Although they have their own thoughts, the attitude of the two is the same, no matter how Lu Guangzu asks, they are unwilling to share the secrets in their hearts. was asked in a hurry, so he diverted the topic and said: "Brother Wutai, what is the origin of that old official today, Brother Hongfu beat him, it will be fine, right?" ”

Lu Guangzu didn't answer immediately, but took advantage of the action of drinking, thinking for a while without a trace, and then said softly: "He was originally a second-rate son of Yanjing City, and he seemed to be related to Wu Butang, so he mixed into the yamen and kept doing nonsense, but with Wu Butang's relationship, everyone had to turn a blind eye." "It's not a glorious thing, but he's still honest.

When Li Zhen heard this, he immediately said excitedly: "One person does things and one person is in charge, Lord Lu will send me to see Wu Peng!" ”

"Don't get excited, don't get excited." Lu Guangzu waved his hand and smiled: "If it was before, it would have been a little troublesome for you to beat him, but now...... It's also for nothing, Wu Butang won't trouble you. ”

"Why?" Shen Mo heard some clues and asked, "Did he evil Wu Peng, or did something wrong with Wu Peng?" ”

Lu Guangzu smiled mysteriously: "Guess? ”

"So, something happened to Wu Peng?" He said in a deep voice. This is obvious, if it is the former, what else will Lu Guangzu let him guess?

"Yes," Lu Guangzu nodded and said: "The words have already been released over there, if you dare to move Zhao Dazhou here, you will take Wu Wanli over there!" "Wanli is Wu Peng's number.

"The tip of the needle, the wheat mang?" Silent and excited: "Then it's really time to float!" Saying that, he had to touch a glass with the two of them, and then said, "To what extent?" "Wu Peng is not a cat or a dog, but the head of the ministry and the Ming Dazai, who controls the promotion, appointment and dismissal of officials in the world!

It is no exaggeration to say that the secretary of the ministry is so powerful that he can even compete with the cabinet, how can he be easily shaken? How can you be intimidated by casual threats?

But there is a way, without three thirds, who dares to go to Liangshan? If the Xu Dang people were not sure, how could they say such big things?

The grease on the roast drips onto the reddish charcoal, creating sparks.

"There is a way that flies don't bite seamless eggs," Lu Guangzu said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Wu Butang's status is not as stable as Mount Tai on the surface, but this is all self-inflicted, no wonder others." "In the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing, after Bingchen Jingcha, Li Mo, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, fell, and Wu Peng, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Industry at the time, took over. However, Yan's father and son used Wu Peng because they were obedient - where hundreds of officials advanced and retreated, Wu Peng obeyed Yan Shifan's orders and did not dare to be self-dictatorated. It's called a heavenly official, but it's actually just a puppet.

His authority is completely in the hands of Yan Shifan, and he has to bear the stigma of 'selling official positions', 'cronyism', and 'using power for personal gain' for Yan Shifan. So when Xu Dang wanted to take the head of the Yan Party, he, a big and facey soft persimmon, was selected at once.

"It is said that Wu Butang's sixteen charges have been listed over there, and they have been conveyed to the Kedao Yanguan under his command." Lu Guangzu said: "If anything happens to Zhao Butang at the court meeting the day after tomorrow, he will immediately fire at Wu Butang......

"It seems that this time," Shen Mo said softly, "it's really going to come over there." ”

Lu Guangzu shook his head and smiled: "Who knows? How many times have I shouted that the wolf is coming, but the wolf has never come, who knows if this time it is true or fake. ”

The two of them said that Li Zhen couldn't say a word about these upper-level intrigues, so he could only listen honestly, and couldn't bear to see him snub for a long time, so he said to him silently: "But these things, for those of us, are just a talking point, no matter who is up or down, let's just teach our books well." ”

Li Zhen smiled and nodded.

Because Lu Guangzu had to go on an errand in the afternoon, the three of them did not sit for a long time, and left the restaurant after eating and drinking, Lu Guangzu said to Li Zhen: "Where does Brother Hongfu live, I will give you a ride." ”

Shen Mo smiled: "No need, it's better for me to go with Brother Hongfu." ”

"Okay then," Lu Guangzu clasped his fists at the two and said, "Goodbye." ”

"Goodbye." The two returned the salute.

Seeing Lu Guangzu leave, Li Zhen was about to say goodbye, but was silently pulled and said, "Brother Hongfu, let's not be bad, why don't we find a place to make a pot of tea and talk?" So why go back early? ”

Li Zhen hesitated for a while, and was really embarrassed to deceive Shen Mo, so he said, "I still have a cram school in the afternoon, so I have to rush over." ”

"What cram school?" Shen Mo asked.

