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"Not yet." Zhao Jingfan was a little depressed, "The priest thinks that I still have concerns in my heart and that my faith is not pious enough, so I can't baptize for the time being." ”

Sun Yuanqi breathed a sigh of relief: It seems that Jingfan still has room for redemption, and those who preach Christianity in the school seem to be quite formal, and they are not like some organizations that accept people regardless of gender, age and child. That's it!

"And how did you come to Christianity?"

Jing Fan recalled: "A few years ago, my father and mother and eldest brother were not in Beijing, and there were only the eldest sister and me at home, but the eldest sister also had her own affairs and came home late every day. I have to go to school during the day, so it's fine; At night, a person guarding the empty yard was panicked, feeling as if the grass was about to grow. By chance, I saw a Bible on the teacher's desk and borrowed it to read it in the evening. At first, I didn't believe it, but after reading it, I felt peaceful and happy. Later, when I went to church to listen to everyone's sermons, prayers, and hymns, I felt more peaceful and happy. The more you go, the more obvious it feels. I felt that it was the Lord's calling to me, and I believed in ......"

In this case, the culprit turned out to be me!

Sun Yuanqi was full of guilt, but the matter had come to this point, and it was useless to feel guilty. While talking, the two had already walked the stone steps, and when they arrived in front of Tong Wenlou, Sun Yuanqi stood still and said to Jing Fan in a gentle manner: "Regarding your faith, outsiders are not allowed to put their beaks. But this matter is because of me, and you are what I grew up watching, as a teacher, I would like to talk about my few views, which are not necessarily right, and I hope to inspire you. ”

Jing Fan hurriedly bowed down and said respectfully: "The students are listening. ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "First of all, I want to talk about the issue of faith. As the saying goes, 'Interlacing is like separating mountains.' I'm a half-baked physicist to talk about faith, and it's a bit of a nondescript. But science and faith do not seem to be in opposition, as evidenced by the fact that the greatest scientist of mankind, Isaac Newton, devoted himself to theological studies in his later years. I'm going to talk about my views on faith today, and it's nothing high-minded, it's all cliché.

"Does faith have meaning for life? The answer is a resounding yes. Faith plays an important role in the standards of good and evil, social morality, value systems, etc. The harmony and stability of society is inseparable from the power of faith. Individuals also need faith to bravely face life's major issues such as life, old age, sickness, and death.

"While faith is important and meaningful to life, it is not the whole of life. There are many more realistic and important things in life, such as family, love, ideals, career, motherland, etc., which are worth our lifelong struggle and even dedication to it. Confucius once said, 'Stand at thirty'. What is it that stands? It is the worldview, the outlook on life, and the values. Before the age of 30, I have not yet understood the world, life, and values, so I rashly put my life into faith, which I think is very irresponsible for life! ”

Jing Fan closed his mouth and did not speak.

Sun Yuanqi continued: "Secondly, you have to understand your family's thoughts. The beliefs that have been nurtured and evolved for thousands of years in the land of China are more suitable for traditional Chinese like your parents; And traditional Chinese like your parents are also more spiritually dependent on this domestic faith. Although compared with the very elaborate religions of the West, the beliefs of the Chinese seem to be much more complicated, and when encountering major events, from the Sage of Kong, the second brother of Guan to the land duke, the city god, from the Jade Emperor, the Taishang Laojun to the Buddha Shakyamuni, Guanyin Bodhisattva, no matter Buddhism, Taoism or any religion, they can ask one by one.

"But you can't deny the importance of these gods to the people because they are so big, almost every idol plays their own role in the lives of the people. Worship Guanyin when you give birth, worship the two immortals when you get married, worship Confucius when you study, worship the saint when you practice martial arts, worship the God of Wealth when you get rich, and worship the land public when you have a good harvest...... It is ignorant or superstitious, but in the process of prostrating, it does bring spiritual comfort to the people who pray for blessings. Without them, who can soothe these people who have no way to seek help, who is suffering and anxious?

