Fuji Avenue

Chapter 10 Famous Teachers and Disciples Love Father and Son

The sky is clear, the weather is clear, and the wind is smooth. It is the auspicious day when Xianjun Taoli's birthday and Xianjun Linghui meet again.

In the compliance courtyard, dozens of handymen in gray clothes were busy, some were mowing grass and flowers, arranging decorations, and checking the procedures, and there was no one idle.

After a few days of preparation, the layout of the courtyard has changed a lot, with five points less elegant, three points more joyful, and two points solemn, which shows the solemnity of the owner of today's ceremony.

Wei Buer went to the courtyard with the crowd early in the morning, and was assigned by the steward to make some decorations for the occasion.

Just as they were decorating, they suddenly heard a familiar voice:

"Why are you here?"

No two know that it is Jia Haizi.

Turning her head around, she said with a smile, "You're very happy today, I'm here to help and run errands."

After finishing speaking, he congratulated him, saying that he is exceptionally talented, one of a thousand, and he has been taught by a famous teacher. He will have a bright future in the future.In the end, tell him to just go about his business and ignore himself.

But Jia Haizi said it would be no problem, exchanged pleasantries with him, and mentioned the many troubles in the apprenticeship ceremony, Gu Naichun's strict teaching, which made him suffer a lot, and so on.

What he said was to complain, but there was a slightly smug expression between his brows and eyes.

Greetings are still the names of playmates in Changle Village, but the gestures and tone are somewhat superior.

Wei Bu'er thought that he might not intend to show off, but young people who cultivated smoothly would inevitably feel a little proud, so he smiled and said: "It has always been said that strict teachers make excellent students. The stricter Gu Xianshi treats you, the more important he is to you."

Jia Haizi said: "You are really good at enlightening. If I get bored in practice, just think about it as you said, maybe I can enjoy myself while suffering."

When they were in Changle Village, the two were not very familiar with each other.At that time, Wei Buer could run and jump, beat wild wolves, rode wild boars, and caught hares. He was the king of the most popular children. , only for the sake of admiration every day, how can I say a few words.

Now at Yunyinzong, the two of them have changed positions in heaven and earth, and they talked a lot more than before.

The two chatted for a while, and at the end of the day, Jia Haizi gave some advice, saying that he was going to be 20 years old, and he probably would not have the chance to set foot on the road in the future. If there is any difficulty in the management of the sect, you can come to him for help.

Thank you very much.

After parting in this way, Jia Haizi went to review the process of apprenticeship, while Wei Buer took on some messy errands.

So busy, it soon approached noon.

Guests from all walks of life arrived one after another, most of them were the heads of middle sects with whom Gu Naichun had a close relationship, friends in the middle of the Tao, and heads of minor sects subordinate to Yun Yinzong.

Most of those who accepted the invitation came in person, which gave Gu Naichun enough face.

The main hall is full of seats, guests and elders of the sect sit next to each other, with a one-foot square table between them.

The square table is full of spiritual tea and spiritual fruit

The apprenticeship ceremony is about to begin, and the steward is specially assigned to serve tea and water during the banquet.

All the guests were drinking tea and talking, congratulating Gu Naichun again and again, and praised Jia Haizi to heaven and earth.

Someone said a few jokes from time to time, making everyone laugh, and the atmosphere in the hall was very good.

It was about noon, Gu Yousheng, the second disciple of Compliance Institute, looked at the sun, calculated the time accurately, approached Gu Naichun, and said: "Master, the auspicious hour has arrived."

Gu Naichun nodded slightly, turned around and entered the main entrance, stood at the entrance and waved his hands to everyone, then walked a few steps steadily, and then said loudly:

"My friends in the Tao, brothers from the same school, and nephews from the younger generation, thanks to everyone who has never given up, you have come to the Compliance Academy to appreciate the honor during your busy schedule. The leaky courtyard is full of splendor, and it is a great honor for Gu to put gold on his face."

"Today, Gu specifically invited everyone to be a witness, so that he can accept a worthless apprentice."

Then, clapping his hands, Gu Yousheng led Jia Haizi from the backyard to the front yard, and stood at the main entrance.

All the guests took a look, and saw that he was handsome, with a modest and upright attitude, and he was indeed a good-looking talent.

Gu Yousheng cupped his hands on his chest and said, "My elders, this is the beginning."

As he said, he stepped over the threshold and took five steps to the middle of the hall: "Jia Haizi, the orphan of Changle Village, read out the teacher's invitation card!"

Jia Haizi stood straight outside the door, took out a square of red cardboard from his arms, four inches wide and seven inches long, and spread it all around.

With a serious face, he said: "Gu Xianshi Daojian, disciple Jia Haizi, was born on May 3000th, [-] in Hongran's new calendar.

I am a mortal, and I will live happily ever after if I am foolish.Live by herding and count on farming.God gave evil disasters, father died, mother died, and the village butcher family died.Lonely and afraid of youth, fend for itself.Mengshi Gaoyi, allowed to accept the door.If you are not as weak as the crown, you have to avoid the dangers of the world... Sincerely wish to practice the rituals of disciples, follow the teacher's teachings, and endure the master's skills..."

