However, it was said that Lao Tzu was distracted and became an old man, and he was thirteen years old and very knowledgeable. So, Lao Dan said goodbye to his mother and embarked on the road of study.

A few months later, Lao Dan traveled to Luoyi, met with doctors, entered Taixue, astronomy, geography, human ethics, learned everything, cultural relics, regulations, and history books, and made great progress in three years. The doctor also recommended him to the storehouse as a clerk. The collection room is the place where the classics of the Shang Dynasty are collected, collecting the world's texts and collecting the world's books. Lao Dan is in it, like a dragon swimming into the sea, the sea is wide and leaping with a dragon; like an eagle spreading its wings in the blue sky, the sky is high and the birds are flying.

The old man is hungry and thirsty, he is well-read, gradually improving, the source of etiquette and music, and the purpose of morality, and three years later he moved to the history of the Tibetan room, which is well-known and broadcasts in the sea.

After that, the old man lived in Luoyi for a long time, his knowledge was deep, and his reputation was famous. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the learned were called "sons" to show respect. Therefore, people call Lao Dan "Lao Tzu", so it can be regarded as his real name.

To say that Lao Tzu at this time, but he was also a good-hearted person, seeing the chaos in the world, the people in power in various countries all worked hard to reform, but in order to get a share of the world in this troubled era. In this way, it has suffered the people of the world, and the war has caused hundreds of people to be displaced, and the young and strong people in the country are even more empty, and the world looks like a ruined state.

Seeing this situation, Lao Tzu thought hard for a long time, so he sorted out and summarized what he had learned, and finally founded a school of doctrine, which was known as Taoism in the name of Taoism.

Taoism uses the Tao as a guide to explain the nature, origin, composition, and change of all things in the universe, and believes that the Tao is the root of all things. Taoism emphasizes that there is no need to force everything, but to conform to nature and reach the highest state of the Tao.

Taoism also advocates spiritual detachment, not bounded by form, but only relaxation and openness of the heart. Taoists believe that the Tao is invisible and invisible, the absolute spirit that transcends time and space, and is the supreme essence of the universe and the root of all things. Everything in the world has opposites, and things must be opposed. Therefore, people must be "contented with few desires", "weak and indisputable", "conform to nature", and abandon all shackles of etiquette and religion in order to avoid disasters.

In view of today's general trend, continuous wars, and difficult people's livelihood, Lao Tzu advocated that people must be wise, strong, and reckless, and return to the realm of simplicity and ignorance, and called on the princes and monarchs of the world to govern the world with "non-action", so that the world can be peaceful and stable. Lao Tzu's ultimate goal is to hope that the world will return to the primitive social state of "small countries and widows". It is a pity that in the troubled times, human life is like a mustard, and Lao Dan's ideas are not adopted by the monarchs of various countries.

Just after Lao Tzu founded Taoism, all the saints were sensitive. I have the heart to preach in the lower realm, but the words of the Taoist ancestor are especially in my ears, I want to be distracted from the lower realm like Lao Tzu, but I don't want to damage my own cultivation. You must know that the reason why Lao Tzu was able to distract the lower realm was because of the unique secret technique of 'one qi and three clearings', if the saints were divided into the lower realm, then it would tear the primordial gods apart, and at least it would damage thousands of years of cultivation. Therefore, all the saints are hesitant.

Among the saints, only Tongtian did not react to this, he only hoped that Houtu Refining Qiankun Ding would come out of the customs as soon as possible to see if his guess was accurate, but Houtu had been in retreat for more than 600 years, but he still failed to break through, which made Tongtian anxious. In a hurry for this, how can I take care of anything else!

Tongtian ignored this matter, but his disciples did not sit idly by. As early as when the catastrophe of the gods was approaching, Tongtian instructed the Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit and others to pass on the sect of interception, but the Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit and the others only received a few third-generation disciples, but it did not have a great effect on the spread of the sect and the Taoism. In this way, all the disciples felt guilty about this, thinking that they and others had failed the teacher's expectations. Therefore, this opportunity, all the disciples are unwilling to give up.

Among the disciples who passed through the heavens, the most guilty was the Turtle Spirit Virgin. The Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit has a weak surname, except for cultivating enlightenment, she doesn't care much about other things, but as a senior sister of the sect, she can't do things according to her own preferences, and she still needs to take some responsibility.

