To solve the stele is not to solve the puzzles on the Tianshu stele, because those complicated lines or patterns on the stele are not problems, but some information. To decipher the stele is to understand the information on the Tianshu stele. Well, since the Tianshu Monument is not a question, it is natural that there is no standard answer.
Just like the stars shining on hundreds of rivers, the same starlight falling on different rivers will have different beauty—the inscription on the Tianshu Stele remains unchanged, how to understand it is a matter for the viewer himself, according to the knowledge and practice of the viewer. Realm and even life experience, the same inscription will of course be interpreted differently. So which understanding is correct? It's still the same as the previous sentence, there is no standard answer, the Tianshu Monument can't speak, and can only use the simplest and most miraculous method to make a distinction.
How many years since the Tianshu Monument fell on this continent, humans have been trying to decipher the monument. Countless methods or schools of deciphering the monument have been developed, and there are still countless schools that are still often used or mentioned. There are as many as ten kinds, among which three methods of interpreting monuments are the most respected, which can be said to be the mainstream.
The Ligong School, the state religion with the highest authority in interpreting the Tianshu Stele, focuses on sticking to its shape in the interpretation of the stele, and believes that the truth should be done according to the picture. The southern sect is the Shengnvfeng family, and the method of interpreting the stele focuses on extracting its meaning. It believes that the inscriptions on the Tianshu stele should not be understood rigidly, but should be comprehended with the divine sense. The third mainstream method of interpreting monuments, on the surface, takes into account the characteristics of both the northern and southern schools of the state religion, but actually firmly believes that the inscriptions on the Tianshu tablet should obviously be sword intent and sword moves. For the art school.
How to understand the Tianshu tablet is very important. The reason why the state religion was split into the North and the South was related to this. To this day, the ascetics of the Southern Saintess Peak faction still hold a grudge against Li Gong's right to control the Tianshu tablet. According to the different emphases of the method of deciphering the stele, different ascetics naturally understand different things from the stele of Tianshu. The strange thing is that whether it is the method of deciphering the stele of the Li Palace or the method of deciphering the stele of the Shengnvfeng School, in a certain sense It all works, ascetics who enter the Mausoleum of the Book of Heaven must gain something, and those who gain something, in turn, become more and more convinced that the method they use to interpret the stele is the absolutely correct method, other schools are just opportunistic, Even if the monument can be solved for a while, it will eventually get farther and farther away from the road.
Tang Thirty-Six, as a native of Zhou, took it for granted that Li Palace's method of interpreting the stele was orthodox. Guan Feibai is a disciple of Lishan Sword Sect, so of course he thinks that the only right way is to interpret the stele with divine sense. Hearing the tone of Tang Sanshiliu's words, he couldn't bear it anymore, and taunted him through the door, Tang San Sixteen's temperament, even if you don't come to tease me, I still want to greet your relatives, not to mention being ridiculed by others, the face suddenly changed, and a series of swear words came out of my lips. The thatched cottage became very lively, with endless battles.
After a while, Tang Sanshiliu and Guan Feibai were finally tired, and the room became quieter. Then, using the door as a line, two similar scenes appeared in the inner room and the outer room—Guan Feibai and Liang Banhu outside. He Qijian looked at senior brother Gou Hanshi, while Tang Sanshiliu and Zhexiu stared at Chen Changsheng in silence.
From the Ivy Banquet to the Imperial Examination, the Orthodox Academy and the Lishan Sword Sect have always been hostile. Whether it is the marriage contract between Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong, or the consecutive competitions, there are countless grievances and grievances between the two parties. Although Zhexiu is a latecomer, he To open the way for Chen Changsheng in the Great Court Trial, he beat Qi Jian and Guan Feibai ruthlessly in succession, which was also quite hateful in the eyes of Li Shan Sword Sect. Under the control of Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng, this kind of antagonism did not get out of control. Last night, the two even slept under the same roof, but this does not mean that the grievances are over. At this point, the debate or scolding has become unsustainable. Naturally, someone needs to stand up and decide the outcome.
The ones who received great expectations were, of course, Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng, who had thoroughly read Daozang.
A gust of night wind blew in, and the wooden door creaked and slowly opened. The four sons of the Lishan Sword Sect and the three of the Orthodox Academy looked at each other in dead silence.
Gou Hanshi suddenly looked at Chen Changsheng and asked, "Which method do you think is more feasible to decipher the stele?"
He didn't ask which was right, because there was no right or wrong in this matter.
Chen Changsheng thought for a while, but didn't answer right away.
There are many schools of stele interpretation in Daozang, and the three mainstream methods of stele interpretation are described in detail. Since he has read Daozang thoroughly, he is naturally familiar with these stele interpretation methods, but he doesn’t know why. When he interpreted the Sunshine Monument today, he deliberately did not use these three methods, but took a new path that was somewhat weird and inevitably difficult.
"I don't think ... those three approaches are necessarily correct."
Chen Changsheng gave an answer that no one had thought of, and he used the word "correct", indicating that he thought there was right and wrong in this matter.
After hearing his words, the people in the thatched cottage were very surprised, including Tang Sanshiliu.
Gou Hanshi frowned slightly, and said, "Could it be that you can't understand the concept with the heavenly book?"
