Wen Tianxiang is bold, and Zhao Jiaren is not hypocritical. In order not to wait for Jia Xianggong to touch a cup, the two stopped mentioning this matter. Although he didn't know what Wen Tianxiang thought in his heart, Zhao Jiaren didn't want to belittle Jia Yidao infinitely. Although Jia Rudao could have relied on his credit book to eat the old book, Jia Rudao did not do this. Even if he plays political tricks, even if he does a lot of things that are difficult to evaluate, Jia Rudao always strives to solve problems through actions.

As a member of the ruling class, the officials of the Great Song Dynasty naturally wanted to brag about national affairs when they drank wine, and Wen Tianxiang suddenly asked Zhao Jiaren, "Brother Zhao, what do you think is the biggest difficulty in the Great Song Dynasty now." ”

"Lack of money." Zhao Jiaren replied decisively.

Wen Tianxiang nodded again and again, and it could be seen that he thought that 'traitors in power' was not the biggest problem of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Jiaren continued: "I am in Quanzhou, and the two thousand left wing army in Quanzhou only have a few ships. The salary you can get is only two times a month. Although food is also distributed, there is no oil and water for one or two catties of rations a day. Can't get enough to eat. And I'm categorically against stabbing. Tattooing is a very disrespectful practice to oneself and to people. The salary is low, the soldiers have no honor, and everyone is just a soldier to eat. How could such an army be expected to be brave and good at fighting. ”

Wen Tianxiang listened to Zhao Jiaren's words, and although he nodded slightly, he frowned. After Zhao Jiaren finished speaking, Wen Tianxiang replied: "Brother Zhao, I think what you said is reasonable. But if more military salaries are paid to the forbidden army, won't the country be even more short of money? ”

"The forbidden army has combat effectiveness, and it can fight the northern Mongolia and dare not go south. That's saving money. I heard that when the Mongols invaded the south, the official family took out 77 million yuan in banknotes, 1 million horses of silk, and 1 million taels of silver. The money spent on fighting a war is a waste. It's just a waste of money and labor. If we go on a northern expedition, the land we capture is ours, and everything we pass through will be moved back. Even for the same expense, our army gains more and more, and the enemy loses more and more. If the Great Song Dynasty becomes stronger and stronger, the enemy will become weaker and weaker. Logically, this is to save the country a lot of money. Zhao Jiaren gave his own answer.

Wen Tianxiang thought about it and easily understood the truth. He asked curiously, "Brother Zhao, what kind of logic are you talking about?" ”

"Logic?" Zhao Jiaren heard this question for the first time after returning to the Great Song Dynasty.

If it is interpreted in the 21st century, logic refers to the laws and rules of thinking, which is an abstraction of the thinking process. In a narrow sense, logic refers not only to the laws of thinking, but also to the discipline that studies the laws of thinking, that is, logic. In a broad sense, logic refers to laws, including the laws of thinking and objective laws. Logic includes formal logic and dialectical logic, and formal logic includes inductive logic and deductive logic.

However, he rarely thought about this, and Zhao Jiaren found that he could not explain to Wen Tianxiang for a while. After thinking about it, Zhao Jiaren gave an example, "Logic can be regarded as cause and effect. Mencius said, therefore, the heavens will descend on people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically. There's logic in that. ”

"There is providence, so it causes it to suffer." Wen Tianxiang felt that he understood a little.

"No, no, no." Zhao Jiaren hurriedly waved his hand, "Mencius himself probably understands logic. But he spoke to the monarch with sophistry. In fact, after suffering hardships, the heart is moved to endure, and after gaining what it cannot do, it changes from inability to ability. And the country needs capable people, so they look everywhere for capable people. So those who are capable will be appointed by chance. Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs. Just because Mencius knew that people felt that they should be treated with special favor, it was because Mencius knew that those who did not understand logic liked this tone. That's why he played with words, making people feel that the tribulations of those people were a sign of failure and had a logical relationship with the later rise to prominence. Actually, there is nothing between the two at all. ”

After a long time of not discussing it, Zhao Jiaren stared at Wen Tianxiang after finishing speaking, paying attention to whether Wen Tianxiang correctly understood the logical relationship. Seeing Wen Tianxiang frowning and thinking about it, his fingers couldn't help but tap on the table, Zhao Jiaren took out a pencil and paper from the pigskin satchel he was carrying with him in order not to waste time. Write on the paper 'capable', 'incompetent', 'monarch who needs talent', 'incompetent monarch who only needs psychological comfort'.

