Seeing the green fox flying away in the air, everyone in the Li family was even more frightened.
"My son, if such a monster escapes today, there is no guarantee that it will not bring trouble to our Li family in the future." Li Dafu came to his senses after a while and said earnestly.
Li Xiuyuan turned around and replied: "Not all monsters in the mountains are harmful to people. Although this fox spirit has gained Taoism, the child sees that she has no harmful intentions, so the child cannot bear to kill her and allows her to leave."
"Mountain spirits are the most vengeful. Our Li family hurt her leg today, how can we let it go in the future?" Li Dafu said worriedly.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Father, don't worry. If this green fox repays kindness and ruins the lives of our Li family, I will definitely capture and kill it without leaving any future troubles. Besides, my Li family still has a master who is in charge. How can other monsters dare to retaliate?"
He didn't completely believe in the green fox. After all, not all the vixens in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio were good, and there were also evil spirits who caused many families to lose their lives.
He didn't kill the green fox today because he was afraid that he would kill the wrong demon, and he would inevitably feel regretful when the time comes.
"My son said this, and my father will feel relieved." Li Dafu thought of the blind Taoist with great supernatural powers, and for a moment the worry in his heart disappeared.
Li Xiuyuan added: "However, please take this as a warning to my father. There are many spirits and ghosts in the mountains and fields. A woman who is too beautiful is likely to be transformed by spirits. Today, my father met this monster who wanted to surrender."
Our Li family's green fox is fine, but if it encounters other harmful ghosts, it will be in danger."
"My son is absolutely right. As a father, you really need to pay attention in the future." Li Dafu felt a little embarrassed.
I wanted to find a young and beautiful woman as a concubine for my beloved son, but unexpectedly I found a vixen.
"But having said that, my son is also fifteen this year. In the past, when he was young, he didn't have to worry about being a father. But now, my son has to consider taking in a few personal maids and several concubines to add children and grandchildren to my Li family.
, blooming branches and leaves." Li Dafu immediately said: "Father, I look at the few maids in the house who are not bad. They are also the girls that my father carefully selected in the past few years. Now they are also tall enough, although they are not good.
I can’t be a concubine, but I can still be a personal maid, so why don’t I choose a few of them in my house?”
It has to be said that Li Dafu is indeed scheming. When Li Xiuyuan was still a child, he bought maids from outside, and they were all good-looking. Now many years have passed, and the maids and maids in the Li Mansion are now quite well-off.
moving.
These maids and maids were actually prepared for Li Xiuyuan in the future.
As long as Li Xiuyuan is willing, any maid or maid in the house can pick it at will.
"It's not that my father doesn't know that the boy has been practicing martial arts for many years and has achieved some success. He can't approach women. He probably has to wait for another two years. Moreover, the master also said that the young man's muscles and bones are not yet mature and his energy and blood are not stable. If he does not restrain himself, he will easily
It hurts your body." Li Xiuyuan said.
However, he also kept smiling bitterly in his heart. The breathing and breathing method he practiced in martial arts was said by his master to be a boy's skill. You can't break your body before you achieve great success, otherwise you won't achieve much in the future.
He hadn't developed yet before, so he thought it would be okay to practice, since he was still young and weak-willed anyway.
Unexpectedly, I have been practicing for more than ten years, and now I am fifteen years old and have not achieved great success, which puts me in a dilemma.
If it were before, Li Xiuyuan felt that it didn't matter whether he practiced or not, and there was no need to achieve great success, but that's not the case now. After knowing that this is the world of Liao Zhai, if he doesn't have the power to protect himself, wouldn't he be seeking death?
Although having a beautiful wife and concubine is nice, your own life is more important.
Listening to Li Xiuyuan's words, Li Dafu sighed helplessly: "My father's behavior was very foolish. He should not have allowed my son to learn this martial art from the Taoist Priest. With the wealth of our Li family, my son has no strength and strength."
What's the problem? Are you still afraid of thieves? Today, although my son is very brave, he can carry a heavy spear, fire a powerful bow, and he is also very talented in literature. It can be said that he is both civil and military, but spreading branches and leaves is also a top priority.
Nothing else can compare to it..."
As he spoke, he talked a lot in detail, about what he should do if he was so skilled in martial arts, and he was not young enough to marry a wife and have concubines.
Li Xiuyuan couldn't stand his father's nagging, so he had to say: "My child will come today. I haven't gone to see my mother yet, so let me go there first."
