Chen Zheng and Li Mu followed Pang Xuan to the outside of the grass house again.

At this time, without waiting for Pang Xuan to speak, Chen Zheng took a step forward and bowed his hand and said, "I have just read Guan Yinzi's book, and I have really benefited a lot. In the next and respected teacher is fate, but also hope that the respected teacher will guide the maze. ”

After a pause, he recited in the grass house: "My way is like darkness everywhere, the husband who is bright does not see anything in the dark, and those who are in the dark can see the affairs of the bright and central districts." Does Childe know what he means? ”

Chen Zheng pondered for a while, and arched his hand: "In today's troubled times, people's hearts are not ancient, everyone in the world is burdened by fame and fortune, the avenue of the world is hidden and invisible, those who are bright are dim, those who are dark are relatives, even if they are clever and clever, they don't know what the avenue of heaven and earth is, even if those who are in the dark penetrate the hearts of the people of the world, they can't help but feel compassion and sigh for it." In the lower dullness, I still hope that the teacher will advise. ”

"Hahahaha!" There was a burst of laughter in the grass house: "Pang Zi, don't you want to invite Lu Gongzi in?" ”

Chen Zheng and Li Mu went in to take a look, and saw an eighty-year-old man sitting in the grass house, with the demeanor of a fairy, and a guqin on the table in front of him.

"Childe, please be seated." The old man looked at Chen Zheng with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand and pointed at the seat opposite.

After Chen Zheng and Li Mu sat down, they saw Pang Xuan standing behind the old man respectfully.

The old man said with a smile: "The son has been ordered by Xunzi, and he has really made great progress." ”

Li Mu looked at the feathers on the old man's head and was puzzled, and couldn't help asking: "The hair crown worn by Mr. seems to be a thing of Zhao Guo, I don't know what the relationship between Mr. and Zhao Guo is?" ”

"Hahahaha! This boy is so young, it is really rare to recognize my crown. The feather of this crown is produced by the Shangdang, and it is the crown of the warriors rewarded by the King of Martial Spirits. When the old man lived in Handan, the king of martial arts gave him this crown, and now that he thinks about it, he has gone to the people, and the things are not people. ”

Li Muyi arched his hand: "I don't know who Mr. is...?" ”

The old man smiled and waved his hand: "The old man is now over the age of old, and as for his name, he has long forgotten it. ”

Pang Xuan introduced: "Respected Master Crane Guanzi, a hermit of Chu State, traveled around the world in his early years, and now he has returned to the mountains and forests, concentrating on cultivation, if it were not for Lu Gongzi, he would not live here temporarily. ”

Chen Zheng hurriedly got up and saluted: "Dare to ask sir, how do you know that we will pass through this place?" ”

"Hahahaha!" Que Guanzi laughed and said: "The old man thought about Lao Tzu and Guan Yinzi's teachers and students, and wanted to combine Lao Tzu's true works with Guan Yinzi's writings, so as not to let Lao Tzu's true works be defaced and trampled on by the world, so he sent Pang Zi to Hangu Pass to find it." Unexpectedly, Pang Zi was one step late, and Lao Tzu's true works were taken by Gongzi first. The old man thought that the world was full of nocturnal people who closed their eyes and listened, but he didn't expect Lu Gongzi to be born, it was really strange! Listening to Pang Zi, Lu Gongzi ran back and forth between Qin and Zhao, everything he said and did was incredible, and Gongzi and the King of Chu and Chun Shenjun were old friends, when this Zhao State was in danger, how could Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, let go of Gongzi?! After the prince entered the Chu realm, he didn't see the king of Chu, and sneaked all the way from east to west, I don't know what the reason is? ”

Chen Zheng heard it in a fog, and diverted the topic and said: "Mr. Pang Zi's arguments about good and evil really make the two of us feel empowered, and the respected teacher is Mr. Pang Zi's teacher, and his knowledge must be higher and unfathomable!" ”

"Eh~!" Crane Guanzi waved his hand: "The knowledge of the world has its own strengths, Pang Zi is good at the art of war, and the old man must often ask for advice." Childe needs to know that all the knowledge must be coherent, and then it can be said to be successful. The old man and Pang Zi are teachers and students of each other. ”

"Since the two gentlemen have learned from the past and the present, why don't they show their ambitions in the mountains and forests and preach in the world?"

