Qingyuan Academy, located at the foot of Qingyuan Mountain, is an ancient academy, it is backed by the incense burner peak, facing the tiger milk pool, looking at the Luoyang River in the distance, there are peaks and peaks stacked on top of each other behind, there is a quiet pond water like a mirror in the near place, the river water ripples in the distance, the forest around the academy is lush and green, this is really a good place to read the scriptures and discuss history, and seek to ask questions.

Yang Feiyang according to Xie Jingxi's instructions, arrived at the academy in advance, Xie Fu will set up a banquet in the academy tomorrow, invite social elites to come to the academy to gather, yesterday, the housekeeper Xie Yizhi has come to the academy to discuss with Cai Qingyuan, Master Xie is cautious, and recently specially let Yang Feiyang come to the academy, if Cai Qingyuan has something to explain, he can go back to the house to report to Master Xie.

Yang Feiyang walked into the gate of the academy, and saw that there was a large square behind the entrance, and there was a stone tablet erected next to it, which read "Enlightenment Field", perhaps, this is the place where students walked and thought, read the scriptures and realized the Tao.

Further up, is the "Lingxing Gate", this door means that there is a heavenly "Wenxing" blessing, in and out of this door can be virtuous and talented.

Entered the Lingxing Gate, there is a big courtyard, on both sides of the courtyard, the ancient cypress towers to the sky, the flowers and trees are flourishing, go back along the courtyard, there is a Pan Pond, there is a champion bridge on the pool, cross the bridge, and then go forward is the Rite Holy Gate, there is a courtyard at the entrance, behind the courtyard is the Rite Temple, this Rite Temple is on the central axis of the Academy, it is the core building of the whole Academy, go out from the door next to the Rite Temple, you can see the Yi Garden built in the middle of the mountainside behind, there are Haoran Pavilion and so on in the garden, and then go up, you can go to many cliff carvings on many rocks.

Yang Feiyang saw the "first mountain" written by Mi Fu, a calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty, with three words vigorous and extraordinary.

You can also see the "Qingyuan Mountain" written by Qian Xi, the right secretary of Song Zhenzong:

"Towering and overwhelming the county city, showing tens of thousands of fathoms at the end of the world. When the green shadow is poured, swallow half Guo, and the lan half condenses the sparse forest. ”

Yang Feiyang wanted to take this opportunity to visit all parts of the academy, he returned to the temple, walked to the west, passed a corridor, only to see two solemn buildings, in front of the Mingde Temple, behind the Zhuzi Temple, there are courtyards in front of the two temples, there are many towering cypress trees next to the courtyard, it looks solemn and quiet.

Walking to the east from the temple of rites, after passing a corridor, there are several buildings neatly arranged in front and back, there are stele corridors, lecture halls, plum bamboo pavilions, literary halls, library pavilions, etc.

Further east, there is a wall separating it, but there is a door on the wall that leads to the east, and through the door is the mountain long house, the teacher's and students' dormitory, and the firewood room.

The building of the academy is not only regular and unified, but also diverse in style, but the main theme of its architectural spirit is very clear, that is, it embodies the traditional Confucian thought, paying attention to the left respect and the right humility, the left temple and the right learning, the front is low and the back is high.

From the whole point of view of the academy, the large and small courtyards are arranged in an orderly manner; the pavilions and pavilions are scattered and scattered; around the building, there are pine, cypress, bamboo, paulownia, etc.; on the east and west sides of the building, there are wide gardens, and the flowers and trees in the garden are different; the ponds, pavilions, bridges, and corridors are correspondingly interesting; the monuments are beautifully embellished, which is simple and elegant, and has far-reaching significance.

It is not difficult to see that the whole academy contains the three major functions of sacrificial rituals, bowing and practicing, and leisurely traveling in the mountains and forests, and the ritual temple, lecture hall and east and west gardens are the main places for etiquette, study and rest, respectively.

Yang Feiyang remembered that once Gongzi Xie once told him that the architecture of the ancients pursued two basic principles, one is to embody the way of etiquette, and the other is to have natural interest.

After visiting the entire Qingyuan Academy, Yang Feiyang felt that it was a typical embodiment of these two principles of ancient architecture, and the academy was very particular about the etiquette in the layout and overall design of the building. Peaceful and quiet, focusing on the spatial layout to reflect the Confucian moral realm; in the setting of the garden scenery, it is to strive for the unity of nature and man, conform to nature, the academy is close to the mountains and rivers, after entering the academy, you can feel a fresh greenery, especially the gardens on the east and west sides of the academy, the winding paths are secluded, the scenery is different, its pavilions, bridges, flowers and trees, all reflect the rich natural interest.

Yang Feiyang walked around the academy, then went to meet the head of the academy to explain his intentions, and that night, the chief of the mountain asked him to arrange for him to rest in fasting.

Late at night, Tranquility Qingyuan Academy, suddenly a dark shadow sneaked in, he entered through the west wall, passed through the courtyard of the Rite Temple, entered the school area, and then hid under the shade of the tree to observe, he saw the library pavilion, and saw that there was no one around, so he flew to the second floor of the library pavilion, opened the door lock, and flashed in.

There were a lot of books in the library, and he looked carefully at the various bookcases, especially the books with wooden boxes, and he looked through the precious books on the bookcases on the second floor, but he couldn't find what he wanted.

The shadow went downstairs again, searched everywhere, but still did not find a target, and was very disappointed, and went back upstairs, and carefully flipped through the precious book, but still found nothing.

