Staying in the guest room, Qin Zhiyong's heart couldn't calm down. Suddenly, he saw the book on the table, which was the Four Books and Five Classics left by the previous scholar.

Qin Zhiyong picked up a copy of "University" and read it.

Reading requires heart.

Qin Zhiyong studied history, not classical literature. But he also understood the famous Confucian "University". In the past, Qin Zhiyong had a little understanding of the Analects of Zhongyong University, but he had not read it carefully.

Reading "University" now, it really feels a little different.

The Four Books and Five Classics can be passed down for thousands of years, and the knowledge in them is naturally broad and profound, and there is a profound truth in it.

It's just that the world doesn't study it.

There are even fewer people who can achieve the unity of knowledge and action.

"The way of the university is ...... in Mingmingde"

The sound of reading a book came out of the guest room. When they heard it, they were stunned.

The shopkeeper said: "Boss, that kid Qin Zhiyong is really a reader." He was still in a trance just now, why did he suddenly start reading? It's not that he really wants to enter Beijing to take the imperial examination and be the champion. ”

Jin Zhiyu glared at him and said, "Qin Zhiyong has a pure mind, no evil thoughts, and is not a hypocrite. He was a true reader. At noon, bring him food in and get two more dishes. ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Okay, boss lady." ”

He wondered, didn't the proprietress hate men? How could he suddenly be so good to Qin Zhiyong's kid?

I finished reading "University".

Qin Zhiyong said secretly: "If you want to cultivate your body, you must first correct your heart." The heart is right, the body is right. "University" is not an ordinary article, but a method of cultivating the mind and body. ”

Unconsciously, Qin Zhiyong sat up straight and straightened his body. As soon as his body was upright, Qin Zhiyong felt that his breathing was smoother. His mind gradually calmed down.

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The shopkeeper came to lunch: "Qin Gongzi, it's time for lunch." ”

Qin Zhiyong said gratefully: "Thank you." ”

Seeing the meat on the plate, Qin Zhiyong thought of the three men who were killed in the morning, and his face suddenly turned pale and he felt sick to his stomach.

"Wow."

Qin Zhiyong held on to the table and spit out.

The shopkeeper said, "Don't you want to be so exaggerated? Qin Gongzi, don't worry, this is not human meat, it is mutton. ”

Qin Zhiyong waved his hand and said, "I don't eat meat." Serve the meat away. ”

The shopkeeper sighed, shook his head, and took the mutton away.

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Had lunch. Qin Zhiyong walked out of the guest room and said to Jin Jiyu: "Boss, I don't have any silver on me, so I can't eat and drink for nothing here." I'll do the work for you. ”

No matter in any era or in any social environment, we must have a sweet mouth and be diligent in our hands and feet in order to have a foothold.

Otherwise, you won't be able to get along.

The gold inlaid jade is the heart of the knife mouth tofu.

She said to Qin Zhiyong: "Don't plan to leave the inn? ”

Qin Zhiyong said: "I want to stay." ”

Jin Jianyu sneered: "You kid is a little self-aware. This is the desert Gobi, you don't know martial arts, even if you don't meet robbers and bandits after you go out, it's a dead end. You don't have any money, so you can't eat and drink from me for nothing. You go to the kitchen and help. ”

Qin Zhiyong nodded and said, "Yes, boss lady." ”

Qin Zhiyong turned around and walked towards the kitchen. Jin Jianyu looked at his back, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.

Entering the kitchen, Qin Zhiyong smelled a faint smell of blood. It reminded him of the scene of the murder in the morning.

The butcher is cutting meat.

Diao's unmet knife skills are superb. The kitchen knife turned into a knife light in his hand, and a large piece of meat was quickly cut.

The thickness of the meat slices is even.

Seeing the sheep's head and sheep bones on the board, Qin Zhiyong felt a little better in his heart. It's not human flesh.

