In Yamingxuan one street away, the lobby on the first floor is already full.
Students wearing square scarves and scholar's gowns sat around square tables. Those who came without invitations but heard the news could only stand aside or sit by the corridor on the second floor. .
Today, apart from the private seats on the second and third floors, the first floor is reserved by the students holding the debate.
The fat shopkeeper smiled and ordered Xiaoer to greet these students. In fact, this kind of debating shopkeeper can't make much money, but it is of great benefit to the reputation of the teahouse!
Although the Yaming Pavilion is overcrowded, it is not noisy at all, peaceful and elegant.
In the center of the lobby on the first floor, a high platform was set up, and a handsome young man in brocade clothes was talking on the platform: "... Mencius said: 'There is no other way to learn, just ask him to rest assured'! To study is to invent the heart …”
The students all concentrated their attention, looked in the same direction, and listened quietly.
Among the group of focused students, there was one person who seemed anxious, and it was Fang Shiyu.
Fang Shiyu had arrived half an hour ago, and was sitting on a pear wood chair below in a trance.
After the student on the stage finished debating, it was his turn to take the stage, but he couldn't concentrate...
He didn't sleep all night last night. Since the nightmare, he was so excited that he couldn't fall asleep, tossing and turning until dawn.
He rubbed the center of his brows, feeling very irritated: How could things be like this, why did the old guy suddenly wake up...
"Brother Fang, it's your turn next, right? You look a bit tired, but you didn't rest well last night?" A student with a square face sitting next to him looked at him worriedly, and sighed in his heart: Fang Shiyu has always been a good man. Calm, chatting and laughing, it must be because Master Fang fell ill recently, so Fang Shiyu was under too much pressure, right
"Thank you brother for your concern, I'm fine." Fang Shiyu replied absently.
"Young master." Mo Yan, a servant at the side, said with a smile, "The old man will be happy to know that you work so hard."
It turned out that he had read the book all night! The student surnamed Yu nodded in understanding, and said along the way: "Brother Fang really works hard, and he will definitely be named on the gold list in the future."
"Brother Yu is absurd." Fang Shiyu felt that Mo Yan was quite good at talking, so he said, "Grandpa just recovered from his illness in the past few days, and I don't want to disappoint him."
"Brother Fang is really filial."
"Worth the prize, the prize. For the children, filial piety comes first."
"Then I wish Brother Fang the best of luck today."
A confident smile appeared on Fang Shiyu's face.
That's right! With his talent, he will definitely be able to win the championship today, attracting everyone's attention, and he will definitely be named on the list in the future.
He wants everyone to know that he is the heir to Fang Shun's family name.
But... Fang Shiyu couldn't help thinking that if what they did was exposed, let alone fame, his life might be over.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help shivering.
At this time, Mo Yan offered the tea to his hand and said, "My lord, it's your turn soon, drink some tea to moisten your throat."
Fang Shiyu's throat was really dry and uncomfortable. He subconsciously took the teacup and drank it in one gulp. He comforted himself and said: They won't know! They definitely won't know...
Among the crowd at the back, Xiao Leng, who was dressed in a gray straight suit, watched all this with a blank expression, and then left Yamingxuan quietly. No one noticed when there was another person missing here...
After half a cup of tea, the gentleman in brocade clothes on the stage finally finished speaking. After thanking all the students with his hands clasped together, he stepped off the stage. Next, it was finally Fang Shiyu's turn.
Fang Shiyu straightened his robes, stood up, walked to the stage, and said confidently: "Brothers, Fang thought that what Brother Liu said just now was inappropriate, and there is a saying in "University" that 'finding things to know', so Fang Someone who thinks that he wants to be sincere should first extend his knowledge; the extension of knowledge is in the investigation of things.
"Shut up!" The brocade-clothed man just stood up suddenly, pointed at Fang Shiyu's nose and cursed coldly, "Fang Shiyu, what right do you have to talk here? What qualifications to participate in this debate!"
"What nonsense are you talking about..."
Fang Shiyu retorted intuitively, but seeing that all the students were staring at him coldly, they said in a hurry:
"Brother Liu said, how can a person who has been deprived of fame have the right to debate with us!"
"It's just lowering our style! Don't drive him away!"
"Get rid of him!"
"..."
Fang Shiyu was driven out of the teahouse by the students who rushed to him in embarrassment. He was so angry that his head was smoking, and he shouted at all the students in the teahouse: "You all wait and see!"
He is the young master of the Fang family, how dare they treat him like this! He must be taught a good lesson!
Fang Shiyu rode his horse back to Fang's mansion aggressively, but what he didn't expect was that the concierge actually stopped him from letting him in.
"This is my home, why can't I go in!" Fang Shiyu tried to push the door open, wanting to enter the house.
The concierge frowned, and pushed Fang Shiyu roughly to the ground, then looked down at Fang Shiyu from above, and shouted angrily: "My young master! You have been expelled from the clan, what are you trying to pretend Master Fang!"
He also said that he was expelled from the clan... Fang Shiyu was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged, and just as he was about to refute, familiar and unfamiliar scenes suddenly flashed before his eyes: grandfather woke up, father suffered a "stroke", followed father, mother The matter of poisoning the grandfather was exposed, and then Xiao Yi, the son of Zhennan Prince, killed his parents, expelled him from the family, lost his fame, and kicked him out of the Fang family...
He has nothing left!
No! Impossible!
Fang Shiyu shook his head vigorously with a look of horror, all this is fake, right
He was originally the high-ranking young master of Fangfu's eldest son, who should be humbled by everyone who sees him! But now, he is homeless and has become a dog in the water that everyone can beat!
How did that happen?!
