Chapter 132 – The Dallying Forest
Chen Chang Sheng felt slightly startled, no matter from what angle this was looked at, this topic of discussion seemed to be inappropriate at this moment, yet Gou Han Shi had brought up the subject very casually. He had never harboured any ill-feelings towards Gou Han Shi and the current casualness from the other party only further relaxed him.
After considering for a while, he informed him of his answer.
“I also believe that it’s probably referencing the line of thought touched upon by Sir Song in his lecture at Lian Creek, but the order I can remember seems to be slightly different from yours.”
Gou Han Shi said in reply, telling of his own answer.
The two of them compared their answer for a time, discovering that, just as they had during the Ivy League gathering, that the difference in their knowledge originated from the revisions enacted by the Orthodoxy in the year 1581. The Classics studied by Chen Chang Sheng were old versions that hadn’t been edited, while Gou Han Shi had studied the edited versions that were approved by the Orthodoxy; one had the advantage in preserving the original meaning, while the other had the advantage of greater clarification, making it difficult to determine which could be considered more accurate.
Though it was only early Spring, the divine avenue was already lined with green trees that provided shade from the sun, a rather serene scene.
Chen Chang Sheng and Gou Han Shi continued walking under the shade while discussing the exam they had just finished, their voices were low and they did not enter any heated arguments, it was a very calm debate. This gave the type of feeling people would imagine to occur from an encounter between two experts, without the insincere idea of refinement in agreement; there were only two seekers of knowledge here.
After a short distance, from the small pavilion ahead that was located beside the stream behind the trees, the figure of Luo Luo appeared.
Gou Han Shi greeted her.
Luo Luo returned the greeting, before hugging Chen Chang Sheng’s arm and asking him in a concerned tone: “Are you tired Sir?”