Saint Immortal Way

A group of people walked around a hillside and walked along the stone path on the shore of Nanming Lake behind the mountain ridge. Lu Yang looked at the lake. This lake is a low-lying place at the southern foot of Bailongling.

Along the northern shore of the lake, a long official road has been built. It is paved with stone slabs and there are stone pillars and railings on the shore. Among the green trees, many scholars walked down the steps from the pavilions at the southern foot, coming and going.

"Senior sister, is this Bailongtan? Since the academy is named Bailongtan, it should be famous?" Lu Yang asked with a smile.

"This is Nanming Lake, not Bailongtan. The Bailongtan is an ancient cold pond in the upper reaches of Xiaoshui River. It is said that white dragons once appeared there. , and can’t find it, I heard it’s already closed!”

"It seems that the legend is true!" Lu Yang smiled.

"Perhaps, junior brother, the pavilion above is the place where we study and practice. There are 72 pavilions, hundreds of book gardens and study halls. In addition, there are libraries, brush workshops, ink workshops, and paper workshops. , inkstone workshop, and sword casting workshop, fan workshop, bow workshop, ruler workshop and piano workshop..."

Huang Daoyun pointed to the pavilions in the mountains and the lake and introduced them one by one. Lu Yang nodded and kept them all in mind. In the future, studying and practicing in Bailongtan Academy will not only be for studying, but the most important thing is to cultivate one's energy and learn the holy spirit. Dao skills, not only to learn the nine classics, but also to master the six arts, and then to practice Taoism. Without Taoism, everything is false!

When Lu Yang heard that there were so many manufacturing workshops in the academy, he wondered: "Little lady of the Huang family, how come there are so many workshops in the academy, will my son use the things made in the workshops in the future?"

"All must be used. For example, this ink, paper and inkstone are the four treasures of the study of our holy people. There is also a sword, which is called Junzi Sword; a fan is called Fengya Fan, and a bow is called Gewu Bow; It is called the holy way ruler, which can measure the length of things and the good and evil of people's hearts; the qin is called Chuqin, which can calm the mind, cultivate the temperament, and even kill people with sound, these are the utensils that people in the holy way generally carry around!"

"Oh my god, it's no wonder that Mr. Lu not only had a sword on him, but also a fan. How dare you believe that this is a scholar's artifact. These things can really kill the enemy?" Lu Yang said.

"Yes, people in the holy way practice Taoism, and they have great power in every gesture. Not only the sword, fan, bow, ruler, and qin, but even the four treasures of the study are sharp weapons to kill the enemy!" Huang Daoyun smiled.

Lu Kaitai listened with gusto, and nodded his head with a smile after a long time: "It's still the holy way, no wonder the emperor respected the holy way, it turns out it's really majestic and righteous!"

"Exactly, the most important thing for a person in the holy way is to nourish one's energy. They also need to learn the nine scriptures and six arts handed down by the saints, and learn the Taoism to achieve the sainthood. They can enjoy the incense of all people!" Huang Daoyun showed a look of longing.

Lu Yang is also slightly excited, he will soon become a disciple of the Holy Way, the way of the Holy Way will be opened for him?

Learning the Nine Classics and mastering the Six Arts, I feel inexplicably excited just thinking about it!

The so-called Nine Classics are the immortal classics handed down by the nine sages of the Great Kuang Dynasty. Among them, Lu Yang has read the "Congenital Wutaishu", "The Great Book of Poetry", "The Little Book of Songs", "Kuang Li" and "Hongyue".

These classics are all the Nine Sacred Classics that students in private schools can access. Some of these books are also sold in the study rooms in the county, but they are not complete.Most of the elementary school students in private schools read excerpts, and they don't ask for a deep understanding of reading, and most of them just memorize it by rote.

As for the six arts, it refers to rites, music, she, imperial, calligraphy, and mathematics.These are the six skills that people in the holy way need to practice. They are all-encompassing and enough for a person to study in a lifetime.

Among the six arts, "ritual" refers to the law, etiquette, and the strategy of governing the country. Practicing etiquette can cultivate one's morality and uprightness, and avoid evil thoughts.

