All saints in ancient and modern times have attained the Tao, but once they are frustrated, there are two lamps.
I studied under Mr. Da. Although I have studied the Four Books and Five Classics since I was a child, and I have been instilled with the old-fashioned ideas of benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, my heart has always advocated domineering.
I believe in success and failure, and that man can defeat God. Everything is left to chance, and God's will is hard to disobey. Those are all excuses made by the weak and losers to cover up their cowardice and frustration. I disdain it!
Therefore, I resolutely bid farewell to Mr. Da and stepped out of Lingyuan City alone.
But if you come out unprepared, everything will be left to chance.
Just like me at this time, I have great ambitions like strong wind, but I don’t know where the power comes from, and I don’t know where to float. I am only left with a heart filled with melancholy and speechless.
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People do pay attention to fate between people. For some people, the sun in the hot summer season is dazzling no matter how you look at it. Just like the domineering family in Lingyuan City, some people will feel sad at a glance. Having a good impression is like the sunshine in the cold spring and winter, such as Mr. Big, and the river in front of you.
Jiang Liu'er and I both came from poor backgrounds. After we first met at the Guandao Teahouse, we felt quite fond of each other. Since I had no purpose, we naturally became friends.
Jiang Liu'er said that he was going to Xingming Villa, the holy land of famous people, to learn the eloquent skills of famous people, so I followed him and went south together.
At the beginning, Jiang Liuer was in a hurry. He said he couldn't wait to see the beauty of Xingming Villa.
Therefore, we basically traveled day and night during those days, without delaying for a moment. We ate mountain fruits when we were hungry and drank spring water when we were thirsty. After passing Taihao City and about to leave Dezhao County, our pace gradually slowed down. Come down.
Xingming Villa is located in Yizhou, the southernmost part of the empire, thousands of miles away from us. We walked on two legs. The further south we walked, the more tired we became. The further south we walked, the lower our spirits became. In the end, The speed is as slow as a snail, and it can only travel more than ten miles a day.
One noon, we were lying on a haystack basking in the warm sun. When my mood was waning, I lazily asked him, "Jiang Liu'er, since the Warring States period, famous scholars have paid attention to three points of unreasonable arguments. It’s just a skill between the lips and the teeth. There is no great chaos in the world now, so this is not a show of learning!”
"Isn't this a show of knowledge?" Jiang Liu'er sat up suddenly with a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth. He looked at me as if he were a fool. His words suddenly became sharp, "Now the empire is suffering from internal and external troubles, and there are noble families in it who are causing trouble for the world. There are Qin thieves outside who are watching eagerly. Tell me, are we not in troubled times now? Do we really have to attack each other like the heroes of the Three Kingdoms a hundred years ago? Do we really have to have bones everywhere to call it troubled times? Pedantry!"
I was stunned. At this moment, I really felt that he was not an ignorant young man.
Although I was full of fear, my face remained normal. I sat up and said, "If we talk about the study of managing the world, why don't we go to Liangxin Castle to learn the art of vertical and horizontal, or go to the Sericulture Gate to learn the farming methods of farmers? Wouldn’t it be faster and better to pursue meritorious service?”
"Haha! The art of vertical and horizontal requires too much brains, and plowing the fields takes too much effort. I'm too lazy to learn it, young master."
Jiang Liu'er put a morning glory in his mouth and said to me lazily, "I don't want to be Su Qin Zhang Yi, nor do I want to be a farmer. Sometimes, with just one mouth, I can eat all over the world and turn the rivers upside down." Well, why bother to worry about the hearts of the people all over the world?"
I frowned and said, "I disagree with your statement."
Jiang Liu'er became interested. He put his big face over to her and said with great interest, "Oh? Tell me!"
"Whether it is Confucianism or Legalism, in the final analysis, what we seek is the world." I looked into the distance and sighed with emotion, "The world belongs to the people of the world, not to the world of one family. I want to serve the world. My body is not the Son of Heaven, but a single husband!"
