With the middle-aged Confucian scholar Jixia Academy offering wine, Shen Li and Song Wanru couldn't have imagined a more satisfying meal.
Lan Hua and Lan Petal originally wanted to discuss a deal with Song Wanru while they were not too busy now. Since the middle-aged Confucian scholar was disturbing the situation like a lantern, they did not want to go there and could only wait for the middle-aged Confucian scholar to eat. Drink enough to leave.
"I still haven't figured out Sir's purpose." Shen Li took a sip of wine, hesitated a little, and stared at the middle-aged Confucian scholar who didn't care.
He is young, but he is not a young person just starting out in the world. He understands that the sacrificial wine from Jixia Academy is deliberately waiting for him in the stew of fresh fish. It is not someone from the Xingxiu Sect who knows him well who revealed his whereabouts to a middle-aged Confucian scholar. , that is, middle-aged Confucian scholars have other means of divination.
Song Wanru was secretly nervous. She wanted to see clearly the cultivation state of some middle-aged Confucian scholars, but she couldn't see clearly. The middle-aged Confucian scholars seemed to be a ball of righteousness and righteousness.
He put a large piece of fish meat into his mouth and ate it very carefully, as if he wanted to remember the freshness of the fish in his heart. After swallowing, the middle-aged Confucian scholar looked at the expressions of Shen Li and Song Wanru and said with a smile: "You don't have to Nervous, as long as I am here, no one can harm you."
Song Wanru was worried about others harming them. Not to mention Shen Li's six-foot-long golden body, her close combat alone made her an enemy of few in the same realm.
What I am afraid of is this middle-aged Confucian scholar who cannot see the depth, not others.
Shen Li asked: "Sir, are you at the Siming realm?"
"Exactly, in the same realm as Zhao Ruyu, if you really break it down, Zhao Ruyu is better than me, and I am at most about the same as that Qiao Baisu."
"Mr. Qiao!"
When the middle-aged Confucian scholar mentioned Qiao Baisu, Shen Li's face lit up with joy.
"To tell you the truth, it was Qiao Baisu who invited me here. In order for me to come to Luojing City to wait for you, he, who can't stand loneliness, was willing to replace the young man named Zhu and become the priest of Jixia Academy. Jiu, became the second second-grade Confucian sage in the academy, boy, you owe Qiao Baisu a big favor."
No matter what Shen Li thought, he never imagined that the reason behind the middle-aged Confucian scholar's deliberate waiting for him was Qiao Baisu. He originally thought that his fate with Mr. Qiao ended outside Kaixi City...
"How does Mr. Qiao know my whereabouts?"
There was a pause.
Shen Li patted his head: "Oh, blame me for being stupid. Mr. Qiao must have found Zhao Ruyu, and then learned about my whereabouts through Sister Qin."
"Oh, you're not stupid. I saw you as soon as you arrived outside Luojing City. You looked like you were coming to stew fresh fish, so I was waiting for you with your front legs. I thought you could notice something different, but you did. I ordered a large table of food and left it here to devour it, which made me hungry to death."
The middle-aged Confucian scholar spoke vaguely, with a mouthful of food in his mouth. Just a moment ago, he was chewing the fish meat carefully. In the blink of an eye, he was dealing with the hot dishes. He lost his appetite and looked like a starving ghost reincarnated.
"Sir, he appears and disappears like a wisp of breeze in the mountains, rivers and countryside. This kid is just a mortal with the naked eye, how can he recognize the true Yasheng!"
The words are full of flattery.
The middle-aged Confucian scholar smiled. It is not that everyone in Jixia Academy is a gentleman. Anyway, everyone has to behave like a gentleman. This kind of flattering behavior is scorned by everyone, just like the young man from the Zhu family. Obviously, He was expelled from Jixia Academy in front of everyone. Those who had an enmity with him at that time seemed to be unwilling to add insult to injury. Everyone was lamenting that the young man from the Zhu family was full of knowledge and had taught in the academy all his life. In the end, he lost his mind and made a big mistake, ruining his reputation for a lifetime.
