When Zhang Jing heard this, she seemed to feel something was right.

"Which Mr. Yilu means, isn't reading useful?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "It's not the case. Reading is still useful. But you can't study hard. There are countless knowledge in the world, but how many people have really learned it?"

He then smiled and said, "Let me talk about my master Wang Yangming."

When Lu Xiangsheng spoke of Wang Yangming, he immediately felt awe.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Look at how many disciples of Wang Yangming have been trained in Donglin Academy. Everyone is reading the articles they have learned with their hearts. They are shaking their heads, saying what to achieve conscience, and what to do with family affairs and national affairs. But... Compared with Mr. Yangming, Zhang Baihu can see that they have learned half of Mr. Yangming's knowledge?"

Speaking of this, Lu Xiangsheng looked painful: "Kong said to be Chengren, Meng said to be righteous, but Cheng Zhu said to be reason. Which of the previous philosophers was wrong? There was no mistake in their knowledge. If the knowledge was not wrong, it would be wrong. Good knowledge would become a bondage to the unworthy children. You see, Confucius and Mencius thought that as long as benevolence and righteousness was a gentleman, what did Confucian scholars in later generations look like? They excerpted scriptures and took every sentence that Confucius and Mencius said as the ultimate truth. What should a gentleman behave and not what should a gentleman behave? A gentleman can do this, not a gentleman. If he did this, he would be rebellious. If he did that, he would be commendable."

Lu Xiangsheng said, looking at Zhang Jingyi: "But what is the final result? The result is that people regard the learning of Confucius and Mencius as rules and regulations, and become a rope that binds themselves. To be a sage, they must first be careful and pretend to follow those morals, read vast books, and not read other books."

When Lu Xiangsheng said this, his eyes were wet.

He was very excited. After experiencing this life change, he felt a little more unfair to the world. He himself didn't know why he had to tell the Baihu, a Jinyiwei who knew nothing in front of him.

Perhaps... it was because he felt that the martial artist in front of him didn't understand at all. It was because he didn't understand that he could speak freely: "As a result, all scholars in the world became vocal worms, and everyone learned Confucius and Mencius. What's terrible is that no one became Confucius and Mencius. And this... is precisely what Mr. Yangming is the most respectable thing... Mr. Yangming took the lead in proposing that the mind is reason. What does this mean? It means that as long as you have a conscience, everyone is a saint. As long as you uphold your conscience and do things, no matter what method you use, you can achieve the unity of knowledge and action, and you are a saint. Look, isn't this pointing out the constraints of those scholars who have followed the conscience for thousands of years?"

Zhang Jingyi probably understood what it means.

In the past, scholars put forward high requirements for becoming sages, and after Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, they reached their peak.

For example... you have to read more of the Four Books and Five Classics, learn serious knowledge, you can't speak nonsense, you must have a gentleman's behavioral standard. When something happens, as a scholar, what should you do is right, and it is wrong not to do that.

Only by following these countless rules will you be very close to the sages.

Wang Yangming's mind study directly internalized the so-called way of saints.

That is, you don’t want to compete. If you do so many things that are not available, everyone will be separated. Whoever has something in his heart that conforms to the laws of nature, has a conscience, and follows his inner conscience to do things is a saint. Even if you are a farmer, you think in your heart that I want to cultivate the land diligently, and diligence is in line with the laws of nature. If you follow your original heart, why are you not a saint?

Therefore, the real power of Wang Yangming's mind learning is to break the various constraints of the so-called Confucian scholars on the so-called teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and this constraint will only cause countless hypocrites and a group of guys who only know how to study hard.

Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but say, "I understand, Mr. Wang Yangming, through Wang Xue, have liberated those Confucian scholars who only know how to read?"

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he was surprised and looked at Zhang Jingyi with a strange look: "Liberation...relax...yes, this word is the best. I didn't expect that Zhang Baihu would have such an understanding, but he would admire his students."

Zhang Jing had a stern face and coughed, "Okay, don't flatter, then I'll ask you, since Mr. Yangming is so knowledgeable, those scholars in Donglin should be very capable, but I think they..."

