When Shen Lun and Gongzi Gao went to see Li Shui, they were dejected and frightened, as if a disaster was imminent.
But after meeting Li Shui, they felt confident. When they came out, they were in high spirits. They worked non-stop to select people and strive to form a strong bodyguard. They did not want to be able to kill the enemy, but just wanted to be able to defend against the enemy.
There is no airtight wall in the world. The news that Young Master Gao went to see Li Shui and recognized Li Shui as his uncle quickly spread throughout Xianyang City.
Most of the courtiers despised Gongzi Gao's actions. After all, Huaiguzi's reputation is there. For such a shameless person, you actually regard him as your uncle. Isn't this even more shameless than shameless?
Although Young Master Gao has no sense of presence, he is the Young Master of Great Qin after all, so no one dares to do anything to him. But things were miserable for Shen Lun. Within a few days, he was brutally abused by public opinion.
It is said that after Li Si heard about Shen Lun, he threatened to say: This man has degenerated himself and is not worthy to be the successor of Legalism.
After Wang Wan heard about Shen Lun, he said to people: This man is seeking an official position and flattering villains. He is really a treacherous minister in the court.
Chunyu Yue scolded directly: "You are inhuman!"
Originally, Shen Lun was a small person, so the three important ministers would not have scolded him in unison. But now it is being spread everywhere that these three important ministers have befriended Huaiguzi. They happened to take advantage of Shen Lun's incident to express their attitude by yelling and swearing, so as to tell the world that they and Huai Guzi were not the same thing.
In addition to these three important ministers, the ministers in the court and Shen Lun's daily friends all drew a clear line with Shen Lun to avoid being too embarrassed.
Some people even say that in order to please Huaiguzi, Shen Lun even encouraged the young master Gao to recognize Huaiguzi as his uncle. This is simply more shameless than Zhou Qingchen.
These words hit Shen Lun too hard.
For many days, Shen Lun stayed at home. As a result, my wife suddenly came back from outside crying.
Shen Lun sighed and asked a little irritably: "Why are you crying again?"
Mrs. Shen said: "I just went to the Banished Immortal Tower to listen to the Story of the Stone. Those women who were good friends with me ignored me. They said they were afraid of getting into a shameless atmosphere and bringing down their nephews at home."
Shen Lun was so angry that he almost fainted.
Mrs. Shen sighed faintly, and then said: "Wang Laoshi is a good person. He said that you had become a friend of Shang Jun's Villa, so he gave me a jar of fine wine."
Shen Lun said loudly: "Bring me some wine."
After a while, a jar of fairy wine was placed on Shen Lun's desk. He drank several glasses of wine and became extremely drunk.
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In the past few days, Shen Lun had been drinking at home. After getting drunk, he fell asleep and lived in a hazy state. Anyway, I can’t stay in Xianyang City for long. After Young Master Gao has finished packing and the guard training is over, he will leave for Chu Di.
On this day, it was time for court discussions again. Shen Lun wanted to pretend to be ill and not go to court. But then I thought: Who can’t see my excuse? If someone sees through it, it will be even more embarrassing, saying that I don’t even dare to go to court.
Shen Lun thought about it over and over again, hesitating. If he felt embarrassed for a while, then it would be embarrassing. Anyway, if he went to Chudi, it had nothing to do with Xianyang City. After a while, I thought again, a real man should be open-minded. As long as his face does not change, why should he be afraid of ridicule?
Finally, Shen Lun decided to go to the court to have a look. There is no other reason. After all, the banished immortal has helped me so much, and now he is leaving Guanzhong, so he should express his thanks anyway.
It is better to go to the court to express your gratitude than to go to Shangjun Courtyard to express your gratitude. After all, you can save one hundred thousand money...
Thinking of this, Shen Lun washed up and prepared to go to court.
Before leaving, he looked in the mirror and found that after the torment of the past few days, his face was withered and he looked very embarrassed.
Alas, it's getting late and I can't control that much.
So Shen Lun got on the carriage and staggered to the palace.
A lot of people have gathered outside the government hall. After Shen Lun arrived, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Suddenly, someone sniffed hard and said, "Ah, there is suddenly a shameless smell here, can you smell it?"
The person standing next to Shen Lun suddenly pinched his nose and moved away, and said in a strange voice: "I smell it, it's the same smell as Zhou Qingchen."
The courtiers burst into laughter, and there was a cheerful atmosphere everywhere.
Shen Lun's face turned red and he said nothing. He raised his eyes, looking for Li Shui. But Li Shui hasn't come yet.
Shen Lun wanted to find Zhou Qingchen again. After all, he was no longer tolerated by the ministers. Maybe he and Zhou Qingchen would have something to talk about.