"Music" refers to the sound of nature, to learn the sound of heaven and earth, to keep one's mind calm and upright, and to keep one's mind from evil.

"She" refers to the art of protecting oneself, including archery, ruler, sword, fan and piano, etc., which are holy skills to subdue demons and kill enemies.

"Imperial" refers to refining, imperial envoys, and the ultimate principle of commanding troops in war, and the more advanced ones include the supreme supernatural powers of capturing ghosts and controlling gods.

"Book" refers to writing books and setting up theory, inheriting the sage's unique knowledge, and spreading civilization and enlightenment. This is the sage's learning, which is very sacred and precious.

"Number" refers to looking up at astronomy, looking down at geography, knowing the number of heaven and earth, and calculating with the help of ghosts, the ultimate mystery of heaven and earth, seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, is the way to protect yourself.

Lu Yang stepped into Bailongtan Academy, only then did he feel that the days of studying at home and stealing the walls of private schools in Luqiu County were not in vain, and finally stepped into the threshold of the holy way. Cultivate a Taoist industry that thousands of people look up to.

At the end of Nanming Lake, along the Xiaoshui River, after walking for a while, you enter a narrow road, with peach and plum groves on both sides, and a quiet courtyard at the end of the narrow road.

The other courtyard is two stories high, all built with high-quality wood, two-story pavilions, there should be quite a lot of rooms, and the front yard has a gazebo and flower garden, which is quite clean, much better than Qingyang Bieju in Luqiu County.

Only great Confucianists can live in such an elegant place, returning to the basics. From a distance, the peach and plum groves are shrouded in mist, like clouds.

Not far from the right side of the courtyard, there is a small stream flowing around the courtyard. A small stone bridge spans the opposite bank. On both sides of the stream, reeds are green. It is a verdant mountain surrounded by clouds and mist.

Such a different courtyard is like a fairy house.

Lu Yang greatly lamented that people in the holy way can only achieve great righteousness by absorbing the awe-inspiring spirit of heaven and earth and integrating the righteousness of the human heart. If this righteousness is sublimated, it will turn into the spirit of the holy way, which is unparalleled in mystery and has all kinds of incredible supernatural powers.

For this reason, most people in the holy way put their love on the mountains and rivers. On the one hand, they can cultivate their temperament, and on the other hand, they can easily absorb the awe-inspiring spirit of the world, mountains and rivers, which is helpful for practicing Taoism.

"Here, this is my father's other courtyard in the academy!" Huang Daoyun took his sister's hand and led Lu Yang's family into the courtyard.In the courtyard, a village woman in her thirties was weaving baskets.

"So the two young ladies are back?" Seeing Huang Daoyun, the village woman immediately put a half-woven bamboo basket and greeted her with a smile, very happy.

"Mistress, we are back!" Huang Daoyun quickly introduced Lu Yang's family, and then said to Lu Kaitai: "This is Yiyi's mistress, her husband's surname is Wu, and she is from the nearby Wuzhuang. Take care of the chores in the other courtyard!"

Lu Yang immediately understood that the sisters and sisters who dared to love lost their mothers since they were young, so Huang Zongxi found a village woman whose husband's family name was Wu from a nearby village to nurse Da Huang Yiyi, and let her be a housekeeper by the way.

Nai Niang Wu rubbed her hands and laughed, "So it's Huang Rushi's disciple. I'm rude, I'm rude. Come in!"

A group of people entered the house, settled Lu Yang's family, and then caught a chicken in the yard and started cooking. Lu Kaitai and Lu Yang had a lot of food, so they couldn't bear the hunger. The father and son looked at each other and got up immediately. I went around the nearby mountain, brought back a wild boar, killed it by the stream outside the courtyard, and then cleaned up the wild boar.

This time, the whole courtyard was full of joy. Never before had so many people come to the courtyard, let alone such a big meal. In the evening, the dinner was ready, and there was just such a big table in the courtyard. Everyone It's a side dish.

