"Qingque, you..."
On the path to the Imperial College, Meng Wenhao packed up his things and came out to find Li Tai who was waiting for him on the roadside. As if he had guessed what Li Tai would say to him next, Meng Wenhao looked a little ashamed and hesitated to speak.
"Haha, let's talk while walking!"
Li Tai, who had been in the palace for many years, could not see Meng Wenhao's thoughts. He smiled, picked up his "schoolbag" and walked forward.
Li Zexuan is no longer in the Imperial College, and he will definitely not come here in the future. The only reason he came to the Imperial College in the first place was for Li Zexuan's novel knowledge. Otherwise, he would not come.
The knowledge that other doctoral assistants in the Imperial College can teach can be taught by all the bachelors under him, so why bother looking far away~? So he's on vacation starting today!
"……oh!"
Meng Wenhao was stunned for a while, then responded and moved to follow Li Tai.
At the beginning of the fourth class in the morning, Li Zexuan announced the big event. At this time, only the math school in the Imperial College was closed, so the streets were quite quiet.
Stepping on the smooth and hard bluestone, listening to the chirping of various insects and birds, looking at the leafy century-old trees around, and smelling the fragrance of various precious flowers on the roadside, I feel so emotional. However, Meng Wenhao's mood did not improve at all. He always felt that he was about to make a ridiculous and wrong decision that he would regret for the rest of his life. His heart was heavy.
"Wen Hao, are you still thinking about what happened in class just now?"
Li Tai walked in front and asked softly without looking back.
"Um!"
Meng Wenhao said "hmm" and nodded, but he forgot that Li Tai's back was facing him now and he couldn't see his nod at all.
"Haha~! If you put aside your relatives, what are your true intentions, Wenhao? Do you want to stay in the Mathematical Academy and wait for the annual exam at the end of the year to be promoted to the fourth academy, or go to Yanhuang Academy with your husband to study with him? Engineering~?”
Li Tai's eyes were venomous and he saw Meng Wenhao's scruples. He paused and asked aloud.
"Of course I will go to Yanhuang Academy with my husband!"
Meng Wenhao answered directly without thinking. Then he seemed to realize that he had answered Meng Lang too much, and quickly added:
"As the saying goes, you can see the leopard through the tube. From your husband's new calculations, I seem to be able to see another world in your mind. If you don't care about the future and don't consider my parents and my little sister, of course I am willing to follow him to pursue that world. Distant truths, that kind of knowledge, are what scholars of our generation should devote their whole lives to studying. However, it is definitely not what I want to be promoted to a four-door academy, where I can study that stuff all day long and read sour articles without any illness. !”
"Also, my husband has been a great favor to Wenhao's family. My father went to sea this time, but my husband personally came forward and asked the Hejian County King to take care of him. Such a great favor is like reincarnation! But now when my husband needs me, I am shaken. Wen Hao is really ashamed to death! This..."
"Stop it!"
Li Tai turned around and interrupted: "Wenhao, you have a good saying. Only engineering is the knowledge worthy of our lifelong study as scholars. I deeply agree with this, but the second half of what you said is wrong. ! Sir, I am helping you out of my own heart, not for your reward. Sir is not the kind of person who asks for favors in return!"
Meng Wenhao shook his head quickly and said: "I know, I know, and I definitely didn't mean that!"
"Haha~! Also, Wen Hao, you just said that if you didn't consider your future, you would be very willing to go to Mr. Yanhuang Academy. I don't agree with this! It seems that the last words Mr. just said before leaving, you guys They didn’t take it seriously!”
Li Tai said meaningfully.
"What are you talking about~?"
Meng Wenhao was startled. He had been in tangle and self-blame in the teaching building before, and he really didn't hear clearly what Li Zexuan said next.
"Hey! It seems that Wen Hao, you really didn't listen carefully!"
Li Tai curled his lips, turned around and said:
"My husband said at the time that choosing Yanhuang Academy does not mean giving up on the future. Maybe you will disagree, but I have always believed in you! I believe in the future of Yanhuang Academy! Otherwise, how could my father have agreed to my own construction of the academy~?"
Having said this, he stood up and looked at Meng Wenhao, and said extremely seriously: "Even my father is optimistic about Yanhuang Academy, so what reason do you have to think that Yanhuang Academy has no future? Wenhao, think about it seriously, and don't think about it because of worldly perspectives. , I have wasted my whole life’s future! That’s it, you can take care of yourself!”
After that, Li Tai shook his sleeves, turned and left.
Meng Wenhao froze on the spot, speechless for a moment, and heard the words left by Li Tai in front of him in the air:
"Confucianism cultivates the mind, and engineering and learning benefit the world. Whether to cultivate the mind for a lifetime and become a rotten Confucian who only knows how to do it, or to go to Yanhuang Academy and become a peerless master like Mr. who is omnipotent and benefits the country and the people, it all depends on Wen Hao. It happened in a moment of thought~!”
“Confucianism cultivates the mind, and engineering benefits the world!”
Meng Wenhao's dull eyes suddenly glowed with endless energy, and slowly his eyes gradually became firm.
"I want to benefit the world, and I don't want to become a corrupt scholar!"
Meng Wenhao murmured something, then picked up his schoolbag and walked resolutely towards the gate of the Imperial College!
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"So, Li Siye has to leave~?"
Inside the "Principal's Office".
The conversation between the two big guys came to an end, when Wang Yalun stood up and asked with his hands behind his back.
“Brother Aaron, Kong doesn’t want to either, but Li Siye insists on leaving!”
Kong Yingda heard the blame in Wang Yalun's tone, and he couldn't help but raise his hands and smile bitterly.
"Haha~! It was originally a small matter, but it ended up being like this. Kong Jijiu, Wang has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not~?"
Wang Yalun shook his head and said with some displeasure.
“Brother Aaron, it’s okay to say it!”
Although Kong Yingda roughly guessed that what this old man said would be unpleasant, he still nodded.
"Forgive Wang for bluntly saying that Confucianism has been passed down to this day and has deteriorated! When the saint first proposed Confucianism, it was originally to let people cultivate their minds. Take a look at the sacrifice of wine. What kind of minds are people cultivating now? Intrigues, fights for power and gain, completely forgetting the identity of the body. The responsibility of being a teacher! Confucianism is declining, but Li Siye’s new learning is rising like the sun! I always feel that the Imperial College’s loss of Li Siye this time is definitely an immeasurable loss, Kong Jijiu, you You will definitely regret it soon~!”
Wang Yalun's tone was serious and there was something in his words. After that, he didn't even bother to say goodbye and just left with his hands behind his back!
"Confucianism is declining, while new learning is rising! Alas~! Aaron is expressing his dissatisfaction with Cui Shanyou and the others! It seems that I really did something wrong this time! I was really confused during the Qingming Dynasty!"
Kong Yingda looked at the direction where his old friend disappeared and murmured to himself.
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