On the other hand, Tang Rou next to Xiao Yao had noticed that Yao Yunyang's face was not very good-looking. After all, his direct disciple praised others first when he opened his mouth, but he did not mention a word about it. This was a huge loss of face.
Tang Rou quickly nudged Xiao Yao with her elbow. Xiao Yao immediately understood and quickly added: "Of course, the junior mentor not only controlled the Dian Cang faction, but also personally participated in the disaster of the Tongfeng Association in the world. That was also In line with chivalry."
After all, Xiao Yao was an upright person. Although he felt in his heart that the master was a bit reluctant in the word "xia", he had to give the master face at this time.
Therefore, he did not directly say that Yao Yunyang was qualified to be called a "chivalrous person". He only vaguely said a few words "in line with the way of a chivalrous person", which was regarded as a muddle through. Several other disciples of the Diancang sect echoed his words.
Yao Yunyang has no bad reputation in the world except for his irritable personality and small-mindedness. However, he keeps to himself and has always only focused on the development of the sect. In the more than ten years since he was the leader, he has not performed any well-known chivalrous deeds. He only served as the leader when he was young. The leader's order back then was just to help Zhengdao fight against Tongfenghui.
The Huashan disciples headed by Luo Wenxuan saw that everyone in Dian Cang was praising their master. They were not to be outdone and began to brag about Yu Junyan's heroic deeds.
In addition to being secretly amused in his heart, Wei Jing also noticed that the people in Huashan, including Yanjiang City and others, did not comment on Jun Yan's praise and did not agree with it out loud.
Yu Junyan himself didn't express much opinion on the disciples' praise, but when he saw that the scene was a bit noisy, he loudly asked everyone to keep quiet, and then the scene became quiet again.
At this time, Sima Sect Master wanted the two factions to compete again, so he immediately started talking and said: "If we talk about today's martial arts, such as Shangguan Daozheng, the head of the Shangguan family, Master Xiaotan, the head of Emei, Song Fenghong, the Shaolin Master Mingxiang, Wudang Taoist Priest Xuanqing and others, according to what I see, these characters are enough to be included in today’s topic.”
Upon hearing these names, Ji Cangran first expressed his agreement. Although Yao Yunyang and Yu Junyan did not answer, they nodded slightly. Sect Leader Sima continued: "Having said that, have you ever thought about why we call them 'Xia'?" ’? If we dig deeper, what exactly is ‘Xia’?”
Ji Cangran also nodded and said: "This question from Sect Leader Sima is exactly the key point of today's lecture. Ji thinks that we can let the young people try to answer a few sentences first."
The other three also agreed.
At this time, Huashan disciple Liu Shihong was the first to answer: "Juniors believe that these figures are all seniors who have been famous in the world for a long time. They have done countless things over the years to eliminate evil, promote good, and save people from danger. Everyone in the martial arts world is As you can see, based on these achievements alone, the juniors think they are enough to be called ‘heroes’!”
Ji Cangran asked: "So Liu Shaoxia believes that the so-called 'chivalrous' people are judged by their actual actions?"
Liu Shihong replied: "Exactly!"
Xiao Yao said: "What Brother Liu said is indeed reasonable, but I think that even if a person does many good deeds, the purpose is to gain a good reputation or for his own benefit. Even if such a person has many achievements, he still cannot Called ‘Xia’.”
Although Liu Shihong wanted to refute, he felt that what Xiao Yao said was not unreasonable. He was at a loss for words. Yu Junyan continued what Xiao Yao said and said: "Do you think that in addition to examining what you do, the starting point of a knight should not be Are you considering your own interests?"
Xiao Yao nodded and said: "That's right! In addition, the moral integrity of a knight must also be an example for everyone. As the saying goes, "Don't believe what you say, don't double what you say." Even if you have everything, it won’t work!”
Luo Wenxuan also interjected at this time: "Junior believes that in addition to what Brother Liu and Brother Xiao said, a chivalrous person must also have strong martial arts skills, and only then can he be called a 'chivalrous person.' When I wanted to draw my sword to help, it turned out that this hero's martial arts was mediocre. He pulled out the sword, but he fell into the hands of strong men and bandits. What kind of hero can he be and what justice can he do?"
After listening to what Luo Wenxuan said, several disciples nodded in agreement.
