The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 83 Old Zhu is so happy! Zhu Ju is truly my son! (24)

Inside the main hall.

All the princes and accompanying students sat at their desks, listening attentively.

Sitting in the front row was a tall and majestic figure.

"It's been a long time since I've listened to a lecture."

Zhu Yuanzhang sat at his desk carefree, pointing at Zhu Ju standing in front of everyone and said cheerfully,

"Explain your thoughts to everyone!"

"Song Lian, if you don't understand something, just raise your hand and ask a question. Our Sixth Master will definitely give you a detailed answer, hahahaha..."

Sitting next to him was the great scholar Song Lian.

"Yes Yes."

Song Lian bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and said seriously,
"I will listen carefully to your Highness the King of Wu's talk on the philosophy of mind. To be honest, it has been a long time since I felt so trembling after learning a new knowledge!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, you're lucky. You can still learn something new even though half of your body is buried in the ground!"

"Listen carefully and learn well. Maybe after listening, your knowledge will be further improved!"

Old Zhu was a little too proud of himself and even spoke without thinking, causing the students behind him to laugh secretly.

Half of the body is buried in the soil?
Is there anyone who insults others so much?

"Ahem... quiet, quiet!"

Zhu Ju patted the table and raised his head and said,
"This is a classroom, not a place for you to chat!"

"Especially you, classmate Zhu, you are sitting in an untidy manner and even cross your legs. Is this the right attitude for listening to a class?"

"Sit still and be quiet! Otherwise the master will spank you!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!

"This Lao Liu really dares to use chicken feathers as a token of authority!"

Zhu Gang secretly smacked his lips and said,
"How dare he speak to Father like that?"

Zhu Di and Zhu Su were also terrified. If it were them, no matter how great their achievements were, they would not dare to be as proud as Zhu Ju!
Given my father's temper, he is the kind of person who can get angry at the slightest mistake and turn hostile towards you!

Just when everyone was nervous, Zhu Yuanzhang remained calm, smiled, put down his crossed legs and straightened his back.

"Okay, okay, let's sit up straight, okay?"

Old Zhu said with a smile,
"Teacher, can we start now?"

It was obvious that he was in a really good mood! He didn't care about Zhu Ju's antics at all.

"Very good, hehe!"

Zhu Ju smiled, cleared his throat, and said,
"After the experiment just now, I think everyone should have some understanding in their hearts, right?"

"The experiment was a complete success. I exposed the conscience of a vicious criminal with just a few words. The moment his conscience was exposed, he collapsed and finally wanted to commit suicide!"

"Of course, I don't deny that his suicide was impulsive and he wanted to be quick. It was an unpredictable event, but no matter what, the backlash of conscience definitely played a huge role in it!"

"If even someone like him has a conscience, then there is no need to explain that everyone in the world has a conscience, right?"

When everyone heard the words, they all nodded.

Zhang Jiu’s extreme behavior is strong evidence!
"Everyone has a heart. The heart I'm talking about is not the heart that beats in your chest, but the original heart."

Zhu Ju pointed to his chest and said passionately,
"Conscience exists in one's heart and will never disappear!" "For a good person, conscience can be easily exposed, so a good person cannot do bad things. Whenever he wants to do something sneaky, he will be condemned by his conscience and immediately give up the idea of ​​doing bad things."

"And for evil people, conscience also exists, but it is obscured by various desires and evil thoughts, and cannot be revealed on weekdays. But please remember one thing, conscience always exists! It is like the sun and the moon in the sky. It may be obscured by dark clouds for a while and unable to shine, but can you say that the sun and the moon have disappeared?"

"No, the sun and the moon exist forever, and so does conscience!"

Everyone: "!!!"

clap clap clap!
In an instant, the sound of applause was like a tide, lasting for a long time in the main hall!

"That's very well said, really very well said!"

Song Lian said excitedly,
"Conscience is like the sun and the moon, it exists forever. This metaphor is really wonderful!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was also overwhelmed with emotion and took the lead in applauding:
"Okay! Well said!"

"Why is our Ming Dynasty called Daming? It means the sun and the moon will shine forever! The sun and the moon will shine forever, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever!"

"Now, you have added a bit more color to the name of our Ming Dynasty! Long live the sun and moon, long live the Ming Dynasty, and long live conscience!"

These words elevated Zhu Ju's words to a higher level!

It is foreseeable that the word "conscience", together with the secular "loyalty" and "filial piety", will become the guiding ideology of the Ming Dynasty's governance!

"Dad's words are very constructive."

Zhu Ju gave a thumbs up and praised him, then said,

"Where the heart is, there must be conscience! Follow your conscience and you will know the truth!"

"You must know that there is nothing outside the mind. The mind is the principle, the mind is the universe, and the mind is the origin of all things! If you can directly point to your original mind, why do you need to study the philosophy of reason? Why do you need to study the words of the saints word by word?"

"Look within yourself, look within yourself, my friends! Your heart already knows everything, there is no need to look outside!"

"So, I have never been interested in Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism. What I advocate is this school of mind!"

boom!
Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the desk.

"Okay! Well said!!"

His face flushed, he clapped his hands and praised loudly,
"What a good heart study! What a good way to look within yourself, not seek outside help!"

"Zhu Ju, you are truly my family's unicorn child!"

Originally, he was thinking of finding a famous ancestor for his family, and Zhu Xi was among them. Although he did not quite agree with Zhu Xi's knowledge, at least it could add some luster to the Zhu family and increase the scholarly atmosphere.

But now?
Why do we need Zhu Xi? The knowledge of our sixth son can crush Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism!

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang had already made up his mind to promote Zhu Ju's knowledge to the entire Ming Dynasty, to let those sour and corrupt scholars who looked down on our royal family see what kind of person our Zhu family has produced!
"Hahaha, I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it..."

After the impassioned speech, Zhu Ju was also very refreshed and couldn't stop laughing.

Sure enough, knowledge comes from speaking!
Originally, he had only learned a superficial understanding and had dabbled in Yangming's philosophy of mind.

But after this experiment and speech, his thoughts became much clearer and he had a deeper understanding of psychology!
"Your Highness, King Wu, you are truly a genius!"

Song Lian slowly stood up and bowed to Zhu Ju.

The students who saw this scene almost dropped their jaws in shock.

What Master Song was doing was actually the disciple etiquette!
A learned scholar who could be ranked among the top three in the entire Ming Dynasty actually performed the disciple ceremony for a little kid? !

If this gets out, it will definitely cause a sensation in the academic community!

(End of this chapter)