Chapter 1306 Zhu Zi!

Li Junxian stood at the door and took a hasty glance. Among these "students", he found a lot of literary and moral ministers, but here, they didn't have the slightest pretense of being courtiers, and they were all reading intently. A scripture in front of you.

"This is... old master!"

Right at the forefront of the crowd, seeing an old man in a plain robe kneeling on the ground, Li Junxian was startled and recognized him abruptly.

The old man kneeling in the thatched cottage, who looked no different from other old Confucians and Great Confucians, was none other than Zhan Zhongmi, the old Grand Master of the Tang Dynasty. An old grand teacher who was highly respected in the Tang Dynasty, famous all over the world, and even the emperor respected him, actually sat there on his knees like a student, studying scriptures and borrowing knowledge.

If it gets out, it may cause a sensation in the world.

Moreover, the old grand master is already close to eighty years old, and there are not many people who are qualified to be his teacher and let him perform the gift of disciple.

However, Li Junxian knew that the person in the thatched cottage was precisely the one who was qualified to teach the old grand master. Because he is the spiritual leader of Confucianism in the whole world. It is the only existence that can call itself a "son" since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and after the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Zhu Zi!

A teacher who is enshrined and respected by all Confucians in the world!

A "Confucian leader" who was pursued by Emperor Gaozong and tried everything possible to welcome him into the palace, but was rejected. As a last resort, he built a palace for him and wanted to stay here, in the capital, and by his side!

A man who lived for more than 120 years, once commented on the Four Books and Five Classics, including the "Analects" of Confucius, the Dacheng sage, and spread it all over the world. "Four Books and Five Classics", especially "The Analects", which is the sacred scripture of Confucianism.

It is the scriptures annotated by the sages of the Spring and Autumn Period!

This kind of scriptures cannot be interpreted by anyone who wants to interpret it. If you don’t have enough knowledge, if you interpret it rashly and spread it, you may be accused by Wan Fu. At that time, although the world is big, there will be no place for shelter. Being able to comment on "The Analects of Confucius", one can imagine the depth of knowledge, the prosperity of morality, and the high status.

He was born in the era of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, and was called into the palace by Gaozu at the age of eight to play against Gaozu.

Later, he had a confrontation with Emperor Taizong, and was invited by Taizu to be the prime minister, but was declined, saying that he was regarded as a living saint of the Tang Dynasty.

Although he had never entered the main court, there were not a few of his disciples who served as prime ministers, grand masters, and grand tutors. It can be said that almost all the civil servants and important officials of the dynasty, the famous Confucianists and great Confucians in the world came from his name!

This is "Zhu Zi"!

This is also the main character that Li Junxian will meet this time.

Following the eyes of these great Confucians, old Confucians, and famous Confucians, Li Junxian looked up, and saw above the school, a thin old man with white hair and beard, sitting upright in a wide robe with a high crown and a belt. Above, he was teaching Confucian classics. His face was rigid and serious, and he held a black ruler in his hand, looking extremely majestic.

The old man has already passed the age of the old man. Although the old Confucianists in the audience are old, their temples are gray and wrinkled, but in front of the old man, they immediately become like young people.

Moreover, even though he does not know martial arts, the aura of the old man is as high as a mountain, as thick as mountains, and that kind of profound knowledge is endless, which is enough to make any scholar and great Confucianist in the world awed by him.

"...Fish is what I want; bear's paw is also what I want. You can't have both, and those who give up the fish will take the bear's paw. Life is also what I want; righteousness is also what I want; You can’t have both, even those who sacrifice their lives for righteousness!”

"... Confucius said to seek benevolence, Mencius said to seek righteousness, sacrifice one's life to achieve benevolence, sacrifice one's life to obtain righteousness! Benevolence and righteousness are the foundation of the thoughts of Dacheng Zhisheng and Yasheng Mencius, and also the origin of our Confucianism. Then I understood the essence of thousands of Confucian scriptures."

Waves of economical voices floated down from above, the old man's voice was calm and soft, with a soothing power, every word seemed to speak to the depths of people's hearts,

It's a feeling of enlightenment.

And every great Confucianist and famous Confucianist in the audience, including the old Taishi, listened respectfully and thought about it carefully, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

The thatched cottage is a place of learning as well as a sacred place. Li Junxian stood at the door, not daring to make a mistake, just waiting there silently.

I don't know how long it took, with the sound of ancient and melodious bells and chimes, and with a rustling sound, the clothes danced, the class ended, and a famous scholar in the school, old scholar, Hongru finally stood up. Get up and leave in an orderly manner one by one. At the same time, a voice sounded from the ear:

"Zhu Zi is old, don't wait too long!"

Just as he was leaving, the old grand master stopped and took a deep look at Li Junxian. Li Junxian was slightly taken aback, but then nodded:

"clear!"

The old grand master didn't say much, passed by Li Junxian, and left quickly. No one noticed. And at this moment, Li Junxian heard a familiar voice.

