"I want to sit on the sidelines and not travel in the world of mortals. However, life in this world is a catastrophe. How can I avoid it when I am in the catastrophe?"
In Ziyang Academy, Wang Xu was sitting by the river, holding a letter in his hand.
This is a letter written by the teacher from the capital. First, he talked about Zhou Yi and told him that if he wanted to learn Zhou Yi, there were only three places to go.
Qin Tianjian, Jixia Academy, and Confucius Temple. Nine out of ten great Confucian scholars in the world who understood Zhouyi came from these three places.
The teacher Xue Mushan had an old relationship with Luo Gaoke, the college priest of Jixia Academy, and told Wang Xu that if he wanted to learn the Book of Changes, he could take his handwriting to Linzi. With Wang Xu's reputation and Xue Mushan's face, it would not be difficult to study here.
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After talking about the Book of Changes, Xue Mushan changed the subject again, saying that the White Lotus Sect in Jiangnan had caused rebellion, which had aroused the anger of the current emperor, and ordered the three princes to go south to the three states in the south of the Yangtze River to investigate the demons of the White Lotus Sect and prepare for the suppression of the White Lotus Sect.
Among them, the sixth prince whom the teacher supported went south to Yangzhou. The intention behind the letter was to let Wang Xu do something.
Wang Xu didn't say anything for a long time. He didn't want to be involved in the fight for the heir, but God didn't allow him to do so.
He deliberately refuses, but he just asked the teacher for help, and then the teacher shirks him when he asks him to do something. How can anyone do this?
It's difficult to handle. It's really difficult to handle. It seems that I have to imitate Xu Shu and remain silent in Cao Ying.
At most, he can protect one and six princes in a critical moment. As for the rest, Wang Xu really doesn't want to be involved in the whirlpool of seizing the legitimate son, so he can only live up to his teacher's kindness.
"I see that you are quite troubled. Is there anything that is bothering you?"
Fa Hai, who had just come back from outside, saw Wang Xu sitting alone by the river and walked up holding a golden bowl.
Wang Xu put away the teacher's letter, shook his head and said: "Some trivial matters can't be called annoying. How are you doing over there? Are you tracking down the White Lotus Sect, or are you busy with the snake monster?"
Fa Hai sat down next to Wang Xu with a hesitant look on his face.
After a moment, he replied: "I have already seen the snake demon. The two of them are treating diseases and saving people. Although they are evil, they are also good demons. It is hard to imagine that my disaster will befall them."
"Yes, if it were simple, the disaster would not be a disaster."
Wang Xu sympathized with Fa Hai's confusion, because with the word disaster, it was not a disaster if it could be easily resolved.
For example, during the period of the Conferred Gods, those who faced disaster were like crucian carp crossing the river. Many people accepted the disaster in a daze, and even when they were about to die, they could not figure out why.
Fahai is pretty good, at least the disaster that Fahai and the two green and white snakes suffered was due to the fact that Fahai in his previous life hurt Bai Suzhen thousands of years ago.
The injured Bai Suzhen was rescued by Xu Xian thousands of years ago. In this life, Bai Suzhen repaid her kindness, and Fahai was reincarnated. The grievances had their heads, the debts had their owners, but it was time to settle the accounts.
"I have already seen it. My love calamity should be with the green snake, and my murderous calamity should be with the white snake. I will keep a close eye on them. As for the White Lotus Sect, you'd better be careful. The White Lotus Sect follows the demon path.
Although it is not orthodox, it has been suppressed by Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism over the years, but it can always resurrect. It is not that simple.
I have fought against the Red-faced Dharma King of the White Lotus Sect. He is very powerful and even I suffered a small loss. I suspect that Zhang Zhongxuan, the great doctor in Hangzhou Prefecture, died at his hands. Zhang Zhongxuan is an expert in medicine, although he is not
He is good at killing, but ordinary people can't kill him, so don't be careless."
Wang Xu nodded lightly. He would not underestimate the White Lotus Sect's ability to stir up such a storm.
After all, the Taiping Dao Uprising at the end of the Han Dynasty swept the world in just a few years. At that time, among the three schools of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, who would have thought that the small Taiping Dao would destroy the last foundation of the Han Dynasty.
All in all, Bailian Dao has been planning for ten years since the severe drought in the north first emerged ten years ago.
In recent years, the mainstream Taoists have been busy creating gods, and the mainstream Buddhists have been busy working on the six paths of reincarnation, which has really allowed them to take advantage of the loopholes.