But he didn't see Zhou Qingchen either.
Only then did Shen Lun remember that Banxian's group always came very late. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come so early. Wasn't this because I was looking for someone to ridicule me?
At this time, Xu Yong suddenly walked over slowly, glanced at Shen Lun sympathetically, and then sighed heavily.
Shen Lun's heart suddenly warmed up. After all, his best friend did not let him down.
Xu Yong said in a low voice: "Brother Shen, what kind of ecstasy soup did you drink? How can you lead the young master to recognize an immortal as your uncle? You are the first in the world."
In front of his friends, Shen Lun is relatively relaxed. He smiled bitterly and said half-jokingly: "Why is it the first one? Isn't the Exalted Immortal also the uncle of Mr. Fusu?"
Xu Yong chuckled: "That's different, it was the banished immortal who yelled for it. When did Mr. Fusu admit it? But you are different. You took the initiative to get involved."
Shen Lun sighed and said in a low voice: "What can I do? I will go to Chu land soon. Chu land has always been uneasy. Not long ago, Wang Heng even told your majesty that Xiang Liang of Chu land was plotting rebellion. Intention. I don’t know if I can survive this time.”
"The banished immortal, after all, comes from the Chu region and is familiar with the situation there. Young Master Gao and I went to ask him for advice. As for Young Master Gao, he worshiped him as his uncle. You also know that he is the master of Young Master Fu Yao. Li, you deserve this title."
Xu Yong nodded: "That's it."
Shen Lun looked at Xu Yong expectantly: "Brother Xu, you can understand my difficulty, right?"
Xu Yong was silent for a while and said in a low voice: "Brother Shen, you and I have known each other for many years, and I don't mind helping you. For now, you can only take this opportunity today to say something to the ministers. Say you When you went to Shang Jun's Courtyard, you were deceived by the Immortal, no, you were threatened by the Immortal. This was not your original intention."
Shen Lun was stunned.
Xu Yong patted him on the shoulder: "You are going to Chu Di anyway, what are you afraid of? No matter how powerful the banished immortal is, he can't do anything to you even though he is thousands of miles away."
Shen Lun shook his head slowly: "To be honest with Brother Xu, I have learned the secret of life-saving through the guidance of the banished immortal in Shangjun's courtyard. The banished immortal has been kind to me, how can I repay the kindness with enmity?"
Xu Yong said with a dissatisfied look: "Brother Shen, you have to think clearly. You are going against the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. Do you want to be ridiculed by them? Isolated by them? Have no hope of career from now on? As long as you say you are threatened, There are many people in the court who sympathize with you. If you say a few good words in front of His Majesty in the future, maybe you can come back from Chu."
Shen Lun's heart surged when he heard this, but in the end he shook his head.
Xu Yong's expression changed and he said calmly: "Brother Shen, you are too selfish. You went to Chu Land, but left others to suffer in Xianyang City."
Shen Lun was a little confused: "What?"
Xu Yong said: "Who in the court doesn't know that you and I are close friends. You have taken refuge in Huaiguzi, and most people think of me the same way. You must know that my official position is low and I have no right to recommend. My children will join the court. As an official, you need to ask several adults for help."
"Now those adults are very dissatisfied with me. Aren't you ruining my Xu family's career?"
Shen Lun was stunned: "This... this..."
Xu Yong said: "Brother Shen, just do me a favor. I, the Xu family, will be grateful to you for generations."
Shen Lun gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Xu, maybe you should also get close to the Banished Immortal. With the Banished Immortal around, it shouldn't be difficult for your children to join the court as officials."
Xu Yong's expression changed: "You want me to be as shameless as you? Shen Lun, you are going too far."
Shen Lun didn't have time to speak. Xu Yong suddenly took a step back and said loudly: "Everyone, I am Xu Yong, and I have always been on good terms with Shen Lun. In the past, I was deceived by him, and I didn't know that he was such a shameless villain. Today, in front of all of you, I Break off all relations with Shen Lun. From now on, Shen Lun and I will have nothing to do with each other. I, Xu Yong, am clean and aboveboard, and will never associate with shameless villains like Shen Lun."
"Okay!" Many courtiers clapped their hands.
Several high-ranking ministers nodded in praise and said, "When Mr. Xu makes friends, he emphasizes character rather than intimacy. His noble character is admirable."
After Xu Yong heard this, he was immediately elated. As long as he was appreciated by the ministers, wouldn't it be safe for his nephew to become an official in the court?
When Shen Lun heard Xu Yong's words, he was immediately ashamed and angry. Unexpectedly, countless people have been mocking him recently, and the one who finally completed the fatal blow turned out to be his best friend.