Therefore, after learning that Lao Tzu was preaching in the world, Our Lady of the Turtle Spirit thought about it for a while, and decided to go down to earth to have a visit. As for the order of the Dao Ancestor, if the Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit thinks about it, it can also be understood that the Heavenly Immortal is above the cultivation level, and he cannot make a move in the mortal world. It's like the saints can't fight each other in the earth immortal realm, they can only end up in chaos. With this thought, the Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit didn't care about it anymore, and after instructing Yang Xiaolian to cultivate for a good life, she went to the lower realm alone to preach the doctrine of interception.

The action of the Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit was like a fuse, and the disciples of the four sects came to the world one after another and began to compete for the position of academic orthodoxy in the world. Although they said that they were fighting, the disciples of the four sects had never fought with each other, after all, all of them had already violated the will of the Dao Ancestors, and if they made another move, wouldn't it be like looking for death? Moreover, the saints had similar orders when they were waiting to go down to earth. Therefore, everyone mainly preached the doctrine and did not have a fighting method.

With the disciples of the four sects descending to earth, the world suddenly became lively, and various theories emerged one after another, constituting the first literary style since the development of the human race.

Among them, after the Holy Mother of Turtle Spirit descended to earth, she met a person named Wang Xu in the land of Yangcheng. This Wang Xu's qualifications are also excellent, and the Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit was happy when she saw the hunt, so she accepted him as a registered disciple and passed on the Taoist knowledge. Although Wang Xu's qualifications are good, his perception of Taoism is only average, but he is very interested in those strategies, art of war, and education techniques, and he can often draw inferences from others.

Seeing this, the Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit thought of her nether meaning, and her heart moved, and she taught all the scholarships she had learned in the Heavenly Place. In this way, Wang Xu is even more like a fish in water, and in a few years, his knowledge is no less than that of the Turtle Spirit Holy Mother. Our Lady of the Turtle Spirit was naturally overjoyed by this, and with this Wang Xu's preaching, although he did not say that he would carry forward the interception of the teaching, he could also do his part, so he could also make a contribution to the interception, so he taught Wang Xu more attentively.

After Wang Xu completed his studies, after the Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit instructed him, he went back to the earth fairy world.

After Wang Xu left, it was convenient for him to live in Guigu, a hundred miles away from Yangcheng, and appointed himself Mr. Guigu. And he also continued to talk about accepting disciples, and his disciples such as Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Wei Yizi, Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Mao Sui, etc. are all famous figures. It's a pity that Wang Xu's learning is too extensive and complicated, and he has not been able to form a school, and although the name of Mr. Guigu has been passed on in the world, it has not become the mainstream of the world.

And another disciple of the sect, the Holy Mother of Wudang, after learning about the lower realm of the Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit, also took the opportunity to see his disciple Xuansu (Daji) Deng Chanyu and went down to the mortal world. After meeting the two disciples in Lishan, the Holy Mother of Wudang began to travel through the world. When I arrived at the city, I heard that there was a person here who was very studious, and as the saying goes: "There must be my teacher for the threesome." ”

It is really unexpected that the Holy Mother was dumb and did not think that all the people in the mortal world would say such words. At that moment, the Virgin of Wudang found the person who said this, and this person was named Kongqiu. Our Lady of Wudang taught Confucius a lesson, and was immediately overjoyed, this Confucius was not only knowledgeable, but also advocated that it coincided with the doctrine of interception.

Confucius was taught by the Holy Mother, founded Confucianism, took the six arts as the law, advocated "etiquette and music" and "benevolence and righteousness", advocated "loyalty and forgiveness" and impartiality "moderation", advocated "rule by virtue" and "benevolent government", and attached importance to moral and ethical education and people's self-cultivation.

Confucianism emphasizes the function of education, believes that emphasizing education and light punishment is the only way for the country to be stable and the people to be prosperous and happy, and advocates that "there is no class in education", and that both the ruler and the ruled should be educated, so that the whole country can become a person of high morality. Politically, it advocates governing the country with courtesy, and only when everyone is kind to courtesy can we dominate the world and stabilize the country. People from all walks of life should do their duty to achieve a harmonious situation of "kings, ministers, fathers, and sons".

