This result is not unexpected, but it just feels incredible.

Although Jiang Xinghuo's side has shown a crushing advantage by the end of the Taixue Society, Hu Yan and others do not seem to have reached the point where they have no power to fight back.

After all, the mental evidence of science can still be maintained.

As the saying goes, "As long as I don't admit defeat, then I won't lose", this is the truth.

But from the point of view of debate, Hu Yan and others on the opposing side really can't argue.

Jiang Xinghuo's material monism is very solid, but they cannot prove the existence of "qi", so the "ontology of qi" of science is destined to be replaced.

Of course, the consequences of the collapse of the "ontology of qi" of science are very serious, which means that the nature of heaven and earth is no longer connected to the nature of human temperament.

Therefore, the opposing side has fallen into passivity in the theory of mind, and can only repeatedly emphasize the importance of the Three Principles and Five Constants.

But here in Jiang Xinghuo, the moral principles of the three outlines and five constants (father and son, monarch and minister, husband and wife, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith), since they are not heavenly principles, are not irreplaceable.

Therefore, in the second half of the Taixue Society, the key to the debate shifted to whether Jiang Xinghuo had a complete set of theories of mind and practical methods of the theory of mind.

As a result, Jiang Xinghuo has.

Jiang Xinghuo focused on the moral heart of human instinct, that is, conscience, and developed a discussion of the theory of mind, and put forward the methodology of "to conscience", that is, "prudence, respect, caution and fear".

With this set of standardized theories of mind that everyone can practice, the collapse of physics is a matter of course.

After all, Wang Yangming's psychology defeated science and quickly spread to become a prominent science, which was what happened in Jiang Xinghuo's previous life and in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and the reason why Wang Yangming's psychology was produced at that time was because the social contradictions and social trends of thought at that time reached this point where new ideas must be led.

Facts have also proved that the method of conscience is indeed the best weapon to break the conservative and backward Three Principles and Five Constants of Physics.

Therefore, in the same social background, it is not surprising that Jiang Xinghuo used his improved theory of mind to kill the opposing debaters.

"Hu Saijiu, what's wrong with you?"

At this time, Wang Yunsheng couldn't help but exclaim, got up and trotted over.

Hu Yan didn't answer, just waved his hand, signaling that he was okay and asked Wang Yunsheng to leave him alone.

Yang Shiqi also frowned and looked at Hu Yan with a worried expression.

Hu Yan smiled at him and signaled that it was okay.

But this appearance, anyone who sees it knows that it is being strong!

Hu Yan raised his head to look at Jiang Xinghuo, with a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth: "I lost, material monism, there is no way to refute; The theory of mind may still have some controversial points, but in the end, the way of the world should also change. ”

His attitude was sincere, and he did not complain.

Because he knows that Jiang Xinghuo won the fair and deserved it.

And from beginning to end, Jiang Xinghuo's attitude was very humble and polite, even if the pressure from the opposition was very strong before, Jiang Xinghuo still politely counterattacked, and did not use his power to force this matter down, which is enough to prove his noble character.

This is a worthy opponent.

"But I have a question, and I ask the national teacher to answer it."

"Good!" Jiang Xinghuo appreciated Hu Yan's attitude and nodded approvingly: "Since this is the case, I won't hide it, please ask Hu Xianjiu." ”

"Today's world style, although there are all kinds of unsatisfactory aspects, can still be called a simple sentence in the end, which is why we and other Confucians defend it."

Hu Yan is right, although a new trend of thought has emerged in the south, if you look at the scope of the entire Ming Dynasty, "simple folk customs" is not a derogatory meaning, and the people are ignorant at the same time, but they are indeed very simple under the constraints of etiquette and religion such as the Three Platforms and the Five Constants.

And this kind of world style is conducive to the Ming Dynasty, which is based on the natural economy, to maintain the stability of the entire society.

"But after today, the principles of heaven are shaken, and the national teacher is not afraid that the three outlines and five constants will collapse, and the entire Ming Dynasty will fall into ideological confusion?"

After Hu Yan finished speaking, he waited for Jiang Xinghuo's answer.

Jiang Xinghuo stretched out his fingers and tapped his knees gently: "First of all, I want to ask you a question. ”

Hu Yan was stunned for a moment and said, "Excuse me." ”

"Do you know what heavenly principles are for the people?"

Yang Shiqi frowned, as if he felt something.

