Chapter 340: If you don’t beat someone, then chirp chirp
The hosts and guests were very attentive and extremely polite.
One of them apologized sincerely, while the other generously said that it was okay. Both of them seemed to have forgotten how miserable Xu Ziran, the son of Xu Yushi, looked when he returned to Chang'an.
Xu Yushi is the left prime minister. This official position is newly changed and is roughly equivalent to deputy prime minister.
Li Zhi has a habit that makes people speechless. He likes to change his name, whether it is the year name or the official position in the court, he will change it whenever he feels like it.
When he ascended the throne, his reign was called "Yonghui". This reign lasted for six years. In the sixth year of Yonghui, Li Zhi deposed Queen Wang. Alas, a happy event. Three great joys for men. He became rich and his wife died. To celebrate, change the reign name.
Have fun.
So the next year, the reign name was changed to "Xianqing". This reign name lasted five years. In the fifth year of Xianqing, Su Dingfang destroyed Baekje. Hey, it's a happy event. Let's celebrate. Let's change the reign name for fun.
So the next year the name was changed to "Longshuo".
If the imperial court continues to have happy events, the reign of Long Shuo may not last long.
As for the official positions in the imperial court, Li Zhi made quite a few changes.
Starting from the first year of Longshuo, there was no longer a minister in the court. They were called "right prime minister" and "left prime minister" respectively. They did not necessarily hold real power, maybe they were fictitious. There were several ministers in the court who were appointed left and right prime ministers at the same time.
The left and right ministers who wield real power have to add "Tongpingzhangshi" before their official positions. With this title, the left and right ministers are the real prime ministers.
Xu Yushi, the leftist prime minister, was added as "Tongping Zhangshi", a real powerful figure.
Ordinarily, as Xu Yushi's deputy prime minister, his son had made a mistake and offended someone, so it was not worthy for him to come to apologize in person.
But this time it was different. Xu Ziran's horse trampling on the farmland had somehow spread to Chang'an, and it had already caused uproar in the city.
As if they smelled the smell of blood, the censors immediately swarmed forward, one after another, asking for help. Just like when Li Qinzai sold the white jade Pegasus, the person who asked for help was not Xu Ziran, but Xu Yushi directly.
What he said about his poor teaching methods, his despicable behavior, and his arrogance and disobedience.
Not only that, even Li Zhi and Empress Wu heard about it and summoned Master Xu Yu into the palace for questioning.
Li Zhi didn't scold him, he just asked him a few polite questions and then said nothing.
Li Zhi didn't say anything, but it didn't mean everything was fine. Master Xu Yu thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He still had to tie the bell to untie it, so he hurried to Ganjingzhuang.
Chang'an is causing trouble all over the city, but its root cause lies in Ganjingzhuang.
This village under the jurisdiction of Weinan County may seem remote and barren, but there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers inside. It is not only the property of the British prince, but also the village of the Weinan County uncle who is deeply trusted by His Majesty.
What made Master Xu Yu even more frightened was that there was a school in this Zhuangzi. Half of the students in the school were princes and children of powerful people, and the other half were supervisors of the Imperial College of Accountancy.
What the hell... what kind of existence did that evil beast Xu Ziran provoke?
Even Master Xu Yue felt from the bottom of his heart that the beating Quanzi received was not unjust. It was really not unjust at all. Not only that, Master Xu Yue felt that the beating was not harsh enough. After Xu Ziran returned home, his father took action again and beat him.
Quanzi has added a residual health state...
After improving the status, Master Xu Yu rushed to Ganjing Village without stopping.
Nothing else. If you are wrong, you are wrong. If you are beaten, you must stand upright. If your attitude is not correct, the Xu family will offend half of the court.
Li Qinzai didn't know these causes and consequences, so he was rather surprised when Master Xu Yu came to visit.
When did I become so important that even a trivial matter could make the left prime minister come to apologize in person? Could it be that from such a distance, he could sense the domineering aura emanating from me?
