"Dean Lu, you are also here preparing to listen to a book." Just as Chen Fan was looking around, he suddenly heard someone saying hello to Lu Fan. Looking for the reputation, I saw a man in his fifties, with a beard, wearing silk satin, looking at Lu Yu with a smile.
"Dean Wei, you're here too. Take a seat. The storytelling is probably going to start soon." Lu Ban's answer was a bit lukewarm.
"Shopkeeper Shen just came to my place. I'm really sorry that he wants us to give up another position. The disciples I brought out today are all quite knowledgeable. I really can't decide which one of them should not come. I hope Dean Lu doesn’t mind.”
This man deserves a beating, Chen Fan mentally commented on this Dean Wei. If you don't give in, you won't give in. If you say that your disciples' knowledge is good, the implication is that those with low knowledge don't have to come. That's why all your disciples have to come, but you think we don't have to come because we don't. The knowledge here is low! If it was intentional to ridicule Dean Lu, it would be fine. Who would be displeased with the other person? If it was unintentional, no, such a person would not get along with the Dean of Economics. Chen Fan suddenly cheered up.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Dean Lu's face darkened and he said, "Today I accepted a disciple, not because his knowledge is good, but because I think he is knowledgeable and polite, and knows how to respect teachers. I know humility, do you think this is an important criterion for accepting a disciple?"
"That's natural. If there is such a good disciple, I would also like to accept it. I just wonder when the Chess Academy received such a disciple?"
"Fasheng, come and meet Dean Wei. This is the dean of our economics department at Rosin College."
"I've met Dean Wei." Chen Fan meticulously saluted Dean Wei.
"Oh, you are Dean Lu's new disciple?"
"Yes, I am honored to have Dean Lu as my teacher today."
"Oh, Chang Jing is on stage. Let's listen to the book first. If we have time, Dean Lu can bring your students to my place to sit. Our economics department has always welcomed truly talented people."
"Okay, I won't bother you until then." Lu Yan agreed without hesitation.
"It's a deal." Dean Wei cupped his hands and sat on the seat not far away.
Chen Fan glanced around Dean Wei and saw Xu Zhen standing there. Fortunately, he didn't see Lin Jun. Chen Fan secretly sighed. If those two people were there, Chen Fan would rather not go. After scanning around Dean Wei, Chen Fan looked towards the stage on the first floor and saw someone already standing on the stage. He was probably in his thirties, with a thin face and a plain shirt. He was pacing back and forth, saying hello to everyone around him. When he saw Chen Fan, he waved upward. He was probably acquainted with Dean Lu and the others. Although this storyteller had better literary talent, he also had to be human and sophisticated. This Chang Jing was obviously a good dancer.
"Everyone, today I came to the precious land of Cuixiang Pavilion again to tell you about a major event that just happened that shocked the world." Chang Jing cleared her throat and continued: "Mahayana Buddhism gave birth to a new Buddha, who wants to eliminate demons in the human world, has led his followers to conquer Bohai County. Everyone knows, what is the new Buddha? What impact will this have on my Daliang? Listen to me in detail."
Chang Jing paused, glanced at everyone, and saw that everyone was listening attentively, and continued: "It is said that spring flowers and summer green, in the early summer season when the eyes are dyed green, in a wilderness in the north of Jizhou, A monk walks barefoot on this land. This monk's name is Faqing, and he is a disciple of Mahayana Buddhism. Mahayana Buddhism regards Maitreya as the future Buddha, who can save countless sentient beings to the other side. It is the mainstream branch of Buddhism and is spread. It is said that Maitreya Buddha will descend to the human world and save all sentient beings. Jizhou has been plagued by disasters in recent years. Various disasters such as floods, droughts, insects, and winds have continued to occur, causing the land to be barren, people displaced, and hungry year after year. The scene can be said to be terrible. Faqing In order to save the common people, he made a great wish to find the true Buddha, and asked Maitreya Buddha to come to the world and save all sentient beings. Finally, his sincerity moved God..."
Needless to say, Chang Jing's eloquence was good. Chen Fan and Zhong Kai, who had originally planned to go back to the private room, couldn't help but stand in the corridor and listen. In Chen Fan's opinion, the writing of the story was quite good. At least it contained nine truths and one falsehood, rather than all falsehoods. Except for moving God and Maitreya coming to the world, other things probably happened in real life, which adds to the persuasiveness of the story.
"Now, Faqing has captured Fucheng, killed the county magistrate of Fucheng, occupied the entire Bohai County, killed local officials, beheaded monks and nuns, burned scriptures and statues, announced the birth of a new Buddha, and eliminated the old demons. The Northern Wei Dynasty No one can stop it for a while.”
"Dear guests, this Faqing led the believers to achieve such brilliant results in less than a month. It shows that the Northern Wei Dynasty government was corrupt and lacked military strength. The Northern Wei Dynasty's strong belief in Buddhism was also the source of trouble. But for me, Daliang It can be said that it is a God-given opportunity. If our government sends a general to attack Wei,... then great things can be accomplished!"
