"Well," he was still reading the book: "Pour me a cup of tea."
She quickly agreed, ran into the house quickly, poured him a cup of hot tea, and brought it to him.
He took two sips and then asked: "Did County Magistrate Lin tell you?"
Tang Shiyue blinked, pretending not to understand.
Xu Wenqu smiled: "It's okay, I don't mind mentioning it."
He put down the tea bowl and said, "Yue'er, I want to know, if it were you, what would you do?"
She peeked at him, and he smiled: "I really don't mind, and I sincerely ask for advice. I think you have your own way of doing things, and I want to hear it."
"Then I'll say it!" Tang Shiyue actually wanted to say it a long time ago. She rolled up her sleeves and said, "Let me ask first, what do you want?"
Xu Wenqu was startled: "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean? If what you want is to become famous all over the world at a banquet, then you have already achieved it! Everyone knows about Xu Siyuan, and everyone knows about it. The fall of a genius is due to the legendary process.
It will make people more willing to praise you. Maybe your name is Xu Siyuan, and you will be more well-known than Xu Liuyuan."
"But so what?" She looked at him seriously: "Actually, I can probably guess what you were thinking. I don't think you were 'not happy' at that time. You were not impulsive. You probably felt that at this time
The gathering of scholars will make this matter widely spread, which may be more valuable than writing it on paper and can be heard by heaven, so you indulged your own "not to vomit and not to be unhappy."
Xu Wenqu looked at her blankly.
It had been so long since this incident, and there were countless people who came to persuade him and follow him, but she was actually the first one to understand what he was thinking at that time.
At that moment, he suddenly felt like meeting a close friend in the mountains and flowing water.
Xu Wenqu asked subconsciously: "Did I do something wrong?"
She said, "Of course it's wrong! Big mistake!"
"Yes, yes!" Xu Wenqu's expression changed, and he sighed after a while, "Maybe I should wait for a while, wait until I take the high school exam and be awarded an official title, and then I will have the strength to deal with these people... Or maybe, I can even
He pretended to be a coward, secretly collected evidence, and then waited for the right time to bring down Party Lin in one fell swoop!"
His breathing became faster involuntarily: "Maybe thousands of people will reviled me, but at least I have a clear conscience!"
He looked up at her.
Tang Shiyue also looked at him quietly.
The little girl stood about the same height as he sat, thin and small, and her beautiful eyes were like two clear springs, with a hint of comfort.
He was slightly startled: "Am I... wrong?"
"Xu Wenqu," Tang Shiyue said suddenly and solemnly: "Then have you ever thought that your idea may be wrong?"
Xu Wenqu was stunned for a moment, then he became angry and slapped the book suddenly: "Shadow prison, regular prison is like a resident insect in the country, causing endless harm. I want to clean it up, how can I go too far!"
His voice became louder, and even Tang Shirong and the others in the study were alarmed and looked over.
Tang Shiyue said calmly: "Don't worry, I'll ask you a few questions."
"First, is it more serious to have a broken leg or to be dead?"
"Second, why are there shadow prisons and regular prisons in the world?"
"Thirdly, if you come from a poor background and study hard in a humble window, you are not a greedy country citizen?"
Xu Wenqu's eyes widened slightly.
The talented man who always spoke well was speechless for a moment.
Tang Shiyue said: "Why are there shadow prisons? It's because the family's financial resources support the court, so they naturally want to ask for special treatment, and why are there regular prisons? At that time, the national treasury was empty and the armaments were insufficient, so they had to use
The qualifications for admission to the Imperial College are exchanged for military service."
"In other words, in fact, both of these are helpless actions to avoid more serious consequences, so the court 'chooses the lesser of two evils'! In this case, if you want to veto these two things, you have to
This is a major premise. You must first solve the 'cause' of these two things before you are qualified to talk about the 'effect'! Otherwise, you will just stand and talk without pain in your back, which is meaningless at all."
"If you come from a poor family, there will still be corrupt officials, and the prisons may not be incorruptible. In fact, for children from aristocratic and wealthy families, they have seen too much of the world since they were young, and they are not easily tempted.
