Mr. Chu is no longer teaching. The students colluded with each other to leave Bailu Academy and go to the city and even to other provinces to apply for various famous new schools; Mr. Zhu calmly accepted the ceremonial farewell of those students, and sent them to the gate of Bailu Academy without exception, and watched them walk down the original slope with their luggage rolls on their backs; Later, Mr. Zhu urged them to leave quickly, and when there were only a few stalwarts left, he simply closed the college. The county magistrate Peng personally recruited him to serve as the county single-level normal principal. After working for less than half a year, he submitted his resignation to the county magistrate Peng. County Elder Peng was puzzled: "I heard that you did a good job!" They all respect you! How do you ......" Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "Who am I the principal who hired me?!" County Magistrate Peng shook his head again and again and denied: "That's Mr. Care." Then he asked the real reason for his resignation, whether it was a lack of funds or someone who was causing trouble. If there is a mischievous black sheep, just fire him and let him choose another Gao Zhi'er, why resign in anger with his own injuries? Mr. Zhu smiled and denied the suspicion of the county magistrate, and said self-deprecatingly: "The reason is that I am not in others." I know I'm just a pottery bowl—" County Magistrate Peng couldn't untie it for a while. Mr. Zhu explained: "The pottery bowl can only learn from the past, and it is useless for people today. County Magistrate Peng sincerely corrected: "Mr. is too humble. In this case, you can simply come to the county government to take up a post. Mr. Zhu shook his head and said, "I want to do something suitable for me, and I implore the county magistrate for approval." County Magistrate Peng said happily: "As long as Mr. is happy to do what he likes, he can do it, and if he needs to help him, just say it." Mr. Zhu said his well-thought-out plan: "I want to rewrite the county chronicles. ”

Mr. Zhu returned to Bailu Academy and organized a nine-person county chronicle compilation team, serving as the chief writer. The other eight compilers were all talented and well-educated people whom he had carefully selected and selected, including his former classmates and his later protégés; They are all unswerving believers and seekers of the Guan School, and they are famous and virtuous people and gentlemen who are distributed in the townships of the county but are willing to be lonely; They ploughed the acres in their hometown to feed on silk, and recited the batch to taste their own taste when the farm was slack; They are of good character, have no quarrels with the world, have no deception, solve problems for the neighborhood and township party, mediate disputes, and turn hostilities into jade silks, and are all models for the people in the villages where they live. Mr. Zhu visited the door one by one on foot and begged to leave the house. Since Mr. Zhu prefers to be heavy, of course, it is a rare opportunity to learn, exercise, and contribute to the county. They and Mr. Zhu gathered at the White Deer Academy and began a huge project. They read the old chronicles of the past dynasties, questioned difficult questions, corrected fallacies, deleted and filled in the gaps, and visited the people, and their work was meticulous and rigorous. At dusk, they strolled along the Yuanpo River and enjoyed the spring scenery and winter snow; Or enjoy the shade of the courtyard, talk about the scriptures, and complement each other. They are grateful to Mr. Zhu for pulling him out of the increasingly chaotic world and getting the most suitable environment for survival and the most satisfactory work.

On a hot and unbearable evening, the leaves did not move, and the hot and humid air swelled up from the low-lying river and overflowed into the ravines of the original slope, suffocating. Mr. Zhu and his colleagues sat in the courtyard to enjoy the coolness, and the ancient cypress and ginkgo trees around the academy and in the courtyard were towering, and the layers of branches and leaves blocked the scorching light. County Magistrate Peng walked into the courtyard and said angrily: "This is probably the most pleasant place in China!" Mr. Zhu and all his colleagues stood up together and courteously asked County Magistrate Peng to sit down. Mr. Zhu said: "County Magistrate Peng rarely has leisure time...... County Magistrate Peng shook his head with a wry smile, and said self-deprecatingly: "The lowly county magistrate has a false name, but he is really just a grain official!"

