Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 125 0120 [Physical Huang Chang Lin Lingsu and Xue Daoguang]

On the second day after arriving in the cottage, Chen Yuan summoned the scholars who followed him.

In addition to Li Hanzhang, Ling Guxu and Min Zishun, there are two others named Wang Chang and Wang Wei respectively.

The peak moment of the Yangzhou Wang family was in the early years of Jiayou, when a pair of uncles and nephews were admitted to Jinshi at the same time.After that, it will not work. The Wang family has not had a Jinshi for 60 years.

Brothers Wang Chang and Wang Wei knew that the imperial examination was hopeless, so they simply came to hang out with Chen Yuan, hoping to improve their reputation through the new school.Their ideas are not pure, but mixed with some speculative elements, and they want to lay an academic foundation for the next generation of the Wang family.

Everyone gathered in the open space and moved benches to wait for Chen Yuan to speak.

Not long after, Chen Yuan, Zhu Ming, and Zhu Guoxiang came together.

Chen Yuan stood still and said, "The examination is coming soon. Since all the lords have followed here, I can't delay your important imperial examinations. No matter which scriptures, if you have any doubts, you can ask me."

Hearing this, everyone was delighted.

Zhu Ming was also secretly stunned. He could only master "The Analects of Confucius", "Mencius" and "Book of Changes" with his golden fingers.

The Mr. Chen in front of him is really proficient in the Six Classics and can guide any student.

With such an academic level, he has beat most Jinshi, and even crushed that Lu Tixue.

This is the result of Chen Yuan not taking the imperial examination for nearly 30 years and concentrating on his studies!

Chen Yuan also said: "From now on, every morning, I will answer your doubts about the scriptures. In the afternoon, there will be two questions on the meaning of the scriptures, one general scripture ("The Analects of Confucius", "Mencius"), and several concurrent scriptures for you to choose one." After writing the article, correct it before dinner in the evening. Every three days, take one day to study mathematics with me."

"I would like to follow the teacher's instruction!" The students stood up and bowed.

Meng Zhao, a poor scholar who came to the village last year, was also listening at this time, and boldly asked, "Sir, can I learn?"

"Yes." Chen Yuan nodded.

Meng Zhao was overjoyed. He was forced to work in a poor mountain ditch. He didn't expect to be able to worship famous Confucianism as his teacher, so he bowed and bowed immediately.

The course schedule will be finalized.

Chen Yuan: Lectures on scriptures in the morning, answering questions in the morning, assigning scriptures and meanings, studying mathematics in the afternoon, and correcting articles for students in the evening.

Students: study in the morning and practice in the afternoon.

Ju Ming: Practice martial arts in the morning, study in the morning, and practice in the afternoon.

Everyone's time is fully scheduled, although it is hard work, it is very fulfilling.

A few days later, Bai Chongyan actually ran over.

As soon as he came, he said: "All my friends are here, but I stay in the academy alone. My thoughts are restless all day long, and I really can't read books."

"Hahaha," Li Hanzhang laughed, "It's good to be here, let's work together!"

With the addition of Bai Chongyan, the cottage became more lively.

Yangzhou Academy has strict management, good students work very hard, but burnout is inevitable.

Here, no one cares at all, whether you like to learn or not.The autonomy and enthusiasm for learning have been greatly improved, and even after dark, they will sit together and debate, and invite Chen Yuan to host the scripture debate.

No matter how outrageous their views are, no one comes to criticize them. Instead, they discuss in depth around outrageous views.

The thinking suddenly diverged and opened up, not as rigid and conservative as before.

At the same time, Chen Yuan was also asking Zhu Guoxiang for advice.

"Brother Yuanzhang said that the common people have the way for daily use, but where is the way for the big cart at the foot of the mountain?" Chen Yuan expressed his doubts.

Under Zhu Ming's flickering, Tao and use are clearly distinguished. Waterwheels are used for watering, and the principle of waterwheels is "Tao".

Zhu Guoxiang picked up the stone and threw it casually: "Why did the stone fly out?"

Chen Yuan said, "Throw it hard."

Zhu Guoxiang asked again: "Why did the stone fall to the ground when I threw it forward?"

Chen Yuan took it for granted: "The light ones rise, the turbid ones descend, and everything is the same."

Zhu Guoxiang shook his head and said, "Li Ye."

