Urging the horse to go, Hangzhou overnight, West Lake Building.

It's about the outer building on the edge of the West Lake in Hangzhou. The outside of the building is spacious, and the interior is gorgeously decorated. Climb the tower to take a look, you can take in the beautiful scenery of West Lake. It is a gathering place for literati and scholars, dignitaries and dignitaries.

On this day, a few noble sons booked a private seat in the outer building, and drank tea while watching the scenery on the edge of this West Lake. During the banquet, they talked loudly and freely. It's just that one of the sons frowned after drinking tea for a long time, and seemed to be very unhappy: "This tea is so drunk that my son's mouth is about to fade out of the bubble, and the one surnamed Su hasn't come yet, even if he is late, he has to worry about the tea we have been drinking for so long." With that, he pressed the teacup onto the table and set up a shelf. Another person teased: "If you kid dare to count him like this in front of Brother Su, I, Chen Jingyuan, will give you Xie Yu three months of slavery." The crowd laughed and agreed. There was a good thing to say: "Why don't he dare, in front of Brother Su, he is simply like a subordinate." Xie Yu seemed to be used to being used to being so exaggerated and teasing him like this, and said disapprovingly: "My son dares to speak behind people's backs, how can I be like you, I dare not say it behind my back, and I dare not say it in person, one by one." When they saw that he was hard-mouthed, they shook their heads and stopped arguing with him.

In the midst of the uproar, there was one person at the table who never spoke, and it was not until everyone stopped talking nonsense that he buckled the table and attracted everyone's attention. This person has a sword eyebrow in his eyes, and there is a majesty in his words.

"I think everyone here should know what is going on at this tea party," Qi Runshan said.

Chen Jingyuan put away the frivolity when he was laughing with Xie Yu just now, and said: "I also have a little bit of a story or two about the debate under the pavilion of the Wenshi Academy, but I don't know which one Brother Qi cares about?"

"Naturally, it's the one that climbs the pavilion," Qi Runshan said.

The Wenshi Academy is the representative of the top of the academic level of the dynasty, and the debate under the pavilion of the Wenshi Academy is held in the Sage Pavilion outside the courtyard, gathering the world's learned people to debate. There are seventeen steps under the Pavilion of the Ancestors, all the scholars sit along the steps, and there are people who go up the steps and argue with the scholars until someone wins the pavilion. Although those who climb the pavilion have no meritorious awards, they can make people of insight in the world worship. Being famous in the government and the opposition is an honor in itself.

Chen Jingyuan frowned slightly, quite embarrassed: "The debate in the pavilion is naturally heard in the streets, but the debate is too shocking and no one dares to mention it easily, and only Brother Qi can be so calm." ”

"Who said that only Brother Qi dared to mention it?" Chen Jingyuan slapped a folding fan on the back of his head. Seeing that everyone got up and saluted, Chen Jingyuan guessed who the person who spoke was, so he had to rub the back of his head, turned around and said, "Master Su, don't come unharmed." "The person who came was a handsome man, and his clothes were as gorgeous as everyone else, but his bearing was faintly covered.

Before the words fell, Xie Yu hurriedly stepped forward, made an exaggerated knee-high salute, squeezed his eyebrows and said: "Oh, Su Zhuangyuan is here, we only care about eating and drinking, and we don't have time to greet each other, it's really disrespectful, guilty, guilty." Xie Yu shook his head, how could Su Junqiao, the champion of Su in his mouth, not know what he was teasing, he didn't care, and shot back with a smile: "If the eldest prince Xie is impatient, you can go back to your banquet, Su's tea banquet has always only entertained elegant people." Su Junqiao responded nonchalantly, and Xie Yu had no choice but to sit back in his seat, only to listen to it.

Su Junqiao sat down casually and asked, "Where did you talk about it just now?"

"After talking about some inconsequential things, this is when it comes to the debate of Wenshiyuan's pavilion, Brother Su must have heard about it. Qi Runshan said, casting an expectant gaze at Su Junqiao.

Su Junqiao knocked the folding fan heavily in his hand and said, "Naturally, how can such a grand event be missed. I also just rushed back from the capital, and I only arrived outside Hangzhou last night, and I haven't returned yet, so I came to talk to you. Everyone looked envious and grateful.

Chen Jingyuan no longer shy away from it, and said: "Demons and monsters, Taoist Buddhas and immortals, it sounds like folk legends of ghosts and gods, nothing new. So what is the mystery of this 'general theory of similar things'? ”

Qi Runshan said with a smile: "This 'General Theory of Things' divides those things that are strange and chaotic in the mouths of ordinary people into eight categories, and calls them 'eight categories outside the law', which means 'things that cannot be restrained'. And it believes that these things are not legends, but they really exist. Maybe it's all around us, not necessarily. ”

Xie Yu patted his thigh and said, "Such alarmist words are really hateful." ”

Chen Jingyuan teased him again: "You have never seen it, how do you know that it is alarmist? Although you don't believe it, you can't refute it, and you can't stop others from believing it." ”

Before Xie Yu could refute, he heard Su Junqiao say: "I don't know if it's alarmist, but there are ill intentions." ”

"Oh, what does Brother Su think?" Qi Runshan asked.

