Chapter Eighty-Three: No Tears When You Don't See a Coffin
"Who am I? It turned out to be Brother Lu Zhi. β
From behind the bookshelf, Cai Yong walked out slowly, his long beard twisted, seemingly ignoring Lu Zhi's anger.
And it's no wonder.
The relationship between the two is very good, plus they have unique views on Confucianism and scriptures, and when they were young, they always discussed and raised the bar together, and there were a few times when the two could quarrel for three days and three nights because of Confucianism and scriptures.
During Cai Yong's tenure as the head of Taixue, Lu Zhi also made a guest appearance as a teacher to explain the knowledge of Confucianism to the students.
Of course.
The Confucianism he talked about is not the version that Dong Zhongshu has taught, but his own perception from the Confucian classics. The stubborn Lu Zhi insisted that the Confucianism pursued by the Han Dynasty was demonized, and that even if Confucius was alive, he himself might not agree with it...
"Don't say what you have!" Lu Zhi's brows furrowed. "You have to give me an explanation today!"
"Confession?" Cai Yong was confused, "Is it about Cao Shuo's explanation?" β
"That's right!" Lu Zhi simply sat on a pile of bamboo slips, "I've inquired, you personally selected and let the young grandson of the Cao family enter Taixue, or the university department!" β
"So what?" Cai Yong asked rhetorically. "In terms of knowledge, he is enough to enter the university department!"
"Knowledge is knowledge, character is character!" Lu Zhi waved his hand and listened to Cai Yong's quibble... He had a feeling that he was out of breath. "Do you know what this college student you picked out did he do?"
"He's a six-year-old? What can be done? Cai Yong asked rhetorically, it's strange today, Lu Zhi's temperament is irritable and stubborn, but there is no need to be like a six-year-old child, right? As for it?
The voice landed...
Qiang, Qiang, Qiang.
The notes of Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu are played.
The sound of the piano after a moment of silence was played again, this piano song, impassioned and majestic, seemed to be the prelude to the argument between Lu Zhi and Cai Yong!
Lu Zhi also seemed to be infected by the rhythm, You Zi stood up, stood with his hands in his hands, and asked sharply:
"Lao Cai, do you know what is lacking in the current war between the border guards and the Hu people?"
This question blurted out, Cai Yong was dumbfounded, he couldn't answer it.
The biggest difference between Lu Zhi and him is that one can fight, and the other can't! If you really want to talk about border defense priorities, he Cai Yong is a scumbag with a combat effectiveness of five? Who knows the shortage of war?
"Guess you don't know!" Lu Zhi asked and answered himself, and when he saw Cai Yong, he didn't lose two sentences, and his heart was not open..."The border defense is short of money, and there is a shortage of a lot of money!" β
Lu Zhi explained in detail, "You are too academic, but you don't know today's border, but if you can form a well-equipped 10,000-strong cavalry to raid out, you can be defeated in a battle!" This is a major event for the benefit of the country and the people, and the great Han Dynasty will be important for thousands of generations, you can talk about whether it is important or not! β
"It's important!" Cai Yong wisps his beard..."Very important! β
He didn't understand what this border war had to do with Cao Shuo.
You Lu Zhi can't raise soldiers and horses, so he spills his anger on children? This is also disrespectful to the elderly, right?
"Lao Cai, Chief Cai! I just inquired from the palace, and it was this Tai student you chose who actually instigated His Majesty to unite with Shang Jia to... Go... Go..."
Lu Zhi was furious, accompanied by the rhythm of the passionate piano music, he almost didn't catch his breath, patted his chest, took a deep breath, and said. "He went to hoard donkeys!"
What the? Hoard donkeys!
Cao Shuo? Instigating Your Majesty? Big businessman? Hoarding donkeys together?
Cai Yong didn't know anything about this, and for a while, his eyebrows were raised, a little confused? Why did this kid remember to hoard donkeys?
It's a knee-jerk reaction...
Don't wait for Cai Yong to think about it... Lu Zhi's **** voice shouted out one after another. "In order to hoard donkeys, the Cao family took out 20,000 yuan, and all major businessmen took out tens of millions of money, even... Even His Majesty, who has always been stingy, even raised 20,000 yuan from Wanjintang, and there is no money for border defense, but there is money for hoarding donkeys! How can this be justified, how can this be justified! β
Speaking of this, Lu Zhi's anger burst to the extreme, and he smashed his fist on the bookshelf.
The bookshelf was very sturdy, not broken, but his hand was a little painful, and a tingling sensation came... But this posture is out, and I can't take it back, and I suddenly feel like I'm cocooning myself!
Sure enough, I pretended to be forced and gritted my teeth with tears and gritted my teeth!
