Gu Huai walked into the living room with a pot of wine, sat down at the round table in the room, placed four wine glasses, filled them quickly, and said cheerfully: "Old Li, Lao Xie, Lao Bao, if you are proud of life, you must enjoy it to the fullest, and don't use gold bottles." Let’s face the sun, come and have a drink first.”
Is this the voice of Gu Huai? It makes people unhappy to hear that the boss is unhappy, why are you so happy?
Li Yiru, Xie Mubai, and Bao Dalei were old friends of Gu Huai for many years, so they couldn't resist his warm hospitality. They didn't want to dampen his interest early in the morning, and they were good drinkers, so they left their respective chairs and sat down. He picked up the wine glass and was just about to put it to his mouth when he heard the sound of a sword chopping the air outside the door. He saw the child Shi Xingyun in the courtyard practicing swordplay, and then he suddenly understood.
This kid is really capable. He already knows how to "dance upon hearing a chicken"?
Master Mingzhi drank the wine in the glass and said, "Gu Huai, why do you let your child get up so early?"
Did such words come from Li Yiru? Gu Huai couldn't believe it and said: "Zu Ti was born into a wealthy family and had an open-minded and open-minded personality. He was a good knight who was frivolous with money when he was young, and eventually became a national hero. What's wrong with me asking my children to imitate him?"
Master Mingzhi smiled and replied, "There is nothing wrong with that."
Gu Huai was very happy to be recognized by Li Yiru and hurriedly filled the four wine glasses. I was about to have another drink, but unexpectedly I heard Master Mingzhi say: "Although it is good to dance with the crow of the ancestors, if there is no subsequent reading and friendship with Liu Kun, how can we say that we have made achievements in politics and military affairs? It is just a piece of cake." You can’t be a national hero.” It really kills people’s interest.
Gu Huai knew very well that among all his friends, the wise master Li Yiru was the most talented in both literature and martial arts. If he didn't listen to what he said, it would be unreasonable. Although he was unhappy, he still said with a smile: "Old Li, I treat your disciple Liu Qing like my own nephew, so you should treat this kid like Xing Yun like your own nephew!"
Isn't this a clear attempt to get close to someone, kidnap them morally, and force Li Yiru to teach his children to study?
Bao Dalei met one of the three and said, "If I have the opportunity to teach others to learn well, I don't need you Gu Huai to tell me, Lao Li will be happy to help."
Li Yiru drank the wine in the glass, glanced at Bao Dalei, and said: "Gu Huai, in today's Song Dynasty, what is important is martial arts, not martial arts. You let your children learn from that young ancestor Ti, I am not telling you, it is extremely inappropriate." See you. Gu Huai's eyes were filled with confusion, and he continued: "Although my ancestor Ti was a good man, he could not be trusted by the court. So he became ill from grief and anger and died in Yongqiu. He is not far from here."
Gu Huai said with a smile: "Old Li, it is better to become ill because of worry and anger about your family and country than to have no thoughts about your family and country. This is nothing."
Li Yiru smiled faintly, filled the wine glasses for the four of them, gave a toast to Gu Huai, and said, "The child is your apprentice, so I will let you be my master."
When Gu Huai heard these words, he was naturally happy. He picked up the wine glass and drank in one gulp. Just when Shi Xingyun walked in with sweat on his head, Gu Huai said to the child: "Xingyun, from now on you will not only be my apprentice, but also the three old men. Come forward and call me master."
What did Shi Xingyun know? He followed his master Gu Huai's wishes and bowed deeply to Li Yiru, Xie Mubai, and Bao Dalei, fulfilling his role as master and disciple.
Seeing that the child was clever, Xie Mubai liked it and asked, "Xingyun, is there anyone you envy in your heart?"
Shi Xingyun replied happily: "As a person in the world, if I can be like my big brother Bai Yutian, this life will be enough."
There are many good people in the world. No matter how outstanding Bai Yutian is, he is just a commoner in the world, which is insignificant. However, it doesn’t matter how much the child thinks, thinks, and says in line with the people closest to him or her.
Xie Mubai smiled and said: "Xingyun, since you have your ambition, you must fulfill it. You should be diligent and eager to learn, work hard and move forward bravely. You will have no regrets in life and no regrets in death. With this kind of spirit, you will have the right path for your family and country in your heart. , any good person can be a role model for you to learn from, you don’t have to be like your big brother Bai. Do you understand?”
Shi Xingyun knows. But seeing Master Gu Huai's eyes full of eagerness and expectation, he thought that he should remember it even if he didn't know. He bowed and clasped his fists and said, "Disciple, remember this."
Gu Huai was very happy and said earnestly: "Xingyun, your master Li Yiru just said that if you want to achieve something in the future, martial arts and martial arts are indispensable. Master can barely teach you martial arts, but in martial arts You know nothing, and I have nothing to teach you. You have to learn from your master Li Yiru in the future, remember?"
Shi Xingyun replied: "Disciple, please remember this."
What Gu Huai wanted was the four words "disciples remember" and said: "That's good. From now on, you should study hard and learn hard. In terms of martial arts, learn from the 'Shi Zhi Zu Ti', who dances when hearing the chicken; in martial arts, learn from the 'Zhi Gui - Kuang Heng', cut through the wall to steal the light."
Shi Xingyun bowed and said, "Yes, Master."
Seeing Shi Xingyun's serious answer, Master Mingzhi seemed to feel pain in his heart, and said, "My child, do you know what 'cutting through walls to steal light' is?"
