Chapter 16: The First Lesson (3)
Chen Fusheng stopped what he was doing, tidied up, and stood up and bowed respectfully.
"Sir, forgive me, otherwise, it is not enough to express what the students think. ”
"Sit down, I don't mean to blame you. Wen Dongming waved his hand and motioned for Chen Fusheng to sit down.
"Teacher, you only let us say our own, so what is your ambition?" Ye Xin, who was the first to speak, asked Mr. rhetorically, breaking the small silence brought by Chen Fusheng.
Wen Dongming's face suddenly became solemn, and a different kind of solemnity appeared, and he replied solemnly: "My generation of scholars, what I think and ask for is nothing more than the four sentences of Hengqu: establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations." ”
These four sentences are the former dynasty Guanxue philosopher Zhang Zai said, as soon as it was proposed, it has a deafening influence, to this day, any person, even if has never read poetry and books, must have heard these four sentences. Heaven and earth take life as the heart, and the sage counselor educates and educates, so that all things have their own lives, which is the heart of heaven and earth; establish righteousness and reason, and support the Gangchang, this is the way for the people; follow the absolute learning, which is called the Taoist system; open the peace, it is said that the king rises, and he will take the Fa Lize, and hang down in eternity.
It's just that these four sentences are too big, and even Zhang Zihou himself can't fully bear it. Therefore, later generations only regarded it as an idealized realm.
And Wen Dongming, who was in front of him, fell into the muttering of no one else at this time: "When I heard these four sentences back then, my ears and eyes were opened, and the world in my eyes was completely new, and I made up my mind to do these four sentences for the rest of my life." ”
It's a pity that looking back on the past, half a life has passed before I found that there is too little to do, and then I realized by chance, and finally understood that life is in the world, and it is enough to be able to do one thing well. Therefore, I germinated the idea of resigning, and I learned Confucianism and Taoism from Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, King Wen of Zhou, as for Confucius, as for Mencius. Mencius did not, and his way was not preached. It was not until Song Ruxing that he advocated the learning that has not been passed on for thousands of years. It's a pity that after the Song Dynasty, barbarians arose, ranking Confucianism after prostitutes and before beggars, and the so-called "eight prostitutes, nine Confucianism, and ten beggars" are also. In this state of alienation, it is difficult for my Confucianism to enter the house again. Fortunately, the pseudo-dynasty is also turbulent, and it is also in a hurry. ruled for less than a hundred years, and the Holy Son of Heaven swept away the heroes with a three-foot sword and established this dynasty. If you are determined today, it is a good time to do your studies. And I Shudi, outstanding people, show endlessly, devote themselves to learning is countless, but unfortunately although the exchanges are frequent, but still have not formed a truly influential school, my hope now is nothing more than this. ”
"Good guy, this is going to write a book and talk about it!" Chen Fusheng was secretly speechless, shocked by Wen Dongming's spirit, with his eyesight, he could clearly see that the momentum on Wen Dongming's body was condensed every time he said a word, and this momentum was not created by martial arts, but completely from the heart. It highlights its extraordinary, after all, no matter how strong and powerful the martial arts are, there are limits, these are like flowing water, martial arts are just there, power and wealth are like flowing water, the world is not up to anyone, and the heart has no limitations and no constraints.
It is important to know that the formulation of each doctrine is not so simple.
The most powerful thing in the world is never the sword, but the mind.
The two schools of Taoism and Buddhism were just the source of the two ideas at the beginning, and basically every master who had a place in learning, if he practiced it, he could leave those so-called pride of heaven far behind.
It is not difficult to understand that no matter which practice it is, it is essentially the cultivation of the mind, and those methods of pursuing immortality or killing are actually just Dharma protectors on the way to practice, but later it is that people have desires, and these will replace the original true meaning.
However, this also leads to the problem of bottlenecks or going mad, and the cultivator needs to appreciate the red dust, in fact, to a certain extent, in order to correct the path of cultivation that has been deviated.
And those who focus on learning, the soul is clear, and in some rumors say that a certain Confucian entered the temple to worship the statue, and the statue could not bear a worship, it was not a casual talk.
In fact, there are indeed a few famous figures in the history of cultivation, who are halfway monks, but their cultivation speed is unparalleled.
"It's a pity, I've already made up my mind, and this Wen Dongming seems to have made up his mind to be a pure scholar, otherwise introducing him to the master would be considered a small achievement. This idea was immediately dispelled by Chen Fusheng as soon as it arose, how could he have the heart to care about these things now.
Shaking his head, Chen Fusheng watched as the class officially ended, Wen Dongming walked out, and a new gentleman walked into the room.
The second class was about to begin, Chen Fusheng unfolded the book in his hand and listened carefully to the newcomer's explanation of the golden mean.
After all, he used to be mostly self-taught, although he read a lot of things and thought deeply, but he didn't have a formal teacher or a companion to communicate with.
These all invisibly restricted his thoughts, learning is different from other wealth, and you can get double it by communicating with each other, not to mention the sparks generated by the collision of ideas, which are rare inspirations in ordinary times.
Cultivation pays attention to a wealthy couple's law, and basically everyone who has achieved cultivation is more or less touched.
Chen Fusheng is not lacking in wealth and law for the time being, but he can only go alone for a long time when he can meet. And now, although he is not a fellow practitioner, it is not lacking in the improvement of his mind and the broadening of his horizons.
What's more, these people are from the most elite batch of Shu land, just listening to their unintentional conversations can help Chen Fusheng understand this world more clearly.
If you want to understand the world, you can see it at a glance from a high vantage point.
Knowing from a low level, although it is more detailed, sometimes it is only because you are in this mountain and misses the truth.
The people who can teach in this Jinjiang Academy will not be too ordinary, and the same is true for this Mr. Jiang, although his appearance is not good, but the subtle words and righteousness of Confucianism are indeed eloquent, and from time to time he also connects the essence of other schools for horizontal comparison, so that the students who were originally a little despised because of his appearance can't help but quietly withdraw their contemptuous attitude.
"It seems that I have come to this academy in the right place. Chen Fusheng nodded again and again, and Cheng Wen, who had read it, had quickly flashed in his mind, and after connecting these with the lectures of the gentlemen, the originally boring things suddenly came alive.
"In this way, there should be no problem in passing the imperial examination smoothly. Chen Fusheng took stock of his progress, "It seems that he can focus more on other things." ”
He had believed that he would not lose in this, but after all, he was not too confident, and after a lecture, he was finally able to put his heart in his stomach.