"Hmph." As soon as Lu Xiangsheng said this, he was furious and sneered: "Yes, this is the disappointing thing. Mr. Yangming's original intention was that everyone has a conscience and do it according to their own hearts, and does not have to be bound by those Neo-Confucianisms to act. Mr. Yangming did this himself. He practiced it himself, not only familiar with bows and horses, but also knowledgeable about military and horses, and reading. All the knowledge he thought was useful were superb, so that he made great contributions to the court, and was able to establish sects and educate people. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was a saint."

"It is precisely because of this that many people have transferred to Mr. Yangming's knowledge. People study hard every day with the "Chuanxilu" in the "Chuanxilu", just like when they first read the Four Books and Five Classics. Then, these people gathered together and discussed the knowledge in the academy and various banquets. But what did they learn in the end? They didn't learn anything. Mr. Yangming wanted to liberate them, but they learned with their hearts and developed new ropes and tied themselves up. Everyone was proud to be able to memorize the "Chuanxilu". They still analyzed Mr. Yangming's remarks word by word, just like they did when they first learned Confucius and Mencius. Even if Mr. Yangming farts, these Donglins would analyze the good and at least, and then extend the meaning behind it. Look... Does the so-called Yangming Heart Study that Donglin learned really conform to Mr. Yangming's original intention?"

When Zhang Jing heard this, he suddenly realized that this was the case. It turns out that these Confucian scholars, although they have been catching up with the new trend, have learned Wang Yangming's new knowledge, but their practical methods are still like Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism.

The whole length is crooked, and the waste is harvested one after another.

Tragedy...

Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but nod: "No wonder those Donglins have not made any progress."

"It's just a group of ignorant people." Lu Xiangsheng looked disdainful.

Zhang Jingyi seemed to be convinced by him: "In this way, Donglin's scholars are abusing the country and the people."

"Of course." Lu Xiangsheng answered seriously.

Zhang Jingyi said: "Most of Donglin's knowledge originated from Mr. Yangming. In this way, Mr. Lu seems to have a lot of complaints about the study of mind?"

"What are you talking about?" Lu Xiangsheng was very angry and glared at Zhang Jing.

In view of the fact that he saw Lu Xiangsheng breaking a big stone in his chest just now... No, Zhang Jingyi was glared at him and felt a little panicked.

Lu Xiangsheng then said lightly: "I am also a disciple of Mr. Yangming, who comes from the Taizhou School..."

“…”

At this time... Zhang Jingyi seemed to understand something, he understood the historical origin.

Both the Taizhou School and the Donglin Academy have deep connections with Wang Yangming, but everyone accused each other of being heresy.

Heresy must die.

Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but smile bitterly. He really couldn't understand these scholars, so he had to say, "Sir, what do you mean by saying so much?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "That's why I said that books are useless. I hope that reading the preaching book may not necessarily lead to the true knowledge of Mr. Yangming. The same principle is that according to Ji Xiao's new book, I cannot become the second Qi Jiguang. The environment is different, how can I read the books according to the book? If you want to train elite soldiers of a hundred battles, you must first understand the source of these lieutenants and strong men, know what they think, share the joys and sorrows with them, and share the hardships. Only in this way can the officers and soldiers be one."

Zhang Jingyi suddenly realized: "It makes sense."

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head, "Although Zhang Baihu thought it was reasonable, in fact, you still don't understand this truth. Who doesn't understand the truth in this world? He even asked a farmer how to produce better grain. He also knew that it was necessary to cultivate carefully. Cultivately cultivate carefully and increase the output. Isn't this truth? It can be seen that there are countless principles in this world, everyone can talk about it, everyone can say it, just like there is a road in the mountain of books, and everyone can talk about it, but in this world, how many people can hang their beams and thorn their legs day and night?"

"So... listen less to the truth, but see what to do, just like what we said about military training. Every general knows this truth. But are they willing to share hardships with the soldiers? When the soldiers are hungry, can they starve with them? When the soldiers are exhausted, can they train with the soldiers from morning to late at night? When the soldiers have a change in their homes, will they be willing to understand the situation and provide help? There are many people who understand this truth, but few can do it. When they can really do it, you are Qi Jiguang."
Chapter completed!