Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 8

Sleep till dawn.

Qin Zhiyong slept very soundly. After waking up, he was full of energy and had no bad breath.In the past, when Qin Zhiyong woke up in the morning, his mouth was bitter and he had bad breath.

Poor physical fitness, in a sub-healthy state, bad breath when you wake up, it is a normal phenomenon.

If you have a cold, your throat is inflamed, and your bad breath will be more serious.

People with good physical fitness often have fresh breath and no bad breath.

Qin Zhiyong's correct mentality played a decisive role in improving his physical fitness.Cultivating the body is secondary, but cultivating the mind is the main thing.

Thoughts determine actions.

As long as the heart is righteous, the behavior will naturally be decent.

After Qin Zhiyong finished washing up, the three masters from Dongchang and Qiu Moyan walked out of the guest room.

Qin Zhiyong said enthusiastically: "Good morning, all guests. You wash up first. Our store has gruel, white flour steamed buns, meat buns, and delicate side dishes in the morning. You can fill yourself up."

The buns are filled with meat, not human flesh, but mutton and pork.Because of Qin Zhiyong's persuasion, Jin Xiangyu no longer uses human flesh as stuffing for buns.

If there is no meat filling, steamed white flour steamed buns.

Being able to persuade gold to be inlaid with jade, Qin Zhiyong felt that he had done a good deed with immeasurable merit.

Jia Ting and Qiu Moyan could see that Qin Zhiyong's mental state this morning was slightly different from yesterday's.A trace of surprise flashed in the eyes of both of them.

Qin Zhiyong practiced the Confucian mentality, with a positive attitude, and he really entered the door yesterday.As long as his state of mind does not turn back, his spiritual thoughts will become more and more pure, and it is entirely possible to reach the state of Confucian "settling" in the future.

Qiu Moyan said: "Brother Qin, give each of us a portion of porridge, steamed buns, and side dishes."

Cao Tian glanced at Qiu Moyan, snorted coldly, and said, "Brother Qin, the three of us are the same."

Qin Zhiyong nodded and said, "Guests, wait a moment. I'll bring the food right away."

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In the entire Longmen Inn, only Qin Zhiyong did not have inner strength.Even if you practice boxing, it's just "fancy fists and embroidered legs".In addition, Qin Zhiyong had no intention of murdering others, and had a correct attitude.Therefore, Qin Zhiyong is the least aggressive person in the entire inn.

Qin Zhiyong finished delivering the food to the people in Dongchang and Qiu Moyan before returning to the kitchen to have breakfast with the shopkeeper Diao Buyu.

The shopkeeper said: "Qin Zhiyong, Mr. Qin, you are really not simple. Yesterday, a guest (Cao Tian) scolded you. Today, he is actually a lot kinder to you. The three first-class masters mentioned by the proprietress, although they are all in one suit People from the Jianghu dress up, but I can smell an official smell on them. People like that are the most difficult to serve."

Diao Buyu nodded.Agree with the words of the shopkeeper.

Being an official is indeed more difficult to serve.

The airs are very big, and they look down on people.

Qin Zhiyong ate the steamed bun, chewed it to pieces, and swallowed it slowly.

When eating, don't rush, take your time.Chewing it will reduce the burden on the stomach.Knowing how to eat is the most important way to keep in good health.

Qin Zhiyong said calmly, "I don't know internal skills, I'm just a scholar. I don't pose a threat to them. Even if they guard against me, they are not very defensive. As the book says, one must be honest and sincere in doing things. What is righteousness? To be unbiased is to be honest. Anyone who comes to the inn to eat, no matter who they are, is our guest. We must treat them equally and treat them with sincerity. In this way, there will be no difficult guests.”

Qin Zhiyong would feel happy when entertaining Qiu Moyan. After all, Qiu Moyan is more beautiful than the proprietress.

Staying with beautiful women makes a man feel happy.

But staying with the three masters from Dongchang, Qin Zhiyong would feel a little blocked.I am afraid that the other party will draw a knife to murder himself.

If you have a good heart, you can't be right.

Qin Zhiyong already understood the truth.But to be truly unbiased, he is still far from being able to do so.

It can be said that it is easy to obtain the "Tao", but difficult to keep the "Tao".

Practice, don't be careless.Every step you take, you must be careful, like walking on thin ice.

The shopkeeper sighed, and said, "Mr. Qin, you are a real scholar. You are too wronged to work in the inn. People like you should take the imperial examination and become an official. If all the officials are Mr. Qin, you For such a person, the life of our common people will be easier."

Diao Buyu nodded and said, "What the shopkeeper said...is..."

Qin Zhiyong said with a smile: "I don't feel wronged. I study, not to be an official. I, Qin Zhiyong, came here in trouble, and I am grateful to the proprietress and everyone for taking me in. Otherwise, I might have become a pile of dry bones in the desert. And, I I have learned a lot from all of you, which will benefit me, Qin, for life. Thank you for your kindness, come, I will serve you a bowl of porridge instead of wine."

Qin Zhiyong picked up half a bowl of porridge and stood up.

The shopkeeper laughed: "Porridge instead of wine? It's strange. Come on, let's do it."

Qin Zhiyong, the shopkeeper, Diao Buyu, and the waiter drank a bowl of porridge.Everything goes without saying.

Jin Xiangyu walked into the kitchen at this time.

"What are you talking about? So happy." Jin Xiangyu asked.

Longmen Inn has Qin Zhiyong here, probably because he is a scholar and has a relatively pure temperament.He seemed to have dispelled more than half of the hostility in the store, giving Jin Xiangyu and Diao Buyu a ray of "sunshine" in their hearts.

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Bang, ding...

The sound of fists and weapons colliding came from the living room.

