Feng Qingyan stared at the Jun Xing Monument falling from the sky, and in an instant he saw ink dragons struggling out of the stone monument, rising into the sky, and roaring in the sky.
He couldn't help but be shocked. When he looked again, there was no Molong there.
I saw that the words on the stone tablet were as heavy as mountains and as heavy as ten thousand stones, and seemed to contain infinite awe-inspiring energy that could frighten all ghosts.
Great calligraphy!
Feng Qingyan was amazed.
If you can understand one or two lines of characters, your calligraphy will definitely be of high quality.
"The King congratulates on the completion of the 81st Confucian Academy, and presents 3,000 volumes of classics and history, 3,000 xuan pens, 3,000 pieces of fine ink, 3,000 knives of rice paper, and 3,000 square meters of stone inkstones to help educate and transform the world."
A singer sang loudly, and the sound resounded throughout the world and fell clearly into everyone's ears.
"The King of Chu congratulated on the completion of the 81st Confucian Academy, and presented him with 3,000 volumes of classics and history, 3,000 xuan pens, 3,000 pieces of fine ink, 3,000 knives of rice paper, and 3,000 square meters of stone inkstones to educate the world."
"The King of Yue congratulates on the completion of the 81st Confucian Academy, and presents 3,000 volumes of classics and history, and 3,000 xuan pens..."
"The King of Qi congratulates on the completion of the 81st Confucian Academy and presents a collection of 3,000 volumes of classics and history..."
At this time, someone's face became gloomy. Unexpectedly, someone would hit the king in the face in public during the academy ceremony...
If a king wishes a gift of three thousand, the princes can only send a gift of eight hundred at most.
Otherwise it is transgression.
Although it is said that the Zhou Dynasty has long lost its prestige, some vassal states with strong military strength not only annexed other weak vassals, but also claimed the title of king for who knows how many years.
However, the human king is still the ostensibly respected master of the world.
Sometimes, face still has to be given.
"Where did this thief come from? What are you singing randomly?" Someone yelled at the singing officer, "Take him out and behead him, behead him!"
"Absurd! How dare a prince to be on an equal footing with a human king? Who gave you the courage?!"
"Who sent the singer?"
The courtesy officer sent by the King of Zhou Ren was furious.
And the ceremonial officials who claimed the title of king of the vassal states did not care at all. If it were not for the long distance and the lack of righteousness, I am afraid that the Zhou royal family would have been destroyed long ago...
By this time, the singing officer had been dragged off and replaced by a new singing officer.
"Jun Lu, congratulations on the completion of the 81st Confucian Academy, and a gift of 800 volumes of classics and history, and 800 xuan pens..."
Even though there were many vassal states that sent the same congratulatory gifts as the human king, the ceremony officer changed his message to eight hundred.
Some kings who were called kings were also changed from kings to kings.
There are dozens or hundreds of princely states in the Zhou Dynasty, and now more than twenty princes have sent their congratulations.
When the spectators were in commotion, Feng Qingyan and Zhou Chang looked at each other. They were afraid that someone among them was up to something. Otherwise, how could the academy make such a low-level mistake?
Confucianism controls twenty-seven books and eighty-one academies, and has thousands of disciples. Its power can overwhelm the princes, and there is no need to look at the princes' faces.
Although you call yourself a king, what does it matter if I call you a king?
When it comes to important etiquette, Confucianism all follows the etiquette in the "Book of Rites", and it is impossible to make mistakes. But now that there are such outrageous mistakes, it means that someone must be doing something secretly...
"Hmph, I'm afraid someone wants to drive a wedge between Confucianism and the Zhou royal family, and instigate the two to turn against each other." Zhou Chang snorted coldly and said, "You can see through such a crude plan at a glance, how can anyone believe it?"
"I'm afraid it's more than that." Feng Qingyan pondered and said.
"What do you say?" Zhou Chang asked quickly.
