Sheng Shi Merciful Light

Mu Ci does not deprive others of the right to speak, but he has nothing to say, so he strongly refuses to talk.

As a result, more and more civil servants in Tianjing City went on strike and joined the ranks of sit-in protests.Even the supervising students of Guozijian and the students of Taixue came here. They were not willing to be "humiliated" for the sake of their future imperial examinations, but also for the character of the scholars.

Since ancient times, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and scholars ranked first, and soldiers were not even ranked. Suddenly, soldiers can be praised more than gentry, and they really feel that they have been humiliated.

For a while, the whole country, even the villagers in the mountains, the traffickers and the pawns would chat a few words in response to the situation, only saying that the world is going down, and people's hearts are not old.

Fortunately, he was not a sinner because of his words, so Emperor Deguang couldn't shut up Youyou with the reason of "don't talk about state affairs", so he had to send his servants to persuade these protesting scholars, don't really kill one or two, and it will be difficult to end.

Wang Youlun was most worried about "the pen of history is like a knife", and tried to ask the king of Chu several times a day.

Le Shu then asked: "Master, Wang Xianggong asked to see you for the fifth time today, are you still missing?"

It means asking if the fire is not here yet?

Mu Ci was leisurely reading an ancient medicine book, and didn't raise her head when she heard the words: "My uncle is taking a day off today, so I'm free. Let him go home and spend more time with my aunt. I know what my uncle wants to say, but I can't see him."

This is a kind of protection to prevent others from targeting and isolating him because of his relative status.

Le Shu is a transparent person, so he naturally thought of this, so he stopped talking.

After a few days of leisure, Le Shu felt inspired and wanted to write and draw.He took the Four Treasures of the Study that had been shelved in Mu Ci's study, and found that they were all high-end products for the imperial use, rare in the market, so he hesitated.

Mu Ci quickly said: "I don't use it, and it's useless if you keep it. You can use it if you like."

Le Shu was in a high mood, and just wanted to rush over to kiss Mu Ci.Like a good sword for a warrior, a good pen and ink is the favorite of a literati.He looked at Mu Ci, knowing that this master didn't know how to appreciate it at all, so he lived up to these good things, took a piece of rice paper and ground a piece of pine smoke ink.Le Shu has never used these good things that are said to be impossible to buy with money. The price is second. The key is to follow a good master who is generous, true and kind. He has a stable mood and everything goes well. It was written down as a poem.

He Shun, who was standing by the side, looked enviously at Le Shu's fluent calligraphy.Because the palace set up a school for the children of the Imperial Army hired by the whole family, He Shun was also sent to school by Mu Ci when he was still young. After learning a lot of characters, he recognized the characters written by Le Shu word by word.

Seeing Heshun's serious expression, Le Shu asked, "Want to learn?"

He Shun's eyes flashed, he nodded, and said shyly: "Why do you trouble Mr. Shu?" Because he is a servant, he always hurts himself a bit.

"It's okay, I was also born as a sin slave before." Le Shu smiled understandingly, and when he mentioned the unbearable past, the haze hidden between his brows disappeared completely, and his smile was bright, and he seemed to be radiating divine light, unparalleled in beauty and brilliant in spirit .

He Shun looked at Le Shu, then at Mu Ci, and felt that the two were like brothers.If Le Shu were to pretend to be Mu Ci now, it would be very deceiving.

Not long after, the concierge reported that Prince Qinghe's eldest son, Mu Yunge, was leading the Su family's youngest son, Su Min, and Wang Xianggong's eldest son, Wang Zhihong, asked to see him, and sent a thank you note, thanking Mu Ci for generously lending Sijinyuan to hold a poetry meeting for them.

Mu Ci asked Le Shu: "I remember that Sijin Garden has been operated independently, and they rented it, right?"

Although Le Shu's force value is negligible, he has a strong cultural background and has a photographic memory. Although he is not as exaggerated as Mu Ci, he is very attentive and will deliberately memorize a lot of information that Mu Ci may use.

