"Why did you stay here to communicate with Master Huicheng alone? What else cannot be said in front of us all? Master Huicheng is a generation of high monks, and he doesn't care about the number of etiquette on weekdays, if he offends the master, he will be guilty. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Zheng Cheng complained as he paced back and forth in front of the White Horse Temple Mountain.

Kong Yingda also looked puzzled: "On weekdays, he is not like the person who worships the Buddha, there must be a reason." ”

Xu Wenyuan looked indifferent, and sat crookedly on the ox cart: "Although Jikai is usually a little rude, he is not a person who does not know right and wrong, and everyone understands how to get along day and night these days." I guess there is something he doesn't want to say in front of us, so he stays alone. ”

Kong Yingda shook his head: "We treat him as a nephew on weekdays, what do we have to hide from us." ”

Xu Wenyuan touched his gray beard and smiled: "It is because you treat him like a nephew on weekdays that he will be restrained in front of you, how can the juniors not be restrained in front of the strict elders." The old man is different, I am an equal friend with him, if I was the only one present just now, I think he would have spoken freely. ”

Kong Yingda sighed: "Young and old, orderly. Xu Gong, you are naturally open-minded, just don't worry about his junior. How can he be so rude, I don't like him the most on weekdays. ”

Xu Wenyuan shook his head: "This is a bad statement. What are you doing when you befriend an old man? Is it just because he saved this old life? Definitely. Although this son is young, he talks to him with every word, not like those stupid people who only know books. Now this controversy between the mind and the science seems to have been triggered by him by accident, but in fact, he has already had a ravine in his heart. ”

"Is Duke Xu saying that he deliberately caused a split in my Confucian sect?" Kong Yingda asked in surprise.

"No!" Xu Wenda hurriedly denied it, "The old man just guessed that he did this deliberately, but his original intention was not to split my Confucianism, but to strengthen my Confucianism." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zheng Ying was also interested at this time, "He, a yellow-mouthed young man, dares to speak out and strengthen my Confucianism?" ”

"These are just speculations by the old man on weekdays, and there is no real evidence." Xu Wenda shook his head.

"Xu Gong, let's take a look."

"I still remember a **** conversation with him after drinking, when the old man had just been captured by Wang Taiwei and returned to Luoyang, and he was ambitious. On that day, the old man looked back on his life and thought that I Xu Wenyuan became famous at a young age, and I ran around for the society all my life, but now I am trapped in Si, and the world is in turmoil again, and I suddenly have all kinds of doubts in my heart. The young man's drunken words made the old man feel like he was clearing the clouds, so he had the idea of inviting all friends to gather in Luoyang for my Confucian righteousness. Xu Wenyuan said slowly.

"Then what did he say to Duke Xu?" The two asked curiously.

"The people are noble and the king is light." Xu Wenyuan said word by word, "Although his call was disorganized, the whole article revolved around these four words." We Confucian people seek the way of government, and naturally know the truth of asking for the people's lives. But his starting point is fundamentally different from ours. It can be seen that we only treat the people as cattle, sheep and livestock, and the Son of Heaven is the master of cattle and sheep, and we are just herdsmen under the owner of the pasture. ”

Both of them were silent when they heard this, apparently acquiescing to this principle.

"But that's not what he meant in his words," Xu Wenyuan continued, "he really put the people first in everything, and he said that 'the people who make up history are the people, not the nobles.'" I look at the meaning of his words, as long as the people live well, it doesn't matter who is the Son of Heaven, and it doesn't even matter if there is a Son of Heaven or not. ”

"What?"

"Don't worry, listen to the old man." Xu Wenyuan waved his hand, "The old man doesn't agree with his point of view, but he thinks there are a lot of truths, which are quite meaningful." In the final analysis, people live in the world, whether they are nobles or ordinary people, and the most basic demand is survival. As long as this is satisfied, many things in the world can be solved. And above survival, is selfish desires, what my Confucianism pursues is nothing more than to overcome selfish desires and reach the realm of a sage, which is what Confucius said 'self-denial and retribution', which is difficult to do. Let's talk about the old man, although the old man asks himself that he can't achieve the realm of the saint's 'three provinces and my body', it is still common for him to often reflect on his own gains and losses. But every time I think about it, I always find that I am far away from the realm of saints, and I can't help but feel disheartened sometimes. ”

Kong Yingda nodded approvingly: "Yes, I also feel the same way." ”

"You and I are both people who have read the books of the sages, and it is difficult to do it, let alone ask others. I once accused Wang Mai of surrendering his identity and doing that businessman's thing, but his words were very interesting. He said, "What's the point of doing business?" As long as it does not harm others, it is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people. There is a bit of a sense of 'do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you'. He also told me about the reasoning of business, and the old man was a little unimpressed at the time, but afterwards he felt that the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became. Both of them are well-educated people, old man, may I ask, what are we pursuing in the pursuit of Confucianism for nearly a thousand years? Xu Wenyuan asked.

Mencius said: If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world. Personally, it is self-cultivation, and in general, it is to govern the country and level the world. Zheng replied.

