Chapter 246 Little things in the academy
.The eighth month of the lunar calendar is the autumn harvest season. Outside the city of Hangzhou, the rice fields that were not touched by the war have turned golden. Farmers, soldiers, and refugees are busy in the daytime. Even at night, the warm scenes outside the city are not peaceful. Groups of soldiers camped among the fields, guarding and patrolling.
These harvested rice fields have long been divided up by many troops when the city was siege. Speaking of which, the grain and rice have basically become the common property of the rebel army, but in fact, they are naturally distributed according to their respective strengths. As long as the small court that belongs to Fang La currently takes the majority, the rest of the people will naturally cut and distribute according to their respective fists. As for some fields that should still belong to some local good people in Hangzhou, by this time, they have actually already belonged to them.
If it is just for harvesting, the more people you arrange, the better. But since you are sharing your own interests, the more participants may not be the better. These people are inevitably fighting and friction during the day. At night, they often snatch harvests overnight and are stolen by other troops or civilians. Before this time, torches spread in the water and on the ridges of the fields, shouting and killing, colorfully dotted the circles outside the city of Hangzhou, and they stayed up all night.
Outside the city, there is order and distribution of interests outside the city, and everyone in the city also has their own affairs. The level of the Holy Lord is imminent, and the streets and alleys in the city are already lively. At this time, the bloodiest situation has ended, and the new order has gradually had some outlines. As long as there is something to do, they are all busy for their own interests.
Some shops have opened Mén, and people from the world who have traveled around the streets or blocked roads have held hero meetings. In restaurants and tea shops, people of different identities and temperaments can often be seen gathering together to measure the boasting scenes. Some people who are capable have obtained a job under the command of generals, and scholars who have read a little bit of writing and have never met before began to tentatively submit famous posts, seek protection or seek some big and small errands.
There are always many people, and many people who are not optimistic about Fang La's future will naturally have people who are willing to take risks. This is how society is like this. As long as there is a flow and a certain trend, a framework will always be naturally built up. This small society belonging to Fang La has its frame and prototype in piece together. At this moment, inside and outside the city, it really seems to feel a little enthusiastic.
Wenlie Academy still seemed relatively calm during these days. It was morning, and the sunshine in late autumn fell from the gaps of trees, mixed with lazy cicadas. The academy was the time for teaching. Ning Yi closed the "Records of the Grand Historian" in his hand, packed it up to his desk, and prepared to leave.
At this time, the academy was still in a situation where there were few students and many teachers. Although it was divided into four classes: A, B, C and D, there were less than one hundred students in total, and there were thirty or forty teachers. Even if some of them belonged to the privileged class, the number of teachers was actually seriously exceeding the standard. Ning Yi taught the Records of the Grand Historian in Class C for half an hour every morning, and then he went to the mountain chief to get a portion of rice and grain and went back to accompany Xiaochan.
Now the surname of the chief of Wenlie Academy is Feng, named Feng Yongli. The name is vulgar, but he is a good person. It is said that he had experience in studying when he was young, but his family was poor and he did not participate in the imperial examination. He naturally did not have a deep knowledge, but Fang La was already in the army at the beginning of the rebellion, so he was quite qualified.
There were also several powerful civil servants in Fang La's army. Zu Shiyuan was one, and there was also Lou Minzhong. Feng Yongli copied some notice letters under Lou Minzhong at that time. When he conquered Hangzhou, he became the chief of the academy. The Feng family naturally had plunder and profits outside at this time, but at least in the academy, he did treat scholars quite favorably. Due to his maintenance, the academy has been relatively peaceful in recent times.
At this time, there were seven people gathered in the teaching lounge, basically all of whom had finished class. Some were drinking tea to study classics, while others spoke softly from the side. Several of them were all those who were hiding the academy just after the fall of Hangzhou, and they had a bit of the same fate. At this time, several people were talking about the war in Jiaxing.
"I heard that the war in the north was in a stalemate. The court sent General Tong Guantong to lead his troops south. Fang Qifo surrounded Jiaxing, but he could not capture it for a long time. It would be hard to say who would kill him..."
"I heard that Tong Shumi used troops like a god. He originally thought he would lead his troops north to attack Liao. This time...hem, the Holy Lord's momentum was so powerful that he led him over. I'm afraid this battle will not be easy to fight."
