Scholars need an environment. Lan Tian didn't know if Liu Xi was pretending to be modest, so he didn't give up easily. After all, people at that time liked to play the trick of three invitations and three rejections.
Lantian didn't have the patience of Liu Bei, and Liu Xi didn't have the talent of Zhuge Liang, so he was ready to let Liu Xi make his own choice. After all, facts speak louder than words.
"Sir, don't refuse in a hurry. There are two elementary schools in Guangxin City. Yao Gong might as well take him to visit. Maybe you will change your mind." Lan Tian looked at Yao Qi and said meaningfully.
"Your Majesty's words are very kind. Since Sir, you are here in Guangxin, why don't you take a look around?" Yao Qi quickly added knowingly. He was Lantian's subordinate and did not dare to refuse.
Yao Qi could see that Lantian was very interested in Liu Xi. He felt that he had made the right bet on this treasure. At least the Panyu Order would be able to secure his position in a short period of time.
"Okay then." Liu Xi and Yao Qi were old friends, so they agreed to come down the slope.
Lan Tian originally wanted Xia Houqi to arrange for someone to accompany him, but Liu Xi was worried that it was not true enough, so he refused directly. He and Yao Qi secretly left Guangxin and took a boat to the west to go straight to Mengling County. Lan Tian had set up offices in various counties in Cangwu. There is a Mongolian school, so Liu Xi has to choose one by himself.
Lan Tian didn't know whether to laugh or cry after receiving the news, wondering if he could still commit fraud?
"Liu Xi is so ignorant of praise. Even if he didn't beat him out with a stick, why should he be allowed to go to Mengling County? Do we need General Li Yi to send a naval force to intercept him?" Gao Yuan was angry. asked drumily.
Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Liu Chengguo is not a scourge, and we have no secrets to tell. Why send a navy to stop him? Besides, we have Yao Qi with us."
Gao Yuan shook his head, "Yao Qi and him are on the same side, and they may not share the same mind and heart with the teacher."
"It doesn't matter, real gold is not afraid of fire." Lan Tian didn't care.
"I heard that Liu Xi can write beautiful articles. If he tells the world about your layout in Jiaozhou, then..."
Lan Tian interrupted Gao Yuan, "There's nothing to worry about. I don't think Liu Chengguo is a bad person. Besides, we have the Press and Press Administration, who can spread the news?"
"Yes." Gao Yuan nodded.
On the surface, the Publications and Newspapers Administration publishes newspapers, but in fact it is a huge intelligence network. They can not only collect external intelligence, but also intercept internal confidential information, so Lantian is not afraid of leaking planting technology to other countries.
Moreover, the scholar rebellion had not been completed for ten years, and Lan Tian did not believe that Liu Xi could cause any disturbance. In fact, his original guess was correct. Liu Xi was testing Lan Tian in his own way. He and Yao Qi did not go straight to Mengling after they arrived at Mengling. Instead of going to school, he went to the countryside to observe the people's livelihood and suffering.
Mengling is located on the north bank of Yushui, bordering Yulin County to the west. Because the terrain is flat and the land is fertile, it has become the main producer of grain in Cangwu County. Wu Ju and Lu Fan had an enmity with Lai Gong when they were the governors of Cangwu. Mengling has been stationed with a large number of Cangwu's defensive troops for a long time. The local people have to support the army and I had to pay rent and taxes, so my life was very difficult.
In the first month of the year, people have not yet started working, and every household is still overflowing with the joy of the New Year.
Liu Xi and Yao Qi visited several villages and found that the people here were full of praise for the new agricultural officials and township officials, and those young people all came from Quanling School. They were from the capital of Guizhou, so they understood the people at the bottom better, regardless of whether Whether it is dealing with large or small affairs in the village or guiding scientific planting, he has his own unique methods.
During Liu Xi's stay in Jiaozhou, he was mostly in Jiaozhi County. Shi Xie's governance was somewhat indifferent. He occasionally lowered taxes and taxes as if he was a favor from heaven. Although Jiaozhi has basically had good years in recent years, the people's lives are still miserable. There is no smile like the common people like Meng Ling.
Although these young talents have been in office for half a year, Yao Qi feels that they have received more praise than himself. The people Lantian cultivated seem to have magical powers.
The two of them visited several villages incognito. On the way, they were discovered by the township pavilion because they were asking questions. Yao Qi had no choice but to reveal his identity, and was finally released by the pavilion.
According to the unified arrangements of the prefect Xiahouqi, Mengling County opened a Montenegro school in a secluded area in the south of the city. Due to the constraints of old ideas and the inability to do chores at home, few people were willing to send school-age children to study.
The Confucian School has been open for half a year, and there are only nine children in the county who come to study for enlightenment. This is the result of the efforts of various township officials. The teachers in the school are young Confucian students from Quanling School. When Liu Xi and Yao Qi walked to the door, there were There was the sound of a catchy reading.
"The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is vast. The sun and the moon are waxing and waning, and the stars and constellations are arranged. Cold comes and summer comes, autumn harvests and winter hides. The leap year is full of years, and the law Lu adjusts the sun..."
Neither Liu Xi nor Yao Qi knew the Thousand-Character Classic. They stopped outside the window and listened for a while, but the first dozen sentences were repeated all the time, so it didn't take long for both of them to memorize it.
"I don't know who wrote this article. The content is all-encompassing and the reading is full of charm. It is indeed a good book for enlightenment." Liu Xi sighed.
Yao Qi shook his head, "Perhaps Lan Fujun had someone compile it, otherwise where would these children get the teaching materials?"
"Brother Yao is right, but it's well written. I really want to know the content behind it." Liu Xi said with a smile.
Yao Qi said disapprovingly: "What's so difficult about this? Wait for me to go into the house and get it with my husband."
"Who is making noise here in this important place of the school?" The two of them alerted the young scholar in the classroom because they spoke loudly.
Liu Xi and Yao Qi quickly raised their hands and saluted. Yao Qi pointed to the people around him and introduced: "This is Mr. Beihai Chengguo..."
The young scholar was stunned, frowned and said impatiently: "What Beihai Chengguo? I don't know you at all. You should leave here as soon as possible and don't interfere with my teaching of the children."
Liu Xi was well-known in Jiaozhou, and this was the first time he was humbled in front of Confucian scholars. However, he had no idea that the person in front of him was from Guizhou, and he had no idea about the celebrities touted among the gentry.
"It doesn't matter if you don't know me. We were just passing by here. We just heard the loud sound of books and the elegant writing style. I wonder whose masterpiece the children were reading?" Liu Xi asked politely with his hand in hand.
The teaching scholar saw that the two men were not dressed like ordinary people, but he did not know where they came from, so he did not want to reveal the Thousand-Character Essay to others. He deliberately made things difficult and said: "The teaching materials of Meng School are kept secret from the outside world. If you have any at home, Children can be sent, and they will learn to tell the story to the two of you..."
When Yao Qi heard this, he immediately became angry. He raised his finger and said, "You are so rude. Mr. Cheng Guo is polite to the virtuous corporal, but you are making things difficult for us for no reason. How can you be so unreasonable?"
The teaching scholar also lost his temper. He replied coldly: "Are you here to make trouble? Meng Academy does not allow you to act wildly. If you don't leave, I will sue the officials."
After hearing this, Yao Qi and Liu Xi looked at each other and smiled, their white beards trembling in the wind with joy.