He could answer everything Mu Ci asked, so he accepted the Four Treasures of the Study, and said with a smile: "Si Jin Garden is next to the palace, and my father-in-law (Mou Yu) was afraid that there would be a loophole in the security of the mansion, so he didn't contract it to outsiders. Together with several generals, I bought ten-year contract management rights with money, saying that it is to earn some money for the wife, and save some money for the wife if there is no wife."

Mu Ci: "..."

"Because you were hurt at that time, I didn't use these small things to disturb your rest. Later, I forgot to tell you when I got busy." Le Shu blushed again, "My grandmother heard about this...she was in the hospital before the accident. She loves to visit gardens, and she likes Jinyuan Garden the most, so she sold part of her dowry and invested a small amount of money in it."

Mu Ci: "...Is this going to save money for you to marry a wife?"

Le Shu pursed his lips, inexplicably stubborn, and said, "I don't want to marry a wife."

"You're still young, so you can wait a few years." Mu Ci disagreed with early marriage, and asked, "How much money did you charge for that poem?"

"The Sui Garden Poetry Club held by Prince Qinghe is a very fortunate and first-class literary club. How can we talk about money with them when we borrow the Jin Garden? Not only does the father-in-law not charge them for rent, he also gives fresh melons and fruits. Therefore, in name It was you who lent the garden."

Le Shu is a scholar, and when he talked about the Sui Yuan Poetry Conference, he was fascinated, his eyes shined brightly, and his already beautiful face seemed to emit a lustrous luster.

Mu Ci said helplessly: "It's all free, can you get back the original money? It's okay, brother. He has a rich family, he is tired of having no family, and he is thick-skinned. If he spends all the money lavishly, he can still rub against me. It's not good with your grandmother." Tell me, how much dowry can the old lady have?"

Le Shu didn't dare to say that his grandmother had a lot of red makeup back then, but she was rich. His father and grandfather were convicted and fined money, but the dowry was the woman's private property and was not included in the confiscation.Grandma had many friends, so she was lucky enough to keep them.Of course, the wealth is not in vain, and Le Shu didn't need to show off in front of Mu Ci, so he said in a low-key way: "Grandmother said that it's okay to lose money, she has the right to have fun, and she wants to go to the garden at any time."

"It's an old lady who can see things openly. I like her very much. No wonder I can teach you." Mu Ci asked again, "When will the poetry meeting be held?"

As soon as Mu Ci asked, Le Shu understood, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "September 28."

"Oh……"

It is now October sixteenth.Mu Ci then knew that Prince Qinghe came to thank him as a cover, or because of the Hall of Valor.

Mu Ci likes to do practical things, and doesn't like to pretend to be friends with others.Knowing Mu Ci's temperament, Le Shu became a little anxious.Just because the literati are emotional now, and Prince Qinghe's talent and prestige are among the best, so it is considered a literati representative to come to talk with Mu Ci, if he is rejected, it is inappropriate and will intensify the conflict.

Coke never dared to speak too much to suggest what Mu Ci should do.It was only because Le Shu urged Mu Ci to meet Chang Dashi in Taihe Building last time that he gave the Loyalty Society a chance to assassinate him on the way.For this reason, although Le Shu was not convicted for ineffective protection, he was punished for tampering with King Chu's route and increasing the risk factor.He also regretted it himself, so he learned his lesson and kept his duty and never overstepped it.

Unexpectedly, Mu Ci took out a piece of paper to write and draw, and then ordered: "Please go to the Hall of Peace."

"Ah?" Le Shu opened his mouth wide. This is... to see them?

"Yes!" He complied, he never thought about other issues, so he never asked questions, and immediately went down to give orders.

When Mu Ci was about to go out, Le Shu came back to his senses, and quickly put the cloak on Mu Ci lightly, but the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.

"Happy?" Mu Ci asked him lightly.

Le Shu smiled gently: "I don't feel sorry for me, I must be thinking about it."

"It's good to know." Mu Ci said, "In the future, if you have an idea, you don't have to hide it, just say it. You are the servant of the palace, and you have the right to check and make up for vacancies, and to make suggestions. As for whether to accept it or not, I have to weigh it."

Le Shu's smile widened, and he didn't refuse: "I see, master..." A pair of beautiful Ruifeng eyes looked at Mu Ci with gentleness, twinkling stars, full of admiration and reverence.

