sbdcsierra Chapter 254: Zhao Wen Has Been Taught
Chapter 254: Zhao Wen Has Been Taught
Xu Qing coughed and said, "senior, if you say that, I won't agree with you."
Zhao Daru looked at Xu Qing and said in a deep voice, "Why don't you agree? Isn't white paper a writing utensil?"
Xu Qing coughed and asked, "Dare to ask senior, what is the toilet chip made of?"
Zhao Daru said: "Naturally it is bamboo."
Xu Qing asked again: "Dare to ask, before there was no paper in the world, how did seniors use to write the way of sages?"
Zhao Daru blurted out: "Of course it's bamboo slips."
Xu Qing asked again: "What are the bamboo slips made of?"
Zhao Daru subconsciously said: "Of course it's made of bamboo..."
While talking, Zhao Daru couldn't speak.
This question, not to mention Zhao Daru was stunned, the Xian Wang and Chu Huang were also stunned.
Xu Qing said: "Bamboo was also used to write the way of sages in the past, and so was paper. Bamboo can be used, why can't paper?"
Xu Qing admits that if these great Confucian scholars are reasonable, Xu Qing may not be able to speak against them, but the problem is that their arguments are inherently wrong.
Naturally, castles in the air cannot stand scrutiny.
When Zhao Daru and Li Daru heard Xu Qing's words, the thousands of words they had prepared yesterday suddenly stuck in their throats and they couldn't speak them out.
Yes, why bamboo is fine but paper is not?
If they continue to argue with Xu Qing, shouldn't all the former sages be criticized?
After all, before paper was invented, they used both bamboo slips and toilet chips.
If they continue to criticize, wouldn't it be equivalent to criticizing the sages who have written books since ancient times?
At this moment, Zhao Daru and Li Daru suddenly felt their own Dao hearts collapse...
Is it wrong for them to persist these days?
Zhao Daru twitched his beard and said, "Is it really the old man's fault?"
Hearing these words, King Xian and Emperor Chu were both stunned.
Originally, they thought that the debate between Xu Qing and the two great Confucians today would definitely be a confrontation. You come and go, and it is extremely fierce. Even if Xu Qing wins, he will win by a narrow margin. In fact, he can't win at all.
He even made preparations for the imperial physicians outside in advance, so that during the debate, if any great Confucian suddenly became ill due to anger, he could diagnose and treat them in time.
However, Xu Qing only used a few words to get Zhao Daru to say these words.
Zhao Daru and the others know that they are extremely good at eloquence. Since the time of the first emperor, they have never lost a single defeat in eloquence, and they can stir up three points even if they are truly unreasonable.
But now it is only a little more time for a cup of tea, which made Zhao Daru admit his mistake.
It has to be said that King Xian and Emperor Chu looked at Xu Qing with admiration again today.
Li Daru also looked at Zhao Daru with a look of surprise: "Brother Zhao, you..."
Zhao Daru waved his hand, stopped Li Daru from speaking, then looked at Xu Qing and said, "You mean that whether it is white paper or bamboo slips, they are like soft paper and toilet chips, and they are not things of sages, but me. Are the previous generations of scholars too extreme?"
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "I don't think so, I have always believed that whether it is white paper or bamboo slips, or soft paper and toilet chips, they can all be regarded as sages."
Zhao Daru was stunned when he heard Xu Qing's words: "What do you mean by that?"
Xu Qing said: "The Three Emperors ruled the world, the Five Emperors established the Lun, from the Qin Emperor to the Han Dynasty, and then to our Great Chu, countless sages emerged during this period, each with their own creations, whether it is Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs, drilling wood to make fire, or papermaking. Like the invention of printing, these utensils are all for the purpose of enabling future generations to have a better life."
"Heaven and earth are not benevolent and regard all things as straw dogs. Saint is not benevolent and treats the people as straw dogs. Perhaps, when the sages created artifacts, they might not have attached any emotion. As long as it is beneficial to the life of future generations, who cares about the role of these things in the end? where?"
"As for whether it is right or wrong for future generations to improve what their predecessors created, time will give the answer, won't it?"
After Zhao Daru heard Xu Qing's words, he stood up tremblingly, then bent down and bowed deeply to Xu Qing: "What Mr. Xu said, Zhao Wen has been taught."
Whether it was Xu Qing or Li Daru, or the King Xian and the Emperor of Chu were stunned by this move, how could Zhao Daru, who had been extremely proud all his life, show such a big gift to a junior like Xu Qing? !
Moreover, Zhao Daru called Xu Qing Mr.!
In Great Chu, only those who preach and teach can be called Mr. Zhao Daru is almost a figure standing at the top of the Great Chu literary world, and there is no one in this world who can afford to be his Mr.
And he just called Xu Qing Mr.? !
After Xu Qing recovered from his stupefaction, he hurriedly saluted and said, "I dare not accept the gift from a senior."
Zhao Daru said: "Confucius said: 'When three people walk together, there must be my teacher.' What's more, Mr. Xu's vision is higher than that of the old man. Hearing Mr. Xu's words today, the old man suddenly felt enlightened. He chose the good and followed the righteous. It is the teaching of the sages."
Speaking of this, Zhao Daru bowed again and said, "A while ago, I wrote an article criticizing Mr. Xu because of outdated ideas. What Mr. Xu said today enlightened me. It was my mistake. Tomorrow, I will write an article as Mr. Xu." To restore your reputation, I hope Mr. Haihan."
Xu Qing didn't shy away from it either, but bowed in return.
Acknowledging mistakes can improve a lot. Zhao Daru saluted because he recognized his own mistakes, and it did have a certain impact on Xu Qing's reputation, which is reasonable.
Xu Qing returned the salute naturally because Xu Qing herself was a junior, and Zhao Daru was a senior, so it was natural and reasonable for a junior to respect a senior.
Neither of the two parties lost their manners in this way. Wouldn't it be better than hypocrisy?
Zhao Daru looked at Emperor Chu and King Xian and said, "Your Majesty, lord, this old man will bid farewell today."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chu and King Xian also stood up and saw each other off.
Just as Zhao Daru left his seat, he turned around to look at Xu Qing and said, "I still have a question to ask Mr. Xu."
Xu Qing said: "Senior, please speak."
Zhao Daru said: "The old man thinks that the name of white paper is holy because white paper has only been used for writing for thousands of years. Why did no one think about white paper like soft paper before the invention of soft paper?"
Xu Qing smiled slightly and said, "Don't the seniors buy a copy and try it at home, don't you know?"
After Zhao Daru and Li Daru left, King Xian and Emperor Chu immediately turned their attention to Xu Qing, as if they were looking at alien creatures.
Xu Qing couldn't help taking a step back and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Ye, why do you look at me like this?"
Xian Wang: "Xu Qing, you are really a genius!"
Xu Qing was slightly taken aback, where did he hear this sentence in his previous life?