Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The officials retired.
The military officials seemed to be in a good mood and walked with the wind in their sails.
The Confucian officials, on the other hand, were silent and left without saying a word.
When they left the palace, the military officials laughed and called their friends and went to eat and drink at someone’s house.
There was a suspicion of artifice in all this, but there was also heartfelt joy.
Today, they had won a great victory in the courtroom, and it was a great joy to see the Confucian officials defeated.
“Great Confucian Sun, I have a happy event today, if you have nothing to do, you can come to my house as a guest.”
Looking at Sun Jing’an who was leaving, Duke An shouted out, smilingly inviting the other party to join the feast.
“You’re welcome, Duke of State, Sun has some things to do, so I won’t be there.”
“By the way, State Duke, don’t be too happy, if you count, today is the second day, whether Xu Qingnian will be able to express her will, we will know the result tomorrow.”
Sun Jing’an spoke indifferently, and then led his people to leave completely.
Looking at the departing Sun Jing’an, Duke An did not say anything and walked towards his home.
In the distance.
Sun Jing’an’s face was calm, and a group of Confucian officials followed around behind him.
“Sun Ru, don’t get angry, within a day’s time, Xu Qingnian will never be able to express his will.”
At this moment, one of the great Confucian scholars spoke up and said slowly.
“I understand.”
“Even if Xu Qingnian were to make his intentions clear, what could be done? We of the Zhu Sheng lineage are not so afraid of a mad student.”
“Today’s battle in the imperial court is not for Xu Qingnian, it is for my Zhu Sheng lineage, I just did not expect His Majesty to think so highly of this Xu Qingnian.”
“But unfortunately, unless a new saint is born in the present generation, the Zhu Sheng lineage of readers will be able to subdue the world for another five hundred years.”
Sun Jing’an was very calm.
He told the truth.
In today’s court battle, he was not really angry with Xu Qingnian at all, a mere mad student, in their eyes, Xu Qingnian was indeed just a small mad student.
The reason why they are targeting him is because of the Zhu Sheng lineage, so that the world’s scholars can see what will happen if they slander Zhu Sheng, and so that the world’s scholars know who the Confucian Way of the world is.
This is what they value.
As for Xu Qingnian?
They didn’t care, even if Xu Qingnian Ping had really made his intentions clear, what could he do?
Even if Xu Qingnian Ping had really made his intentions clear, what could he do?
Let’s wash our hands of it.
It was impossible that Xu Qingnian could become a saint, right?
It’s not possible.
“En, I know Sun Ru’s intention, it’s better to wait and see everything tomorrow.”
“If Xu Qingnian does not have a clear intention, when the time comes, we will present our case together, and His Majesty, even if he is no longer biased, will not offend us for the sake of a mere mad student.”
The latter nodded, and Sun Ru said nothing more as he walked towards the Palace of Literature.
And so it was, an hour later.
Inside the Yongping King’s residence.
In the middle of the main hall.
Mu Nanping stood in the hall and looked at his father, full of curiosity.
“Father, is there any news from the court?”
Mu Nanping asked, filled with curiosity.
“Sun Ru and Duke An quarrelled for almost half an hour, and the two of them got really angry.”
“It is good that His Majesty has not made any decision, but Father can see that whether Xu Qingnian can survive this calamity depends on whether he can make his intentions clear.”
“Father has received news that if tomorrow, Xu Qingnian can express his will, everything will be fine.”
“But if Xu Qingnian does not succeed in expressing his will tomorrow, I am afraid that at least four great scholars will have to jointly submit a petition.”
“This is a hurdle that Xu Qingnian is afraid of ……”
Yongping County King said here then did not continue to say.
Because the rest of Mu Nanping understood.
“Three days Ming Yi, this …… is indeed too difficult, Father, if this is really the case, tomorrow at the court, you must say more for Xu Qingnian.”
“My son has met Xu Qingnian, this person indeed has great talent in all ages, if this person can enter the capital to a*sist Your Majesty, Great Wei will see glory.”
Mu Nanping opened his mouth, pleading with his own father to say a few good words for Xu Qingnian at the court tomorrow, after all, it was almost impossible to have a clear intention for three days.
“Let’s see.”
County King Yongping got up and left the hall, he had his own opinion on matters in the courtroom, whether to say or not to say something also depended on the situation, Mu Nanping had a good relationship with Xu Qingnian.
But he was the County King, and matters in the imperial court must not be child’s play.
In fact, it is not just him.
Even the major state dukes and the general’s residence are discussing whether Xu Qingnian can succeed in his intention.
Within three days, Xu Qingnian would be successful.
