Preface 5: The Wrath of the Horseman, the Might of the Scholar (II)

Fang Zheng and his party walked on the street at will, this group of teenagers had never been out of the village since they were young, like this, the scene was naturally the first time to see, all of them were full of curiosity and looked very excited, Zhang Meng even bought a candy man for each child. They held it in their hands but were reluctant to eat it, and some teenagers poked out their tongues and gently added sweet happiness to their faces. Fang Zheng looked dumbfounded, and at the same time a little distressed. In the end, it is a child's heart, so easy to satisfy, and what he wants is just a sugar man.

Thinking about what you want, it doesn't seem complicated, it's nothing more than a leisure, a point of freedom, but there are too many ties in this red world, and who can really be at ease, fate is like a net covering the world, all these creatures are just fish in this net, they are just desperately struggling for survival. If you want to break through the net, how difficult it is, I'm afraid that in the end, you can only end up with bruises and blood.

Just as Fang Zheng was thinking about this, there was a commotion at the back of the line, and a voice that seemed a little nervous sounded, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." The voice was slightly crying, as if it was one of his students.

Fang Zheng stopped and turned around, only to see a thin young man with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes being pulled by the arm of a young man in brocade clothes, his face full of panic. The boy is his own student, he is from Qingshui Village, his name is Li Zhengdao, and even this name is given by Fangzheng. Fang Zhengyou remembers the first time he saw this teenager, dressed in a coarse cloth shirt full of patches, he was eight or nine years old three years ago, standing among the students and looking very thin, as tall as a six or seven-year-old child. When Fang Zheng asked his name, he whispered a little nervously, "Li Tiedan", which caused the whole house to laugh, and Li Tiedan's face was even more blushing, and there was a trace of mist in his eyes when he lowered his head. That was also the first time Fang Zheng lost his temper with his students, he stood in the hall, called Li Tiedan to his side and severely reprimanded the laughing students in the hall, he also knew that these students had no malicious intent, just laughed at the three words Li Tiedan. But Fang Zheng knew better, even this kind of unintentional ridicule would still cause a lot of trauma to the teenager's heart. It reminded him of the time when he was in school, when he was teased by others as an orphan. After criticizing the students, Fang Zheng carefully understood Li Tiedan's family background, it turned out that he was born in a single-parent family, and his mother died of illness when he was three years old. His father dragged him to grow up alone, and the family only had two acres of thin land, and the annual income was only enough for the father and son to barely survive. And the name Li Tiedan is also from his uneducated father, which has no special meaning, just a code name. Later, Fang Zheng also went to Qingshui Village for this purpose, and made the only home visit in his three-year teaching career, and met his father and his home. An ordinary honest farmer, a small muddy thatched house, not even a courtyard wall. Fang Zheng looked sad but there was nothing he could do, and when he asked his father for his opinion and wanted to give him a new name, he received his father's repeated thanks. So Li Tiedan officially changed his name to Li Zhengdao, taking the meaning of "the right way in the world is the vicissitudes of life". When this name first appeared in the ears of the other students and knew that it was given by Fang Zheng, they were envious.

Fang Zheng came back to his senses, looked at the scene in front of him, and thought that with Li Zhengdao's temperament, he was naturally not a person who caused trouble, if he really accidentally provoked the other party, he would naturally bear all the consequences. Fang Zheng thought about it and walked forward, but at this moment, he heard the shouting of the young man in gorgeous clothes in front of him, "Little bastard, there is a dog that has not been taught by a father and a mother has soiled the clothes of this young master, even if you can't afford to take your cheap life!"

