Gong Yuan poured another glass of wine for the middle-aged man, and said, "Thank you for your teachings, please use the wine!"

The middle-aged man raised his glass and drank with Baoyu. Baoyu tasted it, it was very fragrant and sweet, slightly cool and spicy, and there was an indescribable breath, as if it could smoke into the Yuanshen. The first time I tasted this thing, I thought it tasted a little weird, but when I smacked my lips and tasted it carefully, the more I tasted it, the more delicious it became. It is even more rare that it also carries a kind of "wine smell", and the entrance volatilizes and smells more fragrant.

After a glass of wine, Baoyu concentrated on his inner sense with the cultivation foundation in the initial realm, and noticed that this thing could promote the operation of the blood veins, and if there was a spiritual effect, it would be quickly absorbed, making people feel excited and comfortable. He had already discerned its properties, and it felt good to drink, but if he drank too much, it might paralyze the body and erode his mind.

As for its effectiveness, it may be related to people's physical strength or physique, and I heard that drinking alcohol can get people drunk, probably for this reason, as for what will happen when drunk, it depends on each person's mind. With Baoyu's current cultivation, as long as he uses his internal breath and spiritual energy, he should not be put down by this "medicine", and it feels really good to drink it.

What's even better is that after drinking alcohol, the taste of meat seems to get even better!

Baoyu and the middle-aged man drank wine and ate meat, and every time the wine in the bamboo tube was emptied, Gong Yuan poured another cup and presented it, and he and the middle-aged man each used two bamboo cups. The two drank a few glasses, and the more Baoyu drank, the more delicious he felt, and he really felt the feeling of smoking, sitting by the fire, his forehead and the tip of his nose were sweating slightly, and his face became red.

Is this the legendary strength of wine or the strength of wine? It makes Baoyu feel a little excited, and it feels good. The simple boy who came from the wilderness also learned to drink for the first time today, and drank it with the rare meat of the horses.

The middle-aged man smiled and asked, "Child, how is this wine?"

Feeling excited, the conversation became casual, Baoyu shook the cup and replied, "Yes, very good, it's the first time I've been drinking...... It's just that the wine seems to be a little lighter, and it should be more mellow or stronger. ”

The middle-aged man also shook the cup and said, "Seeing that you are young, your taste is not low." Nowadays, this is the best and most mellow wine made by mortals, and it is used by the monarch in the rituals, and even the lords of the city can't drink a few glasses in normal times. If you want to drink better wine, you can either wait for people to be more skilled in making wine in the future, or you can use your magical powers to refine the purity yourself. ”

Although Baoyu had never drunk alcohol before, she had heard of these. The monks use the magical means of refining tools or medicine to refine and purify the wine in the world, and they can get stronger wine, and even the essence of pure wine. This thing can be used to start a fire, and after burning, it does not even leave a trace of ashes, which is beyond the sight and imagination of mortals in the world.

Only he accompanied the middle-aged man to drink, Baoyu also felt a little embarrassed, but it was not suitable to call Gong Yuan, who was serving wine, to drink together, so he said to the boy monkey: "Won't you accompany Mr. for a few drinks?"

The monkey quickly shook his head and said, "I don't drink it." ”

The middle-aged man smiled: "If he doesn't drink, don't persuade him to drink." Wine is a good thing. It's not a good thing, and if you develop the habit of indulging in greedy cups, it's really bad. Then he said to Gong Yuan, "The monkey doesn't drink, but eats meat with us." And you don't even have meat to eat, do you know why?"

Gong Yuan replied pitifully, "Because I'm serving wine." ”

The middle-aged man seemed to be a little drunk, shook a piece of meat with a branch and shook his head again and again: "No, no, this has nothing to do with your serving wine, and it is not the same thing as the mistake you made today, but about what we eat." It's the meat of the horse you raised. It is said that others can eat it, but it is better for you not to eat it, because you can't bear it. In fact, in another case, I won't even let you watch it, and this situation is also punishing your mistakes. ”

Gong Yuan had no choice but to hang her head again and said, "Thank you Mr. for your punishment." ”

Middle-aged man: "It's a pity that such a rare and exotic beast was slaughtered. It would be even more of a pity if even the meat was wasted. It is looking for its own death, but without your connivance, it would not have ended up like this. Your father commanded you to be respectful at all times when I went with you, and although you were outwardly so, you did not do it sincerely. Otherwise, we wouldn't be where we are today. ”

Gong Yuan hurriedly explained: "I am indeed sincere and respectful to Mr."

