Zhao Rong got up and washed up. After working for so many days, he finally had a peaceful sleep. Although his heart was still worried about the furnace heart made of the Kui Niu Demon Pill that was left unknown, he also vaguely knew that this matter could only be done by human beings.
Listen to destiny.
He picked up the morning exercises and classes that he had put down for a few days, bathed in the first light of the morning, and walked in the woods a hundred and eighty steps away behind the yard.
Thin mist slowly passed through the gaps in the dense forest, and countless particles were wandering leisurely in the bunches of golden morning light leaking from the gaps in the leaves.
Zhao Rong completed the 300 times of lazily tying the fists in "Back to the Mountain". He felt that there was still no movement of innate vitality in his body. He smiled bitterly and shook his head. He didn't know when he would find that innate vitality.
Yesterday evening, Liu Sanbian came to see him to check on his progress and condition. The sinister man, who was a bit dull when he wasn't drinking, comforted him by saying "take your time" and left.
Zhao Rong wiped his neck with a sweat towel, returned to the yard, washed his face, spread paper in front of the table, studied ink, and prepared to practice calligraphy. The breeze blew slowly outside the window. Zhao Rong tilted his head casually and took a sip of fresh water.
In the cool breeze, I glanced through the holes of the lightly covered lattice windows and caught a glimpse of the cliff carvings, and my heart moved.
He carefully looked at the vague four-character stone carving on the horizon in the distance, combined with the impression in his memory, slowly started writing, and copied it on the paper.
When he looked up for the first time, he was deeply impressed by the ancient stone calligraphy.
Speaking of these four words "quiet and quiet", it really sums up Taoist thought and treatment.
He knew that this was actually where the conflict between the Lanxi Lin clan and Chongxu Guan came to be.
Action or inaction.
Chongxu Guan believes that in the big direction, it is the best plan to implement inaction governance and maintain the model of a small country with few people. In the small direction, it is the best plan to leave those minutiae matters to Confucian scholars to manage.
One thing to note is that Chongxu Guan is Taoism, not Taoism. Taoism has the art of governing the country, but Taoism has its own limitations. It is based on cultivation, and governing the country is just a side matter, because it controls the Zhongnan Kingdom.
It is to better absorb the rich spiritual resources of Zhongnan Mountain.
Moreover, Chongxu Guan knew that if everyone practiced quietly and no one did practical things, the country would not last long. Therefore, in the absence of Taoism for governing the world, it supported some Confucian forces and allowed Confucian scholars to work at the middle and lower levels. This is
It is in line with their interests, and the leader among them is the Lin family of Lanxi.
In fact, before Lin Wenruo, the Lin family of Lanxi, or the Confucianists of Zhongnan Kingdom, had always compromised with the Taoist forces headed by Chongxuguan. After all, when the King of Zhongnan asked the great Confucian to govern the country, it was Chongxuguan's tacit approval, and Chongxuguan's actions
Those who come first have a deep foundation in Zhongnan Kingdom, and it is difficult for those who come later to shake it.
However, slowly, looking back on the history of the Zhongnan Kingdom in the past hundreds of years, this group of Confucian scholars led by Lin Wenruo discovered that the way of governing the country with Taoism as the mainstay and Confucianism as the supplement, in the general direction, did not work, and must be done
Something, that is, "something".
A new law came into being. This new law was different from the previous "reforms" in Zhongnan Kingdom that were loud and insignificant. It was strongly promoted by a certain Confucian scholar and was implemented thoroughly. As a result, it also triggered a backlash from the inherent interest classes.
If the current power structure of Zhongnan Kingdom is maintained, the new law will not be implemented.
Therefore, Lin Wenruo single-handedly directed this debate between Confucianism and Taoism, in order to remove the obstacles that he believed were hindering the progress of the Zhongnan Kingdom's carriage at the root, and to completely gain power.
Zhao Rong was thinking while copying the four-character stone carvings. The latent copying of scriptures some time ago had actually tempered his ability to multitask.
He squinted his eyes and suddenly remembered Lin Wenruo's drunken words during the heart-to-heart talk in the lake pavilion on a moonlit night.
At that time, the Confucian scholar, who was not drunk but had been intoxicated by the Zhongnan night, was holding a guqin, leaning on the railing, looking outside the pavilion, his expression could not be seen clearly, but his tone was calm.
