Jiangxia, outside Anlu City, it is the moon and the wind is high, it is murder and arson, and it is a conspiracy.

It's also a star-studded chess game... Black and white, a new layout, a new confrontation.

Hide the utensils in the body, wait for the time to move, move without encompassing, out of the will be successful.

It's a brand new confrontation between Guan Lin and Cao Cao!

But in a wine shop in Anlu City, it is quiet and peaceful, here... There was no bloody slaughter, no swords, guns and halberds, there were... It's just a word that washes the soul into the soul, and it is deafening and exhilarating to the heart.

Including Zuo Ci and Ge Xuan, including the Taoists, they were very quiet...

They were listening in silence.

Speaking of...

Following the "humanity is insignificant, the fairy road is reckless... The weather is swinging, and my Tao is prosperous..."After these deafening and passionate words, the "Taoist" wearing a strange mask was still talking, and the more he said... The older it is, the more profound it is.

"In the Eastern Weekend Year, the world was in turmoil, and at that time, which of the thousands of thousands of Li Shu in the world did not face great suffering? The Zhou royal family was hollowed out, hundreds of small princes fought against each other, and rivers of blood flowed, in the face of such suffering, there will only be two possibilities for the future of our nation..."

"One is to solve the problem as a whole nation, and the other is to lead the rejuvenation of our nation by great philosophers! Undoubtedly, this land of China is lucky, in the pre-Qin period, there was such a group of philosophers who discussed the Tao, and they founded their schools one after another. Later, in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as the emperor and Dong Zhongshu as a master of thought joined hands to depose the hundred schools of thought, respect Confucianism alone, and from then on set Confucianism as one, and since then the orthodoxy of China has been established, and the Taoist faction has completely fallen aside..."

"At this time, our scholarship has entered the second stage, both the Han and Han scriptures, but now it is chaotic, the etiquette is not observed, and the etiquette and music are broken again. Confucian scholars found that they had no way out, and they themselves had lost their way... In this situation, Taoists undoubtedly see hope, and they feel... They deserve to be picked up! It deserves to regain the status of Chinese orthodoxy..."

"Hehe... I am bold enough to speak today, and I dare to ask you? Taoist... Is it really possible to solve all the problems that exist in this world? Taoist inaction, chic, doomed... Even if Taoism rises again, but... The doctrine of Taoism still can't stop the decline of Chinese culture, because... The whole nation, the majority of the Li people in the world, they can't get a spiritual sustenance from Confucianism, but in the same way, they can't get the slightest spiritual comfort from Taoism, and Taoist orthodoxy will only make a few literati... It is only possible to obtain spiritual liberation for a short time. ”

The mask Taoist's tone was very calm, and the speed of his speech was extremely gentle...

But every word and word he chanted was so deafening.

And the development of the "Taoism" line he mentioned is not groundless.

In fact, if according to the original wheels of history.

In the chaos of the late Han Dynasty, the orthodox doctrine of Confucianism completely declined, and after the collapse of etiquette and music, the "metaphysics" of the Wei and Jin dynasties was actually "Taoism" picked up by the rulers again.

The so-called romance of the Wei and Jin dynasties is just a complete liberation of the spirit of a few literati, such as the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest", such as the dashing attitude towards life.

But under this "metaphysical" thought, the consequence of the romance of the Wei and Jin dynasties is the decay of the gate lord clan, the origin of the worship of literature and the suppression of martial arts, the thinking of escapism in the dark ages, and the cruel finale of 100,000 palace maids being eaten up and the five nonsense.

From this point of view, pure Taoist thought cannot become the mainstream and dominate of an era...

It even caused the life of Chinese culture to be infinitely close to death!

After the mask Taoist described a "metaphysics" that occupied the mainstream doctrine...

The power of the times took over from Confucianism, and the passage of the Tao was dashing, and then developed to the point of darkness and cruelty.

Pictures of bloody slaughter, as if... It's what the world is about to experience!

Through his eloquent words, they converged into a picture... All of them were printed in front of Zuo Ci, Ge Xuan, and many Taoists.

In fact...

Zuo Ci's lifelong wish is to help Taoism defeat Confucianism and make his "Danding" faction become the mainstream, but he will always think, the idea of "Wu Wei"? Is it really suitable for governing the country? Is it really suitable for the mainstream of the times?

