Chun'an County is very prosperous, otherwise it would not be lamented by Fang Yingwu as a group of death, so there are many people who have made a name for themselves in the provincial township examination and the national examination.

On the other hand, when these people faded out of the imperial examination or officialdom, they liked to give full play to their surplus heat and set up academies in their hometowns to teach and educate people (mainly the children of the clan), which was a popular trend at that time.

The academy where the old Shang Pavilion entertained in his later years opened, and of course Fang Yingwu wanted to cheer. However, the old Shangge is located in Renshou Township, which is located in the south of the county, and it is very far from Huaxi.

On the seventh day of the second lunar month, the sky was just dark, and Fang Yingwu left the house and went to the south of the county. But something went wrong on the way. When crossing the river at the ferry, because of the spring flood and the turbulent river, the efficiency of crossing the river was very slow, and the boat almost capsized in the water, delaying a lot of time.

This Chun'an mountain has a lot of water, but it is not a poor mountain and bad water, it can be called a beautiful mountain and clear water, and the scenery is very good. The ancients praised the sentence "going up on the Shanyin Road, such as in the middle of the mirror" in eastern Zhejiang, which is not bad when applied to Chun'an in western Zhejiang.

But no matter how good the scenery is, I will be tired after driving for two hours in a row. Fang Yingwu stood on the hillside panting slightly, and finally saw the destination of his trip. A meandering stream flows through the mountain valley, and several villages are scattered along the stream, the middle of which is probably where the old merchant pavilion is located.

That's right, there is a towering triple archway at the entrance of the village, and there are four big characters on the front - three yuan and the first. Similar archway, Fang Yingwu has seen it at the south gate of the county, seen it in Yanzhou Mansion, and heard that it is also in Hangzhou, the provincial capital.

Provinces, governments, counties, townships each level of a memorial arch, to be a man to this point, can be described as the glory of the extreme. But Fang Yingwu always suspected that the appearance of the four archways of the grand scene, it is likely that this three elements have become the prime minister of the dynasty

Emperor Taizu Gao had an edict, and if the officials dared to write to praise the ministers, kill! However, the erection of the archway should not be among them.

At noon, Fang Yingwu met an old man who had returned from chopping wood at the bottom of Sanyuanfang, and asked him about the location of Shangxianggong Academy.

"It's not in the village, it's at the foot of the hill!" The old man pointed to a mountain peak not far from the village. Fang Yingwu had no choice but to turn around and head towards the peak.

Sure enough, at the foot of the mountain, I saw an elegant wooden house, with a plaque hanging on the door, and the words "Tired Residence Academy" were written on it.

There are quite a few sedan chairs parked outside the gate, and there are also donkey carts. There are still many people inside and outside the courtyard, but judging from the color of their clothes, they are all domestic slaves and servants, and as for the main master, they have naturally entered the house.

The guests who came to congratulate the audience today, probably only Fang Yingwu came over with hard work, and after several tosses, it was already past noon at this time. Fang Yingwu felt the soreness of the soles of his feet, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, he still had a long way to go.

The host and guests were in the main hall, and the feast had already begun. According to the customs of the times, the more solemn banquet should first serve big dishes such as sheep and geese, and then soup, the so-called five cuts and three soups. zuihou is a side dish, melon and fruit.

Fang Yingwu entered the hall, just when the first dish was served, there was soup between the two dishes, so everyone was waiting for the soup. Fang Yingwu appeared at the door and immediately attracted the attention of more than a dozen guests.

To be honest, Fang Yingwu, as the youngest little character, was very rude to be late. However, this is not his intention, it is really his lack of experience in this area.

As mentioned above, he will not care about this kind of business, but there are many people who care about it for him, and the other party is dissatisfied.

But among the people here, there are really no people who have anything to do with the Fang family, and there is no one who can call himself the head of Fang Yingwu, and the qualifications to teach Fang Yingwu a little bit are not enough.