"It is hard to say that there are constant uprisings in the north and south. The waters of Liangshan, Songjiang, Wang Qing in Huaixi, and Tian Hu from Hebei are already quite difficult, especially... Shenggong went to Hangzhou this time. In the past month, there have been constant uprisings nearby. Although Tong Guan went south, the momentum is still rising here."
"Storing grain, building high walls, and slowly becoming king... I'm a little anxious to become emperor this time, and attracting Tong Guan..."
"Brother Tian is such a bad word. He attracted Tong Guan because of Hangzhou. As long as he goes to Hangzhou, he will keep an eye on him or not. Therefore, for Shenggong, it is imperative to be the emperor. He... Our Shenggong can only be accused of his status and attract more help to surrender. In this way, he will have a greater chance of winning against Tong Guan."
The voices of several people were a little low, but they were not too taboo, because the atmosphere was relatively relaxed over the years. Although Ning Yi had not had much contact with these people in the past few days, everyone knew that he had only arrived here after the fall. What everyone is talking about now is also related to personal interests. On the other hand, scholars are always interested in giving advice. At this time, they hid in a corner and discussed, and they could feel that they were the one who could see the direction clearly in this world. When Ning Yi put away his things and was about to leave, one of them spoke to him.
"Liheng is leaving?"
"Well, Mr. Liu."
"No need for politeness. Since everyone is here now, they are colleagues. If Liheng has flaws, you might as well stay and talk to everyone about gathering together. Things are difficult, no matter what, there is tea here."
"There are people waiting at home, so it's not good to stay. If you have time in the future, you should ask for help from all seniors and accused you of your crime."
"It's okay..."
The middle-aged man who wanted to keep Ning Yi was named Liu Xiyang. He was originally a great scholar in Hangzhou. Now in this academy, he is the most famous in knowledge with another great scholar named Wang Zhizhen. However, Wang Zhizhen is relatively rigid, and Liu Xiyang knows more about adaptability. Originally, these local Confucian scholars in Hangzhou were not popular. If the Confucian scholars who came with Fang La's army met him, they would sarcastically sarcastically and dare not speak, only Liu Xiyang was quite powerful.
Among the students he taught, one of the eight cavalry under Fang La. At this time, this student did not like the teacher very much. But Liu Zan hoped that his son could become a literati. Liu Zan came here a few days ago. Liu Xiyang casually mentioned that the child was quite talented in understanding the Four Books. Liu Zan went to inquire about Liu Xiyang's name. He knew that he was a truly high-level scholar. He was also the original family, so he quickly let the child recognize him as his uncle. Today in this lounge, he was the first to discuss the situation in the north, otherwise others would not dare to talk to him.
After saying this, Ning Yi said goodbye. At this moment, a wise and precious Confucian scholar in his twenties walked in from outside Mén. Yin swept over with a calm face. The voice of the battle in the lounge stopped when the man came in. The other party's eyes remained on Ning Yi for a moment, and then asked, "Who is Ning Liheng?"
Ning Yi glanced at him and bowed, "That's it."
"Low Qu Weiqing." The person who came bowed his hand and raised his chin. Ning Yi had actually known this person's name before. He was one of the literati who entered the city with Fang La's army. He was originally an aide under Wen Kelang's account. After entering the city, he did not need to teach. He came here every few days. Because he did not have enough literary talent, he looked down on the literati of Hangzhou who were hiding here. Sometimes he asked someone to talk to him and sarcastically. A few days ago, Liu Xiyang accepted Liu Zan's son as his nephew. When Qu Weiqing came, the two of them had friction, and Liu Xiyang became the leader of the Hangzhou school in the academy.
Everyone originally thought he was going to come in to find trouble for Liu Xiyang, but they didn't expect to find Ning Yi, so they didn't know the situation for a while. Qu Weiqing said, "You teach the Records of the Grand Historian? Why don't you ask for memorization? But in every class, they talk nonsense in slang? The Records of the Grand Historian begins with the Bible of the Five Emperors, so solemn and grand. You are like a storyteller and have no respect. Do you feel ashamed?"
Ning Yi blinked and frowned slightly.
