Tang Law stipulates: "If the elder is there, the descendants have nothing to do with themselves." If the lowly does not respect the elders, and uses the wealth of the house for his own sake, he shall be punished with ten swords, and ten swords shall be added to one degree, and the sin shall be stopped by one hundred rods. This is where Mei Zhenyi can't do anything with Cheng Xuanhu, because Mei Xiaolang entrusted the family affairs to Pei Yu'e before leaving, and Cheng Xuanhu came on behalf of the Hou Mansion.

On the other hand, the Tang Dynasty also implemented a strict primogeniture system of clan and title. The Tang Law stipulates: "Those who establish heirs are intended to inherit." The eldest son of the wife is the son-in-law, and if he does not follow this, it is illegal to be a prisoner for one year. "If you deprive Mei Zhenyi of her future status in the Mei family for no reason, it is also illegal. That's why Pei Yu'e looked at Mei Zhenyi so unpleasantly, it was like a thorn in her heart.

But Mei Zhenyi is not at the mercy of Cheng Xuanhu for everything, Cheng Xuanhu asked him to go to apprenticeship in Jingwu Villa, Mei Zhenyi replied in Qiyunguan: "If Mr. Cheng is a member of the Meifu family, how can there be a reason for the young master to meet the house slaves? ”

Cheng Xuanhu brought another sentence: "I am not a slave of the Meifu Mansion, but a guest invited by the Marquis of Chang'an, to teach the little son, and the son came to see me as a teacher." This man is not simple, and his answer is neither humble nor arrogant. If the first step of meeting is uneven, how will he train this young master in the future?

When Mei Zhenyi heard this, he asked Zhang Guo to reply a few words: "If I have worshiped under Mr., I should worship him as a teacher, but now I have not worshiped Mr. as a teacher, and Mr. is just a guest of the villa." I set up a banquet in Qiyunguan, invite Mr. to come, if you don't want to come, Mr. please do it yourself. ...... In addition, I told that I have already worshiped under Sun Simiao's door, and if I want to worship another door without authorization, I am afraid that it is not the way to respect the teacher, and this matter must be discussed with Sun Zhenren first. He took Sun Simiao out as a shield again, of course Sun Simiao would not take the initiative to meddle in his family affairs, he still did not go to apprentice.

These two people talked to each other but didn't see each other, but Zhang Guo, who was talking, was tired enough, and ran back and forth from Qiyunguan to Jingwu Villa several times. Cheng Xuanhu is here to teach students, and he is also here to "discipline" the entire Mei family's subordinates in Wuzhou, and has already passed the word for Mei Zhenyi to come to apprentice, so naturally it is not good to go up the mountain to "meet" Mei Gongzi. And Mei Zhenyi was even more simply, she hid in the mountains and couldn't come down, and put Cheng Xuanhu in Jingwu Villa for a few months without seeing each other, and the two froze.

There is no deep hatred, why did Mei Zhenyi offend the "Qin Cha" sent by the Chang'an Marquis Mansion? In fact, this is also a kind of Jianghu technique, and the jargon is called "drawing the threshold." If some people have an unavoidable conflict with you, and they just look at you unpleasantly and stare at you and want to entangle, no matter how much you coax and ask for it, it is useless, what should you do at this time? If you have seen through and figured it out, then from the very beginning you openly let the other party touch a nail, and there is no need to entangle, this is called drawing a threshold.

For example, in an environment where personnel relations are more complicated, if you just encounter a villain who wants to make a stumbling block, how can you avoid it? Instead of guarding against it on the surface and in the mud, and trying to explain to people who don't know, it is better to find a suitable opportunity to openly expose the contradictions, so that people know that he is going to trouble you.

Of course, this hand of Jianghu can not be used casually, it will be self-defeating if it is not done well, there must be two prerequisites: the first is that the other party just looks at you unpleasantly, even if you deal with you in a low-level way, it is useless, and you don't want to be a villain like him. The second is that you are sure that the other party will make trouble for you, and the conflict cannot be avoided, rather than waiting for the other party to explain when the other party is using some axioms and righteousness to spread rumors and cause trouble, entanglement and slander, it is better to let everyone know in advance that this person is going to trouble you, but it will save you a lot of trouble.

