The county school name of Fengcheng is Longguang Academy, which is located east of the county government office and near the east gate.
The academy was already quite large as early as the Song Dynasty. According to research, the Confucian Temple in the academy was built in the 12th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, that is, 1142 AD. The Confucian Temple has been preserved until the 21st century and is still standing. However, in a special era,
Here, it was transformed into a dormitory for students of Fengcheng Middle School, and the glazed tiles on the roof of the temple were also removed to build the toilets of Fengcheng Middle School. This is a story for another day.
The academy was named Longguang, and these two words also have a lot of origin. In the "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" written by Wang Bo, a talented man in the early Tang Dynasty, there is a sentence: "The treasures are rich and precious, and the dragon's light shines on the ruins of the cow fight." The word "Longguang" is
Refers to Fengcheng.
It is said that during the Western Jin Dynasty, Zhang Hua, an important minister, observed the sky at night and noticed that there were often flashes of purple gas between bullfights. Lei Huan, a native of Yuzhang, told him that this was the dragon light emitted by the underground sword and came from a man named Feng.
Zhang Hua then replaced Lei Huan as the magistrate of Fengcheng County. After Lei Huan took office, he unearthed a stone letter under the prison cell of the county government, which contained two swords, one Longquan and the other Tai'a. This is
The origin of the allusion of Long Guang shooting a bull into a fight.
As time goes by, there is no way to verify the legends of the past, but in Longguang Academy, there is a small pavilion called the Sword Box Pavilion. In the pavilion is a four or five-foot-long hemp stone with grooves on it. It is said that it was the stone that Lei Lei used to play.
In the stone letter excavated by Huan, the two swords were hidden in the grooves.
Longguang Academy covers an area of nearly 100 acres. As soon as you enter the door, you will see the Confucian Temple of the Song Dynasty mentioned above. On both sides of the Confucian Temple are the left verandah, the right veranda, a clothing pavilion, the Guijie Hall, etc., and behind it is the Liujing Tower, which was the original building of the Song Dynasty.
There is a library. The lecture hall is located to the east of the Confucian Temple. Further inside, there are buildings such as a reading room and a dining hall, which are almost the same as a small college in later generations.
The academy is lined with green trees and fragrant flowers. It is indeed a good place to cultivate one's mind and character. But I don't know how many talented people can have the leisure to experience this beautiful environment.
Su Hao has been to Longguang Academy many times. The former professor of the academy was Gu Kegeng, an amiable old master. Every time Su Hao came to ask him for advice, he could always give Su Hao some advice. However, in view of the
Su Hao's talent was mediocre, and the effect this kind of guidance could have was very limited.
Gu Kegeng left at the beginning of the year, and Su Hao never came to the academy again after that, so he didn't know the new professor Wu Zhicheng that Fang Mengjin said. According to Fang Mengjin's introduction to Su Hao, this Wu Zhicheng was a very knowledgeable person.
He was a great Confucian, but he was very knowledgeable and had a bad temper. It was said that he was never polite to people he disliked. There were many students in the academy who couldn't keep up with his brains and were repeatedly scolded to death by him.
Fang Mengjin and Su Hao left the county government office and walked for ten minutes to the academy. Fang Mengjin was a frequent visitor to the academy. When the gatekeeper saw him, he quickly saluted and told Fang Mengjin that Wu Zhicheng was giving lectures to students in the lecture hall at this time.
They were giving a lecture, and asked Fang Mengjin and Su Hao to go to the left veranda to take a rest.
"No need, Mr. Wu's classes are always excellent. If I have this opportunity, how can I not attend it?"
As Fang Mengjin said that, he led Su Hao to the lecture hall. When he arrived outside the lecture hall, he heard someone in the room explaining the art of writing sonorously and forcefully. Fang Mengjin did not dare to disturb him, so he pulled Su Hao and stood there.
I was listening to the class outside the window, and while listening, I was praising him in a low voice.
Su Hao also listened to Wu Zhicheng's lectures attentively. From the perspective of a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Zhicheng's lectures were indeed very exciting. He quoted from many sources and read passages of sage articles at his fingertips. There was no feeling of stiffness. But now this Su Hao has a deep understanding of Wu Zhicheng's lectures.
There is no longer much interest in such things. In his opinion, whether a truth is true or false, good or bad does not depend on what the ancient sages said. The kind of thing that even farts have to be demonstrated, "Confucius said
"Things that have no value other than a waste of time.
"Are there any distinguished guests outside the window?" Wu Zhicheng was talking enthusiastically in the room. Suddenly he saw a figure moving outside the window and shouted loudly.
Fang Mengjin laughed, walked to the door, saluted Wu Zhicheng and said, "It's Fang who heard Mr. Ri Qian's eloquent remarks and couldn't help but dance with his hands and feet, disturbing Mr.'s lecture. Please forgive me, forgive me."
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"Haha, it's Brother Wu Hui who is here. It really makes this academy shine. Please come in." Wu Zhicheng warmly invited Fang Mengjin. Wu Zhicheng's nickname is Riqian, and Fang Mengjin's nickname is Wu Hui.
, these two people are both scholars. In order to show their close relationship, they use each other's first names to commensurate with each other.
In the classroom back then, there was no teaching discipline. When the teacher was happy, he would tell everyone a few more words. When he was unhappy, he would let everyone endorse it by themselves, and maybe even pick up a few unlucky ones to beat them. In short, everything was the same.
The teacher has the final say. Wu Zhicheng is a person with talent and good temper. He will not allow anyone he dislikes to enter his class at all. Fang Mengjin is a person with some talent and knowledge, which Wu Zhicheng feels he is more compatible with.
