If you persuade people to be generous, you will easily be struck by lightning.
Zhang Aotian has grown up. As a relative who is both a teacher and a father, Ma Liu can no longer preach to him as he did when he was a child, lest he hurt the child's self-esteem.
"Reorganizing subordinate staff is a good way to establish authority after taking office."
Lying on the rocking chair in the courtyard, Lao Liu enjoyed the warm sunshine and felt warm all over his body.
Zhang Aotian was sitting under the eaves, eating the fruit sent by his neighbor with Su Longxi who was smiling innocently beside him. It tasted very sweet.
A protégé of the Emperor appeared at Caishikou, and he was a powerful person like Tong Juan, who was enough to curry favor with the neighbors in the whole street. Every day, people came to deliver vegetables and fruits, which were not valuable, just to express their feelings.
Of course, there are also wealthy businessmen and dignitaries who come to make friends. Zhang Aotian is not old, but he is already able to chat and laugh with everyone.
Seeing Su Longxi swallowing dates and eating fruits like crotons, biting them into pieces, Xiao Zhang had to patiently teach:
"You can't eat the fruit like this. You have to spit out the core after eating the fruit."
He was seven years older than Su Longxi, but when they sat together, Xiao Su, who was as strong as a calf, made Zhang Aotian look a little thin.
But in fact, he is tall and stands out among the crowd.
"Zi...Brother Zixuan, you eat."
Su Longxi knew how to eat the fruit, carefully peeled off the peel, dug out the core, and then handed the pulp to Zhang Aotian.
But by the time the fruit reached Xiao Zhang's hands, it had been crushed into a ball of rotten fruit.
When he couldn't laugh or cry, Zhang Aotian stuffed the rotten fruit into his mouth and muttered:
"Sixth Master, did Uncle Lei put in a lot of effort this time when I was transferred?"
The number one scholar was still working as a editor in the Hanlin Academy, compiling books and history with a bunch of bad old men all day long, without any sign of being transferred.
The second-ranked candidate in the same period also left Beijing to serve as a county magistrate in a remote place.
According to the practice of the Great Yan Dynasty, once one is sent abroad, it is extremely difficult to return to the capital to serve. Unless one is a child of a noble family, there is no hope in this life.
Only he, the third ranked Tanhualang, was transferred to Shuntian Prefecture General Magistrate after studying history books for three years.
Even if he is a direct descendant of Prime Minister Xu's family, his official career may not be as smooth as his.
Ma Liu nodded and said:
"Uncle Lei is not a bad person. As long as you are nice to him, he will give you two points in return. Over the years, he has taken good care of you overtly and covertly. When you have time, you can bring some gifts to see him. Remember to keep this secret book. Under the gift box, it is considered to be a thank you for his support."
Zhang Aotian took the secret book, and the three words "Enchanted Magic" on the cover had an ancient charm.
Before Su Longxi's father was killed, he left a last word to Ma Liu, asking him to dig up the silver and treasures he left behind in Chenjia Village outside the city. This is the magic spell.
This skill can make people enter a demonic state, stimulate their potential, and increase their power dramatically, but it can also easily cause them to lose their minds.
Ma Liu studied for two years and taught this skill to Su Longxi, and passed on to him the "Longxiang Ancient Classic", a unique skill that shocked the past and the present.
During the conversation, Ma Liu had been a pickpocket for nearly twenty years and had killed five thousand demons. There were always a few that stood out and had amazing origins.
One of the elephant demons contains the blood of an ancient true dragon. Although the dragon's blood has become thin after dozens of generations of reproduction, the inheritance of the skills has not been lost, making Su Longxi cheaper.
And Xiao Su lived up to expectations. He entered the Taoist realm at the age of eleven and was not much less valuable than Zhang Aotian, an eighteen-year-old general judge.
Ma Liu felt a little proud every time he thought of these two children.
As a time traveler, we are also very discerning and have the ability to recognize people, much better than Emperor Yong'an.
There are many people in the world who have unrecognized talents. These two children were able to shine because they met him. Otherwise, they would have been lost to everyone for the rest of their lives.
Watching the flowers you planted with your own hands grow stronger day by day, your future is boundless, which is far more fulfilling than killing demons.
There is also the colorful demon dragon tree in the courtyard. After six years of care, it has become full of life. The bark that was chewed off has also grown back, covering the trunk like dragon scales.
The whole small tree looks vigorous and powerful, with shimmering colors. The buds seem to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, following the sun during the day and the moon at night.
Based on Mr. Zhou's Feng Shui secrets, Ma Liu arranged a formation around the small tree to lock in the scent and hide the small tree's figure so as not to be remembered.
However, recently this small tree has reached a bottleneck stage and is no longer developing.
Ma Liu used his weird heart to communicate but it was useless. He was reluctant to infuse his own energy and blood, and he really treated this demonic dragon tree as a spectacle.
A few days ago, he was doing harm to the people and helped a good demon to educate his enemies, hoping to get him to change his ways. However, the guy's nature was hard to change, so he simply performed a physical salvation, brought the demon back and buried it under the tree, so that the demon dragon tree could grow. Put out some sprouts.
