The first day of August.
The sky is the witness, the colorful clouds are the decoration, the towering Temple of Heaven, today, is the forum for discussion and balance. All parties gather here again, but the scale is far greater than before.
Immediately, a clear breeze blew across the face, auspicious clouds came together, and in the mist, the leaders of the three sects of Wanxi arrived at the branch court.
"The Tao Qi will never be extinguished. Just seek the immortal power of the Great Wall!"
"Confucianism is not against the grain, only for peace and stability!"
"Buddha nature is not lost, just follow the good path and bathe!"
Goodbye, Lord Wanxi paid tribute, and filled concentric circles with one palm, symbolizing the unity of all parties:
"Palm the cardinal, control the eight horses, and open up the universe; calm the destiny of the gods, unite the universe, and flow through the ages."
Immediately afterwards came the same "a few simple words" as last time. The four overlapping concentric circles suddenly glowed, setting the rules for this discussion.
"The sky is the witness, the beginning of the discussion, the second discussion, the music of chess."
"The Wanxi Lunheng Festival is the largest event since the city was founded. The second chess discussion was notarized by Yushu Dangui from Daowuwang Valley and Konggu Canshengyi from Defeng Ancient Road."
Lord Wan Xi finished his words and saw two figures walking in.
"The water of Yuchuan River is gurgling, and those who drink it in ancient times are like gods. Looking at the world, there are hundreds of things, and they are all perfect, and then listen to two or three strings outside Huiwai."
“Those who are ruthless will hurt people’s lives, and those who hurt people will not spare their lives.”
Yue Wuque's clothes were still the same. He came to the notarization purely to pass the time, at most, to commemorate his piano.
Proving that it can't just be used as a grill.
As for Xiao Wuren, this is a matter of popularity.
Not only is he a popular candidate for the best swordsman in the world, it is well known that everyone in the Confucian sect can learn chess and music, and he can also play the lyre. After discussions between the leaders of the three religions and Lord Wan Xi, Ying Yunqian came forward to invite people to come and help him. This discussion is notarized.
Then, Lord Wanxi continued to say:
"The topic of this discussion on chess music is: Playing a chess piece is not enough to show wisdom, playing a string is not enough to show sadness. It is an open topic. The participants include chess master Tian Shisanjue, Nan Wulin Qi Xie, Xi Wulin Qin Sheng."
Tian Shisanjue, who came to ask about chess, was already at the Temple of Heaven, but the other two came hand in hand. The breeze blowing on their faces seemed like chess moves and strings.
"The immortal is waiting to ride the yellow crane, and the sea traveler has no intention of following the white gull. He holds a swing and looks at the blue sky. There is a way in black and white, and the strong energy is filled with clouds and tides."
"It means that the waves will stir up the world and the world will be shocked. I will play the zither for a hundred years and clear my life. I will pick up a string and listen to it. I will hold my head high for thousands of miles and there will be no one in the country."
Those who came to participate in the debate were all surprised when they saw this. They had seen Zong Hengzi before, but they had never seen him show his abilities. As for Yu Qingjue, he was a legendary figure and had only heard of a name.
"Now, I announce that the chess and music discussion will begin."
Lord Wan Xi, the leader of the three parties, and two notaries took their seats.
The chess and music discussion officially begins.
Zong Hengzi said: "Then let my friend start the chapter, how about it?"
Obviously, since he had dragged his friend into trouble this time, he did not intend to play chess with Tian Shisanjue first, but to use this platform to discuss matters.
As for Yu Qingjue’s reason for agreeing.
Not only was he invited by his friends, not only did he come to preach and see if he could find a successor, but there were also other factors involved. In short, Zonghengzi didn't fool him much, so he agreed.
"In this case, I will show my shame as a good friend."
The immortal sound appeared, Yu Qing Jue Yuan plucked the strings, and spoke calmly at the same time:
“The way of Qin is the way of the world.
The palace, merchants, horns, and feathers, the affairs of the king, his subjects, and his people, if the five are not in disorder, then there will be no voice of dissatisfaction in the world.
