Longquan County ordered Wu Kite to leave the Li family's mansion on Fulu Street with a confidant secretary Lang, Wu Kite wearing official uniforms walked and walked, and suddenly a golden rooster became independent, bent down to take off his boots, and poured out the grit in it. The secretary Lang of the Wen family, who was born in a family, was not surprised by this, but now Fulu Street is much more lively than before, and the young man who is still a Xu official for the time being, immediately tried his best to help the chief official cover one or two, and at the same time said softly: "Then Li Hong has clearly relented before, and is willing to take the lead in retreating on the matter of the immortal tomb, why did he suddenly change his mind again, is he not afraid of the impression of a snake and mouse at both ends of the side of your lord?"

Wu Yuan, who had a tired face, said helplessly: "Most of them are Li Hong's second son, Li Baozhen, who has made a name for himself in the capital, maybe he has already been backered and sent a secret letter back from home, so that Li Hong should not act rashly or something." Either it is the eldest son who lives in a simple place and reminds Li Hong to brake quietly, it is hard to say. In short, it's us who is in trouble now, there is no way, most of the original arrangements are based on my husband...... Alas, don't say it, don't say it, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, drink wine, first come to two pots of peach blossom spring burning, and then say, I have a treat, you pay, and it will be recorded in Fu Gongzi's account. ”

Regarding the matter of this Shangguan on credit, Secretary Wen Lang, surnamed Fu, was already numb, and just asked curiously: "The two sons and one daughter of the Li family on Fulu Street in the town were once directly broken by a certain fortune teller and known as Long Linfeng?"

Wu Yuan rubbed his slightly pale emaciated cheeks, and said with a casual smile: "Do you also believe in these things? We are in the capital of Dali and want to get ahead, especially the guy from Bai Ding Hanshi, who doesn't have some unique experience in the matter of celebrities and celebrities raising prestige and accumulating reputation? Even if it is a high-ranking tycoon, where is it so good, your Fu family's 'golden and brilliant, dazzling' statement, is there any moisture in it, outsiders don't know, you Fu Yu himself doesn't count it?"

Fu Yu, who was exposed, said angrily: "Lord Wu, are you embarrassed to say that our Fu family?"

Wu Yuan was in a better mood, laughed, and patted his confidant on the shoulder, "The two of us are in cahoots, and we are embarrassed." ”

Fu Yu laughed along, "Like-minded and like-minded, isn't it better?"

Wu Yuan scolded with a smile: "Isn't it hypocritical? When a hypocrite is very tired, it is happy to be a real villain." ”

Fu Yu shook his head and said regretfully: "Lord Wu has to go with the flow when he says this. ”

Wu Yuan sighed and changed the topic, "I miss my daughter-in-law a little." ”

Fu Yu smiled and said: "Lord County Order, shouldn't we also let go of the ban in the Qinglou Goulan in Longquan County? ”

Wu Yuan nodded, and said seriously: "Among those exiled prisoners of the Lu Dynasty, some women's identities are just in line, rather than dying in the hard work of the deep mountains and forests, it is better to give them one more choice, of course, this matter cannot be forced, the key is to look at themselves, Fu Yu, then you don't have to accompany me every day to eat people's eyes, and you are personally responsible for operating this matter." ”

This time it was Fu Yu's turn to be full of surprise, he had just mentioned it casually before, and then asked suspiciously, "Really?"

Wu Yuan tugged at the collar of the official uniform, and said with a smile: "What's true or fake, so many mountains have been opened up, and most of the immortals on the mountain who will live in the future will be immortals in the immortal mansion, if you want to keep these uncles with high vision and bulging wallets, let them spend a lot of money in our town, rely on me, a small county order who is about to lose the identity of the superintendent, or rely on you Fu Yu?" In the past, listening to the tone of my husband, those mountain people with eyes above the top, looking at secular women, the so-called beauty and beauty, often did not raise interest, because compared to the fairy of cultivation, the inside of the skin is very different, so the women under the mountain are only left with their identities, such as the golden branches and jade leaves of the dead country, and the wealthy women who were robbed of their homes, which are somewhat tempting. This point, the Lu Dynasty's batch of prisoners, there is no shortage. ”

Fu Yu said indignantly: "The imperial court intends to use the new kiln supervisor at this time, isn't it picking fruits? My lord, in the past two months, you have traveled more than 60 mountains step by step, and you have worn out your mouth with those old foxes, from the county government to the groundbreaking of the Chenghuang Pavilion, to the site selection negotiation of the two temples of civil and military affairs, preliminary measurement and wood preparation, and then to the resettlement of the remnants of the Lu family, no matter how big or small, which day slept for more than three hours? Maybe the difficulties of the four surnames and ten clans are simply instructed by someone in the court! I want to let your career start in Longquan County and end in Longquan County!"

