The old saying goes, "There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below." It means that Suzhou and Hangzhou have been outstanding since ancient times, with beautiful women and a place of cultural heritage. There are many scholars in this place, and the atmosphere of studying is very strong.

"In ancient times, those who want to make clear virtues of the world should first govern the country. Those who want to govern the country should first consolidate their families. Those who want to consolidate their families should first cultivate their bodies. Those who want to cultivate their bodies should first correct their hearts. Those who want to correct their hearts should first be sincere in their intentions. Those who want to be sincere in their intentions should first obtain their knowledge."

Early in the morning, the sky was just bright, and in JS Wu County, in a small mountain village where the name was forgotten by the world. In front of four dilapidated thatched huts, a young man was reading with the "Great". The mountain village was particularly quiet, and the sound of the young man's reading echoed, lingering sounds, breaking through all silence.

The young man's surname is Xiao, and his single name is Yi Yao (yao). He was about twenty years old and had his eyebrows like swords, his eyes like stars, and his square face and big ears. He was wearing a light yellow gown and a pair of gray coarse trousers. He was holding the "Great Learning" in the Four Books and Five Classics.

Xiao Yao read a paragraph, and the sun shone onto the pages, and it was a little dazzling. He rubbed his eyes. However, he seemed to have just woken up and was about to read it down, he yawned.

There was an old man standing beside Xiao Yao. The old man was Xiao Wanli, who was Xiao Yao's grandfather and his only relative in the world. Xiao Wanli was sixty or seventy years old, with white hair and a little white. However, his eyebrows were heroic and energetic. At this moment, he squinted his eyes and listened to Xiao Yao's reading, and his mind was flowing with the rhythm of Xiao Yao's reading. Xiao Yao reads very smoothly, and he listens very smoothly. Every time he goes up and down, Xiao Wanli also follows the ups and downs.

"Achieve knowledge is to investigate things, and then you will know the truth. Knowing things will lead to sincerity. Sincerity will lead to the mind, then being upright will lead to the mind, then being upright will lead to the body, then being upright will lead to the family, then being together, then being together will lead to the country and then being peaceful." Xiao Yao continued to read a paragraph and suddenly asked, "Grandpa, will we two men and women govern the country and pacify the world in the future?"

As soon as Xiao Yao stopped, Xiao Wanli's sense of rhythm suddenly paused. He was stunned. He had never thought about governing the country and pacifying the world. However, if he wanted to take the imperial examination, he would be the top scorer in the future and shine on his family. These Four Books and Five Classics are a must-read item. You must really follow what the book says, knowing the truth will lead to sincerity, then being upright, and then practicing,,,,,,,, and then being peaceful. Since he had never thought about it, how could he do it? He was so dazed that he thought about it.

Xiao Yao said: "Grandpa, I'm asking you. Will I go to pacify the world after I have studied?"

Xiao Wanli said, "This is not necessary. Yao'er, if you take the top scorer in the future, I will teach you a game. I will be very happy."

Xiao Yao said: "Grandpa, what you mean is that I don't have to go to the world?"

Xiao Wanli said: "Of course not."

Xiao Yao wanted grandpa to say this. He said: "If I don't need to show my virtues in the world, I don't need to govern the country first. If I don't need to govern the country, I don't need to manage the family. I don't need to manage the family." He continued to talk all the way, only adding one to "cultivating oneself", "correcting one's heart", "sincerity", and "achieving knowledge", and finally finished it.

Xiao Yao sighed slowly and said, "I don't need to be aware of it, so I don't need to read. If I don't need to study, I won't worry."

After listening to him, Xiao Wanli said, "If you don't study, you won't worry." He narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. He stroked his beard, as if he was thinking. He said, "If you don't study, you won't worry."

Suddenly his eyes flashed and he said, "If you don't study, you won't worry. If you don't worry, you won't learn anything."

Xiao Yao said: "The Tao Te Ching says, "If you don't leave your house, you will know the world, and you won't see the way of heaven. The farther you go, you will know the way of heaven. Therefore, the saints know it without seeing it, and you will know it without doing it. It is so great that they know it without seeing it, and you will accomplish it without doing it." There are so many saints who know the things in the world without leaving your house, you will not read anything, but understand the principles of the world and do nothing, but let the things in the world come naturally. The saints are really amazing. When they come to me, they do not learn anything. Instead, they understand the four masters and learn it without teachers, so I don't need to read this book."

Xiao Wanli said: "You only know the Tao Te Ching, but not the Book of Rites. The Book of Rites. The Book of Rites and Records also says, "If jade is not carved, it will not become a tool. If people do not learn, they will not know. Even if there are good foods, they will not know the purpose. Even if there are the ultimate way, they will not learn, but they will not know the good. Therefore, only when you learn, you will not know the shortcomings, and then you will be able to reflect on yourself." From this point of view, you must know the ultimate way of life, but you will not succeed without learning. Yao, you still have to learn."

