Chapter 124: A Hundred Schools Compete for Name (Part 1)
The time for the Dongtu Sect to recruit disciples is getting closer and closer, more and more people are gathering in Dragon City, and even the deserted market with its branch temple is becoming more and more lively.
Busyness means a lot of people, and a lot of people means good business.
However, good business also comes with troubles. For example, Gongliang felt that he was too tired selling things these days, so he closed the store directly and took the three sisters of the Yan family, Mi Gu and others to play. The main reason is that he has made a lot of money recently.
There was a lot of money to be made, but unfortunately he didn’t have any spiritual stones to use, otherwise he would probably have to stay in the shop and sell things.
As the day for Dongtu Sect to recruit disciples approaches, some competitions begin to appear in the east and west markets.
Some of these arenas are provided for practitioners who come to Longcheng to compete in martial arts, while others are arenas for discussing Taoism set up by various schools of thought.
In fact, this so-called discussion of Tao is a battle of "name", a battle of hundreds of schools of thought competing for fame.
Generally speaking, before the arrival of the Dongtu Sect, some people would come to Dragon City to take care of some miscellaneous things and inquire about various things in Dragon City to find out if there are any disciples who can be accepted as disciples.
The "name" that hundreds of schools of thought are fighting for is this, so that the forerunners of the Eastern Tu Sect can notice them so that they can stand out and enter the sect to rest.
Among the hundreds of disciples, some are actually members of various major sects who are out and about, looking for homes for talented children, but there are also many who are not.
Since they are not, they will use all their abilities to attract others' attention.
Gong Liang took the three sisters of the Yan family and Mi Gu to a ring and watched the discussion on the ring.
This arena is the battle between famous scholars and Confucianists.
I saw two young men sitting opposite each other on the stage. A young man wearing a moon-white gown waved his sleeves and said coolly: "Heaven is not kind to people, the king is not kind to the people, and the father is not kind to his sons."
, Brother is not kind to his younger brother. Why should I say that? Heaven cannot withstand the fierce spirit and save people who die young, so that the people who do good things will live longer. This is not kind to the people.
If any of the people are thieves or deceivers, they are all born out of inadequacy and poverty, and the king will enforce the law and punish them. This is no kindness to the people.
Yao and Shun were emperors, and Dan, Zhu, and Shang were all clothed in commoners, so there was no kindness to their sons. Duke Zhou punished Cai Guan, so there was no kindness to his younger brothers. Inferring that, why is there any kindness?
Following the name and responsibility is the king's business; following the law and issuing orders is the duty of the minister. The subordinates are not allowed to act on their own initiative, and those who ignore the superiors' control are not allowed to exist.
The king has three responsibilities, and the ministers have four responsibilities. What are the three responsibilities? Only those who are trusted by relatives are one culprit; those who are named after officials are two culprits; close friends and distant relatives are three responsibilities. What are the four responsibilities? Receiving heavy rewards but doing nothing, work responsibilities; being in a high position
The second responsibility is to fail to govern while in power; the third responsibility is to manage the officials but not to be unfair; the fourth responsibility is to defend the army and rush north. If the king does not have the three burdens and the ministers do not have the four responsibility, the country can be safe."
After the young man finished speaking, the young man opposite calmly recited a poem:
“There is no good or evil body, there are good and evil actions,
Knowing good and evil is liangzhi, doing good and eliminating evil is qingwu.”
Then, he said: "Liangzhi is the essence of the heart. There is no good or evil in the heart. It is a heart without selfishness and material desires. It is the law of heaven. Before it is revealed, it is without good and evil. It is also the realm we pursue. It is
"Before it arises", it cannot be divided into good and evil, so there is no good or evil; when people have thoughts and activities, they add this kind of thoughts to things.
This kind of thought has the difference between likes and dislikes, good and evil. It can be said to be "already developed", and things have neutrality and non-neutral, that is, they are in line with the laws of heaven and those that are not in line with the laws of nature. Those who are in the middle are good and those who are not are evil. Although there is no conscience,
There is no good or evil, but one can freely know good and evil, which is the essence of knowledge; all knowledge and cultivation boil down to one point, which is to do good and avoid evil, that is, to use conscience as the standard and act according to one's own conscience."