"The saint's words are so profound. Only after reading a thousand times will the meaning be revealed. As a role model for us, we should guide students to study and understand, rather than directly interpret the meaning in shallow words. You are young, and you are afraid that the Four Books and Five Classics have not been read. You are like a child's fun thoughts, and make the classroom none like a teahouse storyteller. Others tolerate you, but I will be instructed by General Wen, but I will not turn a blind eye. Let me ask you: Those who farm will be 91, those who are in power will be rewarded, those who are in power will not be punished, those who are in power will not be punished, those who are in power will not be punished, those who are in power will not be punished, those who are in power will not be punished, those who are in power will not be punished, and those who are not punished... Where does this sentence come from, and what does it mean?"
Ning Yi roued his forehead: "I don't know."
When Ning Yi answered it simply, Qu Weiqing was slightly stunned. He originally thought that at least the other party could answer this question, but no matter whether he could answer it or not, he was ready to speak. After he hesitating, he asked a few more questions, and then talked about what to teach and what to be a role model. After talking so much, he said: "Now my Yongle Dynasty is in full swing, and I am short of talents. You are young and if you are humble and want to learn, you may make some achievements. I am not the leader of the mountain and don't want to punish you, but if you dare to teach like this, I will not tolerate you. I will let you go out of the academy and take care of yourself."
He spoke for a long time, Ning Yi's expression was plain and he did not refute. After he finished speaking, he humbly bowed his farewell and then left like that. Qu Weiqing was stunned for a while, looked at the other people in the room before turning around and leaving. After he left, the few people here started to talk about it again, and this time it was naturally targeting Ning Yi.
In the past, Qu Weiqing was ridiculed by others and would not be so excessive, but these literati did not refute, but they showed their disapproval on the surface. People fought for a breath, even if they held it in their hands, they had to have a mouthful. But today Ning Yi didn't know anything, and he said it directly, and everyone felt that such literati was really embarrassing. In fact, some people have also felt the way Ning Yi taught in the past few days.
"I heard that I told some stories in the classroom, those kids liked it..."
"Where is the majesty of the teacher who deliberately pleases these students..."
"I don't know the words in Mencius..."
"It's a good thing that Brother Liu invited him to chat. Even if he came over, he might not be able to express any insights..."
"Hey, they are all from Hangzhou. Now, they are content to unite in this environment."
Liu Xiyang said this, and soon after some other teachers finished class, more people knew what happened just now. When they talked about Ning Yi, they were very disdainful. In fact, no one knew the details of this young man. Ning Yi was like air in the academy these days, and no one paid much attention to him. Besides, he didn't talk, so his knowledge would not be good. It was only confirmed at this time. At this time, someone said suspiciously: "I heard you say this. It was clearly Ning Liheng who played with him. How could you think he didn't understand the Four Books..."
This person was the only person who greeted Ning Yi a few days ago, named Yan Deming. He was quite knowledgeable all over Hangzhou. When he said this, Liu Xiyang asked: "Why did Deming say this?"
Yan Deming said: "Before the earthquake in Hangzhou, Ning Liheng once wrote a poem at the Poems of the Start of Autumn, which shocked the crowds. However, many miscellaneous matters later, this matter did not spread. The poem started with the "Southeast" and "Three Wushu City" has been prosperous since ancient times..." Yan Deming took the paper and pen and wrote the "Looking at the Sea" one by one. Liu Xiyang and others read it, and then they were a little stunned. Yan Deming said: "How could it be what you said? Ning Yi was originally the number one talented man in Jiangning, so why didn't he understand the Four Books and Five Classics? I was afraid that he didn't want to cause trouble. He was extremely disdainful of Qu Weiqing, so he did it on purpose."
After he said this, everyone was skeptical, and then suddenly realized. Of course, at this time, he might have some new understanding of Ning Yi, but he didn't think it was too exaggerated. Hangzhou has fallen, and knowledge is here, after all, not too amazing. Whether it is the number one talented man in Jiangning or the number one talented man in Hangzhou, he was trapped here like an ordinary person, just hiding in the academy. Thinking of Ning Yi's low-key past few days, he probably encountered many depressing things, which was no different from everyone. For a moment, this was the perception of everyone in the academy.
It was not until two or three days later that a series of things that happened made everyone understand that Ning Yi’s situation at this time was really different from what they imagined…
There are two things to say. As for Qu Weiqing, the reason why he suddenly got into Ning Yi's trouble was not because of such a high-sounding reason.
