"The difference between the Taoist instruments. It is said that the world is full of colors. It is the way where it cannot be seen, cannot be heard, and where it smells; As far as it can be seen and heard, it is not used as a tool. Non-two things also. Today, however, people regard the invisible as the way and the tangible as the instrument, which is to attack the purpose. Joy, anger, sorrow, and joy are all kinds of things. As far as the end of the hair is unsightly, it refers to the middle, and in the middle of its hair, it can be seen and heard, and it refers to the harmony. ”

In the Qianqing Palace, a young student was talking in front of the Jiajing Son of Heaven, talking with him about the topic that the Son of Heaven was most interested in: "Dao." ”

"The so-called Tao is actually the human heart, which is the lord of my body, the lord of heaven and earth, and the master of all things. Heaven, the most important thing in the world is the heart, as long as you can grasp the heart, you will master the Tao. The path you cultivate is to cultivate the mind, and if you can perceive the heart of the world, you will be able to grasp the true path. ”

Jiajing Tianzi listened to the young man's narration with relish, and nodded from time to time, "Very good, Aiqing, you are very different from those who read." They like to talk about Confucianism, but they don't like to talk about Taoism. In their eyes, the way of cultivation is unprofessional and absurd. Maybe behind my back, they will laugh at me, you are different from them, not only are you knowledgeable, but also know how to teach, which is very rare. The mind you have learned and the Tao I have cultivated, there is also something in common, there is some truth, this heart is the master of all things, I have heard of it for the first time, and I will discuss it with Tao Shenxian in the future to see if there is any complementarity. ”

This young student, Xu Jie, is a Tanhua in the second year of Jiajing, and has been editing in the Hanlin Academy for two years, and he is only twenty-two years old this year. In the Ming Dynasty, Li Dongyang, who entered the Hanlin Academy at the age of eighteen, and Xu Jie, who was twenty years old, could be regarded as amazing, but it was not enough to attract Jiajing's attention. However, his performance in the Hanlin Academy was much more eye-catching than Li Dongyang, and he relied on those performances to finally get the opportunity to show his face in front of the Son of Heaven.

He studied under the master of Xinxue, Nie Bao, who was a disciple of the Jiangyou School, and dared to openly express his school and opinions in the Hanlin Academy, where Confucianism was the mainstream, and linked the theory of Xinxue with the Tao, and finally won the appreciation of the Son of Heaven. Although he is not like Yan Song or Gu Dingchen, he has been substantially promoted, but being able to accept Jiajing's summons in the Qianqing Palace from time to time and talk enthusiastically with the Son of Heaven is actually more important than the promotion of his official position.

"Your Majesty, the Tao of Mind emphasizes Gewu, that is, the study of why things are the way they are, not the way they are. In the way of things, everything has its own laws, and the strongest force in the world is the law. In the face of the law, manpower is destined to be the losing side. Obeying the heavens does not mean that we should resign ourselves to fate and do nothing, but what we need to find the law and do it according to the law, so as to get twice the result with half the effort. If someone tries to break the law, break the rule, they will be shattered by the law itself. The failure of Kun to control the water, and the success of Yu to control the water lies in the fact that the latter recognized the law. The most important law of governing the country is to treat things not people, determine people's hearts by law, reward merit and punish with national law, and do not vary from person to person, and do not abolish from person to person. If a person refuses to speak of conscience, he is destined not to be a good person, let alone a loyal minister, and cannot do errands for the Son of Heaven. ”

"Aiqing, what do you mean by that?"

"The minister just thought of the law of the mind from the events of today's court meeting, and what those speech officials today are trying to maintain, is actually the law, that is, the Tao. Some of them are very pedantic, some are inflexible, and some are not familiar with general affairs, but they all know a truth and maintain the rules! It is precisely because the rules cannot and should not be flexible that the world can be peaceful and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Once we can abolish the law because of people, it is equivalent to destroying the law, and then in the end it will damage the imperial court. Monarchs and ministers, father and son, this is Lunchang Avenue, if Lunchang Avenue is not good, then the world will be difficult to stabilize. The people will lose their reverence for the Son of Heaven, and the court will not be able to function. ”

Jiajing Tianzi's face was as usual, and he still listened attentively as in the past, only Zhang Zuo, who was serving on the side, found that His Majesty's mood seemed to have fluctuated a little, and he began to secretly rejoice in his heart. The statue of the Golden Concubine is now in Zhang Zuo's house, of course he doesn't like people to say bad things about Yang Chengzu, so this change in Jiajing, he is quite gloating in his heart.

