The entire South Yucca House.
A pin drop could be heard.
The expressions of the people were almost unanimous.
They were all dumbfounded.
Zhang Heng had repeatedly provoked Xu Qingnian.
As Xu Qingnian remained silent, the crowd thought that Xu Qingnian had lost his heart and was somewhat discouraged and bitter.
They were still feeling pathetic for Xu Qingnian.
But at this moment.
Xu Qingnian’s ekphrastic piece of writing, which swept the air, quoting scripture and the cla*sics, had a beautiful lyrical context, and some of the words, which were unheard of, were extremely good.
The land is rich in natural treasures, and the people are beautiful.
The fallen sun and the lonely wastewater fly together, and the autumn water shares the same colour with the long sky.
Such words are truly the beauty of the world, the very best in the world.
What’s even more frightening is that the words startled the world and brought forth auspicious rites. The entire new building of the South Yufu was bathed in haze, just like an immortal pavilion.
The qi that rolled like a river of talent surged towards the main hall and entered Xu Qingnian’s body.
This is a parallel text.
It was a masterpiece.
For a moment, people really did not know what to say.
They looked at Xu Qingnian as if he was a monster. A person who had just enrolled in the school, who had a thousand ancient words before, and an outstanding essay afterwards, was now improvising words at the banquet.
And now, at the banquet, he improvised a piece of writing.
And these essays are the best of the best.
Inside the hall.
The only sound was the pouring of wine.
Zhang Heng froze in place, his face pale as he recalled the scene in his mind.
For a moment, shame rushed in like a river, making him want to dig a crack and burrow in.
Xu Qingnian’s words of humiliation had all come true at this moment.
Indeed, compared to Xu Qingnian’s essay, his poetry was incomparable and crude.
Those words of humiliation even made him feel ashamed of himself.
As for the students of the Tianming Academy, they were at a loss for words at this moment, each looking a little red in the face.
Zhang Heng’s poem, in front of Xu Qingnian’s ekphrastic essay, was indeed incomparably vulgar, not even a word better.
And yet they cheered and applauded so much, how fierce the applause was, how fierce the humiliation was now.
Looking at the two siblings, Mu Nanping and Mu Nanliu, Mu Nanping was incomparably shocked, and when he looked at Xu Qingnian, there were only eight words in his mind.
He looked at Xu Qingnian and had only eight words in his mind: “A great talent, worthy of deep friendship.
As for Mu Nanliu, she was genuinely shocked. She didn’t like literati very much in the past, and found such banquets to be boring as they recited poems and lyrics to each other.
However, today, Mu Nanliu understood that it was not that she did not like poetry written by literati, but rather that she did not like poetry written by ordinary literati, but if it was written by a great talent like Xu Qingnian, she still liked it.
Li Xin, Wang Ru, Chen Xinghe and others were all dumbfounded, they knew that Xu Qingnian was holding her breath, and they also knew that Xu Qingnian was bitter, under Zhang Heng’s step-by-step pressure.
However, they did not expect Xu Qingnian to be able to produce such an amazing piece of writing.
Chen Xinghe, in particular, was both shocked and grateful, glad that he had fortunately not taken out the poems he had written, for if he had, it would have been another scene of social death.
Li Guangxin, Wan Anguo, Yan Lei and so on did not know what to say at this moment.
Xu Qingnian was truly astonishingly talented.
He improvised the lyrics and wrote such a text.
He was in no way prepared, and if he had been, he would not have waited until now.
This scene was captured in the minds of the banquet guests.
Li Guangxin was shocked, shocked by Xu Qingnian’s talent.
Wan An Guo was shocked, but more than that, he was helpless. He knew that Tian Ming Academy was finished, completely finished.
He knew that the Tianming Academy was finished, completely finished. Because of today’s incident, it would definitely spread to the Great Wei, and the banquet guests present would spread the word.
He provoked Xu Qingnian and pressed him hard, and now he has forced a superbly written essay.
If Xu Qingnian’s future success is very high, he will be able to make a name for himself.
If Xu Qingnian becomes a great Confucian in the future, or even a great Confucian of heaven and earth, then the Tianming Academy will become the laughing stock of the world.
Wan An Guo was helpless, he was deeply helpless, and in the midst of his helplessness, he was deeply remorseful, he regretted not stopping Zhang Heng in time.
Yan Lei was shocked, he was shocked that Xu Qingnian’s talent was so terrible.
He was amazed that Xu Qingnian’s talent was so terrifying.
This was a great talent, a truly great talent.
But soon he regained his composure.
“Excellent!”
“This ekphrastic essay should be the absolute best.”
“The colourful clouds are auspicious, and the pavilion is a treasure, this is the blessing of heaven.”
