Mountain climbing is actually physical work. Li Yong and Li Bai finally climbed to the top of the mountain and saw the gate of Mingyue Temple.
The temple gate is simple and elegant, with a sense of desolation, it may not have a thousand years of history!
Just as he was about to enter the temple, the Zhike monk at the door spoke: "Amitabha, are the two Tanyue guests invited by Li Tanyue?"
"Exactly".
"Li Tanyue is not in the temple. He is in the Yaowang cave in Dongshan. Please come with the young monk." After saying this, the Zhike monk led the two of them to Dongshan.
Li Yong looked solemn and said to Li Bai: "This Yaowang cave is said to be the place where Yaowang Sun Zhenren and Mr. Zhao live in seclusion. It is very secret. Zide asked us to meet there. It seems that he has some confidential matters with me.
Waiting for discussion."
Li Bai nodded, "In that case, let's go quickly."
The two of them followed Zhike to an ancient stone cave dwelling in the east of Gaogang. To their surprise, the entrance of the cave exuded a strong fairy spirit.
There is a couplet at the door: "Learning through yin and yang can help heaven and earth, and Taoism can help all kinds of people." The words are very spiritual, like fish swimming.
Seeing Li Yong, Li Bai's eyes were fixed on this character. Zhike Monk explained: "This character is old, and it is said to be the original work of Sun Zhenren. Please!"
When they heard that it was an authentic work by Sun Simiao, the two of them hurriedly bowed to the calligraphy. Entering the kiln, they saw the four walls of Leishi, which were about several feet wide and cool and refreshing. They couldn't help but secretly praise: The blessed land of Xianjia is really extraordinary!<
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The ancient cave dwelling was full of people. One glance revealed that they recognized each other. According to later generations, these people were all big names in the cultural world.
There are Zhu Yizun of Xiushui, Jiang Chenying of Cixi, and Yan Shengsun of Wuxi, who are known as the "Four Buyi" together with Li Yindu; there are Wangshan of Huayin, who are known as the "Four Gentlemen of Guanzhong" along with Li Yindu and Li Yong, who refused to be won over by the Qing court.
Shi, a native of Sunbao in Sanyuan; there are Li Yindu's best friends, the Taoist thinker Fu Shan, the geographer Qu Dajun, the essayist Wang Wan, and the poet Lu Likong; there are also a group of friends Su Shengzi, Zhao Yihe, who he met during the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
Guo Jiuzhi, Zhang Mengjiao, Chen Shangnian??
There are more than thirty people, big and small, old and young. If you pick any one of these people, they are all leaders and master-level figures in the cultural world. It is usually difficult to see anyone, but unexpectedly there are so many here today! In fact, it is normal.
, Birds of a feather flock together, and people form groups. These people all believe in the simple ideas of freedom and equality. Li Yindu is a banner of the democrats, so naturally they will come when called.
"Oh, Zhongfu, Xuemu, you are here, please take a seat." With a hearty laugh, Li Yindu appeared. He was wearing a simple green shirt and a Confucian scarf, with a smile on his face.
He was very heroic. He affectionately took the two of them to their seats, his movements were natural and without any pretense.
Seeing that everyone was gathered, Li Yindu winked at his younger brother Li Yincai and Zhike Seng, and the two hurriedly walked to the entrance of the cave to guard to prevent others from eavesdropping.
"My lords, I have just received Yuan Xiao's letter. His Highness King Ji has won another great victory. The two important towns of the Rakshasa people are attacking the city of Bargujin. If this city is conquered, the Rakshasa people can be cut into pieces.
The east and west sections are just around the corner to regain the lost territory and avenge the people of Huliping!"
Yuan Xiao refers to Chen Gongyin, the son of the Governor of Mongolia Chen Bangyan. He is a good poet, and together with Qu Dajun and Liang Peilan, he is known as the three great masters of Lingnan. He is also good at calligraphy. He was once known as the best official calligrapher in Guangdong and had friendship with Li Yindu. Chen
Chen Gongyin was indispensable for Bang Yan's success in defeating Ji Wang Zhu Ruodeng.
Literati are always passionate, not only for beauties, but also for their family and country. When they heard that the Ming army had won the battle, everyone celebrated with their hats played, even some dancers.
