Bad people in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 319 Flame Green Scales
Although Xunzi's ideas are somewhat close to those of the Legalists, and he can even be considered a Legalist, in fact the core of his ideas is still the Confucian rituals, and the law only serves the rituals.

The main reason is that the ideas of Confucius and Mencius tend to be idealistic, and it is difficult to realize them. When Xunzi combined the ideas of Legalism, he made pragmatic changes to Confucianism. This is what Rupifagu said, which was used to support Confucianism. That’s all.

He doesn't pay much attention to rules and the like, and he doesn't like to follow rules.

That's why I prefer Han Fei and Zhang Liang in the future. They are also more receptive to the Golden Bell Body Knife. Even the whipping type of practice is not unacceptable.

Tian Hao first spent nearly a month using Jade Leaf Flower and some medicines to help Xunzi regulate his body, especially in terms of vitality.

Although Xunzi was once a strong man in the realm of heaven and human beings, and had experienced the cleansing of his muscles and marrow, he was still quite old after all, and his vitality would definitely decline, let alone compared to a young man like Han Feili.

This needs to be restored through medicine. In fact, the vitality of his world is better, but that cannot be exposed.

Fortunately, there is a jade leaf flower here, and its vitality is not bad.

And after constantly cultivating it with the vitality of heaven and earth and the true energy of the wood attribute, the effectiveness of the jade-leaf flower has continued to increase, and it has even grown a tenth leaf.

Obviously Nine Leaves is not the limit of Jade Leaf Flower, it is just the limit that people can see.

"I didn't realize that the flower could be used in this way before."

Looking at his facial skin in the bronze mirror, Xunzi was very surprised.

Nowadays, he can be regarded as a child with fair hair. His facial skin is exactly the same as that of a young man. He looks as if he is 30 to [-] years younger. The wrinkles on his face are gone and firmer.

If you dye your hair and eyebrows black, you can pretend to be younger.

"This is only temporary. After all, it is adjusted with the help of external forces and has not made any essential changes."

Tian Hao reminded that Xunzi's internal vitality was temporarily boosted by the medicinal power of the Blood Jade Leaf Flower, and the essence remained unchanged.

Just like those skin care treatments in previous lives, especially moisturizing care, it only temporarily hydrates the skin. It may seem effective in a short period of time, but it does not actually change the essence. It will be restored to its original shape after a while.

"That's enough!"

Xunzi was very satisfied with this. Going out with this appearance could mislead many people, making them think that his cultivation had improved, so they did not dare to act rashly.

This was also the main reason why he went into seclusion after he came back. He didn't want others to see his weakness, otherwise some people would be unable to control their thoughts.

Even during his retreat, those people dared to plot against his disciples and daughters. If they were sure that his cultivation level had plummeted or even been injured, he would be pushed down from his position as the leader.

Don't think that respecting etiquette in Confucianism means that you really observe etiquette. In the end, everyone is a powerful group, and what matters more is interests.

"You made the traditional and simplified characters very good. Many people's attention was attracted. They are running around and planning in the Six Kingdoms. The pressure here is much less."

Thinking of those old Confucians, Xunzi couldn't help but think of traditional Chinese characters and simplified Chinese characters.

Nowadays, all the Confucian forces are staring at this matter. Although the improvement of the font is on the girl's side, it is the various Confucian schools that are working on the promotion. They all want to get a share of such a big event.

Moreover, this is beneficial to Confucianism as a whole and beneficial to everyone, so those people will naturally go all out to implement it.

Simplified Chinese characters are unlikely, but traditional Chinese characters will definitely be popularized.

"The disciple only proposed those two font concepts. It was Senior Sister Wencai who really perfected them."

Tian Hao was modest and said that his contribution was not very great.

“Some things are more about inspiration than anything else, and that’s at the heart of it all.”

Xunzi shook his head, knowing the essence of this matter very well. If the literary talent who is proficient in calligraphy is a thousand-mile horse, then Haoran is a Bole. Without this Bole to point out the way, the daughter's potential will not be fully realized.

And even if there is no daughter to contribute, there are many people in Confucianism who can take her place, so the daughter is not the most important in this matter and can be replaced.

It’s that philosophy that’s really at the core.

"Teacher, is there something wrong with the Heavenly Realm?"

Tian Hao hesitated and asked.

Although he already knew a lot about this aspect, Xunzi was, after all, a peak deity and human being, and had been affected by it for a long time, so he must have more insights and experiences in this aspect.

