Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 4

Qin Zhiyong didn't seem like a martial arts practitioner, Mr. Qian didn't take him seriously.When seeing a stranger, Mr. Qian just asked casually.

Mr. Qian said to Jin Xiangyu: "I brought you some supplies. It is enough for the inn for a month. Let your guys go and come in."

Qin Zhiyong was wondering before, where did the supplies in the inn come from?Now I finally know.It turned out that Mr. Qian Zong provided it, so it makes sense.

There is no channel to purchase.It is impossible to open a store in the Gobi desert.Even if there is water around.

Jin Xiangyu said happily: "Shopkeeper, Diao Buyu, hurry up and bring the goods in."

Qin Zhiyong followed the shopkeeper and Diao Buyu out of the inn to move things.

After Mr. Qian left, Qin Zhiyong relaxed.

Qin Zhiyong secretly said: "My heart is not correct enough. If there is anger in the heart, it cannot be corrected; if there is fear, it cannot be corrected; You can take your own life, and under such circumstances, it is simply impossible to remain neither humble nor overbearing."

Mr. Qian Zong not only has power, but is also a master of martial arts. Qin Zhiyong wants to be calm in front of him, neither humble nor arrogant, and he is far from being able to do so now.

Qin Zhiyong's psychological quality is not up to the mark.

In the following days, Qin Zhiyong practiced martial arts even harder.

But his heart couldn't settle down.

When standing on horseback, sleeping and meditating, the mind is irritable.

It's still the same when punching.

All kinds of strange thoughts in my mind kept popping up, and they were not under Qin Zhiyong's control at all.

Qin Zhiyong seemed to be focused on the surface, but actually had a lot of distracting thoughts in his mind.

He has been restrained.

The more you stand still and stabilize your body, the more distracting thoughts you will have.The body and mind cannot be harmonious, and only by experiencing it personally can we know the pain.

night.

Qin Zhiyong was lying on the bed, staring at the full moon outside the window in a daze.

"The moon is so round and bright tonight." Qin Zhiyong said in a low voice, "I don't know what happened to my parents? Fortunately, I have my brother at home. Even if I am not by their side, I will have my brother to take care of them in the future."

Sleeping and eating are the two most important things in life.

If you do these two things well, you will be free from disease and disaster, and live to be a hundred years old.Qin Zhiyong closed his eyes, planning to sleep.

Tomorrow morning I have to get up early to study, practice and work.

"Qin Zhiyong, come drink with my old lady on the roof." The proprietress' voice rang in Qin Zhiyong's ear.

Qin Zhiyong was startled, the drowsiness he felt just now was startled away, and his thinking became clear.

After walking out of the guest room and going up the ladder to the roof, Qin Zhiyong saw Jin Xiangyu sitting on the roof alone, with wine jars and bowls beside him, and a large plate of meat.

Qin Zhiyong sat beside her.

Jin Xiangyu said: "Today is the fifteenth day. The night is so beautiful. Wouldn't it be a pity to go to bed early? Come and drink with me."

Jin Xiangyu poured Qin Zhiyong a bowl of wine.

It turned out that today is fifteen.

No wonder the moon is so round and so bright.

Qin Zhiyong took the wine bowl and said, "Miss Boss, I don't drink."

Jin Xiangyu smiled and said: "If you don't drink, what kind of man are you? The shopkeeper and Diao Buyu are both drunkards, and there is no happiness without alcohol. Come, let's chat while eating."

Qin Zhiyong took a sip of the wine and frowned slightly. The taste of the wine was indeed not good, it was too spicy.

Jin Xiangyu grabbed a piece of meat and threw it into his mouth: "Eat meat. How can we just drink and not eat meat?"

Whenever he saw meat, Qin Zhiyong thought of human flesh.Even when he was cutting meat for Diao Buyu, he couldn't help but think of the scene of killing people with gold inlaid with jade in his mind.

Qin Zhiyong has never eaten meat since he arrived at the Longmen Inn.

Meat has become Qin Zhiyong's psychological shadow.Even though he knew perfectly well that what was on the plate was not human flesh.

Jin Xiangyu guessed what Qin Zhiyong was thinking, and said: "I practiced martial arts at the age of seven, and developed inner strength at the age of 13. I killed someone for the first time at the age of 16. At that time, I was like you. I vomited for several days and felt sick to my stomach when I saw meat. Later, I killed more people, and I gradually got used to it. Now let me go to Luan Graves to sleep, and I can sleep soundly. No one is born to like to kill people. It is all forced by this damn world. Meeting villains , I can only kill the killer, otherwise I will be the one who dies. If you want to survive in the rivers and lakes, you must be cruel and merciless. Even if you are the best friend, you must be careful."

For profit, for women, for power, Jin Xiangyu has encountered many incidents of friends and relatives stabbing each other in the back.It is almost impossible for her to trust someone unconditionally.

Qin Zhiyong read the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism, and his mentality changed somewhat.

He said: "No matter what kind of world we live in, we should have hope in our hearts. The wicked are in power, which makes people angry, but I believe that there must be more good people than bad people in the world. If we live in sorrow and fear all our lives , worrying that someone will murder us all the time, life would be worse than death, too painful."

