Dao Fruit

"Oh?" Qiu Yan stopped, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the person blocking the road, "I don't know what etiquette you are talking about. Please teach me."

When these words were spoken, an inexplicable chill arose in the heart of the person opposite him. He swallowed, calmed down, and then said: "If you want to talk to my senior brother, you must first tell me your name and inheritance."

"Huh?" Qiu Yan was slightly startled.

At this time, Gao Song turned around, glanced at Qiu Yan, smiled faintly, then waved his hand towards the person blocking the way and said: "This time I came out to participate in the criticism. Outsiders don't know etiquette, so they should be taught by me."

"Senior brother is right." The man nodded and took a step back.

Then Gao Song took a step forward, looked at Qiu Yan and said, "Brother, from the looks of it, you are coming straight to Gao. What are you doing?" When he spoke, there was a sense of indifference, seemingly He is approachable, yet somewhat aloof.

Qiu Yan was unhappy and couldn't help but frown, but despite coming, he finally suppressed his displeasure and said, "I heard that Chongli Academy has unique insights into Sun Sheng's teachings, so I came here to ask for advice."

"So I'm here to ask for advice," Gao Song nodded, "If you don't understand anything, you can ask, but before that, I have to tell you some truths."

"Teach me the truth?" A glint flashed in Qiu Yan's eyes. For a moment, he was first stopped by someone, and then after listening to Gao Song's words, he caught some of his characteristics and knew The man in front of me is suspected of being pretentious.

"We at Chongli Academy have always worshiped etiquette. Since you want to ask Sun Sheng for advice, you should know that all etiquette begins with rituals, becomes a text, and ends with the school. Every move can be classified into it. Listening to your tone, it should be You have learned Sun Sheng's method, but just knowing Sun Sheng's knowledge is not enough. You should practice it personally. You said you wanted to ask me for advice, but you did not show enough courtesy and could not show your sincerity. "

"It begins with rituals and becomes written texts." This sentence comes from Sun Sheng's "Etiquette". It talks about the process of the formation of rituals. At the beginning, it was expressed in crude and omitted places. When it was expressed in a clear form, it also took shape. Okay, finally it’s what you want and it’s promoted.

But here, Gao Song was used to criticize Qiu Yan, saying that he did not pay attention to etiquette.

After he finished speaking, Gao Song glanced at Qiu Yan again and said with a smile, "Have you remembered? You should learn from this."

Several Confucian scholars around him immediately cheered, feeling that Gao Song was worthy of being a disciple of Chongli Academy. He showed a strict self-discipline and advocated etiquette in every move he made.

Qiu Yan felt baffled. He just came over to discuss knowledge with Gao Song. The two had never met before. Why did Gao Song speak in a tone of educating younger generations, and his words were full of meaning? Accusations against Qiu Yan.

"I don't know how this Takamatsu can read. I just asked for advice, but he acted like a cat whose tail was stepped on. It's really baffling."

What he didn't know was that Gao Song, as a leader of the generation of Chongli Academy and located in a literary place like Dongdu, would inevitably have to contact and debate with other academies on weekdays, especially for such grand cultural events. You must never let down your guard at all times, otherwise, if you say something carelessly, it may become a flaw and be used by people from other colleges to make a big fuss.

In the past, there have been countless outstanding figures who managed to establish a reputation, but were ultimately ruined due to debates and intrigues among academies.

For the major academies in Dongdu, this Wenxuan review is not only an opportunity to suppress other academies, but also a crisis. If they are not careful, they may be suppressed by other academies and their reputations will be tarnished.

Gao Song and others were walking along the way. Before entering Wenxuan Building, they met several people from other academies and had two arguments. It was really a quarrel with each other, and murderous intentions lurked in casual places. If they were not careful, they would be killed. He said that after these two scenes, both he and the Confucian scholars around him had already tightened their heartstrings.

As a result, after entering Wenxuan Building, I met Qiu Yan after walking a few steps. As mentioned above, few people who really want to ask for advice would be like Qiu Yan, who would go out of his way to ask for advice at a grand gathering of the literary world. This grand event was Who dares to take it lightly when showing themselves?

Therefore, everyone in Chongli Academy immediately regarded Qiu Yan as a person with ulterior motives, and beat him indiscriminately.

This made Qiu Yan unhappy. Although he did not want to rely on the literary society to spread false fame, he did not intend to become a stepping stone for others.

"Chongli Academy takes etiquette as its name and also studies the teachings of Sun Sheng. But now it seems that it is putting the cart before the horse."

Qiu Yan shook his head and looked directly at Gao Song: "Sun Sheng once said that people are born with desires, and fighting over desires creates chaos. We use etiquette and justice to divide them, nourish people's desires, and give people what they want. Ritual is not an empty form, but The means of mediating resources seem to have become truth in your mouth, and cannot be violated for a moment. This is like inventing the hoe and not plowing the land, but instead raising it. If Chongli Academy only has this kind of insight, it would be too much for Qiu I'm disappointed."