After reading it, he held up the post of worshiping the teacher, which means to learn the righteousness of the teacher.

Then slowly lower it to the Baihui point on the top of the head, which means paying homage to the master.

Gu Yousheng said: "If you are new to the world of monks, you must know that there are two taboos in the world of monks. One is forbidding to entangle horned demons and harm fellow monks; the other is forbidding to bully the weak and harm and kill ordinary people. Anyone who violates these two prohibitions will be punished. "

"There are 24 strict rules under the respect of the master, divided into four punishments, four punishments and sixteen punishments: four punishments, that is, one punishment for deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors, and the second punishment for betraying the master..."

"Those who commit the four punishments will be killed immediately without pardon; those who commit the four punishments will be expelled from the teacher's school and will be abandoned forever; those who commit the sixteen punishments will be punished according to the situation. These two prohibitions and the 24 strict rules, you must be strict Remember, establish a strict ruler, not exceeding the slightest, is it clear?"

Jia Haizi answered with his head held high.

Gu Yousheng said again: "That is to do three bows, three knees and nine kowtows!"

Jia Haizi is about to ask his master to stick his forehead on the center, kneels outside the door, and bows first, and once bows and knocks three times. Knocking his head three times on the ground is three knocks.

Get up with one bow, step over the threshold, walk into the middle of the hall, kneel down once, bow down and knock down three times, which means to ascend the high hall and enter the right way.

Get up two times, crawl forward, stop five steps in front of Gu Naichun's seat, kneel down once, bow down three times, which means to be a teacher for one day and a father for life.

There are several allegorical interpretations of the three-powdery, three-kneeling and nine-kowtow ceremony, but because of its complexity and refinement, it rarely appears in the teacher apprenticeship ceremonies of various sects recently.

Gu Naichun brought him out again this time, which shows that he attaches great importance to Jia Haizi.

The gift is over.Gu Yousheng went on to say: "Kneel on your knees, please allow me."

Jia Haizi put his hands on the post above his head, and with the teacher's post facing upwards, he knelt down and came three feet in front of Gu Naichun.

Gu Naichun stood up solemnly and said: "Today you worship under the teacher's door is not only a gift from heaven, but also a test of fate. Of course you must keep in mind the forbidden door rules, and you must remember what you did three times, three kneeling and nine kowtows in your heart. Don’t let your teacher down.”

After all, let's take the teacher apprentice post.

A named disciple came in from outside the door carrying a celadon disk inlaid with gold.

Seeing this situation, Gu Yousheng suddenly called Buer over, told him to take the disc and bring it to Gu Naichun.

This play was never mentioned before, so Bu Er was a little stunned.

Looking again, Jia Haizi straightened his back and looked at himself with a smile on his face.Bu Er immediately understood that this should be agreed between Jia Haizi and Gu Yousheng in private.

For Jia Haizi, this apprenticeship ceremony is a solemn ceremony for him to embark on the monk's road.

During this ceremony, as a handyman with a pen and an old friend in Changle Village, Buer witnessed Jia Haizi's boundless future from a very close place, and officially declared that he is the same as before. Waving goodbye to the mortal teenagers in Changle Village, the world is separated.

Bu Er held his breath, took the pen tray, and walked over slowly.

Jia Haizi stood where he was, smiled at him, and said, "Thank you!" Buer nodded.

Jia Haizi took the pen tray carefully and brought it in front of Gu Naichun.

On the left side of the plate is a brush with smoked bamboo and gold thread, each of which is placed on a curved blue and white pen holder.

On the right is the big red inkstone, the inkstone cover is opened, and the ink has been ground.

Gu Naichun held the teacher apprentice sticker and slowly opened it. The handwriting inside the sticker was neat and simple, and the meaning of respect overflowed the paper.

He stretched out his hand to pick up the writing brush, and looked at it carefully. Out of the corner of his eye, he stopped at the handsome young man standing in front of him, and said in his heart, "I have a lot of expectations for you as a teacher, so you must live up to me."

Thinking about it, the hand holding the pen trembled slightly, and even more forcefully, he wrote the word Gu Nai stroke by stroke.

There was only one word chun left, and he thought to himself: "spring means new life, hope, the last word is chun, that would be perfect!"

The pen was drawn heavily, and a well-dipped pen and ink was printed on the sticker.

When everyone looked at him, they all felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, they were very careful, they used up all their strength in each stroke, and exhausted all their life's knowledge in each stroke, the hall was extremely silent for a while.

Wei Bu'er stood in the middle of the banquet hall and looked around, only feeling that the ceremony of appreciating teachers was extremely solemn, and Gu Naichun put a lot of thought into it, making people envious.

After Gu Naichun finished writing and took back the pen tray, he walked out of the main entrance rather lonely.

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About one or two hours later, the process of apprenticeship had already been completed, and Jia Haizi had already arrived at the back hall of the hall to pay respects to his ancestors.

Above the banquet, there will be three rounds of wine.

The guests of honor drank a lot of spiritual wine, most of them were obviously drunk.

