Sun Simiao groaned: "The mystery you asked, you can actually think about this question at a young age, it is indeed different." You have learned articles from Xingyun Shitai, have you talked about various classics?"

Mei Zhenyi shook his head: "It's just literacy and hyphenation, and I don't talk about the history of the scriptures." ”

Sun Simiao: "That's okay, as long as you have a good understanding, you can also talk about the classics, I once knew a little monk named Huineng, he was illiterate, but he also had the roots of a generation of great Zen masters." ......There is a cloud in the Book of Changes, 'one yin and one yang is the Tao, and the unpredictable yin and yang are gods', do you understand?"

Mei Zhenyi: "I can understand the sentence, but I still need the master's guidance on the meaning." ”

Sun Simiao did not explain, and said: "There is a cloud in the "Neijing" that 'the life of things is the transformation, the extremes of things are the change, the yin and yang are unpredictable, and the gods are holy without a way', can you understand?"

Mei Zhenyi: "I understand somewhat, but I can't understand it deeply. ”

Sun Simiao smiled and said again: ""Lao Tzu" has a cloud, 'coming to the world with the Tao, and its ghosts are not gods. It is not a ghost or a god, and its god does not hurt people. 'Can you understand?'. ”

Mei Zhenyi: "Master is talking about too mysterious, but what I want to ask is very simple. When so many people die in the world and we don't see so many ghosts, what is the matter with ghosts? What does God do?

Sun Simiao quoted three sentences from the Book of Changes, the Book of Changes, and the Tao Te Ching to talk about ghosts and gods, which made Mei Zhenyi feel even more confused. Sun Simiao looked at him and smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "If words can explain the meaning of the scriptures, why should the saint tell such a mysterious story to embarrass future generations?...... Son, sit down, I don't expect you to immediately comprehend the Great Dao in the Scriptures, but you can talk about the ghosts and gods, what do those three sentences mean, and you will slowly realize it yourself. ”

The word God has many interpretations and multiple meanings, it can be both an adjective and a noun, and when used as an adjective, it refers to yin and yang. The so-called yin and yang is a very mysterious concept, and it is also the internal opposition and dependence of all things, such as day and night, rigidity and softness, men and women, rise and fall, life and death. When it is used as a noun and is used in conjunction with ghosts and gods, what is the concept? First of all, we have to talk about ghosts.

When people die as ghosts, ghosts also call them "return", which means home. A person is dead, but all the information about him has not completely disappeared, such as the words and writings he left behind, the impact of his actions during his lifetime, people's impressions of him, and the feelings of likes and dislikes. Whether others praise or misunderstand him, nostalgia or resentment, this person's life is over, and the coffin can be closed and there will be no change. But all the information he left behind, the living can still feel, and "ghosts" are born because of induction!

The ghost is the sense of the living to the deceased, and it appears because of the person, so sometimes two people are together, A says I saw the ghost of so-and-so, B says I didn't see it at all, this is completely normal. Because B has no sense, so-and-so's ghost does not exist for him.

After death, the essence and blood are exhausted, and the remains are scattered between heaven and earth and re-enter reincarnation. But this person's life has been determined, so the "ghost" is no longer changing, so it is between yin and yang. There is also a very special situation, that is, this person has not died in his old age, his vitality is not extinguished, or his soul has not died, and his "ghost" can feel that he has become a spirit, and he can also practice with the power of other people's induction, and has the magic power to influence external objects. This kind of ghost who feels like a spirit is called a yin god, and the ghost god served by Ming Chongyan is this kind of yin god.

In this way, the concept of "god" in "ghost" and "immortal" is different, the former is a noun, and the latter is mostly an adjective, and "god" is used to describe "immortal" beyond the cycle of life and death.

God as a noun also has a meaning, it is also a sense of spirit, not only the yin god self-sense, but with external objects to feel the magic power. For example, cultivating into a spirit can sense the power of a mountain and river, called the god of the land, the god of the mountain, etc., and the cultivation into a spirit can sense the power of things, such as the god of flowers. This category of "gods" is called "gods." The god refers to the status of the dojo, for example, the dojo of the mountain god is such a mountain, which is not completely fixed, and the god may also lose the dojo and become a wandering demon.