“The falling sun and the lone rustling duck fly together, the autumn water shares the same colour with the long sky, the words are beautiful, the meaning is beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, it should be the best parallel text in the world.”
“A great talent of the ages, a great talent of the ages, truly a great talent of the ages.”
“The heavens have not given birth to me, Xu Qingnian, and the Confucian Way is like a long night.
“The Confucian Way is like a long night, what a Confucian Way is like a long night.”
“Xu Qingnian, when it is Xu Wangu.”
At this moment, everyone came back to their senses as endless applause rang out, and the banqueters in the hall rose to their feet, their faces flushed with excitement.
They clenched their fists in excitement; it was an honour for them to have witnessed the birth of this extraordinary piece of writing, and in the future, countless people might mention their names when they talk about it.
Indirectly, their names will be pa*sed down through the ages.
Xu Qingnian was already of the eighth grade, but he had no clear intention to break through to the seventh grade, so these talents could not allow him to break through directly.
But as long as Xu Qingnian broke through to the seventh rank, then he could directly complete it, just like before, basically without waiting for anything, directly.
The sound of wine being poured stopped.
All those present were excited, Mu Nanping was, and so was Li Guangxin, for no other reason than that they had witnessed it together, and after a thousand lifetimes, when this text was mentioned again, their names could also be mentioned.
This honour was an unexpected pleasure for them.
But more than that, Xu Qingnian’s parallel essay was simply too stunning.
“Good.”
At this moment, even Yan Lei could not help but open his mouth and say the word good.
Although he did not like Xu Qingnian’s actions and words, it was an indisputable fact that good writing was good writing.
“Excellent ekphrasis, Xu Wanguo’s name is not in vain.”
Wan Anguo also followed suit and his words were sincere.
“Thus the text, the new building in South Yu, will remain famous for thousands of years, nephew Shouren, what is the name of this parallel text?”
Li Guangxin also said with unbridled excitement.
The seats.
After the crowd had returned to their senses, Xu Qingnian slowly took a sip of strong wine, and hearing Li Guangxin’s words, Xu Qingnian spoke.
“This text is a preface to the South Yu Pavilion.”
Xu Qingnian replied directly.
“Nan Yu Pavilion Preface, good, a good Nan Yu Pavilion Preface, from now on, this place will be called Nan Yu Pavilion.”
Li Guangxin sighed in admiration, and then lifted his wine cup and looked at the crowd and said.
“Gentlemen, a toast to Xu Wangu.”
His hands were trembling with excitement as he invited the crowd to toast Xu Qingnian.
To be able to produce such a superb ekphrasis was worthy of a toast from the crowd.
“No.”
At this moment, Xu Qingnian shook her head, refusing the kind offer.
Instead, he looked at Zhang Heng and said in a calm tone.
“I wonder, Brother Zhang, what pointers do you have for the words that I composed just now, Xu?”
The matter was not over yet.
He had recited the Teng Wang Ge Preface not just to show his talent, but for other purposes.
“None ….. No pointers.”
Hearing Xu Qingnian’s words, Zhang Heng was a little speechless, but still answered honestly.
How dare he give instructions?
If he really dared to point, it would be a joke for the ages.
“Then how do the words and writings of Xu Mou compare to the poems of Brother Zhang?”
Xu Qingnian continued to speak, asking calmly.
For a moment, Zhang Heng frowned a little, and he instantly felt that Xu Qingnian was deliberately trying to embarra*s him.
He was full of anger, but did not dare to vent it out, simply because he had indeed been at fault in the first place.
“This text, it is astonishing.”
“My poem, Zhang’s, is inferior.”
Although he was not convinced, he had to admit that his own poem was not as good as Xu Qingnian’s.
“Only inferior?”
Xu Qingnian spoke calmly and asked again.
“You!”
Zhang Heng opened his mouth, he wanted to point at Xu Qingnian, but in the end, he did not dare to point at Xu Qingnian.
With these words, Xu Qingnian was trying to push him to the brink of extinction, making him admit that his poetry was not up to par.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Heng clenched his fist.
“In comparison to Brother Xu, my poetry, Zhang Mou, is as bad as Sh*t and is no better than the exquisite words of Brother Xu… I wonder what Brother Xu thinks of this statement?”
Zhang Heng almost said these words with a stiff upper lip, knowing that Xu Qingnian would not spare him.
The banqueters in the audience were also looking at him coldly.
They didn’t pity Zhang Heng at all, he had brought this on himself.
Earlier, Xu Qingnian had been reprimanded by Yan Ru and was already unhappy, drinking sullen wine somewhere, while you, Zhang Heng, had repeatedly provoked him, and now that he had been slapped in the face, the crowd was naturally happy to see it.
“Brother Zhang really has an honest character.”
Xu Qingnian laughed lightly, but once these words were uttered, laughter rang out all over the hall.
