Chapter 639: Ten Wishes and Three Immortals
Anning Town was originally just a small and unknown village, but after the wizard like Li Side, it became more and more peaceful, and more people gathered here. Over time, this place was also become Anning Town.
On that day, a ox cart squeaked along the rural road towards Anning Town, with two Confucian scholars in black clothes and high crowns sitting on the car.
From time to time, a burst of coughs came from the ox cart. A Confucian scholar who was driving the car worriedly said, "Teacher, do we need to stop? Tighten it?"
"It's okay?" An old voice that was slightly weak but filled with awesomeness came from the ox cart.
When the Confucian scholar heard this, he was worried but had no choice but to continue driving the ox cart.
After walking for a while, they saw the fields outside Anning Town.
Compared with the free-range model in other places, the fields near Anning Town are much more neat, with a thin layer of water covered in the fields. Many farmers and women squat in the fields, planting seedlings neatly and densely packed.
"Huh?" The Confucian scholar observed carefully and couldn't help but exclaim.
Seeing this, the Confucian scholar next to him looked up and chuckled, "The earth's energy is clear? Is he another person who deceives the world and steals his reputation?"
"Why did Senior Brother Niu say this?" The Confucian scholar who spoke first said something unhappy: "I see that the earth energy here is clear, which is from the inside out, not ordinary evil techniques to suppress it, and forcibly activate the earth veins. How can I slander others?"
"What!" The Confucian scholar surnamed Niu sneered and said, "In this world, except for us, Confucianism, which one is not an evil demon and heretic? The earth veins are clear, and even a great scholar who specializes in agriculture is difficult to do, let alone a young master in a remote area."
The dispute between the two attracted the attention of the old man in the ox cart. He stretched out his wrinkled hand, lifted the curtain, looked outside, and let out a light exclamation. Then he stood up in his clothes and looked carefully.
Seeing this, the two disciples driving hurriedly stopped the ox cart and waited for the old man to give instructions.
The old man watched for a while and said seriously: "I didn't expect that there would be such a happy land in the world. If the earth veins here were not forcibly produced by evil magic! This wizard can be called the best person in the world. I should be the emperor to ask him to come to Beijing to teach his studies."
When the two disciples heard this, they all looked surprised: "Why is this teacher?"
"I look at this place, the earth's veins are also clear and there is no turbid air, which is obviously not known to ordinary evil spirits. If the situation here can last for a long time, then the mage here should be a sage in the world, and the method is the way I have been searching for for several years."
His two disciples looked strange when they heard this.
Although the Confucian scholar named Niu just spoke rudely, he also revealed a fact of this world. Apart from Confucianism, the original methods of practice in this world can be called evil demons and heretics.
After all, the world is already crazy, and even with Liu Suzi and humanitarian persistence, it is difficult to reverse the general trend.
In this world, Confucianism, which relies purely on the power of humanity, can maintain its purity. The remaining many Taoist traditions, even martial arts that specialize in physical body, will inevitably be polluted in the later stages.
This situation has lasted for too long and everyone has regarded it as normal.
But a few years ago, this great scholar with thousands of disciples suddenly suggested that he had discovered the way to save the world and was searching everywhere.
At the beginning, his disciples thought that the other party followed him one by one to test him, but now there are only two Confucian scholars left by him.
The two looked at each other, sighed, continued to drive the ox cart, and walked for a while.
Several children were jumping around, one of them stood in the middle, posing as if he was solemn in his appearance, and said, "I am the master of the Ten Vows. Are you still a demon and monster surrender?"
As soon as this was said, several children next to him started to make a fuss and said bluntly that they wanted to play the role of the Master of Ten Vows and let others play the role of demons and monsters. Everyone was joking with each other, and a child was accidentally pushed to the front of the ox cart.
Because he approached the town, the old man had ordered people to slow down, and there was no accident. He got out of the car with the help of his disciples and asked, "Who is the Master of the Ten Vows? Why do you call him the Master of the Ten Vows?"
Seeing this, the child was not afraid and smiled and said, "Because the Master of Shang made ten great vows and practiced with all his heart, he was better than ordinary masters, so we respectfully called the Great [Defense] Master or the Master of Shang."
"Then I wonder what ten great vows this Master made?"
"I know this!" Another child who walked forward responded with a smile: "First, praise the gods; second, take refuge in the original state; third, practice and offer extensively; fourth, repent and redeemed; fifth, rejoice in merits; sixth, teach the scriptures and teachings; seventh, ask God to live in the world; eighth, knowing and doing things in one; nineth, always living in the world; tenth, all dedicate them. These are the ten great vows made by the master of the highest priest."
"Oh! He can be called a good person? I wonder where these ten vows are now?"
"Where can you ask the old man?" Before the child could reply, an elderly man stepped forward to ask. Although he was wearing farm clothes, his face was old. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary farmer in the past, and his age was rare in the world.
