The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 506
The smoke and water flow freely, the heart does not compete, and the flute is frosty.

——"Wave Washing the Sand. Autumn River" Zhang Yan (Song Dynasty)

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The day was cloudy with wind and rain, Bai Fu felt something in his heart.

Bai Fu stared at the severed thumb of his right hand, thinking that his right hand would never be able to use a sword, endless hatred welled up in his chest.

Bai Fuxin said: "Yongwang Li Lin and the witch Aqi are dead, Yang Yichan has nothing to do with me. Even so, the culprit Xuanzong and Gao Lishi are still alive, still rich and prosperous.

What is even more exasperating is that, to my disgrace, the person behind the prison, Yang Guozhong's third concubine, Yin Fenglan, is still at large.

In addition to his personal enmity, he also shouldered the blood feud of more than ten thousand soldiers in Suiyang.He Lan Jinming, who was the governor of Henan at that time, and Xu Shuji, who was known as the military envoy at the time, refused to save them, so Yin Ziqi led the rebel army to starve the Tang soldiers to death in Suiyang City.

If you don't avenge this revenge, you are not your husband!
I should also learn from Senior Dugu, if I want to use this swordsmanship to kill the world's heroes with their heads bowed and hands tied, even thieves and evildoers will be killed with their heads parallel!

Across the world, looking down on the world! "

Bai Fu has always attached great importance to grievances and grievances, and his mind is very unforgiving.That day, his fingers were cut off, his martial arts were abolished, he was imprisoned for three years, and he almost died in the prison.

At the beginning, according to the instructions of Master Qingxuan and Taifu Xu, to assist the Tang army to destroy the rebels and save the people from the fire and water, that is the righteousness and the duty.

Now that the two capitals have been restored, the rebellion has been put down, and the desire for revenge can no longer be suppressed.

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Bai Fu walked into Yan's mansion and said to Yan Zhenqing: "Sir, I wanted to stay for a few more days, but I still have a few grievances and grievances, let's part for now, and come back to study with you in the future."

Yan Zhenqing knew that parting was imminent, so she didn't persuade them much.The two sides set a date to leave Puzhou.

On the day of farewell, Bai Fu carried a dark iron knife on his back, and wore a long robe, and led his horse out of the city.Yan Zhenqing personally sent Bai Fu out of Puzhou City for ten miles, one old and one young, talking while walking.

Yan Zhenqing said with emotion: "Young Master Bai, the Great Yu Nine Cauldrons are divine objects in the world, there must be a reason for you to get the unrivaled romance from them, and you must not disappoint the will of heaven.

Although the Xunkan two tripods have no chance to see each other again, don't be too sorry.

Just as we study inscription calligraphy, few people spend all day in the forest of steles.Most people practice by copying rubbings on steles.

According to the old man, all bronze tripods and bronze wares from the Shang and Zhou dynasties in the world are rubbings of Dayu's Jiuding, containing the message and secrets of Jiuding.

If you are in the antique business and you can enter and exit the Linde Hall and the Royal Family’s Great Yingku, you may wish to start with these bronze wares to see if you can guide the true energy from them and continue to nourish the true energy of the two tripods of Xunkan.

The true qi in your body is the source of the nine cauldrons, the true Dharma pulse.The strands of breath in these bronze wares are like rivers, lakes and seas.Thousands of rivers and streams lead to the same goal by different routes, and they will all flow into the sea in the end.

In addition to Jiuding Zhenqi, as I told you before, the Tao cannot be clearly stated, but it can be transformed.The inscriptions on the bronze ware, the patterns on the bottom, and the music played by the bronze chime can more or less convey the mystery of Dayu Jiuding. "

When Bai Fu heard about it, sparks flashed in his mind: "That's right, that day when Qujiang enjoyed the flowers and went outing in the green, the Yin Shang bronze chimes from the Zheng's Music Troupe in Xingyang made me feel emotional.

At that time, I also had the idea of ​​using Shang and Zhou bronzes to help my cultivation.Later, when I was busy, I forgot about it.This time back to Chang'an, we must restart as soon as possible. "

Yan Zhenqing continued: "During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the common script was the big seal script. Apart from the Zhongding script on the bronze body, most of the oracle bone script on the tortoise shell and animal bones, and the stone drum script on the stone drum were also written in this script.

Oracle bone inscriptions, Master Xu has already taught you, so I won't repeat them.

I suggest that you go to Fengxiang County to see the Chencang Stone Drum when you return to Chang'an this time.There are ten stone drums in Chen Cang, each of which is two feet high, more than one foot wide, and weighs more than a thousand catties.