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Is that so? I took the monkey into the mountains and didn't want others to accompany me." If you were truly respectful and respectful, you should have given me the carriage to ride, and the monkey didn't know how to drive! But you thought that you could finally breathe a sigh of relief in my absence, and you were already thinking about going hunting, so you left the horse. Otherwise, even if I don't use your carriage and horses, you can ask anyway, this is the courtesy!"

Gong Yuan lowered his head again and said: "It is true that Gong Yuan is not thoughtful, and Mr. is a lesson." ”

This girl is so good at the moment. The middle-aged people didn't talk back to her, and it felt like they couldn't continue to talk about her. Baoyu watched from the sidelines, feeling weird, this middle-aged man seemed to be deliberately looking for Gong Yuan's stubble, it depends on whether she is willing to obey? At the same time, she is also helping Gong Yuan get rid of her guilt in front of everyone. Let her not be severely punished after returning to China.

Baoyu was right, but now the fire has gradually become dim, and it is necessary to continue to add firewood to it. Baoyu put down the cup and said, "Sir, I'll go find some branches." ”

The middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "You're drinking, you can sit well...... Gong Yuan, go and split your car, and use the wood as firewood. ”

Gong Yuan's luxurious carriage was knocked over in the afternoon battle, and he was lying on his stomach in the field before being pulled away. The middle-aged man's request seemed a bit excessive, and Gong Yuan was surprised: "Sir, didn't you say that you should cherish things, respect the work of others, and not destroy and waste them at will." Why should a good carriage be chopped for firewood?"

The middle-aged man said with a straight face: "If it were a normal situation, of course I shouldn't let you do this." But I came here in this car, and I don't want to drive away in this car again. This chariot has trampled on the green seedlings twice today, and even the horses that pulled the cart have ended up like this, who else should leave this chariot to see? Roast the flesh of this beast with the wood of this chariot, and warn others in the country not to follow your example today.

And your journey today deserves to be punished with punishment. Although you have confessed your sins and repented and apologized for compensation, you can not cut off your feet, but you cannot go unpunished! You usually use a car to get around, so use this car to replace your feet today, and you can walk by yourself in the future. If you don't have the strength to split the carriage alone, you can call the guards to help, but you have to do it yourself. ”

Gong Yuan had no choice but to obey her fate, got up and called the guards to smash the carriage into a pile of wood, and she herself used a waist knife to make a few strokes, which was considered to be her own hands. Then the guards put the wood next to the fire, and added a few more to the fire, and then retreated, while Gong Yuan stayed and continued to serve the wine.

The middle-aged man seemed to be more and more excited the more he drank, and the more he talked to Baoyu, the more he talked about the various etiquettes in the country that Baoyu was proficient in, and as he spoke, he suddenly turned his head and asked, "Gong Yuan, do you know where the 'ceremony' comes from?"

Gong Yuan replied respectfully: "It was formulated by the ancestors of the past dynasties and the sages of the country, and the power of the monarch was given by God, and he led all the people to observe the law of etiquette to respect the heavens. ”

The middle-aged man asked again: "What is the basis for the establishment of the ritual law by the ancestors of the past dynasties?"

This question is not easy to answer, Gong Yuan said very obediently: "I just want to listen to Mr. teachings." ”

The middle-aged man replied while drinking: "You only know that there are etiquette laws in the country, but you don't know what the basis for the etiquette laws is, and you don't know why there are etiquette laws?

