Chapter 519 Chapter 518 Old Learning and New Learning, Scholars and Common People (Two Chapters in One)

Chapter 519 518. Old learning and new learning, scholars and common people (two chapters in one)

Hearing Lei Jun's words, Wang Guiyuan and Chu Kun both looked over.

Because of the inconvenience of information exchange, they had less contact with Emperor Zhang Wantong of the Tang Dynasty over the years. Not only did each contact involve valuable information, but the interval was long, and some changes in the situation may not be grasped in time.

"When the little senior sister received the letter, I informed her as soon as possible."

Lei Jun said: "In the world of Confucianism, the new learning has been divided in recent years. There are voices from Yan and Zhao who want to imitate the Tiangong affairs of the past."

When Wang Guiyuan and Chu Kun heard this, they looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.

The rise of the new world of Confucianism was based on external disasters that dealt a severe blow to the famous families that were originally rooted in the world, and even wiped out the disaster.

Over thousands of years of history, literary societies formed by Confucian monks in Zhejiang, Huaidong, Yanzhao, and Bashu became a common phenomenon.

Among them, the Bashu area, due to its relatively remote and closed location, ultimately failed to withstand the suppression and siege by the old school families. Now it has almost disappeared. A large number of academies and poetry societies were destroyed, and a handful of survivors fled and had to leave Bashu.

However, due to external threats from the demons outside the territory and time, other old school families had no time to regroup into a strong and powerful cultural context in Bashu within a short period of time, and could not bring them into their own sphere of influence.

The remaining three areas of Zhejiang, Huaidong, and Yanzhao are prosperous in new learning, and their development momentum is very gratifying and rapid.

But as time went by, the new Confucian monks in Yanzhao gradually came up with different voices based on ancient books.

The specific origin is currently unknown to Lei Jun and others.

However, the real world of heaven cannot be seen in the world of scholars, and Lei Jun speculates that the changes there are related to the heaven.

There may also be some leftover treasures from the Celestial Palace before the ancient catastrophe.

In the past few years, Gao Tiansui, like Zhang Wantong and Zheng Baiyu, did not slip into the world of demons but came to this world of scholars.

With his cultivation strength and talent, he may have played an important role in the development and changes of Yanzhao New Learning.

This may be the reason why Gao Tiansui stayed in the world of Confucianism for many years after failing to get the other half of the universe map from Zhang Wantong.

"Maybe... it's not just the new lineage of Yanzhao Confucianism."

Wang Guiyuan pondered and said: "Gao Tianjun values ​​​​ideas over family background, and has always been eclectic. In the world of scholars there, he may have attracted more like-minded people."

For example, the Great Demon.

There are many bloodthirsty and crazy monsters, but there are also rational but cold and cruel beings.

In the past, the ancient Heavenly Palace had decreed to seal both spiritual beasts and demonic beasts.

In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths of the Great Thousand Worlds, at the end of the Han Dynasty, there were also great demons who were subdued by Gao Tiansui among the old subordinates of Tiangong.

"As for the new Confucianism in the world, doesn't Mr. Lu Shan want to ask about the changes in Yan and Zhao?" Chu Kun asked softly.

Yan Aoyun, Mr. Lushan, is now the number one scholar in the new world of Confucianism, and is also known as a later sage.

This person does not know that he has an understanding at the level of the universe, and at the same time he also has the foundation of the Wenquxingzhao level, which is to observe the common people, also known as illuminating the common people.

It is recognized by scholars all over the world that Yan Aoyun and Wen Quxing were jointly called the former sage Cheng Cheng, who was responsible for observing the heaven and earth. They were the beginning of the new Confucianism. They were already known as "Cheng Zi" and "Yan Zi" when they were still alive.

Cheng He, the former sage, was the first to rise up and break the original situation of the old school. Mr. Yan Aoyun of Lushan, who was known as the later sage, followed closely behind.

Two generations of Confucian talents with vast experience came to the world within a short period of a hundred years, finally laying the foundation for the birth of the new learning.

But then Cheng He died young, and now only Yan Aoyun is left as the vague leader and master of the new Confucian school.

Cheng He started in Yanzhao.

Yan Aoyun originated from Huaidong.

After the collapse of the old school traditions in Liangzhe and Bashu, new schools began to flourish in these places under the influence of the two sages Cheng Yan.

After Cheng He passed away, the Yanzhao New School lineage was carried forward by his disciples and students. However, the differences in concepts among different people gradually gave rise to different voices and formed different mountains.

