Chapter 4 Earnest Teaching: Section 2 Reagents
Dongdong...bangbang......
When everyone heard the sound of gongs and drums, they habitually came to Ye Kai as fast as possible.
"Very good, it's a lot better than yesterday. I'll take you to a good place for today's morning class!" Ye Kai said mysteriously, but everyone seemed to not buy it and did not look curious at all.
"Hmph, you will know what I said is true when you go!"
Bei'anfang is located directly north of the academy and behind the Suxin Building. The plants here are more lush than other places. Passing a wormwood door, a small courtyard surrounded by wooden fences is hidden by green plants. The flat roof, earthen walls, and wooden doors all seem very decayed, only a wisp of medicinal fragrance that seems to be broken and continuous makes people feel comfortable.
"You are here!" Yin Li, dressed in plain green clothes, walked out of the pharmacy. His age and appearance of dreams have placed youth in this seemingly desolate place.
"Senior Sister Yin Li, are you a little cold here too?" Xiao Moyan said with some regret for Yin Li.
"Where is the cold place? The academy is a place for cultivation. If you want to be prosperous and lively, it is better to go back to the capital!" Yan Keran never forgot to argue.
"You are lustful and unchanged. Looking at Sister Yin Li's beauty, you can suppress me to show your aloofness. Humph, I don't know!" Xiao Moyan did not give in at all.
"I heard that you two love to fight each other the most. It turns out to be true when you see each other today! This place is a bit simpler, but there is no need for high-walled courtyards to grow herbs." Yin Li smiled and opened the two of them.
"Her? Are there many kinds of herbs here?" Zhao Keer stepped forward and took Yin Li's hand, smiling and revealing her white teeth.
"Yes, do you want to go and see?"
"Okay!" Almost everyone answered the same answer, including Ye Kai.
"Senior Brother Ye Kai, you must have seen it all?" Mu Qingyuan said inappropriately, which made Ye Kai very angry.
"Yes, Senior Brother Ye Kai, if you have something to do, go first." Yan Keran did not forget to finish the attack.
"I will take good care of them, don't worry," Yin Li said to Ye Kai.
"Uh...this...this...if that's the case...then...well." Ye Kai turned around reluctantly, and even glared at Mu Qingyuan and Yan Keran fiercely.
At the back of the courtyard there is a large medicinal garden with many kinds of herbs planted.
"This leaf is heart-shaped and ovate, with three leaves separated. A bunch of lavender flowers in the middle is called Agusaka, which has the effect of aromatic dampness, relieves vomiting, and relieves heat and relieves exterior symptoms. It is just right to pick it in this season; the base of this stem is tan, with leaves lanceolate, and flowers oval. The blue-purple one is called Scutellaria, also known as Hemostatic Grass, and its roots can be used to stop bleeding." Yin Li has entered the medicine garden and began to introduce it one by one. It seems that each plant is its own child.
"What about this one, the flowers are like trumpets?"
"This is a bowl of flowers, which can be used to replenish qi."
"This is an upside down yellow flower, which is extremely rare in our Liang Kingdom." Shi Gong Zhengyuan said, pointing to a flower with many yellow bells hanging upside down.
"That's right, this is the hanging yellow flower. I didn't expect you to know it!" Yin Li looked at Shi Gong Zhengyuan with some surprise, "This flower is more common in Nanzhao, but due to the water, soil and climate, it is extremely difficult to see in our Liang Kingdom. I also tried to plant it, and there is only one in the entire medicine garden."
"This is asking about Jing. It tastes bitter and cool in nature, and has the effect of calming the liver and improving eyesight." Xiao Moyan seemed very dissatisfied with Yin Li praising his teacher Gong Zhengyuan, so he pointed to a plant with brown-black longitudinal edges and yellow-brown wheat ear-like leaves and said seriously.
"Yes, this is what asked Jing. It is very common in our Liang Kingdom and can be seen everywhere on the roadside." Yin Li originally wanted to encourage Xiao Moyan, but he didn't want to sniff. Many people couldn't help laughing. However, Xiao Moyan was unmoved and seemed to have not seen it, and continued to look serious.
"There should be no less than a hundred kinds of herbs in this huge medicine garden. We can learn slowly in the future. Sister Yin Li, can you take us to the pharmacy?" Bai Luoyao asked. At this time, everyone remembered the daughter of the Annan Bai family and the eldest daughter of the great pharmacy merchant. She was the only one who could speak to Yin Li here. This comparison made Xiao Moyan's class show off just now.
"Yes, everyone comes with me. I have heard that you are the eldest daughter of the Annan Bai family. Now I can discuss it with you!" Yin Li took Bai Luoyao's hand and said with a gentle voice.
