On both sides of the Gate of Nine Virtues, there were many students surrounding it.
Although most students were eager to try, few came forward in the end. At this time, they were surrounding the Nine Virtues Gate, just to see who would be able to pass through one of the Virtue Gates and become famous all over the world...
When all the students saw Helianshan standing in front of the Gate of Nine Virtues, they all looked over curiously.
"Gongzishan has a reputation as a virtuous son. I wonder if it is possible to pass through one of the virtue gates?" Some students started to discuss it out of curiosity, while students who didn't know Helianshan went to inquire.
"I'm afraid it won't be easy." Some students shook their heads.
"If you walk through a virtue gate, I'm afraid you will be accepted as a disciple by Master An..."
Some students say with endless yearning that although Master An is only at the Wenxiang level now, he is enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the great Confucians. If he is promoted to a great Confucian again, he may be able to surpass other great Confucians, and besides, he is one of the eighty-one masters of Confucianism.
If students were asked to choose to become ordinary Confucian scholars or disciples of Master An, I am afraid that 90% of the students would choose to become disciples of Master An.
In other academies, all students who pass through the Gate of Nine Virtues are basically accepted as entry-level disciples by the head of the academy or as disciples by the Grand Master.
Disciples can generally be divided into: registered disciples, entry-level disciples, formal disciples and true disciples. However, there are no strict boundaries between the four. Sometimes registered disciples can enjoy the treatment of formal disciples, and sometimes, formal disciples are not as good as registered disciples.
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The Grand Edict is the only person in the academy who is second only to the Academy Master.
At this time, Helianshan bowed respectfully to the Gate of Nine Virtues, then bowed to all the students, and stood motionless in front of the door, as if staring at something.
The students did not disturb him and watched quietly.
The old man in green who had been standing guard next to the Gate of Nine Virtues looked at Helian Mountain with a smile on his face and a little expectation in his eyes. If even the first semester of the academy did not include a single student passing through the Gate of Nine Virtues, it would be a bit strange.
I can't stand it, I'm afraid I'll be laughed at.
Although there are eighty-one academies all over the world, and there are eighty-one registered academies that are both Confucian, there is no distinction between them in name, but in reality they are divided into first-class, second-class, third-class and last-class fourth classes.
The competition is equally fierce.
The Burial Mountain Academy was just completed, so it was naturally of the lowest quality.
This old man in green is the great tutor of the academy. His surname is Baili, his given name is Kun (Tongkun), and his given name is Weide. Naturally, he hopes that some students will pass through the gate of Nine Virtues, so that the academy will not be so ugly, and he also hopes to be able to accept some students.
Two favorite disciples.
As a disciple of a top-ranking family, Helianshan is the beloved grandson of the Confucian great Sikong, so he has also heard about it.
When Helianshan stepped forward to try, he nodded to show encouragement.
Helianshan was silent for a moment, and under the gazes of the students, he walked step by step towards the first Demen. When he was three feet away from Demen, he did not feel a strong wave like other students.
Stopped and walked up easily.
At this time, all the students couldn't help but be shocked. This was too easy.
"It's really possible to walk through it." Some students exclaimed in a low voice.
"Not necessarily, the last step is not easy."
Some students shook their heads and were not very optimistic about Mount Helian.
Liu Ling, Bian Xing, Zhu Yan and others stared closely, hoping that the young master would pass by and become a world-famous gentleman.
"Although I admire him for being virtuous, if you want to walk through the door of virtue, you still need to cultivate your moral character." Zhou Chang pondered for a while and said, and he was not very optimistic about Helian Mountain.
Feng Qingyan watched quietly without making any comment.
At this time, Helianshan had already reached two feet, and then he stepped forward two feet and began to feel a resistance.
In the second step, the resistance becomes stronger. [Note]
In the third step, the resistance becomes stronger.
There is only one step left to take a step forward.
The students who were watching became a little commotion, and they stretched their necks curiously to see if Helianshan could pass through a Demen. Because the entrance examination of the academy lasted three days, students did not need to rush to take the exam, so the students who were watching
More.
But when Helian took the third step, the students stopped in surprise.
"Can't walk anymore?"
"You should still be able to take a step or two, why did you stop?"
Liu Ling, Zhu Yan and others became a little nervous, fearing that Helianshan would not be able to walk past. Fortunately, the young master only stopped to take a rest.
"Hey, the shepherd girl is here."
At this time, a young woman carrying the piano walked over. The sharp-eyed students couldn't help but say something, which immediately attracted the attention of many students.
Mu Yu is not only a well-known seventh-grade piano player, but also a slim, confident and elegant woman. Her every move attracts attention, and her every move and smile also arouse people's imagination, and she seems to have thousands of charms.
In addition to Mu Yu, the seventh-rank qin master, there was also a student carrying a chessboard behind him, the eighth-rank chess master Rong Tao.
His eyes were sharp, and his body seemed to exude a vague murderous aura.
Soon, the students saw Yan Shan, who was famous for his standing bookcase, Yu Yuan, who was a seventh-grade literary talent at the age of fifteen, and Mei Lan, who was a master of poetry and painting, and other famous students also came one by one.
They each stood on one side, neither talking to anyone nor making any comments.
Because the reputation of these students was so great, the students did not rush forward to talk, lest others ignore them and lose face.
Helianshan rested for a while and then took a step forward, stepping within ten feet.
Now there are only four steps left to walk through a virtue gate, and all the students are looking forward to it.
At this time, teachers and edicts from some academies also came to watch. The students stepped forward to salute one after another when they saw it, but they were all stopped by their teachers and edicts, so as not to affect the Helian Mountain Zidemen.
In the Eighty-One Academy, scribes can be teachers, writers can be teachers, and literary ministers can be great ministers. However, teachers are not necessarily scribes, they may be writers, or even literary ministers.
The same is true for teachings.
"Young master, you must pass by, you must pass by..."
Liu Ling was shouting in her heart and was so nervous that she was sweating profusely.
In the expectation of everyone, Helianshan took another step, and now there are only three steps left from Demen. But the remaining three steps are extremely difficult. Not only are the feet heavy as a stone, but there is also an invisible wall in front of him.
It makes it difficult to move forward even an inch.
"If you pass through the virtue gate, you can become a disciple of this sect."
When Grand Master Baili Kun saw Helian Mountain, he actually wanted to retreat. He pondered for a while and planned to get excited, which also attracted the burning eyes of many students.
Regardless of whether it works or not, give it a try.
Some students think so.
But when Helianshan heard these words, he immediately retreated. With his status, it is not difficult to worship a great Confucian as his teacher, why should he worship a mere literary prime minister as his teacher?
He came here for Master An, not for the great edict.
It turns out that Helianshan still wants to keep moving forward to see how far he can go and whether it is possible to pass through a moral gate.
But after hearing the words of the great edict, I immediately didn’t want to leave...
Everyone was stunned when they saw it. Helianshan didn't even struggle. If he struggled, he might be able to take two steps forward, or even walk through.
Why gave up?
The students were a little confused.
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Note: In ancient times, five feet was one step, and one foot was two steps; but in ancient times, one step was two feet, which is the modern two steps.
Now change one foot to one step and one foot to four steps to facilitate reading.