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Chapter 255 Little things in the academy
The eighth month of the lunar calendar is the harvest season.Outside the city of Hangzhou, the rice fields unaffected by the war have turned golden yellow. Farmers, soldiers, and refugees are busy during the day. Even at night, the lively scene outside the city is not peaceful.Groups of soldiers camped among the fields, guarding and patrolling.

These rice fields to be harvested have already been divided up by many troops during the siege. It is said that most of the food and rice have become the common property of the rebels, but in fact, they are naturally distributed according to their respective strengths. The big head, the rest of the people are naturally cut and distributed according to their respective fists.As for some fields that should still belong to some good local people in Hangzhou, by this time, they have actually already belonged to other people.

If it's just for harvesting, the more people you arrange, the better, but since the interests are divided among themselves, it may not be better to have as many participants as possible.These people will inevitably fight and fight during the day, and at night, they often snatch the harvest overnight and are stolen by other troops or civilians. The environment in Hangzhou is dotted with colorful circles outside the city of Hangzhou, and it stays up all night.

Outside the city there is order and distribution of interests outside the city, and everyone in the city has their own affairs.The rank of Holy Duke is approaching, and the streets and alleys in the city are already bustling. At this time, the most bloody and chaotic situation has ended, and the new order has gradually formed a little outline. As long as there is a relationship, they are all busy for their own interests. .

Some shops opened their doors, and people from the rivers and lakes who used to walk around the streets or block roads held a hero meeting. In restaurants and tea shops, people of different identities and temperaments often gather together, each weighing and bragging. .Some well-connected and capable people obtained official positions under the command of generals, and scholars and Confucian scholars who had little knowledge of writing and who had been underappreciated began to tentatively submit famous posts, seeking asylum or seeking some small and large errands.

There are always a lot of people, there are many people who are not optimistic about Fang La's future, and naturally there will be people who have the ambition to become a marquis and are willing to take a risk.This is the case with society. As long as there is communication and a certain trend, a framework will always be built naturally.This small society belonging to Fang La has his framework and embryonic form in this way.At this moment, inside and outside the city, at first glance, it seems that there is a feeling of enthusiasm.

In the past few days, Wenlie Academy has been relatively calm.At this moment, it was mid-morning, and the late-autumn sunlight fell through the gaps in the trees, mixed with the lazy chirping of cicadas. It was time for teaching in the academy.Ning Yi closed the "Historical Records" in his hand, packed it into the desk, and prepared to leave.

At this time, the academy basically still had fewer students and more teachers. Although it was divided into four classes, Classes A, B, C, and D, there were less than a hundred students in total, and there were thirty or forty named teachers.Even if some of them belong to the privileged class and do not need to come here, the number of teachers is actually seriously exceeded.Ning Yi taught Shiji in Class C for half an hour every morning, and then went to the head of the mountain to get a portion of rice grains and went back to accompany Xiaochan.

Today, the surname of the head of Wenlie Academy is Feng, and his name is Feng Yongli.The name is rather vulgar, but he is a good person. It is said that he also had the experience of studying when he was young, but his family was poor and he did not participate in the imperial examination.His knowledge is naturally not deep, but Fang La has been in the army since the beginning of his army, so he is quite experienced.

There were also several powerful civil servants in Fang La's army, Zu Shiyuan was one, and Lou Minzhong was also there. Feng Yongli copied some proclamations under Lou Minzhong at that time, and when he captured Hangzhou, he became the head of the academy.At this time, Feng's family members naturally searched for profit outside, but at least in the academy, he did give preferential treatment to scribes.Due to his maintenance, recently, the interior of the academy has been relatively peaceful.

At this time, there were a total of seven people gathered in the Jiaoyu lounge, most of them were teachers after class, some were drinking tea and studying classics, and some were talking softly aside.Several people belonged to the shelter academy just after the fall of Hangzhou, and there was a bit of a sympathy with each other. At this time, a few people were talking about the war in Jiaxing.

"I heard that the war in the north is at a stalemate. The imperial court sent General Tong Guantong to lead troops south. Fang Qifo surrounded Jiaxing, but they couldn't attack for a long time. It's hard to say who will die..."

"I heard that Privy Tong used his troops like a god. I thought he would lead his troops north to attack Liao. This time...cough, this time the Sheng Gong was so powerful that he was attracted here. I'm afraid this battle will not be easy."

