Chapter 311: Talking about the Past and the Present
"This ......" Xiao Zuo was stunned, although he was influenced by his father, and he also liked to study history and celebrities in history, but it was only superficial, compared with Shi De's analysis of another way, it was simply incomparable, and he couldn't help but be speechless for a while, and was stunned for a while before saying, "As Han Yu, who is the way of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, how can he not look good?" β
"There is no inevitable connection between appearance and talent, and the four beautiful men in history will not end up well, which also shows that there is no inevitable connection between appearance and fate, not to mention the tragic fate of the four beauties in ancient times." Shi De slowly guided the topic in the direction he wanted, "In July of the twelfth year of Zhenyuan, when Han Yu was twenty-nine years old, he was recommended by Dong Jin to serve as the Xuanwu Army's festival envoy to observe and promote officials, which was the beginning of Han Yu's political career. In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, the Jiedu made the observation of the official is the role of the staff, and he entered the office as a staff member, which was one level lower than the official from the outside of the ministry, and belonged to the background of the equal. β
Hearing Shi De's remarks that he didn't seem to have very respect for Han Yu, Xiao Zuo's face was slightly unhappy, he was influenced by Xiao You, and he admired Han Yu very much, and he didn't want to hear anyone disrespectful to Han Yu.
But I can't refute Shi De, what Shi De said is the truth. In the account of Han Yu's life, a simple mention of a few experiences, people who do not know history cannot deduce useful information from them, and Shi De, with his profound historical knowledge, has come to the truth hidden outside the text, which has to be admired.
However, Xiao Zuo probably heard the meaning of Shi De's words, and it is estimated that Shi De also admired Buddhism and Taoism, so he was a little disrespectful to Han Yu, and couldn't help but ask the question just now: "So, does Master Shi respect the Buddha?" β
"I admire the Buddha more." Shi De answered Xiao Zuo's question affirmatively, and said, "Many people always think that there are some things that they believe in and do not believe, but in fact, they are self-deceptive and wishful thinking, the ancients did not know that the earth is a sphere, and they did not know that the moon is a reflection of the sun's ray. Just like modern people don't believe in ghosts and gods, the ancients believed in it for thousands of years, could it be that the ancients or our ancestors were really so ignorant? Maybe it's us who are ignorant. It is indeed difficult for people to believe that Buddhism's reincarnation cause and effect and Taoism's theory of cultivating the Tao to become an immortal are indeed difficult to believe, but just as a person who has just read and can not understand the profound words, who knows if only when a person's realm is raised to a certain level, will he understand the profound truth in Buddhism and Taoism? Take Han Yu as an example, he extremely rejects the Buddha, thinking that the Buddha's statement is false, but his nephew Han Xiangzi is dedicated to cultivation, and Han Xiangzi also wants to ignite Han Yu and make Han Yu identify with Taoism......"
Nowadays, many college students can't even read ancient texts and have dyslexia, which also shows that compared with the ancients, modern people are developed in some aspects, such as empirical science, and some aspects are degraded, such as visual thinking.
"Han Xiangzi in the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea is Han Yu's nephew?" The theories of Shi De and Xiao Zuo just now made Quan You drowsy, and suddenly heard that the legendary immortal appeared, and his spirit was immediately lifted, "Really fake?" Isn't it also folklore? β
"Of course it's true, you know at a glance that you don't have much knowledge." Xia Hua scoffed at the rare and strange things that were all there, "Isn't it stupid to study Western medicine?" China's traditional culture is about to be lost to you people, you don't know the breadth and profundity of Chinese traditional culture, and you don't know the wisdom and magic of Chinese medicine. There are even some people who completely deny traditional Chinese medicine, which is simply forgetting their ancestors. Don't people who deny Chinese medicine have brains? It's not good to think about it, counting generations from now on, there must be an ancestor who was sick and was saved by Chinese medicine, if there is no Chinese medicine, his ancestor died, where is he? This kind of person is an ungrateful, eater-out-of-the-box bastard! β
Although Xia Hua's words were a bit mean, Shi De still applauded Xia Hua's radical remarks loudly: "Well said, some Chinese people have a Chinese face, but they have a traitor heart. β
"Ahem...... Xiao Zuo coughed a few times and said impatiently, "Let's not talk about the scum with a Chinese face and a traitorous heart, they are all dogs and pigs' elbows, let's talk about the story of how Han Xiangzi ignited Han Yu." β
Seeing that Xiao Zuo was successfully attracted by him, Shi De smiled secretly and said unhurriedly: "Okay, let's continue the story of Han Xiangzi...... It is said that Han Yu was very repulsive to Han Xiangzi because of Han Xiangzi's cultivation, and one year he celebrated his birthday and did not invite Han Xiangzi, but Han Xiangzi not only came uninvited, but also brought a magical gift to Han Yu. β
Seeing Han Xiangzi coming uninvited, Han Yu was very unhappy, but Han Xiangzi was his nephew after all, and he couldn't get rid of it, so he had to ask Han Xiangzi to compose a poem in the name of taking a test of Han Xiangzi's knowledge to express his ambition. Han Xiangzi had already prepared, and opened his mouth to chant - separated by green mountains and clouds, this place is my home. Holding the cloud and the liquid in his hand, Bin Chen sings the falling glow. The piano plays the jasper cave, and the furnace refines the white cinnabar. Baoding stores golden tigers, and Shibata raises white crows. A scoop hides creation, and three feet of new demons. Solve the wine, can bloom in an instant. Someone can learn from me and watch the fairy together. β
