Under the limelight, ordinary people will feel nervous, but Li Du is not, the more high-profile occasions, the more excited he is, but the look on his face is calm and calm. Li Du stepped onto the podium, although he was the same age as the scholars in Jiangxia County, he looked much more mature. He raised his arms, and the remaining whispers in the courtyard fell silent. The students of Jiangxia County School also looked nervous and excited on their faces, and a few curious eyes looked at Li Du. It is common to see foreign scholars in the academy, but none of them want to give lectures in the academy without authorization before the start of the class by the scholar and the gentleman. However, several leaders in the county school highly praised it, and it is the subject of turbidity. No, just after the fifth watch, everyone is waiting for the big ride.

Li Du cleared his throat and said loudly: "Brothers, the national fortunes are too much, the Great Song Dynasty has reached the autumn of critical survival!" ”

"Our Great Song Dynasty, with the dignity of the Central Plains, 60 million people, more than 300 state capitals, and 800,000 forbidden troops, seems to be incomprehensible. The result? The Khitan invaded the south of Kou, and it actually plunged thousands of miles, first Hebei, lost Henan, the Beijing division fell, and the emperor was taken captive. It's like a rotten house that looks magnificent, but when someone kicks it in the doorway, it collapses! ”

"The so-called rise and fall of the Son of Heaven is the responsibility of the husband...... In the past, we expelled Cai Li traitorous ministers, and the princes of the court and the central government were elected by the state and county school and government councils, but what about it? Chen Shaoyang was gloomy, Deng Su only knew that the party was the same and different, Cao Liangshi would rather sit back and watch Jingdong not save him, and the rest of the party would either be in the same stream and colluded, or they would be a corpse vegetarian and mediocre people. We scolded the traitors, but have you ever thought about it, where did the traitors come from? The traitors came out of you, from those of us who were scholars, and from among the people of our Great Song Dynasty. ”

As soon as Li Du opened his mouth to criticize the ministers in power, the faces of many students changed. Some people looked left and right in fear, some people were excited, and some people immediately coaxed: "You frivolous fanatics, how can Chen Xianggong and Deng Xianggong allow you to slander at will!" "Arrest him and report it to the officer!" Someone shouted loudly, the scene in the courtyard was immediately a little chaotic, and several organizers didn't expect Li Du's words to be so fierce, his face turned pale, but Li Du smiled contemptuously, and retorted loudly: "Chen Dong, Deng Su and others are not Confucian and Mencian sages, why can't they say it?" He shook his head, "Where are you guys so popular?" ”

"What a fanatic, a fanatic!" In the noisy crowd, Huang Jian said angrily to his friend Wu Shangzhong. He has always admired Chen Dong's achievements. He had already made an appointment with Wu Shangzhong, and planned to put pen to paper after this month, and went to Bianliang to join the Zhenguo Army. At this moment, he is full of righteous indignation, and he can't tolerate others to slander Chen Dengcao and other Zhongxing celebrities like this.

"Rest easy." Wu Shangzhong frowned and said, "The child does not destroy the township school, and the county school is a place for people to speak." ”

"Humph!" Huang Jian said in a low voice, "Zhou Xuexue, I thought he was asking a lot of questions, but now I just think he is a mad dog." ”

At this time, the scene gradually stabilized, Li Du took a deep breath, and said loudly again: "Brothers, what I mean is not to slander Chen, Deng and others in power, but to tell everyone that to save the Great Song Dynasty from peril, it is not possible to expel or kill one or two traitorous ministers. Because the problem of the Great Song Dynasty is not the problem of one or two traitors, but the declining world and the decline of morality! Everyone is indulged in pleasure, poor and extravagant, losing the spirit of simplicity and robustness, and advocating flashy and extravagant. In recent times, the pawns in uniforms, the peasants in silk shoes, and the women in the city are all scholars! ”

"It is precisely because of the decadence of the world and the decline of morality that in the court, it will be difficult to return to the evils. Like our Great Song Dynasty, the rivers have been declining, like an old tree, rotten and rotten from the roots and feet. Everyone has also seen that in Ezhou, as long as one or two people with lofty ideals cheer up, the Liao thieves will not succeed! However, why did the Liao thieves still drive all the way to the south of the Yangtze River? Because Da Song is already rotten! The Great Song Dynasty has decayed! Because of this, we will be repeatedly defeated by the Liao, although today we have recovered the old capital, but we have not yet avenged the country! The Hebei fathers and elders are still moaning under the iron hooves of the barbarians! ”

"The Great Song Dynasty is so corrupt, how can it be undefeated!" Li Du's emotions became more and more excited, he raised his right arm and shouted loudly: "Now, there are Khitan captives and invasions in the north, and Xia people in the west are encroaching and persecuting, dividing and peeling beans, only in front of me!" If we want to save the Great Song Dynasty, it is not possible to raise the soup to stop the boiling, only to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle! Troubled times must be re-enacted! Only in this way can the Great Song Dynasty have the hope of a new life! Now that the imperial court has promulgated the Qingliu Law, the people of the world choose the law and self-discipline, precisely to cut off those rotten and corrupt parts from the torso of our Great Song Dynasty. He was emotional, took a breath, and said loudly again, "As long as we can cheer up Da Song, we will not hesitate to die!" We're not afraid of death! Brothers, the Great Song Dynasty is on your shoulders! ”

His words were impassioned, and at this time, many county school students also echoed the anger!

