Chapter 1124: Half of the Tao Te Ching

But the ancestor of Shuijing obviously had a unique sour energy of Confucianism, and he was not perfunctory by Murong Feng's light explanation, but said more truthfully: "Miss Zhao, the way of the sage lies in educating the common people, so that the ancestors can understand benevolence, righteousness and morality, and be able to distinguish between good and evil. Otherwise, the ancestors are no different from the beasts, and there is no inheritance to the future generations, so that the future generations can learn from the wisdom of the ancestors and learn various ways of survival. Imagine that if there is no inheritance, we will have no clothes to cover our shame, no food to eat, no high-rise buildings to live in, no scriptures to read, and naturally no exercises to learn. Therefore, I and other human races can stand proudly in Jiuzhou, and today's glory is due to the merits of the saint's education. Therefore, from ancient times to the present, only I, the Confucian Holy Master, can be called holy. ”

Murong Feng's head was immediately big, but what this old sour Confucian said was irrefutable, after all, when it came to the ability of mouth cannons, these Confucian students were born with a full level, so they could only quickly admit their mistakes with a wry smile: "Yes, yes, yes, it was a mistake by the juniors, please forgive me." ”

In fact, Murong Feng also knew in his heart that there was nothing wrong with the Holy Master who had the merit of enlightenment, but some of his ideas were a little out of place at that time, so he would be displaced all his life and never be valued by that vassal state.

It's just that later, a group of Confucian disciples who came to power read the good scriptures of the sages crookedly, and even created things like Cheng Zhu Lixue that distorted human nature to torture the entire Chinese civilization. So much so that in the end, Confucianism was directly distorted into a shackle that imprisoned human thought, and it was only by letting the later true sage break the shackles to make Chinese civilization reborn.

However, the right and wrong in this cannot be directly applied to the Confucianism on the Tian Yuan Continent, after all, these are two worlds with completely different values and civilization development processes.

Seeing that Murong Feng could admit his mistake so sincerely, the Water Mirror Ancestor immediately showed a gratified expression that he could teach.

The sword idiot and the blood drinking true monarch on the side both had a smile on the corner of their mouths slightly upturned, obviously they knew very well that the consequences of being targeted by an old sour man were definitely a hundred times more painful than killing him directly.

But the old Taoist sitting on the other side had to interject: "Although the way of education of the Confucian masters is worthy of the admiration and respect of future generations, we should not forget the merits of the sages, but the way of education is only one of the thousands of avenues, and we should not show its status too much and ignore the other avenues." ”

When Lao Dao said this, he immediately made the Water Mirror Ancestor unhappy, if it weren't for the identity of the other party's predecessors, maybe he would have to spray directly.

Murong Feng didn't want to be inexplicably involved in the dispute between Confucianism and Taoism, so he hurriedly smiled and persuaded: "The way of heaven is beneficial and harmless; The way of the saint is indisputable. Why should the two seniors argue over something that has no result? ”

Murong Feng didn't know her casual words, but the two old guys seemed to have been struck by lightning, and they stood on the spot!

Lao Dao's eyes were dull and he kept muttering: "The way of heaven is beneficial and harmless." ”

And the Ancestor of the Water Mirror also kept repeating: "The way of the saint is not to fight." ”

The two old men seemed to be enchanted, and the more they thought about it, the brighter their eyes became, shining like searchlights.

Murong Feng immediately secretly said that he was going to suffer, knowing that he must have said something that he shouldn't have said. Stand on your toes and be ready to slip away.

The sword idiot said to Murong Feng with a curious face: "What do these two sentences mean?" ”

Murong Feng rolled his eyes speechlessly and said: "To put it bluntly: the law of nature is beneficial to things, but harmless to things; The law of the saints is for charity, not for contention. ”

The sword idiot was still at a loss, feeling that these two big vernacular words did not contain any profound truth. But he knew that these two sentences were simply an initiation for the two old men, as if they had suddenly opened.

After returning to his soul, the Water Mirror Ancestor directly stood up and bowed deeply to Murong Feng, and said respectfully: "The sage said: There must be my teacher in the threesome. Today, Miss Zhao's proverb is enough for the old man to read thousands of books, please accept the old man's gift. ”

Murong Feng was startled, and hurriedly got up to avoid it: "Mr. is serious, and the little woman is just picking up people's teeth, but she can't afford to be a big gift from Mr." "Just kidding, if she really received a great Confucian gift today, she wouldn't want to go to the street safely in the future.