"Your cultivation has almost reached its limit. Although external cultivation pays more attention to one's own transformation and will be much less affected, with your innate understanding, internal cultivation can also reach that level very quickly.

There are things you should know by now, but don't tell. "

After thinking about it, Xunzi decided to talk to this disciple.

Although this disciple was the last to be accepted, his cultivation strength is the strongest among the four disciples, and he can even kill heavenly beings in an explosion.

We are not far from the realm of heaven and humans, so it’s good to know now.

"The essence of the realm of heaven and man is to merge with heaven and earth after one's own state of mind is complete, and gain the recognition of the existence in the dark, so that heaven and man become one..."

Xunzi talked about his own understanding of the realm of heaven and man, which is also the experience summarized by the Confucian ancestors of all generations.

Tian Hao listened carefully. Although he has obtained all the inheritance of Taoism, it is Taoism after all. Confucianism has different views on the understanding of the realm of heaven and man, mainly due to the influence of theoretical concepts and its own characteristics.

This is exactly what Tian Hao needs, so that he can more clearly understand the nature of the realm of heaven and humanity.

And listening to Xunzi's explanation, he secretly thought that it was true.

The problem with the Heavenly Realm is indeed the integration with the existence in the world. You have to be recognized by the other party. Once they don't approve, they can kick you out.

At the same time, it can also use this fusion to exert reverse influence. Bei Mingzi's influence that time was so overbearing that it almost became difficult for him to control himself.

But the influence on Xunzi was so subtle that he didn't notice it until his heart was broken, he fell from the realm of heaven and man, and he was disconnected from the existence in the dark world before he woke up. Then when he thought about it, he would find that something was wrong in the past. .

This made Tian Hao couldn't help but recall the scroll left by Jiang Ziya, especially the last picture. It was Jiang Ziya looking up at the sky with a worried look. He obviously wanted to express something through this, but he seemed to have a taboo. , can only use this obscure method.

"So wouldn't it be impossible to achieve the heaven-human realm?"

He asked with a frown, pretending to be sad.

"The realm of heaven and man actually did not exist in ancient times. It really began to appear when the Great Zhou Dynasty was established. King Wen of Zhou was the first strong man in the realm of heaven and man. He understood the acquired gossip from the book of heaven and used it to achieve success. A man of heaven, and known as the Son of Heaven.

This state has only existed for 800 years and is not the only way in the world. "

Xunzi was not very worried about this. Even the path to the realm of heaven and humans was created by man. If King Wen of Zhou could create the realm of heaven and humans, they could also create other paths.

And he suspected that Bei Mingzi's old bull nose might have opened up a new path. Anyway, Bei Mingzi didn't feel like a heavenly being to him last time, and the combat power he unleashed was also insane.

That old cow's nose can be done, but Xun Kuang can't do it without reason.

During this period of retreat, he also considered this aspect, but it was difficult to have a clue for a while. Obviously, he underestimated the opening of a new path.

"The realm of heaven and man created by King Wen of Zhou? Or was it learned from the Book of Heaven? Isn't it said that Jiang Taigong was the second inheritor of the Book of Heaven after Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi?"

Tian Hao was puzzled. He had never heard of this before, even if it was not recorded in Taoism.

"Jiang Ziya obtained the Book of Heaven from Qishan, and Qishan is the ancestral mountain of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Who do you think he obtained it from?"

Xunzi asked back, this is a major foundation of their Confucianism. Because of their close relationship with the Zhou royal family, they knew some secrets that were not disclosed to the outside world.

"Did Duke Jiang's Heavenly Book be obtained from King Wen of Zhou?"

Tian Hao understood clearly and guessed that King Wen of Zhou might be the custodian of the Heavenly Book equivalent to Chu Nangong. In the future, Chu Nangong would also pass on the Heavenly Book and passed it to Zhang Liang with the help of Jing Tianming, and Zhang Liang became the future Mu Sheng was obviously the third inheritor of the Heavenly Book after Emperor Xuanyuan Huang and Taigong Jiang.

However, King Wen of Zhou was more powerful than Duke Nan of Chu. Although he was only the custodian of the Heavenly Book, he understood something from it and formed the Houtian Bagua, which was part of the Qimen Dunjia system.