"Well said! Good! "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband!" At this time, someone made a different sound.

"This Mr. Li, according to what you said, the world is declining, and it is not a problem of one or two traitors," Huang Jian couldn't hold back, stood up, and asked loudly, "What about yourself?" You are saying it nicely now, but in the future, when you come to power, will you be complicit in the traitors you said and the corrupt bureaucrats you are accusing now? Someone from this courtyard stood up to speak, and the other students all quieted down, and countless eyes fell on Li Du's body. Li Du's expression was slightly awe-inspiring, staring at Huang Jian, and Huang Jian looked at him without showing weakness.

"Counsel Brother Tai," Li Du asked, "What kind of etiquette do you observe?" ”

"Ministry of Rites, Gentleman's Law." Huang Jian said coldly.

"Okay." Li Du nodded, "I am abiding by the Song etiquette law." He took a deep breath, he looked around at the people in the courtyard, his eyes turned back to Huang Jian, smiled slightly, and said awe-inspiringly, "If there is a day, trouble Brother Tai, take my head for righteousness!" I will thank you. He raised his head and said in a loud voice again, "Today's Great Song Dynasty does not need to sit and talk about it, what is needed is sacrifice!" No matter who is sacrificed! If the Great Song Dynasty is a towering tree, we must cut off the decaying branches! With enough blood to water it, Da Song can be reborn! ”

The torches swirled, and the blazing fire shone on Li Du's face, but his eyes were hotter than the flames. Mencius said, "If the chest is right, the eyes are clear; If the chest is not right, the eyes will be squinting." Although there were people in the audience who disagreed with him, staring at these flaming eyes, at least I believed that Li Du was not ashamed. And more people also had a fire in their eyes.

"Brother Li," Huang Jian said in a deep voice, "remember your words today!" ”

The voice in the courtyard was quiet, and the people did not embarrass Li Du anymore, and Li Du continued to talk about how to temper the clear stream, and the only way to eradicate the fake clear stream with a knife and axe was to eradicate it. Call on the scholars who observe the clear stream to choose a symbol and wear it in a conspicuous position on their robes to show self-discipline and vigilance. After Li Du finished speaking, a few people asked some questions, and it was time for the morning class.

Morning classes are a rule that can not be learned in any state or county. The students can only eat after the morning class, and after the meal, they clean up and gather in the lecture hall. The gentleman will start the day's main lessons. According to the "Song Rite Law", at two o'clock in the morning and dusk, you need to recite the teachings of the sages for at least a quarter of an hour, and you must reflect on your own mistakes three times a day before you can be regarded as sincere.

Li Du came to hear the bell of the morning class, and also read with the local students, and after the morning class, he got up and said goodbye. Jiang Xia's Zhu Zheng and Li Tianguang left him for breakfast before leaving, but Li Du insisted on resigning and only drank some water. He plans to spend 100 days visiting 100 schools in nearby states and counties. During the day, I had to travel in a hurry, and at night I stayed at a school or temple, and after I finished my lecture early in the morning, I set off for the next school. The three of them came to the door as they spoke.

"You don't have to be polite, two brothers." Li Du took out two cooking cakes from the oilcloth bag hanging from the saddle, and touched them with both hands, and they actually "banged" like stones, and he smiled, "I have this stomach, it's enough." "His food for 100 days was dry and hard cooking cakes, a few black salted beans, and water.

"Brother Li," Li Tianguang said with emotion, "why work so hard! ”

"From the principles of heaven, controlling people's desires, and practicing everywhere are all kung fu for cultivating the mind." Li Du said angrily, "We are self-cultivation, don't learn from the hypocritical and sophist, saying that Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform." If the Great Song Dynasty is the fire of Zhurong, we are all just charcoal, burn ourselves to the fullest, and ignite more people with lofty ideals, in order to revive the fire of the Great Song Dynasty and burn all the filth in the world! ”

He turned over the saddle and got on the horse, and said goodbye to Zhu and Li. Seeing Li Du's back, Zhu Zheng said in a low voice: "With someone like Brother Li, even if he can't come back to life immediately, as long as the firewood is still there, the fire will not be extinguished." "In the distance, the sky was not yet bright, the green smoke was very obvious in the sky, and the light of a little torch was beating and flickering, and it was gradually moving away......

In the city of Ezhou, the sun shines over the city wall, and the market has already been lively, when the sun shines on the body, whether it is the vendors selling along the street, or the bustling flow of people, everyone has a comfortable look on their faces. There is nothing else in this early spring, a little bit of warm sunshine, and everyone feels comfortable. In the summer, the scorching sun makes people avoid it.

At this time, the prison of the Criminal Department was still very dark. This is a place where the light of day is not seen all year round, and Wen Xunzhi follows the corridor all the way down to the dungeon where felons are held. There was a musty smell in the corridors, and the cells on both sides were inhabited by prisoners, and the walls between the cells were lit with dim oil lamps, and the faint light made the stone dungeon look even more eerie. Almost all of the people detained here are felon offenders, and when they saw someone passing by on the corridor, the prisoners moved to the side of the fence and watched the guards of the penal department with their eyes in disdain. All of them turned pale, and if it weren't for the dim light in their eyes, they would almost be like the walking dead.