The world's most invincible

Chapter 276 My heart is bright

Li Changyi didn't know what happened in the Middle-earth Divine Continent. He didn't know that because of Xiao Ye, his already high reputation in the Middle-earth Divine Continent had greatly increased and he was "hated" by a group of people. .

He was taking the second child to the southeast coast of Nanmeng Huazhou.

Ten days later, he and Erxiao came to a small country called Nanyu.

The Nanyu Kingdom is very small, covering only a dozen states, its capital is called Meicheng, and its population is only a few hundred thousand.

Li Changyi took a detour to come to the Nanyu Kingdom, because Yangming, the sage of Confucianism, had passed through the Nanyu Kingdom and crossed the river in a flat boat when he returned to his hometown from Tianyaozhou in the southwest.

While sailing at night, Mr. Yangming, who was standing on the bow of the boat, was struck by the grand scene of the human world with the vast waves of the Nanyu River and the still water with the moon floating on it. He suddenly understood the truth and turned into thousands of feet of light, flying away and soaring into the sky.

As a disciple of Confucianism, Li Qianyi admired Mr. Yangming very much.

Learning from bamboo.

Longchang enlightened.

The unity of knowledge and action.

From a young age to attaining enlightenment and becoming a saint, to pacifying the chaos in half of the continent, and then turning into light and leaving, Mr. Yangming's life can be said to be full of legend.

In particular, he created a new way of studying the mind, which modified and supplemented Confucianism to a great extent. He was highly sought after by Confucian scholars all over the world, and his academic style flourished and became a phenomenon.

Mr. Yangming can be said to be the last sage of Confucianism.

Now that he has arrived at Nanmeng Huazhou, so close to Nanyu Country where Mr. Yangming finally transformed into a Tao and ascended, Li Xiangyi naturally wanted to come and take a look.

On the border of Nanyu Kingdom, there is an ancient Meiguan Road, which leads directly to the southeastern region of Nanmeng Huazhou. Although it takes a detour, it may be faster in terms of time.

After arriving in Nanyu Kingdom, Li Changyi took his second child to Meicheng, the capital of the country, where Mr. Yangming stayed for several months, writing books and giving lectures.

When entering the capital, without asking any questions, there were enthusiastic people who saw that they were foreigners and took the initiative to recommend to them the place where Mr. Yangming used to teach for a visit.

In memory of the late saint, the original ordinary courtyard has now been converted into an academy, named Yangming Academy.

Now it is the most sacred place in Nanyu Kingdom. Not only the most outstanding students in the country come here to study and practice, but also countless tourists from outside the country come here every day to admire the holy relics.

Li Chaoyi and the second primary school students followed the tourists to Yangming Academy.

Yangming Academy is divided into inner and outer courtyards. The outer courtyard is a temple dedicated to Mr. Yangming for tourists to visit and worship. The inner courtyard is a teaching place. Only academy lecturers and students can enter.

Li went to pay homage to Mr. Yangming and then led the second child away without disturbing the teachers and students in the inner courtyard.

After that, he planned to go to the Nanyu River where Mr. Yangming transformed into a Taoist and ascended to heaven, and took a look at the last place where Mr. Yangming stayed in the world.

On the way, he met an old master who took a group of young men to the riverside to pay their respects and pay homage to Mr. Yangming.

Lao Fuzi is obviously a pure successor to the philosophy of mind. From Mr. Yangming’s initial discussion of “new people” and “being close to the people” to “unity of knowledge and action” and then to “developing conscience”, they all speak clearly and logically.

The young scholars listened very attentively.

When the old master finished speaking a paragraph and took a break, a young girl who looked smart at first glance asked in a crisp voice: "Master, what Mr. Yang Ming said is that 'the body has no good and no disgust, and has good and evil actions; knowing evil knows Goodness is conscience, doing good and eliminating evil is observing things, what does it mean?"

The old master took a sip of the water handed over by the student, moistened his throat, and replied warmly: "There is no good or disgusting body, which means that the body of the human heart is as pure as white paper, and there is no difference between good and evil..."

The girl interrupted: "Master, doesn't this contradict what the Three Character Classic says, 'At the beginning of man's nature, his nature is good'? So who is right and who is wrong between the two?"

"Um, this..."

The old master obviously did not expect that the girl would bring out the "Three Character Classic", and was a little confused for a moment.

After all, the real source of the sentence "Man is originally good by nature" is Mencius, and the person who said "there is no good and no disgust" is Mr. Yangming. Both of them are great saints. As an old Confucian, it is not easy for him to make such a statement. thesis.

Behind the study tour team, National Master Maomao sat on Li Changyue's shoulder. Seeing that the old master couldn't answer, he couldn't help but send a message to Li Changyue: "Little Lizi, what do you think of this question? Maomao remembers that there seems to be another one. The Great Sage once said, 'At the beginning of life, human nature is inherently evil,' but who of them is right?"