"I really don't want to hide it,"; Li Zhen said with embarrassment: "When I came to Beijing this time, I was already shy in my pocket, and there was a large family to support, and if I didn't find some work to do, I would have to starve to death...... I had to go back to my old job and give people pre-exam counseling. ”

"This year is another big year," Shen Mo smiled, "I guess the income is good, right?" ”

"Bad, too bad." Li Zhen shook his head and said: "The competition here in the capital is too fierce, and adults may feel ridiculous when they say it...... Now the counseling industry in the capital has been covered by the officials of the Hanlin Academy, Guozijian, and Zhan Shifu, and they are from the Jinshi background of Qingyishui, and there are many Hanlin and Shujishi, how can I, a small lifter, get into the eyes of the Yanjing people? ”

Shen Mo said: "I also know a thing or two about what you said. I didn't know how to comfort Li Zhen, so I had to say: "Don't worry, gold always has to shine, and after this autumn, Brother Hongfu should be famous in the capital." ”

"Inherit the auspicious words of the lord." Li Zhen squeezed out a smile, and then arched his hand and said, "I'm going to say goodbye, we'll have a date later." ”

Shen Mo smiled and said: "Alas, I have heard for a long time that Brother Hongfu's teaching is unique, anyway, there is nothing to do in the afternoon, so I will go with you to listen to it." ”

Li Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "It's just some clichés, what's there to hear?" ”

"Isn't that what Guozijian teaches these 'clichés'?" Shen Mo insisted: "You should be the leader of the review." "Guozijian is in charge of teaching, so Dr. Li naturally has nothing to say.

Li Zhen took Shen Mo out of Zhengyangmen and arrived at the outer city of Yanjing...... No matter how tortuous the process is, under the auspices of Yan Ge Lao, the outer city wall of Yanjing has been completely built, and the central axis of the capital also extends from Zhengyang Gate to Yongding Gate, and the north is as long as 16 miles from the bell tower, so that the original densely populated Zhengyang Gate has become more prosperous.

In fact, as housing prices in the inner cities became more and more expensive, many poor people rented out or sold their homes and moved to the outer cities on their own...... Coupled with the fact that even low-level Beijing officials from other places came to Beijing to seek a living, in terms of population alone, the outer city has surpassed the inner city.

Shen Mo followed Li Zhen all the way, only to see the low houses lined up one after another, the streets were full of bustling people, compared to the first time he entered Beijing, the outer city has become much more formal, obviously the role of the city wall to calm people's hearts, far more than its actual defensive significance.

followed Li Zhen from the street and turned a few alleys, and then arrived at a private school set up in the courtyard of a family. When he got to the ground, Li Zhen was obviously too modest, a room full of students were looking forward to it, and it was obvious that business was still quite good.

Li Zhen was also a little surprised, and said, "Why are there so many people?" ”

A student said: "They are classmates in our school, and I heard that Mr. can bet on the test questions and is very good, so I want to come and listen to them." "Northerners are real, and they don't know how to put it mildly.

Li Zhen smiled and said, "Then listen to it." When I looked at Shen Mo again, I saw that he was already sitting quietly in the last row, and it seemed that he was really going to listen to the lecture decently, so I had to stop paying attention to him, clear my throat and start the class.

At the beginning, he still remembered that he listened to the lecture silently, and he kept talking, just talking about some test points, as well as this year's proposition trends, etc., although professional, it was very boring, which made Shen Mo feel like he was going back to the year and participating in the graduate school entrance examination tutorial class, and he was drowsy and about to fall asleep.

But after talking for half an hour, Li Zhen gradually entered the state, and he had long forgotten which onion the silence was, and his words began to stir up wantonly. A new student asked him below: "Our husband said that learning is all hard work and dead work, and there is no chance of it, is it really useful for Mr. Li to trick like this?" ”

"What a good boy who listens to the teacher." Li Zhen is actually about the same age as Shen Mo, smaller than half of the show present, but at this moment, he taught the student who was obviously much older than him and said: "I was as stupid as you back then...... By the way, how old were you when you were admitted to Xiucai? ”

"Thirty is two ......" the student blushed a little, this age is indeed a bit overage for the student.

"That's a coincidence." Li Zhen smiled narrowly: "I am exactly half of yours." The student's face turned even redder, and he lowered his head to listen to Li Zhen continue: "It's not that I boasted, when I was a child, I also had the name of a prodigy, and I worked hard, and the article was praised by everyone, so I was only sixteen years old when I was a showman." Saying that, he sighed and said: "But I don't know what happened after that, my article just couldn't get into the eyes of the examiner, and I fell off the list twice in a row." ”

Half of the people in this room have been in Jingli, who has fallen off the list in the autumn, and when they heard that they had relatives in their hearts, they all felt empathy, so they listened to Mr. Li's sincere feelings: "I have also been depressed and hesitant for this reason...... And after failing the exam a few times in a row, I felt more and more inexperienced, and I couldn't learn a reason for it every day, and I was even ready to give up for a while. ”

The sentient beings have fully established empathy and are asking, almost in unison, "What happened later?" How did you get in? ”

"Later, then I had an epiphany." Li Zhen pushed the soap strip hanging down to his chest to the back of his head, and said with a smug smile: "At that time, I thought, anyway, no one appreciates writing articles well, and those examiners who have eyes and no beads are impossible to read all the articles in the world. ”

"And then?" Everyone asked together.

