The school is very small, there are only three rooms, one on the left is the gentleman's study, the right one is the husband's living room, and in the middle is the study room, on which a plaque is hung, Ximing school.

There is a small yard in front and back of the study house, and some unknown flowers and plants are planted in the backyard, and there is a jujube tree and three bamboos in the front yard. The door of the small courtyard was ajar, and Li Quzhi pushed the door in, found his seat and sat down.

When Mr. Liu saw everyone arriving, he asked, "Does anyone know what day it is?"

Xiang Huaiying said: "Sir, today is February 1st. ”

Mr. Liu smiled slightly, neither shaking his head nor nodding his head.

The students in the school knew Mr. 's habits, and this action showed that Xiang Huaiying did not answer wrong, but he did not answer Mr. Liu's mind either.

Li Quzhi whispered: "It seems to be the old festival of Zhenyuan." ”

The students began to discuss: "What kind of festival is this old festival of Zhenyuan?" "I haven't heard of it, have you heard of it?" "No!"

Mr. Liu smiled and said, "Twelve, let's talk about it." ”

Li Quzhi said: "In the "All Tang Dynasty Poems" that Mr. asked us to recite before, I remember that there was a poet named Lu Wen, who wrote a poem: 'My colleague first set up the jade pier, and the old verses were fragmented. Today, they look at the flowers, and they know when they are in tears. The title of the poem is 'February 1 is the old festival of Zhenyuan, and the quatrain is sent to Qiannan Dou San Luoyang Lu Qi', so students guess whether it is the old festival of Zhenyuan. ”

Mr. Liu said: "Twelve is right. In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Li thought that he was the descendant of Daozu, so he set the first day of February as the first day of the birth of Daozu' as 'Zhenyuan Festival', and later there was a master of the Yin and Yang family surnamed Li who said to Emperor Li that the birthday of the Daozu calculated by Qintian was wrong, and it should be February 15. Since the ancestor surnamed Li, who was known as 'knowing 5,000 years before and 500 years later', made a statement, no one dared to refute it at that time, so Emperor Li took February 15, the day of Daozu's birthday, as the 'Holy Day'. ”

Yao Fusheng asked, "Sir, why didn't Emperor Li change the name of February 15 to 'Zhenyuan Festival' but to 'Holy Day'?"

Mr. Liu said with a smile: "The Son of Heaven is full of words, how can he admit that he made mistakes." ”

Yao Fusheng said: "The sage said: Who has no fault? ”

Mr. Liu said with a smile: "The emperor's mind is not to be figured out." ”

Mr. Liu looked at everyone with soft eyes, and continued: "The five thousand mysteries of Dao Ancestor include Qiankun, and according to legend, Mr. Most Holy once asked Dao Ancestor Yu and asked about the way of heaven. This confirms that we should 'learn as well as learn, and ponder like grinding'. The article "The Analects of Progress" that I am going to tell you about today is a good embodiment of this essence of scholarship. ”

So there was a burst of chanting in the school, "Zi Lu, Zeng Hui, Ran You, and Gong Xihua are sitting." Zi said: I will be long in one day, and I will not be in it. Ju Ze said: 'I don't know!' If you know it, then how can you ?...... it?"

After reciting, Mr. Liu said, "Today, we follow the method of Mr. Most Holy to preach and teach and solve doubts, so that everyone can take out the problems that they usually feel are more difficult, and we will communicate together." ”

At this time, Xiang Huaiying stood up and asked, "Sir, when the students are studying the books of the sages in the past few days, they have found that what Yasheng said is that human nature is inherently good, and what Xunzi said is inherently evil, and the disciple really doesn't know whether to believe that human nature is inherently good or evil?"

Mr. Liu smiled slightly and said: "Huaiying, scholars pay attention to erudition, interrogation, prudence, discernment, and practice. Your question is very good, and all the three schools of thought are thinking about it. ”

"A Taoist ancestor said that the life of a person is also the gathering of qi. Gathering is life, scattering is death...... All over the world. Scatter is gas, and gathering is formed. The doctors of the hundred schools believe that Mrs. was born on the earth, hanging her life in the sky, the heaven and the earth are in harmony, and the fate is called a person. Man is born with the breath of heaven and earth, and the law of the four times is completed. ”

Mr. Liu paused slightly, and then continued: "Back then, Emperor Yao was located in Emperor Shun, and the sixteen-character mantra of the heart was 'the heart is in danger, the Taoist heart is only subtle, but the essence is the only one, and the person is allowed to cling to the middle', which actually shows that the human heart has two sides. ”

