A few days later, a stranger came to Xiaojiazhuang. Li Junxian brought him to him personally, "Sir, the pass is coming."
pass?
Xiao Rui dropped the fishing rod in his hand, got up and walked over dissatisfied. An ordinary-looking man in simple clothes stood respectfully in the pavilion at the entrance of the village, waiting.
"Master Hou!" Seeing Xiao Rui coming, he saluted quickly.
"After lurking for so many days, you finally dare to go out?" Xiao Rui looked at the other party.
The other party said respectfully: "Master Marquis, atonement, the disguise technique you taught me still needs to be adapted to practice, so I don't dare to go out rashly."
"Really? Zheng Zihe, are you sure you are not playing tricks on me?" Xiao Rui said jokingly.
It turns out that this person is Zheng Zihe who was robbed and replaced. He named himself half of the name - Guankou, which means that I will guard the pass, and Wang Jishan must not pass through.
"Master Marquis, from now on there will be no more Zheng Zihe, only a crippled pass."
"I came to disturb the Marquis this time because I have important information. During the past few days of lurking at the pass, I heard a rumor that was not good for the Marquis, so I came to report the news."
Xiao Rui nodded: "Tell me, what big thing happened."
Guankou introduced: "I wonder if Mr. Hou heard a rumor recently that you are the number one master in the world?"
"Is this a recent rumor?" Xiao Rui touched his nose and thought to himself, you are too conservative. I was the number one master in the world two years ago.
Guankou explained: "It's okay to just say that you are the best teacher in the world. No one is dissatisfied. But the good guys arranged it and said that Datang education is divided into three levels. The best one is the Marquis, your Xiaojiazhuang . The next best place is the Hongwen Hall where the powerful children in the palace study, and the last place is the Imperial College where people are taught and educated."
Xiao Rui's face darkened, "Yes, I have been very dirty these days because of this rumor. I don't know which bastard is behind it. What? Do you have any clues?"
Wang Jishan in Chang'an City sneezed repeatedly.
Guankou nodded heavily and said: "Yes, if my subordinates checked correctly, it was the rumor spread by Wang Ji who was good at doing evil."
Wang Jishan? That soulless one? Does he have the guts to tease me? Could it be that Zheng Zi and you guys want to divert trouble to the east and drive the tiger to swallow the wolf for revenge?
Xiao Rui didn't believe it.
Zheng Zihe (Guankou) waved his hands quickly, "I don't dare."
Li Junxian nodded beside him and said: "Master Hou, Wang Jishan is really brave. Last time you used him to take the blame for a case, he was a little unconvinced. Judging from his appearance, he is not a person who can swallow his anger and dares to take revenge. Marquis, you are not surprised."
Xiao Rui said bitterly: "If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have investigated so clearly. I should have pushed Wang Jishan out according to your plan to pay for the crime. Now that he has become a puddle of mud, there will be no trouble here."
Guankou patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, my subordinates have already thought of countermeasures and promise to capture Wang Jishan..."
Xiao Rui waved his hand and said: "Okay, stop it now. Look at the name you gave yourself, Pass? Does it mean that you are a pass? Pure defense, no offense?"
"You don't have any momentum at all. You can take this shit. Do you believe it yourself?"
Forehead……
Zheng Zihe said weakly: "What about another name for this subordinate? Guan, Guan... Guan Yu?"
puff……
Do you admire Guan Gong?
Before Zheng Zihe could nod, Xiao Rui said something immediately, making him afraid to answer.
"The Guan Gong who defeated Maicheng?"
Pfft... Zheng Zihe spread his hands over which pot he didn't want to open, and said, "You decide, Lord Marquis. Whatever you pick up, my subordinates will call you that."
Xiao Rui:? ? ? Me? Come on, I'm famous for having trouble naming. I can’t even name my three children, why should I name them for you?
"That's all, the name is just a title, let's call it Guankou. I don't expect you to be able to win with all your strength, as long as you can resist Wang Jishan."
"By the way, that Wang Jishan is trying to cause trouble for me with his dirty tricks. Now that you're out of town, it's time to do something, right? Do you have any countermeasures? Don't let that guy watch the show idle."
Zheng Zihe wanted to say that he didn't have any countermeasures yet, but he was afraid that this would be his first time being exposed and he would not be able to make a name for himself in front of the champion, so he thought for a while and came up with a plan.
"Master Marquis, my subordinate wants to fight fire with fire."
Xiao Rui motioned the other party to sit down and said, "Sit down and tell me, how do you fight fire with fire?"
Zheng Zihe said: "Since he wants the powerful people to trouble the Marquis, or to praise and kill the Marquis, then we should also keep them busy."
"My subordinates want to send people to spread the same rumors, saying that the government-run schools of the imperial court are unprecedentedly prosperous. Soon, all the talented people in the world will be trained by the imperial court itself. The aristocratic family will no longer be able to turn around."
Xiao Rui said in confusion: "Is this a rumor? This seems to be a fact, right?"
Zheng Zihe said awkwardly: "Ahem, it's a fact. My subordinate's strategy is later, which is to create a tense atmosphere and let major aristocratic families widely open schools, making the original family education more convenient. Get out of the high walls. Just like government-run schools everywhere, we recruit and teach students for the common people."
"In this way, the battle between the aristocratic family and the imperial court will not focus on the present, but instead focus on the future, to see whose school can produce geniuses, and to see who can steal people from the people better?"
"Aristocratic families, in order to select talents from among the people, will spare no effort and resources into private schools. Tsk tsk...it will cost a lot of money over time. And by opening the door and cultivating talents for all the people, no matter where they are in the future, Wherever you study, you are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty and pillars of the Tang Dynasty."
Xiao Rui's eyes lit up, "You guys are fine, your idea is quite weird. Just like Zheng Guoqu before the Great Qin unified the six kingdoms, is it considered a fatigue strategy in the art of war?"
Zheng Zihe said flatteringly: "Master Hou Huiyan, you can call me whatever you want. I will follow your orders."
Xiao Rui smiled and patted his shoulder and encouraged: "Yes, this is a good idea. Implement it according to your idea. Let Wang Jishan also be busy."
"By the way, your kid is from the Zheng family in Xingyang. You shouldn't be able to tell the news about your own small stove, right?"
Zheng Zihe shook his head seriously, "I dare not. This subordinate has died once and has nothing to do with the Zheng family anymore."
"That's good, let's go."
After some beating, Xiao Rui ordered Zheng Zihe to go do something.
Li Junxian then expressed his worries, "Master, his plan sounds like a clever plan, but something is wrong. Do you think he is building a plank road in the open and secretly infiltrating Chencang? When I tell you, it is very beneficial to the court. But if we really do this, will it be more beneficial to the family?"
"Because if aristocratic families really open their doors and recruit talents for education, the talents cultivated by our government-run schools in various places will simply not be able to compete with people's family background."
Xiao Rui laughed loudly and said: "Fifth brother, you are absolutely right. There is such a hidden danger, but this guy is still dissatisfied and seems to be playing tricks. But that is not important. The point is that we have gained talents. As for It doesn’t matter whether you come from a government-run school, from an aristocratic family, or from a private school.”
Li Junxian was puzzled, "Huh? How could it not be important? If he is allowed to cultivate talents in various schools and private schools, he will definitely be loyal to the family first and then to the court in the future. This is very dangerous."