It made Zhang Heng even more groundless.
But this was the end of the matter, and in an instant Zhang Heng returned to his seat, silent, ten thousand times more uncomfortable than Xu Qingnian had been before.
However, as Zhang Heng settled down.
Xu Qingnian’s voice continued to ring out again.
“If you are talentless, how can you sit in this seat? How many people here are more talented than you? None of them have taken their seats, but you have?”
“It seems that Brother Zhang is not only honest, but also has a thick skin.”
Xu Qingnian’s voice rang out again.
However, in contrast to Zhang Heng’s previous ridicule, Xu Qingnian was being explicitly sarcastic.
When these words were uttered, Zhang Heng was enraged, and he gazed at Xu Qingnian, his eyes full of anger, he had gone this far.
You, Xu Qingnian, still won’t let me go?
However, before he could say anything, a voice slowly sounded out.
“It is true that Zhang Heng has gone too far in this matter, but after being humiliated like this, it is almost enough.
“A gentleman should be generous.”
The voice rang out.
It was Yan Lei’s voice.
He instantly understood why Xu Qingnian was pressing so hard, revenge was not the main thing, he was coming for himself.
Why was Zhang Heng able to sit here?
It was because of his nephew.
So Xu Qingnian was looking for trouble.
But Yan Lei had no fear.
The great Confucian spoke and the crowd fell silent.
Xu Qingnian’s voice, however, continued to ring out.
“A good saying that a gentleman should be magnanimous.”
“What a good saying that one should be forgiving.”
“Is this the great Confucian? If I didn’t know better, I would have thought that a saint had come.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, but his words were laced with ridicule.
“How dare you!”
“Unbridled.”
“Xu Qingnian, you have gone too far, how dare you sarcastically call out the great Confucian?”
“Xu Qingnian, you dare to humiliate a sage?”
At this moment, the students of the Tian Ming Academy were agitated, they had not expected Xu Qingnian to dare to sarcastically insult the great Confucian, and to do so in such an unpleasant manner.
Not only them, the hall immediately boiled over with clamour.
They knew that Xu Qingnian had a mouthful of anger to hold, but they did not expect that Xu Qingnian would dare to directly sarcastic the great scholar.
This was really a bit irrational.
“Yan Ru, Xu Qingnian is drunk and full of nonsense, so I hope Yan Ru will not be angry.”
Mu Nanping was the first to speak up, apologising towards Yan Lei.
He looked at Mu Nanping and shook his head, his eyes were clear, although he was a little drunk, he was not drunk.
However, Yan Lei did not get angry.
Still incomparably calm, he said.
“You have anger in your heart, I know that.”
“Remembering that you have written a superb essay, I treasure your talent, so I will take your words as drunken words.”
Yan Lei was calm, he was not angry, because he knew Xu Qingnian had anger.
But Xu Qingnian gave a cold snort.
Looking at Yan Lei, he said.
“I don’t dare to climb high, Yan Ru need not cherish his talent.”
After saying this, Xu Qingnian turned his gaze towards the duo of Zhang Heng and Yan Jun and said.
“Did you guys not hear what I said just now?”
“No virtue and no talent, still sitting here, you do not mind shame, Yan Ru still mind shame, quickly go down, do not insult me.”
Xu Qingnian looked at the two of them and rebuked them in public, telling them to get lost.
Reckless?
Reckless.
But out of breath?
Outrage.
From the first time they met, these two people had been aggressive, all kinds of strange and weird, and even with the others, they had humiliated themselves, both explicitly and implicitly.
Now that they had dug themselves into a hole, could Xu Qingnian still help save them?
Xu Qingnian directly dropped the stone to make them remember this time fiercely.
He also let everyone know that he, Xu Qingnian, had a temper.
Do you really think you have no temper?
“Xu Qingnian! You are arrogant!”
At this moment, Yan Lei finally couldn’t hold back.
He had given Xu Qingnian a chance.
He knew that Xu Qingnian had anger, but the two could not be confused. He treasured his talent, but Xu Qingnian did not.
“Where is my arrogance in Xu?”
Xu Qingnian turned directly around and gazed at Yan Lei, his voice no less loud than Yan Lei’s.
At this moment, the lobby boiled over.
Xu Qingnian and the great Confucian were calling up, this was simply a great thing in the sky.
One was a great talent of a thousand years.
One was a great Confucianist.
These two clashed together, and in the eyes of the crowd, it was no less than a stream of fire falling to the ground.
“Zhang Heng is certainly at fault, but you have already humiliated in public, you have vented your anger in your heart on others, and you disrespected the old man when he advised you, this is arrogance.”
Yan Lei shouted in a stern voice, his gaze angrily looking at Xu Qingnian, at this moment he was really angry.
“This is really a big joke.”
