Several people were eating noodles, and Bai Junru and Zhang Ziqiang, Zou Feifei, and the Li family sisters returned to the post house at the same time, but after Fan Difei asked, they knew that they had gone to the Qing Talk Conference together.

Seeing that they were eating supper, Zhang Ziqiang knocked on the table and said with a smile: "You guys are too much, don't you know how to prepare one for us?"

"Ready. Hou Jingru hurriedly called the cook and served noodles to a few people.

Zhang Ziqiang was just joking, but he didn't expect to have his own, so he quickly sat down, took a pair of chopsticks, and said with a smile: "Jingru is really virtuous! If you get married in the future, your husband will be really blessed!"

Seeing that Zhang Ziqiang also said similar things to himself, Fan Difei felt the same as the hero, but Zou Feifei and Li Shuting frowned slightly after hearing this, glanced at Hou Jingru, and sat down one by one.

Li Shuyi ran to Yao Ruoyu with a smile and sat down, and told him about the Qing Talks, most of which were boring debates, and only when she mentioned a young man who participated in the meeting, she blushed like a young girl, and her words were intermittent.

Li Huan stirred the noodles and said with a smile: "Shuyi, have you changed your mind?"

Li Shuyi sighed, looked over blankly, and only reacted when she saw the narrow evil smile in her eyes, her cheeks became more and more blushing, and she stammered: "It's different! Li Gongzi is indeed a personable gentleman, but my senior brother is still my idol!"

Seeing that there was something wrong with their topic, Yao Ruoyu smiled bitterly and quickly changed the topic: "Who is this Li Gongzi?"

Referring to this person, Bai Junru actually showed a rare look of appreciation, and sighed: "This person is the champion of today's science, and he is also a handsome man who is not born in my Confucianism. ”

"Moreover, he is not only knowledgeable, but also has a heart that does not cling to the powerful," Bai Junru patted his thigh and exclaimed, "At this Qing Meeting, the three princes all wanted to accept him as a disciple, but he said that he already had a master, a teacher for one day and a father for life, and he was unwilling to change the court. ”

Unlike cultivators, it is actually relatively normal for scholars to have multiple teachers, you must know that with the status of the Three Princes, looking at the world, not to mention the children of Confucianism, even if it is other scholars, there are almost no people who are unwilling to become their disciples.

This person can refuse among them, and he is indeed a bit arrogant.

Zhang Ziqiang was eating noodles with his head buried in his head, and suddenly raised his head and said, "Brother Yao, this person is very strong." ”

Yao Ruoyu didn't react at first, so he replied casually before coming back to his senses, frowning and saying, "Very strong, how strong?"

With Zhang Ziqiang's identity as the third person on the splendid list, if he can evaluate a peer who is very strong, then this person is really strong, but he doesn't seem to have heard of such a strong figure in Confucianism and cultivation in the Song Dynasty?

Suddenly, Yao Ruoyu's mind flashed and he was surprised: "Is this person's name Li Yuezhou?"

"How do you know?" Zhang Ziqiang wondered.

Yao Ruoyu took a long breath and said with a smile: "What I just thought of, I have only learned people, and the cultivation that you can pay attention to, and his surname is Li, and there is only Li Yuezhou, who is ninth on the splendid list." ”

Because it has been a few months since the last update of the Splendid List, Yao Ruoyu has long forgotten the top ten rankings. It wasn't until Zhang Ziqiang mentioned that the other party's cultivation was strong before that he thought about whether he would be the one on the Splendid List, and then he thought of Li Yuezhou, who ranked ninth on the Splendid List.

"Li Yuezhou?" At this time, Zou Buyi, who came downstairs when he heard the movement below, happened to hear everyone talking, and he raised his eyebrows, glanced at Yao Ruoyu, and chuckled, "Why did you suddenly talk about him?"

"Do you know him?" asked Yao Ruoyu when he turned around.

Zou Buyi smiled: "I know him, he doesn't know me, but Li Yuezhou, how can he not know, the ninth [white clothes] on the splendid list, and there is one more thing you don't know, right?"

Seeing that he was selling Guanzi, Li Huan said angrily: "Believe it or not, I will tell Sister Xian tomorrow?"

