Song, June of the third year of Chunxi, Chengxin Pavilion of Ehu Temple in Shangrao. Today's weather is a bit strange. Although it has just entered the early summer, there is already a midsummer steamy scene.The long sky is blue and blue, the sun is in the sky, there is no cover and no hindrance, let the scorching sun shine down.However, at the end of the sky in the west, there are black clouds gathering, and there is a faint tendency of heavy rain. Chengxin Pavilion is called a pavilion, but it is actually an elegant pavilion surrounded by only a few seats.At this time, there were already three people in the pavilion on the east and west sides, with a pot of tea and three porcelain bowls in the middle.Dozens of Confucian scholars around stood a few feet away, respectfully standing with their hands down, keeping silent.The entire temple was silent, except for the sound of cicadas singing in the Zen forest.

The two people sitting side by side in the pavilion are both in their thirties.The elderly man has a clean complexion and a long beard. Although he is dressed in a Confucian uniform, he has the elegant style of a Taoist school. He kneels on the mat, like a cloud hidden in a fairy mountain, deep and restrained; while the young man's face is like a crown of jade, his eyes Qiu Shui's tall and slender body is extremely refined, and it looks like a fierce long sword that has not been drawn out of its sheath, but is already showing its sword light. Opposite them was a middle-aged man in his forties with a slightly dark face. His face was a bit weird, with a broad nose and thick lips, but a blunt chin. He was the kind of "willful" person mentioned in the photo book , that kind of people tend to be terribly focused.He knelt down meticulously, with neither joy nor sorrow on his expression, like a stubborn stone lying in front of the two of them, neither moving nor moving.

"It's Zhu Xi's honor to be able to sit and discuss the Tao with the famous Lu brothers at today's Ehu meeting." The black-faced man bowed his body slightly, and pressed his hands slightly on the edge of the table on both sides. Seeing that he spoke first, Lu Jiuling and Lu Jiuyuan returned their salutes one by one. The older Lu Jiuling bowed and said, "How dare you, Mr. Hui'an is the senior of me and my younger brother. Everyone in Fujian and Zhejiang admires him. We will wait for today It is very fortunate to be able to follow the example of Confucius’ visit to Li Er’s story and listen to the teachings without giving up.”

Zhu Xi said indifferently: "Although Confucius asked Li Er about the rites, the rise of Zhou rites was not in the ear. The virtuous Kunzhong followed the pioneers, and with such a good ambition, it can be said to be a short way!" His words were slightly sharp, and he replied immediately.The Lu brothers suddenly felt trembling all over their bodies, as if they had been shot into their bodies by an invisible wave just now, and their minds were shocked. The two couldn't help but look at each other, thinking secretly, could it be that this Zhu Xi had really grown up as the rumors said? Do you have the awe-inspiring spirit mentioned by Mencius?

If this is the case, it may be a hard battle for Ehu to discuss the Tao this time. But at the same time, it also shows that the legend that has been circulating for a long time is true... Just as Lu Jiuling was about to answer, he suddenly heard a long howl from outside the temple, startling dozens of birds in the forest.The Confucian scholars on the sidelines showed panic and looked around one after another, and soon a shout came from far and near: "The Lu family discusses Taoism with others, how can I not ask the old man to join in the fun!" Without looking back, Zhu Xi raised his eyes slightly and asked, "Mr. Suoshan?"

The Lu family is a family of scholars, Lu Jiushao, Lu Jiuling, and Lu Jiuyuan are known as the three scholars of Lu Zi. Lu Jiushao has been lecturing in Suoshan for many years, so Zhu Xi asked this question. Lu Jiuling smiled wryly and said: "My brother is a secluded and prudent man, how could he be so crazy. This man is an elder of our branch family, named Lu You, who is now serving as a judge in Kuizhou. This uncle is very knowledgeable, but he likes him the most. Let’s join in the fun. I don’t know where he heard the news. We are discussing with Brother Zhu today, so I think we are here to disrupt the situation.”