“Yan Ru only saw me bullying Zhang Heng, then when Zhang Heng was bullying me just now, why didn’t you come up with arrogant words?”
“Why didn’t you say something arrogant when many students at the Tianming Academy were mocking and ridiculing?”
“The two of them humiliated and insulted me at the banquet, but I endured it.”
“At the banquet, I asked for my friend and was rebuked, so I endured it.”
“Brother Mu is my good friend, he said a few words for me, and was humiliated by you in public.
“Yan Ru said that the law is like a mountain and the holy will is like the sky, how are they qualified to sit at the banquet today?”
“The people do not speak up, only because Yan Jun is related to you, and you do not speak up, also because you are related to them.”
“Dare I ask, is the strictness of Yan Ru only for others, not for family and friends?”
Xu Qingnian’s words were so eloquent that Yan Lei’s voice was loud, but he, Xu Qingnian, was even louder.
When his voice fell, everyone gulped, and the crowd’s body muscles were chilled, and their bones were scared.
Xu Qingnian was simply tearing his face off, directly starting to reprimand Yan Lei.
The first time I heard Xu Qingnian’s words.
The great Confucian Yan Lei was so angry that his palms trembled, but Xu Qingnian was right in every word he said.
In fact Yan Junli sat down, he originally wanted to let them go down, but thought that after all, they are his nephews, if they were to be driven down in public.
It was a bit embarra*sing.
He was a great Confucian, not a saint, and even saints have emotions, so naturally he didn’t say much, as long as his nephew hadn’t done anything wrong.
But unexpectedly, Xu Qingnian seized the opportunity to angrily reprimand himself.
Over the years, only he had reprimanded others, where would anyone dare to reprimand himself?
“Good!”
“Yan Jun, your talent and virtue are not good, and it is indeed difficult to convince the public when you fall on the top seat, go down.”
Yan Lei spoke, and then rose to look at the crowd and bowed deeply.
“Gentlemen, Yan Jun’s actions are the fault of the old man, from now on, I will examine myself and be strict, I hope you will understand.”
Yan Lei was worthy of being a great Confucian, and rose directly to apologise to the crowd.
But the crowd also thoroughly understood that the matter of the official beating was completely dead.
Xu Qingnian had angered Yan Lei so much, and among them had torn his face, embarra*sing Yan Lei, and the other side would definitely not let this go.
The other side will never let go of this matter. Whether it is a strike or revenge, in short, this matter will not end well.
The people nodded, they did not dare to participate, they could only nod, the great Confucian to them a bow, they also all bowed back, really do not dare to accept such a big gift.
The only two people present, Xu Qingnian and Mu Nanliu, did not return it.
Zhang Heng and Yan Jun were even more ashamed, but they also knew what the situation was now, and in order to protect Yan Ru, they got up and apologised to the crowd.
“Gentlemen, it is Yan who is foolish, without virtue or talent, but he has tarnished the man in the upper seat, especially Brother Xu.”
Yan Jun was still unconvinced as he opened his mouth to apologise, but his words were still laced with sarcasm.
When this was said, Wan Anguo sat up completely.
“Yan Jun, don’t be talking nonsense, get off!”
He rebuked angrily.
It’s come to this point, and you’re still looking for trouble with Xu Qingnian?
Are you out of your mind? You really aren’t afraid of making things bigger and bigger, are you?
Wan An Guo was the first to stop it.
However, it was still too late.
“Heh.”
“What a brother Yan.”
“What a tarnish.”
“What a great Confucian nephew.”
“Yan Ru, everyone can understand what happened today, but I will not.”
“You are impartial, but you are partial to your nephew. Although it is a small matter, it involves the holy will, and Zhu Sheng established the words that a gentleman is strict with the law, a gentleman is selfless, and a gentleman is benevolent.”
“Strict Confucianism and strict law, the student understands.”
“However, the gentleman is selfless, and Yanru has not done so.”
“As for a gentleman’s benevolence, I have thought about it for a long time, but I only see harshness, not any benevolence.”
“The student has no words.”
“Sir, who is the great Confucian?”
Xu Qingnian spoke, his words sharp.
Don’t you serve the will of Zhu Sheng?
A gentleman is strict with the law, a gentleman is selfless, a gentleman is benevolent, what else do you have but strict with the law?
But when these words were uttered, the whole hall completely exploded.
What is a great Confucian?
It is the fifth rank of Confucianism, and is ordained by heaven and earth.
How could you be ordained?
Even if the Emperor of the Great Wei had enthroned you as a great Confucian, heaven and earth would not recognise you if they did not.
And Xu Qingnian’s words smacked too much of sarcasm.
If it was a tearing of the face before, then now it is not a tearing of the face, but a scolding pointing at your Yan Lei’s nose.
You are not worthy of being a great Confucian.