One day had pa*sed yesterday, and there was only half a day today and a whole day tomorrow left.
If Xu Qingnian did not succeed in expressing her will by tomorrow, then it would be a problem.
Although they were martial artists, they knew how difficult it was for a gentleman to make his intentions clear.
But in any case, they have helped what they should, and the rest is up to Xu Qingnian’s destiny.
What happened at the court.
The news soon spread to all the prefectures and provinces.
The news was also received by the South Henan Province.
When they learned of the news, the entire South Yu House was not very happy.
After all, for an ordinary scholar, it might not be possible for him to achieve clarity of mind in ten, twenty, thirty or fifty years.
Even for some geniuses, it was not possible to say that they could understand the meaning in three days.
It had nothing to do with physique.
So when the news came, all the readers in South Yufu were inexplicably nervous.
But the crowd understood even more that they couldn’t bother Xu Qingnian at this time to keep him quiet, because time was running out.
Not only the Southern Yufu readers, but also the people were praying for Xu Qingnian’s clear will; many of them did not know what a clear will was, but they were just praying.
It can be said that the matter of Xu Qingnian’s clear will has become the number one topic of conversation in Great Wei.
Everywhere there was talk of whether Xu Qingnian would be able to achieve clarity.
And in the Great Wei Jail.
All the prisoners had been transferred out, and Xu Qingnian’s clear will was now a top priority for the entire South Yu Province.
If Xu Qingnian’s will is clear, all obstacles will be removed and everything will disappear.
If she fails to do so, she will be like a wave in a long river, only to be regretted, and will also bring endless trouble.
In the prison.
Xu Qingnian was still forgetting himself.
In his mind, he kept thinking about four words.
Knowing and acting in unison.
He had to use his own mind to understand, so that he could achieve clear meaning.
The so-called clear meaning, to simplify it, is to understand the meaning.
Understand the meaning of being a gentleman.
Why one should be a gentleman.
How does one become a gentleman?
Knowing and acting in unison.
These four words seem very simple, but when one takes a closer look at them and thinks about them, it becomes difficult to comprehend.
Time pa*sed little by little.
The sky in South Yufu was still full of dark clouds.
People’s hearts were also still gloomy and heavy.
Everyone was expecting, expecting Xu Qingnian to make his intentions clear.
It was night.
There was no movement inside the prison.
Xu Qingnian sat there like a rock, unmoving.
It was three days until the appointment.
The last twelve hours were left.
As at the beginning, Xu Qingnian only had twelve hours left.
“What is the unity of knowledge and action.”
Its focus was on ‘knowing’ and ‘doing’.
To know does not mean to know, but to know and understand the truth.
If a person wants to achieve the state of unity of knowledge and action.
One has to know the truth.
If you don’t even know the minimum of reason, how can you do it?
When you know the truth, then you do it, that is action.
So knowing and doing is what Xu Qingnian understands in the simplest sense.
‘Know it’ ‘and do it’
There is nothing difficult that is not difficult, and the reason why many things in the world cannot be done is.
‘don’t know’ ‘don’t do it immediately’
Another layer of meaning is.
I’m sure I’m doing the right thing, I can go and do it, then I’ll go and do it.
It’s like being on top of the South Yu Court House Banquet.
The students from the Tianming Academy had provoked themselves again and again.
It was not wrong for one to go out and teach them a lesson.
There is nothing wrong with beating them up yourself and going to beat these guys up.
So I can go and do it.
This can also be called knowing and doing.
With the knowledge of reason, do what you want to do, do what you have to do, and do what you can do.
A gentleman does something.
A gentleman does something.
This moment.
A purple glow pervaded around Xu Qingnian, this was Hao Rang Qi, and the dimly lit prison was illuminated in a flash.
However, this did not mean that Xu Qingnian was truly clear about his intentions.
It only proved that Xu Qingnian had opened the door.
Now it required Xu Qingnian to actually step out of this step and step into the gate, then it would be considered clear intent.
“This is Mr. Yang Ming’s unity of knowledge and action.”
“Not my unity of knowledge and action.”
“I already understand, Mr. Yang Ming’s unity of knowledge and action, but what is my unity of knowledge and action?”
Xu Qingnian was caught in the middle of his thoughts, his purple glow gradually dissipating.
He was thinking, he was pondering.
At this moment.
Xu Qingnian’s consciousness seemed to have entered the sea of stars.
The stars shone brightly and the river of stars was like sand.
Xu Qingnian was trying to think.
And little by little, time pa*sed.
The sun rose in the east.
The time of the hour.
With less than seven hours to go before the three-day appointment, the dark clouds over the Southern Yufu became thicker, as thick as the people’s hearts.