Lu Jiuyuan got up abruptly, and said loudly, "I'll go and persuade him to go back. How can you let that old Ge talk about Neo Confucianism!" Lu Jiuling said: "If you could persuade him, you would have persuaded him a long time ago, and sit down first, lest Brother Zhu see the joke." Brother fate is like a father, Lu Jiuyuan flicked his sleeves, and had to sit down resentfully, but his eyebrows were tightly knit Frown, obviously very angry. Suddenly there was a commotion outside the courtyard wall, a person was striding towards Chengxin Pavilion, three or four novice monks on the left and right couldn't stop him, instead they were pushed back and forth, and he rushed straight in.

This man appeared to be fifty or sixty years old, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, tall and tall, and he walked without the slightest sign of decadence.Half of his head was in a bun, and his silver-white hair was almost half down. From a distance, he looked like a lunatic. The old man walked up to Chengxin Pavilion, stood firmly, and scanned the three people in the pavilion. His eyes were as sharp as knives. Although Lu Jiuyuan was young and vigorous, he couldn't help shrinking under his direct gaze.Zhu Xi, on the other hand, was expressionless and never looked this way. The old man was wearing an official uniform, but it was dusty and worn everywhere, presumably he had never changed it during the long journey.Lu Jiuling clasped his hands and said, "Uncle, since you came here from the middle of Sichuan and you have been exhausted all the way, why don't you go to the meditation room to take a bath and change clothes, and rest for a while, and then come to observe the theory. This time, the discussion will take at least two days, and at most ten days , it’s not too late.”

The old man ignored him at all, and stared at Zhu Xi's back for a while, then put his right hand on his left shoulder, and asked bluntly, "Are you Zhu Xi?" Zhu Xi said, "Exactly." "Good Zhu Xi, give me a punch from Lu You!" Before the voice fell, the punch was already approaching.This punch struck suddenly without warning, seeing that it was about to hit Zhu Xi's right shoulder, there was no reason to dodge it. At this time, the purple light suddenly appeared, and the faces of all the people present, including the Lu family brothers, changed drastically.

They saw wonders like never before in their lives. A tube of pens. A tube of purple gold brush. This purple-gold writing brush is square and rigorous, with a deep spirit, and the whole body is shrouded in a slight layer of purple light.As soon as Lu You's fist touched the pen, there was a low explosion, and the purple light trembled violently. The punch that seemed to break rocks and wood was bounced away by the thin light. Instead of being angry, Lu You was happy. He retracted his fist and laughed loudly: "Sure enough, you have developed a pen skill yourself! Then try the old man's punch again!" As soon as he finished speaking, his right fist Suddenly.Zhu Xi still didn't turn his head back, the purple pen shimmered slightly, it was more prosperous than before, almost covering his whole body.All the people present were astonished and could only stare at this incredible scene in a daze.

Lu You's punch held the wind and thunder, and there was a faint flow of wind and waves.When Zhu Xi's purple pen touched this punch, it trembled again, and it shone brightly in an instant.The fist hit on Ziguang, Ziguang was slightly dented by half a point, and he didn't back down.The punches and strokes stuck together, and there was a crackling sound where the two touched.Lu You praised: "What an upright spirit!" He clenched his five fingers tightly, his wrist was deflected, and the quality of the whole fist was quite different from the aura just now. From an ordinary person's point of view, this punch is powerful and fierce, and it is really a rare and powerful martial art move.But in the eyes of the Lu brothers, this punch was a little less violent than just now, but contained a little familiar quality. "Han Shu?" Lu Jiuyuan murmured suspiciously, and Lu Jiuling nodded and said, "You think so too? For some reason, when I saw that punch, what came to mind involuntarily was "Hanshu". It's really strange." Lu Jiuyuan frowned and said, "That's right, boxing and literature are clearly irrelevant, but why do I see uncle's boxing as if I were reading "Han Shu"? It's so hard to understand... "He has always hated this clan uncle, and always felt that he was vulgar, and he was not the same as a scholar, but now seeing Lu You's boxing skills, he felt as if he had read a famous book by everyone, and his heart was astonished, like waves rolling over. Lu Jiuling stroked his beard lightly, and guessed: ""Hanshu" has always been known for its simplicity and vigor, maybe it coincides with the style of Uncle's fist..." Here, the fist and pen held each other for