According to local rules, two Taoists, one old and one young, could only walk on foot. The old Taoist was no exception. Walking with his disciples on the bank of the river, the young Taoist Zhang Shanfeng had an eye-opening experience.
The Chen family of Yingyin deserves to be the family that exclusively holds the title of "Chun Confucianism" and is worthy of being the master of archways in the world. This is probably the first-class scholarly family in the world.
In fact, it is not impossible to hire a carriage to go to the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, but I am really short of money. Even if Zhang Shanfeng agrees, he does not have the money in his pocket to agree.
Fortunately, Zhang Shanfeng was used to traveling in rivers and lakes, but he felt a little guilty for letting his master suffer the hardships. Although his master may not be high in cultivation, he had already gone away from the valley. In fact, these hundreds of miles of distance may not be that difficult, but the disciple
You have to have filial piety, right? But every time Zhang Shanfeng turned around, he would see the master walking while the chickens pecked rice and took a nap. Zhang Shanfeng was a little impressed. Master really walked without delaying his sleep.
Passing by a blue stone cliff by the river, Zhang Shanfeng saw a young man in a Confucian shirt, with his back to the master and apprentice, sitting there in a daze.
Master Huolong opened his eyes and said with a smile: "He is also a sleepy person, and his future will definitely be high."
Zhang Shanfeng said aggrievedly: "Master, when I went up the mountain, I was young and loved to sleep. Why didn't Master say this? Why did senior brother use chicken feathers as arrows every time to ask me to get up and practice? Senior brother Xiangzhi always said that his qualifications were the same as his.
Well, it would be a pity if I don’t practice diligently, so even if the master doesn’t care, he, the senior brother, can’t see me wasting the path of cultivation on the mountain. Well, I didn’t know until the end that senior brother Xiangzhi is actually only in the cave realm.
, but senior brother always spoke in such a loud tone, which made me always think that he was a golden elixir immortal. So when senior brother died, he made me cry so miserably.
I am also a little disappointed, I always feel that I am stupid and lazy, and I will never be able to achieve the cave realm in this life."
Master Huolong laughed and said: "How come Master's edicts and laws are like chicken feathers? Besides, how come the Dongfu realm is not high enough?"
Outside of Paidi Peak, Master Huolong sits under the four main veins of Taixia, Taoshan, Baiyun, and Zhixuan. Even though Master Huolong has never deliberately established any rules of mountains and rivers, any of his disciples who wander around Paidi Peak at will actually have no
It is taboo, but the great monks of Kaifeng, including Taixia Yuanjun and Li Yu, do not allow the disciples of all lineages to go to Paidi Peak to disturb the real person's sleep, and the monks of Paidi Peak are notorious for not liking to go out, and their cultivation is indeed
Not high, so regardless of seniority, almost everyone among the cultivators of other sects is like Gu Mo, a close disciple of Taixia Yuanjun. The only impression they have of their uncles, uncles, or uncles at Paidi Peak is that
Only seniority is high and Taoism is low.
During this period, among the Taoists of Paidi Peak, Zhang Shanfeng was probably deceived the most. Perhaps in the eyes of Yuanjun Li Yu and other big monks, this young junior brother was hopelessly dark under the lamp, but looking at
Master and this junior brother get along very well, so they don't dare to add any unnecessary extravagance.
That's not all, when Zhang Shanfeng threatened to go down the mountain to slay demons, master Huolong Zhenren tricked his disciples again, saying that since he was going down the mountain to practice, he should just go farther away, because there were no demons around Paidi Peak.
As a result, Zhang Shanfeng not only stayed away from Paidi Peak, but also traveled to Aquarius Continent. Except for Taixia Yuanjun who was in retreat at the time, the founders of Taoshan, Baiyun and Zhixuan were actually the founders of the Three Meridians.
They were all a little panicked, fearing that something might happen to their junior brother if he was too far away from the top of his mountain. Especially the Taoist from Xuanfeng, whose combat power could be regarded as that of an Immortal. They all hoped that Master would allow him to leave Beiju Luzhou.
He went to Aquarius Continent and secretly protected Zhang Shanfeng, but Master Huolong did not agree. Taoists only need to cultivate their own Taoism. If someone protects the Tao, it will not work.
