Set your heart for the heavens and earth, set your life for the people! Inherit the lost knowledge of the past, and create peace for all ages!
These were the famous words of the Northern Song Dynasty's Confucian master, Zhang Zai!
During the second year of the Northern Song Dynasty's Shenzong, Zhang Zai became a professor at Chongwen Academy. Later, his brother, Zhang Jin, was convicted of opposing Wang Anshi's reform. Zhang Zai resigned and returned to his hometown, where he made a living by lecturing and writing books in the local Chongshou Courtyard.
(After Zhang Zai's death, people changed the name of Chongshou Courtyard to Hengqu Academy in his memory.)
Zhang Zai's famous words were magnificent and had a large structure. China's modern philosophy master, Feng Youlan, called them the "Four Lines of Hengqu."
Looking at Zhang Zai's life, he was summoned twice and became an external official three times. He wrote books and established a school, but he was poor all his life. After his death, he was so poor that he didn't even have a coffin to bury himself. Fan Wen Zhenggong wrote in the famous book, "Yueyang Tower Records," that "those who live high in the temple worry about the people; those who live far away worry about the ruler." Hengqu Academy's Mr. Hengqu was an official when he advanced and a sage when he retreated. He used his actions to open up a new era of Confucianism.
History was always fair. Those who see the vanity of the world as passing smoke and have the people of the world in their hearts, although they may have been poor when they were alive, after brushing away the dust of history, behind them will stand a historical monument that will be honored for generations to come. This was the logic of history!
Although Li Zexuan founded engineering, he didn't completely oppose Confucianism. He admired some of the great Confucians from the bottom of his heart. He was also very willing to accept some of the advanced ideas in Confucianism. Zhang Zai's "Four Lines of Hengqu" was used by him as the school's motto.
The sea can accommodate hundreds of rivers, and the tolerance is great!
If engineering wanted to develop for a long time, it needed a soul. If it only relied on the accumulation of skills, it couldn't be passed down.
And if a new school of thought wanted to have a complete soul, it was not something that could be done in a day. This was a long-term process of accumulation. Li Zexuan was not a big shot who specialized in philosophy or education in his previous life. What he could do now was to absorb the cultural essence of other schools of thought to enrich his knowledge.
This was also the reason why he had invited famous scholars like Li Gang and Yan Silu, as well as leaders and elites like Mo Huai and Mo Lingwei to teach at the academy!
Establishing a heart for the heavens and earth, establishing a life for the people! These two sentences were like two bowls of incomparably delicious chicken soup for the soul, causing the souls of the students to be sublimated in an instant!
All of a sudden, the exhaustion on their bodies seemed to have been swept away. All of them were full of energy and fighting spirit as they went down the mountain to do good deeds.
Li Zexuan continued to send warmth to the villagers in his fief. There was only one village left, and he estimated that he would be able to finish running it by the morning.
Now, the villagers in his fief could be said to have completely become Li Zexuan's "die-hard fans". If they heard someone say anything bad about Li Zexuan while walking outside, they would stop in their tracks and argue with the other party for a long time!
This was the aspiration of the people, this was the invincible benevolence!
The next day, under Ma Zhou's arrangement, Li Zexuan's speech to the students yesterday morning was edited by Ma Zhou and published on the Datang Daily's headlines. The title was: "Establishing a heart for the heavens and earth, establishing a life for the people!" — Marquis Yong 'an's hope for all the teachers and students of Yanhuang College!
There was a paragraph in the news that read: "The heavens and earth have no heart, but people have hearts. The heart of a person is to be born with a benevolent heart of universal love and help the people, and the heart of a saint like the Grand Duke. Using rational cognition to think about the principles of all things in the heavens and earth, this is' establishing a heart for the heavens and earth '!
Mencius said: "Those who do their best, know their nature. Know their nature, and know the heavens. Keep a heart, nurture a nature, and so do the heavens. Live a long life, cultivate the body to wait for it, and so establish a life. " A sage's aspiration is to 'establish a life' for the 'people and our compatriots', so that there is nothing in the world that cannot be found. Only then can it be complete, and cannot be satisfied with just oneself or a few gentlemen settling down and living their lives. Such an atmosphere is' establishing a life for the people '! "
Recently, there was a lot of news on Datang Daily about Yanhuang College's students running around and helping the needy. The people now had a good impression of Yanhuang College. After they saw this headline, although they didn't quite understand what Ma Zhou meant by writing a bunch of 'people', they felt that it was very awesome!
This was probably what it meant to not understand clearly!
But when the scholars saw this news, they couldn't remain calm!
"Establishing a heart for the heavens and earth, establishing a life for the people! What great courage! What a broad-minded mind! "
In a three-story house near the Imperial College, Kong Yingda was holding the latest issue of Datang Daily. His hands were trembling. Other than shock, there was also a trace of … regret on his face!
"Establishing a heart for the heavens and earth, establishing a life for the people? This person has such a big tone! Grandfather, who said this? "
A youth beside Kong Yingda raised his head and asked.
"Sigh!"
Kong Yingda sighed and shook his head without saying anything!
At this point, there was no point in thinking too much. Li Zexuan was already walking further and further away from the Confucian school! This was a person who was gradually establishing a sect!
In the past, Kong Yingda didn't particularly care about this new school of thought. This was because he felt that although it was the opposite of Confucianism, it only had a skeleton and didn't have a soul. Even if it could create a lot of advanced tools, it couldn't compare with Confucianism that had been passed down for nearly a thousand years!
But now, Kong Yingda felt an inexplicable sense of crisis in his heart! This was because Li Zexuan was injecting a soul into engineering! And in this soul, there was a shadow of Confucianism!
Inclusive, learned from others' strong points, and could be used for oneself. This kind of opponent was often more terrifying than those talented and arrogant opponents!
"Establishing a heart for the heavens and earth, establishing a life for the people! What kind of place is Yanhuang College ~! "
After reading the headlines on Datang Daily, the scholars couldn't help but have such doubts in their hearts.
Previously, they had regarded engineering as a different kind of school. But now, why did it have a hint of Confucianism in it ~?
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Imperial Palace, Sweet Dew Hall.
Li Er's lips curled into a smile. "Haha! Establishing a heart for the heavens and earth, establishing a life for the people! Guanyin Maid, this kid has such a big tone! "
Zhangsun tightened the fox fur coat on her body and tilted her head to look at the newspaper in Li Er's hand. After a while, she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Yong 'an is very knowledgeable and ambitious. He's really a talent for governing the country. I congratulate Your Majesty on getting such a talent ~!"
Li Er couldn't help but laugh. "Haha! If that kid hears Guanyin Maid praising him like this, his mouth will definitely be crooked from laughing! "
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