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Chapter 1561: All the poor people in the world are happy with the great protection

May 3rd,

Mount Zhongnan, back mountain.

An elegant gathering that had been prepared long ago was held here.

As a contemporary Confucian sage, Zhao Xun naturally had to attend.

All the disciples of the academy also arrived.

Zhao Xun took a look at the scholars who had come to attend the gathering, and there were several thousand of them.

Zhao Xun was shocked for a moment.

"It seems that all the scholars in the world hope to enjoy this rare and pleasant time with us."

Zhao Xun sighed for a while and then cleared his throat.

"Everyone, welcome to the elegant gathering held by Haoran Academy. You are all talented and outstanding people, and it is a very wise choice to come to this elegant gathering. So let's start this elegant gathering next."

"Confucian Saint, we are all here for you."

"Confucian Saint, we all support you!"

"Confucian Saint, we are all your supporters!"

Zhao Xun felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.

Wow, this feels like it's turning into one big fan meeting.

This really made Zhao Xun feel a little embarrassed.

However, his ability to regulate his emotions is still very strong.

It didn't take long for him to adjust his mood and then began to push forward the process that had been prepared long ago.

"Everyone, let's invite the Confucian sages of all ages to speak next."

Zhao Xun waved his hands upwards, and then the illusion of the first generation of Confucian saint appeared before everyone.

This surprised many readers.

"Ah? Is this the legendary first generation of Confucian sage?"

"I don't know. We have never seen a portrait of the first generation of Confucian saints, so there is no way to compare them."

All the scholars in Chang'an City felt extremely surprised at this time.

Although they had heard of the name of the first Confucian sage, they had never seen his portrait. The most important thing for them to do now was to listen carefully to his teachings.

The first generation of Confucian sage looked at so many young scholars in front of him and seemed to understand the significance of his appearance today.

He cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, you are here to attend the gathering at the academy today, which means you are all people with aspirations. You are pursuing to become more knowledgeable. But I have something to say in advance, that is, you must take the right path. Only when you are sure of this, will the knowledge you gain in the future be meaningful. If you can't do this, everything is in vain."

At this moment, all the scholars in Chang'an City who came to participate in the academy's elegant gathering became very focused.

They listened very carefully to the speech of the first generation of Confucian sage.

What a precious opportunity this is.

It is really difficult for ordinary people to encounter such a good opportunity.

So they naturally want to listen carefully.

Only in this way can they get more and better experiences.

It would be best if I could stay and become an outer disciple of the academy.

If they don't have this opportunity, it would be great to listen to more lectures by the first generation of Confucian sages.

"The most important thing is to have a clear mind. Only when you have a clear mind will your subsequent choices be meaningful. Only when you have a clear mind can you truly become a useful person. After having a clear mind, you must establish your own opinions. It is easy to say but it is still very difficult to do it. Since you are the best scholars, you must have this awareness."

"Well, the Confucian sage said it very well."

"Yes, the first thing we need to do is to establish our mind, and after establishing our mind, we need to establish our words. So, what should we do after establishing our words?"

Upon hearing this, the first generation of Confucian sage stroked his beard and said leisurely: "After establishing a reputation, it is natural to establish a life for the people. There are very few people who can do this, but if you do, there is a good chance that you will be remembered in history. People live for a lifetime, and grass grows for a season. I believe that excellent scholars like you definitely want to be remembered in history. And this is the simplest way."

"I see. Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. We feel like all the books we read before were wasted."

"Indeed. If we hadn't received the guidance of the Confucian sage, we would have been immersed in our own patterns and unable to extricate ourselves. For us, it is definitely not suitable to reach a dead end. We need to find a suitable direction to improve ourselves, so that we can go further."

Among the scholars in Chang'an City, some who have ideas have already begun to summarize.

They think that what the first generation of Confucian sages said makes sense. But to achieve all this, they also need to put in a lot of effort.

If they are biased in the process, they will still go astray.

"First of all, you must be clear about your direction. In the process of clarifying your direction, you must constantly examine yourself. It is not easy for people to examine themselves. Because people always ignore their own shortcomings and only see their own strengths. But as a scholar, you must learn to examine yourself and constantly correct your shortcomings. If you want to become a saint, this is what you must do."

The first generation of Confucian sage was obviously very satisfied with today's gathering, so he didn't stop talking once he started.

The group of readers listened with great interest.

Just as they were about to ask a question, the first generation Confucian sage cleared his throat and said, "Okay, my time is up."

After saying this, his illusion slowly disappeared.

Just when all the students in the academy were feeling lost, the vision of the second generation of Confucian sage appeared again.

A group of scholars in Chang'an City became excited again.

It turned out that they were able to see so many Confucian saints at this gathering in the academy.

This time they really came to the right place.

"It's not easy. It's really not easy. If we could have heard the teachings of the Confucian saints earlier, our knowledge might have been greatly improved. We can only say that we have been missing the opportunity. Fortunately, we finally seized it now."

"Yes, isn't it a pleasure to learn and practice from time to time? If we can seize the opportunity and follow the teachings of the Confucian saints of all ages, then we will definitely improve quickly. This kind of opportunity can be said to be hard to come by. So we must cherish it. Only by cherishing it can we become stronger."

"Next, we need to calm down and listen to more teachings from Confucian saints. Different Confucian saints have different views, but these teachings are all useful to us. So we must learn with an open mind. Only in this way can we learn more."

For Zhao Xun, he was naturally very satisfied at this moment.

Seeing the scholars in Chang'an City listening attentively to the teachings of the Confucian sages of all ages, he felt that his efforts were worth it. Of course, Zhao Xun would not rush to give his speech at this time.

According to Wangcai, he still needs to wait quietly.

