Although Ge Hong has not had much contact with Shen Zhezi and has been deliberately estranged, he still has a lot of understanding of Shen Zhezi's personality. Although Shen Zhezi seems to be magnanimous and elegant, and has the humility of blending in with the crowd and being courteous to the people, there is a kind of arrogance in his heart, which will always be inadvertently revealed.

This is also one of the reasons why Ge Hong has always had a respectful and distant attitude towards Shen Zhezi, if a person with such a personality is just a person with different family backgrounds and positions, it is at most just a difference between the outside and the outside, and it is a normal situation.

But Shen Zhezi happens to have a noble family background, a very high position, and he has the ability to guide the world. Therefore, this kind of person is particularly terrifying, and what is the manifestation of his appearance, it has all kinds of considerations and purposes, but he has always been calm and indifferent in his heart, and he will not give enough respect to people at all.

Such a person, how good and evil are no longer judged, if they really want to cause any harm to the world, it is definitely not comparable to thieves such as Liu and Shi, and Hu Zhong's cruelty to the world is at most a cruel killing. But once such a person is evil, his means are too many to guard against, and even make people involuntarily happy to follow it and be willing to be an accomplice.

Therefore, Ge Hong's estrangement from Shen Zhezi, in addition to his own different interests, also carries a kind of awe that he is helpless and unable to dissolve.

And the words that Shen Zhezi talked about today also confirmed Ge Hong's feelings about his character, which is simply a lawless and fearless fanatic. If he is just an ordinary person who is depressed and despairing, it can still be said that he is angry for a while, and the words come from Shen Zhezi's mouth, it means that this is his true thoughts!

However, what shocked Ge Hong even more was that after listening to Shen Zhezi's words of despising the sages and the world, in addition to the urge to cover his ears and run away, he was still a little excited!

Although Ge Hong is the current Jiangdong Heavenly Master Dao Grandmaster, he is not a figure who is obsessed with Xuanxuan, he has always advocated the use of Xuantian Confucianism, and has been committed to integrating the theory of Gangchang Mingjiao with the precepts and rules of Xuandao, in order to make Tianshi Dao more widely recognized by the mainstream.

It is precisely because of this upheld that Shen Zhezi's words that are weaker than the sages brought to Ge Hong can be imagined. Compared with the so-called celebrities who were prosperous in metaphysics and talked about leisurely in China and the DPRK, Ge Hong paid more attention to the significance of the Gangchang Famous Religion to the whole world.

Therefore, Ge Hong is a person who respects the Xuandao and abides by the etiquette and law, in fact, most of the famous people in the Heavenly Master Dao have this kind of duplicity, or they have pragmatic thoughts in addition to worshipping the void. Only by fitting into mainstream values can many of their religious theories be packaged and sold and accepted by more people.

This is also reflected in Ge Hong's dislike of integrity, although he does not approve of many behaviors and practices of the Shen family, especially Shen Zhezi, he is still willing to accept donations and funding from the Shen family. This is the quality and attitude that a religious figure must have, because once the contradiction is too acute and the conflict is too intense, they can only suffer.

At least for now, the Heavenly Master Dao is to convince people from above, and to convince people from below, and any confrontation with the mainstream, especially those in power, is just asking for unhappiness.

For example, at present, the Heavenly Master Dao in Jiangdong has almost become a plaything in the hands of the Shen family, and the original foundation of the house record preaching and the worship of believers have long been seized by the powerful portal headed by the Shen family, in other words, whether it is human or financial resources, they no longer have their own source channels, and they have established their vassal status as dependent on them.

And the Wuzhong Lu Shijun, who is hidden in the Tao, can be said to have been reduced to Shen Zhezi's palm, and is keen to study some Taoist rites and Jiao, although he is also promoting the development of Taoism, but he no longer has an independent status.

It was precisely because he understood what kind of person Ge Hong was that Shen Zhezi dared to say such things in front of him. Although Shen Zhezi has a lofty reputation now, and the way of the world today is not deeply controlled by Confucianism and etiquette, and there is no lack of worldly style, if his theory is really spread, it will inevitably be attacked by some defenders and even metaphysical people.

The saint does not die, and the thief does not stop, although there is an ancient saying of Zhuangzi. However, Shen Zhezi proposed that it was fundamentally different from Zhuangzi, who was not in line with the stream, while Shen Zhezi revealed a kind of ambition to replace it, and he had the same attitude as Confucius towards ghosts and gods as Confucius did towards ghosts and gods.

As a religious person, although Ge Hong also obeyed the religion, this was a means for him to gain recognition, not a belief in it, which was also a pragmatic adaptation. As long as it can be determined that it is beneficial to it, there is nothing that cannot be absorbed and fused, which is also one of the reasons why Shen Zhezi and Ge Hong want to discuss this step.

But even so, Ge Hong still can't accept Shen Zhezi's statement: "If the scriptures and righteousness are ignored, then what is the existence of morality?" Every man boasts of his own standards, and to whom does the people obey? Fathers and sons cannot follow the obedience, brothers each hold heresy, the way of the world is so important to the outline, it is not taken from the order, everyone is from this, so that they can be in their own positions, and chaos will not be born. The Metropolitan Governor was originally a virtuous minister who was in chaos, so perverse and heretical is really not to be taken lightly! ”

The reason why he said this was not as a seeker who was obsessed with the path of immortals, but as a religious leader who was expected by the people, and upheld the social responsibility he carried.

