Soon, Jia Lian left Feng Mansion with many worries.
It's a pity that this look looks like this to Feng Yibo.
I just feel that he is more worried about whether he can do his job as Dragon Scale Guard well.
As for matters in Shandong, I have mentioned everything that I should mention.
The final result depends on his own consciousness.
After sending Jia Lian away, Feng Yibo arrived at Li Shouzhong's courtyard.
He first went to visit Li Mengshi, and stayed with her to talk to Mrs. You and others for a while.
After some consolation, Li Shouzhong called him to the study.
Li Shouzhong felt a little complicated about his apprentice risking his life to find him.
At this time, the master and apprentice had a rare opportunity to be alone together.
He, who had always been unsmiling, no longer tried to hide his words, and spoke directly with a hint of admonishment:
"Yibo, I understand your filial piety and your loyalty, but I still have to say something as a teacher."
Speaking of this, Li Shouzhong paused and his expression became more serious.
When Feng Yibo saw this, he quickly underwent plastic surgery and said respectfully:
"Please give me guidance!"
Seeing that Feng Yibo was all ears, Li Shouzhong nodded and continued:
"If you encounter a similar situation again, you must not put yourself in danger again!"
He said this several times on the road.
But when Feng Yibo heard this, he still said respectfully:
"Yes, mentor! Disciple knows."
But even so, Li Shouzhong was still worried.
"you do not know."
He shook his head and stood up and walked around the table.
He walked up to Feng Yibo, looked straight at him for a long time, and warned again:
"You have to remember that you are different from others. Now that the Feng family has just started to improve, the entire family depends on you. Besides, the Feng family is not prosperous. If you are good or bad, the Feng family will be extinct!"
Feng Yibo hurriedly bowed his head again and said:
"Yes! Don't worry, mentor! Disciple, I have remembered it! I will not risk my life again in the future!"
Seeing his respectful attitude, Li Shouzhong nodded, but couldn't help but said again:
"You have to know that even when you draw one out of two, you have to do it alone, so neither me nor... anyone else is worth your life."
On the way back, there were some things that were inconvenient to say after all.
At this time, only the master and the disciple could give him some details.
Besides the emperor and the queen mother, who else could be there?
Li Shouzhong's words really spoke from the bottom of his heart.
Generally speaking, it is the norm for conscription to be drawn once from Wuding.
Only during times of war and turmoil in the country can "draw one out of two" be implemented.
But even in that case, we must avoid conquering the only son.
This is the principle that most dynasties adhere to even when they are in desperate situations:
If two men draw one, the only son will not be conquered.
Because once the only son is killed in battle, a family has no future.
Such regulations are to leave every family with the backbone of Hukou to support their family.
It is also the hope of leaving a legacy for every family.
In the Feng Mansion, apart from the head of the family, Feng Yibo, there is only one daughter, Feng Yan.
According to the values of this era, Feng Yibo also shoulders the responsibility of inheriting the family.
This is the foundation of Confucianism:
filial piety!
It must be said that Li Shouzhong was a decent man, but he was not a foolish and loyal emperor.
Otherwise, he would not have wasted more than ten years in Jinling.
In other words, he was loyal to the emperor and to the country.
But he is more loyal to the set of Confucian values based on etiquette and law that he has been immersed in for his whole life.
The core of Confucian values is the word "benevolence".
And "The Analects of Confucius·Xueer" says:
"Being filial to one's younger brother is the foundation of benevolence."
In "Collected Commentary on Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books", Cheng Zi also said:
"Filial piety is the foundation of benevolence, and the foundation of justice, etiquette, and wisdom are all here."
In other words, "benevolence, justice, propriety and wisdom" are ranked after "filial piety" in Confucian values.
"Filial piety" is the foundation of Confucianism. Without "filial piety", there would be no "benevolence, justice, propriety and wisdom".
Whether the emperor or the mentor, they all have to be ranked behind "filial piety".
"Disciples should remember the words of their mentor!"
Feng Yibo nodded repeatedly when he heard Li Shouzhong say such words.
Then he changed the subject and said with a serious face:
"But if we encounter such a situation again, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty may not save her, but they cannot abandon their mentor."
Yuanchun and the emperor had no choice but to save him, but they didn't have to say it out loud.
Feng Yibo understood Li Shouzhong's painstaking efforts, but he also had to express his attitude.
Having said this, he looked directly at Li Shouzhong and said seriously:
"You said so much, and the whole article is about filial piety, but you forgot that it is also filial piety for a disciple to treat his teacher like his father!"
If this was said before, Li Shouzhong might still feel at ease.
Feng Yibo, a closed disciple, took care of him in his old age, and he protected his disciple from wind and rain.
It's natural for them to rely on each other.
But now that Feng Yibo has reached this level, how can he not be moved?
During the war, he chose to go retrograde and got trapped in the enemy camp in order to find him.
Even if he is a biological son, how many of them can do this?
Li Wan, an only daughter all her life, saw admiration for Feng Yibo.
For a time, Li Shou's center was full of emotions.
"Yibo, you..."
When he opened his mouth, he almost choked.
