Outside Jiangning City, there is a small courtyard by the lake.
Wei Chen was following Zhuang Jun in the courtyard, making slightly weird movements one after another.
Under Zhuang Jun's guidance, Wei Chen has been practicing this guidance technique for nearly a month.
Every time Wei Chen completes a complete set of movements, he will feel comfortable and happy, including an improvement in his sleep quality.
Just these intuitive feelings can already prove that the value of this guidance technique is immeasurable.
According to Zhuang Jun, as long as you practice this Daoyin technique for a long time, you can enlighten the body's qi and mobilize the vitality of the body through self-training and adjustment of the body and mind, so as to achieve the effects of curing diseases, keeping fit, and prolonging life.
Zhuang Jun is over sixty years old, but he still has a ruddy complexion, strong movements, and sharp eyes and ears. He reads for four or five hours a day without any signs of fatigue.
All of this is obviously the result of this unknown guidance technique.
With the vivid example of Mr. Zhuang in front of him, Wei Chen naturally spared no effort in practicing the Daoyin technique.
Under the warm sunshine, Wei Chen followed Zhuang Jun through a set of movements, until his forehead started to sweat slightly, and then he let out a long breath.
Zhuang Jun watched Wei Chen's meticulous finishing movements and nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Uncle Fu hurried out to check. When he opened the door, he found that it was Shen Du, the prefect of Jiangning, who was visiting.
Shen Du was dressed in casual clothes and had only two followers behind him. As soon as he entered the door, he bowed respectfully to Zhuang Jun: "Teacher."
After Zhuang Jun changed his clothes and wiped his sweat, he opened his eyes and looked at Shen Du, and said with a smile: "You're just in time, let's have breakfast with me."
Now Uncle Fu served food and set the table. Each of the three of them had a bowl of sticky white porridge with tremella, yam, green vegetables and other side dishes.
Shen Du and Wei Chen sat on the stone benches beside the table, picked up their portions and ate quietly.
It wasn't until after the meal, when Uncle Fu cleared away the dishes and served tea, that the three of them spoke.
Shen Du opened the lid of the tea and smelled it, and suddenly felt the aroma of tea. He took a sip of the tea and said intoxicatedly: "It is worthy of being listed as a tribute to Yuqian Longjing. The fragrance is endless. It is really the best tea!"
"Slippery, boastful and boastful."
Zhuang Jun laughed and scolded, and said calmly: "Master Futai has many things to do and is busy with business, how can you come to my humble residence in the spare time?"
Shen Du touched the bridge of his nose. The dignified noble of the house was actually a little shy at this moment: "The student is here to share the spoils with the teacher and the younger brother."
Divide the spoils?
Wei Chen's heart moved and he asked: "But what about the income from the directory?"
Shen Du nodded: "The title list was officially published half a month ago. The scholars heard that the teacher personally checked and proofread it, and they flocked to buy it. The five hundred volumes originally scheduled to be printed have been sold out by various bookstores. At present, the bookstore is stepping up its efforts to engrave and publish the edition."
When Shen Du talked about this, he smiled and was obviously very happy.
The list of questions has always been exclusive to national talent promotion ceremonies such as the provincial examination and the general examination. If a provincial examination has to issue a list of questions, it is easy to attract criticism.
When Shen Du decided to publish the list of government examination questions, it was also to resist the request of the wealthy families in Jiangning. He had no choice but to do it. Many people in Jiangning city were waiting to see the joke of the master of the government.
One can imagine how much pressure Shen Du was under.
At this moment, his former mentor Zhuang Jun suddenly came to him and said that he was willing to come forward to correct the title list for Jiangning Mansion.
Shen Du was naturally overjoyed when he heard this. Mr. Qingteng's name was almost unknown among scholars. All the books he reviewed were very popular in book stores. If he came to read the news about the school's title list, If word spreads, it will definitely become popular before it is published.
However, although Shen Du had always regarded Zhuang Jun as his mentor and respected him, Zhuang Jun had never publicly acknowledged him as his disciple.
Not only Shen Du, Zhuang Jun lectures all over the world and has countless disciples, but he has not recognized a formal disciple so far.
In fact, the relationship between Zhuang Jun and Shen Du has always been one of respect and affection from Shen Du, but Zhuang Jun has no expression at all.