So, Dean Zhu began to talk about mechanics.

After listening to Chen Yuan for half an hour, he was greatly shocked by his thoughts, so he decided to go to the bathroom to relax.

But his mind was full of force, and when he watched the urine fall into the toilet, he was also analyzing its force.Thinking about various phenomena in life, he found that they can all be explained by force, even a boat floating on the water has force. Chen Yuan believes that it is the lifting force of water.

Mathematics is still in the process of hard work, and Chen Yuan plunges into physics again.

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Life in the cottage is very fulfilling, but the rest of the country is in dire straits.

One is that the imperial court saved food for the war, and this year's summer grain has to be increased exorbitantly, and the common people have been made miserable.

Second, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty ordered that all state capitals must recommend Taoist priests.The number of people in each state is ten, and the government pays to send ten Taoist priests to the capital. More than 2000 Taoist priests from all over the country gather in the capital, and they take an examination like an imperial examination to be a Taoist official.

The local officials were speechless, so they could only dispatch servants to visit famous Taoists in their jurisdiction.

In Wenzhou, a Taoist priest named Lin Lingsu was ridiculed by many fellow Taoists.Because he really doesn't have any real material, he can't read the Taoist scriptures, and he often adds dirty jokes when he lectures.

After being ridiculed again, Lin Lingsu was furious, pointing to other Taoist priests and said: "I studied Buddhism when I was young. When I was young, I traveled to Shu and worshiped Mr. Zhao Sheng, a Taoist from Mount Shu. Since then, I have learned "Five Thunder Jade Book", and I can Practice the five thunders and rectify the law, who has mastered the thunder method?"

A Taoist said: "Since you know thunder, come and hack me."

Lin Lingsu said: "I learned the righteous method of the five thunders, not the evil method of the five thunders. I should kill demons and eliminate demons. You are a member of the Taoist sect. If I hurt you, I will harm my fellow Taoists, unless you think you are the evil spirit." disciples!"

The Taoist priests made a fuss, and the governor of Wenzhou finally made a final decision: "Since Mr. Lin knows the magic trick, let's go to the capital together."

In the summer, thousands of Taoist priests had gathered in the city of Tokyo.

There are also true cultivators, but most of them belong to "demons and ghosts".After reading a few Taoist books, he said that he had learned the secret method, and even some gods pretended to be Taoist priests, just to fight for wealth and honor in front of the emperor.

"Journey to the West" has been sent to the capital, mixed with countless Taoist scriptures.

There are still very few Taoist officials at this time, and the large-scale Taoist examination will not be held until autumn.

Therefore, there are only a few people who are responsible for sorting out the mountains of Dao scriptures.

Wang Qizhi is a Taoist priest at Tianqing Temple in Kaifeng. He belongs to the life of no pursuit, but he was recommended by his senior brother to sort out Taoism scriptures.

His immediate superior is a civil servant named Huang Shang, who is sitting there sighing.

Huang Chang is just 60 years old this year. Looking at the room full of Daoist scriptures, he really wanted to rush into the palace with a knife and hack that stupid emperor of Song Huizong to death with a knife.

Because he is not only a Jinshi, but also the No. [-] scholar in the fifth year of Yuanfeng!

The majestic No. [-] Yuan Gong was actually sent to sort out Taoist scriptures, and only Song Huizong could do this.

More than an insult?
It just kicked people to the ground and stomped on people's faces!

In addition to lamenting and resenting, Huang Chang had to work, calmly and obediently reading Taoism.

While reading, Huang Chang began to doze off.

It is true that he liked to practice Taoism before, but that was a hobby, but now it has become a hard job.

There are too many Taoist scriptures collected, not only have to read them all, but also have to organize and compile them.As the number one scholar, his official career has been ruined, and he has to deal with Taoism for the rest of his life.

If Huang Chang really realized the "Nine Yin Scriptures", his first target of revenge would be Song Huizong.

Huang Chang was dozing off, and so were the rest of the Taoists.

Wang Qizhi had already woken up and opened the "Tao Jing" to continue reading.Annotate while watching, and then stick a note to indicate the type and content of this Taoist scripture.

There was a large stack beside it, and he yawned and reached for it, accidentally knocking most of the scriptures down.

