While arguing in the hall, Zang Weiyi, the governor of Henan, was coming from the main hall.

The price of grain in Kaifeng remained high, the merchants hoarded and the common people lived in dire straits, which was the first difficult thing he encountered after he became the new governor.

If it is not handled well, it is easy to follow the example of his predecessor Yang Yikui.

However, when he took office as a new official, the most taboo thing was to act rashly. Therefore, he carefully listened to the opinions of officials in various places before making a decision.

As long as you survive the two months of scarcity, when the summer grain harvest is bumper or the Jialu River is dredged, then this urgent need can be solved.

However, how to survive these two months of inactivity, or not to cause civil unrest in all aspects, has become a top priority in front of Zang Weiyan.

Now he is going to the hall, and it is precisely this time that the officials come to participate in the opportunity to listen to the opinions of the officials below.

The new prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture heard that he had quite a political achievement in Shandong, and before he came to Henan to take office, Li Zihua, the governor of the river, praised his talent in front of him.

But in the end, Zang Wei still has to see is believing.

Now that he was outside the hall, he could hear a loud voice inside.

He walked to the door and stopped, but listened to the Shan prefect talking to a 'Lin Futai' inside.

Zang Wei couldn't help but ask the subordinate beside him, "Who is this Lin Futai?" ”

The subordinates on the side hurriedly presented him with a name post. He looked at the big red post in his hand, and said in his heart, it turned out to be him.

Lin Yanchao's name, of course he had heard it.

When he was the Yin of Shuntianfu, although Lin Yanchao had been demoted from Beijing, he had several relationships with Lin Yanchao when he was the head of Guanglu Temple before.

Back then, Lin Yanchao killed the Quartet at the banquet, fought the Confucianism with his tongue, and disgraced Zeng Xingwu and other cadres, Zang Weiyi saw it with his own eyes.

At present, he heard that Shan Zhifu was going to sit with Lin Yanchao and discuss political affairs. Zang Wei suddenly became interested.

He raised his hand and signaled to his subordinates not to report it, and he listened to it outside the station door first.

And inside the hall.

The prefect of Shan closed the folding fan that was originally painted with a picture of a beauty, and the harmony on his face was gone, and it was sharp in an instant.

He was a native of Wuzhong, and before he became an official, he studied under the great Confucian Luo Qinshun.

During the Ming Dynasty, there were three great learnings, namely science, mind and qi.

Luo Qinshun was a great Confucian who could be compared with Wang Yangming, and he was also a very good minister, and his inheritance of qi came from Zhang Zai, a famous Confucian in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Qi science and Shigong science are similar, both advocate not to 'depart from qi and reason, but to seek reason in qi', qi is the origin of the world, and reason is just a 'qi'.

In the eyes of Shan Zhifu, Lin Yanchao's deeds and skills are just the skin of qi learning.

As for what is said in the forestry study, the unity of righteousness and benefit, and the integration of rationality and qi are far less subtle than the 'distinction of reason' in qi.

As for understanding (knowing), Qi studies emphasize the knowledge of things, and the study of merit teaches and applies what is learned. In the eyes of Shan Zhifu, it is also the fur of qi science, and it is even inferior to the 'conscience' of heart learning.

Taught by Luo Qinshun, the Shan prefect attached great importance to the knowledge of things when he was an official, and unlike the quiet things of science, he tried his best to 'toss' in office, oh no, it was a meritorious service, and he did a lot of political achievements.

Now that Lin Yanchao dares to openly say that he does not approve of selling the grain in the warehouse, then how can I break with you? I will refute you well.

So the prefect of Shan slapped the folded folding fan on the palm of his left hand with a bang, but saw him say: "I heard that there is a farmer's merchant money village under the rule of Guide Mansion in Linfutai, which buys grain from the people at a low price when the summer grain and autumn grain are collected, and when the green and yellow are not accepted, the grain is released at a high price. ”

"Of course, grain merchants and rice merchants are like this, and it is understandable, it is not to sell grain when autumn and summer grain are collected, and it is reasonable to buy grain when there is no harvest."

"It's just a matter of peace, even the people can do it, so why can't the court do it. Why does Lin Futai only allow farmers and merchants to earn this money, but not the government? ”

The implication of Shan Zhifu's words, you Lin Yanchao forbade the government to buy and sell grain in warehouses, and did not let the imperial court earn this money, but let the farmer and merchant money village earn this money, is there any selfishness?

To put it bluntly, are you Lin Yanchao colluding with officials and businessmen?

Under this sentence, all the officials were solemn and did not dare to talk and laugh before. If Lin Yanchao doesn't answer this well, he will be in trouble.

And this single prefect did not come unprepared, when he first arrived in Henan as an official, he investigated Lin Yanchao's background so clearly, Fang Cai's sentence was not untargeted, but set up a situation in advance, and now that Lin Yanchao has expressed his attitude, then he is in danger.

Lin Yanchao smiled on his face, and knew in his heart that the reason why Shan Zhifu knew so clearly must be because Li Zihua gave him the truth.

It seems that Li Zihua instructed Zeng Qianheng to use this incident to dismiss himself, so he deliberately publicized it and ruined his reputation.

Lin Yanchao said unhurriedly: "Capital, although the imperial court does not say that there is no such precedent for the purchase and sale of grain in the warehouse, the local officials are very cautious when implementing it, and the princes of the court are also worried. ”

"In the past, the prime minister of the state of Lu was silent, so that those who eat Lu should not compete with the people for profit, and those who received the big should not take the small. If I don't let the government intervene, it means that the government does not compete with the people for profit, and this case cannot be taken lightly. ”

"Of course, the capital said, why does Lin support the farmer's business? That's the words of the heart, this government supports all the money houses and merchants below. In a word, Sima Guang's opposition to Wang Anshi's change of law in the past was also a sentence that officials did not compete with the people for profit, was it also out of selfishness? ”

Sima Guang is a righteous person in terms of personal morality, and there is no way to blame.

