On Yanfu Mountain.

Hong Yi walked up the mountain steps step by step.

He was in a very strange mood today, because he knew that from today on, his fate would be completely different.

That person, his master.

He is as strong as Hong Xuanji, and he is not even worthy of carrying his shoes.

He easily beat Hong Xuanji to death.

Then, what he said a few days ago is very likely to be true.

He is the protagonist of the next era. He will replace Hong Xuanji and Emperor Qian Yang Pan and become the leader of the future era.

At present, Hong Yi doesn't care that much about whether he can lead an era.

He only knew that this master could give him great power, making him qualified to personally press Hong Xuanji to his mother's grave to apologize.

Mountain.

A light and elegant manor sits on the top.

There is a beam at the door, with the word "heart" written on it in big letters.

Hong Yi murmured: "Xin Xue."

He came to the gate of the manor, straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, bathed and changed clothes, and prepared everything for today's apprenticeship.

"Disciple Hong Yi, I have come to pay my respects to my master. Please give me an audience with me!"

Hong Yi said loudly.

These words were heard far away in the valley, and there were echoes.

With a "squeak" sound, the door came.

Zhou Yi was sitting there, wearing a fairy robe, holding a fly whisk, sitting on a huanghuali wood chair in the yard.

There is a table with a pot of tea on it.

Zhou Yi opened his eyes, looked at Hong Yi, and said with a faint smile: "Everything about our sect is in your heart. As long as you have me as your master in your heart, come over and serve me a cup of tea. You will join my sect today and you will become my disciple in the heart sect." "

All etiquette is false, only the heart is true.

Hong Yi fully agrees with this truth.

So, he said obediently: "Yes!"

He stepped forward and poured a cup of tea, then knelt down in front of Zhou Yi, raised the cup, and was about to speak.

Suddenly, at this moment.

A cold word came from outside the manor: "Zhou Taiyi, I told you that if you don't kill me, you will definitely regret it. Today is the day you die!"

"Hong Xuanji!" Hong Yi immediately stood up and looked at Hong Xuanji in shock and anger: "How dare you come."

Is he really not afraid of death?

He has obviously been beaten to nothing by his master, yet he still dares to cause trouble today.

at the same moment.

All the masters near Yanfu Mountain were out of their minds and secretly watched the scene on Yanfu Mountain.

They were extremely far away, because the human immortal's blood and energy prevented them from getting closer than a hundred feet.

Hong Xuanji glanced at Hong Yi with cold eyes, and then at the tea in his hand.

Then, he sneered with his hands behind his back and said slowly: "Hong Yi, you are also a scholar. According to my Daqian etiquette, to become a master, you first need to worship heaven and earth, then worship the king, then worship your parents, and finally worship the master. Only in this way can you be consistent with heaven and earth. The etiquette of a king, a master, and a master."

"The righteousness of heaven and earth, etiquette and music are reflected in the imperial books, etiquette is the first of the six virtues of Confucianism."

Hong Xuanji sneered: "As long as they are human beings, they all understand etiquette. Only uneducated beasts do not understand etiquette."

"Hong Yi, you have read so many books and still don't understand etiquette. Are you really a beast?"

When Hong Yi heard this, his expression changed and he became angry.

Hong Xuanji sneered.

He came today not only to defeat Zhou Yi, but also to reaffirm his Neo-Confucian thoughts.

It's not enough to defeat Zhou Yi, he also has to push the evil master and disciple into the abyss.

Unexpectedly, when Zhou Yi heard these words, he said indifferently: "Etiquette lies in clearly showing virtue and ending in perfection. It is to make people understand etiquette and morality from the heart."

"Hong Yi became my disciple with sincerity and courtesy in his heart. This is the benevolence, justice, loyalty and filial piety recorded in the saints' classics."

"On the other hand, you, Hong Xuanji, talk a lot about etiquette, but you have no etiquette in your heart."

"What's this called?"

"I have put on a high-sounding coat, but inside I am a ruthless and unjust beast."

Zhou Yi looked at Hong Xuanji and smiled lightly: "This is called..."