Draw a line between 'capable' and 'a monarch who needs talent', and between 'incompetent' and 'incompetent monarch who only needs psychological comfort', and the two lines cross each other.

After drawing the logical relationship diagram, Zhao Jiaren continued: "The example given by Mencius is that a capable monarch has found a courtier who has become a talent after tempering, but the monarch who listened to the story did not realize it at all, he was actually just pursuing the result of a capable monarch finding a capable courtier, and watching him understand the so-called truth, in fact, whether it is the truth or reality, the monarch who listens to the story does not know. This intersection means that they only hear stories and that they never intersect. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Jiaren was even more disappointed in his heart. Everything he himself says now is based on the fact that Wen Tianxiang may be able to understand logic. However, this explanation actually uses a deeper and more abstract logic at all. In layman's terms, it is probably 'no investigation, no voice'. In fact, it doesn't matter what Mencius says, because what Mencius says is not true.

After spending a long time in the United States, Zhao Jiaren found that modern logic, especially the logic of modern Chinese, is the most advanced in the world. This is because New China itself has been established on a foundation, with profound accumulation of Chinese culture and a very high revolutionary theoretical foundation. China talks about history, China talks about materialism, and China even shouts 'dialectical materialism'. In the United States, the intellectual community considers dialectical materialism to be sophistry. Therefore, the United States did not talk about this at all, so the United States did not win in the large-scale struggle with New China.

New China will be able to complete the path of Europe and the United States for hundreds of years in just a few decades. It's because you know history and know some of the ability to think logically. In Zhao Jiaren's view, the most cultured Chinese dynasty was New China, followed by the Han Dynasty. It is difficult to say who was more literate in the Tang and Song dynasties, but the logic of the Song Dynasty was obviously underdeveloped.

Just when Zhao Jiaren was doing his own criticism, Wen Tianxiang's frowning brows suddenly expanded. He said with a solemn face: "What Brother Zhao said is really deafening. I think you're right, but I think it's too impersonal to look at everything around you as you are. ”

Zhao Jiaren felt a kind of joy coming from his heart, rushing straight to his head, and he himself could clearly feel that under this joy, a heartfelt smile bloomed on his face. The logic is that it is not humane, and Wen Tianxiang's answer shows that this Great Song Dynasty champion has a real level of thought. Even when he first came into contact with logic, he could already feel that he was in the right direction. It's really teachable.

"The Tao is the way, not the constant way. The name can be named, not the permanent name. None, the beginning of the world. Yes, the mother of all things. Therefore, there is often no desire, in order to see its wonder. There is always desire, in order to observe it. Zhao Jiaren read the sentence clearly, reciting the opening paragraph of the Tao Te Ching.

"Is it difficult for Brother Zhao to believe in Taoism?" Wen Tianxiang is still a fixed linear thinking, listening to Zhao Jiaren reciting the Tao Te Ching, he made a judgment of Zhao Jiaren's Taoist.

"I use the words of the Tao Te Ching to talk about how to look at logic. You think the logic is impersonal, although I don't agree with it, but I won't tell you why I don't agree with it right now. Let's talk about logic is not close to human feelings, so if you don't want to pursue the essence of logic, you can use the lively mentality to see the beauty of logic. If you want to pursue the means of using logic, it depends on the nature of logic. I myself think this is the right attitude towards logic. Zhao Jiaren explained. After explaining, he preached in layman's terms: "This is the practice that brings true knowledge." ”

Seeing Zhao Jiaren speak at such a length, Wen Tianxiang stared at Zhao Jiaren for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "I didn't expect Brother Zhao to attach so much importance to this logic." ”

"This is the foundation of my life, and I have to pay attention." Zhao Jiaren told the truth.

Such a serious attitude made Wen Tianxiang feel that Zhao Jiaren didn't seem to be right, and after thinking carefully for a while, Wen Tianxiang frowned again, "Brother Zhao, I said that I am not close to people, because you are too harsh on Mencius." ”

"I never wanted to look at Mencius with an attitude of good and evil." Zhao Jiaren defended himself, "Do you know ......"