Sima Guang opposed Wang Anshi's change of law and advocated that officials should not compete with the people for profit, is it selfish?

In the same way, it can be proved that I support the farmer's commercial money village, oppose the government's refusal to sell grain in warehouses, and also advocate that the government does not compete with the people for profit, is it also selfish?

The Shan prefect has no evidence, of course, it is not good to talk nonsense: "It is indeed the words of the sages that officials do not compete with the people, but how can we and others who are officials stick to the old rules?" ”

"I remember that Lin Futai used to take the test, and when he asked Wang Anshi to change the law, there was a cloud that the trouble in the world is worse than the name of not being in power and being lenient. Could it be that Lin Futai forgot about it so quickly. ”

This sentence is very powerful to attack one's own shield with one's own spear.

But seeing Shan Governor's Mansion, he continued: "The former prime minister Liu Yan practiced the law, and the government was able to make a profit, but also avoided the grain from hurting the peasants and the valley from hurting the people. ”

"Why didn't Liu Yannai see that 'officials don't compete with the people for profit', and now that the price of grain in Henan is extremely high, why can't we allow officials to buy grain when grain is cheap and sell grain when grain is high?" ”

"Lin Futai clings to the defects and sticks to the words of the ancestors, not only bears the book of sages, but also forgets the original intention of the official, is the more he is an official, the worse he is at the beginning?"

Shan Zhifu's words were quite exciting, reasonable, and also cited Liu Yan's dry goods.

Even Zang Wei, the governor of Henan who was eavesdropping behind the door, praised his heart, this single prefect really has the ability, and it is not in vain that Li Zihua promoted him like this.

Lin Yanchao didn't seem to say anything for a while.

Shan Zhifu smiled, and said in his heart that you Lin Sanyuan is just like this, and you are a little blind to the identity of the champion at this level.

Shan Zhifu took advantage of the victory to pursue: "Lin Futai, the appointment of a magistrate is not as good as a Beijing official, not those false texts, but pragmatism." ”

"You take the moon and Wanchuan as the world, and all things in the world are a reason, I think so, but the moon is real, and the moon is just imaginary, and the truth is wrong. Reason is just a way of qi, just like reason is one, everyone can be a sage, reason is in qi, the people are divided into virtuous and foolish, and they cannot all become saints. ”

"I don't know the reason in one, and I divide it in the special reason, how dare I dare to say that I have learned from the truth, the so-called moon seal and ten thousand rivers are just fishing for the moon in the well, and the effort is in vain."

Practical learning is the knowledge that has been applied to the world.

Throughout the ages, including Confucianism's science, psychology, and qi, they all said that they were practical studies and could be applied to the world, while the theories of other schools could not be applied to the world.

The Qi Theory mentioned by the Shan Prefect also believes that the principle is one, but the reason is divided into different things in all things.

Let's say, the dragon gives birth to nine sons. Even the nine sons of the dragon can be called dragons, which is true, but they are different in appearance, which is special.

Yueyin Wanchuan classifies the world's ten thousand principles into one principle, and Lin Yanchao uses it to explain, combining heaven and human desires, righteousness and interests, and Wang Ba into one, which is what Confucius said that my way is consistent with one, and in the middle of the mean, all principles are attributed to one.

But the reason of qi science is different, and it is the other way around. We agree with the return of all principles to one principle, but the reverse is not one reason and ten thousand principles, but one reason and ten thousand gases.

Therefore, the study of qi is reasonable, and it cannot be reasoned with qi.

The prefect of Shan used reason differently and denied Lin Yanchao's Moon Seal Wanchuan to accuse him of sticking to one reason and not knowing how to use it.

Seeing that Lin Yanchao was completely overwhelmed, Shan Zhifu proudly reopened the fan with a puff, and said with a smile: "Lin Futai must say that 'officials do not compete with the people for profit' is a reason, and the people's interests are the reason." ”

"Just as the people are hungry, they can eat wheat to fill their stomachs, and they can also eat rice. As long as the people can eat their stomachs, why bother with what means to use, the officials do not compete with the people for profit, and they are angry. As long as the different paths are the same, we will first solve the current urgent needs and the suffering of the people. ”

"Governor Lin's mansion only guards the reason for death, but does not see the hunger of the people. He is said to be a sage, conformist, and said that it is applied to the world, but he does not know how to solve the people's livelihood. This move is to be reasonable and not angry, not practical learning! ”

Speaking of this, all the officials nodded one after another, showing a look of great gain.

Qi and Gong are both recent studies, and both have a tendency to challenge the science of science and mind. And both of them originated in Zhejiang, both focus on external use, and both emphasize that they are the study of the world.

The two schools of thought are so similar, but what is the difference between them?

None of them expected that the two would be involved in the dispute between the two schools in political affairs.

Who is the most useful knowledge?

Now it seems that the Shan Prefect is slightly superior, and the implication of the Shan Prefect's words is that both science and merit are focused on the science of science, but they do not work differentiation and do not give priority to solving practical problems.

For qi science, distinction is the actual learning, and it is the knowledge of things. Reason is just one of the qi, as long as the means can achieve 'reason', it can be used.

Shan Zhifu shook his fan and looked around, and then said with a smile: "Brother still can't change this outspoken problem, what is offensive about his words, please don't be surprised by Lin Futai." ”

Shan Zhifu's last sentence seemed to be humble, but in fact it was extremely arrogant.