The old Confucian looked into the distance, "When the proprietor relied on the White Lotus Sect to start, after the establishment of the Great Zheng Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect was denounced as a cult and wantonly killed, and now the Great Zheng Qi is about to run out, and the White Lotus Sect has reappeared. ”

Xiao Yu said: "In the final analysis, it is still the four words that the number of qi will be exhausted, if Da Zheng is at his peak, no matter how we turn the clouds and rain, it can only be a temporary pain." But now Da Zheng is decaying and dying, even if there is no Xiao Yu, no Xiao Lie, no shepherd, no Lu Qian, there will be other people who will succeed. I wonder if Mr. thinks so?"

Wang Yun did not speak.

Murong Yan stood not far in front of Xiao Yu, returning the knife to the sheath, a little inexplicably emotional.

This is the realm of the living saint, although it is not as domineering as the immortal realm, but there is no need to enter the boundless mystical world, you can stay in the world for a long time. However, Murong Yan vaguely felt that Wang Yun's saint realm was not complete, higher than the ordinary realm of leisure, but lower than the realm of immortality, according to common sense, after the Confucian master made meritorious service, virtue, and speech, he ascended to the realm of saints, which is enough to be compared with the immortal realm of Daomen, if he takes a step further and achieves the most holy, it is equivalent to the realm of heavenly immortals of Daomen. Wang Yun is undoubtedly a Confucian saint who will make meritorious contributions, establish virtues, and establish words to the extreme, but his realm is lacking, and it is not a big problem for him Murong Yan, if it is against Shangguan Xianchen, he will have to worry about his life. Is it because of the incident at Lingyan Temple back then?

Xiao Yu continued: "Whether Mr. believes it or not, the facts are here, and they will not change. Whether I go or not, Dongdu will stand there, unmoving. ”

Wang Yun smiled, a little sad and sad, and sighed softly: "The dead country, the old decay can't manage it, and I don't want to take care of it, but benevolence and righteousness last forever, and the inheritance of the sages can't be broken, since the king of the northwest answered the old man's three questions, then the old man still has one thing to ask for, if one day, the king of the northwest can really face the south and turn his back to the north, can you keep a bit of blood for my Confucianism?"

Xiao Yu said solemnly: "I don't dare to ask for it." ”

Wang Yun bowed his head slightly with relief, as if he had believed Xiao Yu's words, and then asked, "The king of the northwest is going to Dao Sect this time?"

Xiao Yu nodded.

Wang Yunyi pointed out: "On the way of cultivation, relying on external objects is not the right way after all, in the final analysis, we must take ourselves as the foundation." ”

Nan Jinren and Xu Zhenzhi's faces changed slightly.

Xiao Yu's expression was unwavering, and he bowed his hand and thanked him: "Mr. teachings, Xiao Yu remembers." ”

Wang Yun said goodbye, and his figure disappeared in a flash.

Xiao Yu and the others continued to travel by boat.

Xiao Yu began to recall Wang Yun's life, and after careful calculation, Wang Yun is now one hundred and sixty years old, and he has lived for nearly three Jiazi, even if he is the longest-lived Xuanchen in the Taoist Sect, he is really a legend in the previous generation. In terms of cultivation, although he was born in Confucianism, he integrated the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism into one, and became a family of his own. In the temple, Wang Yunneng is a rare all-round Confucian, once pacified the rebellion of the Southern Barbarians and the rebellion of King Ning, and was enshrined as a civil minister. As for being a person, there has long been a public opinion, whether it is Emperor Yingzong at that time, or Buddhism and many other contemporaries, they all praise it as a righteous shoulder, light on their own honor and disgrace, and heavy on the peace of the world, which is virtue.

The three immortals of meritorious service, virtue and speech have created a Mr. Shouren who is almost a saint.

Zhang Jiangling is the first prime minister of Dazheng, and in terms of meritorious service, he is higher than Wang Yun, but he has no choice but to cling to authority, and in terms of virtue, Baibi is flawed. In terms of speech, compared with Wang Yun, it is even more different.

Such a character will never be untargeted in his words and deeds.

Xiao Yu couldn't help but think about it again, was it right or wrong for him to go to the Taoist Sect this time?

On the other side, Wang Yun walked slowly down Laoshan along the mountain road, and at the place where the guest pavilion was greeted halfway up the mountain, an old Confucian student had been waiting for a long time, and after seeing Wang Yun, he got up and said, "Teacher." ”

Wang Yun waved his hand and said, "You are also a person in your prime, so you don't need to talk about these false courtesies." ”

The old Confucian shook his head and said: "The dignity of the teacher, the etiquette cannot be abolished. ”

Wang Yun smiled and said: "The sage said, I am five out of ten and am determined to learn, thirty and stand, forty and not confused, fifty and know the destiny of heaven, sixty and obedient, seventy and do what I want, do not exceed the rules." I've lived for two years and twenty more years, and I can't do whatever I want?"