Ma Liu estimated that in order for this tree to bloom and bear fruit, it would require at least a hundred Taoist realm demons as fertilizer.
Every time he thought about this, he felt a little dizzy.
Zhang Aotian held the Magic Art in his arms and ate more than ten fruits. Seeing that Su Longxi was still peeling a muscle, he quickly said, "Brother, you are full. You can eat it yourself." Then he asked Ma Liu expectantly:
"Sixth Master, can I learn to cultivate immortality? I don't want to fight or kill people, but just want to strengthen my body. At least I can practice my agility. When I go to court in the future, if I get into a fight with other ministers, I can rely on my strength to not be bullied."
"Have you ever mastered the ten postures of the Great Sun Tathagata that I taught you?"
"This boxing technique is too difficult..."
Zhang Aotian begged with a grimace:
"Sixth Master, please teach me another simple one."
"What about the heart method of the Dragon Elephant Ancient Sutra?"
"This skill requires standing to practice Qi. I can stand upright, but it's been two years and I still don't have any sense of Qi."
Zhang Aotian couldn't help but complain:
"If Long Xi hadn't practiced Taoism, I would have thought this skill was a joke."
Ma Liu glanced sideways at the child and said speechlessly:
"Practice requires perseverance. If you spend three days fishing and two days drying nets, if you can practice it, wouldn't the ten years of hard training as a practitioner become worthless?"
As he spoke, Lao Liu still passed on a set of the simplest martial arts techniques.
He had checked Zhang Aotian's physique and found that his talent for cultivation was really poor. He went to Kuixian Sect and was not even qualified to be a handyman disciple. However, everyone had a dream of cultivating immortals. Practicing martial arts in his spare time was a small pursuit.
Reciting his thoughts happily, Zhang Aotian said:
"While you were away, Mr. Six, Master Li Zhen from the sewing shop came to look for me with a wealthy businessman. The businessman was generous and wanted to give me a big courtyard with three entrances and three exits..."
"You accepted it?"
When Fan Jin passed the imperial examination, a group of squires came to see him for every single one of them, delivering fields, servants and houses, not to mention the promising young man Tong Fan.
"Of course I didn't take it."
Zhang Aotian shook his head and said:
"Eaters are soft-spoken, but takers are short-handed. If someone gives you such a valuable thing, Son will come to visit Thorne in the future. If it's a small matter, I can still help. If it's a big deal, then I'm not allowed to involve myself?"
Ma Liu rocked the chair for a meal.
"He asked you to do small things, and you just accepted this house?"
"I help him with things and he pays me back. It seems like...it's not a big problem, right?"
Zhang Aotian pursed his lips and carefully observed Master Liu's expression.
Ma Liu was silent for a moment, and wanted to remind you that your power comes from the people. My child, you have forgotten the word "incorruptible", but when I think about it, I feel that it is inappropriate.
This world is not a modern society. The strong dominate the mountains and rivers, and the weak only deserve to be enslaved. Power comes from the strong and has nothing to do with the people. Moreover, the world is in chaos, so how can an honest official have a foothold?
Teaching children to be upright officials when they were young was to establish their correct outlook on life. As an adult wearing a five-star flag, Ma Liu couldn't teach his children to do evil from an early age, right?
People have their own ideas when they grow up, and everyone is a product of the environment. Zhang Aotian comes into contact with more than just Ma Liu, the people around him will also affect him.
The environment is harsh, and in order to survive, the three views will naturally follow the world.
All Ma Liu can do is to talk about general principles and give some advice:
"When people live in this world, money, power, and influence are all original sins. As long as you have one of them, you will be the center of the crowd, and all the monsters and monsters around you will come. If you don't learn to restrain greed, one day you will lose your true nature. Heart, become the kind of people you once hated, such as those rogue servants you are planning to deal with."
"I don't want to be like them."
Zhang Aotian curled his lips and said:
"You can make small profits, bully the people, and have the guts to bully the princes and nobles. That's your real skill."
"..." Ma Liu.
"Is Zhang Tongpan here?"
Suddenly, a shout came from outside the yard. It was nervous and cramped, and the voice was a little trembling.
The back door of the yard was open, and the three of them looked around when they heard the sound, only to see a few guards standing outside the door, trying their best to smile at the three of them, but they didn't dare to go in.
Zhang Aotian's face turned cold. He was still young and could not express his emotions and anger.
When several officers saw his expression, they immediately became frightened, knelt down, kowtowed and begged:
"Young people are ignorant of Mount Tai. In the past few years, I offended Zhang Tongpan. I have offended many people. Please, sir, please don't remember the faults of small people. Bang bang bang..."
The sound of kowtowing was very loud, and several officers could only express their determination in this way.
Before Xiao Zhang could cause any trouble to them, several of them felt guilty and frightened, so they had no choice but to take the initiative to plead guilty.
"Master Liu, what should I do?"