"Xu Xiang, it's not that serious. It's really not that serious. You are so condescending, which makes me feel ashamed."
Master Xu Yu sighed: "The dog is arrogant and has a lot of evil deeds. I have made up my mind to discipline the dog strictly from now on. I am here today to apologize and ask Mr. Li County to forgive the dog for his mistakes."
Li Qinzai said with a smile: "It's all over. I was impulsive the day before yesterday. Many of my disciples offended your son and seriously injured him. They are all impulsive young men. Their attacks were not serious. Please don't blame me."
Master Xu Yu showed a somewhat strange expression.
The young man sitting opposite him was actually only in his early twenties, but he was so old-fashioned and called others "young people". This scene was really weird.
After pondering for a moment, Master Xu Yu quickly glanced at him and said slowly: "In addition, I have an unkind request for you here today. I hope Li County Bomo will be surprised if I tell you."
Li Qinzai's eyes flashed, "Isn't it a cold invitation? Well, it's not a loan, right?"
Although I just came back from Bingzhou and not only paid off the price of grain, but also made a small profit from Prince Teng, but... borrowing money is not possible. You can insult me, but you can't lend me money.
"Xu Xiang just said it doesn't matter." Li Qinzai said with a smile.
Master Xu Yu said sincerely: "I have been weak since I was a dog, but I have been unsatisfactory since I was a child. I have caused countless troubles. I am really exhausted both physically and mentally. I want to discipline but can't find the right way. Instead, I get worse..."
Li Qinzai interrupted him without thinking: "Hit him, Mr. Xu, beat him hard. A filial son will emerge from under the stick. Mr. Xu should understand this."
Master Xu Yu was stunned: "A filial son emerges from under a stick... What a sentence! He is indeed a talented person who is deeply trusted by His Majesty, and his words are deafening and enlightening."
At this moment, Li Qinzai was like a parent of the same generation as Master Xu Yun, seriously discussing his experience in beating dogs.
"It must be beaten. As the saying goes, if a jade is not polished, it will become useless. If a person is not beaten, it will be nothing but nothing..."
Xu Yushi sweated profusely: "Wait a minute, wait a minute! What does '哏啾啾' mean?"
"In the Japanese dialect, it probably means that you deserve a beating."
Master Xu Yu wiped his sweat and said, "Uncle Li, continue. I am all ears."
"As the head of the school, the younger generation still has some say in educating the disciples..." Li Qinzai showed an authoritative expression and said proudly: "To sum it up, there is only one word!"
Master Xu Yue carefully added: "...beat?"
"That's right, beat me! In my school, if the disciples make mistakes, nothing more, I will be whipped until they cry for father and mother, and then they will be honest, even the prince is no exception."
Master Xu Yu was immediately convinced.
The left prime minister of the imperial court was able to deal with the government affairs with ease and decisiveness, but he really failed in educating his children. The losers would have a blind trust in the winners.
There are so many rebellious princes and powerful children in Li Qinzai's school, and if he can control them into obedience, he is undoubtedly a success in the educational field.
We must respect and believe in successful people.
It's a pity that Xu Zuoxiang forgot one very important thing. Li Qinzai only beat other people's children, but he didn't ask Li Qinzai if he had ever beaten his own children.
Master Xu Yu stood up and bowed in salute: "I have a request. I would like to send the dog to Uncle Li to study naturally. I also ask Uncle Li to agree to my request for the sake of me and Lingzu's long-term colleagues in the court."
Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes.
Um?
Suddenly I understood the purpose of Master Xu Yu's personal visit today.
It turns out that the apology was secondary, and the main purpose was to send his dog to the school.
He is so generous that he doesn't even consider that his dog has offended all the teachers and disciples in the school.
Isn't he afraid that the dog will be beaten to death?
If you really hate the dog so much, you might as well throw him into the well and die more happily.