, I have learned a lot from my family, and I have been influenced by my ears and my eyes, and I am more organized in doing things.”
"So, what I mean is that one cannot choose one's origin, and resources are inherently skewed. A hero may not ask about his 'low' origin, but he should not ask about his 'high' origin. 'Her origin' should not be used to comment on whether a person is good or bad.
According to the standard, it is too arbitrary to overturn a whole boat of people with one pole."
She looked at him deeply: "Xu Wenqu, with all due respect, why can't you, and many other scholars, tolerate regular prison sentences? In the final analysis, you think it's unfair, so why are you studying so hard in a humble window with thousands of soldiers and thousands of troops?
A single-plank bridge, and they can make it overnight just by virtue of their background and money?"
"So, you are not willing to give in, you are jealous!"
"But if the children of aristocratic families study as hard as you in the imperial examinations, their elders will also think it is unfair. Why do I work hard for half my life and achieve a high position, but cannot benefit my descendants?"
"In fact, it's a very simple truth. You can understand it if you think about it from your perspective. If those who agree with you suddenly become a noble family and can enter the Imperial College without taking the exam, then out of a hundred people, I'm afraid you won't be able to pick one person to continue to oppose
It’s a regular prison sentence.”
Tang Shiyue stood up straight and finally said: "So, Mr. Xu, you are being narrow-minded."
Xu Wenqu's face turned slightly pale.
Tang Shiyue's words were a complete subversion not only for him, but also for the concepts of previous dynasties.
Even the saint on the throne tacitly agrees that prison is a temporary measure of last resort, but she said,
"They have seen the world and are not easily tempted."
"You can't choose your origin, and your resources are originally skewed."
"A hero doesn't need to ask about his "low" background, but he shouldn't ask about his "high" background either. "Birth" should not be the criterion for judging a person's quality."
These words are truly shocking and shocking. If said out loud, poor scholars all over the world will criticize them to death!
However, just because there are many people criticizing it, does it mean it is wrong?
Some people say that nowadays it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son. Isn't it a similar principle?
The resources that families can provide are vastly different. How can a poor person who can't even afford books compete with someone who has owned a bookstore since he was a child? How can he compare?
In the same way, how can a person who has been walking around in the palaces of princes and high officials since he was a child compete with a person whose legs are weak when he sees the county magistrate?
Xu Wenqu took a long breath: "I want to think about it."
He held his forehead and said: "Yue'er, Yue'er, stop talking and tell me to think carefully."
Tang Shiyue said oh, took the plate and left.
After passing the small door, they saw Qi Jing and Ren Dong sitting at the stone table eating moon cakes. When he saw her coming, Qi Jing said expressionlessly: "You said you gave it to me."
Ren Dong stood up hurriedly and gave up his seat to her.
Tang Shiyue waved his hand and said with a smile: "If I don't give it to you, you won't eat it."
Qi Jing doesn't like sweets, but he will try anything she makes.
He also ate half of one and gave her the remaining two and a half on the plate. Tang Shiyue took it and ate it slowly.
Ren Dong sat aside, carefully eating a mooncake. Tang Shiyue glanced at him, and he subconsciously turned his face.
Within a few days of Ren Dong's arrival, he had perfectly realized the situation that Qi Xiaolang wanted, "Qi Jing teaches him and he teaches the children". Moreover, because he was very good at martial arts and patient, he was enlightened.
There is no need for Qi Xiaolang at all.
I just can't change the fact that I always avoid looking at people when I see them.
But when you look at him teaching children, he obviously has a lot of style!
Tang Shiyue had a sudden idea and waved: "Rendong, come here."
Ren Dong was at a loss, but he hurried over. She sat on the table, and the dwarf pressed her hands.
Ren Dong quickly knelt down.
She gradually got used to the ancient people who always knelt, so she leaned over and took a closer look. Ren Dong wanted to avoid it, so she said: "Don't move!"
He stood still, their faces very close to each other.
Qi Jing soon frowned and asked, "What?" (To be continued)