(PS: Everyone has a good year, eat and drink well, and be in good health.) Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ)

In Xiaolou and Tian Tian's opinion, playing chess should be an extremely boring thing, they simply took Tang Ze's fishing rod and recliner to the side to pass the time, chattering, the two are about the same age, but they are very compatible.

Playing chess and chatting at the same time is naturally relaxed and freehand, and after a few days, everyone is really familiar. The two old men may feel that Tang Ze is informal, and some of the words he says are often thought-provoking, of course, there are also places where they feel deviant, but they are all reasoning with facts, secretly guiding and dissuading, they have rich experience in life, and what they say can also make Tang Ze understand.

On this day, Zhou Lao was the only one, and the two talked about Haoran's righteousness and spirit.

Before, the two also talked about it, but they all talked about it roughly, probably because Tang Ze didn't dare to be interested, and he didn't go too deep, at that time they were just chess friends who had just met, and they could talk about it, barely a New Year's friend, and now that they are familiar, the meaning of mentioning it again is naturally very different.

"You person, I can't see through seven or eight points, and you act magnificently, but there is no shortage of conspiracy methods, but in this way, it hinders the accumulation of your heroic righteousness......" He took a sip of tea, his eyes still fixed on the chessboard, "But it's no wonder you, after all, you have only recently come into contact with orthodox Confucianism, and the previous ten years...... It's a waste......"

Tang Ze has long had a fixed position on his own path, and he doesn't care much about Haoran's righteousness, and when he reads on weekdays, he is often distracted and used for two purposes, and what he really thinks about in his heart is things related to cultivation, such as analyzing the 'Falling Thunder Sword Decision'.

For Old Zhou's reminder, Tang Ze was grateful, knowing that this old man was a real Confucian in reading, and the two sides had been in contact for so long, so they naturally knew a little better, and a "grandiose" evaluation was a very high praise.

"Accumulate Haoran righteousness, but it's not in a hurry, you see I'm at ease, reading books and playing chess every day, so it's good. ”

Seeing Tang Ze speak like this, Zhou Lao probably sighed that he had some talents, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed in his heart.

"Before my generation of scholars are righteous and virtuous, even if they have a good way to cultivate their bodies, they can only live for a hundred and fifty years at most, although it is good to be comfortable, but once you slack off, you will not be able to accumulate enough Haoran righteousness when the year comes, and when the time comes, you will have to be honest and virtuous, and your future achievements will not be too high after all!"

Tang Ze was really a little moved this time, the old man's words were naturally because he had traveled far on the road of Confucianism and Taoism, and every word was a heartfelt admonition. Ordinary people and humans in the first realm can live for a maximum of one hundred and fifty years, which he knows, but he doesn't know some taboos of Confucianism, so it's good to listen to it.

Tang Ze looked puzzled and asked, "Why did Elder Zhou say this? As far as I know, as long as you break through to the realm of Jinshi on the way to Confucianism and Taoism, you can naturally increase your longevity!"

"That's what it looks like, right...... But it's about heritage and development. The old man glanced at him, and then said, "For example, Zhang Weixian, the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he is less than eighty years old this year, and he is already a Confucian scholar in the Hanlin realm, he can be regarded as young and promising, and he seems to have realized the third literary heart, this talent, I don't know how many people envy it, but if it is said that his future achievements can be expected, it is a little ...... Hey, he was so early in his heart that he was enlightened, it was really not what he wanted. ”

Tang Ze saw the old man's face with regret. "Oh?"

"Compared to Brother Zhang, I can't catch up with him, he is not a once-in-a-century genius in the Righteous Qi Academy, but he was shackled by my Great Zhou, and he had to be righteous and enlightened so early...... Even so, in the next hundred years, I am afraid that I will not be able to catch up with Brother Zhang. The old man sighed with emotion, and lost the interest of continuing to play chess, so he directly threw in and admitted defeat.

At this time, hearing the old man's words, Xiao Lou, who was sitting on the side and overheard, was a little unhappy, and she couldn't help but come over.

"Old ...... My husband, my lord, eldest son, and second son are all very powerful, their heroic righteousness reflects the Quartet, deters the world, and protects my great Zhou Antai, how can the achievements not be high?!"

The little girl looked a little nervous, pouting slightly, and was very serious in her defense.

