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Li Ziyu's eyes were filled with excitement as he shook his head: "They are just minor injuries, not a big deal. It is the teacher who has come to see me on such a day. I feel ashamed."
Yao Yuanzai looked Li Ziyu up and down.
A few months ago, Li Ziyu was handsome and tender, and was as handsome as Yan Shu. But now, he has become stout, his skin is darker, and he has scars. He must have suffered so much.
"Sir, please sit down with Senior Brother Ziyu. Senior Brother has brought a lot of food that you like."
Hearing his other students speak, Yao Yuanzai nodded immediately and pulled Li Ziyu to sit on the stool, but he immediately thought of something and asked, "Your position is quite far from these places, why did you come here? If you didn't just come to see me, it's really wrong!"
Li Ziyu immediately said, "Teacher, I have never forgotten what you taught me. I am here because the prince has summoned all the officials from Shu, so I am able to meet you."
Hearing this, a student who was helping to take food out of the food box frowned and said, "Before, we summoned the generals and lieutenants, this time we summoned the officials. I hope you are not asking me to gather food and fodder, Senior Brother."
When these words were spoken, the soldier standing at the door immediately said, "You guys can catch up, but if you say anything nonsense, don't blame us for being rude!"
Snapped!
When the soldier finished speaking, Yao Yuanzai slammed the table and said, "How rude! What did my student say wrong?"
As he spoke, the old man protected his student behind him and pointed at the soldier: "In broad daylight, what you said is the truth. Why can't you say it? What are you afraid of? What are you feeling guilty about? Today, I will tell you that the King of Shu is a traitor and has openly set up a small court. Come and kill me!"
The soldier put his hand on the hilt of his sword and looked at Yao Yuanzai.
Li Ziyu immediately stood beside Yao Yuanzai and said, "Who gave you the authority to speak to Mr. Yao like this? I asked you to guard the door, and you still think you have the authority? Get out!"
After dealing with barbarians for a long time, Li Ziyu now has his own temperament.
The soldier frowned.
But he didn't say anything. A man who looked like a captain came forward and clasped his fists towards Yao Yuanzai and Li Ziyu and said, "Master Yao, Master Li, I am guilty of not disciplining you strictly. Please forgive me."
After saying this, he signaled the soldier to retreat, then he clasped his fists towards Yao Yuanzai and Li Ziyu, and left.
After seeing all the soldiers in the courtyard being taken away, Li Ziyu looked at Yao Yuanzai and said, "Teacher, sit down and talk."
Yao Yuanzai nodded, then smiled bitterly: "I said I came here to study and help my old friend look after the academy he built, but I didn't expect that since I came here, I have become a prisoner under house arrest."
Then he looked at the students behind him and said, "Also let these kids stay with me."
Upon hearing this, the students immediately began to comfort the teacher.
Li Ziyu frowned: "I heard that it was the Second Prince who sent people to arrest you without authorization, and then the Princess dealt with him. Now the Second Prince is embarrassed and has been placed under house arrest."
Yao Yuanzai sneered: "The princess is good, but the other children of the King of Shu are just like him!"
After saying that, Yao Yuanzai waved his hand and looked at Li Ziyu with concern: "What about you? Although I asked about you after I came here, I only heard some things about you from the princess."
Li Ziyu smiled and said, "I'm a very good student. With the help of the princess, we got back the people's land. As for the bad things, they were just some troubles in the officialdom that I had to deal with stubbornly. They are nothing."
Yao Yuanzai felt a little distressed when he saw his student's nonchalant look.
On the contrary, Li Ziyu is now much more mature and stable, with his eyes on the nose and his nose on the heart.
Yao Yuanzai looked at Li Ziyu and said, "Now, do you have an answer?"
Li Ziyu was stunned for a moment, somewhat puzzled.
Yao Yuanzai said, "How long are you going to keep it a secret from me? Shao Weng and Yan Shu told me about the letter you wrote to them."
Li Ziyu suddenly realized and smiled bitterly: "Those two people!"
Then he looked at Yao Yuanzai and said, "I haven't figured it out yet, but I feel tired from thinking too much. It's better to be pragmatic and do as much as we can."
