Out of the pastoral mansion, Chu Yi said goodbye to Jiang Weifa, Zheng Zhiqiang and others one by one.

After this lottery grouping, the positions of the nine colleges participating in the competition are relatively clear.

One group is headed by Han Yu, and the other group is headed by Chu Yi.

In their eyes, Chu Yi was no longer the dean of Yanling Academy.

To be able to make Han Yu a junior disciple, there is only one possibility, Chu Yi is very likely to become Xun Zhen's descendant.

After all, it is widely rumored that Xun Zhen participated in the opening ceremony of Yanling Academy.

This incident is enough to make many people speculate. But today's Han Yu's attitude towards Chu Yi is enough to make speculation come true.

In the carriage, Jiang Weifa sighed: "I really didn't expect it." The closed disciple accepted by Mr. Guiwu turned out to be Chu Yi. This kid is indeed shrewd and tight. ”

Zheng Zhiming smiled slightly: "Old Jiang, you may not know yet. Another layer of identity for our Dean Xiao Chu?"

Jiang Weifa was curious: "What identity?"

Zheng Zhiming said: "Have you noticed the attitude of Lord Mufu towards Chu Yi?"

Jiang Weifa nodded and said, "Lord Mufu has a very good impression of him. ”

Zheng Zhiming asked, "Why is that?"

"It's not because he's a close disciple of Mr. Guiwu. ”

Zheng Zhiming shook his head and said: "This is just one layer, and the more important layer is the other layer of his identity I just mentioned." He is the sister-in-law of Chu Jianfeng, the current secretary of the military department. ”

Jiang Weifa suddenly realized: "I see!"

"In today's lottery, Han Yu is considered to have lost the upper hand, which made him suffer a loss. The competition between Xiangshan Academy and Yanling Academy will probably be even more interesting. Zheng Zhiming said yearningly.

"No one is good for a thousand days, and no flower is red for a hundred days. The position of this Wenhua list is also going to change. Jiang Wei sighed.

"Are you very optimistic about Dean Xiao Chu?" asked Zheng Zhiming.

Jiang Weifa smiled and said, "How could Mr. Guiwu's vision be wrong. ”

"It's one thing to look at it, it's another thing to compete. Han Yu's talent, you and I know it well. Even if Dean Xiao Chu is talented and intelligent, compared to him, he is inexperienced after all, and he may not be able to win. ”

"Experiencing this thing is both a good thing and a bad thing. It is said that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and many times what is needed is this ruthlessness. I think Dean Xiao Chu is not only smart, but also very ruthless. Moreover, it is extremely rare to know how to grasp the balance. The more Jiang Weifa said, the more he appreciated it.

"Then let's make a bet. If you win, I'll treat you to a month's worth of wine. Zheng Zhiqiang said with a smile.

"It must be the drunken chanter of Wangxian Ju. ”

"And what if you lose?"

"If I lose, I'll give you the only copy of "Yutai New Song" that you have been thinking about for a long time. Jiang Weifa simply put his heart on the side and dedicated his collection of unique books.

Zheng Zhiqiang was overjoyed: "Lao Jiang, this is what you said, don't regret it when the time comes." ”

At this moment, Chu Yi was about to walk over to Han Yu's carriage, Xu Zhong hurried over and whispered, "Childe, Mr. Guiwu from Xiangshan Academy is waiting for you in the mansion." ”

Chu Yi was slightly stunned, obviously he didn't expect that his teacher would go to his residence to visit him in person.

"Prepare yourself and go back immediately. ”

Chu Yi walked quickly to Han Yu's carriage and said truthfully: "Senior Brother Han, Mr. is here in the cold house, and I will go back." ”

Han Yu was stunned, he didn't expect his husband to visit in person, he was really a little surprised.

"Good. Then you hurry back, don't let Mr. wait for a long time. ”

Chu Yi said goodbye and left.

Han Yu looked at Chu Yi's departing figure, his face gloomy. This Chu Yi was even more powerful than he imagined, and not only did he not get any benefits in the first encounter, but he sent him more benefits.

I have to say that Mr.'s vision is indeed different.

It doesn't matter if you lose off the stage, you can't lose on the key stage. If he loses on stage, he, the dean, will not be able to play anymore.

It's just that he really can't figure out why Chu Yi is so young, why the comparison test is full of incomprehensible confidence.

Where does his confidence come from?

At least for now, Mr. didn't say a word about the competition, and he didn't seem to be worried about the competition between the two of them.

Who loses and who wins, for Mr., does not matter at all.

Could it be that I took this competition too seriously and made myself lose my nature?

At this time, Jing Wuming and Xun Zhen were sitting in the pavilion playing chess, and Wen Tingkai and Yuhuan were watching the chess next to them.

