Playing with the idea of ​​suppressing desire and then promoting it, right?
Gui Pei'an's words made Wei Changtian confused for a moment what the old man wanted to say.
But he didn't ask, he just chuckled and said:
"Returning to the First Assistant, I am just a playboy. The rumors in the market cannot be trusted."
"Many people also say that I am a murderous and heinous bastard."
"oh?"
As if a little surprised by Wei Changtian's reaction, Gui Pei'an gently stroked his long beard and asked meaningfully: "I wonder if Young Master Wei is this kind of person?"
"What kind of person? Kills without blinking an eye?"
Wei Changtian shook his sleeves and nodded naturally: "That's true. I have indeed killed many people."
"hehe......"
Gui Pei'an's expression changed slightly. He paused for a moment and then slowly sighed: "Killing someone who deserves his crime is not an unforgivable crime."
"I believe Mr. Wei is not the kind of person who kills innocent people indiscriminately."
"innocent?"
Wei Changtian curled his lips: "I didn't know that all the people I killed were innocent. Killing was just a means to achieve my goal... I believe you can understand what I mean."
"Oh, back to the chief assistant, let's sit down and talk."
"..."
After saying these words, Wei Changtian turned around and sat down at the seat on the right side of Ning Yuke, while Gui Pei'an also sat back down with the help of Shen Ran.
In just a few dozen breaths, a dozen sentences of dialogue.
The first meeting between Wei Changtian and Gui Peian, a second-grade scholar, started in this slightly weird atmosphere.
...
The golden color of the sunset gradually faded away from the sky, and the thin evening mist floated up.
Hundreds of bright lanterns were lit in Fengming Hall, and the palace maids gave everyone new tea.
For a period of time after that, although the two parties kept chatting, they didn't say anything too practical.
The envoy of Dali handed over the letter of credence, which contained the Emperor of Dali's congratulations on Ning Yuke's becoming king.
As a vassal state of Daning, it congratulated the anti-king of the suzerain state.
Dali's operation undoubtedly shows an attitude, that is -
I want to rebel too!
Of course, although this is the attitude, it is not clear when Dali will take concrete actions.
At least judging from the current situation, this is more of a "spiritual support", otherwise the Dali envoy would not have come secretly.
Naturally, Ning Yuke knew it well, so he didn't show much enthusiasm for this "written support" method. He just said a few casual words and wrote a reply at most.
But no matter what, the envoy from Dali has completed his mission.
And then comes the highlight of Gui Peian and Shen Ran.
"Return to the first assistant."
Seeing that the time was almost up, Wei Changtian found an opportunity and asked straight to the point: "Your Majesty said that you have something to tell me, but I don't know what it is?"
"Haha, actually it's nothing important."
Taking a sip of hot tea, Gui Pei'an replied with a smile: "Shen Ran almost made a big mistake at the Chunlong Poetry Festival in Shuzhou before. Fortunately, he was able to escape because of the intervention of Mr. Wei."
"I brought him here specially to express my gratitude to the young master this time."
Huh? Thank you?
Wei Changtian couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.
Yes, last time there was indeed a guard who wanted to kill Shen Ran, but he was stopped by him, which gave Shen Ran a chance to escape.
But at the Spring Dragon Poetry Conference, he indeed robbed Shen Ran of his destiny.
Shen Ran watched helplessly as part of "Lucky Yunyan" was snatched away by him, but now he didn't seem to hold any grudge against himself at all?
So generous?
Wei Changtian was thinking quickly, but a wry smile appeared on his face.
"I'm sorry to say that Brother Shen's talent is obvious to all. At that time, it was because someone in Daning was jealous that he would do such a narrow-minded thing."
"I just couldn't stand this kind of thing and that's why I helped. It's nothing."
"Young Master, what you said is wrong."
Gui Pei'an sighed lightly and shook his head: "Oh, Shen Ran came to Shuzhou alone to defeat Mr. Su to prove Wen Xin. This is what he did wrong."
"Of course, it's also my fault that I don't have strict discipline."
"At that time, he had already aroused public anger. He was able to escape unharmed because everyone relied on the young master's righteousness to save him."
"Therefore, I must say this thank you no matter what..."
"..."
If most people like to blame others when they encounter problems, then Gui Peian is the complete opposite and always looks for the cause within himself.
After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Wei Changtian to answer, and immediately stood up slowly, and then bowed to Wei Changtian with Shen Ran who also stood up next to him.
"Returning to the first assistant, Mr. Shen, there is absolutely no way you can do it!"
No matter what, he is also a second-grade scholar, and his words were so polite just now, so Wei Changtian will definitely not be able to accept this worship now.
He quickly stood up to avoid it, and while bending down to return the courtesy, his impression of Gui Pei'an also changed in his mind.
Although it was a bit strange when we first met, the latter's words and deeds this time are indeed worthy of the name "saint"...
When you come and go, there is always a polite exchange between the two parties.
After dozens of breaths, the three of them sat down again, and this time it was finally Shen Ran's turn to speak.
"Master Wei, I really don't hide anything from you."
"Teacher and I actually have one more thing we want to ask you for advice when we come to Shuzhou this time."
"..."
really!
Wei Changtian sighed inwardly, thinking that he still hadn't escaped.
Ever since he "became famous" at the Chunlong Poetry Society, he has been chased by people in the literary world and asked questions wherever he went.
For example, Hui'an, the abbot of Fulian Temple, and Ye Guangyi, the cabinet scholar of Dafeng.
These people seem to think that since they can write "Spring River with Flowers and Moonlight Night", they must have a very thorough understanding of all things in the world, and thus they are eager to get answers to certain "metaphysical" questions from themselves.
And how could Wei Changtian understand the philosophical questions they asked? He might not even understand what these people were asking.
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But sometimes I can't escape, so I can only bite the bullet and say a few perfunctory words.
"Uh... I wonder what Gui Shoufu and Mr. Shen want to ask?"
Forcing a smile on his face, Wei Changtian took a deep breath: "As long as I know, I will tell you the truth."
"Thank you Mr. Wei for clearing up the confusion."
Shen Ran and Gui Pei'an looked at each other, their expressions slowly becoming serious.
Then, he leaned forward, placed his hands squarely on his knees, and asked seriously like a student waiting for the teacher to answer his questions:
"Master Wei, on a moonlit night on the spring river, you lamented the shortness of life with the phrase "Who on the bank of the river saw the moon for the first time", but you also lamented the infinity of life with the phrase "life is endless from generation to generation."
"So, is man's existence in this world short-lived or infinite? What is the way of man?"
"My teacher and I have thought about these two sighs repeatedly, but we failed to understand the true meaning from the poem."
"What Taoists seek is to understand the Taoist heart and become an immortal."
"What Buddhism seeks is for all living beings to escape suffering and gain happiness, and to escape from the six realms of reincarnation."
"What I, the Wen Dao, seek is to comply with the destiny of heaven and use my own abilities to achieve the unification of the world."
"There are three thousand great ways in the world, but each has its own interpretation."
"Teacher feels that "Tao" and "Principles" should not be so complicated, so he wants to ask Mr. Wei, I wonder if there is a real way of human beings in this world?"
"..."
The candlelight in the hall swayed gently, and there was silence in the bright and soft light.
Shen Ran stopped talking after asking the question, and everyone focused their attention on Wei Changtian, who had a calm expression.
"Well, this question..."
Under his nervous or expectant eyes, the latter nodded slightly, and then uttered six words.