Posture of sanctification

The rain rustles the bamboo leaves.

The entire valley is covered with bamboo, and when you look at the past, it is a sea of green all year round.

There are also many people who have wanted to come in and flatten large bamboo leaves, and these bamboos alone can buy a lot of silver taels.

But they can only cut a few bamboos on the periphery, if they cut too much, they will see a big python popping out of the bamboo forest, and from then on, no ordinary people have a bad idea about this bamboo valley.

Of course, they had also found masters to come to get rid of the demons, but those masters were even more unbearable, and they were still a hundred feet away from the location of Bamboo Valley, so they were scared and fled. Eventually, the people lost their minds, and if any family needed a bamboo pole or a basket to chop a few, it would be fine.

The young man in white fell from the sky and stopped at the mouth of the valley, he put away the emerald green bamboo sword, put the package on his back, looked up at the lush bamboo forest, took a step, and walked in.

Along the way, the rain hits the bamboo leaves, the water gurgles, and occasionally a few unknown birds cry.

Chai Xintong walked very slowly, and after about half an hour, he finally saw the bamboo building in the dense bamboo forest.

The bamboo building is not big, it is divided into two floors, in fact, there is only one floor, and the lower floor is completely suspended, so that the bamboo building on the upper floor will not be wet in the rainy season.

Chai Xintong raised his head and took a look, the raindrops on the eaves fell with a "tick" sound, hit the tiles placed on the ground, and gathered into a stream, and there was a small ditch above the ground, leading the water to the stream next to the bamboo building.

"Come in!" a sigh came from inside the bamboo building.

When Chai Xintong heard this, he walked up to the bamboo building, pushed open the door, and saw that the little master was still wearing the white-washed green shirt with a few holes, and a ring ruler pinned to his waist, sitting by the window.

When the little master saw Chai Xintong coming in, he immediately stood up, Chai Xintong bowed respectfully to him, and the little master returned the salute.

"Uncle Junior. The little master spoke lightly.

If other people see this scene, they will definitely be surprised to open their mouths wide, this world-famous little master who is in charge of the Confucius Temple will actually call a junior uncle.

Chai Xintong immediately said: "The little master is not polite, he hears the Tao first, and the master is the teacher." Immediately, he bowed again and said, "When it comes to knowledge, how dare I be arrogant! ”

When the little master saw that he had said this, he accepted this gift from him.

The two sat down, and the little master poured tea for them.

In the teacup, the mist rose up, and there was a burst of fragrance, and the bamboo forest outside the house sounded the rain, the flowing water gurgling, accompanied by a breeze, so comfortable!

Eventually, the raindrops faded, and the two opened their eyes at the same time, lifted the cooled tea, and took a sip.

The little master smiled faintly, looked at Chai Xintong and said, "Have you calmed down?"

Chai Xintong nodded.

"Don't panic when you encounter problems, if you panic, the more difficult it is to find a solution. ”

Chai Xintong glanced at the little master in surprise, and the little master smiled and refilled the tea for the two.

"If you ask for something, I will do my best to help. The little master didn't raise his eyelids, and his tone was very light.

Chai Xintong shook his head and said, "Little master, you misunderstood. ”

"Oh?" said the little master, a little surprised. He naturally knew the marriage contract between Fan Jiuxian and the eldest prince, and also knew that Chai Xintong and Fan Jiuxian were in love, he originally thought that Chai Xintong came to ask for words to see if there was room for maneuver, but he didn't expect Chai Xintong not to come for this.

"And why are you here?"

Chai Xintong looked at the bamboo leaves outside the window, and was stunned for a while, I still remember that when I was in Tongzhou, Fan Jiuxian leaned on his arms and said to him, I want to come to the south, I want to see the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and I want to see all the green.

In Tongzhou, I have seen a lot of white, although it is also beautiful, but I always want to see different scenery.

But now, everywhere he sees is green, but Fan Jiuxian is about to marry someone else.

