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Chapter 9 Chapter 9 A guest reciting a poem with his hands behind his back and facing the wall, the three drink tea and have a heart-to-heart talk

Lao Can's Travels 刘鹗 5392Words 2018-03-20
It is said that Shen Ziping is meditating: This woman behaves generously, she is not like a villager, let alone where is her father repaying his value?Just as I was about to ask questions, I saw that a middle-aged man had already brought in a plate of rice where the curtain moved outside.The woman said: "Just put it on the Kang table in the west room." The west room was originally a brick heated Kang table by the south window. There was a long table near the window, two short table tables at both ends, and a square table in the middle. The table is good for people to sit on three sides.On the west wall is a big full moon hole window, with a piece of glass inlaid in the middle, and a Wei table in front of the window.Although the nave is not partitioned, it is a large floor covering.The man had listed the meals on the kang table, but it was just a plate of steamed buns, a pot of wine, a pot of millet porridge, and there were four side dishes, which were nothing more than wild vegetables and wild vegetables, without meat.The woman said: "Sir, please have dinner. I will come as soon as I stop." Then she went to the east room.

Ziping was quite hungry and cold at first, so he went to the kang and drank two glasses of wine first, and then ate a few steamed buns.Although it is a vegetable, it is full of fragrance and is more suitable than meat dishes.After eating steamed buns and drinking porridge, the man scooped up a basin of water, washed his face, stood up, wandered around the room, and stretched his limbs.Looking up, I saw four large screens hanging on the north wall. The cursive writing was magnificent and amazing, but there were two inscriptions on the bottom: "Xifeng to Shi Zhengfei" was written on the top, and "Huanglongzi presented the manuscript" was written on the bottom.Although you can't know all the cursive characters, you can get eighty-nine out of ten.Looking carefully, it turns out that there are six Qijue poems, neither Buddha nor immortal, but after chewing, they have some meaning.It is neither nihilistic nothingness nor lead and mercury dragon and tiger.Looking under the window of the moon hole, there are ready-made pens and paper on the desk, so I copied a few poems and prepared to take them back to the yamen and read them as newsprint.

What kind of poem do you think?Please see, the poem says: I once worshiped the Jiupin lotus in Yaochi, and Xiyi gave me "Zhiyuan Pian". Time flies so easy, looking back five hundred years of vicissitudes. Ziyang Genus and "Cuixu Yin", it is said that the thunderbolt piano in the empty mountain. In an instant, the appearance of others and me is not removed, and the ceiling is covered with protective clouds. The sea of ​​love and desire is full of storms, and the boundless is the river of love. Introduce meritorious water in the garden, and plant mandala together. Shi Potian was startled by a crane flying, and the night was dark and dark.

Since Sansu Kongsang, there has been no right and wrong in the world. The wild horse dust gallops day and night, and the five insects and hundreds of flowers blow each other. Stolen Nirvana music from Jiuling in exchange for the virtue machine of Hu Commune. The Bodhi leaf old "Fahua" is new, and the north and south are simultaneously interpreted to light a lamp. Five hundred heavenly children all get milk, and fragrant flowers are dedicated to the little lady. After Ziping finished copying the poem, he looked back at the window of the moon cave, the moonlight was clear and white, reflecting the layers of mountains, going up step by step, it was really a fairyland, returning to the extraordinary.At this moment, I don't feel tired at all, why not go out for a stroll up the mountain, wouldn't it be better.Just as he was about to move his feet, he thought again: "Isn't this the mountain we came to just now? Isn't this month the same month we stepped on just now? Why was it so gloomy and bleak when we came here, making people frightened? At this moment, the mountains and the moon are still there, so why is it so refreshing?" I thought of what Wang Youjun said: "Emotions change with the situation, and emotions are tied to it." It's really good.He lingered for a moment, and wanted to write two poems, only to hear the delicate voice behind him say: "Have you used up the rice? You are very negligent." Turning her head in a hurry, she saw that the woman had changed into a light green calico cotton祆, blue cloth trousers with big feet, more and more eyebrows look like spring mountains, eyes like autumn water; cheeks are thick, like silk wrapped in vermilion, faintly red from white, not like the current north and south dress, with that rouge painted like a monkey The buttocks are the same; if there is a happy smile between the cheeks, and the eyebrows and eyes seem to be proud, it is really loving and respectful.The woman said: "Why don't you sit on the kang, it's warmer." So they sat down.