The Water Mirror Ancestor smiled slightly: "Master, gather the wisdom of the sages to teach and solve doubts for future generations. Miss Zhao's casual proverb today is enough to make the old man use it endlessly in his life, and he deserves to be worshiped by the old man. ”

Murong Feng threatened: "Mr. Shuijing, if you do this again, I will hide from you when I see you in the future!" ”

The Water Mirror Ancestor couldn't help but laugh, and finally stopped insisting on saluting Murong Feng.

At this time, the old Taoist asked: "Dare to ask if these two proverbs were left by that master?" ”

"Huh? Don't you know? Murong Feng said with a look of surprise: "This is the last sentence of the Tao Te Ching." ”

"What !!" Lao Dao's color immediately changed, and he suddenly got up and said in disbelief: "Tao Te Ching?!" No way! "Tao Te Ching" is obviously only the first half of the book circulated in the world, how can you know the last sentence ......, can you say that you have seen the whole "Tao Te Ching"? ”

Murong Feng was immediately stunned, no wonder this old Dao didn't know "The way of heaven is beneficial and harmless; The way of the saint is indisputable. The origin of this sentence.

"Exactly." Murong Feng smiled and said, "The Tao is Tao, it is very Tao." The name is famous, and the name is not very famous. The beginning of the nameless world. The mother of all things. Therefore, there is often no desire to observe the wonder. There is often a desire to observe it. These two have the same name and different names, and they are the same mysteries. Mysterious and mysterious, the door of all wonders. ”

"That's right, that's right! This is the first paragraph of the opening chapter of the Tao Te Ching! Lao Dao was so excited that he couldn't control himself for a while, rubbed his hands and scratched his head, and said nervously: "That, dare to ask how to exchange the entire text of the Tao Te Ching for the poor Dao?" Say what you want! Poor Dao will do everything he can to get it for you! ”

It is enough to let a Venerable Cave Void say these words enough to show the importance of the Tao Te Ching to Taoism, so that any conditions are promised in one go.

The Water Mirror Ancestor on the side was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly got up and said goodbye. After all, it is a matter of Taoist inheritance, and it is a bit inappropriate for him to continue to stay here, although there are still many questions to ask this mysterious Zhao girl, but there must be opportunities in the future.

Murong Feng didn't keep it, but still let the Blood Drink True Monarch personally send this great Confucian away. The sword idiot is not interested in the so-called Taoist scriptures, after all, this thing has long been rotten on the earth. So he also consciously got up and left, leaving only Murong Feng and Lao Dao to sit opposite each other.

The two of them sat for a day, and they didn't even attend the opening ceremony of the lively knife raising conference outside.

The sword idiot didn't know what ulterior deal the two had reached, but seeing Murong Feng's appearance of a little fox stealing a chicken, he knew that the old Tao must have been bleeding heavily for the "Tao Te Ching" that was half a rotten street.

"Is the opening ceremony of the Raising Knife Conference lively?" Murong Feng, who was in a good mood, asked curiously at the dining table.

The Blood Drink True Monarch was busy with many matters of the Sword Raising Conference and did not come back with the sword idiot, and the old Dao left directly after discussing the conditions with Murong Feng. The mansion was deserted for a while, leaving only Murong Feng and the sword idiot and a few old servants. So there were only four simple dishes and one soup on the table in front of the two, but the pots were large enough for seven or eight strong men to eat together.

"It's hilarious." The sword idiot said while paddling his meal: "The various sects and heroes from all walks of life who came to watch the ceremony gathered together, and almost the entire summer palace square was occupied. ”

The summer palace in the mouth of the sword idiot is located at the south gate of the Shendaomen court, and the entire square covers an area of more than 400,000 square meters, which is enough for nearly one million people.

The sword idiot took a sip of soup and continued to sigh: "I originally thought that this sword raising conference was just as written, the sect master of the Divine Sword Sect and a group of elders took turns to speak on the stage and show their faces, and then announced the start of the sword raising conference, and then everyone went straight to the Divine Weapon Workshop with spirit stone treasures to buy their favorite magic weapons and spiritual weapons. But what I saw and heard today really opened my eyes, what kind of sword raising conference is this, it is almost a military parade. It's a shame you didn't go, it was a spectacular scene. ”

The sword idiot chattered endlessly: "The Heavenly Army is in the first batch to appear, and all the soldiers in the foundation building period are 30,000 elites, and the ones they wear are all standard magic weapons in their hands. Followed by the Futu Army, all demon beast cavalry, both human and beast armored, just like a tank. The third batch of people who appeared were our old acquaintances, and the Japanese army, and all kinds of flying battleships alone almost covered the entire sky. ”

The sword idiot breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a deep voice: "And the last to appear is the most mysterious Divine Sword Guard in the history of the Divine Sword Sect, there are three hundred people, but they are all monks in the Yuan Infant Stage, if you are left in several other armies, you can be a general, and if it is other sects, it is definitely the backbone." But this Divine Sword Sect actually organized and trained a full three hundred Yuanying Cultivators into an army, and there was no one in this kind of trench. It seems that some of the recent rumors are true. ”

"What rumors?" Murong Feng asked.

