My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 337 Zeng Anmin: Father, do you know about the unity of knowledge and action?
Something went wrong with the Mysterious Realm.

This was information that Zeng Anmin had already received.

Within the Heavenly Alliance, Huang is the inheritor of the Taotie Diagram.

He once said the words "mysterious realm" himself.

Moreover, he also said that there was a problem with the Mystic Realm of Barbarians, and their barbarian tribe could not enter it now.

What exactly went wrong in that mysterious, barbaric realm that could alarm the Confucian sage?

"Father, you're only a second-rank Barbarian God now..."

A look of worry crossed Zeng Anmin's face.

"Who told you your father is leaving now?"

Zeng Shilin glanced at Zeng Anmin: "My master taught me the cultivation method to advance to the first rank, and told me to cultivate diligently. He specifically instructed me to wait until my strength has made a breakthrough before I can go."

"What method?"

Zeng Anmin's eyes lit up instantly.

The method for advancing from the second rank to the first rank.

This is extremely important information no matter where you put it!

"Discard the ideas of our predecessors and forge our own path."

Zeng Shilin's face turned melancholy, and he looked into the distance:
"The way of the sage is not so easy."

"Discarding the ideas of predecessors and forging our own path...what exactly does that mean?"

Zeng Anmin frowned slightly. Looking at Zeng Shilin's melancholy expression, he couldn't help but ask.

Zeng Shilin's expression turned serious, and a resolute look appeared between his brows:
"What my father perceived must lie in the word 'thought'."

"Back then, Wang Yasheng pointed out that the core of Confucianism and Taoism lies in reading, sitting quietly, and accumulating knowledge gradually."

"This gradually evolved into the principle of knowing before acting, and we should follow it..."

"If I want to go further, I should have an epiphany from this matter."

"..."

Hear this.

Zeng Anmin's eyebrows furrowed in surprise upon hearing this.

Then, frowning, he muttered softly:

"Know before you act... know before you act..."

He looked up at Zeng Shilin blankly: "Isn't this Zhu Xi... cough cough, isn't this Neo-Confucianism?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Shilin's face furrowed tightly:

"Science?"

This was the first time he had ever heard of those two words.

"Yes, to investigate things thoroughly..."

Zeng Anmin spread his hands and said, "Don't tell me more, that's all I know."

"Investigating things to understand their principles..."

The old man's gaze froze at that moment.

He kept repeating those four words.

He felt as if those four words possessed some kind of immense magic, deeply attracting him.

"However, I think you should stop trying to figure out Wang Yasheng's thoughts."

Zeng Anmin raised an eyebrow at his father, a mischievous smile playing on his lips:

"You should focus on figuring out which path you should take."

"You little rascal," Dad rolled his eyes, "the new road isn't going to be easy."

"That's not necessarily true. As long as you can put your knowledge into practice and not let outsiders dictate your actions, but understand them yourself and then act on them consciously, I believe it will be quite fast."

Zeng Anmin crossed his arms, his expression showing complete trust in his father.

"Unification of knowledge and action?"

As soon as these four words came out.

The old man's body trembled slightly again.

Then the person remained rooted to the spot.

"Unity of knowledge and action... unity of knowledge and action..."

He kept muttering those four words over and over again.

He ignored whatever Zeng Anmin said.

"right!!"

The old man seemed somewhat deranged. He clapped his hands violently, his eyes fixed on the window, his whole body pounding with excitement.
"Human beings inherently possess moral principles; there is no need to seek them externally!"

"The Confucian principles of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and trustworthiness... these should not be external norms! They should be internal, conscious principles!!"

At this point, the old man's voice became passionate again:
"Yes, yes, yes!! Knowing how to be filial to one's parents is 'knowing,' while actually supporting one's parents is 'doing,' and the two cannot be separated!"

"Instead of some so-called 'foresight before action' nonsense, forcibly separating the two!"

"Unity of knowledge and action... unity of knowledge and action..."

The more Dad talked, the more agitated he became.

He acted as if no one else was around, and even started gesturing wildly on the spot!

"I see!!"

"I see!!"

Zeng Anmin waited quietly.

He stood still, staring intently at his father.

Although I had prepared in advance, my father is now a great Confucian scholar with the cultivation level of a second-grade Quasi-Sage. He is certainly extremely sensitive to these kinds of ideas and concepts.

But he never expected that just four words he mentioned would make him think of so much!

After a long time.

Zeng Shilin suddenly looked at Zeng Anmin, his voice filled with excitement:

"The phrase 'unity of knowledge and action' is truly apt!"

He stared intently at Zeng Anmin and said:

"As long as you can achieve these four words, everyone can become a saint!!"

After saying that, he suddenly stood up and walked outside:

"Like now, even though I know I should go to sleep, I still want to stay here and chat with you a little longer."

"That's not right. As your father, I should rest early and conserve my energy so that I can come up with new insights in the future!"

"Snapped!"

The door is closed.

Zeng Anmin was left alone in the room.

what?
Zeng Anmin looked at the empty room.

"So... this is the beginning of 'unity of knowledge and action'?"

Zeng Anmin felt a little dazed.

He himself didn't even know what the unity of knowledge and action meant.

He only knew that this was the core concept of the philosophy of mind, and wanted to try to explain it to see if it could inspire his father.

Unexpectedly, simply saying it would have such an effect...

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Zeng Anmin opened the door and watched his father's departing figure.

He murmured softly:

"Could Dad really one day... achieve enlightenment in Longchang?"

"That's... so awesome, isn't it??"

Zeng Anmin had already begun to fall into a fantasy.

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"Second Master!!"

Imperial City Division.

When Zeng Anmin came to work here again.

Basically, everyone who sees him will salute him.

For no other reason than that he now has another identity.

The heir apparent of the Duke of Qi!
Zeng Anmin gradually grew accustomed to this respectful treatment.

At first, he would respond to each one, but later he found that he couldn't keep up with the responses.

He simply nodded calmly.

"Sir, you really didn't see it that day."

"That Xiangliu Demon Emperor is really something! His true form is over a thousand feet tall! You can't even see his feet if you look up!"

"Duke Wenqing was no different from an ant in his presence."

"Even if you had seen it, you would have been worried sick for Lord Wenqing!"

"..."

Arriving at the door of the brothel.

Zeng Anmin heard these words.

uncle?

He raised an eyebrow slightly.

Bai Ziqing is back?

"Squeak~"

Zeng Anmin pushed open the door.

Sure enough, Bai Ziqing was sitting at the table, pounding his chest and stamping his feet as he listened to the person next to him.

His face was filled with deep regret!
"That damned Qin Shouchang!!"

"If he hadn't turned into a demon and misled me, how could I have missed such a crucial moment?!"

"Is it so lively?"

Zeng Anmin entered the bedroom with a smile.

Hear his voice.

The entire sexual encounter fell silent.

Then came a violent sound:

"Second Master is here!!"

"Second Master, please sit down!!"

"Second Master, I've missed you so much these past few days!"

"Quickly! Second Master, quickly tell the brothers about the Duke beheading Xiang Liu!"

A swish sound.

The grapes surrounding Bai Ziqing instantly swarmed around Zeng Anmin.

(End of this chapter)