Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 64: Feng Ming Chao Yang (Please recommend)
afternoon.

Qin Valley on the west side of the academy.

Feng Qingyan, Mu Yu, Fang Wang and other zither players gathered inside and outside a pavilion.

The students were either sitting on the lawn, or leaning against rocks, or kneeling in the pavilion, or walking back and forth...

There was joy on everyone's face.

Because today, the Qin Club of Zangshan Academy is finally going to be established.

"You all gathered here today to discuss the affairs of the Qin Society."

Inside the pavilion, Feng Qingyan stood up and said, everyone's eyes fell on him, "After discussion between me and the zither players, the zither club is named 'Fengming', which means the phoenix sings in the morning sun. Do you have any objection?"

"Feng Ming? Not bad."

"This is a good name, who would have any objections?"

Most students thought this name was good, and many students even agreed.

"Since everyone has no objection, the Qin Club will be named 'Fengming'."

Seeing that no one objected, Feng Qingyan decided on the name of the Qin Club and continued, "The sage created the Qin to harmonize heaven and earth and to transform the people. The Qin is the music of the sage to govern the world and the instrument for the gentleman to cultivate. We are establishing the Qin Club today to uphold the wishes of the sage, promote the Qin and rectify music. When music is rectified, the world will be governed..."

"Therefore, the purpose of the Qin Society is to 'promote the Qin to harmonize heaven and earth and to transform the people.'"

Feng Qingyan looked at the students and said, "This is a decision made by me, Miss Shepherd, the Grand Qin Master, and all the Qin players. The Qin Society should uphold the wishes of the Saint. This is also the mission of us Qin players and cannot be changed."

"Brother, how could we deny it?" A student laughed.

"We founded the Qin Society to fulfill the saint's wish..."

The students did not object, but were very supportive.

"The motto of the Qin Society is 'Heaven moves vigorously, and the gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement; Earth's condition is gentle, and the gentleman should be magnanimous and tolerant'. I hope it can inspire us Qin players." Feng Qingyan added, "Moreover, we Qin players need to constantly strive for self-improvement, and we also need to be magnanimous and tolerant..."

This is the school motto of the academy, and Feng Qingyan used it directly.

“We, the zither players, also need to pursue something, so we set ‘using the zither to cultivate oneself and to clarify the truth’ as the pursuit of the zither club, and even more so the pursuit of all the zither players.”

"Everyone who joins the Qin Society is here to cultivate themselves through the Qin and to understand the Dao through the Qin."

The students nodded in agreement.

"Confucius said: The noble man is harmonious but different, while the mean man is the same but not harmonious."

At this time, Feng Qingyan walked out of the pavilion and continued, "There are tens of thousands of qin players in the world, and people's ideals are also tens of thousands. How can they be unified? People's ideals vary from person to person, and we cannot force them to be unified, let alone destroy others' ideals. Therefore, the principle of our qin society is 'harmony in diversity', and we can seek common ground while reserving differences in the world."

"Brother, what if other people's ideas are wrong?" a student asked.

“If you know something is wrong, correct it.”

Feng Qingyan said.

"What if we don't know who is right and who is wrong? Or what if we mistakenly think one is right?" another student asked.

“Harmony but not uniformity.”

Feng Qingyan said after a moment of hesitation.

It's hard to say who is right or wrong in this matter...

The students did not continue to find fault. As long as they understood the principle of "harmony but difference", they would be able to distinguish clearly in their hearts.

"The zither requires respect, uprightness, calmness and composure. We use the zither to make friends and find soulmates, without competing or seeking, without showing off or flaunting our skills..."

Feng Qingyan was dressed in white and spoke in a gentle voice, "Besides, the zither is an instrument, and virtue is in it. As zither players, how can we be without virtue? And how can we be without integrity?"

"We, the zither players, need to remember, 'be humble and keep your money'. This is the moral code of the zither players."

Feng Qingyan's gentle voice became more and more pleasant.

