Xia Zhaoyi did not know Fan Dengchun, but only Hang Yusheng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Hang Yusheng did not come alone. In addition to Fan Dengchun, there were two other people from the Ministry of Industry behind him.
None of them were wearing official uniforms, and they were dressed simply. Under the same low-key clothes, Hang Yusheng's back and steps could still show his extraordinary aura. After all, he was a veteran who had been an official in the court for several years.
They came to Jinxing Restaurant at this time. Xia Zhaoyi didn't know what was going on. When they all entered the room, she raised her hand and closed the window sash.
Should she go downstairs now?
I was very sleepy and couldn't sleep, so I had to go down so that no one would make this trip in vain.
But...she wanted to sleep and needed to be mentally nourished.
While hesitating, Xia Zhaoyi heard the master's door open.
Master doesn't sleep?
Xia Zhaoyi frowned slightly and turned around to put on her coat. After putting it on, she opened the door lightly.
While they were chatting downstairs, Xia Zhaoyi stopped and thought for a moment. She sat down on the stairs and held her cheeks with her hands.
There was movement beside him, Xia Zhaoyi looked up and it was Gu Xinghai.
The old man gestured "Shhh" to her and sat down in the same posture as her.
"What are you doing?" Xia Zhaoyi said in a breathy voice.
"Same as you," said Sect Master Gu, "eavesdropping."
"..."
After a while, both parties in the back hall downstairs have introduced themselves.
Shocked by the old man's identity, Hang Yusheng and others were on pins and needles, extremely uneasy.
Old Sect Leader Gu whispered: "Look at your master, how scary he is."
Xia Zhaoyi ignored him.
The old man said: "The sun has just appeared in the morning. It's too early. I don't know why Mr. Hang came here."
Hang Yusheng stammered for a long time and said, "Yes, I am confused."
"Why are you confused?"
At this time, the waiter in the store presented him with a cup of tea. The aroma of the tea was pure and refreshing. Hang Yusheng thanked the waiter, picked up the tea and tapped the tea lid against the cup. He didn't make any sound for a long time.
The old man was very patient, so he just waited there.
Finally, it was Fan Dengchun who spoke.
He started with the first few fellow villagers, and then talked about the quarrel between him and Hang Yusheng. As he talked, he also revealed the quarrel between Hang Yusheng and Fu Shuiwei in the Zhengwen Palace.
Fan Dengchun raised his hand and said seriously: "Senior, we don't know what we fought over, so I want to ask Miss Ali. She has never intended to establish a new king. So, what is her plan? In this world,
Is it really possible to have no emperor?"
The old man didn't speak, and his face was expressionless from beginning to end, but his eyes were very bright, which made people sure that he was listening attentively.
Hang Yusheng looked at the old man: "...Senior?"
The old man looked at him and said calmly: "In ancient times, there was a literary forum where hundreds of schools of thought contended and speculation was active, so you are not wrong. It is right to quarrel. In my opinion, if you come to ask my disciple, it is better for you to quarrel again.
If you want to make a quarrel, well, you have to go to the official department to make a quarrel."
Hang Yusheng and Fan Dengchun looked at each other, that's it?
The old man continued: "The power of words is infinite. It arises from your thinking, affects your thinking, and also affects the thinking of others. After several arguments, new thinking will arise."
Hang Yusheng nodded and frowned again: "But senior, we have been fighting all night and we are still undefeatable, so we want to come here to seek knowledge."
The old man thought for a while and said, "Have you ever played on a seesaw?"
Fan Dengchun said: "But it's a children's toy with its two ends tilted towards each other?"
"Um."
“I’ve played with it before, and I’ve made quite a few of them, giving them to the children in the village to play with!”
The old man said: "In that case, you can go back."
Hang Yusheng was stunned: "Ah? Senior, this..."
The old man stood up and said, "Either you sit here and wait until my apprentice wakes up. During this period, you can have another quarrel."
Amidst the frowns of several people, the old man left with his hands behind his back.
Xia Zhaoyi and Sect Master Gu ran away immediately.
Xia Zhaoyi was very fast and ran back to the house quickly. Old Sect Leader Gu was not as agile as her and simply pretended to go to the toilet.
He met the old man who was going upstairs, yawned grandly and left.
After the old man went upstairs, he did not go back to his room immediately. Instead, he knocked on Xia Zhaoyi's door.
Xia Zhaoyi sighed softly, opened the door and whispered: "Master."
The old man said: "Do you understand that seesaw?"