"Jun Xian, come in!"

The voice was mellow and long, with a power to penetrate people's hearts, which made people feel that the secrets in their hearts had been completely understood before they even opened their mouths.

Li Junxian took a deep breath, calmed down, straightened his robes, and walked in respectfully without daring to be negligent.

Just a few steps away from Zhu Zi, Li Junxian stopped, then bent down, and saluted respectfully.

"Jun Xian, I have seen 'Senior Brother'!"

Li Junxian finally spoke, but the information revealed was enough to move anyone.

Known all over the world, highly respected, "Zhu Zi" who has reached the age of one hundred and twenty years old, and was bestowed by Emperor Gaozong as the "Teacher of Ten Thousand Confucianisms", is actually a brother of Li Junxian.

"sit down!"

Zhu Zigao sat on the top, his eyelids drooping slightly, stretched out a thin finger, and pointed to the position beside him, his face was calm, without the slightest wave:

"We haven't seen each other for maybe ten years?"

"yes!"

Hearing these words, Li Junxian became much quieter all of a sudden, and there was a hint of sadness on his handsome face. Ten years ago, he was only seventeen years old, but Zhu Zi was already Zhu Zi. In the past, he often entered this plum grove, entered this thatched cottage, to find this senior brother who was a hundred years older than himself.

But since that incident, he hasn't been here for a long time.

The two brothers have not communicated for a long time.

"I've heard everything about you outside!"

Zhu Zi said calmly, his hands were folded in his sleeves, his Confucian robe was hanging down, his expression was indifferent and lofty. A person has lived for so long and experienced so many things, it is already very difficult for a person to be able to shake his state of mind.

Li Junxian was silent, and said for a long time:

"Jun Xian is stupid, you have insulted senior brother!"

"Your talent is unparalleled in the world, and you are the 'son of destiny' chosen by the master. But Confucianism has the door of the inside and the outside. I am the outside, and you are the inside. You should know that I don't interfere with the affairs of Confucianism. !"

Zhu Zi shook his head and said.

People in the world only know Confucianism, or only Confucianism, but few people know that Confucianism is divided into two schools, internal and external.

The outer sect only cultivates learning, and is the spiritual leader of the world. He shows his face, educates people, and points directly at the hearts of the world. What he pursues is Confucianism and Mencius, while the inner sect is Confucianism. Everyone who joins the Confucian School is someone who possesses martial arts and is physically strong.

Mere knowledge is not enough to spread the world and educate the people, so Confucius lobbied the world for decades and met the kings of various countries, but he was never reused. Confucianism has never been allowed to be promoted, and it is often excluded by military strategists. This can be said to be the original source of Confucian martial arts. Beside Confucius, the seventy-two disciples also have martial arts masters like Zilu, escorting them along the way to protect them. The saint is thorough.

In fact, among Confucianists, there are martial arts handed down by Zilu.

It was only later that Confucianism gradually separated from Confucianism in order to conceal it, but despite this, the two are still inextricably linked. The reason why Li Junxian was able to order the old grand master and even the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty, including transporting some civil servants to the court, was due to the influence of Zhu Zi.

"Jun Xian understands, but what happened this time has nothing to do with the Great Harmony of the World, and it has nothing to do with the career of Confucianism, but with the philosophy of Confucianism for thousands of years."

Li Junxian said in a deep voice.

"Is it the king of foreign lands?"

Zhu Zi's expression moved slightly, and finally he opened his eyes.

"Brother already knows?!"

Li Junxian looked slightly startled.

"That kid Zhong Mi has already told me."

Zhu Zi sat on the top, calmly said.

Li Junxian was taken aback, and finally understood why the old grand master appeared here.

"Brother, the affairs in the court are still secondary, but the situation in the folk is not trivial. Power is the truth, the law of the jungle, the weak prey on the strong... Before this, no one has ever systematically raised such a point of view, and wrote a book about it." , spread this idea and concept to the world. At first I thought he would not succeed, but now, folk fathers and sons, brothers are fighting, and even children know the law of the jungle. If you don’t stop it, let this idea continue If it continues to spread, I am afraid that the foundation of the entire Confucianism for thousands of years will be completely shaken by him."

"When this idea is implemented in the world, I am afraid that when the time comes, people will eat each other, and all family relationships between father and son will be wiped out, and we will return to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States era, when rituals collapsed and music was destroyed, and animals cannibalize each other. At that time, I am afraid that the sages Master's painstaking efforts are all in vain!"

Li Junxian looked at Zhu Zi in front of him and said in a deep voice.

The thatched cottage suddenly fell silent. Zhu Zi sat upright on the top, closed his eyes and meditated, his brows furrowed slightly. Li Junxian didn't speak, but just waited silently. The dispute over military and Confucianism became more and more fierce. If there was one person who could stop Wang Chong's thoughts from spreading, Zhu Zi was probably the only one left.