This night, Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang were in a good mood, and the two brothers chatted about the previous topic.

Suddenly remembered that it had been a long time since I had communicated with the ancient sages, and there was still one Xinxiang, and it could also communicate with three sages.

The senior brothers thought about it, and there were still Confucian saints and Dao ancestors among the ancestors who had never had a spiritual exchange.

When he first used the technique of connecting the past and the present to visit the Dao Ancestor, the Night Wandering God said that the Dao Ancestor was practicing in retreat. At this moment, I don't know if I have left the customs, and I am worried about wasting Xinxiang, so I think of Kong Sheng.

The senior brother then took out the Xuande furnace, lit the incense and prayed three times, bowed down and bowed three times, sat cross-legged on the sofa, and carried the technique of connecting the past and the present.

A wisp of soul gathered, absorbing the original spirit out of the body.

Suddenly, I saw a tall old man in a soap robe with ink hair and chest coming up, and called: "Two little boys, I have been separated from you for 2,500 years, what method can you use to summon me?" ”

The two brothers and sisters paid homage in unison: "Dacheng is the most holy master, it is not that we are unreasonable, because he inherited the Taoist ancestor Xuanji Jing as the sixth generation, and learned the art of penetrating the past and the present." On the occasion of worshipping the ancestors of the Tao before, the god of the night tour of the road gave the letter incense, saying that it can communicate with the soul of the ancestors of the past dynasties, which is actually the work of the faith incense and the ancient and modern. ”

Dacheng Holy Ancestor said: "I see, I don't think that the Taoist ancestor actually has the Xuanji Sutra handed down, and the two of you are the sixth generation of the Xuanji Sutra, but I don't know, what is the essence of the Xuanji Sutra?" ”

The two brothers said in unison: "It is probably similar to the Tao Te Ching. Get rid of the evil of human nature and promote the heart of kindness. ”

The first saint smiled and said: "My life's ambition is to devote myself to educating the people of the world, dispelling desires and preserving goodness. I didn't think that there would finally be a successor in this world, which is really gratifying. In the 40 years between the ages of 17 and 57, I asked Lao Tzu four times to ask for advice on how to educate the world, to do good and not to do evil.

The first time was in the seventh year of Lu Zhaogong (535 BC), and the location was in the Lu Guoxiang Party, and at that time he asked Lao Tzu for advice on the issue of "rites".

Lao Tzu first asked me to talk about my understanding and views on "etiquette", and then admonished that what I said can be summed up in one sentence, that is, although there are no people, the spirit still exists. As a gentleman, you must have noble character, but you are stupid on the surface. Removing all those arrogant aura and greedy desires, as well as the pretentious posture and arrogant ambition, will not do me any good. That's all I want to tell you.

At that time, I still wanted Lao Tzu to say more, and there was no intention of leaving, so Lao Tzu opened his mouth for me to see, and asked: Are my teeth still there? I answered truthfully: No more. Lao Tzu asked again: Is my tongue still there? I told Lao Tzu: It's still there. Lao Tzu meaningfully admonished: The hard are dead, and the weak are alive. The tooth is hard, so it falls out early; The tongue is soft, so it still exists today. Remember, young man: weakness is better than strength!

The second time was in the twenty-fourth year of the Spring and Autumn Zhaogong (518 BC), and the location was Luoyi, the capital of Zhou. At that time, I lived in Luoyang for a few days, and was leaving, before leaving, Lao Tzu said to me: I heard that rich people give away people with wealth, and people with noble character give away people with words, I am not a rich person, I can only steal the name of a noble person, and see you off with words. Lao Tzu said that a wise and perceptive person is often threatened with death, and that is because he likes to talk about others; The erudite and well-informed man often suffers from distress and endangers himself, because he is so good at exposing the sins of others. Those who are children should forget themselves and remember their parents, and those who are courtiers should forget themselves and have the monarch in their hearts.

When I visited Lao Tzu for the third time, I was already 53 years old, and I remember that it was the twenty-second year of King Jing of Zhou (498 BC), and the place was in a place called Pei. At that time, I was very confused, from the ancient scriptures, I could not obtain the yin and yang changes of the "Dao", nor could I comprehend the "Dao", because the "Dao" is invisible and intangible, so how can I comprehend the "Dao"?

Lao Tzu said: If the Tao can be consecrated, then people can use it to dedicate to the monarch; If the Word can be honored, then people can honor their parents. If the Word can be told to others, then people can tell their brothers; If the Word can be given to others, then people can give it to their children.

