Taishi Gong said: "The world is bustling, all for profit; The soil in the world is all for profit. ”

And the world's Kyushu is so big, even if you take a floating treasure ship to gallop, it will take more than a month. Therefore, the goods of various places are connected, and the things that cannot be hidden are never sold in the two states unless they are separated by a water.

Yangzhou is located in the southeast, its waterways are dense, close to the East China Sea, the four seasons are like spring, the treasure of the world, is an excellent place to live. And because there is a clear breeze and Mingyue Academy does not set a threshold, the two religions of Xianfan, compared with the rest of the eight states, the style of writing is more prosperous, with Confucianism as the priority, leaving the style of Confucius and Mencius.

It's just that things gather like and people are grouped. Since Yangzhou is famous all over the world, it is natural that there are countless curious sightseers from other states. Up to now, in terms of the number of people alone, the people living in Yangzhou must be the most in Kyushu. There are many sects, and every day is annoyingly lively.

You have just arrived in Yangzhou, and you have not yet walked two or three miles of road, and you can see the town when you raise your eyes.

Vendors, shops, restaurants, inns, everything.

"Selling steamed buns, delicious and fresh meat buns, come and see, cheap."

"Masters, please come in. Today, the melons, fruits, flesh and vegetables in the small shop are all just shipped from the south, but they are fresh, and you can eat them with a refreshing aftertaste, and come back next time. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, come upstairs and rest. The upstairs room has already been cleaned up for you, after coming to Yangzhou, why don't you sweep away the fatigue and loosen your muscles and bones? ”

People who are in a hurry are day and night, and the so-called starry night journey is only when they can rest, they will rest, and all other times are on the road.

The sun had barely raised its head, and many people had already poured into those towns.

The first thing people who enter the town will do is to buy a dozen fresh buns that have just come out of the cage and fill their stomachs first. Moreover, they had to walk and eat, and as they ate, they walked in, their mouths and their feet.

The second thing is to find a teahouse with empty seats, rest, drink tea, lie on the bench on your back, and exhale a long breath of turbidity, with the word "cool".

When you have half a cup of tea, you can relax and have to taste the fragrance of tea and chat with people.

But all those who come to Yangzhou must take these three steps when they arrive at these places.

Otherwise, there are only two kinds of people left, either they have not arrived in Yangzhou yet, or they go directly to the inn to sleep, and there is nothing else, unless he is a god in the sky.

Unlike restaurants, teahouses are places for conversation, and although they are also lively, they are never noisy.

In this teahouse called Yupanchun, at this time, it was full of people.

Among them, on a tea table full of four people, a young man in a moon-white cloth dress was chatting: "I heard that in Yangzhou, there are two academies, one is called Qingfeng Academy and the other is called Mingyue Academy. These two academies are amazing, and there are rumors that they can teach immortals. ”

Sitting across from him, an elderly man dressed in gray asked in surprise, "Can you teach immortals?" Really? Where did you hear that? ”

"Hey, don't care where I heard that. Anyway, as long as you know, these two academies can teach immortals. The young man patted the tea table.

"Immortals, this can be taught, and the teachers who teach them must be immortals?" Sitting to the left of the young man, the man who had come to drink tea with him exclaimed.

A tea guest sitting behind the young man turned around and also came to join in the fun: "Hey, brother, can you tell me where these two academies are located?" ”

"Why, do you still want to enter these two academies and become a student? Hahaha, then you have to prepare well, otherwise, I think you are hanging. The young man laughed at him.

The tea guest was stunned when he heard this, and asked him puzzledly, "Do you still have to prepare?" What do you mean by that? Hey, what do you mean, do you have to give money? However, how much should this be given? I don't have that much money to spare. ”

"Aha, oops, I'm laughing to death. I mean, you've got to go get a gentleman and teach you how to read. If you don't recognize one of the big characters, how can you become a student in someone's college? However, you can talk about everything about money. What do you think you're putting in your head, it's not all silver, is it? Hahaha, with your brain, I think it's better to forget it. The young man looked at him and laughed.

The tea guest was not annoyed when he heard the young man make fun of himself, but just replied: "Hey, I said, what are you kid laughing at me, oh, as long as you are smart, as long as you are literate." Then you are so smart, why didn't you get into those two academies? Cut, you're still laughing at me here. ”

Who knows, but the young man retorted to him: "Who said I didn't go, I already went." I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm going to the North Courtyard first, and then to the South Courtyard. I studied for one year in the North College and one year in the South College, for a total of two years. ”

"What? Have you really been? Really? The table mate to his right asked him in surprise.

The young man replied with a straight face: "Why did I lie to you, of course it is true. ”

"Well, tell us about it." The person who listened to their small talk next to him said hurriedly.

"That's, that's it, tell us all about it." Everyone gathered around and said.

If people at this table are chatting, it will attract all the people around. It's like throwing a stone into the water, which can be said to stir up a thousand waves. At that moment, the entire teahouse came over. They sat in a circle inside, and stood in a circle outside, surrounded by airtight winds.

