Inside Shengyong Inn.
Zhu Xiangzhao walked out of the room.
He was old and tired from the journey.
It made him feel that his energy was not as good as before.
"Teacher, teacher."
The disciples outside the door hurriedly handed over towels and tea.
For peace and quiet.
The entire inn was booked.
Among the disciples present, there were many disciples from aristocratic families.
It was nothing. He just didn't lack money.
It was easy to book an inn.
"What time is it?"
Zhu Xiangzhao asked slowly.
"Teacher, it's late."
A disciple at the side replied.
It was almost evening.
They had arrived at the capital early this morning.
After settling down, Zhu Xiangzhao went to sleep.
After a pause, a disciple stepped forward and said.
"Teacher, there are many people who want to visit you during this period.
This disciple followed your instructions and persuaded all of them to go back.”
Zhu Xiangzhao nodded.
"I came here mainly to debate.
The rest of the matters could be pushed back.”
Seeing Zhu Xiangzhao attach so much importance to it.
A disciple finally couldn't help but ask.
"Teacher, why do you have to do this?
He heard that King Xiang was only a nine year old child.
Even a genius with early intelligence was only so.”
The disciple beside him echoed.
"Yes, Teacher.
Although there were many knowledgeable people in the Imperial Academy.
There's no need to trouble you, just let us come.”
All the disciples felt that Zhu Xiangzhao had overestimated the other party.
Moreover, Zhu Xiangzhao was already old.
It was not good to travel back and forth.
But their teacher shook his head.
"Mind learning, mind learning.
Do you know the origin of the School of Mind?"
A disciple replied.
"It's just the words of that Xiang King Zhu Bai.”
"No, the study of the heart does not originate from Xiang King Zhu Bai.
The history of the study of the mind was not shorter than that of the Cheng and Zhu school of thought.”
As soon as he said that.
All the disciples present were shocked.
This was because it was the first time they had heard the term 'learning the mind'.
Looking at the student in front of him, Zhu Xiangzhao sighed.
"Does anyone still remember the meeting at Goose Lake?”
He looked at the disciples, but no one answered.
The other party was also pondering.
Was there such an allusion to the Confucian school of thought of Cheng and Zhu?
I've never heard of it.
Suddenly, a disciple in the corner raised his hand and said.
"Teacher, is it the debate between Master Zhu and Lu Jiuyuan at Goose Lake?”
When everyone heard this, they remembered something.
There seemed to be such a thing.
Zhu Xiangzhao did not show any disappointment and said calmly.
"That's right, it's Lu Jiuyuan.
This person was the first to propose the study of the mind.”
The disciples asked in confusion.
"Teacher, why am I waiting in the ancient records?
Have you never seen the word 'mind'?"
Zhu Xiangzhao explained.
"At that time, Lu Jiuyuan proposed the study of the mind.
However, it was relatively shallow and not worth mentioning.
Therefore, there was no record of this theory in the ancient books.”
Only then did everyone come to a realization.
After a pause, Zhu Xiangzhao continued.
"Until last month, this old master once again heard about the birth of the Heart Study.
This old man is very curious.
How far had it progressed?”
Although the study of the mind was spread in the Imperial Academy, it could spread to Shandong.
It was just a few words.
Only the mind is the truth, there is no good, no evil, etc.
However, Zhu Xiangzhao felt that he had to come personally.
Let's see how much knowledge Zhu Bai has.
To what extent had he developed the study of the heart?
"So that's how it is. There's actually such a origin to the study of the heart.”
A disciple sighed.
"Hundreds of years later, there will be another debate between science and psychology.
Like this, it could become a good story.
Unfortunately, the other party is too young."
When the disciples heard this, they all had the same thought.
They had never thought that with Zhu Xiangzhao, their side would lose.
He only hoped that Zhu Bai's side would be a little stronger.
In a few rounds, they would be rendered speechless.
……
Very quickly.
The news that Zhu Xiangzhao had come to the capital to debate with Zhu Bai.
The news spread in all directions.
The location of the debate was chosen to be on the Qinhuai River.
Wang Gen and the others went to find the other party to confirm this.
There was a huge difference in their identities.
One of them was Zhu Xi's successor.
One of them was the prince of the royal palace.
It immediately caused a heated discussion among the scholars and commoners.
Of course, most of them were still here for fun.
The commoners were very interested in the study of Cheng and Zhu's Confucianism and the study of the mind.
He didn't care.
What they cared about was who would win or lose.
The officials were the most shocked.
They didn't expect that they couldn't be bothered to take a look at it.
He had actually attracted such a great scholar.
They even wanted to have a debate at the Qinhuai River!
Zhu Bai and Zhu Xiangzhao were not the only ones who participated in the debate.
There was also the Hanlin Academy of the Hanlin Academy, as well as Zhu Xiangzhao's disciples.
Although the reputation of the Hanlin Academy was in front of him.
However, no one thought so.
In terms of knowledge, Zhu Bai was comparable to Zhu Xiangzhao, who was in his fifties or sixties.
The other party had read books for decades.
The age difference between the two was too great.
Even some gambling dens in the capital started betting.
On one side was Zhu Bai's School of Mind, and on the other side was Zhu Xiangzhao's School of Confucianism.
However, the odds for the former were much higher.
There were also very few people who bet on Zhu Bai winning.
In addition, this debate.
There was another meaning behind it.
That was the war between the north and the south.
Most of the people in the Imperial Academy were southerners.
This time, Zhu Xiangzhao had brought along some disciples and some reputable scholars.
They were all northerners from Confucius 'hometown.
The debate on the Qinhuai River was rather interesting.
It was a contest between southern culture and northern culture.
The capital had never had such a grand occasion in so many years.
Therefore, scholars were very concerned.
The wine shops on the streets of the capital were all discussing this matter after tea and meals.
……
Night passed.
The first ray of sunlight shone on the Qinhuai River.
The river, which was originally filled with boats, became quiet for once.
There were many small vendors.
He had been waiting by the river since early in the morning.
They knew that they had to wait until the afternoon.
The debate began.
There must be a lot of people here.
As for why the debate was held in the afternoon…
The people from the Hanlin Academy also said very directly.
"I have to deal with political affairs in the Imperial Academy in the morning and afternoon.
I only have time to come over after the class is dismissed."
Most of the people on the side of learning were from the Imperial Academy.
They worked all year round.
These words made the other party feel a little ashamed.
Because of time.
There wasn't any platform set up for this debate.
There were people from the Imperial Academy and scholars from Shandong.
They each rented a boat.
They were prepared to fight on the river.
Of course, it wasn't a martial battle, but a literary battle.
Hall of Heaven.
The morning court session began.
However, many people seemed to be a little careless in today's morning assembly.
Their thoughts were all on the psychological battle in the afternoon.
In fact, even Zhu Yuanzhang was looking forward to the debate in the afternoon.
He even planned to bring Empress Ma along to watch in casual clothes.
"Dismissed!"
The eunuch shouted.
The ministers bowed and shouted.
"Farewell, Your Majesty!"
After saying that, they all dispersed.
He quickly walked towards Donghua Gate.
Zhu Yuanzhang gave Hanlin, who was participating in the debate, a rare day off.
After all, it would be best if they could win.
It didn't matter even if he lost. After all, the other party's identity.
It was placed there.
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