Haizhou, Jingdong Shang City.

In the middle of summer in June, the heat wave is rolling.

In the sky, there are no clouds. The blazing sun was not half blocked, and fell straight to the ground. The steamy air swayed in the sunlight, blurring the distant scene, and the humidity and sultry heat enveloped the whole Haizhou.

Haizhou Bay to the east of Haizhou City and Jingdong Shang City still has some sea breeze and coolness. At this time, it is the time for the rich tycoons who live in Haizhou City and Jingdong Business City, as well as those adults who still maintain a certain amount of power despite going to the wilderness, to go out to sea in search of a little coolness.

Wu Haogu, who lived in Jingdong Shang City for many days, still did not leave Haizhou at this time and went north to his old nest boundary river.

Not only did it not mean to leave, but there were also some Yaxing boating and cruising on the sea. In May, he bought a painting boat from the Wu family in Haizhou that could only cruise in the coastal waters, and as long as the wind and waves at sea were not too big, he would take this big boat to the sea.

This magnificent sea boat appeared again on the sea between Haizhou City and Yuzhou Road today, and it did not raise its sails or extend its long oars, but only gently rose and fell with the waves. On the starboard side of the boat with its back to the sun, an old man and a strong man, two wearing thin shirts and hats, were sitting upright, and one of them had a bamboo fishing rod in his hand.

Two little maids of thirteen or fourteen years old stood behind them, each carrying a basket with a white handkerchief and two wine gourds.

One of the elderly men stretched out his hand, and a handmaiden hurriedly handed over a gourd, and the old man took the gourd, pulled out the stopper, poured the sour plum soup inside into his mouth, and then smacked his mouth a few times in enjoyment, "It's just right...... It's not as cold as it was just now. ”

This sour plum soup was originally chilled, and it is indeed a good dish to ward off the heat in midsummer. It's just that this old man is old, and his health doesn't seem to be too good, so he has to be carefully maintained, and he can't drink too cold sour plum soup.

After tasting the sour plum soup, the old man said again: "Chongdao, the old man sees that you are quite leisurely these days, or you will live in Haizhou for a long time...... Anyway, you can't spend all your money ten times, so why bother wading into the troubled waters of the imperial court? ”

"Zhang Xianggong, could it be that you are also the same as Cai Xianggong and Xiao Su Xianggong, thinking that Wu's knowledge will make the world chaotic?"

This old man turned out to be Zhang Dun, who lived in seclusion in Haizhou, and the person who fished with him was Wu Haogu.

There are indeed no eternal enemies or eternal friends in this officialdom, only the party's unity and eternal interests.

Wu Haogu, who was "on vacation" in Haizhou, was not very close, but he actually got very close to Zhang Dan!

"Hehe," Zhang Dian shook his head and took another sip of iced sour plum soup, "The old man is not in his position now, and he is not in his politics." If you are in his position, most of them will be the same as Cai Yuanchang, who wants to turn your empirical science into pseudo-science. ”

"Oh? Isn't the younger generation's learning bad? Wu Haogu smiled, "Even Da Di Weng can't look down on it?" ”

He squinted his old eyes, looked at Wu Haogu again, and snorted: "Do you think Cai Yuanchang and Su Ziyou are against you because they don't look down on your knowledge?" If Cai Yuanchang really didn't look down on the 'positivist theory' and the 'rational theory', he wouldn't have taken out the position of the right minister to win over Su Ziyou. If Su Ziyou doesn't look down on your knowledge, he won't be embarrassed by your positivist school for the position of the right minister.

The two of them are precisely those who can see and understand, so they will be embarrassed by you!

That is to say, because Su Zizhan has been stumbling for too long, he has seen through the officialdom, seen through the affairs of the world, and his heart has changed drastically, so he will spare no effort to support your school. ”

He seemed to be saying that Su Dongpo was too miserable and psychopathic by a group of Confucian bureaucrats, so he supported Wu Haogu......

Wu Haogu glanced at Zhang Xuan, stretched out his hand to take the gourd handed by the female envoy, also pulled out the stopper, took a sip of iced sour plum soup, and then was silent for a while before asking: "What does Da Di Weng think is wrong with the knowledge of the younger generation?" ”

Zhang Dian thought for a while and said, "The people can make it, but they can't know it." ”

Wu Haogu frowned: "What's the explanation?" ”

"The people can make it happen, but they can't know it" is the original text in the Analects, and the interpretation in later generations is of course very negative. However, in the Northern Song Dynasty, every sentence in the Analects was the words of a sage, and it was impossible to have a negative interpretation.

Therefore, the correct understanding is that "the way of the saint is far-reaching, and it is not easy for people to know, since it is not easy to know, there is no need to know, just follow the guidance of the saint."

But Janden apparently had a different understanding—his own, of course, not the saint.

"Before reading your "Theory of Reason", the old man did not understand this teaching of the sage." "But now the old man finally understands...... The sage did not mean that he did not want the people to know his way, but that he did not want the people to know the means of seeking the way. And your 'rationalism' is the means of seeking the Tao. Your 'positivism' is the means of preaching. These two treatises should have been in the hands of the saints, but you made them public. ”

"Therefore, the world will usher in changes unseen in a thousand years because of you!" Zhang Dian accentuated his tone, "Chongdao, do you think that anyone who is an official or a ruler will like this kind of change that has not been seen in a thousand years?" What are the benefits of this change for them? ”

It's amazing!