dozens of breaths, the fist pressed deeper and deeper, and the purple pen seemed to be weak, and it was about to be punctured.Zhu Xi showed surprise, he turned his head slowly, stared at Lu You and said, "So you are... no, you are not..." Lu You said with a smile: "If you can beat me, I will tell you!" At the same time, he increased the strength of his fist a little bit. "it is good!" Zhu Xi's shoulders trembled slightly, and two rays of light shot out from his eyes.The purple pen on top of his head suddenly swelled several times, immediately covering the entire Chengxin Pavilion in a perfect ball of purple light.The Lu brothers and Lu You immediately felt that their bodies became over a thousand catties, extremely heavy, and their bones were all creaking under the pressure. They couldn't help but put their hands on the ground, unable to move.Under the strong pressure, Lu You's fist was also forced to slow down, he raised his brows: "What is the origin of this pen, you have such ability!" Zhu Xi replied indifferently: "It's not really a talent, it's nothing more than following the way of heaven and using it properly." "For physical use?" The Lu brothers were secretly shocked when they heard this.This theory of Li Qi was originally advocated by Zhu Xi. He believed that between heaven and earth, there is "Li" first, and then "Qi". Li is the metaphysical and the law of the operation of all things; .Principle is dependent on Qi to produce all things, so in the world, there are only two words, Li and Qi. The Lu brothers had long been familiar with this theory, and they invited Zhu Xi to Ehu Temple to discuss Taoism, and they also wanted to refute this theory.Unexpectedly, this Zhu Xi has developed "Li Qi" to such an extent that he has already left the scope of academics.What kind of physical use is this! Lu You snorted coldly: "I don't think it's just a gimmick. Let's see if my fist can break open!" He raised his breath violently, and the muscles in his right arm tensed , the right fist unexpectedly withstood the heavy pressure, and punched towards Zhu Xi's face. Without dodging or evading, Zhu Xi stood up and said in a deep voice: "Heaven and man are in harmony, and all things return to Tao. Within the scope of this pen, I am reason, I am Qi, and I am the law between heaven and earth!" said After finishing this sentence, Zhu Xi's body suddenly became taller.The pressure in the purple light circle immediately reversed.Caught off guard, both Lu You and the Lu brothers sank first, and then floated into the air, as if the ground had no restraint on them. Lu You was a little annoyed, he had never thought that Zhu Xi's domain control was so strong before.With a muffled grunt, he turned his waist in mid-air and struck out with both fists.Zhu Xi didn't panic, and dodged one by one.As long as he is within Ziguang's domain, he can easily change the rules. No matter how strong Lu You's fist is, it is difficult to touch him. Lu You threw dozens of punches in a row, all of which were changed by Zhu Xi.The Chengxin Pavilion was stagnant and stagnant for a while, and erratic for a while, his movements were deformed so much that his punches fell through the air.Lu You thought to himself that sooner or later Zhu Xi would play with his palms if he continued like this, and he immediately closed his palms together, a burst of energy gushed out, and his body retreated dozens of steps in an instant with this force, out of the range of the purple light.Zhu Xi didn't follow closely, but only restored the rules in the circle, and slowly put the ashen-faced Lu Jiuling and Lu Jiuyuan back on the ground. Seeing Lu You back and forth, Zhu Xi stood in the middle of the pavilion and said, "Your Excellency has seen it, can you stop?" Lu You realized that the bun on the top of his head had been untied, so he simply tore off the scarf, loosened his hair, and said loudly, "This is really amazing, let me try again." Zhu Xi frowned, thinking that I had saved enough face, why is this lunatic still so entangled. He is not competitive by nature, but he is extremely stubborn. Since Lu You is so persuasive, Zhu Xi will not blindly back down.With a flick of his sleeves, he sat still like a solid stone, and said to Lu You who was several zhang away: "If you still can't break into this circle this time, then don't hinder me from discussing with the brothers from the Lu family." Lu You said: "Okay! It's a deal." He didn't approach the Chengxin Pavilion this time either, but raised his right arm lightly from a distance, made a posture of holding a pen with his palm, bent his arm slightly, and suddenly said: "Nine Ling, Jiuyuan, you two are careful. My move is too powerful, it may hurt you." The faces of the Lu brothers changed, and they were about to stand up and leave, but Zhu Xi said, "The sage Taishan collapsed in front of him, but his expression remained unchanged. You two learned heavenly