“Xu Qingnian, you’re really arrogant.”
“Xu Qingnian, don’t talk nonsense!”
“Xu Qingnian, do not speak nonsense.”
“You really have no respect for the king’s law and disrespect for the great scholars.”
“The Great Confucian is ordained by heaven and earth, your words are disrespectful to Confucianism, disrespectful to the heavens, and even more insulting to the saints.”
“Xu Qingnian, you are too arrogant.”
At this moment, the hall was filled with voices, and even Li Guangxin, Mu Nanping and Wan Anguo could not help but speak up at this moment, they did not reprimand Xu Qingnian, but told him not to speak nonsense.
Only the students of the Tianming Academy seized the opportunity one by one and began to attack wildly.
But at this moment, Xu Qingnian’s gaze looked away coldly.
The group of students instantly quieted down, not daring to continue raving.
It was only because this one look from Xu Qingnian had scared them.
They inexplicably had a feeling that if they shouted one more word, Xu Qingnian would strike them.
Everyone opened their mouths.
But Yan Lei was the only one who didn’t make a sound, he sat there but radiated a monstrous majesty.
“Good! What a good line about a gentleman being strict with the law! A gentleman is selfless! A gentleman is kind and loving!”
“Then I ask you, as a scholar, are you strict with the law? Can you be selfless? Can you be kind and loving?”
“If you plead for the thugs, you are disobedient, is that strict law?”
“You are so vehement because you can hardly feel at ease when they stand up for you, is that selfless?”
“You are aggressive and pressuring people every step of the way, is this charity?”
“I would like to ask, can you be considered a scholar?”
Yan Lei did not get furious, but used Xu Qingnian’s words to refute Xu Qingnian.
You say I am not strict with the law? Not selfless? Not benevolent?
What about you?
If you yourself cannot do it, then there is no point in talking about it.
Whether I am a great Confucian or not, heaven and earth bear witness, and if you cannot answer that, then you will overturn everything.
In return there are four words.
Unreasonable.
The great Confucian was worthy of being a great Confucian, using Xu Qingnian’s words to refute Xu Qingnian.
Once again, Xu Qingnian was forced into a desperate situation.
Everyone sighed, in their opinion, Xu Qingnian was just being reckless, a moment of anger that had led to such trouble.
However, in the face of such aggressive questioning.
Xu Qingnian did not panic, but instead said incomparably calmly.
“Mister Xu is naturally a scholar.”
Once these words were said, Yan Lei continued to speak.
“There is no benevolence in your eyes, not to mention a gentleman’s selflessness, you are also a scholar? What kind of scholar are you? What kind of books do you read?”
Yan Lei asked.
And Xu Qingnian shook his head and looked at Yan Lei.
“Your Excellency does not need to set up Xu Mou’s words again.”
“Mou Xu knows what you want to ask.”
“Having come to this point, Your Excellency is still trying to ask out what essay I wrote, in the middle of the government examinations. Is that right?”
Xu Qingnian was not stupid, he knew what Yan Lei meant, he asked and asked and pressed, what was the purpose?
In fact, it was still about the essay of intention.
A great scholar would not be so angry.
How could he be so angry over such a thing?
Everything was under his control.
He was forcing himself to speak the truth in anger.
Xu Qingnian knew that.
It was just that he was digging a pit for himself, and Xu Qingnian was not voluntarily jumping into it.
But it was not certain whether this pit would be as Yan Lei wanted it to be or not.
Yan Lei did not say anything.
Xu Qingnian sighed.
And then looked at Yan Lei and said.
“In these few days, Mister Xu has been thinking about whether to say or not to say.”
“Until today, when a woman, who came to Mister Xu, dragged her family with her, lying on the ground crying and wailing in pain, Mister Xu had already made up his mind.”
“The law is strict, I know that.”
“The law does not tolerate mercy, I know that too.”
“But in all things there is an intention that is true and an intention that is not true.”
“A small punishment, a generous and benevolent punishment, is the way of a gentleman.”
“Yanru.”
“I, Xu Qingnian, did write the essay on intention in the government examination.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, and Yan Lei had laid it out until now, for this.
He had said it, but not taken the bait.
Rather, he had said it willingly.
He was saying it for himself.
It was also said for the sake of Ming Yi.
Once this was said, the crowd was completely shocked at this moment.
There were many rumours about Xu Qingnian’s essay, and the most mainstream rumour was that it was not an essay of intention, but a strategy for peace, which His Majesty intended to conceal.
But whether it was or not, no one knows.
The original copy of the absolute article was sealed in the Great Wei Palace of Literature, while the other transcribed articles were also sealed within the palace, and no one was allowed to read them, not even the great scholars, when the holy decree fell.
Even the great scholars of Chen Xin, who escorted them, were not allowed to view them until they were sent to His Majesty.