As a literati who followed Fang Layi's army into the city, some of them did not take the errands seriously, and some preferred to get close to the small families of these generals. For example, Guo Peiying, whom he knew, was originally an aide, and after he was named in the academy, he focused on teaching. This Guo Peiying attached great importance to long-term interests. Once the Yongle Dynasty really gained a foothold, these children would probably be royal relatives in the future. Now they can become their teachers, which is really a beauty.
Qu Weiqing also knew that, but compared to becoming a royal relative, he hoped to become a royal relative directly. Now that the power of the court has not yet been established, he operated under Wen Kelang's command and has a great future, and may not be unable to have a direct career in the future.
But of course, there is no need to put it in a basket, so occasionally he will come to the academy to satirize the great scholars and other things as the joy of life. He doesn't have much feeling about these great scholars. Knowledge does not mean that he can tame these children who originally came from the countryside and even saw blood. The way of teaching students in the past is useless here, because some of these students are even fourteen or fifteen years old, tall and even have killed people with their own hands. They have not yet grown into real playboys. The family asks them to study at home, and they dare not not come without a prospect, but they have no respect for their teachers.
The more knowledgeable the great scholars are, the less they cannot adapt to these things. After talking about the heaven, earth, the king, the parents and teachers for so long, they believe them themselves and will never flatter the students. Relatively speaking, people like Guo Peiying, even if they are not so knowledgeable, at least they will not be so arrogant when teaching students, and are more likely to gain favor from students. The reason why they suddenly came to Ning Yi today is because Guo Peiying suddenly heard some words among students and then talked to Qu Weiqing.
Those remarks basically said that the new "Mr. Ning". In just a few days, some people said that his lectures were interesting and fascinating, and much more interesting than all the gentlemen in the academy. The two of them called the students to ask carefully, and only then did they realize that the young Mr. Ning was simply unconventional. It sounded like they had won the favor of the students with the attitude of a storyteller.
Of course, if he went to listen to it in person, he might know that Ning Yi’s teaching was not the same. He had been a teacher in Jiangning for so long. Although he was a foolish person when he was teaching, he was actually still placing the questions. Of course, for Qu Weiqing and others at this time, he naturally did not need to pay too much attention to a young man. Since he had an impression, he would just be determined like that.
Everyone said that there was no grievance or grudge, but suddenly such a person appeared. As teachers, everyone was so different from "likable" items. They always felt that someone reached out to their basket to get eggs. Guo Peiying was more particular, so Qu Weiqing went over and scolded him directly. The next day, he came to ask the mountain captain again, but it turned out to be interesting. Ning Liheng's identity was actually a prisoner.
The mountain captain didn't know much about this, and Feng Yongli couldn't inquire with some things. He knew that Ning Yi lived behind the academy, and even a maid followed him. Both of them were under custody and didn't know how to lose it. But since that was the case, Qu Weiqing felt even more relaxed. That morning, he pulled Guo Peiying to listen to Ning Yi's class. Because he felt that since Ning Yi's identity as a captured person, Ning Yi's attitude yesterday was too rude to him. If he didn't change today, he would make him look good.
The two went to the next to the classroom and listened to a few words. In the living room, Ning Liheng was still telling a story. The story was over. When the story was about to come to an end, Qu Weiqing wanted to rush in. At this time, a student in the living room stood up and asked a question, with a muffled voice.
"Hey, Mr. Ning, I went back yesterday and asked my father. He said you helped the officers and soldiers in Huzhou to defeat thousands of us. Is this a matter?"
Qu Weiqing and Guo Peiying were both stunned, and the class was slightly quiet, and then someone shouted: "You are a bad person!?"
Then another child said, "I asked, and told Mr. Ning's name. Uncle said that Mr. Ning led a team of soldiers in Huzhou to defeat the five armies led by An Xifu. He relied on his own to defeat General Lu Shuo, General Yao Yi and General Xue, General Yao and General Xue, both General Yao and General Xue were killed by Mr. Yao. General Yao and General Xue were both killed by Mr. Yao. General Yao always opposed Uncle. Uncle said that he was good at dying. Uncle also said that he was good at martial arts and was very powerful. People in the martial arts world are called Blood Hands Slaughter. Mr., do you dare to fight with Qi Dazhuang... He always said that he is the best in the world and bullied us..."
Qu Weiqing was in front of him at this time, almost rushing in at the threshold of a mén. Hearing the cruel nickname "Blood Hand Man Slaughter", he shrank slightly for a moment... (To be continued.) The talented man was
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