Confucius traveled around the world for ten years!
On this day, Confucius' carriage stopped by a large river. The way was blocked by the rolling river water. It was unable to move forward for a while. Confucius asked the students to rest temporarily. On a lawn, Confucius and the students took out dry food to satisfy their hunger.
At this moment, Confucius was also solving doubts for a group of students.
In ten years, Confucius' broken Confucian and Taoist roulette condensed into one point and continued to spread outward.
Confucius did not create any new classics, because the most important principles of the Tao Te Ching came first. If he created new works, it would be difficult to reach the height of the Tao Te Ching.
Confucius just expressed his insights over the years along the way, one sentence after another with wise words, forming a new Confucian and Taoist roulette.
It was as if Confucius was teaching his students at this moment, unconsciously expressing his feelings about this situation.
"Three armies can seize commanders, but ordinary men cannot seize ambitions!" Confucius said solemnly.
"boom!"
In the sky above the head, the Confucian and Taoist roulette was spinning. Confucius's sentence instantly appeared on the Confucian and Taoist roulette, and the sound of the great road resounded in all directions.
And Confucius's sea of great avenues has reached eight thousand miles in size from this moment on.
The students raised their heads and looked at the sky in shock.
Over the past ten years, Teacher's Dao has become more and more powerful. Of course, it is still far behind Lao Tzu's. Laozi's Great Avenue is three hundred thousand miles long.
"Remember it? Never lose sight of your goals at any time. Since you have taken this path and persisted on this path, you will not go wrong!" Confucius looked at Yan Hui and said.
At this moment, Yan Hui still had tears in his eyes.
"Teacher, I understand what you said, but we just left Qi State, why don't the people of Qi State understand?" Yan Hui was crying.
During these ten years of walking, they passed through Wei, Cao, Song, and Qi, which they had just left. Although Confucius and his party were treated with courtesy from time to time along the way, they were mostly disappointed.
Confucius passed through various countries, and the kings of each country respected Confucius very much. They also highly recognized the teachings of Confucius, but no monarch was willing to use Confucius's teachings to govern the country.
"Yes, teacher, the King of Qi in the State of Qi we just passed through highly praised the teacher's teachings, but he never used them. Some officials and patriarchs of the State of Qi continued to exclude us. As for Yan Zi, we have long been After hearing his name, Yanzi was also a man of great wisdom. He once killed two peaches and three soldiers to stabilize the court for the king of Qi. He also sent envoys to various countries to secure diplomatic status for the country of Qi. However, why did Yanzi always oppose us?" Zilu said unwillingly.
"Yes, that Yan Ying, that dwarf, how could he be so domineering? The King of Qi wanted to divide the land for the teacher for the teacher to teach, but he didn't allow it. The King of Qi wanted to adopt the teacher's teachings to govern the country, but he didn't allow it either. Still, still Together with a group of officials, they drove us out of Qi State, why, why!" Yan Hui wiped his tears unwillingly.
"Yanzi, you have great talents. From now on, you are not allowed to judge people by their appearance or slander people by their appearance!" Confucius shook his head and said.
"But we are not willing to give in. We feel wronged. We are not worthy of the teacher!" Zilu said aggrievedly as he wiped his tears.
It is obvious that Confucius's teachings are extremely good, but he is treated so unfairly. This happens every time, which makes all the students feel aggrieved.
"If you don't have a desire for haste, you won't see small gains. If you want haste, you won't achieve anything! If you see small gains, you won't achieve great things!" Confucius took a deep breath and sighed.
"boom!"
Confucius's sea of dao expanded again, and Confucius' words and sentences were suddenly recorded in the wheel of Confucianism and Taoism. For a time, Confucius' Confucianism and Taoism became stronger and stronger.
There is no creation of new scriptures, just a collection of insights one by one, which is the nourishment of the great road.
"Teacher, we don't understand!" a group of students said unwillingly.
"In Confucianism, harmony is the most important thing when it comes to rituals! My theory is that the world must be governed in a stable environment. However, in the current world, the Zhou royal family is weak, rituals and music have collapsed, and the countries no longer have the intention to govern the country in a stable manner. , what they want is expansion and conquest! Now the King of Qi wants to reach the heights of Duke Huan of Qi in the past and let Qi dominate among other countries. What they want is the method of expanding a strong country and the method of war to expand the territory!" Confucius explained.
As Confucius explained, "the purpose of ritual, harmony is the most precious" was suddenly included in Confucius's sea of dao.
"Then our Confucianism cannot strengthen the country?" Yan Hui said unwillingly.
"Yes, according to Confucianism, governing a country can lead to great governance and strengthen the country! In fact, the great kings have also seen it. King Qi has seen it, and Yanzi has also seen it. They can all see that my Confucianism can strengthen the country! Why, they don't have to ?" Confucius looked at the students.