So the world’s literati were curious.
Now Xu Qingnian himself admitted that he had written an essay of intention, and naturally the hall was filled with an uproar.
“What is the intention?”
Yan Lei spoke up, asking Xu Qingnian, his eyes also falling on Xu Qingnian.
“A new idea.”
Xu Qingnian spoke indifferently.
The two words shook the room full of literati in shock.
They had not expected that Xu Qingnian’s intentional essay was really a new idea.
The world’s literary world ……. It’s really going to be a big mess.
It was not difficult to set up an idea, but perhaps it was too difficult to get heaven and earth to approve of it.
“What is a new idea?”
Yan Lei took a deep breath, as a great Confucian, at this time, he couldn’t help but tremble.
“The unity of knowledge and action!”
Xu Qingnian spoke slowly.
Speaking out his new meaning.
Boom.
It was also at this moment that the white sun thundered.
A terrifying thunderbolt exploded.
It made everyone tremble.
“What is the unity of knowledge and action?”
Yan Lei looked at Xu Qingnian with cold intent in his eyes.
He respected Zhu Sheng’s intention.
There was no room for other new ideas in his eyes.
He asked Xu Qingnian, wanting to find a flaw and kill this idea in its cradle before it spread.
Xu Qingnian knew what he meant.
But Xu Qingnian was fearless.
For the unity of knowledge and action was born to disprove the theory of the preservation of heavenly principles and the destruction of human desires.
“Speak!”
“What is the unity of knowledge and action!”
Yan Lei asked once again.
Not only him, everyone was curious, they did not understand what Xu Qingnian meant by this unity of knowledge and action.
But Xu Qingnian was silent.
“Xu Qingnian, Yan Ru is asking you something, why don’t you answer?”
“What unity of knowledge and action, couldn’t you have made it up on the spot?”
“I can’t even understand it, how can such an intention be unparalleled?”
Some noisy voices rang out again.
It was still the students of the Tianming Academy.
They still dared to provoke Xu Qingnian, relying on Yan Lei, the great scholar.
And at this moment.
Xu Qingnian turned around, placed his gaze on them, and then slowly spoke.
“The so-called knowing and doing is to know and do.”
“When you see injustice, if you feel that you can step in to help, then go and help.”
“If you feel that you can’t step in to help, then don’t help.”
“If you see a villain making a scene and feel that you can fight, then just fight.”
“If you feel that you cannot fight, then don’t fight.”
“But now, I feel that I can fight.”
“Then fight!”
Xu Qingnian jumped straight down from the pavilion.
With every word he spoke, he was watched by everyone.
At first, they were listening attentively to Xu Qingnian’s elaboration on what ‘knowledge and action’ was
But the next moment.
A scene that left everyone stunned appeared.
Boom!
A student from the Tianming Academy was slapped away by Xu Qingnian.
Boom.
Another student, was blown back a few meters away by Xu Qingnian’s punch, this was still because Xu Qingnian had saved his strength, otherwise this punch would have been enough to kill them.
Bang Bang Bang!
Almost in an instant, four or five students from the Tian Ming Academy were knocked away by Xu Qingnian in one blow.
Some had their teeth slapped off, some had their ribs broken, and some were directly bruised and swollen.
The screams of misery instantly rose and fell from one another, and no one would have thought that Xu Qingnian would actually dare to use violence.
No one would have thought that this was called knowing and acting in unison.
What is the unity of knowledge and action?
In understanding morality and knowing the law, one abides by what is in one’s heart.
If you know it, you must do it.
Incredibly simple, yet full of countless philosophies.
Xu Qingnian used the simplest way to elaborate on this saintly standpoint.
Only the students of the Tianming Academy suffered.
But in Xu Qingnian’s eyes, these people deserved it, he had wanted to beat them up long ago.
At the banquet, Xu Qingnian knew that these people already held a grudge against him, and no matter what he did, they would carry preconceptions.
Likewise, no matter what reasoning one spoke, they would not listen.
Since good words would not be listened to.
Then Xu Qingnian would fight.
Beat until they listened.
“Yan Ru, save me.”
“Xu Qingnian, you are really unbridled, you, you, you, don’t come over.”
“Brother Xu, I was reckless before, I was talking nonsense, Brother Xu, don’t hit me, I’m weak.”
The screams of misery were intense, the Tian Ming Academy students were beaten to death.
Who was Xu Qingnian?
Ninth grade martial artist.
Great Sun Saint Body.
Beating a group of unarmed students was just like playing?
“How dare you!”
Wan An Guo rose at this moment and angrily rebuked, no matter what he said before, it did not matter, but to start fighting was a big taboo.
“Master Wan, I advise you to be careful with your words!”
Xu Qingnian looked coldly at Wan Anguo.
