Pharmacist Li and Fang Xuanling followed their elder companions into the inner room where Master Xuan Zhongzi practiced. The room was warm and comfortable, and Pharmacist Li also let go of Fang Xuanling's hands.

I saw Xuan Zhongzi sitting in the middle hall, and there were ten futons lined up on the ground.

All the disciples bowed to Master one by one, and then knelt down on the futon one by one.

After Li Yaoshi and Fang Xuanling paid homage to their master, they sat on the eighth and ninth seats.

Wei Xuancheng followed Fang Xuanling, bowed and took the last seat.

Xuan Zhongzi took the exams for the disciples one by one. Some of the older disciples came to visit them while the master was out of seclusion. If they had one or two questions, Xuan Zhongzi only needed a few words to answer them.

Some of the older disciples resigned immediately after paying homage to the Master; a few stayed to watch the Master teach the underachievers.

Followed by several classmates in their twenties and thirties.

The younger he was, the more complicated the questions asked. Xuan Zhongzi ordered his older disciples to answer them as he pleased.

After the younger disciples received instruction, they would bow to the older disciples as teachers.

Then it was Pharmacist Li's turn.

He walked up to the master and saluted, but before he could speak, Xuan Zhongzi said in a deep voice: "I heard someone say: 'When a man meets his master, he will definitely make meritorious deeds in order to gain wealth. Why should he be a Confucian scholar?

?』Is this what you said?"

Medicine Master Li was proud and arrogant. This was originally the arrogant and arrogant words of his young man, but he did not expect that his master would ask about it.

Seeing his master's serious words, he quickly knelt down and replied, "Yes."

Xuan Zhongzi said: "Is this your ambition? Tell me." The older disciples only thought that the master wanted to reprimand Medicine Master Li, and they all resigned.

Apart from Xuan Zhongzi and Li Yaoshi, the only ones left in the room were Fang Xuanling and Wei Xuancheng.

Although Xuan Zhongzi's words were severe, Li Yaoshi was not afraid, and he said something: "Master, I am so bold. I just want to think that the ancient Confucians originally started with the study of things, knowledge, sincerity, and rectification of mind, and cultivated their moral integrity.

Based on this, we can then regulate the family and govern the country, so that we can clearly understand the virtues of the world, be close to the people, and end up with perfection. However, today's Confucian scholars only know how to study chapters and sentences, but do not know how to study the meaning of scriptures, so that as Shi Qian said: "Literature and History

The celestial calendar is almost between divination and fortune-telling. It is teased by the emperor, promoted by the superior, and ignored by the popular customs." It is not the ambition of the disciples to be ranked second to advocating excellence and playing games, to prepare for Yu's theory."

"Shi Qian" refers to Ma Qian of the Taishi Company, and this passage quoted by Li Yaoshi comes from (Report to Ren Shaoqing).

After hearing what he said, Xuan Zhongzi's expression softened a lot, and he said: "Of course it is not your ambition to be a Confucian scholar, but do you actually aim at fame and wealth?"

When the master asked this question, Li Yaoshi immediately remembered what Master Shenguang said, "No one has less ambition than Pei Gong." He didn't know how to answer for a moment, and his expression turned shy.

When Xuan Zhongzi saw his beloved disciple like this, he sneered: "You have been with me for eight years, but I didn't know that you were determined to 'achieve wealth and achieve wealth when the time comes.' It seems that I am really old!"

Seeing his master irritating him like this, Medicine Master Li knelt down on the ground, his heart pounding wildly, and blurted out: "Master, sir, I met an eminent monk by chance a few days ago. He said that my ambition is as strong as Pei Gong's. I don't dare to be like Pei Gong."

Ambition, I hope it will be the wood of the tree, "The tree is planted in a land of nothing, in a vast wilderness, wandering on the side of doing nothing, sleeping and sleeping under a carefree place."

The sentence quoted by Li Yaoshi, "There is nothing in the country, the vast wilderness, doing nothing, and being free" comes from "Zhuangzi."

"Xiaoyaoyou" means keeping darkness and containing light, and not fighting for external things, so that you can not be controlled by external things and prosper with the world.

Xuan Zhongzi's color changed slightly, and he said slowly: "Listening to what you said, you are so impatient, how can you have the slightest intention of being "willing to be used as a material"? Even if you are hesitating, you can't do nothing, and you can't be at ease even if you lie down under it. !”

He looked towards Pharmacist Li, his eyes full of care.

This disciple is so arrogant that he often reminds him of himself when he was young.

This was his favorite disciple, but also the one he least praised.

He smiled slightly: "That's fine, just get up and talk."

Seeing his master's friendly expression, Medicine Master Li quickly kowtowed and stood up.

Xuan Zhongzi Wen Yan asked: "What have you done to cause others to say that you are 'undiminished in ambition'?"

Medicine Master Li then told his master about his adventure at the top of Panlong Mountain.

When he mentioned the name of Master Shenguang, Xuan Zhongzi immediately looked stern and seemed to want to say something, but he held back and ordered Li Yaoshi to continue speaking.

When he said that understanding "no self-image and no-one image" means "sitting and forgetting", Xuan Zhongzi twisted his beard, nodded and smiled.

When he said "lose energy and disperse true energy", Xuan Zhongzi seemed to have something on his mind and thought about it for a long time.

Xuan Zhongzi was fond of tea. At this time, Wei Xuancheng saw that his master had been listening to Li Yaoshi for a long time, so he prepared to boil water and add tea.

Xuan Zhongzi signaled and ordered him to listen quietly, and Wei Xuancheng sat back on his futon.

After speaking, Pharmacist Li spoke with his divine light and showed the beginning and end of studying the Lankavatara Sutra and the Yijin Sutra. , you go and make tea.”
Chapter completed!