Chapter Two The Old Master
Liu Jinwu said again: "People say that bamboo is in harmony and graceful. All the great men of ancient times love the beauty of their shape and inner integrity. In fact, if we talk about the inner and outer form, purple-skinned sugarcane has noble color and sweet taste, isn't it much stronger than hollow bamboo? So in my opinion, it's just that people put some beautiful things on the bamboo. It's a saying that the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to move. When bamboo is a bamboo shoot, it is "tipsome, thick skin and hollow belly". When it grows up, it combines integrity, tenacity, humility, indifferentness, and pure nature. Isn't that surprising?"
Chang Sihao smiled slightly, thinking that those literati would be very elegant about bamboo chanting poems. If each person chewed a piece of sugar cane, it would be a big deal in the world.
Liu Jinwu looked at him with a smile: "We have been bullying the Tartars over the years. This time, Brother Chang, you have been fighting for the camp, killing Altan so hard that it makes us feel bad, but it makes us angry with the Ming Dynasty. Haha, in my eyes, Brother Chang is neither this hollow bamboo nor that sweet sugar cane. You are a hard and solid pillar that supports our Ming Dynasty's ambition."
Chang Sihao said: "I don't dare to take it. In fact, there was a Chen Shengyi and Chen who was also fighting with me at that time. However, I drove the herds behind and met Altan again. I killed one more time. It may be spread and it will be easier to be known to me, and it also made me a false reputation out of thin air."
Liu Jinwu smiled and said, "Brother Chang, you are a hero. If you have the chance in the future, you will definitely get to know each other. Alas, I have practiced some family-born martial arts. Later, I became the leader of the martial arts guards under the name of my elders. I was very yearning for the things of killing Tartars, but I never had the opportunity to go out for a walk. I don't have to think about killing enemies in front of the formation. If Brother Chang is happy, it's good to tell me and let me enjoy my pleasure."
Chang Sihao first came to the capital and met Jiang Wan and Zhu Qing, so he told the old story once. He savored the poem on the wall, drank and ate meat, and talked happily. Yesterday, he was with Gu Siyi and talked again, but to persuade her. Now Liu Jinwu wanted to tell him again, and that he would lose interest no matter what. But looking at him so enthusiastic, if he didn't tell him, he would probably think that he was proud of his merits and looked down on others, so he had to bite the bullet and pick him up briefly. Even so, he heard this Liu Jinwu was very happy and held his hand and asked the details from time to time. The two chatted for a while. Chang Sihao said, "I woke up yesterday and wanted to ask, but I had been missing the opportunity. Master Wei saved me in the hands of the Dongchang Apostle. I was very grateful, but I never knew the name of Master Liu. Brother Liu could give me a message."
Liu Jinwu smiled and said, "This small thing is just a small task for my master. It's really nothing. The master said that Brother Chang is so heroic. He can get to know you. He is very happy. He is planning to prepare a gift. If you want to surprise Brother Chang, he told me not to disclose it first. That would be no fun. My master has no malice. Brother Chang can rest assured about this."
Chang Sihao smiled and said, "The Master is so playful," he cursed in his heart: "Grandma, I'm talking to you in vain. It turns out that my life is just a trivial matter, even if you are polite, it's not too much." He thought, "He has not been trained by the killing formation, and life and death are just a word in his heart. Living without fear or pain, how can you know that at this moment, this breath is a great blessing for me. If you don't have any experience, you don't have to force it, just forget it."
The two chatted for a long time, but Gu Siyi still had not returned. Liu Jinwu said he wanted to ask, so he said goodbye and left. After a while, it was almost noon. Gu Siyi came back and said that it was approaching the end of the year and the master was busy. He had been waiting for half a day but didn't see him. Chang Sihao heard it and said, "I'll say goodbye first, and come to the door to thank you later." Gu Siyi couldn't help but persuade him. It was already noon, and he ordered someone to serve wine. Chang Sihao thought to kill Feng Bao, would he not be able to do it for the time being. Maybe, I don’t know if Changsun Xiaochi and Alliance Leader Zheng meet each other and what the outcome is. Alliance Leader Zheng has the support of the swords in the alliance, so big things should not happen. The most concerned thing at the moment is the safety of the brothers and sisters Jing Lingyu and Liao Gushi. The brother and sister fell into Fang Yinhe’s hands at the same time as him. The owner of the family is mostly aware of their situation. This side is about to meet, and it’s okay to wait now. He will sit down and eat and drink immediately.