beings, who transcended the ordinary and became holy, so there is no need to be so alarmed. With my awe-inspiring righteousness, both of them can be preserved." Your place is safe." Lu Jiuyuan and Lu Jiuling looked at each other with wry smiles, thinking that today's good discussion turned into an inexplicable miraculous duel. For the two scholars, it was a disaster for no reason. Zhu Xi stood with his hands behind his back, and the pen spirit above his head circled several times. The purple light ball surrounding Chengxin Pavilion grew a little bigger, and the light in the circle was more dense than before.Lu You suddenly moved his right arm, made a gesture of throwing a pen, and said loudly, "Throwing a pen!" A huge force was thrown from Lu You's hand, turned into a pen-shaped blue light, and shot towards Chengxin Pavilion.This blue light was extremely fast, piercing into the purple ball in an instant.With a wave of Zhu Xi's sleeve, the rules in the purple circle changed immediately, and the density froze to infinity, stopping Qing Guang's sprinting momentum.Unexpectedly, this blue light moved forward bravely, unabated, and pierced through several inches of purple light at once. There was no trace of emotion on Zhu Xi's dark face, and he continued to rely on the power of the rules of reason and qi to coerce.This blue light naturally carried a tinge of determination. Although it was blocked many times, its strength remained unchanged, and it pierced through inch by inch tenaciously like an awl.Zhu Xi quickly changed several rules, but none of them could shake Qingguang's impact. Seeing that the blue light was about to break through the purple circle, Zhu Xi yelled heavily: "Taoxin!" A small Tai Chi suddenly burst out from his chest, pulling the light energy circulating in the purple circle, and the entire field gradually flowed into a big Tai Chi figure.Even though the blue light is tyrannical, it can only move in the space after all, and can only rotate and circle along the Taiji until its strength is exhausted. This is Zhu Xi's most powerful move at present.According to his philosophy, human nature is divided into two types: "Tao Mind" and "Human Heart". Among them, "Tao Mind" is born according to the way of heaven and is the most powerful.Just now he summoned his Dao Heart to integrate with the principles and qi in the domain, and reached the Tai Chi state of "I am the Dao". It's just that although this move is powerful, the consumption is quite astonishing.You must know that the rules carry the movement of the heaven and the earth, and it takes a lot of energy to make a person's body into a rule, even if it is to carry the operation of a domain the size of Chengxin Pavilion.Zhu Xi's Dao Xin was not yet strong enough, after the blue light was wiped away by Tai Chi, he was almost exhausted, his complexion was slightly pale, his feet were a little vacant, and the purple light circle around Chengxin Pavilion also dimmed a lot. Lu You saw that the blue light was gradually dispelled by Taiji, and his eyes showed admiration. He suddenly laughed, waved his hands again and again and said, "No fight, no fight, I have already lost." Only then did Zhu Xi and the Lu brothers relax in one breath.With a movement of Zhu Xi's mind, the purple light circle protecting the pavilion flew into the air, condensed into a pen spirit again, and then disappeared into his body. Lu You walked into the pavilion again, and first said to the Lu brothers: "Didn't I scare you?" Lu Jiuling forced a smile and said, "Uncle, you have come up with so many miraculous tricks, but you really bluffed our brothers." Lu You placed his hands on both of their shoulders and said, "This is for Uncle, I'm going to scare you." He gently sent his palms, and the two brothers immediately felt a warm current flow into their bodies, instantly swimming through their limbs and bones, and immediately calmed down . After appeasing the two nephews, Lu You turned to stare at Zhu Xi, his expression became very solemn, and he asked word by word: "This pen can use principles and energy to form its own domain, and it has its own rules. A good pen! I have read countless pens in my life, but I have never heard of one with this function. What is your name called?" Zhu Xi sat back on the cushion, put his hands on his knees, and returned to his expressionless expression: "Ziyang pen." "Where did this money come from?" "Ziyang is Zhu's alias. This pen is naturally my own." Zhu Xi replied. Lu You was startled for a moment, then raised his thumb and praised, "You are indeed an extraordinary talent." Zhu Xi wondered, "Why did you say that, sir?" Lu You's two gray beards trembled excitedly.He walked back and forth in the booth twice, kept rubbing his hands, and muttered: "You know, all the pen spirits in the past have been refined into spirit bodies by the owner of the pen mound before the owner passed away, and