"It's hard to say, now there are constant riots in the north and the south, Songjiang River in Liangshan, Wangqing in Huaixi, and Tianhu in Hebei are already quite troublesome, especially... Shenggong has left Hangzhou this time, and there have been frequent riots nearby for more than a month , although Tong Guan is heading south, this side...is still gaining momentum."

"However, I think...the proclaiming emperor this time is a bit urgent. If the general Tong Guan is brought here..."

"Brother Tian's words are wrong. Tong Guan was attracted here because of Hangzhou. As long as he leaves Hangzhou, the imperial court will stare at him to death if he claims to be emperor or not. That's why, from Shenggong's side, the matter of proclaiming emperor is the most important thing." It must be done, he... on our Shenggong's side, we can only attract more help to join us if we rectify our status, so that we will have a better chance of winning against Tongguan."

The voices of several people were a little low, but they were not too taboo, because the atmosphere was relatively relaxed these days.Although Ning Yi hasn't had much contact with these people in the past few days, everyone knows that he also came here after the fall.What everyone is talking about now, on the one hand, is also a matter of vital interests. On the other hand, scholars will inevitably have some habit of pointing out the world. At this time, hiding in a corner and discussing privately, I can feel that I am a person who can see the direction clearly in this troubled world .When Ning Yi put away his things and was about to leave, one of them spoke to him.

"Liheng is leaving?"

"Well, Mr. Liu."

"There is no need to be too polite. Since everyone is here now, they are colleagues. If Li Heng is flawed, he might as well stay and chat with everyone. The world is difficult, no matter what, there is tea here."

"There are people waiting at home, so it's not good to stay longer. When I have time in the future, I should ask the elders for help and apologise."

"It's okay, it's okay..."

The middle-aged man who wanted to keep Ning Yi was named Liu Xiyang. He was originally a great Confucian in Hangzhou. Now in this academy, he and another great Confucian named Wang Zhizhen have the highest reputation in terms of knowledge. However, Wang Zhizhen is relatively rigid, and Liu Xiyang is Know how to adapt.Originally, these local Confucian scholars in Hangzhou were not well received by others. If the Confucian scholars and literati who came with Fang La's army saw them, they would not dare to speak casually. Only this Liu Xiyang is quite powerful.

Among the students he taught, one was the son of Liu Zan, one of Fang La's eight hussars at this time. Although this student didn't like the teacher very much, Liu Zan hoped that his son could become a scholar.Liu Zan came over a few days ago, and Liu Xiyang casually mentioned that the child is quite talented in understanding the Four Books. Liu Zan went to inquire about Liu Xiyang's name, and knew that he was a truly qualified Confucian, and he was also from the same family. Hurry up and let the children recognize him as an uncle. Today in this lounge, he was the first to talk about the situation in the north, otherwise others would not dare to talk to him.

After saying this, Ning Yi was about to say goodbye. At this moment, a well-dressed and expensive Confucian scholar in his thirties came in from the door and swept over it with a gloomy face.The voice talking about the battle situation in the lounge stopped when the man came in, and the other party's eyes stayed on Ning Yi for a moment, and then asked: "Who is Ning Liheng?"

Ning Yi glanced at him, cupped his hands and said, "I'm here."

"I am Qu Weiqing." The visitor cupped his hands and raised his chin.Ning Yi knew this person's name before. He was one of the literati who entered the city with Fang La's army. He was originally a staff member under Wen Kerang's account. After entering the city, he was named in the academy, but he didn't need to teach.He came here about once a few days. Because of his lack of literary skills, he looked down on the Hangzhou literati who took shelter here, and sometimes asked someone to talk and sneered.A few days ago, Liu Xiyang accepted Liu Zan's son as his nephew, and when Qu Weiqing came, there was friction between the two, and Liu Xiyang became the leader of the Hangzhou School in the academy.

Everyone originally thought that he was going to come in to trouble Liu Xiyang, but they didn't expect that he was looking for Ning Yi, and they didn't understand the situation for a while.Just listen to Na Qu Weiqing said: "You teach Shiji? Why don't you ask me to memorize it, but talk nonsense in slang in every class? The beginning of Shiji, the five emperors' book, is so solemn and grand. You are like a storyteller. You have no respect for it. You have no shame in your heart." Is it?"

Ning Yi blinked and frowned slightly.

