Cui Shan, the head of the Cui family, followed closely and said: "Our Cui family and the Wang family have similar meanings, with Mr. Li here, we can rest assured!" ”

His words were more straightforward, and he explained Li Zhi's reason in one bite.

Seeing the hesitation of the head of the Zheng family, Li Zhi interjected in time:

"More trust from the two family heads, but since ancient times, seven families with five surnames have been one family, if they can't reach an agreement, I will never invite one family alone, otherwise there will be a suspicion of making fun of each other's dislikes. To be honest, with the strength of Zhengqing Wenqitang, he is completely able to undertake this matter independently, but you are the head dragon of the ground, and I came first for etiquette! ”

He waved his hand and stopped Cui Cheng's pre-remarks:

"As for the royal family surnamed Li, if something is not good to hide anywhere, why hide alone in your territory that has not left Henan Province? My so-called asylum was actually only symbolic, some unknown junior, or a remnant of royal power! If you really have the crime of exterminating the family, I will let them hide here? ”

Taiping continued, "Mr. Li told me yesterday that no matter how big the business is, it also needs connections and geographical advantages, and the connection of the ports at both ends of the Bohai Bay is only one of them, and more importantly, there are countless large and small ports surrounded by the inland, which need the help of the locals, and Dengzhou Port is only one of them!" ”

The two seem to be inconsistent, but in fact there is only one core topic, this is to give you a chance, and the future development will surpass all the entry points of the gate lord clan, you will know how to do it if you understand, and if you don't understand it, there is no need for us to cooperate with people with this kind of intelligence.

But the two of them knew that in their current state, these people would not have a deeper association, so Li Zhi directly rejected the plan of a certain family to participate in a private name.

This is the end of the topic, and he quickly shifts his focus:

"Lord Wang, aren't the four of you showing that the Japanese state has export trade? The head of the Lu family and Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping had discussed before, and they would cooperate in this matter, and Her Royal Highness the Princess would hand over the benefits in this regard to the martial family! ”

Hearing that it didn't match what she had communicated before, Taiping looked at Li Zhi, and Li Zhi would give her a knowing smile, and she stopped making a sound.

In fact, Li Zhi knew that the Xue family would not have a good life for a few years, and once the two Xue Shao brothers were involved in the rebellion, the Xue family would be as if it did not exist, and the silver handed over to them by Taiping would of course be redistributed.

Li Zhi's plan is to hand over that part of the proceeds to the martial arts, and it won't be too much anyway, so he will spend money to buy a Taiping, uh, it's a bit of a mouthful.

Another benefit is to confuse the Wu family's attention, so as to offset the adverse effect of Taiping seeking benefits for the surname Li.

Wang Yan said with a smile: "The head of the Lu family has asked someone to bring a message before, and the four of us are in favor of this point, and some things really need Her Royal Highness the princess to negotiate, similar to the export of brocade weaving, almost the entire Tang Dynasty is staring at it, and there are often people behind it who make some small moves, resulting in the Japanese merchants who know how to use this to reduce the price, and the return of money is becoming more and more untimely!" ”

He was not the only one present, many people found the mystery in Li Zhi's words, if Taiping was getting this extra money for the martial arts, it would be of great use in the next ten years.

And with the samurai benefiting first, the matter of Bohai Bay can also be operated, that is the big head, at least in the first few years, the samurai will only think that it is a normal business cooperation.

Cui Cheng finally had a chance to speak, "Your Highness, Mr. Li, the head of the Lu family has talked to me about this matter, I happened to be in Taiyuan at the time, and after I came back, I discussed it with the families, and unanimously agreed that if Her Royal Highness the princess is interested, we can give two components, and we don't need the contribution of the copper plate of Her Royal Highness!" ”

In fact, there was any unanimous agreement, it was just a casual remark of the people present at the time.

Cui Cheng is the younger brother of the head of the Cui family, and he can be half of the family, and he himself has grown in status in the four families, and he also knows some core affairs, and it just so happens that this matter is one of his knowledge.

The martial arts practitioner was already in a hurry, so when the Cui family master and the Zheng family master had not spoken, they trespassed without permission, because he knew very well the huge benefits of Taiping joining in.

Cui Shan, the head of the Cui family, said it well, but fortunately, Zheng Yihe, the head of the Zheng family, took over the reason in time: "Yes, but the two elements are just verbal, if Her Royal Highness the princess thinks it is unreasonable, you can put forward your idea." ”

Taiping subconsciously looked at Li Zhi, knowing that this move would attract the attention of others, Li Zhi also had to speak: "Twenty percent is a lot, I think it is reasonable!" ”

Seeing that Taiping nodded to himself with a smile, Li Zhi continued:

"The princess came forward, first of all, to say hello to other merchants, at least the first line of the Wa Kingdom, there is your franchise, at present, including the Wa Kingdom, the paper business of the small countries around the Tang Dynasty, Princess Taiping has also taken it down, and she will further develop those countries in the future. Moreover, if you encounter any trouble with the relevant customs and ports, you can also find her directly, and the garment export trade of Zhengqing Wenqitang will also be handed over to you! ”

Perhaps the carelessness before coming to consciousness, Taiping added at this time:

"Don't rush to conclusions, let's discuss it afterwards, we're going to stay here for two days! And whether the two things are cooperative or not, it does not affect the relationship between them. Isn't that the same way? ”

Everyone laughed, and after another exchange about business, the elders at the same table who had not spoken for a long time couldn't help but speak.

