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Chapter 261 Have Faith
"...Speaking of this today, I want to tell you one thing. Yesterday, I watched a beheading in the east of the city, and I met an old man. This old man is called Qian Xiwen. I know his The news is because of the things that Ruyou told me the day before yesterday, so I decided to go and have a look. I was not very familiar with Qian Xiwen before, but of course I met him a few times. He is a A man who understands strategy and human nature very well. A few years ago, in the Hangzhou area, if something happened in Hangzhou, a word from him could have a decisive effect. Today, I want to tell everyone about this old man."

The shade of the trees swayed, amidst the leisurely chirping of insects, the voice of the young teacher was ringing in the classrooms of the academy. Of course, it was a lecture, but by this time, it had actually turned into a storytelling routine.At this time, there were dozens of students, large and small, in the classroom, and behind the window outside the classroom, there were actually five or six students gathered there, some lying on the window sill, some squatting on the ground to count stones, but They are also listening to what is said in it.

Since there were several conflicts in the academy because of Mr. Ning Liheng, the students have split into several factions. Among them, some want to kill this gentleman, and some are close to him and want to keep him. There are many, and naturally they are neutrals who don't care.Regardless of their likes and dislikes, when news of Mr. Ning's interesting lectures spread, many people were willing to come to Class C to listen to a "Historical Records" lesson.

If it was a traditional school in the past, if students wanted to run around freely like this, they would probably be beaten to death by their teachers, but in Wenlie College today, there are naturally few teachers who really dare to control students.At this time, every day when I went to Class C for the "Historical Records" class, there were probably more than forty Baoning and neutral students gathered in the class. As for those squatting outside the window and looking malicious, it was probably those The Ning faction who want to find fault, they say they are adhering to the idea of ​​knowing yourself and the enemy to inquire about the truth, but after all, they are children around the age of eight or nine to fifteen or sixteen. Listening to Ning Yi's stories is interesting, and they often talk about it with relish. Listen, and only after listening to it will you show a look of disdain.

However, the story told today made the atmosphere inside and outside the classroom slightly weird.

"The Qian family was originally a prominent family in Hangzhou, and their family used to have many high-ranking officials. There is also a very interesting story about Qian Xiwen... I just came to Hangzhou a few months ago, and I was obsessed with letters from my elders. I went to visit him at the mansion, met two young men who were chasing and beating me, and then picked up a red coral pen... I got ten pennies because of this, but it was not a flying ticket, but a string of copper plates one by one, a total of ten pennies. Guan Qian, it took me a lot of work to move it, and when I asked later, I found out that this coral pen case is Qian Xiwen's favorite utensil..."

Regarding the matter of Qian Xiwen, it started with the matter of Shanhu Bige, and then gradually talked about the famine a few years ago, the Liqiu Poetry Club and so on.Up and down the classroom, there was a slight commotion for a while.The students in the class are all children, but they can probably hear the standpoint of the story. They protect Ning Yi because they think that Ning Yi has already voted for the rebel army. At this time, talking about Qian Xiwen made some of the children start Some shaken.

The story is that at some point in the corridor outside, two gentlemen from the academy came over. They probably felt that the atmosphere inside was different. They stood there and listened to a few words before showing a look of surprise on their faces: "This man is crazy. gone?"

"I don't think it's...have nothing to fear..."

The two listened in surprise for a while, and then another gentleman came over, listened to a few words, and looked at each other in surprise with the two companions.They were all originally Confucian scholars in Hangzhou, so they naturally knew Qian Xiwen's name.But at this time, talking about such things in Fang La's territory, wouldn't it be courting death?

Just as he was wondering, a young man in a black blouse seemed to be walking towards the side of the corridor, looking left and right as if walking around.Although it was a new face, but at this time there were guards outside the academy, so he could come in at this time. Looking at his energy, he probably knew that the man in front of him was a warrior, most likely a lieutenant general of Fang La's army, because he always Appeared, one of the few children playing outside the classroom was obviously frightened, took a few steps back, and then seemed to discuss with his companions whether to leave.

