The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Fang Yun frowned, put down his pen, closed his eyes and thought,

Ao Huang was about to speak, but immediately shut up and for the first time did not say nonsense.

Fang Yun thought for a moment and finally figured out the reason.

"The biggest reason is that I have been busy in the Dragon Climbing Platform these days. Although it has helped my growth, it has ultimately neglected my studies, just like when I was playing crazy and unable to study with peace of mind right away. As for the second reason, I'm afraid... I Still can’t completely ignore the threat of death. It’s hard to return to the mentality of being dedicated to learning like a knife hanging on the ceiling and facing an abyss.”

Fang Yun sighed softly, realizing that he was only a Jinshi after all and could not disobey destiny.

However, Fang Yun did not give up and kept thinking about it in his heart.

"Mencius once said: To die after fulfilling one's way is a righteous life. To shackle a dead person is not a righteous life. To fulfill one's ideals or holy path and then die is to comply with the destiny. If external forces cannot break the interruption of one's holy path, then It is not the end of life, and there is another sentence after that: "Qiu Zhi". "If you gain it, you will lose it if you give it up", which is to educate future generations to actively pursue the holy way and actively obtain "right life". But now I am just a mere Jinshi. Facing the punishment of the Moon Tree God, I have to do nothing. There is nothing I can do. "Seeking" can only "lose", which is the root of my mental imbalance. "

Not willing to give in!

"The Analects of Confucius records that Zilu once asked for advice on serving ghosts and gods. Confucius said, "If you can't even serve people well, how can you consider serving ghosts and gods." Zilu asked again what death was, and Confucius said, "How can you know if you don't know life?" Death'. Even Confucius didn't understand death at that time, how could I face it calmly now."

Although Fang Yun understood in his heart, he became more and more uneasy. He repeatedly chanted Confucius's six words "If you don't know life, how can you know death". After a long time, his eyes lit up and he immediately began to search for books in his memory.

Since Confucius said, "If you don't know life, how can you know death?" Then "know life" first, and then "know death"!

The Book of Changes is the first of a hundred schools of thought. It is divided into two parts: the Book of Changes and the Book of Changes. The former was written by King Wen of Zhou Dynasty, and the latter was written by Confucius Sheng to explain the Book of Changes.

Fang Yun quickly found Confucius's later understanding of life and death from the "Book of Changes" and recited in a low voice: "The original is the end, so we know the theory of death and life; the essence is the thing, and the wandering soul is the change, so we know the state of ghosts and gods. "

A faint smile appeared on Fang Yun's face. This sentence echoed Zi Lu's question about ghosts and gods and life and death in "The Analects of Confucius".

"The sage can trace the beginning of all things and explore the end of all things, so he can know life and death. The essence makes up all things in the world, and the soul forms life, so he can understand the forms of ghosts and gods. I dare not presume about ghosts, gods and death. Talk about it, but you can explore the most basic "life". "Book of Changes" is the first of all scriptures. Confucius himself said that living beings are composed of "jingqi" and "soul", and that is a path. "

"Xunzi inherited the holy way of Confucius and once said, 'Water and fire have energy but no life, plants and trees have life but no knowledge, animals have knowledge but no meaning, people have energy, life and knowledge, and have meaning, so they are the most noble in the world. ’, he also admitted that people and everything are composed of ‘qi’.”

"There is an article in the "Book of Rites" called "Liyun", which was written by Yasheng Yanzi. It records the words and deeds of Confucius and contains Yan Hui's own understanding. It also talks about the virtues of heaven and earth in people. , the intersection of yin and yang, the meeting of ghosts and gods, and the beauty of the five elements. It is also believed that people are born by absorbing "qi".

"The works of great Confucian scholars such as Zhang Zai, Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao and Zhu Xi in ancient China all believed that 'qi' was the source of life. It seems that the theory of 'qi' is one of the main theories of Confucianism."

Fang Yun continued to look through the articles of saints and ancient Chinese scholars, deeply studied the theory of "qi", and connected it with the talents of Shengyuan Continent and the vitality of heaven and earth, and quickly determined a direction.

If you want to know death, you must first know life; if you want to know life, you must first know Qi.

Unknowingly, Fang Yun forgot about the threat of death and kept thinking in his mind. Only words and theories related to the records of Shengyuan Continent would be spoken out occasionally to deepen his memory and understanding.

Ao Huang hovered in the air, his eyes widened, like a primary school bully with an extremely thirsty thirst for knowledge, remembering every word Fang Yun said.

Ao Huang often became beaming and elated when he listened. He had the opportunity to listen to lectures by great scholars and even semi-sages, but lectures at that level pointed directly at the holy way, which was too difficult for Ao Huang. Fang Yun was at this moment. The level is just right for him to study.

Fang Yun was immediately fascinated by this research and began to rummage through the world of strange books.

In the past few months in Shengyuan Continent, Fang Yun has purchased all the works of great scholars and great scholars, and they have been included in the world of strange books.

Now, Fang Yun's research on "qi" and "sheng" has brought together all the works in the two worlds. This is a huge project, and he has become obsessed with it without knowing it.

One day, two days, three days...

It wasn't until the morning of the fourth day that Fang Yun suddenly raised his head and let out a long breath.

A chaotic and strange air flow flew out of Fang Yun's mouth. This air flow was extremely subtle, but Ao Huang was like a mouse meeting a cat. He suddenly scurried back and looked at Fang Yun in front of him in horror.

The window in front of Fang Yun suddenly disappeared without a trace. It did not collapse, shatter, or turn into dust, but disappeared without a trace like matter being annihilated.

Warm sunlight shines into the house through the hole in the wall and falls on Fang Yun.