She grew up in the Prime Minister's Mansion since she was a child, Zhang Weixian is her heaven, her father, and several sons are her brothers. The old man has been the prime minister for more than 30 years and is in charge of the government. The eldest son, Zhang Hongwen, is a squire in the household department and is a senior official of the third grade. The second son, Zhang Hongru, is one of the leaders of the blood guard of the protector of the country, and he has the responsibility of defending the land. The third son, Zhang Hongli, is still young, but he is also a dragon among people. Although she may not be able to hear the deep meaning of Zhou's old words, she probably knows that it is not good to use it on the Zhang family.

Generally, the master can't interject at will when talking to outsiders, but the little girl can't allow outsiders to say that the Zhang family is not good at all, and at this time I don't know how much courage she mustered up, so she said this rebuttal, and the little fist was dragged in front of her, looking at Zhou Lao's gaze, a little worried.

In the past, Xiaolou always stayed quietly on the side, well-behaved and sensible, and Zhou Lao also liked this cute little girl. Tang Ze looked at her small appearance, but he was already laughing. Zhou Lao was not angry, but was slightly stunned, glanced at Xiao Lou, and explained.

"After all, the accumulation of the foundation is a little worse, it is said that the core of the Zhengqi Academy, their old masters have set the rules, within a hundred years of studying, the righteous heart and Mingde are not allowed, and after a hundred years, the righteous heart and virtue are allowed, this Haoran righteousness has been accumulated, and the road after that is naturally smooth, I have heard of a reading seed of the Zhengqi Academy, who is only one hundred and sixty years old, but his cultivation has already touched the threshold of a university scholar, and the reading seed of the same level as him, it is said that there are three or four people, which is really enviable...... With Brother Zhang's qualifications, he originally had this kind of opportunity...... He sacrificed a lot for the sake of Da Zhou. ”

Tang Ze was already packing up the chess pieces, and asked in his mouth: "What about my eldest brother and second brother, why did they enter the Jinshi realm so early?"

"Without him, for the sake of safety......"

Tang Ze frowned, of course he could understand that the Great Zhou's exclusive Confucianism, Zhang Weixian was the prime minister of the Great Zhou, and the Zhang family naturally bore the brunt of it, resisting the invasion of strong enemies externally, and defending against conspiracy and assassination internally, this requires strength, how can there be time to accumulate for them, no wonder Zhou Lao wants to choke his wrist.

Zhou Lao's explanation made Xiao Lou very worried, and the worried look did not disperse until he left with Tang Ze, all the way he lowered his head and walked silently behind Tang Ze, and his already petite body looked even smaller because of his weak appearance.

After walking for a while, Tang Ze was helpless, turned around and comforted: "Are you okay......?

As soon as these words came out, I saw Xiao Lou's shoulders shrink, his small mouth pursed slightly, and tears fell from his eyes.

Tang Ze was slightly stunned, and then said in a soft voice: "What's wrong?"

"Xiao Lou ......" The little girl sobbed, looking like she wanted to cry out loud but didn't dare, and looked up at him, "Although Xiao Lou is a little girl who doesn't know anything, she also knows that this is not Xiao Lou's business...... It's just, it's just ......"

The little girl hadn't read a few books, and some of the words were poor, and she couldn't express the meaning in her heart well, so she was anxious and desperately wiping her tears. Tang Ze looked at her crying little face, originally thought that this little girl was a little sullen about Zhou Lao's words, who knew that she was really worried about the future of the Zhang family...... What a lovely child. Then, Tang Ze couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Fourth son, are you still smiling...... Woo-"

The little girl's words were interrupted with the sound of crying, but it was Tang Ze who suddenly reached out and rubbed her hair, making her maid's bun a little messy. The little girl was stunned, her eyes waited wide, and then she blinked twice blankly.

Seeing that she stopped crying, Tang Ze withdrew his hand and gently patted her red little face: "Wipe it, little flower cat...... Let's go. With that, he turned around and continued walking.

After a while, the little girl ran and chased after her, looking frightened, her face was so red that she was about to drip blood: "Childe, childe, you ...... just now" She said quietly and nervously, but she didn't dare to cry anymore.

"What happened just now?"

Of course, it's just a prank to make the little girl stop crying, the little girl is thirteen or fourteen years old, she already knows a lot of things, maybe a little shy at the moment, she rushed up angrily, plucked up the courage to ask for an explanation, thought for a long time, and finally said in her toughest tone: "Childe, you, you bully!"

Tang Ze nodded and smiled: "Yes, I'm just bullying you......"

Saying this, his voice stopped suddenly, and he instantly took the little girl in his arms, and when he dodged to the side of the street, his ears had already heard the sound of horses' hooves from far and near behind him, as well as the sound of sharp shouts.

"Get ......out of the way!"