At Worldly Scholar Kong
Before the students could run into the pavilion, they were stopped by the guards wearing straw raincoats and bamboo hats.
It was not that they were unreasonable, but as guards, they were more vigilant than ordinary people.
The five students looked into the pavilion and pointed, "There are still empty seats inside. Why won't you let us in?"
The guard asked, "Who are you?"
"What? You want to go to the pavilion to take shelter from the rain, but you still have to ask about other people's origins? "
"Who knows where you came from in this mountain forest?"
"What does it have to do with you where we came from? The pavilion here was not built by you. In such a heavy rain, this is the only place to take shelter. You barbarians are really unreasonable. "
The guard was speechless.
"We are all students of Mingshan Academy. This pavilion was originally built for our academy. How can we allow you to occupy it?"
"Do you think we are afraid of you just because you have swords?"
"Let us in!"
The guard was speechless.
The two groups of people made a lot of noise. Even though the sound of the rain covered half of it, Jing Rong and the others still heard it. They looked over and saw the guards and the students in Confucian robes tangling together.
He immediately stood up and waved his sleeves, raising his voice, "Let them in."
The guards received the order and immediately moved to the sides.
The students quickly ran into the pavilion. As soon as they entered, they tidied up their soaked clothes and used their wet sleeves to wipe the books in their hands.
One of the students angrily questioned the people inside, "Who are you people? It's raining so heavily, but you don't let us in to take shelter. Why? "
Jing Rong said indifferently, "My subordinates are immature. Please don't mind them."
"You want to let it go just because you said it?"
His voice was filled with hostility.
"Because we are traveling outside, we should be more vigilant. It's inevitable that our subordinates are vigilant."
"How ridiculous. As the saying goes, we rely on our parents at home and our friends when we go out. When we are outside, we are all relatives. The world is so big. Could it be that everyone has become a vicious villain?" That person clenched his fists, completely inconsistent with his Confucian robes.
Seizing the opportunity, a student came forward to dissuade him. He tugged on his sleeve, "Lin Shu, forget it."
The man called Lin Shu waved his hand. "We can't let it go. Knowing that it's raining heavily, they are sitting there peacefully and won't let us in. What kind of explanation is this? Everyone in the Bingjing region knows that this pavilion was built by our Mingshan Academy! "
In fact, it was not strange for Lin Shu to be so angry. He had always been an impulsive person, and his temperament was more or less irritable. However, he usually fooled around in the academy and was not a vicious person. In fact, he was enthusiastic about fighting for justice, so the students in the academy liked to hang out with him. This time, when he went down the mountain to buy books, he happened to be caught in the heavy rain. Not only was he soaked, but he was also blocked by someone outside the pavilion, so he became even more irritable.
Naturally, he couldn't take it anymore.
Jing Rong could be considered to have enough patience with this person. His calm face did not betray his emotions, and he calmly stared at Lin Shu.
He thought that this child was quite cute.
Lin Shu could not control his anger. He wanted to argue with Jing Rong, but just as he took a step forward, Lang Po stood in front of him and pressed the hilt of his sword against Lin Shu's chest. Lang Po's cold eyes were filled with an imposing aura.
"You better know your place. Although people have eyes, the sword does not."
Lin Shu was not afraid. "Try it."
I'll try it!
Lang Po's head was straight, and he would never bend.
He pressed his thumb against the hilt of the sword, and in an instant, a small section of the silver sword blade hidden in the hilt was revealed.
"Don't be rude. Stand down." Jing Rong said.
Lang Po glanced at Jing Rong from the corner of his eye. He lowered his head, obediently withdrew his sword, and retreated to the side.
The atmosphere in the pavilion was somewhat stifled by the scene just now.
Jing Rong glanced at the students and muttered, "Mingshan Academy?" After thinking for a while, he suddenly nodded and said with a smile, "Indeed, we are now in the Bingjing region. After a short walk, we will reach Mingshan Academy."
Everyone looked at him in silence.
"Teacher Yu has established Mingshan Academy for more than forty years, right? Just a few years after its founding, Mingshan Academy's reputation soared. Many sons of officials and wealthy merchants were willing to give up their qualifications to study at the Directorate of Imperial Studies to travel thousands of miles to study here. There were even many who used a large sum of money as a gift to enroll in the academy for a year, hoping to learn from Teacher Yu. "
Jing Rong's words carried a hint of a refined scholar's tone.
Therefore, Lin Shu took a few more glances at him. He felt that this person had an extraordinary bearing. His clothes were elegant, and his gestures were extraordinary. Coupled with the people surrounding the pavilion with swords, it was conceivable that he was either of noble status or from an illustrious family.
He asked, "Do you know our teacher?"
"I can't say that I know him, but I can say that I don't know him." Jing Rong chuckled, "Forty years ago, Teacher Yu was the top scholar and entered the Hanlin Academy as a high-ranking official. However, he was an extreme person who did things his own way. As a result, he offended many people in the officialdom. Perhaps it was because the golden cage could not hold a flying bird, he resigned from his official position and went to Bingjing to establish Mingshan Academy. Everyone said that Teacher Yu was a stubborn old urchin and his way of doing things was also different from ordinary people. I heard that he even wrote a book on corporal punishment for students. Teachers from various academies and private tutors from wealthy families all had a copy of it. However, his various actions caused many people to question him. However, Teacher Yu was arrogant and not only did he not change his ways, but he also went from bad to worse. In the end, he made himself notorious."
The words "notorious" were thrown out from his mouth with great force!
He said that Mingshan Academy's Teacher Yu was worthless.
When the five students heard this, they felt that it was unfair.
Someone immediately jumped up to refute, "Do you know how great and holy our teacher is? How can you vulgar people slander him? There are praises from the late Emperor, and later on, there are engraved biographies. Everyone says that our teacher is a saint among saints, and that his students are either highly intelligent or literate. Where did you hear these rumors? You are spouting nonsense here. In my opinion, you people are obviously extreme! "
Covering for his own shortcomings!
Yet —
Among the students, someone said, "I think that this young master's words are not unreasonable. Indeed, Teacher's temperament is not good, and he advocates teaching in isolation from Confucianism. Not only does it restrict people's thoughts and behavior, but it also requires everything to be meticulous and strict. However, the knowledge of scholars and Confucianism has always been more easy-going, emphasizing on following one's heart and doing as one pleases. However, Teacher's teaching in isolation from Confucianism completely suppresses the side of following one's heart. In the end, what one learns can't be applied, and one can be tested but cannot be learned."
Hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to that person.
This person's name was Shang, and his courtesy name was Zhuo. He was also a student of Mingshan Academy. He had a rather honest face, and could be considered delicate and elegant. There was a hint of wisdom in his eyes. However, he was different from those students who came from well-to-do families. He had been a hardworking and poor person since he was young. He entered Mingshan Academy by relying on his own ability.
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