The old dean's face glowed brightly, and he was pleased that the academy would still exist in the future and would live up to his lifelong efforts.
After Lin Yi learned that Mingde Academy's founder was the old dean, he wanted to chat with him about the Confucian classics of "Great Learning" that he had studied, so he asked: "Dean, I heard from Jiang Ziya that you have been in retreat recently, and you have studied and understood. The way to "university"?"
"There is such a thing!"
The old dean nodded and did not hide anything, but he also sighed and said bitterly: "But the way of the university cannot be understood overnight. Many of the sacred principles have not yet been understood... Don't rush !”
"kindness!"
Lin Yi nodded and didn't say anything more, but he felt that the old dean alone would not be able to complete it.
The end is indeed approaching.
The only way now is to become a second-grade sub-sage and live for hundreds of years.
"My little friend, do you have some insights?" The old dean looked at Lin Yi with a smile.
"A little bit of experience..."
Lin Yi nodded slightly. At this point, he could only make excuses for the old dean. He could not just watch Dayan lose a sage.
As soon as he finished speaking, the old dean's eyes shone like stars. He held Lin Yi's hand cordially and invited him warmly: "My dear friend, please come to the study for a chat..."
Without waiting for Lin Yi to refuse, he took Lin Yi away, leaving Bai Shuang alone and messy in the courtyard.
Time passed quietly.
Lin Yi chatted with the old dean, chatting about the ways of university. The old dean was greatly shocked, and many things that he didn't understand suddenly became clear.
Suddenly he understood the principle of cultivating oneself, harmonizing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world.
"Wonderful!"
The old dean was amazed.
However, Lin Yi didn't have much time, so he didn't talk about many things in detail, so he silently kept the fragments of the article "University" written in the Xiaozhu Forest of Taishan Academy.
Although it is a fragment, it is the most popular and essential thing left behind.
finally.
Lin Yi and Bai Shuang in the courtyard gradually faded and eventually disappeared into the long river of history...
Shortly after.
Seeing that the dean and Lin Yi had been chatting for so long, Jiang Ziya wondered if she should find an excuse to eavesdrop.
Just do it.
Jiang Ziya made tea and came outside the dean's study. He listened attentively and saw that there was no movement, then he knocked on the door and asked, "Dean, Master Lin? I'm in..."
Squeak!
Jiang Ziya entered the room carrying a tray with tea. The voices of Lin Yi and Bai Shuang had long since disappeared, leaving only the old dean sitting in a daze in front of the desk to see Mingde off.
"Dean? Where are Master Lin and Miss Bai Shuang?"
Jiang Ziya put down the tea and walked over, feeling a little disappointed for no reason.
The old dean said: "Let's go..."
"Oh, you didn't even say hello when you left. I'm his book boy!" Jiang Ziya couldn't accept it.
He is determined to be Lin Yi's book boy and leave a magnificent mark in history.
But unexpectedly... Lin Yi slipped away quietly.
"You kid..."
The old dean gave a wry smile and said, "You, Master Lin, are not from our era. He...comes from the future."
"From the future?"
Jiang Ziya was stunned, a little confused.
"It's time to tell you something. Now I know that my end is coming, and guarding this treasure in vain will be a waste..."
At that moment, the old dean told Jiang Ziya some secrets about the spiritual realm crossing the long river of history.
But Jiang Ziya frowned and said: "It's outrageous. Since it has already happened, why can it be changed? The disciple feels that...if history is really changed and it is slightly different, maybe he may not be able to be born. This is It goes against the grain!”
"hehe!"
The old dean stroked his beard and chuckled, and said: "Before this, I thought so too, and I also felt that...these souls who came from across history are our inner demons, remain unmoved and stick to our hearts... Nothing will change, and I even feel that no matter what choice we make, our fate is destined, so there is nothing to worry about, just act according to your heart!"
"But what I don't understand is why he didn't come here as a soul, but... followed him in the physical body. His words and deeds can already affect history..."
Jiang Ziya was surprised: "So magical?"
"There are many magical things in the world, just like... you will become the first saint of Yuelai Academy!" The old dean smiled half-heartedly.
"ah?"
puff!
Jiang Ziya was stunned, squirted out a mouthful of tea, shook his head and said: "Dean, don't make such a joke with the disciple. The disciple's qualifications are very clear. To become the sage of Yuelai Academy? The disciple would never dare to dream like this... …”
Jiang Ziya smiled naively.
"Old fellow, my end is approaching. Little friend Lin Yi informed us that Yuelai Academy will be renamed Mingde Academy in the future..."
The old dean stared at Jiang Ziya and said: "But old man, I know very well that it is difficult to take a step forward in this life, and this Confucian classic in front of me is a path to sainthood. Since this path does not belong to me, I can only belongs to you!"
"Based on what I know about you, if I left that day, would you really dare to change the name of the academy..."
"I……"
Jiang Ziya rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. He was the only one in Yuelai Academy who could do such a thing.
But the words of the old dean were so shocking that it was difficult for him to accept them for a while.
"Kid, take it!"
The old dean handed the "University" left behind to Jiang Ziya and said: "Reflect on it carefully. Since history has been doomed, none of us can change it. We can only move forward."
"When you become a saint in the future, you must remember the grace of enlightenment and teaching, and there is nothing you can do to repay it..."
The old dean solemnly warned him. After Jiang Ziya was shocked, he also knew that the old dean was passing on his mantle, so he accepted it silently and kept everything in mind.
"Disciple understands!"
…
half year later.
The old dean rode a crane to the west and stayed with the world forever.
Yuelai Academy was in mourning.
Jiang Ziya learned from the pain and understood the great way taught by the old dean, supplemented by the Confucian classic "The Great Learning". A few years later, he achieved great enlightenment and became a saint immediately.
The whole country should have known about the consecration of Yuelai Academy.
But Jiang Ziya knew that all this was not his effort, so he suppressed the matter and no one was allowed to mention it.
But there are no ventilated walls in the world. The literati learned that someone in Yuelai Academy had become a saint, and the whole country was shocked.
But Jiang Ziya, whose heart was not here, moved all the literati and bachelors from Yuelai Academy to other places.
In order to commemorate the old dean, it was renamed 'Mingde Academy'.
And the moment the gilded plaque of Mingde Academy came out, Jiang Ziya belatedly realized, wasn't this what the old dean had told him?
Yuelai Academy will be renamed Mingde Academy.
Only then did Jiang Ziya fully understand what the old dean had said, that no one could change what was destined by fate.
Many times you think you have changed your destiny, but in fact... this is your own destiny.
Decades later.
Jiang Ziya decided to leave and do something meaningful, so he traveled west to the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons. But before leaving...he left behind the Confucian classic "The Great Learning" deep in the back mountain of Mingde Academy.
I hope that in the future, there will be disciples in the academy who will be favored by fate...
