One day, Song Lian was telling Zhu Biao about the Book of Songs. The explanation he gave was that if the moth gave birth to a young, the clam would carry it on its back. If he was raised as an adopted son, the moth would eventually turn into a clam and continue to carry on the family line.
This was the orthodox interpretation of the Book of Songs that had been passed down for thousands of years.
At this moment, Zhu Biao interrupted Song Lian. He knew that this sentence was wrong.
"Master, a dog raised by a man can't become a human, and a cat raised by a dog can't become a dog either. How can a beetle turn into a clam in the end?”
Song Lian pondered for a moment before answering Zhu Biao.
"That's what the world says. The Book of Songs has always been passed down like this. I believe there won't be any mistakes.”
"Master, is what the ancient people said always right? If we say a few words now, wouldn't they also think that we're speaking the truth a few thousand years later? Things that have not been put into practice cannot be confirmed. Master, we should put it into practice to gain true knowledge.”
Zhu Biao said that true knowledge came from practice, which was a basic knowledge that everyone knew in the modern world.
However, for Song Lian, it was simply enlightenment.
"True knowledge comes from practice, true knowledge comes from practice!”
The more Song Lian talked, the more excited he became. In the end, he looked at Zhu Biao as if he wanted to hide him.
In history, the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty happened to be the time when Confucianism underwent a major transformation.
At that time, there were already many great Confucians who had the idea of studying things to obtain knowledge.
They also wanted to use the study of things to achieve knowledge to make some breakthroughs in Confucianism.
However, at that time, the concept of understanding things was just empty talk.
Even Song Lian only knew a little about it.
It was not until the middle of the Ming Dynasty that people began to put this saying into practice.
Wang Yangming was one of them. He stared at a bamboo for seven days without moving.
He didn't understand anything and then exhausted himself.
In the end, Wang Yangming directly abandoned the prototype of the Investigating Things to Obtain Knowledge.
Instead, he comprehended the Dao on the spot.
Later on, he created the Yangming School of Mind.
He proposed,"There is no kindness nor disgust, there is kindness and evil." Knowing good and knowing evil is conscience, doing good and eliminating evil is investigating things.”This idea.
Wang Yangming's enlightenment had made great progress in the evolving Confucianism.
However, at the same time, the embryonic form of the scholarly faction's understanding of things that had appeared with great difficulty had completely dissipated.
There was no possibility of it evolving into modern thinking. Instead, it carried some theological colors.
Zhu Biao had now directly proposed the modern saying of "true knowledge comes from practice" to explain Confucianism's "study of things to obtain knowledge".
To a great scholar like Song Lian, it wasn't an exaggeration to say that he was given a new lease of life.
It was already December, and the moths usually laid eggs in May. Song Lian immediately decided to go with Zhu Biao to verify it.
May of the following year.
When Zhu Biao and Song Lian found a nest of fish.
The two of them didn't even need to think about anything else. They only needed to grow a pair of eyes to discover that these Eumens were bringing the moth insects back to their nests, using the poisonous needles on their tails to stab the moth insects half to death, and then laying eggs on the moth insects.
It turned out that the moths were not adopted children, but food for the descendants of the Eumens!
The Book of Songs was actually wrong! What people had understood for a thousand years was wrong!
Song Lian looked at the eggs on the moth's body and was so excited that his entire body trembled.
He and Zhu Biao had actually discovered the errors in the Book of Songs!
No, it should be said that Zhu Biao's 'true knowledge comes from practice' really pointed out the mistakes in the Book of Songs!
Zhu Biao was only six and a half years old!
Song Lian could not help but imagine what kind of achievements Zhu Biao would achieve as he grew up.
As his literary master, what kind of reputation would he leave in history?
Another half a year passed.
Zhu Biao followed Song Lian and continued to practice 'true knowledge comes from practice.'
There were many results.
Zhu Biao even directly proposed that the world was made up of Qi to explain some of the manifestations of this world.
After Song Lian and Zhu Biao did many small experiments, Song Lian regarded this as a standard.
One day, after Song Lian finished teaching Zhu Biao, he went straight to Zhu Yuanzhang's study to ask for an audience with him.
"Mr. Song, why are you looking for us?”
Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little confused by Song Lian's visit.
