The emperor is biased and wants to kill me, but you chickened out when the army is at the city gates

Amidst the jeers and cheers of the crowd, Qin Xuan, feeling embarrassed to delay, waved his hand to signal for silence, and then presented another perfect second line of a couplet:

"The Moon-Reflecting Well, reflecting the moon's image, the moon's image reflected in the Moon-Reflecting Well, the Moon-Reflecting Well for ten thousand years, the moon's image for ten thousand years."

This painting is quite long, and many Confucian scholars read it several times before they could slowly come to their senses.

However, the Confucian sage smiled slightly and sighed, "Looking at the river from the Wangjiang Tower, looking at the river, looking at the river from the Wangjiang Tower, the river tower is eternal, the river is eternal. The difficulty of this first line lies in the first six characters. The first one, Wangjiang Tower, is a proper noun, so the second line must also correspond to a proper noun."

"And this 'Looking at the River' is a verb-object phrase, so the second line should also be in parallel structure."

"The following couplet, 'The moon is reflected in the water above the river tower, and the moon's reflection is reflected in the flowing river,' coupled with the imagery of the moon's reflection lasting for ten thousand years, is indeed perfectly crafted."

"This couplet is excellent!"

The Confucian sage's personal commentary immediately evoked sighs and praise from countless scholars.

Qin Xuan, the plagiarist, remained unfazed and said with a touch of humility, "Your Excellency is too kind; I have made a fool of myself!"

"With your talent and ability to utter those four famous sayings, there's no need to be modest."

The Confucian sage smiled, his eyes full of appreciation and admiration for Qin Xuan.

Afterwards, the group entered the city, where the streets were already crowded with onlookers, who cheered loudly for the name of the "Confucian Sage".

The Confucian sage traveled to various places and had never received such adoration before, so he was deeply moved.

"Your Excellency, the Confucian Sage, may not know this, but Beining City has been plagued by war for many years, so the people here are more eager to study than ordinary people."

"The reason why their fathers and grandfathers stayed in the place was not because they were unwilling to leave, but because they were afraid that if they left, Beining City would no longer be the territory of the Han people."

Qin Xuan deliberately used the term "Han people" instead of "Daqi" here, which was an indirect way of expressing his aspirations to the Confucian sage.

The Confucian sage nodded slightly: "From the moment you raised your army until this moment today, I have been silently observing everything you have done."

"Emperor Qin Tian of the Great Qi Dynasty is stubborn and self-willed. Several princes are vying for power and profit, and the court is rife with factional strife and chaos. The Great Qi Dynasty is no longer as glorious as it once was."

"My Confucianism has been passed down for thousands of years. Although it has been criticized as the Confucianism of imperial power, it has always taken the well-being of the people as its mission. As long as you are sincere for the people and treat them well, Confucianism and the thousands of Confucian scholars behind me will be your greatest support."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan was shaken, his heart filled with turmoil.

He never imagined that a Confucian sage would one day stand so openly on his side.

This is the Confucian sage, the only sage in the world, the true teacher of the world.

With such an old man standing in Beining City, Qin Xuan was already in an invincible position in terms of reputation or public opinion.

"This student thanks Your Excellency, the Sage, for your kindness!"

Qin Xuan bowed respectfully again, and the Confucian sage's smile deepened: "Come, take me to see your newly built Beining Academy."

When the Confucian sage and others were still on their way, Qin Xuan had already sent someone to inform them about the matter at the academy.

"Okay, we'll head over now."

Qin Xuan nodded repeatedly, and then the group passed through the outer city, arriving at the gate of Beining Academy about fifteen and a half hours later.

To everyone's surprise, the entrance to the academy had no walls at all, only a huge Dongting Lake stone, about ten meters long and three or four meters high, standing in front of it.

Above are the four large characters "Beining Academy" carved by Qin Xuan in the unrestrained style of Wang Xizhi, which are quite eye-catching.

"The handwriting looks familiar; it seems to be the same as the book you sent me the other day, Your Highness."