"Beast in clothes!"

The words "dressed like a beast" instantly made Hong Xuanji's eyes wide open.

He laughed angrily and shouted loudly: "What a monster. Etiquette and rules are the basis of human ethics. You actually said that you only need to obey in your heart?"

Zhou Yi said calmly: "If you are polite in your heart, you will do good things in everything. If you are rude in your heart, you are just a thief and prostitute who appears to be benevolent, righteous and moral, but secretly is worse than a beast."

"In life, good and evil all originate from the heart, that is, they come from the heart. As long as you reach the original heart before good and evil occur, that is the highest good."

"This is courtesy in the heart."

"The three cardinal principles of the sage lie in the monarch and his ministers, the monarch and his ministers are righteous, the father and the son are affectionate, the father and the son are affectionate, the husband is married and the wife is harmonious, and the husband and wife are harmonious. The three cardinal principles of "the king and the minister are righteous, the father and the son are affectionate, the husband and wife are obedient" is also "the king is benevolent and the minister is loyal."

"Father is kind, son is filial, husband and wife are harmonious", these are the three principles of "benevolence, justice and propriety"."

"It's like you Hong Xuanji, in the name of the Three Cardinal Principles of Heaven, saying that the king is the guide for the ministers, and the father is the guide for the son...that it is destined by God, and that there is an order of superiority and inferiority."

"A Neo-Confucianism throws away all the benevolence and righteousness of the saints, leaving only rules between kings and ministers, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives, without human kindness and love."

"Putting the cart before the horse, misinterpreting the saint's meaning, and flattering the imperial power created this picture of slaves."

"Turning the world into a heartless and unjust world, and turning the people of the world into heartless and unjust people."

"You have committed countless crimes for eternity. You are the most rude beast in the world, but you are worthy of talking about etiquette?"

Hong Xuanji's face was ashen and his lips were trembling:

"Monster, monster, monster!"

Hong Yi was filled with excitement.

He was about to shout loudly and the master scolded him well.

He had always thought that there was something wrong with Hong Xuanji's Neo-Confucianism, but he had never been able to figure out the root cause.

Now, listen to Master.

He finally understood what Hong Xuanji's Neo-Confucianism was all about.

He abandoned the love and affection between heaven and earth, leaving no true filial piety and love from the heart between people. There was only false benevolence and righteousness, false loyalty and filial piety bound by cold rules.

People are loyal to the king because he has good virtues, not because they must be loyal to the king.

People are filial to their fathers because the father is kind, so sons are filial, not because of rules, not because they must be filial.

Science.

The theory of slaves.

It is indeed a slave theory!

At this time, Zhou Yi looked at Hong Yi and said: "Hong Yi, listen carefully now, what I want to teach you in the future is the teaching of heart that makes people feel benevolence from the heart. All moral benevolence in the world is

It arises from the human heart. As long as there is benevolence in the heart, it is the most benevolent."

Hong Yi greatly agreed and said excitedly: "Sure enough, Master's philosophy of mind is the real truth. The purpose of teaching people through the ancient scriptures is to make people do good in their hearts, rather than a set of cold and rigid rules on the surface.

, but there is no hypocritical Neo-Confucianism of benevolence at all in his heart.”

"What kind of mind science?!" Hong Xuanji laughed angrily: "You, Zhou Taiyi, a monster, want to establish a theory?"

Zhou Yi's face was calm and composed, and he uttered a few sentences:

"There is no good or disgusting body, there are good and evil actions, knowing good and evil is conscience, doing good and eliminating evil is observing things, this is the study of mind!"

The true nature of the heart is crystal clear and pure, without good or evil. But once thoughts are generated, good and evil will follow.

But the heart knows what is good and what is evil, and the heart knows what should be done and what should not be done.

For example, when it comes to your parents, you know since you were born that you should be good to them.

Therefore, you only need to follow this correct idea, that is kindness and benevolence, and do not need any rules to restrict it.

Pursuing the original intention before good or evil occurs is the highest good.

According to Xinxue, treating others with sincerity is the best courtesy.
To be continued...