Fang Zheng looked at the young man in Chinese clothes with a distorted face in front of him and Li Zhengdao, whose body trembled slightly but was silent, and felt an intuition of anger rising from his chest and rushing straight to his head, he took a few steps forward and pulled Li Zhengdao to kick the young man in Chinese clothes who was scolding in front of him. Although Fang Zheng is a scholar, he has been insisting on exercising since junior high school, and he has great respect for ancient Chinese culture, and feels that a real scholar should be as civil and military as the ancients, with the gift of a sage and a familiar gentleman. In addition, in the past three years, it may be because of the animism in this world, and Founder's physical fitness has been greatly improved. With such an angry kick, he squarely dressed the young man on the shoulder and kicked him on his back and facing the sky. Such a sudden scene surprised the students behind him, Zhang Meng and others, and they didn't know what to do for a while. The students were naturally angry when they saw Li Zhengdao being bullied before, but they were forced by the other party's strength but didn't know what to do. But Zhang Meng and the others were a little worried, seeing that the other party was dressed, their background was by no means ordinary, and they felt that Fang Zheng's move was a bit Meng Lang, but they didn't have much fear, and they stepped forward together and surrounded Fang Zheng and silently stated their position.

Fang Zheng kicked the other party, You Zi felt angry, and looked condescendingly at the young man in Chinese clothes who was hurting in front of him, only to see that he was wearing gold and jade, and his clothes were all made of the top silk material, but his face was pale, and he looked like he was overly wine-colored.

"A dignified man, the export has become a dirty and insulting parent, embarrassing a child, Fang Mou came to ask you what is the reason?"

Fangzheng's voice is full of color, and the first voice is striking. It made the young man in Chinese clothes a little stunned for a while, not only by the sudden kick but also by the cheer. It took a while to react, a little annoyed and angry, and got up from the ground with his hands and feet, ready to pounce on Fang Zheng, but he was taken by Fang Zheng's momentum and the people behind him, he didn't dare to step forward for a while, stood two steps away and scolded, "Dog thing, you dare to kick the master, don't even think about running away today, my father will definitely not let you go, I want you to live better than die." "Gritting his teeth, he seems to have a life-and-death enmity with Fang Zheng.

"Fang Mou's line is right, and he never thought of leaving, my student soiled your clothes, Fang Mou will compensate for "the disciple is not strict, and his teacher is wrong", Fang Mou, as his teacher, has never thought of evading responsibility, but Your Excellency has spoken viciously and insulted my student before, and Fang Mou will definitely seek justice!"

"Haha, fair? Here, I am fair, and after a while, my father is here, and I want to see what kind of justice you want. ”

The young man in Chinese costume said arrogantly. At this time, there were already a lot of spectators gathered here. There were many discussions outside the venue, and they all seemed to know the young man in Chinese costumes, pointing at him, and whispering words such as "Gentleman, scum, son of the county master". Fang Zheng listened, frowned, and felt that things were a little tricky. The dark founder of society has long understood, even the place on the modern earth that pays attention to human rights, not to mention that here, the county prince is almost the emperor of the soil, and he can cover the sky with one hand. It's just that Fang Zheng has never regretted it, people live for a lifetime, and what they fight for is a breath, and it is not his way to live secretly.

Fang Zheng simply ignored the clamor of the young man, and called Li Zhengdao to ask what happened, and it turned out that the matter came out of the sugar man. Zhang Meng bought a candy man for them before, Li Zhengdao was reluctant to eat it, and followed the team tightly in his hand, all his thoughts were on the sugar man, and he accidentally bumped into the young man in Chinese clothes, and the sugar man rubbed the other party's clothes. That's what caused something like this. Fangzheng has always asked the students to maintain a good formation, and Li Zhengdao has always followed the back of the team, so it stands to reason that he will not bump into others, but now it seems that I am afraid that this young man in Chinese clothes will bump into Li Zhengdao. It's just that now that things have come to this point, it doesn't matter who hit whom. The reason why Fang Zheng wants to ask clearly, is just a reason, as long as it is not Li Zhengdao's fault, Fang Zheng is not afraid of anyone.