"Your previous Mr. Zhang advocated that qi gives birth to all things, believing that all things in the world are composed of qi, and that qi has the difference of turbidity, fineness, brightness and darkness, partial completeness, and thickness, resulting in a thousand differences in all things in the world. The innate nature is pure and pure and pure things, but after people are born, they have different physical conditions, physiological characteristics, family environment and natural environment, which is combined with the innate nature to form the acquired nature, which is called the nature of temperament, and the nature of temperament has good and evil, clear and turbid, which determines that human nature is very different. If you want to become a saint and a gentleman, you must learn etiquette, righteousness and morality, cultivate qi and gather righteousness, so as to change the nature of temperament, remove the cover of temperament, and highlight the innate nature. ”

Mr. Liu suddenly sat upright like a saint and said firmly: "Therefore, my generation of Confucian disciples should cultivate with respect, learn knowledge, eliminate selfish desires, preserve heavenly principles, invent their own hearts, and consciously integrate with all things in the world." ”

Xiang Huaiying arched his hand and said, "Thank you, sir." However, there is one thing that the students do not know, the students have heard that the most holy Mr. of the Temple of Literature is in the middle, there are four holy sacrifices, ten philosophers from the worship, and two east and west, to pay tribute to the great Confucian sages of the past dynasties. Since Yasheng and Xunzi are not all right, why is Yasheng a saint to accompany the sacrifice, and Xunzi is not even qualified to rank in the east and west?"

Mr. Liu said slowly: "Huaiying, the battle of the avenue is a fraction of a millimeter, and it is a thousand miles away. Although Xun Sheng did not accompany the Confucian Temple, he became the middle one of the ancestral halls of the Fa family. ”

Xiang Huaiying said: "Students are taught."

Mr. Liu smiled and nodded slightly, looking around.

"Sir, I have a question", I saw Yao Fusheng stand up, salute Mr. with both hands, and then asked: "The Dasong Dynasty is fertile for thousands of miles, with dozens of good generals, millions of soldiers, and thousands of people, why can't it fight the Dajin Dynasty with vulgar people, sparse people, and no surplus food?"

Mr. Liu said, "Fusheng, do you know why your father gave you this name?"

Yao Fusheng said: "Mr. Hui, my father hopes that I can become a sage like Fushenggong. ”

Mr. Liu asked, "Fu Sheng, do you know the deeds of Fu Shenggong?"

Yao Fusheng replied: Mr. Hui, Mr. Most Holy once said that Fushenggong "has a spoonful of food and a scoop of drink, and in the alleys, people are unbearable, and they will not change their pleasures", and he also said "do not get angry, do not offend", and also said that "when he returns, his heart will not violate and be benevolent in three months".

Mr. Liu said: "Yes, the Fusheng Gong's conduct is noble, and the world will never forget it. You see that the Da Song Dynasty is now an official and a scholar, how many of them can be compared to the restoration of the Holy Father. Nowadays, the Da Song Dynasty is an official and a learner, some people are very happy with their achievements and are reckless in their military force; some people sell their fame and reputation, deceive the world and steal their reputation; some people are mercenary and bend the law for bribes; some people pray for blessings, and the prince is unrighteous. These people are seeking things for nothing more than fame and fortune, and have nothing to do with the national economy and people's livelihood. ”

Mr. Liu suddenly raised his voice and said, "Most of the people of the Great Song Dynasty have probably succeeded in such an atmosphere, shrunk in such an atmosphere, and even died of old age. The sword does not point to the north, but to the heart. ”

Yao Fusheng replied, "Mr. Xie is confused. ”

At this time, Li Quzhi stood up and asked: "Sir, there is something unknown about the students, when the Great Qin unified the six countries, it was called the country of tigers and wolves, and the first emperor was assassinated many times, such as the Mojia Jing Ke, the Confucian Zhang Zifang, etc.; Today, judging the events of the year, the first emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty, the six kings, the four seas, the same track, and the same book, laid the foundation of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, and was the first hero of the Chinese nation in the past thousand years. If the famous generals of various countries could resist the Great Qin Iron Cavalry, and Jing Ke and others could successfully assassinate Qin, the Chinese nation would still be in a state of separation, and the countries would not be able to understand each other, and morality would not be able to be practiced in the world, and tens of thousands of people would still be displaced in the war. ”

Li Qu paused for a moment, and then said, "The students have been thinking recently, the Dajin Dynasty attacked the Dasong Dynasty, and the Dasong Dynasty heroes bravely resisted, and these people were national heroes in the Dasong Dynasty, but if the Dajin Dynasty finally unified the country, the Dajin Dynasty had thousands of miles of splendid rivers and mountains, and thousands of people all belonged to the Dajin Dynasty, wouldn't these people with lofty ideals become sinners who hinder unity and unity?"