Yao Yuanzai looked at Li Ziyu and asked, "Who am I to you?"
Li Ziyu immediately stood up and bowed respectfully: "My dear teacher."
Yao Yuanzai said slowly, "Why didn't you tell me? Are you afraid that I can't solve your doubts? Or are you afraid that I will think I misunderstood you? In my mind, Li Ziyu studied hard and entered the government, and served the people. He was fearless and indomitable, especially your determination when you were appointed to Shu. I still remember it. Now that you have some doubts in your heart, why don't you think about solving them? Do you plan to let them take root in your heart? Or has the fearless Li Ziyu been poisoned by the officialdom and no longer calls himself a scholar?"
After Li Ziyu stood up, he did not sit down. He lowered his head and said, "I have not changed. I just don't want to make the teacher worry."
Yao Yuanzai was not angry, but looked gentle: "I read the books of sages, but I can't control what's happening outside the window. I feel pity, but I stand aside and watch. I thought I could change after becoming an official, but I found that there are more things I can't do anything about."
This is the helplessness that Li Ziyu wrote to Yan Shu and Zuo Shaoweng.
When Yao Yuanzai's original words were read out, Li Ziyu stood where he was, looking at Yao Yuanzai with his head lowered.
Yao Yuanzai looked at Li Ziyu and asked, "Do you regret being an official?"
Li Ziyu immediately shook his head: "No regrets, if I hadn't been an official, the suffering people in the county would still be in dire straits."
Yao Yuanzai nodded: "Yes, that is, you feel that your ability is too weak, and you find that reading more is useless, right?"
Li Ziyu was about to speak, but finally nodded: "Yes."
Then Li Ziyu looked at Yao Yuanzai and said, "There is a family of six in the county I appointed. The man is a hunter. The eldest and second sons followed him into the mountains. The third son helped his mother farm. The youngest daughter is still in swaddling clothes. They are not rich, but they have enough food and clothing. But the good farmland was taken away from the family. The hunter was murdered and his legs were broken. The bodies of the eldest and third sons were disfigured. The woman went crazy and acted crazy all day long. The originally happy family became like this. Only the second son worked hard to support the man and the woman and feed the youngest sister. The family can only rely on hunting, but even so, those people still did not let this family go."
At this point, Li Ziyu looked at Yao Yuanzai and said, "Teacher, when I saw them, they didn't even have complete clothes. They lived in a cowshed. Their house was burned down. The two boys in the cowshed were no more than sixteen years old. They carried their little sister on their backs. When they saw me in official uniform, they picked up bows and arrows to protect themselves. The people don't trust officials and are afraid of them!"
"I took off my official uniform, but he still didn't trust me despite my kind words. It wasn't until I helped him catch the village bully who had been making things difficult for him that he started crying and kowtowed to me. But even so, after I helped his family get justice and get their good farm back, someone from the government came to his house with official documents and completely ignored me."
"I tried to stop them, but it was useless. I watched the child being beaten. To be honest, at that moment, I was stopped by many people and was completely powerless. I could only watch the child. I hated myself for not learning martial arts, because if I had, I could have killed all those people. The child began to trust the government because of me, but it was also because of me that he was beaten."
Li Ziyu's eyes were already blurry.
It’s like returning to that scene.
Sitting on the ground, looking at the child's eyes asking for help, I was powerless and could only watch.
reading
What book are you reading?
A county magistrate cannot save the people in his own county.
What is the use
It's of no use.
"A bunch of beasts!" a student cursed.
Some students even asked: "Brother, how are those people now?"
Li Ziyu said, "After Her Highness the Princess knew about this, all those people died."
"He deserves it!" The student clenched his fists, "He deserves to be cut into pieces!"
"What about the baby and his parents?" a student asked hurriedly.
Li Ziyu said: "I have taken care of him and the child is also in my house."
Upon hearing this, the students immediately bowed respectfully to Li Ziyu.
I wonder what they would do if they knew that Li Ziyu was supporting more than just these few people.
Yao Yuanzai looked at Li Ziyu and asked, "Is your noble spirit still there?"
Li Ziyu nodded: "Yes!"
