Chapter 9 Unity of knowledge and action
After waiting for nearly a month, Feng Fuzi returned to the Changle Martial Arts Pavilion, as if he had traveled a long way, and he was quite surprised to hear that Qin Yang had memorized the 36,000 swordsmanship.
After watching Qin Yang's good comparison of more than 30,000 swordsmanship moves, the expression on Feng Fuzi's face was extremely exciting, he looked at Qin Yang in disbelief for a long time and said: "So far, the person who has memorized all this set of swordsmanship has spent at least ten years! I thought you would have to use at least five times!"
Qin Yang heard Feng Fuzi's praise, although he was a little happy in his heart, but the doubts in his heart were still unsolved, he asked: "Although I have memorized the swordsmanship, but I can't beat the feeling in my heart at all when I make a move, I have a weak heart, against the enemy, I am afraid that I will be defeated by the opponent without a sword." ”
Mr. Feng smiled slightly and said: "There are three steps to learn this set of swordsmanship, remember this set of swordsmanship, it is only the first step, let's go to the second step, I want to teach you a set of exercises, called the unity of knowledge and action." ”
As soon as Qin Yang heard the unity of knowledge and action, his spirit perked up and said: "Unity of knowledge and action! Isn't this the kung fu of Confucian psychology? It has long been extinct in the world, and I didn't expect to hear about it in this life." ”
Feng Fuzi looked at Qin Yang with expectant eyes, and said with a smile: "How much do you know about the unity of knowledge and action?"
Qin Yang said: "This is a set of exercises created by the Confucian sage Yang Mingzi after enlightenment in the dragon field, after the Yang Ming sage created this set of exercises, he suddenly changed from a Confucian literati to a swordsman, with a three-foot long sword, across the world, but unfortunately this set of exercises was destroyed in the book burning pit more than 3,000 years ago. ”
Feng Fuzi was very satisfied with Qin Yang's answer, smiled and said, "Have you ever thought about why Yang Mingzi changed from a person who didn't understand martial arts at all to a swordsman who dominated the world after creating the Unity of Knowledge and Action Technique. ”
Qin Yang thought about it, and couldn't think of an answer for a while, so he said to Master Feng: "The student can't think of it for a while, ask the master to teach him." ”
Feng Fuzi said with a smile: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, don't be angry, think about it again, this can be regarded as my assessment of your Confucian skills, and understanding this layer will be of great benefit to your cultivation of this skill." You may not have the answer now, so when you think clearly, I will teach you this set of exercises. ”
After Feng Fuzhi finished speaking, he showed an unfathomable smile and was about to leave. He didn't expect Qin Yang to be able to comprehend this answer now.
Just after he took ten steps, Qin Yang had already gone through the works that Yang Mingzi had still circulated from his heart, and he had already realized something in his heart. He couldn't help but blurt out: "Knowledge is the idea of action, action is the work of knowledge, knowledge is the beginning of action, and action is the completion of knowledge." The unity of knowledge and action is a set of kung fu of the unity of body and mind, after the Yang Ming Holy Master created the unity of knowledge and action, he can naturally pass on the feelings in his heart to his hands, legs, and body, he only needs to be familiar with the sword book to be able to use flexibly, so he has not learned martial arts and can become a swordsman who dominates the world after creating the unity of knowledge and action. ”
Feng Fuzi turned around slowly, the expression on his face was not as simple as surprise, it could be described as wonderful, with surprise, shock, and even a hint of admiration.
After a long time, Feng Fuzi spoke: "The future is terrifying, you have understood this layer so quickly, it really makes the old man admire, understand this layer, you may learn this set of exercises much faster than the old man expected." Come and go to the study with the old man. ”
Feng Fuzi's study is very simple, although it is called a study, but there is not a single book to be seen, not even the four treasures of the ordinary study.
After the two sat down, Feng Fuzi said slowly: "The unity of knowledge and action, as you said, is indeed a set of exercises that unite body and mind, and after practicing this exercise, the sword moves you remember will be turned into body movements without hindrance and accuracy. ”
Qin Yang suddenly realized at this time, and said: "No wonder when the master accepted the apprentice, he didn't care about the coordination of strength and action at all, it turned out to be a secret chess move of the unity of knowledge and action." ”
Feng Fuzi looked at Qin Yang kindly and said: "If you are an ordinary martial artist, you are a waste with stiff hands and feet and weak body in their eyes, but in my eyes, you are a good talent who is one in a million, and now it seems that one in a thousand still underestimates you." ”
Thinking of Qin Yang, who was clumsy and clumsy in boxing, and still clumsy in sword dancing, he couldn't help but blush.
Feng Fuzi looked at Qin Yang's appearance and said with a smile: "Now you understand the purpose of me asking you to memorize the sword spectrum, after cultivating the unity of knowledge and action, the sword move in your heart is the sword move in your hand, and there is no difference between the two." ”
Qin Yang said: "But I don't have the strength, don't martial artists have sword qi or anything if they don't cultivate?"