Hearing Ge Hong say this, Shen Zhezi also became solemn. Although the old gentleman is still denying himself in his words, since he is still willing to talk about it, this shows that at least he partially agrees with his point of view, thus pointing out the biggest logical loophole in his words, that is, there is no standard.

Standards are the most important definition of how good or bad things are, and once a broad argument is widespread, it is terrible to have no standards.

For example, the Confucian Yangming Xinxue, because there is no standard, is also the most complex and fierce doctrine of the genre. The study of mind pays attention to seeking inward, conscience, and seeking from outside, which causes what kind of achievements you have achieved or what kind of state you have reached, which is based on your self as the standard, and cannot be objectively judged.

So which school of thought is the orthodoxy of mind? I think I am, the rest are heretics, how can this mentality coexist peacefully. And once you have a universally recognized orthodoxy of mind, it means that you still have to look outward to prove yourself, and you have deviated from it.

Of course, the greatest value of the study of mind lies in the affirmation of personal value, so on this basis, the old theory can be revitalized.

Even if it is not a doctrine, even ordinary things will become chaotic once they do not have a standard, so we must advocate the same book and the same track, and unify weights and measures.

Shen Zhezi's rejection of the sages is not aimed at a certain former sage, but directly questions the coexistence and coexistence mode of ancient inheritance and maintenance between people and people, and between people and heaven and earth, and this is where the value of the existence of Jingyi lies, where the Tao lies.

Shen Zhezi said with a smile: "The reason why the father is the father and the reason why the son is the son is Mr. Gai's people refer to it. There may be different names in the north and the south, but there is no change in the essence of flesh and blood inheritance. Lu Ming Youyou, Ma Ming hissed, and it was not Qin Shiquan's false finger to be easy. Men, women and children, dressed in spring and autumn, but the texture of silk and linen. It can be known that heaven and earth have their own laws, and they will never be changed by the expositions of sages and strong beams. ”

"There is a heavenly pole outside the heavenly pole, there is a distant Yi outside the far yi, Xiao Han has become a star by itself, Yuan Qi is subtle, there is no lack of eternity in eternity, and there is still great power in addition to manpower. The viviparous ovarian beasts and birds have the winning ability to gallop and soar. Mr. has been immersed in the mystical path for a long time, but he is still trapped in this worldly body, traveling less than a thousand miles a day, jumping over the size, and entering this point, when can he reach the fairy realm of eating and drinking dew and rising against the wind? ”

Hearing Shen Zhezi's serious ridicule of his shallowness, even if Ge Hong had a high level of cultivation, he couldn't be calm for a while, and said coldly: "I don't know that most of the governors are also well aware of the saying of the immortal Fang family. ”

"I can't reach the highest perfection in cultivating this person's body, how dare I hope to be able to reach the realm of immortal fun like Mr. However, there is always something common in the world, I am sensitive to personnel, and I just speculate in the fairy road. For example, the business that Mr. is obsessed with, although he has widely learned from the ancient seclusion and lofty theories, he still has to bow down to mine gold and bronze and burn Dan food in order to be proficient in Taoism. How much is hidden in heaven and earth, Mr. is everyone, and I am beyond my reach. ”

Shen Zhezi paused for a moment, and then continued: "Speaking of this, I would like to ask Mr., why do people and things always have to be restrained to the ground and not dance in the air? Even if the branches and leaves are high and the tree ends, they dance in the wind for a while, and eventually fall to the ground? ”

"When the qi is transformed, the natural pure ones ascend, and the turbid ones precipitate. Metropolitan Governor Gao Zhiminda, why do you need to ask people about this subtle reason? ”

Hearing Ge Hong's explanation, Shen Zhezi also had to sigh that the ancients understood that it was a bit excessive, so he asked again: "I also know that the characters are turbid, but how much is the difference, I don't know how much it is possible to weigh?" For example, my husband and I are very clean, but if I really jump into the air, my husband may not be able to beat me by a few points. ”

"Ridiculous! This is ridiculous! How can turbidity be judged because of this! ”

For Shen Zhezi's such a mean question, Ge Hong didn't have words to fight back, but when he saw the other party's serious expression, he felt that Xia Worm couldn't speak, such an obsessive person, it was useless to say anything.

However, Shen Zhezi had the happiness of strong words, and continued: "The qi is transformed, the upper is clear and the bottom is turbid, how can the force guide the separation? I have recently skimmed Mr. Gao's writings, but I have noticed that the old theories are mostly obsessed with seeking clarity, but they rarely have the power to chase them. All things in heaven and earth are gathered by their own qi, but they are also added by their own power. I can be superior to Mr., and it is not to win with pure quality, but to win by strength.

People and things have their own differences in weight, which is the embodiment of heaven and earth on material resources, catkins are light, and a little wind power can dissolve material resources and dance up. Things are always quiet and steady, all because of the application of material forces, in order to present their own posture. Mr. is alone in the pure quality, but he is less aware of material resources, which is the secret peep in the hole, which is rare and big. The air is ethereal and immeasurable, and the force can be concretely pondered. ”

Speaking of this, Shen Zhezi saw that Ge Hong had turned into a frown, and then said with a smile: "I'm here, but the darkness outside the door is not as knowledgeable as Mr. Even if this delusion is made, it is out of utilitarian thoughts. If the power of all things in this heaven and earth can be cut and determined, and the essence of its transformation can be obtained, then what power cannot be borrowed? What is the difference between me and the celestials? Isn't it a kind of Dharma path nature to get it, to cultivate it in its virtue, and to be all in its virtue? ”