The next day, Cang Jiuhua left Dongdu and Su Yun went to see him off. However, most of the Qin envoys stayed, and Cang Jiuhua left with only a few people.
Su Yun and Cang Jiuhua rode on the argali chariot to send him to the post station. When they passed the second floor of Dongdu, they saw that the streets of the second floor of Dongdu were crowded with people. There was a high platform in front of them. Someone on the high platform called out, "I am Jingnanlou, a scholar who has returned from studying in Daqin! Today, I will make friends with martial arts and learn magical powers from the scholars in Dongdu who practice the old saints' unique skills!"
Su Yun's gaze fell on Jing Nanlou, and then looked at Cang Jiuhua.
Cang Jiuhua smiled and said, "Yuan Shuo sends many scholars to study abroad every year."
Su Yun nodded gently and said, "So Jingnan Tower has nothing to do with Brother Cang?"
Cang Jiuhua smiled slightly and did not comment.
Su Yun stopped asking questions and sent him to Dongdu Post Station, saying, "Brother Cang, I am very sorry that I couldn't fight with you."
Cang Jiuhua's eyes flickered, he stopped, turned around and said: "Brother Su, the fight between you and me has already begun. I have already started planning since the moment I set foot on the land of Dongdu. Before I left Dongdu, my plan had already been laid out, now it's your turn to counter my moves."
Su Yun was stunned for a moment, thinking about the meaning of his words. Cang Jiuhua boarded the Candle Dragon Chariot and said with a smile: "Master Su, see you in Jian Pavilion!"
He sat by the window of the Zhulong chariot, stretched out his fingers, and drew a pattern of a square wooden box on the glazed window.
Su Yun was shocked: "He is from the overseas Tongtian Tower!"
The Zhulong chariot set off.
"The Overseas Tsutenkaku is the overseas branch of Tsutenkaku, but it has grown stronger over the years and is ready to set up its own headquarters and elect a new leader of Tsutenkaku. This is definitely not a good thing! The Overseas Tsutenkaku may be used to deal with Yuan Shuo!"
Su Yun exhaled a breath and returned the same way. When he passed the second floor of Dongdu, he saw the scholar named Jing Nanlou again. He was fighting with several scholars who practiced the old saints' unique skills and defeated them.
It's even more lively here.
"What is Cang Jiuhua's plan?"
On the day after Cang Jiuhua left, Emperor Ping announced an imperial decree, summoning Su Yun, Ye Luo and Bai Yuelou to the palace to receive awards and honors. Su Yun was appointed as the chief academician of the Tiandao Academy, and another as the junior historian of the Supervisory Department, and was to take up the post in May.
Su Yun knew that Qiu Shuijing wanted to protect him, so he asked Di Ping to appoint him as the Junior Historian of the Supervisory Department, so he did not refuse.
Emperor Ping appointed Ye Luo as the Western Doctor of Tiandao Academy, and also appointed Ye Luo as the military officer of Shuofang.
Baiyuelou was named a scholar of the Tiandao Academy and rewarded with a huge sum of gold to commend his heroic act in quelling the rebellion in Shuobei.
After Bai Yuelou received the reward of a huge sum of gold, he immediately paid it back and finally paid off the money he owed to Su Yun.
On the third day after Cang Jiuhua left, the debate arena between new and old schools of thought set up in Jingnan Tower caused quite a stir, which was heard by Su Yun and others who lived on the fifth floor.
There is news that this scholar named Jing Nanlou returned to Yuanshuo with Cang Jiuhua's envoy group. As soon as Cang Jiuhua left, he directly provoked a debate between the old and new schools of thought with ulterior motives.
This debate was originally just a minor dispute, with the new scholars saying that the old learning was completely useless and that the old learning should be completely abandoned and the new learning from overseas should be fully promoted. On the other hand, the scholars who practiced the old learning said that the new learning was heretical, a strange trick, and only pursued a strong external appearance while ignoring the inner qualities.
At the beginning of the debate, both sides were relatively calm, but later the verbal quarrels turned into physical fights, and when they started fighting, they inevitably got angry, which led to injuries.