"He is a descendant of Confucianism. The threat was in front, and Zou Buyi replied decisively.

"Confucianism?" Before everyone could react, Bai Junru was already shocked, "You mean, then Li Yuezhou is a contemporary descendant of Confucianism?"

"Yes, I thought Mr. Bai would know. Zou Buyi was also a little surprised.

Bai Junru's eyes suddenly became complicated, and he said lightly: "Confucian culture has a long history, and there have been many branches so far, including the personal transmission of Confucius, the eight schools of the Warring States Period, the theology of the Wei Dynasty, the Taoism of the Tang Dynasty, and the moral theology, but in a general sense, everyone still respects the lineage of Confucius as Confucian orthodoxy. ”

Everyone in the Literature and Art Department is a science student, and they don't know much about the history of Confucianism, but Zou Buyi said with a smile: "It is said that Confucius knew that Confucian children would have differences because of different opinions in the future, so he deliberately left a lineage and inherited all his Confucianism.

"Mr. Zou is erudite, it is true," Bai Junru bowed his head lightly and sighed, "It's a pity that for thousands of years, although Confucianism rose with the support of the Han Dynasty and overpowered the hundred schools of thought, but the lineage of Confucius has disappeared, and it is rumored that they are hidden among the people, and one line is passed on, but no one knows who each generation of heirs is, and how does Mr. Zou know that Li Yuezhou is the lineage of Confucius Sheng?"

Zou Buyi blinked and smiled, "Secret." ”

Everyone has their own secrets, Bai Junru is not good to ask, but he has a little more sigh in his heart, he has been immersed in Confucianism for many years, and he admires Confucius even more, and now he knows that he has seen Kong Sheng's disciples with his own eyes, and his chest is full of passion, and he can't wait to ask the sky for another three hundred years, to follow that Li Yuezhou around, and listen to Confucius Sheng's thoughts.

Zhang Ziqiang was eating noodles, suddenly thought of something, and said with a smile: "After this Qing Talks, I heard many people sigh that 'accepting apprentices should accept Li Yuezhou', and it is estimated that in a few days, this sentence will spread all over the world." ”

"I'm kind of interested in this guy. Yao Ruoyu smiled foolishly.

"Don't talk about him, this time, you also made a lot of limelight at the Qing Talks. Li Shuting smiled.

Seeing Yao Ruoyu's curiosity, Zhang Ziqiang smiled and said: "Didn't you say before that you would hold a hundred forums to discuss reforms, and those old Confucians beat their chests one by one after they found out, and they all said that you are an enemy of Confucianism and want to destroy the thousand-year-old foundation of Confucianism." ”

Talking about this, Bai Junru was also a little embarrassed, and hesitated: "Lord Wang, dare to ask if you really want to hold a hundred forums?"

"Of course!" Yao Ruoyu smiled, his expression was also a little solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "Although I have never experienced the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but just by recording in the history books, I can feel the prosperity of the hundreds of schools of thought at that time.

Bai Junru was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "Could it be a bad thing? My Confucianism adheres to the will of heaven and supports the prosperity of successive dynasties, which is the study of governing the country, is it wrong to be orthodox?"

"Only by being prepared for danger in times of peace can we achieve enlightenment," Yao Ruoyu shook his head lightly and said indifferently, "I have no intention of evaluating the merits of Confucianism over the past thousand years, but I have always believed in one sentence, existence is reasonable, and there are hundreds of schools of thought, except for Confucianism, is it true that none of the other schools of thought is beneficial to governing the country? Why should we reject them all?"

"Confucianism, it seems that Confucianism governs the country and levels the world, and creates a prosperous world, but in fact, it is a self-styled footstep, you know, sitting and talking can talk about the Tao, there were no hundred schools of thought competing in those years, each expressing its own opinions, and various ideas collided with each other to send out sparks, how can there be progress?

Bai Junru was suddenly silent, unlike the Confucian people who had always been immersed in Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, he had followed Yao Ruoyu around the years and accepted many novel ideas from later generations, and his thinking was no longer as rigid as before, and he was able to accept new things.

