The Prodigal Son's Happy Life - Chapter 366

[Chapter 366 The Way of the Saint]

Fang Xiu looked at the young scholar with a smile on his face and said, “This question is not difficult to solve.

But before I answer, I have to ask you a question first.”

The young scholar heard this. After saying this, he cupped his hands and said, “It’s okay to ask, Mr. Xin’an. Students must tell you everything they know.”

Fang Xiu smiled and said, “Okay…

why are you studying?”

The young scholar was stunned for a moment, his face Showing a thoughtful look.

Then, he replied: “Of course it is to benefit the people of the world.”

Fang Xiu asked again: “Why can reading benefit the people of the world?”

“This”

the young scholar thought for a while and replied: “Reading can distinguish right from wrong and cultivate one’s moral integrity. The family governs the country and the world…”

When Fang Xiu heard this, he shook his head and said: “Studying can cultivate one’s character, regulate the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. This is what the sage said.

Moreover, this is the purpose of reading, but it is not the purpose of reading. Because.”

The young scholar looked at Fang Xiu and raised his hands: “What does Xin Anbo think?”

Fang Xiu said: “I think that reading is not only about distinguishing right from wrong, but also about knowing etiquette, and it is also about establishing a heart for the world and a destiny for the people. , To inherit the unique knowledge of the past saints and create peace for all generations!”

When everyone present heard this, they were all stunned in place, with a look of shock on their faces.

After the shock, there is deep thinking.

To establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the living and the people, to carry on the unique knowledge of the past saints, and to create peace for all generations.

These words can be said by a playboy and a prodigal, a man who has lost his mind?

Before they could recover from the shock and thinking, they heard Fang Xiu continue: “Therefore, reading requires more than just reading, but also studying things to achieve knowledge.

What is studying things to achieve knowledge?

To gain knowledge lies in studying things, and then knowing. Therefore, studying things can lead to knowledge.

In addition to studying, Zhizhi not only needs to deal with worldly affairs, but also needs to work.

Labor refers to work and farming. “

Of course everyone here knows that “Zhiwu Zhizhi” understands it differently from him.

When the young scholar heard what Fang Xiu said, he felt that there was some truth to it, but he couldn’t figure out where the truth lay.

At this time, Fang Xiu said again: “In my opinion, what you are confused about is not reading or why you study, but… what is the way of a saint!”

As soon as these words came out, the young scholar was enlightened. The whole person was shocked.

He raised his eyes, looked at Fang Xiu, cupped his hands and said, “Sir, please help the students clear up their doubts.”

This was already a sign of self-degradation.

Both of them came to take the provincial examination. Logically speaking, they were classmates.

He had called himself a student before because he did not have a title. There was nothing rude about calling himself a student in front of the earl.

However, when he called Fang Xiu sir, it represented real recognition.

The scholars next to him who recognized Fang Xiu all saluted at this moment: “Sir, please clarify your doubts.”

As for those scholars who were ashamed to be associated with Fang Xiu, they looked at Fang Xiu with a very complicated look.

On the one hand, they did not agree with Fang Xiu’s statement that the study of things can lead to knowledge beyond reading, but on the other hand, they wanted to hear how he understood it and how he explained it.

Originally, they all thought that Fang Xiu’s participation in the imperial examination was an insult to the scholars, but with just a few words, they understood.

The dude in front of him is not as unbearable as he imagined. He even has his own unique understanding of the saint’s words.

And these understandings are not random thoughts, but have some truth.

Upon seeing this, Xiu Xiu showed a smile on his face and slowly said: “The way of the saint is not in the book of the sage.”

The first sentence caused a storm in the examination room.

When everyone heard these words, no matter they were from poor families or from aristocratic families, they all started talking.

“If the way of the saint is not in the book of sages, then where is it? Do you mean what is the way of the saint and what is the way of the saint?”

A scholar from a noble family shouted sarcastically.

Fang Xiu glanced at the man, but he was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said lightly: “If the way of saints can only be found in the books of sages, then what use does the court have for us?

Why not put the books of sages on the temple? , then the people of the world will live and work in peace and contentment, and the country will be prosperous and the people will be safe.”

“This”

The man was startled, and then he said with an angry look on his face: “This is sophistry!”

Fang Xiu smiled when he heard this. He ignored him again, but continued: “The way of the saint is in the book of the sage, but it is not there.

I dare to ask all of you here, if what a person wants in his heart is to let all the people in the world have food to eat and clothing to wear, Everyone has a place to stay, so they don’t become homeless in the world.

So, is this the way of a saint?”

Everyone was silent when they heard this.

No one denies that this is the way of a saint.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu added: “Therefore, the way of the sage is not only found in the books of the sages. People who have read the books of the sages may understand the way of the sage, or they may not understand the way of the sage.”

People who have not read the books of saints can also understand the way of saints. Of course, they can also not understand the way of saints.

The way of saints is not in books, but in your hearts.

Even if a person has not read a book, what he thinks in his heart is the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the people, and he works hard for it.

Whether farming or working, this is the way of a saint.

Even if a person has read a book, all he thinks about is himself. He studies only to become an official in the court, and becomes an official in the court just for his own food, clothing, housing and transportation. Everything he does is just to enjoy glory and wealth.

Then, this person knows the books of the sages by heart and does not practice the so-called way of the saints.”

Everyone, especially the scholars who came from aristocratic families, frowned slightly when they heard these words.

Because these words are like the same thing. The sharp sword pierced their hearts.

In addition, many scholars from poor families also looked thoughtful, and then felt a little guilty.

Is it just for the people of the world, or for the Golden House and Yan Ruyu

? He knew it in his heart.

After a while, someone said: “But what does this have to do with whether you should immerse yourself in studying? “

This question gets to the key point.

What Fang Xiu said is what is the way of a saint.

However, what the young scholar asked before was whether he should immerse himself in studying and ignore worldly affairs.

The two are related, but they are not completely Draw an equal sign.

When Fang Xiu heard this, he smiled and continued: “Of course it does.

A person who reads naturally needs to know why he reads. After knowing why he reads, the questions you ask will naturally be solved.

Reading is for the sage’s way, not for the reading itself. Therefore, as long as you can understand the sage’s way, even if you don’t read the sage’s book, what’s wrong? “

As soon as these words came out, it naturally caused a commotion. If

you don’t read the books of sages, what’s wrong with this sentence?

If this sentence hadn’t been foreshadowed just now, after it was said, these scholars who had studied hard for more than ten years would probably swarm them. He pinned Fang Xiu to the ground and beat him violently,

because this sentence was equivalent to denying their previous efforts for more than ten years.

However, with the foreshadowing of the previous words, they actually felt that it made sense!

(End of this chapter)