Today isn't the time for him to report Biao's learning situation to me. Could it be that Biao made a mistake?
"Duke Wu, the prince's talent in literature makes me blush. I can't teach the prince by myself. I request Duke Wu to invite Liu Ji, Zhang Yi, Ye Chen, and the other great sages to teach the prince.”
As soon as Song Lian finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang became anxious.
"Mr. Song, what mistake did Biao Er make to make you angry?”
Zhu Yuanzhang's first reaction was that his son had made a big mistake and Song Lian was unwilling to teach him.
As for not being able to teach him, it was just a refusal.
Song Lian smiled bitterly.
"Duke Wu must be joking. This lowly official really didn't refuse. This lowly official really can't teach the prince anymore.”
Song Lian thought about it and added.
"Prince is indeed a natural phenomenon. The golden dragon is celebrating. Prince's talent is probably comparable to Confucius and Mencius in this world.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
Looking at Song Lian's expression, it didn't seem like he was trying to shirk responsibility. How could our Biao 'er compare to Confucius and Mencius?
Our Zhu family has never produced a scholar in eight lifetimes.
Our son, Confucius and Mencius, is still alive?
"Mr. Song, you must be joking."
"Duke Wu, I am not joking. This lowly official doesn't want to be modest. This lowly official has always felt that he was a great scholar of the present age. This lowly official was also called a genius since young. However, compared to the prince, this lowly official is no genius. This lowly official's ability is insignificant!”
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Song Lian's words, he was overjoyed.
Our son is seven years old this year and has been named Confucius and Mencius.
Heh, our son has inherited our good genes.
If I had such good conditions as my son since I was young, I would also be Confucius and Mencius!
"In that case, let's write a letter and ask Sensei Song to recommend someone to assist Sensei Song in teaching Biao 'er.”
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately wrote to Liu Ji, Zhang Yi, and Ye Chen, asking them to go to Yingtian to teach Zhu Biao.
Zhang Yi and Ye Chen, these two great Confucians, did not look down on Zhu Yuanzhang that much.
Instead, he happily accepted the invitation and brought his family to Ying Tian to teach you.
Only Liu Ji of Qingtian refused to agree.
Liu Ji, also known as Bowen, was published in many books in the later generations.
He was a person who was comparable to Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms. The most famous was the reputation of " Zhuge Liang divided the world into three parts, and Liu Bowen unified the country."
The current Liu Bowen was naturally not as famous as the later generations. However, he was only 23 years old when he became a scholar of the Yuan Dynasty.
He could be said to be a genius at this age.
In terms of his ability to be an official, when he was an official, he managed the place he was in an orderly manner. He almost had the reputation of the Great Harmony Era.
Even in terms of fighting, he was someone that Fang Guozhen hated to the core.
Liu Fangzhen hated Liu Ji so much that his teeth grew out. He didn't even know how much he had suffered under him.
Whether it was studying or being an official, whether it was being a civil servant or a strategist, Liu Ji was good at everything.
Facing such a great talent, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally treated Liu Ji with courtesy.
If it wasn't for the fact that he couldn't leave, Zhu Yuanzhang would have even wanted to learn from Liu Bei.
Although he couldn't go personally, he didn't neglect Liu Ji.
Zhu Yuanzhang had sent an official named Sun Yan, so he naturally did not go empty-handed.
He asked Sun Yan to bring a thousand taels of silver and respectfully invited Liu Bowen to be Zhu Biao's literary master in Yingtian.
Although Liu Bowen was so talented, when he was an official, his salary was really not high.
Converted to silver, it was only about 30 to 40 taels.
Being an official was just barely enough to make ends meet.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not personally invite him, didn't he send someone to send him a valuable gift?
This silver was equivalent to Liu Bowen's 30 years of being an official and not eating or drinking.
Wasn't this enough?
Moreover, Sun Yan was not an ordinary person. He was not just the Zhizhou of Zhu Huayang Prefecture.
He was also a famous celebrity in the current dynasty.
Letting such a person invite Liu Ji out of the mountain was really enough to give him face.
However, there was a reason why Liu Bowen was not put in an important position by Zhu Yuanzhang in history despite his great contribution.
He was not a very clear-headed person.
Although he was idle at home.
Although he had no official position now.
However, he did not agree to Zhu Yuanzhang's recruitment.
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