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows slightly, and a gleam flashed in his eyes: "Eating well and dressing warmly is the greatest heavenly principle." Without food in the stomach, how much use is there for the smartest person? ”

"The people don't care about the collapse of these so-called three outlines and five constants, people have an instinctive moral heart, even if there is no father as the son, is there no instinctive morality between father and son? Before Xie Dashen said, 'Cover the heart of a child, see the father naturally know love, see the brother naturally know respect, this is the source of heavenly principles, why eliminate the heavenly principles, and then send it for the father?' That's the reason, even if there is no constraint on the three platforms and five constants, the relationship between people and humanity still exists, and it will not disappear because of the disappearance of the three platforms and five constants. ”

"In other words, in the era before the invention of the concepts of the Three Principles and the Five Constants, before the birth of Confucius, human relations did not exist?"

This is a rather poignant and real question.

That is, people's social and ethical relations exist innately, Confucianism existed before it appeared, and even if Confucianism dies, it still exists.

It doesn't appear, it's all there, motionless.

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo's meaning is self-evident, even if the three outlines and five constants collapse, it does not mean the collapse of the basic human relations in society, what was it before, and what it is now.

For ordinary people, the oppressive and binding effect of the Three Principles and Five Constants is far greater than its moral guidance.

Without the oppression of the Three Principles and Five Constants, the social atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty would become more open, and this openness was not a bad thing for the Ming Dynasty, which gradually turned to a new path.

"And for scholars, science is reasonable, other theories are not necessarily unreasonable, the truth is here, always the more you argue, the clearer it is, even if there is a moment of confusion, what does it matter?"

Hearing this, Wang Yunsheng and Hu Yan next to him also became thoughtful.

Jiang Xinghuo showed extreme confidence in this matter.

On ideological issues, you can't suppress it by force, you can't turn a deaf ear, the position is here, and if you don't occupy the opposing ideas, you will occupy it.

It is enough to convince the general public, and even your opponents, to occupy this position, even if it is partial, with objective and solid theories.

If you don't deal with it, it will cause confusion and social turmoil, but as long as the ideas you insist on stand up, it will be easy to say what will happen in the future.

In fact, Jiang Xinghuo should indeed have this confidence.

Jiang Xinghuo is too young, his body is also very good, and his mentality is good, not to mention that he can easily survive Zhu Di, when Zhu Di died normally, Jiang Xinghuo was estimated to be in his forties, that is, to send Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji away according to the normal time of death, Jiang Xinghuo is also in his fifties, and he will strive to live longer, maybe he can send away the unborn Baozong.

Time is on Jiang Xinghuo's side.

And according to the current layout, twenty or thirty years later, Jiang Xinghuo will be able to make his protégés all over the temple.

After twenty or thirty years of ideological changes, by that time, Jiang Xinghuo's complete theoretical system of "material monism + conscience theory of mind + practical learning + science" must have become the official science of the Ming Dynasty and replaced the status of science.

After all, this is a set of studies that is more empirical than science and more applicable to the Ming society.

At that time, as one of the few great philosophers in history who has constructed a complete theoretical system of "ontology + theory of mind", and as the existence of various scientific concepts, Jiang Xinghuo has already reached the level of "princes" of the five sons of the Northern Song Dynasty, and has become the only existence in the world that can be called "son", that is, the reserve of the saint, his name has long been resounding all over the world, and he has a lot of supporters, and he can almost be said to be the leader of the contemporary ideological circles.

And as a politician, he must also know that once he loses the help of the ruling power, no good theory can be promoted, and the so-called scholarship is only empty talk.

Not to mention, it's just the end of troubled times.

Everything must be spoken by swords and guns!

As long as the military power is on his side, then there is nothing to be afraid of any turmoil in the ideological circles.

The use of force is the last option, but that does not mean that it is not an option.

"Then today's Taixue Society."

Jiang Xinghuo continued to speak, his eyes flashed with sharp brilliance, and his tone was sonorous and powerful: "All the dialogues and expositions will be sorted out by the Hanlin who are responsible for recording by the cabinet, and will be published in the "Ming Pao" in a serial form tomorrow and spread to the world. ”

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.

Hu Yan and Yang Shiqi's expressions instantly stiffened and were silent.

The process of the Taixue Society itself is secret.

But since the result is so, it must be made public.

However, Hu Yansheng, Yang Shiqi and others are all scholars and claim to be gentlemen.

And now, Jiang Xinghuo picked up this layer of window paper, directly put this question on the table, and put it in front of them, even if he didn't admit it, he wouldn't be able to.

"National teacher."

Guozijian Siye Wang Yunsheng's face was ugly, and he stopped speaking in a low voice.