After the meal, he took the tea on the table, Gu Siyi asked, "You are chatting with Jinwu in the morning."
Chang Sihao nodded, Gu Siyi said, "This child likes lively and is very good, but he is just a little lost. It's not surprising that the master likes him," he said.
Chang Sihao smiled and said, "If Li Zai had thrown the needle, he would have been fine, and he would have taken in a good apprentice."
Gu Siyi smiled and said, "Don't be anxious. Li Shizhen is not found for the time being, but in our capital, if you want to talk about medical skills, I'm afraid no one is better than Mr. Liu. The friends he knows are all medical families. Let's take a look at them together, and maybe you can come up with a way to cure you."
Chang Sihao said, "I have told you all that you have done. Why should I treat it?" Gu Siyi said in surprise, "What did you say?" He stood up involuntarily. Chang Sihao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not saying that I feel uncomfortable, but that the yard in the house is empty. I've been half dead for a whole morning. If I stayed for a long time, I'm afraid that my life will be all explained," Gu Siyi slowly sat down and murmured, "Oh, that's it," and said, "You don't know that our place was where the old master originally lived. The old master liked the saying of morality and tranquility, so he ate here. Later, the old master passed away, all his things were cleared away, and all the servants and guards were withdrawn, so they were left to take care of each yard."
Chang Sihao smiled and said, "Are you considered an 'old servant'?" Gu Siyi nodded and murmured, "Why don't you count? I came in the 14th, 15th, 16th... Well, it's not. It's been ten years in a flash." Chang Sihao saw her look a little sad, thinking that her best youth in the past ten years was serving others, and the taste was probably not very good. You should make her happy, and she started talking and joked: "What do you mean by saying that the old master is disturbing the disaster here?"
Gu Siyi was stunned, then understood and smiled and said, "What is 'disaster'? It's a ritual, it's a ritual, it's a vegetarian, it's not a woman's beauty, it's burning incense and sacrifice here, and worshiping gods," Chang Sihao said, "It turns out that he is a Taoist priest at home. Many rich people just go to the temple to give money. Your old master is also pious." Gu Siyi said, "What's the use of giving money? The old master said, Tao is to be cultivated, and others can't replace it. Even if the world's gold and silver mountains are moved to the temple, he can't become a god. Now people have thrown away their mind cultivation, leaving only asking for their hearts. It's useless to worship the wood carvings and mud dolls for tens of thousands of years."
Chang Sihao smiled and said, "Well, it's hard to protect yourself when you cross the river. That's the reason. Your old master seems to be a sensible person."
Gu Siyi nodded and said, "The old master has a deep study of the mysterious principles in the "De Tao Sutra". Others say that he has already obtained my true intentions. Now he is probably ranked in the immortal class in heaven."
Chang Sihao thought to himself: "The Tao is in shit drowning. It would be strange if your old master can become an immortal even if he studies shit and urine at home. Haha," he wanted to say it and tease her, but he thought that it might not be good to joke with someone's old master. He reluctantly held it back and said, "Yes, the way is boundless and unfathomable. It is naturally very powerful to learn this thing, but you may also be wrong. Isn't my knowledge called "Tao Te Ching"? You seem to be saying the opposite,"
Gu Siyi shook his head: "No, this is not the case. The old master said that the books printed by people in the world are wrong. The Tao Te Ching is actually the "Tao Tao Sutra". This sutra is divided into two parts, one is the "Tao Jing" and the other is the "Tao Jing". Most of them were copied and sorted by later generations. The Tao is the ladder to ascend to heaven. The most important thing is to cultivate virtue and understand the Tao. Therefore, virtue is the first step. If virtue is first, and if virtue is not cultivated, it cannot be understood. People in the world think that virtue is born before the horse. It is a big mistake. Virtue is accumulated, not born out of thin air when one suddenly realizes it. Therefore, in a thousand years, few people can achieve enlightenment. This is the reason."
