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Chapter 146 Chapter 140 Six: Dispute

After a hasty meeting with Xu Yingqiu, Li Chan left the old imperial city.The Yuanfu ceremony is over, and the outside of the palace city is still lively. Li Chan finds Du Jinyou in front of the dismounting stele, walks across the street, and returns the horse to the Xuandu post.In the restaurant near Xuandu Post, after eating a bowl of mutton soup, he bid farewell to Du Jinyou.When we returned to Luming Mountain, it was already dark.

The lights are still on in each studio of the academy, and there are many scholars who read at night with the lights on.Not only the students, but the lecturers in the academy are also reading scriptures, Cui Hanzhen is among them.This Cui lecturer is stubborn by nature. When he was in the school, if he was willing to settle for the next best thing, it would not be difficult to go to a remote temple, but he would rather go back to the Xuanming Temple and come to Luming Academy, while being a lecturer. While studying scriptures, he still refuses to let go of the idea of ​​worshiping Qianyuan Academy.

Cui Hanzhen's eyes began to astringent when the lamp oil was half burned.At this time, there happened to be a scripture that vaguely reminded him of a certain allusion, but he couldn't remember exactly which allusion it was.Then he put down the scriptures, put out the oil lamp, lit up the lantern, and went out to the east, ready to go to the library to read bamboo slips.

As soon as he left the gate of the academy, Cui Hanzhen saw a figure carrying a lantern walking on the stone brick road on the west wall of Xuanming Temple.The person who carried the lantern was obviously going to the old school on the west side.Cui Hanzhen saw the face illuminated by the light, and the name "Li Dan" came to mind.

At noon, Cui Hanzhen went to the Qingxin West Courtyard and didn't see Li Dan. At dusk, he called Liu Jian again. Go to Qingxinyuan for a trip.

At this time, I ran into him on the road, but Cui Hanzhen didn't mind talking to him.He turned around and walked towards the old school building. When he saw the person carrying the lamp stepping on the doorstep of Qingxinyuan, Cui Hanzhen became more sure of the person's identity, and called out: "Is the person in front, Li Dan?"

Li Chan turned his head before the steps, and saw a tall, tall, bearded middle-aged man, wearing a black robe, the usual color for lectures in Luming Academy.He hesitated: "It's me, who is this gentleman?"

In Qingxin East Courtyard, Liu Jian was lifting the lid of the water tank and scooped out a gourd ladle of water. He was stunned for a moment when he heard two voices outside the courtyard, one in front and one behind. .

When Liu Jian came back to her senses, there was another voice from outside.

"Cui Hanzhen."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it turned out to be Cui Jiaoshu."

"Why is Cui Jiaoshu looking for me? The road outside is dark, why don't you come in and have a seat?"

"It's not something important, so I won't bother you. It's just a word to remind you."

Under the steps, Cui Hanzhen had a downcast face, and it seemed that the visitor was not kind.Li Chan frowned slightly, the way he lectured was asking questions, which really made it hard for people to have a good look at him.But just frowned, Li Chan said, "But it's okay to talk."

At this time, Liu Jian hurried out of the courtyard gate and saw the two confronting each other in front of the steps.

"You came just in time." Cui Hanzhen did not want to embarrass Liu Jian, but since the three of them were present, he would no longer be concerned about this level, and said straightforwardly: "Liu Jian, what did this fellow courtyard teach you? Let's do it again."

Not far away, a few scholars living in the old school heard the movement and went out with lanterns to watch.Seeing that it was Cui Hanzhen, all the scholars knew that there was a good show to watch.This Cui lecturer has a straight temper like a ruler, and whoever dislikes someone will have to argue with the other party. Even Sun Jingran, the master of the audience, has quarreled with him several times in public.Li Dan from Qingxin West Courtyard has only been here for less than a month, he always walks alone, rarely socializes, and for some reason, he offended this Cui Jiechi.

Liu Jian owed Li Chan for his advice, but ended up causing trouble to Li Chan, and felt extremely ashamed.Right now, being thrown into the fire by that straightforward Cui Jiao bookshelf again, he couldn't help but blushed with anxiety, but didn't know how to explain it for a while, so he just squeezed out a sentence: "You two, there is a misunderstanding...a misunderstanding..."

