Volume B, Section 48: Stir the wind, stir the rain, stir the shit stick
The arrival of Miao Changqi and Zhu Guozhen indeed caused a shock in the entire academy. These great scholars were of high standards in terms of their image, demeanor and manner.
Zhu Guozhen and Miao Changqi were also shocked when they were faced with such thorough and meticulous preparations by Qingtan Academy. Especially when they learned that all this was jointly organized by the students of Qingtan Academy and Chongzheng Academy, Zhu Guozhen and Miao Changqi were also deeply touched.
"Brother Chengfeng, Brother Youfu, Dongxian, I didn't have any intuitive feelings before, but now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I know that Qingtan and Chongzheng students are indeed well-deserved." Zhu Guozhen put his hands on his back and said leisurely: "I have heard about Qingtan Academy for a long time.
Students focus on the unity of knowledge and action, and the study of things to achieve knowledge. I don’t care about other things, but the Qingtan students’ practice and the style of doing everything by themselves is indeed worthy of praise and learning, and the same is true for Chongzheng Academy...”
As the head of the Chongwen Academy and a great scholar from Jiangnan, Zhu Guozhen was always well-respected for his behavior. Compared to Miao Changqi's wild and unruly style, he was undoubtedly more popular among northern scholars.
But Miao Changqi is even more famous in the south of the Yangtze River, and Mr. Xixi's reputation will spread for thirty miles wherever he is placed.
"Well, what Brother Wenyu said is reasonable, but I think we scholars should still take reading as our foundation. The unity of knowledge and action does not mean knowing and doing. A gentleman works hard and a villain works hard. This is the nature of us scholars.
Points." Miao Changqi raised his short eyebrows on his dark and thin cheeks and retorted unceremoniously.
Zhu Guozhen didn't feel dissatisfied. He was obviously accustomed to his old friend's style. He smiled and said: "Gentlemen are harmonious but different. At that time, Brother Yu thought that although scholars should be based on learning, the fundamental purpose of learning is to educate the world.
Governing the world, but putting learning first does not mean that we must exclude all other miscellaneous studies and chores..."
Qi Yongtai, Wang Yongguang, and Guan Yingzhen all watched with smiles as the two men discussed their arguments along the way.
They don't think that these two people are really harmonious but different. As representatives of Jiangnan Shilin, whether it is the level of scriptures, demeanor, or city cultivation, they are all first-rate, and it is definitely not what they see on the surface.
It's so simple.
As the host, Qi Yongtai interrupted very politely: "Brother, our situation at Qingtan Academy may be slightly different from that of your Baima Academy. Our academy is small and most of the students come from poor families, so we advocate doing what you can do by yourself."
, this can be regarded as a kind of physical exercise, of course, reading must be the first thing, otherwise why would we students travel thousands of miles to come to our Qingtan Academy?"
This statement implies a hint of tact.
When Qingtan Academy began to recruit southern scholars, it also caused some dissatisfaction with Baima and Chongwen Academy.
Originally, it was governed by dividing the river, but now Qingtan Academy seems to be laid out with the world in mind.
However, Baima and Chongwen Academy benefited from the support of the local gentry in Jiangnan, and could not suddenly turn to recruit northern scholars, so this also caused some disputes between the two parties.
In a sense, Qingtan Academy's invitation to Miao Changqi and Zhu Guozhen to give lectures in the north was also a gesture and measure to alleviate the conflicts between the two parties.
Miao Changqi glanced at Qi Yongtai, but said nothing more.
I still have to give the owner a meager meal, and what I said is true. Qingtan Academy itself is the shabbiest and humblest of the major academies. The donors are demanding, so the income is naturally meager. Who can complain about this small family atmosphere?
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"Let's go. At that time, when we come to the capital, we must come to Qingtan and Chongzheng Academy. The mountain is not high, but the immortals are famous." Zhu Guozhen smiled and acted like a good guy, "Brother Youfu, we are here in Qingtan this morning.
Let’s take a look and go to Chongzheng Academy for a walk in the afternoon. It’s a rare time for us to get together tonight, so I won’t bother you.”
"It is also an honor for Chongwen to invite Brother Wenyu and Brother Dongxian to come to Chongwen. Although Brother Chengfeng and Brother Dongxian are only a few miles apart from us, we rarely meet each other. Tonight's conspiracy to get drunk together can be regarded as a deepening of the relationship.
It's the feelings of neighbors." Wang Yongguang spoke more plainly: "When will Brother Guest arrive?"
"The guest may be a little later." Guan Yingzhen replied. The guest is Tang Binyin's nickname, and of course he is indeed worthy of being a guest.
Accompanied by several students, the group began to visit Qingtan Academy.
Han Jing, practicing state affairs, Feng Ziying, Xu Xie and others must accompany him. Yang Sichang from Chongzheng Academy naturally attracted the attention of several others.
Needless to say, Han Jing and Xu Xie were both students of southern scholars. They were both well-known among the young scholars in Jiangnan. They had both visited Miao Changqi and Zhu Guozhen, so they were very familiar with them. Although Lian Guoshi had never met them.
, Miao Changqi and Zhu Guozhen also knew that this boy did not perform well in Chunwei in the upper division, but his classic knowledge and literary talent were still highly expected. They both believed that he had no problem, but they just wanted to see if he could challenge the Three Tripods.
However, Feng Ziying, a young man who was obviously much younger than Han Jin, Xu Xie and Lian Guoshi, made Miao Changqi and Zhu Guozhen quite curious.
