Xu Ai and his party continued to move forward, and after a few more days, they finally arrived in Yuyao.

Xu Ai's ancestral home is in Yuyao Mayan, and he has to pass through Yuyao Simen on the way.

And there is an elder in Yuyao Simen, who is a model that all scholars in the world want to visit and get acquainted with, and that person is Xie Qian.

At this time, Xie Qian was deposed from the court because Liu Jin was framed and deposed from the court, and he was at home, although he was far away from the temple, but the people who admired him went thousands of miles to visit him, hoping to get his guidance and recommendation, in order to double his worth.

Feng Mu heard that he was going to visit Xie Qian's mansion, and he had mixed feelings for a while, he had lived there for a while, and when he went back again, I don't know what the scene was?

Xu Ai handed the doorman a greeting post, and the doorman glanced at Xu Ai angrily, in his opinion, although this person has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, he is no different from those so-called talents, all in the name of the visit, wanting to befriend the old lady and find a good future for himself.

"Wait here, and I'll tell you. ”

The doorman said lightly, and then took the prayer post, walked to the inner mansion, and through the corridor, he threw the worship post into the waste paper pile, because he didn't want the old lady to be disturbed by these boring students.

Although Xie Qian has been far away from the center of power over the years, he is still very hard-working, and young students and talents continue to come, some of whom have real talents and real learning, and he naturally recommends them, so that those students can leap into the dragon gate. But more of them are opportunistic people, who have no ink in their chests, and vainly try to get an official and a half-position in the yamen through Xie Qian's relationship, for the latter, Xie Qian hates it, and has repeatedly warned his subordinates not to let people in casually.

Where did the doorman know that the person who came was Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, seeing that he was dressed plainly, he thought he was shabby and talented, and he couldn't complain that he was judging people by his appearance, because anyone who visited an elder like Xie Qian would dress up carefully and express deep respect.

As a disciple of Wang Shouren, Xu Ai inherited his mind and advocated cultivation and realm from the inside out, but his code of conduct may not work in front of secular people. His frugal and simple virtues made him hit a wall at this moment and was blocked from the door.

After waiting for a long time, he didn't see the doorman come to talk back, Youli was a little impatient, Feng Mu also frowned slightly, but Xu Ai still looked indifferent, looking at the tall elm tree in front of the Xie Mansion, stunned.

Feng Mu has been with him for so long, and he still doesn't know what his so-called Gewu Zhizhi is, can he be able to know the truth of heaven and earth by looking at this big tree?

With a skeptical attitude, Feng Mu finally spoke: "Brother Xu, I saw that you were either in a daze at the big trees along the way, or looking at the mountains and rivers in a daze, and you learned from things, what great truth did you have, can you share one or two with me?"

"Can you see this tree being blown by the wind? Then I ask you, is the tree moving or is the wind moving?"

Feng Mu smiled and replied without hesitation: "Brother Xu, it is neither the wind nor the tree, but the heart, am I right?"

Xu Ai looked at Feng Mu in surprise, nodded, and said in appreciation: "Yes, yes, you are really born with spirituality, then I continue to ask you, what is the difference between this tree sprouting in the spring rain and falling its leaves in the autumn wind?"

Feng Mu thought for a while and replied, "Brother Xu, do you want to say that the ups and downs of life change with the passage of time, and everything has a fixed number, and you can't force it?"

Xu Ai shook his head slightly and said, "The truth you comprehend is just perceived by foreign objects, and it is a realm worse than the previous answer. ”

Feng Muxiao's face flushed slightly, the previous answer was from the allusion of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, he was just cleverly adapting it, when it was his turn to think, he would definitely not be able to understand the precise Zen.

"Haha, I really can't hide it from Brother Xu, my answer before was because an old gentleman told me an allusion to the wind and the flags. It is indeed a bit ridiculous and generous to get an axe in front of Brother Xu, Brother Xu, what is the difference?"

Feng Mu is eager to know the layer that Xu Ai comprehends, although Brother Xu loves to read, he is not a nerd, his spiritual realm must be very high, listening to him, maybe he can comprehend what mysterious methods?

Xu Ai looked at Feng Mu, who was curious, and said calmly: "No matter how long this tree lives, maybe there are birds nesting among its branches, snakes and rats inhabiting the trunk, and beetles sleeping at the roots, or maybe he bears the rain and dew, tends to the sun, and withstands the wind and rain, but these are just appearances, whether the tree is thousands of feet tall or the leaves fall back to the roots, this tree is still a tree." In the eyes of the world, it may be used as a pillar, or it may be used as a bridge and shipbuilding, and it can be used as firewood no matter how poor it is, but it itself is not willing to be endowed with these. The world is changing in a myriad of ways, and it is impossible to get rid of the origin, and only by seeing the nature of the mind can we see the whole thing. ”

Xu Ai's words made Feng Mu a little dazed, but he immediately figured it out, what Brother Xu meant was to let him live according to his own heart, not to be flashy, and not to change his original intention.

Just when Feng Mu was thinking, someone in the door suddenly clapped his hands and applauded, and said: "Well said, Yuren is worthy of being Mr. Yangming's high apprentice. ”

As he spoke, the man had already stepped out of the threshold, stepped forward very enthusiastically, and saluted Xu Ai, who immediately returned the salute and said: "Where is the word, it is too good to be in the middle, and it is really difficult to get into the hall of elegance, and it is really not commendable in front of Tanhualang." ”

Youli once saw this Tanhualang, he is Xie Qian's second son, Xie Pi, in the middle of the word. Xie Pi fell into Tanhua in his twenties, and his champion father Xie Qian, the father and son of the two fathers and sons, became a good story for a while. Said politely and respectfully: "I've seen Lord Xie." ”

Feng Mu heard the polite greeting, painted a scoop according to the gourd, and said hello to Xie Pi, Xie Pi sighed slightly, and said: "No need to be polite, besides, when my father asked for the adulterous eunuch Liu Jin, he was dismissed from the government and sent to the township, and I was also cut to the people, where is the adult?"

Xu Ai said: "Xie Ge Lao's loyalty can be seen from the sun and the moon, and he will be able to come back soon after." ”

The man laughed and said, "Regardless of state affairs, please come into the house for a while, I heard that you have returned to your hometown and province, but I am looking forward to you, and my father must be very happy to see you." ”

"Xie Ge Lao don't come to be harmed, right?"

Thanks to his love, his old man was in good health, but his temper still hadn't changed much. ”

Xu Aiwei smiled and said appreciatively: "If it changes, is it still the old Xie Ge that everyone is in awe?"

While speaking, several people had already walked towards the courtyard, and the doorman just now hid far behind the pillar, for fear that Xu Ai and the others would recognize him and sue him in front of Xie Pi, in that case, he would definitely be swept away.

He regretted it so much that he was so frightened, but when he was terrified, the child was looking over here, making eye contact with him, and quickly moved away.

The doorman looked at the child's gaze and fell on Sister Qi, who was cleaning the courtyard, with surprise and joy, and seemed to have mixed feelings more than him.