Taiping Inn

The National Master and Li Xuandu sat opposite each other and said, "I can't say that I am well-informed. I invited the envoy this time because I want to discuss all kinds of things about immortality with the envoy."

Li Xuandu said, "According to the standards of our Central Plains, the National Master has already reached the realm of immortality and can be called a terrestrial immortal. I am far from this realm. How can I discuss with the National Master?"

"This sentence is not right." The National Master said, "The Confucian saint of your Central Plains once said: 'When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher. I will choose the good ones and follow them, and the bad ones and change them.' He taught his disciples to learn to ask questions without shame. I think what this saint said makes sense. No one in this world is omniscient and omnipotent. There are always people who are not as good as others. ”

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Hearing what the national teacher said, Li Xuandu no longer refused and said, "I wonder what the national teacher wants to ask?"

The national teacher said, "I think the messenger already knows that I have been prolonging the life of the old Khan recently. This has caused me to have all kinds of doubts. What is the fundamental source of the methods we practice? Or, what is the difference between the longevity path we take at our feet and at the feet of others?"

Li Xuandu pondered for a moment and said, "In terms of realm cultivation, the junior is not as good as the senior, but the junior has the advantage of having many experiences accumulated by the predecessors, and may be able to answer the national teacher's questions. "

The national teacher nodded.

Li Xuandu said: "In the Central Plains, there is a difference between warriors and alchemists. The difference between the two is that warriors focus on the physique. People who focus on the physique have vigorous Qi and blood like big monsters and beasts. Alchemists focus on the soul, but the soul can wander like ghosts and gods. From this point of view, the national master should belong to the alchemist. But the two have something in common, that is, they both focus on the cultivation of Qi. What is the cultivation of Qi? I don't know how to describe the alchemist. I am a warrior, so I will take the warrior as an example. Pure warriors are also called the way of human immortals. In the early stage of this way, you have to eat a lot, even nine meals a day, and eat three cows a day. In the later stage, you can swallow the flesh and blood of various exotic beasts, absorb the blood and Qi for your own use, strengthen your own physical Qi and blood, and then refine the essence into Qi. But now, there are fewer and fewer exotic beasts and they are hard to find, so pure warriors have become fewer and fewer. Warriors in the usual sense are actually another way for pure warriors. There is no way out. Since there are no exotic beasts to eat, then just swallow the vitality of heaven and earth directly, saving the step of refining essence into qi, and directly refining the external vitality of heaven and earth into the qi in the body, and then filling the body with qi to temper oneself. From this point of view, the qi and blood of a warrior are far inferior to those of a pure warrior. "

The national teacher fell into deep thought and said: "According to what the envoy said, the difference between a warrior and a pure warrior is the order of the two. One refines the body first and then the qi, and the other refines the qi first and then the body. In fact, many years ago, there were many pure warriors in the Golden Tent as mentioned by the envoys. They had vigorous qi and blood, condensed flesh and blood, and a terrifying appetite. Even if they were seriously injured, they only needed to eat and sleep. In my opinion, rather than eating, they are directly absorbing the vitality of others to strengthen their own vitality. It's just that in recent years, there are fewer and fewer such people. It turns out that this kind of fate Therefore. "

Li Xuandu said: "However, the founder of the evil way also put forward a point of view. If the heaven and earth are regarded as one person, then the Qi-refining people who feed on the vitality of heaven and earth are actually parasitic insects in the human body, living by sucking human essence and blood. When the insects are small, they will not cause much harm to the human body, and the two can coexist. But if the insects are too big and suck too much blood, they will affect the human body, and the human body will react and kill the insects in the body, which is the heavenly tribulation. Therefore, the powerful insects must leave the human body at this time, that is, ascend. "

The national teacher smiled and said: "I have studied various theories in the Central Plains, including the differences between Nanhua Zhenren and Yang Zhu within the Taoist sect, and the two paths of good and evil that have been derived from the two. I believe in Changshengtian. In my opinion, the closest to the way of heaven is Taoism. "

Li Xuandu said seriously: "I would like to hear the views of the national teacher. "

National teacher He said: "Among the hundreds of schools of thought, the most prominent ones are Taoism, Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism, Military Science, and Diplomacy. In my opinion, the difference between these schools lies in their perspectives. Confucianism is the view of the world from the perspective of the aristocracy, so Confucianism emphasizes the word "etiquette". As the saying goes, "Only when the granaries are full can one know etiquette." Only when there is enough food can one know etiquette. Whether it is the people who farm in the Central Plains or the herdsmen who graze on the grasslands, do they have enough food? If survival is not guaranteed, then what is the point of talking about etiquette? Therefore, Confucianism is not Confucianism for ordinary people, but Confucianism for aristocrats. And how do aristocrats treat the world? The Confucian saint proposed the word "benevolence", and then the second sage added the word "righteousness". Later, there were the words "reason" and "heart", but no matter what, these are requirements for aristocrats, or in the words of you people in the Central Plains, that is, gentry and scholars. ”