To this day, the White Lotus Sect dares to kill even the ambassadors sent by the imperial court to provide disaster relief. If they say that they have no intention of changing the dynasty, Wang Xu will not believe it for the first time.
However, there have been religious uprisings in all dynasties, and only a few of them succeeded, but they only opened the way for the true dragon.
Is it possible that when the White Lotus Sect rebelled, the leader who claimed to be the reincarnation of Maitreya could still sit on the dragon throne?
Seven days later, in early August...
On a large ship sailing from the capital, a handsome young man stood proudly.
"Where are you?"
"Back to you, sir, we've arrived at Hangzhou Mansion."
“Hangzhou Mansion!”
The noble young master with an ordinary appearance and aloof temperament waved a folding fan in his hand and said with a smile: "Hangzhou Mansion is the place where the new top scholar opened an academy. Before leaving, Mr. Xue repeatedly recommended him as a disciple to me and mentioned him to me.
If Zhang Liang is still alive, the Marquis of Huaiyin will be resurrected, and we have to go and see him."
When the people around him heard this, they looked at each other, and no one even expressed dissatisfaction.
If Wang Xu didn't win the top prize, everyone present could still talk about it, after all, Wen Wu was the number one.
It is a pity that Wang Xu is not only the number one scholar, but also the author of the Three Character Classic. He has long been well-known among scholars and is even praised by contemporary scholars.
Among the staff present, there are only a few who have the title of Jinshi. How can He De comment on the number one scholar?
After holding it in for a long time, I didn't think of anything to criticize Wang Xu. Only an older staff member said hesitantly: "The knowledge of Zhuangyuan Gong is excellent, but he is too young. This young man will inevitably
I'm so frizzy, it would be bad if I bumped into His Highness."
When the noble prince heard this, he sighed: "I really hope he can bump into me. This shows that he is not perfunctory, but I am afraid that he has no worldly ambitions and looks down on me, an idle prince."
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much..." All the staff present laughed.
The noble prince did not laugh along with him because he knew that Wang Xu was not someone else and could not be treated with common sense.
Otherwise, after being named on the gold list, Wang Xu would not have resigned and returned home, and went south to Jiangnan to open an academy.
It was hard to say whether he, the idle prince, could recruit talents that even the emperor could not retain.
"When you arrive in Hangzhou, you all have to call me Mr. Wu. We are pharmacists from the north. We are here to inspect the epidemic. Do you hear that?"
"Yes, sir..."
The big ship docked, and a group of people got off the ship in great force. Even if not all of them got off, there were still people on the 20th and 30th.
Ziyang Academy...
"Housemaster, a young master named Wu came outside. He said he was your friend in the capital and brought many people with him."
In the academy, Wang Xu was playing chess with Fahai, when a boy came to report.
After Wang Xu heard the sound, he pinched the white seed in his hand and smiled at Fahai: "Look, the troublemaker is here."
"Although I am a monk and don't care about the court, I have heard about the wisdom of this sixth prince. Why don't you seem to like him less?" Hearing Wang Xu's words, Fahai seemed a little incredulous.
Wang Xu said while making his move: "I am afraid of trouble. To me, the prince is trouble. Whether he is wise or stupid, what does it have to do with me?"
"Learn literary and martial arts, sell them to the emperor's family, but you don't care at all about what others are pursuing. You ask me to tell you what you are good at." After Fahai answered, he ordered the bookboy: "Invite people in, and don't let the distinguished guests stay for a long time."
Wait, it’s said that your master doesn’t know how to treat guests.”
The book boy didn't dare to respond and looked to Wang Xu for help.
Wang Xu waved his hand nonchalantly and ordered: "Go ahead, it's just the prince. He's not a distinguished guest. Just open the side door and let them in."
Doors in ancient times had usage requirements.
People with different statuses will go through different doors when they come in. For example, relatives will go through the back door, slaves will go through the side door, noble visitors will go through the front door, and ordinary visitors will go through the side door.
Wang Xu requested that only the side door be opened and the Sixth Prince and his entourage be received as ordinary guests. He also wanted to express his feelings in this way.
You can come, we are equals, so don't act like a prince when it comes to me, and don't expect me to bow down.
If you don't want to go through the side door and feel wronged, go back to where you came from and we will pretend we have never met you.
The Sixth Prince is really as wise as people say. It is not difficult to understand what he means. If not, what does it matter whether he is seen or not?