At the same time, from this point of view, the Book of Heaven itself has indeed deteriorated.Judging from Xuanyuan Huangdi's last attitude, both he and Jiutian Xuannv were hostile to the existence in the underworld, but King Wen of Zhou used the Book of Heaven to create a realm of heaven and man, which is specifically suitable for the existence in the underworld. , obviously the Book of Heaven itself has deteriorated and become a tool that exists in the dark.

Xunzi continued to explain: "King Wen of Zhou created the realm of heaven and man, and guided a large number of powerful men in the realm of heaven and man. Among them, King Wu Jifa was the most powerful, and there were several beings known as the Gods of War who were invincible. Defeated the great Shang Dynasty, which was at its peak, and established the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, the Great Zhou Dynasty initially destroyed many ancient books, killed many people, and blocked some things. When my teacher first saw this record, he thought that the Great Zhou Dynasty was to eliminate the hidden dangers of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Now it seems that there is another hidden reason. "

Speaking of this, Xunzi couldn't help but feel a little repelled by Da Zhou. He really deceived all of them.

Tian Hao fell into deep thought and felt that what Da Zhou did in the past was similar to what Da Qin would do in the future by burning books and humiliating Confucians, and he did it even more cruelly and cruelly. It was even possible that the existence in the dark was involved, completely erasing the previous cultivation system. Go and let the realm of heaven and humanity become the only one in the world.

He could also understand this. Da Zhou should do this to maintain his own rule.

This is the same as in the Wu Geng Ji next door. King Wu Jifa became a thug of the gods and went to help destroy the great merchants and replace them.

Although in essence it is just a slave eagle dog of the Gods, it is also the king of the human race. That kind of power is indeed difficult to resist.

Of course, there is also helplessness, because Ji Fa and Da Zhou do not have the ability to refuse.

The situation here is similar. Firstly, Xiqi was feared by the Shang King at that time and would soon become an enemy. Secondly, he also had the ambition to replace him. Then the mysterious existence would seduce him again, and the Great Zhou Dynasty left. It’s not strange to be on that path.

After all, people are always selfish, and it is not uncommon to deny the interests of the entire nation for their own sake. There were many such people in previous lives.

"Is it possible that Chi You was also seduced and corrupted by that thing?"

Suddenly, I thought of the big boss Chi You. He was originally chosen by Jiutian Xuannv, and he had been fighting for the human race, killing the alien beasts that caused disaster, but in the end he fell and became a partner with Jiutian Xuannv. enemy.

Only then did Jiutian Xuannv find another candidate, and then selected Xuanyuan Huangdi, and finally defeated Chi You.

I just didn't expect that Chi You would open the seal of Yu Yuan and let Emperor Xuanyuan fall.

If it is really the handiwork of that mysterious being, it can be seen that the other party does everything possible. If he takes the path of going against heaven and confronts him, I am afraid that he will repeat the old path of Xuanyuan Huangdi and be caused by the other party to do a lot of things.

Yu Yuan's seal is only one of them, and there may be other hidden dangers.

This world is too big and too mysterious. Who knows if there are dangers as great as Yu Yuan's seal?

This was also one of the main reasons why he didn't plan to make contact with Shushan as soon as possible. Fortunately, he could now be wary of Yu Yuan's seal and take precautions secretly.

But if Ming Ming suppressed Yu Yuan's seal in the past and allowed that mysterious being to stir up other serious dangers, he would be passive here.

In any matter, it is very dangerous to fall into passivity, and the chance of winning can be immediately reduced by [-]%.

"This flower is more suitable for following you. You can take it with you from now on. It will give you extra protection when walking outside after leaving the army."

Xunzi's eyes turned to the jade-leaf flower with its tenth leaf growing on the side, and Xunzi was quite moved by this.

It has been several years since I got this strange flower by chance, but I only kept it as a magical medicine. I didn't expect that it could continue to grow.

Today's medicine is much more powerful than before, and he doesn't know if it is the limit yet, so he is looking forward to it.

"Thank you teacher for the reward!"

Tian Hao was not pretentious and accepted this reward.

He was very interested in the jade-leaf flower, and was even thinking about leaving after finishing his stay with the Confucians and traveling around the world as a disciple, and planting the flower on He's Bi.

Using He's Bi's heaven and earth essence plus the heaven and earth vitality guided by the formation, and the starlight assistance guided by the star formation, it should be able to grow faster.

Not to mention growing into a top spiritual root like the hibiscus tree or the sycamore sacred tree, but it should be possible to grow into a lesser one.

"You can try to find a green-scaled flame snake. When I obtained this jade-leaf jade flower, there was a green-scaled flame snake accompanying it to protect it, but it was cut off by my master by mistake.