"Where is, Senior Sister Yin Li praised it. It is true that I am the eldest daughter of Annan Bai's family. But when it comes to herbal medicine, it is really far from that of Senior Sister. I will ask my senior sister more questions in the future!" Bai Luoyao's words were very reasonable, and he had evidence to advance and retreat, and he was worthy of being the descendant of Annan Bai's family.
"Haha, I can't afford it, come here."
Leaving the medicine garden, a flower path leads straight to the pharmacy. When you open the pharmacy door, the smell of herbs comes to your nose. The house is not big, and more than half of the area is occupied by layered medicine racks. Half of the medicine racks are placed with various medicine books and porcelain bottles of different colors and sizes on it; the other half of the medicine racks are composed of drawers engraved with various medicine names. There is only a bed, a table, and a stool opposite the medicine racks.
"Every porcelain bottle and every drawer is filled with different medicines, including good medicines such as golden sore medicine and poisons. Don't touch them at will," Yin Li reminded.
"There are poisons?" Duan Lang was a little surprised.
"Good medicine, poison is accompaniment," Bai Luoyao explained, "My father said that medicine follows human nature. In the hands of people who are dedicated to saving the world, poison can become good medicine; in the hands of people with vicious minds, good medicine is also poison."
"Lingzun is right. Even if I don't harm others, I must be careful of others harming me. Regarding medicine, I will explain it to you one by one in the future." Yin Li did not use "church" but used "explanation", which shows that his modestness made the young people feel good.
After leaving the medicine garden, the third lesson for the teenagers was geoscience.
"I really want to see Brother Helian's geoscience skills. I have been dealing with land since I was a child and have always been interested in geoscience." Huo Qing was having lunch while expressing his unconcealed expectations.
"Quanjian is also called Feng Shui, so my father attaches great importance to it. He specially invited Feng Shui master to see the location of the house in his home." Su Qian said, "But I haven't cared much."
"It's not just Feng Shui that is as simple as it is, but the army is also very particular about combat." Ling Feiyan took a sip of the soup and continued: "My father said that the judgment of terrain, plants, and water flow is of great effect on the battlefield."
"What's the purpose? Let's talk about it!" Huo Qing looked at Ling Feiyan with interest.
"This...my father didn't say anything in detail, just ask Senior Brother Helian during lunch class."
Speaking of geoscience, Xuan Shaoning has never taken it seriously. What he wanted to learn when entering the academy this time was martial arts and medical skills. He did not attach much importance to geoscience, so he could not understand Huo Qing's excitement.
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Shangdetang
Helian Ping is neither as smooth-mouthed as Ye Kai nor as cold as Chen Ming. He introduced geomancy techniques peacefully: "Che, also known as Qingwu, is the way of heaven and the tunnel, and includes five methods of Luoluo, daily lessons, Xuankong, burial and shamanism. Take our Qingshan Academy for example. The mountain where the academy is located is Yanshan. It is named because the mountain is connected to the mountains in the shape of a wild geese flying south. It is only a hundred miles away from the capital. There is a mountain at the intersection of the "man" shape. The mountain is gentle and the middle point of the three mountain ranges, and it is also the highest point. This is called the nodding position in the geometric geese. The dragon cave is located. The Crescent Lake in the academy is also naturally formed. Gemyoji is called Dingyue, which is the place where the upper part chooses the site. Therefore, the emperor agreed to the Master to choose the academy. Speaking of which, it has been more than 40 years since the academy was established."
"When I was going up the mountain, I felt that the mountain road was steep, but when I approached the academy, it suddenly became flat. It turned out that there was such a profound knowledge here!" Mu Qingyuan said seriously.
Xiao Moyan nodded quickly and said, "Senior Brother Helian, after you said this, I realized that geography is also very useful."
"You only realized that I must have been disdainful of plagiarism before, right?" Yan Keran continued to mock Xiao Moyan.
"I really understand it now, but some people probably don't understand it now, right?" Xiao Moyan glanced at Yan Keran.
"These two people argue all day long, it's really annoying. Don't affect us!" Ling Feiyan couldn't stand it anymore and shouted sternly.
"Yes, yes, don't disturb Senior Brother Helian." Huo Qing was a little anxious.
"I heard that geography also plays a very critical role in the change of the battlefield situation. Is it, Senior Brother Helian?" Xuan Shaoning raised questions based on everyone's discussion during lunch.
