Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 54: A Salute to Self-improvement

on the square.

Everyone's eyes could not be moved away, and they were still fixed on Feng Qingyan's head, looking at the phoenix, looking at the Qilin...

"It's a pity that this is not a true auspicious sign from heaven and earth..."

The great teacher was quite ambitious.

“The holy temple is auspicious and auspicious.”

An Xiu smiled calmly and said that he had never expected that his newly accepted disciple would have such a scene when asking for the Holy Grace. It was really a bit unexpected.

As for true auspiciousness from heaven and earth, who dares to hope for it?

At this time, An Xiu walked down the steps of the temple and stood with his hands behind his back in the square. Other teachers and instructors came behind him and stood in a neat line opposite the students.

The old teacher tried to control his emotions and sang in praise: "The torch is passed on, sir."

Upon hearing this, the students quickly came to their senses, straightened their clothes, and knelt down respectfully.

"One bow, and strive for self-improvement." sang the old teacher.

The students bowed.

"Second bow, to be virtuous and to carry the world." The old teacher sang again.

The student bowed again.

"Bow three times to show respect to parents and teachers." the old teacher sang three times.

The students bowed three times.

When all the students stood up, the old teacher sang again: "Present the gift of tuition."

Feng Qingyan was stunned when he heard this. He didn't bring any with him. He looked around at the students around him and it seemed that none of them brought any with them...

How can this be presented as a gift?

At this time, a student of etiquette (note) walked towards Feng Qingyan holding a tray containing the six gifts and a bundle of money, and signaled him to present the six gifts and a bundle of money to the teacher on behalf of all the students.

The six gift packages include celery, lotus seeds, red beans, red dates, longans, and dried meat.

Celery: means hardworking and studious.

Lotus seeds: means painstaking teaching.

Red beans: means good fortune in literature.

Red dates: means to be on the top of the world list.

Longan: means to open the mind and give rise to wisdom.

Dried meat: to show the students’ appreciation.

Feng Qingyan accepted the six gifts and walked towards the teachers amid the envy of the other students. He bowed and presented the gifts, saying, "Please accept them, sir."

"Please accept it, sir."

The students behind Feng Qingyan all bowed down.

At this time, Master An, on behalf of the teachers of the academy, accepted the six gifts of courtesy from the students, placed them behind him and handed them to the ceremonial attendant, who then returned the gifts to the students.

The instructors and teachers behind him all returned the greetings.

The apprenticeship ceremony is over.

After a moment, the old teacher who had been standing on the steps sang: "Clean your hands and your heart, remove the impurities and retain the essence."

As soon as the old teacher finished speaking, hundreds of servants from the academy came in with basins of clean water in an orderly manner.

The basin is a wooden basin.

The water is clean water.

There is a basin of clean water in front of each kneeling student.

At this time, the students, under the demonstration of the ritual attendant, put their hands into the wooden basin and washed them once each, then wiped them dry. However, some students' bodies flashed with water like a film, as if something had been washed away, which surprised many students.

There was no flash of water on Feng Qingyan's body.

Almost all the famous students have no water light flashing on their bodies...

"Haha, there is water light flashing on my body, it's a strange phenomenon!"

A student said excitedly.

This is a phenomenon that even the Three Dings have not seen.

This made many students who had water shining on their bodies suddenly feel proud and happy, and they felt that they were still better than Feng Sanding and others.

"What you have washed away are distracting thoughts, so why should you be proud?"

When a student saw this, he couldn't help but explain, "The more distracting thoughts there are, the brighter the water light will be. If there is no water light flashing, it means there are not many distracting thoughts..."

"Uh……"

"No."

Those students who had just felt proud suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

“Blood emptiness!”

The attendant spoke up when he saw the commotion in the square.

The meaning of washing hands is to cleanse the hands and mind, to remove impurities and retain essence.

The college hopes that students can concentrate on their future studies without distractions.