"That's right, filial piety comes first, and my father will not keep you, so go ahead." Li Dafu said.
Li Xiuyuan then fled as if he had been pardoned.
Seeing Li Xiuyuan walking away with steady steps, nimble skills, and walking away like a dragon or a tiger, Li Dafu smiled and nodded again: "You are indeed my Qilin'er."
After going to the backyard to greet his mother, he freshened up and went to rest early.
The next day.
According to my previous schedule, I was going to study at a school in the county at this time.
However, although Li Xiuyuan spent a lot of time practicing martial arts, his achievements in studying writing were not small. Now he is already a child at such a young age, and he only has to wait for the triennial provincial examination to start and obtain the title of scholar.
It has to be said that the ancient imperial examination system did have great drawbacks. From reading and literacy to taking the top exam, it took more than ten years.
Li Xiuyuan also studied early, but now he doesn't even have a scholar.
If you want to take the scholar exam, you will have to wait until this fall.
It's still early.
The school in the county is called Beilin Academy. It is located in an elegant and quiet forest to the north of Guobei County. The teacher of the school is named Kong Sheng. He is a man of real talent and learning. He was originally a scholar and came to Guobei County.
At that time, he was still a poor scholar. It was the Li family who supported him and funded him to open Beilin Academy, and he finally settled down here.
Now, in a flash, it has been more than ten years.
What was once a young scholar is now a middle-aged man in his thirties.
Li Xiuyuan came to Beilin Academy today as usual.
When he arrived at the academy, he found that there were already many people sitting in the academy, many of whom were former classmates.
"Teacher, the student is late, please punish me." Li Xiuyuan bowed his hands and saluted outside the academy.
Kong Sheng said with a smile: "I'm not too late. The teacher has arrived early. Please take your seats first. Today the teacher is going to speak some words of a saint. I hope you can get some benefit from them."
After Li Xiuyuan took his seat, he discovered that there was an unfamiliar face among the few classmates.
He is a young prince, wearing brocade clothes, a jade belt around his waist, and holding a folding fan. He looks quite like a disciple of a wealthy family.
However, he knew all the disciples from the wealthy family in Guobei County, but he did not know this person.
"Brother Zhang, is there a new classmate in the school?" Li Xiuyuan asked in a low voice.
Zhang Wen, the scholar next to him, replied: "Brother Li didn't come here a while ago. I don't know, but that's normal. That man is the county prince's son, his name is Liu Juncai, and he also came to the academy to study. But this man, like Brother Li, also
Tong Sheng, you are going to take the provincial examination this year. Because you don’t want to work behind closed doors, you come here to study and exchange with us. However, Liu Juncai is a bit arrogant and looks down on us county and township students. Brother Li needs to pay attention to it."
Li Xiuyuan nodded calmly when he heard this.
This Liu Juncai is actually the new county magistrate, which is really a bit surprising.
"The ancients said that if you cultivate yourself and your family, you can govern the country and bring peace to the world." At this moment, Confucius started to lecture: "But the full text of this sentence is like this, after observing things, you will know the truth, after knowing the truth, you will be sincere, and if you are sincere, then the heart will be upright.
When the mind is upright, the body will be cultivated; when the body is cultivated, the family will be in order; when the family is in order, the country will be governed; when the country is governed, the world will be peaceful."
"It can be seen that sincerity and sincerity are still before cultivating one's moral character, harmonizing one's family, and governing the country and bringing peace to the world."
"But my teacher believes that sincerity and heart are nothing more than one word, that is virtue, the virtue of a gentleman. "The Book of Changes" says that heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. The terrain is flat, and a gentleman carries things with great virtue. Today is
What the teacher talks about is just one word, virtue."
Confucius was indeed a man of extraordinary knowledge. He quoted scriptures and referenced allusions, and his words were reasonable and well-founded.
All the students were also attentive and listened carefully.
After a lecture, the students were able to understand what a gentleman's virtue is and what the importance of moral character is.
"Today I taught you about virtue, and I have to ask a question: if someone has resentment against you, how should you respond?" Kong Sheng asked with a smile.
"Of course I should repay him with kindness. Only in this way can I lose the virtue of a gentleman." Immediately, a scholar's voice sounded. Everyone looked and saw that it was Liu Junsheng who opened his mouth to answer.
The scholars next to him nodded in agreement.
"Repaying evil with kindness is indeed the behavior of a gentleman."