The great scholar dared not be called old and said bluntly: "In Huang Wen in the east of Jiangdong, this is my disciple Niu Lin and my disciple Wang Gao!"
The old man had lived for a long time and knew a lot. He quickly bowed and said, "Huang Wenguang, a great scholar in Jiangdong, I have heard of your reputation in the early years. I don't know what the great scholar came here, what is the matter?"
Huang Wen expressed his idea of finding a way to save the world. When the old man heard this, he pointed to the back mountain and said, "If you really want to seek a way to save the world, Master Li is quite possible. Go and take a look! He is in the back mountain and should still be preaching at this time."
"Thank you!" Huang Wen finished speaking, gave a gift, and ordered the two disciples to drive and walk towards the back mountain.
When they arrived at the back mountain, Huang Wen and others saw a surprising scene.
Li Side sat upright on a bluestone, surrounded by clouds above him, and a sacred phantom sat upright. A thirty-two-layer aperture behind his head was rotating, as hot as the sun, and five colors surging around his body, emitting light throughout his body, shining in all directions.
When they sat down, there were men and women, old and young, and many animals and birds listening to the sermons. These people who heard the sermons also had bursts of precious light and clouds on their heads, and a sacred phantom appeared faintly.
Huang Wen and others approached and continued to hear, and they also gained something in their hearts. In the dark, Huang Wen even noticed a huge force falling from the sky, falling from his heavenly spirit, and after turning around, he rushed out from the heavenly spirit.
Niu Lin and Wang Gao were also squeezed to the side by force. When they looked up, they saw strands of golden red clouds rising above Huang Wen's head, among which was an old man with a high-capped belt and a graceful Confucian uniform.
The old man's appearance was just like Huang Wen. He held a bamboo slip in his hand, and his body was filled with white radiance. His righteousness flowed all over his body, and his every move cared with the power of heaven.
"Is this?" Huang Wen moved his hands and feet, and was surprised to find that his body was filled with vitality, which was completely different from his aging appearance. More importantly, Haoran's righteous spirit, which was originally closely connected with him, was now like one, without any barriers.
"Congratulations to fellow Taoists for concentrating their minds and achieving the honorary position of great scholars."
Li Side walked to Huang Wen and bowed to congratulate him.
Huang Wen was surprised and asked about the reason. Li Side, who had been "spread" by Yuan Qingwei's will, said bluntly: "The invasion of the demons in the past polluted the Haotian Yuanqi Sea. The Qingwei Palace Lord was ordered to open a new heaven and protect the gods."
"I am fortunate to teach the wonderful Dharma, and I can respectfully invite the gods to re-enter the world."
"It's just that the world is turbid and the divine powers of the gods are clear. It's useless to ask the true body to the gods. I will also pass on the way of asking the gods. Please give the powers of the gods to protect all spirits."
"Oh!" Huang Wen did not show any belief or disbelief when he heard this, and asked again: "Then, is this?"
"Today's Confucianism is the Confucianism of the past. Most of the scholars you worship are human gods. Therefore, the Confucianism method is the divine method. You are superb Confucianism and have read it to the core. When you hear my wonderful Dharma, you will naturally sense the human gods and gather the great Confucianism. If you make a breakthrough in "establishing virtue, making contributions, and making words" in the future, you will definitely be able to have a sage."
When Huang Wen heard this, he felt the feeling and asked: "What is to establish virtue, achieve merit, and make words?"
"After I was taught the wonderful Dharma, I heard that 'The Supreme One has established virtue, and then made meritorious, and then made words. Even if I have not been abandoned for a long time, this is called immortality.' I have always felt that my lineage is very similar to Confucianism, and they all pursue immortality!"
Li Side explained with a smile: "Creating virtue means creating a system and preaching the law, and helping the people. Making merit means saving troubles and eliminating difficulties, and helping the times. Making words means saying that the words are essential and the principles can be passed on. These three can be said to be three immortals, and all three are for the benefit of the people and the people. It can be said to establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the unique knowledge for the past sages, and open peace for the whole world..."
At the beginning, Huang Wen was a little indifferent. When the words of San Immortal and Siwei were spoken, Huang Wen felt deafening and bowed and said, "Jun Wen's words are better than ten years of writing. Just these two sentences should be my teacher."
Li Side hurriedly made way out, not even dared to say that these remarks were all spoken by the great scholars and sages of the past.
After hearing these remarks, Huang Wen immediately believed most of Li Side's statement. He thought of his own vision and asked again: "I wonder how we can sort the positions of Confucian and Taoist gods?"
"Confucianism is unique and is the orthodox human nature. Only by learning something can one be called a Confucian scholar. At this time, it can attract the mighty spirit to protect oneself, but it has not yet entered the sect of the divine Tao. Only by going further, learning the Five Classics and having one's own insights can one be called a doctor or a gentleman. His spirituality is natural and transformed into a Dharma appearance, and his color appears light red, and he enters the divine Tao of the human nature."