In the face of the suppression of the old school, although Yan Aoyun also took care of the land of Yan and Zhao after Cheng He's death, due to various internal and external reasons, there were always differences between the various schools of the new Confucian school.

Regardless of old learning or new learning, the opponents they face in the world of Confucianism are always more than just each other.

The frequency of attacks by demons from outside the territory varies, sometimes densely and sometimes sparsely.

Although they destroyed the foundation of famous families of the old Confucianism and gave the new Confucianism a chance to be born and develop, when they struck again, the monks of the new Confucianism were also threatened.

The demons in the earth realm are no exception. Although they are divided into different groups, as a whole, they are a threat to the entire world of Confucianism.

Previously, the demon clan in the earth realm was suppressed and could not threaten the human world. Therefore, it can be said that the human race in that vast world is dominated by Confucian practitioners.

However, due to the subsequent invasion of demons from outside the territory, as well as various influences from the disputes between the new and old Confucian schools in the human cultivation world, the demon clan in the earth has a tendency to rise.

"Senior brother said that there was a Confucian Saint Master in that vast world in ancient times, so there were many famous families and aristocratic families with deep-rooted cultural backgrounds. It is not bad to think about it."

Chu Kun speculated: "According to the current situation, whether it is because he has transcended or for some other reason, it seems that this holy master is no longer here?"

Lei Jun: "I have similar speculations, but it is not appropriate to draw a conclusion yet."

Wang Guiyuan: "The later sage Yanzi is the leader of the new school of Confucianism in the world. Who is the leader of the old school over there now?"

Lei Jun: "Mr. Wu Hailin of Leyuan is the former patriarch of the Guanlong Wu family. Now the Wu family has been handed over to his descendants, and he concentrates on writing books and lecturing.

The old Confucian school was originally most prosperous in Qi, Lu and Zhongzhou. Later, because of his existence, the prosperity of the academic atmosphere in the western part of Guanlong gradually overwhelmed the eastern and central parts of the world.

The rise of the new school of Bashu was also due to his personal involvement and eventually destroyed."

However, the old school culture in Bashu and the two places collapsed due to the invasion of the extraterritorial demons, and they have not been able to reunite for various reasons.

Whether the aristocratic families that originally settled there or the Wu family and other families in other places, they have not been able to fill the gap.

Lei Jun shook his head slightly: "Otherwise, how can we say that the world is blessed with great fortune for Confucianism? Not only the two saints of the new school, but also the top masters of the old school."

The Guanzhong Wu family is one of the top famous families in the world of Confucianism. It has a strong cultural heritage and has steadily produced talented people with divine writing skills in a certain period of time.

Wu Hailin went a step further on this basis and achieved Zhao Fangcun, one of the cultural stars.

His understanding is also full of knowledge.

Such talent not only makes Wu Hailin's personal cultivation strength the leader of the crowd, but also reflects the inherent cultural heritage of the Guanzhong Wu family, making the literary talent more concentrated.

"Guanlong, Sanjin, Zhongzhou, Qilu, Jingchu, Xianggan, Minyue and other places are still the world of Confucianism."

Lei Jun said: "There are differences within the new Confucianism, and there are also noisy voices within the old Confucianism."

The threats from the extraterritorial demons and the demons of the earth are still there.

Some famous families advocate that they should first stabilize the internal situation before fighting against foreign enemies. Although the foreign demons are vicious and destroy the cultural context, there is still a chance to rebuild afterwards.

And those common people who have recently emerged in Huaidong, Liangzhe, Yanzhao, Bashu and other places to steal the cultural context are a greater threat, directly shaking the foundation of the original scholars' inheritance and establishment of the family.

Some famous families advocate that they should give priority to uniting the human cultivators to fight against the foreign demons and the demons in the earth.

Some of them do consider the overall environment.

But some people also want to make the demons and common people consume each other.

The famous families who claim to be scholars have always had different attitudes and policies towards the Confucian new learning cultivators who they call common people.

Some people advocate complete annihilation and never tolerate it. If there is any trace, they will be destroyed with the force of thunder and lightning.

Some people advocate differentiation and appeasement, allowing the later common people to establish a new lintel and cultural context, and then inherit and become scholars, but the number of places is limited.

There are many different opinions.

In recent years, because the attacks of extraterritorial demons have been relatively reduced and external threats are no longer so frequent, the dispute between the old and new Confucianism has become increasingly fierce and has gradually become white-hot.