The real situation, I know it well, is that the Zhu family here in Luojing City is deteriorating, and those who want to share the assets of the Zhu family, because of the Jixia Academy, got the old man out first.
It's all a conspiracy. No matter how upright you are, if you get involved in this matter, you will become a hypocrite.
The middle-aged Confucian scholar sneered.
At this moment and here, listening to Shen Li's sincere flattery, let alone, it felt unusual and very comfortable.
"Haha...please say more."
"How knowledgeable is Sir?"
"Not high, not high. When it comes to knowledge, I pat my chest and promise that I will definitely not lose to Zhao Ruyu. If he fights alone, he will be a little bit behind. Who taught Zhao Ruyu how to master some of my Confucian magical powers? We are both in the commanding realm. I He doesn’t know as many great supernatural powers as he does.”
"That's it." Shen Li smiled naturally, glanced at Song Wanru, and said sincerely, "In my humble opinion, although Brother Zhao has become a high-ranking prime minister in Southern Wu and is not bad in knowledge, in the eyes of outsiders, , but lost to Mr.
"Oh?" The middle-aged Confucian scholar swallowed his food and took a big sip of wine to smooth his throat to avoid choking. He accidentally drank too much wine, and the wine stewed with fresh fish was so strong that he choked and coughed.
Neither Shen Li nor Song Wanru seemed to see such a predicament.
"Sir, teaching and educating people is the way of the world. This is the foundation. It is an act of establishing words and virtues. But when Brother Zhao became the prime minister, he only wanted to do something great. He could only achieve meritorious service. Two to one, Mr. Zhao was defeated. Brother Zhao."
Establishing words, establishing merit, and establishing virtue are the three immortals of Confucianism.
Shen Li talked about these three immortals, and the middle-aged Confucian scholar beamed with joy. This meal was like eating dragon meat and phoenix marrow. It was not a delicacy on earth, but a taste of heaven.
"Okay, okay, you really know how to talk." The last bit of knot in the middle-aged Confucian scholar's heart was completely dispelled.
Just when Shen Li wanted to flatter him, he said: "Don't say anything when you eat, be silent, be silent, and eat well."
"Yes, sir." Shen Li buried his head in his meal like an obedient private school student.
Full of wine and food.
The middle-aged Confucian scholar burped and threw the Academy Jade Tablet to Shen Li again: "Take it and return it to me in half an hour."
"Okay." Although he didn't know the reason or what the middle-aged Confucian scholar had in mind, Shen Li chose to do it.
It's a very simple reason. The middle-aged Confucian scholar is a great Confucian of the second-grade command realm. If he wants to kill himself, he doesn't need to waste this kind of skill at all.
No matter how closely he and Song Wanru worked together, they were still no match for the middle-aged Confucian scholar.
"I haven't asked for your name yet."
"No need." The waiter brought some water. The middle-aged Confucian scholar slowly drank the water and thought about his thoughts. He said lazily, "You and I will only meet once in this life. After I finish your business, I will go back to Jixia Academy." , and will never take another step into the world from now on.”
"Sir, you have great ambitions."
"Haha... don't praise me, don't praise me. If you continue to praise me, I won't be able to leave."
The middle-aged Confucian scholar was full of smiles. He had been studying all his life and was very knowledgeable. Suddenly he heard flattery. Don't mention it. It's no wonder that emperors in ancient times were surrounded by people who flattered and bullied their subordinates. If it were him, it wouldn't be right. Are you so praised by this guy Shen Li that you forget everything?
There is an endlessly debated issue among Confucians: is human nature inherently good or inherently evil...
When the middle-aged Confucian scholar was young, he replied that nature is inherently evil.
Ten years later, the answer was: Nature is inherently good.
Looking at it now, what is inherently evil and inherently good are actually just two sides of a human being. There is no need to argue about who is the fundamental one. We only need to teach and educate people and persuade them to be good. This is the right path.