People have conflicts because of their desires. Desires are difficult to satisfy, and peace is difficult to achieve in the world. Therefore, there must be order to restrain people's hearts, control desires, and supply needs so that humanity will not get out of control and dry up. This is the "propriety" in Qiu Yan's heart.

This is a norm, a means, not an end.

This was also his conclusion after studying Sun Sheng's works and understanding the spirit of sages. As a result, it became a form in the mouths of everyone in Chongli Academy to confirm "sincerity."

After saying this, Qiu Yan cupped his hands towards Gao Song, turned around and left without saying a word.

"This person..."

The expressions of the disciples of Chongli Academy suddenly changed, but Gao Song, the leader, just shook his head and said with a smile: "He is pretending to make shocking remarks. I don't know how many people I have seen like this. It's not surprising that he wants to become famous by relying on heresy." ”

He turned around and asked the people around him: "Which academy is this person from? Does anyone know him?"

Those who heard it shook their heads.

Gao Song then said: "That's it. It seems that this person is not qualified to join any academy and does not know the etiquette. Although what he said is reasonable, how can he sweep the world without sweeping one house? He can even control his own behavior. If not, how can we understand the more profound truth? Judging from his words and actions, he is a fanatic who wants to seize the opportunity of Wenxuan's criticism and compete with him. If we argue with him, we will fall into his scheme. "

"I see, senior brother has seen clearly." After thinking about it carefully, several people thought that Gao Song was right, but they still felt a little unhappy in their hearts and couldn't help but cast unkind glances at Qiu Yan.

Even Gao Song, after saying these words, looked calm on the surface, but in fact, he looked at Qiu Yan deeply.

No matter what, he must maintain his own momentum and demeanor, and cannot fall behind others in academics. Moreover, he thinks that he is not inferior to others in Chinese among the younger generation, so even if Qiu Yan has a certain background, he is not afraid.

"Brother Qiu, how are you? The people from Chongli Academy are not easy to deal with, right?" Seeing Qiu Yan coming back, Xu Mu came over to greet him.

Cao Jin also came over and said, "Cao has good hearing since he was a child. He can hear the teacher's lectures from a long distance away. To be honest, Gao Song is saying that Brother Qiu, you are pretending to be amazing." Then, he told Takamatsu what he said.

Qiu Yan couldn't help but laugh: "This Gao Song is trying to make use of the topic. Instead of saying that he is too harsh on others, he says that I have no self-control. I come to study to learn. I must first correct myself and then teach others. Gao Song himself can't behave politely. I When I asked him for advice, he didn't treat me politely, but scolded me condescendingly. Now he demands that everyone else's words and deeds must conform to ancient principles. This is a man who is tolerant of himself and strict with others. "

Cao Jin was thoughtful, but finally said: "What Brother Qiu said is reasonable and thought-provoking, but it's best not to spread it."

"Oh?" Qiu Yan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and understood.

In fact, Confucian "rituals", advocated by the Supreme Sage and the Lesser Sage, mostly fall into the category of moral self-discipline and moral emotions, reflecting a person's cultivation. This is what Gao Song just criticized Qiu Yan for his words and deeds, and others agree. The reason is.

However, Sun Shengzhi's theory transcended this category and evolved into external order and rigid laws. His students and disciples used this as a framework to perfect Legalism. However, this was also a point that Sun Sheng was criticized for. As Yasheng was promoted, his teachings were increasingly devalued.

Qiu Yan was thinking when someone suddenly called his name by the door——

"Qiu Yan! You are indeed here..."

The voice was clear and crisp, and Qiu Yan could guess who the speaker was without turning around. Sure enough, not long after, Han Weier, dressed in men's clothing, came over.

Along with it, there are also looks with different meanings.

At this moment, Qiu Yan suddenly became the center of attention, not because of Han Weier, but because of her shout, which exposed Qiu Yan's identity.

"Qiu Yan? Could it be that the traveling scholar who criticized and defeated Secretary He?"

"I heard that this person has attracted the attention of Mr. Xiao Chen and wants to accept him as his successor..."

"So powerful, will you still appear here?"

"Secretary He is his defeated general, but he has already entered Shilin, and this person is still outside. It is a bit strange..."

"This Qiu Yan has some reputation. If he can be defeated, he will immediately replace his reputation and become famous in the Eastern Capital. It is not in vain to come here."

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Discussions started, and there was a sense of chaos in the building, and the scholars were ready to make a move.

Looking at this situation, Qiu Yan shook his head helplessly. When he asked for advice just now, he deliberately kept his name from getting out. It was not to be afraid of trouble, but to save trouble. Unexpectedly, Han Weier's seemingly unintentional shout made things worse. change.

"Unintentional?"

With a thought in his heart, Qiu Yan glanced at Han Weier's face and found that this young lady from an aristocratic family, who was disguised as a man, had an excited expression on her face, her eyebrows were full of expectation, and she showed the emotion of fearing that the world would not be in chaos. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)