"Brother, that's very well said."

At this time, some students couldn't help but praise, as if the fog in front of their eyes had gradually dissipated.

Other students also had a feeling of sudden enlightenment. They were ignorant about piano learning before, but now they knew it.

Because the purpose and social motto formulated by Feng Qingyan pointed out the direction for all students. With a clear direction, how could they get lost on the road?

Before, when Feng Qingyan was discussing with Mu Yu, Fang Wang and Qin Shi, they were also deeply shocked by Feng Qingyan’s words, which made them come out of the fog all of a sudden.

If it was because of Feng Qingyan's fame and the fact that he helped them break through, they all supported Feng Qingyan to be the president of the Qin Society.

But now, they are sincerely convinced.

Also, although it was a discussion, it was basically formulated by Feng Qingyan alone.

During the process of formulating the charter of the zither club, Feng Qingyan felt very comfortable with it, even at ease, which made him wonder if he had been a master of zither in his previous life.

Moreover, his interest in the piano became stronger and stronger.

If the Wen Palace had not been closed, he would have been unable to resist and practiced the qin a long time ago...

"Brother, your words are worth ten years of piano practice." Some students even sighed, and they were indeed pointed in the right direction by Feng Qingyan's words. "It is a blessing for us to have the honor to listen to you today..."

"I am fortunate that my senior brother is our president..."

Many students sighed.

"You are flattering me." Feng Qingyan said with a smile, "This is the purpose, motto, pursuit, principle, and ethics of our Fengming Qin Society. Do you have any objections?"

"Brother, we have no objection."

All students said the same thing.

"In that case, let's make it a deal. You all need to remember not to act recklessly." Feng Qingyan paused and said seriously, "If any player violates this rule, he will be given a warning at the very least, or expelled from the club at the worst."

"We must keep this in mind."

At this time, all the students stood up and bowed to Feng Qingyan.

"Here, I have one more thing to say to you all, and I hope you all will be encouraged." Feng Qingyan signaled that they should not be polite, and added, "I have heard that there is a bird that does not fly or sing for three years. But this bird, if it does not fly, it will soar into the sky; if it does not sing, it will be amazing when it does sing."

“If you don’t fly, you’ll soar into the sky; if you don’t sing, you’ll be amazing when you do…”

A student murmured, with a hint of excitement on his face.

"We should do the same, and so should our Qin Society. It can be three years without flying or singing. If it flies, it will soar into the sky; if it sings, it will be amazing."

Mu Yu said seriously, then bowed to Feng Qingyan, "Yu, thank you for your teachings, Senior Brother."

"Thank you for your teachings, Brother."

The students said in unison.

Feng Qingyan couldn't help but shook his head.

"Brother, why are you shaking your head? Is Yu wrong?" Mu Yu asked in surprise.

Feng Qingyan still shook his head and continued, "The Sage learned the zither but made no progress in ten days; the Guqin Master learned the zither but still failed to master it in three years. We, the zither players, must be resolute and determined and must not give up halfway..."

"Senior brother is right."

A student said.

"The music of the zither can help us observe customs and morals, capture the soul, distinguish joy and anger, please our emotions, calm our minds, strengthen our courage, detach from the mundane world, and fight against ghosts and gods..."

Feng Qingyan talked to himself, and his voice gradually became more charming.

Everyone listened attentively.

……

Qin Club: Fengming

Purpose: To promote the qin to harmonize heaven and earth and to transform the people
Company motto: Heaven is vigorous, so a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement; Earth is gentle, so a gentleman should carry the world with virtue.
Pursuit: To cultivate oneself through the piano and to enlighten the truth through the piano
Principle: Gentlemen are harmonious but different

Integrity: Be humble and keep your money
Slogan or motivational phrase: If you don’t fly, you will soar into the sky; if you don’t sing, you will be amazing.

Qinyin: Joyful but not lewd, sad but not hurt, resentful but not angry, gentle and honest
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(End of this chapter)