Zhang Aotian asked in a low voice how to deal with these people.
Ma Liu said:
"You are considered to be in a high position now. You should have your own way of dealing with others. It's up to you."
Zhang Aotian nodded, stood up with great authority, and gave orders:
"You will go back to the Yamen and collect thirty boards. If you are cheating and cheating, and your butts are not blooming, I will reward you with another hundred boards. If I see you blackmailing the people and extorting good people in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless. I will kill you with a stick. Wait."
"I can't wait any longer."
Several officers were frightened and breathed out a sigh of relief. The punishment was not serious.
"get out."
Zhang Aotian waved his hand and everyone fled in panic.
Turning around, he saw Ma Liu staring at him blankly. Xiao Zhang shrank his neck, scratched the back of his head and said with a smile:
"Make Mr. Liu laugh."
"You did very well."
Ma Liu felt a little emotional:
"The child who once sat under the eaves and basked in the sun now has the ability to be independent. You have grown up."
"It's all taught well by Mr. Liu."
Zhang Aotian imitated Su Longxi and giggled. He looked up and saw that it was noon and hurriedly went to cook.
As soon as he returned to the house, Su Longxi immediately followed him. His face was covered with dregs and he didn't even have time to wipe his mouth. He was a complete follower.
The relationship between the two brothers is far better than when Ma Liu and Wang Goudan were young.
A few years ago, Zhang Aotian suffered a serious illness. He was infected with an epidemic and had a high fever for several days.
Ma Liu was in the Piping Department, and only Xiu Mu went home.
Su Longxi refused to eat or drink, and stayed at the bedside for three consecutive days. Later, when he saw Zhang Aotian suffering from fever, he panicked and ran to the street and knelt down at everyone he met, crying and kowtowing to others, begging to save Zhang Aotian.
Later, his forehead was bruised and his face was stained red with blood. Only then did the neighbors call a doctor to curb Zhang Aotian's condition.
But this time on the street, Su Longxi also exposed his identity as a monster. The half-immortal on the street corner reported him to the monster collection team, suspecting that he was a monster.
The next day, the demon collection team came to the door with people full of murderous intent.
Su Longxi thought these people were here to kill Zhang Aotian, so he became so ferocious that he risked his life to protect Xiao Zhang.
Thanks to the intervention of Li Zhenshi from the corpse shop, he knew that Ma Liu was in the skin-picking department and came to make peace. You are all colleagues, so he stopped the demon collection team from arresting people.
When Ma Liuxiumu came back, he didn't say anything. He went to the street corner and chopped off the half-immortal with a knife. It was the first time since time travel that he showed off his cruelty and killed people in the street without being reasonable.
Sometimes doing good deeds may not always turn out well.
People have a violent temper and a desire for destruction that comes from their bones. Just like when you see a stone on the road, you either crush it or kick it away. If you destroy it, you will feel relieved.
If anger is suppressed for a long time and is not vented, people will become depressed.
Only by being reckless once in a while and being a bad guy can you be worthy of this strength.
Otherwise, what is the point of practicing hard for so many years?
Isn’t it just that when you want to kill someone, if you have the strength to do so, you can still get away with it without being punished?
Later, Shuntianfu Yamen came to arrest people, and the arrest team also followed.
Lei Peng heard the news and arrived, wearing golden armor like a god descending from the earth, intimidating the heroes.
Ma Liujie said:
"I suspect that half-immortal is a demon."
People from Shuntian Mansion will leave just as they came.
The next day, a notice was posted at the market entrance.
The half-immortal was possessed by evil spirits and could not eat people. Thanks to the righteous Ma Liu, he discovered it early and killed him. He is now commended.
From then on, the neighbors realized that in front of the Sixth Master, the high-ranking officials of the Sixth and Seventh Ranks were nothing.
Even Zhang Aotian, a disciple of the emperor, would never commit murder in the street and let the yamen cooperate to confuse right and wrong.
In the hearts of everyone, Master Liu has become a god-like figure, and the neighbors can no longer imagine his height.
And that half-immortal is not alone.
Have a son.
He is highly skilled in martial arts and has a good reputation in the world.
Knowing that his father was killed, of course he wanted to come back for revenge.
When was the time to retaliate against wrongs? Ma Liu had thought of being cruel, and he simply went against his conscience and asked his father and son to go to the King of Hell together to end the cause and effect.
But before he could take action, he heard that the half-immortal's son had been beaten to death. He died tragically in the house, and his head exploded with flowers.
The matter was a bit big, and Ma Liu was also very confused and wanted to know who was behind it.
The detective team intervened and found the murderer within two days.
That night.
Ma Liu quietly called Su Longxi out, sullenly scaring the child, and then asked about the murderer.
Su Longxi said that Brother Zixuan asked him to do it.
He also said that Brother Zixuan told him that there was no need to dirty Master Liu’s hands with such trivial matters.
But on the night when Su Longxi was asked to kill someone, Zhang Aotian was obviously very scared and was trembling all over, but he still let Su Longxi go.
