"The equality of Confucianism and Taoism is called 'Qi Wu', and the equality of Confucianism is called 'Heavenly People'. That is to say, people are not born to be noble and low, and people are not born to be noble, because they are all heavenly people, and they are born equal. People should never live in the mountains and forests with birds and beasts, but should come into contact with all living beings, share joy with them, and bear their misfortunes. In many cases, it is precisely because of the chaos and disorder of the world that we have to take responsibility. We should treat people, including living beings, with a kind of love that is equal to them. The integration of 'benevolence' and 'propriety' is the core of our Confucianism. ”

The voice was steady and peaceful, and the person who spoke was Master Zhou of Goose Lake Academy. And his audience was Li Xiangru, who was sitting in a Confucian robe.

Master Zhou stayed here for seven days, and for three days he was guarding Li Xiangru in a coma, protecting his heart and protecting his heart. Although Li Xiangru was favored by the celestial phenomena, he could not obtain the inheritance of the celestial phenomena. Although the Qi Sea Acupoint in the body had been opened up, the change in spiritual power had not increased much. For this reason, Master Zhou couldn't help but say that it was a pity. If this one in Li Xiangru's body was replaced by a spirit beast with spiritual wisdom such as Bai Ze and Vermilion Bird, just the heavenly phenomena seven days ago, he would be able to fully absorb it, and his realm would also be raised by at least two grades. But that gluttony is one of the four murderers who have always been greedy, and it is just gluttony that is cheap when he steps into the sky.

After snatching the spirit of heaven and earth, the gluttony fell into a deep sleep again.

During the three days that Li Xiangru was in a coma, the gold, black, and even some faint purple qi in his body kept circulating.

Although Li Xiangru's muscles and bones have already reached a height under the tempering of the army and the great power, the heavy injury to his heart still makes it a little difficult for him to withstand the spiritual power in the golden pillar. It may be a blessing to have a gluttonous appetite.

The greed of gluttony is known to the world, and he even had to use his spiritual power to help Li Xiangru stabilize the breath in his body.

Master Zhou stroked his long white beard and quietly looked at his nominal disciple who had surprised him when he met him for the first time, and his mood was quite complicated. After a few days of getting along, he felt that the disciple in front of him might not have too high achievements above Confucian academics, but he had a good heart, a superior physique, and an excellent understanding. This disciple may be the only disciple he admires and hopes for.

Li Xiangru nodded in contemplation, as if he had realized. In the past few days, under the indoctrination of Confucian ideology, he has gained a new understanding of his state of mind. These solved his confusion about many futures, but in terms of cultivation, Master Zhou did not teach much.

Confucianism focuses on the pursuit of the heart, to be calm and quiet.

Zhou Fuzi slowly stood up, walked out of the window with his hands in his hand, looked at the overlapping peaks and mountains in the distance, and said slowly: "There are three thousand avenues, and all of them can enter the road." No matter how you can prove the beginning, you can't achieve it without great mana, whether it is to prove the Tao, behead the corpse to achieve the Tao, or to gain merit and gain the Tao, it is just 'the way of three thousand avenues, take one', the ways are different, the different paths are the same, and all the laws are one. Confucianism, teaching the world, opening up the wisdom of the people, assisting the princes, and biasing the way of merit. But the road was difficult, and much mudter than the others. Your Master's Word ......"

Speaking of Mo Dawei, he couldn't help frowning, as if he was considering the words, and then continued: "Your master's Tao is more miscellaneous, entering the Tao with martial arts, entering the Tao with a sword, and entering the Tao with the Tao. At the beginning, the three of us were the strongest in his learning ability, but none of them had any of his professional Dao, and they all had understanding, but they were better at killing. He ......"

When it came to Mo Dawei, Master Zhou was obviously a little melancholy, and he didn't mention it. Li Xiangru was very curious, curious about the relationship between the blind master and Master Zhou and Chen Qingfeng. It's just that he can't ask directly, so when he hears it, he up his ears.

The corner of Zhou Fuzi's eyes caught Li Xiangru's small expression, he laughed, and changed the topic: "You are originally in the world, and the wisdom of Confucianism should be regarded as your wisdom to solve doubts, and it is good to always remember not to harm the innocent and harm the people." ”

Li Xiangru stood up, stood a few steps behind Master Zhou, and gave a slight salute, he was still very grateful to this famous teacher. At the beginning, I just thought it was a favor from the blind master, and the identity of the disciple of the Goose Lake Academy was also to let him better act in the capital, but I didn't want Master Zhou to come here in person and teach and teach, and now he is following the teachings on the cultivation of the Tao, and he can't help but look solemn when he hears the words.

Master Zhou slowly turned his head, stared at Li Xiangru and said: "I have been talking to you about these 'Seven Classics and Five Meanings' outlines in the past few days, with your understanding, you should be able to achieve something in time, although you say that you are not interested in books, but learning is necessary after all." Read wisely, and you still have to go and see it in your spare time. ”

"Yes, the disciple respectfully obeys the master's teachings!" Li Xiangru's face was calm and his tone was respectful.

Zhou Fuzi glanced at Li Xiangru a few more times, slowly turned his head and turned his gaze to the scene outside the window again, gently put his right hand on the windowsill, and said: "Those who know are not confused, those who are benevolent are not worried, and those who are brave are not afraid." Do you know who you can describe in that statement?"

Li Xiangru lowered his head and pondered, doubting in his heart.