Oh...
Cai Yong on the other side had a wisp of beard, and suddenly realized, he finally knew why Lu Zhi was so angry!
The Cao family has 20,000 yuan, the merchants have tens of thousands of dollars together, and even the Wanjintang of the Son of Heaven has taken out 20,000 yuan...
In this way, tens of thousands of dollars are barely enough to put together an army, although it is not well-equipped, it is always the strength of a battle, and it is not even, and it can be broken!
But...
Paying for it? Was it instigated by Cao Shuo? He's a six-year-old? Instigating a man in his twenties who loves money like his life? Instigating a bunch of shrewd businessmen? This can also be done?
Cai Yong really can't figure it out, how is it possible, who has the ability to persuade the Son of Heaven to pay for it? How much sophistry does that need? Have this eloquence? I'm afraid not... You can all graduate directly from Taixue, right?
"Chief Cai! Lao Cai! Lu Zhi withdrew his fist, rubbed it, and continued with a grin: "I won't tell you so much, you will remove him from the Taixue quota now, let that Cao Shuo come to beg you, and then let the old man teach him a good lesson and persuade him to stop the precipice!" β
Lu Zhi's idea is actually very simple...
Anyway, if you hoard donkeys with so much money, it is also a waste, and there is no possibility of making money at all.
It's better to persuade him to be kind, save this money, and give it directly to Lu Zhi, so that Lu Zhi can buy ordnance, weapons, armor, horses...
Naturally, a sturdy horse cannot afford it, and an old one can make do with it;
Weapons and armor can be re-polished;
As for the equipment, it can also be refurbished, and it will be done, three years for the new, three years for the old, and another three years for sewing and repairing.
Not to mention that it is certain that an elite equipment raid force can be formed, at the very least... There is an army, this is the bottom line in Lu Zhi's heart!
This time when he came back from Yanmen Pass, he definitely had to take something with him, otherwise, he would have no shame to face the Yanmen fathers and villagers.
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In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire study became cold.
Many students and faculty members have focused on Cai Yong... Dissuasion? Or is it a force to protect? Now Chief Cai Da's words may be able to determine Xiao Cao Shuo's future.
"You, you have something to say!" Lu Zhi is anxious, he can't stand this atmosphere, he might as well raise the bar!
In the study, the melody of the piano is weakening, and Cai Yong is also thinking quickly!
Finally... With the end of the piano sound.
"No way!"
A deep and restrained voice resounded... Cai Yong puffed up his chest and raised his head, looked at Lu Zhi with blazing eyes, and repeated those two words in his mouth: "No!" β
"Youβ" Lu Zhi wanted to say something.
Cai Yong took the first step to speak.
"The honorary chief of Taixue is today, although the old man is the chief of teaching, he can only decide the students who are selected into Taixue, if you want to eliminate them, you must have the consent of Your Majesty!"
These words almost broke Lu Zhi's thoughts...
Cao Shuo was able to instigate the Son of Heaven to take money from Wanjin Hall, how could this sophistry ability against heaven make the Son of Heaven agree to remove the quota of his Tai students?
Thinking of this, Lu Zhi's brows furrowed even tighter.
Cai Yong's words continued. "What's more, everything has two sides, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I, Cai Yong, would never have believed that a six-year-old child would read poetry and books, let alone that he hoarded beard and made a lot of money! If you can't keep it, this time he will be able to survive in a desperate situation? β
"You, you..." Lu Zhi pointed at Cai Yong's nose and shouted, "Naive, stupid!" β
It seems that he can't understand his hatred, Lu Zhi frowned... continued to shout: "Lao Cai, what do you mean? If you don't see this Cao Shuo who has lost tens of thousands of dollars, you will never believe my words? You... You're... This is not a coffin without shedding tears! β
"Haha..."
Facing Lu Zhi, who was extremely angry, Cai Yong was unhurried, smiled shallowly, and replied, "Yes!" Take 10,000 steps back, the money in His Majesty's Wanjin Hall is not used to hoard donkeys? Can it get into your hands? Can it be used as a military salary? Who are the two of us who are naΓ―ve? Who is stupid? β
Raise the bar!
Now... Lu Zhi is angry and wants to die!
He was also drunk, he was not angry with the Son of Heaven, he was not angry with the inaction of the Manchu Dynasty's military generals, he was stunned by this six-year-old child and half died!
"Hmph..."With a cold snort, Lu Zhi flicked his sleeves and left!
"Brother Lu? Where are you going? Cai Yong hurriedly asked.
"Didn't you say that the honorary chief of Taixue is the Son of Heaven?" Lu Zhi's voice could be heard almost throughout Taixue. "I'm going to find Your Majesty, Theory!"
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