"..." Song Lian's first reaction to the prince's request was to refuse.
In the eyes of Shilin, the Guozi University in Laoliu was the base camp of the demon sect that created heresies. Not only did he not eliminate demons and defend Taoism, he also went to teach there. Wouldn't that encourage the arrogance of the demon sect?
He will be scolded to death by scholars all over the world.
But he couldn't say no if he refused. This was obviously a condition for Lao Liu to save his whole family. Moreover, they had already saved his whole family first. He owed them a huge favor, so how could he say no with confidence?
Seeing that Song Lian was entangled, the prince smiled warmly and said: "I know the teacher's difficulties. You have been fighting for so long and the two sides have such deep prejudices. If you rush to join Guozi University, you will definitely be gossiped by the scholars."
"Yes." Song Lian nodded and said with a wry smile: "If it's just gossip, I don't mind. But I am a flag of Shilin and I can't change sides easily."
~~
Behind the screen, the fourth and sixth children were actually hiding.
Of course it was the prince who asked them to hide here. He knew that Lao Liu pinched his nose and accepted Song Lian's hot potato just for himself.
For this reason, the boss felt guilty. In order to reassure Lao Liu and let Lao Liu understand Song Lian's character, he asked the two of them to come in from the back hall and hide behind the screen to listen to the conversation between himself and Song Lian.
It didn't matter when they heard it, the two of them almost couldn't hold back their laughter.
"How can anyone say that he is a banner?" Lao Liu couldn't help but whispered: "This old Confucian is so shameless."
"This old man is always like this." The fourth child laughed softly:
"Jin Yiwei's surveillance reports on him often make me laugh. He can't get through the day without a few words of praise every day... Last month, Song Can was writing at home. Isn't he a great calligrapher? His handwriting must be great.
.Song Lian saw from the side that his son had written well, what do you think he said?"
"How to say?"
"He sighed: 'Writing my name is enough to be passed down from generation to generation...'" The fourth child imitated Song Lian's tune and spoke in an old-fashioned way.
"Puch..." Lao Liu couldn't hold back his laughter.
~~
In front of the screen, both men heard the laughter and were startled.
The prince hurriedly scolded: "You slave who doesn't understand the rules, get out of here!"
There was no movement behind the screen, and the prince hurriedly sighed to cover up: "Confucius is so right, he is too kind to them, but there are no rules."
"Yes, Your Highness is bound to be merciful." Song Lian quickly apologized with a smile.
"What did you just say?" The prince returned to the topic and said: "Yes, sir, you are right, you are a flag, but the more this is the case, the more you should plant yourself on Jilong Mountain as soon as possible to prove that the emperor
A university is a Confucian school, not a place for heresy."
"What His Highness said makes sense." Song Lian said tangledly: "But this matter is too involved, can you allow me to think about it?"
"Okay, but I can only think about it tonight, because I will have to report to my father tomorrow morning." The prince was not just trying to persuade him, he would still do it when he needed to.
The implication is, if you don't agree tonight, no one can say whether Father will put you back on the list tomorrow. Anyway, he and Lao Liu won't help anymore.
"Oh, it seems that I have no choice, old minister?" Song Lian smiled bitterly.
"Teacher really has no choice, but it is not to save the lives of the family, but to maintain the orthodox status of Confucianism." The prince said in a deep voice:
"Everyone with a discerning eye can now see that the reform of Guozi University and the imperial examination is inevitable, and no one can change this. No one can change the fact that my father will re-employ college students in the future. Resistance will only provoke my father.
Greater anger makes Confucianism's situation even more difficult."
"In this case, why can't you take the initiative to join in and use your own influence and education to ensure that college students are still my Confucian disciples?" After the prince finished speaking, he glanced at Song Lian and said:
"I believe that the teacher will not fail to understand such a simple truth. I also believe that the teacher, under the banner of Confucianism, will put the interests of Confucianism above personal honor and disgrace, and will not care about mere slander."
When he said this, Song Lian had no choice but to agree. Otherwise, wouldn't he be a selfish person who puts personal honor and disgrace above Confucian interests?
"Your Highness's kind words are really enlightening and thought-provoking." Song Lian sighed helplessly in his heart and had no choice but to agree: "I am willing to teach at Guozi University."
"Okay, great." The prince said happily: "Teacher, haven't you had dinner yet? Let's go and chat while we eat. We will talk all night tonight, and I will personally send you to the Imperial College to report tomorrow morning.
"
"I want to report too?" Song Can asked blurtly.
"Of course, Lao Liu asked you to be a calligraphy teacher." The prince smiled.
"Okay, I'll go." Song Can nodded quickly. He didn't hold it like his old father did. He knew there was no harm in being active at this time.
~~
When the prince and the Song family father and son moved to the east, the fourth and sixth sons also left from the back hall.
After coming out, Lao Si looked at Lao Liu sympathetically and said, "In the future, this old Confucian will be enough for you."
"Don't worry, you won't be able to deal with him when you get to my territory?" Lao Liu said with a nonchalant smile, "I really can't deal with him. I still have my master."
In fact, what he was most worried about was that Song Lian was a stubborn old man who couldn't get enough of anything. But from what he heard, he found that it was okay. This kind of show-off person could be easily dealt with as long as he was supported a little.
It just so happens that Dongyang Ma Junze is also in school, so he can be used as a teaching assistant for Lao Song, specializing in flattering and flattering...
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Let’s go back to Li Shanchang and go back to the Korean Mansion on West Chang’an Street.
This Guogong Mansion was given to him by Boss Zhu back then. It had a prime location adjacent to the palace and a large courtyard with five entrances. He was very satisfied at the time.
But I'm used to living in a thousand-acre manor in Fengyang, and when I come back here, it's so cramped and cramped, and I feel like I'm in a prison.
The house given by the emperor could not be expanded, so he couldn't help but sigh when he thought that he would have to live in this "little prison" in the future.
"Father, just be patient and go back as soon as you see the emperor." Li Qi comforted him helplessly.
"I can't go back, I can't go back anymore. Your Majesty asked me to come back this time, just because you don't worry about me staying in Zhongdu." Li Shanchang smiled bitterly and said, "It's better to call me back and watch it in front of you so you can rest assured.
I didn’t expect that in the end, I would end up on the same road as Liu Ji.”
"Speaking of Liu Bowen," Li Qi remembered something and said: "One of Hu Weiyong's ten major crimes announced was murdering a hero, and the names of Wei Guogong and Chengyi Bo were mentioned."
"The murder of Wei Guogong should have happened recently. If he wanted to rebel, he would definitely assassinate the emperor and Wei Guogong at the same time." Li Shanchang said softly: "As for the murder of Uncle Chengyi, it should be the time in the seventh year of Hongwu. Who would have thought that a child would interfere with it?"
"If he had succeeded that time, his outcome might have been very different. It was really a fate that made people miserable." Li Qi sighed.
"No, it's the same." Li Shanchang shook his head and said: "As long as the emperor is still the emperor, Hu Weiyong's ending cannot be changed. This is called God's will that cannot be violated!"
