Chapter 59
59 This child is too difficult, I can’t teach him (1)
A group of carriages slowly stopped at the foot of Mount Qingyun. In the luxurious carriage, the eldest Princess stepped down the small ladder and climbed up the mountain surrounded by soldiers.
The mountain wind blew gently, ruffling her dress and hair. The noble and cold eldest Princess faced the wind and squinted her bright eyes.
She saw an old man with white hair in a Pavilion on the mountainside. The old man was sitting in front of a table, and opposite him was a child.
Next to the child was a young girl who had her head lowered and was doing a needlework. She was stunningly beautiful.
“How many times have I told you, you must hold the brush properly,” the old man said in a deep voice.
“Yes, sir.”
“Then why don’t you change it back?” the old man asked.
“Change what?”
“Forget it. I won’t write today. You can follow me and recite the Three Character Classic.” The old man sighed and cleared his throat.
“At the beginning of a man’s life, his nature is good.”
“What’s sex at the beginning of life?”
“At the beginning, people are good by nature,” the teacher said.
The child,”human …” He’s good by nature.”
“Why did you stop in the middle?”
“I forgot,” the child replied.
Sir: ” let’s start over. At the beginning of life, people are good by nature.
“What’s sex at the beginning of life?”
The master was going crazy.
Outside the pavilion, the eldest Princess couldn’t help but laugh. A smile appeared in her clear, mirror-like eyes, and in an instant, her beauty was brought to life.
The old man recognized the eldest Princess and immediately stood up, respectfully bowing, “”Greetings, eldest Princess.”
The elegant and cold eldest Princess nodded slightly, her voice as clear as ice, “”When did Yun Lu Academy have so many young children?”
The old man turned his head and motioned for the two sisters to come over and greet him. Xu lingyue stood up and bowed. Xu lingying, on the other hand, looked at the woman whose chest was as big as her mother’s, and whose temperament and appearance were even better.
“The child is rude, please don’t blame him, eldest Princess,” the old man said awkwardly.
He wasn’t too anxious. Although the eldest Princess was cold, elegant, and Noble, and no one dared to offend her, she was a scholar and her heart was not inferior to a man’s.
The old man continued. the two of you are the family members of the Academy’s students. Because of family matters, the female family members are temporarily staying in the Academy.
Shelter … The wise eldest Princess immediately analyzed the meaning of his words. She examined the beautiful girl and the not-so-smart child, then smiled.”Which student?”
She was considered half a student of the Academy and knew the rules of the Academy well. Without the consent of the great Confucians, the female students could not live on Mount Qingyun.
“My brother wishes for the New Year,” Xu lingyue said in a soft voice.
She didn’t mention Xu Qi ‘an because her big brother wasn’t a student of the Academy.
New Year’s Day … The eldest princess’s eyes flickered. She had investigated Xu Qi ‘an’s background and immediately recalled the Brotherhood between the two.
The mastermind behind the tax silver case was Assistant Minister Zhou, and about ten years ago, Xu Qi ‘an had a conflict with Assistant Minister Zhou’s son in the downtown area … The Grand Princess looked at the pretty girl and said in a gentle tone,”When did this happen?”
“It’s almost ten.” Xu lingyue said.
He and Caiwei knew each other, and Caiwei knew that Assistant Minister Zhou was involved in the tax and silver case. From this, it could be seen that the ordinary and unremarkable official would also know about this matter … He knew that he had offended Assistant Minister Zhou, so sending the women of his family to the Academy was a good way to deal with it. However, wouldn’t it be better for the whole family to escape the capital?
The female family members were sent to the Academy, but the men in the family were still in the capital, so … What was he planning?
Thinking of the fuse that had caused Assistant Minister Zhou to resign and replace his Army, the eldest Princess narrowed her beautiful eyes and nodded slightly. She continued to climb the mountain with her guards.
….
The pavilion!
The eldest Princess looked at Zhao Shou and was slightly surprised. “I haven’t seen you in ten years, but you look so different.”
In the past, the Dean was slovenly dressed, his long white hair hanging down, and the gloominess between his brows accumulated.
Today, his eyes were clear and bright, his will was condensed and not revealed, and he was in high spirits.
Zhao Shou didn’t answer directly. He laughed and said, “”The sage said that there is no age in learning, and the one who has reached the top is the first.”
The young and the old were the most important in learning … What he meant was that there was someone who could be his teacher, and the person was not old … Could it be related to the sky-piercing air in Tianya temple?
She was very interested in the changes in the quasi-Saint Academy and had a strong desire for knowledge. This was because it involved the battle for the orthodoxy of the Confucians and the future structure of the Imperial court.
What happened that day?
The quasi-Saint Academy had been sealed off, and no one was allowed to enter. The night watchman was also helpless.
The eldest Princess gathered her scattered thoughts and looked at the dark green bamboo forest outside the window. She sighed, “”Principal, do you know about Assistant Minister Zhou being dismissed from his post and forced into the Army?”
