Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty Royal Family in Journey to the West

Chapter 5 Lanruo Temple This chapter is free

Li Chong returned to Jinhua Hall, and after giving some orders, he prepared to go south to Dongting Lake. This time it happened to be a trip. Confucianism emphasizes reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles. This is also the self-cultivation of Confucian sages. way. 【】

Confucian scholars of all dynasties will follow this principle. After reading Confucian classics and studying the books of sages, they will start to travel around to increase their knowledge and follow in the footsteps of sages.

In addition to practicing martial arts in recent years, Li Chong has also immersed himself in Confucian classics, and as an ordinary student, he has successfully worshiped under the great Confucian king Xiaotong.

Wang Xiaotong is a well-known Confucian in the capital, in the state of a semi-hermit, devoting himself to Confucianism, never contacting official circles, ignoring the royal call, obsessed with Confucian theory, and earnestly teaching disciples, but the acceptance of disciples is extremely strict, so there are not many disciples, but They are very high in Confucianism.

Wang Xiaotong himself has great attainments in mathematics and calendar, and is admired by many great Confucian scholars. Every year, many great Confucian associations come to visit and exchange.

At the beginning, Li Chong also went through untold hardships and many tests before joining his sect. Originally, Li Chong wanted to change his name, but Confucianism pays great attention to respecting teachers and morals, so Li Chong dared not hide anything.

Because although many great Confucians don't care about world affairs, they have a strong insight into human hearts and conduct.

Fortunately, the teacher didn't ask about Li Chong's life experience, and only accepted him after passing the knowledge of conduct.Perhaps in the eyes of this great Confucian, the so-called princes and nobles are no different from ordinary people, what they care about is only a person's quality and character.

This time the letter requested by the dragon girl can be used as a good experience, and it is also a good reason to use the experience in the name, but before going out, I must tell my mentor and say goodbye to my mentor.

Changing into his Confucian attire, Li Chong walked towards Master Wang's residence.

Adhering to the idea of ​​hiding in the city, Mr. Wang Xiaotong's residence is located not far from the downtown area.

In front of the gate is the branch of the Jing River that flows through the entire Chang'an, and a small bridge across the river quietly.There are a few willow trees planted next to it, and the surrounding area looks very peaceful, which is particularly prominent in this place of Chang'an City, which is full of flowers.

"Teacher, student Li Chong is here to pay my respects."

When he came to the door, Li Chong straightened his clothes and said in a deep voice.

"Li Chong, come in." A faint voice came from inside the door, the voice was full of kindness and wisdom.

Open the gate and come to the yard. Ivy-like plants are planted in the corner of the yard. A small shed is formed in the yard. The green branches hang down, revealing a sense of greenness and prosperity. There is a chair under the shed, and there is a A "Ji Gu Suan Jing", Li Chong knew that this was Wang Shidi's painstaking effort. Although it has not been completely compiled, it has already shown a profound concept.

Some vegetables are planted in the other corner of the yard. Wang Xiaotong is dressed in Confucian clothing. He is in his 60s. A small vegetable garden, Li Chong knew that the purpose of setting up this small vegetable garden is to be self-sufficient on the one hand, and to exercise one's body on the other hand, so that both body and mind can be exercised. This is what Master Wang advocated for all students.

Wang Xiaotong not only emphasized that Confucian students should master the six arts, but also should know farming, understand the sufferings of the people, and be a Confucian disciple who truly cares about the world.

When Li Chong arrived, Wang Xiaotong put down the farm tools in his hands, wiped off his sweat, and sat down on a chair under the green shed.The whole body exudes a touch of elegance.

"Li Chong, why are you here today? Is there something wrong?"

Looking at Li Chong, Wang Xiaotong asked softly.

"Teacher, the student has recently learned a little bit from reading, and wants to travel around to witness what he has learned."

Looking at the kind and majestic teacher, Li Chong spoke out the words he had prepared.

"Uh."

Hearing Li Chong's words, Master Wang glanced at Li Chong indifferently, thought for a while, and said with a smile.

"Have you decided to travel? Well, yes, reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles is what Confucian disciples should do. Now that you have made your decision, go ahead and do it."

"Thank you, Master. Disciples must carefully follow Master's teachings and abide by the essence of Confucianism."

Faced with this kind and strict teacher, Li Chong dared not neglect him in the slightest. Since he became a teacher, Master Wang has given him both strict teaching and meticulous care, which made Li Chong feel like a strict father and loving teacher.

Li Chong even once suspected that his mentor already knew his identity, but the mentor treated all the apprentices equally for a while, neither despising himself nor avoiding him because of his status.If it weren't for the little extra care he showed to himself sometimes, Li Chong wouldn't have become suspicious.

