Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 16 From a famous teacher, learn the art of the emperor (2)
At this time, I saw the boy in Tsing Yi with a smile on his face, stepped forward and said: "Young masters, the master often says: 'You don't value the wall of the foot, but the shade of the inch.' If you don't want to wait for a long time, you can go ahead Pick up a few books and read while waiting—there are all kinds of books on the coffee table; you have each decided which book to choose to read, so let me tell you one by one to fetch it for you.”

Sima Yi and the others looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, Zhou Xuan couldn't hold back at first, stood up from his seat, and blurted out: "My little brother, you... you take a copy of "Yi Give it to Zhou..."

"Oh... yes. I remember, you need to read the Book of Changes." The boy in Tsing Yi nodded, and turned his questioning gaze to Hu Zhao.Hu Zhaolu pondered for a while, and replied lightly: "Thank you, my little brother, let me get a copy of "The Analects of Confucius"!"

Sima Yi, who was sitting at the last seat, heard that both of them had already spoken, and his upper body straightened up. Just as he was about to speak to the boy in Tsing Yi to get a book, he accidentally glanced at a burly figure at the side door of the back hall. Stand still.He suddenly had a thought, thought for a moment secretly, and condensed his mind, but he looked up at the inscription on the screen, smiled leisurely and said nothing.

"Young master, have you decided what book to take?" The boy in Tsing Yi took a step closer to Sima Yi and asked.

"Well... the book that Xiaosheng wants is probably hard to find among the books on the desk." Sima Yi said calmly, while reaching out to brush his sleeves, he leaned back a little. , looking squarely at the boy in Tsing Yi, and at the same time the smile on his face grew stronger.

"This young man is joking! My master has collected more than [-] volumes of ancient and modern scriptures and classics from three religions and nine streams." The boy in Tsing Yi seemed to hear the biggest joke in the world, covered his mouth with a chuckle, and immediately restrained himself He said, "On his desk, how can there be books that cannot be found in this world? I am afraid that the library in the palace does not have as many collections as he does—don't jump to conclusions, and tell me the title of the book." stop."

"Okay! Then I will trouble this little brother. The book Xiaosheng wants is a book that can really teach Xiaosheng how to follow the words on this screen to 'bring benefits to the world and eliminate harm'." Sima Yi said slowly. He said slowly, but there was deep meaning in his smile, "Is there such a book here?"

"A book that can really teach you how to 'make benefits and eliminate harms for the world'?" The boy in Tsing Yi couldn't help being startled when he heard this, frowned slightly, and glanced at the inscription on the screen, and then looked at it Then he turned his head to Sima Yi and replied hesitantly, "Is it "Xunzi"? "Three Strategies of Huangshigong"? Or "Taigong Art of War"? They can all teach you how to serve the world. A book that eliminates harm by benefit!"

"That's right. From Xiaosheng's point of view, they are all such books," Sima Yi replied with a deep smile, "but they are not such books."

"This... this..." The boy in Tsing Yi was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond at this moment.Hearing what Sima Yi said, Zhou Xuan couldn't hold back any longer, and burst out laughing: "Oh! You are such an honest man! You didn't realize that this Sima Jun was using those mysterious and crooked What he said is just teasing you! Don't be fooled by his words."

Hearing this, the boy in Tsing Yi blushed suddenly, and wanted to question Sima Yi.But seeing Sima Yi listened to Zhou Xuan's words, he didn't make any excuses, just shook his head slightly and smiled without saying a word.Only Hu Zhao was thoughtful at the side, looking at Sima Yi with some surprise in his eyes, hesitant to speak.

"The book he wants is indeed available—but it's really hard to find..." The burly figure who had been standing quietly at the side door of the back hall finally spoke, and at the same time walked in slowly, his voice was deep Concentrated and clear, "I don't know, what he actually wants is a book without words."

When hearing the voice's first words, Sima Yi's face that had been facing the sandalwood screen with frost and snow gauze immediately showed a smug smile.He turned around slowly and followed the prestige: a thin elderly man wearing a crane cloak and a crown on his head, holding a mutton fat jade handle and silver silk stag tail whisk in his right hand, was approaching slowly with a faint smile.His face is like a pine tree, his complexion is simple and unsophisticated, five long beards fluttering behind his head, and when he looks forward to his demeanor, there is a sense of grace, elegance, purity and peace, which makes people dare not look directly at him.

"Master!" The boy in Tsing Yi looked back, couldn't help but straighten his face, bowed to the side in a respectful manner, lowered his eyebrows, and stood quietly.

At this moment, Sima Yi and the other three have already guessed who he is without any introduction from others.Sima Yi pretended to be in a daze for a while, and when he saw Hu Zhao and Zhou Xuan turned their heads and worshiped, he seemed to wake up, and hurriedly bowed down, and said respectfully: "Xiaosheng is lying lightly in Mingdao Hall, please sir Forgive me."

"Where! Where! This young master's ambition is so great!" Xuan Tongzi slowly sat back on the mottled bamboo square couch, staring deeply at Sima Yi, his eyes were like two waves of ancient ponds, "It's a pity... how to 'make benefits and eliminate harms for the world' in troubled times-this book without words, I am afraid that I don't have a few pages in my stomach, so how can I teach you? According to my own In terms of understanding, such a wonderful book depends on you to spend your whole life to "learn and learn from time to time". If you want to learn it with one teacher at a time, such a thing may only be like Confucius' Only the world-famous sages who are born to know it will do."

