Chen Kedao just looked at Li Ruyu.
Chen Kedao did not react at all to Li Ruyu's temper. He just watched quietly, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Everyone in the audience knew that academic debates were never won by whoever defeated the other. If it were that simple, many problems would be easily resolved.
Since ancient times, academic struggles have always involved partisan struggles. Only by completely eliminating the opponent, both academically and physically, can you be considered truly victorious.
No matter how Li Ruyu shouted, it was useless. Even if he branded Chen Kedao a heretic, it would still be useless. The real practical effect wasn't here.
If Li Ruyu can make many people dislike Chen Kedao's theory in this refutation, especially those in power, then he can achieve the goal of attacking Chen Kedao.
However, judging from the content of the rebuttal just now, Li Ruyu not only failed to attack Chen Kedao's theory, but instead made him gain more support.
Judging from the current situation, once word of today's debate gets out, things will only get worse. Chen Kedao will receive considerable support, and this support is achieved by stepping on himself. How could Li Ruyu not be furious?
There is a saying that goes, if you succeed, you will become famous in one fell swoop, but if you fail, you will suffer a complete defeat.
Li Ruyu is in this situation now, he is completely confused.
Luo Sigong, who was standing on the side of the stage, also noticed it.
He is the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Although he is not a talented person, he is not a fool either.
From the very beginning, he understood that there were no loopholes in Chen Kedao's theory, and the most important thing was that it would not arouse the resentment of all the powerful people in the court.
The most important thing is that he satisfied His Majesty.
As long as Your Majesty is satisfied, nothing else matters.
As for the things being debated, in Luo Sigong's opinion, they have no practical significance at all.
Because the husband says he is right and the wife says she is right, no matter how much they talk, it is like talking at cross purposes and no one can convince the other.
Besides, both sides are not here to persuade each other, but to kill each other.
After Li Ruyu stopped talking, Chen Kedao smiled and said, "Who can say that the words of the sages are exactly what they meant? Why can't the matter be exactly what I meant?"
"My teacher once said that the Six Classics, the Analects, and the Mencius are not the words of sages. They have been elevated and inflated by later generations and cannot be regarded as unchanging truths. These works are the random notes of ignorant disciples and pedantic followers at the time. Most of them are not the words of sages."
Even the words of a sage are only a temporary remedy; they cannot be considered the 'enduring truth.' Words like these, representing eternal truths, are truly rare and unattainable."
"On this point, my master and I share the same thoughts. Whether it's the classics of Confucian sages or the classics of other schools of thought, they are nothing more than the crystallization of the wisdom of our ancestors. We must learn from them, and even understand them."
"But we must understand that these things were proposed under the circumstances of the time. Whether they are suitable for today's Ming Dynasty remains to be seen."
"So, my master believes that there are no eternal truths, only those that are most useful at the moment. When governing the country, studying, and engaging in politics, what you need to do is to choose the principles that are most relevant to the time, rather than choosing those that you think are practical."
"If you stick to the old ways, you will never achieve anything great and will ultimately bring about your own destruction!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the place erupted in cheers.
No one expected that Chen Kedao was so bold as to say such words!
This is equivalent to directly rejecting many Confucian predecessors, the most important of whom are the people of the Neo-Confucian school.
Even books like "Mencius" and "The Analects of Confucius" were unreliable in Chen Kedao's view, so the annotations written by Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism were naturally even more unreliable.
Then what classics in the world are there that we can trust?
According to Chen Kedao, no classics can be trusted.
What should these scholars do?
Countless fears instantly overwhelmed many people.
Under this fear, they burst out with unprecedented strength.
They rushed towards Chen Kedao angrily, as if they wanted to knock him over.
Countless people rushed towards the stage, shouting loudly.
Some people even called for following Confucius' example and punishing Shao Mao.
The scene suddenly became chaotic.
Seeing this scene, Jinyiwei Commander Luo Sigong suddenly panicked, quickly turned over and rushed to the stage, and quickly called on his men to rush to the stage.
I'm afraid this lecture can't continue.
If Chen Kedao was really beaten to death by these crazy people, how would I explain to His Majesty?
Seeing their boss rushing onto the stage, the other Jinyiwei who were maintaining order also rushed up.
These people immediately surrounded the stage, forming a human wall. The Jinyiwei drew their embroidered spring swords from their waists, pointing the sharp tips at the people rushing up from the stage, creating a scene of keeping strangers away.
Seeing this scene, Chen Kedao felt a little scared.
He thought his speech would arouse great opposition and even cause a huge uproar, but he did not expect it to have such a great effect.
These people rushed up and really wanted to kill me!
At this moment, Chen Kedao was scared, and his whole body was filled with fear.
Luo Sigong didn't care whether he was scared or not, he was afraid that he couldn't stay in this place.
He reached out and pulled Chen Kedao, then turned around and walked out at a very fast speed.
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