The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 52 Firm and Slow
Although Zhao Zheng and Mo Mo didn't quite understand what Ji Ran said, they remembered the same thing: "The heart is the biggest in the world. A strong heart is truly powerful."

Ji Ran said: "It's getting late today, we should go back. There are some truths, and I will tell you slowly later."

After all, the three set off to return to Handan City.

A night of silence.On the second day, Zhao Zheng came to Ji Ran's small courtyard, which made Zhao Zheng feel like he had returned to six years ago.

Seeing that both of them had finished their morning classes, Ji Ran asked, "Have you ever seen water canals being built?"

Ink shook his head.

Zhao Zheng said: "Last year, when a canal was being built outside Handan, Zheng once saw it from a distance. He was afraid of being caught as a young man, so he didn't dare to get close."

Ji Ran nodded and said: "Then have you ever considered why we need to recruit young men to build canals? It is obvious that building canals is a good thing that benefits the country and the people."

Both Zhao Zheng and Mo shook their heads.

Ji Ran said: "There are generally several reasons why people run away. Think about it, under what circumstances would you two run away?"

Mo Mo thought for a while and said, "If it threatens my life, I will run away."

Zhao Zheng also thought for a while and said: "Maybe I can do more other things and get more income during the time of building the canal. So I don't want to go, I want to escape."

Ji Ran asked again: "Have you ever seen anyone who is willing to build a canal even though he knows he will die and will suffer losses?"

Mo Mo said: "Those who don't have enough food to eat will at least have food to eat because of the construction of the canals."

Zhao Zheng said: "Soldiers, after a military order, no matter what the reason is, they will repair the canals."

Ji Ran said: "Very good, today I will tell you about the third type of person."

Ji Ran drew two circles on the ground and two wavy lines in the middle.

Then Ji Ran said: "These two circles are like Village A and Village B. The wavy line in the middle is the river. If we force Village A to build a canal, the water in the river will be introduced into Village A's farmland."

"In a few years, Village A will definitely surpass Village B in terms of cultivated land area and land harvest. If there is a severe drought, Village B may even have no harvest."

"If everyone in Village B knew that the changes in Village A were due to the construction of canals, what would happen if the government took the lead in building canals in Village B at this time?"

Mo said: "Many people will come to help, after all, who doesn't want to collect more food!"

Zhao Zheng also nodded and said: "That's true. Even the older generation will pursue the quality of water channels. There is a difference between being able to use it for ten years and being able to use it for 50 years."

Ji Ran nodded and concluded: "This is the third type of people I call who will actively participate in repairing canals. I call this achievement stimulation."

“Three conditions are needed for achievement stimulation to occur.”

"First, there must be a goal that can be compared. For example, if South Korea compares with Qin, then even if Qin has great achievements, it will not be able to stimulate South Korea, because South Korea will not be able to do it no matter what."

"Second, there must be factors that produce change, just like the water channels just mentioned. If there are no water channels, where will the results come from?"

"Third, there must be sufficiently stimulating results. Of course, it takes time for results to appear."

"So, the more complicated things are, the more time it takes. The effects will appear first in local areas, so that people can see hope. As long as there is hope, people will actively support you instead of opposing you."

Mo said: "It's as if you can tell whether a bowl of food is delicious or not after just one bite. Such simple things don't need the local effect that Mr. said."

Zhao Zheng continued: "On the contrary, it is like the three families divided Jin. If they had not seen the success of the Tian family on behalf of Qi, the three families of Zhao, Wei and Han might not have dared to divide Jin into three parts."

Ji Ran said: "That's right, so what do you two think you need to do first to accomplish something?"

Mo Mo said without thinking: "To see the effect, confirm the goal."

Ji Ran nodded and shook his head.

Zhao Zheng thought for a while and said: "Mr. just mentioned that as long as the people have hope, the people will support you. And hope is a kind of faith, so you must have unwavering faith before doing anything."

Ji Ran nodded approvingly and said, "Yes, if you want to accomplish something, you must first have unwavering faith. The second step is to define what success is, and the last step is how to succeed."

"The most important thing is that the more complex and important something is, the easier it is for mistakes to occur, so it must be divided into many segments like yesterday's tree branch, and each segment should have its own results, that is, as strong and strong as a branch."