At this time, Li Zhengdao had also come to his senses under the comfort of his classmates, looking at Fang Zheng's face flushed, and seemed to have made a lot of determination to speak, "Sir, the matter was caused by me, let me bear it, Mr. said that you must be responsible, and the right way has always been in mind, and now don't be tired of Mr. and everyone." Hearing this, Fang Zheng turned his head to look at Li Zhengdao and frowned. Looking at Fang Zheng's expression, Li Zhengdao was a little scared, he knew that Mr. was angry, and Mr. would only frown when he was angry. It's just that he also understands that the current thing is not good, the other party is obviously not an ordinary person, and Mr. is just a scholar, although in his heart Mr. is a pedantic and almost omnipotent, but he still doesn't want Mr. to be dangerous. He raised his head and stared at Fang Zheng stubbornly, with a determined expression. Seeing this, Fang Zheng's frowning brows slowly stretched. Suddenly smiled and said, "Very good, it seems that you do understand the true meaning of the word responsibility, but today I am still your teacher, your husband, before you take it alone, just like you have caused trouble, and ask your parents to come forward to solve it, I am your husband, I have this obligation and responsibility, in the future, you and I will be separated, your parents will be old, you will face the future life alone, and that is when you really need to take responsibility." Assume the family responsibility of being a husband and wife, the human responsibility of being a father and a mother, and the human responsibility of being a child, and assume the social responsibility of being loyal to the country and asking for the people's life. This is the responsibility you should have, as for today, such a funny little thing, but it is not the time for you to take responsibility, Fang Mou has lived for more than 20 years, he has been a man in two lives, and he is familiar with the scriptures of the sages, how can he be afraid of such crumbs and ruffians. Today I will give you the last lesson, we are the people who read, inherit the aspirations of the sages, follow the sages and learn from the talents, and have the spirit of grandeur in the chest, establish a heart for heaven and earth, and establish a life for the people. Inherit the holy and unlearned, and open the peace of the world. You must not be proud, but you must not be proud. As long as the chest is open, this bright and bright can be obtained, the heavens, the earth, the mountains and rivers are at ease in my heart, fearless, standing proudly in the heavens and the earth, all the evil is but the dust under the feet, you can step on it alone! Now you are standing here, I want to see what this ruffian can do to me!"

After Fang Zheng said these words in one breath, the audience was silent, even the crowd of onlookers had stopped whispering, and the students behind him were even more immersed in Fang Zheng's spirit, feeling that the figure in front of him was infinitely tall at this moment, fearless in his heart, and a trace of inexplicable qi began to breed in his chest. Even Zhang Meng, the adults, felt their blood boiling, and they had already lost their previous worries.

At this moment, Fang Zheng was standing straight in the middle of the street with his left hand behind his back, with a pair of eyes that were particularly attentive, looking at the young man in Chinese clothes lightly, and the sunlight shining on his face looked a little sacred.

The young man in Chinese costume was a little anxious at the moment, not turning to look at the back of the street as if he was waiting for someone, but he no longer opened his mouth to shout. And no one noticed that at the corner behind the crowd stood two beautiful figures, one red and one green, which were somewhat out of place with the gray street.

"Sister Yu'er, this scholar is really interesting. Establish a heart for heaven and earth, and establish a life for the people. For the sake of the saints, for the sake of eternal peace. This kind of ambition is comparable to the sky, but I don't know how much real ability I have, and I'm just a guy with some lip service. ”

"Sister Yan'er is afraid that she is going to be wrong today, no matter how much ability this person has, just with such a sharp edge and the heroic righteousness in his chest, he has already changed countless false names over time, his words are empty, and his temperament is difficult to fake. This scholar will certainly not disappoint his father. Let's just watch quietly and see what he does next with the county order that will come soon. ”

"I didn't expect my sister to speak so highly of this person, I want to see if he can still have the same bearing as he is now when facing the county order. There was a hint of disbelief and mischievous in her delicate tone. The woman in red smiled absently and didn't speak again.

At this time, only a burst of footsteps was heard, and more than a dozen officials in official uniforms appeared on the corner of the street, led by a middle-aged man with a dignified face. A thin old man dressed as a master with a long beard followed the county order.