Now, through the description of the mask Taoist in front of him, Zuo Ci seems to have realized something.

I also saw some of the things he longed for in the world, after Taoism defeated Confucianism... It's not a good way to govern the country.

And the reason for this is that neither "metaphysics" nor "Taoism" has solved one of the most important problems.

Already... In this world, Li Shu has a big problem of peace of mind!

Li Shu in the world still hasn't gained a spiritual home!

The masked man glanced around at the people in front of him, and he was still talking, "So? Do you think the opponent of Taoism is Confucianism? Is Taoism's opponent Confucianism? No... You are wrong, the opponent of Taoism has never been Confucianism, but Buddhism that has been transmitted to China through the Silk Road, the White Horse Temple built in Luoyang City, which has grown and grown in just a few decades, and the number of believers has multiplied every day! ”

"The deception and vanity in the so-called 'Confucianism', 'Interpretation', 'Taoism' and 'Interpretation' itself doctrine are the most powerful opponents that Taoism must face in its own teachings! It is also a link related to the rise and fall of survival that must be experienced in the development of Taoism! ”

This...

When these words came out, Zuo Ci, Ge Xuan, and many others couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Buddhism? 'Release', they are no strangers.

In fact, since the White Horse Temple was built in Luoyang, there have been many Buddhist temples in various places, and even many celebrities, including "Zhenrong", have vigorously built Buddhist temples.

Such as Luoyang Giant Buddha, Huiji King Kong Mountain Buddha, Suzhou Tiger Hill Lingxiao Temple Buddha...

It is no exaggeration to say that Buddhism was already developing rapidly in the late Han Dynasty.

But... Development is one thing.

It's another thing to become a climate.

At least so far, Taoists have never taken this so-called "Buddhism" as a threat!

- "Death", "Reincarnation", "Karma"

- "These can really threaten the Taoists... Is it a threat to Confucianism? Or even become orthodox?'

Zuo Ci couldn't help but ask himself deeply in his heart.

Undoubtedly, the deafening words of the Mask Daoist hit his heart directly, making him seem to have opened the door to a new world!

It also made him put more attention on the speculation of the Buddhist faction, it doesn't matter if he doesn't figure it out, under the speculation, he peels off the cocoon, a series of details accumulate into a river, Zuo Ci's eyebrows are visibly condensed with the naked eye, and his expression is impermanent and worried!

At the same time...

In a private room in the wine shop, a handsome man's eyes narrowed slightly, and the tea cup in his hand was deeply buttoned.

It's Lu Xun...

Through the crack in the leaky door, he couldn't help but look at the main hall and still talk...

Talking about Confucianism and Taoism, telling about Buddhism, and expounding on the mask man of 'Confucianism', 'Interpretation', and 'Taoism'.

Finally, Lu Xun couldn't help but let out a very light and delicate sigh.

"'Confucianism', 'Interpretation', 'Taoism'... Cloud flag, cloud flag, how... Do you even understand this? You seem... Didn't get a chance to touch this, did you? ”

Truly... Just as Lu Xun sighed, the mask Taoist was none other than Guan Lin.

And as Guan Lin said, in history... At a time when the "metaphysics" of the Wei and Jin dynasties completely led China into the abyss of no return, this is a darkest history.

Fortunately, Chinese culture did not die out and disintegrate in this darkest history. During this period, I encountered Buddhist ideas from the country of "flying cakes".

In the White Horse Temple, a large number of words in Buddhist scriptures cannot be translated into Chinese, because this part is missing from Chinese thought.

Plus...

Social turmoil and long-term wars have brought endless disasters to the people, and also provided the soil for the prevalence of Buddhism.

The immortality of the soul, the cycle of life and death, the theory of karma...

It is also suitable for the needs of those in power to strengthen ideological rule, and it also guides the people who are suffering on a path of spiritual self-liberation!

As for whether it is deceptive?

In the context of this era, it is less important.

On the contrary, it is Guan Lin, who doesn't sleep at night, and comes here to pretend to be a god and pretend to be a god.

His purpose... It's just to get close to Zuo Ci and Ge Xuan!

Road!

Whether it is Danding or Zhengyi, they are all things that must be fought for in the process of Sanxing Dahan!

Now for Zuo Ci, who is committed to the development of Taoism, then Guan Lin will find an "obvious" and "imminent" enemy for him - Buddha!