"Sir, please express your heart to Wen Xiaosheng: When Xiaosheng saw you today, he really understood that you are the title page and table of contents of this wordless book." Sima Yi knelt down on the seat with an extremely excited expression, holding his breath and being humble Zhiji said, "Sir, if you can accept Xiaosheng's introduction, it will be a kindness for Xiaosheng, and Xiaosheng is very grateful."

When Hu Zhao and Zhou Xuan saw it, they hurriedly fell down and begged: "We also beg you to accept me as disciples, and I am willing to follow you to study Confucianism and Taoism."

At this time, Xuantongzi didn't answer a word, his eyes were slightly closed, his left palm was gently brushing the silver tail on the whisk with a suet jade handle held by his right hand, and he was sitting on the couch as if he was asleep. In deep contemplation.

After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes, moved his left palm away, flicked the jade-handled stag tail whisk in his right hand, and said to the boy in Tsing Yi: "Ke Ling, go and clear the backyard. Serve out the three cups of tea brewed for the teacher."

After hearing this, the boy in Tsing Yi's eyes flickered, he didn't ask any more questions, he just responded, then he walked back to the side door of the back hall with his hands down, turned and went out.

After Xuantongzi said this, he closed his eyes again and sat still.

Sima Yi and the others didn't dare to be rude, they held their breath together and lay down on the floor waiting for him to speak.

After half a cup of tea, I saw Ke Ling walking in cautiously holding a red lacquered wooden tray in both hands.On the wooden tray, there were three teacups carved from goose topaz, and there were wisps of white gas bubbling from the cups.

"Ke Ling, serve tea to these three young masters." Xuantongzi did not open his eyes, his left palm was still slowly stroking the silver-threaded stag on the whisk with a suet jade handle, his face was expressionless, and his mouth was light. He said, "Let's talk about everything after you drink this cup of tea!"

Hearing Xuantongzi's words, Sima Yi and the others had no choice but to take the teacups, held them in their hands, and looked at each other before they began to drink.

Sima Yi bowed his head slightly, and saw that the tea in his cup was light green and crystal clear. When he sniffed it with his nose, there was a faint fragrance in the warm tea.He himself is also an expert in making tea. When he saw it, he knew that it was a rare tea that was rare in a hundred years. He took a sip of the teacup and put it to his lips.
"Good tea..." Sima Yi gave a soft compliment, looked up and saw that Hu Zhao and Hu Zhao felt the same way as him.The three of them looked at each other and smiled, each raised their glasses and took another sip.

After taking this sip of tea, Sima Yi felt abnormally sweet at first, and was about to open his mouth to praise again, but unexpectedly, the sweetness was fleeting, and the taste of the tea suddenly became extremely bitter.His complexion changed slightly, and he was trying to endure it. Zhou Xuan was already screaming at the side with a wow, and said: "It's so bitter! It's so bitter!..."

He hurriedly turned his head to see that Hu Zhao was winking, with a bitter melon-like expression on his face. Although he didn't behave as badly as Zhou Xuan, he was holding a teacup but he refused to move any closer to his lips!
Sima Yi himself was so bitter that he stuck out his tongue secretly, raised his eyes and looked up again, only to see that Xuan Tongzi had opened his eyes at some time and was looking at them with a smile on his beard!His heart suddenly brightened: I think this cup of strange tea, which is sweet first and then bitter, must be used by him to test himself and Hu Zhao and Zhou Xuan!After realizing this, Sima Yi gritted his teeth silently, braced himself, closed his eyes, raised his right hand, raised his neck, and gulped down the tea in the cup in one gulp!

When the tea entered my throat, it was actually more bitter and astringent than the previous sip!Sima Yi tightly grasped the corner of his robe with his left hand, and tried his best not to cry out.The bitterness became stronger and stronger, and when it reached the extreme, it turned into a pungent taste again!This time, Sima Yi was so hot that he opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue, gasping for breath!However, even in such a situation, he still frowned and endured, without saying a word, and did not utter the word "spicy"!
Xuan Tongzi turned his head to the side, and seemed to be looking at him with great interest, a hint of appreciation gradually appeared on his face.

As the smile on Xuan Tongzi's face gradually became stronger, the spicy taste in Sima Yi's mouth gradually faded away, replaced by a trace of fresh fragrance and sweetness from between his tongue and teeth.Gradually, the tea taste became more and more sweet and attractive, which made Sima Yi's eyebrows and cheeks relaxed, his heart was full of joy, and he almost wanted to dance!
Hu Zhao and Zhou Xuan, who were sitting next to him, couldn't help looking at each other and secretly surprised when they saw each other. They couldn't understand why he had such a strange reaction at this moment—as if he was drunk like drinking sweet wine. !

However, at this moment when his heart was fluttering, Sima Yi's self-cultivation and self-cultivation skills deeply influenced by his family finally came into play: although his heart was full of joy and emotion, his face became pale after a moment of trance. It quickly became as still as still water, with little ripples.

"Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself, don't be scratched by suffering, and don't be confused by joy..." Finally, Xuan Tongzi's eyes lit up, and he spoke slowly, his face full of admiration, "Sima Zhongda, you A cultivation level of concentration and concentration is really impressive! Master Xun Shuang once wrote a letter to praise you as "a resourceful person who can travel thousands of miles, although the dangers are unpredictable and success or failure is uncertain, but you can keep the scriptures and make changes, like a mountain that does not move. Like the self-adaptation of a river'——I saw it today, and it really is true!"

(End of this chapter)