The whole South Yufu was a little tense.
They were expecting Xu Qingnian to reveal her intention, but more people actually knew in their hearts that it was impossible to reveal her intention in three days.
The students from the Tianming Academy had already been escorted to the courtyard of the House, which was guarded by heavy troops, lest they inflame the conflict again.
They all gazed at the dome of the sky and looked in the direction of the prison where Xu Qingnian was, their eyes all filled with a snicker.
Three days of bright intent.
In their eyes, this was a joke.
It would never come true in any case.
In the capital of the Great Wei, almost all the officials at today’s morning court had no thoughts, they were also waiting for a piece of news.
If Xu Qingnian had revealed his intention, the Great Wei Palace and the Great Wei Tianji Terrace would have been the first to know about it, but now there was no news, which only proved that Xu Qingnian had not yet revealed his intention.
Midday.
Two more hours had pa*sed.
There was still no movement, apart from the occasional burst of thunder, there were no other signs.
The time left for Xu Qingnian …… There was not much time left.
The last five hours were left.
“If Brother Xu is really unable to make his intentions clear, we will also vow to protect Brother Xu to the death.”
Some people could not help but speak up under this oppression, as it was too overwhelming.
They had all received news from the imperial court.
If Xu Qingnian made his intentions clear.
Everything would be fine.
If Xu Qingnian could not make his intentions clear.
It would be a big problem.
In this way, who in the entire South Yufu did not worry about Xu Qingnian, who did not feel nervous for Xu Qingnian.
“Don’t talk nonsense, wait quietly, trust brother Xu, he will be able to make his intentions clear.”
Someone shouted, telling them to be quiet and just wait quietly, not to add to the inexplicable emotions.
Soon, the crowd quieted down.
And it was at that moment.
The time came to the end of the day.
Only the last five hours remained before the three-day appointment.
And in the middle of the large prison.
A purple light, once again, appeared.
What is the unity of knowledge and action!
What is the unity of knowledge and action?
What is the unity of knowledge and action.
In the middle of the prison.
Xu Qingnian’s mind was racing and
Knowing before acting.
Knowing and doing.
How can I know if I can’t?
How can one act without knowing?
All sorts of theories arose in his mind and then burst forth.
Xu Qingnian was thinking to an extreme, it was a state of madness, he was completely forgetting himself and was thinking seriously.
“Press the mind and soldiers to move, like stopping the water from moving.”
“To be knowledgeable about things, to extinguish lightness and pride.”
“A gentleman is like jade and also like iron.”
Various ideas were born, and at this moment the purple aura of Vast Righteousness swept through the entire dungeon.
The Heaven and Earth Palace of Literature in Xu Qingnian’s mind trembled with it.
In the middle of the Palace of Literature, Chao Ge manifested, and he felt the tremor of the Palace of Literature, and also felt that Xu Qingnian was clarifying his intention.
“The Will of the New Saint! Brother Xu is actually revealing the intent of the New Saint, he is actually revealing the intent of the New Saint, the ancient and modern exchanges, the signs of the saints, does Brother Xu have the qualifications of a saint?”
Chao Ge clenched his fist, he had come too far and knew many things, he instantly sensed that Xu Qingnian was enlightening the New Saint’s Intent, if Xu Qingnian really succeeded in enlightening the Intent, then it was highly possible for him to become a saint in the future, ah.
Boom, boom, boom!
Boom, boom, boom!
Boom, boom, boom!
At this moment, the dark clouds were thicker by an unknown amount above the dome of the sky in South Yufu, and lightning swept through, like a hideous and incomparable dragon, circling the dome of the sky.
A terrifying sight, like a natural disaster.
The wind is coming!
The wind was blowing and swirling around the entire South Yu Mansion, and the lake was swept up by waves of a hundred feet.
On the South Yu pavilion, Li Guangxin was a little stunned to see this scene, he did not know what was happening, the South Yu Mansion, which was already gloomy, at this moment, suddenly the sky changed and became even more terrifying. ,.
“Can’t it be that this is an ominous sign?”
Such a gloomy sky dome, coupled with the appearance of a thunder dragon, how could this not make people think it was an ominous omen?
All the people of South Yu, all the people who read, all their faces turned ugly, they also thought this was an ominous sign.
A violent wind swept through the city and lightning struck.
The next moment, a rainstorm poured down like an extinction.
Despair!
Darkness!
Endlessness and everything.
Whirring, whirring, whirring!
In the midst of the dark clouds, there was even a terrifying ghostly cry, fearful and terrifying.