The status of a god can be high or low, depending on the power he senses to external objects. There is a type of god that is the most important, it is canonized by the emperor who is in charge of the sun, moon, mountains and rivers, has a very respectful dojo status, and is worshiped by incense, and can be practiced by the aura of the dojo and the wish of the worshipper. This kind of god is "god", but whether it is an ordinary god or a high god, it cannot be a human being, and even a human being cannot be a living person.

There is also a very interesting situation, that is, the so-called "gods" themselves do not exist at all, but only arise from the induction of the worshippers, which is similar to the "ghosts" mentioned above.

"God" as a noun, if metaphysical, also has a broad sense, the most familiar concept. For example, Buddha, Taishang Laojun, immortals, bodhisattvas, and even Allah and God are all called gods. The concept of this type of god is "the god of merit." The status of the god of merit is incomparable, and its sacredness is inviolable and profane, and it is respected and worshiped by the world, which is different from the concept of "god" just discussed.

In Sun Simiao's view, as long as people in the world have righteous thoughts and have no loss in what they do, then ghosts and gods will not be troubled, not that ghosts and gods do not do anything, but that there is no harm to ghosts and gods in the world, so there is no need to talk about it. That's why he quoted the sentence of "Lao Tzu": "If you come to the world with the Tao, its ghosts are not gods." It is not a ghost or a god, and its god does not hurt people. Sun Simiao is a master of Chinese studies and metaphysics, but not a contemporary Marxist, and he said such a thing very reasonably and profoundly.

After Sun Simiao finished speaking, Mei Zhenyi smiled and said: "Master, after a hundred years, you can also become a god, and the people will respect you as the king of medicine." He was telling the truth, Sun Simiao was revered as the king of medicine in the world, enjoyed generations of incense offerings in Taibai Mountain, and was praised by all the people for hundreds of generations, and he could be regarded as a god of merit.

To his surprise, Sun Simiao did not refute, but smiled faintly and said: "It may be like this after death, if someone respects me as the king of medicine, it is not to respect the me in front of you now." As a doctor, you have seen with your own eyes that I also have patients who cannot be cured, and the world should respect the heart of 'great doctor sincerity'. This old man is neither proud nor pretentious, and he can think of what it will be like behind him, which makes Mei Zhenyi even more admirable. Great Grandmaster, this is the real generation of Great Grandmaster.

Who is the medicine prince? Can the medicine prince collect a few baskets of eggs from the villagers? Can the medicine prince cure He Yougu's illness? It is Sun Simiao in Qiyunguan who collects the eggs of the villagers, and the worship that the medicine prince should receive is the sincere heart of the great doctor.

Mei Zhenyi couldn't help nodding, and after a long time, he asked again: "Since people die as ghosts, I heard my fellow villagers say that after people die, they have to go to the Netherworld, so is there really a Netherworld Mansion?"

"Yes!" replied Sun Simiao without thinking.

Mei Zhenyi was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "I also heard the nuns in the nunnery say that after death, people enter the six realms of reincarnation, so is there really a hell?"

"Yes!" Sun Simiao replied very simply.

"So what's going on with these? Master didn't mention these when he talked about ghosts and spirits just now. Seeing Sun Simiao's affirmative answer, Mei Zhenyi was very puzzled.

Sun Simiao stood up from the Flying End Rock, patted Mei Zhenyi's head and said, "You don't have to talk about it, you can't talk about it, before the disciple reaches the realm of Dacheng Zhenren, the master has no way to answer this kind of question, and you may understand the truth in the future." ...... Okay, it's getting late, it's time for us to go back. ”

Mei Zhenyi patted her ass and stood up: "Master, disciple has one last question, among your former disciples, is there a person named Zhengyi Patriarch? ”

When talking about ghosts and gods, he remembered the words of the Feng Gongzi before the crossing, the rules that ghosts and creatures must re-enter reincarnation every year are set by Zhengyi Patriarch, and listening to what Sun Simiao said, there is obviously no such thing today. According to Professor Qu Zhengbo, Patriarch Zhengyi is a disciple of Sun Simiao, and the two ancestors of the Qu family are brothers.

