Having said this, Zhu Di also knows that if he doesn't reveal a little bit of what he thinks, and continues to use the imperial mind of the clouds and mountains and fog, I'm afraid that today's matter will not be done.

From then on, he became the only "human emperor" in heaven and on earth.

is not the "Son of Heaven" who is constrained by the induction of the birds.

For a strong king like Zhu Di who is unwilling to be restricted in any way, it is undoubtedly a very tempting thing.

After all, if there was no celestial induction to restrict him, then Zhu Di's status in legal theory would have become infinitely tall almost in an instant!

Zhu Di gathered his thoughts and said slowly to Zhu Gaochi, Dao Yan, and Zhang Yuchu.

"After watching the twist scale experiment and repeating the test a few times, I knew that gravity probably really exists. That is to say, there is actually no celestial and human induction in this world at all. ”

Zhu Gaochi nodded hurriedly, so that his father would not be cold.

Zhu Di continued: "The induction of heaven and man does not exist, and my first reaction at that time was that from now on, I do not need to be responsible for the unpredictable providence, in other words, no matter how big the natural disasters in the world are, as long as they are not man-made, it is not caused by my loss of morality. ”

"In my heart, this is of course a good thing, after all, no matter what, this set of things for celestial and human induction is used by Cheng Zhuli to limit the imperial power of the king, and without this thing restriction, I can let go of my hands and feet and act wantonly."

"That's right."

Dao Yan nodded slightly.

Zhang Yuchu also agrees.

In this way, wouldn't it strengthen His Majesty's determination to be the "emperor of people"?

But Zhu Gaochi frowned and asked, "But what my father was thinking at that time should be more than that." ”

Zhu Di nodded, his eyes showed a look of relief, and said, "Yes! ”

Immediately, Zhu Di's words changed, and his tone became serious: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages, but after I pondered it carefully, I felt that what I had thought before was a little too simple, because the induction of heaven and man is not only a restriction on imperial power, but also a protection of imperial power. After all, if a disaster occurs in the world, according to the doctrine of heaven and man's induction, it is certainly caused by the emperor's immorality. But in the same way, if there is a good year or auspicious year in the world, the same emperor will also be stained. ”

"Furthermore, if there is no source of legitimacy for the son of heaven, the people will probably lack the reverence for the imperial power from the way of heaven, so I am afraid that while the emperor has greater and almost unlimited authority, he will also face all kinds of drawbacks exposed by losing the cloak of the way of heaven."

Zhang Yuchu suddenly became nervous when he heard this, and secretly said in his heart: Could it be that these words are about to be denied by His Majesty the Emperor himself?

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuchu couldn't help but feel a little remorseful, Dao Yan didn't speak, although he gave himself a chance to perform, but the opportunity was also a risk, if the emperor was unwilling to accept this set of statements, he would be self-defeating.

However, according to Zhang Yuchu's observation, Zhu Di is not the same as Zhu Yunwen's nerd, although Zhu Di is not open-minded, but he is always frank and open-minded, if he wants to punish your nine clans, he will not miss a single one, he wants you to speak freely, and he will not give you small shoes afterwards.

Therefore, Zhang Yuchu thinks that he is not accepted at most this time, and it should not be that the emperor's anger implicates Daomen or Longhu Mountain Zhu Di's previous words, and he is also a little moved, which Zhang Yuchu can see.

Seeing that Zhang Yuchu was a little stunned, Dao Yan took over unhurriedly.

"The induction of heaven and man is nonsense."

"Ordinary people often have a fear of natural phenomena such as meteorites, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, and wind and flood disasters, so some people use this to proclaim the mandate of heaven and say that these are warnings from heaven."

Xunzi once asked and replied to himself: The stars fall and the wood sounds, and the people of the country are afraid, what is it?"

"Answer: There is nothing, it is the change of heaven and earth, the transformation of yin and yang, and the rare of things."

It is to be said here that Xunzi uses the changes in nature itself to explain rare natural phenomena such as meteorite falls, and believes that there is no special reason here, and there is no mystery. Xunzi thinks that because these phenomena are rare, it is normal to feel strange, but it would be wrong to say that these phenomena are warnings from heaven and cause fear.

Xunzi opposes the special phenomena of nature as the conscious activities of the Heavenly Dao and the intervention of the Heavenly Dao in human affairs, and regards them as the result of the changes in the natural world, such as heaven and earth, yin and yang, etc., which is the main characteristic of Xunzi's rare and precious naïve materialism.

"Everything can be recognized, and the error of the induction of heaven and man lies in the incorrect cognition of the way of heaven. Xun Ziyan: The use of the mandate of heaven means that people should grasp the laws of heaven, grasp their own destiny, and grasp their own form and spirit, rather than relying on praying for the blessings of heaven. ”

"The heliocentric theory and gravitational force are used to control the mandate of heaven, and the way of heaven itself is nothing unknowable, but it was blinded by the induction of heaven and man before, and people did not realize it and realized this, and it is not a major event that turns the world upside down, but the laws of the way of heaven are already there, and they have been set aside and the veil has been lifted."