Han Yu heard that the poems chanted by Han Xiangzi were all about cultivating immortals, so he asked, do you really have the ability to create nature? Han Xiangzi immediately moved a wine bottle to the hall and covered it with a golden basin. After a while, when the bottle was opened, it was full of wine. Han Xiangzi gathered soil into a pile again, and soon, a branch bud grew, instantly grew and flowered, the flower was the same size as a peony, but the color was more gorgeous than the peony. What's even more strange is that there are two lines of gold characters on the flowers - where is the family of Yunheng Qinling? The snow hugs the blue pass, and the horse does not move forward. Han Yu didn't understand what this meant, Han Xiangzi said that the heavenly machine must not be leaked, and it will be fulfilled in the future. Han Yu didn't think so, thinking that Han Xiangzi's so-called immortal technique was just a trick to cover the eyes, and he didn't pay attention to the two lines of golden characters. β
Soon, Han Yu provoked the emperor's anger because of the Buddha's bones, and belittled Han Yu as the assassin of Chaozhou, and set off on a limited day. The holy order was difficult to disobey, and Han Yu had to leave his wife and children and go to Chaozhou. After walking for less than a few days, the cold wind rose sharply and the snow fell heavily. Han Yu walked to a mountain, at this time the heavy snow was already several feet deep, even the horse was difficult to move forward because of the deep snow and cold weather, looking around, there was no village in front of him, and there was no way to retreat behind. Just when Han Yu was desperate, he suddenly saw a person falling from the sky, playing the flute and stepping on the snow, walking in a dashing manner, and the snowflakes got out of the way, and none of them fell on him. β
Han Yu fixed his eyes and saw that it was Han Xiangzi. Han Yu asked Han Xiangzi, what kind of place is this? Han Xiangzi was dressed in the dust, suddenly like a snowflake floating between heaven and earth, and he replied loudly, this is Languan! When Han Yu heard this, he was stunned, sighed for a long time, and then said, you have long known that I have this difficulty, since you have come from afar and intend to ignite me, I will write a poem as a reward...... Han Yu's poems are one of his masterpieces, Xia Hua, you should be able to memorize it, right? β
Shi De finished telling the anecdote between Han Yu and Han Xiangzi in one breath, and saw that Xia Hua had been eager to say something, so he intended to let Xia Hua continue.
"Of course I know, this is the famous "Left Move to Languan to Show Nephew Sun Xiang", basically good students who go to school well will memorize it." Xia Hua glanced at Quan You meaningfully, and read out Han Yu's poem with emotion, "A court plays nine heavens, and the sunset drops the tide and the sun road is eight thousand." If you want to eliminate the evils for the Shengming, you are willing to decay and cherish the old age. Where is Yunheng Qinling's home? The snow hugs the blue pass, and the horse does not move forward. Knowing that you are far away, you should have an intention, so as to collect my bones and miasma riverside. β
Xia Hua is worthy of being the host, and her recitation is very level, Shi De nodded and said: "At this point, Han Yu believes that the Tao that Han Xiangzi has cultivated is a great road beyond his knowledge. Since then, he no longer stubbornly rejected the Buddha as before, but studied many Buddhist and Taoist classics attentively, and finally realized the profound connotation of Buddhism and Taoism. β
"......" Xiao Zuo didn't speak for a long time, Shi De's evaluation of Han Yu and the story Shi De told completely subverted his understanding of Han Yu, making him difficult to accept for a while, but I have to say that Shi De's evaluation is good, whether it is a story, it is indeed not nonsense, it is very convincing, and it is difficult for people to reject.
Originally, Xiao Zuo was still suspicious of Shi De's master identity at first, although until now, he still didn't know what kind of master Shi De was, but just by Shi De's words just now and unheard of stories, it was enough for him to recognize Shi De's master identity - even if Shi De was not a master of Chinese studies, at least he could be regarded as half a historian or a Buddhist Taoist, anyway, Xiao Zuo believed that Shi De was more knowledgeable and elegant than many of the so-called experts and professors he had seen.
Okay, the idle talk is over, it's time to talk about business, Xiao Zuo's eyes fell on Xia Hua again, seeing Xia Hua's graceful demeanor, like a proud plum, although he appreciated the cold and proud of Yue Qingying in his heart, but Xia Hua was also a rare beauty, and he couldn't help but move again.
Who is Natsuka? She is the most perceptive and the most discerning, Xiao Zuo's eyes just turned, she knew that Xiao Zuo's mind was moving again, so she reached out and grabbed Shi De's arm, and grinned: "I forgot to say, in addition to the identity of the master, Master Shi also has an identity - my fiancΓ©!" β
Quan You was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, and closed it again. Although he didn't dare to decide whether Shi De and Xia Hua were really a couple, he could roughly guess one or two from Xia Hua's exaggerated and happy expressions, most likely because Xia Hua liked Shi De, and Shi De was about to leave Xia Hua.
Of course, Xia Hua's true intention of deliberately showing affection in front of Xiao Zuo is fully understood, he knows Xiao Zuo better than anyone else, and knows that Xiao Zuo has a hidden love for all beauties under his polite and polite appearance, especially big-breasted beauties.