jingxiang areas, and the situation of the Northern Expedition was reversed. The officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were defeated and were forced to sign a peace treaty with the Jin State that year. In the following years, there was no resurgence of war, but the Great Song Dynasty paid tribute to the Jin State every year because of this. At that time, because our army had just been defeated, as long as it was not a large-scale military operation, a small group of dozens of soldiers could walk freely in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and they also had to be protected by local officials. The exchanges between the Song and Jin people also became more and more frequent, and most of them were scientific exchanges. At that time, there was a very famous physicist Li Shiyuan in the Jin Kingdom, but at that time, the virtuous nephew should have just been born, and he may not have heard of this person's name. This Li Shiyuan is the Jin State Cheng'an two years by the righteous Jinshi, and like to talk about the army, when the Jin State went south, it was this person who was two on the two to plan its victory, and later was greatly appreciated by the Jin Emperor, so he made his own "Dwarf Bai Fu", with Zhuge Kongming, Wang Jingluo self-styled. Although Li Shiyuan's words make people feel a little arrogant, but this person's knowledge is really not small, not only extremely proficient in science, but also for the "Lengyan", "Diamond Sutra", "Laozi", "Zhuangzi" and other solutions, but also the author of "The Mean Solution", "Ming Dao Solution" and other books, it can be said that it was the first master of science in the north at that time. ”
Li Xiang heard Ding Daquan suddenly talk about science, and praised Li Shiyuan a lot, although he felt a little strange, but after thinking about it, maybe everything should be caused by this person, and continued to listen. Ding Daquan said: "In the spring of the third year of Jiading, Li Shiyuan was ordered by Emperor Jin to lead dozens of his subordinates to Lin'an to communicate with the scholars of the Great Song Dynasty. Although science was not as popular as it is today, because Li Shiyuan was sent by the Emperor of Jin, the Great Song Dynasty also regarded this conference as extremely important. At that time, the old man served as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and was fully responsible for the reception of Jin Guo and his party. At that time, the Debate Institute had not yet been built, and the Science Conference was held in the Jingci Temple. Therefore, the old man chose a residence in the temple, and after ordering someone to clean it up, he waited for the arrival of Li Shiyuan and his party. The old man was also very puzzled at the time, but he thought that this scholar of science was the most important reputation, if they failed to come on time, there must be a very important matter to delay, so the old man waited in the temple every day after the emperor. After another three days, Li Shiyuan and his entourage arrived one after another, but what made the old man angry was that they were not only the scholars who participated in the science conference, but also sent nearly 300 Jin soldiers to accompany them. So the old man couldn't figure it out, the scholars came to participate in the science conference, why did they send so many golden soldiers to protect them? However, what was even more intolerable was that as soon as these officers and soldiers arrived at the temple, they drove out all the monks and monks in the temple, and surrounded the backyard of the temple, so that no one was allowed to enter, and the scholars attending the conference could only stay in the front hall. Speaking of this, Ding Daquan stopped, and he was alone there, obviously some things back then made him unforgettable.
After a while, Ding Daquan still didn't have the intention to continue, Li Xiang couldn't help but ask: "Since you are here to participate in the science conference, there is really no need to send so many golden soldiers to protect it, presumably there are some important people who are traveling with you, so you will drive out all the monks in the temple." ”
Ding Daquan woke up suddenly, came back to his senses, and nodded: "The virtuous nephew guessed correctly, there is really something hidden in this matter." After a moment's hesitation, he said: "At that time, the old man was only forty years old, although he had been in the officialdom for many years, he still couldn't stand the Jin Bing's practice, just because the emperor had already ordered it, so the old man only dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak." I also had a lot of research on it at the time, and to put it more bluntly, even Li Shiyuan may not have the harmony I did back then. But the science conference between the two countries is not so much an exchange as a war of words. The armistice between the Song and Jin countries was only two years, and the scholars of science in the Great Song Dynasty had already held their breath for this, and as soon as the people of the two factions received the words, they were full of verbal arguments, and they no longer looked like people arguing there. The Great Song scholars spoke very fiercely, adding the previous war between the two countries to the debate, which even implied the treachery of the Jin State, and seemed to refute the Jin State's invasion of the Great Song Dynasty against the way of heaven. ”
At this point, Ding Daquan squinted his eyes again, as if he was thinking about some details of the debate back then. Li Xiang said: "Science was originally the national science of the Great Song Dynasty, and although the Jin people also studied it, they must not be able to argue with the scholars of the Great Song Dynasty." ”
Ding Daquan said: "The virtuous nephew is very right. At that time, the scholars of the Great Song Dynasty had already gained the upper hand, and the old man had always been angry about the Jin invasion of the Great Song Dynasty, so he did not stop it. Unexpectedly, the next day, Li Shiyuan also joined the debate. Originally, in his capacity, he would not have debated with the scholars of the Great Song Dynasty, but I don't know what he thought at the time, and he even joined the war of words. As soon as this person came out, the scholars of the Great Song Dynasty were naturally defeated, and after a while, the hall was full of silence. This Li Shiyuan was the secretary of the Jin State at that time, and he only came to lead the team this time, so there was no reason to participate in the debate. But his sudden remarks against the Great Song scholars greatly surprised the old man. At that time, none of the scholars of the Great Song Dynasty who participated in the debate could defeat him, and at this time, another person stood up, this person is about the same age as the virtuous nephew now, and he is about twenty years old, and he has not seen him speak before. ”
By this time, Ding Daquan was already a little thirsty, and with a slight gesture, the soldiers not far away had already served tea and retreated far away.
Li Xiang said: "Buddhism is broad and profound, and the truth in it is not very understandable. If the science of science can provide insight into the world, then for those who are profound in the Dharma, the Dharma is the science of explaining the science. Ding Daquan praised: "What the virtuous nephew said is very true. When the old man invaded the Dharma, he understood it the same way. ”
Ding Daquan advocates Buddhism, and Li Xiangyuan knew some of it, but he didn't expect him to study it quite a bit. Yang Luyu suddenly said: "Master Li doesn't know, the prime minister not only studied Buddhism deeply, but also created many merit temples. At that time, there were 11 official merit temples in Mingzhou, and there were five temples founded by Prime Minister Shi Cheng, including Jiaozhong Baoguo Temple, Miaozhi Temple, Benli Temple, Baohua Temple, and Wukong Temple. (To be continued.) )