there has never been anyone Relying on your own strength, you cultivated the spirit of the brush for yourself during your lifetime. Your Ziyang brush is truly an unprecedented adventure! Don’t you even know it?” Zhu Xi said solemnly: "Li Qi is the way of heaven. If I follow the way of heaven, I will naturally have everything and no benefit. How can others compare with it." Lu You frowned slightly, feeling that this person's answer was a little pedantic, and he didn't like it, but the arrogance in his words was worth admiring. Lu You shrugged his nose, and suddenly thought of a question: "The spirit of the pen is closely related to the human heart. As the saying goes, one mind can't do two things, so you have to wait until the owner of the pen is dying before you can use your heart to refine the pen. You are still alive now. , how can you develop a pen spirit? Don’t you have two hearts?” When Zhu Xi heard this question, he just smiled reservedly, and answered briefly, "It's nothing more than being honest and sincere." This is indeed what he said from the bottom of his heart.Zhu Xi has been studying hard for many years, and he has no other distractions. He only wants to read the books of sages and sages, but he has never thought about refining his brushwork.Until his "Li Qi Theory" reached its peak, for unknown reasons, this Ziyang pen appeared in his body naturally.He is a simple person. He has always believed that the way of learning is only within the four words of "righteousness and sincerity".Since Lu You asked, he answered like this. Seeing that he spoke simply, Lu You just said that he didn't want to disclose his own cultivation method, and he couldn't force it, so he rubbed his hands and sighed, "I don't know how many people have practiced pen skills in the past dynasties, and I have never seen such a thing, Your Excellency. It can be said that he is the first person to create the world, it is rare, it is really rare." He is a man who loves writing and is obsessed with writing, and he is very familiar with the art of writing in the past, and now he sees someone refining his own writing, so he is naturally delighted. Zhu Xi suddenly asked: "Your Excellency... Could it be that you are the official of the pen tomb?" "Me? I'm not." Lu You quickly waved his hands to deny, "Every pen official has his own pen spirit, and I don't have that fate." Zhu Xi was slightly surprised, and slowly raised his eyes and said: "I saw that your Excellency just punched, and every punch you punched did not have the style of a historian. It was tough and upright, quite Han style, and I thought you had the pen spirit of Master Ban on you." Lu Jiuyuan interjected from the side: "My brother and I saw your punching uncle just now, and couldn't help but think of "Hanshu". Could it be that this pen is related to Ban Gu?" The three of them are all great scholars of a generation, and they are familiar with classics and history, and they can sense a few traces of classics from Lu You's moves.It's just that Zhu Xi has a deep understanding of the pen spirit, which is more accurate than that of the Lu brothers.Hearing this question, Lu You chuckled, spread out the palm of his right hand, and a short, sharp pen slowly rose from the palm of his hand, with a faint blue light. "Is this the one you're talking about?" "Not bad!" The three of them said in unison, the short pen glowed brightly, and the breath was strong. Lu You said, "You might as well guess again." Zhu Xi closed his eyes and felt it carefully, then slowly opened his eyes and said: "Heroic spirit, unwilling to be silent, this heroic spirit in the pen has great ambitions. I thought wrong before, so I didn't write "Han Shu" Ban Gu, but Ban Chao and Ban Dingyuan who joined the army.” Lu You slapped the table and was very appreciative: "Old Zhu, you are really extraordinary! You are right. The name of this pen is called Congrong Pen. It was refined from Ban Chao, a famous general in the Han Dynasty. Back then Ban Dingyuan resolutely threw his pen into the army. A pen spirit that was thrown away was infected by the master's heroic spirit, and was unwilling to be mediocre. It inherited Ban Chao's Shen Yi and decisive killing spirit, which was extremely heroic. Speaking of it, among many scribes' pen spirits, it belongs to Wuyong first mile." As if he heard Lu You's praise, Congrong's pen swayed, eager to try, quite heroic. "A man should learn from Dingyuan. Now that the Central Plains are in ruins and the golden dog is raging, we don't go to battle to kill the enemy, but are keen on these small things. I don't like it." Lu You finished speaking and turned to the Lu brothers. Rolling his eyes, the latter could only smile wryly, not arguing with him. Zhu Xi praised: "The earth-shattering throw just now must be Ban Dingyuan's "Throw a pen and join the army", right? That throw contains the ambition to make contributions to a