Chapter 73 From Righteousness to Benevolence
The sunset that is about to end is still wandering on the edge of the horizon, and the huge island that has been busy all day long has gradually become calm. When the afterglow of the setting sun falls on the shimmering lake, it directly reflects a piece of intoxicating golden.
The lake breeze blowing from the 800-mile water brought a hint of coolness to the Liaoerwa in early summer. But at this time, there were about a hundred men sitting on the ground in front of Shulu, behind the mountain, listening to a middle-aged Confucian scholar chatting and speaking at the front desk.
"What is righteousness? Where does righteousness come from? In fact, righteousness comes from our childhood life. I am afraid that most of you here were born in farmhouses and poor families. Since you were born, you have never received any burden from your ancestors except for the spiritual care of your parents. Your childhood life may not be better than chicken and pigs, because chicken and pigs can be sold to others after they grow up, and the benefits are direct, but whether your son has a future is still unknown. When you grow up, you will help your parents, engage in various labor, or go to the mountain tombs to seek firewood, or go to the river to catch fish, or go to the market to sell vegetables..."
"When you catch fish, ask for firewood, and sell vegetables, you often walk with you in order to prevent the attack of wild animals and thugs. At this time, friends are your lonely comforters and your helpers of your life. When you grow up and wander in the world, your friends' importance will increase. You value friends and take loyalty as the highest morality, which is actually due to the environment. We often say..."
It’s really not easy for this gentleman to know the small things!
Looking at Wen Huanzhang, who was talking at the front desk, Wang Lun, who was sitting at the end of the crowd, suddenly realized. No wonder he was a rough man and Zhang San was so arrogant that he always sings. No wonder Ruan Xiaoqi knew the allusions of cutting the robe and cutting the meaning. He really learned it from this gentleman.
When he glanced at the back of a fat monk sitting in the front, Wang Lun smiled unconsciously. Since he was inspired by himself on Cross Slope, Master Lu would come to hear the teacher talk about the past and present whenever he had nothing to do at night.
Just as everyone was listening with relish, a snoring sound suddenly came, and the sound was rising and falling, ups and downs. It seemed very harsh on this quiet summer night, which immediately caused the big men in front of them to burst into laughter.
The gentleman was interrupted but was not annoyed. He just smiled and picked up the teacup to drink water. Everyone laughed and turned around, wanting to see who was so rude, but when everyone saw the man clearly, they were shocked!
But I saw that the leader of the village was sleeping soundly, Jiao Ting, the leader of the village. Then I saw the leader of the village sitting beside me, and the smiles froze on his face. Then I laughed, and I didn't laugh anymore. Just when I was embarrassed, Wang Lun waved his hand at them with a smile and said in a deep voice: "Jin'er, are you here to find my Jiao Ting?" Then the rash man suddenly woke up and looked around, where could he find the beautiful figure that he had dreamed of.
Seeing Jiao Ting like this, everyone couldn't help laughing anymore. A burst of hilarious sounds immediately, frightening the birds living in the forest. Jiao Ting smiled and didn't care. Wen Huanzhang and Lu Zhishen in front of him both stood up to greet Wang Lun. He only heard Wen Huanzhang say, "Since the leader has arrived in person, I'll say a few words!" Lu Zhishen also said, "Brother is very knowledgeable, come and talk to the brothers!"
Wang Lun refused, so he had to come forward and sit on the ground facing everyone. He only heard him coughing and then said, "Thanks to Mr. Wen's visit to Liangshan, not only did he ask children of appropriate age to read and read, but also made everyone more knowledgeable! In order to express our gratitude, everyone applauded the teacher!"
After saying that, Wang Lun took the lead in applauding, and everyone responded positively. Wen Huanzhang clasped his fists and thanked Wang Lun and the guys. Everyone clapped for a while and looked at Wang Lun, wanting to hear what the master of the village was going to say to everyone today. There are also people with good things secretly thinking in their hearts, Mr. Wen or the master of the village are more knowledgeable? Although they are usually scholars, they see that the master of the village makes this village so prosperous and loyal and fair to others, Mr. Wen is at least ten years older than the master of the village, so there should be more ink in his belly than the master of the village?
"Mr. Wen said it very well just now, very wonderful! He led to the origin of "Yi" from the origin of all of us here. I heard everyone listened so seriously. I think that because I yearn for the word "Yi" and my future behavior will also move closer to loyalty, right?"
"Yes!" Everyone replied loudly when they heard this.
Wang Lun pressed his hand down and said, "Okay, since you talk about this 'righteousness', someone will definitely think in his heart, if you have achieved loyalty to your friends, is this the peak of morality? It's like if you climb to the top of a mountain and feel that there is nowhere to climb in front of you, you will wonder if you have reached the closest position to the sky!"
Everyone burst into laughter when they saw this, Lu Zhishen said, "Brother, isn't it just the leader of loyalty? Why do you feel that your brother's words are so tiring that it's not satisfying?"
Wang Lun laughed and said, "Okay, let's take Lutixia's experience as an example. Everyone knows that Lutixia escorts Lin for thousands of miles. This is a manifestation of loyalty. Because coach Lin is Lutixia's brother, Lutixia resolutely took this step despite the consequences of offending Gao Qiu, the Grand Marshal of the Third Yaya, and this is the right to friends and brothers! But..."