"The words of the sage are so profound, and the meaning can only be revealed by reading them thousands of times. As a teacher in my generation, I should guide students to study and understand, rather than interpreting the meaning directly with superficial words. You are young, and I am afraid that you have not finished reading the four books and five classics. Lured by children's playful thoughts, the classroom was made like a teahouse storytelling. Others tolerate you, but I was entrusted by General Wen, but I will not turn a blind eye to it. Let me ask you: the cultivator nine One, the official Shilu, Guanshi ridiculed but not conscripted, Zeliang is not banned, sinners are not conceived... Where does this sentence come from and what does it mean?"

Ning Yi rubbed his forehead: "I don't know."

Hearing Ning Yi's straightforward answer, Qu Weiqing was slightly stunned. He originally thought that at least this question could be answered by the other party, but no matter whether he could answer it or not, he was prepared to speak.After slightly hesitating, he asked a few more questions, and then talked about how to teach and how to be a teacher.After talking eloquently like this, he said: "Now I am prosperous in Yongle Dynasty, and I am short of talents. You are young, if you are open-minded and learn, you may not be able to make achievements. I am not a mountain leader, so I don't want to punish you, but If you dare to teach like this again, I will not tolerate you, and I will let you out of the academy, so you can do it yourself."

He talked for a long time, Ning Yi's expression was flat, and he didn't refute. After he finished speaking, he humbly said goodbye, and then walked away like that.Qu Weiqing was stunned for a while, looked at the other people in the room, and then turned to leave.After he left, the few people here began to whisper again, this time it was naturally aimed at Ning Yi.

In the past, Qu Weiqing would not be so excessive when he caught people's ridicule, but these scribes listened, although they did not refute, they still showed their disapproval on the surface.People fight for a breath, even if they are holding back, they have to have a mouthful, but today Ning Yi doesn't know anything, and he said it so directly, everyone feels that this class of literati is really losing face.In fact, some people have also felt the way Ning Yi taught in the past few days.

"I heard that the children like to tell stories in the classroom..."

"To please these students deliberately, what is the majesty of the teacher..."

"I don't even know the words in Mencius..."

"Fortunately, Brother Liu invited him to chat, even if he came here, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to share any insights..."

"Hey, we're all from Hangzhou. In this environment, we're proud to unite."

Liu Xiyang said so, not long after the other teachers finished their classes, more people knew what happened just now, and when they talked about Ning Yi, they were so disdainful.In fact, everyone didn't know much about this young man. Ning Yi was like air in the academy these days, and everyone didn't pay much attention to him.Besides, if there is no hair on the mouth, knowledge will naturally not be good, and this time it has been confirmed.At this time, someone said doubtfully: "Hearing what you said, it is clear that Ning Liheng was playing tricks on him. How could you think that he doesn't understand the Four Books..."

This person was the only person who greeted Ning Yi a few days ago. His name was Yan Deming, and he was quite knowledgeable in Hangzhou. When he mentioned this, Liu Xiyang asked, "Why did Deming say that?"

Na Yan Deming said: "Before the Hangzhou earthquake, Ning Liheng wrote a poem at the Liqiu Poetry Conference, which shocked everyone. It was only after a lot of miscellaneous things that this matter did not come out. The beginning of the poem is 'Southeast Xingsheng , the three Wu cities, and Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times...'" Yan Deming took a pen and paper and wrote out "Watching the Sea Tide" sentence by sentence. Liu Xiyang and others were stunned after reading it. How could it be as you said, this Ning Yi was originally the number one genius in Jiangning, how could he not understand the Four Books and Five Classics, he was afraid that he didn't want to cause trouble, and he was extremely disdainful of Qu Weiqing, so he did it on purpose That's all."

When he said this, everyone was skeptical, and then suddenly realized.Of course, there may be some new understanding of Ning Yi at this time, but it is not too exaggerated.Hangzhou has already fallen, learning here is not too amazing after all, no matter whether it is the number one talented person in Jiangning or the number one talented person in Hangzhou, they are trapped here like ordinary people, taking shelter in the academy.Thinking of Ning Yi's low-key these days, he probably encountered many depressing things, just like everyone else.All of a sudden, this is what everyone in the academy knew about him.

It wasn't until two or three days later that a series of things happened that made everyone realize that Ning Yi's situation at this time is really different from what they imagined...

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The words are divided into two parts. As Qu Weiqing, the reason why Ning Yi suddenly found trouble is not because of such a high-sounding reason.