Mei Zhenyi also knew the situation of the Mei family at this time, and his father Mei Xiaolang was afraid that he couldn't take care of the trivial matters at home in the military camp, as soon as this Mr. Cheng arrived, Mei Zhenyi guessed that it was his stepmother Pei Yu'e who sent him to clean up his own. No matter what he does, it is impossible for Pei Yu'e to favor himself and protect himself, so it is better to make his attitude public, he doesn't want to take the initiative to offend anyone, but he doesn't want to be bullied secretly.

Cheng Xuanhu came to Wuzhou in the name of teaching the little boy and helping Wuzhou's industrial management, which sounded very beautiful logically, just to let Mei Zhenyi eat dumb and wait to be cleaned up slowly. But Mei Zhenyi played such a hand, and everyone understood it-oh, Mr. Cheng was sent by Mrs. Pei to Wuzhou to trouble the little young master! Although Mei Zhenyi did not say this in person, in the eyes of onlookers, the situation was already public.

Cheng Xuanhu originally had a series of plans according to Pei Yu'e's instructions, such as using the excuse that the little prince lived in Qiyunguan, and it was too luxurious to transport most of his daily necessities from the city by special boat, and wanted to get him back to the villa to discipline. There is also an excuse that the little boy's illness has recovered, and he wants to reduce the personal servants who serve Mei Zhenyi in Jingwu Villa and send these people away. As a result, Mei Zhenyi hit a nail that was neither soft nor hard for him, and it was not good to start openly with these plans later, after all, he only came in the name of "teaching" the son, and the strong guest could not suppress the master. So Cheng Xuanhu could only look at the account book in the villa first, and he couldn't see too many tricks.

Although Mei Zhenyi is comfortable in Qiyun Guan, there are also inconvenient times, that is, he can't spend money casually and then cut it to Chang'an, Wuzhou's accounts and daily expenses are now managed by Cheng Xuanhu. It doesn't have much impact on ordinary life, but if you want to do anything, you have to go through Cheng Xuanhu. But in the summer of this year, there was one thing that required a lot of expenses, but it couldn't be done if I didn't do it, because it was the order of Master Sun Simiao.

Three months later, it was the height of summer, the frogs under the mountain were singing and the cicadas were chirping in the forest, Mei Zhenyi was fanning Sun Simiao in the back hall of Qiyunguan, while listening to him teach the classics of each family. Sun Simiao suddenly said: "Teng'er, how long has it been since you woke up?"

Mei Zhenyi: "It's been nine months. ”

Sun Simiao nodded: "In another three months, it will be a whole year." The teacher said that he would stay with you for a year, and now that the period of this year is about to expire, can he ask you to do something for me? I can do it if I can, and I don't have to force it. ”

Sun Simiao treated Mei Zhenyi for 12 years, and after he recovered from his illness, he accepted him as an apprentice for careful training, but he never made any special requests. At this time, the old fairy spoke for the first time, and Mei Zhenyi hurriedly replied: "Master treats me like a mountain, I have always regretted that I didn't do anything to repay your old man, what do you always command, just open your mouth, I will definitely do it!"

Sun Simiao: "It's not to repay me, and I don't need you to repay anything, at this moment, do you still remember the people in the world when you were apprenticing to your teacher? I want you to build something and transport it to my hometown to be placed. ”

Mei Zhenyi asked, "What is it?"

Sun Simiao: "Have you ever seen the prayer building in front of the temple?"

