Li Jie did not explain Fang Yi's suspicion to her. After a period of time, the mysterious swordsman that night never appeared again. Li Jie worked hard to defend himself all the way, but in the end his efforts were in vain.
However, this incident also reminded Li Jie that even if it was useless, it would be better than waiting until the incident was about to happen. The two of them walked and stopped along the way and finally arrived at Xinhui County. During this period, because those gangsters disappeared one after another, Li Jie almost
Every time I went out, I came back with no success, and then I simply stopped going.
Xinhui County is located in the southern part of the Pearl River Delta and is part of Guangzhou Prefecture. When you walk into the county, you will see pedestrians interlacing with each other and walking in a slightly calm manner. The sound of vendors hawking can be heard on both sides of the street. Because it is close to the sea, there are many seafood for sale on the vendors.
After settling down for a while, Li Jie asked the waiter about Mr. Baisha's address. Chen Xianzhang was definitely a star figure in the local area. If you asked others who the county magistrate was, he might not know; but if you asked who Chen Xianzhang was, he would definitely be clueless.
No one knows, no one knows.
When the waiter saw Mr. Li Jie dressed up, he knew he was here to study: "Sir, Mr. Chen lives in Renxian Lane, Baisha Village, which is quite far from the city. It's getting late, so I suggest you go there early tomorrow.
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After finishing speaking, he paused and continued: "Do you need an ox cart tomorrow? The store provides carriages and horses, but there is an extra fee."
Li Jie nodded and decided on the itinerary for the next day. After a tiring journey, he would take a good rest today to recuperate and visit Mr. Baisha tomorrow. Zhou Xiucai had written a letter of recommendation before. The specific content was Li Jie's.
Jie didn't know, but Zhou Xiucai told him the general content, and it was just to get Li Jie to praise him fiercely.
The next day, Li Jie put on a brand new shirt, a square scarf on his head and a long sword at his waist, and went out. Uneasy, he took Fang Yi with him and asked her to wait for him nearby.
Baisha Village faces Pengjiang River, with Xiaolu Mountain at its back. In front of and behind the village, green sunflowers and bamboos sway in the wind, and the scenery is beautiful. There is a Tiansha River outside the village, and there is a lot of crystal white sand in the river, so it is named Baisha Village.
After Chen Xianzhang returned to Baisha Village, he built a large-scale bookstore in the south of Xiaolu Mountain and named it "Chun Terrace". It became famous far and near. Many students and scholars came here because of its reputation, and it was well-established.
In the open space of the academy, Chen Xianzhang was teaching "Yi" to the scholars. Mr. Bai Sha had a thin face and bright eyes. Although he was old, his voice was full of vigor. The scholars around him were fascinated by his explanation.
, Li Jie quietly found a free straw mat and sat down. Only Chen Xianzhang’s voice echoed in the scene.
"The dominant place is knowledge, and the place of use is action. Knowledge is the beginning of knowledge, and action is Kun to create things. There is no one who separates Qian and thinks of Kun, and there is no one who separates from Kun and thinks of Qian. Du Yang She Kun is a failure of imagination, alone
If the Yin leaves the Qian, then you do it without knowing it, which is not true Qian or Zhenkun.”
A disciple asked: "People in the world use clouds every day, but they don't know how to do it?"
The answer is: "They are all familiar with what they have seen, heard, and are familiar with. The mind turns casually with the consciousness, and the things that have not been experienced are controlled by the master."
The general message of this passage teaches everyone to unite knowledge and action and seek from the heart, which is Chen Xianzhang's concept of mind science. Then Chen Xianzhang asked everyone again.
"What do you get?"
A young scholar stood up and replied: "A scholar works for himself when the sun rises, rests when the sun sets, and is free between heaven and earth."
Chen Xianzhang smiled and nodded when he heard this, and praised it.
Another middle-aged scholar bowed and replied: "A gentleman studies the Tao in order to achieve it by himself. If he achieves it by himself, he will live in peace, and if he lives in peace, he will have deep knowledge, and he will take what he has learned from its source. Therefore,
A gentleman wants to get what he wants."