After hearing Qin Zhiyong's words, Jin Xiangyu was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed out loud, even crying.

But Qin Zhiyong didn't think his words were funny at all.Because he spoke the truth.

Jin Xiangyu patted Qin Zhiyong's shoulder: "My son Qin, you are really a person who reads the books of sages. You should go to the imperial examination, become the number one scholar, marry a beautiful little lady, and live a good life. Jianghu martial arts, It's not suitable for you. If you have such an idea, if you go to the rivers and lakes, I'm afraid you will die in the wilderness."

I don't agree with Qin Zhiyong's idea, but Jin Xiangyu likes people like Qin Zhiyong very much.

Qin Zhiyong had no evil thoughts in his heart, and he was a hundred times stronger than those Jianghu people who drew their swords for a small benefit.

The gangsters, who disagreed at a word, drew their swords and faced each other, blood spattered five steps.He looks bold and bloody, but he is actually just a reckless murderer.

As long as he is a normal person, he is willing to get along with Qin Zhiyong.Instead of befriending those murderous thugs.

Jin Xiangyu grabbed another piece of meat and put it in his mouth.

She said, "Eat meat. Are you really planning to stop eating meat for the rest of your life and only be vegetarian?"

Qin Zhiyong took a deep breath and said, "Okay. I'll eat."

There are no chopsticks.Qin Zhiyong grasped the meat directly with his hands, following the example of gold inlaid with jade.Putting a piece of meat into his mouth, Qin Zhiyong held his breath and began to chew.

All beginnings are hard.There is a first time for everything.

As long as the psychological barrier is overcome, eating meat is not a problem.

A hint of cunning flashed in Jin Xiangyu's eyes, and he said, "How does human meat taste? Is it much more delicious than mutton?"

Qin Zhiyong just swallowed the meat, his face turned red, and he almost vomited it out again.

"tasty."

Qin Zhiyong gritted his teeth and said with staring eyes.

Seeing Qin Zhiyong's deflated look, Jin Xiangyu laughed loudly: "Of course the taste is good. Diao Buyu's cooking skills are the best in our inn. Don't worry, it's not human flesh. My mother, although I run a black shop, I really want to eat it." I can eat human flesh myself, I can't do it yet."

Qin Zhiyong grabbed a few more pieces of meat and put them in his mouth.

Jin Xiangyu nodded and said: "That's right, you still have to eat meat. If you are practicing boxing and only eat vegetarian food, your body will not be able to hold on."

Qin Zhiyong said, "Miss Boss, I have a question I want to ask."

"You said."

Qin Zhiyong asked: "When you practice inner strength and sit in meditation, how do you get into concentration? When I lie on the bed, or stand on a horse, as long as my body is not moving, distracting thoughts keep popping up in my mind. The mind can't be settled at all. The mind is unsettled. , you can’t achieve the unity of body and mind, and the effect of practicing boxing will be minimal.”

Jin Xiangyu glanced at Qin Zhiyong in surprise, and said, "As expected of a scholar. With knowledge, it's different. You don't have a master to teach you martial arts, but relying on boxing records and basic internal strength, you can understand the principle of unity of body and mind. Really It's not easy. A person like you, in the arena, is a martial arts genius with amazing understanding. It's a pity, it's a pity."

Qin Zhiyong knew what it was a pity to be inlaid with gold and jade. He just thought that he was too old to make any achievements in martial arts in the future.But Qin Zhiyong didn't complain, and had no regrets.He believes that as long as his mind can reach a state of meditation and achieve unity of body and mind, the situation will definitely improve.

Besides, the matter has come to this point, complaining, unfortunately, what's the use?It's better to work harder, cultivate your body and mind, and explore knowledge.

Jin Xiangyu continued: "I have never entered a state of samadhi. I believe that there are few people in the world who can really enter samadhi. If you want to enter samadhi... even those eminent monks and Confucians may not be able to do it. We Let alone these ordinary people."

Qin Zhiyong nodded, agreeing with Jin Xiangyu's words.

Heartbroken.

The mind is like a furious ape, like a wild horse running wild.

Ancient man-made characters and phrases all have profound meanings.Experience carefully, broad and profound.

It's not easy to subdue his heart and stabilize his heart.

On the issue of self-cultivation and self-cultivation, gold inlaid with jade can't help Qin Zhiyong, he can only rely on himself.

After chatting with Jin Xiangyu for more than an hour, he finished eating the meat on the plate and drank the last bit of wine in the bowl.

Qin Zhiyong stood up and said, "Miss Boss, it's late at night. I should go back to my room to rest."

Jin Xiangyu said: "Go. Chatting with you, I feel much happier. Qin Zhiyong, thank you."

Qin Zhiyong said: "Miss Boss... in the future... can you stop killing people? Even if there is no sanction by the court law, if you kill too many people, you will become a devil sooner or later."

Jin Xiangyu raised her head, stared into Qin Zhiyong's eyes, and said, "If no one wants to murder me, of course I won't take the initiative to kill someone."

Qin Zhiyong nodded, turned around and went down the roof.

After washing up, just lying down on the bed, Qin Zhiyong heard the singing of Jin Xiangyu.

In the middle of the night, Jin Xiangyu sang alone on the roof.Apparently she's also a storyteller.

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