Chapter 86 I understand!
Emperor Anyue is still busy with the war in Qian Kingdom.
Li Yuan had been warned by Heaven and naturally would not get involved again.
So, he had to find something else to do.
Just then, a group of students from the Gewu Academy came, and Li Yuan wanted to see their "abilities".
Of course, Li Yuan respected the students' wishes and first took them to pay homage to the "graves" of Zhang Xiaohu and others.
Among those small mounds, there was also a cenotaph built by Zhang’s descendants for Zhang Xiaoniu.
These students may not be satisfied with their life in the outside world.
Coming to the ancestral land to worship is to pay homage to the ancestors.
Secondly, it is also for the purpose of having some peace and quiet for a while and looking clearly into one’s own heart.
Gewu Academy is not well-received by the world, and the students who join Gewu Academy are even more regarded as outliers by the outside world.
I feel that their so-called spirit of exploration and pursuit of truth are just a waste of time and a crooked path.
Instead of reading ancient books and trying to become famous, you actually study the truth of everything?
Any mortal can also control the true meaning of knowledge, change the environment and create all things.
This is a "deviant way" that is disrespectful to both gods and the dynasty. Isn't it poisoning young people?
Since ancient times, gods and immortals have brought knowledge and power to mortals, and dynasties have guaranteed peace and stability for their people. This is the 'truth'!
There is a lot of ridicule and mockery in the eyes of outsiders.
Most of the students at Gewu Academy could not hold on for long and had to drop out.
The remaining small number of people who refuse to give up stick to their original intentions and believe that the path of truth will be the avenue of knowledge that can change the world!
However, even if they stick to this path, they cannot withstand the constant ridicule from the outside world.
What's worse, in some areas, it is strictly forbidden to preach in Gewu Academies, and any students who join are regarded as "evil and confused" people.
Unable to withstand the overwhelming doubts and ridicule, the students had to travel across several countries and spend several years to reach their ancestral home recorded in the books of Gewu Academy.
In the book, there is a beautiful mountain range in the ancestral land. The ancestral land is quiet and undisturbed by outsiders. There are many gold, jade and fruits on the mountain, and rare treasures are buried at the bottom of the mountain...
So, the students came with full of expectations.
Unexpectedly, when passing through Qian State, they found that it was in the midst of war.
Fortunately, these students of Gewu Academy all have some skills, otherwise they would not dare to cross the border to "worship their ancestors".
After listening to the students' stories, Li Yuan just smiled faintly.
The young student sighed:
"Books are deceiving. Although our ancestral land is covered with green mountains, beyond the green mountains is the desert!"
The other students also sighed.
"Yes! The book says that the ancestral land is rich in gold, jade, and fruits, and that treasures are buried deep inside, but this..."
These dozen students were very disappointed.
Li Yuan laughed out loud.
These students all came here to look at:
"Why is Lord Li laughing?"
Li Yuan pointed at them.
"Don't you understand yet?"
The students looked at each other, confused.
Li Yuan shook his head in disappointment and continued walking forward.
He was wearing a long blue robe and had an elegant face, which could be considered as a man of extraordinary temperament.
"What does it really mean to study things and acquire knowledge? Think about it for a while!"
Li Yuan walked forward with his hands behind his back, sighing softly.
The students followed in confusion.
The rest of the journey was somewhat silent.
The students were all thinking about what Li Yuan's words meant.
Could this young man understand the concept of "investigating things and seeking knowledge" better than the students of their Institute of Inquiry?
"I understand!"
Suddenly, a student exclaimed.
Everyone turned their eyes to him.
The man felt lost and a little excited:
“Study things to gain knowledge…Study things to gain knowledge!”
Everyone is puzzled.
"The book describes something that you and I have not witnessed in person. How can we prove its truth?"
“If we do not persist in the spirit of investigating things, how can we help people to understand the truth?”
"Isn't this the principle of exploration?"
"To find out clearly what is unknown, doubtful, and uncertain!"
The student started dancing.
Li Yuan stopped quietly, looked back, with a smile in his eyes.
"You and I have crossed mountains and rivers, and only then did we know that there are green mountains in our ancestral land, but beyond the green mountains is a desert!"
"Only when you and I set foot on our ancestral land did we know there were fruit trees there, but the golden and beautiful fruits are just a lie!"
"Only when you and I understand this truth can we see the true treasure left by our ancestor!"
“This is the precious spirit of investigation and exploration, and it is an infinite treasure!”
The man became more and more excited as he spoke.
The other students also seemed to understand something.
One student's eyes lit up, and he continued:
"Brother, your words stir up a thousand waves in my heart!"
"The exploration of things is exactly what you are doing, brother!"
"If you and I don't explore it in person, the ancestral land in the book will always be green mountains and clear waters, with gold, jade and beautiful fruits everywhere, and it will always be buried with treasures that no one knows about!"
"It is because we have come here to explore and understand the truth that we can leave the correct answer for future generations!"
Many students also became excited, as if they had glimpsed the truth of this path.
“This is Dean Zu’s most complete preaching!”
“Let us move forward in confusion and finally realize the truth in our ancestral land!”
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; if you don’t seek the truth yourself, the truth will remain buried forever!”
"This is the ultimate truth of the study of things!"
They cheered for a long time, not caring about their image at all, they were so excited.
It seems that as long as they take one step forward on the road to knowledge, it will be worth the hard work of crossing thousands of mountains and rivers.
After the students calmed down a little, Li Yuan led them to continue walking somewhere.
This time, when the students looked at Li Yuan's back, there was a hint of curiosity and awe in their eyes.
When they were confused, Li Yuan simply listened to their stories, as if he had understood the true meaning recorded in the book of Gewu Academy!
Who is this young man in a blue shirt, with a handsome face and a frivolous temperament?
Why do you seem very familiar with the principle of investigating things and seeking knowledge?
Li Yuan was walking in front and was about to laugh out loud.
What is the infinite treasure of knowing things through investigation?
Zhang Xiaoniu has been smart and quick-witted since she was young.
It is obvious that he wanted to use that book to trick future students into coming to Anshan and promote the development of Anshan!
There may be some truth in it, but it is definitely meant to deceive people!
Right now, there is a group of "confused" students who cannot stand the suppression from the outside world and have begun to seek spiritual comfort.
Li Yuan could imagine that in the future, there might be more students from the Gewu Academy who, unable to bear the pressure from the outside world, would come from all over the world...
However, these students are the ones who are most loyal to the spirit of studying things and seeking knowledge.
Those who wanted to give up would have given up long ago. How could they have come to this point?
Of course, those who oppress the students and cannot accept new ideas are people from outside.
Zhang Xiaoniu missed her hometown very much. She wanted to send some talents to her hometown, and at the same time, she also left a way out for these students.
She believed that her own mountain god would take in these future students...
Li Yuan chuckled in his heart.
Beneath this chuckle, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.
Even though the child has already left home, he still misses the poverty of his hometown.
I guessed that Anshan and its mountain god wanted to develop and would lack capable personnel.
These students came at the right time.
The young people in Anyue are all learning new ways of thinking.
However, it lacks the spirit and thinking to have the courage to practice true knowledge.
These students who are dedicated to the spirit of studying things to gain knowledge can help Anyue embark on the path of developing new ideas.
Truly, it is a development far beyond this era.