"Zheng family in Zhongzhou is one of the most famous families there." Lei Jun said.

Wang Guiyuan and Chu Kun both understood: "Emperor You, or Mr. Beichen Zheng Baiyu, is from there, not from our world of nine heavens and ten earths."

Lei Jun: "His return trip has caused a lot of discussion. After all, he has not been seen for thousands of years. After returning this time, he is no longer a pure Confucian."

If it were a young and promising child, he would be expelled from the family and would be severely punished.

But Zheng Baiyu's return trip was at the third level of the fairyland.

In this way, he not only adheres to the old Confucianism, but also has no intention of coveting the position of the head of the Zheng family.

Under the current background of the Rulin World, the Confucianists naturally ignored all his problems and accepted him again.

"They won't trust him completely." Lei Junyan said, "Mr. Beichen himself may have some ideas."

In the battle in Guizang that day, it seemed that Zheng Baiyu had no intention of leaving here and returning to the Rulin World.

It was only because Xu Yuanzhen's return from the Abyss of Time caused an accident that almost ruined Zheng Baiyu's good deeds. In order to ensure that he could get the strange crystal stone absorbed from the Abyss of Time, Zheng Baiyu finally chased into the Abyss of Time.

Even if he had a plan for such a situation, it was probably not the best choice of his original plan.

"So, where did Mr. Beichen come from when he went into the Abyss of Time and returned to the Confucian World to ensure that he got the treasure?" Chu Kun asked softly, "Did he succeed in getting it in the end?"

Lei Jun shook his head: "His Majesty the Emperor of Tang only guessed that it was related to his cultivation, and it might be an opportunity for him to improve his cultivation, but the specific situation is unknown. He has appeared a lot in the past few years since he came to the Confucian World, and no more changes have been seen so far."

Wang Guiyuan said, "He has a lot of secrets."

Lei Jun and Chu Kun both agreed.

"I read the documents and books preserved in Suzhou. When Mr. Beichen married into the family, he was outstanding in talent, but his cultivation was still shallow. If not for this, the Chu clan would not have recruited a son-in-law at that time." Chu Kun said softly.

In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths World, during the Han Dynasty, the Confucian heritage had some similarities with the Confucian World. Most of the Confucian classics were collected by the Five Surnames and Seven Famous Families, and were rarely circulated among the people.

If Zheng Baiyu had not come from the official school of the Han Dynasty, it would be normal for him to have a low level of Confucian cultivation, even if he was gifted.

But this brings up a question.

How did he get here through the Abyss of Time?

Feng Ting was able to come here thanks to Xu Yuanzhen's care.

If he had relied on himself alone, the result of mistakenly entering the Abyss of Time would most likely be shattered to pieces.

When Zheng Baiyu's cultivation was not yet complete, he should not have been able to pass through the Abyss of Time alone.

Whether he had help from someone or had a rare treasure with him, it must be because of some special opportunity that he was able to make the trip.

"It depends on whether he came here by accident or for a clear purpose?" Lei Jun: "If he had a purpose, has he succeeded?"

As he spoke, he looked at Shi Zhiyuan:

"Just like this time, why did the Huo family of Yuanzhou and the Yue family of Linli go to that world of demons?"

The dispute between the old and new Confucianism became more and more intense.

Huo Ying, Yue Song and others probably didn't have the time to travel to the world of demons.

Lei Jun was more inclined to believe that they had a clear purpose.

"Brother, the news sent back by His Majesty the Emperor of Tang mentioned that although the Taoist heritage there is not prosperous, there is also a Taoist tradition. I didn't elaborate last time. Is there any further news recently?"

Lei Jun nodded: "It is called Luofu Mountain, in Guangnan on earth. It is undoubtedly a Taoist heritage, but it is quite special and very different from the four Taoist traditions in our world."

According to the simple description sent back by Zhang Wantong before, the Luofu Mountain lineage practiced both internal and external elixirs. While holding the elixir to return to the gods, they also practiced magic, alchemy, and talismans. However, they did not inherit talismans, alchemy cauldrons, and external elixir at the same time, but were a completely new Taoist tradition.

The nature is similar to what Nie Fang learned, which integrates the characteristics of Mohist mechanisms, Taoist talismans, and Taoist refining, but is unique in its own way. Or Chen Yi's Taoist talismans and the witch blood river are integrated into a furnace to create a unique special practice method.

"Guangnan once had the roots of Confucianism, but it was later destroyed by the invasion of foreign demons. Later, the descendants of Taoism became famous there." Lei Jun said.

