Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in hlnovel.com -> Wuxia -> Taoist Laws

Chapter 576 Dajiang

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    The two chatted for a long time. When Zheng Supervisor found a good boat and found a boat owner with superb sailing skills, Zhao Ran boarded the boat and said goodbye.

    Zhao Ran¡¯s first journey was to go eastward from the Dadu River, arriving in Jiading and then entering the Minjiang River to Yufu.  This waterway is extremely fast, has many hidden reefs, and often encounters dangerous shoals, so ordinary boatmen dare not go there.  But the boatman hired by Zheng Supervisory Yuan was a veteran. He had been operating boats on the Dadu River for thirty years, so it was no problem.

    When boarding the boat, Zheng Supervisory Yuan explained: "The Dadu River is not suitable for large boats. All the boats on the water are small boats of this type. Please forgive me."

    This little boat was only two feet long and only five feet wide, with a bamboo canopy in the middle. It was indeed a small boat. Zhao Ran was not a person who cared about ostentation, so he immediately thanked with a smile and said goodbye to the head of the Zheng Supervisory Academy.

    The boatman rowed at the stern, and the boat went straight down the river to Jiading, avoiding reefs and dangerous shoals along the way, moving forward as fast as an arrow from a string.  The undulating green hills and high cliffs on both sides of the strait make you feel relaxed and happy with the constant sound of apes.

    Zhao Ran was on his way, so he didn't delay on the way. He fished from the water, cooked it on the boat and ate it. He switched with the boatman to maneuver the boat where the water flow was gentle, and he arrived at Yufu in three days.

    Zhao Ran originally wanted to visit Liu Jianyuan of Yu Mansion, but when he came to ask, he found out that Liu Jian Yuan had been recuperating in Bishan to the west of Yu Mansion for the past year since he went to Yuhuang Pavilion for treatment, and was not in the city at this time.

    The next section of the waterway was still dangerous, and the boatman in Lizhou was not familiar with it, so Zhao Ran sent him back, spent five taels of silver at the dock, changed boats and continued on.  Passing through Fengdu, entering Wanxian County, entering Kuizhou, and passing through Wushan, Zhao Ran really enjoyed the magnificent beauty of the river.

    After passing Bashan, we entered the boundary of Huguang.  Huguang is the core area of ??the Ming Dynasty, and the population is much denser than that of Sichuan. After the boat arrived at Yiling, the river suddenly opened up, and hundreds of boats were seen vying for the current, and thousands of sails reflected the sun. It was a prosperous scene.

    That night, Zhao Ran got off the boat in Jiangling and went to Jiangling Mansion to stay at Degong Palace.  Zhao Ran handed over the Taoist certificate. When he saw the door of the living room was the abbot of a Taoist temple in a county in Sichuan, he hurriedly and politely came forward in person, welcomed Zhao Ran in, and arranged an upper room with a flower hall for Zhao Ran.

    The doorman also wanted to arrange dinner for Zhao Ran, but Zhao Ran declined: "I wonder what you call me, senior brother?"

    The doorman smiled and said: "How dare you be a senior brother? I am Jiang Zhizhong." The doorman of the living room of the palace is one level lower than Zhao Ran, so this doorman is not easy to get in front of Zhao Ran, the abbot of the county.  big.

    Zhao Ran said: "Jiang Mentou, I'm new to Jiangling. To be honest, it's my first time out of Sichuan and I'm not familiar with this place. I want to walk around the city and taste the delicious food here. I wonder if Jiang Mentou is free. I'll come  host."

    Jiang Mentou said: "I'm really sorry. I have to be on duty for these two days. If Abbot Zhao stays for a few more days, I will book a table at Wangjiang Tower the day after tomorrow and invite Abbot Zhao to taste my Jiangling specialties."

    Zhao Ran said: "That's okay. I'll hang out in Jiangling and have a drink with Jiang Mentou before leaving."

    Jiang Mentou pointed out the locations of several night restaurants in the city, and Zhao Ran walked out of the gate of the Taoist Palace and walked away.

    Jiangling Night Restaurant is located in the east gate. There are more than ten shops of various sizes, each with their own lanterns, lighting up a short street.

    Zhao Ran randomly found a crowded store, sat down on the street, ordered local snacks such as Guokui, rice balls, tofu skin, Yuandoupao, etc., and tasted them slowly.