It is said that six or seven people have died in the debate between the new and old schools of thought.
However, Su Yun was busy preparing for the Tiandao Academy exam. Moreover, those who were fighting with Jingnan Tower were often the diehards of the traditional school of thought, so he ignored it.
In this Tiandao Academy examination, as the newly promoted doctoral supervisor of the Tiandao Academy, he had to personally examine the scholars.
However, Su Yun was originally a latecomer who sneaked into the Tiandao Academy by borrowing a Tiandao Order. His foundation was still inferior to that of the Tiandao Academy scholars. He did not go out in the past few days and studied hard with Yingying to make up for his shortcomings.
The debate between the new and old schools of thought was originally a small matter. There were such debates every year in Dongdu, with both sides fighting back and forth. However, by the seventh day, the debate had become somewhat out of control.
On the seventh day after Cang Jiuhua left, the dispute between new and old schools of thought intensified.
On the second floor of the Eastern Capital, an area has been cleared by the Eastern Capital Praetorian Guards for debate.
In the past few days, scholars from all the major universities and academies in Dongdu have participated in this debate. Even the Taoists from Qingxu Temple in Dongdu and the monks from Leiyin Pavilion have participated!
Qingxu Temple and Leiyin Pavilion participated in the debate, and also pushed the reputation of the debate to one peak after another.
Taoism and Buddhism are prominent schools of thought, and their status in Yuanshuo is second only to Confucianism. They are representatives of the ancient sages' unique knowledge. Qingxu Temple and Leiyin Pavilion are the supreme holy places for these two unique knowledge.
The participation of the two great masters of different schools in the war naturally attracted a lot of attention.
"Six or seven Taoists from Qingxu Temple and monks from Leiyin Pavilion died."
Li Muge returned from the second floor of Dongdu, in a state of dismay. He said to Su Yun, "Jingnan Tower has the support of foreign envoys. It's not just the Yuanshuo people who will suffer, but also foreigners. Not only the scholars of the Great Qin, but also other foreign scholars! Those Taoists and monks have amazing magical powers, but they died after just a few moves on stage."
Su Yun's heart was slightly shaken: "Although Cang Jiuhua has left, his legacy is still there. After he left, all kinds of back-up plans were put into action. The first wave of actions was to destroy the old saint's unique learning, making the people of Yuanshuo doubt or even despise the old saint's knowledge. He wanted to exterminate Yuanshuo from a cultural perspective! Cang Jiuhua's move was amazing!"
"Xin Xue is indeed too powerful. I will probably lose even if I go up there."
Li Muge was dejected and couldn't help but said, "Brother Su, are you going or not? If you go, you will definitely be able to suppress those new masters!"
Su Yun walked back and forth, then stopped and said, "I was taught by Mr. Yehu, and I have been learning the old saints' unique skills since I was young. I know the benefits of the old saints' unique skills, which have laid a solid foundation for me. However, learning the old without learning the new is self-contained. The old saints' unique skills have many shortcomings. If I win..."
He was even a little worried about winning.
If he went to participate in the debate between the new and the old, and wiped out the scholars of the new school such as Jingnanlou, it would definitely be a great encouragement to the old school.
However, the revival of traditional learning made the Yuanshuo scholars blindly confident, which was definitely not a good thing!
Cang Jiuhua's move made him unable to attack!
At this time, a Taoist priest came in from outside, bringing an invitation, and bowed and said, "Are you Mr. Su? The Taoist priest invites Mr. Su to come to Qingxu Temple for a chat."
"Brother, please go back and tell Daosheng that I won't go." Su Yun threw the invitation aside.
The Taoist was stunned.
Suddenly, another monk came in from outside, took out an invitation, and said, "Mr. Su, the Holy Buddha invites you to come to Leiyin Pavilion for a chat."
Su Yun accepted the invitation and threw it aside: "Brother, please go back and tell the Holy Buddha that I am in seclusion."
It’s been eight days since Cang Jiuhua left Dongdu.
