With the status of the Cui family, Cui Keli's succession as the head of the family is a big event in Qingzhou. Many people will be invited to watch the ceremony, and it will take some time to prepare. Considering that the Penglai Immortal Dao Conference is coming soon, the final result of the discussion is to wait until the Penglai Immortal Dao After returning from the conference, the ceremony will be held again.
A carriage drove out of the gate of Qingzhou City, and under the escort of several equestrian monks, it drove along the official road heading east.
The carriage was quite large, and Cui Keli was sitting in the carriage.
This Confucian scholar couldn't rest for a moment, and he read in the carriage on the way. Although the carriage was a little shaken, Cui Keli had some cultivation skills anyway, so he was not affected by these. When he was interested in reading, He also writes furiously.
Li Ye, Su Emei and Wei Xiaozhuang rode their horses in front of the carriage.
When Wei Xiaozhuang talked about the Taoist temple with Li Ye, he was full of interest: "Although our Taoist temple does not farm, there are still vegetable gardens. Speaking of which, it was picked up by my senior sister. I remember when I was a child, I was about seven or eight years old. , we came down with Master for the first time and saw the villagers and farmland at the foot of the mountain. After we came back that time, every day at noon, the senior sister would run to the side of the Taoist temple mysteriously, picking up stones in a flat wasteland , Pulling out weeds, and finally creating a place, she transplanted the wild vegetables in the mountains to the ground, and then watched there with full expectation, thinking that she could also create a vegetable garden. She even got up at night to look at it, tossing Neither me nor Master can fall asleep."
"On the second day, when I got up and looked, guess what, they were all dead, haha. For this reason, my master and I laughed at her for a long time, and made my senior sister cry. Sitting alone by the vegetable garden, she gave birth to a big baby. I was sullen for a long time and ignored us. The master felt sorry, so he went to the mountains to find some wild vegetable seeds, gave them to his sister, and taught her how to reclaim the wasteland. In fact, the master is also half-knowledgeable. He has never planted a field before. As a result, the rapeseeds were sprinkled, and there was no movement at all. It was winter at that time, and the fields were covered with frost. How could rapeseeds grow? The scene of waiting silently, but it has just snowed, and there is nothing in the vegetable garden except a thick layer of snow."
Wei Xiaozhuang saw that Li Ye was very interested and had been listening carefully, so he became even more excited: "Then the senior sister got angry again, but this time she was angry with herself, so she locked herself in the room and didn't go out for most of the day. In the spring of the next year , Rapeseed finally grew a few, really only a few, is it three or four? It’s so pitiful. Isn’t this the funniest thing, Brother Li, do you know what the funniest thing is? , Those rapeseeds are not rapeseeds at all, they are not wild vegetables at all, guess what? It’s his mother’s morning glory! Haha, I laughed so hard.”
"I laughed at Master for a long time. It was also the first time that Master blushed. It was to embarrass him. The senior sister was depressed, with tears rolling in her eyes. Haha, you can imagine the scene. There are three of us, and I am alone. ... "
Li Ye asked with a smile: "And then?"
"Then? Of course I was beaten. They beat me together, in mixed doubles, and in the end I was the only one crying. They were both happy and pissed me off!"
Su Emei gritted her teeth secretly, and gave Wei Xiaozhuang a hard look, which made Wei Xiaozhuang shut up quickly. Seeing her embarrassment, Li Ye became more interested, and asked Wei Xiaozhuang, "What happened next?"
Wei Xiaozhuang said with a chuckle: "Later, the master felt sorry for his face. After all, he gave the weed seeds as wild rapeseed to the senior sister, which made the senior sister work hard all winter and spring. At that time, the senior sister was still so young, so I couldn't bear it. And , his omnipotent image was completely ruined. In order to maintain this image, he took us down the mountain to ask the villagers for advice, and only then did he understand the knowledge. Master has a good reputation in the village and has saved many patients. Later, the villagers went from house to house, so they collected a large handful of rapeseed for the senior sister. When the senior sister was carrying the rapeseed up the mountain, she insisted on not letting us touch it, like protecting a baby. In fact, it's very petty."
