Royal road

Qushui Liushang is the most fashionable official banquet entertainment at present, which is to put the wine glass in the zigzag canal to make it drift with the current.Whoever stops in front of him will compose poems and talk, which is a very elegant entertainment.Emperor Wu of the late emperor loved Qushui Liushang very much, and there was also a Qushui pool in Luoyang Palace, which attracted the wind.

With the sound of the music, the lotus leaf fluttered slowly and came to Sima Teng.As the host of the banquet and the head of Bingzhou officials, he should make the proposition.Picking up the wine glass casually, Sima Teng drank the wine in the glass, thought for a while and said: "Since this is a casual talk, let's use "The Fisherman" as the title."

Speaking of "The Fisherman" on this occasion naturally refers to "Zhuangzi" rather than "Chu Ci". The article "Father of Fisherman" talks about Confucius met a fisherman when he was traveling around the world, he criticized his practices, and at the same time refuted Confucianism, advocating the Taoist concept of sticking to the truth and returning to nature.This article may not have been taken seriously in other dynasties, but Lao Zhuang was prevalent in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and there were endless analysis of Lao Zhuang and Confucianism. "The Fisherman" fits the most exciting elements of the world, that is, Confucianism and Taoism are right and wrong, which has always been a hot topic of discussion.

Feeling that the question was very clever, Sima Teng ordered people to put the wine on the lotus leaf again, and the Qushui began to flow smoothly again.On the side, Sun Zhi also nodded in satisfaction. Sima Teng is not very good at poetry and calligraphy. He usually loves singing and dancing more than talking. Therefore, the topics discussed heatedly in front of him a few days ago can naturally be memorized by his heart.

This is also the result he wanted.

Sun Zhi was born in a prominent family in Taiyuan, but his father died young, and his brother also died in the war, so now he does not have a strong backer behind him.Although consciously knowledgeable, he can only live in a poor and weak place like Xinxing County and be a senior official.This is very different from what he expected.Thanks to Liu Xuan, the captain in charge of the northern part of the Xiongnu, who has a good relationship with him, it is not difficult to stay in Xinxing County.

But a few days ago, the news he heard from Liu Xuan made him extremely dissatisfied.Sima Teng actually wants to conscript a pompous junior as his vassal.He came from a mediocre background, had no officials for two generations, and was not very knowledgeable, only his appearance was not satisfactory.For such a person, it's fine if they don't deserve to be enlisted, and the governor still invites the imperial physician to treat him?He was obviously born in a prominent family, but he had to guard a poor county full of Huns. How could someone get what he dreamed of with just a single face? !

Therefore, after hearing that Liang Feng was going to Jinyang to participate in the Shangsi Spring Festival, Sun Zhi worked hard to come up with such a plan. The question "The Fisherman" is a good question for most scholars who are familiar with classics, history, and Laozhuang, but it is not for Liang Zixi.How deep can a person who likes Buddhism and Buddhism understand "Zhuangzi"?

It just so happened that many disciples from high schools came here today, both the Guo family and the Wen family are talented, and they are not afraid that they will not be able to compare with each other.As long as the cup is in Liang Zixi's hands, but he can't give a satisfactory answer, the fame he boasted will naturally be destroyed.This is not something that can be avoided with words like "Poetry is the voice of the heart, and poetry is written without heart"!

Seeing the cups drifting with the tide, and people kept getting up to answer, Sun Zhi couldn't help looking at the gate not far away.Wait a little longer, there will be a good show to watch.

Liang Feng was also watching a play.This was the first time he saw the scene of Qushui flowing cup with his own eyes.Although the original owner has left a lot of memories, it seems that he has never participated in such a public banquet, and has no impression of Qushui.This game looks like a different kind of drumming and passing flowers, except that those who are passed to the wine glass have to get up and perform some shows.But everyone is a gentleman, so naturally they can't just sing a ditty, they have to compose poems or talk.

Fortunately, no poems were selected.This kind of banquet is not an ordinary family banquet. If Sima Teng really refuses to write a poem, he may be the first to turn his face.Talking is much simpler, and there are not many things that can be broken into it. It is more like a logic game, to see who can get into who.Boring is boring, but it's not too difficult for him.Anyway, the red carpet has passed, and now it's good to keep the style.