The old Confucian straightened up and said, "Teacher, you went to see the king of the northwest, what was the result?"

Wang Yun said flatly: "It's okay." However, whether Xiao Mingguang can become the master of the Ming Dynasty will have to be seen again. ”

The old Confucian frowned, and said: "It's not good to say, now it's the short one who pulls out the general, Shepherd Qi, Xiao Lie, Lu Qian and others have already become a fixed situation, as the so-called rivers and mountains are easy to change, and their nature is difficult to change, if you want them to change, it is more difficult than changing the dynasty, only Xiao Yu is still young, and there is still a little possibility." ”

Wang Yun shook his head and said: "Which founder of the country is a mediocre person? Smart people are conceited, although Xiao Yu is still young, but in my opinion, it cannot be said that he is stubborn and self-serving, but he is not a lord who accepts advice with an open mind, if you are really optimistic about Xiao Yu, instead of starting from him, it is better to put more thought into his son." ”

The old Confucian said softly: "The teacher means to be the teacher of the emperor?!"

Wang Yun looked into the distance and said leisurely: "Zhang Jiangling was the emperor's teacher back then, and it was precisely because of this relationship that he was able to join forces with Empress Dowager Li to overthrow the emperor and control the government." But it's a pity that Zhang Jiangling was still too eager, and he couldn't reach it quickly, and finally ended up dying alone. ”

The old Confucian sighed slightly.

The Taoist sect has a thousand-year-old plan, so why doesn't the Confucian sect want to be revived? Over the past few years, the Confucian people have been actively joining the WTO, serving as officials and ministers, and ruling the political side, not just for the sake of their long-cherished wishes? Zhang Jiangling was originally the most promising person for success, but unfortunately in the end he fell short.

The old Confucian sighed lightly: "Jiangling has always valued utilitarianism and neglected virtue, Xiao Yu highly respects this, and it is also Xiao Yu's contribution that Jiangling can be rehabilitated this time." Looking at it now, Xiao Yu's actions are indeed the same as Jiangling, I am afraid that Xiao Yu will be the second Zhang Jiangling. ”

Wang Yun shook his head and smiled: "Shiwu, this statement is fallacious, the monarch and the prime minister complement each other, the monarch emphasizes utilitarianism, the prime minister must emphasize virtue, the monarch emphasizes virtue, and the prime minister must emphasize utilitarianism." Xiao Yu admires Zhang Jiangling, but he doesn't necessarily want to be Zhang Jiangling, maybe he just wants a Zhang Jiangling. As a monarch, what we think is very different from those of us who have been courtiers all our lives. ”

Sun Shiwu smiled bitterly, "Looking at Xu Zhenzhi and Nan Jinren and others around Xiao Yu now, all of them are people who only follow merit, and from this point of view, Xiao Yu is by no means a person who values virtue. ”

Wang Yundao: "Even if Xiao Yu is a person who values virtue, now is not the time to emphasize virtue, the world is undecided, and only the word merit can unify the world." ”

Sun Shiwu bowed down and said, "The student has been taught." ”

Wang Yun waved his hand and said: "Merit and morality, put aside for the time being, the fundamental question at the moment is, is Xiao Yu the person who made Confucianism flourish? In that year, Emperor Wu deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, so there is the prosperity of my Confucianism for 800 years, and now the name of the religion is weak, if you want to prosper, you have to rely on the emperor." Zhang Zai thinks Xiao Lie is, you think Xiao Yu is, Zhang Zai was the leader of Confucianism at the beginning, so Confucianism stood on Xiao Lie's side, and now that Zhang Zai is dead, you want Confucianism to stand on Xiao Yu's side. ”

Sun Shiwu asked softly, "Who does the teacher think is?"

Wang Yun said bluntly: "I don't know." If I knew, wouldn't I be a true saint?"

Sun Shiwu sighed, then raised his head and said with a firm expression: "Teacher, Yashengyan, where righteousness lies, although tens of millions of people have gone to me." So Zhang Jiangling went, Fang He went, Zhang Zai also went, but I have lived in the world with a decaying body, and I have been living for 23 years, so students must also act towards righteousness today, and do not hesitate to break their bones. ”

Wang Yun sighed, "It was supposed to be the responsibility of Confucianism for the teacher, but the change of Lingyan Temple back then, the teacher had to cut off the cause and effect of the previous life, and completely integrate Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, before escaping from the Buddha's path. It's really not necessary to live like this. ”