Sima Tan completely affirmed the doctrine of the sage Lao Tzu, and it is clear that there is a big difference between the theories expounded in "On the Essence of Taoism" and Liu An's "Huainanzi".

It is very reasonable for the Shinto Academy to send him to discuss with Liu An.

And Sima Tan has another identity, that is, a famous Taishi official during the Emperor Wen period. It is also the young Tai Shiling of the current dynasty, the father of Sima Zichang. Sima Zichang, name move.

After the soul traveled through this Li Changsheng's body, Li Changsheng found that many of the histories of the Shujian Continent were similar to the history before the Han Dynasty in his previous life.

The difference is that the Book Sword Continent is a world of cultivation.

Here, there are swordsmen who are known for their powerful abilities, and there are also scholars who have mastered various magical powers.

The way of swordsman cultivation is natural.

The Tao of scholars' cultivation, Taoism and humanities.

"It turned out that Senior Sima was coming, so I went to inform the dean. The teacher of the Taoist Academy looked at him and said respectfully. Obviously, Sima Tan's identity made him attach great importance to it.

After a while, a figure walked out of the Taoist Academy, accompanied by several teachers. He is none other than the fourth-generation sage of the Taoist Academy, Liu An.

"Liu An has seen Senior Sima. Liu An, the fourth-generation sage of the Taoist Academy, arched his hand to him, regarded it as a salute, and said. Originally, the juniors in the academy should salute their seniors when they see them, but Liu An, as the dean, has a noble status, so he will not salute him.

"Hmph!" Sima Tan snorted coldly and said, "I used to practice in the mountains and didn't care about the world, but now the Taoist Academy is in danger under your wrong leadership and is facing the danger of being disbanded. As a senior of the Taoist Academy, I had to come out and preside over the overall situation. ”

"Dare to ask the seniors how they want to preside over the overall situation?" Liu An said without humility or arrogance.

"It's simple. You rebelled against the Han Empire and affected the Taoist Academy, and your morality violated the morality of the first generation of saints of the academy. It is precisely because of the wrong thinking that this has led to the decline of the academy. Therefore, you are no longer fit to be the fourth generation saint of the academy. The academy needs new saints to emerge and put our Taoist academy back on the right path. Sima Tan said loudly, his voice was loud enough for all the disciples of the Taoist Academy to hear.

What? The seniors of the academy came back this time to replace the dean? This news shocked the disciples of those academy.

"If you want to remove me from the position of the fourth generation of saints, I'm afraid you don't have that power yet. And I'm not the dean, who should be??, do you, do you have that qualification?" Liu An said coldly.

"Whether I'm qualified or not, it's not up to you to decide. Sima Tan said in a cold voice: "Tomorrow at noon, I will openly discuss with you here." See if it's me, or yours, morally right. And I will also have a supernatural competition with you, whose morality is closer to the way of heaven, and see whose supernatural powers are stronger. ”

"Well, I accept your invitation to speak. After speaking, Liu An ignored him and turned his head and walked into the academy.

The dean was going to argue with Senior Sima for the position of dean? Those disciples were surprised again. The dean's book "Huainanzi" was circulated to the world, and Sima Tan also wrote "On the Essence of Taoism", which was published throughout the empire. The argument between them must have been an unprecedented moral struggle.

The discussion between the strong is a good thing for them, and it can enhance their understanding of Taoist supernatural powers.

And they will also have a supernatural competition to prove whose Tao is more correct. Therefore, tomorrow's debate will be very exciting, and it will become a grand event of the Taoist Academy.

In less than half a day, Sima talked about discussing with Liu An, which had spread throughout Pengcheng.

The next day.

Interior of the Taoist Academy.

In front of the academy where the disciples studied and learned the Tao, there was a huge square, a square paved with bluestone for ten miles, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 onlookers had gathered. There are two platforms in the middle, which are specially used by the sages of the Taoist Academy to discuss the Tao. At this moment, the two high platforms have been surrounded by the crowd, and they are quietly waiting for the arrival of the two strong men.

At the front of the crowd of onlookers was a group of disciples from the Taoist Academy, and behind them were the vast number of people who had come from Pengcheng to watch. The state of Chu is a country governed by Taoism, so they all want to listen to the Taoism of the Taoist Academy. Behind these people who listened to the sermon, there was also an army led by Fei Le Gongzi, standing like javelins. On the surface, it was to prevent riots among the crowd, but in fact it was to deter Liu An. Changping Hou also led a team of red-blooded iron horsemen to come and stationed next to Fei Le Gongzi's deal.

At this time, Changping Hou, Fei Le Gongzi, and Tian Gongzi were already standing in front of the crowd listening to the sermon, and they were coming to witness this discussion as disciples of other academies. Changping Hou, Fei Le Gongzi, and Tian Gongzi represent the Bingjia Academy, the Mojia Academy, and the Confucian Academy, respectively. Although they are not saints, with the fact that one of them is a prince, and the other two are the eldest disciples of their respective academies and princes, such an identity is enough to testify to this discourse.

Changping Hou was dressed in black, his square face was weathered, and he had experienced the baptism of the world, and he looked extremely calm and heavy. The occasional look in his eyes is extremely sharp, showing that he is a strong soldier who has experienced countless killing battles. He was not very handsome, but he was wearing a patched coarse cloth dress, and the Mojia Academy's idea of 'thrift' was vividly reflected in him. The hand-cranked folding fan is extremely chic. Although he was dressed very shabby, he couldn't hide the peerless elegance on his body. He feels like a jade in a worn-out box.

Tiangongzi was dressed in a yellow robe, the prince served, and his cold face looked very majestic and noble.

"Whoosh"

A figure fell into the sky and landed directly on a high platform. He was about sixty or seventy years old, with gray hair, but full of energy, and he was Sima Tan, the senior powerhouse of the Taoist Academy.

Just as he was standing on the platform, another figure also landed on another platform. He is none other than the fourth-generation sage of the Taoist Academy, Liu An.

"Disciple, I've seen the dean!" As soon as Liu An appeared, the disciples of the Taoist Academy arched their hands one after another and bowed down to him. For scholars, discussing the Tao is equivalent to teaching and teaching the Dao, so they have just used the etiquette of a disciple meeting a teacher. As for Sima Tan, he is a strong Taoist predecessor, and there are not many people in the Taoist Academy who can know him. And I heard that he had come to compete with the dean for the position of dean, so I did not salute him.

"The Tao Te Ching, the first generation of Taoist saints, once said: There are things that are mixed, and they are born from nature. Lonely and independent, independent and unchanging" After seeing the silence of hundreds of thousands ......of people in the audience, Sima Tan began his argument.

(To be continued.) )