Seeing this scene, Li Chan knew Cui Hanzhen's intentions.Originally, he saw that Liu Jian was warm-hearted and a good person, so he helped Liu Jian, but he didn't think that this would cause trouble.Don't think about it, this Cui lecturer came to blame him for being a substitute, he smiled and said: "So Cui lecturer came to thank me, but I also saw that no one in the academy solved Liu Jian's problems with his boxing practice. , I just helped him, and it was a matter of convenience, why should Cui Jiangshu come over in person?"

Most of the scholars in the old school had great respect for Cui Hanzhen from the bottom of their hearts, but this lecturer was usually too strict, and the scholars felt inexplicably happy when they heard someone mocking Cui Hanzhen in person.

Cui Hanzhen's expression froze when he heard Li Chan's words, although he blamed Li Chan for misleading his son, but Li Chan taught Liu Jian to correct the method of Qi movement, which made Liu Jian unblock the Qi veins, but it was a sure thing.He snorted coldly: "Let's not mention this matter, I came to ask you, did you teach people to delete and revise scriptures?"

As soon as Cui Hanzhen's words came out, there were whispers in the old school.All the scholars had the same thoughts as Liu Jian a few days ago, and they all felt that deleting and revising scriptures was disrespectful.

Li Chan said: "Cui Jiangshu's words are serious. It's just that when you read it, you delete the complicated and simplify it. It's not that you really want to change the scriptures and pass them on to the world."

"Big words!" Cui Hanzhen sternly said, "The Daoist scriptures have little words and great meanings, and every word needs to be pondered over and over again. When we read the scriptures, we have to be cautious, like walking on thin ice. How dare you delete the complicated and simplify it? Besides, you have gone astray when you read the scriptures yourself. Teaching people the Tao? How can you bear the burden if you break other people’s Taoism and cut off their path?”

Li Chan smiled, "My way of reading the scriptures is wrong, so Cui's lectures are correct, how can I prove it? I can't judge right from wrong just because of Cui's eloquence."

As a lecturer, Cui Hanzhen mostly only listened to his lectures, and when he was seldom refuted by others, he immediately became a little annoyed, and said in a deep voice: "Who among the scholars in the world disrespects the scriptures?"

Li Chan knew that if he continued to argue, it would be useless to talk too much.Perhaps because he came from outside the region, in his eyes, the Taoist sages are, as Shi Jun said, the wise ones among practitioners.But no matter how smart a smart person is, he is still a human being, not a clay sculpture in a temple, with the constitution in his mouth, and his words follow the law, which cannot be doubted.However, the vast majority of Taoists in Dayong Kingdom want to worship the Taoist sages as clay sculptures.The former sages imitated the heaven and the earth and passed down the scriptures, and the later generations learned the scriptures and imitated the clay sculptures in the temple. Although the threshold for learning Taoism is low, it is easy to deviate from the original heart.

Although Li Chan thought so, he could not reverse the thoughts that the people of the Dayong Kingdom had been obsessed with since childhood, so he said: "What Cui said about the book is wrong again. What is respect and what is disrespect? To be clear, It’s not too difficult. But if I go too far, I’m afraid I won’t be able to figure it out overnight. The so-called hanging Yang everywhere can hit a horse, and every family has a way to Xuandu. I can’t control how Cui lectures to read the scriptures. How I read the scriptures , and has nothing to do with Cui Lectures."

Cui Hanzhen shook his head and said: "This statement is wrong! Although it is said that all dharmas are unified, life is too short. If you go astray, when you wake up, it is often too late for you. Only by walking on the right way can you make progress steadily, and even become famous. , the body and the handle are falling!"

Cui Hanzhen raised his voice when he said this.He had discovered early on that there were students from the old school dormitory listening in. Taking this opportunity, he wanted to explain the truth clearly so as to set the record straight.

Although this Cui lecturer spoke in a grand manner, he did not think about it, so he fixed the word "righteous way" to death.Li Chan shook her head and smiled, knowing that if she continued talking, there would be no results. "Cui Jiangshu is also reasonable. Let's stop tonight's conversation. I'll go back to my room to rest first."

Cui Hanzhen said: "Teaching people the wrong way with one step is misleading the children. I hope it will not happen again."

"Don't dare."

Li Chan bowed his hands to Cui Hanzhen, then patted Liu Jian on the shoulder, signaling him not to be concerned, then walked through the door with a lantern and returned to Qingxinyuan.

(End of this chapter)