Lu Yan knew that Taiyi Mountain in the world of Qin Dynasty should be the Zhongnan Mountain that he was familiar with.
It is said that Yin Xi, the order of Hangu Pass, a doctor of the Zhou Dynasty, once made a grass building here to observe the star energy, so it was named Caolou Temple, and later referred to as Louguan. The Taoist founder Laozi built a platform in the south of Louguan to teach Yin Xi, so the platform was called
"The preaching platform".
Taoism took root here.
The terrain of Zhongnan Mountain is dangerous and the roads are rugged. There are five large valleys and hundreds of small valleys stretching for hundreds of miles. It is rich in animal resources, plant resources and mineral resources. It brings together the spirits of heaven and earth. It is simply a heaven-given treasure land for Taoists who advocate "Tao follows nature"
.
Due to the existence of Taoism, the town here has developed well over hundreds of years, and its scale has gradually expanded, giving it a Taoist charm.
The land is flat and spacious, with well-groomed houses, fertile fields, beautiful ponds, and mulberry and bamboo trees. There is traffic on the streets, and chickens and dogs hear each other. The men and women who come and go and work there are unhurried and contented.
Lu Yan traveled through the fields and observed the simple and natural smiles on the faces of ordinary people, and couldn't help but have a much better impression of Taoism.
When he arrived at the market in the small town, his eyes widened even more. In the Qin State, which was the country that emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, the market here was also bustling with traffic and people, which was comparable to Songhai.
Then he realized that a grand event that happens once every five years is about to come, and all the scholars who come here are spending a lot of money, so it's only natural that this should be the case.
Lu Yan found an inn and arranged his stay for the next few days. As soon as he finished giving instructions to the innkeeper, he heard bursts of cheers from the other side.
"Shopkeeper, why are there so many people in the restaurant opposite?" Lu Yan couldn't help but ask as he looked at the crowds of people under the fluttering wine banner.
The shopkeeper had just accepted Lu Yan's money and was stroking his beard with a smile, "Sir, the famous Mr. Gongsun has been setting up a debate arena across the street these days. It's very attractive. Haha, my business has also been brought up by him.
Yes. Did you hear the gong just now? It seems that Mr. Gongsun has won six games in a row today."
Gongsun of a famous family?
This is a marketing ploy, he probably has a partnership with a restaurant~
Lu Yan's curiosity aroused. The most incredible existence in the world during the Qin Dynasty - Gongsun Linglong, had frightened him well back then. What about this Mr. Gongsun?
He held the house card in his hand, called to several people and asked, "I want to meet Mr. Gongsun, do you want to come with me?"
"Famous Gongsun? It is said that they are very talkative. I would like to see if they can talk better than you, sir." Yan Lingji walked up to Lu Yan with great interest.
Wushuang and Xiaoqi looked at each other, shook their heads, and one of them had already walked upstairs with the house card.
Lu Yan's eyebrows drooped, "Let's go."
The two of them went to the restaurant opposite.
The restaurant has three floors, and the two people arguing were sitting on the second floor facing the street, so that passers-by could see clearly. One of them was swaying his feather fan lightly, dressed in white clothes, and looking majestic, with a scarf on his head fluttering in the wind.
Like you, Zhuge Kongming?
The man opposite had just sat down. He was wearing a long brown suit, with his hair tied up and a crown, and the ceremonial knot on his waist showed that he was a Confucian scholar.
Presumably that brother Kong Ming is Mr. Gongsun, and the Confucian scholar should be the new opponent.
Gongsun pointed at Lu Yan on the street downstairs with his fan and said, "Brother, have you ever seen that white horse?"
Lu Yan was at a loss, what did you accuse me of?
"Da da da"
"Excuse me." At this time, a man who looked like a general holding a white horse walked by, and immediately sat a white-haired girl, looking around with bright eyes, which was really cute.
"It looks so familiar."
Lu Yan took a step back and watched the strange pair in front of him walk by, but he couldn't remember what was wrong.
The Confucian scholar responded: "I see it."
Gongsun put the feather fan on his lap and said, "Let's take this as the topic, how about it?"
The Confucian scholar nodded, "Okay, let's take horses as the title."