Walking to Diao Buyu's side, Qin Zhiyong asked, "I don't know if you can teach me how to cut vegetables?" ”

Diao Buyu smiled at Qin Zhiyong, nodded and said, "Of course...... OK. It's best if you can help. ”

The shopkeeper said beside him: "Master Qin, you don't know, this guy is a lazy thing." He wished someone would help him chop vegetables and meat. You asked him to teach you how to chop vegetables, which is exactly what he wanted. ”

Diao Buyu said: "I'm cutting vegetables fast...... Didn't delay the work. ”

Qin Zhiyong said with a smile: "I'm very happy to be able to help everyone." ”

Diao Buyu brought a piece of meat, handed the kitchen knife to Qin Zhiyong, and asked Qin Zhiyong to cut it.

Qin Zhiyong took the kitchen knife and went straight to the knife.

Diao Buyu shook his head and corrected Qin Zhiyong's technique of holding the knife.

Cutting vegetables and moving knives is a science. Qin Zhiyong doesn't understand, and needs to be taught by hand.

The technique of holding the knife was correct, and Diao Buyu signaled that Qin Zhiyong could go under the knife.

At the beginning, Qin Zhiyong cut very slowly, and the knife was unstable. After cutting more than a dozen knives, Qin Zhiyong began to adjust his body and change his standing posture to make his body more upright and balanced.

With this change, the speed of the cutter is really much faster.

The shopkeeper and Diao Buyu are martial arts masters, especially Diao Buyu, who are experts in cutting vegetables with knives. When Qin Zhiyong was cutting meat, his eyes were very focused, and coupled with the fine-tuning of his body, he stood very upright. They all felt that Qin Zhiyong's understanding was amazing.

It's a pity that Qin Zhiyong is too old to practice internal skills. Otherwise, Qin Zhiyong will definitely become a first-class master in the rivers and lakes.

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After Qin Zhiyong helped in the kitchen for seven or eight days, he became familiar with the proprietress Jin Zhuyu, the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper, and Diao Buyu. Qin Zhiyong is diligent, hard-working, and does not have the eyes of a scholar who is above the top and arrogant.

They liked him very much.

Everyone likes diligent people.

These days, Qin Zhiyong has to recite the Four Books and Five Classics in addition to work every day.

Reading calligraphy, there are three to.

Heart, eyes, mouth, faith, all want.

Qin Zhiyong has been able to recite "University". And I have a lot of reading experience.

Knowing and then there is certainty, and then there is stability, and then it can be quiet, and then it can be peaceful.

Stability, tranquility, peace.

The three levels of Confucian cultivation of the mind-body method.

It is easy to fix a body. But to settle the heart, it is very difficult.

The first thing Qin Zhiyong had to do was to cultivate his concentration. As for "stillness" and "peace", those are the higher realms. Not considered at this time.

This morning.

Qin Zhiyong found the gold inlaid jade, he thought he was familiar with her, and he could ask for martial arts. He wanted to ask for advice several times before, but the words came to his lips and swallowed back.

"The hostess. I wonder if you can teach me martial arts? I have no power to restrain the chicken, and I want to practice martial arts to defend myself. Qin Zhiyong plucked up the courage to ask.

Qin Zhiyong wanted to learn martial arts, and he was not surprised at all.

She said: "I have long seen that you want to practice martial arts. You follow Diao Buyu every day to cut meat and vegetables to practice knife skills, I see it in my eyes. Unfortunately, it was too late. Your meridians are blocked, you are old, and you can't cultivate internal strength. I have basic internal strength and Taizu Changquan here. If you want, take it. As for whether you can practice or not, it depends on your own creation. ”

Qin Zhiyong nodded without hesitation: "Yes." ”

Jin Jiyu took out two books and gave them to Qin Zhiyong.

One is the internal strength of the heart, and the other is the boxing book.

The basic internal strength and the Taizu Changquan are the most basic exercises in the rivers and lakes. There are various sects and martial arts halls.

