Chapter Nine Hundred and Seventy Two: Protection and Avoidance

After the stale air in the room cleared, the old man made way sideways, waved his hand to let his cat enter the house, and then came in himself, closed the store door with a bang, locked it from the inside, and disarmed the anti-theft alarm device.

Although it was only separated by a door, his cat seemed to feel more at ease, and was no longer as scared as it was when it stayed outside.

Since he hadn't decided whether to leave Binhai City tomorrow to stay away from evil, he didn't open the suitcase, but went inside to boil water first, and then picked up a feather duster to wipe the dust off the table and chairs.

After a while, the water was boiled, he got up to make tea, took the teacup to the table, sat down to rest his legs, and carried his cat to the table, gently stroking it with a skinny hand It has long hair, and with the other hand, it picks up the anthology of Zhu Zi that has been read countless times.

Boom!

Just at this time, there was a knock on the store door.

He frowned slightly, who would be visiting at this time? Is the neighborhood committee collecting management fees?

"Who is it?" he asked aloud.

"Teacher, it's me."

Hearing this familiar voice, he knew who it was.

He walked over to open the door, "Yuan Fei, why are you here at this time?"

Li Yuanfei held the gift very respectfully, and while bowing, he handed over the gift box with both hands, "Hello, teacher, I haven't visited for a long time due to the busy business of the company, a little gift is not a respect."

"Come on, come on, what gifts do you bring..." The old man shook his head and glanced outside, "Where's your car?"

"Afraid of disturbing the teacher's quietness, I stopped at the street corner." Li Yuanfei replied.

"Come in, I just came back from wintering in the south like a migratory bird, if you had come an hour earlier, you would have been turned away." The old man gestured.

"It's too much trouble." Li Yuanfei walked into the room respectfully with his hands down.

"Sit down, your company should be quite busy, why come here today?" The old man invited him to sit down and poured him a cup of tea.

Li Yuanfei's gaze stayed on the cat on the table for a moment, then took a quick look around the room, and finally fell on the old man in front of him.

Neighbors probably would not have imagined that the ordinary old man who lived next to them had been in charge of the Weiming Lake College of Literature for decades, and his life was full of peaches and plums. He could be called a leading figure in the Chinese literature circle, but he was extremely low-key in his dealings with others. , since retiring, has been in a semi-reclusive state and has little contact with the outside world.

Li Yuanfei was fortunate to study under the old man. He was the last student under the old man's supervision, and received a lot of care and advice from the old man. Although he chose to abandon his studies and go into business after graduation, he never dared to forget the kindness of his teacher. He would visit him at least two or three times a year, sometimes in the capital, sometimes in the farther south, and sometimes here, with gifts of class As his wealth grew, so did all boats.

Since knowing that the old man is also a game player, the relationship between the two has also taken a step further.

Li Yuanfei didn't hide anything, and directly told the old man about the novel.

"Oh? There is such a thing?" The old man was deeply surprised. "But I don't know much about quantum mechanics. I think that elf must be very magical... Then what do you decide to do?"

"Because I don't know the exact location of the other party, I want to ask the teacher for help." Li Yuanfei explained his intention.

The old man fell silent.

After a while, he had made a decision and said, "Yuan Fei, I have long since retired from world affairs, and I have no intention of getting involved in such disputes. Forgive me for being helpless."

On the way here, Li Yuanfei had already thought up his words, and persuaded him: "Teacher, this is not just about my personal gains and losses. You used to say that scholars should establish their hearts for the world, establish their lives for the people, inherit their knowledge for the sake of the sages, and serve the world forever." Kai Taiping, I have always kept it in my heart. I know that you are quite critical of the rise of online novels and the tendency to replace traditional literature. If this continues, traditional literature will decline, and the fast food culture of online novels will be everywhere. What about going to the holy place to learn?"

The old man raised his eyebrows slightly, obviously a little moved by Li Yuanfei's words. He is already so old that he doesn't care about personal honor or disgrace, but he can't bear to see the decline of the traditional literary world.

Li Yuanfei further persuaded: "Given your status in the Chinese literary world, as long as you raise your arms, there will be a crowd of responders who will start criticizing online novels. When the time comes, as long as you bring that novel by the way, the students will be very grateful."

The old man pondered for a long time, weighed the pros and cons repeatedly, and then said: "Yuan Fei, Zhu Zi taught us that it is good to keep our hearts flat. If we do not, ghosts will come out. If I agree to your request, I am afraid that there will be waves on the ground. "

"Students know, but please ask the teacher to help! This is not only to help students, but also for the sake of the future of the entire Chinese nation!" Li Yuanfei left his seat, bowed deeply, and held his breath nervously.

The old man was noncommittal, and waved: "You go back first."

"I hope the teacher thinks twice." Knowing the teacher's temperament, Li Yuanfei didn't dare to persuade him any more. He left the gift, walked out of the shop backwards, and closed the door gently.

The old man sighed faintly, stroked the back of his cat's neck, and said to himself in an inaudible voice: "What should I do?"

His cat meowed a few times, as if answering his words, and pressed its paws on the pages of Zhu Zi's anthology.

: pet attributes

: evil cat

: Epic/Legendary

: Zi does not talk about strangeness, strength, chaos, and god!

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Confucianism is about business, Buddhism is about life and death.

The theory of ghosts and gods has existed since ancient times. Confucianism pays attention to the doctrine of the mean, takes humanity as the principle of practice, and inherits the attitude towards ghosts and gods from Confucius.

Zhu Xi, as the master of Confucianism in later generations, has further developed the Confucian concept of ghosts and gods with the rationality of "investigating things and extending knowledge" that he admired.

Zhu Xi tried to give the theory of ghosts and gods a theoretical definition similar to that of life science, and to recognize ghosts and gods with the flexion and extension changes of yin and yang. "The rational world of ", in which there are not only the shadow of the simple natural philosophy of the pre-Qin period, but also his own unique insights, without compromising the authority of the theory of ghosts and gods of the sages of Confucius and Mencius, carefully supplementing and perfecting it is Zhu Zi's contribution to traditional Confucianism. significant contribution.

Zhu Xi's influence on later generations of Confucianism is second only to Confucius. With the support of the great faith of the supporters and followers of Confucianism, Zhu Xi's cat became the elf of the world.

On the other hand, Zhu Xi still has not completely got rid of the Confucian thought of "respect ghosts and gods and keep them away", which has the limitations of the times.

Far away, just go away.

The combination of the word "pi" and "zouzhi" is the word "avoid".

: Zhu Xi's Confucian evil cat!