Under the propaganda of Li Yindu, Lu Shiyi and others, these people felt that Emperor Guangwu and the Crown Prince were tyrants who wanted to implement dictatorship, and only King Ji was a benevolent king who was willing to implement democracy.
Qu Dajun, a geographer known as "Xu Xiake of Guangdong", suddenly asked: "Zide, with this great victory of King Ji, is there any chance to reach a higher level?"
The so-called advancement is to replace the prince and become the crown prince.
Li Yin chuckled, "This is very difficult, but it has to be done. 'Establish a heart for the world, establish a destiny for the people, carry on the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations.' Isn't it the mission of our generation of scholars?" When everyone heard these words, they couldn't help but feel refreshed, and a sense of mission arose spontaneously. Since Zhang Zai, a Neo-Confucian scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty and the leader of Guan School, said these words six hundred years ago, many scholars have been pursuing the Tao in their minds.
Sacrifice your life for justice!
The essayist Wang Wan was a little worried and asked a question: "Zide, how can you be sure that King Ji will succeed Yao and Shun after he succeeds to the throne?" This question hit the point. Emperor Guangwu's dictatorship was indeed bad.
But how can we be sure that King Ji, unlike his father, can implement democratic politics after ascending the throne? What if another dictatorial monarch like Guangwu appears?
Wang Wan is also a bloody person. He once wrote a biography of Jiang Tianyi, a Huizhou anti-Qing martyr, and his writing was so wonderful that all readers cried. He was not afraid of sacrifice, but he was afraid that the sacrifice would be worthless.
After listening to his words, Li Yindu smiled and said: "Daowei follows King Ji day and night and is highly valued. King Ji treats him as a teacher. A few days ago, he wrote a letter to him, saying that he had a chat with His Highness.
, when it comes to unfettered monarchy, it is easy to produce tyrants like Jie and Zhou. His Highness deeply agrees, and personally promised that if he can take charge of the country in the future, he will convene the virtuous people from all over the country to establish a council, and all major issues involving the world will be dealt with.
It can only be implemented with the consent of the Council. Your Highness is kind, and if you can ascend the throne, you will surely succeed Yao and Shun."
After finishing speaking, he passed the letter written by Lu Shiyi to everyone and circulated it for everyone to read.
"Oh, Your Highness is so kind!"
"This will bring happiness to all people in the world!"
"The rule of Datong begins with my generation!"??
After reading the letter written by Lu Shiyi, everyone was excited and overjoyed, and some even shed tears.
Li Yindu saw that the time was ripe and asked: "Masters, although King Ji has a benevolent heart, he is not his legitimate son, so what is the law of the lineage?"
Seeing him asking questions, Fu Shan, who was wearing Taoist robes, said with enthusiasm: "In ancient times, kings were established based on virtue. Therefore, Yao passed down the line to Shun, and Shun passed on to Yu. In later generations, the line was often corrupted, and the patriarchal system came into being. I thought that the king was established based on virtue.
It is better to establish a virtuous king than to be a direct descendant. King Ji’s benevolence and character are far better than those of the prince, so why can’t he be the crown prince? I think everyone should build momentum for King Ji.”
"Qingzhu, please tell me how to build momentum for King Ji?" Everyone hurriedly asked Fu Shan.
"First, vigorously publicize the news of the Beihai victory and create the heroic image of King Ji; second, write books and periodicals to publicize the view that establishing a king through direct descendants is not as good as establishing a king through virtuous people, striving to change patriarchal prejudices; third, write some novels,
An easy-to-understand narrative like storytelling, praising the virtues of the king of Ji and exploiting the shortcomings of the prince."
"Okay! What Qingzhu said is wonderful, so let's do this." Li Yindu was overjoyed and agreed immediately.
These people were not good at fighting, but they were good at writing. Soon, democratic newspapers such as "Fushe Daily", "Yunjian Jishe Daily", "Nanshe Wenbao", etc. were doing their best to promote the victory of Beihai and the establishment of the monarch.
The benefits of virtue; a large number of Neo-Confucian classics in favor of establishing a king with virtue also began to be produced; many novels and storytelling works such as "The King of Ji Conquered the North" and "The Pinglu Ji of Beihai" began to circulate in the market.
Public opinion is changing quietly, and the undercurrent is surging.