Sun Simiao was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "How can I know this, don't forget that I am still alive, how can a disciple be called a patriarch? ...... As for the precepts of my disciples, I will teach them one by one in the future, and you only need to remember the most important one now, that is, don't do harm to the living!" He also said that he himself is still alive, and who of his disciples dares to call himself a patriarch? That would be too blind. Mei Zhenyi remembered the legend about the ancestor of Zhengyi again, and listened to what Mei Taigong said was a matter of Xuanzong Tianbao, so now even Tang Gaozong is not dead, and the time is still very early.

Sun Simiao has traveled all over the world in his life, and has countless protégés and disciples, but as a traditional practitioner, ordinary protégés and official heirs are two different concepts. After formal apprenticeship, the disciple needs to be ordained and serve the master with the rites of the master for the rest of his life, unless he betrays the master, so the conditions for becoming a successor are quite strict. The Qu brothers are the medicine children next to Sun Simiao, and they can be regarded as the students of the old immortals, Sun Simiao has no reservations in teaching medicine, but they are different from Mei Zhenyi. Sun Simiao took Mei Zhenyi to Feiqian Peak to kneel alone, asked, and received ordination, which can be regarded as a secret mantle, and handed him a hot soul refining flag.

From this day on, Mei Zhenyi officially studied medicine and Taoism under Sun Simiao, and her title was changed from an old immortal to a master. At the same time, he also accompanied the two little maids to study with Xingyun Shitai, and in his free time, he also followed Mei Yi to practice martial arts and swords with Mei Damei and others, and he did not delay anything.

Mei Zhenyi's foundation for practicing martial arts is very good, mainly because his understanding is very good, because he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child before he crossed over. At this time, learning the internal and external exercises is equivalent to returning to the furnace and rebuilding and striving for excellence. Many people have a fantasy in their hearts, regretting that they did not have a solid foundation when they were studying in the past, and it would be nice if they could go back in time and do it all over again. Mei Zhenyi also had this idea, and God gave him this opportunity at this time, so he followed Mei Yi to learn martial arts and was not greedy and rash, but played the basic skills very solidly.

Mei Yi was very surprised by his performance, this young master was not at all like a disciple of Houmen, and he was a martial arts wizard. He once sighed to Zhang Guo in private: "The young master is a talented genius, if he continues to learn like this, in less than a year and a half, I will have nothing to teach him." I don't know if Mei Zhenyi will blush if she hears this?

Without further ado, spring has blossomed in a blink of an eye. Mei Zhenyi studied literature, martial arts, and medicine, and lived a full and leisurely life, and occasionally slipped out of Qiyunguan to go around Wuzhou City.

On this day, Mei Yi was not in the villa, because he had stayed in Wuzhou for a long time, and Mei Zhenyi saw that he was alone, so he suggested that he bring his family from Chang'an. This day was the day when Mei Yi's family crossed the river, and he went north to meet the ferry on the south bank of the Yangtze River. It just so happened that the Qu brothers had nothing to do on this day, so they went down the mountain together.

This time, there was no sedan chair or maid to serve, and the nine young men rode away from Qiyunguan. With the six brothers of the Mei family accompanied, and Mei Zhenyi is a person who is full of ghosts and gods, in the territory of Wuzhou, whether it is bright or dark, black or white, soft or hard, there are really not many people who can offend this little marquis, and Zhang Guo is also very relieved that he did not follow.

A group of people went to Jingting Mountain first, and Mei Zhenyi first had to inspect the site of the Divine Tree Temple. Because Mei Xiaolang once brought a message - "If you have grace, you can't forget, you should set up a shrine for the green snow." "To be able to eliminate the scourge of Ming Chongyan, first of all, I have to thank Lu Xue for reporting the news and helping, she has a great kindness to the Mei family. After that incident, Lu Xue has not appeared again, and Mei Zhenyi has not seen her with her own eyes so far, but the matter of establishing a shrine still has to be done.