As the saying goes, the enemy of the enemy is the friend!

…

…

Fifty miles west of Anlu City, in a cave.

"Ah, uh... Uh-"

"It hurts... It hurts..."

The heart-rending wails kept resounding, it was Zhang Fang.

As the healer disposed of his severed forearm, there was a sharp pain all over his body, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

Even if it already is...

But the only reason he had left made him think... They are still on the run, and they can't make too much noise, which will attract pursuers.

It was precisely because of this that his lips were clenched tightly, trying not to make a sound.

However, the pain was too intense, and every now and then a few hiss leaked from deep down his throat.

The voices were filled with pain and despair, but they were deliberately muffled into a dull and heartbreaking whimper.

Cao Pi curled up and squatted in a corner of the cave.

The light in the entire cave was dim and heavy, as if Cao Pi was also suffering the same pain as Zhang Fang.

The mottled shadows on the walls seemed to watch him silently, witnessing his struggles and forbearance.

At this moment, time seemed to freeze, leaving only the pain of his and Zhang Fang's heart-to-heart singing silently in this enclosed space.

That's when it happened.

Zhu Ling walked in from outside the cave, he walked in front of Cao Pi, and looked at the depressed Cao Pi: "Childe, it has been arranged... From here to the northwest, after a hill to the border of Nanyang, General Zang Ba will lead the Taishan army there to meet you, me... Without further ado, while the Jingzhou soldiers haven't chased after us, let's leave now. ”

Zhu Ling didn't know Zhang Fang's true identity, but only said that he was a loyal servant of Cao Pi.

He admired it very much, and in such an unexpected situation, he could still block the knife for his master regardless of everything.

But in the same way, according to common sense, it is impossible for him to delay the time of escape just because he treats a servant like Zhang Fang.

It's just that...

Cao Pi still looks depressed.

It's as if he didn't hear Zhu Ling's words at all, or... He heard it, but he didn't want to open his mouth to reply.

"Childe..."Zhu Ling's tone added a little depth, "You have to cheer up, do you know, now... How many people are out there searching for you, me... You just don't think about me, you have to think about the hundreds of guards under me, right? They endured humiliation and stayed in Jingzhou... Their families are all in the north, don't they want to go back? They don't dare to go back, they are waiting to go back with meritorious service, Zihuan Gongzi... You just don't think about yourself, so many people... Everyone is like an arrow, you can do it and help the big guys! ”

Zhu Ling showed a man who was forced to surrender to the enemy but hid his guts, just waiting for the opportunity... After making great achievements, I can't wait to return to my hometown as a tough guy.

Every muscle on his cheeks was shaking, and it was clear that he was saying this from the heart.

And these words finally woke up Cao Pi and made Cao Pi raise his head, "General Zhu, I can't go... Zhang Fang broke a forearm because of me, and now that he is in this situation, how can I abandon him? Let alone... You take me back, you have made a meritorious service, but what about me? What am I going to do with myself? ”

"A... As a result, the Great Wei lost his soldiers and lost his generals, lost the city and fell to the ground, and a man who stole chickens could not lose rice... indirectly caused the Eastern Wu to fall into the country, and made the father and son of the Guan family occupy Jiangdong and confront the father and the south of the prince? I... What face do I have to go back! If I hadn't made some meritorious deeds, I'd rather die... Don't leave this side either! ”

Listening to Cao Pi's words, Zhu Ling was anxious, "But Gongzi... You... If you don't go back, we're all in danger! In the midst of such danger, you, I... You can't do anything! ”

Oh, yes...

Go back is an incompetent son, a faceless son.

You can stay... Guilty of meritorious service? It's easy to say! It's easy to do... What's more, it's all kinds of hardships?

Plus... Their whereabouts have been revealed!

Zhu Ling's defection has leaked, so to speak... Cao Pi's maneuverable space has been infinitely compressed.

Can... Even so, Cao Pi's expression was the same as always, he stared at his brows, calmed his face, and didn't say a word again.

"Alas... Alas... can't save his life, do you still care so much about the position of the son? ”

Looking at Cao Pi's resolute appearance, Zhu Ling roared helplessly, he showed a state of mind of "the sun is a dog", and he threw his head to the other side hysterically, as if facing the road ahead... Full of "helplessness" and hesitation.

Silent... Then there was a long silence.

