In the twelfth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty (1639), Shen Guomo, Guan Zongsheng, and Shi Kaoxian from Yuyao lectured in Banlin in the county.

More than 30 years have passed, the previous dynasty is not there, the three founders of the academy have also passed away, Yaojiang Academy was suspended for ten years after the death of the Ming Dynasty, but since the eighth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1669), Han Kong, a famous scholar in Jiangnan, was the main institute, and strictly established regulations, Yaojiang Academy began to prosper again, with more than 70 disciples, famous in Jiangnan, and the Qishan Academy founded by Liu Zongzhou.

Yaojiang Academy emphasizes the style of free lectures and promotes the doctrine of "to conscience" of the great Confucian Wang Yangming, which is one of the activity centers of the "Yaojiang School". The college is well organized, the rules and regulations are complete, and there are monthly meetings and lectures. Emphasizing "entering morality and studying", striving to be consistent with words and deeds, and opposing "tending to inflammation and grasping the countryside", the children of Jiangnan are flocking to it.

Standing at the gate of the academy, Wang Heyao couldn't help but yawn a few times and stepped up the steps in front of the door.

His parents must have paid a lot of money to send him to such a big "training institution" to study. Spending so much money and not allowing him to participate in the imperial examination, just so that he can find something to do, is too extravagant.

He has secretly calculated that he will only finish this "semester" or end this "semester" early.

It's really, so unnecessary!

"Wang Heyao!"

A voice sounded behind itself, Wang Heyao turned his head, and a fair-skinned little fat man with a round figure walked up quickly and hugged Wang Heyao's shoulders affectionately.

Wang Heyao smiled slightly, nodded, and couldn't react to how to address each other for a while.

These two don't talk much with Zheng Ning and their parents, mainly because they are afraid that they will lose if they talk too much, and they will show their feet. Except for knowing that this is the thirteenth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the world, he doesn't have much information about the people around him.

recalled carefully that his "handsome uncle" father once talked to him and knew that he had a fat friend named Huang Junsen.

"Brother Huang, you're early."

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Heyao replied.

Needless to say, the movements are so intimate and the cylindrical body shape is so cylindrical, it must be Huang Junsen.

"Wang Heyao, your home is seven or eight miles away from the school, and I live in the city. You are earlier than me, how can I compare to you! ”

Seeing that Wang Heyao was safe and sound, Huang Junsen's heart was also relieved.

This cowardly and kind friend, not to mention frail and sick, is also timid and cowardly. Yesterday, in a chaotic battle in the city, bloody streets, this benevolent brother was frightened and fainted, but he sent it back.

"Brother, are you alright?"

Thinking of yesterday's incident, I was still a little worried about Wang Heyao.

"What can I do to eat and drink?"

Wang Heyao's mind turned, knowing that Huang Junsen was talking about being stunned, and hurriedly explained.

"Lao Huang, after waking up, I forgot a lot of things from before. Some people say I'm scared, is that really the case? ”

Once again, he exposes the inferiority of his good face in his character.

"Heyao, you really don't remember anything?"

Huang Junsen looked at Wang Heyao and felt a little uncomfortable.

Unexpectedly, after Wang Heyao fainted, he actually hurt his brain.

"I forgot a lot of things, and I don't know what happened?"

Wang Heyao's face was not red and his heart was not beating, excusing "himself" for his cowardice.

"A few days ago, the bandits of Siming Mountain arrived in the city and were discovered by the soap of the government, and the two sides fought on South Street, seven or eight of the bandits died, and the people were killed by mistake......"

Huang Junsen whispered in Wang Heyao's ear, making Wang Heyao suddenly realize that he really didn't know these things.

"Among the dead bandits, there is Zheng Siming's father Zheng Zunxiu. Some say he was a bandit, others say he was killed by manslaughter. No, the heads are hanging on the south gate. ”

"Lao Huang, then you say, Zheng Siming and his father, is it manslaughter?"

Wang Heyao asked back softly. He wanted to see how the little fat man reacted.

"It doesn't matter what I think, the key is what the government thinks."

Huang Junsen smiled softly and looked Wang Heyao up and down.

"Lao Wang, you can't remember any of these things?"

Wang Heyao was about to continue talking, when a voice sounded behind him, followed by several people walking up.

"If you don't recover, go home and rest for a few more days, so that your parents can comfort and comfort you and eat something delicious. However, don't tell others that you are a student of Yaojiang Academy, and we can't afford to lose anyone! ”

The man who spoke was blue and silk, of medium stature, thin and fair-skinned, and handsome, but much more gloomy.

"I'm scared! I wonder if I will be able to pass on the lineage in the future? If you really can't tell me, brother, I can't shirk it! ”

Another stout scholar, but tall and big, fat head and big ears, is also dressed in brocade clothes, but it is completely different from the suave Jiangnan scholar.

"Jiang Dehu, Li Zhiting, shut your dog's mouth!"

Huang Junsen's face was flushed, pointing at the two who were talking, and glaring at each other angrily.

"If you want to bully people, go somewhere else!"

"Huang Junsen, if you want to fight, Lao Tzu is not afraid of you!"

The strong man who called Li Zhiting came up and looked at Huang Junsen and Wang Heyao, like a mountain of meat, with a fierce momentum and full of provocation.

Wang Heyao is middle-to-upper, but thin, Huang Junsen is round, but he is average, no matter how the two of them look at it, they are not at the same level as each other.

