The other side.

Biyue Lake.

Li Xuan sat in his seat bored, like an outsider, listening to the exchange between this group of students.

This exchange meeting was even more boring than he imagined.

The Flying Flower Order alone took half an hour to end, and in the end, it was naturally the Tianxia Academy that won.

After that, under the auspices of Prince Rong, the second link began.

Each composed poems with the theme of 'Bright Moon'.

This is the test of personal ability!

The people who can participate in this exchange meeting are all talented and beautiful, and their talents are agile.

Not to mention what epic poems are made, but they also have a unique charm!

Li Xuan also heard a lot of good works, among which Ye Qingzhou's song "Bright Moon Thoughts" was naturally the most eye-catching, which won full applause.

Li Xuan didn't steal Ye Qingzhou's limelight, otherwise he would have sacrificed a song "When Will the Bright Moon Be", which is estimated to make everyone's jaws drop in shock.

After that, it was the last part of the exchange meeting, the clear talk.

Of course, there is nothing pejorative about the talk here, which is to come up with a topic and then discuss it with each other.

The topic of this discussion was, 'Who can be called a saint?' ’

Each college expresses its own opinions, quotes scriptures and classics, and expounds the concept of sages.

"I think that everything is more far-reaching than ordinary people think, and can benefit ordinary people, is a saint, just the so-called worries of the world, dare to be the first in the world, should be a saint!"

This was said by a representative of Julu Academy.

This person is a prince of Yunjin Kingdom.

Yunjin Kingdom is located overseas, close to Dongzhou, and has always had trade contacts with Daqian.

Some of the palace nobles of Yunjin Kingdom will also come to Daqian to study.

After all.

Daqian is the orthodoxy of the world and belongs to the upper state of the Celestial Empire, and the kings, grandsons, and nobles of many countries will come to Daqian to learn cultural knowledge.

Like Yunjinguo, many customs and writings are derived from Daqian.

"Dare to be the first in the world, say it well, worthy of Brother Xu, a saint should be like this."

"It's interesting, Brother Xu's knowledge has grown recently, I admire it."

"The worries of the world first, Brother Xu is really in a word, if one day, Brother Xu can ascend the throne, he will definitely be able to benefit one party, become a Ming Jun, and reproduce the style of the ancient Holy Emperor."

One by one, whether they are sincere or false, they all praise this prince of Yunjin Kingdom.

Prince Rong also smiled and said:

"What Brother Xu said is consistent with the thoughts of the holy sages of my great cadres, and it is the blessing of the people of Yunjin Kingdom for Brother Xu to have this thought."

The prince of Yunjin Kingdom, when he heard Prince Rong's praise, his face showed joy, but his mouth was modest:

"Where is it, my thoughts are also picking up people's teeth and wisdom, compared with His Highness, it is really far behind, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely ask His Highness for teaching."

They are a small overseas country, and a lot of trade has to rely on the big cadres.

It can even be regarded as a vassal state of Daqian!

Therefore, this prince is naturally respectful to Prince Rong.

Prince Rong just wanted to speak.

A student of the Tianxia Academy stood up.

He has a rough face, and it is obvious that he is not a big man, but a man who looks like a man from the grassland.

However, he also has a strong bookish atmosphere, and it is obvious that he has achieved success.

"Brother Xu, my academy in the world is the first of all academies, if you want to ask for teaching, why bother to ask Yang Rong for advice, he is only able to learn this little, I'm afraid he can't teach you."

As soon as the man spoke, the chatter around him disappeared.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Because they all knew the identity of the person who spoke was the current Turkic Khan, the second son of Urgan, Urch.

The Turks and the Great Cadres have always been incompatible, and they have fought against each other for many years, winning and losing each other.

Tianxia Academy pays attention to teaching and does not care which country the students come from.

As long as you pass the academic and moral standards, you can enter the academy to study.

Of course.

If you want to learn the advanced methods of the Tianxia Academy, you still have to go through all kinds of tests.

People with special and precious identities like Prince Rong and Urqi are just disciples of the inner courtyard of the Tianxia Academy.

At most, you can only learn the humanitarian chapter of the "Book of Heavenly Questions", and if you want to go further and learn the authentic chapter, you have to become a core disciple.

However, the core disciples have higher requirements for students' conduct and talents.

Neither Prince Rong nor Ulch can reach it!

Prince Rong narrowed his eyes and looked at Ulqi:

"Urqi, you are a foreigner, arrogant in thought, only know how to kill, what insight can you have, if I can't explain the way of the sage, can you Turks do it? Quickly retreat, don't be smiling and generous. ”

Ulch, however, was not angry at all, and smiled:

"Hehe, as the so-called people take food as the sky, and know the etiquette in a down-to-earth manner, the sages all say that food is as important to the people as the sky, because only when you are full can you read and understand reason, we Turkic people, in order to survive in food, are always struggling, but you call it arrogant, it seems that your knowledge of the saint is still very shallow."

did not wait for Prince Rong to reply.