Yao Yuanzai said, "When you are a low-ranking official, you can't handle such things, so you want to be a high-ranking official. But when you become a high-ranking official, you lose your noble spirit and become a beast in human clothing in the eyes of the people. This is often the cycle of scholars in the world."
Just as Yao Yuanzai finished speaking, someone walked into the yard. In addition to the captain, there was also a young man in gorgeous clothes and a middle-aged official.
When the official Li Ziyu looked over, he showed a look of disgust.
Mi Wanjun, his uncle.
The young man also had a high status, he was Xia Qinghe, the fifth prince of the King of Shu.
"Greetings, Master Yao." Xia Qinghe bowed to Yao Yuanzai and looked at Li Ziyu: "Master Li is here too."
Li Ziyu ignored Xia Qinghe and didn't even look at Mi Wanjun.
Although Mi Wanjun was angry, she did not show it on her face. Instead, she looked at Master Yao and said, "Master Yao, the prince asked you to come over and sit down, so he specially asked the fifth prince to come and pick you up."
Yao Yuanzai looked at Li Ziyu and pointed at the soldiers outside: "Ziyu, do you know why an old man like me who is weak and helpless is guarded by the King of Shu with such heavy troops? Even when I speak, these soldiers are afraid of me."
Li Ziyu looked at Yao Yuanzai and bowed: "Please enlighten me, sir."
Yao Yuanzai laughed and said, "Because the King of Shu is afraid of my noble spirit! I have been studying for decades, and this spirit has always been in my heart. Many scholars are like Mi Wanjun."
As he spoke, he pointed at Mi Wanjun and said, "Although he is your uncle, I still have to say that a person like him who is worse than pigs and dogs has lost his dignity, so he has become what he is now. Moreover, such a thing went out and said that he is a scholar! Is he? Is he worthy? "
Mi Wanjun looked unhappy, but the Fifth Prince found it interesting.
Yao Yuanzai put his hand on Li Ziyu's chest: "You are very good. I know that you have this moment of doubt. You have not become the kind of person I just said who wants to be a high official and do this and that. You still keep your breath. Reading is useless, sometimes it is very useless, just like you just said, I understand you, I understand you, and I have experienced helpless things. But sometimes reading is very useful, because after reading, you know what you want to do and how to do it, so... Keep your breath and use it as a weapon! Just like so many soldiers guarding an old man like me, when your breath is indestructible, you will find that these beasts are afraid of real scholars!"
After saying that, he looked at the fifth prince Xia Qinghe and said, "Your Highness, please lead the way."
Chapter 750 The Empress Fainted!
Su Changan didn't actually say anything more about what happened to Su Liheng, because things had already come to this point, no matter if it was Su Wan'er, who came in later and saw Su Liheng's red eyes, or Achari.
No extra words were said.
Instead, Su Wan'er said that she had started to learn how to cook and make snacks, and wanted Su Chang'an to have a taste of them. Of course, this was after she had lunch with Su Liushi.
Su Changan was surprised, but nodded and said yes.
Su Liheng seemed to be hesitant to speak, and in the end said nothing. He just silently stuffed a bunch of snacks into his mouth, and then said he was full. The little fat boy even didn't eat lunch because he was too full.
Su Changan was wondering what Su Liheng was doing.
But in the afternoon, after eating several dishes made by Su Wan'er and a plate of donkey rolls as a snack, Su Changan understood why it was like that.
At that time, Su Changan ate it all with a smile, then looked at Su Wan'er and said, "It's delicious."
At the same time, Su Liheng gave Su Changan a thumbs up, thinking that she was worthy of being the big sister.
Su Wan'er was very happy because her elder sister ate it all!
And before leaving, Su Changan said meaningfully that he would make more and cook for your second and third sisters when they come back.
The family must be neat and tidy.
Su Wan'er nodded vigorously.
Su Changan also secretly told Su Liheng that if the two refused to eat, they should say it was he who said so.
Knowing that there was something interesting to watch, Su Liheng nodded vigorously.
It was almost evening when we left the Su Mansion, but there was still some time left. The sun was high in the sky, and a faint red glow could be seen in the west.