Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

"Confucianism and science may not be so incompatible." Li Xin sorted out his thoughts, and said slowly to Chen Xinheng, "If I have to say it, I would rather compare Confucianism to the human brain, then science is the limbs Without any part of the two, Datang is not a complete 'person'."

Chen Xinheng was noncommittal and did not speak in a hurry, obviously beginning to think seriously about the rationality of what Li Xin said.

Li Xin shook the paper in front of him, pointed to the picture on it, and said, "It's also science. If it is applied in this way, it can benefit the country and the people, but if it is obtained by a traitor, it may be a disaster for the world. Science does not distinguish Good and evil, but Confucianism can help us distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, so it is necessary."

Chen Xinheng looked at the zigzag lines and dense margins on the paper in front of him, and seemed to have some insights.

Science has no emotions. It itself is a collection of rationality, and any imprecise emotion and value judgment will affect its operation. Therefore, its result, which is called "knowledge", must also be devoid of any emotion and remain absolutely neutral.

Things that can color science and knowledge with many colors, such as good and evil, right and wrong, are exactly the purpose of human beings. The meaning of Confucianism is

"The current problem in the Tang Dynasty is that Confucianism is too powerful and developed." Li Xin said slowly, "Good and evil are indeed important, but they are not so important that so many scholars are required to study those moral and ethical issues. degree. It has greatly hindered the development of science, and turned Datang into an extremely unbalanced guy with a well-developed mind but extremely fragile limbs."

He turned his gaze out of the window and shot into the infinite deep space: "At this time, we can't see too many disadvantages, because everyone's limbs are equally fragile. But in the future, someone has developed strong enough limbs, and our Datang will It's dangerous. No matter how powerful your brain is, you can't avoid being beaten."

"Brother-in-law."

At that moment, Chen Xinheng had a wonderful feeling. He was clearly standing beside Li Xin, but he had the illusion that he was far away from him. Moreover, this distance cannot be resolved by one or two steps forward.

Chen Xinheng knew very well that even if he exhausted all his ingenuity, life and energy, he would still be unable to catch up with Li Xin.

He had never encountered such a situation. Although he usually behaves modestly and politely, he is actually quite arrogant in his heart. He never felt that there was anyone in the world that he could not hold a candle to, even if they were saints, he only regretted that he was not born in the same era as them, otherwise he might be among the saints or quasi-saints.

However, Li Xin is different. Whether he likes to admit it or not, he is indeed far beyond the so-called saint.

Moreover, this insurmountable gap did not make Chen Xinheng feel depressed, but instead made him feel excited. Because this means that the road he has been looking forward to for a long time really exists, and it extends far, far forward. After standing still for more than ten years, he can finally gallop forward again without any scruples.

"So, what should we do?" Chen Xinheng asked with a smile.

Li Xin laughed dumbfounded, showing a touch of helplessness and said: "I don't know what to do."

Frankly speaking, he was also confused.

"Anyway, the core of Confucianism must be preserved, and the limbs of science must be strengthened. This is the Tang Dynasty and our Huaxia." Li Xin said finally. As soon as the words fell, he suddenly reacted—hasn't he already stated the direction of the future?

It is very difficult to completely defeat Confucianism with science. Will face pressure from the entire Datang. However, it may not be so difficult to transform Confucianism with science. Because Confucianism itself is not completely monolithic, it is also divided into many factions such as conservative and reform. Retaining the core of Confucianism, injecting the idea of ​​developing and pursuing science by the way, and transforming the old Confucianism into the new Confucianism does not seem to be a completely unreasonable path.

At least the resistance encountered will never be as great as the complete elimination of Confucianism.

Li Xin couldn't help showing a smile.

Chen Xinheng gave him a strange look and said, "What's wrong with you?"

"I figured out a way." Li Xin smiled.

"Ah? What?" Chen Xinheng said.

Li Dao: "Since Confucianism cannot be replaced by science, let it be integrated with Confucianism first. We don't need to overthrow Confucianism, what we need is to improve Confucianism. Let the Tang Dynasty return to a healthy track."

"You mean?" Chen Xinheng smacked, and said slowly, "Let Confucian scholars learn this?" He pointed to Li Xin's bookshelf, and then pointed to the drawings on the table.

"Why not?" Li Xin said with a smile, "These are useful knowledge that can solve practical problems. Let's see, there will be times when they need this knowledge. At that time, they will naturally learn it."