Wu Hao Gu Xindao: Isn't rationalism the dominant idea of the Enlightenment? And didn't the Enlightenment sound the death knell for the feudal powers of continental Europe?

Although his "Theory of Reason" is still very shallow, it is still at the stage of rational deduction - because it is limited by the development of science, there are few clear and understandable principles, so the reasoning through rational deduction is sometimes very mysterious and unverifiable.

However, the "Theory of Reason" and the "Theory of Positivism" still gave the people, or more accurately, a part of the intellectuals, the ability to think independently and make rational judgments.

And how many people in the upper echelons of power would hope that the common people (intellectuals) below can think independently and make rational judgments? If the people can think independently, who will believe that Zhao Ji is the "Son of Heaven" who is "ordered by heaven"? His father is obviously Emperor Shenzong, how did he become a "heaven"? Moreover, the world of their old Zhao family was also taken from the orphans and widows of the benefactor Chai Rong by the old ancestor Zhao Kuangyin's disloyal and unrighteous acts...... In the same way, the independent thinking and rational judgment of the people will also shake the authority of the useless scholars and doctors, as well as the political line and ethics they adhere to.

"It's still thoughtful."

At this time, Wu Haogu also had to admit that Zhang's vision - rationalism and positivism did have a negative impact in sociology, and they can be said to have directly promoted the birth of capitalism!

But without them, science and technology could not progress, and Chinese society could only stay in the Middle Ages for a long time, quietly waiting for the imperialist ships and guns!

"It's a pity that there is no way to take back the "Theory of Reason" and "Positivism"!" Wu Haogu shook his head and said, "Even if it becomes pseudo-science, it can't stop them from spreading...... Even if Emperor Xueshi burned books and pit Confucianism, it was useless. ”

Yes, can Zhao Ji and Cai Jing still go to Baghdad, to Constantinople, to Italy to burn parchment rolls, and pit god fighters?

Zhang Dian nodded, "That's right, even if it is a pseudo-science, your "Theory of Reason" and "Theory of Positivism" will continue to spread in Liao...... Even if it is a folk of the Great Song Dynasty, it is impossible for your learning to be completely banned. ”

Also, in the Jiehe Yuntai School Palace, students from the Yanyun family and the Khitan nobles accounted for at least one-third.

Moreover, Brother Zhao Zhong went to press out the tiger water again in the past two days - he went to pick up Aguta's eldest son Wanyan Shuben (Zonggan) and his eldest son Wanyan Shenguo (Zongjun) to study in Jiehe.

No matter how powerful Zhao Ji is, it is impossible for him to go to the white mountain and black water to pit the sons of Yan Agu, right?

"Since it's impossible to ban it," Wu Haogu paused, "then it's better to use its essence and get rid of its dross." ”

"How is that possible?" Zhang Dian smiled, "If the people know, how can they not know it?" ”

He shook his head, "But the old man is not in his position now, so there is no need to plan for Cai Yuan." Chongdao, if you invite the old man to come out fishing today, don't you just want to sit down with the old man and talk about it, right? ”

"Da Di Weng," Wu Haogu looked at Zhang Xuan, who had white hair, and said with a smile, "Can the younger generation get close to Zhang Xianggong?" ”

Zhang Xianggong is Zhang Shangying! Cai Jing used the right minister to win over Su Zhe, dismantling the alliance between Wu Haogu and the old party, and at the same time serving as a way for Zhang Shangying to rise. So Zhang Shangying must resent Cai Jing!

Wu Haogu has not been idle in Haizhou these days, and has been planning countermeasures with Lu Haowen, Su Yu, and Shi Guozhong, who replaced Su Zhe as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites - Shi Guozhong's current official is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of Hanlin, of course, he is in Kaifeng Mansion, but he can communicate with Wu Haogu through letters.

The solution planned by Lu Haowen, Su Yu and Shi Guozhong was to take the initiative to stir up the situation. Knock out Cai Jing with Zhang Shangying! Then let Su Zhe be promoted to the left minister, and Zhang Shangying was appointed as the right minister. In this way, Su Zhe and Zhang Shangying had to fight for a long time......

However, Wu Haogu did not have the ability to help Zhang Shangying come to power. Although he has money, he won't get Christie's to sing and sell! So he had to beg Zhang Dian for help - Zhang Dian was willing to help, so that Wu Haogu's money could be used in the right place. Zhang Shangying can come to power!

"Hahaha!" Zhang Dian laughed, "Chongdao, you are getting better and better...... It's just that what is the difference between Zhang Tianjue and Cai Yuanchang? Do you think he will be able to tolerate Rationalism and Positivism? ”

"You can always delay it for years, right?" Wu Haogu said, "If the Endless Lay Priest becomes the right minister, it will always take a while to sit in a stable position. And then you have to make a little political performance in order to gain the credit of the officials. And my positivist school can help the endless laymen. ”

The positivist school is now growing day by day! If it can be delayed through next year, at least there will be more than 100 or dozens of right-listed jinshi. If it drags on for another three years, the number of officials in the positivist school will reach four or five hundred......