The three Confucian scholars looked at each other, bowed their heads and left. The young man looked at the backs of a few people, and then glanced sideways at Ning Yi's classroom.He thought for a while, then sat down on the railing of the corridor a foot away from the classroom, pulled a piece of thatch in his mouth, and seemed to rest here.At this distance, the movement in the classroom could not be seen, but the words on both sides could always be heard clearly. After a while, the young man also understood what the other party was saying.

"The so-called Weidao is to die at the right time for you to see. That's what the old man said. There are many smart people in this world. As far as I am concerned, I also think that if he wants to do more things, he doesn't actually need to die in the Here, there is no need to come back. This old man is also a smart person. However, what he is afraid of is that when everyone thinks of a smart person like this, others will not give proper examples when they talk about righteousness and death. Everyone will say that although You gentlemen, you are always talking about integrity, loyalty, filial piety and righteousness. Why did everyone run away when the other party called, but when he stayed, everyone would say, there is Qian Xiwen, here, who did such a thing Things, what he has done all his life in learning, are not fake."

"He and his family died yesterday." The gentleman named Ning Yi paused: "I hope everyone can remember such a story, and remember that there is such a person. I'm done talking about today, everyone If you have any ideas, you can say it now."

Before he could finish his sentence, a child raised his hand and stood up indignantly: "Mr. Ning, do you mean to say that the court is the good people? Are you saying that we are the bad people?" Then some people echoed .Ning Yi in front of him watched indifferently, and he didn't speak until the quarrel in the classroom was finished.

"Good people, bad people, it's not that simple. I can't tell you who is good and who is bad. I just tell you to be human. Today your parents asked you to come to this school to study the Four Books and Five Classics, books, and history. Why? Those people in the imperial court spent their whole lives reading these. You are in different places, but you learn the same thing. I want to tell you that what you want to learn is all in what this old man did. I am your husband, I think if you really want to learn well, then you should not miss him."

"About good and bad, right and wrong, it's not that one person stands in a good place and the other must stand in a bad place. Corrupt officials extort money, and Hua Shigang makes people's lives miserable. Get up and kill them. This is a good thing. You read, book What God wants to teach you, or at least what I want to teach you, is the same thing. What the old man did is also a good thing. I tell you about him so that you can remember that there was an old man who studied Confucianism. Your own way, he has done such a thing and achieved such a level, you must have your own persistence in the future, don't lose to him... Will you lose to him?"

After all, children and young people are quite passionate. Ning Yi asked this sentence, and everyone immediately shouted: "Of course not!" The voices kept coming and going, and even the children outside the window were infected.But naturally there are still people who want to ask simple right and wrong, Ning Yi paused for a while and looked at everyone.

"If you were born in Taiping, I shouldn't have told you these things, Tian Yuchang, Chen Qiu... Some of you are still too young, I shouldn't have taught you too complicated right and wrong too early, you may I don’t understand. But you are not children born in peacetime, most of you should have experienced it, you are fighting, your father is fighting, just like Yu Sihe, you have already been on the battlefield, right?”

Among them, a boy about fifteen or sixteen years old raised his head.

"Then you should know that the battle is far from over. I hope you will not go to the battlefield again, but you are the sons of the generals, and you must be prepared. There are many corrupt officials in the court, and many of them only care about fighting for power. There are hopeless people who don't care about the life and death of the people, but there are also some people, they are the same as this old man, I don't want you to become the part of the corrupt officials who only care about the people's fat and anointing, even if it is only a part."

"Since you are studying here, call me Mr. I hope you will all become like that old man. In your whole life, you must have faith. When you pick up a knife, remember why you picked it up. Corrupt officials have nothing to do with it." Dao, so you kill officials and rebel, the world is corrupt, you put things right. You have to remember that you pick up the knife to make what you see around you better."

"Those who grew up in Taiping, they entered the school to learn how to be an official, or to know some characters. In the future, they will have a skill in copying and writing. When you enter the school, your parents at home say that you will be promising, but this talent, I don’t want to just learn to intrigue and become an official to seek profit. If you have learned faith, it will be meaningful, and you will have truly learned what is said in this sub-collection of scriptures and history.”