Although Wan Anguo did not target himself, but he let the students of the academy to do whatever they want, has been wrong, remember that just now Wan Anguo is considered to help themselves, Xu Qingnian not to do it, but in continuing to say, the same fight.
“Xu Qingnian, you are simply crazy.”
Yan Lei rose again, he did not expect Xu Qingnian actually acted in public, simply disrespect the saints, insulting to the readers.
“Yan Lei!”
“You respect the will of Zhu Sheng, yet you are stereotypically wooden and dull, regarded as a rotten scholar too.”
“If you dare to shout one more word, I, Xu, will beat you just the same.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, and his words showed all his dominance.
Even a great Confucian would beat him up.
If he really beat him up, the literary circles of the Great Wei would be in an uproar.
“You! You! You!”
Yan Lei really did not expect that Xu Qingnian would dare to say such words.
As for the unity of knowledge and action, Yan Lei could not understand it at all, so he thought that Xu Qingnian was just fooling him and taking this opportunity to vent his hatred.
“Li Fujun, are you still not going to do anything?”
Yan Lei clenched his fist and looked at Li Guangxin, signalling him to send troops to suppress it.
“Someone, arrest Xu Qingnian for me.”
Li Guangxin gritted his teeth, he hadn’t expected things to come to this point, but at the moment there was no choice but to suppress Xu Qingnian.
It was impossible to watch Xu Qingnian really beat the group to death.
In an instant, the officers and soldiers came up and tried to suppress Xu Qingnian.
But in the next moment, Xu Qingnian looked at the crowd, and there was mockery in his words.
“All of you should think carefully before you make a move, I am a scholar of the Great Wei, and using the words of the great scholar Yan Lei, hurting a scholar is punishable by a light imprisonment for ten years, or a heavy sentence of being sent to a thousand miles and reduced to hard labour.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, and with just one sentence, all the officers and soldiers dared not move.
In fact, it was useless for them to move because they could not defeat Xu Qingnian.
Xu Qingnian said this, firstly, to humiliate Yan Lei, secondly, because he did not want to hurt innocent people, and thirdly, to make certain people in the shadows be honest.
Indeed, the words were too damaging.
It was fine for the Readers to beat the Readers.
If they hurt a scholar, it would not be a trivial matter, in case Yan Lei turned his back on him and arrested and imprisoned him, or sent him a thousand miles away, would that not be a blood loss?
So the crowd didn’t dare to make a move.
“Uncle save me, uncle save me.”
At this moment, Xu Qingnian stomped on Yan Jun, who screamed in agony and cried out for help, hoping that Yan Lei would help him.
It wasn’t just him.
Zhang Heng didn’t run away either.
He was grabbed by Xu Qingnian and slapped Zhang Heng’s cheeks red and swollen with a dozen slaps.
Do you like to shout?
Do you like to cause trouble?
Do you like being a villain?
Xu Qingnian let out all the anger in his heart, a feeling of unprecedented pleasure that made his scalp tingle.
Knowing and acting in unison, forever dropping God.
In reality, the true unity of knowledge and action is naturally not like Xu Qingnian’s, but everyone has their own path, the will of a saint is the will of a saint.
The unity of knowledge and action in Xu Qingnian’s mind is this truth.
The first time, I will talk to you properly and reason properly!
The second time, I will reason with you properly and talk to you properly!
The third time, since you don’t listen to reason, then I will beat you to listen to reason.
What is this called? This is called inner sage and outer king.
If you can’t reason with me, I’ll beat you up.
I will beat you until you understand.
Some people just don’t want to be beaten up.
Wang Ru, Li Xin, Chen Xinghe and the others looked dumbfounded.
The two siblings, Mu Nan Ping and Mu Nan Lime, were also dumbfounded.
I’ve seen tough people, but I’ve never seen Xu Qingnian so tough.
In their impressions, it was not that the literati had never fought before, but generally speaking, they would just grab their hair and roll around on the ground.
It was not like Xu Qingnian to be so overbearing and ruthless.
Such a horizontal push.
After the shock, there were only four words in Mu Nanping’s mind.
The ultimate fierce man.
Finally.
Xu Qingnian was comfortable.
Close to thirty people, all lying on the ground like dead dogs, covered in wounds, the officers and soldiers in the mansion, could only surround Xu Qingnian, but did not dare to make a move.
On the pavilion.
Yan Lei was already so angry that his face was black.
This time he was truly furious.
Xu Qingnian was arrogant! Arrogant! Arrogance aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
“Xu Qingnian, with today’s incident, I can guarantee that the Great Wei Literary Temple will not tolerate heretics like you.”
Yan Lei almost roared as a terrifyingly vast aura was unleashed.
In his capacity as a great Confucian, and with the words of a great Confucian, he angrily rebuked Xu Qingnian.