After a slight pause, he continued: "Her Majesty the Emperor of Tang once mentioned that the descendants of Luofu Mountain made her feel strange, but she had too little contact with them, so it is not appropriate to jump to conclusions."

Chu Kun: "Sister Tang may be able to see more clues during this trip."

Lei Jun: "Well, after I mentioned this to my junior sister, she was really interested and planned to visit Guangnan in her spare time."

However, Tang Xiaotang later sent back another message from the Confucian World.

A large number of descendants of Dakong Temple crossed the Abyss of Time from the demon world and invaded the Confucian World.

Although the Great Destruction Bodhisattva was not seen, there was a great venerable with a third golden body leading the team.

The already uneasy Confucian World has added a powerful enemy.

On the side of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Lei Jun and others were surprised when they heard the words.

Xu Yuanzhen, who had been interested in that place for a long time, entered the Abyss of Time with great interest and headed for the Confucian World.

Lei Jun was tied to the Three Caves and Three Days Supreme Dragon and Tiger Immortal Formation. He did not move lightly at the first time and stayed in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. While continuing his own practice, he deeply studied the Abyss of Time and his own Tiantongdiche Falu, so as to try to further strengthen the connection between the two sides and strive to have a more stable and convenient communication channel even if they were separated by the many time and space turbulences of the Abyss of Time.

Practicing in the mountains, I don’t know how many years have passed.

One summer, Lei Jun spent his 125th birthday.

In recent years, the younger disciples of the Tianshi Mansion of Longhu Mountain have ushered in a new round of blowouts after accumulating a lot of experience.

Qiu Ming, Zhu Wei, Zhong Jinxuan, Xue Yu, and Su He successively passed the natural disasters between the sixth and seventh heavens and successfully reached the seventh heaven of the Taoist Fulu School.

This marks that the lineage of the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain has added several more high-level masters.

Elder Zuo Li, wearing a deep red Taoist robe, smiled at his closed disciple Su He, who took off his red robe, changed into a purple robe, and became a high-level master.

After Su He completed the ceremony, he saluted Tianshi Lei Jun, and then respectfully saluted his mentor Zuo Li.

The white-haired and youthful Zuo Li was full of emotion.

Luo Haoran and Fang Jian, who were attending the ceremony, felt the same way.

They had experienced similar things before.

Xu Rui was not Fang Jian's direct disciple, but Fang Jian taught him most of the time after he entered the sect.

Then Xu Rui took a step ahead of Fang Jian and reached the upper three days of cultivation earlier, and was promoted to high-level master.

Qin Caiwei was actually Luo Haoran's direct disciple, and her cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, and her progress was even better than Xu Rui.

Looking at Elder Zuo Li, Luo Haoran and Fang Jian felt more emotional.

Although they progressed slower than Qin Caiwei and Xu Rui, they eventually succeeded in reaching the seventh heaven realm and ascended to the upper three heavens, but Zuo Li had no hope.

Fang Jian was a disciple of Li Qingfeng, and although he had some feelings, he was more inspired by himself.

Luo Haoran looked at Zuo Li and thought of his mentor.

His master, like Zuo Li, stopped at the sixth heaven realm and the life span limit of the four sides.

Now, as time goes by, Luo Haoran's mentor is old and gradually reaches the twilight stage.

Fortunately, the current Longhu Mountain ancestral temple is shrouded in the Three Pure Ones Three Treasures Cave Heaven Fairyland, and the clear air flows, nourishing the body and mind of the cultivators, making people rarely see the signs of aging.

Fang Jian saw Luo Haoran looking at Zuo Li, and knew that the other party thought of his mentor.

Their inheritance is also quite representative in the current Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion.

The master is the sixth heaven.

Luo Haoran, the master, is the seventh heaven.

And Luo Haoran's disciple Qin Caiwei has already reached the fourth level of the eighth heaven and is preparing to impact the ninth heaven.

Such a look does not attract ridicule from outsiders, but many people envy and yearn for it.

Not only does it have successors, but it also reflects that the cultivation environment of Longhu Mountain is becoming more and more favorable, and the upward momentum is becoming more and more obvious.

Fang Jian was sighing when he saw a purple-robed nun returning from outside and coming to him and Luo Haoran to salute: "Master, Uncle Fang."

Luo Haoran: "Did Hua Wei just come back from Canghuan?"

Qin Caiwei: "Master, this disciple went to Canghuan on behalf of the government to help fellow Taoists there plant Liufang trees.