Seeing Su Emei's murderous eyes, Wei Xiaozhuang disturbed his head in embarrassment, cleared his throat, and continued: "Later, when the senior sister was tidying up the vegetable garden, the master and I wanted to help, but she drove them out with her little hand. She didn't trust us at all, so she just held a big hoe all by herself, and the hoe reached her chin, and she was tossing vigorously in the vegetable garden."
"Finally a litter of green onions grew. Those days, seeing the litter of green onions grow up, my senior sister was so happy. She would run over ten or twenty times every day. Her feet were as nimble as a cat's. The first A nest of green onions grew, but the senior sister insisted on not letting us pull them out and eat them. No matter how much my master and I persuaded her, she blocked the vegetable garden and shook her head stubbornly, just like a hen protecting her cubs. That’s a vegetable, no What are you eating for, but the senior sister refuses to let me."
"In the end, Master and I were in the same boat, so we didn't have any hope. We just looked at each other and sighed, feeling that life was hard. It was so hard to give birth to a nest of vegetables. It was unreasonable to see or not to eat. Until one night, the senior sister brought out When steaming the cakes, Master and I were surprised to find that there are countless green spots on the steamed cakes, which are delicious and beautiful. It turns out that the senior sister pulled out the green onions, chopped them and put them in the steamed cakes. Hehe, then Master and I enjoyed the meal a lot, it was like eating the roast chicken you cooked, brother Li, and it was the best in the world, but that’s all, haha.”
Li Ye was amused, and glanced at Su E's eyebrows. The latter bowed his head shyly, not daring to see anyone. He said to Wei Xiaozhuang, "Why did your senior sister suddenly figure it out? Didn't she refuse to eat?"
Wei Xiaozhuang chuckled and said, "She didn't figure it out, it's because the green onions are turning yellow, and if you don't eat them, you'll be in trouble. She has no choice, so she took them out!"
Su Emei's murderous eyes fell on Wei Xiaozhuang, as if she was about to draw her sword and stab him to death: "Wei Xiaozhuang!"
"Okay, okay, stop talking!" Wei Xiaozhuang raised his hand in surrender, but his round face was smiling so much that he couldn't even see his eyes, and he saw a big open mouth.
Li Ye couldn't help looking at Su Emei a few more times. This girl still has such a cute side, and it's true that little girls are rarely uncute, and little boys can't compare to them. As long as little girls don't cry all the time, who wasn't stupid and cute when they were young
Su Emei, who was born as delicate and beautiful as a flower, would be ashamed even to see a peony, but she has a graceful temperament and a restrained temperament. When she noticed that Li Ye looked at her, she seemed to be caught by someone for doing something wrong. She didn't dare to look at Li Ye at all. Ye, but he couldn't keep his head down all the time, so he simply turned his head slightly, looked at the other side of the road, and fully displayed the soft and beautiful profile of his profile, and his delicate and small ears in front of Li Ye.
At this time, the setting sun happened to be on the side of Su E's eyebrows, and Li Ye was a little lost looking at this delicate and quiet face against the backdrop of the red sun and setting sun. Probably feeling Li Ye's gaze, Su Emei was a little embarrassed, her face was pale and red, just like a ripe white peach at this time, she subconsciously pursed her lower lip, this subtle movement made Li Ye's heart beat fast With one shot, quickly look away.
Wei Xiaozhuang saw Li Ye's appearance in his eyes, and giggled softly beside him.
Seeing Li Ye looking over, Wei Xiaozhuang continued pouring the beans with great interest: "Master also kept two fish in the Taoist temple, one in each tank, one black and one white, as long as my senior sister and I can remember, but after so many years In the past, I never saw those two little fish grow up, they were still so small."
He compared his thumb and forefinger: "I told the master that this fish can't grow big anyway, why don't we just put it in the pot like this? The master beat me up at that time, probably because he was afraid that I would steal it while he was away. I ate two fish, and the beating was so hard that my ass was blooming."
