Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 8 Swordsmanship: Nine Styles of Grandeur

That night.

Zhou Yu once again entered the Library Pavilion.

After a cursory look, in addition to Confucian classics, there are also many Buddhist and Taoist classics.

For example, the Buddhist "Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra", "Diamond Sutra", "Shurangama Sutra", "Infinite Sutra"...

Taoism's "Laozi", "Zhuangzi", "The Miaojing of Saving People", "Huang Ting Jing", "Huang Di Nei Jing" and so on.

In addition, there are some more representative works among the hundreds of philosophers.

Such as "Guiguzi", "Mozi", "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Han Feizi"...

All in all, it is all-inclusive and a well-deserved treasure house of knowledge from hundreds of schools of thought.

Although many of these books can be bought outside, it takes time to read outside, and there is no "spiritual wisdom" BUFF blessing.

Before I knew it, two hours had arrived.

Of course, the real time was only a blink of an eye, and it was still early, so Zhou Yu simply went to the courtyard to practice his sword.

Although the sword style is already in the mind, it is still necessary to turn the theory into practice before it can be used proficiently.

This set of sword styles is called: The Nine Styles of Haoqi.

Haoqi refers to awe-inspiring righteousness.

Mencius once said: "I am good at cultivating my noble spirit".

Once upon a time, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism prevailed all over the world.

Buddhism has various Buddhist methods to suppress and exorcise evil spirits, and Taoism has various methods to catch ghosts and subdue demons.

Confucianism, on the other hand, relies on the righteousness in its chest.

As the saying goes: when the pen falls, the wind and rain startle, and the poem weeps ghosts and gods.

At that time, Confucian scholars traveled around the world with a breath of magnanimity, and demons and ghosts shunned.

A word from the sage can turn rivers and seas upside down, earth-shattering.

But now... Confucianism has completely declined, and has been reduced to a tool for the imperial court to rule the world.

So what Zhou Yu has to do now is to revitalize Confucianism and live up to the Confucian ideals and ambitions of "self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance, and world peace".

The name of this set of sword moves is also unique, unlike other sword moves with aggressive names.

For example, "One Sword to the West", "Flying Immortal" and so on.

There are nine forms, each with only one word, which are: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, and fraternity.

These nine characters represent the core of Confucianism, and can also be called the nine-character mantra of Confucianism.

Although there are only nine moves, there is no fixed move, and you can constantly innovate and change according to your own understanding and realm.

Just like a saying that is widely circulated in the arena: There are tricks to win without tricks.

After practicing until midnight, Zhou Yu just returned to the room, crossed his legs and adjusted his breath for a while before going to bed.

After dawn.

There was a soft knock on the door: "Master, it's time to get up."

In the past, a few maids would not have come to wake Zhou Yu up so early.

But now that there is a private school to teach, naturally he can't get up too late.

"Well, come in~
"Yes~"

Qiuxiang responded, pushed the door open with her elbow, put half a basin of hot water on the basin stand, and then walked to the bedside to wait for Zhou Yu to dress and put on his boots.

"Master, comb your hair again, it's a bit messy."

After Zhou Yu finished washing, Qiu Xiang said something considerately.

"Well, that's fine too."

Zhou Yu responded, sat on the chair and leaned against the back of the chair, closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Qiuxiang stepped forward to untie her hair belt, found a comb and combed it carefully.

After a while, I couldn't help sighing: "Master, you can't find any white hair on your head, and the combing is much smoother than before."

Hearing this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but smiled: "Master, this is rejuvenation."

"Hee hee~"

Qiuxiang also smiled coquettishly.

"Qiuxiang, if the master remembers correctly, you are already twenty-nine, right?"

"Ah?" Qiuxiang's eyes widened, looking aggrieved: "Master, I just turned eighteen."

Zhou Yu: "..."

Well, this girl didn't go to school, don't blame her.

"Well, have you ever thought about finding a husband's family?"

Hearing this, Qiu Xiang was stunned for a moment, then her eye circles turned red, and she choked up: "Master...does the master want to drive the slaves away?"

Zhou Yu looked helpless: "Where are you going? The master just asked casually."

Qiuxiang burst into tears immediately and laughed: "Hehe, slaves don't want to find their in-laws. As long as the master doesn't drive the slaves away, the slaves will stay by the master's side and serve the master."

Unexpectedly, this girl is quite affectionate and righteous.

So, Zhou Yu said generously: "You go to the accounting room to pay five taels of silver, and say it is the master's reward."

"what?"

Qiuxiang couldn't believe it.

After all, five taels of silver was not a small amount to her, it was close to a year's wages.

Zhou Yu deliberately said: "Don't want it?"

Qiuxiang came back to her senses, and quickly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes, of course, thank you for the reward, hehe..."

This girl is very fond of laughing.

Just finished combing her hair, Ah Zhu walked in with her breakfast as if she was pinching her hair: "Master, breakfast is ready."

Another beautiful day begins.

At noon, Ning Caichen distributed the bound "San Zi Jing" to each student, and the remaining few copies were handed over to Zhou Yu.

"Caichen, you and the other students who can read will teach those who cannot read, and let them learn the three-character scripture first.

You also have to memorize them all. If you don’t understand something, you can come and ask your teacher. "

"Yes, sir."

At noon, Zhou Yu assigned homework to some students who had a certain foundation.

"After returning home from school, you guys will write an article on the topic of etiquette. The number of words does not need to be too many, a few hundred words are enough, and it will be handed in tomorrow morning."

In the afternoon, Ning Caichen and three other students began to teach the four illiterate students to read the Three Character Classic.

In this way, Zhou Yu will be much more relaxed, and he can sneak in to drink tea, read books, practice swords and so on.

……

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Let's say that after Na Agou got Cheng Dajun's instruction, he quietly inquired about it, and finally found the so-called strange man in Fengping Town on the outskirts of the city.

His name was Wu You, and he claimed to be a disciple of Maoshan.

There are countless people in the Jianghu who claim to be Maoshan disciples, good and bad are mixed.

As a result, many people thought it was a Maoshan Taoist priest when they saw a person wearing a Taoist robe.

In fact, there are not many authentic Maoshan disciples, but the Maoshan technique is widely spread in the Jianghu. Some people dare to say that they are authentic Maoshan disciples after learning a few things.

As soon as the two met, they went to the tavern to drink some wine, and then went to the inn room to conspire.

"Daozhang Wu, the next time I come here, I want to talk to you about a big deal."

Upon hearing this, Wu You couldn't help but his eyes brightened: "What kind of big deal?"

"Someone offended my master, it's not easy for the master to do it himself, so..."

"Ok?"

Wu You couldn't help frowning: "In Guobei County, there are still people who are not convenient for your master? Could it be that the other party is an official?"

Ah Gou shook his head: "No, that man's surname is Zhou, and he is a juren."

"Ju Ren?" Wu You was stunned, then shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, no, it's not a trivial matter to kill a Ju Ren, and the government will definitely investigate it with all its strength."

Agou smiled knowingly: "This is the reason why my master is inconvenient to make a move, so I came to ask the Taoist priest."

He knew very well in his heart that Wu You was a greedy person.

As long as there are enough benefits, let alone a Juren, I am afraid that even the county magistrate would dare to attack...

(End of this chapter)