Chapter 680: Conquering people with virtue Xue Xiaobao
"What is "leaking"? I clearly left a letter telling my parents that I wanted to go on a trip to gain more experience. How can it be called "leaking"?
Xue Xiaobao argued.
But before he finished speaking, Qin Shaoyou slapped his head and shouted angrily: "What's wrong, you are quite proud? Do you know how much you make your parents worry by doing this?"
Xue Xiaobao covered his head, protested and threatened: "Don't hit me on the head. If you beat me silly, I will tell the master and let him reason with you!"
How could Qin Shaoyou be threatened by him? He raised his fist and said, "I'll give you another chance to reorganize your words."
Xue Xiaobao shrank his head and resigned obediently as he was very knowledgeable about current affairs.
"When I was reading "Mencius", I saw a sentence in it: 'There is fat meat in the kitchen; there are fat horses in the stables; the people are hungry; there are hungry animals in the wild; they will lead the beasts and eat people'. I can't understand why there is a famine.
, the people are starving to death, but the rich and powerful officials are still frivolous, preferring to feed the excess grain to dogs and horses rather than use it for disaster relief.
I asked Master, is there something wrong in Mencius’ article? Didn’t he say that human nature is inherently good?
The Master was very happy that I had raised a question. He touched my head and said that it was an improvement that I could think while reading. But I had too little experience. I should go out and see the real situation of the world so that I could better understand it.
What is said in the book.
He also said that because of the war in Yizhou, refugees are everywhere, which has attracted a lot of demons and bandits, and I can see a lot of dark things.
He also said that only by seeing darkness can one know how difficult light is, and then be better able to find and realize light..."
When Qin Lin heard this, she couldn't help but sigh: "What you see on paper is shallow, but you know that you have to do this... This master is right. Young Master, you also need to remember this truth."
The little boy on Wenzhu's horse raised his hands and said, "Yes, teacher."
Qin Shaoyou raised his brows slightly, and a stern look flashed in his eyes.
"So, it was the master who tricked you into sneaking out of the house?"
When Xue Xiaobao heard that his uncle meant to blame his wife, he hurriedly helped explain:
"No, no, Master did not confuse me, he just suggested that I should not just read books, but also see the world.
After I returned home, I thought about it and thought it made sense. I had pretty much read the knowledge in the book. I really needed to travel and combine it with the actual situation to further understand the principles in the book. Otherwise, what I thought and understood
, are all just castles in the air and unrealistic.
When I was planning to leave, my master asked me to tell my parents, and I did so, but my parents refused to let me go out, so I had no choice, so I made this decision."
Qin Shaoyou said: "Your parents don't let you go out because they are worried about you. As your master said, there is a war on the front line of Qingtang. There are refugees and bandits. Many demons and evil spirits also take the opportunity to cause trouble. You have to do something.
Your parents can't afford anything wrong. Since you ran away from home, your mother has been crying every day, and your father has sent out many night watchmen to look for you. Do you think this is okay?"
Xue Xiaobao was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "Not good."
Qin Shaoyou was still very satisfied with his attitude.
"You are right if you know you are wrong. Go back with me and admit your mistake to your parents. Speaking of which, your wife is not afraid that you will be in danger when you come out?"
"Master said that my trip will be safe and I will meet noble people." Xue Xiaobao said, "And when I set out, Master also gave me an amulet, saying it was for when I encountered danger.
, can save my life."
"Your husband can also do divination?"
Qin Shaoyou seemed to be amazed, but he was thinking in his heart: Could it be that the noble people mentioned by the master are Qin Lin and the two of them? If that is the case, then the master is probably really famous...
At the same time, he looked Xue Xiaobao up and down.
"Where is the amulet you mentioned? Where is it?"
Qin Shaoyou wanted to use the amulet to deduce the origin of the wife Xue Xiaobao talked about.
Unexpectedly, Xue Xiaobao patted the sword in his arms.
"This is the amulet the Master gave me!"
Well……
Qin Shaoyou glanced at the big sword.
Well, this thing can indeed 'protect'.