Chencang Stone Drum is a pre-Qin stone drum, engraved with the earliest stone-carved seal characters, known as the "ancestor of seal script", it was the seal used by Qin before the first emperor unified the six kingdoms.

Chen Cang Stone Drum Inscription inherits Qin Gong Gui inscription on the top, and Li Si Xiaozhuan on the bottom. It is a transitional font in the evolution period from Dazhuan to Xiaozhuan. Before the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms, the old Qin people had a strong and powerful sense of power. "

Bai Fu heard it and said, "My lord, according to my research on the inscriptions carved in the Zhou royal family's collection history, the cuneiform script is the most ancient script we know - 'Shenshu style', this kind of divine script style is dedicated to the gods. Text.

I don't know how it compares to this stone drum text? "

After finishing speaking, Bai Fu found a pen and paper, and wrote to Yan Zhenqing the cuneiform characters on the two ruined steles in Prince Yin's mansion and Hongwen Hall.

Yan Zhenqing was also quite curious, but after reading the words written by Bai Fu, she shook her head again and again, saying: "

These cuneiform inscriptions must be earlier than the Chen Cang Shigu inscriptions.But it is not the most ancient text, I dare not say for sure.

As far as I know, Dayu carved a set of characters on a natural cliff with unique ancient seal characters in order to praise his achievements after he successfully controlled the water.This group of characters is known as the Book of Heaven, and it is also a character dedicated to the gods of Haotian.

These characters, no one can recognize, have become a mystery that the calligraphy masters of all generations have never solved.I have seen rubbings of these characters, which are shaped like tadpoles and are completely different from the cuneiform characters you wrote. "

After hearing this, Bai Fu was ecstatic, and hurriedly asked about the whereabouts of these ancient seal characters.

Yan Zhenqing recalled: "The stone engraved by Dayu is called the "Monument of King Yu". People found it on the pale purple stone wall on the left side of Goufeng, the 72nd peak of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, so it is also called "King Yu". Stele". This should be the oldest cliff carving we know, with nine lines and 77 characters in total."

Bai Fu hurriedly wrote it down and made up his mind that in the future he would go to Mount Hengshan's Kuanfeng to look for the "Monument of King Yu".

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Outside the city of Puzhou, there are broken walls and ruins, thousands of miles of fertile fields, desolate and uninhabited.

Just as Du Fu's "Northern Expedition" poem said: "The rice fields are overgrown, and the people are bleak and desolate", "The night is deep on the battlefield, and the cold moon shines on the bones."

Yan Zhenqing sighed: "In the more than 130 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has never been a large-scale war. The peace has been too long, and everyone has a sense of peace and superiority, and cannot imagine the pain of war.

Even though we learned about the cruelty of war from the volumes, we still watched the fire from the other side without any pain.

The war scenes recorded in the book are full of flames of war, rain of guns and arrows, and bloodshed. The more tragic, the more bloody and romantic, which made us extremely excited when we were young. flesh.

Even if he dies heroically and shrouds his body in horse leather, as long as it can honor the family, his name will go down in history.

It wasn't until I experienced the war that I realized that the war was bloody and tragic, and there was no romance at all.Zhan Luan is like a huge meat grinder, almost crushing the people of the world into pieces of flesh and blood, causing everyone to experience a tragedy of family destruction and fall into a nightmare from which they cannot wake up.Even the emperor himself was no exception. "

Bai Fu smiled coldly, and said: "Isn't he asking for all this? If he didn't denounce Zhang Jiuling and other virtuous ministers, frame Wang Zhongsi and other famous generals, and reuse Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, An Lushan and other crooks, it would be great for the prosperous Tang Dynasty How did it become what it is today?

When he was soaking in Huaqing Pool, did he ever think about the sufferings of the people in the world? "

Yan Zhenqing was silent for a long time, then sighed and said: "The rebellion at Anlu Mountain caused disasters, people were devastated, and mountains and rivers were shattered. This catastrophe, the Supreme Emperor cannot absolve himself of the blame. I am afraid that the reputation of a talented man will be ruined in one day."

Bai Fu wanted to stop talking, thought again and again, but still couldn't hold back, and asked: "My lord, forgive me. In this catastrophe, more than thirty members of the Yan family died under the sabers of the rebellion, including the one you praised as the 'ancestral temple. Hulian, Lan Yu's beloved nephew Yan Jiming.

If we talk about the personal pain experienced by the officials of the imperial court during the war, I am afraid that no one can match you.

I dare to ask, is this former emperor, surrounded by many concubines and eunuchs, worthy of your allegiance? "

Bai Fu's speech is as sharp as a sword, every word sees blood.

