The first volume of the historical novel "Asking the Impermanence of the Demon and the Demon Hand": Doing the Way
Chapter Twenty-Eight: It's Easy to Go Up and Hard to Go Down (1)
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Seeing Ding Dali looking at himself seriously, Qiu Chuji slowly raised his head, thinking about this seemingly simple question. For a moment, he remembered his master, and remembered the scene when he first entered the Tao.
"What exactly is the Tao?" Qiu Chuji found it difficult to give a clear definition. Although the Tao is all-encompassing and omnipresent, he knows that for so many years, it is the Tao that has guided him step by step, and he has never given up his pursuit and hard work, and has come to this day.
What is the Tao, for him, it is the direction that he will not lose in his life. Only by following the Tao can he change the fate of being born lonely, and then finally achieve himself, or, then, be able to help and achieve more people.
So, for Ding Dali, what is the way that is beneficial to him?
"The Taoist, the operation of the Lord Heaven and Earth, the generation of all things, life in the Great Dao, growth and operation are all Tao. One breath and one breath, if you follow the Tao, you can harmonize yin and yang, the body and mind are quiet, and you can become one with the Tao, so you can live forever. The Tao is nameless and formless, and in order to make it known, it is named the Tao. Master's words seemed to ring in his ears again, for the sake of this Tao, Master once abandoned the family business of ten thousand gold, did not hesitate to devote himself to the tomb, and realized the Tao in the silence, and created the Quanzhen School.
For the sake of this Dao, the senior brother did not hesitate to put down his golden body, begged for food for everyone in the poor countryside, and let go of himself so that he could finally achieve the Tao and carry forward the Quanzhen School.
"What is the Word?"
Qiu Chuji looked at Ding Dali, what is the most able way to help Ding Dali now? What can make him get out of the current misunderstanding of confusion and confusion, and find more light in this almost no longer a glimmer of life?
Qiu Chu thought about it, looked out the window, and said, "Mr. Ding, why don't we go for a walk on the mountain and talk while walking?"
"It's fine. Ding Dali replied.
Li Tongxuan saw that Qiu Chuji looked like he wanted to talk to Ding Dali at this time, and when Qiu Chuji invited him to go with him, he waved his hand lightly, indicating that he stayed in the house, and Qiu Chuji walked out of the house with Ding Dali.
At this time, the sun is setting, and the thin light is scattered among the mountains, as if a random gust of wind can blow them away. But it is known that the sun will be there eventually, even when night falls, the sun will still be there everywhere, and when the dawn comes, the sun will shine again.
The Tao can be like the sun, which shines on all things and makes them grow, and the Tao is also the rain, which nourishes and nourishes all things. However, the sun will be blocked by clouds in the sky, and in places where there is a lack of sunlight for a long time, everything will be difficult to grow, and the land will be barren. But clouds are never permanent, but the sun is eternal, and no cloud can block the sun forever......
The two of them walked slowly, and Qiu Chuji talked to Ding Dali little by little, from the surface to the inside, from the shallow to the deep, from the operation of the avenue of heaven and earth to the impact of whether the Tao is in harmony with the personal ego......
Ding Dali was extremely smart when he was studying, but he had no choice but to read halfway through the study, and was affected by the Hu Yixiong incident and had to come to Yanggu Mountain to fall into the grass. The smarter people tend to see through the world, like Ding Dali, who was looking forward to a better future, came to this mountain, although on the one hand, he was trying his best to play his role and contribute to the development of the bandit's career, but on the other hand, suddenly one day, Ding Dali saw the end of his bandit career at a glance. Once I enter the thief's cave, what hope can I have? Just get by for the time being, be a monk for a day, hit the clock for a day, and be a bandit for a day to rob for a day, otherwise what else can I do!
So over the years, Ding Dali has not been without distress and worry about his bandit life, but he has buried these troubles deeply and behaved like a bandit. However, the foundation of the literati is there, and the innate and unique inner pain of the literati is there, and it is absolutely impossible for him to be a bandit who kills people without blinking an eye like Hu Yixiong!
Therefore, when Qiu Chuji and Ding Dali talked about this, Ding Dali listened with the original feelings in his heart, and he made an analysis and judgment in his heart with his unique literati thinking.
When the two of them talked for about an hour and returned to Qiu Chuji's residence, Ding Dali was already deeply impressed by Qiu Chuji.
Watching Qiu Chuji slowly walk back to his room, Ding Dali stood under the moonlight, only feeling that the moonlight was pleasant on his shoulders, and there seemed to be many pear blossoms blooming in his heart.
Seeing that Qiu Chuji was about to enter the house, Ding Dali couldn't help asking: "Daoist Qiu, can a person like me still enter the Dao?"
"Absolutely. Qiu Chuji turned around and said. The moonlight sprinkled on his face, and the moonlight seemed to merge with the person.
Ding Dali stood there and smiled, he had never smiled like that since he went up the mountain, he smiled like the spring flowers all over the mountain.
Hu Yixiong looked at Ding Dali standing in front of him, his eyes were bigger than eggs: "What did you just say?
It was early the next morning, and Qiu Chuji had just left after changing the medicine for Hu Yixiong.
"Brother Xiong, I'm going to become a monk, I'm here to say goodbye to you!" Ding Dali said with a relaxed face.