Qin Zhiyong knew it without looking, but the two gangs started fighting.

Jin Xiangyu said: "They still started fighting. Don't break the things in my mother's shop. If things break, even if they accompany the money, there will be no place to buy new ones."

Jin Xiangyu intends to stop it.Although her martial arts are not better than Jia Ting and Qiu Moyan.

The shopkeeper and Diao Buyu stood behind Jin Xiangyu, as long as she gave an order, they would do it.

Diao Buyu even had the kitchen knife in his hand.

Qin Zhiyong took a deep breath and said, "Miss Boss, if you do something, things might get worse. Force may not be the only way to solve the problem. Why don't you let me persuade them."

Jin Xiangyu glanced at Qin Zhiyong, sneered and said, "You come? Are you really not afraid of death?"

Qin Zhiyong said: "I'm afraid of death. Let me do it." There was sincerity in his eyes, not like he was joking.

Jin Xiangyu nodded and said: "Okay. I believe you. You come."

Qin Zhiyong walked out of the kitchen and saw Cao Tian fighting Qiu Moyan.

Qin Zhiyong had seen Jin Xiangyu kill three robbers.

But at that time, Jin Xiangyu used a hidden weapon, a flying knife, and the last palm was struck like lightning. Qin Zhiyong didn't see clearly at all, and the battle ended.

The strength and thrill of a fight between first-class fighters far exceeded Qin Zhiyong's imagination.

Qiu Moyan's body is elegant, his movements are light and nimble, and his swordsmanship is very fast, but every move of his swordsmanship bursts out with great power.

Cao Tian's sword technique is vicious and domineering, very tricky, and has great lethality.

On Qiu Moyan's side, Tie Zhu and He Hu didn't make a move.However, their hands are all holding the handle of the knife.

Jia Ting and Lu Xiaochuan stood by and watched, with no intention of making a move.Obviously, they didn't mean to kill Qiu Moyan.After all, Zhou Huaian hadn't appeared yet.Qiu Moyan is just a character in the world, and the threat is not great. The arrest of Zhou Huai'an is the most important thing.

If Tie Zhu and He Hu made a move, Jia Ting and Lu Xiaochuan would definitely not stand by.

The fight between Qiu Moyan and Cao Tian gave Qin Zhiyong a great psychological impact.

Qin Zhiyong thought to himself: "How can a person be so strong? Jumping power, explosive power, balance power, reaction power, and speed all surpass the limits of human beings. Is inner strength really that amazing?"

However, now is not the time to ponder these questions.

Qin Zhiyong clasped his fists and said, "You two guests, can you stop and listen to me?"

Jia Ting said to Cao Tian: "Cao Tian, ​​stop. You can't take her down by yourself."

Qiu Moyan's martial arts is better than Cao Tian's.

Cao Tian slashed at Qiu Moyan's sword, stepped back quickly, and returned to his camp.Qiu Moyan also used Cao Tian's power to "float" backwards, returning to Tie Zhu and He Hu's side.

Neither of them wanted to fight any more, so they just took advantage of Qin Zhiyong's words as a step down.

Cao Tian stared at Qin Zhiyong, and asked coldly, "Brother Qin Zhiyong, what do you want to say?"

Qiu Moyan also looked at Qin Zhiyong.

Qin Zhiyong said with a smile: "The martial arts of the two guest officers are really amazing, which makes Qin, a scholar, very envious. If I have the opportunity to ask the guest officers for martial arts, it is really an honor for Qin. I really want to continue Watch the wonderful duel between the two of you. It's just...the inn is a place to stay and eat, so it's really not suitable for fighting."

"Outside the inn is the desert. The venue is spacious and the space is big enough for all the guests to toss about freely. Why don't all the guests go outside and continue the competition? Our proprietress said that whoever wins, we will give it to the winner for free at noon. There is a roasted lamb. By the way, the roasted whole lamb in our shop tastes amazing."

It is a very dangerous thing for first-class warriors to fight.

Qin Zhiyong wants to enjoy it like watching a play?
Think beautifully.

Clang.

Qiu Moyan sheathed her long sword, and said to He Hu Tiezhu and the others, "Let's go." After speaking, she turned and went up the stairs and walked to her guest room.

He Hu, Tie Zhu and the others each returned to their guest rooms.

Jia Ting smiled at Qin Zhiyong, and said to Cao Tian and Lu Xiaochuan, "We are full. Go back to your room and rest."

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Jin Xiangyu walked up to Qin Zhiyong's side and said, "Qin Zhiyong, you really persuaded them, I really admired my old lady. I thought you would be like those pedantic scholars who wanted to talk about benevolence and righteousness. "

Qin Zhiyong said: "Reading is not to learn anything, but to absorb the wisdom from the book. The wisdom of the ancient sages is recorded in the book, and it depends on whether we, the younger generations, can learn it. There is nothing wrong with benevolence and righteousness. It's just that benevolence and righteousness are used to demand yourself, not others. If you are not benevolent yourself, what qualifications do you have to make others be benevolent?"

Jin Xiangyu looked at Qin Zhiyong.

Qin Zhiyong was a little embarrassed by her look, and asked, "Miss Boss, why are you looking at me like this?"

Jin Xiangyu said: "Qin Zhiyong, let's go. I will ask Diao Buyu to send you to the customs and return to Daming. Let's go today."

Qin Zhiyong said, "Miss Boss, are you going to drive me away?"

Jin Xiangyu shook her head and said, "I'm not driving you away. It's because you are not suitable to stay in the Longmen Inn. You go back to the Central Plains, go to study, take the imperial examination, and become an official. People like you are too rare. If you become an official, He will definitely treat the people kindly and seek the well-being of the people.”

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