Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 1182: Reading all the twenty-seven mountains of books can make you a sage
It was already noon, but most of the crowd had not yet dispersed.

The green lawn was still crowded with people, and many students were looking towards the direction of the academy hall, curious about the twenty-seven loud noises.

Many students gathered around Tu Ning.

"Madam Tu, you said you saw mountains? They were floating in the air behind the palace? But why can't I see them?"

"Is there really a mountain?"

“What do these mountains look like?”

"That's weird, could it be true? But...if it's true, why is only Senior Sister Tu able to see it?"

"Is what Madam Tu said true?"

The students around were asking questions at the same time, all of them half-believing and half-doubting.

However, there were also many scholars who did not believe it. After all, only Tu Ning saw it. How could they believe it? Those would-be great scholars did not see it, but she alone saw it? Although not long ago, Tu Ning stole the limelight in Mr. An's lecture.

But that doesn’t mean she is right. How can whatever she says be true?
Moreover, most of the scholars did not want her to continue to argue. If she continued to argue, it would make them look incompetent.

Tens of thousands of scholars in the academy are actually not as good as a weak woman?

This face has been completely lost.

So at this moment, many scholars were questioning and denying, but Tu Ning just responded calmly and did not refute anything.

First, refutation is useless.

Second, the twenty-seven mountains of books that emerged deeply shocked her soul, making it difficult for her to recover for a while.

"Junior Sister Tu, did you really see twenty-seven mountains?"

At this moment, the seventh princess walked down the hillside and came to Tu Ning to ask.

She also didn't believe it, but Tu Ning didn't need to lie about it. Lying would not benefit Tu Ning at all. No matter what, from today on, Tu Ning would definitely be famous in Tanxiang, and even in the whole Song Dynasty.

After all, the world’s attention is now basically focused on Sandalwood Academy, and everyone knows Sandalwood Academy’s every move.

If Tu Ning's lies were exposed, he would be ruined.

The cost is too high and it is unnecessary.

and so.

She had to believe it.

"It is indeed twenty-seven mountains."

Tu Ning nodded, and while looking at the Book Mountain, he said seriously: "These twenty-seven mountains may be twenty-seven Book Mountains. They look very magical, as if countless words are emerging from the mountains. It is difficult to describe it."

"How big is it?"

The Seventh Princess pondered for a moment and said.

"It's very big, as big as a towering mountain. If people were asked to climb it, they might despair." Tu Ning thought seriously and said, "But..."

"But what?"

The Seventh Princess said.

"If you succeed in climbing, you will definitely see the world as small." Tu Ning said, and then confirmed his own statement, "The world is small."

"A glance at the world is small?"

The Seventh Princess was slightly stunned. How could a mountain be compared to the whole world?
"Because these twenty-seven mountains of books are so high and huge that even the whole world would seem insignificant in front of them." Tu Ning said seriously. She really felt that way. "When I saw these twenty-seven mountains of books, my first feeling was that I was as small as dust. Looking up at the twenty-seven mountains of books is like looking up at the boundless starry sky, which will never end."

"..."

The seventh princess frowned slightly.

She knew the feeling of looking up at the boundless starry sky, but she couldn't put herself in their shoes.

At this time, the would-be great scholars on the hillside looked at each other in surprise. They could not believe that the twenty-seven mountains of books that appeared out of thin air were so "huge".

“Is there really a mountain of books?”

"Where did this mountain of books come from? Why did it come here? Why did it land in the academy?"

They looked at each other but could not come up with an answer. They were still unsure whether the Twenty-Seven Book Mountains existed.

Doubtful.

"I still haven't seen it. Why?"

A future great scholar shook his head and said, if it is the legendary mountain of books in Confucianism, shouldn’t it be open to people all over the world to read?

Why set up blocking?
"That shouldn't be the case. After all, we are all Confucian scholars." Another quasi-great Confucian scholar was surprised, "If even we can't see it, how many people in the world can see it? If so, what's the use of a mountain of books?"

“If it is not used by the people, it is just a pile of waste paper.”

Someone nodded.

so.

They didn't quite believe it, thinking it might just be Tu Ning's hallucination.

"If you read all twenty-seven mountains of books, you can become a sage."

At this moment, a sound like rolling thunder suddenly resounded through the heaven and earth, echoing in everyone's hearts. This heaven and earth does not only refer to the sandalwood heaven and earth, but also the Great Song heaven and earth, the Middle Earth heaven and earth, and this world heaven and earth.

When the voice fell, everyone on the lawn was startled.

"Can one become a sage by reading all twenty-seven mountains of books?"

A scholar was quite shocked.

Ning Song, the Seventh Princess and the others all looked towards the academy hall in shock, because that was Mr. An's voice.