Zilu's expression changed: "They are asking for speed!"
Confucius nodded.
"They want to be fast, to open up new territories, to dominate the world as quickly as possible?" Yan Hui also understood.
"But my Confucianism seeks stability. After solidifying the domestic foundation, we can think about foreign expeditions. Confucianism is a people-oriented strong country, which is relatively gentle and takes a long time to ferment. They don't want to waste time, but they don't know that they can't sharpen their swords. A woodcutter by mistake?" Uncle Nangong Jing's expression changed.
Confucius nodded.
"Here, they haven't managed it well internally, but they want to expand outside. It's like building a high-rise building without laying a good foundation?" Zilu frowned.
"The teacher is right, if there is no desire for haste, there will be no small gain. If you want haste, you will not achieve anything! If you see small gain, you will not achieve great things! If they do this, haste will lead to waste, and even nothing will be accomplished in the end!" Yan Hui Frowning.
"Teacher, don't we make it clear to King Qi?" Zilu said anxiously.
"If you don't worry about others, you don't know yourself; when you worry, you don't know others!" Confucius said solemnly.
"boom!"
This time Confucius's words poured into the wheel of Confucianism and Taoism again, and the sea of dao expanded again.
"What the teacher means is that King Qi and Yan Zi actually know it, but they are unwilling to admit it. What the teacher said before can never wake up a person who is pretending to sleep? And we must understand them clearly, otherwise, If you continue to stay in Qi, you will only mislead others and yourself?" Zilu looked at Confucius.
Confucius nodded: "Yes! Only by experiencing many things can we understand them more clearly!"
When Confucius was preaching to a group of students, the depression in the hearts of the students gradually dissipated. One by one they looked up at the sky.
But I saw that Confucius's sea of dao, which appeared with each quotation, was already nine thousand miles long.
One day is better than another. Confucius's Confucian road was broken and then established, but it was on the road to becoming stronger and stronger.
"Teacher, don't you write a new book?" Zilu asked curiously.
Confucius shook his head: "My little insights are not enough to write a book!"
"No, we feel that every sentence of the teacher's insights can be turned into a book. Otherwise, how could the Confucianism and Taoism Roulette be so recognized? How could the teacher's sea of dao expand so much?" Zilu insisted immediately.
Confucius shook his head.
"Teacher, we know that you don't care about these quotations, but we all believe that these quotations from the teacher are more powerful than any scriptures. Every word and every sentence of the teacher can become a saying of wisdom and the most truth in the world. Teacher, you If there is no objection, we students are willing to record the teacher's words and deeds and compile them into a book!" Yan Hui said.
Confucius looked at the group of extremely serious students and smiled bitterly: "It's up to you!"
"Okay, then let's start compiling the quotations that the teacher discussed with us. Senior brothers, what do you think the name of the teacher's quotations should be compiled into a book?" Yan Hui immediately looked at the senior brothers.
Confucius's disciples offered suggestions one after another, and finally, the disciples decided on a name.
The Analects of Confucius!
Every time, the words Confucius discussed with a group of students were compiled into "The Analects of Confucius"!
However, Confucius never paid attention to this volume of remarks. A group of students continued to recall and organize them.
At this moment, while Confucius was discussing Taoism with a group of students, two people shouted excitedly on top of two fast horses in the distance.
"Found it, Fan Li, Fan Li, right there. The righteousness my master mentioned must be the righteousness!" One of the men in yellow suddenly said in surprise.
"Righteousness, indeed righteousness. Now, the mission of the master's agent is about to be completed!" Another rather handsome man said with joy on his face.
Immediately, the two of them clapped and rushed towards Confucius.
The two were unwilling to leave, and a group of Confucius students discovered it.
Immediately, Ziyu stood up first and looked coldly at the two fast horses in the distance.
"Stop!" Ziyu shouted.
Ziyu and a group of senior brothers were listening to the teacher's discussion when these two people came charging over on monster horses
"boom!"
Ziyu gave a loud shout, which frightened the legs of the two demon horses and caused them to fall to the ground.
"Ah!" The two of them rolled into a gourd.
Confucius also stopped talking with a group of students and turned to look.
The two of them were bruised and swollen from the fall, but one of them made Confucius' eyes light up.
"Nangong Lang? No, Xiao Sheng?" Confucius was slightly startled.
Nangong Lang, the future Minister of Household Affairs of the Eastern Qin Heavenly Court, and Xiao Sheng. In the past Battle of the Gods, Xiao Sheng used the treasure money to capture Zhao Gongming's Dinghai Pearl. He also saved He Zu, but unfortunately died from Zhao Gongming's golden whip. Down.
Xiao Sheng's reincarnation, Nangong Lang's previous life
Ziyu was about to step forward and scold him.
The two people who had fallen to the ground immediately stood up and bowed respectfully to Confucius and others.