After all the Confucian saints of all ages have finished speaking, it is time for him, as the Confucian saint of the present time, to speak out.

It has to be said that being the finale still made Zhao Xun feel a little pressured.

But after the trip to the Tianyu Islands, Zhao Xun did have a new understanding.

He really hopes to share his insights with the scholars in Chang'an City.

So he could wait quietly for this moment.

Time passed quickly, and the scholars in Chang'an City were still listening very attentively to the speeches of Confucian saints of all ages.

But soon they realized that a very clear voice appeared in front of them.

This voice was not the hollow sound produced by an illusion, but was extremely deep and powerful, obviously produced by a real person.

Everyone looked up and saw that it was Zhao Xun who spoke.

Yes, just now the Confucian sages of all ages gave speeches. Now that the Confucian sages of all ages have finished speaking, it must be Zhao Xun's turn to speak next.

Everyone became very excited.

You have to know that this is the contemporary Confucian saint Zhao Xun.

They really wanted to hear what Zhao Xun was thinking.

Such a good opportunity is rare.

"Everyone, I know what you want to hear most, but what I want to tell you today is the word benevolence."

Zhao Xun glanced at everyone, then cleared his throat and spoke in a deep voice.

"What is benevolence? I believe that everyone has his or her own ideas. Everyone has different ideas, and therefore sees benevolence differently. So let me tell you my humble opinion on benevolence."

Zhao Xun cleared his throat and said, "There are small benevolence and great benevolence. What is small benevolence? The so-called small benevolence refers to the benevolence of women. And great benevolence refers to the benevolence of the world. These two kinds of benevolence face different objects and have different breadths, so the effects they bring are naturally completely different. Is the benevolence of women bad? Of course not entirely. It's just that from a global perspective, the effect brought by this kind of benevolence is not necessarily as perfect as imagined. The so-called great benevolence is what we should really pursue. Because the benefits that this kind of great benevolence can bring are not only for us to enjoy, but also for people all over the world to enjoy. In this way, you should understand why I have been traveling around the world. I hope to spread great benevolence to more places."

Zhao Xun's words shocked all the scholars in Chang'an City.

They really didn't expect that Zhao Xun, the contemporary Confucian saint, was so insightful.

Just these words were something they could never have imagined.

The theory of Xiaoren and Daren made them start to think seriously about their past. Did they pursue Daren as Zhao Xun said?
"Confucian Saint, I have a question. What if we want to pursue Daren but don't have the strength?"

"This is a good question. The pursuit of great benevolence is not so vain. When you are in a high position, you should worry about the people; when you are far away from home, you should worry about the emperor. When you are in a high position, you should pursue caring for the people. If you are unemployed at home and have no ability to care for the people, you can still provide advice to the court in some special ways."

Zhao Xun paused for a moment, then continued: "As long as you have a kind heart, you can pursue it at any time."

"Sir, that's a good point. Now we understand."

After hearing this, the scholars in Chang'an City all admired Zhao Xun very much.

Zhao Xun was quite calm at this moment.

"If you can understand this principle, it will be much easier to pursue the so-called great benevolence. In fact, the establishment of Haoran Academy is for the great benevolence. The academy accepts not only inner disciples, but also many outer disciples. The reason why we want to recruit so many disciples is to shelter the poor scholars in the world and make them happy!"

When Zhao Xun said this, everyone was stunned.

"The poor scholars of the world are all happy! What a great phrase! The poor scholars of the world are all happy! He is indeed a Confucian sage of the time. This insight is truly beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"Yes, now we can understand the good intentions of the Confucian saints. It is really a great fortune to be a disciple of the academy. Now we can have a clearer direction to pursue."

"Yes, for the sake of the academy and the poor people of the world, we must study hard. Because only in this way can we better realize our ambitions."

"As long as you have a kind heart, you will definitely get better and better. Although you may not necessarily become a saint, at least you can cultivate your mind and establish virtue."

Zhao Xun added at this time: "So today, we will accept all those who want to enter the academy to practice, and there will be no restrictions on the number of people. However, we will hold regular exams, and anyone who fails the exam must leave the academy."

Zhao Xun plans to change the way the academy recruits its outer disciples. This change to a lenient admission and strict graduation policy will allow more scholars to feel the essence of the academy.

This was also extremely helpful for Zhao Xun to spread the doctrine of benevolence.

More importantly, this fully realized Zhao Xun's ideal of sheltering all the poor people in the world and making them happy.

Zhao Xun was a complete pragmatist.

In his opinion, it would be great if ideas could be turned into practice.

And he is doing so now.

Although it seems difficult to achieve it completely, Zhao Xun will start trying without hesitation.

Because he knows very well that many things need to be done bravely.

As long as you take the first step, many things will become natural afterwards.

"The Confucian saint is so righteous! Thanks to his teachings, we can finally enter the academy to study."

"Yes, thank you Confucian Sage for giving us this opportunity. If it weren't for the Confucian Sage, we probably wouldn't know when we would have this opportunity again."

"Haha, it's great that you think this way. You don't have to thank me so much, just concentrate on your studies. The only person who can truly make you more knowledgeable is you. So next you must be in your best condition."

Zhao Xun was still very optimistic about this group of scholars in Chang'an City.

Because they are young enough.

Youth is capital, and youth has infinite possibilities.

Recruiting so many scholars into the academy to become outer disciples was also Zhao Xun's hope to add as much fresh blood as possible to the academy.

After all, if the academy wants to continue to improve, there must always be an influx of new people.

Zhao Xun hopes that the changes he makes to Haoran Academy will have a more long-term impact.

He also hopes that these scholars can truly establish their minds for the heaven and earth, establish their mission for the people, carry on the unique knowledge of the ancient sages, and bring peace to the world for all generations!

(End of this chapter)