"That's right. The battle is not just about the number of people and tactics, but also many other factors that seem inconspicuous but may be able to reverse the situation at critical moments, such as this terrain. Here I might as well talk about a past event." Helianping said:
It was in the 18th year of Emperor Jing. General Pei Ye led 80,000 troops to fight against the invasion of Xiliang. The battle between the two sides lasted for more than a month, but the winner was still undecided, but both sides suffered a lot of injuries. Just in Langshan, the two armies fought again, with our army 60,000 troops, and Xiliang sent ten troops. At the beginning, Xiliang had the advantage in troops and our army was defeated step by step. At this critical moment, General Pei ordered the fight and retreat to Canglang Valley. At that time, the storm was about to come. Our army led the Xiliang army to Canglang Valley and it rained heavily. At this moment, an incredible scene broke out. After birth, the North Valley of Canglang Valley was washed by heavy rain, and the water mixed with soil began to pour into the valley, while our army turned to Nangu. At this time, General Pei ordered the soldiers to climb Nangu, which made his army escape from the valley. The Xiliang Army, who was in the valley, was caught off guard by the mud and sand. The archers who were ambushed in the South Valley earlier began to shoot arrows to the Xiliang Army in the valley. For a moment, there were endless wailing sounds in the valley, and many people were shot to death by arrows, but there were more people buried by mud flows, and countless casualties were killed. The victory was established in the battle.
"What's going on?" Huo Qing was so excited that he couldn't help asking.
"In fact, General Pei had already ordered people to investigate the terrain of Canglang Valley and found that the soil quality of Canglang Valley was different in the north and south of Canglang Valley. The North Valley was covered with mud. This soil quality was not abnormal in normal times, but it was best to avoid a large amount of water in a short period of time. Otherwise, mud flow would form and follow the trend. Its power would razor the place where it went. However, the Nan Valley was Qingli, which was extremely tough and difficult to invade water and fire. General Pei took advantage of the differences in soil quality, combined with the weather, and turned the battle situation into victory, and drove the Xiliang army back to the desert."
After listening to the story, everyone opened their mouths wide. Before this, they could not imagine that the soil and weather could help the army win. After listening to Helianping's explanation, they realized it.
Xuan Shaoning was also deeply shocked. It seemed that he had underestimated the role of geoscience technology before.
"Wow...it's so amazing, I have to study hard!"
"Me too!"
For a moment, the teenagers made up their minds.
"Okay, okay, you have a lot to learn. The future is long, take your time." Helianping smiled kindly and looked at the group of teenagers in front of him who were both junior brothers and students.
It started to rain in the evening. The rain suddenly came and fell to the fullest. This was the first time that Xuan Shaoning has rained since he entered Qingshan Academy. In the early summer evening, it became much more comfortable due to the nourishment of the rain.
Shi Gong Zhengyuan stood alone in the rain pavilion on Lanyue Lake, looking at the lake where the raindrops were splashed with water, listening to the rustling sound of rain, his lonely back seemed very lonely.
"This rainy season, it is very suitable to watch the rain in the rain pavilion." Xuan Shaoning slowly walked into the pavilion with an oil-paper umbrella, closed the umbrella surface, shook it hard, and then leaned the umbrella aside.
"It's indeed suitable. If there is only one person, it's even more suitable." Shi Gong Zhengyuan did not turn around at all after hearing Xuan Shaoning's sound.
"You were moved to the battle of Langshan Canglang Valley. Although you listened carefully to your previous homework, your expression was always calm. Except for the Kongling Formation, there was a reason for this. But today I obviously saw your expression change." Xuan Shaoning didn't care that Master Gong Zhengyuan did not turn around and continued to say his own words.
"I didn't expect that in my homework, you also like to pay attention to others. You do it well with both minds." The irony in Shi Gong Zhengyuan's words was obvious.
"It's not someone else, but... it's classmates." Facing Shi Gong Zhengyuan's rhetoric, Xuan Shaoning really couldn't think of a reasonable explanation.
When Shi Gong Zhengyuan heard the word "classmate", his body trembled obviously.
"We are classmates, so are they. Why should we respond to everyone with coldness? How great is it to get along with everyone!" Xuan Shaoning noticed the emotional changes of Shi Gong Zhengyuan.
"I didn't mean to be cold, I was like this."
"I don't believe it. My father once said that only after experiencing a heavy blow will someone use indifference to cover up himself!"
"Your father? Are you not an orphan?" Shi Gong Zhengyuan heard the clue, turned around, and looked at Xuan Shaoning with bright eyes.
But unexpectedly, Xuan Shaoning was not embarrassed to be exposed by the lies, but instead looked at the other person's eyes, "If I don't deliberately reveal my flaws, how could you turn around?"
Unexpectedly, Xuan Shaoning used this move and Shi Gong Zhengyuan was about to say something.
Chapter completed!