Yao Ruoyu said that there is nothing new in modern times, but in ancient times, it was a thought-provoking wise saying, which made Bai Junru see a door, and after pushing it open, he could see the door of the hundreds of schools of thought arguing to create brilliance in the world.

Taking a deep breath, Bai Junru stood up solemnly and bowed: "The prince has the ambition of elegance and inclusiveness!" The old minister admired, this time the hundred forums, the old minister will definitely assist Dean Song wholeheartedly, and he will never dare to slack off. ”

In fact, Yao Ruoyu was just talking nonsense, seeing that he was serious, he was a little embarrassed, and quickly helped him up: "The boss doesn't have to be like this, this hundred schools of thought forum is of great significance, and it has a great impact on Confucianism, but the so-called broken and then standing, only by removing impurities, can it bloom with new brilliance." ”

Bai Junru felt the same way, and said: "Before returning to Dawen, the old minister will first contact a few old friends and relay what the prince wants to tell them. ”

When this kind of thing was mentioned, most of the people were not interested, chatted briefly, and after eating noodles, they went back to their rooms to rest, only Yao Ruoyu and Zou Buyi remained in the lobby.

Yao Ruoyu asked, "Do you plan to speak on behalf of the Yin and Yang family this time?"

Zou Buyi was sorting out the threads exposed at the corners of his clothes, and he didn't raise his head when he heard this, and said with a smile: "I don't have this plan." ”

"Why?" said Yao Ruoyu, surprised.

"Do you really think that the hundred schools of thought have been passed down to this day for the so-called statecraft?" Zou Buyi seemed to think of something, his expression was a little gloomy, and he asked himself, "No, the reason why it has been passed down to this day is just for the sake of the Nine Dragons fighting for immortals." ”

As if knowing that Yao Ruoyu would show doubts, Zou Buyi smiled lightly: "During the Warring States Period, the heroes were divided, the stars were shining, it was the golden year, and the situation of the Nine Dragons competing for immortals was about to start, but I didn't expect the First Emperor to suddenly rise, sweep through China, unify the six countries, and want to fight the opportunity to fight for immortals alone." ”

"In desperation, Kong Sheng and the other hundred ancestors had to join forces to postpone the launch of the Nine Dragons Immortal Race for 1,600 years," Zou Buyi raised his head and smiled meaningfully, "That is, now." ”

Suddenly learning of this layout plan that has lasted for more than a thousand years, Yao Ruoyu couldn't help but be stunned, and only frowned after a while: "Go on." ”

Zou Buyi sighed and said indifferently: "After postponing the opportunity to become an immortal back then, the hundred schools each left behind their own hands, passed down the core secret transmission separately, and waited for the opportunity to become an immortal in this life, but unfortunately it is a pity that it is 1,600 years! I don't know how many families have disappeared in the long river of time, so far, I know that there may still exist only four or five. ”

Yao Ruoyu was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "So the reason why you followed me in the first place was to compete for the opportunity to become an immortal?

"Hehe, when people are so tired, why do you want to be a dragon?" Zou Buyi asked rhetorically, shook his head and said, "I don't have the ambition to become an immortal, but according to the records of the past dynasties, a person who becomes an immortal can open the door to the immortal world, and at that time, in addition to this person who has achieved the Nine Realms, others will also be able to go to the immortal realm together." ”

Yao Ruoyu relieved his doubts, and then frowned: "But I ......"

"I know you don't want to fight for the opportunity to become an immortal," Zou Buyi interrupted him very unceremoniously, and said in a deep voice, "But Lao Yao, have you ever thought that even if you don't fight, will others let you go?"

Yao Ruoyu was dumbfounded, frowned and said: "As long as I don't reach the Eight Realms......" Before the words fell, he himself smiled bitterly and shook his head, if you want to really have a foothold in Huaxia, not be coveted by others, and ensure the safety of everyone in the Literature and Art Department, you must reach the Eight Realms, so that you can be qualified to truly protect everyone.

"That's it!" Zou Bu flicked his sleeves and said meaningfully, "Lord Wang, you are already in the game, everything is involuntarily, the Nine Dragons compete for immortals, you can't escape!"