"Are there really twenty-seven mountains of books?" a would-be great scholar asked in astonishment, "But why can't I still see them? This... is how to read them?"

"do not know……"

"This……"

The would-be great scholars on the hillside didn't know what to say.

They can’t see, how can they read?
"Wow, there really are twenty-seven mountains of books! This is what the teacher said himself!" Tu Lu jumped twice in excitement, gave Tu Ning a thumbs up, and said, "Sister Ning!"

"There really are twenty-seven mountains of books..."

"It turned out to be true."

"But why can't I see it?"

At this moment, the lawn became very noisy. Countless people stretched their necks to look, but still could not see anything.

And thousands of miles away.

The people in the oxcart that was speeding towards Sandalwood Academy were all startled because they had heard the same thing.

"Can one become a sage by reading all twenty-seven mountains of books?"

A young man was quite shocked and looked at his fellow apprentices in the same car and asked, "Did you hear it?"

"heard it."

"Where does this sound come from?"

"What is the Twenty-Seven Book Mountains? Do you know?"

"Reading all twenty-seven mountains of books can make you a sage? Oh, I don't believe it. If it were really that easy, everyone in the world could become a sage."

"Let's not talk about whether this is a mountain of books or not. Don't you think this sound is terrifying? It's so scary that one can't even find its source. It seems to be coming from the bottom of my heart."

"Oh, that's true."

There were only two people sitting in one of the ox carts, one was an old man in Confucian robes, and the other was a middle-aged eldest disciple.

Both of them were great sages, so they naturally knew how terrifying this sound was.

At this moment, the middle-aged eldest disciple looked at his teacher in shock and said, "Teacher, is this... a saint?"

“If you are not a saint, you are also a saint.”

The old man in Confucian clothing said.

At this time, he finally understood what the twenty-seven fortune pillars were. It turned out to be twenty-seven mountains of books. However, if the fortune pillars of a mountain of books were so shocking, how terrifying would that mountain of books be?
Where does this mountain of books come from?

It can only be where it came from, because no one can build such a terrifying mountain of books! If it is built, it can only be built by a saint.

Not yet a half-saint.

Could it be that a saint has returned from outer space?

Whether it was Li Sheng or the semi-saints from the academy, most of them had already broken through the air and left. Since they could break through the air and leave, they could naturally come back again. It was just that no saint had ever returned.

At this moment, all the scholars in the Song Dynasty heard the words "If you read all twenty-seven mountains of books, you can become a sage."

The four great Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty also heard it.

As a result, scholars all over the Song Dynasty began to discuss the matter, and seemed to be looking in the direction of Sandalwood Academy.

People around the world are also discussing it.

"What are the twenty-seven mountains of books? Can one really become a sage by reading all the twenty-seven mountains of books? How big are these twenty-seven mountains of books?"

but.

Not many people believed it.

Not only the scholars in the Song Dynasty were talking about it, but the scholars in the world were all talking about it.

But the most shocking thing was the Holy Book College.

Because the Holy Academy is so amazing, but it is precisely because it is so amazing that we know the power of the saying "If you read all the twenty-seven mountains of books, you can become a sage." Because even the most amazing sage in the Holy Academy can't find where this voice comes from...

It appears suddenly and is irresistible.

The same is true for great sages.

In addition, the great sages of the Holy Academy vaguely felt that the sages who "could become sages" were quite different from the sages they understood.

Because the sages that Feng Qingyan was talking about are sages who practiced literature and Taoism, that is, great sages in the world of reincarnation.

The saints and wise men in this world are merely the equivalent of literary ministers.

"Where does this sound come from? Have you found any clues?"

In the Holy Academy, an old man in Confucian clothing suddenly came out of the library and looked up at the sky in confusion, but found nothing. "Brother Mo Shou, did you find anything?"

"Nothing to find."

An old voice responded.

"Master, who is speaking to the world? What is his origin?"

Another great scholar asked.

"Can one become a sage by reading all twenty-seven mountains of books?"

There is also a great sage who is in deep thought.

"How shameless! Even my Saint Academy would not dare to say that." Another great sage sneered, his face full of murderous intent, "It must be that a great demon has descended to the world to confuse people. Don't be fooled."

"It is indeed possible that it is a great demon."

"These words are like the rumbling sound of thunder, not like those of a great demon..."

"If he is a great demon, how could he be like that ordinary little demon? Otherwise, why would he be so deceiving?"

In the Holy Academy, there are dozens of great sages, over a hundred great scholars, and as for quasi-great scholars, university scholars, etc., there are countless of them!

It can be said that the Holy Academy is the most powerful force in this world.

