Take the world of legends with you

Chapter 252 Song and Ming Confucianism
"It doesn't have any purpose!" Liu Bajiu sighed, and said, "It's just that some mundane things entangled me and made me feel depressed, so I just went out for a walk.

Hey, don't say anything, so as not to spoil the interest at the moment.

It’s the right time to come out this time. The size of the world can always breed a lot of good things. The good things in the places where human beings gather are too late to grow well, but there are many places that are inaccessible to people. You can go and have a look. "

Liu Bajiu already had the idea of ​​traveling in his mind.

"It's better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books." Zhang Guoqiang nodded and said with a smile, "It's really good to take a walk."

"Walking thousands of miles is worse than seeing countless people." Liu Bajiu laughed.

"There are countless people waiting for Fellow Daoist Liu on Wanli Road!" Zhang Guoqiang laughed.

"Reading countless people is not as good as a famous teacher to guide the way. Can the old man teach me?" Liu Bajiu laughed again.

"It's better to be enlightened by a famous teacher. I don't have anything to teach fellow Daoist Liu, old man." Zhang Guoqiang shook his head with a smile.

Liu Bajiu smiled and asked, "Does the old man have any recommendations?"

This time Zhang Guoqiang hesitated, and said: "I major in the Analects of Confucius and minor in Neo-Confucianism of Song and Ming Dynasties. If you don't mind Liu Daoyou, you can take my bookcase away!"

"Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism?" Liu Bajiu asked in surprise.

Liu Bajiu hadn't studied Confucian classics much, and even the Analects could only speak a few words. After all, the Liu family's family education was of the Taoist lineage, and most of the books in the family collection were Taoist metaphysical books.

However, Liu Bajiu still knows a little about Neo-Confucianism. Compared with Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism, it seems that Wang Yangming's Neo-Confucianism is more respected.

Zhang Guoqiang smiled, as if he had seen through Liu Bajiu's thinking, and explained: "Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism is one of the Song-Ming Neo-Confucianisms, and Wang Yangming's Xinxue is actually one of the Song-Ming Neo-Confucianisms.

The relationship between the three, Song and Ming Neo-Confucianism can be regarded as pork, Wang Yangming’s Xinxue can be regarded as braised pork, and Zhu Cheng’s Neo-Confucianism can be regarded as twice-cooked pork.

As for which kind of meat is delicious, or which kind of meat tastes better, you have to taste it yourself before you know it. "

"That's true!" Liu Bajiu nodded, and then asked: "Can you answer my three questions first?"

"Excuse me, Fellow Daoist Liu!" Zhang Guoqiang nodded.

"First: Starvation to death is a major issue, but injustice is a minor issue.

Second: foot binding.

Third: Preserve the principles of nature and eliminate human desires. "

"First, there is no big or small thing in itself, big or small matters are just a matter of personal choice, and besides, a person does need some integrity to stand up at many times!
Second, foot binding already existed in the Han and Tang Dynasties. Zhu Cheng’s sages actually strongly opposed foot binding. The first book that recorded Zhu Wengong’s administrative order to bind women’s feet was less than a hundred years ago. , is completely fabricated.

The third is to preserve the principles of nature and eliminate human desires. To be complete, it is the natural principles of food, the natural principles of delicacies, the natural principles of husband and wife, and the desire of three wives and four concubines. "

Zhang Guoqiang sighed after finishing speaking, and said: "Knowledge is like a knife. Holding it for murder is naturally a weapon, and holding it for the people is a magic weapon. After all, it depends on one's understanding. No matter how good knowledge is, it may make people go crazy. .”

"Taught!" Liu Bajiu arched his hands, then got up and said with a smile: "Then I will miss the old man giving you a book, and see you again if you are destined, then Liu will tell the old man some interesting stories about the journey, and at the same time, I will give you a book." Then ask the old gentleman for advice!"

Liu Bajiu pulled up a bamboo bookcase on the shelf, carried it on his back, turned and went out.

Zhang Guoqiang shook his head with a smile, and shouted to Liu Bajiu's back: "Then I wish Fellow Daoist Liu a smooth journey!"

"Thank you!" Liu Bajiu waved without looking back.

After going out, Liu Bajiu let go of his mental power to sense it, and then found Wang Xuan in a classroom.

I haven't seen him for a month or two, and the original big white fat man has become darker and thinner a lot, and his weight of more than 200 catties has become 180 catties, but he looks leaner.

"Heaven's mandate is nature; willfulness is Tao; cultivating Tao is teaching. Tao cannot be separated from it even for a moment; if it can be separated, it is not Tao. Therefore, a gentleman is cautious about what he does not see, and fears what he does not hear. Nothing can be seen or hidden, nothing can be seen or seen. Therefore, a gentleman should be careful about his independence."

After the sound of reading aloud, it is the teacher's explanation.

"The destiny is called the nature, and the will is called the way. People and everything in the world have their roots. In people, it is called human nature. In things, let's call it nature. They can all be called nature.

Taoism is called teaching. Human nature can be taught, and physical nature can be changed. People cannot become talented without learning, and physical nature cannot be used without changing. For example, all kinds of tools need to be carved. This process is actually Taoism.

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The teacher's explanations are very simple, and Liu Bajiu, who has not read much, can understand and understand.

Seeing Wang Xuan's earnest look, Liu Bajiu nodded in satisfaction, left some things and a letter at the door of the classroom, and rode a bay red horse to the outside of the school.

The sound of "tapping, tapping" horseshoes interrupted the teachers in the classroom. The students and teachers all came out from the door of the classroom, but they only saw the back of Liu Bajiu riding a bay red horse.

"There's a box on the ground!" Someone said.

"There is still a letter!"

"Wang Xuan personally, uncle Liu Bajiu left it!" The teacher picked up the envelope and looked at it, and shouted: "Wang Xuan, Wang Xuan, it was left to you by your uncle!"

"Wang Xuan, is that your uncle who rode a big black horse last time? This time it seems to be riding a bay red horse, which is much smaller!" someone asked.

The last time Liu Bajiu came to the school was quite a sensation. After all, after the eruption of spiritual energy, he rode such a big black horse to pick him up immediately, so he must not be an ordinary person.

Not to mention that Liu Bajiu patrolled the city and killed so many people casually.

In fact, Liu Bajiu's politeness to Zhang Guoqiang at that time was also one of the reasons why many students were able to stay and continue their studies.

After all, such a powerful person treats their old principal with courtesy, which proves that their old principal must have real skills.

In the end, Liu Bajiu only took Li Baiyi and Ye Linger away, but Wang Xuan stayed behind.

This made Wang Xuan an important figure, at least everyone knew him.

"Wang Xuan, what does Uncle Ni want you to do?"

"Just leave without saying hello!"

Amidst the noisy voices of the students, Wang Xuan took the envelope handed over by the teacher and opened it to look at the contents.

Liu Bajiu's message was very simple. He told Wang Xuan to study hard, and he could go back and have a look if he had time. He also left some Jinchuang medicine, magic medicine, Taiyang Shenshui and a book of basic swordsmanship for him.

As for whether Wang Xuan wants to practice or not, it's up to him.

(End of this chapter)