Through Fei Xun's mouth, Yin Fu raised a dilemma for the other party.

Xu Ji was silent for a long time, and the two people opposite did not urge, drinking water, chatting quietly, and the noise outside the house still came one after another, until he was reprimanded by the old servant, and then completely silent.

The old servant brought a pottery urn more than a foot high, and said with a smile, "The stream water I just brought is still a little cold, and the two adults will take care of it." ”

For the powerful and powerful guests, the old servant has always been respectful, he has long suspected that these two guests can enter the valley at will, must have an identity, so he quietly went to the valley mouth to inquire about the officers and soldiers, heard that they have all been the servants of the Ministry of Rites, and the respect in his heart has risen a few points.

In his mind, the squire is not a small official, even if it is a "former" squire, he is superior, and he is very happy that Gongzi can associate with such a person.

Fei Yu pushed the bowls of the two to the side of the table, said "there is labor", the old servant held the urn in both hands, carefully poured the water, and then took two steps back, with a smile on his face, watching the two adults taste the water, and forgot the master on the other end.

The bowl in front of Xu Ji was still full.

Although it was spring, the stream was still very cold, only a small sip, a line of coolness could gradually extend from the mouth to the center of the feet, Fei Xin felt that he was cold out of a goosebump, and praised "Drink this water often, when you can clear your mind." ”

"The two adults like it, I will pack two large urns and send someone to your mansion."

Yin Fu shook his head and said, "Sojourner, where did you come to the mansion?" Although this water is good, it can only stay in the valley of Siguo, and once it leaves this place, it will lose its spirituality. ”

"Ahh The old servant glanced at his master, hoping that he would answer, but the master was not as understanding as usual, and did not respond.

The old servant had to bow down and leave, and as soon as he reached the door, the master spoke.

"Wait a minute."

"Yes, Childe, I'm here, what else do I have to say?"

"I'm going to ask you something."

"Yes." The old servant took two steps forward and placed the urn on the table.

"Do you like meditation?"

"Hehe, Childe laughed, meditating on that is practice, and only those who have Taoism can do it, such as two adults and Childe, I am a subordinate, how can I do this kind of thing? Not even worthy to talk about. ”

"It's just a small talk, and I just happened to talk about it with the two adults. What did Master Fei ask just now? ”

The old servant is clearly a very ordinary and tacky old family, Xu Ji actually asked him for help, Fei Xin was a little surprised, glanced at Yin Fu beside him, and repeated, "I asked Xu Gongzi who claimed to be an orthodox Fanmen, why did he only learn Mr. Fan's meditation and not Mr. Fan's worldly affairs?" ”

Xu Ji nodded, looked at the old servant, and waited for him to answer.

The old servant was even more surprised, and muttered, "Master Fei is asking Gongzi, don't do my business......"

Xu Ji smiled, "I was asked, I need to be dialed." ”

"Ha, how can I be qualified to dial the child?"

Yin Fu said, "Since it is small talk, everyone can speak, why don't you sit down and talk about it together?" ”

The old servant was called "Zunguan" for the first time, and he was a little fluttering, but he had not completely lost his senses, and hurriedly shook his head, "Where the two adults and the master are sitting and lying, how can I step on my dirty feet?" I'll just stand here and talk. He said to his master again, "Childe, really let me say it?" ”

"Huh?"

The old servant laughed twice, "Then I'll dare to say a few words, in fact, I didn't even understand what this Master Fei was asking, I only remembered to meditate and do the world's affairs, and I didn't know what the world's affairs were, so I just took it as an act." Why did Childe think quietly and not act, is this the question? ”

Fei Yu smiled, "In a nutshell, that's the problem." ”

The old servant was encouraged, and his courage grew, and he smiled and said, "If you want to say what my son-in-law is thinking, I definitely don't know, I can only talk about the speculation that I have been watching from the sidelines." My son-in-law is not the kind of person who has to become an immortal, he loves to read books since he was a child, but he doesn't read dead books, he often discusses with friends, saying that reading is for use, and after reading so many truths, he has to practice it in person. I still remember that it was five or six years ago, my son-in-law was fourteen or fifteen years old, he read a book he didn't know what to do, he was moved by a sentence that he didn't know, and he took Yuefuhou to the temple to listen to the bell being struck. He came back and complained that the bell was not loud enough, and that if it was loud enough, he should not be able to hear it. But in those days, I had to talk at the top of my voice so that Childe could hear ......"

The old servant was verbose, easy to grow branches, talking and talking, it became a reminiscence of the past, all about how studious the master was, how strange his behavior was, many things Xu Ji himself did not remember, but the old servant had gone through the past, such as yesterday.

Xu Ji was slightly embarrassed, Fei Xin lowered his head, and listened patiently, only Yin Fu listened with relish, and interjected from time to time to ask the last sentence, the old servant said more vigorously, miscellaneous, and it became more and more irrelevant to the original question.

Nearly a quarter of an hour later, Xu Ji had to interrupt, "Those ridiculous things I did in the past, it's not too late to talk about them later, what about Lord Fei's problem?" ”

Only then did the old servant come back to his senses, "Yes, yes, where did I go?" Childe danced with a knife at night and raised his head to question the sky, as if it had nothing to do with it. Well...... What is the reason why Mr. Fei asked? ”

"Why does Xu Gongzi learn to meditate instead of acting?" Fei Xun said again.

"Meditation...... It's just a matter of a while, and Childe will definitely have to act. Childe is smart, he never forgets, and when he reads a book, he can understand it at a glance. There were several times when I saw my son holding a book and laughing at the same time, it seemed to be very funny, I didn't know much about words, so I secretly showed the book to others, and asked them to tell me what was written in the book, but it was so boring that I couldn't listen to it at all, and the people who read it also said that the book is a good book, but there are no jokes in it......"