Mei Zhenyi: "I've seen it, a big stone pillar, carved with Buddha statues and scriptures on several sides. ”

Sun Simiao: "What I asked you to make is such a thing, but what is engraved on it is not a Buddhist scripture, but the diagnosis and treatment and medicine of common diseases in the world." This stone pillar is one foot and two feet high, with eight sides and two feet wide on each side, and the engraved words have been sorted out and written, which are the most common symptoms and symptomatic prescriptions that I have encountered when practicing medicine over the years. ”

Mei Zhenyi understood as soon as he heard it, it turned out that what the master wanted him to make was the legendary "Shi Taiyi". It is said that before Sun Simiao's death, he had erected an eight-sided stone pillar in his hometown, which was engraved with his lifelong experience in practicing medicine, and all the most common diseases were diagnosed and treated by the people. After his death, the locals called this stone pillar the stone doctor. Mei Zhenyi had heard of this allusion a long time ago before she crossed, but she didn't expect that now Sun Simiao would hand it over to herself.

Some people say that Sun Simiao did this to take care of the people in his hometown, so that everyone knows how to treat their illness? This stone pillar is not for ordinary people to see, but for folk doctors. As mentioned earlier, there were not many literate ordinary people in those days, so how could they understand the medical prescriptions on the inscriptions? Even if they could understand them, they might not be able to cure themselves.

The profession of doctor is very much in need of experience accumulation, in the era of master and apprentice, the most important thing for the disciple to learn in addition to the knowledge of the classics is the experience of the master, Sun Simiao lived for more than 140 years, practiced medicine for more than 100 years, his life's experience in diagnosis and medication is a valuable wealth, he wants to leave to other doctors in the world. As mentioned above, Sun Simiao wrote a lot of books in his life, and many of his disciples copied them, but in that era, the circulation of books was greatly restricted, and carving tablets was the best way to circulate.

At this time, it was already the first year of the Tang Dynasty, that is, 681 AD, if Mei Zhenyi remembered correctly, Sun Simiao was immortal in the first year of Yongchun, that is, next year. There are two theories about Sun Simiao's age, one says that he lived one hundred and one years old, and the other says that he lived one hundred and forty-one years old, with a difference of 40 years in his birth year, but the year of death is the same. Mei Zhenyi learned with her own ears by Sun Simiao's side that the old man was indeed one hundred and forty years old.

Sun Simiao has practiced and has reached the realm of Dacheng Zhenren, but his life's pursuit is to heal the suffering of the world, not to seek immortality, nor to ascend to immortality. Mei Zhenyi sighed secretly in her heart, understanding that the old man was explaining what was going on after his death, and he didn't know what to say, so he nodded solemnly and said, "Master, don't worry, I will definitely do it properly to satisfy your old man." ”

As soon as the matter was agreed, he went to discuss it with Zhang Guo when he turned around, and of course Zhang Guo also thought that he had to do it seriously. What kind of stone is good to use? Zhang Guo suggested using white marble from Ningguo County, that is, pure white marble, but Mei Zhenyi disagreed, thinking that although the stone was beautiful but not durable. He had learned modern chemistry and knew that calcium carbonate would be eroded by rain for a long time, so he discussed and discussed the preparation of using a large piece of solid color mountain jade material to make the surface of the engraving, and the bluestone was used as the foundation.

Not to mention how valuable the stone is, even if you use ordinary stone to carve a stone pillar two feet high and two feet wide on all sides, and send it to Guanzhong to be placed, the cost is also a lot of money, and Mei Zhenyi's pocket money is definitely far from enough.

Of course, this money should be from Jingwu Villa, and I have to go to Cheng Xuanhu, Zhang Guo went, Cheng Xuanhu replied: "The little prince wants to erect a monument for Sun Zhenren, and this matter should naturally be done." However, the cost of the monument designed by the prince is very huge, and it is equivalent to forty percent of the income of Jingwu Villa, and it needs to be presented to the Marquis of Chang'an, and it can only be implemented after being returned. ”

Cheng Xuanhu did not disagree, that is, he said that the use of such a large expenditure requires the approval of the head of the family, and at the same time he also put forward two personal suggestions: "The monument that the little prince wants to erect is too expensive for materials, and it is recommended to carve it with ordinary bluestone." The construction of this place is placed in the remote pass, the cost is very much, and it is inconvenient to send people to build in the local area, so it is better to give Sun Zhenren a fee, and ask someone to build it after he returns to his hometown. ”

Speaking from the heart, what Cheng Xuanhu said is not wrong, such a large expenditure does require the consent of the head of the family. Rather than building such a heavy piece of stone in Wuzhou and then transporting it to Guanzhong for placement, it is better to give Sun Simiao a sum of money and ask him to hire someone to carve it locally after he returns to his hometown, so that he can save a lot of money.

