On How the Phoenix Hanged on the Crooked Neck Tree

Hmph, Brother Qiao is always biased.The disciples are not without envy thinking.

However, Xiao Qin, who was always called by his name, didn't feel how lucky he was. Hearing this, he stood up and said, "My disciple believes that the change of this tree's shadow is regular, just like the dragon's eye tree I observed. The length of the tree shadow changes with time. When the sun is hottest at noon, the tree shadow is the shortest, while in the morning and evening, the tree shadow is longer. Not only that, but the direction of the tree shadow change is also the same," he said. He motioned everyone to look at the imprints he carved around the Dragon Eye Wood, "I can make an imprint every hour, and the imprints of these three days have overlapped together, and there has never been any deviation."

"Well, very good." Qiao Yitong nodded with satisfaction, "Does anyone have any objections?"

Everyone observed their records and nodded in approval.

"So, does anyone know what this means?"

Ye Rong didn't wait for his name to be called, and said directly: "Master, I think the tree shadow does not change, which means that the sun's daily movement is also the same."

Someone said: "Isn't this nonsense? The sun rises and sets every day, and it never changes."

Ye Rong said: "The rising in the east and the setting in the west are constant, so what about when it is in the sky every day?"

The person who was asked was stunned for a moment and said, "What did you say?"

"The sun rises in the east and sets in the west every day, but how do you know that it takes the same path every day, if it turns a corner in the air, can you see it?" Ye Rong said, "These tree shadows If there is no change, it means that the sun follows the same trajectory every day."

"This..." Bi Chujian was speechless after being refuted.

"What Ye Rong said is reasonable, but," Qiao Yitong said with a smile, "do you think the sun never changes every day?"

Ye Rong bit her lip, shook her head and said, "I don't know, at least my observations haven't changed in the past three days."

Qiao Yitong walked slowly with his hands behind his back: "Is it possible that one day it rises a little southerly from the east, and that day it rises a little bit northerly from the east?"

"And the length of the tree shadow must be the same? Is it possible that it is shorter in summer, and when autumn comes, it becomes longer or shorter?"

Someone said: "The tree grows taller from summer to autumn, and the shadow naturally becomes longer."

Everyone couldn't help laughing secretly.

Qiao Yitong didn't care, but asked: "Then why is summer ahead of autumn, instead of autumn and then summer? Why do trees grow and grow taller, instead of slowly turning from towering trees to seedlings? "

Everyone was silent for a while, this is obviously something that has happened since ancient times, why did Qiao Yitong ask them this?Even if you ask, who can answer it among the people present?

"Thousands of years ago, Fuxi, the ancient righteous god, once thought about the same problems as you, and also observed the shadows of trees like you. Guibiao watched the shadows, and Fuxi was able to deduce the meaning from the appearance of the tree shadows. The reason for the change is the combination of the human mind and the natural way." Qiao Yitong's voice was not loud but firm, and each word struck everyone's hearts, "The difference is that he observed the way of heaven, and you But they only saw the surface."

There was a clear bird song in the sky. It turned out that it was time to release the Golden Crows every day. Several Golden Crows hovered in the sky, intertwined with the sunset. This is a spectacle just like in mythology.Qiao Yitong raised her head to look at the brocade-like sunset glow, Zhu Xia was brilliant and full of gold.Under such a brilliant cloud, his face is so divine, it is impossible to look at him, and he does not seem to exist in the mortal world.

Dan Sheng stood on the branch of a tree next to Qiao Yitong, looked at Qiao Yitong intently, and suddenly didn't want to show him to the world.

"In ancient times, Fuxi was the king of the world. In order to educate the people, master the farming season, and promote development, he looked up at the sky and looked down at the geography, observed the texture of birds and animals, and adapted to the region. This virtue that connects the heaven and the earth is analogous to the affection of all things. This is called 'the way of observing the sky'.

"From then on, the sage made changes, praising the virtues of the gods and creating divination methods, observing the advance and retreat of yin and yang in four seasons and setting up hexagrams, displaying the soft nature of yin and yang to create lines, symbolizing the yin and yang of heaven and earth with the technique of odd and even, following the way of heaven and conforming to morality to form righteousness and exhaustion. The essence of things is to know the destiny.

"The sage has a spirit, so he can understand the way of the operation of all things, perform the great task of saving the common people, and enjoy the great achievements that have never been seen in the world; if we have the heart, I would like to practice it personally, observe the way of the sky and follow the way of the sky, although I dare not speak falsely. The saints have the same merit, but how can it be said that they ascend to the Tao and benefit the common people?" (Note)

After the words were finished, the wilderness was silent, only the grass and trees were rustling. Everyone's heart was shocked, the taste was unspeakable, and their hearts were full of unspeakable feelings. They just felt as if they had realized something. The boundaries of the world began to loosen.