Today's rituals are also different from those of the past. There have been additions, deletions and repairs in the past dynasties, for the purpose of governing the world, and also teaching people to get along with themselves. Although you know the etiquette law, but you think that if you can get away with it, you will not abide by it, you have forgotten the original meaning of the etiquette law. The law is not just for you. It's not just for you to break, if it doesn't work, then the country is like a void, and the king is like a void. ”

Seeing the middle-aged man talking, after drinking the wine, he opened his mouth a little talkatively, Baoyu blushed and interjected: "Sir, you have been talking for a long time." I haven't said anything about the basis of etiquette. ”

The middle-aged man looked at Baoyu again and said: "The basis of etiquette and law is the principle of all things, according to the wishes of everyone and the effect of governing the world." The world changes, and the rituals and laws of the past dynasties are also different, but they are all based on the principle of everything. There are the principles of the world first, and then there are the etiquette laws of the country. If the etiquette is not in accordance with the law. Then it should be changed, otherwise the king and the people are in danger, and if the law of etiquette harms the people, it should be abolished. ”

Baoyu shook his head and said, "Sir, I feel a little dizzy when I hear it." ”

Not only Baoyu was dizzy, but the people next to him were dizzy. At this time, there was no systematic writing on Ba Yuan. If we only use words to describe the subtle differences of many things clearly, it is an extremely profound and complex process of speculation for people, and we must have excellent understanding and perseverance.

The "rites" and "principles" that middle-aged people just spoke of are homophones in the languages spoken in the countries of Pakistan, and most people in the world regard them as a meaning. In some cases, there may be subtle differences in the use of language, but it can be difficult to explain. When the middle-aged man heard Baoyu say this, he continued to speak, and his voice carried divine thoughts. It has a complex meaning that transcends language.

The "reason" he refers to is the cause, essence, law, process and effect of all things, which is a complex abstract concept. If it is applied to the affairs of the world, it is the judgment of the truth and the cause of all things. The presiding officer in charge of the punishment of the lawsuits in the kingdom is called Lizheng, because he is in charge of such a reasonable person, and he is also the one who enforces the etiquette and law of the country.

And what he calls "rites". In the eyes of the world at that time, it was not just the concept of politeness and etiquette, it was just a matter of people's attitudes, but a set of rules and systems followed in social life, including various rules and ceremonies, the most important of which was the worship of God, which was the basis of the country's etiquette and law, and also represented the dignity of etiquette.

The middle-aged man said excitedly, put down the branch with the barbecue, stretched out his left hand and volleyed a stone from nowhere, and with a wave of his right hand, the stone was neatly cut from the middle like a knife, and explained to Baoyu and Gong Yuan: "Etiquette comes from reason, and etiquette is the text of reason." ”

There is a metaphor in the mind of God, and the texture and texture can be seen by cutting the stone, which symbolizes the cause and essence of all things, which is "reason". Then people can see the various lines and cracks on the surface of the stone, so that they can guess and judge the texture of its interior, which is the "etiquette" formulated by the world.

At that time, of course, the so-called text did not refer to articles or words, but to the textures or textures that people saw. Wen and Wen also have the same sound and the same meaning, but this middle-aged man gave different subtle explanations.

This very complex process of speculation and subtle differences in expression are difficult to explain with words alone, and I am afraid that they can only be taught by divine thoughts. Baoyu frowned thoughtfully, while the others looked confused. The sergeants who heard their conversation in the woods in the distance didn't understand what the middle-aged man was talking about.

Baoyu tilted his neck and dried a bamboo tube full of wine, stretched out his hand to wipe his mouth and said, "Sir, although I can barely understand it, how can you explain it to others?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Xiao Tiandao with a drunken face: "The genus of birds and beasts can still open up their spiritual wisdom, and all the people in the world must also be more intelligent, and it is far from the end to get out of the wilderness and establish a city and country." Since we have this question, we have to think of a way to make it possible for the world to understand it in the future. ”

The middle-aged man picked up the branch that was still skewered with a piece of barbecue, gently dusted his sleeves, and placed the wine jar and cup between him and Baoyu, and the palace Yuan who was kneeling there, was instantly removed two feet back by a force. Gong Yuan was pouring wine, and her body was moved to the back inexplicably, but the wine did not spill.

It was a hillside with shallow grass, and the weeds on the ground disappeared in an instant, and all of them mixed with the soil on the surface turned into fine sand-like powder, and the two-foot square ground became as smooth as water. The middle-aged man inadvertently revealed a terrifying supernatural power, but he was not deliberately revealing any means, but to do something else.