"Brother Chengfeng, who is this young man? He looks like a dragon and a tiger, and he is so heroic. He is not like the students of your Qingtan Academy." Zhu Guozhen looked at Feng Ziying and asked Qi Yongtai with a smile.
"Brother Wenyu, what you said is wrong. This kid is a real student of our Qingtan Academy. Ziying, why don't you say hello to Mr. Pinghan and Mr. Xixi?" Qi Yongtai stroked his chin beard, his face was gentle and friendly, and he also hid his hidden secrets.
A touch of pride.
"Feng Keng and Feng Ziying have met Mr. Pinghan and Mr. Xixi." Feng Ziying naturally did not lose her etiquette and bowed respectfully.
"Oh?! Are you Feng Ziying?" Although Zhu Guozhen and Miao Changqi were mentally prepared, they were still shocked by Feng Ziying's appearance.
It was said that although this boy was young, he was very courageous and very quick-witted. It was Qiao Yingjia who came to study at Qingtan Academy, which also caused a lot of controversy.
But looking at Qi Yongtai's expression, he seemed to be particularly satisfied with him.
They all know what kind of temper Qi Yongtai is, but they don't want Mai Qiao to respect his face.
"That's right, student." Feng Ziying was still respectful.
"Well, everyone said that during your trip to Shandong, you broke into the bandits' den alone and assisted the government to achieve great achievements. You are an example of others. When I see you today, you are indeed extraordinary." Zhu Guozhen nodded with satisfaction.
He was not jealous of a young man. Although he also lamented that Qingtan Academy took this opportunity to become famous, it was not a very honorable thing for others to become famous first, and for you to recruit them later.
"Mr. Pinghan is overly praised. It was just a coincidence that the students happened to be at the right time. It was all thanks to the decisive and courageous actions of the governor Li Gong, the imperial censor Qiao Gong, and the commander-in-chief General Chen. They were able to put down the rebellion in one fell swoop. The students really didn't dare.
Greedy for heaven’s merit.”
He was so polite that even Miao Changqi, who looked a little displeased with Feng Ziying, looked much better.
Li Sancai had always been friendly with southern scholars. He was one of the few ministers in the court who came from the north but had close relationships with southern officials and scholars.
There are different opinions on the reasons for the suppression of the rebellion in Shandong, but Li Sancai benefited a lot from it. Therefore, many people believe that this was Governor Li's first contribution. Therefore, seeing Feng Ziying's high praise, he followed Miao Changqi and Zhu Guozhen.
The southern scholars all looked happy.
"Well, you don't need to be too modest. I also heard that you were indeed very courageous. You helped the government put an end to this chaos and avoided a catastrophe for the people of Shandong. There is no greater good." Zhu Guozhen glanced at Qi Yongtai with a smile.
He Guan Yingzhen said, "Brother Chengfeng, Brother Dongxian, don't let these students go to Qingtan to waste."
"Brother Wen Yu admires this person so much. I also ask Brother Wen Yu and my brother at that time to give me some more advice if I have the opportunity. The teachings of this person are still superficial. Although I have worked hard after entering the academy, I am still far from what we expected. I still need to work hard."
Read and polish." Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen exchanged glances and said calmly.
"Haha, brother Chengfeng, why do you need to be so humble? You and brother Dongxian are great talents in the literary world, how can it be our turn to give advice?" Miao Changqi took the initiative to answer the conversation and glanced sideways at Feng Ziying, "I heard that this boy is in college
The Huguo Temple debated with Yang Wenruo and was very unruly. Is this possible?"
The atmosphere in the entire venue suddenly stagnated, and even Wang Yongguang, who had always maintained a calm and relaxed expression next to him, could no longer calm down.
What the hell is going on? Feng Ziying glanced at Yang Sichang, whose expression was changing.
Yang Sichang has a rather special status, just like Feng Ziying who entered Qingtan Academy.
Yang Sichang was from Huguang, and should be considered a scholar from the south. However, his father Yang He had been an official in Beijing for a long time. Although Yang Sichang was very famous in his hometown of Huguang, he did not go to the academy in Jinling, but went north to Chongzheng Academy. Naturally,
This made Southern Shilin a little dissatisfied.
Miao Changqi suddenly became angry at this time, obviously wanting to stir up trouble.
But he is a leader of southern scholars, and it seems right to protect the reputation of southern students. You, Yang Sichang, cannot possibly not appreciate it.
Chongzheng Academy, which is also a northern academy, is also the academy where Yang Sichang is located, so it is impossible not to maintain its support.
But if you want to echo and support, it will undoubtedly arouse the dissatisfaction of the students from your home academy, who are mainly northern scholars, so this also puts Wang Yongguang, who is Chongzheng Academy, into trouble.
Although Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen had expected that this lecture event would not pass so peacefully, they did not expect that this guy Miao Changqi would start to attack so early, and his method was quite clever. He actually used the debate between Feng Ziying and Yang Sichang.
Come as hard as hair.
This move immediately put aside Chongzheng Academy, which was also a northern academy, making it difficult for Wang Yongguang to help him. Once a heated debate arose, it might also cause Chongzheng Academy to be dissatisfied with Qingtan Academy.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Feng Ziying, and even Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen couldn't interrupt for a while.
The debate at Dahuguo Temple was also aroused by the good people in the capital city, but there is no doubt that many people felt that this was Feng Ziying, a fledgling boy, challenging the three great talents in the capital city.
From the perspective of ordinary people who challenge authority, of course they like to see this scene, but from the perspective of these great Confucian scholars who pay attention to rules in the scholarly world, this is subverting the rules and order.