"Hahahaha!" Que Guanzi said with a smile: "In today's turbid world, the old man sees that all the countries are born on the top, and the sins are died on the bottom, and the princes are ignorant and unknown, taking nobility as the way and meaning as the law, so that the people are poor and resentful, and if the road is lost, how can they be born?" ”

"Why don't the two gentlemen go by? Fang Cai Guan Yinzi wrote: A bee is even small, and it can also swim in the world; A shrimp can also be unbridled in the sea. If all the people of insight in the world are hidden in the mountains and forests, even if they are pedantic, what good is it? ”

"Can Childe know the great wishes of the saints? The world is big, the land is guarded, the people are divided and the people are divided, the cold get clothes, the hungry get food, the wronged get justice, the laborers get rest, the people are willing to eat, the beauty of their clothes, their dwelling, their customs, this saint's expectation. Lao Tzu said: Its government is dull, and its people are pure; Its politics are inspected, and its people are lacking. Nowadays, when Legalism is in vogue, all countries have strict laws and regulations, and government decrees are complicated, from princes and generals to the common people, most of them are capable of fighting for fame and profit, cunning and fickle people occupy their positions, treacherous people are secretly ecstatic, people who tend to be inflammatory, and people who are sinister and cunning are humane. Lao Tzu also said: Loss of morality followed by virtue, loss of virtue followed by benevolence, loss of benevolence followed by righteousness, loss of righteousness followed by courtesy. In this world of great controversy, even the saints rode their bulls westward, let alone me? ”

Chen Zheng said quietly: "The world is boiling like an oil pot, who in the world can stay out of it?!" ”

Crane Guanzi said with a smile: "Whether it is a troubled world or a turbid world, it is not impossible to save the people in the world." ”

"Oh~? How? ”

"Hahahaha!" Crane Guanzi glanced back at Pang Xuan, then turned his head and said: "The principle of the world is to turn yes or wrong, non or yes, grace or hatred, hatred or grace, and it is a saint who is always worried about change. Now that the Zhou royal family is not long in life, there will always be a break to the hundreds of years of strife and killing in the world. Since it is inevitable to end the war with war, how can the people of the world and thousands of people be saved from suffering, it is indeed necessary for extraordinary people to deal with it! Lu Gongzi might as well ask Pang Zi for some advice on winning without a fight, and when he becomes famous and pays homage to the prime minister, he may not know whether he can use it. ”

Chen Zheng arched his hand and said: "I'm just a businessman, I'm afraid I can't take such a big responsibility." To tell you the truth, I came to Chu this time just to buy some grain and transport it back to Handan, but I don't want to be a drop in the bucket because of the obstacles. Heaven has the virtue of a good life. I will leave this place here, and I will only do my best to obey the destiny of heaven, and then I will go back to Handan after buying some food. ”

He stroked the guqin in front of him and plucked the strings with his fingers, and a mournful melody echoed in the grass house.

"People who are good at the piano, if they have compassion, their voices will be sad, if they have thoughts, they will be delayed, if they have grievances, they will echo their voices, and if they have admiration, they will sound Pei Peiran. Therefore, those who are sad and resentful are not hands, bamboo, silk, and tong. The heart of gain, the hand of the charm; The hand, the talisman. Those who have the way are not in the middle of the way. Lu Gongzi not only got Lao Tzu's five thousand words of morality, but also read through Guan Yinzi's writings, and Fang is also the right person who has no son. Since the old man heard Pang Zi say that Gongzi scattered his wealth to run between Xianyang and Handan, he expected that Gongzi was by no means an ordinary person, and there must be something unspeakable. The old man was puzzled, since the prince came to Chu to buy grain, why didn't he go to the king of Chu and Chun Shenjun, but he had to do his own thing? ”

Chen Zheng thought to himself, I can't say that I am afraid of those beauties of the Chu Kingdom, nor can I say that those doormen who are hiding from Huang Xie, let alone that I have never met the king of Chu at all, right?!

"Hahahaha!" Crane Guanzi laughed again: "It seems that Lu Gongzi has something unspeakable." The old man thinks that since the son can bear in mind the people of the world without tireless work and twists and turns, what else is worth worrying about? ! Furthermore, even if the prince is worried, is there anything more important than the people? ”

Li Mu, who was sitting next to Chen Zheng, smiled after hearing this: "Mr. is reasonable!" Then he turned his head to look at Chen Zheng: "Brother Lu, what this old gentleman said is also what I wanted to say to my eldest brother a long time ago." In fact, I also know a little about the eldest brother's heart, but the eldest brother scattered all his family wealth and ran back and forth, isn't it just for the people of the world? ! is for the people of the world, whether it is the beauties that Chun Shenjun gave to the eldest brother, or those boastful guests, why bother? With the friendship between the eldest brother and the king of Chu, why should we be afraid?! ”

Chen Zheng raised a hand, and said, "Let me think about this matter again." ”

Pang Xuan, who was standing behind the Crane Guanzi, interjected: "Lu Gongzi is so indecisive, how can he achieve great things? Since we think of the common people in the world, what is the gain and loss of personal honor and disgrace? ”

Crane Guanzi looked at Chen Zheng and smiled: "Although Lu Gongzi is a person who hears the Tao, he is still the time when he survives and dies. It's a pity that if Gongzi Lu doesn't see the king of Chu this time, how can he revenge the family hatred of the three Lu doctors? Hahahaha! ”

If you live or die? Chen Zheng came up with the "Tao Te Ching" in his mind: "When the sergeant hears the Tao, he acts diligently; When the sergeant heard this, if he survived, he died; When the corporal heard this, he laughed, and it was not enough not to laugh. "I thought to myself, how can I be a sergeant? Why can't you be a sergeant? Besides, Dr. Sanlu has already been buried in the belly of the fish, how can the country hate the family and revenge as revenge?

