Liaozhai Great Sage

If it was before, Li Xiuyuan felt that it doesn't matter whether he cultivates or not, and there is no need to achieve great success, but not now, after knowing that this is the world of Liaozhai, if he doesn't have the strength to protect himself, wouldn't he be seeking his own death?

Although a beautiful wife and concubine are good, one's own life is more important.

Hearing Li Xiuyuan's words, Li Dafu sighed helplessly: "My father's actions that day were very stupid, I shouldn't let my son learn this martial art from the Taoist priest, because our Li family is rich, even if my son is powerless and What's the problem, is it possible that I am still afraid of thieves? Although my son is brave today, he can carry a heavy gun and open a strong bow. Nothing else can compare to…”

As he said that, he babbled a lot of things in detail, saying what to do if you have such high martial arts skills, and you should marry a wife and take concubines when you are not too young.

Li Xiuyuan couldn't stand his father's nagging, so he could only say: "My son will only come today, before I go to see my mother, let my son go there first."

"That's right, all goodness and filial piety come first, so I won't keep you as a father, so go." Li Dafu said.

Only then did Li Xiuyuan leave as if he had been pardoned.

Seeing that Li Xiuyuan's footsteps were steady, his movements were agile, and he left like a dragon or a tiger, Li Dafu smiled and nodded again: "It's really my unicorn."

After going to the backyard to greet his mother, he washed up and went to rest early.

The next day.

According to the previous itinerary, this time is to go to the school in the county to study.

However, although Li Xiuyuan spent a lot of time practicing martial arts, his achievements in writing are not small. Now he is a child at a young age, and he only waits for the triennial provincial examination to start and obtain the title of scholar.

It has to be said that this ancient imperial examination system is indeed extremely disadvantageous. From reading and literacy to the examination of the number one scholar, it takes more than ten years to fail.

Li Xiuyuan can be regarded as an early reader, but now he doesn't even have a scholar.

If you want to take the examination of scholar, you will have to wait until this autumn to start the examination.

It's still early.

The school in the county, named Beilin Academy, opened in an elegant and quiet forest to the north of Guobei County. The teacher of the school was named Kong Sheng, a man of real talent. He was still a down and out scholar at that time, it was the Li family who helped him and funded him to open this Beilin Academy, so he settled down and took root here.

Fast forward to now, it has been more than ten years.

Now the originally young scholar is now a middle-aged man in his thirties.

Li Xiuyuan came to Beilin Academy today as usual.

When he came to the academy, he found that there were already many people sitting in the academy, many of them were former classmates.

"Teacher, the student is late, please punish him." Li Xiuyuan bowed his hands outside the academy.

Kong Sheng smiled and said: "I never came late, the teacher came earlier, please take your seat first, today the teacher happens to be speaking some sage's words, I hope you can get some benefits from it."

After Li Xiuyuan took his seat, he found that there was an unfamiliar face among the few classmates.

It was a young son, wearing brocade clothes, a jade belt around his waist, and holding a folding fan. He looked like a disciple of a rich family.

But he knew all the rich disciples in Guobei County, but this person didn't.

"Brother Zhang, is there a new classmate in the school?" Li Xiuyuan asked in a low voice.

Zhang Wen, a scholar next to him, replied: "Brother Li didn't come a while ago, it's normal not to know, that is the son of the county magistrate, named Liu Juncai, who also came to the academy to study, but this person is the same as Brother Li, Tong Sheng, who is going to take the township examination this year, because he doesn’t want to work behind closed doors, so he came here to learn and communicate with us, but this Liu Juncai is a bit arrogant and looks down on us county and township students, brother Li needs to pay attention.”

Li Xiuyuan nodded calmly when he heard the words.

This Liu Juncai is actually the new county magistrate, which is really a bit surprising.

"The ancients said, self-cultivation and family harmony, governing the country and the world." At this moment, Kong Sheng began to give a lecture: "But the full text of the words is like this. After knowing things, you will know them. When you know them, you will be sincere. If you are sincere, you will be sincere. When the heart is upright, then the body will be cultivated; if the body is cultivated, then the family will be in order; if the family is in order, then the country will be governed; if the country is governed, then the world will be peaceful.”

