In the Little Sage Manor, in the bamboo hut where Xun Zi lived.
The morning sun shone through the hollow window into the room, and a teapot spewed white smoke.
The faint fragrance of tea permeated the room, making one feel relaxed and happy. It was quite the artistic conception of 'picking chrysanthemums in the southeast and leisurely seeing Nanshan.'
Sometimes, Ying Wei envied this kind of leisurely and secluded life, but he knew that he was just a layman. He had never seen prosperity, so how could he dare to say that he could see through it?
Coming to this pre-Qin period, a hundred schools of thought were contending. Ying Wei did not want to live a life of mediocrity. Only by standing at the peak of the human world and overlooking all living beings was what Ying Wei wanted.
Moreover, even his teacher, Xun Zi, had visited many countries when he was young and became an official. It was only when he was old that he returned to the Small Sage Manor and devoted himself to writing the Sage Book.
Would the teacher have any regrets? Ying Wei felt that there was. After all, no matter what the various theories were, they were all valued by the king. They could use their own theories to enrich the country and the people.
Although Confucianism and Mohism were famous schools in the world, it was only because these two schools were more in line with the expectations of the people at the bottom.
The number of people in the ruling class was ultimately small, so naturally, the theory that the ruling class expected was a prominent one.
However, Mohism was too illusory, and Confucianism was not valued by the upper echelons. It could be said that they were depressed and frustrated.
At the end of the Warring States Period, one had to use the 'law' to become stronger.
Ying Wei was a little distracted as he thought about this. Xun Zi waited until the water was warm enough before pouring himself a cup of fragrant tea.
He blew at the tea foam that floated up. His expression was old-fashioned, like an old scholar.
"Are you preparing to return to the State of Qin?"
Seeing that Ying Wei did not speak, Xun Zi took the initiative to speak.
Ying Wei came back to his senses and said to Xun Zi,"…Yes, this disciple is preparing to return to the State of Qin. This disciple is here to bid farewell to Teacher.”
Xun Zi nodded slightly and said,"... I can't give you any advice on what you will have to face in the State of Qin.”
Although Xun Zi was once a high official, he had never been a high-ranking official with real power. If he wanted to climb up the ranks of officialdom, pure knowledge was useless.
Knowledge was knowledge, and officialdom was officialdom. They could not be mentioned in the same breath.
"A student has to rely on himself to make a name for himself. How can he always be protected by his teacher?”
Ying Wei said indifferently.
To be honest, Xun Zi might be famous in the future, but in this era, he was nothing compared to his status as the Lord of Chang 'an in Qin.
If the Qin country unified the world and Ying Wei returned to the Small Sage Manor, Xun Zi, this teacher, would have to receive him with the courtesy of a duke.
Xun Zi didn't delve into this topic. He only glanced at Ying Wei a few times, and a smile appeared on his old-fashioned face.
"…If you were to appear in front of some martial arts experts, no one would think of you as a scholarly disciple. They would only think of you as a Daoist disciple.”
"Didn't Teacher say that you don't know martial arts?" Ying Wei asked with a smile.”
Xun Zi blinked at him.”
Ying Wei and Xun Zi looked at each other and laughed out loud.
The current Ying Wei was using the Confucian martial arts cultivation method, but he was learning the Taoist heart.
As a result, his internal energy gave off a more Daoist feeling, but his external temperament was that of a scholarly and gentle scholar.
Whether it was the prestige of Legalism or the ethereal nature of Taoism, they were not as down-to-earth as the gentleness of Confucianism. It was easier for people, especially women, to have a good impression of them.
"If Chi Songzi and Xiaoyao Zi saw you, they would wonder if you were a disciple of the Heaven Sect or the Human Sect.”
Xun Zi felt that it was quite interesting. He was a scholar, but the disciples he taught were all weirdos.
Ying Wei shook his head and said," I'm not interested in either the Heaven Sect or the Human Sect. In my opinion, when they were divided into the Heaven Sect and the Human Sect, they lost their original intention.”
"…Oh?" Xun Zi asked. You don't like the Celestial Sect and the Heavenly Sect?"
Ying Wei nodded and then shook his head."…I can't say that I don't like it. The so-called concept is just a matter of talking. What can truly explain one's own concept is its 'action'.”
"The Human Sect's philosophy is to treat all living beings equally. They think that the Heaven Sect is too heartless, so they actively enter the world.”
"However, although they entered the world, the Human Sect did not have a more accurate set of codes of conduct and goals, nor did they elaborate their own way of governing the country.”
"The Heaven Sect pays attention to merging with heaven and earth without self. They believe that the Human Sect is too immersed in national hatred and family hatred. However, the Heaven Sect still requires its disciples to enter the world, and in the process of entering the world, they will comprehend the idea of transcendence.”
"During this process, the Heaven Sect disciples will be more likely to be drawn into the whirlpool of this world than the Human Sect disciples. Their actions will be more like the Human Sect.”
"Laozi's Tao Te Ching is both the path of the Great Dao and the idea of governing the country. However, the disciples of later generations insist on separating them.”
"The Human Sect seeks 'Virtue', and the Heavenly Sect seeks' Dao'. Right or wrong, these are their 'Dao', but they have lost their original intention.”
In Ying Wei's eyes, the Daoist and Celestial Sects in this world were more like martial arts sects that only produced martial arts experts.
What they did was no longer to convey their own ideas.
In the past, Taoism and Mohism were the most prominent schools of learning, but now Confucianism had replaced Taoism.
It wasn't that Daoism couldn't do it anymore, but that these disciples of later generations had taken the wrong path.
Xun Zi didn't comment on Ying Wei's words. He only asked,""…Then what is 'Dao' in your eyes?”
Ying Wei thought for a while and slowly said,
"…In this disciple's opinion, Dao can be a method and technique to govern the country, a deep-rooted thought, and the law of nature.”
"Therefore, I don't know what the 'Dao' is. I'm also seeking the 'Dao'!”
Xun Zi stroked his beard and smiled."…Lao Zi said that I don't know his name. The strong word is Dao. If you knew what Dao is, Beiming Zi would have come to acknowledge you as his master."”
"Ziwei, go and seek the Dao in your heart. Compared to your senior brother and junior brother, the Dao of the scholarly faction can only be carried forward by you.”
Ying Wei took a deep breath and bowed solemnly."…This disciple will take his leave. I hope that Teacher will take care of himself. I don't know when we will meet again.”
Xun Zi sat upright and accepted Ying Wei's bow.
After saying that, Ying Wei turned around and left. He looked at the bamboo forest one last time and left without a trace of regret.
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