Chapter 25                                                                                                                             �

Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall are two palaces on both sides of the three main halls. The three main halls are important rituals of the court, such as ascension to the throne, enthronement of the crown prince, etc. The Chang Hall used by the emperor and the crown prince should have been in the Wenhua Hall. However, Emperor Jiajing is different from other emperors.

In the 19th year of Jiajing, after Emperor Jiajing was almost strangled to death by a palace maid, Emperor Jiajing became deeply afraid of the Forbidden City. From then on, Emperor Jiajing did not want to return to the Forbidden City. It was also when he was dying, he was carried back and then mourned in the Forbidden City.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing still did not come this time.

The group could only kneel three times and kowtow nine times into the hall under the leadership of two great scholars, Yan Song and Xia Yan, and kowtowed three times and nine times, and performed rituals as rituals. Even if the emperor was not here, there would be rituals.

Of course, Emperor Jiajing was not without people sent, so Huang Jin stood quietly next to the dragon throne.

After the salute, Huang Jin spoke and said, "Sir, the emperor is very concerned about this matter. We must come up with a result today. We are waiting here. Please, you guys, you can start."

Then Huang Jin took a step back and stopped talking.

"Cough cough." Yan Song was about to say something, but was suppressed by a cough. However, Boss Xia Yan was rude and said, "Since Your Majesty is waiting, then let's do it as soon as possible." He glanced at him. There were not many people coming this time, but not too few.

The Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Personnel, Censorate, Hanlin Academy, Imperial College, Imperial College, Imperial College, Heavenly Administration, and other people who have been in the Imperial College. There are one or two people in the Ministry of War, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Revenue and other yamen as representatives.

However, most of the people who can be here are wearing red robes.

Xia Yan looked around and found Xiong Jia, but did not find Zhou Mengchen, and said, "Doctor Keluo Zhou Mengchen has arrived?"

Yan Song opened his mouth slowly closed.

Yan Song and Xia Yan both served as Minister of Rites, but the two had completely different views on etiquette and law. Xia Yan didn't care much about red tape, but he was very persistent in the matter of principle, otherwise he would not be distant from Emperor Jiajing. Yan Song was very accurate in grasping various etiquette details. However, Yan Song didn't care about the great righteousness of this etiquette and law.

Just like today.

Although Your Majesty did not come, this meeting can essentially be regarded as a debate before the imperial court, with certain etiquette and procedures. Yan Song originally placed etiquette and law, first, then, and then, and then, and then, but he did not expect Xia Yan to be slow in this matter. In a word, he omitted several steps before the meeting.

But what could Yan Song do in front of Xia Yan? He could only treat it as if he had yawned.

"Here." Zhou Mengchen didn't know that there were such details on the main hall. He just heard someone calling his name again, so he could only run out of the corner outside the Wenhua Hall, wearing a green official robe, lifted up his long hem, crossed the high threshold of the Wenhua Hall, and walked in.

Zhou Mengchen saw a look of red official clothes all over his eyes. Logically speaking, he would like to greet him one by one today.

Zhou Mengchen was unwilling to kowtow one by one. It was not that he had the so-called dignity and cleanliness, and he thought that kowtowing people was definitely unacceptable. After all, in ancient times, this was just a kind of etiquette, and it was widely located in various places. It was inseparable from it.

But today's argument in the palace is really important to him.

He didn't want to lose his temper before the show started. Without saying a word, he knelt three times and kowtowed at the empty dragon throne, then stood up, just bowed and saluted Xia Yan, and said, "George Xia, the lower lord is here."

Zhou Mengchen's actions seem to make people unable to make mistakes.

After all, even if Emperor Jiajing did not arrive, this is still the place where the emperor works. If it is really said that the emperor is the master here, it would be reasonable for Zhou Mengchen to only salute the local master. However, Zhou Mengchen's official positions are too different, and he will inevitably give people a sense of arrogance when he does this.

Xia Yan glanced at Zhou Mengchen.

In Xia Yan's opinion, today's events are just a farce. The best way should not start. The ending he wanted most was to leave some face for Xiong Jia. Even if he had to retreat, he should not humiliate the younger generation. So he wanted Zhou Mengchen to lose.

As for what will happen if Zhou Mengchen loses?