If the palace is in chaos, the ruler will be arrogant; if the business is in chaos, the officials will be ruined;
If the horns are in chaos, the people will be worried; if they conquer the chaos, they will be sad, and they will be diligent in their work; if the feathers are in chaos, they will be in danger, and their wealth will be scarce;
The five are all in chaos, stacked one after another, which is called slowness.
The harp can carry the world. No matter how chaotic the world is, you can just snap your fingers and bring order to the chaos. "
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The sound of the strings spread out, and the figure wearing the moon crown hat felt the waves of sound passing by, and sighed in his heart: "Okay, okay, this is the argument for you to make, right?"
"This is not an argument. In my opinion, preaching is pretty much the same." But the words that came out of his mouth were full of emotion.
He was none other than Ichirui, who had high hopes for him. He was the only one from the Seventh Martial Arts Master who came today. Chilin and Ji Wuying were looking at Da Jiansu, and they absolutely could not let him escape this month's decoction.
"Using the harp to metaphor the world, this theory can indeed be called the great way." The young man wearing a feather cloak not far away commented.
He was not disappointed in the first and second essays on hundreds of weapons, chess and music.
"Brother, what you said is true, but the high road is too far away. Personally, I prefer chess. Although it is a small road, my moral character is the most noble. Isn't fame and fortune as light as a piece of paper, and everything in the world is like a new chess game?"
Although Ichirui is recognized as a bad chess player by the Seventh Cultivator of Martial Arts, now it has risen to the point where Ning and Yi Qi practice swordsmanship instead of playing chess with Ichirui.
However, no matter what, his hobby cannot be denied.
The young man wearing a feather cloak said with disdain: "Chess? It's just talk on paper."
"Chess is a process of learning, just like life. Brother and I are both walking on the road and still learning. In this process, a true gentleman has no regrets when playing chess, and the sky is bright and the heart is sincere." Ichirui said.
"Huh?" The young man in the feather cloak thought for a moment: "This is indeed a unique statement."
"It's easy to love chess when you see it, but it's hard to love chess. It's easy to know chess but hard to solve it. It's easy to play chess but hard to win. Therefore, you win if you don't gamble, and you win if you don't fight."
The piano is a metaphor for the world, which is the great road, and the chess is a metaphor for life, which is also the great road.
What Ichiruki said made the young man with a cloak slightly change his mind, so he revealed his name——
"Bei Lie Whale Wave·Qinghai Tide."
"Taiyu Jinghong Ichirui." The halberd of the Seventh Martial Arts Master responded.
He never thought that the two of them would meet in this way, but from Ichirui's point of view, it didn't really matter. Talking about friendship and invitation, the two things should not be confused.
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"I said, are you going to bring me here to hear this?" The young man in yellow looked at the young man in black with a dissatisfied look on his face, and resisted the urge to take action.
With the help of the God of Contract, which represents "life", Ming Xiaoshu has successfully passed the most dangerous stage and found a turning point. They will no longer be able to help him in the future, and they can only see whether Ming Xiaoshu can fully come out of it.
Just in time for the chess and music discussion, Yajiu came over with Jian Shuo Xia Yu after saying hello to Yuan Bahuang.
"The one above is a master of piano music and a master of chess. What he discussed today must be extraordinary. Think about it. When you go back to Tang to ask Mengze, tell Xuelu what you learned today..."
Yajiu didn't finish what he said, but from the change in his expression when talking about swordsman Xia Yu, it was obvious that the purpose of what he said had been achieved.
"Then I want to record the whole process. What was that passage just now? Please help me think about it."
Jian Shuo Xia Yu suddenly understood and took out the pen and paper he carried with him.
"Why should I help you?"
"You! I won't allow you to do nothing like this!"
"Okay, okay, brother Yu, don't be angry."
"You! I'm not allowed..."
"What I just said is: the way of the harp is the way of the world..."
Yajiu stopped when he was satisfied and began to repeat what he just said. Jian Shuo Xia Yu quickly shut up, and then started writing to record the content without arguing with him again.
Take it easy.
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(End of chapter)