Thinking of the warm applause all around, I have to say that Chang Jing's words were very inspiring. Fortunately, Chen Fan is not a hot-blooded young man. This kind of matter must be left to the court to handle, and his current status is not something he can arbitrarily discuss. Seeing Chang Jing bowing her hands, she had finished speaking and said to the waiter: "Waiter, look, that's my entourage, dining down below." Chen Fan pointed at Hou Feng, who was eating on the first floor.
"I saw it, the villain deserves it."
"Okay, go and ask him to reward Chang Jing with thirty articles, and let's say it was from our Yajian Dean Lu." Chen Fan thought for a while, there were so many people listening to the book, and only three of us had seats. , based on the standard reward of ten cents per seat, it should not be low. Why did the store only arrange three seats for us? If everyone follows this standard, then the rewards from the audience in the corridor on the second floor alone will be 400 to 500 fen. Earning several hundred fen at noon is definitely a lot. My father’s monthly salary is only 2,500 fen. As for thirty essays, given by Dean Lu alone, the standard is not low. Of course, it cannot be given too high. After all, it is just for listening to books, and I will continue to listen to them later. If it is given too high this time, How to give it later?
"Yes, sir." The waiter immediately stumbled downstairs.
Dean Lu, who had already stood up, nodded with satisfaction when he saw Chen Fan's arrangement. He was not polite to Chen Fan. After all, he was his disciple now. If he was too polite, he would be offended. The money was still a trivial matter. The key was for this law student to do things. It’s also quite comforting. Originally, if she wanted to give a reward, other people around her would also pay. At that time, it was not good for her to refuse, and it would be even worse not to refuse. If she didn't give a reward, Chang Jing had already said hello to herself, and she was a bit embarrassed in terms of face. Fa Sheng’s arrangement was just right, and the amount of the reward was just right. The key was to take the initiative and get it done before he even said anything. This made people worry-free. Lu Ban thought of this and looked at Lu Zifeng, who had already stood up and was standing next to him. Seeing his indifferent expression, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart and said: "Come, let's go back to the private room and continue drinking. What Chang Jingshu said today Not bad. Let’s have a few more drinks.”
Everyone accompanied Dean Lu back to the private room.
"What do you think of what Chang Jing said today? Let's all have a listen." Lu Yan suggested.
After hearing this, everyone fell into thinking.
"How about, Liang Xiu, please tell me first. You are a classics student, so you should have better insights in this area than a chess student. Tell me what you think."
"Okay, Dean Lu, let me start with some ideas. I think we should sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and cultivate ourselves. In the past few years, we have been fighting against the Wei State every year, and the people have been miserable. At this time, although the Northern Wei Dynasty was in civil strife, it was only It has just begun and the foundation has not been damaged. We should not rush to send troops. Instead, we should vigorously develop internal affairs, build water conservancy, encourage production, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. After a few years, the Northern Wei Dynasty will definitely be severely weakened. By then we will If you send troops, you can get twice the result with half the effort.”
"Well, Zifeng, what do you think?" After seeing Liang Xiu finish speaking, Lu Yan did not ask Chen Fan, but continued to ask Lu Zifeng.
"As the saying goes, taking advantage of someone's illness can kill someone. I think we should not just send a general to go on an expedition, but should use the strength of the whole country to mobilize the army to attack the Northern Wei Dynasty and complete the victory in one battle."
"Well, where is Zhongkai?"
"I agree with Zifeng's statement. Opportunities must not be missed. If they are lost, they will never come back. At this time, it is natural to send a large army to conquer, so that the Northern Wei Dynasty cannot take care of both the beginning and the end. Even if the Northern Wei Dynasty cannot be eliminated, it will make him severely damaged and no longer able to look southward. "
"What do you think, Fa Sheng?"
"I think it depends on material resources, financial resources, and manpower. How are our food reserves currently? Do we have money in the treasury? How many personnel can be mobilized in the army? Only by knowing this can we decide whether to send troops? How to send troops? How to fight?"
"Well, Fa Sheng's words are mature and prudent."
"Okay, let's fill up the wine and go see what those guys in the Economics Department are doing." After knowing everyone's opinions on Chang Jing's storytelling, Dean Lu decided to harass Dean Wei first. Students will also have some arguments about whether to fight or to make peace, so it’s just a good time to watch the excitement.
"Waiter, take us to the private room where Dean Wei is." Dean Lu stood up and ordered.
"Okay, please come over here." Fortunately, the waiter was also an old man in the store and was familiar with the customers. He immediately led Dean Lu and others to the door of the private room where Dean Wei was.
Sure enough, there was a buzz of people inside, "Waiter, go and announce the news, and tell the person next door to come and propose a toast."
"Okay." The waiter ran inside.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with going in directly. After all, we know each other. If we meet each other in a restaurant and toast each other, it doesn't matter whether we inform each other. But if the relationship between the two people is average, or even dislike each other, then etiquette is very important, otherwise The other party said, "Who let you in? Do you understand the rules? It would be so embarrassing. Dean Lu would not make such a mistake."
"Dean Lu, just come in. We are all old acquaintances. Why do we need someone to inform us?" Dean Wei came out to greet us with a smile. If he hadn't seen the previous scene, Chen Fan would definitely think that the two of them have a good relationship.