“Legalism is very good. The old Khan likes Legalism very much because Legalism looks at the world from the perspective of the emperor. Therefore, Legalism and Confucianism are somewhat similar. They both belong to the rulers, but they are also very different. They belong to the emperor and the nobles within the rulers. In the Central Plains, there is Confucianism outside and Legalism inside. The "ritual" advocated by Confucianism is a kind of rule, and the "law" advocated by Legalism is also a kind of rule. Law is not a certain code of law, but a means of rewarding merits and punishing faults, so as to implement the will of the emperor. Therefore, emperors of all dynasties prefer Legalism, and Legalism has never died out. ”

"Whether it is Confucianism or Legalism, they all represent the rulers. Is there a doctrine that represents ordinary people? I think there is, that is Mohism, so there is a dispute between Confucianism and Mohism. How can nobles and ordinary people get along equally? Mohism is more like a craftsman. There is a sect in the Central Plains called Taiping Sect, which is good at the art of machinery. What is the most important thing about machinery? It is precision and mutual cooperation. When I was young, I went to the Central Plains and saw the water wheels and windmills in the Central Plains. In fact, these are also some simple machinery. What is the key to using these machinery? It is not good-looking, but practical. Practicality must come before good-looking. The meaning of the mechanism itself is to change its own situation. If the weather is dry, some people will pray to the Dragon King for rain, but the Mohists build canals to change the predicament of drought. Therefore, the Mohists advocate "ritual" from "The military strategists are even simpler, they look at the world from the perspective of a general, so they are often mixed with Confucianism, because most generals are nobles. Of course, there are differences. The military strategists do not pay attention to "benevolence", they pay attention to how to mobilize troops and how to capture cities and territories. The military strategists are indispensable, but they can never dominate the world. "The strategists are a group of lobbyists and speculators. There are also emperors who make good use of this way, that is, through various means to make all parties in a balance, and then seek the weaknesses of human nature, support the weak and suppress the strong, and make profits from it. " "Finally, it is Taoism. Why do I like Taoism the most? Because Taoism transcends the category of human beings. Whether it is emperors, nobles, generals, or craftsmen and lobbyists, they are all in the category of human beings, but Taoists can jump out. It is hard to say. This is precious. Confucianism has saints and sub-sages, Taoism has Taishang and Nanhua. Taishang looks at the world from the perspective of the Way of Heaven, so he sees the shortcomings of humanity clearly. Taishang said: "The Way of Heaven is to reduce the surplus and make up for the deficiency, while the Way of Man is to reduce the deficiency in order to serve the surplus." What is the Way of Heaven? The Way of Heaven is the law of the alternation of the sun and the moon, and the coming and going of spring and autumn. What does this sentence mean? The Way of Heaven is equal, using the surplus to make up for the deficiency, while the Way of Man is to use the deficiency to support the surplus, that is, to use the people to support the nobles. The people are already poor, but they still have to support the wealthy nobles. This is the Way of Man. Therefore, the Way of Man cannot last long, and the Way of Heaven can be eternal. This is also the reason why no matter how Confucianism repairs it, there will always be chaos in the world. The chaos in the Central Plains today may not be the correction of the Way of Heaven to the Way of Man. Nanhua in "Nanhua Jing" 》, which roughly means: 'There is a country on the left corner of the snail, named Chu, and there is a country on the right corner of the snail, named Man. They are fighting for land, and the number of corpses is countless. It took the defeated party fifteen days to withdraw their troops. 'If Changshengtian came to see the disputes in the world, what is the difference between the Great Wei and the Chu? What is the difference between the Golden Horde and the Man? "

Li Xuandu once listened to Sikong Dajiu talking about the rise and fall of the country from a Confucian perspective in the Wanxiang Academy. Now he listened to the Golden Horde State Master from a Taoist perspective. It was completely different and benefited him a lot. He said sincerely: "The State Master studies heaven and man, and the younger generation is learning. But people are human after all, not gods of heaven and earth. As the saying goes, things sympathize with their own kind. Heaven and earth can not care about the death of thousands of people, because they are not of the same kind, but people cannot not care. "

The State Master said: "That's why we ask for immortality and eventually transcend. "

Li Xuandu said: "In this case, why should the State Master extend the life of the old Khan? "

The Imperial Master shook his head and said, "To seek transcendence is to fail to achieve transcendence. If you have already achieved transcendence, why seek it again?"