"Alas, talent"

With the expansion of the territory, there are more and more various affairs, and the handling is becoming more and more complicated. Zhao Wu's ability is already very reluctant.

Riding Qingyun and marching on the road to Lingzhou City, Li Zheng couldn't help but sigh slightly.

At the end of the day, I'm not strong enough.

In this era, the monarch chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king. As long as you are strong enough, you will naturally attract enough talent. On the contrary, you can only look at it.

Because of this, Li Zheng did not show his intention to accept Xun You.

Even went to find Li Boran this time, and asked Li Zheng to come forward in person, he had to do it.

Count his current subordinates, Zhou Fei, Zhou Lin and Zhao Wu, all of whom were born as domestic slaves. Although he has worked for a big family like the Fu family and has some knowledge, he is not as good as the real talent after all, and it is hard enough to control a county.

For example, Zhang Shan, White Wolf and others were either once rangers or slaves, all of whom were grassroots at the bottom. In addition to being a little more flexible in the brain, or a little bit of the dealer's style, dare to fight and kill, there are no other advantages.

To support the growing pasture, their ability is no longer enough.

Therefore, in the case of not being able to achieve the allegiance of great talents for the time being, we can only cultivate useful talents by ourselves

A few days ago, Li Zheng heard that the angel was coming, and he went to Lingzhou to ride an ordinary war horse, and he did not expose the existence of the Qingjia war horse. Now he didn't have that concern, but he rode the Qingjia War Horse with a very different mount and entered the Captain Huqiang Mansion.

Xun You has been busy spreading rumors these days, and he is not in the house at this time.

Li Zheng didn't deliberately inquire, he only asked his subordinates to take care of Qingyun, and he called a person who knew the way and asked him to lead him to Li Boran's mansion.

Although Li Boran used to be an official, he had no family, and only a lonely old man lived alone. Li Zheng didn't know why, and Lingzhou's Haoqiang didn't know either.

Li Boran's mansion is not luxurious, at a glance, the courtyard wall is mottled and decayed, and the wooden door looks very old, and there is not even a plaque on the door.

For those who don't know, they still think this is an abandoned courtyard.

He knocked on the door, but after a moment, he heard a creak, and the face of an old servant appeared through the crack in the door.

"Who is this little brother looking for?"

The old servant asked slowly.

"In Xia Li Zheng, I have something important to ask Mr. Li Boran."

Li Zheng stepped forward and said.

The old servant let out an 'oh', opened the door, and invited Li Zheng and his accompanying subordinates into the courtyard.

After entering, Li Zheng looked up and couldn't help but admire.

This courtyard is very vast, lush and full of trees and flowers. However, no one cleaned up the fallen leaves and weeds among the trees and flowers, only a gravel path winding deep, which was quite neat.

The winding path leads to the secluded, nothing more than that.

Following the old servant, Li Zheng walked along the stone road for a while, and there was a faint sound of reading in his ears, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a small and clumsy building.

Under the guidance of the old servant, Li Zheng bypassed the small building, and his eyes suddenly opened up.

I saw that in the backyard, under a few big trees with thick hugs, in an open space, seven or eight teenagers were kneeling at this time. The teenagers were all holding bamboo slips and reading aloud.

Li Yuan Li Boran's familiar figure also appeared in front of him, the old man sat on the ground, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, and on the ground next to his hand, there was also a ring ruler.

At this point, the old servant stopped moving forward, but said: "When the old man teaches the students, he doesn't like to disturb, little brother, please forgive me." ”

Li Zheng smiled indifferently and said, "The old gentleman teaches and educates people, which is a great merit." Why should I stand aside and wait for a moment? ”

Such a stop is half an hour.

I only heard Li Boran clapping his hands and said to those students: "Rest for a while first, and then answer questions for the teacher." ”

The students bowed, some were still pondering the words on the bamboo slips, and some were in groups of three or five and began to discuss. The whole atmosphere is very harmonious and comfortable.

Li Boran put down the bamboo slip, stood up slowly, patted the dust on his body, and walked over slowly.

"Old gentleman."

Li Zheng took the lead and saluted respectfully.

Li Boran smiled and returned a salute, "It turned out to be General Li." ”

With Li Boran, Li Zheng walked into the small building on the side.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Zheng's eyes couldn't help but be attracted. I saw that on all sides of this hall, there were bookshelves, and there were rolls of bamboo slips neatly placed on them.

At the end of the nose, there is a mixed aroma of bamboo and ink, which makes people feel refreshed.

For a moment, Li Zheng seemed to be in a sea of books, and this feeling was really amazing.

"Sit."

Li Boran greeted expressionlessly, and several people sat down.

"I don't know if General Li came to the Humble House this time, do you have any advice?"

Li Boran's tone was very indifferent.

"Don't dare." Li Zheng smiled and said, "This visit to the old gentleman is a big event, and I want to ask for advice in person." ”

"Oh?"

Li Boran flicked his sleeves and said, "What other important things can be difficult to stop General Li?" ”

"But it's about education in Lingzhou."