"What if my Confucian teachings conflict with it?" Xu Wenyuan asked.

"This ......," Kong Yingda shook his head, "how can my Confucian teachings conflict with it?" ”

Xu Wenyuan smiled slightly: "Forgive the old man for being blunt." The sage said to himself, 'say but not do', and did not leave too many written teachings for future generations. A "Analects" only records the words of the sage, and the "Analects" has gone through many twists and turns, and what people see today may be thousands of miles away from the meaning of the sage. For example, this sentence "A gentleman seeks the way but does not seek food." Ploughing is also in it; Learn also, Lu is in it. The gentleman is not worried about poverty", the original intention is good, and people should have great ambitions, and do not lose the road because of the small road. If a person who does not know how to farm becomes an official, how can he govern the people well, so that they can live in peace and enjoy their work? ”

Kong Yingda was silent, but Zheng Ying nodded: "When Xia just came out, it coincided with the great drought in the county under his rule; At that time, I was looking through the books, but I was at a loss, but fortunately, there was an old official under the account who offered a drought fighting strategy, so that he could get through this difficulty. ”

"There are countless cases of scholars misleading the country," Xu Wenyuan said, "so Wang Mai said that the teachings of the sages are to teach us how to be human beings." But we must not despise the others because of this, the so-called enlightenment is in Gewu, whether or not the original intention of Gewu is to let us exhaust its reason, but for those of us who seek to govern the world, it must not be ignored. ”

Both of them nodded in agreement when they heard this.

Therefore, I said that Wang Mai's remarks were actually targeted, and he had already seen the fate of my Confucianism. He said that he didn't understand poetry and books, but in fact, he had already put the word "benevolence" in his heart, but he was not confined to words. But looking at his every word and deed, he is a personal practice. For example, he made a coal stove, which has many benefits, heating and cooking, and there is no smoke and fire, and now all households in the front door of the eastern capital are benefited by it, and others only regard it as a strange and obscene skill, isn't it ridiculous? ”

"And the abacus he made," Zheng added, "I only thought it was a strange thing at first, and I didn't think that he and Wei Zheng could complete the calculation that would have taken two days." This thing is so labor-saving, I don't know how much benefit it will bring to the world in the future. Immediately, he told the two of them about Wang Mai's abacus.

Kong Yingda nodded: "Originally, I only thought he was a quick-witted junior, but in this way, he realized the avenue before the other three of me." ”

"The avenue is not necessarily, it's just a little more clear than we recognize." Xu Wenyuan said with a smile.

"I heard that he has nothing to do all day now, and only teaches a merchant's son and the arithmetic of the clothes that feeds his horses every day, it seems that it is time for him to keep busy." Kong Yingda stroked his chest-length beard and said.

Wang Mai didn't know that the three outside were talking about him, and at this time he was making a deal with the old monk Huicheng.

"Master, if you think about it carefully, this business is not a loss, anyway, if it doesn't work out, you won't have anything to lose. On the contrary, if it is done, then your Buddhism will be powerful, and you must definitely compare it to the Daomen. Wang Mai looked at the glass cup in his hand and said.

Hui Chengsi lined for a while, and looked at Wang Mai: "It's not that Lao Wei disagrees, but this method of making glass is not owned by me alone, and the donor's request is really embarrassing for Lao Gao." ”

It seems that this old monk doesn't see rabbits and doesn't scatter eagles, so let you see and understand. Thinking of this, Wang Mai handed the glass cup in his hand to the monk who was waiting with his head bowed next to him: "This master, please help me fill a glass of water." ”

"Could it be that the donor doesn't like the coarse tea here from Lao Ke, why do you want to drink water?"

"What's the master?" Wang Mai waved his hand, "I don't want this cup of water to drink, you'll know when the time comes." "But I really don't like this tea, it tastes too weird.

After a while, the monk brought a cup of crystal clear spring water and put it in front of Wang Mai.

Wang Mai thanked the monk and walked up to Hui Cheng with water: "Master, please pay attention to the situation after this glass of water. As he spoke, he put a finger on the back of the glass.

Rao is Hui Cheng is a generation of high monks, and his eyes at this moment are also suspicious: "This ......" From his direction, it can be seen that Wang Mai's finger has obviously become much thicker and longer, and the part that sticks out of the wall of the cup is still as usual.

Wang Mai took out this finger separately and repeated it several times.

"Ahem......" The old monk quickly calmed down, he glanced at the monk waiting next to him, "You go down first, I have something to say separately with the benefactor." ”

"Yes." The monk said yes and exited the door.

"Now you finally believe what I just said." Wang Mai took a sip of the spring water in the cup, which was extremely sweet, and it was indeed much better than the tea.

"What the hell is that?" Hui Cheng couldn't help but ask.

Wang Mai smiled slightly: "How about we talk about cooperation first?" ”

"The old man agreed." Hui Cheng happily replied, "The method of making glass in the temple is all open to the donor, and the donor can order the craftsmen in the workshop at will, as long as they can make what you just said...... Microscope. ”