Confucian self-cultivation: Scholars start from Daqin

The same goes for swordsmanship.

Gao Jing's sword practice now is still those basic sword moves, and his sword moves are still slow, but his every move is very smooth, and his grasp of strength and strength has reached the limit.

And affected by the state of mind, every move is very stable and upright, with a kind of upright and comfortable charm in it.

When the heart is upright, the sword will be upright!

So Gao Jing practiced the sword, which was very beautiful, as if swordsmanship was no longer a means of killing, but a kind of dance, sword dance!

Master Xun never watched people practice swords before, but now he was sitting on the sidelines, admiring Gao Jing practicing swords, and praised: "The sword strokes are upright, but they move with the heart, as smooth as flowing water, showing the Confucian style! Not bad! Not bad!"

There are very few fixed sword moves in Daqin, and the truly advanced martial arts are all motivated by their own knowledge and concepts.

Therefore, with deep knowledge, one can create the most suitable swordsmanship according to one's own philosophy.

For example, Fu Nian, the head of Confucianism, admired the inner sage and the outer king in his heart, so he created his own sage king swordsmanship.

Of course, martial arts can also be summed up in the fight, which is specially used for killing.

Take it!

strike the sword!

Gao Jing let out a sigh of relief, went to sit down opposite Master Xun, and said with a smile, "Brother, I'm honored."

Master Xun said with a smile: "Your skill in "settling" is getting deeper and deeper. Thinking about it, you should be able to turn back this book, right?"

Master Xun was talking about the thread-bound book that Gao Jing put on the case, and he flipped through it casually while talking, but still couldn't see anything.

Gao Jing hesitated for a moment, and said, "Let's wait until I get into a deeper concentration."

After all, what I saw and heard in my previous life is too complicated, especially Confucianism, which contains too much dross, and it is too easy to affect my mood.

Unlike Taoism, Confucianism is so mysterious that people cannot see it through. Instead, it is widely spread and has no mystery. People have an illusion that Confucianism is a bad street.

Isn't Gao Jing the same?If it wasn't for the "cultivation of body and mind" marked in this book, he wouldn't dare to believe that the Confucian method of self-cultivation is in "Great Learning".

It's just that in the past 2000 years, in order to enhance their reputation, many scholars like to write books and create novels, adding a lot of dross.

Gao Jing was worried that he would not be able to distinguish what was dross from what was essence, and if he accidentally absorbed the dross, his mood would be messed up.

For example, Zhu Xi's "preserving the principles of nature and destroying human desires" is actually the same as Wang Mingyang's "eliminating evil thoughts in the heart and maintaining the principles of nature in the heart". The rotten scholar explained it indiscriminately.

By the way, those rotten Confucians in the Manchu Qing Dynasty were not considered scholars, and scholars would not be slaves to others!

……

Master Xun put down the book, looked at Gao Jing, and said: "The "settling" state of water grinding kung fu is like a house made of sand, which will collapse when the waves rush. Only the "settling" that has been tested is the real "settling". !"

Gao Jing was thoughtful, thought for a while, and asked, "Brother, you want me to travel? I'm only 11 years old. Is it too early?"

Master Xun said angrily: "There is a man named Gan Luo in the state of Qin. He was sent to the state of Zhao as an envoy at the age of 12. He helped the state of Qin win more than a dozen cities and was named Shangqing. How can you be worse than him?"

The corner of Gao Jing's mouth twitched: "Brother's competitive spirit is too strong."

"This is for your own good!"

Master Xun said earnestly: "Among the Seven Kingdoms, South Korea is the best when it comes to luxury. If you can "settle" in South Korea's luxury, then you are truly "settled"!"

Gao Jing looked at him suspiciously: "Has Han Fei sent a letter?"

Master Xun avoided answering, and continued: "When you calm down, you can be quiet. Next, South Korea will be very noisy. Go and see if you can find "quiet" amidst the chaos."

Then, he took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve: "Take this to practice, it's self-defense." ..

Chapter 11 Pre-Qin Qi Warriors

Confucianism does not have any extraordinary means that can be displayed in front of people. It cannot be one against ten, it cannot set fire, it cannot cause thunder, and it cannot live forever...

But Confucianism is very good at "learning"!

Especially after entering the state of mind, learning things is called a fast...

Tian Xing... Zhang Liang was still a weak chicken with no strength to restrain a chicken. When he arrived in Qin XXX, he became a master who could fight against Wei Zhuang, and was also in charge of teaching swordsmanship to Xiao Shengxian Zhuang.

In comparison, it feels like Wei Zhuang has practiced on dogs for so many years... But he is a disciple of Guigu, so he has no qualifications.

It can only be said that Confucianism is good at "learning"!

Confucian self-cultivation and righteousness, in addition to opening up wisdom, is good at "learning"...the premise is that you are willing to learn.

Look through the history books, but all the famous Confucian scholars have a kind of skill that is outstanding, good at chess, good at painting, good at calligraphy, good at swordsmanship...

It's just that the later Confucian disciples advocated that "those who work with their minds rule others, and those who work hard rule with others", and very few were willing to learn the methods of killing.

But it's not impossible, Xin Qiji is a Confucian disciple, isn't he good at charging and killing.

……

After receiving the bamboo slips from Master Xun, Gao Jing didn't rush to open them, but asked, "Brother, what is this?"

Master Xun said casually: "An ordinary Qi-intake method is available to all schools of thought."

