Got Ti or Not?——The discussion and argument on Shao Yong's thought of"Laozi got the Ti of The Book of Changes"in Neo-Confucianism of the Song and Ming Dynasties
With the widespread of Neo-Confucianism,respecting Confucianism and rejecting the other schools of thought(especially the Taoism)have become the major task of Confucianism philosophers.In the Song dynasty,the Confucianism scholar,Shao Yong held the view that"Laozi understood the Ti(essence)of The Book of Changes",which was later paraphrased by Zhu Xi as"Laozi got the Ti of The Book of Changes".However,Shao Yong's Ti and Yong theory was a self-contained one,but different from Cheng-Zhu's,which held"one source for Ti and Yong(func-tion)"."Laozi understood the Ti of The Book of Changes"means that Laozi got the superficial Ti but not the great Yong of The Book of Changes.On the premise of not delving into Shao Yong's Ti and Yong theory,the followers of Chen-Zhu's Neo-Confucianism brought the term into the framework of"one source for Ti and Yong".They claimed that Shao Yong's view advocated Taoism and suppressed Confucianism.During the debate,Zhuxi,Hu Juren,Zhan Ruoshui refuted Shao Yong's view,while other scholars,like Wang Ji,Tian Yiheng,etc.,argued that Shao Yong's view had its certain rationality.Did Laozi got the Ti of The Book of Changes?Did the man and his studies conform to the view of the combination of Ti and Yong or the view of only Ti?The protracted debates on these issues in the community of scholars reflect the different understandings of scholars on the main theme of Yiology,the merits and demerits of Confucianism and Taoism,and the relationship between the right path of the emperor and the power and wisdom of the king.
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