Li Chaoyi smiled and replied: "The one who said that human nature is inherently evil is Xunzi, who is also a great sage who shocked the past and the present. The three sages each hold their own opinions, and I can't answer it."

"However, no matter whether people are originally good by nature, evil by nature, or neither good nor evil, it is always right to guide people's hearts to be good."

"As for whether it is good, evil, or neither good nor evil, let the people of the world judge for themselves."

Imperial Master Maomao was a little surprised. After listening to Li Xiangyi's lectures in Hongzhou, he thought that Xiao Lizi knew everything. It seemed that there were some things he didn't know.

Li Chaoyi noticed its slightly exaggerated look, nodded its forehead, and said with a smile: "How can there be someone who is omniscient and omnipotent and knows everything? But you need to remember to read more and observe more of the world, and you can always know more things. Clear up some of the fog.”

Grand Master Maomao curled his lips: "Hey, if you don't understand, you don't understand. What's the point of telling Maomao? I am Grand Master Tianxiang, Maomao, and I still don't understand this?"

Then it turned to look at Ning Xiaozhi next to it: "Little girl Ning, do you think you were good or evil in the beginning?"

Ning Xiaozhi shook her head: "Eldest brother doesn't even know, how can I know? But I know that eldest brother and Lord Xianjun are both very good people!"

National Master Maomao despises you, you are a flatterer!

Seeing that the old master had been thinking for a long time, as if he couldn't tell who was right or wrong between Mr. Yangming and Ya Sheng, Li Changyue stopped listening and led the second child to pass the study tour group and headed to the Nanyu River.

Finally he came to a place called Qinglongpu, where a large bluestone stood beside the river.

There are eight characters engraved on it: My heart is bright, what else can I say!

After paying homage and paying homage, Li Changyi saw that the sky was gloomy and about to rain, so Li Changyue led the two children away and headed to the border of Nanyu State, taking the Dengmeiguan Ancient Road to the south.

In the evening, Li Chaoyi took Er Xiaogang on the Meiguan Ancient Road, and when they arrived at the foot of Meiling, it started to rain, and then snow started to fall.

Li Chaoyi glanced at the two children and saw that they were not afraid of the cold. He said, "I heard that there is a temple on the mountain where you can rest. While it is still early and the snow has not fallen heavily, let's rest for one night before leaving."

National Master Maomao is a civet cat and has great cultivation, so he is not afraid of severe cold and muddy mountain roads.

After Ning Xiaozhi reappeared in the world, she was no longer an ordinary little girl. She could fly on the wind when necessary, so there was no objection.

Li Chaoyi himself found a piece of dry and straight bamboo to use as a bamboo stick, and led two green donkeys to lead the way.

Ning Xiaozhi followed him.

Imperial Master Maomao was sitting on the back of the big green donkey, as comfortable as a little tiger, patrolling the mountains and forests while it was snowing.

The snow fell heavily unknowingly, and soon more than three inches of snow accumulated on the mountains.

I don't know whether it was because of the rain and snow that it was difficult to travel, or because a new road was opened. There were only three Li Qunyue on the entire Meiguan Ancient Road, and they were walking slowly on the lonely mountain road. When the first, second and third party climbed to the top of Meiling along the ancient bluestone road, the entire mountain range had already turned into a vast snowfield.

"Little Plum, there is indeed a temple there, but there are no lights and no movement is heard. It seems to be an abandoned temple!"

Imperial Master Maomao stood on the back of a green donkey, stood on tiptoes, and saw a temple on the top of the mountain from a distance.

The temple stood alone by the roadside, already covered with thick white snow. There was neither fire light nor human voice.

"It seems to be really abandoned, but it doesn't matter. Such an abandoned temple can also accommodate us to rest. We can stay here for one night and wait until the snow passes tomorrow and the weather clears before we continue on our way." Li Chaoyi returned. Tao, I don’t mind the ruined temple.

Naturally, Master Maomao didn't care. Before he became a great demon in his cultivation, he had lived in many worse places than this.

Ning Xiaozhi didn't mind either, but this deserted temple in the mountains reminded her of the original Sanlili Pavilion.

Fortunately, now that her elder brother and the Imperial Master are by her side, she doesn't have to be afraid no matter how ruined the temple is or how cold the weather is.

"Brother, let me sweep the snow in front of the door!"

She took the initiative to clean up the deserted temple.

Li Chaoyi replied: "You don't have to worry about the front door. Just clean up the house. We will stay here for one night and leave as soon as the snow stops tomorrow."

Then, without the little girl taking action, he flicked his long sleeves, and the door of the deserted temple was opened, and the dust, cobwebs, broken tiles, etc. in the temple were also cleared away.

"Okay, let's go in."

National Master Maomao transformed into a gray shadow and was the first to rush in.

Ning Xiaozhi followed and took out an iron pot from the small package, ready to cook.