Xiao Yao was young and strong, and he felt disgusted with these four books and five classics that were full of them. It was harder to make him concentrate on studying than to ascend to heaven.

Xiao Yao also said: "The Tao Te Ching also says, "Learning is increasing day by day, and Tao is deteriorating day by day. It is damaged again and again, so that there is nothing to do, and it is impossible to take the world to have nothing to do. Even if there is something, it is not enough to win the world." From this point of view, studying is to find things to do without anything, and practicing Taoism is to reduce things. In the end, there is nothing to do in the world, and the world is accomplished by inaction. Moreover, learning is to borrow things from outside. If you borrow things, you must repay them sooner or later, and you cannot maintain them for a long time. What are the benefits of things that cannot be maintained for a long time? Therefore, I still don't read this book."

Xiao Wanli wanted Xiao Yao to study and learn from scholars, so he tried his best to persuade him, saying, "The Master said, 'If you study without thinking, you will be confused; if you think without learning, you will be in danger'. If you borrow something from others, you must try to figure out its own ways. When you return the things, you will have your own ways. It is better to teach it to fish than to teach it. This sentence can be said in reverse."

Xiao Wanli said: "If you see others eating fish, you want to eat it. Instead of asking others to give you fish, it is better to ask others to teach you how to catch fish. If you want to eat fish, you can only take one or two times. If you want to eat fish, you will feel embarrassed. After learning how to catch fish, you don't have to ask for it for others, you can catch it yourself. But if you don't learn how to catch fish first, you can't catch fish. You will be able to catch fish for a long time and get nothing. Finally, you will catch some shrimps and shells randomly. It's okay to barely charge it, but it's not the fish you want after all. How can you succeed without learning?"

Xiao Yao said again: "The Master said, 'Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you'. I don't want to study. Grandpa, it's not what a gentleman does if you force me to study so much."

Xiao Wanli could not argue for a moment, but in order to persuade Xiao Yao to continue studying, the gentleman had to stop doing it. Suddenly, "Yao'er. There are twenty-five ways of plum blossom boxing. Yesterday you only learned the general principles of boxing. The twenty-five ways of plum blossom boxing are exquisite. Do you still want to learn it?"

When Xiao Yao heard the boxing technique, he immediately cleared his depression and stopped yawning. He asked, "Does the plum blossom box really make the moves exquisite?" As soon as he said, he woke up and said, "Grandpa, I have already figured out your old ways. It's just that I have memorized my letter to exchange for you to teach me how to learn boxing."

Xiao Yao has been learning martial arts since elementary school and is naturally good at martial arts. Xiao Wanli has countless martial arts. If Xiao Yao wants to learn martial arts, of course he has to learn from Xiao Wanli. But Xiao Wanli refused to teach him simply, but he insisted that he study first before he would teach him martial arts. In this way, if Xiao Yao wanted to learn martial arts, he had to study patiently. If not, how could Xiao Yao be willing to get up early in the morning to study?

Xiao Wanli smiled and half-squinted his eyes. He said, "We still follow the old rules. If you memorize a piece of book, you can learn a martial arts move. If a piece of book and another martial arts move, the deal between us and our sons is considered to be innocent, and the gods are the only ones."

Xiao Wanli used this method to guide Xiao Yao to read. Xiao Yao learned a set of Tiger Fist, a set of Arhat Fist, Ten-State Brocade, and Catching from him. He changed his martial arts skills by changing his martial arts skills. While learning martial arts, he also memorized some sentences from "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Doctrine of the Mean".

In order to learn this plum blossom boxing, Xiao Yao had to continue reading. "From the emperor to the common people, they all regard self-cultivation as the foundation. The roots are chaotic and the last governance are not the case. What they are rich and what they are weak is not there. This is the foundation of knowledge, and this is the ultimate knowledge."

Xiao Yao read a paragraph and asked, "Grandpa, you have lived at this age. Now your hair and beard are as white as frost and snow, and your forehead is covered with many hills and valleys. Do you know the truth?"

Xiao Wanli was stunned, and a light like fire suddenly flashed in his empty eyes. He lived for sixty or seventy years, and had done many earth-shaking things when he was over. But he had never looked at himself carefully in the mirror. Before he knew it, he suddenly realized that his hair was white and his face was full of wrinkles. His old look was obvious to all, and he didn't need to hide it at all. However, after living for many years, he didn't know what it was to know.

Xiao Wanli said: "What I have done in my life is much more exciting than Zhiben. When I was in my youth, I was always running around. But I never had to stop and ask myself what I was doing and how I was doing. I suddenly got old. In recent years, I have had some leisure and reading some books to slowly understand the wonderful truth of the biochemical meaning of all things. I cannot be without obsession, and I cannot let go of my false obsession. Finally, I am far away from the inverted dreams and have this short peace."
Chapter completed!