The people in front were eloquent, all of them talking high-spirited, citing scriptures, and occasionally attracting applause from everyone.The music didn't stop either, it became louder and smaller, just like the background sound of the accompaniment.Liang Feng leaned on the table and sat by the pool.The posture is not correct enough, but the green mountains and green waters, and the singing of elegant music are more leisurely.The eyes that stayed on him were always on, but Liang Feng didn't pay attention to it at all. He only occasionally chatted with Wang Wen sideways, as if he didn't care about the wine glass floating in the pool.

It seems that Liang Zixi really has no intention of becoming an official!Many people secretly said in their hearts.In any case, this is an opportunity to show your face in front of the governor of Bingzhou. No matter whether you have rejected Sima Teng's enlistment before, you should show some talent at this moment to impress the other party.If it wasn't for the fact that he had no intention of entering the General's Mansion, how could he be so careless?

But Sun Zhi was secretly happy when he saw it.It seems that Liang Feng never expected that the floating cup would stop in front of him, so unprepared, it would only be more embarrassing when the cup stopped.Great, now is the time!

Following the signal he made, the water flow suddenly accelerated and drifted downward.After leaping straight past the three of them, he spun slightly and stopped in front of Liang Feng.

Unexpectedly, the wine glass would float over so quickly, Liang Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked towards the poolside.Today's Qushui Pool is a ditch specially dug for banquets. It draws running water from the Jin River into the pool, winding for hundreds of meters, forming an irregular oval shape.In an artificial ditch, if you want to let the wine glass follow the waves, and occasionally stop the glass, you can only use the gate to control the water flow.That is to say, as long as the person who guards the gate has the heart, he can make the wine glass stop where he wants to stop.

Someone wants him to talk!

His eyes fell on the chief seat, Liang Feng said indifferently: "I'm too weak to drink, I hope Duke Dongying will forgive me."

Is this to refuse to talk?There was a commotion at the poolside, this is a Qushui banquet, how could they accept the cup and refuse to drink?Sima Teng was also stunned for a moment, before he could speak, Sun Zhi hurriedly said: "If you can't drink it, why don't the governor give you tea instead?"

Sima Teng suddenly realized that this was Sun Zhi reminding him to value talents.At the beginning, Sun Hao, the king of the state of Wu, was fond of drinking, but he also respected and valued Wei Yao, the servant of Zhongshu, who had a small amount of wine. He often gave tea instead of wine, which became an elegant talk.With this suggestion, Sima Teng nodded happily: "Zixi can replace wine with tea."

The expressions of the two could be seen in full view, and Liang Feng lowered his eyes: "Thank you, Mr. Dong Ying, for your understanding."

As he spoke, he took the teacup handed by the maid behind him, and drank it up.

Sun Zhi opened his eyes wide in excitement.Thanks to his prompt reminder, Liang Zixi never escaped the conversation.Now that the tea for wine has been drunk, it's time to talk about it, right?Before, the wine glasses passed before Guo Shi, Gao Shi, and some of the most talkative scholars in the general's mansion. The debates of these people were all essential, and they preached the magic of Taoism in a high-profile manner.If Liang Feng can't speak Confucianism, he must have a strong foundation in classics and history.If Zhuangzi is to be praised, where should his position of being a Buddhist be placed?This is simply an unavoidable knot, it is really too difficult not to make a fool of yourself!

Unexpectedly, after drinking the tea, Liang Feng didn't think hard like Sun Zhi thought, full of embarrassment, but sat up slightly, and simply said: "The fisherman and Zhongni are the same."

What? !People have discussed so much, you just answer this one?This scripture directly denounces the fallacy of Confucianism and Taoism of Confucius. It is a direct contest between Lao Zhuang and Confucius and Mencius. The surprise is so great, what is the same? !

Everyone was horrified, and Sun Zhi sneered: "I never thought that someone would dare to say that the fisherman is the same as Zhong Ni? Hasn't Liang Lang read the article "The Fisherman"?"

These words were harsh to the extreme, but Liang Feng smiled slightly: "Dare to ask the fisherman, is he the king of the land? The assistant of the king? If not, how is it different from a saint?"

This is also the opening speech in the article "The Fisherman". The fisherman asked Confucius' disciples what Confucius did.Zigong praised Confucius for his virtues, rituals and music, human relations, loyalty to the monarch, and enlightenment of the people.Then the fisherman asked him if he was Confucius, if he was a monarch with land, and if he was a minister who assisted the prince, and Zigong answered no.So the fisherman said with a smile that Confucius was neither a ruler nor a minister. Wouldn't worrying about these things be laborious and lose his true nature?He is too far from the road.