Recently, a regimental commander of the Crow Soldier with more than 100 soldiers stationed in the county to command everything and lead everything, in fact, everything is not led or commanded, but the leader and commander collect grain and grass for the 200,000 horses besieging Xi'an City. He said angrily, "These crow soldiers must be the worst soldiers in the world. They couldn't even figure out how many crops they would harvest in a year, but they didn't count the amount of grain they collected. The grain is no longer a levy but a forced force, and now it has begun to be grabbed. The people went from complaining to being silent, afraid of being shot!" County Magistrate Peng became excited as he spoke, "I am the county magistrate of the Republic of China government, and since I have no power to return to heaven, I have to fight for the tiger." I want to be shameless to see all the benevolent and virtuous people, and I am even more ashamed of the father of Zishui!" When he spoke, his throat was choked, and hot tears welled up. The gentlemen present let out a deep sigh of sorrow one after another. Mr. Zhu said, "You have to stay up." County Magistrate Peng said: "I can't stand it!" My national county seat has become a crow's nest! Those white-legged crows went in and out from morning to night, croaking and scolding, full of foul language, making people listen to the ears and look at the eyesore, I didn't want to go in again when I left the gate of the county government. Mr. Zhu still repeated: "You still have to stay up." County Magistrate Peng smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Zhu, can I come to make up a county chronicle with you?" Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "Do I dare to ask you?" County Magistrate Peng vented, chattered, and poured out, feeling that his heart was relaxed, and asked softly: "Mr. Zhu, the villagers are rumored that you can tell the hexagram, you pinch me, when will the crow fly away?" Mr. Zhu pretended to be mysterious and said: "The secret of heaven must not be leaked." Everyone laughed. The county magistrate Peng asked Mr. Zhu for a frame of handwriting. Mr. Zhu readily agreed, took a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, spread out the rice paper on the stone table in the courtyard, hung his wrist and carried the pen, and made four big characters in one go:

Good people don't live

Early the next morning, the cook came back from shopping for vegetables in the county seat and told Mr. Zhu that there were rumors in the county seat that the county magistrate Peng had abandoned his post and fled last night, and his whereabouts were unknown. Mr. Zhu was stunned for a moment and then sighed: "He can't stand it." ”

In the evening after a thunderstorm, Mr. Zhu and his colleagues poured out of the nest to the original slope to relax, enjoying the charm of the mountains and rivers after the shower, and returned to the academy one by one with yellow mud on their feet and wet legs. Xu Xiucai, who was in the concierge, looked nervous and handed a letter to Mr. Zhu and said, "Two soldiers sent it." Mr. Zhu took it and took it open, looked at the suspicious faces of all the gentlemen, and said, "Hmm! The wolf is coming!" Then he instructed Xu Xiucai to say: "You go to the village to buy two dogs, and if you can't buy them, borrow them." To be a big dog and a vicious dog. Xu Xiucai blinked and asked, "What does Mr. do when he buys a dog?" Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "When the wolf comes, it will be bitten by a dog!" Then he instructed the cook, "You can cook a dish for us tomorrow, and boil the tofu and meat into a pot." The chef said, "The meat is fire-resistant and the tofu is not fire-resistant, so it can't be boiled together." Mr. Zhu said, "You just boil it in a pot." ”

The next day, Mr. Zhu and his eight editors worked in their respective rooms, and the courtyard was unusually quiet. Everyone is expecting a dog to bark. Two small birds with blue necks jumped from the branches of the ginkgo trees to the eaves, and flew down to the wet bricks of the courtyard, making a string of golden calls. The first bark of the dog startled two small birds into the air. The barking of the two dogs grew more and more frantically, and the barking of chaos and madness collided and swirled on the walls of the academy. The dog bit for a while and then stopped, and the man retreated and left. Suddenly, the dog bit frantically again, and someone came to the door again. The eight gentlemen all stood under their respective windows and looked at the gate, and then at Mr. Zhu's study. The dog bite stopped again. Mr. Zhu walked out of the study when the two dogs bit for the third time, walked quickly across the courtyard, habitually teased the mouth of the robe with his left hand, drank the dogs, led the visitors into the gate, and shouted loudly in the courtyard: "Commander Liu has come to visit you, come out to greet you." The same people came out of the house one after another and bowed to Commander Liu, who was dressed in military uniform. Commander Liu said, "Excuse me!" Mr. Zhu said: "Where, where! It's a rare opportunity. If you miss today, I am afraid that it will be rare to see the general's demeanor again. Commander Liu said heartily: "When I sit in the provincial capital, I will definitely come to visit Mr. often." Mr. Zhu just beckoned everyone to sit down on the stone bench in the courtyard. Commander Liu asked, "I heard that Mr. is compiling county chronicles?" What are you doing in the county chronicles?" Mr. Zhu said: "From the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the present day, all the major events that occur in this county are accommodated. Historical evolution, territorial changes, mountains and rivers, special products, Qing officials and corrupt officials, village sages and bandits, women and martyrs, natural disasters**...... Do not avoid officials, gentlemen, and people, and record all good deeds and evil deeds. Commander Liu asked: "The siege of our army must also be recorded in your county chronicles?" Mr. Zhu said: "You are encircling Xi'an Prefecture, not Zishui County, so you have no right to be included in this chronicle; Your soldiers shot chickens (hits) in Bailuyuan to collect grain and the fire of the grain platform will be recorded in this chronicle; Your regimental commander stationed in this county to scare away the county magistrate, which is unique in the county's historical sites, and this chronicle must be recorded. Commander Liu laughed: "Really? This county magistrate is also too timid. Mr. Zhu also quipped: "The county magistrate is as soft as a piece of tofu." ”