foreign land, no wonder I can hardly resist it." Lu You nodded in agreement, then folded his palms together and took the pen spirit back. Zhu Xi asked again: "Ban Chao's brushwork is indeed astonishingly powerful, but I still want to know whether his brother Ban Gu's brushwork is even more majestic?" Lu You laughed: "You guessed it wrong. Although Ban Gu has a great reputation, he has never cultivated a pen spirit." Zhu Xi said "oh", a little disappointed. His love for Ban Gu was far greater than that of Ban Chao.How can a warrior be able to compare the stories of the ages in the article.He asked again: "But I heard that when the pen spirit exerts its ability, it must show its true form. Why did Lu Tong judge you just now that you only saw the fist, but there was no shadow of the pen spirit?" "I told you, I'm not a pen official!" Lu You argued impatiently, and then said sadly: "Although I am a person who is obsessed with pens and knows all the allusions of pen spirits, I will do it all my life due to chance. Not a pen official." He paused for a moment, and then he looked complacent again: "It's just that I have a special talent called pen mastery. I can use all kinds of pen spirits for my use and form a formation. A single pen spirit is in my hand. In this case, only 60% of the power can be exerted - but if there are several pen spirits present, let me form a pen array, the power can be doubled. As the saying goes, I can't beat one pen official, but I can tie two pen officials , the three pen officials are no match for me." Zhu Xi secretly sighed, it turns out that there are so many ways in this spirit.Lu You scratched his scalp, and said ashamedly: "The master of the pen mound said that I am too quick-tempered. Although I write a lot of poems, I lack some aura. It is not easy for ordinary scholars to develop their pen skills, but this kind of military pen suits my appetite the most. So This time when I came to Ehu Temple, I asked the owner of the pen mound to borrow this Congrong brush." When Zhu Xi heard the words "Master of the Pen Tomb", a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he murmured: "It turns out that the owner of the Pen Tomb is really someone." Lu You patted his head and said, "Hey, by the way, I was going to ask you. How did you know the owner of the pen mound?" "Oh, a few months ago, I went back to my hometown in Jianyang to do some business. On the way, I ran into a wonderful man who claimed to be the owner of the pen mound. Mystery. But the sage doesn't talk about strange powers and gods. As a Confucian disciple, I should keep a respectful distance from this kind of person, so I bid farewell on the spot, and I haven't seen it since." Lu You opened his mouth wide, and could hardly believe his ears: "The master of the Bi Tomb has been in seclusion for a long time, and he rarely goes out. Even the official of the Bi Tomb rarely sees him once. How amazing it is that you can meet the owner of the Bi Tomb. Opportunities and blessings, you... you actually just turned it down like that?" Zhu Xi said solemnly: "The sage taught me that I dare not go beyond the rules even for a moment. This man is going against the sky and goes against Confucian ethics. What good is there to talk to him?" After hearing his words, Lu You smiled instead of anger, took a few pictures, and said loudly: "Hahahaha, I have seen this old man in my life, only you dare to criticize him like this--Actually, I also can't understand those pen officials who use their pens. The owner of the tomb is as humble as a god. Even though the owner of the tomb of the pen is more than a thousand years older than me, I only like to discuss friendship with him. It’s too boring to be a master and servant.” After finishing speaking, he clapped enthusiastically Zhu Xi's shoulder: "Good boy, you are so courageous, I like it—of course, it would be even better if you can change your old-fashioned faults." Zhu Xi looked at the sky outside the pavilion, took a sip from his teacup, and said to Lu You indifferently: "Let's not mention the matter of the pen spirit for now. The discussion between me and the Lu Brothers has been delayed for too long. Lu Tong judges whether there is still time." Anything else?" Lu You scratched his hair and smiled wryly, thinking that this guy's stubbornness is really amazing.He took out a delicate cloud letter from his pocket, and handed it to Zhu Xi: "I came here, first, to see with my own eyes what Shenglian's pen spirit looks like; second, to pass this invitation on behalf of others." Yun There is a line of small letters on the paper, the handwriting is meaningful and neat, and it is from everyone's hands at first glance: "I heard that you are very talented, and I hope to come to the pen tomb for a narration. The servant will prepare two cups of clear tea, and wash your hands to treat you. Fortunately, don't refuse. The master of the pen tomb."