"Wang Heyao, do you still dare to come to school? If someone kills someone and sets a fire, you can't be scared anymore...... Silly! Hahaha! ”

Li Zhiting was arrogant and laughed.

Bullying the weak and flattering the strong seems to be one of the bad roots of human beings, which has not been broken for thousands of years.

Huang Junsen was furious, and just about to refute, Wang Heyao was already standing in front of him.

"It's early in the morning and your mouth is full of feces, didn't your family teach you to be polite?"

Wang and Yao's ridicule made Li Zhiting and both of them stunned, and for a moment, Li Zhiting's face was red and his ears were red, and he scolded loudly.

"Wang Heyao, you are a wreck! Lao Tzu killed you, and trampled on a bed bug ......"

Before Li Zhiting finished speaking, Wang Heyao, who was pale, stepped forward, reached out and grabbed Li Zhiting's big arm, and fell over the shoulder, throwing Li Zhiting's thick body out of his back and falling heavily to the ground.

With a "bang", the dust was flying, and Li Zhiting lay on the ground and didn't get up for a long time.

Huang Junsen and Jiang Dehu, including the students who were about to enter the school, all looked at this scene in surprise.

After a while, Jiang Dehu stepped forward tremblingly and struggled to help Li Zhiting up.

"Remember, don't insult others at will, otherwise, the next time you break your backbone, you will lie in bed for the rest of your life!"

Wang Heyao's eyes were hideous, and even Huang Junsen trembled in his heart.

This kid is so murderous!

How did he use that trick just now?

Jiang Dehu trembled and hid behind Li Zhiting.

Li Zhiting wanted to say something cruel, but finally patted the dust on his body and didn't say anything.

"What are you all doing here? Don't go to class? ”

A white-faced old man in a robe walked to the gate of the academy, put his hands behind his back, and was not angry.

"Hello sir!"

The students hurriedly agreed, and one by one they quickly ran into the academy. Wang Heyao and Huang Junsen also followed Li Zhiting and Jiang Dehu, who left in a hurry, and entered the gate of the school together.

"Brother, that's a good move. When will you show your hands again? ”

Huang Junsen smiled and whispered.

"It's just a fluke."

Wang Heyao frowned slightly.

He really didn't exert all his strength, otherwise Li Zhiting would have to lie on the bed for a month.

However, if anyone dares to insult him, he will never show mercy.

"This Li Zhiting, did you often bully me before? Why is he so horizontal? ”

Seeing the surprise in Huang Junsen's eyes, Wang Heyao hurriedly spoke.

"Lao Huang, I really can't remember a lot of things!"

"Li Zhiting used to tease you a lot, but as for anything particularly excessive, he didn't. He Lao Tzu is the county master, and there are some forces, and the county master has to give up three points, do you say that it is horizontal? ”

Huang Junsen nodded slightly, very disapproving.

"Then why aren't you afraid of him?"

Wang Heyao was a little curious.

"Our Huang family is a family of poetry and books, Li Zhiting is a family of officials, and the well water does not interfere with the river water."

Huang Junsen smiled proudly, his expression a little arrogant and underbeaten.

Wang Heyao understood a little.

The high and superior of the reader, Huang Junsen is unobstructed.

"Lao Huang, you silk and satin, it seems that you have a good background!"

Only then did Wang and Yao notice that the two of them had a cloth coat and a satin coat, which were completely different.

"Heyao, we scholars, dignified talents, do we want to be the same as ordinary people?"

Huang Junsen showed off, and Wang Heyao was surprised.

"You're a showman?"

This little fat man who looks honest and honest turned out to be a showman.

The people are coarse cloth and garments, and the scholars are silk and satin, and they can't imagine that they are really hierarchical.

However, it is good that the clothes of the poor people can cover their bodies, and there is no style and pattern of exquisiteness, and naturally there is no silk and satin.

"Of course I'm a showman! There are more than a dozen talents in Yaojiang Academy, and more than 30 children. For example, that Shao Tingcai, he is a child, knowledgeable, talented, far above me, but he can't pass the show. There is also that Dai Youqi, a famous prodigy in Songjiang Mansion, but he has a withdrawn personality and is also a child. ”

Huang Junsen saw that Wang Heyao was not angry, and thought that he was unhappy, so he quickly explained.

"Heyao, when it comes to reading, you are much better than me. If it weren't for your father not letting you take a scientific exam, you would have been a talent long ago! ”

Huang Junsen's explanation made Wang Heyao laugh and suddenly speak.

"Lao Huang, that Li Zhiting and Jiang Dehu, are they also Xiucai or Tongsheng?"

These two people are also silk and satin, brocade clothes, and they are produced by Yaojiang Academy, so the quality will not be too bad.

"Jiang Dehu is a child, Li Zhiting is not a fart!"

At the mention of these two, Huang Junsen burst into foul language.

"Jiang Dehu is a family of gentry, and his ancestors are all scholars. Although Li Zhiting is also a scholar, this person relies on his father's power, arrogant and domineering, and is not a good thing. I've been calculated a few times, and I guess this kid did it! ”

So that's it! No wonder Huang Junsen was furious when he saw Li Zhiting.

Children, show talents!

Wang Heyao shook his head. I didn't expect that there were more than a dozen talents in Yaojiang Academy, and I didn't expect that Huang Junsen, a little fat man, was also one of them.

"Huang Xiucai, thank you for telling me!"

Wang Heyao patted Huang Junsen's sturdy shoulder and strode into the school.

"Lao Wang, you wait for me!"

Huang Junsen twisted the bucket waist and tried his best to catch up.