    As he was eating, he heard several scholars at the table next to him arguing, and the noise became louder and louder. When Zhao Ran heard this, he realized that the argument was about the Huguang Provincial Examination that was going to be held this fall.

    Zhao Ran turned around to look, but a young student member was speaking impassionedly: "If Taoism is not tested in the imperial examination, how will the country be founded? Where is the foundation of the country? Nowadays, schools all over the country worship Confucianism and abandon Taoism. This is an evil way.  , is not the right path! I am going to write a letter to promote learning and denounce the shortcomings of the imperial examination. Please ask Li Bian to investigate the rectification and clear the source!"

    Some Confucian scholars retorted: "In ancient times, those who wanted to establish Ming virtue in the world first governed their country; those who wanted to govern their country, first organized their families; those who wanted to regulate their families, first cultivated their own bodies.  Only by being harmonious, upright, and sincere can a family be harmonious! Only when there are proper etiquette for nobles and inferiors, seniority and inferiority, elder and younger, relatives and strangers, can we be kings, ministers, fathers, sons, elder brothers, younger brothers, husbands, and wives.  Managing chaos in a country depends on order, and order depends on the Three Cardinal Principles and Five Constant Rules. How is this an evil path? It is clearly the best way to govern the world!"

    The young member said: "I am not saying that Confucianism is not good, but I am saying that it should not be neglected! We have been under the Ming Dynasty for six hundred years, and it is still alive today. Why? Follow the Tao at the top, follow the Dharma at the bottom, and follow Confucianism at the bottom. We should be respectful and frugal at the top.  Save harsh things, reduce taxes and restrain them, do not seize the people, be impartial and selfless, value the soft and keep the female, and do something by doing nothing. Governance should be based on the law, right and wrong, judge it with the law, listen quietly and carefully, and use the law as the basis.  Fu. Self-cultivation can be based on Confucianism, ordering the family, and then governing the country and bringing peace to the world. Therefore, it is said: Tao is due to the great harmony of yin and yang.?. The goodness of ink is to summarize names and the essentials of laws, move with the times, respond to changes in things, establish customs and implement things, and it is suitable for everything.  The purpose is agreed but easy to operate, the tasks are few but the results are many.  But to focus on Confucianism is to abandon the fundamentals and pursue the inferior!  "

    A Confucian scholar next to him said: "It's good to have a top, a middle and a bottom, but in today's world, if the top can't practice Confucianism, how can the bottom do it? The emperor is noble but not respectful, how can the bottom be effective if the top can't do it? Have you ever seen someone who governs the world with both mystery and mystery? Of course it is.  Benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust!¡±

    The young student member said: "You are just taking a quote out of context and saying something crooked. I don't even bother to argue with you."

    The man immediately sneered and said: "Zhang Shuda, are you afraid that you are not looking for the foundation of the country, but the future of your own family?"

    The young student member scolded: "Who am I? Don't you know? I'm not boasting. I may not be as good at writing the Four Books and Five Classics as others. I'm only stronger than you, Brother Maobin, but I'm not afraid! It's just that you have been studying so hard."  Are you willing to have years of Taoist scriptures that will no longer be of any use in the future?"

    It was another debate on the imperial examination. Zhao Ran couldn't help but frown after hearing this. Could it be that the Huguang Taoist Sect would let this nonsense go unchecked?  How can you be so bold as to study Taoism and dare to only practice Confucianism and abandon Taoism?  If this was placed under the jurisdiction of Guyang County, he would have been charged with it long ago!

    While he was thinking, this group of students suddenly started fighting.  The student, Zhang Shuda, was fighting alone against four people. He was beaten to a terrible state, but he gritted his teeth and fought hard. The four people grabbed his sleeves, swung their fists and hit him on the head and face. One of them said while beating: "Let you say  This is the end of Confucianism! Let you slander the sacred teachings of Confucius and Mencius!"

    Student member Zhang Shuda resisted and refuted: "I have never slandered the sacred teachings of Confucius and Mencius, but Tao is the foundation, and this is the right principle of the world! A gentleman can't even do this with words but with hands, so why are you talking about Confucianism?"

    Zhao Ran couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward and knocked down all four students with his hands.  The four people fell to the ground unable to move. Zhang Shuda rushed forward, kicked and kicked them, and retaliated hard for the old punch they had just received.

    If you like Taoist Law, please collect it: Taoist Law is updated the fastest.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report