Li Xiuyuan did not say anything clearly about the burning of books and entrapment of Confucian scholars that King Qin was about to implement.
However, he believed that the master had understood what he meant.
The Master got the information he wanted to know, and Li Xiuyuan also gained a deeper understanding of the Confucian principles followed by the Master.
In Li Xiuyuan's view, the master of the academy can control the students of the academy, but he cannot control the students who have left the academy, let alone the more Confucian scholars in the world.
Even the King of Qin who unified the six kingdoms couldn't control those self-righteous Confucian scholars, let alone the master's own efforts?
Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan smiled: "I asked Zhang Liang to buy me some "Poems", "Books", "Hundreds of Classics" and more classics..."
"In my opinion, Confucian works such as "Poems" and "Books" are not necessarily inferior to the library of an academy if they are preserved in the houses of the people."
"Even if one day the king wants to leave Confucianism because of someone, but Confucianism has already existed in heaven and earth and will never be able to leave. I wonder what you think, Master?"
The Master looked at the tea cup in his hand and was speechless for a moment.
In the winding path leading to the secluded place, he has not yet seen the day when King Qin will push Confucianism to a desperate situation, so although he understands what Li Xiuyuan said in his heart.
But I would rather believe that such a thing will not happen, just like the world will not think about whether the sun will rise tomorrow.
The corner of his mouth moved, and the master finally made a compromise with himself.
I was thinking about how to tactfully suggest to a group of gentlemen and students that they should collect more "Poems", "Books", "Baijiayu", etc.
After all, just because he doesn't understand something doesn't mean it won't happen.
As Li Xiuyuan said, it only takes one visit to destroy all the books in the academy.
He could afford to lose, but the academy and the children could not afford to lose, and the students and gentlemen who would come thousands of years later could not afford to lose.
The two drank three courses of tea and chatted about the principles of the gentleman and the Tao, Buddhism and the Tao, and the king and the Tao. Unconsciously, it was the time of the night, and Li Xiuyuan was about to say goodbye and leave.
The master, who was still full of thoughts, stroked his beard and smiled and said: "You are welcome at any time in the academy. If I have time, I will go down the mountain and have a drink."
The two of them got out of the wooden house and walked to the intersection.
The mountain wind was blowing hard, and I looked at the cliffs and waterfalls under the snow-capped peaks. I watched a line of flying smoke falling slowly, but I couldn't hear any sound, as if there was an endless abyss under the snow-capped mountains.
The abyss was invisible, and Li Xiuyuan could only see the clear sky after the rain, which still looked a bit hazy.
Although the sky is hazy, it gives people a feeling of lofty and unfathomable. What they see in their eyes is a far-reaching and vast world. No matter how powerful the monk is, he will feel his own insignificance standing here.
Standing beside the Master, Li Xiuyuan looked into the distance.
Not far away is the sacred and inviolable Imperial City. The sunset is about to set, and a few rays of golden sunlight pass through the clouds and fall on the black city wall, reflecting beautiful lines.
This is the most spectacular city in the Qin Empire and the most perfect masterpiece in the world.
Looking at the imperial city in front of him, Li Xiuyuan was speechless for a long time, until the master snorted and said with emotion: "Even though I have seen countless majestic cities, this imperial city is still really good."
The Master sighed and said quietly: "In order to build this city, the people did not know how much sweat and blood they shed."
Li Xiuyuan said: "The people of this world are really good, they can actually build such a majestic city."
The Master shook his head and said leisurely: "Perhaps in the eyes of King Qin, the people who build the city are nothing important, because the whole world belongs to him."
Li Xiuyuan chuckled. This reminded him of the emperor of the Five Realms Dynasty, the emperor who ascended to the top of Tianshan Mountain.
Even though he was so passionate, he finally ended up building a house by the Yanyu Lake in Tianluo City.
Compared with the palaces of the Five Realms Dynasty, it is like heaven and earth.
The Great Qin in front of us is just like the Five Domains Dynasty back then. Compared with King Qin's way of immortality, what does the prosperity in this life mean?
