Since Emperor Wen of the Ming Dynasty began to use the autumn and spring, the autumn once a year, the spring once every three years, until the late Emperor Wu, the court members were connected by a large area, and even there was only one person left in the local county, and the spring once every three years can no longer meet the demand, so it began to implement the spring once a year. Until the thirteenth year of Ning'an, it has not changed, which inevitably caused the excessive bloated institution of the imperial court. However, the more this is the case, the less there is any suggestion of reform. Under such a situation, the four universities in Tiandu have gradually become the main places to provide candidates for spring students. If it weren't for some other factors, I'm afraid that all the officials in the world would come from the four universities.

Those who can enter the four universities are not mediocre, but the people who have an annual spring harvest are still relatively small. Among them, there are naturally those who have been in high school for one year, and those who have not been in school for ten years, but there are also those who have concentrated on studying and giving up their careers. Generally speaking, the four universities are divided into old students and new students for a period of three years. Bailu Academy came to Qingteng Park this time, and there were seven old students and one new student.

In the pavilion next to the Firefly Lake, eight students and several teachers of Bailu Academy stood among them, surrounded by teachers and students from Qingteng Garden. I don't know when the conversation became a polemic.

With the vision and pride of these people, they still disdain to debate topics such as how to price taxes this year, and most of the time they are talking about the general trend of the Ming Dynasty in the next ten years or even a hundred years.

"The rise of the Great True Kingdom is obvious to all. Since His Majesty the Holy Emperor has strongly reformed the Great Truth, he has comprehensively studied the Ming system, relying on its three thousand miles of fertile soil, and has grown rapidly. Dazhen is more martial, and the whole country can be a soldier. Once it becomes a problem, it is like a sharp sword hanging over the head. This is the most important thing for me to be vigilant about!" said the Qingteng Yuan student loudly.

"A group of reckless barbarians, what are they afraid of? Give them a hundred carts of wine and a thousand beautiful women, and they will surely indulge in them and destroy themselves. Moreover, no matter how strong the Holy Emperor is, he is still a woman, and there are so many people who have restored the country to the Great True Kingdom? Princelings are everywhere! As long as we push it a little, the country can be in chaos for ten years. "The old students of Bailuyuan talked eloquently, quite with the momentum of strategizing. "I see that the Ming Dynasty has been ruling for ten years! More than half of the corpses are vegetarians, indiscriminately filling the numbers, not seeking their own politics, the party is the same as the other, and wantonly accumulating wealth. The officials are not clear, how can the Ming Dynasty be clear?"

The teacher of Bailu Academy coughed and signaled him to pay attention to proportionality in his speech.

"How many years will it take for the officials to be cleared? How many years will it take for the Great True to become a problem? I'm afraid that if you don't even become an official, the Great True Kingdom will already be in trouble! I, the Ming Dynasty, will be a strong soldier at this moment, and I will be ready for battle!"

"Do you still want to be as reckless as Emperor Wu was when he was in the army? I still want to see the scene of thousands of miles of blood drifting and 10,000 acres of heads? I do not deny the merits of Emperor Wu, but I will not ignore the turmoil of those 20 years! The tragedy of history cannot be repeated again......

“......”

More and more people gathered in the pavilions and corridors next to Firefly Lake, mainly this year's freshmen, who wanted to take a look at the rumored person named Bai Yishi.

It is rumored that Bai Yishi, who is a member of the Sixth Branch, stood aside, smiling, quietly listening to everyone's speeches, and never said a word. During this period, there were many people who took the initiative to ask questions, but they were all taken over by the old students of Bailu Academy. This person, who has the first place in a century, is becoming more and more mysterious.

Ning Du glanced at the crowd from a distance and was discouraged, he was really a little afraid of squeezing around in the crowd. From a long distance, he could only see a few heads.

"Bai Qinghua, I will invite you to dinner at noon today. Ning Du identified the most outstanding human head and shouted.

When everyone heard this shout, they couldn't help but be stunned, and they all turned their heads to look at Ning Du. Bai Yishi also turned his head at this time, saw Ning Du through the gap between the crowd, and couldn't help but smile.

"Good!" Bai Yishi also shouted.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to Bai Yishi again, and when they wanted to confirm the identity of another person, Ning Du had already left.

The debate was interrupted for a moment, and then resumed.

......

There are no ornamental plants growing in the lake, only a lake of fish, which looks extremely flat when there is no wind, which is not very beautiful. The only thing worth saying is that the surroundings are much cooler than the rest of the world.

"Brother Ning, will Bai Yishi come?" asked Pang Jiushan while eating red apricots.

Ning Du glanced at Hu Ran and said, "He will come." ”

Hu Ran wanted to reach out for a red apricot, but when he saw the young master's gaze, he shrank back, his eyes full of grievance and anger. She originally wanted to hide in the distance and secretly watch the young master, but she didn't want the young master to be caught, and she was taken aback by him.

"Yo, it's really here!" Pang Jiushan looked up and saw a figure that was not unfamiliar.

Bai Yishi found a reason to get out, came to the side of Firefly Lake alone, and when he saw Ning Du and them at a glance, he walked over. He just guessed that Ning Du was here, and the other party was really here.