But Li Chong knew that no matter what his status was, his mentor was still his mentor, and his mentor would treat him as the youngest apprentice Li Chong instead of some prince.

"Just wait a moment."

Master Wang said to Li Chong, turned around and entered the house.

Seeing his mentor enter the house, Li Chong felt strange for a while, but his mentor must have something to explain to him.He stood in the courtyard and waited.

After a while, Wang Xiaotong came out of the house, holding a pair of letters.

"Traveling here is a must for Confucian disciples, but the world is so big and there are constant dangers. As a teacher, I am just a Confucian student and I have nothing to give you. I will give you a pair of notes."

Li Chong respectfully took Master Wang's sticker.When I opened it, I saw eight vigorous characters written on it, exuding a majestic righteousness of heaven and earth, as if it was about to turn into a cloud and shake out of the paper.

"Pursue the Tao without fear of hardships."

"Mister's great kindness, the disciple must remember it in his heart."

Seeing this copybook, Li Chong's heart was shocked, and he looked at the teacher with excitement and deep gratitude in his eyes.

The handwriting of a great Confucianist is very precious. Every handwriting, calligraphy and painting is the condensation of hard work, containing the Dao of the great Confucian heart, so every handwriting of a great Confucianism is a treasure that all the students of the Tang Dynasty are looking for.

And Wang Xiaotong has never written a copybook formally, nor has he written the original handwriting to anyone. Even the prime minister of the court once asked for a copy of the handwriting, and he never agreed. He did not expect to make an exception to write the handwriting for Li Chong today. The kindness, the care, warmed Li Chong's heart and moved him to the extreme.

However, Li Chong didn't say anything, because Li Chong knew that too many words would be too hypocritical, and his mentor would want nothing in his life, and he would never need anything in return from himself.

The reason why the teacher does this is just because he is the teacher's student, it's as simple as that.So if you talk too much, it will hurt the feelings of teachers and students.

Li Chong turned all his feelings into a deep bow.

"Go ahead."

Seeing Li Chong's expression, Master Wang said lightly, and continued to tidy up his vegetable garden.

Looking at the teacher's back, Li Chong gave another deep bow, then turned and left.

"Dragon Fate!"

After watching Li Chong leave, Wang Shinan said to himself.His eyes were full of care and a hint of worry.

After returning from his mentor, Li Chong kept the teacher's original handwriting securely close to his body.

Everything is ready, it's time to pass on the book, on the way I can't help but increase my knowledge and refine the Yuan Min Dzi Bead to increase my strength, maybe by the time I get to Dongting, my strength will have been strengthened a lot.

After getting ready, Li Chong set off immediately, observing the scenery and people's customs on the way during the day, and refining the Yuan and Mi beads at night when he was resting.

After walking on the road, Li Chong realized the importance of traveling thousands of miles. The customs and customs he visited not only greatly increased his knowledge, but also gave him a lot of understanding of the world. I have a more thorough grasp of the knowledge of books.

The unremitting refinement of Yuan Mizhu has gradually increased his strength, not only in martial arts, but also in the spiritual pressure of the god of death. Li Chongxin was overjoyed by this harvest.

On this day, I continued to walk, but after walking for a long time, I didn't reach half of the houses, which made Li Chong feel very depressed. I had to sleep in this barren mountain for one night. Fortunately, I am not afraid of the wolves, tigers and leopards on the mountain. .

Taking advantage of the afterglow of the sunset, Li Chong planned to walk for a while to see if he could find a Orion family.

I don't know if it's my luck.Standing on a hill, rushing far to a deserted temple, I was overjoyed.This way I don't have to sleep in the wilderness.

Quicken your feet and come to this temple soon.Looking at the huge temple, a strange color appeared on Li Chong's face.Because there is a broken stone tablet in front of the temple, which says "Lanruo Temple".

"It can't be such a coincidence, maybe it's the same name, besides, the matter of Nie Xiaoqian doesn't seem to be Tang Dynasty, maybe I'm overthinking it, but if I can really meet, I can meet the beautiful, charming and pitiful Nie Xiaoqian , the upright Ning Caichen can still see the strength of monks in this world, and even see monsters. It seems that he has not seen monsters when he came to this world. When the time comes, he will not know that the power of the god of death will compare with these monks and monsters. What will happen?"

Thinking of this, Li Chong felt a little bit of anticipation. He didn't know how the Death God's real strength would be when facing these gods and monsters. After all, the strength he knew was measured, and he hadn't really practiced it yet.

However, he immediately realized that all this was a little impossible, and felt that he was thinking wildly, so he shook his head, walked into the temple, and prepared to work hard to refine Yuan Mizhu.

When Li Chong walked into the temple, there was a glimmer of glory on the stone tablet, which was fleeting.