"It can be seen from this that Yichengzheng is still before cultivating one's morality and family, governing the country and the world."

"But my teacher believes that sincerity and sincerity are nothing more than one word, that is virtue, the virtue of a gentleman. There is a saying in "Book of Changes", Tian Xingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement. Situ Kun, a gentleman carries things with virtue, today is What the teacher said was just one word, De."

Confucius is indeed very knowledgeable. He quoted scriptures and classics, and he came out of his mouth, and his words were reasonable and well-founded.

All the students also paid attention and listened carefully.

After some lectures, it is to let the students understand what is the virtue of a gentleman and what is the importance of moral character.

"Today I talked about morality for my teacher, and I have to ask a question, if someone has resentment with you, how should you respond?" Kong Sheng asked with a smile.

"Naturally repay him with kindness, so as not to lose the virtue of a gentleman." Immediately, a scholar's voice sounded, and everyone looked around, only to see that it was Liu Junsheng who opened his mouth to answer.

The scholars next to him nodded in agreement.

"Repaying grievances with virtue is indeed the style of a gentleman."

"Brother Liu is open-minded, I admire you."

Chapter 12 Argue

Many students in the school agreed with Liu Junsheng's point of view, thinking that repaying grievances with virtue is the only way to show the demeanor of a gentleman and to embody the virtue of a gentleman.

Kong Sheng, who is a teacher, smiled at the moment. After taking a glance, he finally looked at Li Xiuyuan and said, "Li Xiuyuan, do you think so too?"

Sitting upright, Li Xiuyuan, who was calm and relaxed, said slowly at this moment: "The students think this is a big mistake."

"Repaying grievances with virtue, why do you say something wrong? Even the princes of the court nodded in agreement." Liu Junsheng smiled lightly: "Besides, the son of a merchant has only the smell of copper all over his body. How can he know what virtue is, what learning is, and it is impossible to understand what a gentleman is." Virtue."

After speaking, he looked at Li Xiuyuan with disdain, as if he looked down on this lowly son of a merchant.

"Other people agree that it is other people's business, but not mine. Although the son of a merchant is full of money, he is hard-earned. It is not as good as some officials' families. New officials can't help but increase taxes when they take office, and search for people's fat and anointing." Seeing that this person seemed to be targeting him deliberately, Li Xiuyuan immediately retorted.

Liu Junsheng said angrily, "You say my father is a corrupt official?"

Li Xiuyuan laughed: "If it wasn't for the corrupt officials who gave your father's salary tens of taels of silver a year, why would Mr. Liu be well-clothed and well-fed? It is the jade belt on Mr. Liu's body, which is at least a hundred silver, even if your father doesn't eat or drink I can’t afford it for three years.”

He looked down on his son of a merchant, and how could he ever look down on these corrupt officials who beat the bones.

What's more, my Li family's family business is so big that it covers the entire Guobei County. I don't know how many people have been blessed, how many people have worked for them, and countless people have been indirectly supported. But what did the county magistrate do when he took office?It's just to increase taxes and search for people's fat and people's anointing.

"You..." Liu Junsheng immediately stood up angrily.

"You dare to tarnish my Liu family's innocence and tarnish my Liu family's reputation? Do you know that I, Liu Junsheng, is already a child, but a scholar with a reputation, and you have violated the court's law by slandering a scholar? How dare you speak virtue here?"

Li Xiuyuan laughed: "If I am guilty, you, Liu Junsheng, are guilty of the same crime as me. If you were born as a child, why am I not?"

He is also a child?

Liu Junsheng immediately blushed a little, but he turned around and said, "My dispute with you is just an academic dispute, but you insult my father's innocence. What's the reason for that?"

"It seems that you provoked this matter. You humiliated me first, and I fought back later." Li Xiuyuan said lightly: "We just exchange courtesy with each other."

"A gentleman lies in tolerance. Why do you have to be so fussy? The teacher said just now that you should repay a grievance with virtue. It seems that you just wandered around and didn't listen to it." Liu Junsheng said.

The students next to him nodded and said, "That's right, Brother Li, Brother Liu, although your words are a bit immoral, but you shouldn't be fussy, you should make big things into small things."