"East Capital Fu" has a saying: Within the four seas, schools are like forests, and Xixu is full of gates.
This sentence refers to the grand education of Yuanshuo Country.
Since the Yuan Dynasty, Yuanshuo has established official schools throughout the country. The official schools in the countryside are called Hunxu, the official schools in counties, roads, towns, and hous are called schools, the official schools in prefectures are called schools, and the official schools in the eastern capital are called Taixue.
Qiu Shuijing came to Tianshiyuan from Shuofangcheng, but what he saw on the road was a different scene, which was different from the record in "East Capital Fu".
In the towns and villages along the way, not only did they have no students, they could even be said to be monks. Some of them had closed down. There were overgrown weeds, wild foxes, and many spirits.
In the past 30 years, the villagers have been running into the city, leaving only women, children, old and young in the countryside, guarding some Susukada to live their lives, so many problems have arisen.
The countryside in Qiu Shuijing's heart carries the beauty of his childhood, the countryside in his impression is beautiful, beautiful and outstanding, but what he saw along the way this time was a scene of the collapse of courtesy and morality.
Apart from other things, the teaching of Xu Xu alone has caused a big problem.
The young people from the towns and villages all went to the city, leaving some old people and children. Some wealthy couples would often take their children to the city and send them to the government school to study. The rest were all without money. The parents were working outside, and the grandparents. Where can I control those children
The children left behind in the countryside have no parental discipline. They not only do not go to study in Xingxu, but even call friends, form cliques, and run rampant neighbourhoods.
It’s not bad that there are three or five teenagers in the village where students used to be in Yingmen.
"Without the scholars, the rural Xunxu can't go on. Without Xunxu, there will be nowhere for children in the country to study, and there will be more and more foolish people, and there is a fear of chaos in the countryside."
After arriving in the no man's land, Qiu Shuijing shook his head again and again.
However, his purpose in coming to Tianshiyuan this time was not to go to the countryside to appreciate the people's sentiments, but to have other plans.
"Mr. Shui Jing, it's getting late, so why don't you just settle down in this preface for the time being, eat something, and make plans when the gate of heaven appears." Behind Qiu Shui Jing, a scholar said.
Qiu Shuijing looked at the setting sun, nodded, and walked into a dilapidated preface with a group of scholars, and saw that there were thorns everywhere, it should have been abandoned for some years.
A few scholars cleaned up and were about to cook, when suddenly they heard the sound of reading vaguely from the inner hall of Hsu Xu.
Qiu Shuijing's expression moved slightly, raised his hand to make a silent motion, got up quietly, and followed the sound of reading to the inner hall of Xuxu.
A few scholars tiptoed and heeled behind him, only listening to the sound of reading gradually became clear, everyone wondered: "This Xu Xu is obviously deserted for some years, and it is surrounded by uninhabited no man's land, why is there a husband? Teaching and educating people here?"
"The people who teach in Xu Xu are not necessarily human." Qiu Shuijing seemed to guess their thoughts and sneered in a low voice.
The scholars were awe-inspiring and looked towards the inner hall, and saw an old yellow-skinned fox man as tall as half a person standing up, holding the pointer in his left hand and the scroll in his right hand, pacing around the hall.
In the hall, there are a dozen foxes, yellow, white, red, and flowery. They are sitting in full jeopardy, shaking their heads and reciting the scriptures!
"The evil spirits are troublesome, open up wisdom, understand things, and start to read the saint's articles. In the future, they will surely turn into adults, do harm to the world, and even compete with others for the world!"
Qiu Shuijing's heart was murderous, and he was about to do it. Suddenly he stared at it, and the murderous intent gradually faded.
I saw the fox monsters everywhere in the class, and among the fox monsters group, there was a boy in yellow shirt sitting in full face, shaking his head with the foxes, reading the article.
At the age of thirteen or fourteen, the young man had clear-cut eyes, red lips and white teeth, and he was serious about studying.
In this class, except for this young man, no one is a human being!
"The people's livelihood is declining in the sky and the city, the order in the countryside is collapsed, people no longer teach children, and children no longer go to school, but the fox demon teaches and educates, reads and writes."
Qiu Shuijing was full of emotions in her heart: "Moreover, there is a rare person who is studious, just let them go. This boy is not afraid to study with a crowd of fox demon in no man's land. It's really weird..."
He turned and left.
The scholars were surprised, and quickly followed him quietly and came to the courtyard of Xu Xu.
Qiu Shuijing did not speak, and the scholars did not dare to ask.
After a while, suddenly I heard the sound of the bell, the children in the classroom shouted, clamoring, and noisy, and many fox monsters poured out, making noisy noises. When they saw the people in the courtyard, a dozen fox monsters stood there on two legs, staring with eyes and mouth open, at a loss.
The scholars looked at Qiu Shuijing one after another, Qiu Shuijing smiled slightly, not paying attention.
There was the sound of footsteps in the Xu Xu, and a slightly childish voice said: "Second Brother Hua, Third Brother Tan, don't run too fast, wait for me!"
The scholars followed the sound, but it was the human teenager who was a step behind and had just walked out of the classroom.
A lady saw the boy's movements clearly, whispered, and said to the scholar next to him: "He is a blind man..."
The other scholars looked carefully, and they all felt stunned.
The boy's eyes were white, without pupils, he couldn't see, he was indeed blind.
"No wonder he will go to class with the fox demon."
Everyone secretly said in their hearts: "He can't see, he can only hear the sound. He mistakenly thought that everyone around him was people, but he didn't expect that the people studying and studying with him were all demons!"
Although the boy couldn't see, but his ears were very sensitive, he smiled and said, "Sir, sir, there is a visitor from Hun Xuli!"
Tuk, tuk.
