Chapter 74: The reconciliation between Qi and Mind

What did Xu Jie ask Wang Ji to do? He was to argue for reforming the imperial examination. Xu Jie didn't want to make a big move and did not want to affect the situation in the court. He just wanted to maintain the current situation.

But what did Wang Ji do?

He is here to compete for the initiative in the imperial examination reform.

Xu Jie was angry, but he had no choice but to deal with Wang Ji.

Wang Ji was older than Xu Jie and had not many years to live. Even though he was now in the battle with Qi Science, he was already a little tired. But the problem is that even though Qi Science has become an official school and occupied the mainstream knowledge of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Ji would not be treated too slowly.

Wang Ji was afraid of Xu Jie? What could Xu Jie do? Kill Wang Ji? It was impossible. Yan Song might be able to ignore it and start a massacre. But Xu Jie is different, and Xu Jie cannot do such a thing.

At most, we will break up in the future and never interact with each other until we die.

Is Wang Ji afraid of this?

I can only say that Xu Jie has forgotten one thing.

The great Confucian scholars in the world have been suffering for a long time.

The same is true for the study of the mind. What is Qian Hongde living in Zhejiang for decades? First, he was to imitate Confucius' disciples. He compiled Wang Yangming's words, deeds and genealogies, and second, he was to annotate the Four Books and Five Classics with the thoughts of the study of the mind, and to prepare for the replacing the Cheng Zhu version of the annotation.

Isn’t it just one day that people in the world can learn all the thoughts of Yangming Gong when taking the imperial examination.

The great scholars who were studying the heart have prepared for a long time. They just supported Xu Jie to the stage, but Xu Jie was only willing to value the disciples. But if they wanted to make trouble on the foundation of the court, Xu Jie was not able to do it or do it.

Now Zhou Mengchen is bold and arrogant. Dare to take on this matter is naturally an opportunity to learn the mind.

In Wang Ji's view, even if he cannot succeed, Qi science cannot be absent. Otherwise, Qi science will have already impacted its official position. If the Heart Science is absent, wouldn't it mean that the Heart Science is not as good as Qi science?

This is also the idea of ​​politicians is completely different from that of the head of the school.

One is fighting for power. If influence has an impact on power, then influence will be important. If there is no influence, it will be insignificant. One is fighting for influence. Only with enough influence, even if the school sinks for a while, it may crawl out of the old paper pile.

This difference is where Xu Jie miscalculated.

Xu Jie knew that no matter what the outcome of this conference was.

He was already defeated. Because Wang Ji's heavyweight figure could have a lot of influence when he was released. If there were no people of level to oppose it, the situation would have been almost locked in. What made Xu Jie even more angry was that although Wang Ji was powerful, it was not the only choice for Xu Jie. After all, Xu Jie's power is so powerful and his connections are so wide that he could find a few scholars. If he knew that Wang Ji would say this today, he would have had a backup candidate long ago.

I never expected that he was fooled by others. Over the years, there have been times when he was fooled by others, and there were times when others fooled by others.

Xu Jie didn't realize at this moment, that is, different circles have different situations for the Ming Dynasty.

The most radical one is the academic circle. It can be said that if you really look at the minds of the great scholars of the Ming Dynasty, you will find that many ideas are a bit advanced even in later generations. However, they are the most conservative in officialdom.

The reason is also very simple. Bureaucrats hate change the most. Any reform is an impact on current bureaucrats.

This is also the reason why Zhou Mengchen was able to cause a surge of public opinion. It is not how clever Zhou Mengchen's methods were. It is because there was such a trend of thought in the Ming Dynasty. After all, the vast Celestial Empire was tortured by Japanese pirates. Do people with knowledge in the Ming Dynasty have no idea?

Don't you ask a question about the body?

The good show has not yet appeared. Xu Jie has stopped playing out.

What remains is just a showdown between Qi and Mind.

After the Huqiu Meeting, Qi Xue has gained a foothold in Jiangnan and has developed vigorously. Although it cannot be compared with the foundation of Xin Xue Xue in Jiangnan, this meeting in Lingji Palace will be a battle for the dominance of the imperial examinations between the two sides.

It can be said that whoever wins will be able to replace Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism and become an official school.