"The chessboard has four corners, and it should be divided into four hours. The sky is clear and turbid, and the morale is holding each other, this is the yin and yang of the chessboard, so the way of Go is in line with the principle of yin and yang. The chessboard is longitudinal and horizontal with 19 lines, and there are 361 points where yin and yang intersect, which is the number of days of the week. Therefore, the falling child must conform to the principle of yin and yang. Everything in the world is still and moving, life and death. If you are full of energy, you will live, and if you are exhausted, you will die. The chess pieces are on the board, just like people walking in the world, and the so-called world is like chess, all for this reason. ”

"The sage cloud, the mystery and the mystery, the door of all wonders. If you want to get the way of heaven, you must cultivate human morality, which is morality. The sage is also cloudy, saying that human virtue is for cultivating heavenly virtue. People cultivate virtue, there are few distracting thoughts, and the mysteries are gradually seen, until the door of all wonders. The more calm the player, the more wonderful the chess situation. Those who enter the gods, the magic of chess is in the bottom of their eyes. Xun Zhen held the white piece in his hand and landed the piece in a very inconspicuous place on the chessboard.

Jing Wuming got up, bowed to Xun Zhen, and said respectfully: "What the seniors said, the younger generations remember. ”

"When playing a game, if the player can rest and cultivate his mind, he can sense the astronomy and geography of the chess game, discover the natural flow of chess, and thus find the qi of chess, and naturally approach the road of chess. This is true of the game, and the same is true of the practice. Xun Zhen said indifferently.

Jing has no life to say goodbye.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the compound, and Chu Yi hurriedly got out of the carriage and rushed over.

Yuhuan looked up and saw a young man in green clothes walking over, smiling, the curvature of the corners of his mouth was as perfect as a crescent moon.

When Wen Tingkai saw this scene, he only felt that this shallow smile was enough to make the surrounding scenery bleak and beautiful.

Chu Yi walked up to Xun Zhen, lifted his clothes and knelt down, and said sincerely: "The student meets Mr." ”

Wen Tingkai was stunned, and he didn't expect that Mr. Guiwu, one of the "Four Sages" of the Southern Tang Dynasty, would be his brother's teacher.

Xun Zhen got up, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said with a smile: "The friendship of gentlemen is as light as water." It doesn't have to be that way. ”

Chu Yi said: "One day as a teacher, one life as a father." And rightfully so. ”

As he spoke, Chu Yi bowed to Xun Zhen three times.

Jing Wuming glanced at Yuhuan, who handed the prepared teacup to Chu Yi.

Chu Yi took the teacup, held it above his head, and said respectfully, "Sir, please drink tea." ”

Xun Zhen took the teacup, took a sip gently, and said with a smile: "Get up." ”

Chu Yi got up and said guiltily: "The student originally went to visit Mr. today, but he didn't want Mr. to come over in person, and the student was really uneasy. ”

Jing Wuming clenched his fists and looked at Xun Zhen and said, "Senior, I'll leave first." ”

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Excuse me." ”

"What did the seniors say? Jing Wuming left the pavilion with Wen Tingkai and Yuhuan.

Xun Zhen sighed lightly, and said with a gloomy expression: "If you say that you are uneasy, you are also a teacher." When you first arrived in Qingyang, you encountered such a catastrophe. If you really have three longs and two shorts, I, a gentleman, will die. ”

Chu Yi's heart tightened, but he didn't expect his teacher to know about the assassination.

Xun Zhen saw the doubts in his heart, and said worriedly: "There are some things that you will know in the future." However, the most worrying thing for the teacher right now is the entanglement between you and King Yue. For example, today, the power struggle within the court is actually a conflict of interests between the Xuanmen on the mountain. You should know the dangers involved. ”

Although Chu Yi has not been with Xun Zhenzhen for a long time, his teacher's concern for him is heartfelt and sincere.

"I know the danger in my heart. But please rest assured, sir, it is not by luck that the students have been able to get to where they are today. ”

Xun Zhen turned around and walked out of the pavilion, followed by Chu Yi.

"The ancients said, 'Don't see the clouds in the sky, often suspect that good things are all false things; This wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, the axe will cut it, then this wood will grow in the place where everyone sees. Only hidden in the mountains, self-growing, no one to use, but it can become a rare ancient tree. ”

Xun Zhen looked at Chu Yi, as if asking for his opinion.

Chu Yi understood his teacher's good intentions, but letting him choose to leave at this time was contrary to his beliefs and was not the result he wanted.

"The flowers in the greenhouse, strong on the outside and graceful in the middle, can't withstand the baptism of wind and sun after all. Moreover, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop. I want to hide, but people may not let me get my wish. ”

For Chu Yi, why didn't he want to be like Li Bai and Tao Yuanming, a drunken man who watched the world, sang about wine, and how much life was?

But this world doesn't give you such an opportunity, forcing you to cheat, forcing you to intrigue, forcing you to be hypocritical and cunning, and even having blood on your hands, in order to survive in this world.

Surviving is more important than anything else.

Xun Zhen seemed to have known his choice, and he was not surprised: "In life, grass grows in spring, coming like wind and rain, and going like dust." Even so, it can still compete with the sun and the moon like fireflies. As a teacher, I came here today to tell you that the world is difficult. ”

After a while, Chu Yi clenched his fists and bowed down and said, "The world is difficult to walk, but you still have to do it." ”