Deficit

Lu You thanked the teacher again, and his eyes fell on another box.

Tu Qianmo didn't ask him to wait, "This box, you have to be more careful." As soon as he finished speaking, Lu You noticed that the expressions of the senior brothers were very serious.

Lu You took a deep breath and opened another box. There was actually a sandalwood box inside. When he was about to open it, Tu Qianmo held down his hand, "If there is no accident, this box is your first time to open it." , is also the last time to open it, I hope you open your eyes and see clearly."

"This—" Lu You's heart moved.

Tu Qianmo nodded, "This box is the regular brand."

Lu You's hands trembled, and even Liu Jie and Zhao Puyang, who were standing beside him, looked solemn.

Lu You took a long breath and opened the pure gold lock with his fingers. Although his heart was closed bit by bit, he couldn't bear to look.This Mu Chan once mentioned to him, which made all the disciples of Tu Qianmo change their faces. He still remembered Mu Chan's words at that time, "Qian Mo's temper is not very good. If he punishes you and beats you, no matter what How weird and tricky, you just bear it, there is only one thing, if he wants you to ask for the rules sign, you must tell me, at that time, what will happen is not up to you to decide."

Lu You unconsciously licked his lips, and when he looked down again, he saw several jade plaques in the box.

Tu Qianmo's voice was slightly gloomy, "Look for yourself."

Although Lu You was afraid, he still stretched out his fingers, and first twisted the round jade tablet that was placed alone. His hands were full of sweat, and he left clear fingerprints when he squeezed the jade tablet.

Lu You fixed his eyes and saw that the jade plate was shiny and smooth. Even if he never understood it, he knew it was a good thing. The plate was a circle larger than the thumb cover, but there were embossed words on both sides.

"Read." Tu Qianmo said.

Lu You only felt that his throat was blocked by burnt straw, and smoke could come out when he suddenly made a sound. He looked carefully twice, but lowered his head, "Xiao You, I don't recognize it." He said With these words, his face flushed red.

Tu Qianmo glanced at Nan Jixian, and Nan Jixian taught him, "This is the seal script. The side you are holding is, invisible."

Lu You heard the elder brother say, and he also said, "You can't see it, you can't hide it."

Then, he turned over the sign, and Nan Jixian said, "Mo Xianwei." Lu You looked at the four words carefully, "Mo Xianwei."

"Read it yourself and I'll listen to it." Tu Qianmo ordered.

"Nothing is invisible, nothing is obvious." Lu You read it word by word, then raised his head and looked at Tu Qianmo.

"Do you know what it means?" Tu Qianmo asked him.

Lu You shook his head slightly.

Tu Qianmo stood with his hands behind his back, unable to distinguish between emotions and anger, Lu You thought that he didn't know it was a big mistake, and was about to admit his mistake, when Tu Qianmo said, "'Tao is the one, you can't leave it for a while; if you can leave, it's not the Tao. That's why a gentleman is cautious about what he doesn't see, and fears what he doesn't hear. Seeing is hidden, nothing is obvious, so a gentleman is cautious about being alone'Have you heard this before?".

Lu You shook his head again, "It's Xiaoyou's fault. The teacher asked Xiaoyou to read "The Analects of Confucius", but Xiaoyou hasn't finished reading it yet."

Tu Qianmo's eyes were very gentle, "These words come from "Book of Rites? The Doctrine of the Mean". Do you understand what he means?"

Lu You thought for a while, "It probably means Shen Du, and Xiao You doesn't understand the rest."

Tu Qianmo smiled, "It's okay, I will gradually understand in the future." When he said this, he ordered Lu You to put the sign back and pick up the others to read.

Lu You thought carefully about Tu Qianmo's words that he would gradually understand in the future, his fingers trembled in fright, and when he took other jade plaques, he didn't twist them for a long time.

Seeing Lu You holding his breath, Tu Qianmo knew that he had misunderstood what he meant, but he didn't explain. Lu You finally took out another jade tablet. This one was so delicate that it was hollowed out. , Lu You identified carefully, it was the word "Mo" just now.Then, he looked at the remaining ones one by one, they were all with the same hollow characters, there were six in total.

Tu Qianmo waited for him to read them all carefully, and recognized them one by one before saying, "Are you sure?"

Lu You was very obedient, "Forcibly write it down."

Tu Qianmo nodded, "Just write it down." Then, he sat down on the chair again, "A Jie."

Liu Jie knelt down, and Zhao Puyang behind him also knelt down, Tu Qianmo said in a soothing tone, "Xiaoyou has been with you for a while, please tell him the rules."

"Yes." Liu Jie agreed with a steady voice.

He stood up and bowed to Nan Jixian first, "A Jie has overstepped."

Nan Jixian nodded slightly.Only then did Liu Jie turn around, but said, "Pu Yang is listening too."

"Yes, Puyang respectfully listen to the instructions of the third senior brother." Zhao Puyang knelt to one side, Lu You held the box, his arms trembling slightly, but he knelt back a little more than Zhao Puyang.

