"Ah...well, I used to..."
Jiang Fan hurriedly said: "We agreed in Linjiang Pavilion that you wanted to test me. If I can write a good poem, you will accept me as your disciple. If my Linjiang Immortal's poem is good, you can Wasn't the old man very happy at that time? Then he passed the master's token, the spring and autumn pen and black and white inkstone, to his disciple."
Zhang Zhiling's mouth was open, his expression was a little dull, and he was a little confused for a moment. Back then... was this the case?
Mr. Jiang seemed to be a little anxious: "No, Master, you are still young. Don't forget things so easily. We agreed that you would come when I set up the school. How could we have started talking about running the school in the first place?" What’s the matter?”
When he said this, Huangfu Zhaoye actually believed it. Yes, an old man in his nineties and a kid who was sixteen or seventeen years old at the time must have some reason to talk about teaching and educating people. Moreover, according to this statement , the inheritance of Chunqiu pen and black and white Chinese language is only reasonable...
"Ah...well, when we talked about teaching and educating people..."
Jiang Fan quickly interjected: "No, you finally remembered it. I thought you always drank too much and forgot about it. That's good, that's good."
Zhang Zhiling was really confused at the moment. What did I just remember? Is this happening?
"I'm just saying that I want to use some of my spare energy..."
"That's right. You always said that what you have learned must be passed on. I thought that at that time, so I proposed to run a school. What else would I do with all my hard work?"
At this moment, the camel lion was a little dumbfounded. I'm really sure you didn't say that at all, right? But look at the old master, why does he seem to be stunned?
"At that time, I actually hoped to retire to the countryside and spend the rest of my life in peace... I just talked about this matter casually... but I didn't say anything..."
Seeing Zhang Zhiling becoming more and more confused, Mr. Jiang muttered to himself: "You said that you are only over ninety years old, but you think about taking care of yourself every day. It will be good for you to go out and do some activities. Let me tell you, the school can be started. , there are more than 500 people in the first batch, and according to you, the recruits are all poor orphans, you can't ignore it, should you let the disciples disband on the spot and let them fend for themselves?"
Zhang Zhiling felt that his thinking was all messed up. How could he say one thing after another, impeccably? Could it be possible that he really said it at the time...
The empress held the tea cup to her lips and did not drink it for a long time. Unknown to others, she heard Jiang Fan explain in detail the meeting between Jiang Fan and Zhang Zaifu.
It wasn't like that at all. They just liked him and gave him an inkstone as a gift. Why did the version suddenly change today? And it sounds like it’s more logical than the previous version?
Huangfu Zhaoye couldn't help but interject at this moment: "Mr. Jiang, do you really just want the boss to teach?"
Jiang Fan looked at him doubtfully: "Yes, I've said it several times, why are you still asking? Do you have any objections? No, old teacher, you just said that you are here to visit friends, so you can't follow me Stealing people, besides, Taiyue is not suitable for setting up a school."
Huangfu Zhaoye frowned: "Are you really not going to join the court or become an official?"
Jiang Fan seemed confused: "What dynasty do you want to join? Why do you want to be an official? Master, he has already gone into seclusion, okay? If you are an official, why bother to hang up your seal and go into seclusion? How can the Qin State give a bigger official? Really... "
There was nothing wrong with this. Huangfu Zhaoye felt that his trip was a little unnecessary. If he was just going to teach, there was really no need to go to war. After all, he knew that Zhang Zhiling was not that easy to deal with. But once he failed to force him, he was pushed to Qin. With his understanding of the five kingdoms of the world, Taiyue and Dazhou, it became a huge problem.
But soon, he felt that this was not the case. No matter what, Zhang Zhiling would not be able to enter Qin. He is teaching in name, but if he is giving advice to Qin behind his back, who can be sure?
But what troubled him was that Zhang Zaifu was indeed loyal to Zhou Dynasty and had been working for Zhou Dynasty for decades, so it was unlikely that he would choose Qin. In particular, Zhang Zaifu opposed weapons and advocated peaceful reunification. This was inconsistent with the political views of the empress, and the possibility was almost impossible.
But what's going on with this weird, inexplicable feeling...
The old master fell into all kinds of confusion and contradictions for a while, and his thoughts were in a mess.
At this point, the sick man suddenly opened his eyes slowly and said: "The Prime Minister has retired to seclusion. He has not yet received the approval of the emperor, and there are still countless things to do."
Huangfu's mind suddenly moved, and he suddenly understood what the sick man meant. Zhang Zaifu was indeed too involved and could not enter the Qin Dynasty under any circumstances.
In fact, not only Qin, but also any of the five countries can't do it. Even if he went into seclusion, he could only go into seclusion under the supervision of Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, Emperor Zhou ordered people to search for his traces everywhere.
As soon as he thought of this, his mind became clear and he smiled slowly: "This is very true. It is human nature for Master Zaifu to resign. However, in line with the principles and laws, it is appropriate to return to Taiyue and write a letter to retire now."
Jiang Fan cursed in his heart, "Bullshit! Once Zhang Zhiling went up to Mount Tai, how could he come back down?" It’s impossible to even think about it with the back of your head.
Just as he was thinking about what to do, Zhang Zaifu suddenly smiled: "There is no need to do this. Although I am the Zaifu of the Zhou Dynasty, I have a former Taiyue walking identity. Logically, I only need to explain it to one of the five elders. Today is just the day. convenient."
He looked at the sick man: "Fourth Elder, you came at the right time today."
The sick man frowned and was speechless. Unexpectedly, he came in the wrong place, and instead presented him with an excellent opportunity.
"...Zhang Zhiling, as a Taiyue traveler, you have not yet handed over to your successor."
Zhang Zhiling chuckled: "Now Taiyue is my son walking around the world. After today, I will write a letter or go to Xia Kingdom to explain to my son."
The sick man's expression moved slightly, but he couldn't say anything. Zhang Zhiling specifically pointed out this point, which is to say, if my son can go to Xia, can I not go to Qin?
Logically speaking, the sick man has nothing to say. After all, Zhang Zhiling once worked for Taiyue Xingxing, and now Xingxing is still his son. Not only is a direct conflict unrealistic, but to be honest, he still trusts the Zhang family's loyalty to Taiyue. Therefore, in recent days, we have only planned to bring it back with the help of Da Zhou.
But now that his words were blocked, he didn't know what to do for a while.
At this time, Zhang Zaifu said to Jiang Fan: "Good disciple, but you have to say yes, you can teach, but I don't want to get involved in state affairs anymore. If you go, you have to agree to me, and you can't ask me for advice on the state affairs of the Qin State." .”
The sick man and Huangfu Zhaoye both looked at each other. How could they not understand that Zhang Zhiling was expressing his attitude to reassure them.
However, his words of "good disciple" made Jiang Fan startled, and he was immediately overjoyed. He immediately said: "Where are you? I'm too lazy to worry about state affairs. Master, just teach hard. Don't worry, the disciple also has a fiefdom." People are independent and self-governing. The laws of the Qin State have no control over my disciple's fiefdom. We can do whatever we want in Lishan, but we don't care about national affairs."