Wang Ji's academic foundation is unparalleled. For decades, his skills in his oral skills are naturally unparalleled.

Yang Jie was no match for one person, Wang Shizhen also came to power, and Feng Congdao, and the three of them were together, and they could not gain any advantage in words. Wang Ji generals, and once the hearts of the people were governed, the world was ruled, and he believed that the imperial examination should be selected as moral righteous people. And everything in the Ming Dynasty is that Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism are not familiar with the way of governing the heart. The path of learning and replenishing it with heart is impeccable.

It's almost that kind. You know what the other person said is wrong, but you can't tell him. It seems that even if there are a few tongues on your mouth, you can't beat the one on the opposite side.

What's even more terrible is that Wang Ji's turnaround at the last minute not only surprised Xu Jie, but also surprised Zhou Mengchen and others. The dozen plans that Zhou Mengchen had prepared before were all failed.

For a moment, Zhou Mengchen became nervous, worried that his two disciples would not work. As for Wang Shizhen, what he learned was too complicated. If all of them were discussed, Wang Ji might not be able to surpass him, but if he dispersed, he would not be Wang Ji's opponent.

At this time, all kinds of thoughts surged in Feng Congdao's mind. He suddenly remembered Zhou Mengchen's explanation of military tactics. At that time, Zhou Mengchen answered their questions, and Feng Congdao couldn't help asking. After all, Zhou Mengchen was the number one general in the world. Many disciples of Guanxue liked to join the army. Of course, they had to ask.

Zhou Mengchen replied at that time: "Yes, there is no other way to defeat the disadvantages with advantages."

"This advantage is not just the advantage of military strength, but various advantages, food advantages, adaptability to the weather, and even the combat advantage of a certain group of troops. While knowing oneself and the enemy, we can form our advantage against the enemy through various mobilizations. Then it is like pushing dominoes to break through from the weakest part of the enemy."

"Of course this is the general principle. In this principle, the wonderful use of one's heart is the key."

Feng Congdao thought to himself: "Where is the advantage I have over the royal master?" Feng Congdao quickly flashed through his mind, and suddenly locked in one, that is, the plan for the imperial examination reform.

The plan for the imperial examination reform was not his, but Zhou Mengchen's.

Zhou Mengchen also imitated Xu Jie to educate his disciples and included this disciple who was determined to be a career in the shogunate, so that they could think of many things. It was as if Xu Jie was training Li Chunfang and Zhang Juzheng.

However, Zhou Mengchen is not yet in the mood to train his disciples. He is not as good as Xu Jie in terms of his intentions.

However, this was also of great benefit to Yang Jie and Feng Congdao. At least through Zhou Mengchen's channels, you can understand most of the things in the Ming Dynasty. There is no secret that the court runs in front of them.

This is the infinite benefit.

Therefore, Feng Congdao still knew Zhou Mengchen's draft of the imperial examination reform. Although it was not finalized, he still knew Zhou Mengchen's ideas for reform. He was sure that Wang Ji had absolutely no accumulation in this regard.

This is not a contempt for the royal capital.

Instead, he has specialized in his profession.

It’s like Wang Shizhen almost didn’t know how to speak in front of Wang Ji. Is that Wang Ji not good? Of course not. If the two argue about history, articles, and even other aspects, see Wang Shizhen not beating Wang Ji.

Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, how could he eat vegetarian food?

Wang Ji did not spend a few days in the court, nor did he know how complicated the changes in the court's constitution were. Wang Ji proposed an idea and explained the logic of this thought, and there was no problem.

But if this issue is implemented on the specific charter, it may not be possible.

So, this is the breakthrough.

Feng Congdao said, "I dare to ask Mr. Wang. How do you think you should learn to supplement the saints with your heart?"

Wang Ji said very naturally: "We should report to the court to the study of Cheng and Zhu, and change the study of Yangming as the examination standard."

Feng Congdao waited for a moment and said, "Is that just that?"

Wang Ji was a little confused and said, "What else do you need?"

For him, replacing Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism with the study of mind became the examination standard. This was enough, which means that the study of mind became the knowledge of the Ming Dynasty. It fulfilled the wishes of Yangming Gong and countless great scholars of the study of mind. What else is needed?

But for the Ming Dynasty, this actually did not solve the problem at all.
Chapter completed!