Fu Yu probably felt that the last statement was too unfortunate and unrealistic, and said sullenly: "At least I will think that adults will not be able to successfully take charge of a department before the age of fifty, and can only rely on boiling words to get to the high position of the ministry little by little." ”

Wu Yuan opened her chapped lips, but finally didn't say anything.

Fu Yu suddenly laughed, and Wu Yuan turned his head to look, "What happy things do you think of?"

Fu Yu nodded and said: "This Longquan County, the place is small, but compared to the prosperous capital, I still like this side, soju, pastries, and meat buns every morning, as long as you want to eat, you can go over and buy it yourself, back and forth, at most half an hour." Sometimes I am upset, just sit at the wine shop, order a pound of loose wine, I Fu Yu can sit quietly for an hour, and no one will come over and call that Fu Gongzi, and then a small bowl of sauce meat, a plate of pickles, I really want to live like this forever. So now, I want to make a good achievement here, and I am not afraid of any difficulties. ”

Wu Yuan snorted, "If you just lie down and enjoy your happiness and are supported by others, then what's the point of being an official? You have to do something for the people in a down-to-earth manner." You are stronger than me, I am from a poor background, I know that it is not easy for the people in the market and the villagers, you are the noble son of the Fu family who has been hairpinned for generations, I am very surprised to be able to think so. ”

The two walked side by side.

Fu Yu said helplessly: "But the problem is, you have done practical things, and the people may not think of you well." In the history books, there are still few capable ministers and officials who forge ahead in the localities, but in the end they are reduced to scolding and scolding, and they leave in disgrace? After a hundred years and hundreds of years, the government and the opposition finally realized that in the end, only a few poems praising merit and virtue were handed down, which were of any use. ”

Wu Yuan shook his head and said: "It's not right to think like this, doing things is doing things, your original intention is to do something that makes you feel particularly proud, as for after doing it, the people don't appreciate it, and the court doesn't recognize it, you don't have to think about it now, if you think too much, you will only ask for trouble." If you think about it, you may even lose your fighting spirit altogether. Our Confucianism is different from Taoism that pursues how high the Taoism is, and how far the Buddhists are from the Dharma......"

Fu Yu sighed.

Wu Yuan seemed to say to himself: "Among the three religions, Taoism pays attention to purity, it is a person's thing, the sky is falling apart, I have to live forever, it is enough, I don't pay attention to the past life and the next life, but care about this skin in this life, because I need to rely on this skin to preach and walk the bridge of eternal life." According to legend, Buddhism is divided into large and small, the small is similar to Taoism, and the big one tells ordinary people that the suffering in this life and the blessings in the next life give people a lot of thoughts. Only our Confucianism, which is closest to the world, is the most entangled, and has the dilemma of 'near is not inferior to far away', the greater the knowledge, the higher the cultivation, but the more tied up, always feel that if you stretch your legs and raise your head, you will touch the wall of rules. For example, my gentleman, the purpose of learning, emphasizing learning and more work, is to be able to get rid of those corrupt and cynical, a bit like cleaning up the door, people will make enemies on all sides, and it is inevitable that they will be excluded by others. ”

Wu Yuan shook his head and said: "Mr.'s idea is good, but everything is afraid of going to extremes, and everyone has inertia, it is very likely that after a hundred years of prosperity, it will be five hundred years, a thousand years of the world's wind and down, because although the scholars are still reading the sage books, one by one, they are sanctimonious, but in the end, in order to no longer the so-called 'raising the spirit of Haoran' of the sage, now it is okay, virtue and meritorious service, Confucianism is immortal, and the sages and gentlemen are still pursuing' But once Mr.'s knowledge gradually becomes the moral criterion in the world, isn't it forced to lower to the level of 'meritorious service'? For a long time, on the contrary, it is the fact that the scholar looks down on the matter of reading and cultivating virtue the most, and after reading a few words and turning a few pages of the book, it is as if he can exchange for how many copper coins, what a terrible scene this must be. ”

Fu Yu was stunned at first, but soon his expression changed drastically, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Wu Yuan's arm, and said in a low voice: "Wu Yuan! These words must not be said to your husband, absolutely not! You are not a qi practitioner, not a cultivator, you don't know the cruelty of the Great Dao dispute, an unintentional word, an unintentional move, can cause the disaster of death!"

