There are many strange stones in Nanping Mountain, the shapes are different, exquisitely towering, the huge Benyun stone on the left side of the thatched cottage is known as the first strange stone in Nanping, the stone is like Yunnan camellia, half into the soil, the petals are edged, people are in the upper reaches of the stone, such as bees and butterflies into the heart of the flower, there is a big hole in the Benyun stone, even if it is in the middle of summer, the hole is still cool.

Zhang Yuan and Zong Yishan have been listening to the lecture in the grass hall for two years, outside the window is the towering Benyun Stone, Huang Ruheng is not only talking about the four books and five classics and the eight-strand art, he mainly talks about history, first evidence and then invention, very creative, Zhang Yuan has always been self-taught, before Wang Siren asked for advice mainly on the eight-strand technique, now I heard the history of Confucianism, it is indeed a great benefit, Zhang Yuan decided to stay in Hangzhou more time, and then go back at the end of October, because the first day of November is my mother's fiftieth birthday, He had written that the people who trusted the footman to send it to the east of Shanyin to know his mother.

Huang Ruheng teaches in the thatched hall, generally preaching in the morning, and assigning essay topics in the afternoon for the students to study, or let the students argue with each other, and the composition of the arrangement is no longer limited to the eight strands of the Four Books and Five Classics, there are judgments, edicts, edicts, tables, and historical theories and policies, because those who come here to study have the fame of the students, Jiao Runsheng and Luo Xuan's father are still people, they have to face the township examination and the examination, the township examination and the examination are not only the examination of the four books, the five classics and the eight shares, but also the judgment, edict, and policy questioning of these styles, Huang Ruheng is good at writing in various styles, and the professor has a very set of methods, This is exactly what Zhang Yuan needs - on the evening of the eighth day of the first lunar month, all the students finished their homework today, and the grass hall was dismissed, because it was the Double Ninth Festival, Huang Ruheng announced that he would give the students a holiday in the morning, Zhang Yuan was getting it, because tomorrow was the statue of the Zhong eunuch ancestral hall to welcome the incense, he had to participate, Qin Minping had arrived yesterday - Mu Zhenzhen was waiting under the Benyun Stone, she estimated that the young master was going to get out of school, so she hurried from the weaving department eight miles away, and some of the students who studied in the grass hall ate Jingci Temple, and some borrowed nearby people's houses, Zhang Yuan and Zong Yishan did not find a house to live nearby, they came to Nanping Mountain to study early in the morning, went back at noon, and came again in the afternoon, although the time was a little tighter, it was also for fitness and exercise, and Mu Zhenzhen had to walk a few more times, and in the morning he and the young master went to the thatched cottage, and when Mr. Yuyong began to teach, Mu Zhenzhen went back to the Weaving Department, and he came to pick up the young master near noon, and it was the same in the afternoon, because Mr. Yuyong did not allow the students' servants to wait outside the thatched hall - Wuling had walked twice with Mu Zhenzhen, and he couldn't keep up with Mu Zhenzhen's steps, I also think that it is enough to have Sister Zhenzhen to escort the young master, he Xiaowu does not know martial arts, this is said to be eight trips but more than sixty miles, and his feet are painful, so he only comes with one trip in the morning, and the rest are lazy - Mu Zhenzhen likes to walk long roads, since he lived in Dongzhang, Mu Zhenzhen no longer goes to Xixing Canal Wharf every time to carry fruits to sell everywhere, he has always been hard-working and hard-working, and suddenly he is idle, although he also practices martial arts in the morning and evening, and there are a lot of miscellaneous things, but Mu Zhenzhen still feels that he is too happy, he has a lot of meat on his body, and his legs are round, The waist is round, these are just that, that is, the chest is high and the clothes are high, which makes this fallen girl quite annoyed, so she is tired of this every eight trips of more than sixty miles, and likes to come to pick up the young master, and then go back to the weaving department with the young master, although the young master did not talk to her much along the way, and only talked with Zong Yishan about literature and art, but as long as he accompanied the young master, Mu Zhenzhen was already very fast - Zhang Yuan didn't think that Mu Zhen was really fat, Mu Zhen really had Qarluq Caucasian blood, tall and tall, he used to be too thin, but now he is just right, with a small waist and a thin round, The legs are slender and sturdy, and she walks fast, although Zhang Yuan has discussed the scriptures and history with Zong Yishan along the way, he is still very concerned about this beautiful maid who has grown up, and likes to see the way this fallen girl walks, there is a natural heroic spirit, but when she feels that she is being watched, she is cowardly again, and her steps are small - "Really, is Xiao Wu lazy again?" ”