It was Wang Huantang, Wang Yan's grandfather, who spoke: "We are old, and we can't ask about business for a long time!" I finally caught the time, so I wanted to ask Mr. Li about health care! ”

Shandong Gaomen all believe in Confucianism, this sect also has a method of health preservation, called "Confucian Health Road", and Taoist health preservation is still very different. That's why he asked.

Confucianism talks about respect, emphasizing that the best way to regulate spiritual health is to reduce material desires, and it is normal for there to be desires in life, but only under the conditions of social permission to realize desires, not excessive demands, which needs to follow the principle of "etiquette".

Taoism, on the other hand, is about stillness, and the "Tao" advocated by Taoism refers to the nature of all things in heaven and earth and the laws of their natural cycles. Only when people's life activities conform to the laws of nature can they live longer, and the standard for meeting them is to practice qi.

There is also a Buddhist family that talks about purity, and this method is to concentrate the mind on a dharma realm and study it wholeheartedly, so it is called Zen meditation. In the process of practicing meditation, there are methods of adjusting the body, regulating qi, and resting the mind and meditating, and meditation qigong is only the form or basis of meditation, not the purpose of meditation.

This view is similar to that of Taoism, which has the effect of strengthening the body but prolonging illness, and the health practitioner integrates this into the Breath Guided Fitness Exercise, which has become a fitness exercise characterized by meditation.

This asked Li Zhi, he is a cultivator, of course, he regards Taoist health preservation as the most, but in the birthplace of Confucianism, he can only give a general concept: "Haha, old man, you are embarrassed junior, I don't dare to judge myself who is right and wrong!" ”

"It doesn't matter, your Taoism pays attention to inclusiveness, and our Confucianism also advocates that it is suitable for all things, it doesn't matter if there are differences, the key is how to effectively learn from each other's strengths!"

Li Zhi had no choice but to smile and say:

"When I was young, I could only talk about some common ground, including Buddhism and medicine. Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and medicine have inherited and developed the idea of "curing diseases before they occur" in the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing", and put forward the theory of nourishing nature as the principle of health preservation. All emphasize spiritual nourishment, advocating that diet and nourishment conform to the physiological and pathological characteristics of the elderly, so the method of old-age care must be based on the nature of heaven and harmony, and take care of the changes of the four seasons, so as to be old and strong. Including daily care, drug support, medical treatment, etc., in my opinion, the differences, skip it, these are enough! ”

Obviously, Wang Huantang was very dissatisfied with Li Zhi's general statement, and his words were reasonable, but they were too simple and straightforward: "Mr. Li, about alchemy, Taoism, Buddhism, and medicine all exist, but Confucianism lacks this technique, what do you think?" ”

Li Zhi laughed, "Old man, this question is very sharp, can I choose not to answer?" ”

The whole hall laughed, they all knew Li Zhi's difficulty, and they also knew that Wang Huantang raised this question, it was indeed difficult for some strongmen, if you want a pagan to talk about various religions, of course he only thought that his own beliefs were more transcendent.

But it's not easy for others to stop Wang Huantang, as the saying goes, there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, he is so old, no one dares to disrespect him.

But it was another hundred-year-old man who persuaded Li Zhi:

"Huantang Ancestor's temperament is like this, Mr. Li don't be surprised! But he had no intention of embarrassing Mr., but this question has been buried in his heart for many years, and he has recently seen and taken the Taoist elixir in person, so he finally can't help it, you just have to tell the truth. ”

Seeing Wang Huantang's frequent nods, Li Zhicai said:

"I still talk about my views as a cultivator, and many people think that Confucianism does not practice when they see Taoists doing alchemy and Buddhists meditating. In fact, Confucianism also practiced, and sacrifice was their practice. First of all, I also agree with this, but there is one thing that I have to say, why is it that in the cultivation world, even the cultivation world, and even in myths and legends, there are few Confucian powers to mention? At least I haven't seen a Confucian cultivator with extremely high cultivation, who is Uncle Cui's current first-level master, and I also helped him to ascend, haven't Confucian believers realized something from it? ”

At this moment, all the Confucian believers at the scene looked a little solemn.

Originally, Taiping was holding the psychology of watching the excitement, but at this moment, he also frequently glanced at Li Zhizhi, signaling that he could not speak too sincerely.

Li Zhi didn't care about this, and asked himself:

"I am willing to analyze the shortcomings of Confucianism in the spirit of objective rationality. This is because according to the spirit of seeking truth from facts in Confucianism, it is not the right attitude to turn a blind eye to the shortcomings of Confucianism, and it is not the right attitude to see the shortcomings and not to abandon them and extract the essence. ”

After a little rhetorical organization, he continued:

"After the emergence of Confucianism, there were Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi's pre-Qin Confucianism, and Dong Zhongshu's exclusive respect for Confucianism and the idea of the unity of heaven and man, but I think that many primitive teachings are not immutable, just like a towering tree, there will inevitably be branches and leaves that slope out from the side, and Confucianism has also bred some drawbacks in the long-term development. For example, the concept of learning and excellence has caused the prevalence of the official-oriented concept in traditional society; For example, overemphasizing patriarchy and democratizing decision-making without it are the most likely to lead to institutional corruption; When it comes to specific practice, I think that Confucianism overemphasizes moral cultivation, cultivating virtue and achieving noble morality, which is not harmful in itself, but if we overemphasize the rule of virtue and ignore physical cultivation, we will never be able to jump out of the inherent shackles of emphasizing realism and humanistic knowledge! ”

After he finished speaking in one breath, he did not usher in the anger he imagined, or his face changed suddenly, perhaps because the three Yishou Pills played a huge role.