It's still the same outfit as when we met at the Hu Spicy Soup Restaurant that day, it's clean. The innocent face is full of heroism, and a pair of starry eyes are shining brightly, like a window to another world. At first glance, he doesn't feel anything special, at most he is handsome, but the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that the other party is special. I can't say what's special, I just think this person is different from others.

Hu Ran turned around and glanced at it, and said to Ning Du mysteriously and in a low voice, "Young Master, that very strange person came that day. Ning Du glared at Hu Ran angrily and funny. Hu Ran stuck out his tongue, knowing that the young master was not angry, so he reached out and took a red apricot and ate it.

"Ning Du?"

"White blue and white. ”

"It's not easy to ask for your name. Bai Yishi said with a smile and sat down on the stone bench beside him. He asked a lot of people before he came up with the name.

"Yours is easy to inquire. His name is Pang Jiushan, and her name is Hu Ran. Ning Du introduced with a smile.

Pang Jiushan looked at Bai Yishi and said, "I have admired the name for a long time. ”

"Equally long-awaited. ”

"I'm fake, but you're real. ”

"But Qingteng Yuan said it was true. Bai Yishi said with a smile.

Pang Jiushan laughed, and Ning Du said, "I invite you to dinner at noon today." ”

"Didn't you pay it back?"

"yes, I didn't say it back. Last time you asked for nothing, this time you owe me. ”

"Then I'll pay it back on credit. Bai Yishi picked up the chopsticks, and everyone began to eat together.

"Although it is the exchange between Bailuyuan and Qingteng Garden, it is actually a secret comparison, and the debate is the most important part of it. Why didn't Brother Bai say anything in the morning?" asked Pang Jiushan.

"Because he has nothing to say. Ning Du glanced at Bai Qinghua and said.

Bai Yishi put down his chopsticks and said, "I don't know Brother Pang, what do you think about today's topic?"

Pang Jiushan did not shy away from saying: "I am suffering from a chronic disease, and it is difficult to return. To put it more seriously, it's already a mountain rain that is about to come and the wind is full of buildings. You may not know how much the price of grain has risen, you may not know how much grain the peasant households have stored, let alone how many households in the world are farming, you may not know how far the people at the bottom have lived, and you may not know how worthless the money is. If you want to clean up the Haiyan River, it will take at least ten years. But the enemies around may not be able to wait that long. The Great Zhen Kingdom, the Tulie, the Guran, and even the Southern Kingdom are actually all great troubles! However, only these external troubles can cure the Ming Dynasty. Invincible foreign patients, the country is dead. I'm desperate to see the wolf smoke rise out, rather than singing and dancing!

If others heard such an astonishing assertion, they would inevitably say a good word, but Bai Yishi did not comment, but looked at Ning Du.

Ning Du shook his head with a smile and said, "I only know a few of you, I don't know the world, so I can't make an evaluation." If I know it, I'll evaluate it again. ”

Hu Ran only cared about eating her red apricots, and he didn't understand what they were saying at all.

"Bai Qinghua, what do you want to say?" Ning Du asked.

Bai Yishi smiled and said, "Everyone can see Da Ming's problem, which shows that she is indeed terminally ill." Brother Pang is right, if the Ming Dynasty cannot be reborn in destruction, it can only die in destruction. But where is the problem of the Ming Dynasty? Is it the bureaucracy, the scholars, the thousands of officials, or the Dazhen, Tulie, Gulan, and Nanguo? ”

Bai Yishi said a sentence that no one in the world would and would not dare to say.

Suddenly, the entire Firefly Lake seemed to have fallen into heavy snow, and there was no sound.

Pang Jiushan was stunned, he quickly glanced around, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no one.

Ning Du and Hu Ran were as usual, and they didn't react much because of Bai Qinghua's surprising words.

Bai Yishi's expression was as usual, like the lake in front of him.

Pang Jiushan also quickly stabilized his mind, glanced at Bai Yishi, and said in a rather solemn tone: "If Brother Bai has time, he can discuss this topic in detail in the future." ”

Bai Yishi smiled, looked at Ning Du, and said, "Do you know the 'Wanguo Dynasty' in two months?"

"I don't know. ”

Pang Jiushan explained: "The Dynasty of All Nations is that almost all the countries in the world come to me to congratulate him, once every three years. Since Emperor Wu swept the world, this rule has been used to this day. Now, some of them exist in name only. Its original intention has changed from pilgrimage to temptation and contest among various countries. ”

"Do you want me to participate?" Ning Du asked Bai Qinghua.

"I don't know how to practice. Bai Yishi said sincerely.

"That's a lot less fun. ”

"You'd find it interesting without me. ”

"Okay, I'll take a look. Ning Du agreed without thinking about it.

"It's not too early, and I'm leaving. We had a good conversation and will meet again in the future. Bai Yishi bowed his hand and said goodbye, coming and going like a spring breeze, and he didn't even stir up a ripple on the surface of the lake.

Ning Du didn't send it, but looked at the Snow Lake, as if it had suddenly become a stone sculpture.

Hu Ran discovered the abnormality and asked suspiciously, "Young Master, what's wrong with you?"

Firefly Lake, quiet.