“Hahahahaha! Xu Qingnian has disrespected the sage and incurred the wrath of Heaven.”
Some people laughed out loud, students from the Tianming Academy, and they stood against the wind, pointing at the sky and letting out wild laughter, believing that Xu Qingnian had disrespected the holy will and incurred the wrath of heaven.
Outside the Southern Yufu prison.
Tens of thousands of people were blown so hard they could barely open their eyes, the dark clouds were so dark that it appeared that the sun and the moon had no light, and the people panicked, and had some fear.
But just then, a voice rang out, pointing to the middle of the large prison and shouting.
“Gentlemen, look inside the prison, there is a purple glow!”
As the voice rang out, countless gazes fell on the middle of the large prison.
Indeed a purple glow flooded the entire dungeon and pervaded out of the various windows.
“Brother Xu is making his intentions clear, this terrifying vision represents Brother Xu’s intentions that will shake the ancient and modern worlds, it is definitely not a natural disaster, and definitely not an ominous sign, gentlemen, let us sit quietly, do not panic, do not affect Brother Xu!”
Someone shouted, it was Li Xin’s voice, he did not consider such celestial phenomena as ominous signs, instead he believed that such celestial phenomena represented that Xu Qingnian was in the process of enlightening the vision of the absolute world.
“Yes, my senior brother has the talent of a saint.”
Chen Xinghe clenched his fist, the gusty wind blowing and rattling his robes, his gaze filled with determination and his tone was even more certain!
“Heaven will not give birth to me Xu Qingnian, the Confucian Way is like a long night!”
Wang Ru even howled.
They absolutely, absolutely, absolutely believed in Xu Qingnian and were able to clarify their intentions.
And in the big prison.
Xu Qingnian was indeed taking the final step.
His mind had climbed to the extreme, and now, now, now, now, only the last step was missing!
Once he has taken this step.
Xu Qingnian will have completely succeeded in clarifying his will!
What is the unity of knowledge and action!
In an instant, Xu Qingnian stood up, still in the realm of forgetfulness, and he walked out of the prison.
The cell was not locked, and with a gentle push, it could be pushed open.
The purple holy air reflected him like a god.
Xu Qingnian got up, he could not sit here withered, he had to walk, and through practice to clarify his mind.
The so-called clear intention is to clear the mind.
Inside the South Yufu prison.
Xu Qingnian’s figure slowly appears.
The purple Hao Rang Qi gushed out wildly at this moment, and the vault of the sky was like night, with the crowd barely seeing the light.
The wind was so strong that the light of the lamps and fires had long been blown out.
But after Xu Qingnian appeared, the purple Hao Rang Qi seemed to be the first light in this world, and the only light in this heaven and earth.
In the eyes of countless people.
Xu Qingnian was like a god walking in the human world.
There were no beings in his eyes, only thoughts. As he walked along, his purple hao-qi grew thicker and brighter.
The wind blew, but it could not disperse Xu Qingnian’s Hao Rang Qi.
The rainstorm came, but it could not disperse Xu Qingnian’s gentleman’s will.
The dark clouds rolled in and the sky was like ink, but they could not cover up Xu Qingnian’s talent of the ages.
What is the unity of knowledge and action!
Boom!
A terrifying thunderbolt emerged, stretching for ten thousand miles, and this thunderbolt, a thunder dragon, was a true dragon, as if it wanted to suppress Xu Qingnian.
The sound of thunder exploded and people’s hearts leapt with fear, this is the natural power of heaven and earth, mortals are in awe.
But this was between heaven and earth, but Xu Qingnian did not have any hint of fear.
Under the dark clouds.
Let the rain beat.
Let the wind blow.
Such a look inexplicably seemed great in the eyes of the crowd.
“Has Xu Qingnian succeeded in expressing his intention?”
“Has he come out and succeeded in his clear intention?”
People were curious, they were not sure if Xu Qingnian had succeeded in his clear intention.
“No, he hasn’t yet clarified his intent, but he has half a foot in it, and now he is waiting for the final sublimation.”
“Just one step short, just one step short, if this final step is taken, Xu Qingnian will have completely clarified his intention, and if he does, I somehow feel that something big is going to happen in this world of literature.”
A scholar spoke up, telling the story of Xu Qingnian’s current situation.
At this moment, the people followed behind Xu Qingnian in unison, they kept a certain distance from him and did not dare to disturb him.
In the street.
Xu Qingnian walked step by step.
He did not know where he was going, nor did he know why he was walking.
But in the back of his mind, he just wanted to walk.
It was better to read a million books than to walk a million miles.
The sky and the earth are infinite in imagination, and the beauty of the world is infinite in thought.