At this time, he thought, "I can't come in vain, I must take a few precious books as a souvenir, otherwise, it will be too unlucky." So, he took down the stone scriptures "Filial Piety", "Analects" and "Erya" engraved by Tang Wenzong in a luxurious bookcase, and then walked out of the library pavilion lightly, flew downstairs, and walked out of Qingyuan Academy along the original road.

The academy is a place of study, and there are only night patrols at night, and there is no other guard in the library building and other places, so the man in black has infiltrated this time and has not been discovered for the time being.

In the early morning of the next day, the academy was still calm as usual, and shortly after the morning meal, the guard of the academy came to report: "Your Excellency is almost at the gate of the academy!"

Cai Qingyuanshan, the head of the academy, led the deputy lecturer, Guan Gan, Dianyu and Yang Feiyang to the gate to greet him, and Xie Jingxi led Lin Hexuan, Xie Wende, and Xie Yizhi to the gate of the academy.

"Welcome Lord Xie and Gongzi Xie and his party, it is an honor for Qingyuan Academy that Master Xie can lead Gongzi Xie to the academy to hold an important gathering!" Cai Qingyuan said.

"Mr. Cai doesn't have to be polite, the Xie Mansion is holding a party in the Academy, and the gentlemen of the Lao Academy are busy!" Xie Jingxi said.

"Xiaosheng has asked Master Cai for peace!" Xie Wende said to the mountain chief, it turned out that Xie Wende often came to the academy to ask Cai Qingyuan for advice before, and Cai Qingyuan was also his master.

Cai Qingyuan is a famous scholar of science, he inherited Zhu Xi's doctrine, lectured and wrote books in Qingyuan Academy, and was very famous in southern Fujian, and also had some influence in the country.

Everyone greeted and entered the academy, walked to the school district, entered the stele corridor, passed the lecture hall, entered the "Meizhu Xuan", said to be "Xuan", in fact, it is a very elegant and spacious Xuantang, often used as a noble reception hall, the inner wall of the Xuantang is hung with paintings such as Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum, among which there is a plaque that is particularly conspicuous, which reads: "Section after section, thousands of branches and leaves!" As we all know, this is from Zheng Banqiao's "Bamboo" poem.

Mei Zhuxuan is very elegant, it is divided into five rooms by a half-wall of transparent flowers, one is a tea room, one is a calligraphy and painting room, two exquisite teaching rooms, and a large living room, the banquet is located in the living room.

Chief Cai Qingyuan said to Xie Jingxi: "Everything in the academy is ready, just waiting for all the sages to come!"

Xie Wende and Xie Yizhi arrived at the tea room, Xie Yizhi prepared tea and prepared to welcome the guests, Lin Hexuan said to Xie Wende, "I'll go around and enjoy the scenery of the academy." ”

After a while, the first guest arrived, it was Jiang Yihe, a professor from Quanzhou Mansion, who was in charge of the school and education in the government, he was a seven-rank official, Xie Jingxi invited him to come, the reason why he came so early was because he knew that many of the officials who came today were higher than him, and there were also very famous people, and on this occasion, he had to be humble.

Another one came, and the voice came first without entering the door: "It's a great honor to let Master Xie and the mountain chief invite you to this elegant place today!"

The mountain chief introduced to everyone: "This is the patriarch Jin Yelei of Taifeng Village near the academy, Patriarch Jin has always been very supportive of the academy, Patriarch Jin, please take a seat!"

"Patriarch Jin is a bold person and has always supported the academy, thank you very much!" Xie Jingxi said.

"You're welcome, my old Jin is a big boss, it's an honor to sit with you officials and literati! Haha!" Jin Yelei said.

At this time, someone came in again, and saw a young man supporting an old man with a long beard, Xie Jingxi saw it, greeted him and said, "It's great that Mr. Zhuang can come! Everyone is so happy to see that you are still in such good health! Please take a seat!"

This Mr. Zhuang was originally a private school teacher, and later, his son won the champion, and is now in the capital to serve as the Hanlin Academy to revise, "the father is expensive", Mr. Zhuang is now respected by everyone in Quanzhou City.

"Lord Xie is really polite, inviting everyone to come to the academy for a gathering, this is an excellent thing, and it is also an excellent opportunity, the old man should come to join in the fun. The old man said.

Everyone greeted each other politely, this is Yang Feiyang has already brought the tea, put a cup of Taiwanese high mountain tea in front of everyone, and invite everyone to drink tea.

After a while, a few more people came in, and the head of the academy greeted him and said, "Welcome, please sit down!" I will introduce that this is Wu Junchi, the head of the Quanzhou Nanyin class, Li Wenbo, the head of the Quanzhou puppet show class, and Yan Weiqi, the master of the lantern festival, who made the lantern lanterns of Zuò, but Quanzhou is a must, and all three of them are art masters!"

Xie Jingxi stood up and said: "Welcome, everyone, I have heard his name for a long time, the three of them are all big stars in the cultural circle of Quanzhou, and the stars are shining when they can come to the academy, please sit down!"

Wu Junchi said: "Lord Xie is busy with official business, and he can still spare time, please come to the academy for a gathering, and I am very grateful!"

Everyone sat down, talked about culture, exchanged arts, cared about the teaching of the college, and talked about the world, and the atmosphere was warm.

"It's so lively, all the virtuous and famous teachers are so happy to talk, the younger generation is late!" At this time, a middle-aged man came in, refreshed and very unusual.