Yan Zhenqing looked into the distance, and said slowly: "Although I, Yan Zhenqing, am blunt, I am not foolish, loyal and pedantic.

Young Xia Bai, do you know who the ancestor of my Yan family was? "

Bai Fu quickly clasped his fists in salute, and said: "Master Huangmen created "Yan's Family Instructions", which is the first of its kind in the history of family precepts. When I was young, I respected the great name of my ancestors."

Yan Zhenqing said solemnly: "This is my thirteenth generation ancestor of the Yan family. The first generation ancestor of my Yan family is the head of the 72 sages of Confucianism—Fusheng Yanzi."

Upon hearing this, Bai Fu hurriedly dismounted from his horse, cleaned up his clothes, and bowed deeply in the direction of the former state of Lu.

Fu Sheng Yan Hui is the most proud disciple of Confucius, no one in the world knows it!

"One basket of food, one ladle of drink, in the alleys, people can't bear their worries, and they will never change their joy when they go back", "Never vent your anger, and never let your mistakes go", the virtues and knowledge have been passed down through the ages.

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Yan Zhenqing was very pleased to see that Bai Fu, a Taoist disciple, followed the Confucian etiquette so carefully.

Yan Zhenqing nodded and said, "Confucius said, 'The benevolent is the one who loves others.'

Benevolence not only refers to loyalty to the emperor and filial piety to parents, but also to love for the common people and the common people in the world.Confucianism talks about benevolence, righteousness, Taoism, and virtue, not to promote foolish loyalty, but to talk about the great love of heaven and earth.

In the eyes of Confucian disciples, the sharp weapon to save the world at the moment when rites collapse and joy is broken is the "Tao", which is benevolence, righteousness, Tao, and virtue!

Therefore, generations of Confucian disciples embarked on the road of helping the world, saving the people, and helping the world from filial piety and respect for the elderly, prosperity and prosperity.

A war broke out, and my family of the Yan family was ruined, almost exterminated.But I, Yan Zhenqing, only have grief and indignation, and I have never regretted it.If I had to choose again, I would still choose this way.

The "Tao" I believe in, An Lushan and his ilk will never understand in their lifetime.They only understand 'desire' and 'profit'.

In the face of faith, the high-ranking officials in Anlu Mountain are generous and rich, and they are worthless.

This is not only my personal life choice, but also our Yan family's choice.There is always something that we need to stick to.

Most of the things in this world will be wiped out, and as time goes by, some things will remain and become eternal, rooted in our blood.

This is the family motto of our Yan family. "

Bai Fu listened and thought for a long time.

Bai Fu bowed deeply to Yan Zhenqing, and said, "Thank you, my lord, I have taught you! I will definitely remember it in my heart!"

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Outside Puzhou City, there is a ten-mile long pavilion, where one old and one young say goodbye.

Yan Zhenqing took out two volumes of silk scriptures from his rucksack, handed them to Bai Fu, and said, "To send you off a thousand miles away, you have to say goodbye.

These two books, one is "The Analects of Confucius" and the other is "Yan Family Instructions", both of which I wrote in block letters in the past two days.I hope that you can practice more in your spare time.Use the pen with the heart in mind, and the heart is regular and the pen is straight!
Calligraphy and martial arts, different routes lead to the same goal.Wherever a person's realm is, his achievements will reach the same height. "

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The ancient road is westerly, the dust is thin and the horse is thin.

Yan Zhenqing's sleeves are full of wind, and his beard and hair are hunting, like an old tree with withered vines in the wind.

Looking at Yan Zhenqing's back that was drifting away, Bai Fu admired him from the bottom of his heart, and said in his heart: "In this imperfect world, I guard a perfect testament in my heart, and write it out stroke by stroke, this is Lord Qingchen." !"

Bai Fu pulled the rein and turned the horse's head.The whistle was sent out, and the tiger leopard under his crotch neighed, and left in the dust.

　1. Bibliography

　　"Calligraphy in the Forbidden City", Zhu Yong, People's Literature Publishing House, June 2021

　　2. Reference poems:
　　Thousands of miles a flying canopy.Yin Lao Dan Feng.The tide rises and falls to the east of Haimen.Three or two o'clock, the moon outside the gull sand, whoever has the same leisure time.

　　Yishi and Tiantong.Absolutely go to the dust.The fisherman's song suddenly breaks the wind of Dihua.The smoke and water flow freely, the heart does not compete, and the flute is frosty.

　　——"Wave Washing the Sand. Autumn River" Zhang Yan (Song Dynasty)

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(End of this chapter)