"Uh..." Fang Yun didn't understand what was going on. He looked at the empty hole in the wall at a loss, then looked back at Ao Huang.

"Not this dragon! Definitely not this dragon!" Ao Huang shook his head like a rattle.

"Is it me?"

Ao Huang pursed his lips and said, "If it wasn't you, could it be someone else?"

"What kind of power changes a window away?"

Ao Huang rolled his eyes and said: "You may have touched something great, or the direction, which triggered the mysterious power between heaven and earth, causing the window to disappear. Well, it is estimated that your deeds will be spread among the ten countries in a few days. Should it be said, "After three days of enlightenment, the window will be broken by exhaling", or should it be said, "After reading thousands of books, it will be like a god when the window is broken."

"Are your bones itchy?" Fang Yun asked.

"Humph!" Ao Huang turned his head and looked at the sky.

"嘤嘤......"

In the yard, Nunu grabbed the inkstone turtle's neck and curiously looked at Fang Yun through the big hole in the wall. His two black eyes were particularly endearing.

Inkstone was grabbed by the neck, rolled his eyes, and looked like he might die at any moment.

Fang Yun smiled and asked the slaves in the yard: "The little bastard ran away again?"

"Hey!" Nunu grabbed the inkstone and jumped up, flew to Fang Yun's table, carefully placed the inkstone, then patted the shell of the inkstone, then lay down in front of Fang Yun, looking up at Fang Yun with a smile. transport.

Fang Yun was about to reach out and touch Nunu when he heard Fang Daniu yell: "Who the hell stole the window in the master's study! Are all the thieves in the capital crazy? Why didn't they also steal the roof too!"

"Shh, the master is studying. Madam and Master Huang Long have told me not to shout!"

Fang Daniu whispered: "Oh, let's go and see how the master is doing. Don't be surprised by the window thief."

Fang Daniu rushed to the wall hole of the study room in three steps and breathed a sigh of relief when he found Fang Yun smoothing Nunu's hair.

"Master, Daniel is guilty. Someone stole the window in broad daylight. Beijing is really different from our Jiangzhou. Thieves don't even let the windows go."

Fang Yun smiled and said: "You misunderstood. This window was not stolen by thieves. I accidentally destroyed it. You can just find someone to reinstall it."

"Oh? Okay, I'll send someone to make arrangements right away. But...how are you these days?" Fang Daniu asked with concern and shouted into the room, "Madam, I have finished reading."

"Hey." Yang Yuhuan in the room agreed and ran quickly into the study, wearing a white dress, filling the study with a light fragrance.

Yang Yuhuan glanced at the big hole in the wall curiously, and then looked at Fang Yun, with some worry in his eyes. Fang Yun had never been studying for three or four days without seeing anyone before.

Yang Yuhuan looked at Fang Yun carefully and found that his face was rosy and plump. He didn't look like a person who hadn't slept for three days and three nights at all. He was relieved.

"I'm fine. In the future, the higher your degree, the longer it will take to study. You have to get used to it." Fang Yun said with a smile.

Yang Yuhuan's face turned slightly red. Fang Yun seemed to be smiling particularly happily today, which made her heart beat even more.

Ao Huang blinked, but saw the difference in Fang Yun's smile.

December is coming soon, and Fang Yun is about to face the divine punishment of the Moon Tree. Fang Yun is like this, probably because he doesn't want Yang Yuhuan to find any clues.

Fang Daniu, who was outside the hole in the wall, said: "Master, many people have visited in recent days. There are a basket full of invitations and greetings. I have sorted them into categories. Don't forget to read them when the time comes."

Fang Yun shook his head helplessly. He couldn't have his cake and eat it too. Since he had decided to follow the holy path, even if he was about to die, he couldn't relax. He said, "Whether it is the invitation or the greeting card, I won't read it. I have to prepare for the exam." , just give me those important documents."

"yes."

"I'll prepare lunch for you." Yang Yuhuan waved to Nunu happily, and then took the little fox to cook.

The inkstone on the table crawled around on the table angrily, looking sideways at Fang Yun from time to time.

Fang Yun reached out to touch the official seal, which contained a large number of letters.

Most of these letters were to congratulate him on getting the treasure on the Dragon Climbing Platform and becoming a Holy Master. There were also many well-informed friends who comforted him, saying that the Moon Tree Divine Punishment had not been used for many years, so its power might not be as powerful as the rumors said.

However, Fang Yun knew very well that the last time the demon world used the Moon Tree Divine Punishment was to deal with Kong Sheng. It had been more than a thousand years, and the Moon Tree Divine Punishment must have accumulated more power over the years.

Fang Yun looked at it and found that a letter was different from the others. It was from the head of the Meng family.

"Fang Yun! You have to return all the belongings of our Meng family within three days. If you don't return them, the Meng family will regard you as an enemy and list you as an enemy of the family!"

Fang Yun looked at the time when the letter was sent and saw that it had been three days.

Enemies of aristocratic families are unusual. It is a unique way of punishing non-aristocratic families by the Holy Family. The premise is that the person being punished has committed an unforgivable crime against a certain aristocratic family.

This means that from now on, all the saints' families must reject Fang Yun. Unless the Holy Court determines that Fang Yun is not wrong, all the properties, power, etc. belonging to the saints' families will reject Fang Yun, and all the saints' families will reject Fang Yun. None of his children are allowed to associate with Fang Yun, and even any Jinshi from the All Saints family can directly fight against Fang Yun!

This is the unique right of the All Saints Family, and was originally intended to protect the family's privileges from infringement.

Fang Yun reached out and pulled out the Yinjiang Bei from the Fierce Lord Meng Lintang.