Chapter 319 What is a gentleman
Looking at the sword on his waist, Chen Xiuping seemed to understand something. This time, the Tianshi asked him not for the school matter, but for other things, and bowed. The two stood opposite each other and looked at each other. Although the two met for the first time, they had some connection in the dark. In the end, the Tianshi spoke.
"My disciple said, you are the real person who changed the world. In the past, I just thought you were a roadblock on my road to hegemony. Yesterday I looked at the drawings of your school, and now I have doubts about this. Who is the person who came into being? Today, if you don't talk about anything else, just talk about this sword, what is the sword of a gentleman."
Chen Xiuping had studied the ancient topic of the gentleman's sword in depth. The gentleman's sword is a tradition from ancient times to the present. It has always been a tradition before Xu Ju. However, during the Mongol Yuan period, ordinary Han people were forbidden to possess weapons, and this tradition gradually disappeared.
"A gentleman sets up a sword, divided into three levels, the lower level, the common people's sword, which is a sword for ordinary men, who likes to fight; the middle level, the sword of princes, the sword of etiquette, the symbol of status and status; the best, the sword of the emperor, supports the world, and stuns the world, and the world returns to the world. This is the sword of the world."
Since it was a topic raised by the Heavenly Master, the Heavenly Master answered first. He had a deep love for this sword. He read the ancient books deeply, and in his eyes, his sword was a symbol of status and power. After hearing this, Chen Xiuping sneered. Indeed, the ancient sword mentioned by the Heavenly Master did have this function, but Chen Xiuping, as a later generation, only had this simple view of this gentleman's sword. If it were an ancient man, the words of the Heavenly Master would be embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, this is true for swords, but I think a gentleman cannot respect swords, but rather as a sword. The nature of swords means integrity. What is integrity, fairness and frankness, and caring for others? The emperor is bound by this sword."
In the first round of confrontation, both sides proposed the different meanings of the sword. The Tianshi talked about the external meaning of the sword, and indeed his identity was suitable for this interpretation; Chen Xiuping proposed the internal meaning of the sword, which was a more specific summary of the gentleman's sword.
"What an honest person, then I ask you, what a gentleman is?"
"Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement; the earth is quiet, and a gentleman carries things with virtue. This sentence comes from the "Xiang Zhuan" written by Confucius for the "Book of Changes", and the emperor should understand the meaning of it."
After Chen Xiuping said this, the Tianshi fell silent. Indeed, he knew and knew this sentence well. He had always wanted to be such a person, but he could not give up his desires. In this way, he could not be virtuous and could not be fair and just because he had to protect one party to achieve his goals.
"Oh, twenty years have passed, you are the first person to say that I am not a gentleman. Indeed, I am not a gentleman. I agree to the school affairs, so go and do it."
After the Tianshi said that, Chen Xiuping left. The first time they met, they only exchanged two questions, but it was these two questions. The Tianshi seemed to feel that he might not be the real person who came into being. He had a little thought of letting go in his heart. He was a little tired. Since he could not change himself and the world, why did he have to bear this responsibility? Maybe he was just for the power in his hands.
Chapter completed!