I slay demons and demons with poetry

Chapter 435 Debate in the Ministry of Rites
When Song Mu stepped into this small courtyard, he found that there was something hidden in it.

This place is obviously a very narrow courtyard, but when I stepped into it, I felt that the space in it was a bit wider.

It is also extremely warm, and there is a faint smell of books coming from it.

Thinking about it, this is the origin of the name of this place. This wonderful scene made Song Mu speechless at the moment.

After all, this narrow courtyard is so empty after entering it. Could it be that there is something different in such a situation?
Song Mu walked towards it with this curiosity at the moment, and saw that it was surrounded by mountains and rivers, with gurgling water, and this northern country also had a different appearance.

This feeling is refreshing, but Song Mu continued to walk in it, but suddenly noticed a strange detail in the wonderful scenery of mountains and rivers in this courtyard.

That is, when the flowing water is gurgling, there is a somewhat different situation above the flowing water.

Song Mu actually felt that he saw words appearing on the flowing water.

And the scenery of the mountains and rivers, although visible to the naked eye, but when you reach out to touch it, it is the real scene, but if you go forward, you find that there is nothing in it.

This is much different than other lands. The scenery is false and real, and it is difficult for even Song Mu to achieve it.

This made Song Mu suddenly a little surprised. At this moment, he stopped and bent down to look forward, but he heard a voice suddenly coming from around him.

"It's Song Zhuangyuan who is here, and come over here."

Hearing these words, Song Mu raised his head immediately, but saw the landscape in front of him turn suddenly, and then a strange small pavilion appeared in front of him. Song Mu was very surprised at the moment, but he also stepped forward immediately.

In this pavilion, there were four white-haired old men sitting on both sides of the stone table. They were drinking tea at the moment, and the sandalwood incense rose on the table. Each of them was holding a long white paper with small characters on it.

Song Mu stepped forward and hurriedly cupped his hands, and said in a deep voice.

"Song Mu has met all the adults."

Saying this, several people had already looked over, and one of them, the old man, said to Song Mu immediately.

"Song Zhuangyuan don't have to be restrained, just sit here."

As he spoke, a piece of pumice floated in front of Song Mu, and it also landed on the side of the stone table at the moment. Song Mu was overwhelmed by flattery, but hurried forward and sat up straight.

Looking up, the long-faced old man in front of him was smiling, and said softly to Song Mu immediately.

"Song Zhuangyuan is a little surprised by this arrangement. It is said that the place here is called Shuxiangjing. It is the scenery taken from the place where Zhang Sheng enlightened and ascended. Although it is a ruined place, it also has a beautiful scenery."

Song Mu also looked surprised at the moment, and asked hurriedly.

"Xiaosheng dared to ask, is this time in the realm of the domain?"

"No, this place should be called a wonderland."

"Wonderland?"

Song Mu looked puzzled, and the other party spoke.

"That's right, a foreign land and a higher and deeper world outside the domain, it's a small world, haha, when the champion's strength is a step closer, you can understand it."

Song Mu also showed surprise on his face. At this moment, he just felt that there are too many mysterious uses in this world, waiting to be seen by himself.

However, several adults in the field just mentioned this matter briefly, and introduced each other immediately, and Song Mu can be considered to know several adults in this scene.

This long-faced adult is named Han Feng, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and the people next to him are Pang Shitong, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, Kong Lingxue, the Imperial Academy of Rites, and Lin Hu, the Imperial Academy of Rites.

The realm of the four people is superb, but they have not yet reached the realm of the ultimate literati, but the difference is that these four are all from the top three Jinshi in the imperial examinations of the Wen Dynasty in the past.

This Mr. Han was born as the No. [-] Scholar, but it was a hundred years ago, and he is also the oldest among the four.

These four, not to mention the existence of the pinnacle of the Wen Dynasty, but each of them has experienced countless official affairs in the world, and has an extremely thorough view of the world.

But now their duty is neither to deal with the chores of the Ministry of Rites, nor to pursue a higher realm, but to hold posts in the Ministry of Rites and carefully study the way of Confucianism.

Mr. Han explained to Song Mu in this way, and Song Mu also looked solemn. This kind of situation is enough to show how profound these people are in Confucianism.

"Song Zhuangyuan, this time you know what the old man wants to ask you, right?"

Master Han said to Song Mu with a smile, then gently put down the scroll in his hand, and looked at Song Mu.

"Song Zhuangyuan deserves to be the best writer in the world. I have been thinking about such a good sentence for decades. After reading it, I feel refreshed and have a clear idea. It is a text that solves my doubts. Extraordinary, extraordinary!"

Hearing these words, Song Mu quickly cupped his hands and said in a deep voice.

"Song is ashamed to be appreciated by the adults. Song Mu will answer this article with all his heart, but he dare not say to solve the confusion for the adults."

The four adults looked at each other with smiles, and nodded slightly at this moment. Among them, Lord Kong straightened up and spoke directly to Song Mu in a deep voice.

"Song Zhuangyuan, the old man will ask for advice first. How can the practical theory mentioned by your Excellency be a common method in my Confucianism?"

Song Mu raised his head and looked at the other party. He knew that Master Kong was a descendant of Kong Sheng and had a profound knowledge of Confucianism. He had to be cautious when explaining this time. Song Mu sorted out his thoughts in his heart before speaking to the other party. .

"Returning to my lord, Confucius is a towering man who once said: Aim for the Tao and live in virtue; rely on benevolence and practice art. What you say and what you say are all the so-called models of a gentleman."

"In the future, the words of Meng Sheng and Xun Sheng are related to benevolence and love, good and evil, are they all related to the application of gentlemen?"

After Song Mu finished speaking like this, he asked the other party a question in return. The appearance of citing scriptures and classics seemed quite old-fashioned.

The elders appreciated Song Mu's rapid change of attitude. At least this Song Mu was a bit serious about learning, and he would not make any compromises because of his status as others.

Sure enough, after throwing the question back, Kong Lingxue also thought for a while before speaking to Song Mu.

"This should be based on knowledge, and on the practical side..."

Saying this, Kong Lingxue frowned suddenly, because such an answer immediately became practical for explaining the other party.

Mr. Kong felt a little tricky for a while, and he had nothing to refute, but the huge man next to him coughed softly, then looked at Song Mu with a smile, and said.

"However, the pros and cons of practicality, how does the champion see it?"

"There is also this practice, which is only a word difference, how to see its extraordinary?"

There are two more questions. This time Song Mu went to calm down a lot. Now he stared at the other party and thought for a while before speaking.

"Returning to my lord, the so-called practical advantages and disadvantages are just knowing it with laziness and practicing it in the old way, so-called once and for all."

"It may be practical, but it can be practiced, but the so-called practice is to know the principles here, but not to use it directly, but to practice it."

As Song Mu said this, several adults also thought for a while, but nodded slightly.

The huge man seemed to agree with this more than two points, and this time he said with a smile.

"It's a good solution to practice a good sentence."

In this way, several adults finally paid attention to Song Mu, and then various questions were thrown out, and Song Mu dared to ask questions and solve doubts.

This time around, the adults made things difficult for them by three points, and Song Mu also gained a bit more in his heart.

After a few arguments like this, Song Mu also took a sip of tea.

Song Mu also let out a little breath at the moment, feeling that he had finally fooled the past, but suddenly he heard Mr. Han next to him smile slightly at this moment, got up and asked Song Mu again.

"Song Zhuangyuan, I'm just asking you, how do you feel that the way of Confucianism will be attributed to practice, to these four sentences you said?"

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(End of this chapter)