Sect Leader Sima concluded: "According to what the three said, a person who can be called a 'Xia' must have several key points. First, he must have practical achievements. Second, his starting point is not to consider his own interests, but to stand up for others. Thirdly, his moral character is enough to convince others. Fourthly, he has strong martial arts skills that are enough to deter evil and punish traitors."
After Sima Sect Master finished speaking, the disciples of the two factions began to discuss and express their opinions.
At this time, Wei Jing heard someone whisper: "Why does this 'Xia' sound like a perfect person? Is there really such a person in the world?"
When Yu Junyan heard this, he raised his hand and said loudly: "If you have any questions, you can ask them directly without whispering."
Luo Wenxuan questioned: "Of the four points mentioned by Sect Master Sima, the second point is that I don't believe that someone can act without caring about their own gains and losses and only marry others."
Ge Mingkun, a disciple of Diancang, sarcastically said: "Brother Luo can't do it, but does that mean others can't do it too?"
At this time, Yanjiang City also said: "Wenxuan, such people are indeed rare, but they are not completely absent. There are countless living beings in this world, and their personalities and circumstances are equally changeable. Many of them are people we have never had the chance to know. Perhaps It is because of their rarity that such a person can be called a ‘chivalrous person’.”
At this time, a disciple asked: "What do Sima Sect Master, Pavilion Master Ji and the two heads think?"
As soon as this question came out, everyone turned their heads to the four leaders and waited for their answers.
But Yao Yunyang said something shocking, saying: "With all due respect, Yao thinks that 'Xia' does not only have good sides. In the pre-Qin Dynasty, Han Fei once said, 'Confucianism disrupts the law with literature, and Xia uses martial arts to violate prohibitions.' The so-called 'Xia' are a group of excessive A person who pursues himself and cannot restrain himself.”
As soon as these words came out, many people were surprised. It turned out that Yao Yunyang had only planned to use some theories of benevolence, justice and morality to teach his disciples to cope with this gathering of the two factions.
But at this time, Ji Cangran and Sima Sect Leader temporarily joined and prepared to talk about their opinions in this class on chivalry. Yao Yunyang was not willing to be like a dwarf and felt a rivalry, so he decided to tell his true thoughts.
Yao Yunyang continued: "It's fine if they behave according to the rules, but if their ideas are slightly deviated, they will easily be aggressive and disrupt the order, because they have always been loyal to their own beliefs, so Yao does not appreciate 'xia' .”
At this time, Yanjiang City asked: "If they are so brave and cruel and destroy the order, then most people in the world will not call them 'heroes'?"
Yao Yunyang retorted: "The big devil Jiang Zhaojun also had a reputation as a chivalrous man in his early years, but he always went his own way and often resorted to force to resolve disputes. Later, the Fengyun Alliance became a source of chaos that harmed the martial arts. Isn't it because these people lost control?"
Although Yanjiang City felt that Jiang Zhaojun was not solely responsible for the Fengyun Alliance's disaster, they also believed that what Yao Yunyang said was not completely unreasonable, so they did not refute it.
Seeing that he didn't say anything more, Yao Yunyang added: "However, the spirit of putting benevolence and justice first and emphasizing commitment represented by the word 'Xia' does have some merits."
At this time, Yu Junyan couldn't hold it any longer and asked, "Is it implied that Head Yao doesn't respect the Sima family anymore?"
Yao Yunyang shook his head and said: "Yao didn't say that. Under the leadership of Sima Sect Master, the Sima family has stood in the martial arts world for many years, but it has always been pure and self-respecting. Yao still admires this, but they are different from people like Li Daxia After all, they are rare, a minority among the minority. Yao has respect for the Sima family, but he does not respect the way of "Xia" who does things on his own and does whatever he wants."
Yu Junyan was about to say more, but Xiao Yao was afraid that the two masters would quarrel again, so he quickly asked: "May I ask what Sect Master Sima thinks of 'Xia'?"
Master Sima stroked his beard and said: "I believe that 'xia' is an ideal standard of personality. Just as Confucianism respects 'sage' as a model, people in the martial arts often regard 'xia' as a model. A saint should 'stop at perfection', "Also help the common people", while a chivalrous man should "be heroic and courageous, rescue people in emergencies". These are the expectations of ordinary people for role models. Because it is an ideal, it is very difficult to fully conform to it, but it is still worth pursuing. We just mentioned The characters mentioned are all relatively close to ideals in the eyes of everyone, so when we talk about ‘Xia’, we will immediately think of them.”