The old man came in and asked the girl, "Where does Master Shen put his luggage?" The girl said, "When my grandfather went the day before yesterday, he slept on the grandfather's bed here, so you don't need to unpack your luggage. Everyone who follows eats it." Have you eaten yet? Tell them to rest early. Have you fed the donkey yet?" Cangtou agreed one by one, saying: "It's all ready." The girl said again: "You can make tea." Cangtou repeated yes . Ziping said: "I dare not sleep here with a dusty body. When I came here, I saw a big kang in front of me, so I slept with them." The woman said, "There is nothing too modest. This is paid by my father. Otherwise, I will be alone." Village girls will never welcome guests without authorization." Ziping said: "I have been greatly favored and thank you very much. But I haven't asked your surname yet? Where is your lord's palace and where is he on duty?" The woman said: "My The surname is Tu. My father is on duty at Bixia Palace, every five days. In total, he is at home for half a month and in the palace for half a month."

Ziping asked: "Who made this poem on the screen? It seems that it must be a fairy's family?" The woman said: "It's my father's friend. I often come here to chat, and I wrote it here last year. This person is also not good. A person who doesn't wear clothes is the most compatible with my father." Ziping said: "Is this person a monk or a Taoist? Why does the poem sound like Taoism, and there are many Buddhist allusions?" The woman said: " He is neither a Taoist priest nor a monk, and he is also in common clothes. He often said: "Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, for example, three shopfronts with three signboards, are actually selling groceries. There are daily necessities, rice, oil and salt. However, the shops of Confucianism are larger, while the shops of Buddhism and Taoism are smaller. They are all-encompassing.” He also said: “Everything is divided into two layers: one is called Dao Mianzi, and the other is called Dao Lizi. Dao Lizi are all the same. Yes, Taoism has its own face. For example, if a monk shaved his head and a Taoist wore a bun, people could tell at a glance that it was a monk and that was a Taoist. If the monk was asked to keep his head, he would wear a bun. Tuck in a crane cloak; the Taoist priest shaved his hair and wore a cassock: people are going to call upside down again, isn’t that the way to use eyes, ears, nose, and tongue?” He also said: “Tao face is different, but the truth is the same.” So This Mr. Huang Long, regardless of the three religions, chant casually."

Ziping said: "I have heard about it, and I admire it very much. However, since the three teachings are all the same, I am so stupid. I would like to ask where the same place is? Where is the difference? Why are there differences in size? Confucianism is the biggest, and where is it? Dare to reveal it." The woman said: "It is the same as seducing people to be good, and leading people to be a great man. If everyone is good, the world will be peaceful; if everyone is selfish, the world will be chaotic. But Confucianism is extremely public. You see, how many heresies Confucius encountered in his life, such as Changju, Jieyu, Heyouzhangren, etc., did not admire Confucius very much, but Confucius praised them instead: it is his public place, it is his greatness Therefore, it is said: "Attacking heresy is enough to harm." If Buddhism and Taoism are two religions, there is a heart: lest people in the future will not believe in his religion, so he speaks many words about heaven and hell to scare people. This It is still public to persuade people to do good deeds. What’s more, they say that if you believe in his religion, all your sins will be wiped out; if you don’t believe in his religion, the devil will enter the palace, and if you die, you will go to hell. This is selfish. As for all foreign religions, More importantly, we must strive to teach the army to fight, and kill people like hemp. May I ask, does it match his original intention? So it is smaller. If there are some teachings, the blood that died for the teaching is like a rose-purple gem, which is even more deceptive To the extreme! It’s just a pity that Confucianism has been lost for a long time. Han Confucianism sticks to the chapters and sentences, and rebels against the main purpose. In the Tang Dynasty, no one mentioned it. Han Changli is a character who is illiterate, talking nonsense! He still wants to do An article called "Original Dao" really went to the opposite side of Dao! He said: "If the ruler does not give orders, he will lose his title of ruler; if the people do not produce millet, rice, silk, and hemp to serve them, they will be punished." "In this way, Jie and Zhou are very good at issuing orders and punishing people, but Jie and Zhou are the kings, and the people of Jie and Zhou are completely wrong. Isn't right and wrong wrong? He also If you want to avoid Buddhism and old age, you will be friends with monks. Therefore, people who learn Confucianism in later generations think that the principles of Confucius and Mencius are too troublesome. It would be easier to use a few mantras to avoid Buddha and old age and count them as saints. Master Zhu couldn't get out of this range, so he had to change Confucius's according to Han Changli's "Original Dao", twisting the word "attack" that "attacks heresy" in every possible way. Meng’s Confucianism was made so small by Song Confucians that it became extinct!”