In the pile of scriptures, manuscripts appeared, bound casually with hemp rope.

manuscript?
Wang Qizhi regained his energy in an instant, but most of the manuscripts belonged to the precious Taoist scriptures, and the local Taoist temples kept the original copies.

Take it and look, Wang Qi's face is confused.

What the hell is "Journey to the West"?

There were no novels in the Song Dynasty, and Wang Qizhi was instantly fascinated by them.He had no idea that it was a book about learning Buddhist scriptures, because the opening chapter had a strong Taoist flavor, and the next chapter was a cool story about monkeys.

For several days in a row, Wang Qizhi was paddling and reading novels at work without doing anything.

It wasn't until Tang Seng appeared that Wang Qizhi realized that something was wrong. Why did he become a monk again and go to the West to learn scriptures?
The more I read, the more confused I become. Is this novel a Buddhist book or a Taoist book?
There are obviously a lot of Taoist terminology, but the protagonist is a monk, and Zhu Bajie and Sha Monk seem to be Taoist gods descending to earth.Sun Wukong's identity is even more vague. Taoism and Buddhism are all included, as well as the Confucian sage King Dayu's water control needle.

After reading all the novels, Wang Qizhi seems to have realized something.

So I read it again, copied all the poems in it, and compared the plot of the novel to comprehend those Taoist poems.

Some Taoist poems can be understood as soon as they are explained.

Some Taoist poems are like Buddhist verses, and he can't understand them no matter how they understand them.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt a headache. Taking advantage of the day off, Wang Qizhi went out for a walk with the transcribed Taoist poems.

Looking at the bustling scene all over the street, Wang Qizhi's mind became clearer, so he remembered those Taoist poems again, and couldn't help taking them out to read while walking.

"Buddha is the heart, the heart is the Buddha, and the heart and Buddha are always illusory. If you know that there is no Buddha and no heart, you will be truly like the Dharmakaya Buddha. The Dharmakaya Buddha has no appearance, and a round light encompasses all phenomena..."

Wang Qizhi muttered: "This is obviously a Buddhist gatha, it doesn't look like a Taoist poem at all."

Tired of walking all the way, Wang Qizhi sat at the door of his bucket shop, reading poems again and again.

This bucket shop has only one cooper.

There wasn't even a clerk besides the boss, and the cooper had to carry out the barrels himself.

Putting the new casks in order, the cooper heard Wang Qizhi recite the poem repeatedly, and couldn't help saying, "This is about Taoist inner alchemy, so you, a Taoist priest of outer alchemy, naturally don't understand it."

Wang Qizhi turned his head curiously: "How do you, a cooper, know?"

The cooper didn't bother to explain, and continued to hoop the barrel in the backyard.

Wang Qizhi hurriedly chased after him and grabbed the cooper's sleeve: "How do you know it's inner alchemy?"

The cooper still ignored him.

Wang Qizhi continued to chase into the inner courtyard and kept entangled until evening.

The cooper was very patient and worked hard, not taking this kind of interruption to heart at all.

For the next few days, Wang Qizhi came every day after get off work.

Gradually, the cooper began to chat with him, and even explained the Taoist poems to him.

Finally one day, Wang Qizhi asked, "Why do you understand these Taoist poems so thoroughly?"

The barrel maker couldn't help but said: "Those poems were written by my master Ziyang, and somehow they were woven into the story! I heard you say that "Journey to the West" is a book on inner alchemy."

Wang Qizhi bowed respectfully, and asked, "Dare to ask your name?"

The cooper said: "My name is Xue Daoguang, and I live in seclusion in downtown Tokyo, just to practice Dao Xin with the light and the dust. You are not allowed to reveal it, otherwise I will have to leave here."

The entire "Journey to the West" quotes six Taoist poems by Zhang Boduan.

And this Xue Daoguang is the disciple and grandson of Ziyang Master Zhang Boduan, and also one of the founders of the Southern School of Taoism.

Wang Qizhi didn't dare to neglect, and went back to report to Huang Chang.

The next day, Huang Chang came to visit in person, but there was no sign of Xue Daoguang. The Taoist had already run away overnight.

Although Xue Daoguang failed to find it, the Taoist priests who were responsible for sorting out the Taoist scriptures began to circulate "Journey to the West" one after another.

Well, a group of official Taoist priests enjoy watching Tang Monk learning Buddhist scriptures with great interest.

(End of this chapter)