"Going further, the great scholars are now, they have achieved success in their studies, and they read books to the core, and they have united knowledge and action, and their whole body is full of gold and red breath, which can be called great scholars. Going further, they are pure gold in color, and they are now sages in the world."
"If you want to go further, you must be a saint, have to establish virtue, make contributions, and have a pure expression, and be a saint."
"Oh?" Huang Wen was surprised and asked again: "Since there is gold red, can there be gold blue? Or blue blue?"
"Of course!" Li Side smiled and said, "Pure gold is a sage. Although the saint is ahead and the wise are later, they are still wise men. Although they have outstanding virtues, they have made weak achievements in the saint's way. Only by making achievements in establishing virtue, making merits, and making words can they become saints."
"When Jinqing is in the time of Qing, it can be called a semi-saint, Qingjin is a sub-saint, and finally the pure green is a saint."
When Huang Wen heard this, he couldn't help but nodded secretly. He had already heard that the so-called establishment of virtue, meritorious service, and speech is not simple.
Establishing morality does not mean establishing morality, but refers to the creation system. To put it bluntly, it means better developing society and benefiting the world with one's own ideas and ideas.
Making meritorious deeds is not simply building bridges and roads or building canals, but rather saving troubles and helping the world. Only those things that stand for thousands of years can be called making meritorious deeds.
In the end, it seems simple, but it is actually very troublesome. It is not just a simple book writing. Only after someone dies, the work will still be recited or even respected in the following years can it be called "Article".
To put it bluntly, these three are all left profound traces in humanity.
"According to your words, my teachers, disciples and disciples are thousands of, and they are kind and generous, and help countless people. Their character is famous all over the world and should be a sage." Niu Lin didn't know what was wrong, but he even interrupted at this time, and after saying that, he knew that something was wrong.
Li Side frowned and turned to look at the many listeners. He knew that someone wanted to borrow his mouth and heard more news. He suppressed his displeasure and bowed to Huang Wen to apologize, and then began to explain.
"I don't know much about this, but as far as I know, the high moral character of sages is not only in accordance with etiquette and law, but also affects etiquette and law, and acts in accordance with norms and can also be used as norms. Speaking can convince people in the world without arousing people's jealousy and slander."
Li Side said this, but did not continue.
"No wonder he is called a sage with such virtue." Huang Wen shook his head when he heard this, and said bluntly that he was still too far away.
Afterwards, Huang Wen said that he wanted to stay and continue listening to the lecture. Li Side was naturally willing to discuss it with him.
Niu Lin and Wang Gao next to him also had a lot of insights after hearing this, but Niu Lin seemed to be absent-minded because of the reason he spoke before. Li Side deliberately made some suggestions, and Huang Wen also expressed his attitude.
Niu Lin then gradually returned to calm. As the two discussed, Niu Lin and Wang Gao gradually surged with a mighty aura, and white light flowed around him. According to what Li Side said just now, he should be at the level of Confucian scholars.
After the two discussed for an afternoon, the next day, Huang Wen bluntly said that he would invite Li Side to Beijing, but was rejected by him.
Huang Wen invited him again and asked about the reason. Li Side couldn't help but recall the conversation with Yuan Qingwei's will a few days ago.
‘Boy, your chance is here!’
Yuan Qingwei's will echoed directly in Li Side's mind. He asked, curiously, "What opportunity?"
"There is a great scholar who has passed by you. This guy has read the book to his core. If you do it well this time, you may not be able to use his hand to pass on the method of asking for God into the capital."
‘Why don’t I go there in person?’ Li Side was a little confused.
‘Go in person? You kid forgot the female ghost from a few years ago. Although there are many crises today, there are still many struggles within the human race. You can still teach it slowly and influence the human race little by little in the countryside. If you go to the capital, do you believe it or not and you will never be able to get out again?’
‘Those nobles will not teach your method to ordinary people without regarding your method as the foundation of their own self-esteem or creating enough advantages. Even your current disciples will be in trouble. It would be better to use this great Confucianism to pass it into Confucianism and then use it to influence the top leaders of the human race, and you are protecting yourself from it.’
Thinking of this, Li Side refused again. After Huang Wen's third invitation was still rejected, he probably guessed Li Side's concerns. With a little selfishness, he did not continue to be the evil person.
After two more days of discussion, Huang Wen finally sorted out a set of methods for asking for gods that were suitable for Confucianism, and said goodbye to Li Side.
Shortly after Huang Wen left, Li Side also left Anning Town and began to wander around the human race, teaching the magic method to the human race and some less polluted creatures, making Yuan Qingwei's influence on the human race increasingly greater and greater.
Chapter completed!