When Ziping heard about it, he respectfully said: "One evening conversation with you is better than ten years of reading. It's really unheard of! But I still don't understand: Chang Ju and Jie Ni are heretics, but Buddha and Lao are not heretics. Why?" The woman said: "Everyone It is a heresy. Sir, you need to know that the word "different" should be spoken differently, and the word "duan" should be spoken at the beginning. "Joining its two ends" means holding on to its two ends. If "heretical" is spoken of as a cult, wouldn't it be "both ends" Want to be a twig teacher? 'Holding its two ends' is to catch him as a twig teacher, what can you say?The sage means that different paths may lead to the same goal, and different tunes may work together.As long as he wants to seduce people for good, and for the sake of publicity, there is nothing wrong with it.That's why it's called "Great virtues don't go out of their way, but small virtues can come and go." ’ If it was just for the sake of criticism, at first they only attacked Buddha and the elders. Later, Zhu and Lu were similar and different, so they fought in the same room, and they belonged to Confucius and Meng. Why did the descendants of Zhu attack Lu and the descendants of Lu attack Zhu? Woolen cloth?Compared with the saying of "losing one's original intention", Confucius' four words "this harm has also been done" have been set as an iron case! "

Ziping heard it and praised it again and again, saying? "I am lucky to see a girl today, as if I were a wise teacher. However, there are places where Confucianism in Song Dynasty misunderstood the will of saints, but the merits of inventing orthodox religion are also beyond reach. That is to say, the words 'reason' and 'desire', 'Lord respect' "Cuncheng" and other words, although they are all the words of ancient sages, once put forward by Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, later generations have benefited a lot, people's hearts have been corrected by this, and customs have been mellowed by this." The woman smiled sweetly, her eyes were charming, Xiang Ziping took a look.Ziping felt that the green eyebrows were delicate, the red lips were beautiful, and there seemed to be a faint fragrance that penetrated into the muscles and bones, and he couldn't help but wander.The woman stretched out a hand as white as jade and as soft as cotton, and held Ziping's hand across the kang table.After grasping it, he said, "Excuse me, sir, at this moment, when you are a young man in the study, how is it like when your master holds your hand and 'pushes for punishment'?" Zi Ping was speechless.