"I think, not only are they trying to alienate the relationship between Confucianism and the Zhou royal family, but there are also people who are targeting Mr. An." Feng Qingyan frowned slightly and said, "Mr. An, with his literary status, has been honored as the head of the Eighty-one Academy.
, I am on an equal footing with the great scholars in the world, I don’t know how many people secretly hate..."
"Besides, I don't know how many people have already set their sights on the position of director."
"If Mr. An makes a serious mistake during the academy ceremony, I'm afraid he will inevitably be punished..."
When Zhou Chang heard this, he thought it was very possible. He frowned and said, "A plan to kill two birds with one stone?"
"One stone kills many birds."
Feng Qingyan thought for a while and then said.
Zhou Chang thought about it carefully and discovered the problem. Even though some people knew it was a trick, the purpose of the trick would still be achieved...
In any case, the Zhou royal family did lose face.
During this period of time, although Feng Qingyan studied hard, he also had some understanding of the Zhou Dynasty. The first generation of human kings divided 800 vassals, but now there are only dozens or hundreds left, and the other 600 vassal states,
It has already been annexed by some powerful vassal states.
As a result, the phenomenon of princes claiming to be kings but not serving as ministers or serving as kings of Zhou people appeared...
The main scope of activities of Confucianism was in the eastern vassal states of Zhou Dynasty.
Because Confucianism is so powerful, it has protected many weak vassal states, and has been dissatisfied by many powerful vassal states...
But, there is no way.
At this time, the sky changes slightly, bursts of wind and rain fall, and the whole world becomes warmer. However, the wind and rain do not wet people's clothes, but they can make the flowers, plants and trees flourish.
After a burst of wind and rain, the vegetation in and around the academy seemed to have been growing for several years, and looked prosperous.
"Hey, this is it?"
Feng Qingyan was a little surprised.
"There should be some great sages who are using the technique of 'Spring Breeze Turns into Rain' to make plants and trees flourish." Zhou Chang briefly explained, "This was originally a technique used by farmers, but it was learned by me as a Confucian, and it is very beneficial to the growth of plants and trees...
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farmhouse?
Feng Qingyan frowned but did not ask further questions.
After the ceremony, the academy exams began.
The exams include Classics and History, Six Arts, Jun Yi, etc. There is no limit to the number of exams. As long as one exam is rated A, you can enter the academy to study. In addition to the world-famous "Taiping Youxiang" who praised his literary talent, his music, chess, calligraphy and painting also attracted many
gaze.
And the Nine Virtues among them are not inferior to Jun Yi.
Behind the gate of the academy, there are nine gate towers. Each gate tower represents a virtue. As long as you walk through the gate of nine virtues, you will be a gentleman of Jiuding.
And the Jiuding gentleman will surely become a saint one day.
However, there are very few people in the world who can pass through the gate of nine virtues...
Perhaps no one can walk through it except the saints.
Even great sages may not be able to pass through it.
The nine gates of virtue are Dumen, Momen, Mingmen, Leimen, Changmen, Junmen, Shunmen, Bimen and Wenmen.
Degree, that is, the mind can regulate righteousness.
Mo, that is, virtue should be harmonious.
Ming means illuminating all directions.
Kindness means diligence and selflessness.
Being long means being tireless in teaching.
Your Majesty, you will reward and celebrate the power of punishment.
Obedience means kindness and obedience.
Compare, that is, choose the good and follow it
Wen is the latitude and longitude of heaven and earth.
At this time, after entering the academy gate, all the students bypassed the Gate of Nine Virtues and walked to both sides. Many students looked at the Gate of Nine Virtues, and finally shook their heads and left.
If you walk through the gate of nine virtues, you will be a gentleman of Jiuding; if you walk through one gate, you will be a gentleman of Yiding.
Naturally, the academy does not require students to walk through nine doors. This is unrealistic. Students only need to walk through one door to enter the academy, but few people have ever done it...
The entrance examination of the Nine Virtues Gate in the academy may be just a decoration.