Therefore, Shen Du was a little confused as to why the teacher suddenly came to help him.
Only after asking this question did I find out that the teacher’s help came with a condition, which was to add an article called “On the Return of the Completed Jade to Zhao” to the last chapter of the title list.
The author of this article is Wei Chen, the student Shen Du recommended to Zhuang Jun not long ago.
Upon hearing Zhuang Jun's request, Shen Du agreed on the spot without any hesitation.
Compared with the celebrity effect of Mr. Qingteng, adding one more article is completely worth mentioning.
Two days later, Shen Du saw the article "On the Return of the Perfect Biji to Zhao" and felt even more confident that he had made a lot of money.
Not only will this article not hold you back, it will also elevate the entire title list.
Sure enough, after the title list was officially published, it was very popular in major bookstores in Jiangning City. The hundreds of volumes in stock were quickly sold out, and it became a hot topic among scholars in Jiangning City.
The catalog sells well, and Shen Du, who pushed against all opinions to publish the catalog, is naturally proud of himself. It was originally just a last resort, but now it has become a cultural and educational achievement. How could Shen Du not be happy?
Of course, Shen Du also knew in his heart that most of the credit for the book's success should go to Zhuang Jun and Wei Chen.
Needless to say, the blessings brought by Zhuang Jun's reputation, Wei Chen's refreshing "On the Return of the Perfect Jade to Zhao" also contributed greatly to the best-selling of the title list.
Shen Du even heard from people below that some scholars bought the catalog just to read the last article, "On the Return of the Perfect Bi to Zhao", and swept through the rest of the articles.
Yesterday, even booksellers from Yangzhou Prefecture came to visit, wanting to sell this book to Yangzhou Prefecture.
When Shen Du heard the news, he immediately felt more dignified. He rushed to the lakeside courtyard early in the morning to report the good news, and also settled the share of the polish that Wei Chen and Zhuang Jun deserved.
Facing the two hundred taels of silver wrapped in red silk, Wei Chen immediately handed over his share to Zhuang Jun in the name of filial piety to the teacher, and Zhuang Jun did not refuse and accepted it happily.
Looking at this scene, Shen Du felt a little sour in his heart.
On weekdays, he often gave Zhuang Jun money and gifts, but Zhuang Jun never accepted them. Occasionally, he would leave some tea leaves or pens, inks, papers, and inkstones.
But Wei Chen gave two hundred taels of silver to Zhuang Jun, but Zhuang Jun didn't blink an eyelid and accepted it with peace of mind.
Combined with Zhuang Jun's previous use of his reputation to promote Wei Chen's article, how could Shen Du not understand the meaning behind this?
"This boy should be the successor to the teacher's mantle...
Although Wei Chen was personally introduced to Zhuang Jun by Shen Du, he still couldn't help but feel jealous and jealous.
I think that when Shen Du was young, he followed Zhuang Jun on a study tour. For more than ten years, he served him as a teacher, worked hard, and served him wholeheartedly. But even so, he was not accepted by Zhuang Jun.
On the other hand, Wei Chen, who had only met Zhuang Jun for less than a month, suddenly became Zhuang Jun's only closed disciple and was fortunate to inherit what Zhuang Jun had learned throughout his life.
The gap between people is really too big!
Of course, Shen Du only sighed with emotion for a while. When he calmed down, his mood quickly turned into sincere relief.
Zhuang Jun has lectured all over the world for decades, and there are many students like Shen Du. They have never been recognized by Zhuang Jun, but they all respect Zhuang Jun as their teacher and respect the old man who taught them from the bottom of their hearts. .
The students have always had a problem, that is, Zhuang Jun has never been married, has no children, and is alone.
After Shen Du became the prefect of Jiangning, he was entrusted by his fellow apprentices to take care of Zhuang Jun.
But after all, this is not a long-term solution.
The students still hope that the teacher can find a true disciple who can pass on the teacher's teachings and at the same time take care of the teacher until his death.
Now, this person finally appeared.
Shen Du looked at the young man sitting upright on the stone bench, thinking of his inspiring and eloquent articles, and couldn't help but smile with joy.
"My master's teachings are endless!"
