The world changed, dynasties changed, and the Qing Dynasty, like all dynasties, soon became history. In this year, Beiyang took control of the political situation, and Li Bonan was transferred to Beijing to serve in the Ministry of Education. After settling down, he came to Xia Huanqing, and Xia Huanqing served wine and entertained him. Just when the two of them raised their glasses and lamented that the Qing Dynasty had died, Confucianism was declining, and people were helpless, there was a person outside the door who asked to see him. Xia Huanqing opened the door and saw that it was Puyun's little sister Kongyun. Kong Yun is nearly forty years old, and he is born with straight eyebrows, fair skin, and a pair of big eyes that are particularly eye-catching. Xia Huanqing grew up with her, and she was familiar with it since she was a child, so she hurriedly let her in. After Kong Yun saw Li Bonan, he directly asked Xia Huanqing and said, "Huanqing, you have seen Feng Guoren in the past few days." "Feng Guoren and Feng Guoxin are brothers, and the Huanqing family, the Feng family, and the Puyun family are all world friends, and they have always had a close relationship. Especially when he and Kong Yun are the same age, they know the love and hate between Kong Yun and Feng Guoren. knows that the two of them have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, and they have affection for each other, but they are just making people, and some lovers have not become dependents. But Kongyun is obsessed, and has always been concerned about Feng Guoren, for this relationship, some time ago, Kongyun did not hesitate to run away from home. But Feng Guoren was unwilling to renew his relationship with her, so Feng Guoren was always avoiding the entanglement of Kongyun, hoping that Kongyun would not leave the children and go back to live a good life with her husband. Xia Huanqing knew that the two of them were now like fire and the other was like water, and they were really incompatible, so he persuaded Kong Yun and said, "You said Brother Guoren, I haven't seen him for a long time. Maybe he has something in trouble and has already left Beijing, and when he comes back later, we will naturally be able to see him, why are you in a hurry to find him! ”

Kong Yun saw that the illusion was perfunctory, and said leisurely: "I am a child with you, and you have no end to talk, you don't have to prevaricate me and comfort me." I have made up my mind, if you see Guoren again, please tell me for me, I will go to Wuxiang'an today to become a nun. I didn't marry him at the beginning, because I was sorry for him, and in the future, I will accompany the ancient Buddha of the green lantern and pray for him, so as to forgive my sins and ask him to stop hating me and resenting me. Xia Huanqing heard that she was going to become a monk, and she was busy persuading her, but Kong Yun didn't want to hear it, so she immediately joined her and turned around and left.

Li Bonan sighed with emotion, and said after a long time: "Now Puyun is in the Hejian Confucian Temple, Qingyun is in the Xianyang Taoist Temple, Weiyun is in the Tianjin Church, Kongyun re-enters the Wuxiang Nunnery, and the four brothers and sisters are divided into Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity, and Buddhism. ”

Xia Huanqing recalled the things with the four brothers and sisters of Puyun and the two brothers of the Feng family when he was young, vividly, vaguely yesterday, and said to Li Bonan with a sigh: "There is no return to the years, and there is a separation in the world." The fate of Kongyun and Feng Guoren really hurt her. At the beginning, the two of them were in love, and I had intentions. But who would have thought that when the love was strong, Kongyun was given marriage, and who would dare not obey? The two were forced to separate, and Feng Guoren left in a rage, all of which were out of necessity. At present, the Puyun brothers and sisters, each of them is hiding from the world, and the same is true of the Feng family brothers, the boss Feng Guoxin has sold his family wealth, saying that he wants to go to Tianjin, and he wants to restore the Qing Dynasty, I think it must be a bamboo basket to draw water; The second Feng Guoren is supportive of the abdication of the Qing Emperor in exchange for peace, but only God knows what the future trend will be. If the republic fails, Feng Guoren will be disheartened. On the occasion of the replacement of the king flag at the head of the city, it is the most popular to see the hearts of the people. ”

"What the virtuous brother said is true, people with lofty ideals seek ideals; And many mercenary people are completely different, and their calculations are nothing more than flies and dogs. Li Bonan said with some concern, "Beiyang has replaced the Qing court, and the life of the old people will be difficult in the future, and the rise of the new upstarts is bound to seize the wealth of the old people." There will be more struggles to follow. Xia Huanqing smiled and said: "Brother, why worry, wealth and power, passing by in an instant." You and my brother, who have been running for the revival of Confucianism for many years, except for family and friends, everyone else is floating clouds. Li Bonan said with a smile: "What the virtuous brother said is, come, the foolish brother will give the virtuous brother another drink." ”

Xia Huanqing and Li Bonan drank a glass of wine and said, "My brother will work in the Ministry of Education in the future, what do you think about the reform of the school system?" Li Bonan said: "I have been thinking about this question for a year. At present, the primary school is fine, but the middle school system is a little short, and the foundation is poor, so the university has to make up the basic courses, resulting in the university learning is not good enough, which is still very different from the West. I think it would be even better if the duration of secondary school could be extended to six years in the future. ”

"If my brother can contribute to this, it will also be a great merit." Xia Huanqing said, "Our schools are too few, teachers are also thin, the development of education is a slow work, I hope my brother can make a difference." Seeing that Xia Huanqing had a lot of ideas, Li Bonan said: "With the talent of a virtuous brother, it is indeed a pity not to come out to do things." Now that it is the Republic of China, what are the plans of the virtuous brother in the future? Xia Huanqing drank a glass of wine alone, seemed to see Tang Shu's shadow again, felt that she was by her side, and said with a smile: "Brother doesn't have to worry about me, I still have to find Tang Shu's whereabouts, just travel all over the world." ”