Guiguzi's words made Ying Chengyu feel a sense of detachment. If you believe it, you will have it. If you don't believe it, you will have nothing. This sentence is still very popular two thousand years later.
"If heaven really exists, how can I have any destiny today if I, the wax priest, raise my voice against heaven?"
"Your Majesty, with a mortal body, can crack bricks and crack rocks. What is his power? Martial arts. Where does martial arts come from? It is a gift from heaven. Li Er's words fulfill the true meaning of heaven and earth - heaven and earth are not benevolent, and treat all things as stupid dogs. Saint He is unkind and treats the people like rotten dogs. Between heaven and earth, are they still like squirrels? They are empty but unyielding, and the more they move, the more they come out."
The ladle is a blowing instrument used in ancient times to make fire and strike iron.
A pipe is a pipe used to make fire and blow wind in ancient times.
"The prince is making me more and more confused. What I said in this paragraph is that Tao follows nature. He uses heaven, earth, and saints as metaphors, and requires people to behave in accordance with the laws of nature. Why does it seem that there is an ulterior motive in the prince's words?"
Guiguzi clicked his tongue twice, a little surprised that Ying Chengyu could say such a thing.
"Li Er once said: 'My words are easy to understand and easy to do.' He had already told the world that what he said was easy to understand and easy to implement. However, people in the world prefer to understand in a higher and deeper way, even your Majesty Not exempt from vulgarity.”
Ying Chengyu put his hand into his arms, making a gun-like gesture, and threatened:
"Your Majesty, you'd better speak nicely and don't mock me. My mind is not as big as a needle's eye."
Guiguzi calmed down when he saw the situation, calmed down the expression on his face, and explained seriously:
"Li Er and Confucius met. One of them founded Taoism and the other founded Confucianism. They are both highly knowledgeable people. However, their works are not profound. They are to spread their own thoughts, not to make mysteries. This record It can be seen in the Analects of Confucius, which contains the words and deeds of Confucius. The whole text is easy to understand and can be understood by literate children.
"The Tao Te Ching is just like the Analects of Confucius. It is full of simple words and must not be read in a profound way.
"Heaven and earth, as well as saints, all exist. They look at everything in the world without distinguishing between good and evil, good or bad. Everything in the world is given by heaven and earth, and people in it are just like lairs, blowing wind to make fire. It's something. When there is no movement, the wind will not stop but will become slightly smaller. When there is violent movement, the wind will come out faster and bigger."
This interpretation was the first time Ying Chengyu had heard of it. None of the Taoist doctors in the doctoral department had explained it this way.
At this time, although the Ph.D. Office of the Qin Dynasty contained powerful people seeking personal gain, there were also many highly educated people among the hundred schools.
Later generations wanted Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, to confirm that he would not change the crown prince, and established the second emperor of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Hui of Han Dynasty Liu Ying, as the four great masters of Shangshan - Dongyuan Gong Tang Bing, Xia Huanggong Cui Guang, Qili Ji Wushi, and Mr. Luli. Dr. Zhou Shu took office as Doctor of Taoism.
Ying Chengyu once heard these four great men with great names in history talk about this chapter of the Tao Te Ching. It was very similar to what he said before, and definitely not what Gui Guzi said now.
Ying Chengyu, who had always been suspicious of Guiguzi and was wary of trusting him, said half-confidently:
"What the prince said means that we are all working for heaven and earth?"
Guiguzi nodded.
"Of course. No matter what we do, it will not go beyond the expectations of heaven and earth, and we will start again. Your martial arts are gifts from heaven and earth, and you will eventually return them to heaven and earth. No matter the vicissitudes of the world, the unpredictable changes, heaven and earth give it. No increase, no decrease, no difference.”
Sighing softly, the old man showed a trace of vicissitudes of life in his eyes.
"Li Er rode a green ox to the west, ignored world affairs, and stopped teaching knowledge. He probably understood this matter thoroughly and became disheartened. Even if he changes the world to the best of his ability, it can last for a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand years. But ten Thousands of years later, everything starts over again, all over again.
"Humans are only chosen by heaven and earth in this great life. In the next life, the bell spirits of heaven and earth will no longer be human. Can the human world be called the human world? Everything in the world changes without departing from the direction of heaven. Everything in the world changes and has nothing to do with heaven."
Ying Chengyu rubbed his temples, his head hurt a little.
[Gifts from heaven and earth will eventually be returned to heaven and earth. What heaven and earth give does not increase or decrease. Isn’t this the law of conservation of energy? ]
[Man is only chosen by heaven and earth in this great age. With this level of technology, how does this old man know about the Cretaceous period when dinosaurs dominated the earth? Did I understand that life is meaningless by riding a green ox to the west? So I am actually a philosopher? ]
"Your Majesty, do you understand Zen's words?"
Guiguzi said in surprise.