There was the sound of the crutches falling to the ground, and the yellow-skinned old fox who was teaching came out of the class on the crutches, and an old voice came from his mouth: "The distinguished guest has come from afar, and there is a loss to welcome you. Forgive me."
After that, the old fox's face sank, and he said to the little foxes: "get out of class is over, and it's too late. Go home as soon as possible."
The little foxes dispersed in a hurry.
Qiu Shuijing looked at the blind young man, but saw that although the young man was blind, he seemed to be able to see the surroundings clearly. He bowed slightly to him and the scholars, and followed the foxes to leave the dilapidated Xianxu.
Qiu Shuijing was a little surprised, looking sideways at the young man's back, thoughtfully.
"His name is Su Yun."
The yellow-skinned old fox coughed, raised his hand, and led Qiu Shuijing to the inner hall, saying: "A native of Yuantianmen Town, Tianshi, he is thirteen years old this year. When Su Yun was seven years old, there was an accident in his family. Somehow he was blind, very pitiful. But he was a studious boy. When he came to me one day, he couldn't walk when he heard the sound of reading. He had to listen to the lecture. I saw that he was studious, so I let him stay. "
Qiu Shuijing said, "He is a native of Tianmen Town? As far as I know, there are no living people in Yuantianmen Town, Tian City. Not only is there no one in Tianmen Town, but Tianmen Town is also a no-man's land within a hundred miles. ."
The yellow-skinned old fox stopped and looked at him sideways. The fox smiled, and his beard trembled slightly: "Mr. heard mostly rumors."
Qiu Shuijing looked at the inner hall and saw a painting hung on the main hall. The painting was plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, which corresponded to the four gentlemen, with the inscription on it, and the words "being a teacher," without inscription.
The yellow-skinned old fox came to the painting, sat in front of Qiu Shuijing, put his crutches on his knees, and said solemnly, "Mr. from the city, please leave a whole body."
Qiu Shuijing retracted his gaze from the painting and asked, "How do you call it?"
The old fox said: "They call me Mr. Wild Fox. How do you call the gentleman from the city?"
"Qiu Shuijing."
Qiu Shuijing leaned slightly: "Shuijing led the students passing by the treasure land, the boats and cars were tired, borrowing her husband to settle down in the treasure land, please be accommodating."
The old fox raised his head and looked at him in surprise: "You won't kill me and cast off demons?"
"Zi said there are no teachings, but isn't it exactly what Mr. Wild Fox did?"
Qiu Shuijing said solemnly: "Mr. is a demon, Su Yun is a human. Mr. did not refuse to teach him because he is not of the same kind. This is what the teacher did. Nowadays, the countryside is out of order, education is difficult, and people may not be able to be educated. No class, not to mention the demon? That's why Mr. Wild Fox's deeds are precious."
The old fox breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiu Shuijing turned around and said: "But I only listened to Mr. Wild Fox's lecture. I talked about the old sage's classics thousands of years ago. Although the old sage's classics are good, they are no longer in time and can't keep up with the present. The time is up."
The old fox was taken aback: "Why did Mr. Shui Jing say this? Wasn't it these books that were taught in the preface? These are the things that I have learned for thousands of years..."
"It used to be, hundreds of years ago or even 35 years ago. But now..."
Qiu Shuijing showed a bit of bitterness, paused, and said, "Sir, times have changed."
He repeated another sentence: "The times have changed, hey, you will only get beaten if you don’t change from the past, but now it’s not what it used to be..."
He shook his head and did not continue.
The old fox stood up tremblingly, and said in confusion, "Dare to ask Mr. Shui Jing, if you don't teach the old sage, then what should you teach? Mr. said that the old sage, is there no new sage now?"
Qiu Shuijing shook his head, revealing sarcasm: "New saint? There is no new saint in the world today... Maybe there is, but it's not in Yuanshuo country..."
He settled down, and he was not in the mood to continue speaking, saying: "The preface of the countryside cannot keep up with the times. If you want to learn useful things, you still have to go to the city. Relying on the old Bible to learn will only be beaten, and the things you learn are only a few thousand. Things from years ago. Mr. Wild Fox, although you have no class, but if you continue to teach, you will only mislead others. The things of the old saints cannot survive in the city."
The old fox was dumbfounded.
Misunderstanding
Where does this start
The old saint’s knowledge has fallen to this level
After a while, the old fox arched his hand to Qiu Shuijing, turned into a monster, and disappeared.
Qiu Shuijing stepped out of the hall.
By the third watch, Qiu Shuijing was meditating on a fake sleep, suddenly refreshed, opened his eyes and said in a low voice: "Wake up! The gate of heaven is open!"
In the Xu Xu, a group of scholars all slept on the ground, and they stood up after hearing the words, showing excitement.
"Extinguish the bonfire!"
Qiu Shuijing gave an order, and a scholar immediately put out the bonfire.
call-
Qiu Shuijing jumped up and jumped to the roof of Xuanxu. Several scholars and rabbits rose and fell, and landed beside him.
At night, there are no lights in the various villages of the Tianshiyuan, which are completely different from the lights and feasts of the city. Only the stars and crescents in the sky dot the night sky.
The cold wind was bleak.
Qiu Shuijing whispered: "Open the eyes of the sky, otherwise you won't be able to see the sky!"
The scholars behind him took out a jade leaf one after another. The leaf was in the shape of eye pupils, and it was placed on the center of the eyebrows like a vertical eye.
"Open!" A group of scholars drank low.
I saw the jade leaves on their brows gradually disappear under their skin, disappearing.
Something rolled under the skin of a scholar's eyebrows, and then the skin split to the sides, revealing a skeletal eyeball.
The eyes of the other scholars also opened one after another, each looking around, and they could not help but shake their bodies one by one.