Ka-ching!
Another thunderbolt, the booming sound of thunder, as if the heavens were warning Xu Qingnian, or as if the sage was in anger.
The lightning flashed, illuminating the entire Nan Yu Mansion and reflecting on Xu Qingnian’s face.
However, Xu Qingnian’s pace did not stop as he walked forward.
Step by step, step by step, he arrived at South Yu Lake.
The lake rolled over, waves lapped against the shore, and the sky and earth were incomparably dim, as if it were a scene of extinction.
Xu Qingnian marched forward.
He stepped on top of the lake, and some people in the crowd cried out in alarm, fearing that Xu Qingnian would fall into the water.
But the next moment, Xu Qingnian stood above the lake, not falling at all.
Like an immortal magic, Xu Qingnian walked on the surface of the lake, and something strange happened, no matter how the lake water surged, when Xu Qingnian approached, the surface of this lake would be instantly stilled.
Half a quarter of an hour later.
Xu Qingnian was already in the centre of the lake.
At this moment, he did not continue walking, but slowly sat down.
The countless people of the South Yu Mansion looked at Xu Qingnian above the lake, they were shocked, this was the tactics of an immortal.
All of them did not dare to speak, staring at Xu Qingnian with a deadly stare.
On that South Yu pavilion, there were also many husbandmen looking at Xu Qingnian, they also did not know why Xu Qingnian could stand above the lake.
“A clear heart is like a mirror, when things come, they shine.”
“Knowledge and action are united, and the grasp of things leads to knowledge.”
A loud voice rang out, it was Xu Qingnian’s voice.
Millions of people watched this in silence, they did not utter a word.
Rumble!
Thunder rumbled loudly, wanting to shatter this vault of heaven, and the terrifying thunder light was even more frightening to all creatures.
“The so-called knowledge and action! Know and act first!”
“Know and act, act and know.”
“When the world is penetrated, everyone is like a saint.”
“Today, I promise a clear night!”
“To clarify the meaning of my gentleman.”
“Establish the way of my saints.”
“I set up the school of the heart, the unity of knowledge and action, all those who enter my heart can enter the sage.”
At this moment, Xu Qingnian’s voice, once again, resounded.
However, it was not resounding in the South Yufu.
Rather, it resounded throughout the entire Great Wei Dynasty.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The sound of thunder swept through the entire Great Wei Dynasty, endless lands, lands of light, lands shrouded in darkness, lands of high mountains, lands of low valleys, everything in the world, all heard this magnificent and incomparable voice of Xu Qingnian.
To make clear the intention of my gentleman.
Establish what my sages know.
I have established the school of the heart, the unity of knowledge and action, and all those who enter my heart will be able to enter the saints.
This terrifying voice, at the same time, swept through the entire
Heaven and earth!
A flash of white!
Illuminating everything that travels between ancient and modern times.
Boom, boom, boom!
The dark clouds that were weighing down the hearts of the world were gone at this moment.
The thunder that boomed loudly no longer evoked any fear at this moment.
“He is not making his intention clear, he is making a statement!”
A scholar exclaimed, his body trembling, he was already in his prime, his hair was white, he had seen many great storms in his life, but at this moment, his body trembled and his gaze was filled with disbelief.
“Xu Qingnian! If you have established your words, you will be a great talent for all time.”
Another scholar was shocked and pointed at Xu Qingnian’s position, his voice trembling.
“Xu Qingnian, for the great talent of all the ages ah ！！！！！”
At this moment, even Wan Anguo was completely and utterly convinced, and at this moment, his only thought was, remorse, deep remorse.
At the same time.
The surrounding major houses, all of the academies’ all erupted with terrifying light, rushing into the sky and converging with this one light.
Changping County.
In the county capital, dozens of people looked at this in a daze.
“There is a great talent of ten thousand ages who has established his will!”
The Sheriff’s voice trembled as he pointed towards the land of the Southern Yufu, uttering words that shook the crowd.
Not only Changping County, but also all parts of the Great Wei Dynasty sensed something, and every academy in the Great Wei Dynasty erupted with a terrifying light at this moment.
This was a vision that would shake the heavens and the earth.
The establishment of words.
And it was the words of a sage.
In the capital of Great Wei.
At the same time, all of them heard Xu Qingnian’s voice.
“Today, I, Xu Qingnian!”
“To clarify the will of my gentleman.”
“Establish my sage’s way.”
“I establish my heart learning, the unity of knowledge and action, all those who enter my heart will be able to enter sainthood.”
The magnificent voice resounded, and almost instantly, shocked the whole of Great Wei Kyoto.