Jiang Liuer nodded, taking it seriously, and laughed, "Yes, yes, yes! Brother, you are right. I have learned a lesson. What I said just now, you just think I am farting!"
Jiang Liu'er is a very strange person. He doesn't like others who care about face, and he doesn't like others who like to quarrel. He only loves the truth that he likes!
I regained the dignity I had lost just now, so I lay down on the haystack again, clasped my teeth, closed my eyes and enjoyed the sunshine, "But to be honest, I don't like the opportunistic tricks of famous people."
"Pedantic! Are you pedantic again? This is not opportunistic. 'Being able to speak, being able to speak' is a huge knowledge."
Jiang Liu'er became energetic and talked non-stop, "Let's not talk about Dongfang Shuo, Zhang Qian, Fu Jiezi and other famous masters who have made great achievements throughout the ages. Let's talk about Honglu who risked his life to go to Xianbei forty years ago to determine the national affairs. Shaoqing Zhou An and Dongfang Chunsheng of Xingming Villa are both famous figures and talents who have influenced the country. Dongfang Chunsheng, what is Dongfang Chunsheng’s nickname? Do you know?"
I only knew that Dongfang Chunsheng was Mr. Da’s mentor, but I had never heard of Dongfang Chunsheng’s nickname, so I asked him in confusion, “What is it?”
Jiang Liuer's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped his thigh heavily, "You can eat the world with one mouthful! You don't even know this?"
"Sometimes, it's better not to speak than to speak." I muttered, and then asked casually, "I've heard of Dongfang Chunsheng, but who is this Zhou An?"
Jiang Liu'er looked at me as if I were a fool, "Zhou An, you don't know Zhou An? Then why are you in the world?"
I immediately retorted, "Why do I need to know about Zhou An? What do I need to know about what he did forty years ago?"
Jiang Liu'er suddenly sat up, which startled me. He pulled me up and jumped off the haystack, "Let's go, let's talk while walking."
I pouted, "Can't you just take a nap before leaving?"
Jiang Liuer was like a groom who was about to enter the bridal chamber, impatient, "After a few decades, half of the body will be buried in the earth, and there will be time for you to take a nap. Hurry up, get up quickly."
I asked reluctantly, "What were you doing earlier?"
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All the way to the mountains and rivers, all the way to singing.
We walked shoulder to shoulder, left Dezhao, passed the Weishui River, passed Chang'an, and then passed the four counties of Hanzhong, Mianyang, and Yuexi in Mingzhou. We experienced green mountains and green waters. Finally, we went south and went straight to Jiangjiu County in Yizhou, and finally arrived at the Han Empire. Yunnan County is a border county adjacent to Piaoyue Kingdom.
This is the base camp of Xingming Villa.
Along the way, I didn’t even know how many times Jiang Liu’er got me. Because the two of us cheated on food and drink all the way to get here. In Chang’an, we were so bold that we even went to Zhong Rong’s kitchen. I stole two roast chickens.
Now think about it, from the northeast to the southwest of the empire, it stretches for three thousand miles. Jiang Liuer took me all the way to southern Xinjiang without spending a penny. This is considered a great skill of Jiang Liuer!
Of course, along the way, I really opened my eyes. Ordinary families living in aristocratic families have to eat three meals a day to make them miserable. If they want to become famous, they can only climb the dragon and the phoenix. For Han thieves.
Even a fool like me wants to get it. If the big mountain of Qin comes over in time, our Han Empire cannot unite as one, for fear that it will change its banner and the country will change its ownership.
I know that these are not things that an unknown person like me should think about. Perhaps a poor family should just settle down and become a poor family. It would be best to be a minor official, but we cannot and should not ask for it.
But the book often says that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. A small person like me should also work for the peace of the world.
Moreover, the book also said that emperors, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind!