Mu Ci just smiled lightly, patted him on the shoulder and walked out.

……

The Prince Chu's Mansion occupies a large area, and it can almost be called a small palace. The first hall is the Ziwei Hall, which is used to hold important banquets and receive the emperor and state guests.The second hall is the Peace Hall, which is used for general banquets and receiving distinguished guests.

It is very appropriate to receive Mu Yunge and others in the Peace Palace.

Mu Yunge is not very similar to King Qinghe, not in appearance, but in inner temperament.King Qinghe is more like a beautiful jade that has returned to its original nature, with a restrained edge. Because of the wind and sun, his face is slightly dark and vicissitudes, but he can't hide his mature, intellectual, noble and elegant.

Mu Yunge is tall, fair-skinned and handsome, elegant and graceful, young and successful, already famous all over the world at the age of 24, proficient in all kinds of poetry, music and Fu, and the leader of the "Suiyuan Poetry Association", and has been in the world since childhood. It has received a lot of praise and has not encountered twists and turns.

Because King Qinghe has been wandering overseas in recent years, he wrote less poems about the wind and the moon, and wrote more travel notes and scenery records. Some people said that Shi Ziqing was better than blue, which faintly overshadowed his father's limelight.

Mu Ci has sharp eyes, and it's easy to see that although Mu Yunge is gentle and polite, he has a clean and haughty personality, and a hint of arrogance flashes in his eyes.

Is this pride by nature, or does he look down on him?

But Mu Ci didn't care about other people's eyes and remained calm.

Everyone introduced each other... mainly Wang Zhihong, as his cousin, introduced Mu Yunge and Su Min to Mu Ci.Among the three, only Mu Yunge had a green-clothed book boy behind him. Mu Ci took a look at the thin book boy, but saw Wang Zhihong move his steps, blocking the little book boy.

Mu Ci didn't care, and looked away lightly.

But Mu Yunge was also looking at Mu Ci at this moment, and at first glance, he only felt that the legendary Chu king's face was so beautiful that it was almost fierce, and it took people's breath away.Most especially those eyes that were as black as dots of ink, with the wisdom and profoundness to see through the world, but also calm and waveless, not like a young man who has not reached the weak crown.

He entered the house and was taken off the fox fur cloak by the waiter behind him. He was only wearing a half-worn white silk brocade robe. His stature was thin and his complexion was pale, which was not a sign of longevity.

In Mu Yunge's heart, he had to praise the wonderful character, but unfortunately he was in poor health and lacked knowledge, wasting the beautiful appearance that God gave him.

Looking at the waiter behind the King of Chu, he was only a young man of sixteen or seventeen, with handsome eyebrows, as delicate as jade, and a three-point smile on his brows and mouth, which made people feel like a spring breeze.His movements are gentle and elegant, and his temperament is noble and elegant... If Mu Yunge hadn't known that he was a waiter named Leshu next to the King of Chu, he might have guessed which family he was.

For such an exquisite young man to be only a waiter, it must be said that he was reckless.

……

Mu Ci is unwilling to waste time on such things as greetings, verbal confrontation and probing, so Mu Ci asked everyone to sit down, took the seat of honor, and cut straight to the point: "I know why you are here, so you don't need to thank me, you should thank Lord Huguo .”

Mu Yunge thanked her kindly.

"About Sijin Garden, I think you should be informed about this in advance." Mu Ci handed out a piece of writing paper in his hand, and Le Shu took it respectfully, and presented it to Mu Yunge.

Mu Yunge thought it was something important, but when he looked carefully, it turned out to be a bunch of tabular values.

Mu Ci said: "Sijin Garden has been operated independently. This is the rental price of different areas. As the first batch of distinguished guests, brother should be the master for free rewards. But the maintenance of such a large garden requires a lot of money, and it cannot be sustained for a long time. In the future, I can only say sorry, and a certain fee must be charged. If you still need to rent, I will give you a VIP discount. In addition, the damaged flowers and plants will be charged at ten times the price. If you need other details, I will send someone to send them House."

