Dao Fruit

On the official road not far from Yuanning, a carriage was driving slowly.

There were three people sitting in the car, all dressed as Confucian scholars and with different demeanor.

The man in the middle has his shoulders leveled, holding a book and reading silently, giving people a sense of rigor. He is Zhen Zhizuo.

On both sides of Zhen Zhizuo, two slightly younger men sat.

The man on the left is dressed casually, and his body is swaying with the bumps of the car. The man on the right is slightly loosely dressed, with a feeling of the past. He has his eyes closed, looking pensive, as if he is thinking about the problem, between things and me. forget.

The atmosphere in the entire carriage was a bit dull.

Suddenly, the man who was shaking gently seemed to be unable to hold on any longer and said, "Senior brother, is Mr. Qiu really that outstanding? Didn't you only meet him once?"

As soon as Zhen Zhizuo said this, before Zhen Zhizuo could answer, the man with closed eyes said slowly: "Chen Jing, when will you be able to settle down? To study and cultivate your character, you must stabilize your heart, settle down and then be quiet, and have no distractions. Only then can you study."

Chen Jing frowned and laughed: "Lin Jue, what you said is wrong. The sage said that there are three precepts. The youth's vitality is not stable, and the warning lies in sex. The youth's vitality is strong, and the warning lies in fighting. The old age's vitality declines, and the warning lies in gaining. But he didn't say that If you don't have temper and thoughts, what kind of knowledge can you do? Isn't it just like a stone?"

Lin Jue opened his eyes, revealing a pair of indifferent eyes, which seemed to contain no trace of human desire. He glanced at Chen Jing and shook his head: "Uncertain and uneasy, how can we worry about it, and how can we gain anything?"

Chen Jing suddenly became interested and wanted to stand up, but when he saw the roof of the car, he stopped again, and then said: "This is your understanding, not the words of a sage. The meaning of a sage is to learn something, and finally get rid of impetuousness." "To understand the true meaning of life is not to force people to eliminate impetuosity. This is putting the cart before the horse. You, you, have always been like this, misinterpreting the meaning of the scriptures. If you are allowed to inherit, you will not distort the world!"

"Chen Jing, don't say unnecessary words."

At this time, Zhen Zhizuo suddenly intervened, glanced at Lin Jue, and said calmly: "Junior brother, don't fall for Chen Jing's plan. He can't make up his mind and is bored, so he provokes you to argue with him."

"Senior brother, don't worry, I know it well." After hearing this, Lin Jue closed his eyes again.

"It's boring, it's boring, senior brother, why do you have to say it?" Chen Jing saw this. He sighed, showing a look of regret, and then asked pretending not to care, "By the way. I haven't told you how Qiu Yan caught your eye."

Zhen Zhizuo glanced at him and said: "You can find out by talking to him when you get there. Why should I repeat it? If you can't bear the journey, you might as well read a book quietly. You are so restless. No matter how smart you are, you will inevitably Being criticized.”

Chen Jing said with a smile: "Even the teacher said that 'movement and stillness have no reason, and yin and yang have no beginning.' The movement of the sun and the moon, the coming and going of cold and heat, and the change of hardness and softness are all movements and stillness. This is the law of nature, and human desires are also reasonable. Why force it?”

Zhen Zhizuo shook his head, ignored Chen Jing, and lowered his head to read.

This time when he went to Yuanning, he wanted to greet Qiu Yan with a small ceremony. Although the small ceremony had a small word, it was not impossible to carry out. It also required a big battle, but it had to be held in the academy. The matter of welcoming the person at the door was not It still has to be handed over to the disciples of the academy, and the disciples of Mr. Chen and Mr. Chen must greet it in person.

However, because of Secretary He, the few students who remained in the academy were recruited. After some selection, Zhen Zhizuo found the two people around him.

Lin Jue was a disciple of Mr. Da Chen, but he was too old-fashioned and unsmiling, so he was disliked by people. Of course, it was not his turn to welcome Secretary He, and he was finally arrested by Zhen Zhizuo.

As for Chen Jing, like Zhen Zhizuo, he was a disciple of Xiao Chen Xiaosheng, but he acted unconventionally and had no definite ideas. He was not liked by his teacher and was isolated by others, so he was attracted by Zhen Zhizuo.

Zhen Zhizuo also had some considerations in choosing these two people. Welcoming new students is not just a ceremony, but also involves conversations on the way. At this time, some astute people and knowledgeable disciples are needed to come forward and show the advantages of the academy.

Although Lin Jue is old-fashioned, he is knowledgeable, and although Chen Jing is out of touch, he is quick-thinking, extremely intelligent, and can be considered capable.

On the subsequent journey, Chen Jing also had trouble settling down and made moves from time to time, but the other two seemed not to see or feel them.

About half an hour later, the car suddenly trembled, then stopped, and then the coachman's voice came through the car board: "Young masters, something happened ahead, we may have to wait a little longer before we can get over. "

"What happened?" Chen Jing immediately jumped up and ran out without waiting for the other party's answer. The destination he entered was a city wall. There were several carriages parked in front of the city gate, surrounded by many people. In the center, was A man with official authority was talking to an old man.

Crowds of people scattered in twos and threes on the road in front of the door, blocking the road and making it difficult to move forward.

Chen Jing looked up, his eyes fell on the city gate, and he saw the word "Yuan Ning".

"Aren't we here? Why are there suddenly so many people in front of the city gate? They are blocking the road." Wei Wei complained, but Chen Jing's face was not dissatisfied, but showed excitement.

At this time, a voice came from the carriage behind him——

"Huh? That old man is Zhao Bingcheng from Quanyou Academy!" There was a hint of surprise and urgency in these words.

