Zhang Yue and Cheng Yi were having a conversation, and Huang Haoyi admired them sincerely.
He worked hard on poems and articles, but he didn't put much effort into debating scriptures. He only knew how to memorize them by rote.
After Zhang Yue finished speaking, he saw that Cheng Yi had already made up his mind and said with a smile: "What Sanlang said is absolutely true. This principle is very special. It really made me think deeply when I heard it. But does Sanlang understand that even if you see Yushu, you will not know the difference in the future?" See you in one.”
"Since Sanlang can use the metaphor of the moon sealing thousands of rivers, how can he not know that he has not reached the source and only sees the differences in each stream, so he makes rash judgments. Another example is Sanlang's principle, Yume's principle, and the sage's principle If we see otherwise, then Saburo and I are just standing in the stream and cannot get the full picture. Only the true source is the eternal principle, and that is where the saint stands."
Zhang Yue was a bit at a loss for words. Shao Yong said that the smartest people in the world are really difficult to deal with.
But as a little expert in arguing, how could Zhang Yue give in easily and unreasonably argue with others in forums, not to mention that he thinks he is being reasonable?
Zhang Yue said: "Brother Cheng is wrong. Mencius said that those who are able to do things without learning are good talents; those who know without worrying are good friends. Children all love their relatives; He and his elders all respect their elder brothers."
Cheng Yi nodded when he heard this.
Zhang Yue said: "Therefore, the true truth is only in people's hearts and conscience. As for the way of saints, my nature is self-sufficient. Anyone who seeks truth from it on things is wrong, even if he is a sage. !”
Cheng Yi was surprised when he heard this. He had never heard this before! But for some reason it touched his heart. This statement made sense.
Zhang Yue looked at Cheng Yi's expression and smiled slightly. At this moment, he was not fighting alone. He was not alone. There was a taller figure standing behind him!
That is Wang Yangming five hundred years later!
"So the truth should be sought from the conscience. Brother Cheng and I are not the same sages, so everyone's conscience and good deeds are also different!"
Cheng Yi thought for a while and felt that there was no point in arguing, so he handed over his hand and said: "I have learned what Sanlang said. I wonder which sage said this?"
"I don't know about this chapter."
"Unnamed? That might have a source. I'll go back and read it!"
Zhang Yue, as if there was no one else around him at this moment, was already laughing his head off.
Zhang Yue tried his best to keep his expression straight: "I saw it in an ancient book, but I don't remember the details."
Cheng Yi asked: "Where is the ancient book now?"
Zhang Yue said seriously: "That happened when I was young. At that time, I lost my footing and fell down a cliff. Fortunately, I was caught by a branch. Then I found my way up the mountain and saw a grotto. There were only a few pieces of debris in the grotto, and on the mat. Just put this book.”
"I picked up the book and read it until it was almost dark, so I left the book behind. The next day I brought someone here to look for it, but they couldn't find the cave again. Thinking about it, it was a chance. ”
Cheng Yi sighed: "Could this be a divine teaching? Just like the Confucian wall scriptures and the lacquer calligraphy of the King of Wei, the sages could not bear to lose their unique knowledge."
Cheng Yi asked again: "Then who wrote this ancient book? Which one is it, Confucianism, Buddhism, or Taoism? Which sect is it?"
Zhang Yue coughed lightly and said: "This ancient book was written by an unknown person, but this person once said that what he taught him was the 'Four Sentences Teaching'!"
"Four Sentences Teaching? Why does it have such a weird name?"
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "I didn't know it at first, but this teaching has a four-sentence introductory method, which I once said was a secret that would not be taught. Although I was young at the time, I still remember it..."
Cheng Yi showed a look of eagerness upon hearing this, and his eyes shone with light.
Although Cheng Yi wanted to know, when Zhang Yue refused to say anything, he thought for a while and showed regret, "There's no need to tell Sanlang. Since it's a secret that won't be passed on, there's no need to tell Yi."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "What's the problem? Brother Cheng and I hit it off right away!"
"Sanlang...how can I bear this? Please accept my bow."
Zhang Yue hurriedly helped Cheng Yi up.
Huang Haoyi was stunned for a while, and then said: "Sanlang, let me listen too!"
After saying this, Huang Haoyi also bowed and saluted.
Zhang Yue was laughing wildly in his heart at this moment, but his face looked solemn. I saw him walking around for a few steps, and after building up his momentum, he said in the same tone as when he recited "Red Cliff Fu" in the school competition: "Brother Cheng, Brother Huang."
"A body without goodness or disgust...
There are good and bad actions...
Knowing good and evil is conscience...
To do good and eliminate evil is to check things! "
Huang Haoyi was confused after hearing this, and was embarrassed to say that he didn't understand, so he nodded and said, "It's the most reasonable thing."
As for Cheng Yi, he fell into deep thought. After a long time, he saluted Zhang Yue and said, "Thank you for your teaching. Although I don't understand it and can't even figure it out, I really want to thank you Sanlang. Now I am afraid that only my teacher, Mr. Lianxi, can do it." I understand."
Zhang Yue knew that Mr. Lianxi was Zhou Dunyi, the author of Ailian Theory and a figure familiar to most junior high school and high school students.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, I can actually explain it to you, but now that you've said it, I can't pretend anymore.
Zhang Yue immediately nodded and said: "Brother Cheng, it's okay. You and I will learn from each other again in the future."
At this time, Dan saw two people entering and was a little surprised to see this scene.
Huang Haoyi stepped forward and said, "This is Brother Liu, and this is Brother Xiang, who is also our roommate."
Zhang Yue stepped forward and cupped his hands: "I've met you two, so I won't bother you anymore."
The two men also saluted Zhang Yue and said, "It turns out to be Sanlang."