Wu Yuan patted the back of Fu Yu's hand and said with a hoarse smile: "Of course I don't have the guts, and with the knowledge and intelligence of my gentleman, it may be that I have made a mistake and thought shallowly, and Mr. will definitely not look down on my thoughts." ”

After Fu Yu let go of his hand, "Don't say it, I don't want you to be like Song Yuzhang one day, ...... for some reason."

Fu Yu didn't say any more, and if he said too much, he would lose.

Wu Yuan changed the topic, "If I go the wrong way in the future, no matter how big an official I am at that time, Fu Yu, you remember to scold me in person, it's best to scold me in person." ”

"Don't worry, when the time comes, I won't say a word, and I will reward Wu Shangshu with an old fist. ”

"Six books, it's just two grades, it's a little smaller, it's a little smaller. ”

"It's not small, do you think, when my Da Li occupies half of this Aquarius Continent, a six-part Shangshu, is it still small? Anyway, Lord Wu, I can say it, in addition to being a little bit of a person, I will be good at scheming but not good at decisiveness, so even if I die with you in this life, you will be a scholar in the future, and give me a waiter, how about it?"

The two scholars, who were already in the officialdom, walked back to the official residence of the government office with a smile.

In the Li family's mansion, there was a scholar in a green shirt, who picked up the book again and said with a smile: "Regarding the matter of merit, Wu Yuan, you are not wrong, but you are indeed thinking shallowly. ”

The town is getting bustling and noisy.

In addition to going to the abandoned school every day to study, the young Cui Qi still lives in the old house of the Yuan family, moving a chair every day, sitting next to the patio where the wind and water are hidden, and often being in a daze for one or two hours. Occasionally, I will go to the brand-new school run by the Chen family in Longwei Creek, and I will leave soon.

Longquan County Commander Wu Yuan, has officially resigned from the post of kiln supervisor, the successor is said to be a young handsome man of the Cao family of the Shangzhu State, and the Yuan family of the future father-in-law of the Cao family and Wu Yuan, is a well-known rival of the Dali court, can fight on various occasions without saying a word, in the small court of the inner court where Huang Zi Gongqing met, the two high-ranking and powerful Shangzhu countries, pointing at each other's noses and scolding, it is even more commonplace, His Majesty the Emperor is more kind words to persuade him, sometimes he is really annoyed, let the two meritorious bosses go home and quarrel, anyway, the two families have been neighbors since their ancestors, it is said that the two children have learned to throw various objects at the neighbor's house across a wall since childhood, you throw bricks, I throw mud, and the courtesy is still exchanged.

Wu Yuan came to the door this time to humbly ask Mr. for advice: "Sir, the court officials' department has always been a field controlled by the Cao family, is it taking advantage of my failure to open the situation and preparing to move me back to a certain Qingshui Yamen in the capital and sit on a cold bench for a few years?"

"It's not. ”

Cui Yun was still sitting on the big chair, and said indifferently: "What is Cao Ji's family background, and what is his ability?"

Wu Yuan smiled bitterly: "My family background is far better than mine, and my ability is quite good. ”

"Fighting in the ring with such a person, do you just mean that you Wu Yuan is still a little bit of a pound? Not to mention that you are the commander of Longquan County, Cao Ji is just a kiln supervisor, and now the dragon kiln that has been reopened is just doing some finishing things related to natal porcelain, which is not as serious as you think. ”

The young national teacher with a grain of cinnabar in his eyebrows looked at the patio, "Of course the Cao family wants Cao Ji to step on you and go up, now it depends on whether you have the ability to become Cao Ji's officialdom." can't stop it, it's hard to say whether the Yuan family is willing to marry their daughter. If you can stop Cao Ji, who has high hopes for the Cao family, the Yuan family may beg you to marry that woman. ”

Cui Yun glanced at Wu Yuan, "Your Majesty employs people, it is inevitable that there will be differences between relatives and relatives, after treating meritorious deeds, you have always been treated preferentially, but in the final analysis, it depends on your respective true skills." ”

Wu Yuan smiled: "After listening to Mr.'s explanation, the students are in a much better mood. ”

Cui Yun sneered: "Your kid is in a much better mood, what should I do myself, sir?"