However, all this is impossible, for no other reason, if there is no master in the heart, the Tao will not stay; If there is no external sealing, the Tao will not work. The Tao comes from the heart, and if there is no external conformity, the saint will not show it; If there is no dominant force in the heart, the saint will not stay. Lao Tzu believes that the Tao is not to be understood and grasped with the mind and reason, but to experience and feel with the heart.

The fourth time I met Lao Tzu was in Luyi, when I was 57 years old, and the question I asked this time was the question of "benevolence and love for others". The "benevolence and righteousness" I advocate is a kind of cultivated and virtuous code of conduct.

Lao Tzu said that benevolence and righteousness disturb us like chaff and mosquitoes, and there is nothing more disturbing than this thing. He told me that if you can keep the people of the world from losing their simple nature, then you yourself should act according to the customs and grasp the talent to behave in the world.

In retrospect, Lao Tzu did not approve of my theory of benevolence and morality at that time, thinking that it was simply duplicity and false Taoism, in which the king used benevolence and morality to attract people's hearts, and scholars bought false names in the name of benevolence, righteousness and morality. ”

The two brothers glanced at each other and asked in unison, "Xiansheng, are you satisfied with Dao Ancestor's answer?" ”

The first saint said: "Lao Tzu has a wide range of knowledge and a wide range of knowledge, and I can't reach it." ”

The two brothers said: "The ancestors and Taoist ancestors are the founding saints of Confucianism and Taoism, and they were born in the same era and have exchanged ideas many times. The ancestors wrote extensively, and wrote six classics, including poems, books, rituals, music, Yi, and Spring and Autumn, and were mostly gifted by emperors in previous dynasties. Today, it is the first of the world's top ten cultural celebrities, and Confucius Institutes are all over the world. Can the sage be satisfied with this? ”

The Holy Master of Dacheng said lightly: "It is my lifelong wish to advocate Confucianism and promote morality in later generations. ”

The two brothers glanced at each other and asked: "Spring and Autumn culture, a hundred schools of thought contend, Confucianism, Taoism, law and ink, flock up, each leading the way." However, since then, the Zhou rites have been abolished, the Gangchang has been lost, the heroes have been divided, the princes have competed for hegemony, and the Wu Zhou world has been divided. Could the first saint have expected such a situation? ”

The first saint said: "This is all the embodiment of the evil of human nature, and it cannot be changed by human beings." ”

"The two of us once had an exchange with the spirit of the First Emperor, and the First Emperor said that instead of educating the world, the way of Confucius and Mencius made the literati poisonous, and there were many sects, all of which used the way of indoctrination to do trouble. The reader does not follow the law of etiquette, and the writer has sinister intentions. The world's wars and disasters are not unrelated to sectarian competition for fame and profit. The act of burning books and pitting Confucianism is the way to set things right. What do the sages think about this? ”

The first sage sighed and said: "Although the words of the first emperor are biased, there is truth in the theory that sects compete for fame and profit. ”

The two brothers said in unison: "When the ancestors were sage, were you keen on this way? ”

"Wu Zhou exists in name only, my generation sees that Gang is often mourned, the etiquette and music are wasted, the princes compete for hegemony, and the war continues. I can't hold a sword and sweep away the demonic atmosphere, and I will speak out and serve the king. Helplessly, he has no power to bind the chicken, and he has no lotus power, so he has to retreat to the next best thing, and educate the world with the way of learning. ”

"The words of the first saint coincide with the Buddha. It is because human nature is irrepressible. Daozu left behind the "Xuanji Sutra", which faked the power of modern science and technology to do evil things that changed human nature. The first saint thought, is this feasible? ”

"Lao Tzu is the most holy in the world, a piece of 5,000 words "Tao Te Ching" is all-encompassing, and the Tao is full of mysteries. "Xuanji Sutra" is the legacy of the ancestors, there will be a deep meaning for the benefit of the common people, over time, the intention to come out, will not lose the influence of the "Tao Te Ching". ”

"According to the history of Jujing, when the first saint traveled to study and defend the country, Mrs. Wei accepted each other in phase and invited the first saint to help the government; There are even rumors that Mrs. Wei saw that the top of Xiansheng's head was sunken, and she poured a glass of wine and frolicked, and even made a promise with her body. May I ask the first saint, is this true? ”

The Holy Ancestor of Dacheng laughed and said: "Helping the government is indeed true. However, this move made the cheese of the prince of the country, and there was a risk of injury, and the so-called gentleman did not stand under the dangerous wall, and I was indifferent to fame and fortune, so I did not say goodbye. As for the last two items, they are really folk rumors and are not credible. ”

"The sage once said, I can do what I want when I fish and what I want with bear paws. This famous saying has been passed down through the ages, and later generations have used it as a mantra, often used to prevaricate some desires and evil deeds, and distort their meaning. How did the sage feel about this? ”