As the literati who entered the city with Fang Layi's army, some of them, like him, did not take the errands in the academy seriously, and some preferred to get close to the little family members of these generals.For example, the Guo Peiying he knew was originally an aide, and after being named in the academy, he devoted himself to teaching. This Guo Peiying focuses on the longer-term interests. Once the Yongle Dynasty really has a firm foothold, these children will probably be all in the future. They are relatives of the emperor, and it is indeed a beautiful job to be their teacher now.

Qu Weiqing also knew it, but rather than becoming a teacher who was a relative of the emperor, he hoped to directly become a relative of the emperor.Now the power of the court has not yet been finalized, and he is operating under Wen Kerang's command, and he is quite promising. It is possible that he will not be able to have a direct career in the future.

But of course, it is not necessary to put all eggs in one basket, so occasionally he will come to the academy to satirize those great Confucians as a joy in life.He didn't have much feeling for these great scholars.Knowledge does not mean that you can tame this group of children who came from the countryside and even saw blood. The old method of training students is useless here, because some of these students even have ten or ten years of experience. Four or five years old, tall and tall, they have even killed people with their own hands. They haven't grown up to be real playboys. The family asks them to study and say they are promising. They dare not not come, but they have no respect for the teacher.

The more knowledgeable a Confucian is, the less able he is to adapt to these things.The heaven and earth kings and teachers have said it for so long, and they themselves believe it, and they will never flatter the students.Relatively speaking, people like Guo Peiying, even if they are not so knowledgeable, at least they will not put on airs when teaching students, and it is easier to get the favor of students.The reason why I suddenly found Ning Yi today was because Guo Peiying suddenly heard some words between the students, and then told Qu Weiqing.

Those remarks were basically about the new "Mr. Ning". In just a few days, some people said that his lectures were interesting and fascinating, much more interesting than all the gentlemen in the academy.The two called the students to inquire carefully, only to realize that the young Mr. Ning had absolutely no integrity, and it sounded like he had won the hearts of the students with the attitude of a storyteller.

Of course, if he went to listen to it in person, he might know that Ning Yi's lectures are not the same thing. He has been a teacher in Jiangning for so long.Of course, at this time, for Qu Weiqing and others, they naturally don't need to pay too much attention to a young man. Since they have an impression, they can just accept it that way.

Everyone said that there was no grievance or enmity, but suddenly such a person appeared, and as teachers, we were so far behind in the aspect of "pleasing", it always felt like someone reached out to pick eggs from their basket.Guo Peiying is a rather particular person, so Qu Weiqing went directly to scold him.On the second day, I was so excited that I asked the head of the mountain, and the result was interesting, that Ning Liheng's identity turned out to be a prisoner.

For this matter, the head of the mountain doesn't know a lot. Feng Yongli can't ask about some things, but he knows that Ning Yi lives behind the academy, and there is even a maid who follows him. Both of them are guarded. Still don't know how it will go down.But since this is the case, Qu Weiqing felt more relaxed. This morning, he pulled Guo Peiying and went to listen to Ning Yi's class.Because he felt that since he was a captive, Ning Yi's attitude yesterday was too impolite to him. If he didn't change it today, he would make him look good.

The two went to the side of the classroom and listened to a few words. In the living room, Ning Liheng was indeed still telling a story. The story had come to an end. When there was a slight pause, Qu Weiqing wanted to rush in.At this time, probably a certain student in the living room stood up and asked questions in a low voice.

"Hey, Mr. Ning, I went back yesterday and asked my father. He said that you helped the officers and soldiers in Huzhou to defeat thousands of us. Is there such a thing?"

Both Qu Weiqing and Guo Peiying were stunned, the classroom was also slightly quiet, and then someone shouted: "You are a bad person!?"

Then another child said: "I also asked, and I gave Mr. Ning's name. The uncle said that Mr. Ning led a group of remnant soldiers in Huzhou to defeat the five armies led by An Xifu. Only by himself, Mr. Ning defeated Lu. The three teams of General Sheath Lu, General Yao Yi and General Xue Dounan, General Yao and General Xue were all killed by the husband. General Yao always fought against the uncle. The uncle said that it was a good death. The uncle also said that the husband knew martial arts and was very powerful. , people in the Jianghu called the bloody hand slaughterer. Sir, do you dare to fight with Qi Dazhuang... He always said that he was number one in the world and bullied us..."

Qu Weiqing was in front at this time, and was almost touching the threshold to rush in. Hearing the cruel nickname of "Blood Hand Rentu", he shrank back slightly for a moment...

(End of this chapter)