Zhu Houzhao seemed a little nervous.

In order to prepare for lessons, he didn't sleep well for half a month, and he didn't even play with Fang Jifan.

He is a very competitive person.

I hope to do something, too.

It's just that he doesn't like being indoctrinated.

Everyone has a good teacher side, and so is Zhu Houzhao.

After all, I am the dean of the academy of these students and the dean of the academy, how can I not teach at all?

When Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath and asked what the people were, the students were silent. They were a little nervous when they listened to the lecture of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the first time and did not dare to answer rashly.

“…”

This is a bit embarrassing.

Zhu Houzhao, who has always been bold, was a little nervous.

Looking at Fang Jifan, Fang Jifan looked up at the beams of the house.

Zhu Houzhao felt a little speechless.

After thinking about it, he became cramped.

I couldn't help but feel annoyed in my heart. It took more than half a month to prepare, but... I was in trouble at the scene.

When the sentient beings saw that His Highness did not say anything, they did not dare to say anything.

So, he stared at him with big eyes.

Zhu Houzhao's heart was a little confused.

At this time, a few listeners quietly entered Minglun Hall and sat in the corner.

In the academy, there are many such things, because there are many people who come to listen to the class, not everyone will strictly abide by the class time. When someone is excited, they will come. However, scholars who come to listen to the class will generally not affect others and will tiptoe to the seats where the audience will kneel down.

But the people here are a little unusual.

Emperor Hongzhi has arrived in the West Mountain for the fifth time.

Xishan gave him a kind feeling. He witnessed the growing prosperity of Xishan with his own eyes, but... at this time he saw his son standing on the podium... Emperor Hongzhi's happy mood was a bit complicated.

The dean of the academy is just asking you to have a name.

The prince has never liked to read since he was a child. He usually has only a few understandings in his study. He even dared to teach people about his knowledge without saying anything.

I'm really not afraid of embarrassment.

Emperor Hongzhi knew how much his son was, so he regretted that he had come.

Especially when facing Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian who accompanied him, Emperor Hongzhi's face was slightly red.

But he still smiled and was not angry.

No matter what, the prince and Fang Jifan made great contributions.

I suppressed Jiro Nakano and made me worry-free.

He saw Zhu Houzhao standing on the podium in a daze.

Actually, I already wanted to take this guy off at this time. Don’t be embarrassed, for fear that others don’t know that your level is limited and you haven’t read many books?

Xie Qian seemed to see His Majesty’s thoughts, but then looked up at the prince.

Xie Qian suddenly said, "Dare you dare to ask, what is the difference between mind and reason?"

Xie Qian is indeed an old world.

He was quite complicated about the new learning. Wang Shouren's principles were all sorts of things. To be honest, even Xie Qian, who had always been good at eloquence, could not find out his loopholes.

Today... he wanted to know what the prince thought about this.

New studies advocate the mind and nature, while Neo-Confucianism advocates rationality, which is the biggest difference between them.

Xie Qian is actually a humorous person. When he saw the prince appearing on stage, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

Emperor Hongzhi blushed. Asking such a big question, isn’t it obvious that the prince is going to make a fool of himself?

Zhu Houzhao felt relieved.

I was busy looking at the person who was asking, but when I saw Xie Qian, I was stunned for a moment, and then I saw that it was my father sitting there, and my face changed even more.

Emperor Hongzhi seemed to have no desire for father and son to recognize each other at this moment, so he deliberately turned his face aside.

After a brief silence, Zhu Houzhao suddenly calmed down.

My father's history cannot afford to see me.

But for some reason, he is here today.

And don't care about him.

Zhu Houzhao said seriously: "This old friend... asked well!"

The smile on Xie Qian's face gradually disappeared.

Zhu Houzhao said: "What is the heart and what is the truth? Well, the heart is the heart just the heart. You and I have a heart, just like this old friend..."

Xie Qian's old face changed again.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "I have a heart too!"

"What do I have?" Xie Qian began to use his instinct to argue.

Zhu Houzhao said: "I dare to ask the old student, what will happen if you see your father?"

"..." Xie Qian shivered.

The prince has always been used to talking nonsense.

Now that I suddenly took my father out, I won’t talk nonsense.

Zhu Houzhao refused to answer when he saw him: "Did this old student think of his father when he saw his father?"

call……

Xie Qian breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately... this guy didn't say anything nonsense, he nodded: "Not bad."

"Then..." Zhu Houzhao said again: "But if it was at this time, the old clerk..."

"I'm not an old friend."

"Then let me tell you the student. Here, except for the president of my academy, there are also the vice president, doctoral, assistant teaching staff, etc., the rest are all students."