Without waiting for Chen Zheng to speak, Li Mu on the side arched his hand and asked, "Listening to what Mr. Fang just said, I don't know what Doctor Sanlu has to do with Brother Lu?" ”

Quan Guanzi plucked the strings and said, "The old man also had a relationship with Doctor Sanlu back then. It's a pity that Dr. Sanlu was born at the wrong time, and King Chu Huai was a dull person, how could he tell right from wrong. Thinking that the person who harmed the three Lu doctors back then is now only one person left, does Lu Gongzi know this person? ”

Chen Zheng's mind was blank, and he said quietly: "A gentleman and a villain are born and restrain each other, how can there be a gentleman without a villain, and how can a villain come without a gentleman?!" ”

"Governing the country and the country is just a matter of selecting and appointing talents. The emperor gets along with the teacher, the king gets along with his friends, and the king of the dead country gets along with the villain who tends to be inflammatory, has no faith and no righteousness, hides a knife in his smile, and has different hearts. However, ordinary people are always and everywhere with villains, fighting each other, so that they have become villains. ”

Li Muyi arched his hand: "Dare to ask sir, what is a gentleman and what is a villain?" ”

"A gentleman pursues a plain and healthy life, although he has desires in his heart, he does not dare to stretch them, he is easy to get close to but cannot be contemptuous, he is afraid of disasters but he can move forward bravely, he obtains benefits but does not do evil, he acts at any time but does not act rashly, he is content with the situation but not depressed and decadent, he is well versed in human feelings but not hypocritical and sophisticated, and his heart is firm and does not waver and retreat. The villain pursues fame and fortune, loves vanity, covets pleasure, and does whatever it takes to achieve the end, so he can often succeed, this kind of person is extremely flattering in the face of the powerful people, extremely calculating in the face of the people around him, and extremely sarcastic in the face of useless people. ”

Chen Zheng and Li Mu couldn't help but glance at each other after hearing this, and they both had a lot of resonance in their hearts.

"Is there any way to know people, sir?" Li Mu asked.

Crane Guanzi smiled: "A person who is a person is nothing more than knowing people and governors. Knowing people, a person can only know his faith when facing interests, only when facing wealth and goods can he know his benevolence, when facing disasters, when facing disasters, he can know his ability, and that's it. ”

Chen Zheng wanted to continue asking, but as soon as he arched his hand, Pang Xuan smiled and said: "Lu Gongzi is not in a hurry to ask for advice, do you know or don't know the person asked by the teacher?" ”

"This..."

"Huh! Do you want me to give Childe a hint or two? ”

“……”

"This person is the prince of Chu, and he was also powerful and powerful back then, although he is in his twilight years, he is still beside the king of Chu and commanding and clever words. If Gongzi's trip to Chu can get rid of this person, it will also be a matter of heart for the King of Chu and Chun Shenjun. Hahahaha! ”

Chen Zheng thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure it out, so he had to sit there dumbfounded. But I heard what Pang Xuan said, do you still want to kill yourself? !

……

That night, Chen Zheng and his entourage were settled.

In the dead of night, Chen Zheng walked alone to the edge of the pond, wandering around while recalling the scenes he had experienced. It seems that he is indeed as the old man said, if he survives the world's avenue, he still has a long way to go before he can be diligent. When he remembered that hundreds of thousands of Qin troops were about to besiege Handan and the people of Zhao were about to face annihilation, Chen Zheng finally made up his mind after a fierce ideological struggle, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell, even if Jingyang Gangshang is eyeing the tiger, he will go to Hushan again.

The next day, Chen Zheng's expression had changed with his mood, and he really had a sense of cheerfulness.

In Pang Xuan's stay, Chen Zheng stayed here for a few days, during which he learned a lot from Que Guanzi and Pang Xuan.

The two old men also knew everything, and they said everything, and several people stroked the piano and discussed, and when they talked about the rise and fall of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors, the Spring and Autumn Period to the present, they were all embarrassed.

Suddenly, early one morning, Chen Zheng and his party woke up from the grass house, only to find that the two old men had quietly left and were missing. On the table where the guqin was placed, there were many bamboo slips, and when Chen Zheng unfolded it, there were many allusions to the rise and fall of the family.

Chen Zheng regarded the bamboo slips as treasures and carefully moved them to the carriage.

After Li Mu beckoned the others to pack up, he saw that Chen Zheng was still standing in front of the grass house in a daze, and walked over with a smile: "Brother Lu, people have gone to the mountains and forests to live that happy time, where should we go?" ”

Chen Zheng resolutely turned around and seemed to say to himself: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger." If you go with me to the palace of the king of Chu, I want to see how many teeth the tiger on Jingyanggang has, and how many lives does the person who harmed the three doctors have?! ”