So Wu Zhicheng invited him into the classroom regardless of the fact that he was in class.
Fang Mengjin originally wanted to talk to the students, so he didn't refuse and pulled Su Hao into the classroom.
Wu Zhicheng asked Fang Mengjin and Fang Mengjin to sit down on a chair nearby, and then asked Fang Mengjin as if no one else was around: "Brother Wu Hui, why do you have time to come to the academy to visit today?"
Su Hao found it quite funny. While he was in class, Wu Zhicheng was actually able to receive guests in the classroom, and even talked loudly. He didn't know what the students were thinking. He took a peek at the students below and found that the students
Their faces were as usual, and they were sitting on their seats reading silently with books in hand. It is estimated that this situation has happened more than once.
Fang Mengjin pointed at the students below and said to Wu Zhicheng: "Fang came to the academy this time to borrow some disciples from Mr. Ri Qian to help."
"Oh? Does the county government have urgent documents to prepare?" Wu Zhicheng asked.
Fang Mengjin shook his head and said: "It's not a paperwork matter, but the most urgent matter in the county at the moment, digging a well."
Wu Zhicheng said: "Dig a well? Brother Wu Hui, you are not here to entertain Wu, are you? You want my students to dig a well?"
Fang Mengjin said: "How dare Mr. Fang entertain Mr. Riqian? The reason I am borrowing students from you is not to dig a well, but to help our little brother Su Hao survey the well location. Mr. Riqian, let me introduce to you.
This is Su Hao, the newly hired workshop master by Mr. Han, the county magistrate, who is specifically responsible for digging wells."
"Master Gongfang?" Wu Zhicheng looked Su Hao up and down, "I have only heard about Master Qian Gu and Master Xing Ming. When did a Master Gongfang come out? Also, this Master Su seems to be a scholar, I don't know where he came from.
A scholar?"
"Back to Mr. Wu, the student lives in Longkou Village, Zhegui Township. He was a scholar in the county last year." Su Hao stood up and bowed to Wu Zhicheng as a disciple.
Wu Zhicheng continued to ask in an arrogant tone: "Why didn't last year's scholars enter the academy to study?"
"Mr. Hui, the student is the last scholar in the county and is not qualified to enter the academy." Su Hao still replied politely. When he said that he was the last scholar, he did not look ashamed at all, because in his
In my heart, I feel that the ranking in this kind of exam is really nothing worth caring about.
After hearing the conversation between Su Hao and Wu Zhicheng, especially when they heard Su Hao say that he was the last one, many of the students below burst out laughing. Some students even made exaggerated "haha" sounds.
Showing contempt for Su Hao.
"The last scholar is pretty good." Wu Zhicheng said. Although he said this, when he turned back to speak to Fang Meng Jin, the taste was completely different: "Brother Wu Hui, Master Han is worried about digging a well.
, you shouldn’t go to the doctor indiscriminately if you are seriously ill, right? There is also a lack of learned people in this county, so why let a low-ranking scholar take on this important task?”
"Mr. Riqian, be careful." Fang Mengjin's face was a little confused. This was a slap in the face in front of Su Hao. Even if you, Wu Zhicheng, are capable, you still have to be somewhat graceful, okay? In front of a 17-year-old
My child, why are you competing with others?
"Mr. Riqian, although Su Hao is young and has some shortcomings in poetry and writing, he still has some unique attainments in digging wells. He once received the guidance of a Buddhist missionary from Langji, and he has a thorough understanding of the study of things by the Yi people.
Said. The day before yesterday, five well locations were surveyed in Zhegui Township and all were good wells. It is precisely because of this that Mr. Han hired him as the workshop master." Fang Mengjin quickly told Wu Zhicheng about Su Hao's glorious deeds.
After Wu Zhicheng heard this, he looked at Su Hao and saw that the other person's face was calm. He was a little annoyed at the moment. He said to Fang Meng Jin: "In terms of digging wells, my Ming knowledge may not be weaker than that of Fo Langji. I think
That Folangji is just a small country, how can people who drink hair and blood have any way of studying things? Maybe some people happened to guess a few well locations and then attributed them to some barbarian theory. Brother Wu Hui
, you are a well-educated person, you must not be fooled by lies."
If he hadn't known Wu Zhicheng's temper, Fang Mengjin would have wanted to leave immediately. He and Han Wen had tested Su Hao's ability in school, so why are you, Wu Zhicheng, making irresponsible remarks here? He turned to look at Su Hao and saw Su Hao
There was a smile on his face, which seemed to be a bit sarcastic. With a thought in his mind, he said: "Su Hao, how do you defend what Mr. Wu said?"
Fang Mengjin had seen Su Hao's methods of cleaning up the workers in the workshop. Seeing that Su Hao was not anxious about Wu Zhicheng's provocation, he decided that Su Hao must have a way to fight back and simply pushed Su Hao out. If Su Hao could be convinced
Wu Zhicheng, of course, is the most refreshing thing. If Su Hao and Wu Zhicheng have a dispute, it is not too late to mediate.
Su Hao understood what Fang Mengjin meant. He stood up again, saluted Wu Zhicheng, and said: "What Mr. Wu said is true. The student is just a low-ranking scholar. How dare he be arrogant in front of a great scholar? The student has not heard of it.
Mr. Wu is knowledgeable about the past and present, and has great talents. This time I came to the academy with Mr. Fang because I actually wanted to ask Mr. Wu for advice on some issues."
Wu Zhicheng said coldly: "If you want to ask me for advice, at least you have to show some talent and knowledge to prove that you are worthy of my guidance, right? Su Hao, do you think you have the talent and knowledge that I am willing to teach you?"