Jiang Xinghuo waved his hand and interrupted him: "There should always be a result, as for the merits, it will be judged by the people of the world, just like the meeting between Zhu Xi and Lu Jiuyuan Goose Lake, this is also a public case." ”

He stood up, looked around, and said loudly, "Now, do you still have any objections?" ”

There was no sound below, no one spoke, and everyone's eyes were focused on Kong Xilu.

Kong Xilu just twisted his beard and said: "For the way of learning, the way of teaching people, the gentleman has moderation, harmony and difference." ”

The first eight words are still the theme of the "Goose Lake Meeting", that is, the core debate topic of the debate between Zhu Xi of science and Lu Jiuyuan and Lu Jiuling of psychology.

The last eight words are derived from the "Analects of Zilu" "gentlemen are harmonious but different, villains are the same but not harmonious", the implication of which is that the result of the "Goose Lake Meeting" is that Zhu Xi was angry and walked away, and the two sides broke up unhappily, and today's Taixue Meeting, Kong Xilu hopes that no matter what the final views and opinions are, and how the world will comment and interpret, but all the people attending the meeting are basically Confucians, and the minimum gentlemanly demeanor must be maintained.

These sixteen words can be regarded as the final conclusion for this Taixue meeting.

Zhengfang, represented by Jiang Xinghuo, has achieved complete victory in ontology, and is unique in the theory of mind, and has since been regarded as a school of its own.

In the Jianghu dialect, this is called "standing stick".

The opposing side represented by Hu Yan is naturally a defeat in terms of ontology, and the ontology pulls the theory of mind, and it is also barely supported, although he can insist on not admitting defeat, but Hu Yan is mellow, he is not so thick-skinned, so he admits it.

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo has won the overall victory, and there may be some controversial things in the theory of mind, and there are different opinions, but these are not important.

After several debates before and after, there were ideological debates about the change of the law, that is, whether to change the law, where is the legal rationality of the change, and whether the impact of the change on the style of study in the world is good or bad. Today, these problems have been completely concluded.

From now on, in the ideological circles, the aftermath of these issues will certainly still be debated, but it will no longer cause much hindrance to the change of the law.

After all, this kind of dispute is only temporary, and soon the novelty will pass, and the true purpose of the change will gradually be revealed in the next few years, more than ten years, or even longer.

Moreover, Jiang Xinghuo believes that as long as he is here, the change will never stop, and it will grow stronger and stronger.

That's enough!

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Sitting in the carriage, Yao Guangxiao couldn't help but look at Jiang Xinghuo with appreciation.

"How? My play today. ”

Jiang Xinghuo smiled, not modest at all.

He is not a saint, it is impossible for him to have no emotional fluctuations, and now that he has faced the challenge head-on and achieved such a big victory, he should be happy.

It's like Uncle Liu's line, "I've been fighting for so many years, can't I enjoy it?" ”

"Today's victory is hearty."

Yao Guangxiao nodded, with relief in his eyes: "Being able to let the world know about new ideas in advance is definitely a huge help for change." ”

This is a big truth.

In the long history of China, there are precedents for the changes of various dynasties, and almost every ambitious emperor will intend to change and want to cheer up at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, and this is how the changes are produced, but not all the changes are not, to be precise, most of the changes should be halfway to death.

In the beginning, it was all hello, hello, hello, everyone, but the conservative forces never thought of making changes, and they had no incentive to change, so until there was some violent conflict of interest, the conservative forces would prevent the change.

It is precisely because of this historical tradition and this deep-rooted concept that "it is difficult to succeed in changing the law" that many people are not optimistic about the change, and even those who are optimistic about the change feel that in the process of changing the law, they should follow the trend and should not fight against the "trend".

But people who are blinded by the fog cannot see clearly the essence of "potential".

While the times create heroes, heroes can also create the times.

Jiang Xinghuo is the person who can really create "momentum".

However, even if there is Jiang Xinghuo in this world, the process of changing the law is also destined to be unsmooth.

It's just that Jiang Xinghuo's ability is too strong, and for all kinds of shackles of changing the law, he has single-handedly reversed the old "momentum".

In Yao Guangxiao's eyes.

Jiang Xinghuo is the one who breaks the shackles.

In this historical time and space, he advanced the Jialong Wanda reform by hundreds of years for the world to witness, and he charged forward on the battlefield without gunpowder smoke again and again, so that there is no one in the world who can directly block the change, even the great prince Zhu Gaochi cannot oppose the change head-on.

The change will surely thrive on the soil of the Ming Dynasty until it reaches the peak of history, and even goes to the unknown.