Li Shouzhong swallowed quickly, took the opportunity to squeeze his red eyes, and then continued:
"I know your filial piety is commendable, but this is not advisable!"
Having said this, he paused slightly.
After all, I still couldn't hold it back and shed two old tears?
He hurriedly turned his head to cut away the tears, and said with some emotion:
"My master is already old, but you are still young. Even if I have bad luck, you can take good care of your master and respect your master. That is the best thing you can do to me!"
The daughter who is married off is the water that is thrown out.
Besides, if Li Wan married into a family like Jia's family, he had nothing to worry about.
Only Li Mengshi stayed with him for the rest of his life, and now it was this wife that he couldn't let go of the most.
This disciple's filial piety has long been obvious to all, and it has even gone through the test of war.
Even if he is dead now, he can feel at ease under Jiuquan.
But if it's because of his old bones that Feng Yibo gets hooked up.
That was also an unbearable burden for him.
"If the master's wife is in danger, so will the disciple. There is no need to worry about the matter, mentor."
When Feng Yibo heard this, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
He rarely refuted Li Shouzhong, but this time he denied him one after another and said firmly:
"My two elders are just like my parents in my heart. If we are in crisis, I will never stand idly by!"
He said this from the bottom of his heart, and he did so.
Feng Yibo's parents left early and luckily entered Li Shouzhong's door.
This mentor not only taught him knowledge, but also got him engaged.
Otherwise, how can there be any good thing about doing both?
Teach him knowledge, or teach him how to behave.
This is what teachers should do.
But get him engaged and worry about his life-long events.
This is actually like treating him like a nephew.
Besides, the Li family is also a wealthy family, and it's not like they can't afford a house in the capital.
The old couple was willing to let Feng Yibo take care of him in his old age, and they also treated him like a son.
This is the tacit understanding between the two parties.
One acts as a teacher like a father, and the other fulfills the responsibilities of a parent.
When Li Shouzhong heard this, he felt mixed emotions in his heart.
I even regretted that Li Wan married too early. How much better would it have been to wait a few more years to marry Feng Yibo?
He could no longer hold back his tears, so he turned around, blinked, and hurriedly wiped them away.
After he turned back to his book, he did not dare to discuss this topic any further, so he casually said:
"You and the Queen Mother talked about Cisuke's matter, right?"
The topic changed a bit abruptly, and Feng Yibo was inevitably amused.
But he still nodded and replied:
"I did mention it, but I didn't expect that she actually did it."
Li Shouzhong looked as if this was indeed the case, nodded and said:
"It can be seen that the Queen Mother has great trust in you."
It's not just this.
A series of things that happened in the court today showed Yuan Chun's favor for Feng Yibo.
But he didn't think much about it and just changed the topic casually.
"After all, I saved her twice."
Feng Yibo felt a little guilty and explained:
"She experienced betrayal and assassination this time, and was greatly frightened, so it is human nature to be more grateful to me as her savior."
Li Shouzhong could guess this without him having to say it.
Therefore, Li Shouzhong just nodded and did not dwell on the matter anymore.
The master and apprentice were speechless for a moment.
After a long while, Li Shouzhong suddenly asked:
"Yibo, there are many people in the court who have self-promotion or role models."
Speaking of this, he looked at Feng Yibo curiously and said:
"I never seem to hear you mention it yourself."
Speaking of which, Da Wei really has this trend.
Emperor Jingshun wanted to learn from Li Shimin, and many people in the court regarded themselves as the Twenty-Four Heroes in private.
For example, Wang Ziteng said that he was Li Jing.
Only Li Shouzhong wanted to learn from Fan Zhongyan, and Prince Zhongshun himself said it was Zhao Guangyi...
As for Feng Yibo, it’s not like he doesn’t exist outside.
Both of them are from the same dynasty.
That is Mr. Jiaxuan, Xin Qiji.
But Li Shouzhong knew that the Jiangnan scholars had taken it for him.
Feng Yibo has never regarded himself as such.
Because of this, he asked this question today.
What he asked was not who Feng Yibo looked to outsiders.
Instead, he asked Feng Yibo who he wanted to be.
When Feng Yibo asked him to come out, he also used Fan Zhongyan to remind him of his original intention.
Now after such an incident, the relationship between master and disciple has become closer.
Li Shouzhong also wanted to know Feng Yibo's current ambitions in this way.
It's a pity that Feng Yibo never thought about this issue seriously, and he was silent for a while when he heard this.
Which ancient person do you want to visit?
Mr. Jiaxuan's family and country are righteous, and he considers himself unworthy of touching porcelain.
So who does he want to do?
Lu Buwei of the First Emperor Zhongfu?
Except for not becoming prime minister, it seems that he has achieved most of it.
But I don’t want to talk about this!
You can't say that not only did you have an affair with the Queen Mother, but the Emperor might also be his son, right?
Even if he is facing his absolutely trustworthy mentor Li Shouzhong.
He can't say that he is Lu Buwei!
That Cao Mengde who held the emperor hostage to order the princes?
It's not that I can't try it in the future, but it's not suitable to tell people.
However, it's not impossible to say.