The woman said again: "Speaking of conscience, your love for me at this moment is better than your love for your teacher? The sage said, "The so-called sincere ones, don't deceive yourself. It's like a bad smell, like a good sex." Confucius said :'Love of virtue is like lust.' Mencius said: 'Food and sex are sex. ’ Zixia said: ‘The virtuous and virtuous are easy to look at. 'This lust is human nature.If Song Confucians wanted to say that they were virtuous but not lustful, what was it not because they were deceiving themselves?Deceiving oneself and others is extremely dishonest!He insisted on saying 'Cuncheng', wouldn't it be hateful!The sage talks about love and etiquette, not reason and desire.Delete the "Poetry" and start with "Guan Sui". Let me ask you, "My fair lady, a gentleman likes a good girl", "I can't ask for it." The preface of "Guan Sui" said: "It's about estrus, it's about etiquette." It's an unexpected state. Even if the guests are here, I can't help but be happy, and the estrus is also When the husband came, he was very tired, and after a long time, he should be even more tired, but he was refreshed, so he liked it very much. In this way, he was also in love. Sitting opposite each other in the middle of the night, it’s not as good as talking nonsense. It’s about etiquette and righteousness. This is in line with the way of a sage. If Song Confucianism deceived people, it would be difficult to describe it in words. However, Song Confucianism is not true, but there are still merits; Those who hate and hate him are also!"