The old servant was about to fall into memories again, but this time he stopped it in time and changed his words, "Even the meditation of the son is different from others, I have seen the practice of monks and old Taoists, it must be a secluded place, sitting on a futon, with a trick or something in his hand, not moving all day, and others can't hear what they say." My son-in-law is not like this, there is no futon under his buttocks, there is no magic trick in his hand, he can see people who come, and he can hear what he says. So let me say, my son-in-law's meditation is no different from acting, he just doesn't want to go out of the house. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the three people at the table did not squeak, and there was no smile on their faces.

The old servant was terrified, "Did I say the wrong thing?" It's all made up by me, my son-in-law...... How do I know what meditation is and what it means to act? I'm just an old fool, I was trying to open a lock yesterday, I couldn't find the key for a long time, and I lost my temper with others, and the key ended up on me......"

Xu Ji straightened his posture on the table and said to the old servant, "Thank you for taking care of me over the years. ”

The old servant was even more frightened, "Childe...... Want to drive me away? I don't know anyone here, and I can't find anyone to eat......"

"If there's only one person left around, it's just you."

The old servant breathed a sigh of relief, and seeing that the two adults seemed to have no intention of asking, he smiled and said, "What kind of idle talk is this?" I'm just listening to me nagging. The two adults continued to talk, and I was guarding outside, and I came as soon as I was called. ”

The old servant turned around and picked up the pottery urn and went out of the house, and when he got outside, he exhaled and muttered, "I always want to teach my son how to speak, and it turns out that I am the one who can't speak the most." ”

The thoughts of the three people in the room were not like this, removing those trivial memories, Yin Fu and Fei Xin both thought that the old servant's answer was excellent.

Yin Fu said, "The servant can be said to be the most loyal to Xu Gongzi, although people are confused, they remember a little thing about Xu Gongzi many years ago, but they all remember it clearly. ”

Xu Ji smiled, "And I never realized that when I fled the Eastern Capital before, I never thought about how he was doing." ”

"After all, he is a servant, although he is loyal, but he is of no use." Fei Yu said, not thinking that the old servant was worthy of too much gratitude.

"I don't even know what his last name is or what his name is." Xu Ji was aroused by many emotions, "It's not just him, I have failed too many people, especially when I am king." There was a general who was extremely loyal to me, and there was no other general. Just because he took matters into his own hands and did something I didn't know beforehand, I forced him to commit suicide......"

"At that time, you were the king of Wu, so you should order and prohibit it, and you should be the one who advocates it, and there is nothing wrong with killing him." Fei Xun instead defended Xu Ji.

"King Wu is not wrong, it is my fault." Xu Ji smiled reluctantly, "When I was reading history in the past, my classmates and I had an argument that when the world was in turmoil, it was inevitable that the heroes would rise together, which was not wrong; It is not wrong that the heroes compete, survive or die, and in the end there is only one left, dominating the world. We wonder why, no matter how many people survive or die, there are always some loyal followers under the command of the heroes, who win every battle when they conquer, fail to make plans when they give advice, and are invincible when persuading enemy chieftains, all of whom can be regarded as superior talents, why they are not willing to stand on their own. In contrast, some people who claim to be kings and emperors only have the middle and lower qualifications. ”

"The argument has come to an end?" Yin Fu asked.

"Nope. Some people say they are self-aware, some say they are unlucky, some say they are afraid of danger, some say they are destined, and they are destined to be vassals. ”

"What does Xu Gongzi think?"

"I thought they didn't have big ambitions, but now I think ...... Secretary Shi was wrong. ”

"Xu Gongzi thinks he is right, but the history books are wrong?" Fei Xun's tone was a little stiff.

"Of course I was wrong, and the biggest mistake was to learn the truth from the book first, and then practice it one by one. When I say that there is a mistake in the book, it is not that there is a mistake in the record, but that there is a mistake in the judgment. The history books of the Tiancheng Dynasty only remember how Emperor Zhang Xi set the crown step by step, as if he was the only one who had the world in mind from beginning to end, and the other countries only sought partial peace. I think that there is never a shortage of people who have the world in their hearts, but there is only one successful person, unfortunately, the rich are only the losers, and in the book, they are evil people. Why do some people refuse to be self-reliant? Without it, it is just defeated, defeated and disobedient, for the wicked, defeated and followed, for the loyal minister, there is no more truth in it. ”

"Xu Gongzi thinks he has been defeated?" Yin Fu asked.

"I'm defeated, I'm defeated."

Fei Xun just wanted to ask Xu Ji whether he was defeated and dissatisfied, or defeated and followed, but Yin Fu stood up and bowed deeply, "From the real end to the Tao, although you will never be able to understand, and there are many loopholes, you often get defeats, but more or less you will eventually gain." From the void to the Tao, it seems to be enlightened, invulnerable, and invincible, but it is ultimately empty, useless to oneself, and helpless in the world. Xu Gongzi regretted being the king, and the ancestor also regretted thinking more and doing less. ”

Fei Yu paused, "Xu Gongzi should stay in Siguo Valley, but he shouldn't sit on the table for a long time, it is the time when everything recovers, why doesn't Xu Gongzi set foot in the landscape?" ”

Fei Yan was taken aback, "Yin Shilang really doesn't fight for this valley?" ”

Yin Fu still looked at Xu Ji, "If Duke Xu wants the world to forget about 'King Wu', he needs to find another way." ”

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