"Dongqian... Academy?"
"Isn't this the academy next to Dongqian Lake in Ningbo Prefecture?"
"I have also received invitations from them." The great scholar Qian Dehong scratched his head and said with some confusion:
"But I took a look and found that only Tang Yin was giving lectures there, and he was not specialized in Confucianism and Taoism. Although it has gained some fame due to his joining in recent years, it is still just a small academy after all."
"It's not as good as my Zhongtian Pavilion, so I didn't go."
"Me too."
A well-known local scholar next to him also said.
"me too……"
Several people looked at each other in confusion.
Outside of Zhejiang Province, I'm afraid no one has heard of the name Dongqian Academy.
How could such a college be able to invite Mr. Yangming with just a letter?
Recalling the time when seventy-four of them paid homage to the government and made sincere requests to invite Mr. Yangming, this attitude was completely different.
Best friend?
To be able to make this scholar willing to go south with just a letter shows the importance of this person in Mr. Yangming's heart. This is definitely not an excuse.
If they knew that what really made Wang Shouren shaken was not the letter, but just a small piece of seal, then they would not know how surprised they would be!
"Mr. Yangming now has many disciples. If he goes to any academy in the world, the lecturers there will rush to welcome him. With such a reputation, going to Dongqian Academy is definitely a humiliation."
Someone said, his words full of doubts:
"If he is Mr. Yangming's best friend, he should be a great scholar of his generation. Why, why is his reputation so obscure?"
"That's fine." Qian Dehong shook his head. It was pointless for them to speculate here.
So he said:
"Everyone, why don't you go south and take a look together?"
Several people looked at each other and nodded.
Who is this?
No wonder they were curious. They must know that Wang Shouren had already established Longgang Academy when he was enlightened in Longchang, where he taught apprentices and gave lectures. He had great influence among the scholars of the Ming Dynasty. Many people would not hesitate to travel thousands of miles to listen to his lectures. , and now that he is heading south to Dongqian, he will definitely attract the attention of scholars all over the world.
You must know that with Mr. Yangming's great reputation, he can just pick a broken house to give lectures, and the disciples who come to listen can directly form a large-scale academy lecture hall, and countless academies around the world have extended invitations to him. , but they were all declined by him. So far, only Qian Dehong was able to invite him because Mr. Yangming paid filial piety here.
In this way, Qian Dehong also led almost all the famous Confucianists in Yuyao and invited several Wang Shouren's disciples to take the lead, and successfully invited Wang Shouren to the Zhongtian Pavilion.
Now, according to the old man guarding the door, Wang Shouren decided to go to Dongqian only after receiving a letter, which made them even more surprised.
Mr. Yangming is famous for not fearing the powerful. When King Ning rebelled, he dared to confront King Ning in public at his banquet. The king was not afraid. Naturally, he would not be targeting Duke Yue. The name of the government.
How powerful is this Dongqian Academy that it can actually invite Mr. Yangming with a letter?
In short, when Wang Yangming went south, he unintentionally attracted the attention of Confucian scholars. For the first time, they put aside the princely family of Ningbo Prefecture and got to know this academy with the eyes of simple scholars.
The generous conditions inside are also known.
Only one thing is that Dongqian Academy has a huge bookstore, which contains almost all books from ancient times to the present. It is willing to open it to scholars who come to study for free. This fact makes many scholars extremely envious.
Some unique copies are not in circulation at all on the market and can only be seen in the collections of those great scholars. Now, they also have the opportunity to see them through Dongqian Academy.
What's more, with people like Wang Yangming sitting in charge, the academy instantly became a huge attraction.
So many scholars came south.
They came to the shore of the infinitely beautiful Dongqian Lake, where they listened to Mr. Yangming's lectures, recited the lessons in the morning sun, and experienced the principles of heaven and earth in the breeze.
Wang Shouren lectured here for four years.
In the academy next to Dongqian Lake, the Wangmen was officially formed. Many disciples gathered here to listen to Wang Shouren's lectures, and after leaving, they spread this idea to thousands of mountains and rivers in the Ming Dynasty.
Although they have their own different understandings of mind science, which have extended different ideas and formed one school after another, no matter where the flower of mind science blooms in the Ming Dynasty, they will never forget their origins. Where are your roots.
On the bank of Dongqian Lake, Wangmen begins.
And Dongqian Academy has become increasingly prosperous with the rise of Xinxue.
As a "layman", Yan Kunpeng almost burst out laughing when he saw this situation.
During the years of waiting, he was still thinking about what methods his ancestors would use to persuade any great scholar to come and take charge. He did not doubt whether Zu had made a mistake in his calculations, because he, who had followed Zu since childhood, had long been convinced that Zu was an immortal and he would never make the wrong choice.
His only doubt was, which Confucian would it be?
He also speculated on his own, trying to guess which great scholar it was, just like a child who always guesses what adults mean in order to express themselves and win their approval.
However, he miscalculated after all. What came was something he would never have imagined in his wildest dreams, Mr. Yangming, Wang Shouren!
He originally thought that maybe it was a great scholar who could be bought with money or status, but he never thought about Mr. Yangming. The other party is too famous, especially during the three years of lecturing, his reputation has further spread, and this person is even more famous for his indifference to fame and fortune.
He really couldn't think of any way his family could persuade this big man.
But Zu did it, it is said, with only one letter?
Could it be that they used immortal methods?
In his heart, he was even more filled with respect for his ancestor who had great supernatural powers.
At the same time, this thought also appeared in his mind:
Zu has already used such methods, I must not betray his trust and help!
He immediately ordered the family's teahouses and storytellers all over the country to do their best to publicize the matter locally, so that the news would spread like the wind to the north and south of the country. Combined with the Wang Clan students who had returned home to spread the idea, it was simply a miracle. When firewood meets fire, the reaction is more than just one plus one!
Xinxue was greatly prosperous, and Dongqian Academy, as the recognized "ancestral home" of the Wang family, was even more popular among scholars.
Seeing everything in front of him now, Yan Kunpeng was very satisfied in his heart.
To influence the public opinion of scholars and develop various thoughts of Zu Shuo... is just around the corner!
(End of chapter)