Mei Zhenyi's location is in a valley near the foot of the mountain, and there is a clear spring flowing out of the mountain wall next to it to form a stream, surrounded by verdant bamboo forests on three sides, and the stream is dotted with wild peaches and wild tea trees, and the scenery and feng shui are quite good.

The foot of Jingting Mountain is twenty miles away from the north gate of Wuzhou City, and the road side that comes down from the mountain to the city is the famous "Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" in Wuzhou. There are orchards on both sides of this ten-mile road, and the spring flowers are full of flowers, and the red scenery is infinite on sunny days. Walk through the ten-mile peach blossom road, there is a blue lake called Jingting Lake on the side of the road between Wuzhou and Jingting Mountain, opposite Jingting Lake is the famous "Wanjia Hotel" in Wuzhou, and the hotel is just ten miles away from Wuzhou City.

The owner of Wanjia Hotel is not surnamed Ji, his name is Ji Shancheng, his family's ancestral cooking skills are good, especially the game is very authentic, such as a dish "Burning Fried Wild Child" The taste is spicy. Chili peppers are said to have originated in the Americas, brought out by Columbus and spread to the world, so there should be no chili peppers in the Tang Dynasty. But as far as Mei Zhenyi saw with his own eyes, there is a thing called Chaotian lantern fruit that grows in the wild in Wuzhou, and its fruit can be dried to make seasonings, and the taste of cooking is fragrant and spicy.

However, Wanjia Hotel is most famous not for its dishes, but for its wine-Lao Chunhuang, which is brewed by the Ji family. I can't tell what kind of wine it is, the wine is slightly stronger than Huadiao, it is transparent amber, the entrance is light bitter and slightly sweet, and the aftertaste is mellow. There are many people who come for Lao Chunhuang, because it is a restaurant with limited self-brewed production, it is only sold in hotels and not taken out.

Walking on the ten-mile peach blossom road, Mei Zhenyi's interest was also very high, and he joked with the six servants: "A few of you have been following me for so long, you don't even have a name, and you will become famous in the future, and it won't be good to spread out." ”

Mei Da replied in a regular manner: "I was taken in by the Mei Mansion, I am a member of the Mei family, Mei Da is my name, how can I say that I am nameless?"

Mei Liu, who was on the side, was very well-behaved, and when he heard what the young master said, he immediately dismounted and came to Mei Zhenyi's horse and saluted: "If the young master thinks that the names of our few are too simple and unpleasant, then please give the young master a name." ”

The other five also reacted when they heard Mei Liu's words, and they all dismounted and arched their hands: "Please give the young master a name!"

Mei Zhenyi said with a smile: "You don't need to change your name, you can add one word each, just call Mei Dadong, Mei Ernan, Mei Sanxi, Mei Sibei, Mei Wuzhong, Mei Liufa, I also give myself a trumpet, called Mei Qibai." ”

Qu Zhenming applauded: "Okay, good, good creativity, the five elements of the southeast, northwest, and middle are complete...... But what does it mean to be white?"

Mei Zhenyi: "You don't know this, do you? ”

Qu Zhensheng frowned and said, "Young Master Mei naturally has no problem giving the name to his servant, but you don't have to call yourself Mei Qibai, right?" ”

Mei Zhenyi raised her horsewhip: "What's wrong with it, it's just a name, I still want to be called Meixi." Mei Qibai is just a secret whisper in private, if your own people can understand it, you guys, don't call me that in front of people. ...... Okay, let's get on the horse, where are we going to play today, and what are your ideas?"

The six of them said in unison: "Thank you young master for the name!" Then turned over and got on the horse, Mei Liufa pointed ahead: "Not far in front is Wanjia Hotel, there is the famous wine Lao Chunhuang in Wuzhou, I have been thinking about it for a long time." There is no one else today, the housekeeper and the head of the sect are not there, and it is difficult for the Qu brothers to come out, how about we go and have some wine together?"