Feng Yibo pondered for a moment and then said:
"Teacher aside, I really haven't thought about this. Now that I mention it, I can only think of four words in a hurry."
Li Shouzhong looked at his apprentice curiously, thinking of the ancients with four words in his mind.
Four words, whose number is it?
For example, Mr. Jiaxuan?
Feng Yibo didn't show off, so he smiled and said:
"Jian'an style."
After all, "Three Cao" are all representatives of Jian'an's character, so "Cao's ambition to be a thief" can be roughly equal to Jian'an's character, right?
Such Mohu's response obviously could not satisfy Li Shouzhong's appetite.
Hearing this, he became even more curious and asked:
"Three Cao or Seventh Son?"
The main characters involved in the Jian'an style are the Cao family's father and son and the seven Jian'an sons.
Feng Yibo hesitated for a moment, then said ambiguously:
"Meng Degong is majestic and desolate, Cao Ziheng is graceful and graceful, and Cao Zijian is both literary and artistic."
What he was talking about was his evaluation of the Cao family and his son, so of course they were the "Three Caos".
As soon as this evaluation came out, Li Shouzhong assumed that Cao Zijian, who had the most words, was Feng Yibo's idol.
Cao Zijian, also known as Cao Zhi, the author of "Luo Shen Fu".
The allusion of "talented and talented" was attributed to Xie Lingyun when he praised him.
Zhong Rong also praised him in his poetry review monograph "Shipin":
"The character is extremely high, the lyrics are splendid, the emotions are both elegant and resentful, the body and texture are refined, and the charisma overflows the present and the past, and he is outstanding."
There are also many people who mention Cao Zhi, Li Bai and Su Shi together, which shows his status in the literary world.
"His talent is outstanding, so I feel relieved as a teacher."
Li Shouzhong knew that Feng Yibo also had outstanding literary talent.
If Feng Yibo wants to become a literary giant, he has great potential.
Moreover, the apprentice has such cultural ambitions, which also makes him, the teacher, feel reassured.
However, what did not rest for him was that Feng Yibo only used the honorific title for Cao Cao.
He actually had another sentence in mind:
I only envy the majestic and desolate Meng Degong.
But Li Shouzhong didn't continue to ask, so Feng Yibo naturally wouldn't continue.
Even if asked, he would not say that he has Cao Cao's aspirations.
At most, it means...
I like them all.
Feng Yibo didn't want to go any further on this matter, so he changed the subject and said:
"Teacher, there is something I want to tell you."
Li Shouzhong was thinking about what he could do to help Feng Yibo in the literary world.
Hearing this, he said "Oh?" absentmindedly.
"Now in the cabinet, you are the second assistant, and the Queen Mother also has great trust in me, and Jia Hua is half of her own."
As soon as the cabinet was mentioned, Li Shouzhong was immediately attracted by this topic.
When Feng Yibo saw this, he said directly:
"So, I might have to do something, and I'll need your help then."
There was a faint movement in Li Shou's center, but he asked calmly:
"What's up?"
Feng Yibo saved him out of filial piety, but when it came to the court, he had to be more cautious.
This is due to his character.
Unless it's a matter of life and death like the death of Prince Zhongshun.
Otherwise, he would not easily interfere in what Feng Yibo was doing.
One is to avoid suspicion.
Secondly, he doesn’t want his disciples to rely too much on him, thus losing the effort in the process.
This concept, as he said before:
"If virtue is not worthy of its place, it will be the fault."
What you want to achieve is best achieved through your own efforts.
When Feng Yibo heard this, he softly uttered two words:
"reform."
"oh?"
It was an absent-minded "Oh" just now, but this time it was also a heavy "Oh" with surprise.
Li Shouzhong frowned when he heard the word "reform".
He also has the intention of reform, but he is cautious about this matter.
Without him, there are too many examples of failed reforms in history.
Most of those who participate in the reform will end up in a terrible situation.
Seeing his reaction, Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"I did it with Liu Zheng, Yang Mingxin and the others.
You should know about new learning, right? "
Li Shouzhong still frowned, but he nodded and said:
"nature."
This matter made a big fuss, and he even talked to Feng Yibo once.
"That's part of our reform, mainly in terms of ethos."
Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"There is still a part that involves the court. I hope the teacher can help me grasp the balance when the time comes."
Li Shouzhong was slightly relieved when he heard that he was asked to exercise caution.
"You'd better discuss this matter first and come up with a deal. Let me talk about it after I see the details."
He said it like he wanted to agree.
But then, he also advised:
"If you want to do reform, you should think of ways to do it as a teacher. You young people should listen more and watch more, and don't talk about "reform" in a hurry. "
Feng Yibo treated Li Shouzhong as his teacher and his father.
You can risk your life to save someone, but you can't tell all the secrets.
Similarly, Li Shouzhong treats Feng Yibo as his own son.
You can take shelter under your wings instead of following your advice.
The two of them are not father and son, but they are the same as father and son.
It's a pity that they entrusted their lives to each other.
But he still has reservations about certain things.
Sometimes, the relationship between people is like this.
Even the relationship between biological parents and children.
It's also very subtle.