"In this way, when problems are discovered or changes are needed, you can change. I call it unwavering faith and a slow and steady pace, and you can reach the other side of success."

Zhao Zheng said with some incomprehension: "Since Mr. has confirmed the goals of each stage, why not promote multiple goals together, so that the final goal can be achieved more quickly?"

When Ji Ran heard this, she couldn't help but think of the origin of future generations' comments about the cruel person in front of her. It seemed that it was this quick success mentality that caused the situation to become more and more corrupt.

So Ji Ran said to Zhao Zheng: "Let me tell you a true story. Many years ago, there was a country called Sui, and the leader there was Yang Guang."

"In the Sui Dynasty, there were many rivers of different lengths. Yang Guang thought, what if I connected these rivers in series to form a waterway."

"The ship can flow directly from the north to the south, and the south can go to the north through manpower. In this way, all the goods in the country can be circulated through the north and south."

"The south is rich in rice and the north is rich in livestock. Wouldn't both parties be happy if they exchanged goods? So Yang Guang named the river the Grand Canal."

"And planned every route and goal of the Grand Canal. Then he mobilized all the civilians and scholars in the country to start building the Grand Canal. What do you think the result is?"

This time Mo Mo did not make a sound, but Zhao Zheng thought for a while and said: "I guess the Grand Canal must have been completed, connecting the north and the south, and the national strength has been greatly improved."

Ji Ran said: "Yes, the north and the south are connected, and the national power has also been improved."

"But because Yang Guang was too anxious, every section of the plan needed to be completed on time and with high quality. As a result, too many people died during the construction process because of the construction period."

"Coupled with the fact that many scholars who were dissatisfied with Yang Guang secretly obstructed and added fuel to the flames, people all over the country soon began to hate Yang Guang and believed that he was not suitable to be the leader of the country."

"In the end, Yang Guang was deprived of his position as the leader of the country by his cousins. His cousins ​​changed the country's name to Tang. Tang also made the country unprecedentedly wealthy and powerful because of the Grand Canal."

"So when doing things, people should see staged successes, so as to mobilize their initiative, instead of being forced to do it by the government. And bigger things must be done slowly."

"If you do it too quickly, the people's public opinion will become boiling. In the end, it will end up with the former planting trees and the latter enjoying the shade. Do you two remember? You might as well take your time in doing things."

"But everything doesn't have to be done slowly. For example, if a tiger is about to pounce on you, and you still plan to slowly think about how to deal with the tiger, then there is a problem here."

As he spoke, Ji Ran pointed at his brain.

The pleasant teaching was short-lived for Zhao Zheng. In July, a team set off from Xianyang, the capital of Qin State, to Handan.

The purpose of this team is to welcome Wang Zizheng's return to Qin.

"I and other Iron Eagle warriors have met Wang Zizheng and Mrs. Zhao. On the order of the king, we welcome Wang Zizheng and Mrs. Zhao back to Qin." A leading Qin general came to Zhao Zheng's courtyard and greeted Zhao Zheng and Zhao Zheng. Ji said.

Zhao Zheng looked at everyone, stepped forward and asked, "Who is the king you are talking about, and why did he come to greet me?"

The man replied: "Now that the King of Qin is the son's biological father, I will not dare to call the king by his name. Therefore, the king sent us to greet the son and his wife."

Zhao Zheng looked at Ji Ran again, saw Ji Ran nod his head, and said, "Okay, then the general and all the warriors will have to work hard on this journey."

The next day, a team slowly drove out of Handan City and headed towards Xianyang.

Mo Er looked at Ji Ran who was walking in the forest and asked, "Sir, why don't we go to Xianyang together. Mo'er really wanted to visit Xianyang, but he didn't go last time. Obviously, he can go with Brother Zheng this time. "

Ji Ran looked at Mo Mo funnyly and said, "Then why don't you go with your brother Zheng instead of following this poor gentleman like me?"

"It's just that Mo'er feels that following Mr., the world seems to have become broader. Although I have never been to Xianyang Palace, Xianyang Palace must not be as vast as the starry sky." Mo Mo said excitedly.

Three months later, a group of two people entered Songhai City in Qi State.After Ji Ran and Mo Mo entered the inn, they asked the waiter: "Excuse me, little brother, how to get to Xiaoshengxian Village?"

