Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 327 Jade Plate in the Sky
In mid-October, when Feng Qingyan went north to the Wanli Changting, the sky was high, the clouds were light, and the air was getting colder. As the saying goes, the years change, the seasons cycle, a leaf tells of autumn, a frost heralds winter. By the time he killed the "weird" in the netherworld and cleared out the evil spirits, it was already the end of mid-winter.

The grass and trees withered, the insects hibernated, and the sky was covered with heavy snow in the north.

Don’t say that time is late, for you only realize how long the winter nights are.

early morning.

The people struggled to get up from their warm beds and opened the doors. A chill as sharp as a knife rushed towards them, scratching their cheeks painfully.

bump!
The door slammed shut.

At this time, whether in the yard or in the vast fields, a thick layer of snow fell. The white air exhaled from the nose and mouth rose gently, slowly dissipated, and seemed to condense. The people shook their bodies and rubbed their hands, saying, "It's so cold!"

On the streets of Bocheng.

The vendors were already shouting...

In the courtyards on the south bank of the Lingshui River, students had to get up painfully, put on light fur coats or long robes and other cold-resistant clothes, and hurried to the academy against the cold wind.

In front of the academy's gate, stood several teachers wearing thick robes.

"I have seen the instructor."

"I have seen the instructor."

The students who arrived hurriedly saluted.

The teacher just nodded slightly, his eyes fell on the hill on the side of the academy, his eyes full of satisfaction.

Because on that white mountain, there were already many students reciting in the cold wind.

Such as students like Helianshan and Yanshan.

"With the gentleman gone, the academy seems a little deserted."

A teacher looked around and said.

"indeed."

A teacher nodded.

However, this is only relative.

Although there are more scholars and men of letters in Bo City now than ever before, an academy without gentlemen and a city without gentlemen do seem to be much more "deserted".

In the minds of many people, as long as there are gentlemen.

Even if there are only a few thousand people in Bocheng, it will not feel deserted; but if there are no gentlemen, even if there are 100,000 people in Bocheng, it will feel deserted.

This is the current situation of the students and teachers in the academy.

"You have been at the Wanli Pavilion for more than a month, why haven't you come back yet?" One of the teachers was quite curious, then shook his head and said, "If you don't come back soon, I'm afraid you will miss the position of the eldest senior brother."

"Who else but a gentleman can be the senior brother of the academy?"

At this time, a young instructor smiled and added: "Who dares to be the eldest senior brother?"

The other teachers nodded when they heard this.

Apart from a gentleman, who can be the senior brother of the academy?
Who dares to be the eldest brother?

Although the position of the eldest brother of the academy seems a bit useless to a gentleman who is a virtual saint, the position of the eldest brother of the academy should be an honor for a gentleman and should also be one of the processes of an outstanding Confucian disciple...

This can be considered a kind of perfection.

Moreover, the position of the eldest brother of the academy not only represents honor, but also represents great power. Not only is his status equivalent to that of the academy's great teacher, but he can also represent the academy when he travels around the world.

The only person who can represent the academy, apart from the dean, is the eldest senior brother.

Not even the great oracle can do this.

Of course, the Grand Master represents the will of the abbot, and can also be said to represent the academy.

This is not the most important.

Most importantly, only the eldest brother of the 81st Confucian Academy can compete for the position of Holy Son. And only Holy Son can become the leader...

This is why the eldest senior brother was able to suppress the great edict.

Therefore, even if Feng Qingyan became a true saint, if he was not the eldest senior brother of the academy, let alone the Holy Son, he could not be the leader of Confucianism.

Unless the throne is usurped.

In the Age of Saints, the status of the leader was higher than that of the saint.

There was even a case where the leader was only half-saint, and a group of saints paid homage to the half-saint.

Now Feng Qingyan is only a virtual saint, and even if he is respected by the world, it is naturally because the saint has retired and he is the only virtual saint in the whole world.

But the status of the leader is still higher than that of the virtual saint.

"You haven't been back for so long, could something have happened?"

A teacher pondered for a moment and said, "It is rumored that the master has already gone to the Wanli Changting, and countless great sages have rushed to support him. What could possibly happen?"

The young instructor smiled and was not too worried.

Their news was still from more than a month ago. They didn't know that Feng Qingyan led a hundred thousand evil spirits to charge into the Netherworld, let alone that the leaders of the three religions of Confucianism, Mohism and Legalism had just arrived at the Wanli Changting and immediately turned east.

boom--

At this moment, it was like a bolt from the blue.

A holy and flawless white light seemed to suddenly explode from the sky, causing the entire world to tremble slightly.

The teachers in front of the academy gate were all startled and immediately looked up.

They saw a dazzling and holy white light in the sky, as if a saint had descended to the earth, which shocked them all.

what is this?
Holy light?

They felt the breath of white light, which seemed to be holy light.

But why did holy light suddenly burst out in the sky?

"Hey, there seems to be something in the holy light." The young instructor was a little surprised, and squinted his eyes to look carefully. He indeed saw something in the dazzling holy light, "It looks like... a jade token."

"Jade token?"

"What is this?"

"Could it be a sacred cultural treasure?"

The teachers in front of the academy gate were all very curious.

At this time, whether in the academy or in Bo City, many people looked up at the sky, curiously looking at the holy light that suddenly appeared.

"Could it be that a saint has come to the world?"

Many literati were excited.

“It’s not a saint coming to earth.”

Some people immediately shook their heads, wondering if this would be the scene when a saint was born.

When a saint is born, flowers bloom in heaven and earth, and thousands of books come to worship him, how can we miss such holy images?

"Jade card!"

"There is a jade token in the holy light."

At this time, many people discovered the jade plate in the holy light.

"Jade token?"

The old teacher of the academy vaguely realized that he seemed to have seen the jade token somewhere before. Then he suddenly trembled and said in shock: "Zhewei?!"

"Zhewei?"

"What position?"

Many students in the academy have never heard of Zhewei.

Or they have read it in a book but were unable to react to it for a while and were all a little confused.

What is Zhewei?
"Zhewei?"

At this moment, some teachers in the academy suddenly reacted and looked at the holy light in the sky in horror. They couldn't believe that the philosopher had come to the world.

"How can this be?"

The old teacher was so shocked that he couldn't believe his eyes and said in horror: "Impossible!"

The sage has already retired, so where does the position of philosopher come from in the world?
At this time, the holy light was gradually dissipating, but the jade plate in the depths of the sky did not disappear. The jade plate was holy and flawless, emitting a faint holy light and showing extremely mysterious patterns.

"It is indeed Zhewei."

An Xiu also walked out from the back hall and looked up at the jade tablet deep in the sky.

The first thing that came to his mind when he saw the jade token was his disciple Feng Qingyan, but he immediately denied it.

How could a virtual saint give birth to a philosopher?
If Feng Qingyan was a true saint and a philosopher was born, he would not be surprised nor would he be shocked.

But the virtual saint position...

But, if it wasn't his own disciple, who could it be?

Who else could it be?

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(End of this chapter)