Huang Haoyi said: "This brother Liu is the dormitory chief!"
Zhang Yue met again.
This brother Liu is named Liu Zuo, who is more than thirty years old. He has studied at Taixue for eight years. You can tell at a glance that he is someone like Big Brother.
Liu Zuo said to Zhang Yue: "We have given up five people who belong to the Old Jinshi Zhai in Taixue. There are ten Old Jinshi Zhai in total, namely Lu Lu, Yicheng, Zhengyang, Zhizhi, Xinzun, and Baoyun. This is a habit, abiding by promises, obedience, and good health. We are practicing Zhengzhai."
Zhang Yue said: "I remember."
Liu Zuo smiled and said: "Don't be formal. From now on, we will live in the same room and live in the same room. If you have anything to say, just say it. I will invite you all to Qingfeng Tower for a drink some other day."
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi smiled. When they mentioned Bianjing Restaurant, Zhang Yue and the others only knew Fan Lou. In fact, Qingfeng Restaurant is also a famous restaurant in Bianjing, and it is not far from Taixue.
Zhang Yue cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare to take it seriously. I'm new here, so I should invite a few dear friends."
Hearing this, Liu Zuo smiled at Xiang Qidu. Looking aside, he said to Qi: "Sanlang, do you know how much a table of meals at Qingfeng Tower costs? Brother Liu's family is from a wealthy family in Bianjing, so let him be the host!"
Everyone smiled.
"There will be a banquet in the next few days. Apart from Cheng Erlang, it is best to be indispensable."
Everyone glanced at Cheng Yi, but saw that he seemed to have been thinking hard about the four sentences Zhang Yue had just told him, and had been in a trance.
Liu Zuo was accustomed to this and said: "Sanlang, put down your luggage first, and I will take you to see the chief."
Zhang Yue followed his orders and went with Liu Zuo.
Liu Zuo walked out of the studio and pointed to the northwest: "The toilet is here. You can go here to relieve yourself or relieve yourself. However, there are usually many people here. If it is inconvenient to walk to the east toilet, there are not only toilets there, but , and spacious, but it is inevitably a bit dirty on weekdays.”
Zhang Yue said: "I understand."
Liu Zuo led Zhang Yue through a bamboo forest, but this bamboo forest was so vast that it suddenly blocked his sight.
After bypassing the bamboo forest, there is a pavilion on the left, where many imperial students sit and rest, and a well on the right.
Liu Zuo said: "When you want to draw water, come here. There are three wells in Taixue. This is the sweetest, and the other two have astringent taste. In the past, there were five people in our house, and we would draw water in two days based on ten days. One water is enough. If you want to take a bath, bring a bucket of water and go to the bamboo forest to cool down!"
Bamboo shower?
Zhang Yue immediately asked: "Where is the bathhouse in Beijing?"
Liu Zuo was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Zhang Yue meant and said: "We are called Bathhouse. There is a bathhouse alley in Beijing with more than a dozen bathhouses. If you don't go there, if you see a pot hanging in front of the door, That’s the bathhouse.”
Zhang Yue suddenly said: "There are more."
Liu Zuo smiled and said: "Our Bianjing is prosperous with all kinds of businesses, and there are all kinds of livelihoods. There are only things you can't think of. You will know it when you live in Bianjing for a long time."
Soon the two came to the shooting garden.
But I saw several people shooting bows and arrows here.
Liu Zuo brought Zhang Yue to a man who was shooting arrows and said, "Zhai Chief, this is Ura Cheng Shozaburo, the new member of the Zhai."
The other party said: "You are Zhang Sanlang. Do you recognize Zhang Zihou and Zhang Ziping?"
Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to the chief of the village, I know a little bit, they are all relatives."
The other party smiled, threw the bow to Zhang Yue and said, "Okay, since you are a relative of Zhang Ziping, let's see how your archery skills are first?"
Zhang Yue said: "How can I compare to Ziping?"
"If the chief of staff asks you to cum, just cum!"
At this moment, Zhang Yue had no choice but to bite the bullet and get to the shooting position. He reluctantly drew his bow and shot an arrow at the arrow stack... and then without any accident, he hit the arrow stack, but it was someone else's.
The chief laughed and said, "Sanlang, that's not possible. In our Yangzheng Zhai, we have to learn archery, throw pots, drink wine, perform drinking orders, and even travel around. As for poetry and writing, we are only at the bottom of it."
After hearing this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but look at him several times to make sure he was joking.
But the chief looked serious.
"Okay, let's have a banquet tomorrow, so that Sanlang can catch up with the wind and wash away the dust. Sanlang can also practice throwing pots by the way!"
"As well as the cost of Brother Liu's banquet, you will pay half of it first."
Liu Zuo said: "Save it, save it."
After saying this, the chief continued to shoot arrows.
Zhang Yue and Liu Zuo walked back to the Zhaishe together and couldn't help but ask, "Who is this Zhanzhang?"
Liu Zuo smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, it's just like this all the time. If he hadn't been rejected by Bachelor Ouyang in the last provincial examination, he would have been a Jinshi by now."
Zhang Yue just learned from Liu Zuo that the name of the chief was Liu Ji.
He is known as the first person in Taixue.
However, the provincial examination chaired by Ouyang Xiu last year was undergoing major reforms, and Liu Ji's articles were famous for their dangerousness. At that time, most of the literati's imperial examination articles were filled with nouns like this, which was meaningless, and most of them were written by Taixue students, so there was the theory of Taixue style.
He wrote a sentence: "The heaven and the earth are rolling, all things are flourishing, and the saints are growing." Ouyang Xiu looked at it and said to his left and right: "This must be written by Liu Ji."
Then Ouyang Xiu screened Liu Ji out and wrote on the side: "The scholar thorns, the examiner brushes"!