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Jiang Liu'er and I were standing at the gate of Xingming Villa wearing tattered clothes, both of us looking excited.
In the second year of Yuanfeng in the Western Han Dynasty, that is, four hundred and fifty years ago.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty led his troops to conquer Nanyi in the west and established twenty-four counties.
Later, Emperor Wu's favored minister Dongfang Shuo was drunk and urinated in the palace, committing the crime of disrespect. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to remove him from his official position and demote Dongfang Shuo to a commoner.
When Dongfang Shuo was waiting for the imperial edict at home, he had nothing to do and traveled around the southwest with his friends. He found a place that he considered elegant and elegant, surrounded by mountains and forests, so he founded the Xingming Villa. Wise people have fun all day long and are very happy.
Therefore, Xingming Villa was initially just a place where literati talked about romance, and could not be regarded as a school of thought in the strict sense.
A hundred years ago, the world was in turmoil. During the Three Kingdoms period, I, Emperor Zhaolie, Liu Bei, became the king of Hanzhong.
In order to win over famous debaters from all over the world, he supported the minister's order to set up the memorial tablets of famous scholars and sages from all over the world in Xingming Mountain Villa, to commemorate the famous sages and sages, and invited famous scholars from all over the world to give lectures here. From then on, this place became a gathering place for famous scholars and scholars.
After hundreds of years of accumulation, this place has finally become a holy place for famous schools.
I heard from Jiang Liu'er that Xingming Villa has a lecture hall, a debate hall, a school hall, a question hall, a debate platform, and a teacher's residence. There are no schools of thought for famous people, but they are all famous for their eloquence and eloquence, except for the teacher's residence. In addition, Xingming Villa is loosely organized, emphasizing freedom of movement and no forced stay.
The Master's Mansion is recognized as the residence of the number one eloquent scholar in the past dynasties, and is also the center for leading the world's famous masters. Mr. Da's mentor, Dongfang Chunsheng, has lived here for more than thirty years. It is said that the Master's Mansion is rich in Huixincao, which is good for taking it. It enlightens the mind, but you can't take two of them in your life. It is an absolute treasure.
Jiang Liu'er and I looked at each other, exchanged thoughts through our eyes, and ran into the village in a hurry, preparing to look for Dongfang Chunsheng, who had "done his skills twice to benefit the people", and then shamelessly worshiped him as his teacher. No results were found.
Later I learned that just one year after I left Lingyuan City, Dongfang Chunsheng brought his granddaughter Dongfang Yu to Huaxing County, and also took Liu Yibei with him to travel.
But that’s a story for another day.
"If the dragon wants to ascend to the sky, it must ask the floating clouds!"
Jiang Liuer's stomach was rumbling. He sat with me under a tree in the villa and said to me, "Dongfang Chunsheng is not here, isn't this trip in vain? I'm so shocked!"
The weather in southern Xinjiang was extremely hot. I shook my broken straw fan to fan the wind and picked my feet and said, "That's not necessarily true! Dongfang Chunsheng is not here, but isn't his son Dongfang Lie still there? People in Zhuangzi But they all say that he can read three thousand words with his eyes, and he can conquer the world with his wonderful mouth. Besides, he is the leader of a famous contemporary, so if we two brothers can accept him as their teacher, we will not suffer at all."
"Bah!" Jiang Liu'er was amused by what I said, "Do you really think we are a piece of cake? Everyone wants it? With our virtues, it's too late for others to hide!" And I accept you as my disciple? How do you say that saying? The toad wants to eat the swan meat!"
We both looked at each other and laughed!
After only half a year of wandering, I have gradually looked down upon the ambition I had for fame when I left Lingyuan City.
In this world, those who can live to death are heroes. Those who can achieve fame are the best. If they cannot achieve fame, they should not be sad or angry.
Haha, if I had known that poverty was inevitable, I wish I had not studied for many years!
Teacher, I regret it!
Just make do with life! It would be nice to live until death!