This paragraph is the title of the full text and the basis for setting the tone. Only with this paragraph can the many thoughts below be derived.But now Liang Feng asked, has the fisherman ever been in charge of the country himself?Have you ever assisted a prince?If not, how can his theory be verified, and how can he refute Confucius' practice?

This is a standard logical question that is extremely difficult to refute.Sun Zhi opened his mouth, and reluctantly said: "All saints have Su Hui, it is a gift from heaven, and they can know it from birth!"

What the sage said is naturally correct. If you want to refute this, you are going against the basic principles of Taoism and Confucianism.And since it is a gift from heaven, naturally he has never governed the country, so he can know the truth of governing the country.

Unexpectedly, Liang Feng did not answer this topic, but instead asked: "Where does etiquette come from? Where does truth come from?"

"This...property is based on human beings, and I really follow myself." Sun Zhi didn't expect to be questioned like this, so he could only continue to answer.

"Where do people come from? Where do I come from?" Liang Feng asked again.

who I am?Where do I come from?This is simply the ultimate question discussed by countless philosophers, and it is impossible for someone like Sun Zhi to answer it.Seeing the other party's tongue-tied look, Liang Feng gently shook his head and pointed to the lotus leaf at hand: "Whoever sees lotus leaves, call them green; see lotus flowers, call them red; see lotus roots, call them white. But red lotus and white lotus The green lotus leaf leads to the same goal by different routes. The difference between those who see it is not the difference between the true nature, but the appearance. Therefore, the fisherman and Zhongni are the same."

The meaning of these words could not be more clear.The fisherman said that we should obey the laws of heaven and return to our true nature, so that the world can function normally.On the other hand, Confucius wanted to restrain people with rituals and laws, so that people could understand the three cardinal principles and five constant principles, so as to make the world operate normally.Although the "Tao" of the two, that is, the methods to solve the problem are different, but the purpose is the same, as the saying goes, different routes lead to the same goal.

This is what Liang Feng is familiar with.Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in later generations have already had me in you, and you in me. If you want to survive in this land, you must make corresponding changes.The unity of opposites is the essence of dialectics.

To Liang Feng, this statement was justified, but to everyone present, it was extremely novel.Who would have expected that "The Fisherman" could do such an interpretation?But after a careful argument, I feel that it fits perfectly and cannot be refuted.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was the time when Lao Zhuang's studies emerged.Many great Confucians are re-deconstructing Lao Zhuang and Confucius and Mencius, or interpreting Dao with Confucianism, or explaining Confucianism with Dao. Although the two factions have endless disputes, in the final analysis they are seeking common ground while reserving differences.And Liang Feng's argument is precisely a new way of thinking.Red lotus, white lotus root and green lotus leaf, isn't it the essence of the difference between Confucianism and Taoism?

However, there are three kinds of parables.Could it be that apart from Confucianism and Taoism, there is also Buddhism?

Someone couldn't help asking: "Can Shi be the same?"

Liang Feng had already leaned back on the table and smiled slightly: "Mahayana wishes to save all living beings."

In this way, he once mentioned it at Wang Wen's elegant banquet, but when he mentioned it again at this time, it was even more thorough and sublime.Without citing a classic, just making random comparisons, and being able to answer the question so incisively, it's amazing!Is this not the image of enlightenment in Buddhism?

The previous contempt was swept away, and even those who disdained Liang Feng's appearance the most had to admit that this son was extremely wise!Compared with his eloquence, Sun Zhi's stuttering appearance is simply contemptible.Sima Teng couldn't help clapping his hands: "Zixi's words are wonderful! Hurry up and play music, and listen to how others can tell!"

This time, the running water stopped in front of a young man with a cup.The man was about fifteen, picked up the wine glass, pondered for a moment, then sighed softly: "I am not as good as Liang Lang."

After finishing speaking, the young man drank the wine in the glass and sat back calmly.

This son is Wen Qiao, the youngest son of the Wen family. He has a reputation for being quick-witted and quick-witted. I never thought that he would consider himself inferior!Sima Teng couldn't help laughing out loud: "Zixi is smart, Wenlang is straightforward, they are all the jewels in the world! Such a clear talk, let's celebrate it with a banquet!"

Talking, Sima Teng didn't care about others, and left the table first.Everyone naturally followed him to the place where the banquet was held, but Sun Zhi's face was ashen, and he sat still.

The author has something to say: Liang Shao: Comparing with me to pretend?hehe