“Pah pah pah pah pah——”

The Sutra Preaching Platform received the loudest applause since the opening.

It is overwhelming and deafening.

Among the more than 2,000 people in the audience, many of them who had been in casual and unruly postures began to straighten their backs, sit up straight, and look serious.

because.

At this moment, in front of them was the gentleman among the hundreds of schools of thought!

Moreover, Taoism is one of the most prominent schools of thought, and its value is extremely high.

Many people even feel it is a bit dreamy.

How can I actually see a living Taoist gentleman today?

In today's Wangque Continent, the Gentlemen of the Hundred Schools may be even rarer than the cultivators of the Seventh Realm, and can be counted less than one palm.

Of course, this may be because Wangque Island is too small, as can be seen from the fact that there are only two of the Confucian Seventy-two Academies.

The storm on Tunan Island had little impact on the distant Wangque Island.

Chen Muzhi looked grim, his eyes turned away from the stage, and he turned to Lin Wenruo and said bitterly: "Brother Wenruo, this, this..."

Lin Wenruo had a solemn expression, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened his eyes and said, "We haven't lost yet."

But the voice was trembling slightly at this moment, and the firmness in the tone was like a small boat in a rainstorm, which might be destroyed by a beast-like wave in the next second.

His eyes dimmed slightly.

What is a gentleman among the hundreds of schools of thought? He is probably one of the most knowledgeable people on the field.

Because he was a scholar at Siqi Academy and a Confucian scholar.

Looking at the scholars in the world, not to mention the Hundred Schools of Thought, just talking about Confucianism, as long as they cannot enter a Confucian academy, they are all common people.

Only by becoming a student in an academy can one have the status of a scholar.

And above the scholars are the gentlemen.

On the surface, it seems to be just a step away, but if you want to cross it, it is like facing a chasm.

The weight of these two words is like that of a mountain barbarian.

In the Siqi Academy where he is, there are only three people who currently hold the title of gentleman. One is the president of the academy, one is a Confucian scholar who behaves in a low-key manner and devotes himself to teaching, and the other is his junior fellow student who was given the title by the Confucian Temple not long ago.

A gentleman is the backbone of every school of thought among the hundreds of schools of thought. This title is extremely difficult to obtain, and it has nothing to do with cultivation, but only depends on knowledge and moral character.

Thinking of his junior brother whom he had met several times, Lin Wenruo pursed his lips. He knew how "terrible" it was to be a gentleman. And now on the stage, the one who was about to have a face-to-face conversation with his good friend was one of them.

Not far away, at the forefront of hundreds of Taoist priests in blue.

Lan Yuqing has been expressionless ever since she took her gaze away from the Lin brothers. After the old man in the Nanhua scarf revealed his identity, which she already knew, she suddenly felt a little bored, and not just because of the debate between Confucianism and Taoism.

At this moment, amid the torrential applause, she did not mock someone as she had planned before, telling him that all this was part of her plan, sneering at him that all his conspiracies and tricks were ridiculous bubbles in front of his absolute strength. She just looked at the fallen jade ruyi calmly, without any joy or sadness.

"Don't worry, niece."

Qing Yuanzi glanced at Lan Yuqing's face and said with a smile, "The Lanxi Lin family will never be able to turn the tables. Mr. Tao is not only a Taoist gentleman, but also a great cultivator in the Nascent Soul Realm. Whether in terms of knowledge or experience, he is countless times more than that yellow-haired boy who hasn't even reached adulthood. What can he use to compare with Mr. Tao?"

"He has only been out of his mother's womb for a dozen years. Even if he doesn't eat and studies every day, can he really learn anything? Unless he is born with knowledge like a saint, haha, if I hadn't been worried that he might be the disciple of the academy's headmaster, I would have chosen him in the second round. There would be no need to bother Mr. Tao."

Qing Yuanzi sighed; "Alas, I don't know if Mr. Tao will have a grudge."

Qing Jingzi, who was really looking at a certain place, suddenly snorted coldly: "It's really a good thing for that boy to be able to debate with a gentleman. Humph, he will go to hell soon and should die with his eyes closed."

Since he is not a disciple of the academy's president, there is no need to keep him alive.

Taoist Huang Zi reluctantly turned his gaze away from the little fox demon and turned his head to look at Qing Yuanzi.

"Brother, can Mr. Tao stay a little longer? He is a distinguished guest who has come from afar, and we have troubled him with this matter. We should treat him well... In addition, our temple has not been in contact with the sect for many years. If Mr. Tao can say a few good words for us..."

Qing Yuanzi looked hesitant and a little embarrassed. "I'm afraid it's difficult. I visited many important figures of the clan in Jixia Academy, and only Mr. Tao agreed to come and see the ancestral land. He happened to be going to Taiqing Mansion to teach. I asked him about his opinion on the way, and Mr. Tao should not stay too long. As for speaking for us...how about we ask him before he leaves?"

Lan Yuqing, who was standing next to the two of them, seemed oblivious to everything at this moment. He lowered his head slightly and stared at the white jade under his feet.

The surface of the milky white jade body was surprisingly intact after the impact of falling to the ground.

But she knew that this beautiful jade born from Mount Zhongnan had already been broken inside.

Suddenly, the woman in purple moved. Without saying a word, she stepped over Meiyu, passed through the crowd, strode away, and never looked back.

She suddenly wanted to go and see Guilin.

After the woman left, the conversation continued.

The applause in the lecture platform gradually died down.

Zhao Rong, who had experienced the different treatment, was not angry. He quietly looked at the Taoist gentleman opposite him and laughed at himself in his heart. This young master has another identity. I am afraid that you will be scared if I tell you. It is a son-in-law. Are you afraid? This is the starting identity of the protagonist in the most popular vernacular novels in the bookstores recently...

Mr. Liuyi said respectfully: "Please let Mr. Tao choose the topic."

At this time, near noon, the sun was blazing yet quiet.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the old man in the Nanhua scarf named Tao Yuanran tilted his head to the right, raised his right hand holding the rosary, stretched out a finger, and pointed far away outside the preaching platform, at a wonder among the vast mountains in the south.

It’s that cliff carving!

Tao Yuanran smiled and said, "Let's discuss this 'purity, tranquility and inaction'."

Zhao Rong's face was calm, as if he had understood everything already. However, the next moment, the old man's words made him narrow his eyes.

"I hold the view of 'action', and you hold the view of 'non-action'."

Zhao Rong narrowed his eyes and nodded.

Whether to act or not has always been a dispute between Confucianism and Taoism.

But because Qingtan is just a debate, not a discussion between Confucianism and Taoism, it is not wrong for Zhao Rong, as a Confucian scholar, to hold the argument of "non-action", and for Tao Yuanran, as a Taoist gentleman, to hold the argument of "action", as long as they can win the debate.

In addition to eloquence, this also tests both parties' reading volume and understanding of the classics of Confucianism and Taoism.

So everyone present witnessed this rather dramatic scene.

Taoist Tao Yuanran was the first to put forward this view.

"Heaven's movement is vigorous, so a gentleman should constantly strive to improve himself; Earth's condition is gentle, so a gentleman should be virtuous and bear all things. Therefore, a gentleman should be active."

The Confucian scholar Zhao Rong was the opposite.

"The Tao is always inaction, yet nothing is not done. If the princes and kings can keep it, all things will change by themselves. When things change and want to act, I will suppress them with the nameless simplicity. The nameless simplicity will also not want. If you don't want and keep still, the world will settle by itself."