No? Aren’t the little people naturally going to sacrifice for the big people?

Xia Yan turned to Xiong Jia and said, "Xiong Tianguan, the man has arrived, please tell me."

Zhou Mengchen was stunned. This didn’t seem like a debate between the two sides, but it seemed like two teachers criticizing a student?

Xiong Jia said to Zhou Mengchen: "You are a disciple of Brother Liu, and you are also talented in astronomy. Your method is good for the study of astronomy and calendar calculations. I also insist on saying you. There is only one thing, but there are big problems. If you don't understand the theory of heaven and man, it is obviously because you are not knowledgeable. Your knowledge can be used in astronomy and calendar calculations, but it is not possible to tell Your Majesty. This is your biggest mistake."

As soon as Xiong Jia opened his mouth, he was in a position of relying on his seniority and making a decision.

This is also where Xiong Jia's wisdom lies.

Xiong Jia knew very well that he was not as good as Zhou Mengchen in the astronomical and calendar calculations. He could not understand some of the calculations in Zhou Mengchen's memorials. This was already something that Zhou Mengchen had simplified and simplified. It can be seen that although Xiong Jia was one of the top civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, he probably could not compare with the mathematics of middle school students.

Xiong Jia also secretly inquired about Zhou Mengchen and knew that if he really discussed the specific astronomy and calendar science with Zhou Mengchen, he would definitely lose himself.

Therefore, we must use our own strengths and attack the enemy's weaknesses.

What is Xiong Jia's strength? It is Confucianism.

Although Xiong Jia cannot be called the great master of Confucianism, no matter what, he is a person who has been immersed in Confucianism for a lifetime.

Like today's human learning, it is an explanation of the universe.

The so-called learning of heaven and man is not only the response of heaven and man, or the response of heaven and man, but is just a summary of Dong Zhongshu.

The study of heaven and man is rooted in the depths of Confucianism, that is, heaven and man are a whole that is interconnected, and there can be a unity of heaven and man, or a comparison between heaven and man, for example, everyone has heard of it, the world is a large universe, and the human body is a small universe. This kind of thought is more reflected in traditional Chinese medicine.

Heaven has five elements, and humans have five internal organs, and they allocate the five internal organs to the five elements.

So, so on.

In other words, in the eyes of Confucianism, there is actually no such word as subjective and objective, no absolute subjective, nor absolute objective. The two are mutually transformed and connected. The so-called: the great man is in harmony with the heaven and earth, the sun and the moon are in harmony with the brightness, the four seasons are in harmony with the order, and the ghosts and gods are in harmony with the good and bad.

By becoming an adult through moral cultivation, people can open up the barrier between heaven and man.

If you only regard the learning of heaven and man as the response of heaven and man, you will narrow your knowledge.

These learnings of heaven and man are not reflected at all in Zhou Mengchen's knowledge, and cannot be reflected.

Zhou Mengchen felt nervous when facing this situation. It would be wrong if he had no idea about it, but he had never expected that he would raise such a sensitive topic at the beginning.

As the mainstream theory of the Ming Dynasty, Confucianism has always used Confucianism to guide the development of other theories. The study of the world's calendar is no exception. The scientific logic behind Zhou Mengchen's theory is naturally incompatible with many Confucian theories. This is his biggest flaw.

It is also something that Zhou Mengchen has been deliberately avoiding.

But there are some things that cannot be hidden.

Even if Zhou Mengchen refuted the theory of heaven and man today, it would probably be of no benefit. Instead, he became the target of public criticism and became an alien in the Ming Dynasty. However, if Zhou Mengchen did not refute, there would be no future.

He took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Xiong's words are wrong. The way of heaven and man is profound and profound, and the officials still know one or two. The subtleties of heaven and the foolish do not know the subtleties of heaven and the subtleties of heaven and the ignorance is often regarded as ignorance as knowledgeable. The ordinary is a disaster, which makes us ministers of astronomy laugh at them, but do not think about it. Some say, "Those who are wrong are not me, but are heaven. Is this the theory of heaven and man?"

Xiong Jia was furious, his fists clenched, and his veins burst, as if he was about to punch Zhou Mengchen in the face, and shouted: "What did you say?"
Chapter completed!