Su Junqiao said: "Gao Jian didn't have it, but I have some doubts." ”

Chen Jingyuan saw Su Junqiao's gentle appearance, and said hurriedly: "Brother Su, don't sell Guanzi." After that, he snatched the teacup in Su Junqiao's hand.

Su Junqiao said solemnly: "Demons, demons, demons, Buddhas, and immortals, these are all feared by ordinary people. The reason why we are not afraid is because we have not encountered it yet. And now the 'General Theory of Likes' says they exist. It's hard not to believe that you can argue about prestige under the pavilion. What followed was bound to be a wave of panic. This is one of them.

In addition, we have divided these eight categories into good and evil factions, but you must understand that no one ever mentioned the word good and evil in front of the Pavilion of the Ancestors that day. But when I returned to Hangzhou, I had already heard the eight categories of good and evil, and the eight categories of non-law. That's the second one.

Moreover, the imperial power is inviolable compared to the common people, but how does it compare with things outside the law? Do you say that the rulers of the court will treat it as if they have nothing and do nothing? Their attitude can be said to determine the outcome of the matter. This is the third one. ”

After hearing this, everyone showed thoughtful expressions. Seeing that everyone was silent, Su Junqiao sighed and continued: "After this person ascended the pavilion, he did not take this opportunity to seek an official position in the court, and no one even knew his origin, which is why I think he has evil intentions. The argument of words alone can provoke disputes between the government and the opposition and false things, and plunge the world into panic. I think that prosperity and wealth are nothing in this person. He just wanted to prove his abilities. ”

Qi Runshan saw that everyone was looking at each other, his expression was solemn, and he had to smile and say: "Brother Su is far-sighted, Runshan is ashamed of himself." However, we are not yet able to do anything about it, and since we can't do anything about it, we don't need to worry so much. It's better to talk about something else, but don't waste this good tea. This is Brother Su's thoughts. ”

Xie Yu is not a person who likes to use his brain, but when he heard what Qi Runshan said, he forgot it all at once, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, Brother Qi said yes." Speaking of which, that person is similar to Brother Su. Brother Su, you are the champion and the first, but you don't take an official position, that person is even more strange, and he looks at Dengting as if such a feat is nothing. ”

Chen Jingyuan glanced at him and said, "Brother Su, how can a lazy person like you comment on it," and then turned to Su Junqiao and asked, "Speaking of which, Brother Su trusts the general theory of such things?"

Su Junqiao didn't answer and asked, "Then can you agree?"

Chen Jingyuan was stunned for a moment and replied: "I'd rather believe in it than believe in it." ”

Su Junqiao played with the teacup, but he thought back to what this person said when he entered the pavilion. He nodded and said, "I believe it." ”

Su Junqiao was about to say something more, when he casually glanced out the window, only to see a beautiful woman with a child in her arms looking at him and smiling. Su Junqiao patted his head, got up and said to everyone: "Su still has something important, so he will leave first." With that, he hurried away without waiting for everyone to agree.

I went out of the building, looked around, and finally found the beautiful woman in the shade of a tree. Su Junqiao hurried over and said, "Bihe, why are you here?"

"Dad, why haven't you come home for so long, my mother said that if you don't come back, you won't want you, then I will never see you again. The kid said in a strange voice.

"People are small and big," Su Junqiao gently knocked on the door of the child's head and said, "Bihe, I..."

Before Su Junqiao could say anything, Bihe glanced at him with disgust and said, "Do you remember our mother?"

Su Junqiao was embarrassed, so he had to smile reluctantly: "This pavilion debate is extraordinary, this is not..."

Bihe glared at him again and said, "Okay, let's go home first." ”

Su Junqiao was relieved to find that his wife was not angry, and quickly opened the topic: "I'm not here for a while, what's going on at home?"

Bihe said: "There is nothing to do at home, but in recent days, there have been many monks and Taoists in the city, and I don't know why." ”

Su Junqiao sighed: "Sure enough, I still came." ”

Bihoqi said, "What?"

Su Junqiao replied: "This year's Dengting debate is a strange theory, saying that there are indeed things in this world that cannot be restrained, called the eight categories outside the law, that is, demons, ghosts, monsters, Buddhas, and immortals. Now that the city is almost full of wind and rain, whether it is the court or the people, it is time for some action. ”

Bihe said: "Since it is also a thing outside the law, why can the Taoist Buddha still walk unhindered?"

Su Junqiao said: "Bihe, you are the same as I think. There is no distinction between good and evil in the general theory of such things, but people naturally think so. The people naturally did not think that the Taoist Buddha and the immortals would harm them. As for the court, we can only wait and see. ”

Bihe sneered: "Those things are ethereal, they have never seen them, where are they going to find them?" ”

Su Junqiao shook his head and said, "Even if you really don't have it, you have to be pretentious." What's more, maybe there is?"

Bihe said: "So you also believe in that ghost?"

Su Junqiao's heart suddenly tightened, and he looked at Bihe and said: "The general theory of similar things is reasonable and well-founded, and that person doesn't seem to be full of lies." I have to believe it. ”

Bihe asked again, "Then do you also think that demons and monsters are evil?"

Su Junqiao's mood became heavy again, and he replied: "Demons and monsters can naturally be one category, but they may not be evil. ”

Bihe was silent. The two didn't say anything all the way and headed towards Su Mansion.