Li Ye laughed and said, "Then you really didn't steal it?"
"How is it possible! Am I such a coward?" Wei Xiaozhuang yelled loudly, and then he was discouraged, and said sullenly: "I went to fish when Master went down the mountain one time, but I didn't catch it after a long time. When I got up, the fish was clearly in the water tank, but I couldn’t touch it, and my fingers could pass through its body directly, as if it didn’t exist. I also asked my senior sister to fish it with me. Senior sister is so sensible. At first I refused, but later I heard that I couldn’t touch it no matter what, I didn’t believe it, so I came over and tried to fish it, but it didn’t work.”
Li Ye was very interested: "And then?"
"Then Master came back and punished us both to kneel all night." Wei Xiaozhuang chuckled, "Master told us later that we can no longer play with those two fishes, and how high our senior sister and I will be in the future. , Just rely on these two small fish. I am bragging again, and my senior sister and I don’t believe it, but it is true that they have not been caught in the future. But they still haven’t grown up.”
Li Ye heard it interesting, but he began to think deeply.
No matter how you look at it, these two little fish are similar to the green lotus pond in Niu Shou Mountain.
Before Li Ye could figure it out, Cui Keli lifted the curtain of the car and beckoned Li Ye to go in.
Li Ye entered the carriage and sat opposite to Cui Keli. He couldn't help thinking that before leaving Cui's house, Cui Shulin had a conversation with him today. He stopped to insinuate his identity, but fortunately, Li Ye had lived for so long before transmigrating, so it was easy to tell a lie, but he didn't reveal it. Of course this is what he thinks.
Cui Keli asked Li Ye to come in because he wanted to talk to him about Confucianism. When Li Ye first entered Cui Keli's room and saw the other's manuscripts, he expressed his admiration. Come from afar, no matter when it is worth discussing.
"Since the Han Dynasty, the Confucian school of governing the country has gradually been accepted by the world, and it has grown and grown. It has also had a glorious time. However, compared with Taoism, Confucianism has too obvious shortcomings in the way of cultivation. The world pursues strength. Who is not eager for quick success? The Taoist cultivation system is complete and concise, not comparable to the other three. Confucian scholars will almost always switch to Taoism as soon as they become Jinshi, which is a clear proof."
As Li Ye said, he shook his head: "There are many difficulties for Confucianism to prosper."
Cui Keli disagreed with Li Ye's opinion. He asked instead: "Confucian scholars take meritorious service and morality as their lifelong pursuit. What they seek is to share the worries of the king and relieve the people's poverty. In the final analysis, they want to govern the country and let the world The common people can live comfortably, and then learn books and rituals, be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, Confucian scholars, what do you want to cultivate, what do you need such strong personal strength?"
"If there are thieves in the mountains and wars on the border, can a few monks completely solve these problems? If it can, what does the country need the army for? If it can, why are there so many monks in the world today? Can't stop, the border beacon will not go out all the year round?"
Li Ye smiled: "What does the gentleman mean?"
Cui Keli said solemnly: "The four schools of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism are ultimately controlled by the court. In this world, there can be no Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, but there must be a strong court. If the court is strong, the king will conquer the world, and the three provinces and six ministries will control the four directions." , In this way, whether it is Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, soldiers, or hundreds of industries, all can perform their duties, contribute their own strength to the blessing of the common people. In a word, the imperial court is the center, and governing the world is the goal. Confucianism There are different sects and sects of Shi Dao soldiers, but they are just means."