[I am at the age of one hundred and twenty, my wife, children, relatives and friends have all gone, and there is no one who is still familiar with the world, only me is left. He looked around, feeling confused, and only then did he realize Li Er's true meaning. ]
[Your Majesty is in the prime of life, full of energy, and fearful of his relatives and friends. Although he has read hundreds of schools of thought and knows the knowledge of various schools of thought, it is not surprising that he can understand the Tao Te Ching when I interpret it. ]
[But how can you understand that I later expressed my feelings? It doesn’t make sense that your Majesty has not lived for hundreds of years and has the pain of losing his wife, sending off his children and burying his friends! ]
"That's about it."
Ying Chengyu, who was rubbing his head with his eyes closed, didn't see Gui Guzi's expression and answered smoothly.
From Gui Guzi's words, he felt that he finally understood Gui Guzi's state of mind and why Gui Guzi seemed to not care about anything.
Those with bad conduct are like Marxism-Leninism, who is willing to accept them as disciples, Pang Juan, and Sun Bin, who are quarreling with each other and ignore them and wait and see.
"Do you think of yourself as a god? In your eyes, everything in this world will be taken back by heaven sooner or later, so you don't care who lives or dies, which country prospers and which country perishes. There is no one or person in the world who cares about you anymore. thing."
Wang Chan was stunned for a moment, and his original surprise turned into disbelief.
He has met many geniuses, including Pang Juan, Sun Bin, Le Yi, Su Qin, and Zhang Yi.
He has also seen people who saw through his state of mind, such as Tao Zhu Gong Fan Li who buried Xi Shi and gave all his wealth to him, and Mo Zi Mo Zhai who, like him, saw through the power of heaven and earth and still wanted to make the world a better place.
But he has never seen anyone like Ying Chengyu, and he can understand the genius. In the human world for hundreds of years, even if you choose one genius among one hundred thousand people, that is still a big number.
But Ying Chengyu is not an old man who has experienced the world and lived for a hundred years like Fan Li. He did not sacrifice himself in order to save Mozi, who had great love.
How can you see through his state of mind? This is not something that only a genius can say.
"I have seen many scholars, many geniuses, and many strange people, but I still cannot understand you. If I had not known that you do not believe in heaven, I would have thought that you are the incarnation of heaven."
Ying Chengyu didn't know what Gui Guzi was thinking, and he didn't know where this comment came from. Based on Gui Guzi's words, he thought that he had traveled through time, opened his eyes and said:
"Heh, maybe I came to this world because of what you said God did."
It was originally said casually, but Gui Guzi nodded heavily and said clearly:
"I see, your Majesty has a destiny."
The corners of Ying Chengyu's mouth twitched.
[Can this be bluffed? If you have any mental illness, I should take you to see Mr. Xia before leaving Xianyang. ]
"Sometimes I really don't know if you are bluffing me or if you are really being stupid. Anyway, you are quite stupid."
Ying Chengxiao sneered and pointed at his face.
"Am I still a person destined by fate? I want to rebel against God! And didn't you just say that heaven and earth regard all things as stupid dogs?"
Ying Chengyu originally wanted to deceive Guiguzi under the guise of destiny at this time, but the thought disappeared as soon as he raised it.
He thought that even if a knowledgeable person like Gui Guzi was really deceived by him and left the hall, he would be able to react immediately.
Instead of leaving a bad impression in Guiguzi's mind, it's better to be honest.
"The heaven and earth in the Tao Te Ching are the heaven and earth as understood by Li Er, and are not the real heaven and earth. It is difficult to predict the will of heaven, and it is difficult to see the mind of heaven. The destiny of heaven falls on the body of the king. Perhaps it is because heaven wants to hide its body, so it asks the king to do what he wants. It's also called "搐祥".
Seeing Gui Guzi, an old man who usually laughed and scolded, and was very lively and serious like never before, Ying Chengqiao chuckled twice.
"as long as you are happy."
[This is your own strategy, it has nothing to do with Naigong...]
After stretching, Ying Chengyu, who learned about the sky from Gui Guzi's mouth, was completely relieved.
Regardless of whether it is based on the "Tao Te Ching" explained by Guiguzi or the destiny he believes in, the existence of heaven that cannot be determined has no impact on Ying Chengyu.
The former is like the law of nature, looking at everything like a dog with grass and is too lazy to pay attention to Ying Chenglong. If it was the latter, Ying Chengyu planned to lead a thousand cavalry to charge hundreds of thousands of barbarians to see if a wave of meteorites could fall from the sky.
"Since Nai Gong is the man of destiny, Han Di will trouble the prince to deal with it. In order for the prince to see the new world as soon as possible, please don't be lazy and work hard."
"Why is Your Majesty in such a happy mood?"
Guiguzi frowned, his eyes filled with incomprehension again.
"Why can't I be happy?"
"Since your Majesty knows that everything is in vain, what you do is not as expected by heaven and earth, but it is of no use to heaven and earth. At this time, you should be like Zen, looking at everything in the world without emotion. How can you still be full of longing for the human world?"
Ying Chengqiang waved to Qiang and led Qiang towards the layman.
