The more Li Changkong listened, the more frightened he became. What was the difference between this and later generations' methods of accepting gifts overtly or covertly?
This Lu Heng is having a great time!
Those who knew it thought he was the left minister of household affairs, and those who didn't know it thought he was a high-ranking official.
"It was your father who you killed, it was clearly Lu Heng!"
"Now that you are in such a situation, has Lu Heng ever cared about your father and son's life and death?"
"You actually call him teacher, you are really like a piece of rotten wood that cannot be carved!"
When the scholar heard this, he suddenly became angry and did not dare to speak. After struggling for a long time, he slowly said:
"Once a teacher, always a father."
"As a teacher, there are all kinds of things wrong with you, but as a student, you should serve him wholeheartedly."
When Li Changkong heard this, he was speechless.
This man is really hopelessly pedantic.
However, this is not his fault alone, but the fault of an entire era.
Regardless of Daqian or the countries in the four directions, they all pay attention to the master of heaven and earth.
In other words, in this world, apart from heaven and earth, the people who need loyalty and respect the most are the king, parents and teachers.
This loyalty to the king is patriotism, and your parents are the ones who gave birth to you and raised you, which is filial piety!
And the teacher ranks behind the two, which shows his importance in the hearts of people in this era.
This man respected Lu Heng so much, and if other scholars heard about it, they would not blame him, but would praise him for respecting his teacher.
This is the way the world is, so Li Changkong doesn't like Daqian scholars very much.
Of course, there are some exceptions, such as Li Shanchang, who is very good at offering wine during the Imperial Academy.
Licking yourself until you feel comfortable.
"May I have your name?"
"My surname is Li, and my single name is Long."
"What are your plans for the future?"
"I buried my father first, and after that, I returned to my hometown to take the imperial examination. When next spring comes and I have earned enough money, I will go to Qiandu again to repay my benefactor's money."
There is nothing wrong with these few words.
All kindness and filial piety are taken into consideration.
It seems that this person is a person who values love and justice.
"Do you still want to recognize Lu Heng as your teacher?"
Li Long didn't speak, just nodded. He didn't want to be accused of bullying his master and destroying his ancestors.
"You are really pedantic!" Li Changkong was so angry!
"In that case, then give me your money back. I won't save a pedantic person like you with my money."
When Li Long heard this, he immediately became anxious, his eyes turned red, and he said, "My dear benefactor! Please show your kindness!"
"You are trying to be patronizing to yourself!"
"Let me tell you the truth, Lu Heng and I have always had differences and have never dealt with each other."
"Since you respect him as your teacher, why should I spend money to save my enemy's disciples?"
Hearing this, Li Long opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but was speechless.
Because he felt that Li Changkong was right.
Even scholars who care about reputation in every aspect have factions and enemies.
Spending money to save the enemy's disciples, isn't this because he is full?
Therefore, he couldn't refute it at all.
But...if he didn't have this money, not to mention returning to his hometown to take the exam, even burying his father would be a problem.
Therefore, he cannot live without this money, absolutely not!
Therefore, he was caught in a dilemma.
Li Long froze on the spot, his eyes were red, and finally he could only grit his teeth, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Li Changkong.
"My benefactor, I will consider this money as a loan from you."
"I pledge my life as a guarantee, and I will definitely repay you in the future. Even double repayment, or even triple repayment is not a problem."
"Please be kind to me and let me live."
Hearing this, Li Changkong glanced at his mouth. Is this considered moral kidnapping? He made himself look like a heinous person.
"I am not an unreasonable person, so I will show you a clear path."
"My benefactor, please speak!" Li Long said sincerely.
"Abandon Lu Heng's discipleship and worship me as your disciple."
"Ah?" Li Long raised his head in shock and looked at Li Changkong. He felt that this benefactor was not even old enough, so how could he be his mentor?
"My dear friend, you are... I'm afraid you are a little too young."
"The fact that you can say such things shows that your knowledge and experience are not enough."
"As the saying goes, there is a certain order of learning, and there is a specialization in skills. In reading and writing, the emphasis is on the master as the teacher. Have you ever heard that the older person is the teacher?"
When Li Long heard this, he was shocked and nodded: "My benefactor woke up the dreamer with his words. These words are really enlightening."
"But I already have a sect. If I change my position and join the benefactor's sect again, wouldn't it be a breach of trust?"
"If I did such a despicable act, I would probably become that rat crossing the street that everyone yells at."
Li Changkong nodded. In Daqian, scholars generally take their masters very seriously.
Unless Lu Heng takes the initiative to expel Li Long from his sect, changing his sect would be an act of treason!
but……
"Okay, since you feel sorry for Lu Heng when you switch to my sect, how can you be worthy of your dead father if you don't have the silver to bury him?"
"The king of heaven and earth is my dear master, and my dear one is before my master."
"Besides, besides asking for money, has Lu Heng ever done you any good?"
"In comparison, your father is already very old, but in order to accompany you in the imperial examination, he traveled long distances across mountains and rivers to come to the capital city of Qian."
"Seeing that you didn't have money to give gifts, I didn't hesitate to borrow money for you, and in the end I was beaten to death!"
"Is it possible that such a father is not as good as Lu Heng, a teacher who is cruel and cruel?"
"Could it be that you can only be a disciple and not a son?"
As soon as these words came out, they were like the sound of thunder from a tiger and a leopard, deafening and deafening, and Li Long was awakened on the spot.
Yes, the Lord of Heaven and Earth is a relative and a teacher, and this relationship is even better than the teacher.
He turned his back on his master, only to be insulted and ridiculed by others.
But if you abandon your biological father and ignore him, then you are a son of man in vain!
Besides, his father died because of him. If he couldn't even bury his father, wouldn't he be worse than an animal?
After all, wild dogs in the suburbs still love to lick calves.
After pondering for a moment, Li Long was enlightened and knelt down directly on the ground. He bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am the master of grace. Please bow to me as a student."
When Li Changkong saw this, he did not dodge. He accepted the gift, then nodded and said, "What are your specialties?"
"Speciality?" Li Long was quite surprised.
"It's what you're good at."
"Oh, the student is good at agriculture." Li Long was a little embarrassed. Although he was a scholar, farmer, industry and commerce, agriculture was only behind the scholar.
But to be honest, for scholars, it is somewhat unprofessional to do agriculture instead of studying hard.
He originally thought that Enfu would punish him, but he didn't expect it. Instead, Li Changkong became interested and said, "Please tell me in detail what agriculture you are good at."
"Enfu, I wonder if you have ever observed that some rice plants grow tall but are easily knocked down by strong winds."
"Some rice grains, although short, are not prone to collapse."
"There are still some rice crops that are highly productive, but cannot withstand droughts and floods."
"There are also rice varieties with low yields, but they can survive droughts and floods."
"The students were wondering if they could combine the characteristics of these rice varieties to form a new type of rice that is extremely high-yielding and resistant to floods."
After Li Long finished speaking, he looked at Li Changkong nervously.