Master Zhou obviously didn't let him really answer, but after a little pause, he replied: "Boren, the great disciple of the National Teacher, has average talent and average physique among the many disciples of the National Teacher, but he has a calm temperament, is diligent, can endure hardships and endure loneliness, and has a superior temperament! Boren's heart has benevolence, not to mention bravery. He had studied with his old man for a period of time, looking at books every day, and slowly being able to write something with a little meaning from behind his lack of literacy, which was a very long process for him. ”

Master Zhou was silent for a moment and added: "Boren, since he was a child, his parents died, and he came with the exiles. When the national teacher asked him to come to the academy to find the old man, he told him the reason for accepting him as an apprentice, when the locust flood in Lizhou caused the people to have no livelihood and no food, and the king of Qi belonged to the country, the unhealthy and evil spirit was violent, and there were no less than 300,000 people who died of hunger. When the national teacher went out and met him begging on the street, his face was yellow and thin, and he was dying of hunger, so he gave him some food. At that time, even a steamed bun could be seen and killed. ”

Zhou Fuzi left from the windowsill, slowly walked to the door, went down the steps, and continued: "The national teacher gave him three steamed buns, and when he held the steamed buns, his eyes were full of that kind of desire, but after hesitation, he forcibly suppressed the desire in his eyes, carefully observed the surrounding area, put the steamed buns into his arms and hid them, only took out half of the steamed buns, and chewed them slowly. Half a steamed bun, he ate it for a long time. His cleverness lies in the fact that he finished eating in front of the national teacher. With the protection of the national teacher with extraordinary temperament, he does not have to be afraid of the eyes around him that are full of hunger and want to kill. After eating, he bowed deeply to the national teacher, and continued to walk back slowly and weakly as he had been in the same state of hunger as before. ”

"The national teacher is curious, curious about his perseverance. Then he followed him to see what he was going to do with the remaining two and a half steamed buns. The national teacher saw that he put the half of the steamed bun on an old man who was lying on the ground and was about to die. After leaving the city, he began to run desperately in one direction where there were few people. ”

Zhou Fuzi put his hands behind his back and walked slowly down the mountain.

Following behind, Li Xiangru was slightly stunned, and then followed silently.

"What about the two steamed buns left...... the old master stopped, looked up at the white clouds in the sky like cotton wool moving slowly, and said: "The national teacher ran into a small ruined temple with him, and there was a ragged woman hidden under the statue of the temple in the temple, and the woman was holding a baby less than a year old in her arms, and the baby was crying because of hunger, but the voice was already extremely weak, and the woman's face was full of mourning, and she seemed to know that her child was about to die. ”

Then Boren called out to the woman and gave her a steamed bun for her to eat. He found a bowl by himself, moistened the steamed buns with water, tore them off and fed them to the baby's mouth little by little. When the woman smiled, when the baby breathed steadily and fell asleep, he smiled happily. ”

At that time, Beren was eight years old. Zhou Fuzi retracted his gaze from the clouds, looked at the winding road under his feet, and made an ending to the story. And then no more talking.

Li Xiangru listened silently, but couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In that world, he also relied on his sister for his life, trying his best to protect her, to care for her, to give her the best. He had also suffered starvation, and had been beaten and abused by others, but for the sake of life, for the sake of her sister, he endured all humiliation. How many times in the night of the metropolis where the demons danced, he stood alone on the empty and dark balcony and cried lonely. He is not big, he is still a child in the eyes of many people, but he has taken on the responsibilities of an adult.

Zhou Fuzi turned around and smiled at Li Xiangru: "Your tenacity is no less than Boren, I heard, you also made a poem?"

"Ahh Even if it was plagiarized from later generations, he couldn't remember what poems he had read.

Zhou Fuzi looked at him with a smile, but did not say anything.

Li Xiangru scratched his head and smiled.

Master Zhou smiled heartily, didn't care, and said, "The old man is leaving." ”

Li Xiangru restrained his smile, in fact, when the master walked this way, he guessed it.

"Leave the basic books in your room and read them when you have time. The story I told you today, you are a smart person, you should be able to comprehend. Zhou Fuzi said.

Li Xiangru nodded, sighed and said, "Disciple remember, don't act rashly, and don't let hatred be dusted in your heart." ”

Zhou Fuzi nodded with his beard, looking at Li Xiangru with a trace of worry on his face, he looked at the little girl leaning on the door of the courtyard of the hut, and followed Li Xiangru's gaze at the capital Anning Town from afar, and comforted with a smile: "The old man is good, the little girl in the yard is good." Well, that day you almost fell off a cliff, and she ran desperately to save you, completely forgetting that she was an ordinary person and didn't have the ability to save you. When you are naked, she immediately checks your pulse and breathing, and then remembers that you are undressed and her face is red and hot. ”

Li Xiangru looked back at the ugly lady who felt their gaze and hid in the house in a panic, and smiled bitterly at Master Zhou: "Master, you also come to make fun of me." ”

Zhou Fuzi laughed, pointed to the room, and said, "That woman is really good." ”

Master Zhou was silent for a while and then said: "As for that woman, you don't have to worry too much, according to the old man's opinion, she is heroic, and she has the manly spirit of a woman who does not let her eyebrows go." She has her way to go, which may be different from yours and mine. ”

Such an explanation obviously did not satisfy Li Xiangru.

The old master did not explain anymore, and said, "Do what you have to do!"

After saying this, he strode away, and his voice faintly said: "The world is out of my generation, and the years of time in the rivers and lakes are urging." In the talk and laughter of Hongtu hegemony, it is better than a drunk in the world. ”

Li Xiangru suddenly realized that it was this one!