The Wang family's hospitality was quite polite, and both Ye An himself and Xuan'er and Tieniu who followed him were well received.
These are all reciprocal. Ye An's identity is valued by the Wang family, and naturally his servants are also valued.
When he saw the Wang family's servants serving tea, Ye An admired the Wang family's thoughtfulness from the bottom of his heart, even preparing the details that he didn't like fragrant tea.
Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Changsheng, come and try this kind of tea. Does it suit your taste? I got this after trying your brewing method, but this old man's craftsmanship is much better than me.
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Following Wang Yuan's fingers, Ye An discovered that the old man who led him in was Wang Yuan's old bookboy Wang Mo. After tasting the tea, he was slightly surprised.
Although it is fresh tea, the brewing technique is quite skillful. It is not like a novice with loose tea foam, and there is no astringent feeling in the mouth.
Being able to call Ye An by his first name is a recognition of his identity and is also a polite address for the elders.
Ye An smiled and said: "The Wang family is really well-educated, and even the servants who follow Mr. are all very skilled!"
Wang Mo immediately smiled and crossed his arms and saluted: "Young Master is so complimentary. I'm going to get some refreshments now..."
With Wang Mo leaving, the flower hall was completely handed over to Wang Yuan and the others. This time, Ye An came to visit the teacher after becoming a disciple, which was unusual.
Wang Yong slowly opened his mouth and said: "Chang Sheng rebuked the ten evils of Buddhism at the gate of Wang's house. I listened to the words and pierced my heart. I never thought that this compassionate Buddhism could be so evil. Now it seems that it is not the evil of one or two monks, but the evil of Buddhism.
The evil of Buddhism!"
Ye An didn't expect Wang Yong to be so direct, and said with a wry smile: "These ten evils seem to harm the people, but they ultimately harm the country. The boy couldn't help being angry for a while, and forgot many things.
It has lost its decency in front of the Wang family."
There was cunning in Wang Yuan's eyes: "Oh, I don't think so! As soon as these ten evils come out, the world will be in an uproar. I, the Confucian school, have always been a great leader and benefited the world. I don't dare to forget it even if I study and become an official. Now I will live forever.
Climbing high and shouting, the ten evils of Buddhism are clearly exposed. Scholars will surely remember that immortality and fame in Tokyo can only be achieved in a day!"
Ye An scratched his head in embarrassment: "I didn't mean it..."
Wang Yuan smiled and stopped dwelling on this topic. If this was not intentional, then what was intentional? Listing the Ten Evils of Buddhism at the gate of Daxiangguo Temple?
Wang Yuan smiled and stopped arguing. Instead, he straightened his posture and said, "You are here today. Do you have anything to ask about?"
After becoming a disciple, when a student comes to the door for the first time, he will definitely ask his teacher for an answer to a question that is extremely troublesome to him. Only in this way can the apprenticeship be completed, and it can be regarded as echoing the Confucian spirit of "preaching, teaching, and solving doubts."
Ye An stood up and faced Wang Yuan and saluted respectfully: "Students don't know my Confucian obsession!"
Wang Yuan looked at Wang Yong next to him in surprise. Everyone knew what the main purpose of Confucianism was. The word "benevolence" was used throughout, but few people asked what the obsession of Confucianism was.
The so-called obsession is the belief and spirit held in the heart. Almost all literati have this obsession, but few people find out or ask about it, let alone describe or speak out in detail.
Wang Yong slowly spoke with doubt on his face: "If you want to bring virtue to the world, you must first rule your country; if you want to rule your country, you must first regulate your family; if you want to regulate your family... The best way to achieve knowledge is to study things."
.After observing things, you will know them well. After knowing them well, you will be sincere in your thoughts. Since your thoughts will be sincere, your mind will be right. If you have a right mind, you will cultivate your body. If you cultivate your body, you will have a well-organized family. After a well-organized family, you will govern the country. If you govern the country, you will have peace in the world. This is the obsession of Confucian literature. Is it possible?
My nephew doesn’t know? Or the elders in the family didn’t teach him?”
Ye An shook his head: "Of course the elders in the family have taught Ye An. These are the Four Essentials for Literary Men. It is also described in detail that "a gentleman has a way of doing things right" and "if you gain the crowd, you will gain the country; if you lose the crowd, you will lose the country."
"Virtue is the foundation of wealth." "Only a benevolent person can love others and hate others. A country does not benefit from profit, but benefits from righteousness!"
Wang Yong gave a slight high-five: "Okay, that's well said. I never thought that the origins of Changsheng's family studies are like this! These "Four Essentials" are right in one sentence! It's thought-provoking!"
Cough cough cough... Wang Yuan coughed. At this time, he praised Ye An's family education too much, which really made him, the current gentleman, a little embarrassed.
Wang Yong smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Yuanbo, you have already thought about why you are so careless. Our family's family education is not bad. You can tell Chang Sheng Haosheng about the obsession of literature and Taoism."
Wang Yuan looked at Ye Andan awkwardly and said: "I know what you mean. This obsession is not "cultivating oneself, harmonizing the family, governing the country and bringing peace to the world" as Zi Su said, but "knowing that it is impossible and doing it"! You should keep it in mind!
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Only then did Ye An realize that the door of Confucianism was slowly opening to him. Most of the understanding of Confucianism by later generations existed in books and databases, and his own understanding of Confucianism was limited to this.
Wang Yuan said solemnly: "Knowing that something is impossible and doing it" is a kind of obsession that is known to be impossible but still persists in doing it. The sage said: "Choose what is good and stick to it, persevere, and be tenacious."
This obsession is not about looking at the results, but whether we should do it. If we should do it, the process of doing it is the goal, and the final result is not something that individuals can consider!"
Ye An suddenly discovered that Confucianism had been demonized in later generations. The Confucianism told to him by the old man in front of him seemed to be far from the Confucianism he knew.
What does Wang Yuan's words mean? He is telling himself that the Confucian spirit is actually "do what you think is right, don't care about the results, the process is the goal!"
Let me go, isn’t this the spirit that future generations will uphold?!
Ye An was a little confused for a moment. Could it be that the Confucian spirit of thousands of years ago was exactly the same as the spirit of later generations?
The wisdom that later generations claim to have gained from the astonishing development of civilization is actually the experience and wisdom that the ancient sages have come to the end of?!
These seemingly plain words actually contain the courage of "I have a good heart, but I still have no regrets even though I almost died".
It contains an unyielding responsibility and an unshirkable responsibility, and it is also the heroic spirit of "************, don't you avoid it because of good or bad luck".
Ye An sat down slowly. He understood that after thousands of years of development, Confucian thought has become so powerful that it cannot be shaken. So when did Confucianism begin to distort?
I am afraid that no one can answer this question. Maybe it was the Battle of Yashan, maybe it was after the Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian was hanged on Meishan Mountain, maybe it was the Manqin Tatars who entered the Central Plains...
Wang Yuan looked at Ye An's confusion and was greatly surprised. Very few people could understand the deep meaning from a few words. Wang Yong beside him whispered: "Uncle Clan, isn't this boy a demon?"
Wang Yuan did not dare to disturb Ye An, so he could only stare at Wang Yong with a "vicious" look and said: "If you can behave like this, your father can sing and dance in Jiuquan!"