Bai Mufeng truly deserves his reputation as a great Confucian scholar of our time; he has a photographic memory and can immediately discern the origin of the characters.

Zhuge Xuan, who was standing to the side, finally seized the opportunity to explain: "This is the Yi style, the Yi of 'elegance', which was created by my prince."

"It's actually original calligraphy! His Highness the Prince of Chu is so accomplished in calligraphy?"

"This is incredible! This calligraphy already shows the style of a master, with an elegant and unrestrained style that will surely be imitated by scholars."

"It turns out that King Chu was not only a military genius, but also a great calligrapher. We really misjudged him before..."

"..."

There were many learned scholars present, and even more who were passionate about calligraphy. As the saying goes, laymen watch the spectacle, while experts appreciate the details. Anyone who understood calligraphy was undoubtedly astonished at that moment.

It's important to know that there are many people who write calligraphy well, but that's based on learning from and imitating the works of their predecessors.

Only true masters of calligraphy can establish their own unique style and create a new school.

Qin Xuan is not yet thirty years old, but he already has the demeanor of a grandmaster. How can people not admire and be amazed by him?

Even the Confucian sage couldn't help but sigh, "His Highness the King of Chu has given me one surprise after another. However, this academy has not been surrounded by walls. I suppose the King of Chu has other intentions?"

"Your wisdom is truly remarkable; this was indeed something I did on purpose."

Qin Xuan replied, "Studying is not about working behind closed doors or being confined by walls. I hope that the students of my Beijing Academy will not only be free from mental constraints, but also be able to truly apply what they have learned."

"I hope that every bit of knowledge they learn will be put into practice in their real lives in the future."

"At the same time, without walls, the academy is essentially integrated into this open world at all times. I don't want students from Beining Academy to only know the Four Books and Five Classics, but not even be able to distinguish between the five grains."

Qin Xuan's words were somewhat broad, but many of the Confucian scholars present had already grasped their deeper meaning.

Since ancient times, students have lived only in academies, but the high walls of academies mean they have no real contact with social life.

This is why we have jokes like "a scholar is useless" or "why not eat meat porridge".

The kind of scholar Qin Xuan wanted was one who understood the hardships of ordinary people and knew how difficult life was.

They may be mediocre in talent, but they must never forget their original aspirations or the people.

"I deeply admire the King of Chu's thoughts, and I would like to bow to the King of Chu on behalf of all the students in the world!"

The Confucian sage was moved, cupped his hands and bowed, performing the grandest gesture of a scholar.

Those around him were all dumbfounded, and then they all followed the example of the Confucian sage and bowed to Qin Xuan.

Qin Xuan quickly helped the Confucian sage up, and said with shame, "Sage, you are too kind to me. All of this is thanks to the people of Beining City. If they had not held Beining City and refused to retreat, how would I have had the opportunity to build Beining Academy?"

"Please come inside with me quickly, it's quite cold outside."

Qin Xuan quickly changed the subject and then led everyone into Beining Academy.

Upon entering, you are greeted by a large lawn, surrounded by smooth, flat cement roads.

The Confucian sage and many Confucian scholars couldn't help but marvel at the wealth of Beining City; even the imperial city of Daqi had never seen such roads.

"Sage, this is the school's teaching building, just up these steps."

Qin Xuan led the way, and the crowd followed closely behind, full of curiosity. The next second, a series of exclamations of surprise began to rise and fall.

"This...this...could the thing on the gate be made of glazed glass?"

"And why are these windows so bright and clear?"

"My God, this isn't an academy, it's a royal palace!"

"..."

When the glass-framed windows and wooden doors appeared before everyone's eyes, everyone was deeply shocked.

On the other hand, the people of Beining City, not to mention Qin Xuan and his group, even the ordinary people who came to join in the fun, all looked normal. Aren't they just like the glass in our Beining City?

Even some private houses have begun to be used, so isn't it only natural to use them in such an important academy?

These learned scholars from out of town seem to have some limited experience of the world!

The people of Beining City were extremely excited, proud, and smug at this moment.