"Later, I memorized the model essay at the beach for a whole year, and memorized 500 articles." Li Zhen said: "Then I went to take the township test, and when I got the exam questions, I won the bet!" I memorized this question, so I carefully studied the ink, slowly lifted the pen, and wrote it down beautifully, without a drop of sweat on a hot day. Then wait for the day of the release of the list, and sure enough, high school. ”

All the candidates let out an envious 'tsk' sound together, and they all felt that Mr. Li had enough shit luck.

Li Zhen smiled and said: "If I am the only one who uses this method to pass the exam, then you can count me lucky, but I have taught two classes of students, but if I do it carefully and obediently, there is no failure; And not only my hometown Fujian, but also the neighboring Zhejiang and Jiangxi, the questions of the past two township examinations have all been staked by me. ”

As soon as these words came out, the scene was immediately calmed, and the fire of luck in the hearts of the candidates was immediately ignited, but after thinking about it, they were a little depressed and said: "Now it is less than two months away from Dabi, even if you kill us, you can't recite five hundred Cheng texts." ”

"Stupid," Li Zhen said: "Everything is born once and twice matured, and I was inexperienced for the first time, so I had to memorize five hundred articles." But after three years of intensive research, it was reduced to 300, and then to 200 after another three years. The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice became high-pitched: "This year, there are the latest achievements!" Blessed are you students, just memorize one hundred and twenty! It can be used to pass the Shuntianfu Township Test! ”

At that moment, there was some autumn sleepiness and silence, and I suddenly thought that I was watching a shopping channel...... I only heard Mr. Li shouting hoarsely: "This is the latest achievement that I have summed up my experience and accumulated experience over the years!" As long as you are obedient and follow me, no matter what your intelligence is, as long as you remember your surname, you will definitely be able to pass the exam! ”

In the classroom, Li Zhen continued to shout and bewitch: "My latest method has broken the traditional model!" As long as you are willing to work hard, plus a little luck, you will definitely succeed! What are you waiting for? Do you want to listen!? ”

"Yes!" The candidates were flickered and shouted loudly together. I can't wait to donate money immediately and buy all of Mr. Li's courses.

Shen Mo was also excited, it seems that this Li Zhen is really from the same era as himself, and he is a big fool like 'Chen Anzhi'.

But there are also those who are not convinced, and stand up and protest: "According to what you say, don't you want to read books like "Zhuzi's Language"? ”

"Of course, it's better to memorize a few more articles if you have that effort." Li Zhen said with a smile.

"If you don't understand Zhuzi, how can you explain the sage's subtle words?" The defender-like students asked in a loud voice.

"What saint? Who are the saints? Li Zhen scoffed.

Those students said angrily: "Zhu Zi said: 'Heaven does not give birth to Zhongni, and eternity is as long as night!'" 'Confucius is a saint! Don't you understand this? ”

"Oh? Heaven does not give birth to Zhongni, and eternity is as long as night? Li Zhen sneered and said, "Could it be that when the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors were the time, they still had to walk with lanterns during the day?" The students couldn't help but laugh.

As if they had been greatly insulted, the defenders angrily argued: "Confucius is a saint among saints, the most holy and sage. No matter what you do, you must do what Confucius said, and you must not follow the words of Confucius, and you must not imitate everything, and you must not imitate it. Do you dare to disagree? "If Li Zhen dares to say 'yes', they will immediately report to the official and catch this heresy!

"Isn't that right?" Li Zhen's wisdom is obviously not something that a few students can deal with, so he made a light move and asked the other students.

"Yes!" One of the vindicators replied loudly.

"Then let me ask you, who did the people before Confucius follow? For example, Confucius's father, Uncle Liang Su, what is he based on? Li Zhen smiled coldly and said: "Has he never been a man, and he has to follow the doll to learn to be a man after giving birth to the second child?" There was another laugh below, and the defenders were speechless, not knowing how to answer.

At this time, he saw Li Zhen's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "If you are born alone, you will have a person's personality." Living by imitating others, what is your personal personality? The right and wrong of the predecessors are the rights and wrongs of the past, but the present is not the previous one, and how can the right and wrong of the former be the standard for measuring right and wrong today? ”

Most people were ignorant of what he said, but many of the students were thoughtful and felt that what he said seemed to have some truth, but in any case, everyone had a consensus - this teacher was not ordinary!

After class, those defenders left angrily, they would rather fail the exam than listen to Li Zhen's class, as if they were afraid of being polluted. But the vast majority of people stayed, they didn't care what Li Zhen thought of Confucius, as long as they could help them pass the exam, even if Mr. Li peed on the saint statue every day, everyone would only say: "It's so wet!" So wet! ”

Sitting next to Shen Mo, a middle-aged candidate asked Shen Mo, "You don't sign up?" At noon, Shen Mo had already changed out of his official uniform, and at this moment he was mistaken for an admirer of Teacher Li, and he smiled and said, "I don't know if the spirit is not spiritual, and I haven't made up my mind yet." Saying that, he asked him, "Brother Tai has decided to follow the class in the future?" ”

"yes." The candidate said with a look of vicissitudes: "I haven't failed the exam for so many years, and if I don't pass the exam again, I can only hang myself." Even if a dead horse is a live horse doctor, I have to follow Mr. Li on this trip. ”

(To be continued)