Great Wei scholar

"Oh."

Xu Qingxiao nodded, just thinking about it, he sighed slightly, and when he was about to say something, Zhou Ling's voice sounded again.

"Qingxiao, I saw you have something on my mind today. Although I don't understand it as a teacher, I can guess some of it."

"However, you listen to the teacher first."

"The sage said that if you are poor and don't teach, you are not a teacher; if you are wise but don't teach, you can learn by yourself."

"There is no difference between good and bad in this world. Everything follows the heart. As a teacher, I can see that you are a piece of jade, even though you and I have only met for dozens of days."

"But as a teacher, I can't misjudge people. You have a very good heart, know right from wrong, and distinguish evil from good. No matter what happens, my teacher believes in you and understands your difficulties."

"Don't worry about anything, study hard, but don't forget the goodness of your heart."

"I came to see you as a teacher, one is to wake you up to rest earlier, and the other is to give you words, are you willing?"

What Zhou Ling said made Xu Qingxiao a little dazed.

Obviously, Zhou Ling noticed something.

Yes, Xu Qingxiao's performance today is indeed a bit weird. Zhou Ling has been teaching for so many years, and he is naturally proficient at observing words and expressions. After living for so many years, he is not a fool, and he vaguely guessed something.

But what made Xu Qingxiao stunned was.

Under such circumstances, Zhou Ling is willing to accept himself as a disciple and teach himself with the holy words.

Xu Qingxiao was really moved.

After a full half sound.

Xu Qingxiao came back to his senses, he looked at Zhou Ling, and then slowly knelt down on the ground.

"Student Xu Qingxiao, sir, please give me your words."

Chapter 26: Departure, Nanyu Prefecture

That night.

Zhou Ling's home.

Looking at Xu Qingxiao who was kneeling on the ground, Zhou Ling did not help, but spoke slowly.

"Qingxiao, after thinking about it for the teacher, I give you the word Shouren. I hope you will keep virtue and put benevolence and righteousness first."

All of Zhou Ling's words converged on this bestowed word.

Shouren?

Xu Qingxiao chewed these two words in his heart, he understood the meaning, but he didn't fully understand it, but he still bowed to Zhou Ling.

"Thank you teacher for giving the words, the students will remember them in their hearts."

Xu Qingxiao spoke out, thanking him from the bottom of his heart.

"Let's rest earlier, these days I still need to study more, and I will talk about the rest."

Zhou Ling nodded, came to Xu Qingxiao and patted him on the shoulder.

"Thank you teacher for pointing out the maze."

"Teacher, the students plan to leave in a few days and go to Nanyu Mansion."

Xu Qingxiao got up, he looked at Zhou Ling and said.

"Are you in a hurry?"

Zhou Ling asked. Although he didn't know why Xu Qingxiao had to leave early, he didn't ask too much, just asked if he was in a hurry.

"kindness."

Xu Qingxiao responded without giving a positive answer.

At the moment, Zhou Ling thought about it, and then said with an oil lamp.

"It's better to leave earlier, so that you can get acquainted with Nanyu Mansion. When will you leave?"

Zhou Ling asked.

"Thirty at the end of the month."

Xu Qingxiao told the time, and he and Wu Yan discussed the time, the sooner the better.

"Okay, I'll ask your mistress to prepare the luggage for you."

"Qingxiao, have a good rest."

Zhou Ling didn't say anything more, the oil lamp in his hand shook, and he walked towards the door.

Xu Qingxiao looked at Zhou Ling's back and said nothing. After Zhou Ling left, he slowly returned to the desk.

All the complicated emotions disappeared at this moment.

There are only six words Zhou Ling said in his mind.

For the rest, let's talk about the rest.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Qingxiao looked at the desk, then changed to a new piece of white paper, took a brush, stained it with some ink, and wrote two words on the white paper.

【Shouren】

Practicing calligraphy over and over again, thinking over and over again, until dawn, Xu Qingxiao finally finished writing, but did not fall asleep, but started to practice.

Read to read.

But practice also needs to be practiced.

The good thing is that when you practice the different technique, it is not the kind of evil technique that is surrounded by a faint golden light, but it is like a pure yang technique.

The qi and blood boiled, and the Golden Crow quenched its body, and the qi and blood of the Golden Crow condensed in the body again.

The ten items are for health.

Ninth grade is pulse coagulation.

The Golden Crow Body Tempering Technique has tempered the body once, and now it can condense the Golden Crow's energy and blood, and can tentatively congeal the pulse.

Breaking the shackles and condensing the qi veins can generate 'inner qi' and produce huge changes.

After having internal energy, one can do things that are almost impossible for ordinary warriors, such as walking on water, or condensing sword energy, etc., one rank one heaven.

However, Xu Qingxiao didn't intend to congeal his pulse now, he had just stepped into the tenth-rank martial artist, if he broke through to the ninth rank, it would inevitably arouse suspicion from others.

So Xu Qingxiao planned to leave Ping'an County and go to Nanyu Mansion to improve his grade. Another point is that whether he can successfully congeal his pulse is also a problem. Why don't he cultivate his body well and wait until he has enough confidence.

An hour later.