Fang Shiyu's eyes were blank and at a loss.
Seeing that Fang Shiyu was motionless, the porter said coldly, "Why don't you get out? If you don't get out, be careful, I'll call all the servants in the mansion!" He waved his fist viciously as a threat.
"Dogs look down on people!" Fang Shiyu came back to his senses, cursed viciously, got up from the ground, and then flung his sleeves and left.
The concierge used to be as attentive to him as he wanted, but in just a few days, his world suddenly turned upside down!
Fang Shiyu walked on the street in a daze, the crowds around him were coming and going, but he didn't know where to go.
"Brother Fang! Isn't this Brother Fang?" A somewhat familiar voice suddenly stopped him from behind. He stopped and followed the sound, only to see a student in a blue robe standing in front of a teahouse not far away. look at him.
He remembered this person, this was his classmate in the academy.
Fang Shiyu was hesitating whether to go up to say hello to the other party, but saw another student in a white robe come out of the teahouse, called the student in blue robe, and pointed at himself without hesitation and said to the other party : "Brother Yan, you have been away on a study tour for the past two months, and you just came back, don't you know? Fang Shiyu, he has already been expelled from his family, and even his fame has been revoked!"
"Isn't it? Get rid of the family and change your fame?" the student surnamed Yan whispered in disbelief.
Only those who have bad morals, commit crimes, etc., will be deprived of fame!
Thinking about it, the student surnamed Yan looked at Fang Shiyu with a little bit of contempt in his eyes, and the student who was traveling with him told him about the Fang family's messy things, poisoning his stepfather... self-inflicted... death... expelled Clan... get rid of fame...
Every word, every word reminded Fang Shiyu of what happened recently, making him seem to have experienced this heavy pain again. His parents have left him, leaving him alone in the sea of bitterness and suffering.
Obviously none of this has anything to do with him!
Why do these people look at him like this, those things are not done by him!
When his parents poisoned his grandfather, he was less than three years old, so what did he know...
Fang Shiyu covered his ears excitedly, feeling that the anger in his heart was like a tsunami, with each wave getting higher and higher, and the waves were about to burst out from his chest.
He can't take it anymore!
"It's none of my business!" Fang Shiyu roared, "It was my father and mother who poisoned my grandfather, and it's none of my business!"
Why should he be expelled from the clan! Why should he be exiled from fame!
When the words he suppressed for a long time came out, he immediately felt much more relaxed, but the next moment he heard a familiar and terrified voice: "Master, you... you..."
Mo Yan, it is Mo Yan, Mo Yan is still beside me, he is indeed a loyal servant!
Fang Shiyu followed the sound, but suddenly found that the world had changed again. He who had been on the street a moment ago had returned to the Ya Ming Pavilion at some point, and Mo Yan looked at him with a pale face.
At this moment, Fang Shiyu couldn't move anymore. What happened just now, he could hardly tell which ones were dreams and which ones were reality...
No matter which one is real, it doesn't matter now.
The point is, it's all over now!
He actually said it!
The students around whispered to each other, and their eyes shot at him like sharp swords from all directions. Their eyes were more contemptuous, contemptuous, and disdainful than the one in his dream...
"I have long heard that Fang Chengling is rich, unkind, and domineering. I didn't expect that he would dare to murder his stepfather!"
"Fang Shiyu knew what his father did, but concealed it for many years. His character is also questionable!"
"It's true that I never do anything wrong in my life, and I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night! I think Fang Shiyu has ghosts in his heart, and the demons in his heart are self-generated, so he can't stand the condemnation of his conscience..."
"I think it's the reincarnation of the heavens! Thanks to the fact that I respected him for his good knowledge before, these eyes were born for nothing!"
"..."
The surrounding discussions became more and more intense and angry, and Fang Shiyu's heart became even more confused.
"no I do not… "
Fang Shiyu wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to explain. At this moment, a familiar male voice sounded behind him: "Brother Yu, it turned out that your parents poisoned uncle! Let me tell you, Uncle was always in good health before, how could he have a stroke all of a sudden!" The voice was not only filled with anger, but also gloating.
Fang Shiyu turned around stiffly, followed the prestige, and saw the door of Yamingxuan. At some time, several familiar figures were looking at him coldly, including Mrs. Fang, Xiao Yi, and Nangong Yue who were sitting in wheelchairs. , Fang Chengde, Fang Chengzhi...
"Grandfather... Grandfather!" Fang Shiyu blurted out stammeringly.
In an instant, the heart has fallen into the bottomless abyss.
Now, no matter how much he explained, no matter how much he tried to silence these people, it was too late!
His feet were soft, and he fell to his knees limply.
As soon as Fang Shiyu called Mrs. Fang his grandfather, the students present immediately understood. It turned out that the thin old man in the wheelchair was Mrs. Fang who was poisoned by Fang Shiyu's family. Seeing Mrs. Fang's skinny appearance, the students sighed unceasingly on the one hand, and were filled with righteous indignation on the other.
Since ancient times, filial piety has been the most important good deed and virtue. Even a reckless man who doesn't know a single word knows "filial piety", let alone a scholar!
Unfilial piety is not known to be wrong, it is a "crime", as it is written in "The Classic of Filial Piety. Five Punishments": "The five punishments belong to three thousand, and there is no crime greater than unfilial piety."
If the children are unfilial, the parents can sue the government and ask the government to judge and sentence the crime! Those who have a reputation will be dismissed because of this, and those who have an official position will be dismissed for investigation!
Xiao Yi secretly blinked with Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue smiled. Since her rebirth, the "Three Nights of Nightmare" that was only used on Su Qingping once, after the improvement, the effect is far better than before.