Li Zheng could hear the strangeness and alienation in Li Boran's tone, and of course, Li Zheng also knew why.

Before Li Zheng set out to rescue Fu Xie, he made a promise in order to stabilize the situation in Lingzhou. Li Boran also expressed his support on behalf of the powerful class in Lingzhou at that time. But as soon as Li Zhengfu came back, he immediately changed his face and worked hard to rectify Lingzhou Haoqiang.

This is tantamount to greatly damaging the old gentleman's face, and it is no wonder that the old gentleman is alienated and resentful. To be honest, if it weren't for Li Zheng's own plan, I'm afraid he would have despised himself for not keeping his promises.

However, Li Zheng will not specifically explain, this is not necessary, and this old gentleman will gradually see what Li Zheng will do in the future.

So don't talk about those twists and turns, and say straightforwardly: "Lingzhou County has more than a dozen townships and dozens of pavilions, but there is only one place to teach and educate people. ”

When Li Boran heard this, he bowed slightly: "So what does General Li mean?" ”

"I intend to popularize education in Lingzhou." Li Zheng looked directly at Li Boran and said, "At present, due to resource limitations, I plan to set up only one academy in each township, and when I have enough resources in my hand in the future, I will gradually advance to each pavilion!" ”

"Oh!?"

Hearing this, Li Boran couldn't help but change his complexion, and stood up instantly, and the previous indifference was immediately forgotten. But seeing his face change, it took a while for him to regain his composure and slowly sit down again.

"Do you know what it means for you to do this?"

Li Boran frowned.

"Of course I do." Li Zheng smiled freely: "I know that the inheritance of my Chinese culture has always been in the hands of the scholar class from the big family. By doing this, I am undoubtedly breaking this monopoly situation, and in a certain way, I have offended all the big families in the world! ”

"Now that you know, you're still doing it?!" Li Boran's eyes burst out with an inexplicable light: "The old man has lived for more than 60 years, he traveled the world when he was young, and later became an official, and he is confident that his eyes are not blind." The old man could see that General Li had great ambitions. In this case, do you know that you can't afford the consequences of offending the world's big families?! ”

"Haha"

Li Zheng laughed loudly and said disdainfully: "So what? I'm like that, as long as I feel right, I can do what I want. Now that there is chaos, it is the best time to break the old order, in that case, why don't I do it?! ”

When Li Boran heard this, he stared at Li Zheng for a long time, but he didn't see him retreat a little, and after a long time, Li Cai sighed slightly: "Old and old, old, and his ambition has become a cloud of smoke." Young man, things are not as simple as you think, even if you have the courage and perseverance. ”

"Do you know why the old man is only teaching these seven or eight students in this Lingzhou City? Do you know that the great Confucian Ma Rong of the right wind Ma clan? Do you know the current Qingzhou Confucian Zheng Xuan?! Or is it Lu Zhi and Lu Zigan? They all used to run academies and recruit students, but you see, what about now? ”

"Who are the students taught by Grandmaster Ma who became famous? They are all people with backgrounds! Could it be that those ordinary people who study are stupid?! No, it's not! They also have great talents, but they don't come out, they don't come out! What about Zheng Kangcheng, isn't it the same? What is he doing now? Ploughing the countryside and teaching dozens of students, but what's the use?! What about Lu Zhi? Among his students, they are all famous people with families and backgrounds! ”

Li Zheng listened to Li Boran's words, as if he saw the entanglement and resentment in his heart, that kind of helplessness, which made him white-headed, old-hearted, ambitious, and old.

Yes, the cultural inheritance of this era is in the hands of the family, and the ladder to the throne is also controlled by the family. How difficult it is for the common people of the poor family to come out?!

But Li Zheng's heart was very firm, but he said: "Old gentleman, the common people of the poor family can't get ahead, so I'll give them a chance to get ahead, and the family monopolizes it, and I will break it!" ”

"Old man!"

Li Zheng got up suddenly, bowed for a long time, and said: "Please ask the old gentleman to go out of the mountain, for me, for yourself, for the sake of the poor people in the world, and preside over the education work!" ”

Looking at Li Zheng in a daze, Li Boran trembled, he stood up tremblingly, stepped forward, held Li Zheng's arms, looked at his firm face, and suddenly laughed.

A line of old tears, blooming in a smile!

"Okay, the old decay should be gone!"

Li Boran straightened up and laughed: "Let the old man see if he can see the scene in that dream in his lifetime!" ”

"Yes, surely!"

Leaving Li Boran's mansion, Li Zheng stood in front of the door and was stunned for a long time, sighing.

Current affairs are difficult, and there is no way to advance. Li Zheng can imagine what he would be like in this era without the war riding system.

At most, it's the life of a thug, don't think about it if you don't have a good background!

He thought of his brother Fu Xie again, perhaps, this era is not without open-minded families. For example, the example given by Li Boran earlier.

Ma Rong, Zheng Xuan, and Lu Zhi, they all worked hard for this, but they were unsuccessful.

But Li Zheng believes in himself.

As long as you have absolute power in your hands, you can break a qiē and shape your own ideal world!