Chang Sihao thought that if a person accumulates virtue and does good deeds, he will naturally be happy. He will most likely be able to understand the great way of the world. He is determined to be a god and practice this book. He is mostly asking for fish in the wood and goes a long way. It seems that his old master has studied shit and urine, and he really studies it. He smiled and said, "No wonder my sister is so beautiful. It turns out that she is a person around the old fairy. I heard that Taoists emphasize that one person can attain enlightenment. The chickens and dogs at home will follow the heavens. The old fairy knows that I will be in trouble in the future and need someone to help me. I deliberately keep my sister and did not bring you back to heaven. Chang Sihao has committed a lot of guilt."
Gu Siyi smiled and said, "Fortunately I didn't take me there, otherwise I wouldn't be a chick or a puppy?"
Chang Sihao said, "Oh, if this is true, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos," Gu Siyi said, "Then why," Chang Sihao said, "If all the chickens and puppies look so beautiful, the people in the world are afraid that the fields will no longer be cultivated, the land will no longer be planted, and they will steal chickens and dogs all day long." Gu Siyi burst out laughing, and the tea bowl in her hand was unstable, and the water was poured out.
The words of praise were originally Chang Sihao heard from Changsun Xiaochi, but it was just a little change. Unexpectedly, it made Gu Siyi so happy and thought, "It seems that women are the same. If you praise them for being good, everything will be easy to do," he laughed at him, "Sister, it's not interesting to be bored here. Your master is rich and noble. I guess the building and yard are all good. Today's day is good. Why not take me out for a walk?"
Gu Siyi hesitated and said, "It's OK, but there are people in each courtyard, and it's inconvenient to meet each other. The houses are similar and there is nothing to see. We might as well go outside the garden to see the scenery. You have to follow me. If you see something good, you will run around, and I'm afraid I will be punished."
Chang Sihao smiled and said, "I am a rough man, but I know the politeness. Don't worry, sister. I will only listen to you when I go out and will never bump into the female family in your mansion." Gu Siyi nodded, and the two of them put on warm clothes and came out of the house. They explained to the samurai guards, and then led Chang Sihao out of the courtyard.
Chang Sihao thought this yard was good, but when he came out, the walls and courtyards were connected in a wrong way, and it was more complex and exquisite. There were many bamboo and wood planted in the yard, some green as new, and some were withered. They were staggered around the houses, which seemed casual, but had exquisite layouts. Most of the houses here were not built high. Occasionally, a corner of the halls and pavilions flew up the walls, pointing directly to the sky, with the strange faces of lions and dragons carved on them, which were strange and majestic, awe-inspiring. I thought it was Jing Ling. When the rain was there, she knew the learning of civil engineering and would definitely be able to tell what kind of things this is, such as the roof of the palace, the rolling shed, the building of the column, the building of the column, and the building of the column. She could only look at it fresh. She looked at Gu Siyi as if she was afraid that people would see it, and her steps were too fast. However, she had not seen any figures along the way. Instead, the courtyards were connected, the roads were mixed, and the roads were endless. She thought that if she really wanted to go, she would really not find the direction to come and go, and she was following her closely.
I didn't realize how far I walked along the way, but I was so dizzy. After a short while, I left the brick road and stepped on the bluestone path. I saw the yellow and yellow on both sides, the grass was buried in the ground, and the small bushes seemed to have not been pruned for a long time. They were separated by the remaining snow, and they were all sparse and chaotic, which made people want to see the scenery of the past. Several birds were jumping and pecking in the deserted stadium. When they saw someone coming, they were so shocked that they flapped their wings and soared, and fell a few feathers. Chang Sihao found it interesting. He picked up one in the air and inserted it on his head, making Gu Siyi smile with his mouth covered.
Chapter completed!