When all the students cleaned their hands and hearts, and the wooden basin was taken away by the servants of the academy, the old teacher sang again: "Between the eyebrows, the pen touches the forehead."
At this time, a waiter with courtesy brought the master of Anyuan the Zhibi and Zhisha, which are a brush and cinnabar, but not ordinary brushes and cinnabar.

They are of great use to students' literary studies.

Dean An took the brush, dipped it in cinnabar, and pointed it at the center of the eyebrows of Feng Qingyan, who was kneeling in front of him. The two were more than two meters apart.

A red dot appears, like a red mole.

This is a mole painted with cinnabar!

It means to open up wisdom, to be clear-headed and bright-minded, and to hope that students will be able to understand things immediately in the future.

But at this moment, Feng Qingyan's mind was rumbling, as if something was forcing its way into his mind. When the rumbling sound passed, he had the illusion that his mind had become clearer...

Is this Kaiwen Palace?

He shook his head. No...

Then, a teacher held a red brush and dotted the mole between the eyebrows of each student one by one.

For students who have opened the Wen Palace, the Zhibi and Zhisha can help them expand or consolidate the Wen Palace, or have other inexplicable magical uses.

This is another opportunity the academy has given to students. It depends on whether the students can grasp it.

When the teacher finished marking the students' moles, the old teacher sang in praise: "Entering school, the drum box is the foundation of the students' career."

dong dong dong-

A rapid drumbeat like horse hooves suddenly rang out.

It rolled down like thunder in the students' minds, scaring them all.

On one side of the temple, a ritualist was beating a drum quickly, using it as a warning and a reminder to draw students' attention to their studies.

When the drums stopped beating, the old teacher sang in praise: "Establish virtue and cultivate oneself."

The melodious voice echoed over the academy.

"Establish virtue and cultivate oneself."

The students stood up, bowed and sang in unison, appearing elegant and graceful.

The ceremonial student beat the drum twice, but only one sounded.

The old teacher sang in praise: "When you see a virtuous person, you should emulate him."

“When you see a good person, you should emulate him.”

The students bowed again and sang in unison, appearing very polite.

The ceremonial performer beats the drum three times, and then it sounds once.

The old teacher sang in praise: "Never tire of learning."

“Never tire of learning.”

The students bowed three times and sang in unison, appearing refreshed.

The ceremonial performer beats the drum four times, and then it sounds once.

The old teacher sang in praise: "Aim to be virtuous."

"Aim to be virtuous."

The students bowed four times and sang in unison, acting like gentlemen.

The ceremonial performer beats the drum five times, making one sound.

The old teacher sang in praise: "The beginning of the word is broken through the age of ignorance."

All the students knelt down and prepared to write.

At this time, servants from the academy brought low tables, writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones to the students one by one and placed them neatly.

"Hey, where's the pen?"

"Why is there no pen? Did you miss it?"

Soon, some students noticed that the servants brought in writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones, but there was no pen at all. Moreover, it was not just one or two students who did not have a pen, but all the students did not have a pen.

As the students were surprised, they saw another strange phenomenon happening in the sky above the holy temple.

In the strong literary atmosphere, there seems to be a pen looming, which seems to run through the past and present and write the history of the world...

"Holy Pen!"

Some students from aristocratic families exclaimed.

When the other students heard it, they immediately understood that this was the holy pen of Confucianism.

Although most people have never seen the Holy Pen, except for a very few people like Feng Qingyan, almost everyone has heard of it.

The Holy Pen is known as the best pen in the world.

At this time, the old teacher sang loudly again: "Students bow to the pen, please write."

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Note: Lisheng, that is, the person in charge of ceremonies

PS: Thanks to "Yao Fanxian", "Yu Baiwang", "Shifenyimao", "Luocheng" for the rewards!!!

Please give me a ticket, please give me a ticket, please give me a ticket! ! ! ! !

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