The next day, Zhang Xiang had just given a lesson to the students when a young gentleman called him out.

He knew the young gentleman too.

Named Li Run, word, in other words, 23 years old this year, is a student from a poor background, his mother died early, and his father also returned to the West a few years ago due to illness without silver treatment, no father and no mother, no wife, no children and no daughter, belongs to the kind of people who have nothing left after taking off their clothes.

At the beginning, Su Shaoyuan knew what happened to him, so he paid for his father to be buried, and seeing that he also had some talents, he recruited him to the academy as a gentleman.

After studying hard for so many years, because he didn't have the money to go to Beijing to take the exam, he never participated in the imperial examination.

People look a little dull, but they are very modest.

Li Yanzhi gave him a slight hand: "Sir, excuse me, Mr. Su asked me to take you over." ”

"Mr. Su? Which Mr. Sue? Zhang Xiang was a little confused for a while.

Li Yanzhi: "How many more Mr. Su can there be in this academy?" ”

"Mr. Su Shao?" Zhang Xiang was stunned.

Li Yanzhi nodded: "Exactly, let me go!" ”

Because Li Yanzhi also knew Zhang Xiang's identity as a colt, he was still very polite to him.

"Mr. Li, lead the way!" Zhang Xiang stretched out his hand.

Then the two of them walked all the way through several courtyards to a courtyard at the back of the academy.

The courtyard was quiet, and at this time there was only one old man sitting in a pavilion in the courtyard reading a book.

Li Yanzhi took Zhang Xiang over.

The old man seemed to be fascinated by the book, and did not notice the arrival of the two.

When he arrived at the bottom of the pavilion, Li Yanzhi said respectfully to the old man in the pavilion: "Mr. Su." ”

Only then did the old man raise his head, hurriedly put down the book, stood up, and said to Zhang Xiang: "The old man has seen a horse. ”

Scholars pay the most attention to etiquette.

Even if many scholars look down on the identity of the concubine, but when they see it, they still have to do the etiquette, which is also a kind of respect for the princess.

"Mr. Su, you don't have to be polite, this is a academy, you don't have to be limited to etiquette." Zhang Xiang hurriedly walked up to help him up and saluted him back.

"In other words, you go first, and don't let people in."

Then the old man waved his hand at Li Yanzhi.

Li Yanzhi retreated.

Su Shaoyuan said to Zhang Xiang at this time: "Don't be surprised, because there are some things to say to the donkey, and it is inconvenient to go over in person, so I have to let Yanzhi bring the horse over." ”

"The old gentleman is a member of the Pingzhou literary circle, and he is an elder, how can there be a reason for the elders to meet the younger generations? Isn't this torturing the younger generation! Zhang Xiang hurriedly bowed.

This was the first time he had seen Su Shaoyuan, but the kind of gentleness on the old man's body was like a tide of water, which made him feel awe.

Su Shaoyuan smiled kindly and said: "This is my usual residence in the academy, generally no one can come in without my permission, I asked the horse to come over, because I want to talk to the horse." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say that the old gentleman, the younger generation listens." Zhang Xiang said.

Su Shaoyuan sat down and motioned for Zhang Xiang to sit down: "Actually, I have been secretly observing the horse for some time, but I haven't met with the horse, yesterday Yunzhang went to my house and showed me the poem written by the horse." ”

"My poems?" Zhang Xiang was surprised.

Su Shaoyuan said: "What is the use of being born with my talent? It's boring to eat, drink and be merry. Nothing can be established, and it has been like a dream for 20 years. ”

After listening to it, Zhang Xiang sweated profusely, this kind of limerick is not playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong in front of everyone in this kind of literary world!

It's a shame to be thrown to grandma's house.

He hurriedly explained: "Old man, this is what I wrote, but I just wrote it for fun, and only one girl went with me yesterday, how did Mr. He know?" ”

Su Shaoyuan laughed: "That's the old granddaughter, Qianruo, she likes poetry the most on weekdays, but she doesn't know how to write it, and she doesn't know the quality of poetry, after you came to teach in the academy, because she often tells stories to students, she often goes to eavesdrop outside your school, and when she got your poem yesterday, she went to Yunzhang to identify the good and bad." ”

Sweat!

Zhang Xiang suddenly realized, and he was speechless for a while.

Su Shaoyuan continued: "Yunzhang Shu was very angry, he saw that you, as a scholar, wrote such a poem to belittle yourself, so he couldn't get angry, so he went to me, he said that you don't respect scholars and are not qualified to be a gentleman, he asked me not to let you continue to be a gentleman in the academy, so as not to teach the students of the academy badly." ”

This He Yunzhang's brain hole is also big enough.

Zhang Xiang is also convinced, this is called disrespecting readers?

It's too petty! Also go to the complaint.

Zhang Xiang hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Old man, the younger generation really doesn't mean this, Mr. He misunderstood me, I just wrote this poem to ridicule myself, and I definitely don't mean to disrespect readers." ”

"Poetry is from the heart, only what you feel in your heart, can you write it, although your identity as a colt is a foregone conclusion, but you don't have to be so arrogant, I think your father is a dignified general of the town, is my Southern Chu military god, if he is alive, he does not want to see you so self-defeating." Su Shaoyuan said.

"Does Mr. Su know my father?" This was the first time that Zhang Xiang had heard someone talk to him about his cheap father, except for the princess.