Liu Jie first looked Lu You up and down, and then said, "There are two types of rules signs, ring cards and appraisal cards. The ones you have seen before are carved with eight-character warning words, which are ring cards. Ring cards, yes ——" Liu Jie pursed his lips, "The ring card is to be worn behind the forbidden court, and it cannot be taken off without the teacher's permission. Until, those eight words are kept in my heart day and night."

Lu You was stunned when he heard Liu Jie say this. If he wanted to wear it day and night, he would have to ask Tu Qianmo for instructions on such things, isn't it, isn't it too humiliating?

Zhao Puyang bowed his head behind him, he had been taught how to behave well, but when he heard Liu Jie talking again, his back still felt numb.

Liu Jie went on to say, "You saw later that the hollowed-out and engraved lettering is for the identification plate. The identification plate is for the punishment inspection." Liu Jie stood there admonishing his junior, but his voice was still trembling when he said this, and he tried his best to get it. I was as majestic as Nan Jixian who taught him back then, but after all, I was too awed, but now, the teacher and the senior brother have chosen him to be the admonisher. He knows that this is the trust of the teacher and the senior brother, and it is also a reminder that he once himself Please follow the rules, but now, even if you give the rules to the new juniors, you still can't say it, "Once you put on the rules, unless you really change your mind, you must never take it off."

Liu Jie took another breath.

Lu You thought in his heart, then, do he still have to wear it for the rest of his life?Thinking of this, he was really cold from the bone.Zhao Puyang bowed his head even lower, the most powerful thing about this rules sign is not when he puts it on, but the rules when he takes it off.

Sure enough, Liu Jie still spoke, "If you really follow the rules, keep all the rules in your heart, and if the teacher and senior brother are willing to give grace, you can take off the sign of rules. But, you must go through authentication."

Liu Jie closed his eyes, and seemed to recall the scene of Meng Tongtong's punishment. The second senior brother, who was so proud, fell on the ground and cut off his nails violently.

Lu You held the box and listened with his head down. Every time Liu Jie said a word, his heart beat faster. Now that Liu Jie stopped, his heart seemed to be in his throat. How to verify it? I dare not even think about it.

Liu Jie forced himself to lower his head, and his gaze was also fixed on the jade tablet with only a white edge exposed in the box, "If you judge the punishment, you need to ask for the token. The person who judges the sentence will first be under the supervision of the teacher and all the brothers and sisters." After the appraisal, spit out the ring tablet and put it on the coccyx. At that time, there will be a teacher who will send a rule box. The disciple who judges the punishment, closes his eyes, chooses one of the six appraisal tablets, and puts it back into the back pot. Slowly understand, say what the word is, if it is right, you can change it to another one, until you have tried all six. If you answer all the words correctly, you will remember the rules. If you are wrong—”

Lu You heard Liu Jie say that if he made a mistake, his hand holding the box became tighter, and the edge of the sandalwood made his palm hurt. Liu Jie said, "If you make a mistake, please ask your own family law. No matter how old or young, anyone who gets started For the disciples who are watching the punishment, each of them will punish him ten times under the family law—the bad nature is hard to change, and he is beyond his control." Liu Jie finally uttered these eight words.He still remembered the expression on Meng Tong's face when Tu Qianmo said these eight characters. He had never seen such a second senior brother, that man who was as lonely and distant as Mei He, seemed to be dead at that time.

Having said this, let alone Lu You and Zhao Puyang who were kneeling, even Liu Jie was dripping with sweat.

After 1 minute, Lu You heard Nan Jixian say, "Did you hear clearly?"

Lu You's tongue trembled, "Listen, I heard clearly."

"Puyang." Nan Jixian gave him a look.

"Yes." Zhao Puyang got up, stood opposite Lu You, helped him close the sandalwood box, fastened it, and returned to his position.

Lu You was sweating all over, and his clothes were tightly stuck to his back. It took him a long time to raise his head, his neck seemed to be stiffened by rusty iron nails.He raised his eyes and met the gaze of Shangtu Qianmo, Lu You shivered unconsciously.

Tu Qianmo nodded to Nan Jixian.

Nan Jixian straightened his body, "Ajie, Puyang, kneel down and listen to the training."

"Yes." Liu Jie and Zhao Puyang knelt on the spot.

Nan Jixian took a step forward and took the box in Lu You's hand.

Lu You's hands were empty, but his arms were still stiff, as if the bones were twisted and could not be retracted. After a long time, he finally recovered his posture.

Nan Jixian held the box, "The ring card is the strictest rule of the teacher's school. Since I started, I have only moved it once."

When he said these words, Tu Qianmo's eyes suddenly turned away. If the person who was the proudest but also suffered the most humiliation, if he were here today, what would he be like?

"The teacher refuses to use this punishment lightly, one is because the order is too strict, but because it is too humiliating." Nan Jixian is telling the truth.

The three little ones knelt on the ground and listened to his lecture. If what he said was wrong, of course they dared not reply, but what he said made sense, and they dared not agree to it casually.I only heard Nan Jixian continue, "A few days ago, the teacher had a detailed discussion with me about the rules of the abstinence card."