As night fell, a ray of light flew from the sky, and suddenly landed on the opposite side of the river. This person was none other than Huang Zongxi.Today, he followed the great Confucian teachers of the academy and accompanied Princess Shouyang around Moling Mansion for a day. First, he paid homage to the Taidao Sage at the Taidao Temple, and then went to the nearby royal garden. He didn't come back until dark.Haven't had dinner until now.

Huang Zongxi had seen a bonfire outside his courtyard from a distance, and a group of people were eating in the courtyard, lively and lively, knowing that this was Lu Yang's family and his own family, so he landed on the other side of the river and walked back calmly.

Seeing Huang Zongxi push open the firewood gate in the yard, Lu Yang was surprised for a moment, and got up quickly, and everyone at the table also got up, and Lu Yang saluted Huang Zongxi: "It turns out that the teacher is back, just in time, we are eating, and the teacher is also here." Dine!"

"Alright!" Huang Zongxi laughed, his wife, Wu Shi, had moved chairs, and Huang Daoyun added a pair of bowls and chopsticks. Huang Zongxi sat upright, then waved his hand, ordering everyone to sit down.

Wu's family is a servant, and there is no custom of eating at the same table with the master's family, so she took the bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen. After eating, she returned to the courtyard and sat by the campfire to continue weaving baskets.

Lu Kaitai and Lu Yang eat a lot, and there are two rice buckets beside them, one for rice and one for braised pork. The two wooden buckets are almost empty.

"Daddy, why are Uncle Lu and Senior Brother so hungry?" Huang Yiyi asked curiously.

Huang Zongxi smiled slightly, but did not answer, but turned to Lu Yang and said, "Chunyang, it seems that you have practiced martial arts with your father?"

"Returning to the teacher, in order to hunt, I learned three moves and two moves, and I can only subdue the tiger and catch the snake!" Lu Yang replied, and Lu Kaitai was quite nervous when he heard the question.

Huang Zongxi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Kaitai, don't worry, Zongxi is not one of those rotten Confucians, and he doesn't taboo about these things. In my opinion, Chunyang's body can be so healthy, and martial arts is indispensable. I am a person of the holy way, and I also practice swordsmanship and archery." , but it has the same effect as martial arts."

"It's not comparable, it's not comparable... The holy way is the learning of the great way, and the martial way is just a heretical way!" Lu Kaitai said quickly.

"Haha...Brother Kaitai, I, Huang Zongxi, am not that hypocrite. I know what martial arts are all about, haha, forget it, forget it, since the morals of the world do not advocate martial arts, let's not talk about it. From today on, Chunyang is considered You have entered the academy to practice, don't worry, Chunyang will be successful!" Huang Zongxi laughed.

"I haven't thanked the teacher for saving me today. If I don't have the teacher and senior sister here today, I think I will be sent to the princess for thousands of miles!" Lu Yang also stood up and bowed to Huang Zongxi.

"Speaking of which, Chunyang was talented enough to escape the catastrophe. What is my credit? If I guess correctly, Her Highness the Princess has already remembered Chunyang's name. In the future, Her Highness the Princess will also practice in the academy. If we meet, we will be able to leave a deep impression on Her Royal Highness, and there will be many benefits!"

"I don't want to see the princess again. I might offend her again. If I'm not careful, I'll suffer!" Lu Yang said with a wry smile.

"It's okay, actually the princess is not the kind of unreasonable person, as long as you are more cautious, there will be no major problems. Today, when I was in the Taidao Temple, after I pleaded, the princess actually planned to let the past go, but you just chose to be presumptuous." Get up, this is what annoys it, this is what makes you a poem in seven steps!"

"..." Lu Yang opened his mouth wide and thought about it carefully. It seemed that he had started to act presumptuously before the princess asked the question, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"It's still not enough to nourish Qi, so it's best to think twice before doing anything in the future, and stop being so impulsive!" Huang Zongxi taught

"Disciple understands!" Lu Yang saluted, the two families enjoyed themselves so much, it was rare for them to talk and laugh happily.

This was Lu Yang's first night in the academy.

Ask for a red ticket!