"I am a disciple of Ou Yezi, a general, and I have met all of you gentlemen!"
"Fan Li, the money and grain officer of Xia Yue Kingdom, has met all of you gentlemen!"
The two of them bowed down very politely. This bow made Ziyu feel a little embarrassed and scolded them.
"Hahahahaha, Ziyu, have you seen it? A gentleman is respectful and courteous to others. He is a brother in the world!" Confucius laughed.
"boom!"
Quotes from Confucius once again flood into the Confucian and Taoist roulette of the sky. Many students took notes one after another and recorded them in the Analects of Confucius.
Ziyu had just vowed and aggressively made trouble for the two of them, but he was really overwhelmed by the politeness of the two.
"Hahahaha!" All the Confucius students also burst into laughter.
Sure enough, harmony is the most valuable thing when it comes to etiquette!
Fan Li and Ganjiang looked at each other, wondering why everyone was laughing.
However, at this moment, he also understood that the person surrounded in the center was the leader of this group of people.
"Fan Li/General, hello to you, sir!" The two of them bowed to Confucius again.
"My name is Confucius!" Confucius said solemnly.
"Confucius? But Confucius of Lu State in person?" Fan Li's eyes suddenly lit up.
Confucius nodded slightly.
"I heard your name when I was in Chu State, but I didn't expect to see you here!" Fan Li said with joy.
"You two, are you here to see me?" Confucius asked curiously.
"Yes, Master asked me and Fan Li to find righteousness together, I...!" Gan Jiang was about to say something. But he was interrupted by Fan Li's elbow.
"I'm stupid, let Fan Li do the talking!" Gan Jiang touched his head and smiled.
Fan Li bowed respectfully to Confucius: "Sir, I am the money and grain officer of the King of Yue. My name is Fan Li. He is the only disciple of Ou Yezi, the world's best swordsmith, and is called a general! A few years ago, the King of Yue invited Master Ou Yezi to serve as a general. To make a sword! People from all over the country of Yue are collecting various materials for it. Now, we still lack some righteousness in the world, so we have gathered it! We passed by here just now and happened to see the sky at this moment. The righteousness is overwhelming and the new life is exciting. I offended sir!"
"Oh? Ou Yezi? The best swordsmith in the world?" Confucius asked curiously.
"My master is the best in the world in making swords! This title was not given by my teacher himself, but by the King of Chu. When my teacher was in Chu State, he once forged three holy swords, namely the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword! The Gongbu Sword. ! Tai'a Sword!" Gan Jiang said proudly.
"The best swordsmith in the world? Oh, are the swords made very powerful?" Ziyu showed a trace of disbelief.
After all, through his experience in ancient times, Ziyu has seen a lot of swords, including the Four Zhuxian Swords, the Qingping Sword, the Abi Sword, the Yuantu Sword, and the Xuanyuan Sword, but he has seen a lot of them, and they are all made of Pangu ax fragments. This Ou Yezi Just by forging three swords, do you dare to be named the best swordsmith in the world
Ziyu was disdainful, but Confucius suddenly shrank his pupils.
Because Confucius knew Tai'a Jian. This is the sword of the future, Great Qin’s victory over the world. The purpose of Future Wang Xiong's trip to the ancient battlefield outside Bai Kuang Continent was to help Ying Sihai retrieve the sword, the Tai'a Sword.
Tai'a Sword, one of the ten holy swords in the Middle Ages!
Was this Tai'a sword forged by Ou Yezi
"You! My teacher...!" When the general saw Ziyu doubting his teacher, his face suddenly turned red.
"Ziyu, this Ou Yezi is indeed a master swordsmith, don't offend him!" Confucius suddenly said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" Ziyu nodded curiously.
"Thank you Confucius!" The general said gratefully.
"Seven-star Longyuan Sword, Gongbu Sword, and Tai'a Sword! Where are these three swords?" Confucius asked curiously.
"Originally, they were all forged for the King of Chu. However, the three swords are no longer together. I heard that the Tai'a sword fell into the hands of the King of Qin. The Gongbu sword is still in the hands of the King of Chu. The Seven-Star Longyuan Sword fell into the hands of the King of Wu. The official is in the hands of Wu Zixu!" Ganjiang explained.
Confucius' expression changed. These three swords couldn't be three of the top ten holy swords in the Middle Ages, right? If this is the case, then Ou Yezi's reputation as the best swordsmith in the world may not be in vain.
"Now, Master Ou Yezi, are you still forging swords?" Confucius looked at the two of them.
"Yes, now, there is a lack of righteousness. Master Ou Yezi wants to forge the fourth holy sword. Please ask Mr. Confucius to make it happen!" Fan Li bowed respectfully.
ps: A little historical knowledge: Laozi, Confucius, Yanzi, Ouyezi, Sunzi, Goujian, Fucha, Xishi, Fan Li, and Wu Zixu were all people of the same era.