Moreover, it is these beliefs that maintain the existence and spread of Chinese civilization. For example, Emperor Wenchang's reverence for the words and paper has enabled a large number of classics to be preserved, and today we are fortunate to see the ink of the sages more than 1,000 years ago; The good and evil of the Ten Palaces of Yama are rewarded, so that the people of the country are helpful and do not dare to do bad things, even in secret, because every thing will be recorded by the Yin Si; The protection of the descendants of the ancestors makes the family united and fraternal, which is conducive to maintaining the stability of the family, and the descendants will continue for generations. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Yuanqi looked at Tong Wenlou in front of him and asked Jing Fan, "Do you still have an impression of Lao Tong?" ”

"Yes, of course! I was nine or ten years old at the time, and I already have a good memory! He is not tall, slightly hunched over, black and thin, and he will say 'our flag people' at every turn. Jing Fan recalled.

Listening to Jing Fan's description, it seems that Lao Tong is standing in front of him vividly, and he is slowly saying, "We are serious eight hundred flag people." Closing his eyes and sighing, Sun Yuanqi said: "When I first met Lao Tong, he was a porter in the Horse Temple, he was a person who had nothing to worry about, and he looked good when he talked and laughed, but there was no trace of anger in his eyes, and it felt like he was passing one day at a time." Even if he was given ten oceans a month, he would be able to spend nothing. Why? because he had no children.

"Later, his brother passed Tong Jingsheng to him, you look at him again, it's like a different person! Every month, if he is given five oceans, he can save four and a half dollars. If it weren't for Geng Zinian who was shot and killed in retrieving books, it is estimated that he would still be smiling and shouting everywhere! Chinese, don't you live for your children and grandchildren? ”

This time, Jing Fan didn't speak again.

Sun Yuanqi glanced back at him, and finally said: "I have been influenced by Western culture, and I have been abroad, so I am quite open-minded." So the third point I want to make is that everyone has freedom of belief, and I respect your choice. You go back and think about it, come back to me in half a year, and if you still stick to your faith at that time, I will find a way to help you. ”

The so-called method is nothing more than sending him to study in Europe and the United States. By the time he graduated with a Ph.D., the Qing Dynasty had already fallen. Entering the Republic of China, the social atmosphere gradually became enlightened, maybe Lao Zhao could accept his son's belief in Christianity at that time?

At present, Sun Yuanqi can't tell him this way, because once people find out that there is a way back, they often lose the courage to make up their minds.

After the Spring Festival, the atmosphere in the capital is even more weird, almost a bit of a danger to everyone. At this time, Sun Yuanqi missed Yang Du's right-hand man even more.

Wang Minyun, the grandmaster of imperial studies, lived in Jingshi University, and Sun Yuanqi also visited once, and saw that the old man in his seventies and nearly eighty years old looked tired, and he was embarrassed to say what he wanted to say. Who knew that Wang Xiangqi was quite interested, and pulled Sun Yuanqi to the south and north for a long time:

"Baixi, all the learning of the emperor, must be based on scriptures, with historiography as the backbone, with the pre-Qin princes as the branches, with the Han and Wei poems as the leaves, through the way of Confucius and Mencius, the opportunity to reach Sun Wu, know astronomy, know geography, set all the true talents and real learning from the past and present, and then climb the famous mountains and rivers to be magnificent, visit the people's sufferings to enrich their minds, and form the world's heroes as assistance, and the princes and nobles to speak out, and have the ability to do great things."

"Uh-" Sun Yuanqi's head suddenly froze.

Wang Xiangqi still didn't realize it: "The ability to be both full of guilt, or calmly take fame, from the official career, the toilet body corridor temple, dedication to the ninefold, the macro theory to reach the heavens, participate in political affairs, assist the Son of Heaven, be a generation of virtuous ministers, and build a great cause; Or look at the government and the opposition coldly, look for extraordinary people, come up with strange schemes, book clever strategies, take advantage of the sky, according to the geographical advantage, collect people's hearts, unite the strength, do a very great cause, with cloth clothes as the prime minister, by the scholar to seal the prince, the name of the world, the history of the merit. ”

Imperial studies are really profound! Sun Yuanqi listened to these words like chanting scriptures, and felt that he was really unblessed, so he had to retreat quickly.