From the emperor down to the people, they all heard this incomparable voice.
The court of Great Wei.
The empress, who was reading a medallion, abruptly changed her expression upon hearing the sound.
“What is this, a standing word?”
Even as the most honourable person in the world, the Empress of Great Wei could not help but change her expression after hearing such a voice.
She had hoped that Xu Qingnian would understand her intention, but she had not expected that Xu Qingnian would not only understand her intention, but also achieve what countless scholars had wanted to do, namely, to ‘establish words’.
Once you have established your words, you will be blessed by heaven and earth, and you will be sheltered by heaven and earth.
“Pa*s on my decree, Xu Qingnian is the greatest talent in the world, enter the capital as soon as possible.”
The empress spoke, and she instantly understood what Xu Qingnian really was.
It was a great talent.
A great talent of the ages!
It could be called a great talent of the ages, both ancient and modern.
She had never imagined that such a great talent would be born in the new dynasty of Wei, and such a great talent was a good thing for her and for Wei, a great thing.
It was a good omen, a true omen, and after it was made known to the world, it would help her greatly in her reign.
And at that moment.
Inside the Great Wei Palace of Literature, in the capital of Great Wei.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
A sacred statue shook, and an incomparable blazing light shot up into the sky, flooding the whole of Kyoto and heading for the heavens.
The terrifying vision, coupled with Xu Qingnian’s voice of standing words, resounded in everyone’s ears, and the Great Wei Palace of Literature was instantly plunged into a deathly silence.
Sun Jing’an, in particular, was even more silent, staring at the beam of light, silent.
He didn’t care if Xu Qingnian explicitly didn’t know what he meant.
But Xu Qingnian had made a statement, which touched their interests, and after Zhu Sheng, no other statements were allowed to be made.
Once a speech is established, it is tantamount to starting a sect, and now 90% of the literati in the world are dedicated to Zhu Sheng, and now there is a Xu Qingnian.
Although Xu Qingnian was still not qualified now, it meant that danger had arisen.
This was the reason for Sun Jing’an’s silence.
“Clang!”
“Dang!”
“Clang!”
At the same time, the sacred bell rang out.
One, three, five, seven, nine.
There were nine bells, representing the Great Perfection, and Xu Qingnian set up his words, shocking heaven and earth, crying out to the gods.
Zhu Sheng’s Will was all affected, and the nine rings of the Wen Zhong represented Xu Qingnian’s nine completions.
“This is impossible, this is impossible, someone in the current world has made a speech, but why is it that even the Will of the Vermilion Sage is sensed, could this Xu Qingnian really be able to become a saint?”
Amongst the Palace of Literature, some Confucians spoke up, creating doubts.
“No doubt about the saint.”
The next moment, the voice of a great Confucian resounded, promptly interrupting his nonsensical thoughts.
And at that moment, in the middle of the Palace of Literature, a statue of the Vermilion Saint instantly exploded and destroyed itself.
Bang, bang, bang.
It was a shocking sight that startled the crowd.
These statues, which had been cast for five hundred years, had been standing here, worshipped by the literati for generations, and possessed a hint of holy intent.
But what was the meaning of this sudden self-destruction?
The Confucians were stunned, not knowing why, but the statues had destroyed themselves, a great omen of misfortune.
But the next moment, a low voice rang out.
“Xu Qingnian’s intention and words are against the will of the Vermilion Saints, this is against the words of the Saints, pa*s on my decree that no disciple of the Vermilion Saints in the world shall be allowed to understand the school of the heart.
“The doctrine of the Heart is contrary to the Holy Spirit’s will, and is neither approved by heaven and earth nor suitable for the present world.”
“Furthermore, with the will of the Zhu Sheng in place, in the next five hundred years, all establishment of words will be no more than a small dao.”
“We, the scholars, should just respect the will of Zhu, and in ten years’ time, we will be able to see its path at a glance.”
A low voice resounded, this was a great man who had been enlightened in the Palace of Literature and had long since surpa*sed the great Confucians, even surpa*sing the great Confucians of Heaven and Earth, one of the few strongest literati in the world.
When he opened his mouth, every word could be transmitted to the hearts of all seventh-ranked Confucians.
The meaning of these words is simple: the disobedience of the heart to Zhu Sheng, although recognised by Heaven and Earth, is not suitable for the present, and the only concept suitable for readers now is the will of Zhu Sheng.
When Zhu Sheng was around, all the founding words were a minor path, and even if Zhu Sheng pa*sed away, using now as the node, in another five hundred years it would still be a minor path.