Su Shaoyuan nodded: "I have been an official in the capital for many years, I know each other, but I am not familiar with it, but I have always admired your father, if it were not for him, the Northern Liao Iron Cavalry would have already stepped through the northern defense line." I have been back to Pingzhou for ten years, and I don't know what happened last year that caused your Zhang family to be beheaded, but I don't believe that it was as rumored that your father deceived the monarch and delayed the military plane. ”

"Why?" Zhang Xiang was curious.

Sure enough, a wise man is a wise man, unlike a fool who listens to the wind is the wind, and listens to the rain is the rain.

Su Shaoyuan said slowly: "Your father has been guarding the north for many years, and he is in charge of 300,000 troops in the northern foothills, and he has long been clear about the border defense arrangements in the north, and there will definitely be no such a big mistake as delaying the military aircraft, this is just an excuse." ”

"Then why did the emperor still execute him?" Zhang Xiang asked.

Although he knew it in his heart, he still wanted to hear if there was another version.

Su Shaoyuan shook his head: "I don't know, I was only a member of the Purple Palace Pavilion back then, and I didn't know much about military and political affairs, I only knew that in terms of loyalty, there was no minister in the court who could compare to your father." With your father's ability, it is impossible not to hold Liangzhou, but how Liangzhou fell into the hands of the Northern Liao, I think, either no one will ever know, or only the emperor will know. ”

"That's why I don't believe the rumors from the outside world, the emperor should have to execute him, after all, Liangzhou not only fell, but hundreds of thousands of people were also slaughtered by the Northern Liao, this blood debt, whether it is the people of the world, or the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, it is impossible to ignore it like this, and the emperor can only be popular if he executes your father."

"Thank you, Mr. Su, for telling me." Zhang Xiang thanked him heavily.

Su Shaoyuan looked at him and said: "I am telling you this, not to let you go to find out the truth about the fall of Liangzhou, but to tell you to be like your father, to be a good man who stands up to the sky, even if you have become a concubine, but if you study hard and seek a turnaround, it is not a day without turning over, if you can get the emperor's reliance, although you can't get the actual job, you can get an idle job, outsiders will no longer gossip about you, and you will not insult your father's reputation." ”

Zhang Xiang smiled bitterly: "The emperor asked me and the princess to come to Pingzhou, just to let me live here peacefully for the rest of my life, how can he rely on me?" ”

"That's when you were stupid."

Su Shaoyuan said: "The emperor is willing to marry your favorite princess Gaoping, in my heart, I recognize your father as a loyal minister, as his descendant, if you can make a difference one day, the emperor will definitely look at you." ”

"Is this really possible?" Zhang Xiang was a little dazed.

Su Shaoyuan said slowly: "Ming Heng, I admire your father, so I don't want to see you give up on yourself like this, after the death of the first emperor, reuse your father to guard the north, it is he who has kept the peace of Southern Chu for seventeen years, and now Southern Chu has such a prosperous scene, so I hope you can be like him, even if you can't become a character like him, don't insult his prestige." ”

"Do you know how frightened the people of Northern Liao are when they hear your father's prestige? That is something that no general in the DPRK and China can do. ”

Zhang Xiang's gaze flickered constantly.

Su Shaoyuan called him by his name, instead of calling him a colt, that was really treating him as his own, and he could still understand this kind of implication.

After a while, Zhang Xiang asked slowly: "Mr. Su, in the matter of the fall of Liangzhou, is it really not my father's fault?" ”

"I believe not in your father." Su Shaoyuan nodded affirmatively: "Knowing your father's ability, there are many people in the court, except for the emperor, the prime minister, the six Shangshu, the inspectors, the privy envoys, etc., should also know that the most familiar with your father is Chen Taishi, back then, it was Chen Taishi who recommended to the emperor and asked him to guard the north and resist the Northern Liao." ”

"Is that someone framed you?" Zhang Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.

"I don't know." Su Shaoyuan shook his head, in fact, he had already had this kind of guess in his heart.

But he is no longer in the court, and he doesn't want to care about these things anymore.

Zhang Xiang got up and bowed heavily to Su Shaoyuan: "Thank you Mr. Su for telling me these things, please accept the junior." ”

Su Shaoyuan hurriedly helped him up, and said earnestly: "Ming Heng, no matter what the truth about the fall of Liangzhou, don't think about investigating, do you understand?" ”

"Why?" Zhang Xiang frowned, although he was not his father, but since he inherited this body, he felt the need to figure out this matter, what Princess Gaoping told him should be true, and Su Shaoyuan would not lie to him.

Then the problem lies in the truth of the loss of Liangzhou, which is a very clear question.

Su Shaoyuan said solemnly: "Since the emperor can't protect your father, do you think you have the ability now?" How great is the power to control this? What kind of person would rather trade the lives of a Liangzhou and hundreds of thousands of people for bringing down your father? As for after your father's accident, I have thought about it carefully, but after all, I don't have a clue, if I could rehabilitate your father, I would have done it a long time ago, and how could I let him be infamous as a traitor to the country. ”

"So, don't think about it again, you know!" Su Shaoyuan said heavily.

Zhang Xiang was shocked.

Yes, the emperor can't protect it, so what is his ability?

"Go ahead!"

Su Shaoyuan patted him lightly on the shoulder: "Don't write this kind of self-defeating poem in the future, otherwise Yunzhang will come to me to complain again, and you really can't be a gentleman in the academy." ”

"The younger generation must remember."

Zhang Xiang saluted him, then turned and left...