Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 1171: Settling in Sandalwood

In the Song Dynasty of Yanyun Territory, there were a handful of great scholars, all of whom were well-known all over the world. This "world" naturally refers to the Song Dynasty...

The realm of Confucian practice can be roughly divided into:

There are eight realms in total: scholar, bachelor, university scholar, Confucian scholar, great Confucian scholar, great sage, semi-sage, and saint. Among them, there are nine ranks for scholar, six ranks for bachelor, three ranks for university scholar, six ranks for Confucian scholar, three ranks for great Confucian scholar, and three ranks for great sage.

Semi-saints and saints are just legends.

A great Confucian scholar is roughly equivalent to a scholar in the samsara world, a great Confucian scholar is equivalent to a literary master, and a great sage is equivalent to a literary prime minister.

A semi-sage is equivalent to Duke Wen, that is, a great Confucian scholar.

After all, this is just a small world, and the ceiling of the realm is there. It cannot grow infinitely like the reincarnation world or the prehistoric heaven. In this small world, being able to become a great sage in this world has already stood at the highest point and it is almost impossible to break through.

Unless you leave this world.

In other words.

At this moment in the courtyard, the great scholar the woman was talking about was roughly equivalent to a literary master in the world of reincarnation.

A great scholar is a great Confucian scholar.

However, even if he is a Confucian scholar, people will respectfully call him a great Confucian scholar...

After all, there are really not many great scholars in this world, especially in the Song Dynasty in Yanyun Territory, where they can be counted on one hand.

At this time, the woman was naturally very happy to hear the great scholar's morning reading, and she couldn't help but listen carefully. The most important thing was that this morning reading was not simple, it actually made her feel the great, strong and righteous spirit between heaven and earth.

This may be the legendary method of nourishing one's energy through reading.

Reading is a powerful way to nourish your energy!
However, there were tens of thousands of scholars in the Song Dynasty, but few of them could master the method of nourishing qi through reading. Even among the four great scholars in the Song Dynasty, only one seemed to have mastered it.

The reason why it seems like this is because the great scholar did not fully master it.

Sometimes it is possible, sometimes it is not.

It is said that the method of nourishing qi through reading was passed down by the great sage Li Sheng, and has always been the treasure of Sandalwood Academy. Sandalwood Academy once cultivated countless great scholars and sages, but unfortunately, with the passage of time, Sandalwood Academy declined, and the method of nourishing qi through reading gradually became a difficult art to master.

It was almost lost at one point.

"Princess, the sound of reading should come from dozens of miles to the northeast." A young man in black clothes said, "That should be the former site of Sandalwood Academy..."

"That's strange. Isn't Mr. Shi An in the thatched cottage in the southwest? Why did he come to Sandalwood?"

The young woman was surprised and said that it was the Seventh Princess of the Song Dynasty who came to Sandalwood County at this moment to pay homage to the remains of Sandalwood Academy.

The Shi An Gong she was talking about was one of the four great Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty.

"Princess, this voice sounds very young, it shouldn't be Lord Shi An, right? Besides, Lord Shi An is teaching in his thatched cottage, where would he have the time? Even if he had the time, I'm afraid he couldn't bear the hardship of traveling by boat at his age."

The young guard hesitated and said.

"It really shouldn't be Lord Shi An." The Seventh Princess nodded, but wasn't Lord Shi An the only one who mastered the method of reading to nourish one's spirit?

Could it be?

At this moment, the Seventh Princess was quite excited and expectant. Could it be that in the Song Dynasty, there were new scholars who had mastered the method of reading to nourish the spirit? Moreover, judging from the voice, the man should not be too old, most likely in his twenties or thirties.

At such a young age, he has already mastered the method of nourishing one's spirit through reading.

His talent must be extraordinary.

It is not impossible that he will become a great scholar or even a great sage in the future.

"Prepare the car and go to the old site of the academy immediately."

The Seventh Princess said with anticipation that she really wanted to meet this young hero, the future great scholar of the Song Dynasty.

"Yes!"

The young guard nodded and immediately went to prepare.

A moment later, a carriage drove out of the yard, followed by several riders...

When the Seventh Princess went to Sandalwood Academy, many scholars in the city were listening attentively, and they were all shocked.

This is definitely the legendary method of nourishing one's spirit through reading.

Although the method of nourishing qi through reading has not been lost, no one has mastered it. Even if Shi Angong may have mastered it, they have never heard of it...

This is naturally similar to the legend.

"The sound of reading is full of ancient charm, and there is a mighty and righteous spirit rising between heaven and earth. This is definitely the legendary method of reading to nourish qi!"