Speaking of this, Wang Lun strengthened his tone and continued: "But Lutijie killed Zhenguanxi with three punches and rescued Jin Cuilian and his daughter, but he could not be summarized by loyalty! Why? Because Lutijie didn't know Jin Cuilian and his daughter at all, he was just a chance meeting. He could not be friends, let alone brothers. Therefore, saving them from the sea of fire is not a manifestation of the 'righteousness' of friends and brothers!"
"This is an extension of the concept of 'benevolence'. Lutijie rose from the righteousness of friends to be kind to the world. Regardless of whether he and the old man and his daughter are friends or brothers, he had to take care of such unfair things in the world and stand up for injustice. In fact, Lutijie went from cherishing friends in his heart to finally sublimating the 'benevolence' of cherishing all living beings. This is when the word righteousness is carried forward, it became benevolence! So when you climb to the peak of the word "righteousness", you will naturally see another mountain 'benevolence'!"
When Lu Zhishen heard this, he felt enlightened. He felt like the window paper that could not be broken was suddenly pierced. A ray of light seemed to flash out of the hole, causing him to see a higher level. He instantly thought of the four big words "Performing the Way for Heaven" flying on the big banner in front of the Juyi Hall. Isn't this the manifestation of Ren?
The others were confused and didn't understand what Wang Lun meant, but they also felt very powerful and profound. They couldn't figure out how to describe this feeling. They were squeezing their ears and cheeks, and they tried their best.
At this moment, Zhang San suddenly came running and shouted, "Brother, brother is going to give birth, I'm going to give birth!"
Seeing this, Wang Lun glared at him. He didn't say clearly. Who was going to give birth? Suddenly, he thought that a few days ago, the midwife said that Xu Ning's wife would be about to give birth in the next two days. She didn't bother to bother him and asked, "But Teacher Xu's wife is going to give birth?"
"That's right, it's right!" Zhang San replied panting.
Wang Lun hurriedly clasped his fists at everyone, and took Jiao Ting and Zhang San to the family compound. Seeing this, Lu Zhishen also stood up and followed. Only Wen Huanzhang looked at Wang Lun's hurriedly leaving back and was dazed. He was amazed at this moment and thought, when a robber leader was not satisfied with "righteousness" and began to talk about "benevolence" to all living beings, how great should this person's ambition be!
It seems that I have never understood this friend’s true ambitions!
I thought he had lived in this village for more than two months. Although he saw Wang Lun's behavior was very different from the heroes he had met when he was a teenager, and he was amazed by the fact that he had robbed the house and distributed food and money. But when he thought that the people in the village were getting more and more prosperous, he didn't think deeply. He thought that Wang Lun was just a clever way to expand his power quickly and wait for a price to the court and change to a higher official position. In fact, this is all human nature. As the saying goes, "If you want to be an official, kill people, set fire to be recruited"? Didn't his old friends do this? Then Xu Jing, who was born in the martial arts world, become the governor of Shangdang in a martial arts world?
But it was not until he heard Wang Lun Youyi and Ren's words tonight that he had to re-examine this young friend. With his current situation, there are so many shortcuts to take, why did he choose the most difficult and most difficult road? If he chooses to compete with this huge empire, he will lose everything if he is careless!
Wen Huanzhang shook his head and said to the group of whispering listeners in front of him: "Let's talk about this today. Don't come tomorrow or the next day. I'll think about it for a few days!" After that, he also got up and rushed to Xu Ning's residence. Walking on the mountain path, he reminiscent of Wang Lun's way of acting again. Unconsciously, a faint passion arose in his heart. He was stunned and thought that he hadn't had such a fierce feeling for a long time, which made him wish he could roar to the sky and vent it once.
When Wen Huanzhang arrived, Wang Lun was already holding the child and playing with him. The baby's red face was wide open. He looked at the person in front of him and smiled and did not cry. Everyone was surprised when they saw him. Zhang San ran to Xu Ning with a smile and said, "Teacher Xu, my brother is pretty good!"
Xu Ning was so happy that he couldn't sit still. He walked around the house, and then went into the room to see the lady on the bed, and then ran out to see his son who was holding Wang Lun. He laughed at him and said, "It's not bad! He's really a son, he's really a son!"
Zhang San smiled and said, "That's right! If it's a daughter, my brother won't sit on that chair, and I will pay special compensation to the teacher!"
Seeing this, Du Qian stepped forward and said, "Brother, my wife is pregnant, so I can do it for me!"
Wang Lun teased the baby in his arms and smiled and said, "I can only count once in ten years. I have already calculated it on Xu Sheng'er. If I do, I won't be sure!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this, Du Qian touched his head and sighed. Seeing this, Wang Lun said, "What's wrong with a daughter? Who are they asking them to marry? If you have to have a son, there is no way!"
When Du Qian heard this, he felt hope in his heart and asked, "What's the solution!"
Wang Lun smiled and said, "I have to ask my little sister-in-law to suffer. I have a few more, and one of them will always be a son!"
Du Qian was woken up by a word and laughed: "It's this principle, it's this principle!"
Chapter completed!