"Ha~! You old thing~!"
In the main hall of Li Mansion, after Wang Ji finished speaking, Li Zexuan did not expose the lie to his face in order to save him a little face. However, another old man sitting opposite him pointed at Wang Ji and laughed and cursed.
However, the old man just laughed and cursed, and did not delve further. He must have known that Wang Ji was now living in seclusion in the remote Donggao Village, and that his family was not well off at the time, so it was normal for him to have never heard of Wenwen Township.
With a thought in his mind, Li Zexuan stood up and said, "I haven't asked this gentleman yet~!"
Li Gang patted his head and said: "Oh~! I forgot to introduce you to this kid. This is..."
"Haha~! Why is Wenji so troublesome~!"
When the old man saw that Li Gang wanted to introduce himself again as he had introduced Wang Ji before, he quickly interrupted with his hand, then looked at Li Zexuan and said casually: "I, Yan Silu, don't have as many names as Wang Wugong, but I rely on my late father Yu He is just a sour scholar~! Oh, by the way, my late father Yan Zhitui, I think you must have heard of it~!"
Li Zexuan was stunned for a moment, thinking that the name Yan Zhitui sounded familiar. After searching carefully in his mind, he was suddenly shocked, Yan Zhitui~! It turned out to be Yan Zitui~! The man who wrote "Yan Family Instructions"~!
Yan Zhitui served as an official in four dynasties throughout his life. He was "a man who subjugated his country three times". He suffered from the rebellion and was deeply worried. Looking at his life, he had no outstanding achievements and no official positions. He has enjoyed eternal fame because of his "Yan Family Instructions", which shows the far-reaching influence of his family instructions.
"Yan's Family Instructions" was written by Yan Zhitui during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It has influenced family education in ancient China for more than two thousand years. It enjoys the reputation of "ancient and modern family mottos, which are regarded as ancestors". It is the most famous family motto in Chinese history. At that time, Lu Xun's younger brother Zhou Zuoren highly praised and admired Yan Zitui and "Yan Family Instructions", and wrote a special reading note on "Yan Family Instructions" in "Ye Du Chao".
And throughout history, the descendants of the Yan family have performed amazingly in terms of conduct and talent. In the Tang Dynasty alone, like Yan Shigu (the eldest son of Yan Silu) who annotated the "Book of Han", calligraphy has become a model for the world and has dominated the world. Yan Zhenqing, who has lived for thousands of years, and Yan Gaoqing, who has made a mark throughout the ages and sacrificed his life for his country, all have a unique and profound impression on the Yan family, which further proves the effectiveness of the family motto established by his ancestors. Even in the Song and Yuan dynasties, people from the Yan family continued to enter official positions, which was especially envied by the people of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
"It turns out that you are a descendant of Master Yan. I am disrespectful and disrespectful~! Sir, you just made a joke. If you are a scornful Confucian, then there will be no real Confucianists in the world~!"
Li Zexuan came back to his senses, bowed his hands to Yan Silu very solemnly, and said.
He was not pretending to be solemn, but sincere. In the moment just now, he had already recalled some of Yan Zhitui's deeds, and if he remembered correctly, Yan Zhitui had a descendant. The most famous one is Yan Zhenqing, a man who is known as the "Four Masters of Regular Script" together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan, and Ouyang Xun.
Some people in later generations commented that Yan Zhenqing's status in the history of Chinese calligraphy was so high that no one except Wang Xizhi could compare with him!
Since Yan Zhenqing is a descendant of Yan Zhitui, isn't he also a descendant of Yan Silu~?
(Yan Zhenqing is the sixth generation grandson of Yan Silu)
"Huh! You change your mind so quickly. Just now you were praising me, the old man! Now you're complimenting this sour old man again!"
Wang Ji, who was drinking at the side, couldn't help but said sourly when he saw Li Zexuan's appearance.
Li Zexuan couldn't help but sweat, what does it mean to change your mind quickly? Your special mother is not a beauty, why should I change my mind~?
"Eating, sitting, and showing nothing, Wang Wugong, you really don't act like an elder at all~!"
As soon as Wang Ji finished speaking, Yan Silu took the lead and sarcastically said.
Li Zexuan could finally see that these two old men were completely different from the old-fashioned scholars he usually saw. One had a free and unrestrained personality, while the other was easy-going and unassuming. No matter what, Li Zexuan felt that getting along with these two old men was the same. It was a relatively pleasant thing, so I couldn't help but give Li Gang thirty-two likes in my heart.
"Haha~! Both gentlemen are highly respected people. No matter who they are, I have admired them for a long time~! Why argue over such a trivial matter~!"
Li Zexuan smiled and smoothed things over.
Yan Silu's eyes flashed, and he smiled and said: "Boy from the Li family, don't beat around the bush. Tell the truth. Do you want to invite us two to teach in your academy~?"
Li Zexuan was sweating slightly. He had planned to chat for a few more words, and then everyone would have a meal and drink together later, and then he would invite them to join Yanhuang Academy (after all, in modern times, hiring people to do things is not always the same process. ? This is called wine table culture), he didn’t expect Yan Silu to be so direct, but now that the matter was at this point, he had nothing to hide, so he cupped his hands at the two of them and said:
"To be honest, I have this intention, and I hope that you two gentlemen can come to Yanhuang Academy to teach, educate people, preach and receive vocations~! When Yanhuang Academy was first established, except for Mr. Li Gang, there was no one with high moral standing and respect in it. You two If sir can join, Yanhuang Academy will definitely reach a higher level~!"
Li Zexuan didn't know that Wang Ji had any other abilities besides his good writing. But Yan Silu was different. The first was scholarly prestige, and the second was personal cultivation. If he could come to Yanhuang If the academy helps manage students, Li Zexuan feels that he can save a lot of trouble~!
As for Wang Ji, Li Zexuan felt that he had a good personality and was pleasing to the eye. In addition, he was recommended by Li Gang, so Li Zexuan felt that he should be hired as well~!
Wang Ji, who was enjoying the gentle countryside and listening to compliments, had no idea that he had become someone's buy-one-get-one-free gift~!
"Haha~! I am already idle at home. If Li Wenji hadn't invited me several times, I wouldn't be here today~! Your boy is also a man of the hour in Chang'an City this year. I have heard a lot of rumors about you, but Your words today, "Establish your heart for the sake of heaven and earth, and establish your life for the sake of the people" actually made me look at you and Yanhuang Academy with admiration~! I am even a little lucky to have come here today~!"
Yan Silu shook his head at this moment and sighed.
When Li Zexuan saw this, he felt happy and asked: "So, Mr. Yan agreed~?"
"Hmm~! At such a young age, you are able to set your mind for the world and the earth, and set up your destiny for the people. How can I, an old man who is about to know his destiny, have any reason to back down~?"
Yan Silu stroked his beard, nodded and smiled.
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