Chapter 425: When three people walk together, one of them must be my teacher
What Confucianism has always pursued is a country of gentlemen where everyone is modest. The people of Dongzhong have achieved self-cultivation and family harmony, and are currently in the stage of governing the country.
As for pacifying the world, it is still a long way off.
Jiang Li had heard a long time ago that the people of Dongzhong wanted to establish a country of gentlemen, and it had always been in the trial stage. Unexpectedly, they had successfully established the country of gentlemen without making any noise.
I think it was to celebrate the birthday of Confucianism, but it was not announced and has been kept secret until today.
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The country of gentlemen was established near Confucianism, and it was easy to find the place before the birthday of Confucianism.
"Is this the country of gentlemen? It's quite lively."
The atmosphere in the country of gentlemen is lively, and preparations are being made to celebrate the birthday of Confucianism which will be celebrated in a few days.
Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu considered themselves gentlemen, so it was natural for them to enter the country of gentlemen to broaden their horizons and learn from their strengths and make up for their weaknesses.
"Speaking of which, the people of Dongzhong once built the prototype of a country of gentlemen. They said that everyone in that country was humble and respectful to each other. I didn't believe it, so I threw a handful of top-quality spirit stones on the side of the road. Sure enough, the people of that country started scrambling for them. I've never seen the people of Dongzhong get so angry." Bai Hongtu shrugged. He didn't believe that there was such a country of gentlemen.
As they were talking, someone dropped his storage ring on the ground and it was picked up by another person.
The storage ring was very valuable, but the man did not want to possess it. Instead, he called out to the owner: "Brother, your storage ring is gone."
The owner took the storage ring and thanked him: "This storage ring is an heirloom from my ancestors and is of great significance. Please take these spirit stones as a token of your gratitude."
The man who found the storage ring waved his hands repeatedly: "Brother, you must not do this. It is the duty of the owner to return the property to its original owner. How can I ask for a reward? If I get a reward today, won't there be people who will take the lost property and ask for spirit stones in the future?"
The owner was ashamed: "Brother, you are really thoughtful. I was not considerate enough."
The two of them greeted each other with courtesy and courtesy.
Bai Hongtu was happy. This country of gentlemen really had something special.
The two continued to observe and found that the people buying and selling things here were also very interesting.
"Shopkeeper, this agate is of good quality. I want to buy it. How much is it in spirit stones?"
"Ten low-grade spirit stones."
"Here, fifteen low-grade spirit stones."
"No no no, this is too much."
"Take it. I like this agate. I think it is worth fifteen low-grade spirit stones."
"Then I will give you another piece of agate." The shopkeeper took out a piece of agate of similar quality, which was also worth ten low-grade spirit stones.
"That's not necessary. A gentleman should not accept gifts without merit. I feel ashamed to accept this gift."
"Yes, yes. A gentleman should be rewarded. You and I are both gentlemen, so it is normal to give gifts."
"The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water, and they do not interact with each other through gifts."
"It's just a little something from me."
"You're welcome, but I still can't accept it."
The two of them procrastinated for a long time, but finally the deal was successful, which made Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu fall asleep.
"These people don't find it troublesome." Bai Hongtu curled his lips. The business of handing over money and handing over goods was as sticky as taffy, which could not be broken even if it was pulled apart.
"Otherwise you'd be called a fake gentleman." Jiang Li looked down on Bai Hongtu.
"Don't you think this is troublesome?"
"I'm a fake gentleman too."
Jiang Li also despised himself.
While the two were bickering, a monk gently waving a paper fan walked towards them. The fan had a landscape painting on it and was embellished with poems. It was obvious that he was a Confucian monk.
"You two look very unfamiliar. I think you are from outside. I see that you two are upright and upright, so you must be gentlemen. I wonder if you are interested in joining our Three Gentlemen's Club?"
"Good eyesight." Bai Hongtu hadn't heard anyone praise him for his integrity for a long time.
"Three Men's Society?" Jiang Li didn't care about this empty reputation and noticed the name of the organization.
"That's right. You two may not have heard of us, but our Three Men Walking Together Gentlemen's Club is a well-known large organization in the Gentlemen's Country. It is spread all over the country. The name of the club comes from 'The Confucian sage said: When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.' There are countless gentlemen who choose to join our club, including many Confucianists."
Jiang Li asked with interest: "But there are only two of us, can we join your club?"
"Of course you can. Three is just a figment of your imagination. Two or four will do."
"Is that so? I was thinking that if there aren't enough people, I can use the One Qi Transformation into Three Purities to make up the number." Jiang Li almost used magic.
"Haha, you are such a wonderful person." The members of the Gentlemen's Club thought Jiang Li was joking. The transformation of one qi into three pure ones is a secret of the Dao Sect. It is extremely difficult to practice. Even a great master cannot do it. How could this person in front of him do it? "May I know your names?"
"Tang Li, the Tang in Three Hundred Tang Poems."
"White blueprint, the blueprint of a grand blueprint."
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The two of them gave their pseudonyms openly and even explained the origins of their pseudonyms.
The Confucian monk clasped his fists and said, "It turns out to be Brother Tang and Brother Bai."
The Confucian monk brought the two to a three-person gentleman's club base: "There is still a prerequisite for joining our gentleman's club."
"Confucian sages teach us to learn the strengths of our peers and correct their weaknesses. Please look for the strengths of each other."
Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu looked at each other as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
I didn't expect the entrance exam to be so difficult.
"Can I tell you about his shortcomings?" Jiang Li listed a lot of Bai Hongtu's shortcomings without thinking.
The Confucian cultivator admired: "It is easy to learn the advantages, but it is difficult to correct the disadvantages. You two are truly gentlemen. You have made things more difficult for yourselves. However, you will not need such a difficult test to join my Gentlemen's Society."
Bai Hongtu thought for a moment and said sincerely, "Tang Li has advantages all over his body."
"I'd like to hear more about it."
"His entire body is filled with spiritual energy. Even the spiritual energy contained in a drop of sweat is enough to elevate a Foundation Establishment cultivator to the Fusion Stage. Anyone who can eat a piece of his meat will be able to achieve immortality."
The Confucian cultivator looked at Jiang Li, not knowing whether he should call him Brother Tang or Elder Tang.
Jiang Li also said sincerely: "Bai Lantu's strength is that he corrects his mistakes as soon as he knows them. He used to grind his teeth and snore when he slept, but he changed after I gave him some advice."
"How did he change it?" The Confucian cultivator was curious. If this could be changed, then he would like to learn it.
“By not sleeping.”
"You're talking nonsense!" Bai Hongtu was furious. Jiang Li was slandering me outright. How could a man be so conscienceless?
"You were the first to say that eating a piece of my meat would make you immortal. A gentleman should reciprocate." Jiang Li replied calmly.
Bai Hongtu countered: "Your strength is that you stick to yourself and never eat anything you don't like."
Jiang Li was not to be outdone: "Your strength is that you know how to adapt. You can always find loopholes in any restrictions."
"Your strength is that you know how to use people well, and all your subordinates are capable people."
"Your strength is that you are good at speaking, but you never say a word that is true."
Without hesitation, the two pointed out each other's strengths.
The Confucian cultivator felt that these two people had potential and that this was just a minor contradiction and not a big problem.
"Congratulations to both of you for becoming members of the Three Gentlemen's Club." The Confucian monks applauded.
(End of this chapter)