God-level Consort of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 438 Du He's Four Sentences
Is it possible to spend so much money just to play with it?
Everyone was talking about it, but they were all very curious. Many people even slandered Du He as a prodigal, and made such a useless thing with [-] guan?
Even a group of civil and military ministers in the court were puzzled.

"Yeah, it's completely useless!"

"If it's useless, why spend so much money?"

"I'm afraid I'm not crazy!"

After everyone finished the discussion, Du He stood up and said: "Everyone, for thousands of years, our knowledge has fallen into the same thinking trap as everyone else. All of our knowledge has a purpose. Studying is to become an official. The water wheel was invented for irrigation, and the iron was invented for war... and useless things, even if they appeared for thousands of years, they were completely abandoned. The same is true for today's friction generator. In everyone's opinion, this is a Useless things are not worth spending [-] yuan to build... But starting today, since you have come to Banshan College, you must completely abandon such superficial thoughts. It is useful, and the things that seem useless to us are just because we are too backward to understand their functions.”

Seeing everyone's bewildered faces, Du He said: "You are the first one at the beginning of school, and the first truth you need to understand is that what is useless is useful."

Useless use is great use!
Du He's short words shocked everyone.

Many people were stunned for a moment.

Since childhood, we have had a firm habit of thinking in our hearts, that is, useless things should be discarded.

But Duhe completely subverted everyone's cognition.

Changsun Wuji couldn't help asking: "Du He, according to what you said, your electric motor is also very useful?"

"of course."

"However, after thinking about it for a long time, the old man realized that this thing does not serve any purpose other than being touched!" Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and asked angrily.

Du He laughed: "Master Changsun, that's a good question. I just said that many things that seem useless to us are actually very useful. This friction motor was developed according to the phenomenon of lightning between heaven and earth. This thing, from now on, we can grasp the secret of thunder and lightning, Master Changsun, do you know that it is easy to be struck by lightning when standing under a big tree in rainy days? Do you know that the tallest Buddhist pagoda in Chang'an City is struck by lightning several times a year? Do you know that thunder and lightning Why do they happen in summer? Did you know that buildings struck by lightning will catch fire?"

Du He immediately raised four questions.

Changsun Wuji was stunned.

Isn't this all common sense?

But why?
No one knows.

No one has ever thought about it.

Everyone present was questioned.

No one can answer.

Du He smiled slightly, and said confidently: "All of this can be answered from our research on friction generators. There is a lot of electricity, and when groups of black clouds with different charges meet, they will discharge, just like two large sulfur balls will produce electric light when they are close together, and when the black clouds are close to the ground, those tall The number and tall buildings are like our hands, because they are closest to the black clouds, they will be struck by lightning..."

After Du He finished speaking, he saw that everyone in the audience was dumbfounded.

One by one looked at him in surprise.

Du He was a little embarrassed: "Ahem... I'm sorry, I was a little professional."

Crash.

Everyone started applauding.

What are you talking about, we don't understand, but it looks awesome.

Everyone risked their own applause.

The applause was thunderous, and it took a long time to stop.

Then, Du He tidied up his clothes, and said loudly: "Next, there is another ultimate question, that is, everyone here, why do you study?"

Su Han replied: "Change the fate of poverty!"

Someone replied: "Be a high official!"

"Become a nobleman!"

"..."

Many people expressed their thoughts one after another.

But Du He shook his head and said, "If you study hard and spend your whole life just to be an official, what about after becoming an official? If it's just to change your destiny, what will happen after you really succeed? If you don't have a goal, wouldn't you Just become a walking dead? Think about it, everyone."

The crowd fell into contemplation.

What is the purpose of studying?
All the people here are scholars, and it seems that no one has ever thought about this issue.

No wonder Duho said it was the ultimate question.

What is the goal of a scholar in this life?

Even Li Er and the others fell into deep thought.

However, no one can think of the answer.

Su Han and the others hurriedly stood up, bowed and said, "Dean, I am stupid, please enlighten me."

Du He glanced at the audience, and said loudly: "From the moment you stepped into Banshan College, the dean has set an ultimate goal for you in life, and that is four simple sentences, set your heart for the world, To establish a life for the living and the people, to inherit the knowledge of the past saints, and to bring peace to all generations!"

Set your mind for heaven and earth!
Live for the people!
For the sake of the pilgrimage to the saints!

Peace for the world!

This is the famous "Four Sentences of Hengqu" proposed by Zhang Zai, a famous thinker in the Song Dynasty, but now it is shamelessly used by Du He.

I saw nearly 3000 people in the audience, except for those children from the elementary school who were ignorant of the world, the others were all lost in thought.

"it is good!"

Suddenly, someone burst into applause.

Crash.

Applause broke out again.

Amid the thunderous applause, Du He picked up his folding fan, turned around, strode away from the podium, and the applause didn't stop until he walked out of the auditorium.

Those four short sentences were engraved in everyone's mind.

This is the ideal of a scholar.

In the first row of seats, Chen Shuda smacked his lips and said to Li Er: "Your Majesty, Du He is not loyal."

Li Er frowned and asked, "How do you say that?"

Chen Shuda said: "Your Majesty, Du He said that he should establish his heart for the world, establish his life for the people, inherit the knowledge of the past, and bring peace to all generations. However, he did not say that he would be loyal to His Majesty."

Chen Shuda thought that he had caught Du He's braid, so Li Er could teach Du He a lesson.

Unexpectedly, Li Eryi slapped the table and scolded: "Nonsense, Du He said, this is the ultimate goal of a scholar. If you can achieve this, you are already a saint, and you have surpassed being loyal to the emperor... Throughout the ages, How many people can do it, I... dare not say that I can do it... Du He, very good, he is young, but he has seen such a long-term view, if he is not young, I am afraid that he can become my Great Tang Confucianism masters."

Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, Du He is actually a miscellaneous family. He is neither Confucianism nor Taoism. He is also the head of the Huguo Temple. He makes some inventions every day. It seems that he cannot become a master of Confucianism."

"fart!"

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(End of this chapter)