Afterwards, several people expressed their opinions, some were praised, and some were scolded angrily. After everyone finished speaking, Li Jie stood up and replied.
"Those who are self-satisfied are not burdened by external objects, they are not burdened by their ears and eyes, and they are not burdened by troubles. When a kite flies or a fish leaps, the opportunity lies with me. It is not a book of attainment, but one who attains oneself."
After hearing Li Jie's answer, Chen Xianzhang's eyes flashed, he stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction. Seeing that Li Jie possessed profound internal skills and his answers were quite to his liking, he thought of accepting a disciple.
"Good! It is not a book that has been obtained, but a book that has been obtained by oneself. If you look at the book with me in mind, you will benefit from it everywhere; if you use the book to learn from me, you will be at a loss when reading the book."
Everyone saw that Chen Xianzhang was overjoyed and felt incredible. They must know that in their eyes, Mr. Bai Sha had already reached the state of neither being happy with things nor sad with oneself. It was completely normal for him to suddenly behave like this towards a stranger in front of him today.
It's unimaginable.
Li Jie took a step forward and said: "Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Lin Pingzhi, a student from Fuzhou Prefecture, came here to study!"
"Is he Lin Pingzhi? The Lin Pingzhi who will come again tomorrow?"
"It should be good. There should be no second Lin Pingzhi in Fuzhou Prefecture."
“Seeing is worth hearing a hundred times!”
Hearing the commotion around him, Li Jie paused for a moment, then continued after seeing the surroundings were slightly quiet.
"In addition, Master Zhou Xingwen asked me to take him to say hello to you, and I will send you a letter later."
After hearing Li Jie's intention, Chen Xianzhang said: "Oh? Is Xingwen your teacher? Is it possible that he still remembers me, a bad old man, and has a good heart?"
"Master Zhou is my Confucian teacher, and students' success in the imperial examinations depends entirely on his teachings."
Chen Xianzhang laughed when he heard this and said: "I still know the level of writing. There is no need to praise him so much. I have also heard about your deeds. When I saw you today, it turned out to be good, not bad!"
After he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and said that the lesson for today was over. Then he asked Li Jie to follow him and turned to leave.
Walking along the path to the side hall, the furnishings in the side hall were simple, with no other decorations except tables and chairs. Chen Xianzhang asked after sitting at the head of the hall.
"Where does your brilliant inner strength come from?"
Li Jie was shocked when he heard this. In his eyes, Chen Xianzhang was just an ordinary person. There was nothing special about him except for his unusual demeanor. When he heard that Chen Xianzhang had revealed his martial arts, he looked surprised and secretly thought that this great scholar might also possess martial arts.
, and should cultivate to the state of returning to nature.
Seeing Li Jie's surprised expression, Chen Xianzhang chuckled: "What? Do you think that all Confucian scholars are incompetent? Although most people in the court do not like martial artists who are not proficient in martial arts, there is still no lack of martial arts.
How else can a profound person intimidate the world and rule the world?"
"Student martial arts is a family tradition. I am quite talented in martial arts. I have made rapid progress since I started practicing martial arts."
"It seems that your family's martial arts is quite good. At a young age, your internal strength has already surpassed your peers. Even compared with the older generation, it is not much weaker. In time, you will become a grandmaster. What's even more rare is that you are good at learning.
It has also been quite successful.”
"I don't dare. I don't deserve the great master's praise. The student hopes to continue his studies with the great master in the future."
"Oh? Then answer me a question first, what do you think of Cheng and Zhu's studies? If the answer satisfies me, I will teach you everything I have learned."
"Students believe that scholars should not only seek the book but also seek my heart, observe the presence or absence of movement and stillness, and cultivate what is in me, and do not confuse hearing and seeing, remove the fragmentation of ears and eyes and only use them, and be completely empty and unpredictable.
The body can be found as soon as you open the book."
Chen Xianzhang nodded with satisfaction and asked Li Jie to perform the apprenticeship ceremony the next day, officially accepting this apprentice.