Student Xie...

Xie Qian had nothing to say.

"Senior Xie, I dare to ask you, if you see the child being thrown into the well at this time, will you feel compassion?"

Xie Qian was silent for a moment, did the son jump into the well?

“Of course.”

"This is the nature of mind. Some people pay attention to reason and believe that human hearts should follow the laws of nature and restrain their own etiquette. For example, people have selfish desires and selfish desires. Then, only by suppressing their own etiquette can we pursue the way of the saint. But this is wrong. As I said, people are filial to their parents, not because truth teaches you how to do it. When they see a child throwing into the well, people will feel compassion. The way of this mind and nature is in a thought, and it is just human nature. Is this also what truth requires people to do?"

"I'll ask Mr. Xie again, if you see Ruzi jumping into the well, will you subconsciously help?"

Xie Qian said without hesitation: "Yes."

Zhu Houzhao said: "Xie Shengjun developed compassion and was willing to help. I dare to ask, is this the reason that requires you to do this, or is it the instinct of Xie Shengjun's thoughts?"

Xie Qian was silent and thought for a long time: "Thinking about it is just a matter of thought."

"In one thought, it is the nature of Xie Shengjun. Because Xie Shengjun's original intention is like this, the first thought when he sees a child jumping into a well is compassion. After that, Xie Shengjun helps, so this is action. Only when a person has a thought can he take action, right? So where is the reason? Do we have to ask ourselves first whether this matter conforms to the truth and whether that matter conforms to the principles of the saints? If this is the case everywhere, wouldn't it be ridiculous?"

"Human behavior is caused by the heart, not by reason. The emphasis on rationality and restraining the pain in the heart is not necessarily a good thing."

Xie Qian thought about it and actually felt that the prince... had made a lot of progress.

Emperor Hongzhi also raised his eyes in surprise and looked at Zhu Houzhao, but saw that Zhu Houzhao began to slowly enter the state.

I have been influenced by Xishan Academy for a long time. Even if it is a pig, no, it should not be called a pig. Now it should be called a pig. Even if it is a pig, it will be realized.

What's more, in order to teach, he forgot to eat and sleep, and kept thinking about it all day long. Zhu Houzhao is a person with a high level of understanding. Once he uses his heart, he will easily absorb knowledge.

Zhu Houzhao seemed too lazy to pay attention to the argument of Xie Sheng: "We use rationality to suppress our own misfortune. It's nothing wrong with it. It's a personal matter. Some people are thrifty. This is reason. He curbs his inner misfortune and cannot hinder others' affairs."

"But the most terrible thing is that people pursue rationality too much. They not only use rationality to restrain themselves, but also restrain others' behavior. Because they are frugal, they ask others to be as frugal as they are. Because they have few desires, they ask others to be as few desires as they are. If others don't follow, they have to talk about the big truth, ridicule everywhere, and even beat them up at every turn."

“…”

Emperor Hongzhi felt that he was gradually entering a better place.

It actually...it sounds a bit reasonable.

Where did this guy learn it?

But... when he heard this, Emperor Hongzhi was stunned. This... sounded a little uncomfortable. What does it mean? I am just a frugal person? So I asked you, Zhu Houzhao, to be frugal and beat him up at any time. What does this mean?

Listen...it seems to be talking about me.

Zhu Houzhao continued: "This... is the biggest problem at the moment. Scholars have learned the truth. No matter whether they restrain their own selfish desires or not, they always like to criticize others with their own desires. Just say military households..."

Military households...

Zhu Houzhao said: "It is their duty for the military households to serve the country. However, many ministers in the court have used rationality to ask others. If the military households do not have enough food and salary, they will go hungry. At this time, some people will say, "You are loyal to the country. Can't you overcome it if you are hungry? Hungry is a selfish desire. As long as you think about the principle of being loyal to the emperor and the country, why can't you kill the enemy hungry?"

"Military households also have wives and children. They are hungry, and their wives and children are also fond of food. A group of people can't eat enough, but they want them to be rational, curb their own selfish desires, and go to fight to kill the enemy. Isn't this ridiculous thing?"

"The current problems all come from this... People ask people to have no selfish desires everywhere, and everyone is like ancient sages. But what about the military households? Don't they know that if the Tatars come and the Japanese pirates come, if they don't fight bravely, these robbers will rape and plunder? No, they know that they have their own nature, just as if they see a child jumping into a well, they will feel compassion. How can they not sympathize with the people slaughtered by the Tatars and Japanese pirates?"

"But... military households are not saints. We must admit that they have their own selfish desires. If you keep silent and deliberately ignore this, then... the hidden dangers in the world will also arise!"

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Chapter completed!