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Nightwatcher - Chapter 42

Published at 21st of April 2023 07:07:24 AM


Chapter 42

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The mountain peak of cold wind swept through the forest, and the withered branches gave out a shrill cry.

On the path paved with bluestone slabs, Xu Qi'an turns his head and looks at Xu Xinnian, who dances with his clothes and black hair. This enviable cousin seems to be relegated to the world.

Pointing to a waterfall in the distance, he said, "this is the place where an elder of the Academy learned the truth. There is a stone tablet beside the waterfall, which records the life of that elder."

Lack of water in winter, the hanging waterfall slender and weak, listless rush into the pool, pool water clear bottom.

Beside the pool stands a stele, a bronze man sitting in meditation with his knees crossed. The inscription is the life story of a scholar named Qian Zhong, who was born 600 years ago and was active at the beginning of the Dafeng Dynasty.

At that time, the emperors of the former dynasty were in a daze, the officials were corrupt, the tyrants were cruel to the common people, the central plains were full of chaos, and the rebels were independent.

At that time, the imperial court of Dazhou had been engaged in a seesaw war with rebels for more than ten years, and the people living at the bottom were in dire straits.

Qian Zhong, a famous scholar of erpin, traveled abroad for three years, witnessing the scene that the people were in dire need of living. Full of anger, he brought the people's grievances to the capital of Dazhou, and scattered the few national fortunes of Dazhou with his flesh and blood.

After that, he established his country, calmed down the war and brought peace to the whole world.

"Is the great Confucian realm so powerful?" "How can you see the word" I am forced "on Xu Niu's face

Xu Xinnian didn't know what "Niubi" meant, but there was no doubt that it was a vulgar word. Reading that his elder brother had just written a poem, he could not resist ridiculing him and replied: "who told you that they were two-level scholars, they were only four-level gentlemen."

Xu Qi'an can't believe: "is there a face to call himself a great scholar?"

Xu Xinnian squatted down beside the pool, washed his hands, and explained: "great Confucian has two meanings: one is a scholar with profound knowledge and fame; the other refers to the ambit of Confucianism and Taoism. The great scholars in our college belong to the former. "

Even in the last years of the dynasty, Qi Yun was weak, but it was still not human. How strong is the ambit of Confucianism and Taoism? What about that one?

Xu Qi'an was lost in thought for a long time, with a little respectful tone: "can there be a second-class scholar in Yunlu academy?"

Xu Xinnian shook his head and said with regret: "in the past 200 years, there have only been three grades at most. The great scholar's three grades are the lifeblood realm. I heard it from my teacher when I sent Ziyang Jushi that day. The dean of our college is Sanpin Liming. "

Xu Qi'an tone suddenly relaxed, casual comments: "not bad."

The characters of the three old gentlemen seemed to be a little pompous and unorthodox, lacking a little calmness and seriousness. Xu Qi'an told Xu Erlang his evaluation.

Erlang pondered for a moment: "they didn't like this before. After the Junzi realm, there is the Sanpin Liming realm... This may have something to do with the Liming realm."

"Well, it used to be the same with Ziyang Jushi. Recently, he suddenly changed his disposition and changed his personality. I heard from my teacher that Ziyang Jushi was only half a step away from his life. "

The brothers strolled aimlessly in the Academy. Xu new year took him to visit some places of interest. As a college with a long history of 1200 years, Qingyun Mountain would be a tourist attraction if it was not for the usual prohibition of idlers to disturb students' study.

"Big brother..." walking, Xu new year suddenly called in a low voice.

Xu Qi'an stopped to see him.

Xu new year looked at him and pretended to look at the scenery: "I thought about it for a long time yesterday. If it wasn't for you, my father would have been beheaded and my wife would have been the teacher."

"If it wasn't for you, sister Lingyue would have been in danger yesterday. It's very likely that he was bullied by Zhou. "

"If it wasn't for you, the Xu family might still be immersed in the fluke of the rest of their lives, and then one day, they were suddenly exterminated."

With that, he strode forward, walked out more than ten meters, and silently said: Thank you!

...

Yasheng Academy.

Xu Qi'an followed his cousin up the steps, crossed the censer and entered the hall. The seven meter high red lacquer pillars support the dome. Yasheng, the founder of Yunlu academy, is worshipped in the Academy.

In the thin flame of the candle, the Yasheng was wearing a blue shirt and a high Confucian crown, with one hand on his back and the other hand on his front waist, looking into the distance.

On the side of Yasheng's body is a smart and beautiful white deer, whose white fur can be seen with clouds.

Xu Xinnian pointed to the white deer and said, "it is the origin of the name of Yunlu Academy."

Xu Qi'an said: "the scholar is elegant, and the white deer is the mount."

Xu new year looked at his cousin and corrected: "it's not a mount, it's a wife."

“!!!” Xu Qian reexamines Kia saint and murmurs, "it's not bad either."

Anyway, he didn't dare to say that.

Xu Xinnian seemed to know what his cousin was thinking. He said: "according to the records of Yunlu in the Academy, this white deer is a demon. After sitting down in the sage's room and listening to the classics, he becomes a man and then accompanies Yasheng. One person and one demon get along with each other since childhood. He is very affectionate and married.""The love between human and demon was not allowed in the world at that time... It's the same now. But when the sage knew it, he didn't agree with them. Instead, he agreed with their marriage. The sage said, "great love is boundless.". It can be seen that as long as there is love, people and demons can stay together forever. "

Since ancient times, there are nicknames for the love between human beings and demons, such as the knight of the dead, the hero of the grass, and the unity of man and nature. So, what's the nickname of Yasheng?

A deer is a horse... A horse of a horse? Xu Qi'an arched his hand at the statue of Yasheng.

During Xu's new year's respectful pilgrimage to Yasheng, Xu Qi'an turned his eyes in the hall and found a stone tablet of equal height on the left and right sides of the hall.

One side is blank and the other side is engraved with writing.

He went to the stele and read, "Cheng Hui, who is famous for his loyalty to the emperor and his loyalty to the emperor."

The handwriting is neat, not elegant, not scribbled, not pompous, giving people a sense of grandeur and grandeur.

"This is what the Yasheng of the Imperial Academy left here." Xu Xinnian came over and stood side by side in front of the stone tablet with his cousin.

"Yasheng of Guozijian... By the way, I haven't been very clear about the details of the enmity between Guozijian and Yunlu Academy." Xu Qian is full of interest, with the word "eat melon" written in his eyes.

Xu Xinnian looked around and saw that there was no one around. Then he began to speak and whispered, "it's going to start from the incident of fighting for the country's foundation 200 years ago."

"Fighting for the foundation of the country?" Although Xu Qi'an is a historical Xiaobai, he still knows the meaning of fighting for the foundation of the country.

Prince, the foundation of the country!

To fight for the foundation of the country is to fight for the crown prince.

"At that time, Renzong was in power, and the crown prince was vacant for more than ten years. The two princes were powerful competitors at that time. One is the eldest son, and the other is the prince born of a noble man. The noble man was very charming and deeply loved by Renzong.

"Renzong intended to establish the prince as the crown prince. At that time, he was opposed by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. Renzong made many decrees, but they were all rejected by the cabinet. At that time, the scholars of Yunlu academy led the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

"The rules of ancient times, even the emperor, can not be violated. Elder brother, you're right. Etiquette is the Dragon slaying skill used by scholars.

"Neither side is willing to admit defeat in this battle for the foundation of the country. For six years, the two sides saw each other. During this period, the cabinet head and assistant changed four people, and the officials in the Court went batch after batch. The capital and local governments involved more than 200 officials.

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