"What do you mean, brother?" Zhu Youxiao asked with some curiosity, smiling gently.
In fact, he was still very interested in Song Yingxing's ideas. In his previous life, he had only heard of Song Yingxing's name and knew that he was a very powerful figure, but he did not know much about Song Yingxing. He only knew that he wrote a book called "The Exploitation of the Works of Nature".
Zhu Youxiao felt that it was a good opportunity to have the chance to listen to Song Yingxing open up and talk.
This is a great way to understand the thinking of the elite of this era. I may not have this opportunity again in the future.
Once Song Yingxing knew that he was the current emperor, he would be cautious in what he said; now that he was just a stranger to Song Yingxing, he would talk to him in more depth.
So Zhu Youxiao became interested and wanted to hear what Song Yingxing was thinking, which was very important to him.
Glancing at Zhu Youxiao, who was full of curiosity, Song Yingxing asked, "My dear brother, you don't go out often, do you?"
Zhu Youxiao nodded silently.
"It can be seen that my dear brother's family background must be extraordinary. He doesn't know much about things outside and his family education is very strict. It's better not to ask about these things. They are nothing but some dirty things." Song Yingxing said with a wry smile, his face full of loneliness.
The more Song Yingxing said this, the more curious Zhu Youxiao became.
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said to Song Yingxing, "There's nothing going on here anyway. It looks like the literary gathering will start a little later. Brother Song, why don't you tell me about it? You're free anyway."
"Okay. Since you want to know, I will tell you." Song Yingxing thought for a while and said with a little helplessness.
"What do you think the purpose of studying is now?" Song Yingxing asked Zhu Youxiao, with some anticipation in his eyes.
"This question, in the smallest sense, is for understanding reason; in the largest sense, it's for self-cultivation, family harmony, governance of the state, and peace in the world. Isn't that what everyone says?" Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment, then smiled and asked, "Do you have any other opinions, brother?"
"But what if what you learn is wrong? What if the principles you understand are wrong?" Song Yingxing asked again. He looked at Zhu Youxiao quietly with a playful smile on his face.
Zhu Youxiao naturally knew what Song Yingxing was asking, but he wanted to hear what he had to say, not his own response, so he asked again: "But those are the books of ancient sages. How could they be wrong?"
"There's a saying in Zuo Zhuan: 'Everyone makes mistakes, but being able to correct them is the greatest virtue.' This saying has been said countless times, proven countless times, and praised by countless sages."
"So the ancient sages knew that people make mistakes. But what about now? Nothing is wrong. The books are not wrong, the ancient sages are not wrong. But who wrote those books? Was it the ancient sages themselves?"
"Not really. They are all his disciples. Who knows what those things are like? Could they have mixed in some things that would be beneficial to them?"
"It's not this viewpoint that's scary; it's that questioning isn't allowed." Song Yingxing said with a helpless smile, "Look at these people here, and you'll understand in a moment. They don't allow questioning. If you try to question, they'll attack you, try to silence you, and won't let you speak again. They won't defeat you through reasoning; they'll just silence you."
Zhu Youxiao looked at Song Yingxing and suddenly became interested in him. Song Yingxing understood this principle very well.
This is exactly what happened. The Donglin Party was exactly this kind of existence, and they did not allow different opinions to appear.
"Brother, what are you going to do?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Song Yingxing and asked with confusion.
"Because I have something to do that may determine the rest of my life. So before that, I want to prove something." Song Yingxing looked at Zhu Youxiao and said, "This might implicate my brother, so I'd better go aside first."
Zhu Youxiao reached out and stopped Song Yingxing as he was about to stand up, saying nonchalantly, "I'm not afraid of trouble. Maybe I can help you in the future. There are very few troubles in the capital that I can't solve."
"It seems that my dear brother is indeed from an extraordinary family." Song Yingxing said admiringly: "But I don't want to do this. I came here today just for this one thing. Once I get the result, it will be fine. The rest is not important."
Song Yingxing looked to the other side and said, "They are coming. If you want to leave, it's not too late."
"I love watching the excitement the most. I will not leave when there is such excitement." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.
The two looked at each other, no one spoke, and looked not far away.
Not far away, a group of people were walking over.
The leader was a man in his 30s, who looked very elegant, with a neatly combed beard. He was well-groomed and his hair was also very neatly combed.
Seeing Zhu Youxiao was a little confused, Song Yingxing smiled and explained to him, "This person is Wei Dazhong, Gao Panlong's favorite disciple. You should know Gao Panlong, right? He was captured by His Majesty a few days ago and taken to the Jinyiwei."
"Of course I know this. It caused a sensation in the court and the country, and everyone in the capital knew about it." Zhu Youxiao asked in confusion, "But what does this have to do with Wei Dazhong? What do they want to do? Are they planning to rush to the Jinyiwei to rescue him?"
"They don't have that ability." Song Yingxing said disdainfully: "If they really did that, I would admire them. Just wait and see, my dear brother, there will be a lot of fun in a while."
At this time, Wei Dazhong had already walked onto the stage. He bowed to everyone and said with a smile, "Everyone, I would like to thank you all for coming today. Thank you all. Today's literary gathering will begin now."
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