Before the words were finished, Cangtou brought tea, it was two old porcelain tea bowls, the light green tea was just placed on the table, and the fragrance was already strong.I saw the woman took the tea, rinsed her mouth once, then rinsed again, spit it out into the Kang pool, and said with a smile: "I talked about Mr. Taoism for no reason today, which made me putrid and stained my teeth. Let's talk about romance." Zi Ping kept talking nonsense, but picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, felt very refreshing, swallowed, and felt that it was clear all the way to the stomach courtyard, and the body fluid gurgled up from the root of the tongue, it was fragrant and delicious. Sweet, after taking two sips, it seemed that the aroma came back from the mouth to the nose, it was indescribably pleasant, and asked: "What kind of tea is this? Why is it so delicious?" The woman said: "The tea is not surprising, but The wild tea grown on this mountain has a strong taste. But thanks to the water, it is drawn from the spring on the top of the eastern mountain. The higher the spring water, the better the taste. It also uses pine flowers as firewood and is fried in a sand bottle. Three It's beautiful, so it's good. All the tea sold in the place is sold outside. It's nothing more than tea, and the taste must be thin; adding water and fire can't be done, and the taste is naturally bad." I just heard someone shouting outside the window: "Gu Gu, I have a good guest today, why don't you greet me?" The woman stood up quickly when she heard the sound, and said, "Uncle Long, why are you here at this time?" The man had already come in, wearing a dark blue patchwork padded jacket with a collared head, without a belt or mandarin jacket. He was about fifty years old, with a face like Odan, and a black beard and beard. When he saw Ziping, he cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Shen, how long have you been here?" Ziping said, "For example, it has been two or three hours. May I ask your name, sir?" The man said: "Hidden name, use Huanglongzi as the name." Ziping said: "Fortunately, fortunately! Please read It’s been a long time since I’ve done a great job.” The woman said, “Come and sit on the kang.” Huang Longzi then went on the kang, sat down at the table on the kang, and said, “Gu Gu, you said you invited me to eat bamboo shoots. Where are the bamboo shoots? Bring it to me to eat." Wan Gu said: "I wanted to dig it out some time ago, but accidentally forgot it, and it was taken away by Liugong Knee. If Uncle Long wants to eat it, you can discuss it with Liugong Teng." Huang Longzi raised his head to the sky. laugh.Ziping said to the woman, "don't dare to offend. The word 'Yugu' must be a famous name?" Huanglong said to Ziping: "Is Mr. Shen sleepy? If he is not sleepy, you don't have to go to bed early for the Lianghui tonight, and it's better to get up later tomorrow. The road in Baishu Valley is extremely steep and difficult to walk. It's snowing heavily, the shadows of the road can't be seen clearly, and if you fall, you will be in danger of your life. Liu Renfu will check his luggage tonight, and he can go to the Guandi Temple in Jishang around noon tomorrow. You will leave after breakfast tomorrow, and we just met." Ziping heard Overjoyed, he said: "Today I meet all the immortals, and I am lucky in my life. May I ask whether the birthday of the Shangxian was in Tang or Song?" Huang Longzi laughed again and said, "How do you know?" Five hundred years of vicissitudes', we can know that it is not only five or six hundred years old." Huang Longzi said: "'It is better to have no books than to believe in books.' This is my game pen and ink ear. You can just read it." He held it up Teacup, taste that new tea. Seeing that the tea in Ziping's cup was almost exhausted, Gu Gu filled it with a small teapot.Ziping bowed again and again and said, "Don't dare." He also held up the bad to measure it in detail.But there was a "huh" sound from a distance outside the window, the paper on the window rustled slightly, and the dust of the house rustled.Thinking of the scene on the road just now, he didn't feel the hairy bones, his face changed suddenly, Huanglong said: "This is a roar of a tiger, it doesn't matter. The Shan family looks at this kind of thing like people in your city look at mules and horses. Although they know that he will Kicking people, but not afraid of him. Because I have known him for a long time, it is not common to know that he hurts people. People on the mountain are familiar with tigers. Ordinary people avoid tigers, and tigers also avoid people, so it is not common to hurt people. nothing, don't be afraid of him." Ziping said: "Listen to this sound. It's still far away. Why does the window paper vibrate and the house dust fall?" Huanglong said: "This is called the tiger's power. Because there are mountains on all sides, the energy often gathers. When a tiger howls, The four mountains correspond to each other. It is the same for twenty or thirty miles to the left and right of the tiger. If the tiger reaches the plains, it will not have such power. Therefore, the ancients said: If the dragon is out of the water, if the tiger is out of the mountain, it will be humiliated by people. That is to say, a palace official in the imperial court, no matter what difficulties or anger he suffered, just came home to issue bids to his wife and children, and never dared to speak hard words outside, nor did he dare to leave that official. It's the same reason why tigers dare not go to the mountains and dragons dare not lose water." Ziping nodded again and again, and said, "That's right, yes. It's just that I don't understand why the tiger is so powerful in the mountains. What's the reason?" Huang Longzi said, "You haven't read "Thousand Characters" Is it? This is the principle of "spreading sound in the empty valley, listening to the empty hall". The empty hall is a small empty valley, and the empty valley is a big empty hall. If you set a big firecracker outside this door, it will take a long time. Therefore, thunder in a mountain city is better than The sound in Pingyuan is several times louder, that's the same reason." After finishing speaking, he turned his head and said to the woman: "Gu Gu, I haven't listened to you play the piano for a long time, it's rare to have a distinguished guest here today, why don't you come and play a song, Even I can only listen to it once." Yugu said: "Uncle Long, this is He Ruolai! How can I play the qin, which makes people laugh! Shen Gong is in the provincial capital, and there are many good players who play the qin. Why listen to it? We play the drums in this village! I’ll go get the zithers, but Uncle You can tune the zithers, it’s rare.” Huang Longzi said: “That’s right, it’s okay. I’ll play the zither, you can play the zither, move it around. It's very troublesome, why don't you play it in your bridal chamber. Fortunately, the daughter of the Shan family is no better than the lady in the yamen, and no one is allowed to enter the house." After that, he got off the kang, put on his shoes, and held After lighting the candle, he waved to Ziping and said, "Please sit inside. Gu Gu will lead the way." Sure enough, Yugu got off the kang and left first after receiving the candle, Ziping second and Huanglong third.Walking through the middle hall, opened the door curtain, and entered the inner room, there are two couches: the upper couch is set with quilt pillows, and the lower couch is piled up with calligraphy and paintings.There is a window facing east, and a square table under the window.There is a small door in front of the bed.Gu Gu said to Ziping: "This is my father's bedroom." Entering the small door beside the bed, it looks like a corridor, but there are window sheds and wooden boards for the empty shop below.Turning to the north and turning to the east again, there are glass windows facing north and east.From the north window, it looks very close to the mountain, a cliff, piercing through the sky, and looking down, it seems very deep.Just about to move forward, I only heard "bang bo" and "huo luo".It was as if a mountain fell down with a loud sound, and the feet trembled.Ziping was scared out of his wits.I don't know what will happen next, let's listen to the next chapter.
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