Confucianism advocates mutual care between people, and to achieve a harmonious world, which is "benevolence". "Benevolence" is the core content of Confucianism and the general outline of ethics and morality. "Benevolence" means "loving people", and the monarch should be considerate of the people's feelings, cherish the people's strength, and oppose harsh government. To practice benevolence, we need to be loyal and forgiving. "Loyalty" means doing one's duty, and "forgiveness" means putting oneself and others to one's own advantage. Advocate "courtesy" and "music" to restrain people's behavior. Cultivating people's surnames.

Although Tongtian did not accept Wan Xian as his disciples, his idea is still that there is no class, and most of the disciples are demons, and Kong Qiu inherited this idea of "teaching without class", thinking that the religion should not be divided into the noble and the low, the virtuous and the foolish. He believes that "teaching students according to their aptitude" is the ideal teaching method, and he also advocates learning methods such as "learning from the past" and "drawing inferences from others". As for ghosts and gods, they hold an attitude of "existing and ignore", advocating respecting and staying away, but attaching great importance to sacrificing ancestors.

Han Fei and Gongsun Long, who founded the Legalists and famous masters, belong to the teachings, Han Feizi is a registered disciple of Guangchengzi, and Gongsun Long is a registered disciple of Taiyi Zhenren.

Legalists advocate "rule of law" and put forward a whole set of theories and methods. Legalists valued the law, opposed the Confucian "rites" (all religions were opposed), opposed the hereditary privileges of the aristocracy to monopolize economic and political interests, and demanded private ownership of land and the granting of official positions according to merit and talent. The role of the law is to "settle disputes", that is, to clarify the ownership of objects. The ultimate purpose of meritorious service is to enrich the country and strengthen the army and win the war of annexation.

Han Fei learned about the embarrassing position of exposition from Guangchengzi, and summarized the reasons for the failure of exposition several times, believing that the reason why the ancestors failed was because they could stick to the old reasons. Therefore, Legalism opposes conservative retro thinking and advocates resolute reform.

Han Fei believes that history is moving forward, and all laws and systems must develop along with the development of history, and that we cannot go back in retrospect, nor can we put forward the proposition of "not following the law of the past, not the present". Han Fei collected the Legalist Mahayana and proposed that "time shifts and the rule is not easy to cure the chaos", satirizing the old-fashioned Confucianism as a stupid person who waits for the rabbit. In fact, Han Fei's proposition, while opposing the interception of religion, also secretly showed his dissatisfaction with the old ways of his teacher.

On the other hand, the famous scholars who belong to the exposition of the religion are the school of school that advocates the doctrine of following the name and the responsibility of the truth, and advocates the "correct name and truth", which is precisely "correct the right and wrong of each other, so that the name and the truth are consistent". During the turmoil, the situation was turbulent and chaotic, and many rituals existed in name only. This led to the rise of the famous masters, who emphasized that things should be "in name", so as to put everything in the world on the right track.

The difference between the famous scholars and other schools lies precisely in the method of "correcting the name and the truth", and most of the content of their debates is on issues that have nothing to do with political practice. Therefore, the theories of the famous masters have been unanimously branded as "sophistry" by other schools.

The Mo Zhai of the Mo family belongs to the Western Buddhism, and this Mo Zhai is a registered disciple of Sakyamuni.

The Mohist proposition is that Shang Xian is still the same, and proposes "love", advocating that love should not have the distinction between intimacy, upper and lower, noble and low, and rank. He believed that the reason for the chaos in the world was that people did not love each other. This is also in line with the consistent tradition of the West, whether it is a human or a demon, you can enter the door of the West, although it is related to the barrenness of the West, but it can also be regarded as having the same effect as the "education without class" through the sky, attracting many people to join.

In terms of governing the country, Mo Zhai advocated "Shangxian", class thinking, making the world governed, advocating "non-offensive", and opposing all wars of aggression. He opposed a luxurious life, advocated frugality, and put forward the ideas of "saving money", "saving funerals" and "not being happy". In order to seek blessings and avoid disasters, the Mohists advocated "respecting the sky" and "ghosts".

In addition, the disciples of the Four Sects also evolved into many sects, such as the Yin-Yang Family, the Zongheng Family, the Peasant Family, the Military Family, the Medical Family, and so on.

For a time, a hundred schools of thought contended in the world.

(To be continued)