The founder of the Three Meridians felt that something was wrong, but the master had always said that his words were the law and he did not dare to disobey it. However, the founder of the Baiyun line, together with the other two juniors, secretly thought that the master did not care about the younger junior.
, as seniors, they must shoulder the responsibility of protecting the Tao. Then the old Taoist immortal and the two juniors found an excuse that could not find fault, went down the mountain, changed the route, and quietly escorted Zhang Shanfeng.
Therefore, Master Baiyun knew about Zhang Shanfeng's dangerous experience of slaying demons at the foot of the mountain, and the loss of his mind after the ups and downs, which meant that the other two lines also knew about it, especially when the Master Zhixuan learned that Zhang Shanfeng was dejected.
When they boarded the Dajiu Mountain ferry, Patriarch Taoshan calculated with his fingers and was shocked. The former couldn't hold it any longer and decided to let Junior Brother Zhi Xuanfeng carry his sword and go down the mountain for the sake of the little boy, even if the master did not allow him to follow
The junior brother was guarding the road, but he didn't expect that Master Huolong suddenly appeared and stopped them. The founder of Zhixuanfeng wanted to explain something, but the master slapped his head and pushed him back to Zhixuanfeng's retreat grotto with one hand.
At the same time, when Master Huolong turned his head and looked at the direct disciple of Taoshan lineage with a smile, the latter immediately said that there was no need to bother the master and returned to the mountain for retreat.
after that.
The Patriarch of the Baiyun lineage received the Feijian message from the Patriarch Hall of Paidi Peak, and immediately rushed back to Paidi Peak, where he received a scolding without any suspense.
However, when they left Paidi Peak, their faces were full of joy. Only then did the two junior brothers, Taoshan and Zhixuan, realize that the master had scolded the senior brother and rewarded him with a date.
Well, everything is basically under Master's control. Let's see who is more courageous, cares more about his junior brother, dares to take the risk of being held accountable by Master, and resolutely goes down the mountain to escort him? Both of them are experts, and it became clear in an instant.
Everything, so Grandmaster Zhi Xuanfeng chased his senior brother from the Baiyun lineage and said he wanted to have a spar. Unfortunately, the senior brother escaped quickly and did not give his junior brother a chance to vent his anger.
When we arrived at this bluestone cliff by the river, we were actually close to the Chen family. It was only a few dozen miles away. For those who were practicing Taoism, even if they were not able to resist the wind, at least in terms of mentality, there were still only a few steps left.
Zhang Shanfeng reminded: "Master, although we are invited this time, we still have to have the etiquette of visiting. Don't imitate that time in Middle Earth Mirage. Even if you stomp your feet to say hello to the host, you must also
The other party showed up to see us."
Master Huolong nodded and said with a smile: "Okay."
Zhang Shanfeng asked doubtfully: "Those books we bought from the bookstore, are we really not going to make the readers think we are rude?"
Master Huo Long shook his head and said: "Giving books to scholars is the greatest courtesy in the world."
Zhang Shanfeng felt slightly relieved.
In fact, the young Taoist priests still don’t know who their master and disciples saw.
Zhang Shanfeng remembered something, "Master, we practitioners go to the mountains to wash our minds and everything with the aura of mountains and rivers. We do not pay homage to princes or court the emperor. But how do Confucian disciples practice? We really can only rely on reading.
? But if you can cultivate a realm by reading in this way, wouldn’t everyone in the world be able to practice? If someone secretly takes the books of the vast world to other worlds, especially the barbaric world, wouldn’t it be a huge disaster?
The demon clan has a large group of monks in vain, and as a result, the more demon clan can attack the Great Wall of Sword Qi, what should we do?"
Master Huolong smiled and said: "These are indeed good questions, but I, an old man from the Taoist sect, shouldn't answer them, otherwise it would be really disrespectful. Right?"
Zhang Shanfeng suddenly felt a breeze blowing on his face. He turned around and saw an old Confucian scholar in blue shirt walking not far away, nodding and smiling, "Before you answer the question, would you like to know what books you brought for me?"
Master Huolong patted his disciple on the shoulder and said, "Mountain Peak, did you see that someone is asking for a gift from you?"
Zhang Shanfeng quickly bowed his head and called Mr. Chen, then took off the package and took out three books.