"After today, the general trend will be the same."

"My goal is to make everyone in the world understand what the real truth is in this world."

Jiang Xinghuo bowed slightly, and his eyes flashed with a bright essence: "Not only the world, but also the spiritual 'heavens outside the sky' of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, these heavenly immortals, Buddhas and ghosts, all have to give way to the change." ”

"One day, Xinxue will be the spiritual master of this heaven and earth."

"And our doctrine will also be carried forward, and the academic community will return to contention."

"I don't dare to say that there is only new learning in heaven and earth, but I also have the confidence to lead the people of the world to transcend the shackles of the three outlines and five constants."

"Would you like to come with me?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at Yao Guangxiao and Xie Jin in the carriage.

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The end of the Taixue Association also heralds the official announcement of the beginning of a new stage of law change, and many people are destined to benefit a lot from the process of this new stage of law change.

The tide of the times will kill some people, but there will also be some people who can keenly grasp the trend of the tide and become the trendsetters of the times.

In the spring of the second year of Yongle, the Confucian people from other places began to leave the capital one after another.

The aftermath of this Taixue meeting will also be caused by the departure of these great Confucians, as well as the flow of the imperial examinations that will be carried out immediately, completely from Nanjing, the heart of the Ming Empire, to the entire empire.

Kong Xilu temporarily returned to Quzhou, Yang Jingcheng, who went out for a trip, wanted to return to Shaanxi, Cao Duan wanted to go back to Henan and then come back, and Gao Xunzhi wanted to go back to his hometown in Xuzhou, where he lectured for a while between Yangzhou and Xuzhou.

Known as "the first academy in the world", the Bailudong Academy on Lushan in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, issued an invitation to him to take over as the head of the mountain.

The sacrificial wine of the Guozijian was taken over by Wang Yunsheng.

Wang Yunsheng is also a well-known Confucian, but his character is not as upright as Hu Yan, and he is more mediocre, although he has his own position, he is easily swayed by strong power.

Moreover, before leaving, Hu Yan also said some heart-wrenching words to Wang Yunsheng.

Hu Yan felt that the battle in the temple was raging right now, and many people could either rise sharply in a short period of time, or they might fall into the abyss and be shattered.

So, instead of insisting in the eye of this storm, it is better to withdraw.

How did Fan Zhongyan say that? The temple is too windy and waves, sometimes go to the rivers and lakes to fish and fish, and when the wind and waves subside, there is this heart, and it is not too late to come back.

After all, raising hope in the rivers and lakes is also a strategy.

No one can accurately predict the future development, maybe there will be no such better position in the future, maybe once a son of heaven and a courtier, everything is uncertain, but for Hu Yan, it is his best choice to leave at this time.

In a Taixue meeting, Hu Yan did his best, and it can be said that he was still glorious despite defeat.

It's not that he's too weak, it's that his opponent is too strong.

Any Confucian in this world can now say: It's a shame to lose to others, but it's really not a shame to lose to Jiang Xinghuo.

After the Taixue Conference, Jiang Xinghuo's historical status in the ideological circle will eventually be equal to that of the five sons of the Northern Song Dynasty, which has been widely recognized.

With the passage of time, Jiang Xinghuo will definitely become the undisputed first person in the world, even if he is the most reluctant to admit this, he must pinch his nose and admit it.

That's hard power.

Not long after, Dong Lun, a former waiter of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, passed away peacefully at home in February of the second year of Yongle.

In his last words, the coffin did not choose to be buried in his ancestral hometown of Shandong, nor did he choose to live in Wanping, but chose to be buried in Beizhou, Hebei (Daimyo's Mansion).

When Dong Lun was the dean of Hanlin, he brought out many students, and among his protégés, Xie Jin was the most famous.

Xie Jin was grief-stricken when he heard that Dong Lun had died, he was really sad, not pretending, there are not many people in this world who are good to Xie Jin, and there are not many people who can appreciate his talent, Dong Lun is one, Jiang Xinghuo is half, the reason why he says this is because Dong Lun is his teacher, and Jiang Xinghuo is stronger than him, and he is not jealous of him, and most of the others are difficult to get along with him.

Thinking of his teacher's last help to him before the Taixue meeting, Xie Jin, who was already weak, was anxious to attack his heart and fell ill again, and wrote to ask for filial piety for Dong Lun on the grounds that his teacher was like a father.

Zhu Di did not approve it for three years, gave Xie Jin a three-month vacation, and gave him the task of going to Beijing, and Xie Jin immediately insisted on accompanying Dong Lun's family to escort the coffin back to the north.