His smile gradually turned cold: "On the other hand, you Daqian, you think you are the Heavenly Empire, but you are arrogant and lascivious, fish and flesh people, in such an environment, how can you understand the way of the sage, you ask yourself, how long has it been since you Daqian have been a great Confucian, and then look at our Turks, Ouyang Taishi, Shangguan Pavilion Master, Dean Sima, which is not the great Confucian who is rich in the world?" Yang Rong, you are the one who should step down! ”

These words are sharp and murderous.

From the way of the saints, it has risen directly to the level of the state.

If you don't answer well, you are very likely to be ruined.

'This Ulqi is obviously prepared, deliberately targeting Prince Rong. Li Xuan sat aside, his eyes flickering slightly.

The rest of the people are even more afraid to come out.

Even Ye Qingzhou frowned lightly and did not say a word.

This kind of issue involving the positions of the two countries, as a student of the master, is not easy for him to interfere with.

Prince Rong narrowed his eyes: "Urqi, these great Confucians of your Turks, it is estimated that they are all listed by you, and you dare to move out to grandstand, this king remembers that this Ouyang Hua led the army back then and wanted to raid the Jade Dragon Pass, but was defeated and lost by Wei Jingzhong, and then devoted himself to learning the knowledge of my great cadre, in the final analysis, his great Confucian is just derived from my great dad. ”

It can be seen that Prince Rong is also good at refuting arguments, and soon found Ulch's flaws and fought back.

Most of the surrounding students were from Daqian, and after hearing Prince Rong's words, they immediately echoed.

"Yes, my Daqian culture has a long history, how can it be compared to you barbarians who drink blood and hair?"

"What His Royal Highness said is very true, my great cadres have never lacked great Confucianism, but the great Confucians are all devoted to learning and rarely come out."

"Just a few big Confucians, I'm embarrassed to show off."

Ulqi listened to the sarcastic voices around him, his eyes were cold, but he was not angry, and his tone was unusually calm:

"The great Confucian of Daqian said that he was concentrating on learning, but unfortunately he did not have any writings, most of them were just empty talk, is this still worthy of the word Confucian?!"

Prince Rong narrowed his eyes:

"Urqi, the few of your Turkic Confucians you just listed don't seem to have any works that can be circulated, aren't you slapping yourself in the face when you say this?!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense and gradually deviated from the topic, Ye Qingzhou stopped it loudly:

"Third Highness, Second Prince, tonight is a simple discussion of what a saint is, remember not to mix personal feelings, the matter between the two countries is not suitable to be discussed in such a place."

Ulqi's eyes moved slightly:

"What Senior Brother Ye said is very true, however, let me say it again, this Yang Rong said that I have no works in Turkic, but I don't agree with his statement, now, Master Ouyang, has united many of my Turkic Confucians, ready to write a masterpiece, the preface has been written, I wonder if I can say it?"

Ye Qingzhou nodded slightly: "Senior Brother Ulqi, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Urqi opened his mouth and said: "The four prefaces written by Ouyang Taishi are: Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations!" ”

Boom –

As soon as he finished speaking, he said.

All the students in the audience were shocked.

Everyone looked shocked, and only felt a boundless power enveloping them.

These four sentences are simply endless, and they can be regarded as the highest ideal pursuit of readers.

The preface is so powerful, I really don't know how this real work will be so shocking!

Prince Rao Shirong can speak well, and when he heard these four prefaces of this Urchi, he was also silent.

The pattern of these four preambles is so large and the artistic conception is so wide that it is simply shocking, and he can't find any refutation at all.

"Good guy, this sounds so familiar, it seems that a master of science in a previous life also said it, it seems that the knowledge of this life and the previous life are also common." ’

Li Xuan sat in his seat, listening to Ulqi's words, his eyes flashed slightly.

This Urch deliberately found fault, I am afraid that it was just to elicit these words, so as to correct their Turkic name and at the same time hit the prestige of the Great Qian.

It is conceivable that these four sentences will soon be preached.

At that time, once that Ouyang Taishi writes a book and speaks, it will inevitably attract great attention.

This is also a blow to the culture of the great cadres.

The two countries are at war, not only at war, but also culturally!

Ulch looked around, saw that his words had borne fruit, smiled secretly, and spoke:

"Back to the topic we discussed, the so-called saint not only needs to have qualities that are different from ordinary people, but also needs to have his own knowledge, write books and speak, and educate all people, so that he can be worthy of the word saint."

"I, the Turkic Master Ouyang, have been committed to this all these years, and these four prefaces also express his thoughts."

"I don't know Daqian, the so-called Heavenly Empire, the source of culture, can you have the courage to do the words in the four prefaces of Ouyang Taishi, I don't think there is, after all, Daqian has decayed, declining day by day, and there is not even a decent work, let alone making such a sage statement?"

Prince Rong's face was gloomy, and he wanted to argue, but he was powerless.

The lethality of these four sentences is too great, it has reached the realm of the inner saint and the outer king, and it can be regarded as the benchmark for the behavior of all readers.

If you make a mistake, the consequences are unimaginable.

The rest of the students were also speechless, they tried to find all the theories of various schools, but they couldn't find the slightest flaw in these four sentences.