The younger brother also enthusiastically said to Ji Ran: "You are talking about the Little Sage Village that was just founded by Master Xunzi. That village is ten miles outside the city. You can find it like this... like this..."

Ji Ran said to the waiter: "Thank you, brother." At the same time, he gave a few Qi coins and ignored him.

Half a day later, the two arrived at Xiaoshengxian Village again.Today's Xiaoshengxian Village has just been established. Although Master Xun is famous all over the world, not many people know about Xiaoshengxian Village.

After entering the Little Sage Village, a calm voice asked: "Are you two here to study?"

Ji Ran looked at the man and found that he was similar in age to her, but he always seemed calm and serious, so Ji Ran asked, "I wonder who you are?"

The man replied: "My name is Fu Nian, I am a student here, and I am currently the acting senior (student union president)."

"It turned out to be senior Fu Nian. My name is Tian Qian. I have studied "Spring and Autumn" with Master Xun. I asked the senior to take me to see Master Xun." Ji Ran said to Fu Nian.

"Oh? You actually studied with the master, I don't know when?" Fu Nian asked suspiciously.

"Qianben was born in the Qi Palace. He studied in Jixia when he was young, so he was lucky enough to listen to his teachings." Ji Ran said to Fu Nian calmly.

After hearing this, I added that the other party's surname was Tian.Fu Nian didn't know that the other party was from the Qi royal family.But Fu Nian remained calm and unaffected at all.

He stretched out his hand towards Ji Ran and said, "Brother Tian, ​​please come this way!"

After a while, they arrived at the door of an attic. Fu Nian stepped forward and knocked on the door and said, "Uncle Master, someone calls himself Tian Qian and is your old friend. He comes to visit. I wonder if Uncle Master wants to see him?"

An old but powerful voice came from the door: "Oh? Has Qian arrived? Come in quickly."

At the same time, a suspicious and familiar male duck voice also came from the door: "Brother Tian? Why did you come to Little Saint's Villa?"

Yes, this familiar drake voice is none other than Han Fei. Now 16 years old, Han Fei is in the period of changing his voice.

After entering the room, Ji Ran bowed to Xunzi and said, "Student, I have seen you, Master. Master is well."

Xunzi said: "You and I are not masters and disciples, so why should we be so polite? You are not a Confucian disciple, so there is no need to be so polite."

Then Ji Ran looked at Han Fei and said, "Brother Han is not in Korea to accompany your sister Mingzhu, why are you here?"

Han Fei touched his nose in embarrassment and said, "I felt that I didn't know enough, so I thought of coming here to study, and Brother Tian once said that he had studied with his husband."

Ji Ran was not embarrassed to hear what Han Fei said in front of Xunzi about what he had said to deceive the Mohist master and his disciples at that time, because Ji Ran never said that he was a disciple of Master Xunzi, only that he studied with Master Xunzi. That was truth.

After Ji Ran introduced Mo Mo again, the two settled in Xiaoshengxian Manor.This stay lasted two years.During the past two years, Ji Ran studied Shangshu, Daxue, Zhongyong and Yi with Xunzi.

At the same time, Ji Ran also read the "Tao Jing" in Confucianism, and exchanged the "Bodhi Heart Sutra" with Xunzi for the "Zuo Wang Heart Sutra". "Forgetting the Heart Sutra".

However, the research on new things and the "Bodhi Heart Sutra" can very well serve as the basic part of the "Zuo Wang Heart Sutra", so Xunzi passed it on to Ji Ran half-heartedly.

Mo Mo also received a good enlightenment education from Confucian scholars.At the same time, Ji Ran also taught Mo Mo the Qing Kung Fu he learned from Chu Liuxiang in the past two years, and officially accepted him as his top disciple.

Xunzi asked Ji Ran: "Tell me what you think about Zuo Wang! This "Zuo Wang Heart Sutra" cannot be taught to you in vain."

When Ji Ran heard this, she understood that on the one hand, Master Xun really wanted to help him, and on the other hand, he also wanted to learn from the strengths of others, so that the top Confucian internal skill "Zuowang Xin Sutra" could be passed on to more people and lower the threshold for learning it.