"I didn't expect Shu Xue to be so interested in it, and it was actually Zhao Bingcheng who took action himself." As he said this, Zhen Zhizuo walked out of the car.

"That person is Shu Xue Zhao Bingcheng?" Chen Jing looked at the old man in the crowd with curiosity. He noticed a literary atmosphere from a distance, calmed down for a moment, and then thought of something, "Is this person here to invite Qiu Qiu?" Yan entered Quanyou Academy?"

After saying this, he chuckled: "Wonderful, Zhang Huazhang didn't take it to heart because Qiu Yan was a scholar from a poor family, so he blocked everything and didn't send anyone, but Quanyou Academy even the old scholars in the sect came out personally. Welcome and judge, this Qiu Yan can attract Mr. Zhao to greet him, he must be really talented, but his reputation is not as good as that of Secretary He. "

Suddenly, another voice came from the car——

"Then Zhao Bingcheng hasn't been able to fulfill his wish."

"How can you see it?" Chen Jing turned his head and looked back, frowning. How could he make this judgment when Lin Jue didn't step out of the carriage?

But Lin Jue didn't answer.

Zhen Zhizuo didn't ask any more questions, and just said: "No matter what, I have to go to the city to have a look. In addition, although Zhao Bingcheng has a different inheritance from ours, and there are disputes between schools, but the master comes first, so he should go and see him." After falling, he led Chen Jing and Lin Jue over.

When Zhao Bingcheng saw the three of them, his expressions changed continuously. He said a few words to each other and then said goodbye to each other.

"It's true. Zhao Bingcheng's expression changed just now and he was frowning. He really didn't get what he wanted..." Chen Jing said and gave Lin Jue a slightly strange look.

Then, he shook his head and guessed: "I understand. Since Qiu Yan has received Lizong's invitation, of course he will not go to the declining Quanyou Academy again, so even though Zhao Bingcheng came to visit him in person, he still didn't Agree, after all, Lizong is now famous all over the world and is the leader in Confucianism..."

Chen Jing spoke confidently, but this confidence disappeared after arriving at Liu's house and seeing the letter handed over by Liu Yue.

"Going on a study trip?"

Zhen Zhizuo looked at the letter in his hand in astonishment and frowned.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jue, who was following behind silently, flashed a little light in his eyes, but then disappeared. Not long after, Zhang Yu and Liu Jian got the news and hurried over.

As soon as the two arrived, they first praised Lizong and said that they had studied Mr. Chen and Mr. Chen's works for several days and gained a little bit. It was not until Zhen Zhizuo stopped him that he said slightly uneasily: "Mr. Zhen, we are not to blame for this." , these days, both of us have been by Qiu Yan's side, but it's just that when he went home to visit his grave, it was inconvenient to follow him. Who would have thought that this time, another member of the Xingtan disciple would pop up and warn us, and even more... …”

Zhen Zhizuo suddenly interrupted the two of them, with a look of surprise on his face: "Wait, what did you say? Xingtan disciple?"

Not only was he surprised, but Chen Jing and Lin Jue also had strange expressions on their faces.

"Yes, a Xingtan disciple named Ji Zheng came and said that he wanted to invite Qiu Yan to participate in some Xingtan forum. He also warned us and advised us to go back to study..."

They still couldn't finish what they said. This time it was Chen Jing who interrupted. He exclaimed in a low voice: "Xingtan Forum? Good guy, who is this Qiu Yan? What is his background? Someone actually invited him to Xingtan Forum." Talking about Taoism? If you can travel freely in Shilin at this time, there is really no need to join our school. "

"Did you hear wrongly?" Zhen Zhizuo frowned and asked in a deep voice.

Zhang Yu and Liu Jiang's expressions changed drastically. They waved their hands repeatedly and said in a rapid-fire manner: "No, no, I will note it down specifically to confirm it so that I can report it to you, Master."

"Is it true?" Zhen Zhizuo frowned more and more, "Xingtan Forum, there is no sage hall, no sage paper, how to say it? After all, he is going to enter an academy, but I don't know which one Qiu Yan went to , is it going all the way east to Qilu? Impossible, he will try again next year..."

Zhang Yu took advantage of the situation and said: "We don't know which academy Qiu Yan is going to, but we probably know where he is going. In order to help the young master, I bribed a steward of the Zhang Mansion. I learned that Qiu Yan was going to Go to Dongdu.”

"Eastern Capital?" Zhen Zhizuo was stunned when he heard this.

At this time, Lin Jue suddenly said: "If we want to recruit Qiu Yan, we might as well ask these two people to go to Zhang's house to inquire. However, discussing Taoism in Xingtan Forum is not trivial. Qiu Yan is talented and learned. If there is no corresponding article, it will only increase the laughter. I I have read his articles and life, but he is not very literary, has little experience, and does not seem to have much understanding of folk affairs. I am afraid it will be difficult to impress a sage."

"Okay, let's go find out more." Zhen Zhizuo nodded.

But Chen Jing laughed: "Qiu Yan's move was really unprovoked, and Quanyou Academy and us all missed it. I don't know what reason was hidden in his actions."

………………

At the same time, Qiu Yan, who was traveling north, arrived at a small town. There was a commotion in the town. Many people gathered at the entrance of the town, including an old woman who was sitting on the ground crying.

"Sir, the town is not peaceful, so we should take a detour." Hu Qi and Dai Guo, who had been traveling around the world for many years, persuaded them when they saw this. Unexpectedly, Qiu Yan shook his head, dismounted and stepped forward.

"This trip is just to increase our knowledge, how can we take a detour?"

Qiu Yan was talking, but he was thinking about something else -

"The power of fire is so strong in this town!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!

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