Gongliang, the three sisters from the Yan family, and Mi Gu stood below for a while. After listening for a long time, they didn't know what they were talking about, so they left directly with everyone.
When we got to the next arena, the situation above was much more exciting than the war of words between celebrities and Confucianists.
Above, is the battle between novelist and painter.
The novelist and painter Gong Liang have both seen it, one outside Longcheng and the other in Dayu, which is the ink painting soul.
The two of them didn't spit on each other like before, but directly went to work.
When Gongliang and the others arrived, they were reaching the exciting point. They saw the novelist holding a glowing book in his left hand and a pen in his right hand. The tip of the pen touched the book, and a light spot immediately flew out from the book and turned into
A man dressed as a knight rushed towards the ink painting soul.
Mo Huahun flew back and slowly opened a scroll in his hand, revealing a general wearing armor and holding a sword.
The knight flew close and was about to stab him with his sword. Suddenly, a golden light shot out of the eyes of the general in the painting, and he shouted: "Be bold."
Then, the general was seen jumping out of the scroll and charging towards the knight.
For a while, the two of them were going back and forth, which was very lively.
When the novelist took a look, he held the pen in his left hand and drew continuously in the book. Dots of light flew out from the book, fell to the ground and transformed into a strong warrior, charging towards the general.
These are the condensed wishes of people who read novels. The novelist also spent a lot of time on them, and originally didn’t want to use them. But at this moment, how can he not use them? Should he let the opportunity slip away in vain? Obviously it is not possible.
possible things.
As those warriors joined in, the general was unable to defeat him alone and gradually became exhausted.
Mo Huahun immediately took out a scroll and unfolded it. A golden light shot out from the scroll, dazzling the eyes. Then a pair of cavalry appeared on the ring, holding spears and rushing forward.
The cavalry were so fast that as soon as the novelist saw it, they were in front of the strong warriors and killed them to pieces.
The novelist's heart is bleeding, this is all the effort he has finally gathered!
But what happened is that there is nothing we can do.
The novelist felt cruel and started writing. A group of snipers immediately appeared on the arena, roaring and roaring, and started to kill the cavalry and generals.
The snipers were huge, like beasts out of their cages, and they quickly rushed in front of the cavalry and generals. Those cavalry and generals were the sniper's opponents and were quickly bitten to death.
Every painting made by Mo Huahun consumes a lot of effort and cultivation. If there is no true energy poured into it, how can it be possible to embody the characters in the painting? These paintings were all made by him for countless hours for the ring competition.
I thought that within a short time, they would all be killed.
At this moment, he was also furious.
He gritted his teeth, took out a recently completed masterpiece from his arms, and slowly opened it.
For a moment, a burst of white mist filled the arena, and a faint roar could be heard from inside.
After a while, the fog cleared, and an ancient ape appeared on the ring looking at the sky and roaring.
"That's the Monkey King."
"It's Sun Wukong."
When the people under the ring saw the divine ape, they all whispered to each other.
In the Record of the Stone Monkey Seeking Taoism written by Gong Liang, it is recorded that Sun Wukong will transform into an ancient ape with super destructive power. This ink painting soul obviously read his book, so he drew it. But this guy
Don’t you know that this has infringed on the author’s copyright? You drew portraits of the characters in the book without paying royalties. You need to think carefully about whether you want to ask for royalties.
"Roar"
The Primordial Divine Ape roared loudly, stared at the golden light, opened its big mouth, like a real dragon swallowing, an invisible vortex formed in its mouth, and an unparalleled huge suction force rolled towards the snipers, and those snipers didn't even resist.
Unable to resist, it was sucked into the mouth of the Primordial Divine Ape.
The sniper disappeared, and the Primordial Ape also disappeared with it.
The painting in Mo Huahun's hand turned into ashes.
There is no way, this Primordial Divine Ape is too powerful, and it is far beyond what he can control.
The novelist also spent a lot of effort to create the characters this time. There will still be a period of time, and he doesn't want to continue. It just so happens that Mo Huahun also used his last resort. The two of them simply made peace and tied, otherwise they would continue.
It's a lose-lose situation, and no one can take advantage. Then we'll just have to watch others steal the show.