A scholar in the city was so excited that he rushed out without washing up, intending to rush to the Sandalwood Academy. However, after rushing out of the door, he suddenly realized that the Sandalwood Academy was more than 40 miles away from Sandalwood City...

When we got there, it was already dark.

"Haha, the method of nourishing qi through reading, the method of nourishing qi through reading, I can actually hear the legendary method of nourishing qi through reading!"

"What kind of reading sound is this? Why is it filled with righteousness?"

"This fog is so thick..."

The scholars in the city were extremely excited when they heard that it was a legendary method of reading to nourish the spirit.

At this moment, groups of three or five people rushed to Sandalwood Academy.

Of course, by car or horse.

After all, Sandalwood County is a county, so it naturally has a county school. The county school is called Sandalwood School, located in a valley three miles south of the city. At this moment, the scholars and teachers in the school naturally heard it, and they were all very excited...

The main thing is.

The sound of reading was so young that the teachers in the academy could not believe it. At this moment, they also rushed towards Sandalwood Academy frantically...

In front of the ruins of Sandalwood Academy.

Feng Qingyan looked to be in his twenties, wearing a gray Confucian robe, and still had an extraordinary demeanor in this world. At this moment, he was facing the east, facing the rising sun, and reciting the Book of Songs...

Thick fog descended all around, and everything was white.

This is not fog, but the rising righteous spirit.

Moreover, white words came out of his mouth...

This left the two little foxes in the bushes stunned. They couldn't believe it and their souls were shaken.

"Xiao, Xiao Ning, is this the legendary great scholar?" A little fox said in shock, "Too, too scary, this world is full of righteousness..."

"Yes……"

Xiao Ning nodded.

"Hey, that's not right. I heard that the Confucian righteousness is like a raging fire, can't it burn us?" At this moment, the girl named Xiaolu was stunned for a moment and said, "Why is it that we are in the righteousness, but nothing happens? Instead, we feel at ease?"

"I have no idea……"

Xiao Ning shook his head, feeling somewhat confused as well.

The Confucian spirit of righteousness is great, strong and just, like a raging fire, restraining all evil things.

Wherever there is a great scholar in charge, there are almost no monsters within a hundred miles.

Because the great scholar was so terrifying, his every word and action could kill evil spirits, leaving them nowhere to hide. Moreover, the great scholar was like a sea of ​​fire...

Who dares to walk in a sea of ​​fire?
"This great scholar is so young. I have never heard of such a young great scholar in the Song Dynasty. Aren't the four great scholars of the Song Dynasty all old men?"

The deer wondered again.

"It may be from Middle-earth."

Xiao Ning thought about it and said.

Although I have never been to Middle-earth, I have heard of its legends.

Legend has it that the Middle-earth was extremely prosperous, with countless great scholars and sages, and even semi-saints were possible.

Because there is an academy in Middle-earth that is more powerful than Sandalwood Academy.

The name of this academy is Holy Academy.

Rumor has it that even Li Sheng once went to the Holy Academy to study...

However, later, when Li Sheng became a saint, he surpassed the Holy Academy and allowed famous scholars from China to study in Sandalwood Academy.

"Middle Earth? The extremely distant and prosperous Middle Earth?" The deer was a little shocked and said, "No wonder he is so young, he is from Middle Earth. However, there should be very few people like him who can become a great scholar at such a young age in Middle Earth, right?"

"Very little. After all, he is only in his twenties."

Xiao Ning nodded. "Xiao Ning, what do you think about us becoming his disciples?" Xiao Lu suddenly said, "He is a great scholar at such a young age, maybe he can become a semi-saint."

"Half-saint? How dare you say that." Xiao Ning was stunned for a moment, then said, "However, it is still very likely that he is a great sage. I would like to become his disciple, but..."

"But what?"

"No, or there is prejudice."

"Li Sheng has no prejudice. If he had prejudice, he would never be able to become someone like Li Sheng in his lifetime..."

The two little foxes spoke as they couldn't help but move forward.

Before they knew it, the two girls came to about ten feet to the left of Feng Qingyan and stopped to listen to the sound of reading.

As Feng Qingyan recited, the righteous energy between heaven and earth became stronger.

It was like a thick fog coming down.

On the way, the scholars saw that the direction of Sandalwood Academy was shrouded in fog and they were all shocked.

Because they know that this is not fog, but righteous energy.

Is this a great scholar?
wrong!

Is this Daxian?!

"With such a strong sense of righteousness, he is most likely a great sage."

"But our Song Dynasty hasn't produced a great sage for hundreds of years. How can there be a great sage? Moreover, the voice is so young..."

"The voice is so young, he must be a young man. Not only does he master the method of nourishing qi through reading, but he also has such a great and righteous spirit. He should not be from our Great Song Dynasty."