Chai Xintong was stunned, not hearing the little master's question.

The sound of the rain gradually became smaller, and then slowly became louder, and the sound of the rain became a little noisy.

"Oh, I'm sorry to the little master. ”

Looking at the little gentleman who was a little flustered, the little master frowned slightly, and was a little puzzled: "You didn't do anything to be sorry for me, not only that, but you helped me a lot." I'm sorry, but where do you start?"

Chai Xintong sighed and said: "The family teacher Yunyou told me before that I must make sure that the little master can only withdraw after you accept the apprentice, but now, I want to do something I want to do." ”

Chai Xintong was a little depressed and lowered his head.

"I always thought that I could give up small profits with great righteousness, and I was righteous and full of righteousness. But when the news reached my ears, I could barely sit still. ”

"My mind is full of her, all about the bits and pieces of the time I was with her in Tongzhou, I even had an idea last night, to send He Chen to the Holy Emperor, begging him to be merciful and take back the holy oracle. But I know I can't, after all, I'm just a layman, with love, lust, and hate. The little maid from Tongzhou found me, I know what she means, she is to let me live a good life, help her take care of everything. ”

Chai Xintong's voice was a little choked.

"But I can't, I believe in the relationship between me and her, I know that she must be forced to do so, and I also know that her marriage must have something to do with the apprenticeship of Confucius Temple. ”

Chai Xintong raised his head, his face full of tears.

"Now He Chen is in Xu Chang'an's mansion, with Kong Dewei and that master to take care of, it must be fine;

Chai Xintong's voice changed suddenly, and there was a sense of determination.

"Even if that person is the Great Prince!"

After saying that, he looked at the little master, who suddenly smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and stood up.

He looked at the rain outside the window and said slowly: "This is a real person, a flesh-and-blood reader." ”

Chai Xintong looked at the little master in some surprise.

"What we read for, for reason, for virtue, and for a clearer look at the world. Not only that, but we also want more people to see the world more clearly. If we say something every day, 'Confucius says Chengren, Meng says Yiyi', and how many people can understand it, then we are putting ourselves on the high altar, what is the difference between those clay statues?"

"Understanding the truth does not make us superior to others, in the final analysis, our essence is still human beings, people with emotions and love and hate. If you give up your personal emotions today and ensure the smooth admission of disciples in the Confucius Temple, I will feel that you are more suitable than anyone else to sit in the position of the little master, or even the master, to hold the power of the Confucius Temple, and to protect the cold for all the scholars. ”

Chai Xintong stared at the little master tightly, biting his lip, the four fingers of his right hand kept picking his thumb, and even his breathing became a little short, he quietly waited for the little master's next step.

The little master paused, there was a light in his eyes, a smile on the corner of his mouth, and patted him firmly on the shoulder again.

"But you choose this path, don't refuse, don't restrain any of yourself, release your heart!"

The little master is loud!

"There is a posture of sanctification!"

Chai Xintong looked at the little master with some surprise, his eyes were full of confusion.

"Which sage have you ever seen who is perfect, only by facing yourself squarely, can you be one step closer, only by being close to the people, close to the worldly people who many people look down upon, can you be more accessible. ”

"Be yourself!"

Chai Xintong walked out of the valley, carrying the burden, and the small cyan sword was placed in the baggage.

Those words kept swirling in his mind, and before leaving, the little master said to him: "If you need anything, you can come to this valley to find me!"

He sighed, no matter what, he didn't want to affect the Confucius Temple because of his private affairs.

Chai Xintong looked at the five bamboo tassel bookmarks in his hand, and held them tightly in his hand, which was given to him by his master, saying that these five tassel bookmarks represent five favors, although the old guy who owes him a favor is gone, but their descendants may still recognize it.

Chai Xintong rushed back to Chang'an with five bookmarks.

The first stop, the manor outside Chang'an City.

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