In this dim and silent cavern, it was as if an indescribable oppressive atmosphere suddenly filled the air...

Except for Zhu Ling's heavy exhalation, only Zhang Fang's occasional painful hiss remained.

After a long time, Zhu Ling's eyes moved, as if he suddenly thought of something, and turned to face Cao Pi again.

He asked Cao Pi: "Prince Zihuan, what kind of feats do you want to make?" ”

This...

Cao Pi paused for a moment, and then spoke, "If I can find a way to get the refining method of the 'white phosphorus' of the Sifang Mountain, then for my father, I will undoubtedly make a great achievement, enough to atone the credit... It's just that my whereabouts were discovered, which proves ... Those Daoists sent by my father have already been targeted, so... I can't contact them anymore... But I'm... And I can't..."

In the end, Cao Pi's hand was clenched tightly, his eyebrows were almost condensed into an inverted figure, and his eyes looked at the person lying on the bed, his face was pale and pale, for a while... A deep sense of powerlessness hits me.

It was Zhu Ling, he "chirped" his mouth, and then said softly: "I want to get the refining technique of white phosphorus... There's another way! ”

"What?" Cao Pi instantly turned his face to Zhu Ling, his eyes lit up, and he wanted to wear it.

Call... Zhu Ling let out a deep exhale, and then sighed word by word: "The world only knows that the person in charge of the Sifang Mountain refining workshop outside Anlu City is Jiang Gan, who was never met in the Great Wei Huaicai in the past, but no one knows that in addition to Jiang Gan, there is another person who is also responsible for the refining of white phosphorus in this refining workshop. ”

"Who?"

"Wang Cang!"

As Zhu Ling chanted Wang Cang's name, Cao Pi was stunned, and he subconsciously chanted: "Zhong Xuan? ”

Zhongxuan is the character of Wang Cang.

Of course, it doesn't matter, what matters is ... Cao Pi has a very good relationship with Wang Cang, as Wang Cang, who has the reputation of "the crown of the seven sons" in Jian'an literature.

His poems are majestic and magnificent, and are called 'majestic mountains and rivers' by Cao Pi, and the two are even more temperamental, often drinking and composing poems, and the relationship between the two is just like the relationship between Cao Pi and Wu Zhen, Liu Zhen, and Sima Yi.

Even, according to the records of the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Wang Cang liked to listen to the donkey bark when he was alive, and after he passed away, Cao Pi learned the donkey bark in his mourning hall for a whole night, and sent this best friend to the last layer in a unique way.

"If it's him—"

Cao Pi's eyes narrowed slightly, he was carefully weighing...

At this time, Zhu Ling added in a timely manner: "Now Wang Cang is the deputy head of the refining workshop, if you can convince him, then... The acquisition of the white phosphorus manufacturing method may be like probing for things! ”

Undoubtedly...

Zhu Ling's words are just right...

The trade-off in Cao Pi's heart quickly found the corresponding answer.

"General Zhu!" Cao Pi got up suddenly, his expression became serious and solemn after staring at Zhang Fang deeply, and he said solemnly, "Can you arrange for me to meet with Zhong Xuan, I am sure to convince him... Be on my side! ”

Oh, yes...

They're best friends, friends... You won't deceive him Cao Pi, right?

…

…

Late at night, several Taoists slowly walked out of the wine shop. Their faces were a little pensive and solemn, as if they had just experienced a profound spiritual baptism.

Zuo Ci and Ge Xuan walked in the front, they boarded the carriage, but they couldn't help but look back at the wine shop in the dark night again and again.

Even if this wine shop... The deafening voice of the preaching has been silenced for a while.

But there is no doubt that this voice is like a clear spring, moistening their dry hearts.

"Master, it's time to go..."

Ge Xuan saw that Zuo Ci was stunned and reminded in a low voice.

Call...

With a heavy exhalation, Zuo Ci entered the carriage, and he sat down slowly, but because of the throbbing in his heart, the whole person also seemed restless and restless.

"The last time I saw the master so restless, it was when the master was young... Go and listen to the sermon of the god Zheng Xuan..."

Ge Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

In fact... He's also restless inside, but... After all, the consciousness is different, he and Zuo Ci's Taoism is different, Guan Lin is talking about the development and inheritance of Taoism from generation to generation in later generations, removing its dross, leaving the essence... The most incisive morality.

