Lin Jue frowned and said nothing. There is actually nothing to say about this matter. Everyone has their own reasons. From Wu Chunlai's point of view, it seems understandable that Wu Chunlai hopes to prosper. He stays in the capital as an official and goes to remote villages.
Being an official in the wild is a completely different starting point. In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a saying that the official in the capital was a three-level official. With the same rank, it would be better to be a seventh-level official in the capital than a local county official. Because in the capital, you
There will be more opportunities, more connections, and more opportunities to rise to prominence. What's more, being able to rely on the prime minister of the dynasty as a backer is naturally an opportunity that many people dream of. In this case, Wu Chunlai's behavior is traceable.
Actually, it's not too surprising.
From Fang Dunru's perspective, Fang Dunru's refusal to stay in the capital for the sake of his students may seem unkind, but in fact, this is exactly Fang Dunru's behavior. A person like Fang Dunru is what he is.
A kind of scholar-bureaucrat with a mysophobia. To a certain extent, people like him are more pure and self-disciplined. Some people are just sanctimonious, but Fang Dunru is indeed a somewhat simple or naive person.
He will be strict with himself in terms of speech, behavior and even thoughts. He is not only strict with himself, but also has high demands on the people around him. Fang Dunru will not allow his own behavior and the behavior of those around him to have any impact on his self-proclaimed noble character.
Defiled. He was asked to use his personal connections to help Wu Chunlai stay in the capital as an official, and Wu Chunlai did not meet the criteria for staying in the capital as an official. This was something he would definitely not do.
Moreover, Lin Jue remembered that when Fang Dunru told him about Wu Chunlai, he said that when Wu Chunlai was studying with him, he could see some of Wu Chunlai's bad habits of opportunism and indolence. Wu Chunlai was indeed very smart and rare.
Although Wu Chunlai was a good candidate, many shortcomings in Wu Chunlai made Fang Dunru unbearable. Fang Dunru said one thing. Once again, he took Wu Chunlai to a banquet. During the banquet, Wu Chunlai said to
A relative of the emperor was so attentive that he even slapped the man and poured him wine in front of Fang Dunru. The situation was extremely bad. After returning, Dunru severely reprimanded Wu Chunlai, thinking that he had lost his integrity as a scholar and lost his integrity.
The conduct of a gentleman. If Wu Chunlai hadn't begged and knelt in the yard for two days and two nights without eating or drinking to repent. Fang Dunru would not have tolerated these things, but considering that Wu Chunlai's family was poor, it was not easy to study.
.If I kicked him out of the gate, it would have a great impact on his future, so I forgave him. Otherwise, Wu Chunlai would have been kicked out of the Fangdun Rumen gate that time.
It was precisely after discovering these shortcomings in Wu Chunlai's character that Fang Dunru believed that Wu Chunlai needed to re-establish his concepts. It was necessary to work as a county magistrate outside Beijing and get in touch with the experience of ordinary people, rather than in the flowery world of the capital.
Deterioration. This was also an important reason why Fang Dunru was unwilling to help Wu Chunlai seek to stay in Beijing.
It was precisely because of this fundamental conflict of ideas between the two that Wu Chunlai eventually betrayed his master and joined others in pursuit of higher personal development. It can be said that Fang Dunru accepted Wu Chunlai as his disciple from the very beginning.
It was a huge mistake, because the two people were not the same kind of people at all. Wu Chunlai was more decisive, bold, and unscrupulous than Fang Dunru imagined.
"Master Wu, I personally have nothing to blame for Master Wu's behavior of pursuing a higher goal in life. But he should act in a proper manner. He betrayed his master and betrayed his mentor as a crime, which almost caused his mentor to be imprisoned. In the end,
I cannot agree with the act of resigning out of anger." Lin Jue said slowly.
Wu Chunlai rolled his sleeves and sneered: "I know, all of you are pointing this out at me. I can only say that in the situation I was in, I had no choice. I had no backing, no money, and my husband was unwilling to help.
Me, I can only use all my resources. At that time, someone wanted to help me, how could I think so much? How can a man act with foresight and think too much? I do things that are beneficial to me, but what do I care about what others say?
?Besides, sir, there is no need to resign and go into seclusion. His temper is just too strong. That little thing will not have any impact on him at all, and I will not be responsible for his actions."
Lin Jue sighed in his heart, Wu Chunlai is a complete pragmatist and a selfish person. This kind of person will do whatever it takes to achieve the goal. This kind of person is actually the easiest to succeed, because nothing can restrain him.
"Master Wu, there is no need to mention the past. Master Wu seeks kindness and be kind. Since he does not regret his actions back then, why should he care about other people's feelings. I think we can stop this matter right here.
It’s meaningless to say it.” Lin Jue smacked his lips.
Wu Chunlai smiled slightly and said: "That's fine, let's not talk about the past. I know that you must be on the same side with Mr. in your heart. After all, you are Mr.'s beloved disciple, so you naturally want to speak for Mr."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "That's natural. I don't agree with what Lord Wu did. Even if I wasn't your disciple, I wouldn't be able to be as desperate as Lord Wu. I'm not as generous as Lord Wu."
go out."
Wu Chunlai shook his head and sighed: "Junior brother, you are still too young, and you may not understand many truths. Do you think that everything in this world is as regular and round as what is said in books, and benevolence, justice, morality, loyalty, filial piety and justice are really true for everyone.
Can everyone really abide by the rules in the book? The principles written in the book are one thing, but the reality is another matter. How many people can really follow the rules in the book? If everyone really follows the teachings of the sages
How can there be any disputes in this world? Are those people who are full of righteous indignation and point fingers at others clean?"