This one sentence uttered was enough to bring Xu Qingnian to ruin and disgrace in the Great Wei literary world.
But once these words were uttered.
Xu Qingnian’s Hao Ran Zheng Qi in his body also overflowed, a purple Hao Ran Zheng Qi that permeated the hall.
It resisted Yan Lei’s Hao Rang Qi.
“Yan Lei!”
“I, Xu Qingnian, hereby make a vow.”
“If the heavens pretend that I am a saint, I will strip you of your Confucian position, and there will be no more corrupt Confucians like you in this world.”
“This oath is witnessed by heaven and earth, the sun and the moon.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, and he spoke word by word with true anger.
He could see that Yan Lei was a rotten Confucian, and the existence of such great Confucians was harmful to people.
You want me to lose my name in the Great Wei literary world?
That’s fine.
If one day, I, Xu Qingnian, become a saint, I will strip you of your Confucian position and destroy your Confucian roots.
Although this statement means that there will be no more corrupt scholars like you.
But the other meaning is also very direct.
There will no longer be any Confucianism of Zhu Sheng.
In other words.
In other words, he, Xu Qingnian, has gone completely head-on.
He had confronted 90% of the world’s literati.
If he were to extinguish Confucianism, you would have won.
But if you really become a saint one day, just wait for me.
One by one.
These words were extremely radical, but such is the nature of a young man’s heart.
Once the words were said, Xu Qingnian turned around and left, and the surrounding soldiers did not dare to stop him.
“Brother Xu, where are you going?”
Li Xin opened his mouth and asked Xu Qingnian, not knowing where Xu Qingnian was going.
“To cause trouble and brawl, I, Xu, will go into the big jail myself.”
“Great Confucian Yan, you’d better hurry up and play your case to the capital.”
“Within three days, I, Xu, will be in jail with a clear intention to enter the seventh rank!”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, a single sentence showing his endless dominance and confidence.
“In three days, I’ll be in the seventh rank.
What does this mean?
According to the laws of the Great Wei, a seventh-ranked person can be exempted from punishment and from twelve crimes.
One of these offences was the offence of causing trouble and fighting.
This exemption was meant to be a symbolic privilege. After all, he was a seventh-ranked Ming Yi, so how could he possibly get into a fight with someone?
But it was not this that shocked the crowd.
Rather, it was Xu Qingnian’s claim that he would be able to achieve clarity within three days?
How long had he only been in the eighth rank?
How long has he been in the eighth rank?
If Xu Qingnian had really achieved clarity in three days’ time.
It would be no joke.
Before the seventh grade, it would be useless to advance any faster.
The seventh grade of Ming Yi is extremely important.
No one would dare to say how long it would take for them to achieve their Yi, but at most within three years, or within five years.
Xu Qingnian said three days.
They didn’t believe him.
But looking at the stance, they couldn’t disbelieve it.
“Brother Xu, I will enter the prison with you.”
At this moment, Li Xin’s blood boiled as he turned towards a student of the Tianming Academy and kicked him hard to vent his anger.
And then he chased after Xu Qingnian.
“I’ll come too.”
Wang Ru followed suit with a kick and hurriedly ran to Xu Qingnian.
They were scholars, and fights and brawls between scholars were only imprisoned for three or five days at most, not for ten years, and definitely not for exile.
“How reckless!”
Looking at Li Xin and Wang Ru, as well as his own senior brother, Chen Xinghe sighed, before turning his gaze to Zhang Heng at the side.
With some apologies on his face, he said.
“Brother Zhang, bear with it for a bit, it will be fine soon.”
After saying this, Chen Xinghe also gave a kick, directly knocking Zhang Heng unconscious.
In front of the crowd, Chen Xinghe walked out with a clear and proud face.
“Three days Ming Yi, I’m going to take a look.”
“I’m going to take a look too, Brother Xu is a great talent.”
“It’s a bit reckless, but it’s so enjoyable to watch, these guys from the Tianming School deserve it, let’s go, let’s go together.”
“Brother Xu, wait for me!”
The next moment, many people came back to their senses.
One by one, the young readers of the South Yufu province followed them over, but not before they all viciously kicked the students of the Tianming School as well.
If you wanted to follow Xu Qingnian, you had to get into the big jail, and the best way to get into the big jail was to follow a kick.
Soon, there were many fewer people at the building banquet.
It was instantly cold and clear.
Looking at the devastation.
Li Guangxin was silent.
Wan An Guo was also silent.
Yan Lei was the only one.
His face was as black as charcoal.
But everyone knew.
This is full of sores and is going to cause a big problem in the sky.
But what the crowd was looking forward to even more was.
Three days later.
Will Xu Qingnian be able to clarify his intention.
And what exactly is this unity of knowledge and action?