Seeing the comer, the young man in the Chinese costume looked overjoyed, and hurriedly greeted the comer, shouting as he walked, "Dad, you are finally here, it is these dogs that stain my clothes, and they also beat people, you must administer justice for the children and arrest them all." As he spoke, he glared at Fang Zheng viciously, and the taste in it was self-evident.

"Shut up!" the county magistrate snorted as a young man in Chinese costumes. Then he glanced at Fang Zheng and them lightly, and said to the official behind him, "Take them all!" After speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait! Fang Mouyuan said that this ruffian is fighting against whose power, and now he understands it, but as the head of a county, Your Excellency should have asked for the people's life, but now he wants to arrest people for the sake of right and wrong. I want to see if Your Excellency can really cover the sky with one hand. Without waiting for the county order to speak, Fang Zheng continued, "Now that the king is virtuous, the first national policy of building a government and cultivating talents, Fang Mou came from Qingniu with his apprentices, in order to study art, and then report to the court and the people." Now that you, as a county magistrate, want to block my path to study, cut off my loyalty, and ignore the Holy Will's orders, I will ask you what you have in mind. "Fang Zheng knows very well that he must not compromise at this moment, and he wants to make things bigger, since King Liang wants to educate the people after running an official school, he will definitely not treat it as a child's play, and he must give preferential treatment to scholars, otherwise this school will only become a joke. So Fang Zheng didn't worry too much that these words would anger the county order, if he didn't fight at this moment, he was afraid that the consequences would be worrying, and when he got to the county office, even if he was reasonable, he would have nowhere to talk. Now that there are more and more onlookers, Fang Zheng wants to see if this county order dares to ignore public opinion.

As Fang Zheng finished saying these words, the county order's face had begun to turn blue, he didn't expect this scholar to be so difficult, a big hat of "disregarding the emperor's order" was buttoned down, and he didn't dare to act rashly. Now I just feel a dilemma. And the crowd of onlookers was even more noisy at this moment, everyone already knew the style of the young man in Chinese costumes, everyone had already guessed the origin of the matter, plus sympathy for the weak and the resentment against this gentleman. So the crowd was excited, and they all asked the county order to return justice to them. Seeing this, the county order had an even more headache, what was originally a trivial matter, but now it has reached such a point, which makes him really annoyed, and while he is annoyed by Fangzheng, he also secretly blames his son who is not angry. Turning to stare at the young man in fancy clothes, he asked in a deep voice, "What the hell is going on, you tell me clearly, don't have half a lie." ”

Seeing that his father was angry, the young man in Huafu didn't dare to hide anything, and told the truth of the matter. It turned out that he was only looking at the excitement on the street at that time, and he bumped into Li Zhengdao without checking for a while, and it happened that Li Zhengdao was holding a candy man in his hand and rubbed his clothes, so he was arrogant and began to scold Li Zhengdao and demanded compensation. A small incident caused such a big storm and made the county commander even more angry. kicked the young man in the costume fiercely and walked away. The young man in Huafu only felt more aggrieved in his heart, and he was kicked in vain if he failed to make a claim, but at this time, the general trend was gone, so he could only glare at Fang Zheng viciously and follow his father.

This is the end of a farce, and the county magistrate is in a hurry to come, but it seems a little funny. Fang Zheng bowed to the crowd and thanked him, and led the team to the inn, and lost the interest of continuing to shop.

When the crowd dispersed, the two figures on the corner were still standing in place. "He is brave and strategic, he is a useful talent, and this trip is not in vain. "Sister, is it that she forgets her righteousness? Could it be that I have run for nothing when I come here to see me on this trip?" The woman in red smiled dumbly, "You girl dare to say anything, you know I don't mean that." Let's go, we should also go back, we have to go to see the exam in the afternoon, listen to the scholar's tone, they also have to participate, if I don't go to the county order, I'm afraid I'll have to put on small shoes for him, if I miss the candidate's admission, it will be a big deal for my father. I also want to see if this scholar really has the ability and what kind of results the students can achieve. ”

As she spoke, she walked away, and the woman in green followed behind her with a smile, looking a little playful.