Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 162 The world is full of knowledge

Li Buqi did not answer everyone's questions directly, but said: "I will ask you another question. If you have an answer to this question, you will also have an answer to whether the last two things are in line with the Dao."

"Supposing an extreme situation, there are only three people left in this world due to the famine, one is yourself, one is your elderly mother, and the other is your pregnant wife. But there is only food that can keep two people alive. How will you distribute the food?"

A scholar said: "Of course the food is given to the old mother and wife."

Li Buqi said: "Then you will starve to death. Not only will your old mother and wife lose your protection and eventually die in the mouth of wild animals, but they may also be unable to continue to obtain food and will starve to death soon. Not only your family, but China will also die from this. Cut off the bloodline. There are three unfilial acts, and having no descendants is the greatest, not to mention cutting off my Huaxia bloodline, and even the ancestors of China like the Three Emperors and Five Emperors will not spare you in Huangquan."

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Everyone is dumb.Li Buqi said: "There are several possibilities, and I will explain them for everyone. If you don't give food to your mother, it is unfilial. If you don't give food to your wife, you will also have no children, which is still unfilial. How do you choose?"

If not to say that scholars are brains, after Li Buqi asked, someone immediately asked: "I don't know how to choose for the nomination?"

Li Buqi said irresponsibly: "I don't know either. But I think through this question, I can understand that the choice of the people who don't know where and the Huns is not without reason. Worry-free, people who can add fragrance to their red sleeves can’t think of it? Therefore, if you want to thoroughly understand the knowledge of the sages, you must be there. It’s just that the era of the sages has passed through thousands of years, and the time has passed, and they are taken for granted in the study, so The knowledge of the sages can't be learned even superficially."

The last two examples cited by Li Buqi obviously touched everyone deeply, and they fell silent for a while.Li Buqi was not in a hurry, and drank a cup on his own. At this time, Shao Yong, who had been wandering for many years and had seen a lot of world affairs, was the first to come back to his senses and asked: "I don't know what the officials said about learning. How do people learn to swim?"

Li Buqi stood up and asked, "Who is good at swimming? Hands up!"

Immediately more than 20 people raised their hands.Li Buqi asked again: "Okay. Is there anyone who can't swim at all? Raise your hand now!"

Raise an arm now.Li Buqi asked: "The weather is warmer, we can do an experiment. Let people who can swim write down their methods, and then let people study it carefully to see if they can swim."

A scholar with a strong southern accent immediately said: "Officers don't need to try, it's impossible. Children soak in the water every day, and they can swim without being taught. But if they don't go into the water, they just talk a lot. Go or sink to the bottom. You can't learn to swim just by reading."

Li Buqi smiled and asked: "Those who can swim, do you think he is right?"

Some people said: "I have also taught others to swim, so it is better to go down and drink a few sips of water if the mouth is dry."

Li Buqi said: "Yes! The sage taught by words and deeds, so it can be seen that words are not enough. Since the sage is dead and cannot teach by example, then later students can only test the waters. The master was born first, and then traveled around the world. The world situation has just made a lot of knowledge. If you just hide in the study and don't understand the world situation, how can you comprehend the deep meaning of the sage's teachings?"

Li Buqi ordered a dish in front of him and said, "One more thing, if the sage says this dish is delicious, how do you know how delicious this dish is if you haven't tried it? To write about the benefits of this dish to others, what else can I write besides repeating the words of the sage? What’s more serious is that some of the ancients’ descriptions are wrong. ?”

Zhang Zai asked, "I don't know if an official can give you an example?"

Li Buqi said: "'The Son of the Bollworm' comes from "The Book of Songs Xiaoya Xiaoyuan", which says that 'the bollworm has a son, and the scorpion bears it'. But the prime minister in the mountain didn't believe his words, so he opened the scorpion's nest to observe , found that the gnats caught the moths and went there, not as foster sons, but as food for their offspring. If you believe in the "Book of Songs" credulously, wouldn't you be spreading falsehoods?"

During the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, Tao Hongjing lived in seclusion in Maoshan, and was unable to be hired repeatedly. Emperor Wu of Liang often asked him about state affairs, and people called him the "Prime Minister in the Mountain".Tao Hongjing is also a great man, with many works on medicine, alchemy and metaphysics. It is estimated that no one in Song Dynasty would dare to challenge this great man.

Shao Yong nodded again and again: "Yong Maosai suddenly understood what the officials said. But I don't know what is the reason for building tall buildings?"

Li Buqi said: "There is a poem that says, 'If you want to see a thousand miles, go up to a higher level'. It's just that the tall buildings built by the predecessors are only this high. If you want to go up to another level, you have to build another level up. Can the ground floor be demolished and the materials used to build a new floor? Of course not, new materials are needed, and materials that were not in the building before are needed to build up the building. As long as there are materials, the building will continue to be built from generation to generation. One day when the height is as high as the sky, you will really be able to see thousands of miles away."

A scholar asked: "The writings of the sages are all-encompassing and meticulous. Where can people find new materials today?"

Li Buqi smiled and asked: "Since the sages' books have explained the truth clearly, can you tell me why people can fly to the sky?"

"It's simple, it's natural to walk against the wind."

Li Buqi clapped his hands: "Yes, that's what it says in the book. But I put a Kongming lantern in the room, and the Kongming lantern flew up, but there was no wind. What's going on?"

"Oh, this..."

Li Buqi said: "Everyone should remember that two children are arguing about the sun, and the master can't solve it. At least this problem has not been solved, right? Who can say that this is not knowledge? I will play a trick for everyone, and everyone will explain it with the principles in ancient books. ?”

Then he told Ying'er: "Go and fetch the tall glass in the study. Bring another candle."

After a while, two things were brought.Li Buqi put the candle in a bowl to fix it, poured half a bowl of water into it, lit the candle, and said, "Everyone, let's see what happens when the glass is closed."

After he finished speaking, he put the glass on the candle, and after a while, the flame of the candle went out after a flicker, and several people nearby exclaimed: "Huh? Why is the water level inside the glass different from the outside? "

Li Buqi handed the glass to Zhang Zai: "Come and try."

Zhang Zai repeated the same thing twice, and couldn't help asking: "What's the reason for this?"

Li Buqi said irresponsibly again: "I don't know either. Does anyone know that there is an explanation for this situation in ancient books?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally shook their heads.Li Buqi picked up the glass and filled it with water, then turned the quilt over, and immediately the water splashed on the ground.Li Buqi showed the cup to everyone like a magic trick, then filled it with water, stuck a piece of paper to his mouth, and slowly turned the cup over, but not a drop of water was spilled.

Li Buqi showed the cup to the people and asked, "Who can tell me the reason for this?"

Still no one can answer.Li Buqi pulled the paper, and the water splashed out. "Everything can appear, and there is a reason for it. There are so many unexplainable things in the world, and it is knowledge to find out the reason. Back then, the wandering old man sent me two words, and today I will share them with everyone."

Shao Yong hurriedly said: "Officials, please tell me."

"The insight of the world is knowledge, and the practice of human feelings is the article."

(End of this chapter)