"Obviously we have the richest resources, and we have the best time and place, but we have always been stubborn. For thousands of years, the territory has not made any progress, and the system has become more corrupt, and problems have emerged one after another. Looking around, we can see that there are Legalist reforms in Dachen, famous generals in Northern Qi, and strong armies in Southern Wei.
With capable ministers in power and strong enemies around, South Africa is finally in a corner of peace. It is a must-win area. But now, it is plagued by internal and external troubles and is in danger."
"Is it my Zhongnan Wuyi son?"
Thinking of this, Zhao Rong suddenly stopped writing and looked at the four words on the paper.
"Quiet and inactive."
The conflict between the Lin family of Lanxi and Chongxuguan is, on the surface, a dispute over state governance, but in reality it is the epitome of the dispute between Confucianism and Taoism in the Xuanhuang realm over "doing something but not doing anything".
This is the fundamental difference between Confucianism and Taoism.
It involves the dispute between ancient and modern times, the battle between morality, and the battle between heaven and man.
Although he is now a Confucian scholar, in his previous life, in order to complete his graduation thesis on the pre-Qin scholars, he had looked at this issue from an objective perspective.
He supports Confucianism, which is pragmatic in doing things, but he does not hate Taoism. On the contrary, he also appreciates the high level of Taoism.
However, in his opinion, the "method of inaction" promoted by Chongxu Guan is not included in this category.
This was one of the reasons why he agreed to Lin Wenruo's participation in tomorrow's debate on Confucianism and Taoism, not just because of his friend's warm invitation.
"Zhao Rong, Zhao Rong..."
His thoughts were interrupted by the soft voice of the little fox demon outside the door.
Zhao Rong stopped writing, tidied up a little, then went out and accompanied Su Xiaoxiao to her yard to have breakfast.
This little girl was yelling yesterday that she had learned a superb cooking skill from that cook again, and she was going to cook him a hearty and healthy breakfast this morning. She said that if he didn't finish the meal, he wouldn't give it to him.
She has a "fox fairy little cook" reputation.
Zhao Rong glanced at Su Xiaoxiao's big fox eyes, looking at him eagerly. He took a deep breath, and under the eager and expectant eyes of the little fox demon, he had no choice but to swallow the piece that was bigger than his face. He ate half of it.
A steamed bun with no filling, eh? Why are there two little handprints on this steamed bun?
Hello Su Xiaoxiao, is this fingerprint yours?
Stretch out your hands that are hidden behind your back!
No wonder the buns are so big. You can just pinch the dough and fill it with fillings. Have you ever made buns like this?
Zhao Rong left Su Xiaoxiao's courtyard dumbfounded and went out to do errands. Today he would go back to the outside of Xuguan again to try his luck to see if he could find the heart of the furnace.
Su Xiaoxiao rubbed her white hands that were reddened by the bad guy who had eaten the breakfast she had worked so hard to make and bullied her. When she saw the cleanly eaten dinner plate on the stone table, she tilted her head and squinted her eyes.
He smiled, hummed a song, and packed up.
She thought that she would stop sleeping in and get up early to make breakfast. Well, she would make some for him by the way. It was just a way of doing it.
The sun rose high in the sky and then slowly set. In the afternoon, Zhao Rong returned to the manor with a tired look.
This trip to Taibai Mountain was fruitless. I didn’t have any clue about the heart of the furnace. I had been “visiting” in the temple for long enough. If I stayed there again, it would be very conspicuous. Maybe I would encounter the person on the winding road yesterday.
The deserted Taoist nun he met on the mountain road would be ruined if he was recognized, so Zhao Rong had no choice but to return.
Gui couldn't help but said: "If it really doesn't work, forget it. When practicing on the mountain, don't insist on forcing it. That Li Ji Sword Pill that was almost perfect, I will look back and think of a way to see if I can use it as waste. As for Ting Ni Zijin
Although the furnace is missing its core and cannot be used, its material is rare Tingni purple gold. We will melt it later and use it as a refining material for your natal flying sword in the future."
Zhao Rong nodded slightly, breathed a sigh of relief, smiled casually, and returned to the yard.
However, not long after he had rested, he saw a tall and tall man outside the courtyard, wearing a long-sleeved broad robe and wearing no shoes, pushing the door in while carrying a black wine jar with a red lid.