So Ji Ran said: "Zuo Wang should be proposed by my master Zhuangzi at the earliest." "Zhuangzi·The Great Master" says: "Falling limbs, dismissing intelligence, leaving the body to know, is the same as Datong, this is called sitting and forgetting." "

"However, the disciple remembered another passage in "Zhuangzi" and needs to verify it with the Master."

"Yan Hui said: 'I have no way to advance, so I dare to ask for directions.' Zhongni said: 'Zhai, I will say Ruo Ruo, and do it with intention, how can it be easy to do it? It is not suitable for Gao Tian to do it.'"

"Is this theory of mental fasting proposed by Confucius?"

Xunzi replied: "The theory of heart fasting was indeed proposed by Master."

Ji Ran continued: "Then if the disciple wants to sit and forget, he must first fast with the heart. Master has taught about fasting with the heart."

"'If you have a will, you don't listen with your ears but listen with your heart. If you don't listen with your heart, you listen with Qi! Listening stops at the ears, and the heart stops at the talisman. Qi means empty and treats things. Only Tao Gathering emptiness. The one who is emptied is the heart fasting.'"

Xunzi pondered for a moment and said: "Good, this mind fasting and the "Bodhi Heart Sutra" you left behind are exactly complementary to each other. In this way, this "Zuo Forgetting Heart Sutra" does not need to be shelved in a high cabinet."

Xunzi asked Ji Ran: "Are you leaving?"

Ji Ran nodded and said, "I want to go to a farm. I heard that my mother was born in a farm, so I want to visit."

Xunzi was silent for a while and said: "All major events in the world are divided and combined. Since you are unwilling to participate in it, because of your sensitive status, you still have to pay more attention."

When Ji Ran heard this, she felt deeply moved.The only people in this world who care about themselves so much just because of themselves are probably Xunzi and his master Ming Lingzi.

Although Queen Qi Houying was kind to her, it was more because of her original mother's entrustment.As for my cheap senior brother Xiaoyaozi, I might as well not mention it.

After Ji Ran left Xunzi's room, she happened to meet Han Fei.

Han Fei asked Ji Ran: "Brother Tian, ​​do you want to have a hand-to-hand talk?"

Ji Ran said: "Good."

So the two of them took their little tail ink and set up a formation on the stone table beside the lotus pond.

Han Fei was the first to say: "Brother Tian, ​​I have seen the sea. I also saw the beach and rocks."

Ji Ran smiled and said, "That's great. I wonder what Brother Han thinks of Qian's words?"

Han Fei said: "Looking at it from a different perspective, it's nonsense!"

Ji Ran became interested and asked Han Fei, "Why did Brother Han say this?"

Han Fei stared at Ji Ran for a long time and said: "Even though South Korea is like a beach, I have to make comments. But the other vassal states in Guandong are not rocks. Qin can change the law, and other countries can too."

Ji Ran did not refute Han Fei, but listened carefully as Han Fei continued: "Even if Zhao Guoxin is defeated, there will be no independent country among the six countries that can resist Qin."

"But the art of Lian Heng can also turn the Six Kingdoms into an iron plate and smash Qin's dream. And you have to think that Qin is not as majestic and invincible as the sea."

Ji Ran did not reply directly, but said to Mo Mo: "Xiao Mo'er, tell Mr. Han the details of how we stayed at the uncle's house in Qin State twice."

After Mo Mo said something, he began to talk to Han Fei.How hospitable the uncle's family is, how wealthy the uncle's family is, the people around the uncle's family, and how they all ate meat twice.

I told Han Fei everything.

Just say it in ink.

Ji Ran asked Han Fei, "You must have seen the people of Wei, Zhao and Qi along the way. Compared with the big men of Qin just mentioned, what do you think, Brother Han?"

"Is it like a small shrimp and a big fish? Countless schools of fish are swimming around in Qin State. Brother Han said how big a storm will be caused by the pool of water in Qin State."

"Then the nobles of the Qin State are like giant sharks in the sea, waiting to choose and devour anyone at any time. Are they in vain if you don't see Lord Wu'an? There is no guarantee that the Qin State will not give birth to a second Lord Wu'an."

"Even if he is not as dazzling as Lord Wu An, he is at least a hundred times more powerful than the current South Korean general Ji Wuye. After all, how Ji Wuye became the general, you and I know very well."

(End of this chapter)