Looking at the imperial city in the distance, the Master smiled faintly, as if his angle and expression had changed just a moment ago.
It seemed as if the dynasty in front of them was no longer the majestic city that shocked the world yesterday.
Li Xiuyuan felt as if the master had ascended to heaven and was looking at the world that he was reluctant to leave yesterday.
All gone!
Looking at the master in front of him, Li Xiuyuan felt an indescribable emotion well up in his heart, because he knew that if Zhang Liang didn't come back in the past few days, he might not be able to return to the imperial city in the future.
At this moment, Master, who is standing in the clouds and looking at the world, will not understand what Li Xiuyuan is thinking.
I thought that in a few days, the imperial city would start to investigate the murderer of Qin, but Zhang Liang hadn't returned yet.
Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan clasped hands with his master and said, "Master, stay here. I'm going down the mountain to find Xiao Hei and go home."
After saying this, Li Xiuyuan glanced at the imperial city not far away. After a long silence, he took a deep breath and went down the mountain.
The master behind him replied from a distance: "We didn't talk enough today. I'll come find you the next day."
Li Xiuyuan's voice came from the wind: "Enough meat tube, plenty of wine."
Looking at the figure leaving on the mountain road, the Master showed a bitter smile on his face. If King Qin really wanted to take action against the stubborn guy, what could he do?
If the storm comes, even the academy may not be able to hide those classic poems and books.
It seems that the only way is to hide thousands of Taoisms between heaven and earth as Li Xiuyuan said.
A mountain wind blew from the snow-capped mountains, gently blowing the master's thin clothes, and he finally felt a chill in the world. It was mid-spring, but it was still biting and cold.
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Back at No. 47, Xiao Hei rushed to open the door.
Entering the backyard, it was not until Li Xiuyuan cooked a pot of rice and stewed a pot of meat that he curiously asked: "Why is brother unhappy? Do you want Xiao Hei to give you half of the gold coins?"
"No, you are not allowed to spend it on your body."
Li Xiuyuan sighed and said: "Even if I want to spend it, I can wait until Zhang Liang comes back and exchange it for you in copper coins."
At this point, the two brothers once again mentioned Zhang Liang inadvertently. Thinking that Bolangsha's assassination of Qin would soon spread in the imperial city, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel depressed.
I thought to myself, you really are a pig-headed person, I have to worry about these little things for a while.
Sighing, Li Xiuyuan smiled: "After I went up the mountain, how was the poetry meeting in the academy? Did your senior sister who took away Si Juan treat you to dinner?"
Xiao Hei nodded: "Reciting poems and writing poems is what senior brothers and sisters do. We are just joining in the fun. The academy has prepared snacks. How can we go hungry?"
Li Xiuyuan was startled and thought, wouldn't such a poetry meeting be too boring? There has to be a ranking after all, right?
Thinking of Lu Yuan's dejected appearance, he immediately laughed and said, "After thinking about it, Lu Yuan is also a stupid pig, just like Zhang Liang."
When he thought that Lu Yuan had been tricked by him, he didn't even bother to mention the poem reciting today.
No. 47 is just an iron barrel, and he is not afraid of Lu Yuan coming to trouble the two of them at all.
In a blink of an eye, he thought of the young master Su and the lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion whom he met in the mountains. Li Xiuyuan touched Xiao Hei's head and smiled: "Even if I beat you to death, you wouldn't think of who I met in the mountains today?"
"Who? Could it be Brother Zhang Liang?" Xiao Hei raised his head and asked nervously.
"I met the lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion on the day we first arrived in the Imperial City... We were squatting as we passed by, so naturally she couldn't see the two of us."
Li Xiuyuan chuckled: "You must not tell Zhang Liang about this. I have to think of how to talk to him tactfully, otherwise I'm afraid he won't understand and will spend three days and three nights drunk here."
Xiao Hei laughed when he heard this: "Brother Zhang Liang is so pitiful. At worst, I will introduce today's senior sister to him as his wife."
Li Xiuyuan was startled, and then cursed: "You go to the academy to study."