Feng Fuzi smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, after you have practiced the unity of knowledge and action, you insist on practicing the sword every day, and follow the sword technique to practice qi, and the sword qi is slowly acquired." ”
Qin Yang's heart was hot when he heard this, and he thought of how he would kill demon beasts and make money in the future, and hurriedly said, "Then you quickly teach me the method of the unity of knowledge and action!"
Feng Fuzi smiled and said, "What's the hurry, you tell me about the meaning of the university." ”
"University" is one of the four books and five classics, the basic classic of Confucianism, Qin Yang naturally blurted out: "The righteousness of the university lies in sincerity, removing turbidity, and making people reach the most perfect state......
Feng Fuzi listened to Qin Yang talk about the righteousness of the university for half an hour, he couldn't help but smile, and after Qin Yang finished speaking, he said: "Your understanding of the Confucian classics is deeper and more thorough than the old man imagined. ”
As soon as Qin Yang heard that Feng Fuzi was going to fax work, he immediately burst into breath and listened intently.
Feng Fuzi sat down and said solemnly: "The so-called 'Six-character Recipe of Righteous Meaning' is extracted from the Confucian formula of refining the mind according to the "University" in which knowledge stops and then there is determination, determination and then tranquility, tranquility and then peace, peace and then consideration, and then consideration and then obtains the true recipe of Confucian heart refining. 'Stop, Concentration, Tranquility, Peace, Consideration, and Gain' will make your whole person's energy in the most harmonious state, so that your body and mind will gradually become one, and then realize that the mind is the body, and the body is the state of the mind......"
It took Feng Fuzi half an hour to pass on the cultivation method and mantra of the unity of knowledge and heart to Qin Yang.
Qin Yang cultivated according to the law, and first used the six-character formula of righteousness to adjust the body and mind, so that the energy of the body and mind were synchronized and resonated.
There are many similarities between the unity of knowledge and action and the art of things, the focus of the art of knowledge and the focus on the mind, while the unity of knowledge and action talks about the understanding and pays attention to the communication between the body and the mind.
As his cultivation progressed, Qin Yang felt that the barrier between his body and mind had disappeared, and he gradually entered a state of forgetting about things and self.
Suddenly, the kind smiles of his father and mother, as well as the innocent and lovely face of his sister, appeared in front of his eyes, and his tears flowed involuntarily. Suddenly, he saw his father, mother, sister, and the servants of the house, all taken away by the officials, and his eyes were torn apart, and his face was filled with hatred and anger.
He felt a murderous aura invade his heart, making it difficult for him to control himself, and just when he felt that he couldn't control that murderous aura, suddenly a cool, comfortable aura slowly penetrated from his head.
He opened his eyes, and his heart sank, and he thought to himself, almost being eroded by the demons in his heart.
Feng Fuzi looked at him solemnly and asked, "Do you have a demon?"
Qin Yang nodded, his inner demon was his parents' hatred.
Qin Yang's father was a great Confucian in the dynasty, when Qin Yang was seven years old, his father was implicated in the literary prison and was questioned, and more than ten members of the family were beheaded by Zhu Lian. Qin Yang was not at home at the time, escaped, and since then he has been living on the streets and working as a buddy in a brothel.
Thinking of the tragic death of his parents, he was furious and wanted to scrape the emperor with a thousand knives. This anger made him almost unable to control himself, and made him weak and debilitated.
Later, he realized that anger would only ruin himself, and if he continued to be angry, there would be absolutely no chance of avenging his parents, so he suppressed this revenge in his heart.
Now when he cultivates the unity of knowledge and action, the hatred that was suppressed in his heart is waiting for an opportunity to turn into a demon in his heart to harass him.
Feng Fuzi saw Qin Yang burst into tears, with a stubborn look on his face, and said compassionately: "Child, the devil is born from the heart, outsiders can't help, you can only rely on yourself, the old man gave you four sentences, you can slowly comprehend it." ”
Qin Yang wiped away his tears and looked at Feng Fuzi, his heart was filled with a warm feeling.
Feng Fuzi said slowly: "There is no good and no disgusting body, there are good and malicious movements, knowing good and knowing evil is conscience, and going to evil for good is a thing." ”
Qin Yang chewed on the meaning of the four sentences repeatedly, his comprehension was extremely high, and he suddenly realized something in his heart, thinking: "In order to have the ability to take revenge in the future, now I must let go of hatred, do not move hatred, and do not have good and evil." ”
When his parents appeared in front of him again, he just watched them quietly, with no sadness or joy in his heart.
Slowly, he felt that his body had also disappeared, leaving only a peaceful and tranquil spirit with no sorrow or joy, no good or evil, floating quietly in the void.