"They're crazy, are you crazy too?" Hu Yixiong was so angry that he wanted to jump out of bed at that time, but was held down by Shan Xia next to him.
"You say, do you think they're all crazy?" Hu Yixiong was so angry that he grabbed Shan Xia, "This one by one is going to anger me!"
Shan Xia helped Hu Yixiong stroke his back vigorously, seeing that Hu Yixiong was really angry, she said: "In charge, everyone has their own lives, so let them go!"
"Let them go, what else is available on the mountain?" Hu Yixiong glared angrily.
"I've never been a warmaker. Ding Dali said.
"Then I need you to stand by my side too!" Hu Yixiong shouted, "I'm used to it!"
Yes, for so many years, he has been accustomed to having Ding Dali standing beside him, even if he has an idea and has a hundred rebuttals, he needs him to stand by his side.
Ding Dali raised his eyes and glanced at Hu Yixiong, and said, "There is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed. "Brother Xiong, let's leave it at that!" After speaking, he took a deep squeeze, then pushed open the door and walked out.
"Hey, I haven't agreed yet, why did he leave!" Hu Yixiong was so angry that he lifted the quilt and was about to jump to the ground, and was held down by Shan Xia and his family.
Shan Xia was so anxious that her eyes were full of tears: "Master, at this point, I want to open up everything! I will accompany you wherever you go!"
Helpless, Hu Yixiong couldn't persuade him at all, he was so angry that he threw whatever he had in his hand, and almost threw everything that could be thrown on the bed to the ground.
For a while, everything that could be broken was shattered to the ground, and Hu Yixiong was so angry that he screamed.
Shan Xia and the rest of the family were all frightened and nervous, and they were all sweating.
A room full of people was making a fuss, and several bandits rushed forward and rushed Li Chuanyong into the house.
"Second brother, what's wrong?" Li Chuanyong asked, standing in the middle of the room, looking at the mess all over the ground.
"Big brother is here!" Shan Xia hurriedly saluted Li Chuanyong in a hurry, and gently wiped away her tears, "Alas, it's not, just now he said that he was going to leave home, so he was in a hurry like this!"
"What's the matter, big brother, aren't you also coming to say goodbye to me as a monk?" Hu Yixiong asked loudly.
"Alas, I would like to, but I'm afraid that people like you and me won't dare to accept it!" Li Chuanyong said indifferently with his hands behind his back.
"Hey, the ten-person sedan chair came to invite me, and I won't go!" Hu Yixiong said with a snort.
"Second brother, don't think about it so much. Now, brothers, let's go one by one!" Li Chuanyong said in a deep voice.
"Big brother, don't say such discouraged things to me!" Hu Yixiong said, "You wait, wait until I am healed, and see if I don't defeat the official army! This Yanggu Mountain is still ours after all!"
"Second brother, forget it!" Li Chuanyong said.
"What's the matter?" Hu Yixiong couldn't help but cry out, thinking to himself, I've only been lying on the bed for a few days, why have they all become like this? Could it be that the spiritual leaders on this mountain were all carried by me alone? Big brother, what's wrong? If you want to say that Ding Dali, he may be confused for a while, tomorrow, tomorrow he will definitely come to tell me that today is just a joke. Definitely, we have been good brothers for many years, how could it be possible to part ways at this time?
"Second brother, I won't tell you, those brothers who are monks on the mountain have all gone down the mountain to Qingsong Temple today. Li Chuanyong said, "Listening to that Li Daochang, it is necessary to learn the rules in the view first. ”
"So, Ding Dali also went with them?" asked Hu Yixiong.
"He didn't, he's still in the mountains. ”
"Hmph, forgive him for not daring to leave us now!"
"When Ma Er left today, I asked him to take my grandson away. Speaking of this, Li Chuanyong let out a long sigh, and his voice suddenly became low, looking very reluctant.
When Shan Xia saw it, she hurriedly came over and said: "Big brother, why don't you say it in advance, it's okay if I bring something to the child! Besides, the baby has always been your heart and liver, why are you suddenly willing to part with him?"
Li Chuanyong lowered his head and was silent for a while, and said, "Brother and sister, I also suddenly had this idea today, and I am afraid that I will be reluctant to delay the child for a long time! In the final analysis, even if he grows up to become a Taoist priest, it is better than being a bandit like me! I am afraid that I will not be able to face my wife and son in the future!" Speaking of this, Li Chuanyong actually faintly choked up.
Hu Yixiong watched from the sidelines, feeling that it was too much, and couldn't help but say: "Big brother, when did you become like this? This is not like you!"
After a while, Li Chuanyong said slowly: "Second brother, there is something I haven't had time to discuss with you yet. I thought that you were so badly injured that it would be better to take care of it for a little longer, so I decided on my own. ”
"Big brother, you will see the outside, you have always been in charge of our mountain, you have made up your mind about everything, how dare I say nothing?" Hu Yixiong seemed to be angry and like a compliment, "In the end, those things that are fighting and killing are suitable for me!" Speaking of this, he saw Li Chuanyong's expression heavy and sluggish, and couldn't help asking: "Big brother, what is that matter, can you say it now?"
"Second brother, I think it's never a long way for us to occupy the mountain like this. This morning, when Ma Er and the others were leaving, I asked him to send the letter of descent I had written down the mountain. Li Chuanyong said.
"What?" Hearing this, Hu Yixiong almost jumped up from the bed.
(To be continued)