The Tiandao Academy examination was approaching, and schools and academies across Yuanshuo often sent outstanding scholars to Beijing to prepare for the Tiandao Academy examination. When these talented scholars arrived in Dongdu and saw the debate between the new and old schools of thought in Dongdu, how could they sit idly by
The great debate between new and old learning has attracted the attention of the entire Dongdu and even the entire Yuanshuo!
Moreover, among the scholars here are those from the Imperial Academy in the Western Capital!
Tai Academy in Xidu is known as the second best academy in the world. Before the establishment of Tiandao Academy, Tai Academy was ranked first and was high above the rest. The scholars in Tai Academy are all outstanding individuals!
For many years after the establishment of Tiandao Academy, Taixue Academy still maintained the reputation of being the best academy in the world, until it was later taken away by Tiandao Academy.
This time, many scholars from the Imperial Academy came from the Western Capital and entered the Eastern Capital, not to take the entrance exam for the Tiandao Academy, but to make friends with the Tiandao Academy through martial arts.
It has become a routine for Taixue College to come and disrupt every time there is a major examination in Tiandao Academy, and people in Dongdu are accustomed to it.
Only this time, the scholars from the Imperial Academy who came to disrupt the event were also attracted to this debate between the new and the old, and the dispute between the new and the old was immediately pushed to a climax!
The scholars of the Imperial Academy are all talented people, and among them there are various secret old holy schools. Although they are not famous schools, they are also very important, such as the Shennong, Yin-Yang, Bing, Zhen, and Yi schools.
"Over forty scholars have died in this debate."
Bai Yuelou brought the news to Su Yun, saying, "The scholars from the Imperial Academy also participated in this debate. They lost more than they won and were beaten badly. And..."
He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Prince Yuan Wuji has gone to battle on behalf of the new school."
Su Yun raised his eyebrows.
Bai Yuelou said: "This time, Prince Yuan Wuji will challenge Tiandao Academy on behalf of the new school."
Su Yun understood: "Cang Jiuhua's second move is aimed directly at the throne. Challenging Tiandao Academy may seem like a dispute between the old and new schools, but in fact it is a challenge to Di Ping. Di Ping will never accept the challenge..."
At this time, Daosheng's laughter came from outside: "Master Su is really hard to invite."
Su Yun's heart skipped a beat. Suddenly, a Buddhist chant was heard: "Since Pavilion Master Su is unwilling to go to Leiyin Pavilion, then this old monk has no choice but to come and visit in person."
Su Yun laughed loudly, stood up, went out to greet them, and said, "I am flattered that the Taoist Saint and the Holy Buddha have come together. Junior brother, bring two stools so that the Taoist Saint and the Holy Buddha have a place to stay."
Bai Yuelou was stunned: "Let the Taoist Saint and the Holy Buddha sit on the stool?"
However, there was indeed no place for Su Yun to sit, so Baiyuelou had to move three stools to the yard. Su Yun placed the stools, invited Daosheng and Shengfo to sit down, and sat down himself, saying, "Junior brother, make some tea for Shengfo and Daosheng."
Bai Yuelou searched around and found three porcelain bowls and made some tea.
After a while, the Taoist Saint and the Buddha Saint each held a tea bowl, trying to find a place to put it down but couldn't find one.
Su Yun took a sip of the tea bowl and said apologetically, "I came to the capital to meet the emperor. I have no place to stay in Dongdu, so I have to stay in Xianliangyuan. There is no place here to entertain you two..."
The Taoist and the Holy Buddha had no choice but to drink the tea from their bowls. The Holy Buddha drank up the tea, including the tea leaves, and put down the tea bowl, saying, "Master Su should know why we are here. There is a demon living in your body. The old Buddha can help Master Su resolve it, but Master Su must also help the old saint's unique skills overcome the current difficulties."
Su Yun laughed and said, "There's a demon living inside me? Saint Buddha, don't be kidding... Eh?"
The Holy Buddha pointed a finger, and Su Yun's spiritual world suddenly emerged. A long forked tongue swung out from a huge crack. The tongue covered with saliva licked the huge Holy Buddha in front of Su Yun from bottom to top!
Su Yun was horrified.
Dao Sheng smiled kindly and reminded him, "There are ninety-six of these people living in the main hall."