It's just that he hasn't seen anything strange on the big sword yet.
However, he did not think that this big sword was a mortal thing.
Cui Youyou said before when he was doing divination that a mysterious force enveloped Xue Xiaobao and interfered with the divination.
Maybe it's this big sword.
I didn't see the peculiarity of this big sword. It wasn't because it didn't exist, but because I didn't recognize it.
Qin Shaoyou retracted his gaze from sizing up the sword and continued to ask Xue Xiaobao: "Then how did you meet Qin Gong and the others?"
Xue Xiaobao recounted: "I traveled here all the way and heard yelling and cries for help, so I rushed over to check, and I saw a group of people bullying the old gentleman and the little brother. And after that group of people saw me,
He launched an attack on me without saying a word. I can't bear this kind of anger... No, it was the Master who said, 'There is no courage without doing what is right.
Come forward."
Qin Shaoyou cast a questioning look at Qin Lin. When the latter nodded, he knew that Xue Xiaobao was not lying.
He smiled and touched Xue Xiaobao's head, and praised: "You are indeed brave, just like your father... No, just like your uncle and me. But you are a child, aren't you afraid of facing so many vicious thieves?
?”
Xue Xiaobao puffed up his chest and said proudly: "Master once said that a knowledgeable person will not be confused, a benevolent person will not worry, and a brave person will not be afraid! It is just a group of thieves, what is there to be afraid of? Besides, I am virtuous. No matter how many thieves there are, I can do it.
Convince others with virtue.”
The first half of this sentence was good, and Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but want to cheer.
However, after listening to the second half of the sentence, Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but his face was full of black lines: "You think you can kill people with a big sword and convince them with virtue?"
After saying this, before Xue Xiaobao could speak, he suddenly reacted: "Wait... the name of your big sword shouldn't be 'De', right?"
"Eh? How did you know, uncle?" Xue Xiaobao asked in surprise.
"I guess... your wife is really an interesting person."
Qin Shaoyou originally wanted to say that Xue Xiaobao's wife had a bad taste, but after thinking about it, it seemed not good for the teacher who arranged Xue Xiaobao behind his back, so he changed his explanation to someone with high emotional intelligence.
Xue Xiaobao didn't know what his brother-in-law really thought, so he also echoed:
"Master is indeed quite interesting. When I set out, he specifically told me that when encountering a conflict, speak the truth if you can. If others don't listen and insist on taking action, then after convincing others with virtue,
Then let them listen to my reasoning. During the past few days of traveling, I used this method to convince many people, and some people wanted to give me money after seeing my virtue. Only the group of thieves just now were stubborn.
Even if I beat you to the ground with virtue, you still won't listen to my reasoning."
Qin Shaoyou didn't know how to complain for a moment.
After seeing your virtue, I want to give you money? Does that mean you are regarded as a bandit who robs the Tao?
Qin Lin was also stunned for a moment, and said with an awkward smile: "Master is really an interesting person."
Xue Xiaobao was about to show off a few words to his master, when suddenly two loud arrows soared into the sky from the forest about a few hundred meters away to the right of everyone, interrupting his words.
Qin Shaoyou's expression suddenly froze.
This is the sentry sent by him to warn!
Knowing that there were demons from the Black Lotus Sect around, Qin Shaoyou not only took Qin Lin, Xue Xiaobao and the little prince to move quickly, but also sent several people from Sun Xianzong to patrol and guard around the transfer route.
The two sounding arrows at this moment not only represent the discovery of the demons of the Black Lotus Sect on the right front, but also represent the large number and strength of this team of demons!
"These demons from the Black Lotus Sect came so quickly!"
Qin Shaoyou frowned.
The fact that the demons of the Black Lotus Sect can come so quickly and even catch up with them so quickly shows that in addition to the messages sent by the previous group of thieves, these demons of the Black Lotus Sect may really have some special means of recourse in their hands.
Qin Lin's expression also changed suddenly.
He gritted his teeth and said resolutely: "I will stay here to hold back these Black Lotus Sect monsters. You take the young master and leave quickly!"