Mr. Liu was stunned for a moment, was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "Twelve, it is impossible for each of us to accurately predict the future, so we must do a good job in the present. We look at everyone historically, but everyone is in history, so we can only observe the observable situation, observe the observable future, and make our own judgments and choices in limited cognition and rationality. ”

Mr. Liu paused, and then said: "In case of trouble, do it according to your heart, and act according to reason." ”

Li Quzhi then asked: "Sir, our parents are the people of the Da Song Dynasty, but we were born in the Da Jin Dynasty and grew up in the Da Jin Dynasty, if the Da Jin Dynasty wants to attack the Da Song Dynasty, how should we deal with ourselves?"

Mr. Liu said: "Twelve, isn't your confusion what thousands of Dasong remnants think. How to deal with yourself, I can't say clearly, the general trend of the world, divided and combined, from the combination of the Xia, Shang and Zhou, to the division of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States, and then to the combination of the Qin and Han dynasties, the division of the Three Kingdoms, the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and then to the Sui and Tang dynasties, the five dynasties and ten kingdoms and now the three major dynasties. But I think that whether it is the current Dasong Dynasty, the Dajin Dynasty, or the Daxia Dynasty, or even the Dali Kingdom, the Tubo Kingdom, the Western Liao Kingdom, the Mongolian Department, etc., which are all born and raised in the Great Chinese Nation, are all under the teachings of our three religions, gradually changing customs and integrating together. Red flowers, green leaves, and white lotus roots, all ethnic groups were originally one family. I have always believed that dynasties and nations are interdependent. ”

Mr. Liu stood up suddenly, and said in a passionate tone: "When we encounter the problem you mentioned, I hope we will stand higher, Mr. Zhang said before you: We scholars must establish our hearts for heaven and earth, establish our lives for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for everything." I think this is the yardstick by which we scholars make decisions and make decisions, and we have to ask ourselves, is this for the sake of heaven and earth, is it for the sake of the people?"

After Mr. finished saying this, the private school was suddenly surrounded by a spring breeze, and the dark fragrance filled his sleeves.

However, at this time, in Mr. Liu's heart lake, four voices appeared at the same time.

A mellow voice said: "Mr. Gaojian, the younger generation is taught, and my generation of scholars is to turn the tide before it arrives and help the building to fall." ”

A sharp female voice said: "Bullshit, the struggle between countries and nations, on the battlefield, in strategy, not in books, not in reason, only know how to play tricks, it is really useless to be a scholar." ”

An old voice sighed, and said, "You want him to stand higher, how high can he stand if he is only a scholar." In the end, the Tao is higher. ”

A voice that was as loud as a bell but was about to leave said: "Amitabha, the benefactor's remarks just now jumped out of a small cause and effect, but jumped into a big cause and effect. ”

It's just that these students can't hear these voices. After that, some students asked some questions, but the gentleman still smiled warmly and seductively.

Finally, Mr. Liu said, I also ask you a question: "Just answer it from your heart." What are your future aspirations?"

Yao Fusheng replied: "I hope that as Mr. Zhang said, I will establish my heart for heaven and earth, establish my life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations." ”

Xiang Huaiying replied: "And the first Dengke to fight for fame, and the title of the gold list won the champion." ”

Li Dongxuan replied: "Ask who rode the green ox, and there was a yellow crane flying from the sky." ”

Li Quzhi replied: "Sir, the student's ambition is to be a sage, to be a sage, to have compassion, to travel freely, and to eliminate injustice. ”

Mr. Liu said: "Your ambitions are very good, in line with your heart, almost reasonable, but the road ahead is very long, you can follow your psychology and see as you go." ”

Li Quzhi asked, "Dare to ask Mr. Zhiye?"

Mr. Liu said with a smile: "Do what you can do, and make a voice that you can make." There is a point of heat, a point of light, just like a firefly, lighting up the stars in the dark. ”