Shi Xingyun replied: "The book says that the sage Kuang Heng's family was poor since he was a child and could not afford to light a lamp at night. But his neighbor's family was rich, so he cut a hole in the wall and borrowed the neighbor's light to read. This is called 'cutting the wall'. I stole everything." Seeing Master Mingzhi's serious face, he was afraid that he had said something wrong, so he asked: "Master, am I right?"
Master Mingzhi replied: "That's what happened. But... do you think what Kuang Heng did was right?"
People all over the world look to the ancient sages as examples to encourage people to study hard, gain fame and honor their ancestors in the future. Shi Xingyun grew up with the world, so he is willing to get together with most people. If there is a mistake, where is his mistake? Shi Xingyun didn't understand and asked: "Master, do you think he did something wrong?"
Master Mingzhi replied very seriously: "I have done something wrong. Since it is a wall shared by two families, both families have a share in it. He has no right to dig a hole or damage it just for his own selfish desires." . Although Kuang Heng was diligent and studious when he was young and deserves recognition, this is a selfish act. Otherwise, we cannot imitate him to benefit himself and harm others..." He stopped talking.
Master Mingzhi originally wanted to continue: "When he was young, he dared to cut through walls and steal money for his own needs. When he grew up, there was nothing he dared not do for his own needs. Time has also confirmed it. , after he became prime minister in his later years, Kuang Hengzhen took advantage of his position to steal land (referring to illegal occupation of land), and was eventually demoted to a commoner and died of depression." Seeing that the children were young, and encouraging them to be diligent and studious, this Such words must be reluctant to be uttered.
Shi Xingyun was indeed a smart young man. When he saw his master Gu Huai's face was unhappy, he said with relief: "Master, listen to what the master said, it's not okay to 'cut through walls and steal light' to benefit yourself and harm others. We will It should be changed to 'Reading at Night by Holding a Candle'."
Gu Huai said happily: "Yes, yes. If you don't mend the small hole, you will cry out for the big hole. It's not too late to mend the problem before it's too late. It's better to 'read at night by holding a candle', and listen with sincerity."
When Master Mingzhi saw Gu Huai and his disciples looking so happy, he became very happy. Yun Danfeng said softly: "Xingyun, there are some things that shouldn't be said, but things in the world are so strange and people's hearts are so diverse. It's better to know than not to know. .”
Shi Xingyun was extremely polite and bowed and said, "Master, please speak."
The wise master Li Yiru said: "Being virtuous but not talented is a blessing; being virtuous and talentless is a quiet life; being virtuous and talented is jealous of others; being talented but not virtuous is cocooning yourself."
Shi Xingyun was a child who saw that he had four options for being a human being. He didn't know how to choose, so he asked: "Master, how should I choose?"
Master Zhizhi replied: "If you don't have talent, the scholars won't come; if you don't reward you, the scholars won't go. If you are willing to hold the whole country in your heart, you must be proud of the prosperity of the country. You must be a virtuous person." Talented people are not allowed.”
Gu Huai said: "Xingyun, just listen to your master. Even if you are jealous, you must be a virtuous and talented person."
Shi Xingyun said: "Yes, Master."
Seeing that the sweat on the child's head was dried and his face was stained, Gu Huai said distressedly: "Go and wash up." Shi Xingyun responded and walked out of the living room.
Bao Dalei waited for the sound of the child's footsteps to fade away, and said with a smile: "Old Gu, life is a happy life, don't forget it!"
Gu Huai filled the wine glasses for the four of them, raised the glasses and saluted the three of them, and said with a smile: "With Lao Li here, it doesn't hurt to get carried away for a while. Come on, drink."
The three of them raised their glasses, clashed with Gu Huai, and drank the wine happily.
At this time, the five Liu brothers came and sat down together to have a drink.
Liu Yijin said: "There was another trouble ahead."
Gu Huai didn't believe it and said, "We haven't eaten breakfast yet and this is causing trouble. Do you really want to leave?"
Liu Ermu smiled and said: "If you don't really want to leave, how could you make trouble so early in the morning?"
Gu Huai asked: "Really making trouble? Who is in such a hurry to leave?"
Liu Sanshui said: "Who else can help those pretentious people with money?"
Bao Dalei smiled and said: "If you have money, you should be pretentious."
Liu Sihuo said with some dissatisfaction: "Why does he make a fuss? Apart from eating a few meals from others, he didn't get a penny out of it."
Seeing Sister Shi Cuiyun coming in with breakfast, Master Mingzhi quickly moved the teapot on the table and said, "Don't talk nonsense if you have something to eat."
The other eight people thought it was reasonable and moved their seats. When the two sisters, Shi Cuiyun, sat down, they picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Shi Cuiyun saw that the nine old men were just eating and not saying a word. She felt that it was too quiet and asked softly: "Mr. Li, can Brother Bai come back today?"
Gu Huai said: "Why do you ask this?"
Shi Cuiyun said: "I heard from Sister Yan'er last night that many people want to do harm to Sister Yingying and the others. I'm afraid..."
Master Mingzhi said: "My child, it is difficult to avoid dangerous places on the road, and you will not be free when things happen. There is nothing to be afraid of."
Shi Cuiyun thought to herself that she was a weak woman and she was living under someone else's roof. No matter how kind-hearted she was, she couldn't help her much, so she stopped talking.
After eating and drinking for a while, Liu Wutu put down his bowl and chopsticks and said cheerfully: "I haven't hit anyone in a few days. My hands seem to be itchy today."
Bao Dalei smiled and said: "Lao Wu, you are not the only one with itchy hands, everyone has itchy hands."
Liu Wutu got up and walked towards the door. As he walked, he said, "In that case, let's go to the front and have a look."
A few old men felt that this was reasonable, so they walked out of the living room, took their fellows who were eating, and headed towards the manor hall to look for them.