Wu Yuan pretended to be deaf and dumb and resolutely did not speak.

Cui Yun suddenly said inexplicably, "Do you have any thoughts about the conflict between Ruan Xiu, the only daughter of Master Ruan, and outsiders?"

Wu Yuan thought for a while, and quickly said: "Although Ruan Xiu made a heavier shot, after all, it was the idiot who claimed to be merry and entangled first, she had been reminded several times, it was unreasonable, but it was reasonable, and she couldn't find any major faults." What's more, her father Ruan Qiong fought hard before, killing the sky above the Lizhu Cave, and after that, no monk dared to break the rules, and there must be a father and a daughter......"

Cui Yun was a little impatient, probably disgusted that this student was too stupid, and poured beans from the bamboo tube and said a lot, "My Lord Wu, I bother you to go and check carefully, why does that idiot have the leisure to wander around, and just happened to pass by the small shop in Qilong Lane where Ruan Xiu was, and happened to not know her identity at all, and at the moment when the family bought the mountain and befriended Da Li, so I don't know the severity, if one or two coincidences are coincidences, then so many coincidences, you are not surprised?" There are a lot of stupid and lustful men in the world, but a young man who is qualified to appear here in place of the family, and his own cultivation qualifications are quite good, can he be so unlucky?"

The young man said witty and interesting, but Wu Yuan listened with a solemn expression, and his mood was by no means relaxed.

In the end, the young man began to feel sorry for himself again, rubbing his cheeks with both hands, "Honestly, I'm worse than that pervert, but I'm really unlucky! Wu Yuan, you might as well stretch your face over and let Mr. slap him a few times to get angry, what's the matter?"

Wu Yuan is not stupid, it is obvious that he is beaten in vain, "Sir, I think it's better to forget it." ”

The young man said angrily: "A teacher for one day and a father for life, your kid's temperament follows me, and most of you are also a kind of deception and ancestor destruction." When the affairs of Longquan County are roughly settled, you try to find time to go to the capital and ...... with me With me, continue to discuss the construction of a academy in Phiyun Mountain. ”

Wu Yuan nodded, unable to see the change in his face.

The boy waved his hand to chase away, "Busy with you." ”

Wu Yuan got up and took his leave.

This old mansion of the Yuan family, except for the silent young man with a delicate face, after Wu Yuan's secret trip, brought back a convict boy named Xia Yulu for his mentor Cui Yun, fourteen years old, slender figure, not losing young and strong, face like a crown of jade, jade tree in the wind, is a first-class good skin. For some reason, Cui Yun asked him to change his name to Yu Lu, and even if the young man was very reluctant, he could only accept it silently.

The tall boy who changed his name to Yu Lu probably got out of the misery of the water, or he may have a cheerful temperament by nature, and he cleaned this ancestral house of the Yuan family when he had nothing to do, from the first floor to the second floor, and finally even climbed on the roof to renovate the old tiles.

The dishes and vases at home were all wiped clean by Yu Lu, every time Wu Yuan came to visit his teacher, he could see Yu Lu being busy there, after seeing himself, in addition to smiling, he stood in the distance, holding a broom, and began to wait patiently for his departure, after sending off the guests politely, the young man would begin to do the servant work such as cleaning footprints and wiping chairs. The Ju clan has become a pariah prisoner, so the stimulation is too big, causing the brain to be a little confused, right?

After Yu Lu adapted to the clean and busy life of the old house, Cui Yun, who had an extra secret letter in his sleeve, quietly returned to the house with a stranger, a slender girl with a dark face, her appearance could only be regarded as middle and lower, and her expression was stiff all day long, but her eyes were still delicate.