So there is no need to clamour for anything, so let’s honestly respect Zhu Sheng’s intention and wait ten years and see what happens.
When these words were spoken, the Confucians within the Great Wei Palace of Literature understood thoroughly what had happened.
Xu Qingnian was truly in a state of holy anger.
The statue of Zhu Sheng had destroyed itself, this was a humiliation, a humiliation of the saint.
In an instant, unspeakable anger pervaded the hearts of every Confucian, who had respected the saint all their lives and regarded him as a spiritual pillar.
But to their surprise, there was a mad student who made a statement and disobeyed the will of Zhu Sheng.
At this moment, Xu Qingnian was completely at odds with the disciples of Zhu Sheng.
Before, there was only disrespect in words, but with all this, even the saint was angry, so how could this not make people angry?
And how could it not make them, the group of Confucians, hate.
Although some great figures spoke up and told the crowd to calm down and wait ten years before taking a look, this insult to the holy will was something they could not bear.
At this moment, some Confucians howled and cried, kneeling before the statue in shame, and soon many of them were kneeling before the already destroyed holy statue.
The shame was almost as great as that of killing one’s father.
And in another place.
The House of the Prince of An.
After hearing Xu Qingnian’s voice, his entire body was a bit stunned.
“He has actually made a speech?”
Duke An got up with a start and walked towards the door, and the clan members also rushed in at the first opportunity.
“Lord Father, Lord Father, Xu Qingnian has made a speech.”
A line of figures rushed in, their eyes filled with disbelief.
They knew what was going on in the courtroom.
Lord An and Sun Jing’an, the great Confucian, had quarrelled and eventually fought over a Xu Qingnian’s clear intention.
Now they did not expect that Xu Qingnian would not only succeed in making his intention clear, but also set down the words of a saint, shocking the heavens and the earth, how could they not be shocked?
“Hahahahahahahaha!”
“Hahahahahahahahahaha!”
“Xu Qingnian has even established his words, the old man has made a willow out of nothing this time, pa*s on my order, if Xu Qingnian enters the capital, all of you will make friends.”
“Hahahahahahaha, hahahahahaha.”
The Duke of An laughed loudly, he laughed wildly and smugly, he did not expect that he was in the courtroom just to disgust the Confucian officials, but he did not expect that a willow would grow out of inadvertence.
When Xu Qingnian came to the capital, he was sure to know that he had fought for his name in the court, and in that case, Xu Qingnian would definitely remember his kindness.
If it was an ordinary person who remembered the favour, he wouldn’t care, but Xu Qingnian is not the same now.
A Confucian makes clear his intention, much.
There are only a few Confucians who can make a statement.
The Great Wei Dynasty has been completely shocked by Xu Qingnian’s speech today.
In the South Yu Palace.
The students of the Tianming Academy were completely and utterly frozen after seeing this scene.
They had never expected that Xu Qingnian would not only succeed in expressing his intention, but also do what countless Confucian scholars have wanted to do in the past and present.
The establishment of words and learning.
This ……. This …… This!
The difference between them and Xu Qingnian is no longer as simple as a hundred thousand miles.
It was a difference of clouds and mud!
Poof, Zhang Heng spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted in an instant, only this time no one was there to help him, the rest of the students were all in a heavy mood, so they didn’t care about him.
The rest of the students were in a heavy mood, so they didn’t care about him.
Countless people clenched their fists in excitement, and even some of them were red in the face.
Although they did not understand Confucianism, they knew that Xu Qingnian had succeeded.
Li Xin, Wang Ru, Chen Xinghe, and others were all stunned and dumbfounded, as were the scholars of Nan Yu.
Xu Qingnian’s establishment of his words and learning was the first of its kind in 500 years, apart from Zhu Sheng.
The first in the new dynasty of the Great Wei!
In the next moment, the terrifying Hao Rang Qi entered Xu Qingnian’s body, coming from all the counties, provinces and counties of Great Wei.
This was the Hao Rang Qi of the people of learning in the world.
Xu Qingnian established his words and his studies.
From now on, he is a scholar of the heart, and it is not too much to say that he has started a sect.
However, at this very moment, something shocking appeared.
All the light coalesced in a ball and formed a long robe.
“This is a heavenly Confucian robe.”
A scholar was shocked and said so.
The world was stunned and the people looked at this with dead eyes as the light formed a white robe and added it to Xu Qingnian’s body.
Soon, the light coalesced again and a jade crown appeared, a jade crown like sheep’s white jade, made in heaven.
It was a heavenly jade crown.