The younger ones all listened respectfully, not knowing what the teacher and senior brother meant, Nan Jixian said, "The teacher told me that the criminal punishment was established at the beginning, firstly for the prestige of the family law, and secondly for you to have I'm afraid."

Both Liu Jie and Zhao Puyang lowered their heads, Lu Youchu had just arrived, so he didn't dare to talk too much, but his head was buried even lower.

When Nan Jixian said this, Tu Qianmo opened his mouth, "But, later on, I found out that such a tricky punishment, besides making you feel humiliated, has no more meaning. This is what I did when I was young. To the extreme, this rule has been in place for so many years, and it is true to say that it is a deterrent, but it is true that you have been wronged. These years, especially after your second senior brother left, I have thought a lot, knowing that I was too narrow-minded, and established The rules are said to be vigilant, but more than half of them are all self-demanding and chasing novelty. In fact, I am not worthy to be your teacher—"

As soon as he said this, even Nan Jixian was stunned, and quickly knelt down, "Teacher——"

Zhao Puyang shook his head desperately.

Tu Qianmo smiled, "Fortunately, it's not too late to make up for it. Now that I know it, I won't be obsessed with it and make things difficult for you for the sake of the so-called teacher's dignity. I told Nan a few days ago that this rule sign The punishment of beading, the punishment of beading, including all other punishments that humiliate more than admonishment, are all abolished. Since I believe that I have no selfishness towards you, I don't need to threaten these weird and tricky things—" Tu Qianmo sighed In a tone, "Where is it, I am finally, a failure."

"Teacher!" This time, it was the four senior brothers who called him together, but Tu Qianmo just smiled, and then looked at Lu You, "Although this rule sign is no longer valid, I still give it to you today. First, I want you to be a warning, and second, I remind myself." After he said this, without waiting for everyone to persuade him, he immediately said, "Nan, Ajie, Puyang, get up."

"Yes." Nan Jixian was the first to stand up.Finally, everyone stopped talking.They knew that Tu Qianmo was also extremely strict with himself, and if he confessed his mistakes in front of everyone today, if he mentioned it again as a disciple, it would only embarrass the teacher a little more.

Tu Qianmo saw that the disciples were all standing in their positions, so he turned his eyes to Lu You again. Lu You was frightened by the sign of the rules just now, but now although he heard that it was abolished, he still did not dare to go beyond the distance .Only then did he understand why Nan Jixian forced him like that. It turned out that the penalty of the bead was no longer there.Lu You thought, this elder brother is too upholding the dignity of the family law and treating everyone equally.Although he still couldn't let go of it, but thinking about it this way, the resentment became less.Just as I was thinking in my heart, I heard Tu Qianmo's voice, "Lu You, I have already accepted your gift, and the brothers have taught you the rules. Now, the ceremony is complete. From now on, you will be my Tu Qianmo." As Mo's disciple, success or failure, honor or disgrace, are all on my shoulders, you are successful, it is my merit, and if you are depressed, I will never let you down! Do you understand?"

"Yes." Lu You was stunned, he was not unmoved by Tu Qianmo's words, but, could it be that this is the end?He didn't mean that he thought he was beaten less, but he was thinking in his heart whether he wanted Nan Jixian or other senior brothers to announce something loudly, and it was not an introduction. In the end, he must say a lot of four words Do the words rhyme?Lu You's mind was stuffy, but he had a particularly strong feeling that his heart was stable.He was like a boat that had been drifting, finally found the shore, and was firmly tied to the big tree on the shore.

Lu You raised his head, his eyes were shining brightly, he looked at Tu Qianmo, but unexpectedly found that this teacher also seemed to be relieved.

Tu Qianmo heard his voice earlier, and his voice seemed to be floating in the clouds. Although he confessed that, although he was a bit domineering, he was indeed looking forward to Lu You's dependence. Although Lu You's performance was not wrong, it made him He was a little disappointed. Now, seeing Lu You's eyes, he really understood the mind of this insecure child. Tu Qianmo personally helped him up and led him to the other disciples.

"Xiao You, you must take good care of them in the future." Tu Qianmo said.He didn't say much pleasant words, but just this one sentence made Lu You inexplicably relieved, even without realizing it, he just leaned into Tu Qianmo's arms just like that.

"Teacher, don't worry."

"Teacher, don't worry."

"Teacher, don't worry."

Nan Jixian, Liu Jie, and Zhao Puyang agreed one by one.

Tu Qianmo nodded with a smile, "You guys, just wait outside the door."

"Yes." Nan Jixian took a few juniors out.

"Lu You respectfully send off senior brother." Lu You's attitude was very humble.He watched with his own eyes the curtain at the door quiet down, and when he raised his head to look at Tu Qianmo again, the teacher became more and more majestic.

"Lu You, please ask for the incense board." Tu Qianmo twisted his body, but strode over and sat on the bed.

His sitting posture is so upright, and his gaze is unprecedentedly calm. Even if he is sitting on the bed, that kind of demeanor that makes people willingly submit is even more reminiscent of the eight characters, as firm as a rock, as stable as Mount Tai.

"Yes." Lu You immediately agreed under his imposing manner. He had no time to think about it, and he was never told where the legendary incense stick was.