Li Qingyi first tied two green donkeys under the eaves, and gave them a stream of awe-inspiring energy to prevent them from being frostbitten by the wind and snow.

Then he also walked into the deserted temple, looked at the entire temple, and found that the plaque above the door had long been lost, and there was only an incomplete statue of the god on the shrine in the temple. It was impossible to tell which god was worshiped here.

Before taking the Meiguan Ancient Road, he had only heard that there was a temple on the mountain, but he had not heard about the person who worshiped it. It seemed that he could only meet each other but not get to know each other.

With the help of Master Maomao, Ning Xiaozhi quickly cooked dinner, a pot of millet porridge, three grilled fish, three portions of bacon, and a few steamed buns. The three of them cooked dinner under the light of snow and dead branches. By firelight, we enjoyed a unique dinner.

After the meal, Li Chunyi was in charge of cleaning up, while Imperial Master Maomao and Ning Xiaozhi had a snowball fight in the snow outside the temple.

After cleaning up, he leaned in front of the door and watched Er Xiao's fuss for a while. Finally, he returned to the temple, took out a volume of idle books and started reading.

At the second watch, Master Maomao and Ning Xiaozhi were tired from playing, so they returned to the temple to rest, and soon fell asleep.

Li Chaoyi was not sleepy and continued to read by the fire.

He has already read thousands of books, but for him now, as long as he reads one book, he can still give birth to an aura of awe-inspiring energy, and then evolve into a small world of Hongmeng.

Therefore, whether it is to increase his knowledge or expand the Hongmeng small world, he has always insisted on reading every day. He believes that the more he accumulates, the deeper his foundation will be when he crosses the sacred chasm in the future.

By the time it was midnight, the snow had slowly stopped, and he was feeling sleepy, ready to put away his books and sleep.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves on the mountain road to the south.

Maomao Guoshi and Ning Xiaozhi were both awakened.

"It's the middle of the night and it's snowing so heavily. Why would anyone come? Little Plum, are they going to be bandits?" Master Maomao asked in a low voice.

Not only was there no trace of fear in the big cat eyes, but there was a bit of excitement.

Ning Xiaozhi's eyes were clear and a little curious.

Li Chaoyi shook his head: "No, only one horse was riding when I heard the sound of hoofbeats, and he was very anxious. He couldn't be a bandit, but it looked a bit like..."

"Running away?" National Master Maomao interrupted, "If you run so fast, there should be pursuers behind you, right? In other words, there is still fun to watch?"

After petting the civet cat, which was not too big a deal to watch the excitement, Li Changyue felt a little funny. It turned out to be a little wild cat. Even after being a national master for many years, it still loved to play.

Just as the three of them were guessing, the cavalry had already run up the mountain and headed straight for the deserted temple.

The fire in the temple had not yet been extinguished and there was no way to hide it from anyone, so Li Changyue simply walked out.

"Hero, please save me, save the baby in my arms!"

A young and beautiful woman was escaping on horseback. When she saw Li Chaoyi and Erxiao coming out of the temple, she immediately shouted and screamed.

She was holding a swaddling baby in her arms. There were several blood stains on her body. She was about to die. It seemed that she could barely breathe because she met someone.

Li Qingyi waved his big sleeves lightly, sending a breeze to catch the swaying woman to prevent the baby in his arms from falling to the ground.

Master Maomao rushed over quickly and asked, "What's going on? Is someone chasing you?"

The woman saw a little milk cat that could talk. Instead of being afraid, she was overjoyed. She knelt down and begged: "Master Cat Demon, please save me, save my child. There are a group of murderers behind me who want to kill my mother and daughter." !”

Imperial Master Maomao originally wanted to watch the fun, but when he saw a poor mother and daughter, and a murderer coming to kill them, he immediately became protective.

It raised its little paws and said softly: "Don't worry, the cats are here, no one can hurt you!"

While he was talking, a group of people rushed up from the mountain road in the south and went straight to the deserted temple.

Seeing that the scarred woman did not run far away, the faces of those people showed joy. But when they saw that there were still a big boy, a small boy and a cat standing in front of them, some of them showed a trace of fear on their faces.

National Master Maomao asked loudly: "Are you the bad guys hunting down this mother and son?"

The person on the other side didn't answer but asked instead: "Are you the ones who are supporting this witch? She is indeed a witch. We chased her all the way from Chaozhou to here. We finally caught up with her, but we didn't expect that there were helpers!"

"But no matter what tonight, I will kill you, the witch, and I will never let you escape!"

The woman hid behind Maomao Guoshi and said loudly: "Master Cat Demon, please save me. They are all bad people. They want to snatch my child and kill me. I can no longer escape. Please save me." ’s child!”

Master Maomao said boldly with a small face: "Don't worry, Maomao will definitely protect you and your daughter!"

(End of this chapter)