"I have three thousand students, seventy-two attainers, the same doctrine, the same teacher, why are there those who are brilliant and those who are dull? The good and evil of human nature exist in the heart and originate from the sex, and a thousand people look at the same thing, and there are a thousand opinions. The difference between a gentleman and a villain lies in his actions; The act of the benevolent and the evil lies in the mind. Even a saint does not dare to guarantee that he will not make a mistake. ”

"The Buddha once said that the three disciplines of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are thousands of academics, there are many celebrities, and the power of education for three thousand years cannot get rid of the evil of human nature. How did the Prophets view this issue? ”

This is a sad thing. The Taoist ancestor lives in the thirty-three heavens, the Tao is vast, and there are thousands of disciples, and he can't prevent the green cow from doing evil, and the boy thinks about it. The Buddha is far away in the western sky, with profound mana, and his insight into all things, but he cannot eliminate the scum of Buddhism. I am a Confucianist and Taoist, and there are not a few people who wear the cloak of Taoism and do things like flies and dogs. Alas, the evil of human nature is everywhere, the human heart is unpredictable, and the sky is impossible. ”

The two brothers glanced at each other, bowed down and bowed three times, and asked in unison: "The ancestors are powerless, no wonder the evil desires in the world are rampant and the war continues. For thousands of years, saints have multiplied, but have they not found a way to get rid of evil and desires? ”

"The laws of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have been exhausted, but people's hearts are like the sea, and their desires and evil are like mountains, and they are unmovable. For the sake of today's plan, let's see how the two children use the power of science and technology to change the hearts of the world's desires and evils? ”

"Xiansheng, to be honest, just recently, we have transplanted artificial intelligence hearts for three people, but after the patient woke up, his eyes were empty and emotionless. In this way, whether this grand blueprint can be realized, there are still doubts, can the ancestors teach me? ”

Xiansheng nodded and said with a smile: "I have learned that the three patients who do not receive the intelligent heart transplant will die, and they have received the intelligent heart but have no emotion. To borrow a famous saying from later generations, God has opened a door for you and closed a window. When the two children encounter a problem, they are willing to humbly ask for advice, which is really gratifying. I have a message for you, you must eat the meal one bite at a time, the road must be taken step by step, and you must not be greedy for merit. In time, there will be great success. ”

"May I ask the first saint, when will our wish be fulfilled?"

The Holy Master of Dacheng said with a smile: "In your lifetime, if you do your best, you will achieve success." ”

When the two brothers heard this, they said: "The patient who has transplanted the wisdom heart has no spiritual intelligence, and we plan to use the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Tortoise Purple Bead to open it, do the first saints have any expectations for this?" ”

"The 10,000-year-old spirit turtle purple bead is rare in the world, although I am a saint, I have only heard about it before, and I don't know much about it, it is really difficult to calculate."

"Where does the Ancestor live now?"

"The Emperor of Heaven gave the mansion and temporarily resided in the Heavenly Court."

"The first saint lives in the heavenly realm, but he has ever seen the Dao Ancestor."

"It's ridiculous to say, I have lived in the heavenly realm for 2,000 years, and I have never had the opportunity to meet Lao Tzu."

The two brothers glanced at each other and said strangely: "The ancestor is the founder of Confucianism and Taoism, and the Taoist ancestor is the founder of Taoism, and the two are friends in the world. ”

The ancestor smiled and said: "Lao Tzu lives in seclusion in deep space and concentrates on Taoism. I am also diligent in studying Confucianism, and both of us are concentrating on affairs, and it is also the will of God that we have no chance to meet. ”

"Ancestor Sage, can the disciple please do something?"

"Two boys, please?"

"After the first saint returns to the Heavenly Court, can he go to the thirty-third heaven and convey the confusion in his heart to the disciple?"

"The two children don't need to be anxious, this matter has its own number of days, in my opinion, since Dao Ancestor has entrusted such important matters to you, he will take the initiative to meet you sooner or later."

The two brothers looked at each other and said, "The words of the ancestors are enough to comfort my heart. We are confused in our hearts, and we burn incense to summon in a hurry, please don't blame first. ”

The Holy Master of Dacheng laughed and said: "You promote goodness and beauty, and take it as your responsibility to get rid of evil and eliminate desires, and your good life is admirable." It's midnight today, and the two of you have been away from your body for a long time, go back, don't hurt your true nature. I'll go too. ”

After speaking, the Holy Master of Dacheng disappeared in an instant.

The two brothers returned to their positions and slowly opened their eyes.