Zhang Yuan asked with a smile, the sunset was obliquely shining, and the clouds were stacked on top of each other, casting the long stone shadow to the lotus hole not far away.

Mu Zhenzhen replied with a smile: "Young Master, Xiao Wu said that his foot hurts and he wants to rest." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Xiao Wu, he is bound to his feet, and he has no interest." ”

Mu Zhenzhen remembered that the third son of Xizhang was called Baihualou's maiden Wu Lingchun, who was also called Xiao Wu, and couldn't help but cover his mouth and smile "Gege".

Jiao Runsheng walked over and said, "Brother Jiezi, Brother Yishan, my father invites the two of you over." ”

Zhang Yuan, Zong Yishan is very happy, come to the grass hall three said, has not seen Jiao Zhuangyuan, said that it is with the lotus pond master to participate in Zen and discuss the Tao, Jiao Hong in his later years to return to the Buddha, the understanding of Buddhism is very deep, it can be said that in and out of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism three families, scriptures, Taoism, interpretation, do not read the poor research - Jiao Hong lives in the south garden of the deputy envoy of the Zhejiang Political Department Bao Han, the Bao Han is a very hedonistic bureaucrat, the West Lake building boat is created by him, there is a South Garden under the Leifeng Tower, and the North Garden is built under the Feilai Peak, all of which are extremely exquisite, The South Garden of the Deputy Envoy of Bao is only more than three miles away from the thatched cottage, and when he came to the South Garden, Jiao Runsheng led Zhang Yuan and a few people into it, but saw the Lei Stone Stacked Mountain, the strange cliff was exquisite, the two streams staggered into the West Lake, the bridges of different forms were built on the streams, the South Park Hall, the arch bucket lifted the beam, omitted the middle four columns, it seemed to be still spacious, and the lion dance and singing in the hall - the master Bao Deputy Envoy was not here, Jiao Hong was the master, Jiao Hong was born in the nineteenth year of Jiajing, he was fifty years old when he was the champion, and he was forty years old this year. Sitting on a drunkard chair, with a straight waist, Huang Ruheng sat on the side, seeing Zhang Yuan and Zong Yishan, the white-eyed Jiao Taishi looked at the two, the young Zhang Yuan stepped forward to see the salute calmly and calmly, and Zong Yishan was a little cramped, Jiao Hong opened his mouth and asked: "Zong Yishan, have you read Mr. Wang Xinzhai's works?" ”

Wang Xinzhai is Wang Gen, a disciple of Wang Yangming, who founded the far-reaching Taizhou school.

Zong Yishan replied respectfully: "The student Guo Xinzhai's "Fu Chu Shuo", "Ming Zhe Self-preservation Theory", "Tianli Conscience Theory" and "Gewu Essentials". ”

Jiao Hong said: "Then why don't you talk about how to deny yourself?"

Zong Yishan knew that this was a critical moment to change his fate, and if he answered well, he could get Jiao Zhuangyuan's appreciation, he was very likely to get rid of his slavery, Zong Yishan's palms were slightly sweaty, a little nervous, and he glanced at Zhang Yuan sideways, Zhang Yuan nodded his head to encourage - Zong Yishan thought for a while, and replied: "Self, etiquette, not one and non-two, if you are confused, you are enlightened, you are like the ice of water, you are like the ice of water, you are like releasing ice into water, you are like analyzing gold for the bottle and plate hairpin, and the ceremony is like melting the bottle and the hairpin is gold, so the ice is water, don't ask for water, the melt bottle is gold, Don't ask for money, self-denial is a courtesy, don't ask for a courtesy, it can be seen that oneself and the courtesy are not one or the other, for the sake of oneself, if you give up this and look for it, you will have nothing. ”