Mu Yunge: "..."

He has been a child prodigy and a celebrity all his life, and he planned to use his quick wit and charisma to convince this king of Chu who came out of the cold palace and had no common sense and culture.He hadn't played yet, and when he encountered such a straightforward person who defeated him with the stink of copper, his face flushed for a moment, as if he hosted the most famous poetry meeting, and it was all for nothing.

Inexplicably, his momentum became shorter.

Mu Yunge became angry from embarrassment, and because the matter couldn't be done, he had to restrain himself, his face was really exciting.Neither Su Min nor Wang Zhihong was good at dancing, and their faces turned red from holding back.

In fact, even the elegant smile on Le Shu's face cracked a bit, looking at Mu Ci speechlessly, he really didn't expect that he would use this method to give Mu Yunge a blow.

But Le Shu is still a scholar at heart, and he understands the noble and self-respecting personality of scholars best, especially Mu Yunge, who is called "Master Baiyu", who has the most impeccable temperament, clean eyes, and doesn't care about money... He is afraid that the conversation will collapse. The prince would walk away in anger, even if he didn't say anything outside, but people are good at making up their minds, which is not good for Mu Ci.

Le Shu hurriedly smoothed things over, squatted beside Mu Ci, put his head on Mu Ci's lap, looked up at Mu Ci with warm eyes, and said happily: "Master, it's very kind of you to know that we have invested money into Sijin Garden, it's because we feel sorry for us." Can't you get your money back?"

Mu Ci was kind and generous, took Le Shu's hand and said, "Yes, I want you to earn more as a wife, if a good girl loves you in the future, you are a man, you have to give her a good life, you can't lose her, right? "

Le Shu just laughed, and didn't say that he didn't want to marry a wife.

Mu Ci said calmly: "A small family is a big country, and a big country is a small family. No matter how big a country is, it is also composed of small families. Literati are also human beings, and they need to support their parents and children in order to have a harmonious family. If a family is harmonious, the country will prosper. I don't understand, why now when scholars talk about the economy, they seem to pollute their eyes and ears, and they insist on treating money like dung. It is best for the whole family to drink northwest wind to be a real talent, real celebrity, and real character? If the cow dung is used up, can’t you write good articles that stand out from the past? Can’t cow dung enrich the field and produce the most beautiful flowers on it?”

The words were rough but not rough, Mu Yunge smelled an unusual aura, gradually put away his anger and contempt, settled down, and listened attentively to Mu Ci's words.

Because he is exactly the kind of high-minded personality who doesn't listen to economics and smells of money, and because he is very popular among scholars and attracts attention, this "noble" atmosphere has influenced many scholars virtually.

Mu Ci said again: "Reading is to cultivate righteousness and understand things; reading is also to understand economics and people's livelihood. If you only learn a lot of knowledge, write beautiful articles, and float in the clouds, the beauty is beautiful, but you don't understand common affairs at all. Economy, even listening to it is dirty. If you become a parent official in the future, how will you let the people under your rule live a good life? Use words and sentences? If you become a court official, how will you make the country’s treasury full and prosperous? ? Is it right to recite poems?"

Mu Yunge understood it, and had to admit that what King Chu said made sense, and lowered his eyes to think carefully.

In the ancient rituals, the six arts of a gentleman have "numbers", which are learned to measure land, calculate accounts and collect taxes, and solve various daily practical problems that need to be calculated in life.But he is a son of a rich family, he has never been troubled by money since he was a child, and because business is a cheap business, he does look down on philistines and schemers, but whenever he associates with him, if it involves money, he will be looked down upon by him.

From the bottom of his heart, he looked down on the King of Chu, because the King of Chu tossed Lu Dingguo, the Shangshu of the transfer department, and always cared about money.

Mu Yunge's thoughts turned, because he was a member of the clan, he knew many secret tricks by his ears and eyes, and understood that this was his weakness and was taken advantage of by others.