"Aiqing, are you impeaching Yang Chengzu?"

"Don't dare!" When Xu Jiezhong was a jinshi, Yang Chengzu had already left the Beijing Division, and the two had actually not communicated, and he knew about Yang Chengzu's friendship with the emperor, but he didn't know how much he was favored. This time, although he came out with the factor of being entrusted by others, he also wanted to maintain the right path in his heart.

The client is a master of mind, and he is also a person who is highly respected by Xu Jie, and the reason why he wants to destroy Yang Chengzu is not for profit, but for justice. The client had already summarized Yang Ji, summarized Haimao, and finally deduced Yang Chengzu's intentions. If his intentions are true, then not only Xu Jie, but any ethical reader should be eliminated quickly.

At this time, Xu Jie had not suffered setbacks, on the contrary, he was proud of the spring breeze, and he lacked the characteristics of forbearance and planning before acting. On the contrary, he acted more actively, and when he reached this point, he could not retreat, and since he stood up, he had to express his position clearly.

"Your Majesty, the minister is not an official, and he does not dare to impeach the minister at will, because he does not dare to say people, but only dare to say things. Of course, Yang Dudu has merit, but people have merit, it does not mean that they can do whatever they want, if a person can make merit to offset his guilt, then there is no rule in this world, that is, it is inconsistent with the Tao. Everyone will feel that they have merit, but they will not take their own guilt as guilty, and in the end, what will be confused is right and wrong. ”

"Yang Dudu was able to promote the Buddha Lang to come to the court and suppress the Japanese invaders, which is meritorious, but he can't reverse the effect as the cause and cover up the crime with merit. He values the arts, not the Tao. Cutting the trench realm is a technique, and the capture of the battlefield of Xu Xinjun can not be returned to the owner, but distributed by the soldiers. The reason why his techniques are successful is that they are all based on destroying the foundation of the Dao, just like drinking a donkey to quench thirst, if everyone is addicted to the arts, and the Dao is wasted, it will harm the whole world. The election of officials is valued over virtue, just because officials are exemplary for all people, his material, the people cannot see it, and his virtue can be seen by everyone. If the people are made to believe that the Son of Heaven uses all immoral villains, they will lose their awe of the imperial court, and everyone will not trust their parents and officials, and they will not rely on the rules when they encounter problems, but want to find relationships, and the world will be in chaos. ”

Jiajing nodded, "Aiqing, what you said has some truth, but Yang is loyal after all, we can't make the loyal ministers cold, otherwise who else will be loyal to me?" ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers don't dare to discuss the ministers, and the ministers have also heard of the loyalty of Shan Yun and Yang Dudu. The governor of the capital trained troops in the southeast, and combined kindness and righteousness with heavy gold as a reward, so that the soldiers returned to their hearts, and the three armies served to death. Yang Dudu's order is like a mountain, and the new army of Zhejiang is willing to die for the governor when he goes to the soup, and this kind of loyalty is indeed of great use. I only hope that the heavenly family will remember the story of the five generations, and use this with caution, then the world will be very prosperous, the people will be very happy, and the world will be very happy. ”

Jiajing's face was as usual, but there was a little more smile on his face, which was very different from Fang Cai's mood, "Aiqing, what you said, the theory of Taoism is very interesting, I have written it down." In the future, I hope you can come more often and talk to me about the difference between Taoism and Taoism. ”

Zhang Zuo originally thought that if Xu Jie's impeachment of Yang Chengzu, Jiajing would be angry, but he didn't expect that when Xu Jie's theory of Taoism was proposed, it seemed that the emperor's position had changed and he really began to support Xu Jie's opinion. I couldn't help but murmur in my heart: Could it be that the wind direction has changed, and Yang Dudu is about to lose power? This genius, he is getting more and more incomprehensible. Didn't Xu Jie's give the governor a bad medicine, why did he later exaggerate the ability of the governor, these literati really can't figure it out.