Chapter 16: Etiquette

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  There was no words for a whole night, and the warrior continued to guard the inner room strictly as if he had never experienced what happened last night. Full version 520.

With the military force of a military official, he may be able to steal the book directly, but if he obtains it and becomes a thief, how can a thief become a scholar?

If that country uses a thief to lead its troops in a war, the soldiers will not approve of it, let alone the king.

“Master Yun, something big has happened!”

Feng Yun just went out to find some water to wash up. When he came back, he saw the corporal who was on duty in the main hall coming with a bamboo slip.

 He is older than Feng Yun, but he bowed his hand without hesitation when he saw Feng Yun.

Feng Yun returned the gift.

The man said: "Da Zai has returned to his country...but the Yue country is really bullying people too much!"

"How is the Yue Kingdom?" Feng Yun heard this and asked anxiously.

If you want to be in politics, you must be clear about everything in public affairs, otherwise you will be in trouble when you violate taboos or are asked about it by your superiors.

"The State of Yue... Alas, the State of Yue humiliated Dazai. In the past few days since Dazai went there, he had not seen the king of Yue State, nor had he arranged a place to live. After his stay was fruitless, Dazai had to stay behind the palace wall of Yue State.

Call out to meet Yuejun!"

“Unexpectedly, before Da Zai said anything, Yue Jun bluntly said that he wanted jade and jewelry, so he drove Da Zai out as soon as they could talk.”

As he spoke, the man's eyes were fierce, but also with a look of shame and annoyance.

 As if he was the one sending the envoy.

 After saying that, he seemed to have just remembered, and then talked about the important things of the trip.

“Uncle Zong sent an order early in the morning to sort out the books recorded on these bamboo slips. He will use them every few days.”

 Speaking, he handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Feng Yun.

 “I’ll go to the main hall first, and wait for the gentlemen to be busy.”

 When this man left, Feng Yun's heart pounded.

"How can Yuejun be so rude? Logically speaking, he is an earl, and the monarch of the great court is also an earl. If he sends out envoys, he represents the monarch!"

Feng Yun is from a large court, and even though he has memories of his past life, he is still very angry now.

“Let’s find the books that Uncle Zong needs first.”

Feng Yun quickly found these books among the miscellaneous books. They were all classic biographies that could be used to quote scriptures.

 After searching, Feng Yun continued to pack the books in the inner room.

There are not many books here, and they can be compiled and recorded in a few days.

At noon, the elder sister-in-law came with her nephew Hei Quan. Feng Yun said a few words to Hei Quan while eating, and asked him to go back and teach it to the other children.

The black dog's eyes turned black and he responded repeatedly.

 After dinner, Feng Yun would read "Rituals" or "Zhouyi" while taking a rest.

 …

 This journey lasted for five days.

In the past five days, the news of the insult of the Yuejun by the envoy Dazai was widely spread, and many indignant people wanted to write articles to criticize the rudeness of the Yuejun.

 But they were all stopped by Zongbo and Dazai.

Besides this, a new round of military recruitment tour is also in full swing under the control of Sima.

Because of the conscription of troops, no one suddenly talked about the general's mission.

 Nowadays most of the talk is about conscription.

"If I don't become a scribe, I'm afraid I will have to become a soldier. [Remember the domain name of this website xs520. co】"

Feng Yun’s brother is a soldier, which means a soldier of the gentry.

 According to the etiquette system of conscription, each household can only have one soldier, and the rest of the men are militiamen.

Militia members live in their homes to cultivate the fields, but when it comes to war, they must join the army at any time.

Feng Yun is sixteen years old, which is also the age to join the army.

But when he joined the army at this time, he was also a counselor.

The counselor may be in charge of logistics and military deployment internally, and make plans and implement strategies externally.

 In short, they are all about sharing the Lord’s worries and solving problems.

 This is what is called a counselor.

And the lord is the person whom the counselor pursues. He is entrusted with his life and has a double contract with his life. This is how he is called.

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"Um?"

 Zong Bo came to the Palace of Classics?

 Outside the door of the inner room, the sound of saluting Uncle Zong sounded.

Feng Yun got up and came to the door to receive him.

 “No need to be polite.”

