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Still too young.

Cardinal Xinxiu drank tea alone, savoring the taste of the sweet tea flowing on the tip of his tongue, completely ignoring Yu Feiyu and Shangguan Yangyao's anxious expressions when they left.

Now the young people in Taihao Mountain are always making a fuss, and they are like enemies to the academy and Neo Confucianism.

Whenever there is a breakthrough in Neo Confucianism, it will look like the world is falling apart.

Thousands of years ago, some scholars observed astronomy and found that a certain star had disappeared, denying that Taihao Mountain had an ancient book about the stars.

Four hundred years ago, the ships of the Sui Kingdom returned from the extreme depths of the endless sea, denying Taihao Mountain's statement that "the endless sea is an insurmountable barrier set by people".

Two hundred years ago, Xuegong Suzi took the overhaul as a way to overcome the wind and brought back a sentence "There is nothing outside the sky", which overturned the ancient saying of "Elysium".

Every new discovery, in the eyes of some people, is a huge crisis for Mount Taihao,

But since the millennium, has the status of Mount Taihao ever been shaken?

Every household still enshrines the Haotian Bell, and every village, town and city also worships the Haotian Bell.

The number of Haotian Taoist temples still far exceeds the sum of all religious monasteries.

Confucianism is not the flame that destroys Taihao Mountain. On the contrary, as the leader of Taihao Mountain in compiling classics, Cardinal Xinxiu recognized one thing very early on—only when he is complacent, can Taihao Mountain be destroyed.

"If you can destroy Yu State in one go, wipe out the academy, burn all the classics of Neo-Confucianism, intimidate all people in the world with great terror, and prohibit them from thinking and exploring, then of course the eternal peace of Taihao Mountain can be preserved."

"It's just that it can't be done."

Cardinal Xinxiu was talking to himself, lifted the quilt, and stared at the crystal clear amber tea in the cup.

The Haotian Faith was born in the era when humans and gods lived together. At that time, aliens were rampant and there were countless monsters.

People huddle in villages and towns, fearing the darkness and the unknown.

Every night, the morning light of tomorrow may not be visible.

He is the prophet of Mount Taihao, who spread his beliefs to all parts of the world. People believe in and follow Haotian teachings, build Haotian temples, enshrine Haotian bells, drive out monsters step by step, and seal them in the wild mountains and forests.

The original intention of Taihao Mountain was to serve Haotian herdsmen and protect those who believe in Haotian.

However, with the passage of time, some people have become accustomed to being in high positions, are greedy for power, and regard the herdsman duties bestowed by Haotian as their rightful authority.

Rather than saying that they are afraid of the threat of Neo-Confucianism to Taihao Mountain,

Rather, they are instinctively afraid of the threat of Neo Confucianism to their own authority.

I am afraid that the majesty of Taihao Mountain will no longer be, I am afraid that I will lose power, and I am afraid that future generations will not be able to attach to Taihao Mountain.

If it is said that young people, in this weird atmosphere, are unconsciously infected with similar thinking, then it is understandable.

But some old people in Taihaoshan, including Cardinal Xinxiu's own colleagues and subordinates,

They also stepped on the shoulders of others to sit in today's position from the fierce competition, and they can also understand the subtle difference between "herdsmen for Haotian" and "herdsmen for Haotian".

But still so stubborn, so old-fashioned, so hypocritical.

"I have neither the ability to change the status quo nor the courage to face the truth."

Cardinal Xinxiu commented lightly.

People in Mount Taihao also used clocks and watches, ate food grown with Xuegong farming techniques, and wore gorgeous silks and satins woven with Xuegong techniques.

As history has proven countless times,

Drugs to treat malaria will not change the status of Mount Taihao,

The real threat to Haotian's faith is not in Yu State, not in the Academy, but inside Taihao Mountain.

Cardinal Xinxiu thought nonchalantly about the taboo content. Even just one sentence of the words just now could trigger a bloodbath in Taihao Mountain.

From the humblest son of a herdsman to the position of cardinal step by step, he firmly believes that Haotian chose him and endowed him with a great mission in the dark.

However, it is not enough.

If you want to make changes, you can only ascend to the position of head teacher above the cardinal.

"My lord, what exactly do you think?"

Cardinal Xinxiu recalled in his mind the man who couldn't tell his age and couldn't figure out his cultivation level, and his brows were unconsciously furrowed.

click.

The teacup on the table shattered inexplicably, interrupting Cardinal Xinxiu's thoughts.

He lowered his head and looked at the slightly trembling teacup broken porcelain.

This kind of porcelain is his favorite Southern Zhou white porcelain.

It is made of the finest sand powder, and the walls of the cup are extremely thin and full of beautiful cracks, which in the past occasionally cracked by themselves.

Cardinal Xinxiu subconsciously wanted to perform divine magic to annihilate the broken porcelain pieces into ashes. When he raised his hand, he subconsciously performed the divination technique he learned when he was an apprentice many years ago.

"Ze Shui is trapped, dangerous?"

Cardinal Xinxiu raised his eyebrows slightly as he looked at the results of the divination.

Chang'an City is the most powerful city in the world. There are countless prohibition formations in the city, and there are Zhenfusi and Xuegong guarding it. It couldn't be safer.

And Cardinal Xinxiu himself is a first-class monk in the Zhuxiao Realm in the world.

This critical hexagram refers to yourself or the people around you,

Or does it refer to Chang'an City and Taihao Mountain?

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clang clang clang——

With the ringing of the Haotian bell, the afternoon classes in the academy came to an end.

Li Ang picked up the national history textbook and notes on the table. It is really a headache to make up for the three-month class in a short time.

National history happens to be a subject with a huge amount of text,

Dr. Wang Wenlun, who teaches national history, is also a great Confucian in Yu State, and never allows students to be sloppy.

I can only take it home at night and stay up late to make up my homework.

Li Ang sighed, and didn't sleep well for a few nights when he returned to Chang'an. If this continues, he has no choice but to go to a doctor of agriculture to see if he can apply for some special medicinal materials that can help sleep and calm the nerves and improve sleep efficiency.

"Sunrise! Let's go!"

Li Wei wiped out two volumes of good books, patted Li Ang on the shoulder, and ran towards the classroom door, "The ring competition is about to begin!"

"Is it that urgent."

Li Ang shook his head helplessly. Only students from Tingyu Realm and Xunyun Realm can participate in the group arena. Li Wei and the others don't even have the qualifications to sign up, so they can mostly watch the excitement.

"If you go late, there will be no seats."

Yang Yu also packed up his books and ran to the door quickly. There is no such thing as earmuffs to occupy seats in the academy. Seats in the martial arts arena are first come, first served.

Not only the two of them, but the entire supervisory building echoed with the sound of intensive footsteps.

Even Dou Chi and others on the other side of the classroom hurriedly packed up their textbooks and rushed out surrounded by Pei Jing.

"See you tomorrow, Dr. Wen Lun."

Pei Jing bid farewell to Wang Wenlun politely, and before leaving, she took a special look at Li Ang and nodded to him.

"Um?"

Li Ang didn't understand, so Yang Yu curled his lips and explained: "Pei Jing has already listened to the rain scene. Among the students who have worked for three years, he is only slower than He Fanshuang. He signed up for the group arena this time. It means to let you practice Hurry up, don't lose your reputation as the top three in the academy for three years."

You leave it here for reading comprehension, so much content can be interpreted with one look.

Li Ang shook his head with a smile, seeing Suzhou water poisoning, this kind of quarrel between teenagers seems too petty, "He also listened to the rain, and it was pretty fast.

Let's go too. "