They don't dare to say more, the battle of knowledge has always been invisible.

One is not good, ruined, and stinking for 10,000 years, it is possible!

"Establish a heart for heaven and earth, and establish a life for the people......"

Ye Qingzhou chewed these four sentences repeatedly, only feeling that the charm was endless, but there was an indescribable awkwardness.

All kinds of thoughts collided in his mind, and his thoughts fluctuated uncontrollably.

Li Xuan's soul was so powerful, he naturally noticed Ye Qingzhou's abnormality.

This Ye Qingzhou's knowledge is higher than that of everyone present, and because of this, the more susceptible he is to the influence of these wise sayings.

If you have doubts and can't refute them, then it will affect your own literary heart.

Li Xuan thought about it and felt that Ye Qingzhou had also helped him, so he reminded him:

"Little Brother Ye, this kind of talk is just empty words, just listen to it, don't take it seriously and lose your heart."

These four sentences sound reasonable, but in fact they are just the self-moving of the literati.

I didn't think about the problem from the standpoint of the people at all.

A true saint would never utter such a self-righteous thing as establishing a life for the living.

As for opening peace for all generations, ordinary people don't care at all.

Therefore, these four sentences are just standing in the position of literati and setting up a very high label, which makes it impossible to refute.

In fact, it is just empty words, even big words, floating on the surface.

Urqi was deaf and clear-sighted, and he actually heard Li Xuan's transmission, and his eyes suddenly condensed:

"This brother is called Li Xuan, right?"

Hmmm-

In a flash.

All the eyes of the audience were focused on Li Xuan at once.

They didn't hear Li Xuan's transmission, and they couldn't understand why this Ulqi would call Li Xuan's name.

"This guy is very powerful, and he can capture my transmission. ’

Li Xuan's eyes flashed slightly.

His current soul thoughts are already extremely profound, and he has really studied with ghosts and immortals, and he has already developed the bearing of a master.

Therefore, in the face of Ulch's sudden inquiry, his expression did not change in the slightest:

"Not bad."

Ulch snorted coldly:

"You seem to have objections to the four preambles of Master Ouyang, do you think that this is not what scholars are pursuing, and you can't afford the words of this sage?!"

He spoke sharply, and as soon as he came up, he put himself on the moral high ground, thus attacking Li Xuan.

Li Xuan met everyone's gaze, his face was leisurely:

"The words of a saint? You can't help but look down on yourself too much, a real saint, but will not say such flashy words as establishing a heart for heaven and earth, and establishing a life for the people, this is nothing more than setting a benchmark for oneself for righteousness, and the reader should seek practice, and should not pursue this kind of ethereal thing, otherwise, it will only produce arrogance and arrogance. ”

Ulch narrowed his eyes:

"Hmph, if you don't have a goal in reading, then what else do you read, I think you are a person who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it, and you dare to talk nonsense here?!"

The rest of the people couldn't help but look at Li Xuan, only feeling that Li Xuan was a little grandstanding.

The person in front of him has no reputation at all among their students.

It is indeed inappropriate to openly refute this most holy saying.

When Ye Qingzhou heard Li Xuan's words, it was like an empowerment.

Yes, no wonder I feel a little awkward.

It turns out that the problem lies here, these four sentences are too high-minded, but unrealistic.

It seems to be in line with the way of the saints, but in fact it is far away.

Moment.

Ye Qingzhou's mind became more and more clear.

When he saw that Li Xuan was being harassed, he couldn't help but relieve the siege and said:

"Senior Brother Ulqi, let's continue to discuss what a saint is, don't deviate from the topic."

Urqi was unrelenting, looked at Li Xuan and said:

"Since you said that these four preambles are flashy, then let me ask you, who do you think is worthy of the word saint?"

Li Xuan's expression was calm:

"In my heart, everyone can be a saint."

Wow –

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard Li Xuan's words.

This is simply belittling the way of the saints.

If everyone can become a saint, then why are saints eternal?!

To say such things is to be spurned by the literati.

"Bullshit, if everyone can be holy, why are saints so rare throughout the ages?!"

Li Xuan said lightly:

"Naturally, because not everyone can achieve the unity of knowledge and action, the saint can regulate his words and deeds, unify knowledge and behavior with each other, so as to see clearly, if everyone can achieve the unity of knowledge and action, and learn from things, then everyone can become holy!"

The voice fell.

Everyone present was stunned.

This is the first time they have heard this idea.

This seems to be more realistic than 'setting up a heart for heaven and earth'.

It's just that the truth in it still needs to be tasted slowly.

Ulch squinted his eyes as he looked at the thoughtful expressions of the people around him.

He knew that if he didn't say something, the limelight tonight would be completely overshadowed by the person in front of him!

Just as he was thinking about how to refute Li Xuan.

A voice like a warm spring breeze rang out.

"The unity of knowledge and action, the knowledge of things, is very good."

The moment the voice sounded.

Everyone felt that their hearts were open-minded, as if they were surrounded by endless culture!

(End of chapter)