“Heaven and earth have bestowed the crown, from now on, Xu Qingnian is a student of heaven and earth, receiving the Confucian status of heaven and earth ah ！！！！！”
“Such a sight can only be achieved by the Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, and it would never be possible for a seventh-ranked Ming Yi to achieve this in the past and present.”
“Xu Qingnian, breaking the limits of the study of the ancient and modern worlds.”
Countless scholars trembled as they looked at Xu Qingnian, their eyes filled with endless shock.
The so-called heaven-given Confucian robe represented that you were orthodox and that heaven recognised you.
And the heaven-given jade crown represents that you are a student of my Heaven and Earth, and if anyone says you are not orthodox, they are saying that Heaven and Earth is not orthodox.
In other words, disciples of other schools of thought can use the Ritual to refute Xu Qingnian and use the Ritual to argue against him, but they can never say that what Xu Qingnian has learnt is a crooked and evil way.
To be recognised by heaven and earth.
It is the highest honour for a man of letters.
It is better than the emperor saying that you are the best Confucian in the world.
Even if the emperor is bigger, he is not bigger than heaven and earth.
Xu Qingnian tied his hair and wore a crown, his robes were elegant, and his whole aura, at this moment, climbed.
He was like a great gentleman, like a great Confucian, making people feel good when they looked at him, and his every move was natural.
In the distance, Chen Xinghe looked at this change in Xu Qingnian, his heart was both happy and uncomfortable, Xu Qingnian talent is too much better than him, his only advantage is that he looks much more handsome than Xu Qingnian.
The only advantage he had was that he was much more handsome than Xu Qingnian. But now, Xu Qingnian was crushing him on all fronts.
But anyway, Xu Qingnian has pa*sed this hurdle and has made a clear statement, so he is happy and joyful from the bottom of his heart.
Above the lake.
Xu Qingnian felt all this.
He already knew his ‘unity of knowledge and action’.
Mr. Yang Ming’s unity of knowledge and action was his own.
Xu Qingnian’s unity of knowledge and action was also very simple.
The inner sage and the outer king are regarded as his unity of knowledge and action.
If there is injustice, if he can strike, he will strike.
If there is displeasure, if one can strike, one will strike.
If there is displeasure, if it can be done, it will be done.
The mind is attained, the ego is free, the heart comes with the mind, the desire comes with the desire.
This is the unity of his knowledge and action, and the Tao he seeks.
There are too many desires in the world, and he is not a saint. Even if he were a saint, he would still have loves and pursuits, so what is wrong with going after what he loves?
In this life, I do not live for the world, but for myself.
To know and act in unison, and to know and understand.
Everything is clear, everything is understood, everything is known, everything is known, Xu Qingnian slowly opened his eyes.
The dome of the sky at South Yufu was still rolling with dark clouds, and lightning and thunder still flickered restlessly.
“Disperse.”
Xu Qingnian gently waved her hand.
In an instant, the dark clouds that had been enveloping South Yufu quickly receded and the thunder had stilled.
The clouds were lifted and the sky was seen.
The light reflected on every part of the South Yufu, and the people were smiling at this moment, smiling from their hearts.
The lake was sparkling and the breeze blew away all the anxiety in people’s hearts.
Xu Qingnian stood there, his body suffused with elegance, his face stunning, a white robe, like a supreme Confucian.
“Xu Qingnian, meet you all.”
Above the lake.
Xu Qingnian turned towards the people of South Yufu and bowed deeply. He was moved by his clear intention and naturally knew what had happened these days.
He was touched that the people had treated him so well, and he was also touched that the scholars of the South Yufu had helped him so much.
He worshipped from the bottom of his heart, no matter how noble or low.
When they felt Xu Qingnian’s obeisance, the people were all a bit stunned, for they had never been the ones to worship others, and no one had ever worshipped them before.
This man was also a Confucian scholar of the seventh grade of Ming Yi, or a Confucian scholar of Li Yan, a wonder of the ages. This obeisance made them a little frightened, but this obeisance made them feel even more.
Xu Qingnian had the people in his heart, and he had them in his heart.
This is a true scholar.
In an instant, almost all of them, they arched their hands, maybe some had a bad posture, or maybe some arched their hands a little strangely.
Maybe they were not readers, maybe they were even people who killed pigs and slaughtered dogs, or maybe they were vegetable vendors pulling carts.
Or maybe there were women, or children.
All of them, all of them.
Readers and people alike, even if they were highly respected husbandmen, or the Lord Prefect.
They bowed deeply to Xu Qingnian.
A great salute.
A loud and neat sound that broke through the clouds.
It also rang out.
“We!”
“Greetings to the Great Genius of All Ages, Mr. Xu.”
This obeisance.
For a thousand generations.