Shen Lun let out a long sigh and finally made up his mind to go to Chudi in the next few days.
Chu Land, in Shen Lun's eyes, is an uncivilized and barbaric land. He originally didn't want to go, he wanted to delay it until the deadline, and then slowly set off.
Now it seems that we can no longer stay in Xianyang, so we should hit the road as soon as possible. These courtiers are more terrifying than rebels.
When Shen Lun was sighing, he suddenly heard someone beside him asking curiously: "What's going on?"
Shen Lun turned around and realized it was Li Shui.
He suddenly felt as if he was seeing a relative, holding Li Shui's hand and saying, "I'm going to Chu Di. I've helped me a lot, and I want to say thank you."
When Li Shui saw that he was about to cry, he was immediately puzzled and thought to himself: The ancients were so full of emotions. I just gave him a few random words and he was moved to tears?
At this time, Li Shui heard bursts of sneers coming from not far away.
Li Shui turned his head and found that the courtiers were all busy turning their faces away. However, there were always a few who reacted slowly, and Li Shui still saw the mocking look on their faces.
After Li Shui thought for a moment, he understood what was going on.
He asked Shen Lun in a low voice: "So? You are friends with me, and these people are mocking you?"
Shen Lun felt warm in his heart and said in a deep voice: "They don't know the benefits of banishing the immortals. They are talking nonsense. Don't be angry if you banish the immortals."
Li Shui laughed and said to Shen Lun, "What did they scold you for? Tell me exactly what they said."
Shen Lun didn't want to say anything. People like him have been studying since childhood, are full of knowledge, and have noble character. It's a little hard to do things like snitching behind your back.
But Li Shui must force him to speak, and declare that if he doesn't speak, he is harboring evil intentions.
Shen Lun had no choice but to tell the truth about what happened in the past few days.
Li Shui patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, I know this matter well. I will definitely make the decision for you."
Shen Lun bowed and thought: We are going to Chudi anyway, so it doesn't matter.
At this time, the time has come, and hundreds of officials enter the political hall to discuss politics.
After the discussion on national affairs was completed, Li Shui stood up.
The courtiers all focused their attention on him, a little curious about what would happen to him today.
I only heard Li Shui say: "Your Majesty, the Shangjun Courtyard has compiled the books on arithmetic and general knowledge. These books are enough for the imperial examination. If there are new discoveries in the future, they will be supplemented and announced. The world."
"There are currently two copies of this book. Shangjun Courtyard sells them at a price of one hundred yuan each. Any scholar who is interested in taking the imperial examination can go and buy it and study it carefully."
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction: "Okay."
The courtiers were a little puzzled. They thought that if Li Shui produced these two books, he would take the opportunity to sell them at a high price. They had even thought about how to argue with Li Shui and ask him to donate the book for free.
But now...it's only sold for a hundred dollars, so if you argue with him again, it will seem a bit pricey. So the courtiers didn't say anything.
Li Shui added: "These two books are related to the imperial examination, and the imperial examination is related to the world. Therefore, this book is extremely important and cannot have any mistakes. Therefore, I request your majesty to use Shangjun Courtyard as the only publisher of this book. Land. No one is allowed to sell it privately to avoid random tampering and harm to the world."
Ying Zheng nodded and agreed again.
The courtiers didn't say anything either. Most of them felt that it was getting more and more embarrassing for Li Shui to even pocket the two hundred dollars.
Later, Li Shui added: "In addition, I will hold classes at Shangjun's Villa and teach these two books for free. Anyone whose family is poor and cannot afford to hire a master can enter Shangjun's Villa to study."
Chunyu Yue sneered: "You have to pay one hundred thousand yuan to enter Shang Jun's Villa. Can people from poor families really study here? Is banishing immortals a joke?"
Li Shui coughed dryly: "This... person who is extremely poor and has a lot of money can be reduced or exempted as appropriate after passing the assessment."
Chunyu Yue said again: "If you are full of knowledge, do you still need to go to school? You are obviously cheating money. In addition to cheating money, you also want to earn a good reputation."
Li Shui said: "Dr. Chunyu, running a school is a private matter. Such private matters should not be discussed in court meetings."
Chunyu Yue was so angry that his lungs hurt: "Who talked about private matters here first?"
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The court meeting was over, and all the officials walked outside one after another. Shen Lun suddenly discovered. These people all became thoughtful and bowed their heads in silence. Very few people come to ridicule themselves.
At this time, Li Shui walked up to Shen Lun and said with a smile: "I am going to vent my anger on your behalf. Just watch."
Shen Lun looked confused: "Are you venting your anger on me? When? Why didn't I know?" ntent
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