Song Wanru looked back at Lan Hua and Lan Petal sisters, stood up and poured water for the middle-aged Confucian scholar with a kettle, and whispered: "Sir, what is so special about this Academy Jade Tablet?"
"We'll see in half an hour. Your girl's temperament is rare. She sticks to her bottom line at all times."
"Sir, you are so complimentary." Song Wanru said happily.
The middle-aged Confucian scholar shook his head and smiled: "You misunderstood. I don't mean you now, but you before."
"Juniors are stupid..."
"There are so many temptations in front of you, but you stick to your state of mind, so that you can emerge from the mud without being stained, and wash through the clear ripples without being demonic. Yes, yes, it is not the cessation of Buddhism or the Supreme Being of Taoism. It is more like I am a Confucian who is cautious about being alone." The middle-aged Confucian scholar couldn't help but clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Since I have experienced the world of mortals, and now I am alone, how do you feel about it?"
Song Wanru suddenly realized it, and immediately blushed. What the middle-aged Confucian scholar was referring to was that she was in Zuichun Tower first, and then came to Baihua Tower, but she still stubbornly stayed with Shen Li. Just as the middle-aged Confucian scholar said, the vast world of mortals, There are too many temptations, and there are plenty of people in the world who can satisfy your desires.
"Nothing more than that, the little girl is in love with him."
"Haha...what a sweetheart."
The middle-aged Confucian scholar is happy and cheerful. There are many sorrows and sorrows in love in the world. It is really rare for lovers to finally get married.
After all, common things will not be cherished by the world. Only when you ask for something and don’t get it can you remember it forever.
"I am just a teacher. I am poor and have nothing to give you. The only thing I have is this jade bracelet, which my mother left behind and taught me to give to someone who is destined to me. Unfortunately, I have already promised the teachings of saints and sages in this life, and it is impossible to find someone who is destined to me." , it’s a waste to keep it here with me, if I give it to you, consider it my wedding gift to you and your wife.”
The middle-aged Confucian scholar took out the jade bracelet and handed it to Song Wanru.
Her face turned red, and in an instant, it was neither a matter of taking it nor a matter of not taking it.
The material of the jade bracelet was not of high quality, not even average, she could tell with her eyes.
But it was of great significance. It was a wedding gift given to them by a second-grade Siming realm scholar.
"Sir, it's too expensive."
"It's just a common thing. If I can give it to you two, it can be regarded as having a cause and effect."
Song Wanru's hands were trembling a little, and she didn't dare to pick it up. Her mood was turned upside down with excitement.
Shen Li smiled and said, "Sister Song, please accept it. This is sir's wish."
"good."
She took it and accepted it solemnly and carefully.
The middle-aged Confucian scholar smiled and nodded.
Half an hour has arrived.
Shen Li sighed and returned the jade plaque from Jixia Academy to the middle-aged Confucian scholar, "Sir, I don't know how to repay you for your great kindness."
"Haha... It has nothing to do with me. If you repay the favor, it should be Qiao Baisu. For your sake, Qiao Baisu has walked through thousands of mountains and rivers, and will stay at Jixia Academy from now on. , for him, it is more uncomfortable than going to jail." The middle-aged Confucian scholar laughed, "Now that this matter is over, I will not stay in Luojing City. When the Luotian Dajiao begins, you, the ghosts and snake gods, will sing and I will appear. , so as not to involve me, a teacher, in trouble."
Just like what Shen Li said just now, like a breeze in the countryside, the middle-aged Confucian scholar stood up casually, waved his sleeves, and there were a few faint sounds of turning the pages of books. He stepped away, and his figure became fainter as he walked away. Like ink soaked in water, it dispersed without a trace.
Song Wanru asked quietly: "What did Mr. give you?"
Shen Li smiled and said: "What you sir gave me is a piece of Confucian great luck."
"..."
"I have all the great fortunes of Buddhism and Confucianism, and only the Taoist one is left."
I originally planned to go to Jixia Academy to debate among the Confucian scholars and compete for a Confucian fortune, but in the end, it took no effort at all.
It can be said that you sit back and enjoy the results.