And Wang Youli, the head of the Jinhua School, is also preparing to return to Jinhua, Zhejiang Province after participating in Dong Lun's mourning activities.

Before he left Beijing and returned to his hometown, he specially told a group of clansmen and disciples to stay, some to go to Guozijian to study, and some to go to the Daming Administrative School, to be sure to implement the things he instructed properly, and not to leave regrets.

The thing that Wang He instructed was naturally the change of the Jinhua School.

The reason that the boat is small and good to turn around is not applicable to the Jinhua School, which has a big business, and the Jinhua School has been switching to science for a hundred years, and it is too ugly to change the door wall at once.

What's more, although the current situation is clear, the ultimate success or failure of the variable law is still unknown in Wang Youli's eyes.

But in any case, in order to pass it on, the Jinhua School must make changes.

In Wang Youli's view, the biggest possibility at present is that with the passage of time, Jiang Xinghuo's new school will replace Cheng Zhu Lixue and become the official school of the Ming Dynasty.

And before this day comes, the Jinhua School must also be fully prepared to meet it.

Sending younger generations to study new learning is a chess game he plays.

At the same time, Jinhua, Zhejiang, is close to Ningbo, and it is also a strategy to invest part of its wealth in maritime trade.

For this reason, Wang Youli even kept his own grandchildren.

In his opinion, Wang Shouxin is his most outstanding junior, his talent is undoubted, as long as he is cultivated step by step, his future achievements will be far higher than his unqualified father.

Therefore, it can also be seen that although the outcome is uncertain, Wang Youli's expectations for the change are also great.

This is also the reason why Wang Youli will personally rush to Nanjing, and discuss privately with Jiang Xinghuo to prepare for the future.

Jiang Xinghuo naturally knew this, but he was also extremely cautious.

In the ideological circle, many people from many schools, such as the Wang family of the Jinhua school and the Yang family of Guan Xue, these families have recommended many children and nephews to him to study and learn new studies, but Jiang Xinghuo did not accept all the orders, but screened and made trade-offs.

In fact, as soon as the Taixue meeting ended, Jiang Xinghuo began to get busy.

First of all, it is natural to send and promote some Guozijian officials who are ideologically close to Xinxue, so that Guozijian, the main ideological front of the Ming Dynasty with nearly 10,000 scholars, can be controlled by himself.

Secondly, it is to strictly enforce the discipline of the national eunuch, and it is okay for scholars to worry about state affairs, but there are some things, especially the most fundamental study, that cannot be delayed.

Finally, at the same time as recruiting scholars, a new group of Guozijian students will also be recruited.

The imperial examination is about to begin, and in the training of officials in the future, the imperial examination, the Guozijian, and the administrative school must go hand in hand, and none of them can be left behind.

In addition to these, Jiang Xinghuo also personally wrote articles for newspapers, and participated in many gatherings in Shilin, using the aftermath of the Taixue Society to promote his new doctrine.

The effect of this kind of personal publicity is very good, and by the way, it also helps the microscope to sell out of stock.

Seeing is believing the best effect, that is, the truth of this doctrine can really be seen by the naked eye, and this unparalleled sense of personal participation cannot be provided by the qi theory of physical science in the past.

After all, meditating on luck is too much about personal qualifications, or rather, too metaphysical.

At the same time, not long after the ideological debate ended, Jiang Xinghuo began to arrange the next stage of law change, but he was not only thinking about how to change the law, but some measures after the law change.

"The core of the reform is money, and everything needs money to support it."

"Therefore, it was decided to allocate the corresponding budget from the Tai warehouse to carry out the construction of commercial roads in Zhejiang, starting from Ningbo."

"In addition, we are also planning to establish some schools in key cities across the country, and invite some highly respected gentlemen to settle in to teach students and spread new ideas."

"The sale of treasury bonds, as well as the recovery of currency, must be intensified."

"If we go down step by step, we can gradually form a scale, and we can really gain a firm foothold."

Jiang Xinghuo issued one order after another, and soon there were officials from various departments of the president's law change affairs to carry out the corresponding implementation.

And he continued to think about the next change.

"Changing the law is not only to solve the current problems, but also to occupy a dominant position in the future world, so we must not only do it, but also do it well."

"Whether it is officials or the people, they must achieve unity of thought, only in this way will they not lead to trouble."

"Of course, behind the change, there is a difficult goal."

"The goal is to bring the law change down to the grassroots."

"That is, the imperial power goes to the countryside."

(End of chapter)