Wei Buer was carrying a jar of spiritual wine from the wine cellar to the banquet hall, when a man with short hair in a green shirt strode into the courtyard from the gate, his face was slightly mournful, and he was holding a red silk bag in his right hand. The package looks like there is a box inside.

Bu Er looked at him, and suddenly felt the mana in the inner sea tremble slightly, as if the sea-suppressing beast Bi Fei frowned subtly and imperceptibly.

Immediately afterwards, my heart beat wildly for no reason.He thought for a while, muttered in his mouth, performed a concealment technique, and walked a few steps to hide behind a corridor column.

I also saw the man in the green shirt walk into the courtyard and talk to a named disciple.

The registered disciple nodded and entered the banquet hall.

The man in the green shirt took out a flying sword with shining silver light from his waist pocket, and muttered something.

With a chill down his spine, Bu Er quickly fell to the ground.

Through the gap in the fence of the corridor, I saw a silver light flashing at high speed in the courtyard, and then I saw the blood splattered on the servants in the courtyard, and before they could even scream, they fell to the ground one by one.

Unexpectedly, a catastrophe would strike Bu Er, he broke out in a cold sweat and held his breath, fearing that the man in green shirt would find out.

Fortunately, although the man's cultivation base is not low, he didn't deliberately dissipate his consciousness to search around. He only passed it, then sneered and walked into the banquet hall.

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At this moment, in the banquet hall, Gu Naichun was leaning on the seat.

He was in a good mood today, so he didn't use mana to melt the wine, and he got a little drunk after eating.

A friend is saying:

"Elder Gu has accepted such a high-ranking disciple, and he will definitely become the backbone of Yunyin Sect in the future. This glass of wine is my best wishes..."

At this time, a named disciple came to report, saying that it was an old friend offering gifts.

Gu Naichun agreed, and saw a man in green shirt slowly walking in, holding a red silk parcel in his hand.

Several people in the hall felt that he was in bad shape, he was not well-mannered, and he didn't look like he came to offer gifts.

But at the moment, the hall was drunk and noisy, and no one cared much.

The man in the green shirt walked to the middle of the hall without haste, and untied the red silk package by himself. Inside was another big red square box inlaid with gold and beads, and a red paper envelope was pasted on the square box.

He took off the envelope and handed it to Gu Yousheng.Gu Yousheng was brought to Gu Naichun's hand again.

Gu Naichun was drunk, so he casually put the envelope aside.

The man looked at it, smiled, and opened the box casually.

After everyone checked, Qiqi took a breath, and immediately woke up from the wine!

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In order to simplify the writing, a large number of deletions have been made. Here is the full text of the apprenticeship post:

"Gu Immortal Master Daojian:

Disciple Jia Sanbao was born on the fifteenth day of the fifth month of May 3000.

I am a mortal, and I will live happily ever after if I am foolish.

Live by herding and count on farming.

God gave evil disasters, father died, mother died, and the village butcher family died.

Lonely and afraid of youth, fend for itself.

Mengshi Gaoyi, allowed to accept the door.

If you are not as weak as the crown, you have to avoid the dangerous world.

Sincerely wish to practice discipleship,

I would like to follow the teacher's teaching and work hard to inherit the teacher's skills,
Promote righteousness, eliminate demons and defend the way.

Later, they were named master and apprentice, and they were friends with father and son.

For the teacher, respectful and respectful.

The teachings are unforgettable.

Dead end physiology, natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Each is appointed by fate and has nothing to do with the teacher.

The love comes from the heart, and there is no regret.

In the 260th year of Hongran Dali, I respectfully present a famous post, and respectfully honor the gift of apprenticeship!

Witness the elder, Li Qingyun, head of this sect.

The person in charge of the ceremony, Gu Yousheng, a disciple of the Compliance Academy.

Empty words have no proof, and I would like to use this word to show solemnity!"

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Another: three bows and nine kowtows have other meanings in Hongran Taoism, the original text has been simplified, and here is attached:
Three worships and nine kowtows are also for the three essentials, three relatives, and three respects:
Three things, that is, one is to study diligently and wisely, the second is to teach knowledge well, and the third is to use it wisely;
Three relatives, that is, one parent is a brother and sister, the second is a brother of the same family, and the third is a friend of the same way;
There are three respects, that is, one respects the ancestors, the second respects the father's teacher, and the third respects the Taoism of the sect.

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Finally, there are 24 strict rules under Gu Naichun's sect, many of which are also Hongran Clan League's decrees for monks:

It is divided into four punishments, four punishments and sixteen punishments: four punishments, that is, one punishment for deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors, the second punishment for betraying the master, the third punishment for killing innocent people, and the fourth punishment for adulterous women;

"Four chasing, that is, one colluding with treacherous evil, the second chasing eyes without respect, the third chasing each other from the same family, and the fourth chasing boldness;"

"Sixteen punishments, that is, one punishment for idleness, ignorance and incompetence; two punishments for acting casually and disobedience to the teacher's order; three punishments...; sixteen punishments for gambling and neglecting achievements.

(End of this chapter)