It happened that Holy Lord Fengming was leaving seclusion. After congratulating him, he returned to Shante to report to his uncle and the mansion. "

Luo Haoran and Fang Jian understood immediately after hearing this: "Holy Lord Fengming has achieved the second level of immortality!"

Counting the days, it was only more than twenty years since he first arrived in the fairyland.

Even among Phoenix, such speed is breathtaking and rarely recorded in history.

Not only the human monastic community outside Canghuan, but also many spiritual beasts in Canghuan were shocked when they heard the news.

"The mansion should prepare congratulatory gifts." Luo Haoran said: "Hua Wei, please inform the master first."

Qin Caiwei agreed, bowed and left, and then went to meet Lei Jun.

After presiding over the enthronement ceremony of Qiu Ming, Zhu Wei, Su He and others, Lei Jun did not immediately return to the Sanqing Sanbao Cave in the sky above, but stayed in the Heavenly Master's Mansion on earth.

After hearing Qin Caiwei's report that Phoenix Fengming in Canghuan successfully reached the second level of fairy spirit, Lei Jun nodded repeatedly: "Congratulations."

He told Qin Caiwei and Zhuo Baojie beside him: "After preparing the congratulatory gifts in the mansion, I still thank my nephew Hua Wei for greeting Holy Master Fengming on behalf of Pindao and Tianshi Mansion. We will go with Huajie. You two invite Haoyang on my behalf." Holy Master and Holy Master Fengming, if you have free time, come to Longhu Mountain as a guest or discuss something."

Zhuo Baojie and Qin Caiwei agreed together: "Disciple, I will obey."

Previously, Zhuo Baojie served as the elder on duty at the Deacon Hall. He resigned after the expiration of three years. Currently, he has no specialized duties. He was planning to go out to travel around again. Lei Jun immediately sent his eldest disciple to Canghuan to congratulate Phoenix Wind on his behalf. bright.

Next to her, Han Xiaofei looked at her master eagerly.

Lei Jun didn't give the second apprentice any chance this time: "Although you are not allowed to take over Hua Jie's shift to guard the Deacon Hall, Hua Fei, you will also have some experience in the Deacon Hall. Don't run around during this period."

Han Xiaofei said helplessly: "Yes, Master."

In addition to Qiu Ming, Zhu Wei and others, there are also younger disciples from the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion lineage who are currently at the critical stage between the sixth and seventh heavens.

For example, Xin Lu and Hou Yu are currently in retreat, trying to attack the natural chasm between the Sixth Heaven and the Seventh Heaven.

Lei Jun's own third disciple, Feng Ting, also began to prepare for retreat.

But Lei Jun is not staying in the world for Feng Ting.

He taught his disciples on a daily basis.

The reason why I stayed in the human world for a short time this time is because my master Yuan Mobai will be released from seclusion in the near future.

Lei Jun is currently a master of Taoism and has already sensed the corresponding matters.

The eldest disciple came out of the mountain, and the third disciple went into seclusion.

Later, Lei Jun brought his second disciple Han Xiaofei, who came after hearing the news, to the outside of the cave where Yuan Mobai was meditating.

After a while, junior brother Chu Kun also rushed over.

Wang Guiyuan is currently guarding the Abyss of Wu Jian and Shi and cannot leave for the time being, but he is also paying attention to the ancestral court of Shanmen.

Lei Jun's perception and judgment were correct, and Yuan Mobai successfully came out of seclusion recently.

After the Seven Qi Qi of the Hao Ling, the young man in purple robe now adds the Nine Qi Qi of the Qing Ling.

At this point, the Taoist Talisman Sect's Wuqi Dynasty is complete.

Yuan Mobai stepped onto the Bridge of Tongxuan.

Lei Jun and Chu Kun both said: "Congratulations, Master, the Five Qi Chao Xuan, the Mahayana is complete, and the Cave Xuan is in sight."

Han Xiaofei followed closely and saluted: "Congratulations, Master!"

"Headmaster." Yuan Mobai returned the greeting with a smile.

Several people followed him into the cave and took their seats. After congratulating each other, Yuan Mobai asked about the environment outside, and Lei Jun answered them one by one.

At the end, Lei Jun mentioned: "The world of Confucianism is in chaos, but we still need to pay attention to our own side. After the merger of the human world, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths seemed to have changed. It was not noticeable at first, but it has begun to get better in the past two years. It is obvious that the disciple has invited Holy Master Fengming and others to gather together to discuss this matter."