Even the most powerful dynasty in the Middle Earth, the Great Yong Dynasty, had to give face to the Holy Academy. It can even be said that the Great Yong Dynasty was the dynasty supported by the Holy Academy.

However, there has not been a semi-saint in charge for hundreds of years.

Even if there are three powerful great sages, no matter how powerful they are, they are still great sages and are always inferior to semi-saints. If there were a semi-saint in the Saint Academy at this moment, it is very likely that they would find the source of the voice and know who the other party is.

"Master, can't you find where this sound comes from?"

"Can't."

"It seems to come directly from my heart. This..."

There is another great sage way.

"However, I heard a loud noise in the east before, maybe it has something to do with the east." The dean said, and looked towards the east. He felt the luck like a cloud, which surprised him. Then, he started to divine, and the result surprised him.

"Master, what is the result?"

someone asked.

"A saint has been born in the East."

The dean pondered for a moment and a look of doubt appeared in his eyes.

"A saint was born in the East?" Everyone else was surprised when they heard this. One of them said, "If a saint really was born, why don't we know about it? When a saint is born, the spirit of literature will permeate the sun, thunder will rumble, and auspicious signs will appear in the sky..."

"In the past few days, no holy image has appeared in the East. It is impossible for a saint to be born."

"The academy master's divination..."

The head of the Holy Academy is a thin old man, not very tall, and looks very ordinary. Even when he is wearing Confucian clothes, he looks like an ordinary old man, but he is the most respected in the Holy Academy.

At this moment he divined again, and the result was still that a saint was born in the East.

"The result has not changed." The dean pondered for a moment, then said, "Perhaps a saint will be born, and the way of literature will flourish..."

"Uh, how is this possible?"

"How can there be no signs of a saint's birth? This shouldn't be the case."

Many great sages still don't quite believe it. After all, they are all great sages, and they trust their own eyes and feelings more.

"By the way, didn't Brother Guanlan go to the East again? Perhaps we can send a message to him..."

There is a great sage way.

"Brother Guanlan, did you bring the blue bird that carries messages?"

"I should have brought it."

"Then tell Brother Guanlan what's going on."

Feng Qingyan's words shook the whole world, but the scholars of Sandalwood Academy didn't know. They just thought that Mr. An's voice was only heard within the academy. After all, Mr. An's voice could be heard for miles.

At this moment, many scholars and literati flocked to the main hall of the academy, wanting to look for the twenty-seven mountains of books.

When they arrived at the square in front of the main hall, they did not see any mountain of books.

“There is no mountain of books.”

“Without a mountain of books, how can one read all twenty-seven mountains of books?”

"Do you know how to see the Book Mountain? Please answer me, and I will reward you handsomely."

The square was very noisy.

Some students couldn't help but ask Mr. An, but Mr. An did not answer.

On the lawn, many students gathered around Tu Ning, asking about the situation of the Book Mountain, so Tu Ning explained a little. At this moment, she wanted to walk into the Book Mountain and read the twenty-seven Book Mountains. She wanted to become a sage.

Which scholar doesn’t want to become a sage?
However, the Twenty-Seven Book Mountains appeared in mid-air and seemed very far away, making it impossible to reach them.

She looked at the mountains of books carefully and became curious. What exactly were these twenty-seven mountains of books?
Gradually, she got the answer.

"The first mountain of books is called the Mountain of Benevolence, which represents the Confucian benevolence; the second mountain is called the Mountain of Righteousness, which represents the Confucian righteousness; the third mountain is called the Mountain of Etiquette..."

When she knew the names of the twenty-seven mountains of books, she basically understood what they represented. So her figure gradually disappeared on the lawn and appeared in the world of the twenty-seven mountains of books, which startled the students around her.

"Where's Madam Tu?"

"Where is Senior Sister Tu? Why is she gone?"

"Sister Ning? Sister Ning? Where did you go? Are you okay?"

The students around were all stunned, and Tu Lu became a little anxious, fearing that something might have happened to Sister Ning.

"Tu Ning is missing?"

"Why did Tu Ning disappear? Why did he disappear all of a sudden?"

The students on the lawn were talking about it.

At this moment, Tu Ning appeared in the world of Twenty-Seven Book Mountains and heard a voice as magnificent as the Great Avenue.

"The crisscrossing of heaven and earth is called Wen; morality and extensive knowledge is called Wen; benevolence and love for the people is called Wen; compassion for the people and courtesy is called Wen; bestowing titles on the people is called Wen; diligence in learning and inquiring is called Wen; extensive knowledge is called Wen; loyalty and courtesy is called Wen; the ability to establish ceremonies is called Wen; governing the country and establishing reputation is called Wen; being quick and studious is called Wen; giving and being polite is called Wen; cultivating virtue and attracting people from far away is called Wen..."

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(End of this chapter)