The same thing has different meanings in the eyes of different people, Mei Zhenyi has been a little confused when she traveled to the Tang Dynasty, and she didn't know what she should do. After worshipping Sun Simiao as a teacher, he finally had the first goal in life, which was to learn from his old man. Sun Simiao's teachings solved his confusion about what he should do in this world for the time being, but it did not solve the confusion about why he came to this world. When he recovered from his body, he often felt depressed, and this time he was ordered by his master to build Shi Taiyi, and finally felt that he had done something truly meaningful in this world, of course, he had to be grand and serious, lest he not be able to do his best.

Zhang Guo discussed with Mei Zhenyi: "Young master, since the situation is like this, why don't you wait? Anyway, Sun Zhenren didn't ask for a time limit. ”

Mei Zhenyi shook his head and said: "No, we must not delay, we must build a stone building within this year and place it in the place designated by the old man." He knew very well in his heart that Sun Simiao would pass away next year, and this request must be fulfilled as soon as possible. And he also understands that this is the master's last test for the heir to the mantle, but the explanation did not let him do it, what must be done, everything depends on Mei Zhenyi's voluntary willingness, so there is no need to discuss anything with Sun Simiao.

Zhang Guo suggested again: "Why don't you ask your uncle Master Liu for help?"

Mei Zhenyi still shook his head: "My uncle is rich, but that is his money, such a large amount of expenses, why do you borrow it from him for no reason? Jingwu Villa is not without money! This is the Mei family's business, my business." ”

Zhang Guo thought for a while and said, "Young Master, in fact, we have money in our hands, isn't there still a lot of it in Qi Yunguan's cellar? ”

Mei Zhenyi smiled bitterly: "Old Zhang, in fact, I also thought of it, there is really no way to use that money." It is also a good disposal to take it from the world and use it in the world. ”

Zhang Guo's eyes widened and said, "It turns out that the young master has thought of it a long time ago, and the old slave is still worried about it here! That money is definitely enough." ”

Mei Zhenyi: "I still have wealth, I wanted to build the Green Snow Shrine together, but this is not enough." ”

The two of them were settling small accounts here, Mei Yi came, and after listening to their discussions, he smiled and said: "I happen to have the amount that is missing, since the young master wants to use the money, take it from me." ”

Zhang Guo was surprised: "Mei Yi, when did you save such a large amount of private money? This is not a small amount. ”

Mei Yi: "Have you forgotten what happened last year, Ningguo County lost a batch of tribute ordnance, the young master asked me to help them find it, and the relevant people of all sizes gave me generous gifts in private, if I don't accept it, they won't be at ease, so I accepted it for the time being, and now the young master is short of money, so I can use this money." ”

Mei Zhenyi: "Uncle Yi, why am I embarrassed to use your money?"

Mei Yi: "What can't be used, and I don't want to think about how this money came from?" If the young master is really embarrassed, he will pay me back in the future." ”

Zhang Guo clapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay, the young master hits Jixing Gaozhao and has no worries, isn't this all solved?"

Mei Zhenyi sighed: "It's all solved, Elder Zhang, you send someone to do it immediately, you must be careful and careful, especially not to delay the construction period." ”

Mei Yi asked, "Since there is nothing to worry about, why is the young master sighing so long at such a young age?"

Mei Zhenyi still shook her head: "I'm either sighing about this, or I'm upset in my heart, and I don't understand." "Some words really can't be said clearly to Mei Yi, who traveled to this world to become Mei Zhenyi, with a prominent family background and noble identity. But today's experience made him feel as if none of this belonged to him "himself", and deep in his heart there was a faint appearance of the boy who lived freely in college, and he would rather he still be the boy named Meixi.