The champion is my son

Chapter 180 The Way of Learning
"Can a sage be attained through learning?" He Shen was puzzled.

"It's natural." Luo Hongyun said with a smile.

"So how can I learn to be like Yan Hui?"

Luo Hongyun said: "The essence of heaven and earth generates the five elements, which create the existence of human beings, and the essence of human beings is true and quiet. When people are not formed, they have all the good qualities of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust in their nature. When external objects stimulate the body and move the human heart, the seven emotions and six desires appear. Before this, the emotions are not saturated. When the human emotions reach the point of blazing, the human heart becomes unstable, and the human nature is burned. A wise person chooses to restrain his emotions and make the center right, so as to cultivate his character."

"But teacher, what does this have to do with learning?" He Shen was even more puzzled. He didn't understand why the theory of human cultivation was involved when it was only about learning.

The president Guan Mingyu coughed twice, signaling Heshen to be calm and not to be impatient, just listen carefully to the teacher's lecture, the teacher must have his reason for saying so.

Sure enough, Luo Hongyun paused for a moment, took a sip of tea, glanced at the students below, and continued to speak: "Dark people don't know how to restrain their emotions, and indulge their emotions, so that they go evil and restrained. The pure and good nature, and let it be lost."

After He Shen listened to Luo Hongyun's speech, his spine instantly felt chills. The teacher was warning him that he was not restrained enough.

Luo Hongyun continued: "The way to learn lies in the clarity of the heart, knowing the direction of progress and then striving to achieve such a goal. This is the so-called sincerity. To make oneself sincere lies in the sincerity of believing in the way of a sage, and in doing things. Decisiveness, holding firm to guard the city, is to be firm, to keep loyalty and righteousness in one's heart forever, and not to forget it at all times. If this is the case for a long time, one will be able to place oneself safely in benevolence and righteousness, and one's appearance will conform to etiquette norms, then You will be able to avoid evil spirits, gain peace, and follow the path of a sage.”

Yun Ji got up and said, "Teacher, didn't Yan Hui practice 'see no evil, hear no wrong, speak no wrong, and do no move'?"

"As Yunji said, this is in line with Confucian etiquette. Everything should be followed by etiquette, so as to avoid the invasion of the outside world, maintain good deeds, be cautious and not relax, and not vent your anger on others. Others, don't make the same mistake twice, this is how Yan Hui loves the saints and learns from them."

Luo Hongyun said to He Shen: "Are you still puzzled?"

"The students are not confused, thank you teacher for answering." He Shen saluted Luo Hongyun and returned to his seat.

"But teacher, Yunji is puzzled. Who taught everything about saints? Is there a saint above saints?"

Luo Hongyun nodded, smiled and said, "Sit down, the question you asked just now is exactly what I'm going to talk about next."

Yun Ji sat back in the eyes of the students.

When Luo Hongyun was giving lectures, Yun Ji often asked some weird questions. Isn't the so-called sage already the top of the university?Why is there still a saint?

Teacher Cai just answered that saints all rely on inner self-restraint to achieve themselves and serve as a model for future generations, so the reason why saints become saints is naturally the result of their own thoughts on the world.

People in later generations are all imitators.

Otherwise, how could there be no saint after Confucius?
Mencius and his ilk can only be called inferior saints, but they have not reached the height of saints.

"All sages understand naturally in their hearts without thinking, and can integrate principles from nature without hard work. Principle is the pinnacle of all things. Just like Yan Hui, you must think to gain something, and you must work hard to achieve moderation. It’s still one step away from a saint, so he can only hold on to it by himself, but he can’t reach the real realm of a saint.”

"Teacher, I have something to refute your point of view."

"A sage also needs to work hard to integrate the truth. A sage is not self-taught."

Ever since Yun Ji uttered these words, everyone around him gasped.This Jiang Yunji dared to refute the words of the head of the mountain, this is the rhythm of going to heaven.

Let's see how you deal with yourself in the future, the teacher will definitely punish Jiang Yunji for his recklessness.The scene seemed to be divided into three factions, some people began to gloat, some showed worried expressions, and some agreed with Yun Ji, as if Yun Ji had spoken their hearts.

Luo Hongyun smiled gratifiedly.

"Then tell me how the sage learns?"

Yunji took a step forward and said: "Students think that a saint is a saint who only becomes a saint after learning. Take Confucius as an example. He had several teachers. In order to learn, he traveled thousands of miles to find Lao Tzu at the age of 40 and followed him. Learning rites and music, not only that, but he also learned from his own students, and after this, he achieved his name as a sage."

"Well, you're right." Luo Hongyun said.

Ok?How did he not receive the punishment he imagined?Jiang Yunji pushed the teacher's opinion!

"Later generations don't understand, they think that the sage is born to know, not the name of the sage obtained through learning, so the way of learning has disappeared. Today's people don't rely on self-recuperation to improve, but pay attention to reading other things. People who think that gorgeous writing is the representative of learning, such people will not achieve the achievements of saints.”

Luo Hongyun asked Yunji to go back and sit down again, Guan Mingyu stared at Yunji for a long time, he wanted to pry Yunji's head open to see what was inside.

Even he didn't dare to refute it clearly, this kid should be praised for having such courage.

"When you are studying, you should also pay attention. Studying is to improve your mind and recuperate, not to study for the sake of learning. I know that many of you come to my Luoyang Academy to study for fame. Even so, without good cultivation, No matter how great an official is, you can’t get the happiness you want.”

After Luo Hongyun finished speaking, Guan Mingyu helped him up, which meant that today's lecture was over.

"Yes."

Everyone stood up and saluted Luo Hongyun. He gave Yun Ji a look, indicating to go find him later.After Yun Ji understood, Luo Hongyun left slowly with Guan Mingyu's support.

Yun and the three of them were walking on the path, and Huang Zhuyu chattered about what he saw in class today.

Today, Yun Ji refuted Shan Chang's remarks, which is the first job in Luoyang Academy.

"Tell me, how do you have such courage? You don't know. The seniors all keep their tails between their tails and follow the teacher's words like an imperial edict. You are the first one I have seen who dared to face the mountain chief."

Yunji was speechless. To be honest, these questions were left over from his six or seven-year-old childhood.

(End of this chapter)