Xiao Hei was startled, hid far away and replied: "There are so many senior sisters anyway, find one for Brother Zhang Liang."
Neither the poetry meeting in the academy nor Lu Yuan's bet left any trace in Li Xiuyuan's heart, except for the two people he met on the mountain road.
Just as Li Xiuyuan was worried, three days after the poetry meeting, the imperial city began to be difficult to enter and exit.
The four city gates seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, and the imperial army began to search and investigate the assassins of King Qin in the middle. For a moment, there was a roar of wind and rain, and the whole city was filled with the sound of wind and rain.
Even Gongsun Qingming took his yamen to the streets near Jinguanfang to conduct door-to-door inspections.
When they found Liquor No. 47, Li Xiuyuan cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Lord Gongsun to have to personally supervise and investigate the assassins. It's really hard work."
Gongsun Qingming walked around the store, looked at him and asked, "Have you ever harbored an assassin? Let me tell you where you have been these days."
Li Xiuyuan laughed when he heard this: "I open the door every day, as the people and drinkers passing by can testify."
Gongsun Qingming was happy when he heard this and said with a smile: "Why don't you find people who are passing by?"
Li Xiuyuan took a bottle of wine from the counter and put it on the counter. He smiled lightly and said, "I have a witness that Mr. Gongsun has to admit."
"Who is it?" Gongsun Qingming suddenly became interested.
"Magical stick Lu Yuan!"
Li Xiuyuan laughed and said seriously: "I met him three days ago at the academy's poetry meeting. The master and a group of students in the academy can testify for me and him."
He didn't tell anyone about the money grab because the amount was too large and Li Xiuyuan didn't want to attract attention.
He believed that as long as he mentioned Lu Yuan, Gong Qing Qingming would naturally leave in a good mood. Who would dare to make fun of the magic stick if nothing happened?
Gongsun Qingming was stunned for a moment and nodded in reply: "That's true. The academy's poetry festival is held every year. This is the best evidence to prove suspicion."
Li Xiuyuan pointed to the wine bottle on the counter and said with a smile: "You know my place is secluded and my business is only enough to make ends meet. Please accept this wine and try it when you go home."
Gongsun Qingming shook his head and laughed while holding the wine bottle: "Why do I feel that you are not afraid of that magic stick at all?"
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly and said: "I didn't provoke him, so why should I be afraid of him? Aren't there adults in the imperial city?"
Gongsun Qingming laughed when he heard this, picked up the wine bottle and walked outside, saying: "These days are not peaceful. Don't run around if you have nothing to do. I will come and have a drink with you another day."
"Go well, sir!" Li Xiuyuan thought to himself that participating in the poetry meeting would indeed be beneficial.
The carriage rumbled, and the coachman who got up early came to pick up Xiao Hei from school.
Hearing the noise, Xiao Hei came out of the backyard, looked at Li Xiuyuan and said, "Brother, Xiao Hei is going to the academy."
Li Xiuyuan thought for a while, looked at the coachman and said, "When trouble comes back, take my brother to Zhang Liang's house. He knows the place."
Hearing this, Xiao Hei chuckled and said, "Brother, do you want Xiao Hei to go see Brother Zhang Liang?"
Li Xiuyuan thought about how Gongsun Qingming and others looked like they were facing a formidable enemy today. He sighed and said, "If you see him, ask him to come over and drink."
At this time, Li Xiuyuan just wanted to prove whether Zhang Liang was back. As long as he was in the imperial city, it would be easy.
Xiao Hei jumped on the carriage, waved to Li Xiuyuan and said with a smile, "Xiao Hei understands, uncle, let's go."
There was a sound of a riding whip, and an uncle who was driving the carriage replied to Li Xiuyuan: "Don't worry, shopkeeper, I will take Xiao Hei to Zhang Mansion to have a look in the afternoon."
Zhang Liang found this carriage, so he naturally knew where Zhang's house was.
Looking at the carriage gradually going away, Li Xiuyuan said quietly: "I hope you are not that pig this time."