I saw him gently draw a few curved lines on the ground with a branch, and then asked with a smile, "Child, do you know what this is?"

Not only Baoyu, but also Gong Yuan, Monkey, and Xiaotian all stretched their necks and watched. Baoyu lowered his head and looked at it for a long time, then tilted his head and looked at it for a while, then nodded and said: "Well, I know it when I look at it horizontally, this is the rune drawn by Emperor Taihao back then, one of the eight trigrams, called Kan." It not only contains the mathematical principle of knotted rope, but also symbolizes water, and at the same time contains the principle of rheology in all things. ”

The middle-aged man was very satisfied and then asked, "It seems that the Venerable Elder has taught you this, but he should not have taught this." ...... Look at it again and tell me what I recognize, or what comes to mind?"

As he spoke, he drew something with a branch next to the "water pattern". Baoyu was slightly stunned, and then smiled, although the lines carved on the ground are very simple, it symbolizes such a shape and meaning, but the thing is easy to guess, because the real thing is placed next to it, which is the wine jar.

And the middle-aged man's words have divine thoughts, and they definitely don't let him guess the wine jar. It's the runes on the ground that symbolize something, like playing a game with him. This kind of play is understandable to Baoyu, because he has also seen many totems, all of which symbolize something with abstract runes.

Baoyu replied with a smile: "You first drew the water pattern, and then drew this wine jar next to the water pattern." At first glance, we knew it was wine, weren't we drinking? Who wouldn't have guessed!"

Gong Yuan interjected weakly: "It turns out that it means wine, I didn't guess it." ”

Baoyu waved his hand: "That's because you didn't drink." ”

The middle-aged man still laughed and said, "Why don't you say it's because she's stupid?...... So how do you feel?" he flicked his fingers and smoothed out the water streaks next to the jar.

Baoyu squinted his eyes and said, "What I think of is wine, and what I see is not only the shape of this jar. More importantly, I thought about it—what is this jar for?"

The middle-aged man nodded again and again, "Good, good, good, very good!" He said a few words of goodness, and then looked at Baoyu and said, "Child." Let's play the game differently, I'll come first, and then you will come again. ”

With a flick of his fingers, he smoothed out the pattern, and then drew something on the ground again. And Baoyu's feeling changed instantly, and she sat and watched with her mind. Because every time the branch made a mark on the ground, it carried a strange divine thought. At this moment, he could confirm that this middle-aged man's cultivation was by no means limited to the Six Realms. At least above the Seven Realms, as for how high it might be, he couldn't tell.

Because the divine means used by middle-aged people are not directly imprinted into the original spirit of Baoyu, but endowed with various lines drawn on the ground.

On the wall of Lu Village, there are also many patterns carved by the people of the past dynasties, most of the lines are very simple but very expressive, you can identify all kinds of birds and beasts in the mountain, as well as the scene when people hunt. The savage people portrayed these with a kind of expectation. I hope that the gods will protect me and I will be able to hunt all kinds of prey in the mountains.

When Baoyu was a child, she often stared at these nicks in a daze, as if she could vaguely feel the mood of those runes, or the ancestors who carved them, and what kind of message they conveyed to future generations.

Of course, the predecessors of Lu Village did not have such magical powers as middle-aged people, so there was no need for Baoyu to associate and experience it himself at this time. There are all kinds of scenes imprinted into the original god. Middle-aged people draw "talking" lines on the ground, and can "inform" complex information to others.

A simple line was drawn on the ground, and what Baoyu saw was a plate. A few more lines were drawn on the plate, which were two silk strings made of beautiful jade, and then an altar appeared under the plate. The branch was briefly drawn on the right side of the altar, and what appeared in Baoyu's mind was a person standing with his hands down.

Baoyu couldn't help but ask, "Sir, is this the idea of the god that gives all things?"

The middle-aged man glanced at him: "You are very knowledgeable, and this is the kind of method I have used." However, the idea of the gods does not come out of nowhere, and it also involves people's observation and understanding of everything. ”

As he spoke, he lowered the branch, and the thought of the gods vanished, and then asked, "What is this, child?"

Baoyu replied, "Sacrifice." ”