Therefore, many Zuo Ci can understand and perceive... But Ge Xuan can't yet, he still has to continue to go to enlightenment.

Finally, as the carriage moved, Zuo Ci's restless heart gradually fell silent.

He asked Ge Xuan, "This Situ Zhong mentioned the threat of Buddhism a total of seventeen times, but he mentioned the thing of Li Shu in the world 'peace of mind', but it was thirty-seven times!" Even if I have been cultivating for so many years, it seems that in this 'peace of mind', it seems that... Can't understand it, can't know the avenue? So... How to make Li Shu in this world feel at ease? ”

Thinkers are like that...

I'm afraid to ponder, the more pondering... You will find that the more profound this matter is, the more you need to continue to ponder... Over and over again, it's like... After Guan Lin opened the door to a new world, Zuo Ci fell into this strange circle of "blind pondering".

"Peace of mind? This..."Ge Xuan also chanted these four words, he seemed to have some understanding, but in the end... Still shaking his head quickly.

These four words seem to be very close to him... But it seems to be far away, what it is, ethereal, he can't tell...

"Hehe, let's go..."Zuo Ci looked at Ge Xuan's embarrassed appearance, he smiled, while laughing, he stroked his beard and sighed: "This Situ Zhong is a master, since he teaches at night, then let's listen more, maybe listen to it, we can find the answer to some things." ”

"Da Da Da..."

On the silent road, the sound of horses' hooves sounded rhythmically.

The moonlight was like water, through the car window, sprinkled on Zuo Ci's body, reflecting his determined figure.

He slowly left in a carriage, his heart full of anticipation of the unknown and his persistent pursuit of the way...

- "Peace of mind? How can we live with peace of mind?'

Zuo Ci couldn't help but ask himself.

He became more and more eager for the answer to this question about the people's "peace of mind."

Over there...

It wasn't until Zuo Ci, Ge Xuan, and the rest of the disciples dispersed that Guan Lin took off the mask of the special rune, and with a "whew", he let out a long exhale.

I have to say... This mask is quite depressing, while wearing a mask, while talking about "Tao", "Confucianism", and "Buddha", his mood is also quite depressed.

It's not an easy topic.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves outside the wine shop, Lu Xun walked out of the private room on the side, and even walked out with a knife and axe.

Seem... Just as Guan Lin "pushes the cup as the number", these knife and axe hands will kill and wipe out all the Taoists here.

"Yunqi let them go?" Lu Xun spoke first.

Guan Lin didn't answer directly, but sighed: "He listened to me... He understands me, too! ”

The implication is that, as Guan Lin expected, Zuo Ci and his Daomen are objects that can be fought for.

It's just that...

Lu Xun's thoughts were a little different from Guan Lin's, and he was puzzled: "But just now, Yunqi doesn't seem to say anything, just throwing out such a threat as Buddhism?" Just to help them defeat Buddhism... Is it enough? Will these Taoists be happy and convinced? ”

"Victory over Buddhism?" Guan Lin repeated Lu Xun's words.

Then, he shook his head and said with a smile: "I never thought of helping Taoism defeat Buddhism..."

"That..."Lu Xun was surprised.

Guan Lin said meticulously: "Peace of mind is actually a very profound question!" ”

"Bo Yan... Believe it or not, even if the world will be unified in the future, there will be no wars, no killings, commerce and trade will prosper, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment... Everyone has clothes to wear, food to eat, and a place to live. All the classes in that world, whether rich or poor, successful or losing... These life classes, they will all have no happiness! ”

"Because no class can really find a place to live! The whole nation... Without a spiritual home, the whole world... It will go from an era of material dissatisfaction to an era of general spiritual restlessness! ”

Speaking of this, Guan Lin paused, and his expression became more serious...

As if he wanted to express that he had come from such an era.

And the most terrible ills of that era ... It's the so-called "peace of mind"!

Guan Lin's words continued, "So, what I want to help these Taoists do is not to defeat Buddhism, not to defeat Taoism, but to integrate... It is the fusion of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, a new doctrine established on the basis of integration, and it is to find something that can make everyone live with peace of mind! It is something that allows this era to continue and develop! ”

Undoubtedly... Guan Lin's words were a little foggy, even if it was Lu Xun, he was a little stunned, and some didn't understand.

Then here's the problem!

This thing... And what is it?

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… (End of chapter)