The old man took it and looked at it, feeling a little helpless. After thanking the young Taoist priest, he still put it in his sleeve.
He, Chen Chun'an, is regarded by the world as the first disciple of the Yasheng lineage.
As a result, the Great Celestial Master whose surname was Longhu Mountain gave him three books that should have been forbidden to be destroyed by the literary sage lineage.
After receiving the book, Chen Chun'an said: "Confucian disciples, in fact, the path of cultivation is almost the same as that of Taoism, but it is replaced by cultivating the awe-inspiring spirit in the heart. You hold the Tao in the mountains, stay away from the human world, and create a pure realm where there is no dust between things and ourselves.
.Then we scholars are nothing more than "studying behind closed doors in the mountains." As for the place and method of cultivating Taoism, they are the study room and the books of sages, as well as the principles contained in the words in the books. But in this, of course, the threshold is still
Some, not everyone can really practice by reading the book. For example, the method of breathing and breathing for beginners still needs to be taught by gentlemen and wise men to the Confucian students in the academy. As for the innate foundation of practice, it is also a threshold. Therefore, many literary talents are flying.
The great literary giants and many old Confucian scholars who are full of poems and books are still unable to prolong their lives by reading.”
Zhang Shanfeng thought this statement was quite mysterious, but he still saluted and said, "Thank you, sir, for clarifying my doubts."
Chen Chun'an smiled and said: "There is no need to be too polite everywhere. Scholars study and Taoists practice Taoism. They are considered to be members of the same Taoism. The etiquette should be simple but mellow, not complicated and superficial."
In fact, there is also Zhang Shanfeng's last question. It's not that Chen Chun'an doesn't know the answer, but he deliberately didn't answer it.
Contrary to what the young Taoist priest thought, Confucianism has never prevented living beings from reading and practicing.
This is the rule established by the sage.
Zhang Shanfeng turned his head and looked at his master.
Huo Longzhen said angrily: "Why do you think that your master has no godly demeanor when you meet an imaginary outsider on the roadside?"
Zhang Shanfeng blinked.
This is what your master said himself, I don’t think so.
Master Huolong pointed at the blue stone cliff not far away, "Is that the boy practicing the sword in the dream?"
Chen Chun'an nodded and said: "It's a pity that I have to return it to Aquarius Island in the future, which makes me a little reluctant. I have often chatted with him here over the years, and I probably won't have the chance in the future."
Master Huolong said to Zhang Shanfeng: "That person is Chen Ping'an's best friend. Why don't you go and say hello?"
Zhang Shanfeng was stunned for a moment, said goodbye to his master and the old gentleman, and ran over.
Master Huolong and Chen Chunan did not go to the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall in Yingyin, but walked slowly along the river. The old master said: "At least you are here in Nanposuo Continent, the other southeast Tongye Continent, and southwest Fuyao Continent, how can you
manage?"
Chen Chun'an didn't speak for a long time.
In fact, this question is a bit strange.
If the demon clan in the wild world could really break through the Great Wall of Sword Qi, the army would be like a tide, submerging the largest mountain seal in the world and hanging upside down.
So it's hard to say whether Chen Chun'an can hold Nanbosuo Continent, which is closest to Daoxuan Mountain. So what does Tongye Continent and Fuyao Continent have to do with Chen Chun'an?
Chen Chun'an smiled and said: "The old scholar actually once advised me. The implication is that he gave me two choices, either don't die, or simply die early, don't die sooner or later or die at a certain moment."
Master Huo Long said with emotion: "Senior Literary Sage, there is no other person in the world who has a better view of human nature."
In terms of age, Master Huolong is much older than the old scholar, but when mentioning the old scholar, he still has to sincerely address him as "senior".
Chen Chun'an nodded.
There was no rebuttal.
Even though he is the mainstay of the Yasheng lineage, Chen Chun'an's own knowledge is fundamentally contrary to the cultural purposes advocated by the old scholar.
Confucianism dominates the world.
The battle between saints and the direction of the struggle ultimately depends on whose way is more protective of the people and beneficial to the world.
Gentlemen's disputes, disputes about right and wrong, big and small, must lead to a clear distinction between right and wrong.
The only fight between wise men is the temporary good or bad of their own knowledge. It is just a fight between pen and paper.
To be continued...