Dao Yan gently turned the rosary and made a conclusion: "The Human Emperor is an existence alongside the Heavenly Dao, or the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao in the human world, not the son of the Heavenly Dao. ”

"In other words, Your Majesty is the Heavenly Dao itself!"

Moved by Dao Yan's clear exposition and judgment, Zhu Di's heart trembled, but Zhu Di's face was still calm, as if he was hiding his inner excitement.

I have to say that Daoyan's exposition is very exciting!

According to the Confucian sage Xunzi, the induction of heaven and man is inherently wrong, Xunzi was much higher than Dong Zhongshu before Dong Zhongshu, and Xunzi was used to refute Dong Zhongshu, that is, standing on the commanding heights of morality and seniority!

And the way of heaven can be recognized, and this kind of agnostic argument also gives a perfect explanation for the heliocentric theory and gravitational force.

"Xunzi Heavenly Treatise" originally said that "the stars rotate, the sun and the moon pass the fire, the four eras are royal, and the yin and yang are magnified", these natural phenomena are all part of the way of heaven, and now the heliocentric theory and gravitational force just explain this phenomenon clearly.

Of course, that's not the most important thing.

For Zhu Di, a feudal monarch who aspired to a high degree of centralization.

The most important thing is to expand the imperial power!

Why did Zhu Di have concerns about Jiang Xinghuo's heliocentric theory and gravitational force before, and even planned to seal this statement and prevent it from spreading outside?

Isn't the reason because of heliocentrism and gravitation, which will use iron-like facts to slap Cheng Zhu Lixue's theory of celestial and human induction in the face?

Heaven and man are inducted, of course Zhu Di is not happy.

But if there is no celestial induction, Zhu Di's imperial power will be shaken as a result, so Zhu Di might as well continue to maintain the celestial induction.

Therefore, the core of the problem is actually how to perfectly explain heliocentrism and gravitational attraction, while not only breaking the shackles of celestial and human induction, but also maintaining or even strengthening imperial power?

Dao Yan gave the perfect answer.

- The Emperor of Men is the way of heaven!

In other words, I am the way of heaven!

But even if Zhu Di was moved, he still maintained his absolute sanity, Zhu Di pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "I, I don't believe it. ”

"The way of heaven, how can it be controlled by man? How to prove that the human emperor is the way of heaven? ”

After Dao Yan heard Zhu Di's words, his heart suddenly settled.

Dao Yanxin said, finally to the point, the old man just wants you to not believe it!

Deep in his heart when Dao Yan said what he said just now, he had already decided that Zhu Di would definitely not directly believe this conclusion.

It's a given.

Because although this theory can impress Zhu Di, who is ambitious and aspires to be the king of the first emperor through the ages, there is one of the most obvious loopholes.

That is to say, if the Human Emperor is juxtaposed with the Heavenly Dao, and is the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao in the human world, how can it be proved?

"The Saint King's Saying." Zhu Gaochi said suddenly.

Dao Yan nodded.

If you want to refute Cheng Zhu Lixue's celestial and human induction, you must not use any of your newly proposed world view heliocentrism and gravitational force, and use empirical evidence to prove that the induction of heaven and man is wrong, and it is the embodiment of methodology, but it is not the worldview of celestial and human induction.

To confront and refute the worldview of celestial and human induction, we must use the same or even higher level of the worldview of Confucianism.

That is, "Xunzi Heavenly Treatise".

So if you want to continue to prove the results derived from this set of theories, that is, "the emperor of man, that is, the way of heaven", then you must also look for the answer from Xunzi's theory, rather than proposing a new set of theories yourself.

It's easy to see why.

——This is the saying of the Confucian sages!

It's not a new one we proposed, but a Confucian "post-sage" Xunzi proposed, we just take it and use it, if you are not convinced, you go down to refute it with the sage in person, and quarrel with us about something.

"What is the Holy King?" Zhu Di asked suspiciously.

"Xunzi Monarchy" said: The holy king, full morality, to the high, Qi Wenli, one day, the end of the vibration, so that the world is more obedient than obedient." Dao Yan said slowly.

Subsequently, Dao Yan explained in detail: "In Xunzi's statement, the relationship between the acquisition of the supreme authority of the holy king and the approval of the people is that the holy king first becomes a king because of his virtue and ability, and then the recognition of the people, not because of the approval of the people, and then the holy king becomes a king." ”

Zhu Gaochi also added: "In Xunzi's view, the supreme authority possessed by the Holy King does not need and does not need to be recognized by the people, Xunzi said that the people are stupid and difficult to know, but only the object of the Holy King's education, and the people can neither form an effective political order through their own efforts, nor have they the ability to choose who will be the emperor." ”

"Therefore, "Xunzi Wangba" cloud: Those who take the world are not responsible for their land, and the Tao is enough for one person."

"This person is the Holy King!"

(End of chapter)