The sword idiot said nervously: "I'm also hearsay, I heard that the Divine Sword Sect has been unwilling to live in a corner with the rapid expansion of strength in the past few hundred years. ”

"How?" Murong Feng was surprised and said, "The Divine Sword Sect wants to expand externally?" But with the sea to the east, the Jinguang Temple to the south, the Heavenly Star Sect to the west, and the wild forest to the north, where can he expand? ”

"North!" The sword idiot said bluntly: "I also listened to the analysis of a master, you think, the Eastern Wilderness Sea in the east must be no fun, even if the Divine Sword Gate can be occupied, it will not be able to live or develop on the bottom of the sea, after all, the cost is too great." The Jinguang Temple in the south is a nail pierced by the Buddha Gate in Bailuzhou, and the Shendaomen dare to attack the Jinguang Temple, and it will definitely be strongly rebounded by the Buddha Gate, so it is not very likely. Not to mention the Tianxing Sect in the west, the old powerhouse, the foundation is there, and the territory is bigger than the Divine Sword Gate and the Golden Light Temple combined, the Divine Sword Gate can't swallow it at all, maybe it will support itself. So only the Borderlands to the north are their target. ”

Murong Feng pondered for a moment as he pulled the meal, then nodded: "Indeed, as you said, if the Divine Sword Sect really wants to expand externally, only the vast wild forests in the north are the best choice. I finally understood why the Jin family swallowed a bad breath and didn't have a seizure, it turned out that the Northern Expedition of the Divine Sword Sect was imminent, and at this time, whoever wanted to provoke internal contradictions in the sect would be strongly suppressed by all parties. ”

The sword idiot was surprised: "Isn't that Yang Xiu's kid's life safe for the time being?" ”

Murong Feng shook his head and said, "I can't say, I have to see the progress of the Northern Expedition of the Divine Sword Gate." If the Northern Expedition goes well, maybe that kid still has a chance to survive, and if the Northern Expedition suffers a setback, then the Jin family will definitely use the problem to attack the faction of the Blood Drinking True Monarch. It seems that the head of the Jin family is not a stupid person, he knows that he has a good card in his hand, so he is not in a hurry to make a move. ”

The sword idiot shook his head and sighed: "I only saw the ambition of the Divine Sword Sect, but I didn't see the intrigue within them, or you are powerful, you can deduce so many things based on this information alone." ”

Murong Feng comforted: "It's okay, ignorance is sometimes a blessing. ”

"Are you despising me?" The sword idiot didn't have a good airway.

Murong Feng smiled and continued to draw dinner.

The sword idiot snorted twice and asked, "Will you go to the night market later?" This sword raising conference was held for seven consecutive days, and on this first day, monks from all sides gathered, and the night market outside the Divine Soldier Workshop was absolutely lively, and maybe you could pick up some treasures. ”

"I think you've seen too much fantasy, fantasizing about this unrealistic encounter every day." Murong Feng snorted with disdain, then nodded directly and said, "Hurry up and finish eating, let's go!" ”

"If you have the ability, you will refuse!" The sword idiot said with a black line on his face.

"Cut, what's so exciting about visiting the stall night market, what do you think this is?" Murong Feng smiled and took out two cyan jade plates.

The sword idiot immediately recognized the origin of this object and exclaimed, "Isn't this the entrance name plate of the Divine Soldier Workshop?" Where did you get it? The Blood Drink True Monarch gave it to you? ”

"Cut, how could that old boy get this thing?" Murong Feng snorted and said, "I knocked it from Lao Dao. ”

The sword idiot said embarrassedly: "How many good things did you extort from that old Taoist with half of the rotten "Tao Te Ching"? Hurry up and show them all to me! ”

"Go, go, the real good things haven't arrived yet, what are you anxious about." Murong Feng took out a jade plaque and threw it to the sword idiot, urging: "Hurry up and finish eating, if you go late, maybe you won't be able to find a good baby." ”

The sword idiot carefully put away the identity jade plate and reminded: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, leave a line to see you in the future." If that old Taoist knows that this Tao Te Ching is not a valuable thing at all, I see how you will face the pursuit and killing of a Cave Void Venerable. ”

"Cut, God knows this, you know and I know, as long as you don't say it, how can the old Tao know." Murong Feng snorted.

The sword idiot said speechlessly: "I think you are smart but you are mistaken by cleverness, don't forget that we have another identity, gamers!" Since we're gamers, who says it's only the two of us who can come here? ”