Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 209 Confucians cannot be taught!
On the way back home, Yang Xian was thinking about Song Lian's purpose.

If we really want to say that the only place where he can have a relationship with Song Lian is his teacher Liu Bowen.

Song Lian, who was born in Pujiang, and his teachers Liu Ji from Qingtian, Zhejiang, Zhang Yi from Longquan, and Ye Chen from Lishui, were known as the Four Masters in Eastern Zhejiang.

The four of them are all talented and knowledgeable, and their friendship with each other is also very deep.

In the process of Zhu Yuanzhang's conquests in the south and the north and the unification of the world, the four masters in eastern Zhejiang made extremely important contributions.

Now among the four masters, only Song Lian and his teacher Liu Bowen are left.

Could it be that something happened to Liu Bowen?

At this thought, Yang Xian couldn't help but quicken his pace.

Although he didn't have much contact with Liu Bowen on weekdays, from the few contacts he had, he could feel that this teacher cared about him as a student from the bottom of his heart.

If Liu Bowen really encounters any difficulties, he will definitely take action.

Duke Yang's Mansion.

"Sir, Academician Song has been waiting in the living room for a long time." The butler opened his mouth to report the situation.

Song Lian did not mention his official position, but the fact that he was the teacher of the current prince Zhu Biao was enough to attract people's attention.

Therefore, when he came to Yang Guogong's house and passed his name, the experienced housekeeper immediately welcomed him in politely and arranged tea and snacks to entertain him. At the same time, he immediately sent someone to notify Yang, who was still doing research in the laboratory. constitution.

"I know." Yang Xian nodded, and when he saw the butler's hesitant look, he asked. "Is there anything else?"

The housekeeper considered his words and said, "I think Academician Song seems to be angry, although he doesn't show it on his face."

"I know." Yang Xian said again.

Lao Ye, the steward of Yang Guogong's mansion, worked as a steward in the mansion of dignitaries during the Yuan Dynasty BC.

He has rich experience in dealing with people, and it can be said that the older he gets, the more sophisticated he becomes.

Therefore Yang Xian believed in his judgment.

But this made Yang Xian even more curious.

You must know that Song Lian was a great Confucian at that time. One of the skills that Confucianism paid most attention to was Qi-nurturing Kung Fu. Now a servant actually saw that Song Lian had Qi in his body.

How angry this is!

What kind of people and things can offend Academician Song.

It can't be me, right?

Yang Xian thought to himself that he didn't seem to have offended him in any way.

Before entering the living room, Yang Xian saw Song Lian sitting upright, eyes slightly closed, and the tea on the table untouched.

Combined with this, he is dressed in Confucian robes and has a long beard.

Confucian etiquette is vividly demonstrated in him.

Yang Xian walked into the living room, saluted and said, "I've met Mr. Song. I've been delayed for something, so I kept you waiting. If you're negligent, I'd like to thank Haihan."

No matter why the other party came today, the due etiquette should still be fulfilled.

"Mr. Yang Guogong, as the magistrate of Yangzhou, he is in charge of the livelihood of the people in the government. How can I blame him?" Song Lian stood up and returned the greeting.

Yang Xian raised his hand to signal, and after both parties sat down, he calmly said, "Master Song came to my house today, what do you want to say?"

"Don't take it as a lesson." Song Lian nodded and said, "I heard that Yang Guogong founded several schools in Yangzhou, and they all taught knowledge in the line of geological studies."

"It's true." Yang Xian replied.

Whether it was Yangzhou Primary School, Yangzhou University, or even the adult night schools started within Mingji Trading Company and Mingji's various factories and workshops, the courses taught were all modern courses of later generations.

Song Lian classified them all as knowledge in the line of gewuxue. Although it is not comprehensive, it cannot be regarded as wrong.

"I heard that every month at the end of the month, when it's your turn to start classes, even noble children from various clans in the capital, and sometimes even princes, will come to listen?" Song Lian asked again.

"It has been the habit of Yangzhou University to hold lectures once a month since its establishment. As for who comes to attend the lectures, I don't pay special attention." Yang Xian replied.

At this point, Yang Xian probably knew the purpose of Song Lian's visit today.

"Since the Twelfth Prince came back after attending your class last time, he didn't even attend the main class. He has been staying in the War Bureau to study something that can replace human and animal power with only firewood and charcoal."

"There really is such a thing as magical means in this world."

"Although the study of physical studies is a side sect and not the main path of Confucianism, as long as you follow the right path, it will benefit people's livelihood after all, rather than just relying on your imagination to chase after those illusory things! This will only waste the financial, human and material resources of the court in the end! "

"Yang Guogong was also born in the Hanlin Academy. In future lectures, it is better to give more lectures on classics such as the Five Classics. This is the right way."

Song Lian stared at Yang Xian and spoke every sentence, each sentence more powerful than the last.

And he still used the tone of an elder lecturing a junior, as if a teacher was lecturing a student.

Yang Xian laughed.

From the beginning, science was given the label of heretical, but these Confucian scholars still have a way of playing this.

But yes, Bruno was burned alive for promoting Copernicus' heliocentric theory. The reason is simple. His various remarks endangered the rule of the Western Church at that time.

Just like the new learning now promoted by Yang Xian, the study of physical studies, that is, science, also threatens the status of Confucianism.

Song Lian did not directly describe Yang Xian's theory of studying things as crooked, because he was already wary of his identity.

"Why did Mr. Song think that steam engines are illusory things? Just because you haven't seen them before?" Yang Xian asked with a smile.

Now that we have broken up, there is no face left to give.

Yang Xian's basic principle of dealing with others is that if people respect me, I will respect others, and vice versa.

"Could Duke Yang be joking?" Song Lian said with a sullen face. "Only the Twelve Princes and their inexperienced children would believe what you said. Common sense tells me that it is impossible to do this."

Yang Xian looked at Song Lian and asked, "I have a question for Master Song. I wonder how Master Song came to Yangzhou from the capital today?"

"Of course I came here by rail train," Song Lian said.

"Yes." Yang Xian nodded and then said. "So before I built the rail train, someone told you that it only takes one day to go back and forth between Beijing and Yangzhou. Would you believe it?"

"I don't think so?"

"Someone told you that a carriage can pull tens of thousands of kilograms of goods and travel eight hundred miles a day. You wouldn't believe it, would you?"

"Then before the rail train was invented, in Master Song's eyes, was it just a ridiculous thing that only existed in legends and was used to deceive children?"

After Yang Xian's words, Song Lian was speechless and his old face turned red with anger.

"Strong words make sense!"

(End of this chapter)