"Wait." Wen Tianxiang interrupted Zhao Jiaren's words, and seeing Zhao Jiaren stop, Wen Tianxiang continued: "Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beauty, and evil is evil; We all know that what is good is good, and what is not good is good. Therefore, there is no symbiosis, difficulty and ease are mutually compatible, long and short are dwarfed, high and low are inclined to each other, sound and sound are harmonious, and the front and back follow each other. It is to do what the saint does not do, and to teach without words. Brother Zhao, that's not what you want to say, right? ”

It can be seen that Wen Tianxiang is also very familiar with the "Tao Te Ching", and Zhao Jiaren really wants to use the second paragraph to express his attitude. Since Wen Tianxiang said this, Zhao Jiaren also smiled: "You see, Lao Tzu not only has logic, but also makes the level of understanding clear. Let's talk about what the world is, and then how to set standards. I just have a judgment about Mencius based on logic, and this judgment is not against Mencius, but against all. If it is someone who has the same practice as Mencius, I naturally have the same judgment. This logic is merely judgment, not personal emotion. ”

Wen Tianxiang could understand Zhao Jiaren's words, and he nodded slightly and asked at the same time: "It's difficult that logic doesn't talk about good and evil?" ”

Zhao Jiaren wanted to answer casually: 'What does logic have to do with good and evil?' However, he suddenly remembered that in his same year, Zhao Jiaren actually had limited contact with the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, but among the officials that Zhao Jiaren came into contact with, Jia Yidao was narrow-minded and over-inflated, but he had the courage to reform and ruthlessly attack the trend of military feudalization. Xu Yuanzhi is very serious about the division of interests. The old father-in-law, Qin Huchen, is shrewd, and he is not evil while abiding by his duty. Even the cousin of the Chen family is a fool, and after becoming the magistrate, he will act according to the system. When the Protestant people slaughtered cattle, he did not hesitate to fight crime.

The officials of the Great Song Dynasty may not be good people, but the officials of the Great Song Dynasty seem to have some political ideas and political ideals. Sima Kao, the same year that he 'retreated', expressed his sympathy for ordinary people, and Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but want to see Wen Tianxiang's attitude. He said: "Brother Wen, the so-called good and evil, it depends on whose good and evil it is. I ask you, if the landlord thinks that the tenant farmer is not good at farm work, so he takes the tenant. Is this good or evil for the landlord? ”

Wen Tianxiang replied without hesitation: "Of course it's good." ”

Zhao Jiaren knew that Wen Tianxiang was from a wealthy family in Luling, Jizhou, Jiangxi, and that he was a local big landlord, so he smiled slightly and continued to ask: "After the tenant farmer was taken away, he was hungry and cold, and died of illness. Is it good or evil for him? ”

Wen Tianxiang frowned again. From his class standpoint, there is really no way to frankly admit that seizing tenants is evil.

Zhao Jiaren didn't want to embarrass Wen Tianxiang, he continued: "The so-called good and evil are based on the evaluation of interests. If we recognize this clearly, we can probably understand that there is good for a certain position and there is evil for a relative position. If our Song army is invincible in the world and kills 10,000 enemies in a battle, for us, this is the merit of 10,000, and for the enemy country, it is a loss of 10,000. My Great Song soldier was overjoyed when he received the reward. When the families of those who died in war in an enemy country learn of the death of their loved ones, they have grief and hatred for us. In the eyes of my Great Song Dynasty, these brave warriors are the blessing of the country, and in the eyes of the enemy country, these terrible Song troops are their calamity. We, the people of the Great Song Dynasty, prayed that the soldiers could be blessed by heaven, and the people of the enemy country cursed our Great Song soldiers to be punished by heaven. Good and evil are things based on interests, and logic is things that tell about relative relationships. ”

"I ...... I see. Wen Tianxiang's voice was a little low, and his handsome face seemed to be covered with a dark cloud.

Zhao Jiaren didn't want to say more, so he called the guys in and asked them to take out the dishes and heat them up again. At this time, it was still the weather of the New Year, and the food was already cold after chatting for a while.

There was silence in the private room for a while, and Wen Tianxiang let out a long sigh, "It's not human!" It's really impersonal. Brother Zhao, I'm not talking about logic, I'm talking about your lack of affection. ”

"I don't think I'm such a cheerful person, why wouldn't I end up with such an evaluation?" Zhao Jiaren began to pretend to be cute.

Wen Tianxiang shook his head, "Brother Zhao, if others know that you use this logic to look at people, I don't know how everyone will be afraid of you." ”

Speaking of this, Wen Tianxiang poured himself a glass of wine, and then took a glass of wine and drank it all.

Wine is strong and cowardly, even if he knows that Wen Tianxiang is by no means cowardly, but Zhao Jiaren still has some ill intentions.

Putting down the wine glass, Wen Tianxiang continued to say: "I'm not saying that the logic is wrong, and I'm not saying that Brother Zhao is wrong. I would say that it is scary precisely because it is right. ”