"He made a breakthrough! Shi Ye made a breakthrough!" A disciple exclaimed happily while looking at the person next to him.

Everyone looked at the young man in black beside him. Shi Ye touched his head shyly, stood up and bowed to Qiao Yitong and said: "The disciple's realm has been stagnant for a long time in the middle of the heart, and this time I accidentally heard what Brother Qiao said. , I have a feeling in my heart, and I have made a breakthrough. In the later stage of Dao heartbeat, I ask the master to accept the disciples' worship."

After finishing speaking, he solemnly bowed to Qiao Yitong.

Everyone looked enviously at Shi Ye who just broke through, and the other people who had a loose state also knew that they would also break through in the near future, all thanks to Qiao Yitong.It's ridiculous that some people say that Uncle Qiao is just messing around, but they don't look at what kind of genius he is. If he is like those old elders, he will only make them recite scriptures, which is not his style.

It was not only those few people who thought this way, but everyone was deeply moved and bowed to each other: "My disciple, thank you for your teaching."

Qiao Yitong...accepted this ceremony with some embarrassment, feeling a little bit of guilt, but this bit of guilt was quickly thrown away by him: "No need to thank you, you guys enlightened yourself."

"Then, our class for today is over," Qiao Yitong said, "We can go back to the Lecture Pavilion."

"Master," Ye Rong looked at him with bright eyes, "We saw that you can control the Golden Crow last time, can you use the Golden Crow to drive us back today?"

Everyone heard the words and looked forward to the golden crow flying in the sky.

Qiao Yitong thought about it: "It depends on whether the Golden Crow is willing or not." After speaking, he took out the piccolo from the Qiankun bag and played it. The sound went straight to the sky and reached the ears of the Golden Crow in the clouds.

They responded quickly, and the chirping of the golden crows came down one after another, mixing with Qiao Yitong's flute, like the sound of heaven. flower.

They landed beside Qiao Yitong, and the disciples moved their positions one after another for the Golden Crows.

Qiao Yitong came in front of the leading Jinwu, but at this moment Dan Sheng flew down from the tree, landed on Qiao Yitong's shoulder, and grabbed his clothes.

Qiao Yitong said: "Don't make trouble."

Dan Sheng: "Jiujiu." Sure enough, it no longer grabbed Qiao Yitong's clothes, but flew in front of Jinwu, staring at it fiercely.

Jinwu flinched, and then saw that the little red bird in front of him, which was not as big as its mouth, was just a common bird, so he suddenly became angry and wanted to bite it.

Dan Sheng: "Jiujiu."

Jinwu shrank his neck back again.But he still didn't give up and wanted to attack Dan Sheng.

Qiao Yitong was afraid that Dansheng would be injured, and wanted to catch Dansheng back immediately, but seeing this scene, he couldn't help observing.

Jinwu would be afraid that Dan would give birth to this little turtledove?

The other disciples also watched the excitement with great interest.

Dan Sheng thought that the big yellow bird was subdued by it, so he happily turned around and showed off to Qiao Yitong.

At this moment, Jinwu suddenly launched an attack and opened its mouth to Dansheng. Fortunately, Qiao Yitong quickly protected Dansheng, so Jinwu could not succeed.

Qiao Yitong was a little frightened, he held Dansheng in his arms, and lightly reprimanded him: "Why do you like to show off so much?"

Dan Sheng turned his head when he heard the words, not looking at Qiao Yitong.Qiao Yitong hugged it and went to negotiate with Jinwu. Jinwu originally only thought that he would carry one person, but he didn't expect to carry so many people, so he was very unhappy.Qiao Yitong has always had a way of dealing with birds, and Jin Wu quickly agreed in a reassuring manner.Dan Sheng remained silent on the way, but when Qiao Yitong was about to sit on Jinwu's back, he suddenly erupted and grabbed Qiao Yitong's sleeve.

Qiao Yitong lost his temper after being tortured by the little guy Dan Sheng, so he let the other disciples sit on the Golden Crow, and took out the ink cloud fan to escort the disciples by his side, preventing the Jinwu from suddenly getting upset and throwing the disciples off or jumping out. The flames burned the disciples.

Even so, the scene of a group of golden crows carrying a group of disciples soaring in the sunset has become a beautiful spectacle in Fengyundu.

The author has something to say: Note: This passage is adapted from the teaching animation of "Book of Changes".

The original text of the animation is derived from "Book of Changes Shuo Gua Zhuan": "Yi", the work of the sages in the past, is praised by the gods and born, and it is towering and relying on numbers.Observing changes based on yin and yang and establishing hexagrams, developing lines based on rigidity and softness, being harmonious and conforming to morality and rationalizing righteousness, exhausting rationality to the point of death.