Gao Jing blinked, and a word "Pre-Qin Practitioner of Qi" appeared in his mind inexplicably!

Master Xun continued: "Last time you told me about the "vital energy of heaven and earth", and after thinking about it, I think what you said makes sense.

He Guanzi of the Taoist school also said: Heaven and earth are formed from vitality, and all things are formed from heaven and earth. According to this statement, it is correct to call qi "vitality". "

Gao Jing was a little embarrassed, and said, "Brother, do you still remember?"

It was just a sentence that came out of my mouth. Unexpectedly, Master Xun really thought about it for so long, and really found out the source of it.

but……

Gao Jing couldn't help but asked, "He Guanzi really said that? Why didn't I see it in Zangshu Pavilion?"

Master Xun glanced at Gao Jing and said, "I wrote to ask him."

Gao Jing: "..."

"Vital energy, original qi... This statement is obviously from the Taoist school, so I naturally have to ask someone from the Taoist school."

Master Xun looked at Gao Jing strangely, and said, "Tell me, you are a Confucian student, why do you always talk about Taoism? Even your "heart learning" has the shadow of Taoist Tianzong... It's so annoying You always think that I have robbed a Taoist disciple, so you insist on coming to me to settle accounts."

Gao Jing suddenly realized: "That's why my brother asked me to leave Xiaoshengxian Village and go to Korea!"

Master Xun got up, left behind a sentence, "I'll give you three days to practice, and then go to Korea" and left.

It is impossible for other people to practice the "qi method" in three days, but for the Confucian disciples who have entered the "stable" state, it is really easy.

Gao Jing couldn't help smiling, and then opened the bamboo slip in his hand.

……

Xunzi said that this is an "ordinary method of receiving qi", and the facts have proved that it is really an ordinary method of receiving qi.

Because it only teaches people how to "intake Qi".

There are 720 acupoints in the human body. The so-called "intake of qi" means to incorporate qi into these 720 acupoints.

The more acupuncture points for absorbing qi, the deeper the skill is... Ordinary bottom of the rivers and lakes, there are no 720 acupuncture points at all, and there are dozens or hundreds of acupuncture points, which is already considered lucky.

Even the ordinary disciples of various schools of thought would not tell them the locations of all the acupoints all at once, but would award them based on their status.

The so-called passing on one's life skills to others is to pass one's own Qi into the other's acupuncture points.

For ordinary children of the rivers and lakes, Naqi is enough to walk the rivers and lakes.

But for all schools of thought, martial arts is not important, what is more important is the idea of ​​their own theory!

So there is the theory of "nourishing qi", which is based on their own ideas, giving qi a unique attribute, which is the so-called "heart method".

Originally, this "qi" has no attributes, it is "original qi", but through one's own ideas, one's own "heart", it can develop unique attributes.

It is as if Mencius had a heart of grandeur, so he cultivated an upright spirit of grandeur.

The Taoist Tianzong's philosophy is to integrate into all things, so it has cultivated methods such as Wangchuan Qiushui, Xin Ruo Zhishui, etc...

The philosophy of the Taoist family is to be compassionate to all beings, so they developed the mental method of rejuvenating all things...

Even ordinary children from the rivers and lakes can develop mental skills, such as Baifeng, who pursues freedom in his heart, like flying like a bird, and even wants to be faster than death, so his mental skills tend to be light and fast, and he can communicate with birds...

The mental method is naturally related to the "heart".

Of course, there are a lot of strange things in this world, and it makes sense to use a famous sword to cultivate one's own attributes... Refer to Gao Jianli's Yi Shuihan.

When qi has its own attributes and completely belongs to oneself, in addition to "accepting qi" and "nourishing qi", there is also the term "promoting qi".

Acupoints and acupoints are connected with each other to allow qi to flow through. This route is called meridians... Because doctors in this era have not yet developed the term meridians, so they are not called meridians, but meridians.

Qi with attributes circulates in different contexts and can bring about different effects.

Acquiring qi, nourishing qi, and promoting qi are parallel to each other. "Acquiring qi" is deep enough to kill "promoting qi", so there is no absolute strength or weakness.

The difference is only in concept.

However, those with ideals will have a longer road than those without ideals...

……

If a workman wants to be good, he must first sharpen his weapon.

After Gao Jing got the "Natural Qi Method", he was not in a hurry to practice. He had already entered the "Concentration" state, and he was able to calm his mind so that he would not be impatient.

Instead, he read through the entire "Air-Intake Method", understood it, and figured out the principle, and spent another day identifying the acupuncture points on his body one by one.

After that, it took another day to simulate the whole process repeatedly in my mind, thinking about it, and making sure there were no mistakes.

It wasn't until this time that Gao Jing officially started to "inhale qi".

This is the so-called "knowledge first", knowing what to do first.

Gao Jing, who has already entered the state of "fixation", can naturally easily achieve "Yicheng's heart is upright".

"Yicheng Xinzheng" absorbs Qi, and its efficiency can be described as "flying".

It's not acupoint-by-acupoint intake of qi, but 720 acupoints "inhale qi" together! ..

Chapter 12 Awe-inspiring Gas

There is a saying in "The Doctrine of the Mean": Sincerity leads to form, form leads to form, form leads to clarity, clarity leads to movement, movement leads to change, change leads to transformation, only sincerity in the world can transform.

It means that when a person really achieves sincerity, it can be manifested externally, and the effect is very obvious. This kind of sincerity shines like the sun and can affect all things.