The emperor lives up to his wishes. After the twentieth day of the first lunar month, Sun Yuanqi had just finished receiving Professor Martin, who had traveled from far and wide to visit, and Yang Du took the train to Beijing. Sun Yuanqi hurriedly stepped forward to ask for advice, but as soon as Yang Du dropped his luggage, he went straight to Wang Minyun's apartment to visit the teacher.

The master and apprentice are reunited, and Sun Yuanqi is not good to be a villain. After waiting for another day, Yang Du appeared in the house by the back sea.

Before he could sit down, Sun Yuanqi asked anxiously: "Huizi, what do you think of the situation in Beijing recently?" ”

Yang Du shook the folding fan and smiled slightly: "I am in my hometown in Hunan these days, and the news is blocked, how do I know the situation in Beijing?" ”

"These are newspapers and newspapers before and after the Spring Festival, can you take a look at them first?" Sun Yuanqi hurriedly brought out a large pile of information.

Yang Du nodded, put the folding fan on the table, and began to flip through the newspaper.

Sun Yuanqi felt bored, so he casually picked up the folding fan that Yang Du had just put aside and admired it. To say that Yang Du is also a bag, all year round in his hand can not do without the folding fan, and each folding fan is very proven, not a famous poet, or a famous calligrapher and painter, the worst and worst is also Yang Du's own handwriting. In the future, it is enough to organize a special auction in Guardian and Hanhai!

This time is no exception, the front of the fan is a plum blossom, the petals are dyed with cinnabar, and the color is extremely strong and unrestrained; The branches are ink-colored with a few strokes, but they look vigorous and powerful. The word "Baishi" is signed on the side, which is thought to be Qi Baishi's masterpiece.

Now Qi Baishi is teaching at Jingshi University, and Sun Yuanqi is quite familiar with him. Hundreds of paintings have been looted before and after, and it's strange if you're not familiar with it! Under the influence of his ears and eyes, Sun Yuanqi also has a slight ability to distinguish between Baishi's paintings.

Sun Yuanqi turned the fan over again, and found that the reverse side was actually a poem written by Qi Baishi: "The old man is happy today, and he has a full plate of frost on credit." forced Chang'an chant to be a guest, and deleted the poem with wine behind closed doors. Brother Qingjian, when the same guest Jinghua, Baishi. ”

Brother Qingjian, when he is the same guest Jinghua? When Sun Yuanqi read this, he was surprised and said "Huh": Qi Baishi painted and wrote for himself, and the inscription was first "Mr.", and then he became familiar with it, so he used the joking "mountain chief" to call him, and he had not enjoyed the treatment of "brother benevolent"! How could Yang Du be able to get Qi Baishi's blue eyes?

Seeing Sun Yuan speak up, Yang Du raised his head slightly, and his eyes looked over the gap in the newspaper.

Sun Yuanqi asked, "Huizi, are you very familiar with Qi Baishi?" ”

Yang Du retracted his gaze and replied casually: "Of course it's familiar!" We are not only brothers in the same class, but also fellow villagers in Xiangtan, can we not be acquainted? ”

Sun Yuanqi patted his head: No, Qi Baishi and Yang Du are both disciples of Wang Xiangqi. How did you forget about this stubble? However, they are Xiangtan natives, and this is the first time I have heard of them: "You are all from Xiangtan?" ”

"Yes, I am from Baishi Township, Xiangtan, and I am from Jiangshe Township, Xiangtan, and the two places are about 100 miles apart." Yang Du's eyes didn't leave the newspaper for a moment when he spoke.

Sun Yuanqi's heart suddenly moved: "Then have you heard of Shaoshan Chong?" ”

"Oh, I've heard, fifty or sixty miles northwest of our Jiang She, that place is not big, and it is not famous. Fortunately, you asked me, if you asked about the dying, I guess he really didn't know! Their white stone can be just south of our Jiang She, two or three hundred miles away from Shaoshan Chong! Yang Du said as he folded the "Declaration" he had just finished reading in his hand.

Sun Yuan was happy: Shaoshan Chong is not famous? It's terrible to be uneducated!

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