Lin Jue frowned and said: "I understand what you mean, the truth is the truth, the reality is the reality, it is indeed impossible to satisfy people's expectations. But the principles stated in the sages' books are at least the best principles that everyone expects to achieve. Can you?
Doing it is one thing, and whether you agree with it in your heart is another. The two cannot be confused. Everyone should have a bottom line. No matter what the situation, the bottom line cannot be lost. Once a person loses his bottom line, he can only
If you only think about yourself and your own selfish interests, then what hope is there in this world?"
Wu Chunlai looked at Lin Jue coldly and sneered: "Junior brother is very sharp-tongued, but it's a pity that these words are childish. I just ask you, if you are trampled under someone's feet and are stuck in the quagmire for the rest of your life, what will you do?
What bottom line and hope are we talking about? If you want to get ahead and don’t want to be dependent on others all your life, you have to pay a price. Sometimes the price is to let you give up some ridiculous rules. Once you are no longer bound by these rules, you will be like a fish in water and gain great benefits.
Freedom. And I have deeply realized this. Yes, I did receive some condemnation, and I also suffered from my own inner torture in the dead of night, but I have never regretted it, because I know that only by giving up something can I
Only then can you get the status and power you want today. You still don’t know the difficulties in the world, and you may not be able to understand if I tell you this.”
Lin Jue was completely speechless. Wu Chunlai had indeed gone crazy, or he had given up everything. I don’t know how Fang Dunru, such an extremely selfish and self-interested person, accepted him as his disciple in the first place. But he had to.
It is said that Wu Chunlai is the most direct and magnanimous person Lin Jue has ever seen, even though his outlook on life is distorted.
"That's all, little junior brother, there is no need for us to argue here about who is right and who is wrong. Time will give you the answer. You can think that what I did is wrong, and you can despise me in your heart. Those are not important to me, and I don't care.
I don’t care about this. I don’t want to quarrel with you, and I didn’t call you here to quarrel with you today. I was once as young and energetic as you, and I had a good life, but what I want to tell you is that no matter you
What a crown you say, but when reality hits you, you may be even more miserable than me." Wu Chunlai said solemnly.
Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "That's all, let's not talk about this matter. So, Mr. Wu, why did you call me here? Of course you didn't come to quarrel with me, and I'm afraid you didn't come to talk to me about the relationship between the same sect.
Friendship, you know it yourself, that is a ridiculous reason. You and I have never even met before."
Wu Chunlai said in a deep voice: "You and I have never met before, but I have heard of your name a long time ago. You are very knowledgeable, which made me notice you. Later I found out that you are Mr.
, you and I have some connections. In this Oiran competition, you surprised me even more. You are very good and I admire you very much. This is the truth."
"I don't dare to accept your love," Lin Jue said.
Wu Chunlai waved his hand and said, "I haven't finished speaking yet. Although I admire you very much, I feel a little sorry for you."
"How do you say this?" Lin Jue asked in surprise.
Wu Chunlai put his hands behind his hands and looked at the scenery under the setting sun outside the door, and said softly: "Junior brother, I heard that you are determined to have an official career and are actively preparing for the autumn examination. I think, with the talent of young junior brother, the imperial examination high school should be
No problem. However, you understand that even if you pass the imperial examination, you may not be able to achieve success. Do you know what is the most painful thing? It is that you obviously have the ability, but you just can't be reused, you obviously have the ambition, but you can't get it.
It’s just that you can’t perform it. That’s actually the most painful feeling for people. Sometimes you would rather not pass the imperial examination and just be an ordinary citizen. Maybe that would make you happier.”
Lin Jue frowned and said nothing. Wu Chunlai's words seemed contradictory, but they made sense. People are most afraid of having retribution and hope, but then these retributions and hopes will never be realized. At this time, they hope that they don't have these.
It is better to retaliate and hope. This is just like people sometimes envy birds for their freedom, cats and dogs for being carefree, and flowers and trees for being ignorant. Sometimes not understanding anything is more painful than understanding. I would rather
The ignorance of chaos is much better than the pain of sobriety.
"Junior brother, talent and learning are important, but connections and the support of others are more important. A thousand-mile horse is valuable, but without Bole, the thousand-mile horse will probably be annihilated among the horses and die of old age. The thousand-mile horse knows that it is a good horse, but it has to follow a group of bad horses.
It would be very sad to eat and run together and not be able to work hard. I wonder if my junior brother understands this truth?"
Lin Jue frowned and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "This is true. A thousand-mile horse must meet a bole, and so do people. But I still don't understand what you are going to say."
Wu Chunlai waved his hands and said solemnly: "Junior brother, what I want to say is that there are as many talented and learned people in this world as crucian carp crossing the river, but how many of them can have a good future? In terms of talent and learning, you can still be better than
What about the Li Bai and Du Fu of the previous dynasty? What about them? It’s not like they were depressed all their lives. Therefore, talent and learning are not the first priority. The important thing is to have opportunities and connections, and to have someone who is willing to pave the way for you and lead you to become a prince and become a prime minister.
In my opinion, this is the most important thing. I called you here today to show you a clear path. You and I have a close relationship, and I have a good impression of you. I can’t bear to see your beauty covered in dust.
That’s why I asked you to come here.”
Lin Jue rolled his eyes and sneered in his heart. What Wu Chunlai said was solemn and touching, but Lin Jue didn't believe a word of it. Wu Chunlai's words did not create any waves in Lin Jue's heart, and even made Lin Jue want to laugh.