Commander Liu smiled and said that he had three important things to ask for Mr. today. First of all, after the siege was successfully stationed in the provincial capital, Mr. Zhu would be invited to be his personal teacher to teach him to practice pen and ink in holy books, because he was born reckless and could not read a basket of big characters. Mr. Zhu said: "I have to talk about one thing first, you have to take off this uniform and throw away the gun, so that I dare to accompany you to study and learn calligraphy." I'm less daring than County Magistrate Peng!" Liu Junchang promised: "Once Xi'an is taken, I will take the gun to the city and river, and hand over the soldiers to others to bring." I only serve as a civil servant for the provincial chairman. Mr. Zhu said, "Then this matter will be discussed after you enter the city." What about the second one?" Commander Liu said: "Please give me a calligraphy and painting." Mr. Zhu said, "I can only write, not draw." People often say, 'take advantage of the excitement', and shine when you get there. When the commander succeeds in attacking the city, I will congratulate him. Let's talk about the third one!" Commander Liu didn't want to force it, so he said the third thing: "As soon as I entered the customs, I heard the name of Mr., saying that Mr. can recognize the heavens, distinguish the wind and rain, know the good and the bad, and predict the future. Please sir give me a hexagram, when will the siege be successful and how many months will I enter the city?" Mr. Zhu refused without thinking: "Commander Liu, you can't enter the city." ”

Commander Liu was stunned for a moment, and his face changed suddenly. The same people also tensed their faces, stared at the porcelain, and did not dare to come out. Mr. Zhu then smiled summoningly: "I have two chai dogs guarding the door, and the general is not allowed to enter, let alone two tigers?" Just laugh out loud as a joke. All the gentlemen also let out a soft sulk. The two generals who defended the city had a tiger character in their names, and they were called Erhu. Military personnel are especially taboo about this. Commander Liu said: "This kind of unlucky joke, only you dare to say it to my face, sir." Mr. Zhu picked up and said, "Only when you come, commander, will I be happy to make this joke." ”

"It's a joke, and it's a joke." Commander Liu said, "Then please ask Mr. Zheng'er to calculate a hexagram for me, when will the siege be successful?" Mr. Zhu raised his head and closed his eyes, and used the thumb of his right hand to play and pinch the other four fingers deftly, and said something in his mouth: "There are less than 20,000 defenders in the city, and more than 200,000 attackers outside the city. The city was besieged for five months, there was a lack of food and water, and the civilian soldiers who died of hunger, sickness and war were stacked into stacks, how could they still hold on? Oh, oh, there is another algorithm in the account, and there are no less than 500,000 men, women, and children in the city, all of whom are twisted into a bond with the soldiers of the Second Tiger. We will starve all the 500,000 soldiers and people to death...... I got about the autumn queen. Right! Commander Liu—" Mr. Zhu opened his eyes and said, "The turn of autumn and winter is a big time limit. When you see the snow, you see the opening. Hearing this, Commander Liu suddenly jumped up from the stone bench: "Sir, what a god!" When you see the snow, you see the opening. It's my life! My word is Xueya. ”

Mr. Zhu immediately beckoned them to dinner, and the chef gave each of them a bowl of stewed pork with tofu and two steamed buns. Commander Liu grinned and frowned after taking a bite: "Mr. Zhu, is your chef a novice outsider?" Mr. Zhu said: "This is a famous master chef in Fangyuan. Commander Liu said: "How can tofu be boiled in a pot with meat? The tofu was boiled into a mess, boiled bitterly, and the meat was still half-cooked and chewed. Ha yes is actually a master chef?" Mr. Zhu said: "Stupid things like boiling tofu and meat are often done by famous teachers. ”