Even if she is facing the great Li national teacher, she is expressionless, neither fearless nor flattering, which makes Yu Lu admire, after hearing that she is also a prisoner immigrant, she wants to be courteous and enthusiastic with her, but it is a pity that the girl ignores him, and is even more clumsy when it comes to housework, full of mistakes, breaking the dishes is not once or twice, and finally Yu Lu really can't bear it, so he lets her sit and rest, all the big and small affairs are handled by him alone, buying vegetables and washing rice, cooking, to cleaning clothes, she is unceremonious, and sits on the chair every day, more like the master Cui Yun。 Yu Lu's kindness, the girl didn't seem to appreciate it, and she didn't look at the young man, but occasionally caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye, and there would be a faint irony in the eyes of that mediocre face.

Cui Yun clapped his palms heavily, "All three of them come here." ”

Yu Lu, a tall boy in Yushu Linfeng, a girl with an excellent figure, and a young man with a delicate and flawless appearance, stood in front of Cui Yun.

Cui Yun tilted his head, looked at the three of them, and finally stopped at the tall boy, "Yu Lu, you were the pawn I won from the beginning." ”

"As for you, you are the thing that the lady is determined to get, but now that she has lost her position, she is a little desolate, and she has been sent to Changchun Palace to cultivate her mind. What about me in the capital of Dali, after mastering the Green Bamboo Pavilion, I took advantage of the situation to get close to the water and sent you to me, which can be regarded as taking you out of the fire pit, you should thank me. According to that lady's consistent style of doing things to the fullest, if you fall into her hands, you may not end up better than that Yang Hua in the future. ”

Cui Yun shifted his gaze and looked at the girl, "What do you plan to have in the future?" or learn from Yu Lu and simply change everything?"

The girl's voice was soft: "Master Guoshi, I just need to be surnamed Xie." ”

Cui Yun thought about it for a while, and laughed: "Oh? Then it's better to call the surname Xie Mingxi, this name is more advantageous, thank you, you still don't thank me?"

The girl was still expressionless, but anger burned in her eyes, and no matter how much the girl tried to hide it, she couldn't hide it.

Cui Yun said sadly: "I won't be called Cui Yun in the future, if you like it, just call me Cui Dongshan, or call me son." ”

Cui Yun's face was full of discouragement, "Yu Lu, thank you, you pack up your salutes, and tomorrow we will leave and go south to Yefu Pass on the border." ”

Neither questioned anything.

Cui Yun saw the delicate young man with an expectant face, "You, just stay here, or go to Chen's School to study, whatever you want." ”

The young man was full of grievances, and just about to muster up the courage to pray for his companions, Cui Yun was already glaring angrily, "Get out!"

The boy was startled and walked away quickly.

Cui Yun stood up, walked to a small study on the second floor, and began to write letters.

Nearly 10,000 words are sprinkled.

"It's too much, the Dali court admires literati too much, so that many people who sell their fame and reputation use poetry as a shortcut to official careers and a stepping stone to officialdom. We must change the atmosphere of today's Dali capital, absolutely not let the Manchu Dynasty ministers go to the peddlers and pawns, blindly advocating the superficial style of learning of glamorous rhetoric and beautiful endowments, we must emphasize the righteousness, current affairs, and reality, and we must firmly grasp the word "meritorious", even if the Dali Song family changes the dynasty, no matter who comes to sit on the dragon chair, we must not lose the foundation of this road of achievement for you and me. ”

"It's just that shaking the big and destroying the strong, slowly trying to figure it out, is the right reason. ”

"Guozijian must be in his hands, and at the appropriate time, he can withdraw the arrangement of Qin Tianjian in exchange for complete control of Guozijian. ”

......

At the end of writing, Cui Yun suddenly slammed his pen on the ground, "What's the use of writing these now, I'm not me anymore." You guy who doesn't have a backache when you stand and talk, and you have the cheek to tell me to 'don't contact for the time being, take care of yourself', you give me half of your family, you are worthy of Lao Cui Yun, an iron rooster who never pulls out a hair! You are enjoying happiness in the capital, but Lao Tzu is going to be a student disciple for others, God, why don't you just hit me with a thunderbolt and kill me......

The young man with a cinnabar mole on his eyebrows burst into tears, heartbroken.

(End of chapter)