After Xu Qingxiao finished her training, she felt refreshed, and the tiredness of not sleeping all night was swept away.

He waved a few punches tentatively, and his body became much stronger with gusts of wind. After careful reflection, the strength of his punch was at least about [-] jin. Three is not enough.

Even Xu Qingxiao could clearly feel that every time he practiced the Golden Crow Body Tempering Technique, his body would improve. If it goes on like this for a long time, maybe one day he will be able to condense the Holy Body of the Great Sun.

I don't know how strong this Great Sun Eucharist is.

After practicing, Xu Qingxiao simply washed up, took out a book from the bookshelf and began to read it carefully.

In the process of reading, the dryness and heat in the body are gradually cooling down, and the grand righteousness is also circulating, suppressing the demonic nature in all directions, this feeling is very direct.

Another hour passed.

Xu Qingxiao put down the book in his hands. He has reached the Qi Cultivation state now, and he can't say that he has a photographic memory, but he can still do it with a superb memory.

A book can probably be remembered after reading it once.

However, reading is not about rote memorization, the focus is on "reason" and "understanding".

Solution is to untie one's thinking, use one's own thoughts to explain words, so that one can better understand and comprehend.

The book in Xu Qingxiao's hands is called On Human Desires.

The so-called theory of human desires refers to the desires of human nature, and the content of the book makes Xu Qingxiao a little uncomfortable.

A sage also destroys human desires and preserves the principles of heaven.

The reason why there are so many wars and chaos in the world, and why there are so many massacres of innocent people is that they cannot control their own desires. The king is like this, and so are the people. People who study should restrain this kind of desire.

Self-denial and self-denial, maintain a sense of reason at all times, and do not indulge in lust.

It sounds reasonable, but if you think about it carefully, if you have no desires, you will perish yourself. A person has no desires, no pursuits, and only knows to pursue the ethereal and illusory avenue. If everyone is like this, wouldn't this world disappear?

This kind of Confucianism with extreme thinking makes Xu Qingxiao somewhat disagree.

But what made Xu Qingxiao curious was that this theory of personal desire was placed first on the bookshelf, which was enough to prove the importance of this theory of personal desire.

Just when Xu Qingxiao was thinking, Chen Xinghe appeared.

He also came to pick up the book.

Seeing the theory of human desires placed in front of Xu Qingxiao, he couldn't help asking.

"Brother, have you read this book?"

"Just finished watching."

Xu Qingxiao nodded and replied.

"How do you feel?"

Chen Xinghe asked directly.

"It's a bit harsh, and I don't understand it."

Xu Qingxiao didn't dare to comment randomly. Ancient scholars were very stubborn in their thinking. They set up some great Confucians or saints as targets or idols.

"kindness."

"The theory of human desires was written by Zhu Sheng, the fifth generation of literary sages. Although it is a bit strict, every word is clear."

"Scholars of my generation will indeed feel a little uncomfortable when they first read it. After all, everyone has desires. It is extremely difficult to restrain one's desires. But after reading it several times and comprehending it carefully, you will find the subtlety of it."

Sure enough, Chen Xinghe respected this theory of human desire.

"Brother, if you want to be human, restrain yourself and others, are you human?"

Xu Qingxiao couldn't help asking.

Desire is the foundation of human nature. If one restrains one's desire, is one still human?

However, Chen Xinghe shook his head.

"Junior brother, you misunderstood. This theory of human desires does not mean to eliminate human desires. It is fundamentally not to release excessive desires. For example, marrying a wife and having children is regarded as the law of heaven, but three wives and four concubines are human desires."

"Eating three meals is regarded as the law of heaven, and delicacies from mountains and seas are regarded as human desires."

"Desires are too great, and they are endless. From ancient times to modern times, the flames of war are raging in the sky, and the bones are like mountains, all because of human desires. If you can restrain them, there will be no human disasters."

Chen Xinghe explained Zhu Sheng's theory.

Xu Qingxiao understood what he said, but continued to ask.

"Dare to ask senior brother, how is the law of heaven divided? How is human desire divided?"

Xu Qingxiao asked.

"Zhu Sheng has already written it in Tian Li Ce, but there should be no Tian Li Ce in the teacher's house. When I go to Nanyu Mansion, my brother will find it for you."

Chen Xinghe couldn't fully answer Xu Qingxiao's question, but it was recorded in the book, so he planned to find relevant books for Xu Qingxiao to answer when he went to Nanyu Mansion.

"I'm sorry, senior brother."

Xu Qingxiao was polite, but at the same time couldn't help but continue to ask.

"Brother, is Zhu Sheng's theory the mainstream of the current literary world?"

Xu Qingxiao asked.

"It's natural. Zhu Sheng is the fifth saint in the world. Later generations of literati are influenced by him. The mainstream is inevitable. However, it is not only Zhu Sheng's theory. There are also some other thoughts of the last four generations of saints and modern times."

"And there is no mainstream in the literary world. As long as the ideas are correct, a hundred schools of thought can contend, or a hundred flowers can bloom. It's just that Zhu Sheng's words were extremely popular in the Wei Dynasty, and half of the court followed Zhu Sheng's words."

Chen Xinghe explained.

Xu Qingxiao understood.