Three Kingdoms

The leisurely Beishan Mountain is filled with peach blossoms and gurgling streams that moisten the mountains.

While Fei Qian and Jia Qu were having their own thoughts, suddenly the guards from the foot of the mountain came to report that they had captured two Taoist priests, claiming that they were both "righteous Taoist priests" who had wandered here...

A true Taoist priest?

Fei Qian and Jia Qu looked at each other. Since they were wandering Taoist priests, why did they come forward even though they saw soldiers already on the mountain?

You know, the cloak of Taoism is not a free ticket to death, and someone will still die if stabbed with a knife.

And now, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Confucianism, Taoism has slowly declined, and it has no specific advantages...

Having said that, the reason why Taoism was defeated by Confucianism in the end was not because of how bad Taoism's moral principles were, but because it was doomed from the beginning. Taoism emphasized tranquility and inaction and advocated rule by inaction. This was true in pre-Qin law. After the harsh political laws of the Han Dynasty, there was indeed a certain space for development. After all, it was what the whole society wanted at that time. However, with the development of society, after the Han Dynasty passed through that period of depression, some manpower and resources were inevitably generated. Regarding the increase in material resources, if we emphasize inaction at this time, it will inevitably be idealistic...

Fei Qian and Jia Qu turned around and walked down. When they arrived at the ruined Taoist temple on the mountainside, they saw two Taoist disciples who claimed to be "the successors of Zhengyi". They were not seen under the scrutiny of the guards who were watching them. What's the panic...

One is tall, thin, and looks older. He should be around forty or fifty, with a gray beard and a Taoist crown on his head, making him look a bit like an immortal. The other is shorter, probably only one. They are about six meters tall, but not fat. They have short beards and seem to be a little younger. They are all wearing robes made of black jade cloth. When the mountain breeze blows, they seem to be a bit airy.

"I have seen two real people. I don't know where they came from. Where are they going?" Fei Qian looked at it and said with cupped hands. A strange idea suddenly came to his mind. If these two people suddenly said something from the Eastern Land to the Tang Dynasty, Now that he is about to leave for the west, should he immediately ask someone to kill these two people, without giving them a chance to call him Senior Brother or Wukong?

Fortunately, no.

The old Taoist priest Chang Gao said: "Little Daoren came from Sichuan and traveled all over the world. I am really lucky to meet this noble man here." After saying this, he crossed his right hand with his left hand and made a hand-clasping salute.

The shorter Taoist priest also clasped his hands and saluted, "My little Taoist priest, I came here with my master."

Fei Qian was a little surprised after hearing this. He came from Sichuan. These days, there are no iron lumps flying in the sky or iron centipedes running on the ground. He walked all the way on two legs. It was really amazing.

Moreover, according to their Taoist names, one of these two people is of the Ren character generation and the other is of the De character generation. They are also considered to be relatively high-ranking people in Tianyi Dao. Now most of the Tianyi Taoist personnel are ranked in the Quanzi generation. Or the real word...

"Since you are wandering in the clouds, why are you here?" Fei Qian asked.

Ren Jizi sighed slightly, looked sideways at the ruins of the Taoist temples on the side, and said: "There used to be a temple here, and the Taoist people came here twenty years ago... Unexpectedly, the vicissitudes of life have changed..."

I see.

Since he was a foreigner, traveling around the world, and an authentic successor of Taoism at this stage, Fei Qian was somewhat interested and asked someone to fetch water, and then he drank peach blossom petals as tea, clearing his mind On the ground in front of him, four people sat cross-legged and talked.

Changgao Lao Taoist, whose lay name is Ge Yi, courtesy name Boji, is from Jurong, Danyang. He entered Sichuan twenty years ago and practiced Taoism in Longhu Mountain for three years. Now because of his old age, he often feels homesick, so he plans to travel all the way back to his hometown. …

The young short Taoist priest, whose common name is Yun Yi and whose courtesy name is Zhiyuan, is from Yun State. He fell alone at the foot of Longhu Mountain for some unknown reason four years ago. He was seriously injured and was dying. He was rescued by Ge Yi, but he lost all his memory. Fortunately, he had one mistake. After confirming my identity, I followed Ge Yi back to his hometown this time, and I also had some thoughts of finding my own memories...

Fei Qian narrowed his eyes slightly, appearing calm on the surface, but his heart was beating away.

This Ge Yi is fine, he must be from the Ge family of Jiangnan Taoism, but this Yun family...

Look at what he said...

Isn't it just the normal appearance mode of a time traveler?

If there were any laws and regulations that stipulated that all people with amnesia should be killed, then nine out of ten time-travelers would probably be eliminated...

However it is not possible.

Fei Qian thought silently for a while, but gave up on the idea of ​​eradicating unknown hidden dangers.

After all, although Taoism is declining now, there are still many people among the people who are willing to believe in Taoism. Just like Zhang Jiao some time ago, he also carried out uprisings in the name of Taoism, and committed crimes without any reason or hatred. Killer, this is not a good reputation after all.

It was not suitable for Fei Qian to kill him without mercy, so Fei Qian put down his murderous intention and started chatting with the two Taoist priests.

Unexpectedly, Ge Yi had some opinions on Taoism.

Ge Yi said: "Taoism is about doing nothing, and it is also said that everything is done, which is like two and one. It adopts the goodness of Confucianism and Mohism, summarizes the essence of names and laws, moves with the times, responds to changes in things, establishes customs and implements things, everything is suitable. Nothing. It forms a potential and has no permanent shape, so it can understand the emotions of all things. It is not the first thing or the last thing, so it can be the master of all things..."

According to Ge Yi, Taoism in the Han Dynasty actually adopted some of the thoughts of Confucianism and Mohism from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, plus some of the contents of famous schools and Legalism!

Is there really such a cool thing?

Taoism talks about filial piety and benevolence, which is no different from Confucianism. The same is true of the interaction between heaven and man, and the unity of heaven and man. It is mentioned in many Taoist classics. For example, in the "Taiping Jing", not only is the harmony of nature and man There is even an ethical system of "lord of heaven and earth, father, teacher"...

Fei Qian was a little dazed when he said that. He always thought that Dong Zhongshu came up with these contents first...

So, the basis of Dong Zhongshu's theory of induction between heaven and man comes from Taoism?

Also, isn’t this “Heaven and Earth, Lord, Father, Master” the same secular ethical code as “Heaven and Earth, Lord, Father, Master” that was later praised by Confucianism?

Listening to Ge Yi's narration, Fei Qian had more and more questions in his head. In this Han Dynasty, how did Confucianism obtain its status, or the foundation for Confucianism to gain a foothold in later generations?

What is the current status of Taoism, Legalism, even Mohism, famous schools, and other sects?

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when hundreds of flowers bloomed and hundreds of schools of thought contended, could it be that it simply declined after the Qin Dynasty and disappeared without a trace?

Fei Qian's heart was like water being continuously heated, and more and more questions bubbled up from the depths of his heart like bubbles...

The braised eggs I bought yesterday were forcibly dragged into an unknown abyss by an uninvited guest in a dark and windy night...

Still thinking about it as breakfast today...

Damn, why don’t mousetraps work at all?

Are all the mice in Guangxi so smart?

Last time it was a centipede, this time it was a rat...