Gugong Mou Yu, who came to protect the country, knew his temperament so that he let him use Sijin Garden for nothing, and didn't tell him that Sijin Garden had been operated independently and needed to pay the rent.And the people around him also "followed him", or set him up, intentionally or unintentionally, describing the King of Chu as an ignorant man who didn't pay attention to learning (killed without practicing calligraphy), and only knew how to take advantage of money. The calculating person, let him have a prejudice - the conversation with the king of Chu is naturally impossible to go smoothly.

Indeed, the King of Chu told him about the rental price of the Jin Garden, which had already annoyed him. If he had left without thinking of his father’s thousand words, “You must calm down when you meet the King of Chu”, the consequences would be...

Naturally, it was the eruption of the scholars, and the King of Chu would never compromise...the consequences would be unimaginable.

Su Min on the side was deeply moved, because his father was a scholar who was a man of integrity and could not be seen as a noble man. The whole family suffered so much in exile. Some people begged him for money but he refused to sell his calligraphy and paintings, so he let his grandmother, mother, and three His siblings died of exhaustion and hunger, and he was the only child left—he had witnessed tragedies since he was a child, and he had doubts about the character of literati.

Wang Zhihong's family background is also mediocre, and he is lost in thought; Le Shu is a slave at a young age, and has been trained and learned even more.

Everyone read Mu Ci's words carefully. Although there were no fancy words in the words, the truth contained in them really required the scholars to think carefully.

Mu Cidao: "The style of a literati comes from the elegant demeanor of cultural influence. It lies in the mind and backbone of firming one's own beliefs and taking the world as one's own responsibility. It is not a mere formality, contemptuous of money, and forgetting what it means to be down-to-earth and shrewd in order to flaunt incorruptibility. Work hard, use what you have learned in your chest to benefit the people, and strengthen the country. If you can persist in this kind of character, you will deal with copper stink every day, so why worry about polluting your noble heart?"

Mu Yunge is a smart person, he knows what he thinks in his heart, every word and deed is seen through by the King of Chu, this is the King of Chu trying to wake him up.He is not a stubborn scholar who never admits his mistakes. He felt that what the King of Chu said was very reasonable and shocking, and immediately bowed to the King of Chu: "Sir, I have been taught."

In this world, there are not many people who deserve Mu Yunge to say "Sir", and Mu Ci doesn't have any amazing literary talents, and he is young.But three people must have my teacher. Mu Ci has thoughts, talents, and informality. What he does is beneficial to the country and the people, so he is truly strong.

Mu Yunge called him "Sir" very sincerely.

Mu Ci's face remained the same, she accepted it calmly, and said, "Now that I understand, let's talk about the preparations for the construction of the Hall of Martyrs and the establishment of the national memorial day."

Mu Yunge withdrew the reasoning that he was full of, and listened attentively.

Mu Cidao: "I just think: 'Civilian ministers govern the government, military commanders control the army, literature does not involve military affairs, military affairs do not interfere in politics, so the two are safe."

It means whether to build a martial arts temple or not, it is not a matter of literati.

Mu Yunge: "..." He thought that the King of Chu would have some eloquent remarks handed down from ancient times to the present, but who knew that he only said such a sentence.I just feel that the whole person is stuck in the air, and I don't know whether to go up or down.

No wonder the father repeatedly told him to stay calm when meeting the King of Chu.

Hold your breath!

Mu Yunge restrained his expression, and said very tactfully: "Because of this matter, thousands of scholars have already sat quietly at the gate of Chu Palace, and the crowd is excited. How do you plan to deal with it, sir?"

King Qinghe has a high seniority, and Mu Yunge is actually Mu Ci's uncle, and now he condescends to call him "Sir", Mu Ci is not unreasonable, if others respect him, he will also be sincere.

Mu Ci nodded, and said very sincerely: "I know. I also know that I, the chief coach of Jinyiwei, made thousands of them shy away from approaching."

Mu Yunge: "..." It's embarrassing.

"Of course, you don't have to be ashamed at all. This is the difference between civil and military. It is the military commander's turn to fight the enemy. If it is the turn of the literati to fight the enemy, the country's destruction will not be far away." Only Mu Ci dared to say this kind of destruction. The words of immortal country come, but it makes sense.

Mu Yunge felt that after learning the principles for more than 20 years, he could not understand as well as a teenager.