On the second day, Qiyun still had a slight pain in her head because she had drunk some wine last night, and she sat in a daze under the shade of the tree after reading the poems that everyone gave her last night. Qinghe passed on something to her, but she didn't seem to hear it in a daze. It wasn't until Yilong brought a middle-aged woman in that she came in.

Qiyun stood up, and before she could see clearly, she was pulled into her arms by the woman like a gust of wind, hugged her tightly, and said in a choked voice: "Yun'er, where have you been in the past few years?" Buddha blesses, and you can let the eldest sister see you. ”

When Qiyun heard this, he was so panicked that he immediately looked at the person, and it turned out to be Liu Xingdi, the eldest sister of the Liu brothers.

I haven't seen him for three years, Liu Xingdi has a few more fine lines at the corners of his eyes, his makeup is still plain, and his eyebrows are crisp and capable.

Qiyun has been in Liu's Mansion since she was a child, and she followed the Liu brothers and called Liu Xingdi as the eldest sister. Qiyun is smart and clever, and often follows her before and after. Liu Xingdi had no daughters under his knees, and only gave birth to two sons, Xu Zhanzhi and Xu Chunzhi. Qiyun is about the same age as her eldest son Xu Zhanzhi, so Liu Xingdi regards her as his sister and his daughter. When Liu Yu was proclaimed emperor, he named her the eldest princess of Huiji Xuan, also known as the eldest princess of Shouyang.

Qiyun wanted to bend her knees to salute the eldest princess of Shouyang, but the eldest princess hurriedly stopped, pulling her to look left and right, "In Guanzhong, you saved Yizhen, otherwise the consequences are really unimaginable." The Huxia Xiongnu are ferocious by nature and kill people like hemp. The two of you escaped death because of the blessing of your ancestors. How did you escape? ”

Qiyun told the story of how she escaped from the cage in the gate, and the eldest princess listened to it and sighed, and before she finished speaking, she recited the Buddha several times in the middle. At the end, Qiyun smiled and asked, "Eldest sister, now you also believe this?" ”

The eldest princess sighed: "It happens to be in troubled times, and I can't help myself. A few years ago, the child's father, General Zhenwei, was killed in battle, and the family did things and invited a senior monk to overdo it for him. I listened to them recite the scriptures and read some scriptures, and then I came to my senses. Otherwise, in the face of the death of his late husband, I don't know how to come back to life. ”

Qiyun hurriedly comforted her, "The eldest sister has suffered. It is also extremely difficult for these older sisters to come all the way. ”

Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the world is strife, and I don't know how many wars and riots have passed. Human life is as cheap as mustard, and both nobles and commoners mostly place their spirit on Buddhism and the next life. So, in both the south and the north, there are tens of thousands of temples and countless monks. It's just that there are too many monks, and the good and the bad are mixed.

Thinking of the suffering of these years, the eldest princess was a little sad, her eyes were red, and she said: "Pity my two children, Zhanzhi and Chunzhi, who lost their fathers early. ”

Qiyun asked, "So, isn't it very hard for the eldest sister to raise them alone?" ”

"Da Zhanzhi followed behind Yilong, learning to do things, but he still looked like one. No one cares about the little Chunzhi, and sometimes he is mixed in the pile of people in Yifu, and he doesn't learn well. Speaking of this, she was a little angry, and said hatefully, "Where is Yifu's behavior like a son of heaven, and there is not one ten-thousandth of Yilong, and it is useless for me to scold a few times." I don't care about him, I'm just worried that he won't spoil my child. ”

Qiyun secretly thought, Yifu, the emperor, can't even look past his own sister, it's really incredible. After thinking for a while, he smiled at the eldest princess: "Eldest sister, don't worry. Anyway, I don't usually have anything to do, and I often teach my sister Yinxue to read. Why don't you let Chunzhi come to me, and ask a learned master to teach him his homework, and I will supervise his homework on the side. What does the eldest sister think? ”

When the eldest princess heard this, she hesitated for a while, and Yilong on the side smiled and said, "Yun'er's proposal is good, eldest sister, you hurry up Xie Lu Xie Yun'er." Her knowledge and insight were praised by Xie Lingyun, and she felt that she had a talent for singing. I haven't seen each other in the past two or three years, and I'm afraid that my knowledge will become more and more sophisticated. Your Chunzhi is handed over to her, eldest sister, you can rest assured! ”

When the eldest princess heard this, she was overjoyed and decided to entrust her youngest son Xu Chunzhi to Qiyun, and thanked her repeatedly. Yilong also entrusted her with his younger brother Liu Yiji, the king of Hengyang Wen, and other nephews gradually heard the news and came to her.

From then on, all the children studied with their masters, and Qiyun led Yin Xue to assist. The sound of Langlang reading came from time to time in the study, which made the old Taiwei Mansion, which had been silent for a long time, also come alive. The days of childish companionship, innocent and laughter, slightly diluted the gloom in Qiyun's heart, and the smile on her face increased.

Winter came unconsciously, and the first snow fell in Jiankang City, and the sky was full of snowflakes outside. Inside the hall, Qiyun made a charcoal fire and added some partitions. Everyone sat around the fireplace, and the warmth was warm.

Qiyun led Yin Xue to bring snacks to the students, and when she heard that the master was lecturing to the students, she stopped and listened attentively.

Liu Yiji asked his master with doubts in his eyes: "Sir, a few days ago, you taught us the doctrine of the hundred schools of thought. Yi Ji felt that the ideas of various schools and factions were conflicting and opposed, so which one of them was correct? ”

The master replied, "Sima Qian's father, Sima Tan, said well, 'The world is the same and there are all kinds of worries, and the same end is different.'" 'Confucianism, Taoism, Mo and other hundreds of schools of thought are arguing endlessly. In fact, the purpose is the same, they all hope to find a way to govern the world and the stability of the people. It's just that each has different considerations and different propositions, and it depends on whether the people of later generations can correctly comprehend it and whether they can choose the good ones and use them. ”

Xu Chunzhi asked again: "Sir, what do you think is the ideal strategy for governing the world?" ”

The master replied: "Since Dong Zhongshu reformed Confucianism to adapt to the centralization of power by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he has basically established the governing strategy in the Confucian law, which is conducive to unification and the governance of the country. Of course, famous religion also has its drawbacks, people's minds are somewhat imprisoned, and they can't find themselves.

Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism have arisen together. Metaphysics pursues the pursuit of excellent travel calmly, the mind is too mysterious, not for material use, emphasizing its own existence, the pursuit of spirituality and freedom, in order to obtain a natural destination. From an individual point of view, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and Xuan provide us with many choices, and we can choose the right one for ourselves. Therefore, I think there is no best one, only the most suitable one, and everyone has their own spiritual pursuit. ”

Qiyun listened, smiled and nodded slightly.

Xu Chunzhi saw it and asked her affectionately: "Auntie, throughout the ages, whose realm do you admire the most?" ”

Qiyun pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "If you want to talk about the realm of being a person, my aunt admires the most is the famous man in the Jiangnan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty - Xie An. ”

Yin Xue interjected on the side and asked, "Who is Xie An?" Sister Yun, throughout the ages, there have been so many heroes, why does my sister recommend Xie An? The boys didn't even know what Xie An said when they heard Yin Xue, and a burst of boos rang out.