However, Wang Zhixian was also in the house, and he pointed to Fang Yingwu as the head of the case, although it was not a teacher-student relationship in the ethics of the imperial examination at this time, but after all, there was also a layer of acquaintance relationship.

Therefore, only Wang Zhixian was the most suitable to come forward to teach Fang Yingwu a lesson, so he asked: "Fang Yingwu, why are you so late?" ”

Fang Yingwu thought for a while, stepped forward and bowed deeply to the main seat, and replied: "The boy got up early to read the books of the sages, and he was so fascinated by the reading that he inadvertently missed the time of departure, so that he was rude. Disturbing the interest of the elder pavilion is really a hundred sins. ”

Using the book of the sages as an excuse should win understanding. Wang Zhixian had the intention to excuse Fang Yingwu, and led the topic away: "What kind of book do you read?" ”

"It's Mencius who looks. When I saw the sentence that the east was conquering the west and the south was conquering the north, I suddenly realized something, so I delayed for a while. ”

When Shang Xianggong heard Fang Yingwu claim that he had realized, he asked curiously: "This sentence is about the way of benevolence and righteousness, wherever the Xianwang Shangtang expedition went, the people all looked forward to it, and where Shang Tang couldn't reach, the people complained that he refused to come." But what did you realize? ”

When Fang Yingwu witnessed this, he replied: "Through these two sentences, the boy realized that everyone must wait for the soup to see the benevolence and righteousness in it." ”

Mencius was talking about Shang Tang, Fang Yingwu was probably talking about soup, this soup and other soup were immediately full of laughter because of Fang Yingwu's interesting justification, and even the Shang Xianggong, who was outstandingly cultivated, couldn't help but smile, and the slight dissatisfaction was quietly resolved.

He pointed to the seat in the corner and said, "You junior is good at distorting the scriptures, and Hugh says that the old man is not benevolent, sit down!" ”

Fang Yingwu rounded the scene, stretched out his hand to wipe his sweat, and hurriedly rushed to the seat, and after sitting down, he drank a few sips of soup, and expressed his self-punishment very appropriately.

Today's theme is to cheer for the opening of the Tired House Academy, of course, there are poems and lyrics to congratulate the banquet, and there are also calligraphy and paintings on the spot. But Fang Yingwu was very quiet, he didn't show anything, but he kept thinking about it, which made Shang Ge Lao very strange.

Fang Yingwu's talent and ability to steal the limelight, Shang Ge Lao had seen it with his own eyes when he was in Yanzhou Mansion, and the level of "Linjiang Immortal" composed for him and pretending to be his words was so high that it was almost unbearable for him. With this poem, Shang Zhen also felt that he owed a favor in his heart, but of course he would not declare it.

Seeing this, he opened his mouth again and said, "Fang Xiaoyou is so quiet today, can there be a masterpiece for us to see?" ”

Fang Yingwu hurriedly apologized and said: "I heard that the Great Grandmaster pressed Chun'an at the end of the month, and my boy, I have all my fame in the Dao test, and I really have no intention of anything else, and I have failed to live up to the good intentions of the elder of the pavilion." ”

Fang Yingwu deliberately provoked the conversation, and everyone present began to discuss this topic, after all, this is a major event in the reading circle of Chun'an County recently, not to mention that everyone is a family of poetry and books, and naturally there are relatives and children who participate in the Taoist exam.

The behavior of this student promotion officer is so different from the norm, especially the vague name exam is very dissatisfying to the big families who are used to being treated, and they can't help but talk about it.

A discerning person summed up during the banquet: "The great master drunkard does not mean wine, but cares about the landscape!" ”

Although this quote was not directly stated, who in the audience could not hear the meaning? They all looked at Shang Xianggong, and I don't know what he would say about it.

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I had a busy day today, and I found time to write a small chapter in the evening. The second half of the chapter will be added tomorrow morning.