Sending Li Lin and his party away, Lu Zifei went to help the weak and take out the milk candy she was worried about, Lu left to go to work, and there was no progress in the murder of his younger brother, and he became a lonely person again, packed up his things and told his mother, saying that he was going to visit the teacher, riding a horse, wearing a tiger and running to Lishan.

Lishan belongs to the Qinling Mountains, the trees on the mountain are lush and lush, the most famous in Lishan is, of course, the Huaqing Pool where Yang Guifei took a bath, the teacher's name is Zhang Yongxu, the word, Mu Ning, not very old, in his thirties, it is not clear why he chose such a place when he entered school, now it seems that the teacher is still prescient, although this place is small, it has not been eroded by the war, the village at the foot of the mountain is peaceful, and the person he loves here to watch the sunrise and sunset together, and it is not bad to spend his life together, but his temperament is not suitable.

Looking at this scene, standing on the mountainside, he blurted out, "The clothes and towels fall and the jujube flowers fall, the car rings in the south and north of the village, the cow clothes and ancient willows sell cucumbers, the wine is sleepy, the road is long and sleepy, the people of the day are thirsty for tea, knock on the door and ask the savages." Huzi looked at Lu Zifei with admiration, we don't understand, we don't dare to ask, but if you can say it, it is Wenqu Xing.

"I want to drink! I have it at home, come to drink, go out for a few years and don't know how to learn, this change is really not small, come in or not, stand there to attract the wind? Lu Zifei turned around and saw the teacher looking at him with a playful face.

Lu Zifei hurriedly said: "I haven't returned home for three years, the teacher still remembers me as an unfilial disciple, and the disciple is ashamed. ”

"At the beginning, you had a reason, and if you didn't do that, the teacher would look down on you, even if you can't continue the road of the imperial examination in the future, the teacher also knows that you are a good man with responsibility, but it's just embarrassing for you, and the person who hasn't even killed a chicken has been forced to become three years in the fierce battlefield." The best student Zhang Yongxu taught was Lu Zifei, and what happened to this student also made him embarrassed.

Lu Zifei replied: "The matter has passed, I have asked others, the disciple can continue to participate in the imperial examination, but the gap between the disciple and others in the past three years has been reflected, and this time I also want to ask the teacher for help." ”

Zhang Yongxu said, "There are just not many students today, let your master and mother make a few dishes, and our master and apprentice will have a few drinks." ”

"That student is better to be respectful than to obey his fate, when I left, my mother was already pregnant for ten months, I don't know if she gave birth to a junior brother or a junior sister." Lu Zifei also ridiculed Zhang Yongxu.

Zhang Yongxu is also a middle-aged child, and they are more happy, plus they are deeply affectionate, so he didn't care about Lu Zifei's tone and said, "It's your junior brother, who is just three years old this year, and he is naughty all day long, and your sister has worked hard all day long." Saying this, the smile on his face can't be hidden, maybe this is the happiness of being a father.

Lu Zifei and the teacher entered the familiar firewood courtyard, and saw a fat boy running all over the yard chasing the big rooster, he was full of embarrassment, and he didn't care, he still continued to chase happily. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the two people who came in, and said, "There are guests coming, and you still don't care about your son." ”

Lu Zifei stepped forward and said, "I haven't seen you for three years, but my sister is in good health." ”

Yan Caixia saw that this young man's face was so familiar, and she couldn't remember it, three years, by the way, "You are Xiaofei, right?" At that time, you were hit by the case, and I asked your teacher, but he just didn't tell me that you went there, come in and sit down, and the teacher will pour water for you. ”

Zhang Yongxu hugged his son, Lu Zifei found that he liked children very much, and asked him: "Teacher, what is the name of the junior brother." Took out a piece of sugar from his pocket, peeled off a layer of oiled paper, and put it to his mouth, Fat Dun saw this person for the first time, just looked at his father, Zhang Yongxu smiled and said, "Your senior brother will give it to you, see what I do, the big name is a single word-load, and the small life is called Pengfei." "Fat Dun bites into his mouth, it's so sweet.

After Lu Zifei sat down, Yan Caixia added water to the master and apprentice, and was about to go out with her son, the three-year-old child's teeth were all grown, and the toffee was finished after turning in his mouth, just looking at Lu Zifei and not letting anyone report, Lu Zifei smiled and let Huzi take out a package from the package and give it to Fat Dun, Fat Dun directly tore the paper with his little hand, and saw that it was all inside, so he let his mother take his hand and go out. Lu Zifei said in the back, "Master Niang don't give him too much food every day, it's easy to lose his teeth if he eats too much sugar." ”

Zhang Yongxu said, "You gave it all to him, do you think it's okay for him to eat less?" ”

Lu Zifei said, "It's okay, I also have a younger sister than my junior brother, I made a lot for him, and in two days I asked people to send some more to my junior brother, and the teacher should not refuse, I made it at home, it's not worth anything, this jar of wine and this bag of tea is what I brought to you, you can taste it when you have time, the students made it themselves, and it hasn't been sold on the market yet, so the teacher should try it." ”

