Chapter 5 Sitting and talking about the Tao
"Young man, you can come out."
Seeing Duanmu accepting the teachings humbly, Zhongqiu couldn't help but smile, and then shouted to the distance.
Huan Chang no longer hid, jumped down from the big tree, and fell skillfully beside the two of them.
"Sir, I am a teacher."
Huan Chang bowed to Zhongqiu again and praised him sincerely.
Duanmu saw that Huan Chang was as beautiful as a light swallow, but he was younger than him, and his eyes showed a strong look of envy.
Although Duanmu likes martial arts, he does not have the guidance of a famous teacher.
Even though I spent a lot of money, I can only stop at the peak of my career. It is extremely difficult to cultivate true energy.
"Sir, who is this young man?"
Duanmu looked at Zhongqiu and asked in a low voice.
Huan Chang clasped his fists and said, "I have met Brother Duanmu in the morning."
Duanmu did not dare to be negligent, and he hurriedly replied to the gift.
The three of them finished the ceremony and sat down.
Faced with Duanmu's doubts, Zhongqiu smiled but said nothing, but Huan Chang told the story again.
When Duanmu heard that Zhongqiu found a reason to protect himself, he was even more moved and knelt on the ground again, earnestly admitting his mistake.
After hearing what happened, Duanmu only realized Zhongqiu's intentions.
"Sir, I have taught you earnestly and have good intentions. I will never forget you in this life!"
Zhongqiu smiled slightly and ordered Duanmu to get some tiger meat to come to the barbecue, but he sat with Huan Chang to discuss.
"Young Master Yang Yue, are you planning to travel around the world and pursue a breakthrough in martial arts?"
Huan Chang nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Zhongqiu sighed.
"I see that although Young Master Yang Yue is young, he has read a lot of books and has many ravines in his heart."
"With the young hero's qualifications, if he is willing to specialize in studying the classics, his achievements will be limitless, but why do he insist on practicing martial arts and waste his qualifications?"
Huan Changlianrong said: "If a warrior is strong enough, he can power the prefectures and counties, and force the Duke and the Duke and the Prince to determine the rise and fall of the princes and kings."
"This kind of hero is what we are pursuing."
Zhongqiu shook his head and said, "No, no."
"The so-called power of powerful warriors to run prefectures and counties, and their strength to win over the Duke and Mausoleum is nothing more than a person's courage to surrender."
"If the young hero is dedicated to studying and educating the people, wouldn't he be rewarded in this world and benefiting for thousands of years?"
The two sat down and discussed.
Zhongqiu kept persuading Huan Chang, hoping that he could abandon martial arts and follow the literature.
However, Huan Chang was determined to be Wu. No matter how Zhongqiu advised him, Huan Chang still insisted on practicing martial arts.
"What a pity."
Until Duanmu grilled the tiger meat, Zhongqiu still failed to persuade Huan Chang and couldn't help but sigh slightly.
A very strong and complex mood flashed in Zhongqiu's eyes, and the atmosphere was inexplicably depressing.
"Why do you insist on siring me to abandon martial arts and follow the literature?"
Zhongqiu's performance made Huan Chang confused and he couldn't help but ask.
Zhongqiu was silent for a long time before sighing slightly.
"Since the decline of the royal family, the princes of the world have emerged, and the Great Zhou regime has been in name only, resulting in the collapse of rituals and music and endless wars."
"If the warriors did not rise strongly, even if the princes would fight in a mess, the world would be unified in the end."
"However, the warriors and sects have flourished and have restrained the princes. The princes dare not act rashly, causing the world to be divided for a long time, but there is still no sign of unification."
"As long as this happens, there will be more and more countries in the country headed by the sect, and a shocking war will eventually break out, and then life will be devastated."
Speaking of this, Zhongqiu stared at the flames of the barbecue, his eyes a little erratic.
Huan Chang pondered for a long time, but didn't know what to say.
"So, according to the teacher's opinion, can there be a good solution to the response?"
Zhongqiu said: "It has developed into the current situation, and it is because of the collapse of rituals and music, and the princes are fighting endlessly, and they force the people to serve."
"If this were not the case, there wouldn't be so many people who were forced into the mountains and forests, and the warriors and sects began to flourish."
"So that in this world, everyone wants to become a warrior, isn't it ridiculous?"
"After all, curing diseases requires the root cause."
"If the rituals and music are broken, then the people will be taught the way of etiquette. If everyone in the world knows etiquette, the son fulfills his filial piety, the minister fulfills his loyalty, and the king carries out his benevolent policies, why worry about the world's health?"
Zhongqiu told the story in a casual manner, and Huan Chang and Duanmu listened sideways.
When Duanmu heard his teacher explain the theory, he immediately became obsessed with it and nodded like a chicken pecking at the rice.
Huan Chang frowned slightly and said nothing.
"In this chaotic era, when a large number of Confucian scholars emerge, they seek ways to save the country and safeguard the people, so that the situation in Jiuzhou can be changed."
"Don't Ayue want to be in the torrent, become the pioneer of the doctrine, and lead the development of the times?"
Today, Jiuzhou has emerged as a sudden rise in warriors, and rituals and music are indeed broken. Most people abandon traditions and want to practice martial arts.
In this era, a large number of Confucian scholars are indeed needed to rise to change people's thinking.
However, Huan Chang was a little uncommon about Zhongqiu's ideas.
"What the sir said is reasonable, but it is too rational. How could this idea be accepted by the vassal states?"
Zhongqiu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I hope to hear it carefully."
"Now in a chaotic world, the princes are at their rise. "Etiquette and 'benevolent government' can calm the people and consolidate the rule, but it seems too moderate and it is difficult to strengthen the country and the army in the short term."
"A world of great struggle is like a boat going against the road. If you don't advance, you will retreat."
"When you were promoting ritual governance and benevolent government, the other princes reformed their internal affairs and advocated martial style. What will happen?"
Although the tiger meat was roasted, neither of them had anything to eat.
Zhongqiu conducted an in-depth and easy-to-understand analysis on "ritual governance" and "benevolent government", and it can be seen that Zhongqiu's theory is indeed quite perfect.
Not only that, Zhongqiu also elaborated on many ideas such as academic research, education, morality, and human nature.
Huan Chang was also surprised by Zhongqiu's erudition, but he believed that Zhongqiu's central idea was unrealistic.
Huan Chang tactfully expressed the "ritual governance" and "benevolent government" in light of the current situation, which was not suitable for this era.
The two of them had their own opinions, and finally they flew everywhere, and they were even more red in their faces.
Even so, neither of them was able to convince each other, but in this argument, they had a more thorough understanding of Tao.
Duanmu looked at the scorched tiger meat and the two of them spitting out, feeling a little dizzy.
"After the following point of view is explained, what else do you have to say?"
After Huan Chang made a long speech, he stared at Zhongqiu with bright eyes, wanting to hear the other party's reply.
During this debate, Huan Chang could feel that he had learned a lot and a lot of inspiration flashed through his mind.
Even though he was a warrior, he was a Confucian scholar in the past, and naturally had a strong desire for knowledge.
Zhongqiu was not angry about Huan Chang's rebuttal and wanted to continue...
This era is so strange.
Confucian scholars discuss each other's views but do not deprive them of the other party's right to express their views.
Seeing this, Duanmu hurriedly advised: "Sir, young hero, you should stop fighting, drink some water and eat something first."
When the two of them heard this, they felt dry mouth and hungry and thirsty.
They looked at each other, then laughed loudly, and some of them were silent.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Huan Chang's face showed joy.
Chapter completed!