“For the great Feng officialdom, this is only the first step in the curtain of the factional dispute.” Zhao Shou shook his head with a smile and didn’t want to talk about it anymore. He waved his hand to summon the chessboard and said, ”
“Ever since li Mubai defeated Wei Yuan three times, he has stopped playing chess. There aren’t many people in the Academy who can compete with me. Since the eldest Princess is here today, then accompany this old man to play a game.”
“Playing chess with me, there’s no need for you to humiliate yourself,” the eldest Princess said helplessly.
….
On the other side, in the attic built on the adjacent cliff.
The three great Confucians had just finished their discussion when the page boy delivered a letter, saying that the eldest Princess was visiting the Academy and had someone deliver it.
The eldest Princess said in her letter that a great piece of work had recently appeared in the capital city. The scholars in the capital city talked about it with great relish, and the Imperial College regarded it as the number one poet in the past hundred years, suppressing the Yun Lu Academy’s farewell poem.
Moreover, compared to the sending-off poem, this ‘top poet of a hundred years’ came from the teaching workshop Division. It was a talented man and a beautiful woman. The story was more interesting and widely spread …
At the end, the eldest Princess attached this poem that had exploded in popularity within the capital’s circle of scholars in just a few days.
I’ve been in seclusion for several days, and a stunning piece of work has appeared in the capital? Zhang Shen focused his eyes on the accompanying poem.
“Yingmei Pavilion offers floating incense.”
All the beauties shook off du Jingyan, occupying the little garden.
The water was clear and shallow, and the fragrance floated in the moonlight.
Zhang Shen was like a statue. He was silent for a long time. He gently put down the paper in his hand and looked at li Mubai and Chen Tai, who were drinking tea and chatting.
“Chunjing, you ping, take a look at this.” Zhang Shen said.
His sudden serious expression caused the two great Confucians to be stunned. Li Mubai took the paper and quickly scanned through it. His eyes then became serious and his relaxed posture disappeared.
“Let me see.” Chen Tai saw their expressions and took the paper. After reading it, he savored it for a long time.
Chen Daru let out a long sigh. thin shadow, dark fragrance. You’ve described the unparalleled charm of the plum blossom in just two sentences. You’re really clever.
Li Mubai then commented,”Ning Yan’s poem is known to everyone. It makes people feel heroic, but the meaning is profound.”The elegance of the lyrics, the outstanding charm … They’re indeed far apart.”
Zhang Shen stroked his beard and sighed,”this poem is an unparalleled song about the plum blossoms.” Who is this Yang Ling? I’ve never heard of him having such talent.”
Chen Tai read the book again and said, ” it seems to be a scholar from Changle County who wrote this poem in the Imperial Academy and gave it to the top courtesan Fu Xiang …
At this point, the tea room fell silent. None of the three great scholars spoke.
A sour smell fermented and spread in the air.
Zhang Shen pondered for a long time and said,”I think we should inform the Dean immediately and recruit this scholar into the Academy.” Such a talent must not be buried.”
“That’s reasonable,” Chen Tai and Li Mubai agreed.
……
On this trip to pick up his aunt and sisters, Xu cijiu and Xu ningyan, as students, first paid a visit to their teacher.
The three great Confucians had just finished their lecture and knew that a student they “valued” had come to visit them. Thus, they gathered in the hall to drink tea.
Zhang Shen first glanced at the disciple whose temperament had changed and said with satisfaction, “”Farewell, it seems that copying the words of the Saints has been of great benefit to you.”
Xu cijiu nodded in embarrassment.
Li Mubai was surprised,”copying the words of a Sage can help you enter the cultivation realm?” How come I didn’t notice it?”
Xu Erlang opened his mouth but chose to remain silent in the end.
He had indeed touched the threshold of the physical cultivation state, but that was only after he saw the four lines his big brother had written on the stone tablet.
This was a subtle process.
However, it was not good to say this in public, even if everyone knew the source of those four sentences.
After chatting for a while, Chen Tai glanced at li Mubai and Zhang Shen. He laughed and said,”The two of you are living in the capital, but do you know that a masterpiece has recently appeared in the capital …? The water was clear and shallow, and the fragrance floated in the moonlight. Wonderful, wonderful.
“Ningyan, although you are talented in poetry, don’t be too proud of yourself. You must know that there are many talented scholars in the world.”
‘This old man is just jealous that we have a good student …’ However, he couldn’t refute such mature words. Zhang Shen could only say, ” this poem is indeed amazing. Ningyan, you don’t have to take it seriously. It’s useless to take it seriously. It’s a song about the plum blossoms.
Li Mubai nodded,”even though scholars nowadays lack some spiritual energy, there’s still an exception. That Yang Ling might not be able to compose a second poem.” And with Ning Yan’s poem, it’s very likely that he’ll have a third and a fourth one in the future.”
Xu niannian glanced at his cousin and said, “”This poem was also composed by my big brother.”
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