Even when the head of the forbidden army "Zhou Huai'an" taught the soldiers martial arts, he actually taught basic internal skills and Taizu Changquan.

Therefore, Jin Moyu gave these two exercises to Qin Zhiyong, and he was not distressed at all.

But these two exercises are life-saving things for Qin Zhiyong. He took the book and said gratefully, "Thank you, lady." ”

Jin Jiyu didn't think that Qin Zhiyong could practice his internal strength.

Which master of internal strength hasn't started meditating and cultivating since he was a child? He only began to practice internal strength in his twenties, and there was almost no hope.

Taizu's long fist can be practiced. But without internal strength to control the boxing method, no matter how well Taizu Changquan practiced, it was just a flower fist embroidered legs.

Jin Zhuyu said with a smile: "Practice hard." If there is a miracle, maybe you can become a peerless master in the rivers and lakes. ”

These are words of comfort to Qin Zhiyong.

Back to the room.

What Qin Zhiyong had to do was not to cultivate immediately, but to memorize the boxing book and the internal strength of the heart.

The Analects. Wei Linggong recorded that Zi said: If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools.

With full preparation, you can get things done handily and get twice the result with half the effort.

If you have a positive attitude, you will not be so impetuous. If you read a book, you will be able to concentrate, and your memory will naturally improve.

Qin Zhiyong only spent one morning memorizing the internal strength and heart method and boxing spectrum.

When he practiced boxing, his movements were slow, his punches were weak, and his hands and feet were not in place, which made people feel a little funny. But his demeanor was so focused, as if he was really silent in the boxing technique.

The gold inlaid jade and the shopkeepers did not laugh.

What kind of person Qin Zhiyong is, they all know it. When they were practicing, they were not as focused as Qin Zhiyong. No matter how slow and funny Qin Zhiyong's movements were, they all felt that they were not qualified to laugh at them.

It's just that Qin Zhiyong was born at the wrong time, he is old, and he is not suitable for cultivating internal strength, which is quite a pity. But there's no way around it.

A tall middle-aged man in armor walked into the inn with more than a dozen guards. The shopkeeper, Diao Buyu, and the shopkeeper immediately said respectfully: "I've seen Mr. Qian." ”

Qin Zhiyong stopped practicing boxing and saluted with the shopkeeper.

To be a man, you must follow the local customs.

Don't make a statement.

This place is the Dragon Gate Inn. If you are hacked to death with a knife, who will you talk to?

When there is no strong force to protect yourself, you must keep a low profile, a low profile, and a low profile.

This is the way to survive.

Jin Jiyu smiled and said, "Mr. Qian, why do you have time to come to my small shop?" ”

The relationship between Jin Jiyu and Mr. Qian is not ordinary. The fact that Jin Jiyu was able to open a store here is thanks to the care of Mr. Qian.

Mr. Qian laughed and said, "I didn't come this time to sleep with you, but to inform you of something serious." A secret letter was sent from the imperial court. Yang Yuxuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, attempted to rebel and was executed by Cao Shaoqin of Dongchang who seized the evidence. ”

"Yang Yuxuan's son and daughter will be sent here, and they may pass by the Longmen Inn when they go out. Although Yang Yuxuan died, there were several loyal masters under his command, especially Zhou Huai'an, the head of the forbidden army, who was said to be particularly powerful in martial arts. I'm afraid he'll come and rob people. Anyway, you all pay attention. ”

Jin Jiyu's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "My Lord Qian, you can rest assured." I opened a shop with gold and jade, and people from all religions and nine streams have seen it. Even if something happens, I can handle it. ”

Mr. Qian nodded, believing in the ability of gold and jade. He saw Qin Zhiyong, a stranger, and asked, "Who is this little white face?" ”

Jin Zhuyu said nonchalantly, "Oh. Qin Zhiyong, he's a new guy I've recruited, helping out with chores in the kitchen. ”