There are many ways to interpret the inscriptions in the mainland, and many people, even some priests in the state religion, think that the heavenly scriptures are incomprehensible. All attempts to interpret the heavenly scriptures are ridiculous. Even people with great wisdom can only It is impossible to see the whole picture of the true meaning of heaven if one can understand some of the information that those inscriptions want to show to human beings.
"No, I just think that the schools of tablet interpretation that are common in the world today have deviated from the original meaning of the tablet."
Chen Changsheng said in a plain tone: "Whether we keep its shape, take its meaning or imitate its technique, the purpose of interpreting the inscriptions of the Heavenly Book is to use them in cultivating the Tao. In other words, the first person to read the Tianshu tablet did not know how to practice... So I think these three methods of interpreting the tablet are not correct."
The hut became even quieter, because everyone suddenly realized that Chen Changsheng's statement made sense. Gou Hanshi shook his head and said: "If you don't know how to practice, you can't understand the meaning of practice, but we can practice... just like a child who can't read, can never read the beauty of human poetry, But we can. According to what you said, do we have to forget all the knowledge we have learned and turn into ignorant children in order to understand the original meaning of the Heavenly Book Stele?"
Tang Thirty-Six said with some doubts: "Have a pure heart and be innocent, this is how you can get close to the Dao, it has always been said so in the Taoist scriptures... Maybe it's true?"
"Abandoning sages and wits doesn't mean that we really become fools." Qijian replied in a clear voice.
Gou Hanshi raised his hand to signal not to discuss this issue yet, looked at Chen Changsheng and asked, "Then what method did you use to decipher the stele today?"
Chen Changsheng didn't hide anything, and told what he occasionally felt about the stele before he watched the morning glow, and at the same time, he also talked about the changes in the scenery he observed in the courtyard, saying: "If the inscription is an unchangeable object of study, why not The information everyone interprets is completely different? So I think the meaning of the inscription should be changing."
Gou Hanshi thought about it for a while, and said, "Seven hundred years ago, the Ruyang County Prince Chen Zizhan visited the Tianshu Mausoleum to observe the stele, and he wrote an essay to record it. It seems that this is your opinion?"
"Yes." Chen Changsheng said: "The King of Ruyang County finally penetrated seventeen steles in one year, and among the royal family, he can be ranked among the top ten."
Gou Hanshi said: "I think this method is still not feasible."
Chen Changsheng asked seriously, "Why?"
Gou Hanshi said: "Because the inscriptions on the stele of the Tianshu in the Qianling Mausoleum are extremely complicated, the breeze is full of stars, the sun is dark and the snow is dark, and the changes in light and shadow are even more difficult to count. It is impossible to observe as a whole. These, if you want to find the changes among them, you always have to choose one object, how do you choose?"
After a moment of silence, Chen Changsheng said, "Based on feeling."
Gou Hanshi didn't say anything more.
The hut became quiet again.
The heavenly scriptures cannot be deciphered, and the heavenly scriptures can be deciphered at will. If it just sounds like it, the methods of deciphering the stele that everyone said tonight are all reasonable.
Different ascetics use different methods of deciphering the stele, so it doesn't make any sense to communicate about this kind of thing.
Qijian hesitated for a while, and asked, "How did you come up with this method?... It's too deviant."
Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "There are thousands of ways to decipher monuments in the world, I just ask one question, are they useful?"
"It makes sense, just like the bacon you made earlier, whether it's candied or stir-fried with green onions or garlic sprouts, you just need to ask, is it delicious?"
Gou Hanshi said with a smile, then his smile faded away, he looked at him seriously and said, "But I suggest you don't tell others this."
Chen Changsheng was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he came to his senses.
If he was still the young Taoist priest from the countryside who came to Kyoto from Xining Town, no one would bother to pay attention to him no matter what method he used to decipher the stele, but his current status has changed a lot. In a sense, he is Many of the actions of the person chosen by Li Palace may represent the will of the state religion in the eyes of the world.
Zhe Xiu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened his mouth, looked at the four of Li Shan Jianzong and said expressionlessly, "That depends on what you think."
Gou Hanshi smiled and didn't say anything. Although he has a gentle temperament, he has his own pride.
Everyone stopped discussing this matter and began to wash and prepare for bed.
When Chen Changsheng was tidying up his notes, his heart suddenly moved. He walked to the outer room, handed the notes to Gou Hanshi, and said, "Help me see, this is a momentary picture I picked based on my feeling."
Gou Hanshi was a little surprised, the previous debate was one thing, but showing the inscription he understood to others was another. He thought for a while, then took out a booklet from his pocket, handed it over, and said, "I have made some preparations over the years to enter the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books to observe the stele, and this booklet contains some notes I have extracted."
Chen Changsheng smiled, and Gou Hanshi also smiled. The two looked at each other, and suddenly became quiet. The smile on their faces gradually disappeared, replaced by a shocked expression.
The teenagers who finished washing outside the house saw such a scene when they returned to the house.
"It should be in the house." Gou Hanshi said.
Chen Changsheng said: "It's not in the quilt. I didn't see any notes when I opened it during the day, and I didn't find a single piece of paper."
Tang Thirty-Six rubbed his wet hair, and asked puzzledly, "What are you talking about?"
"Xun Mei's notes." Chen Changsheng and Gou Hanshi said in unison.
Then they turned around at the same time and rummaged through the house.
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