After saying this, there was some silence in the classroom.Naturally, some children vaguely understand it, but for those who are too young, they can only memorize it ignorantly. After many years, they may remember that someone said such a thing, but now, they can only read it. Looking at the companions around him, he felt a little confused.One of the nine-year-old children raised his hand and said timidly: "Then... sir, did we kill the old man by mistake?"

"It's not wrong." Ning Yi shook his head, "You have to learn in the future, admire the enemy, learn from the enemy, but don't try to sympathize with them, especially like this, he will never surrender, you can only kill him. On the battlefield There is an enemy who is very skilled in martial arts. Everyone thinks he is great. You also say that he is really good. When it comes time to fight, if you also think that he is really good, if you can’t bear to kill him, then you will die. Yes. You have to persevere. The stronger and bigger the enemy, the more effort you should put in to kill them. But...if you have time, you can bury the old man’s body and burn incense on him What."

After all, the children can't feel such a complicated concept of good and evil. The young children now basically think that the old man is a good person, and it is a pity to die. They only nodded when they heard Ning Yi talk about the burial.

On the railing of the corridor outside, the young man in black who was sitting spit out the grass stalk in his mouth, frowned, and left at a strolling pace...

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The academy was fine, and Ning Yi's lecture on Qian Xiwen shocked the entire academy in the following day or two.On the one hand, everyone lamented Qian Xiwen's tragedy, and on the other hand, it also aroused various discussions about Ning Yi. Some people admired his courage, and some felt that he was impatient to live. Somewhat surprised which side he was on.

In such an atmosphere, apart from interacting with a group of students, Ning Yi has become the most isolated person in the academy. Some people admire him, but they dare not interact with him. Some people are unhappy with him, but they just look at him quietly What will happen.As for outside the academy, his lectures on this day more or less had a certain impact.

The remains of the Qian family were then relatively formally encoffined. The person who handled the matter was a general named Yu Kaitai. He was the father of Yu Sihe. He didn't know Ning Yi's background, but felt that " That gentleman taught my son very well."There were also a few people who heard those words and felt that this gentleman was terrified, but after that, they didn't make any reckless actions, as if someone was secretly stopping their actions.

Then, starting from the sixth day of August, there was a series of auspicious days, and the city of Hangzhou was full of turmoil, including a green forest meeting composed of a large group of green forest heroes, who were going to elect Fang La as the leader of Tiannan Wulin, and a deputy leader by the way And so on, because of the official support, it made a lot of momentum.Then there were parades, carnivals, "tributes from all over the world" sent by various uprising places and cottages, etc., and finally, Fang La's proclaiming emperor ceremony.

In fact, all this has been confirmed half a month ago, the team of the court is almost formed, and the news has already been publicized, only at this time, it is officially announced to the world, the establishment of the Yongle Dynasty.

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Well, I would like to recommend a movie to everyone, "Sediq Bale". There is no need to watch the deleted version in the cinema. It is necessary to watch the upper and lower two movies of more than four hours on the Internet, namely "Sun Flag" and "Sun Flag". "Rainbow bridge".It's hard for me to say what I think about this movie now, because there are too many of them. There may be "Braveheart" or something similar to it, but I used to watch "Braveheart" before I saw Sophie Marceau's nude There is no feeling other than - in fact, Sophie Marceau's nude is not good-looking.But Sediq Bale is a real epic, a real classic about rebellion and pride, rebellion, and pride.

The box office of this movie is not good, maybe because there are too many cuts compared to the official version, but if I go to the cinema in a few days, I decide to buy a ticket, although I don’t have to go in and watch it... I haven’t seen anything like it in these years Except for "The Wind", which also touched me a bit, but "The Wind" is not the same kind of film after all. "The Wind" is also a masterpiece, an anti-Japanese masterpiece. I once felt that domestic theme films had found an outlet.However, "Sediq Bale" cannot be regarded as an anti-Japanese film. Although it is also an anti-Japanese film, it should only be regarded as an epic film about resistance and pride.

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