Jiao Hong smiled and said to Huang Ruheng: "Father, this son is really studious and sensitive, and he is worth mentioning." ”

Huang Ruheng said with a smile: "Why doesn't Jiao Taishi follow Mr. Yangming's example and accept Zongsheng as a disciple?" ”

Jiao Hong laughed and said, "How dare the old man compare to Mr. Yangming, I don't know how much Zong Sheng can be compared to Mr. Xinzhai?" ”

At that time, Mr. Wang Xinzhai was born in a salt Ding stove household, and his social status was similar to that of a slave, and he also relied on his diligence and studious to get Wang Yangming's appreciation, Wang Yangming was eclectic regardless of his background, accepted Wang Gen as a disciple, and eventually became a generation of Confucianism, and the Taizhou school thus had a strong civilian color, and the disciples of the three sects and nine streams have, the so-called dressing and eating is the view of the Taizhou school of ethics and physics, and it is the philosophy of the common people - Zongyi saw that Jiao Hong had the meaning of accepting him as a disciple, and immediately knelt down to worship the teacher, and Zhang Yuan also knelt down.

Jiao Hong said: "Zhang Yuan, why do you worship me?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Students also want to ask Taishi Gong for advice. "Being able to worship under Jiao Hong's sect is very beneficial to his studies and prestige, but he can't worship Zongyi Shandu, but he has nothing to gain.

Jiao Hong said to Zhang Yuan: "The old man accepted Zongsheng as a disciple, it is because he pities him that he has a high life, you want to help him, you were born in a famous family in Shanyin, and now you are the first child in the case, and it is a foregone conclusion to enter Pan, and Eunuch Zhong appreciates you, so why bother to worship the old man as a teacher!" ”

Jiao Hong heard that Zhang Yuan had a close relationship with the Eunuch Zhong of the Weaving Department, and he was a little displeased, the literati were noble, and he had always looked down on the internal officials, even if he was forced by the power of the eunuchs, he wanted to flatter on the surface, but he despised the eunuchs in his heart - Zhang Yuan said in his heart: "It's not good, is the name of this eunuch going to affect my reputation now?" Then I will strive to become a disciple of Jiao Zhuangyuan, and it is my true nature to face difficulties. He said: "There is no end to learning, the head of the case is just a false name, and the student pursues the way of the sage, but the student is young and often confused when he seeks to study, so he wants to ask Taishi for advice." "I have to say this in front of Jiao Zhuangyuan.

At this time, the boy came up with tea, carefully put down the teacup, and put up the tray and set it aside.

Jiao Hong said: "Okay, let me ask you, how can you speak?" Mindfulness, self-practice, erudition, and meditation do not need to be said. Jiao Hong deliberately increased the difficulty to consider Zhang Yuan, and first blocked some answer channels.

Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment, glanced at the tea-holding boy standing aside, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and replied: "This tea-holding boy is the Tao." ”

Jiao Hong and Huang Ruheng looked at each other in amazement.

Zong Yishan also secretly sweated for his friend, although he knew Zhang Yuan's talent, he would not say this for no reason, but it was extremely difficult to contact the way of the sage from the tea boy.

Of course, Jiao Hong calmed down, and said slowly: "Please try to talk about it." ”

Zhang Yuan bowed to Jiao and Huang, but turned his head and asked the little boy: "How many roads are there from the teahouse to this hall?" ”

The boy replied, "It's half a mile away." ”

Zhang Yuan said to Jiao Hong: "The student came from outside, all the way to the mountain and stone stairs, left and right, and this boy tray tea, walked through these many threshold stone steps, did not lose his footing to break the Ou Zhan, isn't it secretly in line with the Tao." ”

Jiao Hong, Huang Ruheng's eyes are bright, Zhang Yuan answered very well, Zhang Yuan did not answer anything from the front, but through the tea boy to appear and say, there is the meaning of abstaining from hatred and fear of the gentleman, and there is the meaning of Zhuang Zhou Ding to solve the cow, extremely intriguing, this kind of reasoning with ordinary trivial things is also the style of the Taizhou school.

(To be continued)