Reactionary thoughts and remarks such as "keeping justice in nature and extinguishing human desires" and "starving to death is a trivial matter, but dishonour is a major matter" have all been said before, so I won't repeat them here. I think the greatest harm of Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism is that he is a heresy in the name of Confucius and Mencius, and in fact he blasphemes the great theory of Confucius and Mencius.
You can refer to the Analects of Confucius by Mr. Nan, and now extract several paragraphs.
"I don't know. On the one hand, why was the Confucius Store demolished? In those days, it was inevitable that people would overthrow the May 4th Movement. But why is it meaningful? It turned out to be really wrong. Because this store was originally a joint-stock company run by two bosses of Confucius and Mencius, Ceng Zi, Zisi and Xunzi were added below, and the boss sold the real goods. However, for thousands of years, it has been sold with water and deteriorated. There are also some explanations that are wrong by later generations, especially the Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty. This interpretation is wrong and casts a very heavy shadow on the whole brilliant Confucius and Mencius thought, so future generations will overthrow Confucius and Mencius thought. "
Confucius said: it is also good to learn from the times. Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? Isn't he a completely moral person? Although people may not pay attention to him, he won't feel uneasy. Taken together, these three words literally mean that everyone in China, old and young, must know. According to the ancient annotation, learning means that everyone should practice at any time. "Stop talking" and "say" are a word borrowed by the ancients, that is, the word "Yue" to express happiness, and it is very happy. If this is the correct annotation and Confucius can become a saint, then I won't admire it, and I won't even go to the Confucius Temple in Dalongdong. To be honest, when teachers and parents forced us to study, the situation was really "learning while learning". If Confucius says so, I will admire him as a saint, because he knows the world too well.
As for "it's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar." It doesn't seem reasonable. What is the truth? From ordinary people to civil servants, anyone who lives on wages is "rich for three days, poor for January". I was poor in those days, and it was too late for my friends to go home to eat and wear pants. It was very painful. So it's "it's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar." This is by no means a pleasure.
The third sentence is "those who are not satisfied and not satisfied are not gentlemen." The so-called "worry", as explained in the article, is the resentment in the heart, which has not yet come out, and there is a feeling of boredom, disgust, disgust and resentment in the heart. Then, people don't understand me, and I don't resent it. This is a gentleman. Then I would rather not be a gentleman. You're sorry for me. I won't hit you or lie to you. It doesn't matter if you are sad! This is no good, it is a gentleman, really no good.
According to the words and notes in the book, it says so. Therefore, for hundreds or even thousands of years, not only today's young people hate the four books, but also scholars in the past hate the four books. Because it has become a religious dogma and a hard law, it must be observed.