The young man first picked up the cup, took a sip of tea, and then looked around in front of him and said, "Okay, seeing that you are all so sincere, then I will talk about it." Well, let's start there. By the way, let's start with the north and south courts. ”

"North and South? What does this have to do with Qingfeng Mingyue Temple? Someone next to him interrupted and asked.

"Oh, don't interrupt, listen well." And all the people complained about him.

The young man pointed to the man who had broken through: "This brother asked well, what is the relationship between the north and south courts and the Qingfeng Mingyue courts?" Let me tell you, it has a relationship, because the north and south courtyards are Qingfeng Mingyue Temple. The so-called, the south breeze, the north bright moon, the north and the south are combined, which is the clear wind and bright moon courtyard. ”

Now everyone was a little confused, and the tea guest asked him again: "Hey, I am a little confused when I hear you say this." What do you mean is that Qingfeng Mingyue Temple was originally the same academy, but then for some reason, it was split into two? ”

"That's right, it's split in two. It's just that it's not split in two for some reason, it's deliberately split in two. The young man said unexpectedly.

"Deliberately split in two? What is this for? Could it be that the gentlemen of the academy had a dispute, and because of the disagreement of ideas, they simply split into two in a fit of anger? The tea guest was puzzled again, and continued to ask him.

Shaking his head, the young man said to everyone: "Fei Ye, Fei Ye, the reason why Qingfeng Mingyue Academy is divided into two is precisely because the sages of the academy are wise, and he saw some shortcomings of the academy, so he made the decision to divide it into two. Resting on one's laurels will only make people be blinded by themselves, and controversy and collision is the way to make academic innovation and progress. Tens of millions of years ago, there were hundreds of schools of thought contending, what a brilliant era it was. ”

The tea guest was amazed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "It's amazing, it's really amazing." Listening to what you say, this Confucian sage who divided Qingfeng Mingyue Academy into two is really a person with extraordinary courage and long-term vision. Hey, by the way, who the hell is he? ”

"Nie Zhixuan, he used to be the dean of Qingfeng Mingyue Academy." The young man replied.

The tea guest patted his thigh vigorously and said regretfully: "Alas, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, such a character was born so many years earlier than in Xia. Otherwise, no matter what, you have to talk to him. Alas, what a pity. ”

In this teahouse, many people were immersed in what the young man had just said.

And the person who asked him before if Qingfeng Mingyue Academy could teach immortals, then suddenly remembered this, and hurriedly asked him again: "You just said that Qingfeng Mingyue Academy can teach immortals, is this true?" ”

When he reminded him, everyone remembered this and looked at the young man.

"I think it was because I heard these words that I entered the academy. Alas, I'm ashamed, although I have been in the north and south courtyards for two years, but I haven't even seen a shadow of a fairy. The young man sighed.

At this moment, everyone was not satisfied with what he said, and there was a commotion again.

The tea guest also said to him: "Little brother, depending on what you say, whether there are gods or no immortals, you have to give a quasi-letter." ”

"Yes, you said half of what you said, but you don't know whether it's true or not, isn't this weird?"

"yes, you can't say that."

Seeing that everyone was in a mess, the young man hurriedly said: "Everyone, everyone, please listen to me, now, you just say that I am wrong, it is useless." Well, why don't you all go to the academy and have a look. Perhaps, if you are lucky, you can see some clues. ”

"Let's go to the academy? Are you joking here? How old are we, and what can we do when we go to the academy? On weekdays, we still have work to do. ”

"Yes, that's right."

The young man said to them again: "You don't know, these two academies in the north and south can go at any time, and you can leave at any time. Every day a different gentleman goes to give a lecture, every day there is a different class to observe, if you encounter a class you don't like, you can just leave without listening. ”

"Hey, what kind of teaching is this? It sounds strangely fresh. ”

"Alas, where do I care about his teaching methods, I just seem to know, are there any immortals in this world?"

"Yes, of course, otherwise, where did so many myths come about?"

"Fake, there are no gods in this world at all, that's all a lie."

"If you know it's a lie, why have you stayed here for so long?"

"I, I just want to pay tribute to Nie Zhixuan, the glorious deeds of Nie's predecessors."

At this time, the people in the teahouse were in a mess again.

And under this teahouse, the street is full of pedestrians, and it is also very lively.

"Selling steamed buns, delicious and fresh meat buns, come and see, cheap."

"Boss, bring me a drawer of buns."

"Okay, you wait."

The owner of the steamed bun seller skillfully wrapped two large bags of meat buns with lotus leaves and handed them to the young man who bought the steamed buns.

"This is bun money, thank you boss." Young man.

"Okay, eat, come back next time." Taking the silver, the boss said with a smile.

"Alright, I'll come back next time." The young man said with a smile.

Turning to leave the bun stall, the young man ate the bun and continued to walk.

After tasting a few bites of the steamed buns, he muttered, "In terms of taste, this steamed bun is far worse than the ones sold in the boiling water building." However, if it is affordable, this bun is better. ”

This young man is none other than Fang Shuo, who has just left Yunmengze and just came to Yangzhou.