"Maybe it's because my realm is not as high as the prince's. I haven't figured it out yet. The prince has realized his self-worth, and his needs should be regarded as the sixth level."
Gui Guzi, who claimed to be old and frail, was like a rabbit at this moment, faster than the Qin soldiers who were known as tigers and wolves. He stopped in front of Ying Chengyu, his eyes full of longing.
"Please enlighten me! Zen, I have been trapped for a long time and don't want to wait to die."
Ying Chengyu expressed his thoughts in front of Guiguzi, and Guiguzi was convinced that Ying Chengyu had understood everything.
Guiguzi used to be like Ying Chengyu, high-spirited and interested in everything, but since he learned the true meaning of heaven and earth, he no longer has such a state of mind.
This is a matter of age and cognition. No matter how long the old farmer worked hard all his life, he would never have such thoughts as Guiguzi. The curse of knowledge can only be broken with knowledge.
Gui Guzi, who knows all the scholars, knows hundreds of schools of thought, and knows all the ways, also wants to be as interested in life as Ying Chenglong.
Really alive.
Instead of waiting to die.
[Well, because I'm not old enough, I haven't seen, eaten or played, unlike you who have experienced everything...]
Ying Chengyu wanted to say this, but looked at Guiguzi's eyes full of hope, as if grasping the last straw, and swallowed the words back.
Gui Guzi, who had read all the books in this era, never imagined that Ying Chengyu could understand his words not because of his state of mind.
It is purely because the predecessors planted trees, the descendants enjoy the shade, and have read many philosophical books.
After scratching his head, Ying Chengyu grabbed the old man's shoulders and said extremely seriously:
"Romain Rolland said: There is only one kind of heroism in the world, which is to still love life after seeing the truth of life. A great man said: There is endless joy in fighting against heaven, endless joy in fighting against earth, and endless joy in fighting against people. .These two sentences are for your mutual encouragement.”
Guiguzi stood motionless like a thousand-year-old zombie.
After Ying Chengyu was forced to leave, he didn't move a step for a long time.
I don't know how long it took, but the old man slowly sat on the ground. Count the time for half a cup of tea with your fingers, close your eyes, and sit quietly until dawn.
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"You are not allowed to go to Yingdu!"
Inside the house that looks ordinary from the outside, the bedding on the bed is woven with silk that only the great nobles can afford, and the headboard is made of mahogany with a lifelike phoenix bird embroidered on it.
The chubby Xiang Liang stood in the middle of this house with ruins outside and gold and jade inside, with a few splinters of wood falling on his shoes, and he sternly scolded his nephew.
His nephew is eight feet tall and looks to be at least 20 years old. Looking down, he looked at the childish and heroic face, but he was definitely no more than twenty years old.
The bare arms were covered with muscles, and there were broken pieces of wood in front of him, as well as pieces of wood on his fists. It shows that these high bulges are not only about shape, but also about huge power.
His surname is Xiang, his given name is Yu, and he is the grandson of Xiang Yan, a famous general in Chu State. He is only fourteen years old.
Xiang Yu looked irritated and swung his fists so hard that there was an explosive sound in the air, and there was endless crackling.
"Why! Even though Yu is young, no one can defeat him!"
"Young man is arrogant!"
Xiang Liang, who looked like a rich man and seemed to be very talkative, grabbed his nephew's flailing arm, not worried about being hit at all.
He originally thought that he could hold his nephew's arm and hold on tightly like he did more than a month ago, so as to teach his nephew that he is not invincible.
But he didn't expect that this reaching hand would catch his nephew's arm. Not only could he not stop his nephew from waving, but he was almost swung by his fourteen-year-old nephew.
The unimaginable force made Xiang Liang's heels lift off the ground. If Xiang Yu hadn't stopped his force in time, Xiang Liang would have done a flying trapeze.
After showing his strength to his uncle, Xiang Yu raised his head high and said to his uncle with his chin:
"How about it? Yu Neng can go to Ying? As the grandson of Xiang Yan, how can I not go to the capital of Da Chu to see it!"
Xiang Liang shook his arms and used his inner strength to calm down the energy and blood in his heart, his heart filled with horror.
Xiang Liang's own martial arts skills are not low, and there is no one who is not good at traveling around. I have also met Zhao Gao, who is at the top of martial arts, and I know what it is like to reach the state of transformation in martial arts.
The reason why he was so horrified was that his nephew Xiang Yu was not very skilled in martial arts and did not have much internal strength. A fourteen-year-old child, no matter how talented he is, cannot reach the sky in one step when faced with the martial arts of Shuimo Kung Fu.
It was able to put him in such a situation and almost throw him up because of his brute strength!
There was only hidden anger on Xiang Liang's face, but no look of surprise, and he said in a deep voice:
"No."
Xiang Yu was extremely angry.
"Uncle can do it, why can't Yu? Uncle can't defeat Yu, but Yu can already protect himself!"
Xiang Liang shouted:
"I can die, but you can't! It's destiny that you were born with double eyes! Recovery is yours!"
(End of chapter)