Since the two can live together, there must be many benefits. "

Recalling the experience of getting the Jade Leaf Flower, Xunzi thought it would be better to keep a snake.

Afterwards, he also checked the relevant classics and understood that the green blood jade leaf flower and the green scale flame snake were born together. Although the two powers were incompatible, they could still coexist, which was similar to Taoist concepts.

"The disciple took it down."

Tian Hao took note of this and even arranged for people to look for the blue-scaled flame snake.

Because the Blood Jade Leaf Flower itself was one of his goals when he came to Little Sage Village, and he knew a little about the characteristics of this flower in the Qin Shi series, he would naturally not miss the Blue Scale Flame Snake.

It's just that the blue-scaled flame snake is very rare and belongs to the type of exotic beast, like the sky silkworm and the ice silkworm.

He also didn't know where Chi Lian got the green-scaled flame snake in the future. It all depended on chance.

"Let's go to the forbidden area."

Xunzi stood up. He had promised to show this disciple the most profound martial arts in Confucianism, so naturally he would not break his promise.

Of course, the most important point is that this disciple's own martial arts are not Confucian. Since he is the best disciple of Xun Kuang, he naturally has to practice the supreme martial arts of Confucianism, at least one kind.

Only in this way can one be deeply imprinted with Confucianism and become a Confucian.

Tian Hao picked up the flowerpot of jade-leaf flowers and followed closely behind, feeling a little hopeful in his heart.

Although with his current cultivation background, he no longer attaches much importance to the exercises, but after all, they are the top batch of Confucian exercises, and they are by no means worse than the supreme Taoist methods.

At the same time, the most important thing is that those exercises evolved from Confucian concepts. Understanding those exercises can help you better understand profound Confucianism, and they can complement each other.

"You have a good temperament and rationality, and you understand that doctrine and concepts are the foundation. Only by mastering doctrine and concepts can you practice the martial arts pioneered by your ancestors with twice the result with half the effort.

It’s a pity that today’s disciples of Confucianism are too impetuous in nature. Very few can calm down and understand the teachings and ideas of their ancestors. They all impatiently practice those martial arts in pursuit of short-term strength..."

As he walked and talked, Xunzi was very satisfied with this disciple's approach.

He had heard from Fu Nian before that as soon as this boy entered the Little Saint's Manor, he dived into the library and read the ancient books. He also had a photographic memory and had already read and written down all the books in the library. .

Moreover, he has extraordinary understanding and has understood most of the Confucian concepts. Only the most profound part has been put aside temporarily because there is no guidance from a famous teacher.

I have been giving a lot of advice in the past month, and I can clearly feel that this disciple's progress in Confucianism has far surpassed the three of Fu Nian, and even surpassed most of the great Confucian scholars.

This is good, very good!

"My disciple believes that doctrine and philosophy are the foundation, and martial arts is just a means of protection evolved on the basis of doctrine and philosophy. It is secondary. Putting the cart before the horse is nothing more than buying a coffin for a pearl."

Tian Hao has had this idea for a long time. The inspiration came from the sweeping monk written by Mr. Jin in his previous life. People said that to learn Shaolin secret arts, you need to study Buddhist classics first and use Buddhist cultivation to master the secret skills. Otherwise, you will definitely get the result. question.

Of course, the greater possibility is that Shaolin's secret art itself has a hidden trap, which can be regarded as a means of preventing theft.

Xunzi nodded happily, becoming more and more satisfied.

"Human power is limited, but the mind is infinite. Although there are hidden dangers in the realm of heaven and man, some of the ideas are correct.

When the internal cultivation skills are cultivated to the inner Qi realm, they are basically at their peak. It is possible to cultivate some attributes or refine some external forces, but that is not an essential improvement.

If you want to break through the limits, you can only start from the state of mind, which is the only thing that is not bound.

Looking at the sages and scholars from hundreds of schools of thought who appeared in the hundreds of years after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, we can see that they all made breakthroughs in their mental state. The same is true for my Confucian ancestors Confucius and Mencius..."

Tian Hao listened carefully. Although the foundation of Taoism is not bad, when it comes to cultivating the human heart, Confucianism is stronger. After all, people wander around in the world and have more experiences, while Taoists mostly hide from the world. Qianxiu.

Of course, it's not that Taoists have a different state of mind, it's just that their cultivation directions are different.

(End of this chapter)