Zhang Yongxu knew that this disciple's family background was fine, so he was not polite to him, and said jokingly: "The good tea teacher has drunk a lot, and there are many people in the house who give it away, so your estimate is just like that, but how about the wine, if it's good, you can drink it when you eat." ”

Lu Zifei said: "If the teacher is not satisfied, the student will run all over the Great Song Dynasty for you to find the wine you are satisfied with." ”

Zhang Yongxu pointed his finger at Lu Zifei and smiled and said, "Your studies are almost wasted, the teacher is not worried about your talent, but the scriptures, theories, and policies are the top priority, I have been in Lishan for almost ten years, and the learning of enlightenment is taught, I can't teach you the state exam, the provincial exam and the palace exam, you have to often discuss these things with others, discuss, state exam, you have to ask for advice, observe the politics of a state, I have not participated in the provincial exam and the palace exam, what do you think now." ”

Lu Zifei said: "This time I came to visit the teacher and my wife, and secondly, I wanted the teacher to show me the way, and I also told my family that I would go out to study after a while, and my first choice was Luoyang, then Suzhou, and finally Tokyo."

Zhang Yongxu didn't expect this disciple to say this, he asked: "Why is the first choice not Tokyo, Tokyo is the place with the heaviest cultural atmosphere in the Great Song Dynasty, and it is also the place with the most Confucianism. ”

Lu Zifei said, "I also know that what the teacher said makes sense, Tokyo is the political, cultural, and economic center of the Great Song Dynasty, but in such a city, in the face of the hustle and bustle, the lights are bright, and the red sleeves are fragrant, I don't think anyone has the heart to review their homework." ”

Zhang Yongxu said with relief: "It seems that the past three years have added a lot of color to your life, just by virtue of your cognition, it should be a big white, Mr. Changli once said, 'The disciple does not have to be inferior to the teacher, the teacher does not have to be better than the disciple', you have to be better than me, the teacher, the teacher asks you, what are you studying for?" ”

Lu Zifei was sweating profusely and said, "Teacher, can you still chat happily?" Spread your words, let the disciples still behave as people! ”

Zhang Yongxu saw Lu Zifei's nervous appearance and smiled: "Look at your little bit of talent, Confucius studied under Lao Tzu, who dares to say that Confucius is not as good as Lao Tzu, there are saints in front, what are you afraid of, tease you?" Let's talk about the next question. ”

Lu Zifei said, "Disciples study for the sake of reason"

Zhang Yongxu said, "What can you do if you understand reason, get promoted and make a fortune?" Create a peaceful and prosperous world for the people? Or do you stand up for sanctification on your own? Is your family healthy? The emperor is diligent and loves the people? Is the minister loyal to state affairs? ”

A series of questions made Lu Zifei not know how to answer, he thought for a while and said: "I know what the books I read are about, how to do it is right, how to apply the knowledge in books to life, ancient and modern, are people who read and understand to change the world, including the teacher mentioned Confucius, reading is just a direction to guide our life, it is not that if you don't read, you will not be productive, because books are a kind of inheritance, the crystallization left by readers for thousands of years, we can refer to their thoughts, Do what we want to do, read history to know the rise and fall, only by reading can we understand and understand the meaning. ”

Zhang Yongxu saw Lu Zifei stop and said to him, "Keep talking!" You said I'll keep track of it for you. ”

Lu Zifei continued: "I summarize reading into four words: 'the unity of action and knowledge', in general, it is 'mutual tolerance of action and knowledge', 'practice and knowledge go hand in hand', and 'action and then knowledge'. ”

Zhang Yongxu chewed the words for I don't know how many years, and as soon as Lu Zifei finished speaking, he heard a problem, and he asked: "Isn't your last sentence 'know after doing' in conflict with your thoughts?" ”

Lu Zifei explained: "The meaning of these four words is actually that we know what is not recorded in the book, so we need to experience it personally, and only after experiencing it will you know why it is like this." ”

Zhang Yongxu sighed: "I can't teach you your knowledge, you were extremely smart back then, you have today's insight and perception that the teacher didn't expect, to be your teacher, but also the pride of my Zhang Muning's life, do you have any thoughts?" Speak up and let the teacher see it. ”

Lu Zifei said, "Reading and reasoning is the original concept, then the unity of action and knowledge is the concept of our practical action, I think the ultimate concept is: to establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a life for the people, to continue to learn for the saints, and to open peace for all generations." ”

After Lu Zifei finished saying the last word, Zhang Yongxu had already stood up, and kept applauding this excellent student, "You wait for me for a while" Lu Zifei didn't know what the teacher was writing, and he could see him writing hard there, and after a while he handed over a letter to Lu Zifei and said, "Since you are going to Luoyang, I will recommend you a teacher, he is my friend, and the current Shaanxi Jingluo pacification deputy envoy Fan Zhongyan is the same subject, Shao Yong, the first class jinshi in the Tiansheng period, the word Yaofu, he traveled the world to study, and learned to be rich in five cars, Because he is not accustomed to the constraints of officialdom and his parents are old, he lives in seclusion in Luoyang, and I will write the location on the back of the letter to you, and when you find him and give him the letter, he will understand what I mean.

Later generations of descendants who studied Lu Zifei will turn today's dialogue into "Lishan Q&A"