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Li Ye said: "Confucianism respects the past and disregards the present. Although there are words about governing the country, most of them talk in general terms. Confucian scholars are incomparable to other schools when it comes to moral articles, poems, songs and prose, but if they talk about personal practice, they do practical things. ... Confucianism is not as good as all kinds of craftsmen in understanding all kinds of industries, and Confucianism is not as good as military strategists when marching and fighting... "
"I once heard such a conversation. The king asked, how to govern the country? Confucianism answered, benevolence, righteousness and etiquette. The king asked, how to repel the enemy army? Confucianism answered, benevolence, righteousness and etiquette. Answer, benevolence, righteousness and etiquette... "
"Confucianism governing the country, can there be a clear theory? The words of Confucianism are nothing more than benevolence, righteousness and etiquette. And this is the respect, and the merchants, traders, and pawns are regarded as lowly people. It seems that in the view of Confucianism, benevolence, righteousness and etiquette, such as learning to cure the mind, are the superior things, which can solve all the crux of the world."
"But the fact is, it can't. Confucian scholars are good at empty talk, but short of current affairs. They are full of words about worrying about the country and the people, and they are full of high-spirited words. In fact, it is more likely that they can neither kill the enemy nor cure a person's disease. In a word, Confucianism governs learning and mind, but does not govern current affairs. It is not Confucianism who govern current affairs, but scholars who have integrated hundreds of other schools of thought."
Cui Keli opened his eyes wide at first, and then gradually fell into deep thought. Finally, after Li Ye finished speaking, he sighed: "My lord, how ridiculous!"
After saying this, he raised his head and sighed again: "The world misunderstood me! The world misunderstood the sages!"
Just sighing, Cui Keli looked at Li Ye, and said seriously: "The things you said are indeed not groundless, but they are not all the teachings of the sages. Since the Han Dynasty, when the court used Confucianism to govern the country, in order to meet the needs of the king , There are indeed many places in Confucianism that have changed beyond recognition.”
Speaking of this, he said solemnly: "But the words of Confucius and Mencius, the six arts of a gentleman, are the most reasonable at any time. The world's misunderstanding of Confucianism is mostly because of the words of Confucius and Mencius, without explaining them in detail, but trusting the world. Criticism of later Confucianism!"
Cui Keli sighed: "Confucianism is indeed not perfect, and there are many imperfections, but how many things in the world are perfect? I and other scholars can only seek perfection. In the early Qin and Han Dynasties, hundreds of schools converged, and hundreds of scholars , are absorbing the essence of each other's schools, and constantly perfecting their own theory, then it is possible to give birth to a truly perfect theory."
"It's just that since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has only been respected. Confucianism has no opponents, and it has flattered the king, echoed the needs of the king to govern the country, and changed the words of the sages without authorization. This is the path of self-degeneration. The vicissitudes of life, the passage of time, the world is changing , any theory must constantly absorb the essence of other schools, and cannot improve itself, so that it can be truly useful and deal with new situations and problems, but Confucianism has not done it. Not only did it fail, in order to meet the needs of the king and ensure the king's absolute authority over the country It is inevitable that the world will misunderstand my Confucianism.”
Li Ye was noncommittal, and asked instead: "That's what you mean by Mister?"
Cui Keli said sternly: "If a person has no enemies, he must be slack. If a country is closed, it will decline. Confucianism has no opponents, how can it not be degenerate? The words of the sages are not perfect. As the young master said, Confucianism is the only way to study and govern the mind. It is not aimless to solve the current affairs alone. But because of this, our generation of scholars should be more self-improving and perfect our own learning! If everything is done by the sages, if the sages are right, what do we have to do in this world? ?”
Li Ye was startled, but he didn't expect Cui Keli to say such a thing.
Cui Keli sat up straight, with serious eyes: "The reason why the world is in chaos is that the personnel affairs are not done well. Scholars of my generation, since we take the world as our own responsibility, we should know that the superior is against ourselves, and secondly, we should seek the words of the sages, It is bound to be perfected and improved, and the principle of governing the country must be continuously refined. Only in this way can we contribute a truly complete and useful study of governing the country to the king and the people as soon as possible, so as to live up to the three words of a scholar! The world is not peaceful every day, If the common people are not free from suffering for a day, scholars are not qualified to call themselves scholars!"
Li Ye was in awe, cupped his hands and said, "Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books."