Zongbo first glanced around and saw that the books were arranged in an orderly manner on the bookshelf, and the locks were intact, and then he nodded with satisfaction.

“Not bad, not bad.” Looking at Feng Yun, Uncle Zong walked to the main seat of the low table and sat down.

 “Sit down at the table.”

Feng Yun heard this and sat down across from him.

 This position is where the master and his students discuss matters.

Feng Yun understood and hurriedly said: "Students are reading "Rites" and reading "Book of Changes", but they don't understand many things. I hope Uncle Zong can give me some advice."

 Zongbo nodded.

“Then I will help you figure it out.”

 He asked rhetorically: "What is etiquette?"

Feng Yun was stunned for a moment, hesitant and silent.

 The etiquette in his heart is different from what Uncle Zong wants.

When Uncle Zong saw this, he said angrily: "Don't say that after reading "Etiquette", I still feel rude."

 “Mr. Zongbo, you are stupid... Li, I think Zhou Li is fire...”

 “But besides fire, there is also earth…”

"oh?"

 At this time, the theory of the Five Elements had not yet emerged.

Feng Yun actually used the Five Elements to discuss rituals, which immediately aroused Zong Bo's interest.

“It seems that you not only read the Book of Changes, but also learned something.”

“But please tell me, why is the great Zhou Dynasty a virtue of fire, and rituals come from fire, how can we get the soil that comes from it?”

 Feng Yun has already prepared a draft of Zongbo's question.

Then he said: "May I ask Uncle Zong, which comes first, courtesy or fire, in this world?"

Hearing this, Uncle Zong was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it and cursed with a smile: "The ancestors of the Sui people drilled wood to make fire, which was the beginning of fire for the human race. Fire is the beginning of human writing, hope, and the beginning of advocating fire.

"

“Worshipping fire is out of respect, and respecting it is a ritual, so there are fire sacrifices.”

"The ceremony and the fire are born at the same time, and they rise at the same time. How to distinguish the order?"

Zongbo had already answered that Zhou Li was a fire. Feng Yun said with a smile: "Zongbo's words are what I think."

“It can be deduced from this that soil, the place where all things are born, the place where all things stand, and the place where all things return, is the gift for the earth to be born, the gift for the earth to nourish, and the gift for the earth to bury.”

“When the first human race began to crawl on the earth and feel its affinity, earth rituals were also born.”

 Zongbo’s eyes flickered, as if he had some realization.

Feng Yun continued: "So, etiquette is earth, fire, wood, gold, and water... There are five virtues in the five elements. The word "ritual" should be in accordance with all things, and it should not..."

“Bang!” Uncle Zong slapped the table angrily, interrupting Feng Yun’s talk.

“The Great Zhou Dynasty is a ceremony of fire. It binds all things with rituals, but not all things. If all things are bound with rituals, wouldn’t everyone be able to set their own rituals? It would be inappropriate.”

Zong Bo raised his hand and said as if he was not angry just now: "Stop it, don't forget that you practice Zhou Rites, which is the virtue of fire."

 “Don’t say what you just said twice.”

 Before the Zhou Dynasty, it was the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty was still white, and gold was born in the land, so it was called Jin De.

If we follow Feng Yun's statement, then wouldn't Shang be a courteous dynasty? Then what kind of Zhou Dynasty would it destroy?

 They are all members of the Zhou Dynasty, how can they recognize the courtesy of the previous dynasty?

He glanced at Feng Yun, whose expression was neither humble nor arrogant.

Zongbo sighed.

"Li, the authority obtained by the emperor from heaven, restrains the barbarism of the human race, and is the expression of wisdom."

“Fire virtue, virtue obtained from fire, is used as a punishment. If etiquette is violated, there will be severe punishment. Only in this way can the word of etiquette be consolidated and the stability between the series of countries be maintained.”

 Speaking of stability, Zongbo paused... because the Yue Kingdom was rude and the humiliation of the envoy was still vivid in his mind, and he was still here telling Feng Yun to maintain such courtesy.

This made Zongbo feel dazed for a moment, and he had no intention of continuing.

 “Continue to talk about your earthly rituals and water rituals for me to listen to...”

 Zongbo waved his hand, and with a surge of literary energy, he closed the door and the window.


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