Gongsun chuckled and shook his head, "Wrong, the title is white horse."
"What a coincidence? As soon as I arrived, I could see that the white horse was not a horse." Lu Yan was very interested.
Yan Lingji put her hands on her hips, glanced at Lu Yan, and said provocatively: "Come on, sir, are you sure you can crack the theory that a white horse is not a horse?"
Lu Yan was disdainful: "It depends on how well he masters the knowledge of his ancestor. If he only knows sophistry, torture him like a dog."
Yan Lingji couldn't stop laughing after hearing this.
The Confucian scholar took the initiative to ask: "Sir, you said that the horse is the title, and I also agree to use the horse as the title. What's wrong?"
Gongsun sighed: "This debate is about the white horse, not the horse."
The Confucian scholar asked: "For Mr. Gongsun, is there any difference between the white horse and the horse?"
Gongsun asked back: "As far as Xiongtai is concerned, there is no difference between a white horse and a horse?"
"Everyone knows that whether it is a white horse or a black horse, they are all horses."
"It's wrong, wrong, absolutely wrong. How can a white horse be a horse?"
Gongsun said this very loudly, and his feather fan waved out the afterimage, as if what the other party said was ridiculous to the world.
As soon as this statement came out, the crowd was shocked.
"Oh my god, this Mr. Gongsun is crazy."
"That's right, the white horse is not a horse, isn't it nonsense!"
"What do you know? This is the famous saying that a white horse is not a horse. It is said that no one in the world can beat him."
"Then, he is also talking nonsense."
"How can the things about scholars be called nonsense?"
"Then what did you call it?"
"Sophistry can't talk nonsense... sophistry! Can the things about scholars be considered nonsense?" Then came some incomprehensible words such as "fate and shape", and the surroundings were suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.
Lu Yan looked keenly at the down-and-out scholar who said "Fate is also shaped". This man was already quite old and seemed to be lame. He was dressed in ragged clothes and was carrying a cane. He didn't know if it was a coincidence or...
While Lu Yan was distracted by the cripple, the debate upstairs continued.
Confucian scholars were puzzled: "A white horse is not a horse. Why did Mr. Gongsun say this?"
Gongsun changed the subject: "There are many colors of horses in this world, including white, black, brown, red, and yellow. Do you know about this?"
"of course I know."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hearing his opponent's answer, Gongsun smiled easily, "If your mount is a white horse, and someone else borrows it, and after riding it for a day, you will be given a black horse,
I tell you that they are all the same, they are all horses anyway, can you agree?"
The Confucian scholar suddenly froze. He knew that he had fallen into a trap and nodded blankly, "I can't agree to this."
Gongsun took advantage of the situation and pursued: "Looking at it on the other hand, if someone says that a horse is equal to a white horse, or a horse is equal to a black horse, doesn't that mean that a white horse is equal to a black horse? So a horse is not equal to a white horse. Is this correct?"
The Confucian scholar has completely lost his speech.
"Since a horse is not equal to a white horse, then I said that the white horse is not a horse. Is there anything wrong with me?"
Gongsun shook his feather fan lightly and stood up. He deliberately said these words to the people in the street, causing a large number of commotions.
The Confucian scholar was also aroused by the words, "Sir's theory seems reasonable, but in fact it is absurd."
"Oh?" Gongsun turned around and came face to face with him, eye to eye.
The Confucian scholar said impassionedly, "Although the so-called white horse is not a horse, it sounds impeccable, but many unchanging facts in the world will not change just because of a debate. Even if Mr. Wang categorically says that a white horse is not a horse, but a horse is not
Because this debate has disappeared from this world. This great principle of heaven and earth is the goal of our generation of scholars."
After Gongsun heard this, he threw his head up and laughed. It took him a long time to react, and he handed over his hands to accuse: "Brother's words have made him forget his ancestors. If he is disrespectful in the next moment, don't blame him."
"What did you say?!"
The Confucian scholar was really angry this time.
Forgetting one’s ancestors after countless classics, no one in this world can bear such blame.
Lu Yan's brows furrowed when he heard this. When it comes to forgetting one's ancestors, no one in the world can compare with him.
He didn't notice that the lame man gave a long sigh and disappeared from the crowd, as if he had never appeared.