"This……"

"Could it be from Middle-earth?"

"Where else but in the Middle-earth could there be such a young scholar, or even a great sage?"

"Middle Earth is not only a holy land for scholars all over the world, but also the Holy Academy. It's a pity that the journey is too far, otherwise I would definitely go to Middle Earth to see the Holy Academy."

"Feel the same."

After more than half an hour, the sound of reading finally stopped. However, most of the scholars had not yet arrived at Sandalwood Academy...

But they were not disappointed and continued on their journey.

And at this time.

The Seventh Princess and some other scholars have hurried to the ruins of Sandalwood Academy.

Although the righteous spirit gradually returned to heaven and earth as the sound of reading disappeared, it was still strong and it was impossible to see the scenery ten feet away.

"Ningsong from Sandalwood Academy, greetings, sir."

"Zhao Qi from Sandalwood Academy, greetings, sir."

"Luo Qing from Donglu County, greetings sir."

"Tan Xiang Hu Ming, meet you sir."

At this moment, someone shouted loudly, and everyone saluted towards the fog.

Whether it is Ning Song or Hu Ming, they are all famous scholars in the Song Dynasty, especially Ning Song, who is the master of Sandalwood Academy and an eighth-rank Confucian scholar.

As time passed, more and more scholars arrived and signed up loudly.

"Xiao Ning, should we sign up?"

Xiaolu touched Xiaoning and asked, after all, she heard that everyone had signed up.

“Are we famous?”

Xiao Ning asked.

"Yes, your name is Xiao Ning, and mine is Xiao Lu. Aren't these names?"

"I'm talking about fame. Generally, you need to be famous to sign up..." Xiao Ning wanted to roll his eyes, "Besides, we are..."

"Xiao Ning, that Ning Song seems to be the head of Sandalwood Academy. Should we avoid him?"

"Yes, he seems to be a potential great scholar, very powerful..."

The two girls immediately hid in the bushes. After all, there were more and more scholars coming from outside. In addition to a quasi-great scholar, there were also several university scholars.

The Grand Secretary was equally terrifying.

As the mist dissipated, everyone finally saw the person reading. He was indeed very young. Moreover, he was even younger than they had imagined...

How can such a young man be a great scholar?

This made Ning Song and others quite shocked.

It is worthy of being Middle-earth, worthy of being the Holy Academy.

They had already determined that the young man in Confucian clothing must be a disciple of the Holy Academy. After all, the Confucian clothing the young man wore was different from theirs...

Moreover, people from Middle-earth often come to Sandalwood Academy to pay homage to the ruins.

“It’s really out of this world.”

"What a beautiful and graceful person! There is actually such a person in the world."

"As expected of a disciple from the Holy Academy."

At this moment, everyone was amazed. The young man in Confucian clothes just stood there quietly, but his demeanor had already impressed them.

As for the Seventh Princess, she was completely stunned the moment she saw Feng Qingyan.

She had never thought that there was such a handsome man in the world. To be honest, she had seen quite a few outstanding men...

but.

Now compared with the man in front of me, I am like a fluorescent light compared to the bright moon.

There is no comparison.

At this moment, Feng Qingyan glanced at everyone, then smiled and bowed, saying: "Everyone, Xiu is polite."

"Sir, did you just use the method of reading to nourish your energy?"

A young scholar couldn't help but say.

"Exactly."

Feng Qingyan nodded and said, "Tomorrow, Xiu will still read in the morning at sunrise. If you are free, please come."

"Sir, do you also use the method of reading to nourish your energy in the morning?"

A scholar said excitedly, as if he couldn't believe it.

"It's just a method of reading to nourish your spirit."

Feng Qingyan smiled.

"May I ask your name, sir? Are you from the Holy Academy?"

Another scholar asked.

"My humble name is An, my given name is Xiu, and my nickname is Zhishou." Feng Qingyan replied, "I am not from the Holy Academy, but from somewhere else..."

"It turns out to be Mr. An..."

At this moment, everyone was a little surprised. He was not from the Holy Academy? Such a young scholar, possibly even a great sage, was not even from the Holy Academy?
"Excuse me, everyone."

Feng Qingyan bowed and left, not to leave the ruins of Sandalwood Academy, but to look for a place to build a house.

He plans to settle down here.

The crowd did not leave, but followed and talked, and were a little surprised at what he was going to do. When he started to build a hut, everyone finally understood and looked a little surprised. Building a hut here means that An Daru must have lived here for a while...

To be a great scholar at such a young age, he must have something extraordinary.

Many young scholars also began to help, and some even stopped servants from helping, and did it themselves. After all, this was a great scholar with a promising future. It would be best if they could become friends with him, or be accepted as his disciple...

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(End of this chapter)