In the eyes of Jiang Ergou, the calmness of the middle-aged scribe in front of him was not calm but full of bitterness. Especially when the middle-aged scribe had a trace of self-deprecation on his lips.
The middle-aged scribe's sudden words of guilt made Jiang Ergou a little confused as to how to respond, but the middle-aged scribe in front of him really didn't look like a very sinful person.
Perhaps because this thought was a little sad, the middle-aged scribe could not take back his thoughts for a while. It was not until the calmness on his face completely disappeared and his eyes turned red that he came back to his senses.
"I made you two laugh, but I do feel a little regretful when I think of those past events, but no matter what happened, it is no longer important. Now I just want to let the sound of readings float in this bitter cold border."
Jiang Ergou wanted to say a few words of comfort, but he really didn't know where to start. At this time, He Huaichun stepped forward. He had never been in contact with these scholars, so naturally he just blurted out without worrying about anything.
"Damn it, what mistake did you make that makes you a guilty person? But no matter what mistakes you made in the past, we still didn't chop off your head. This shows that the person at the top still thinks that you are not innocent.
You don’t need to blame yourself because you are in a hopeless situation. Coming to the border to teach in the cold wind is your punishment.”
After He Huaichun finished speaking, Jiang Ergou took over the words.
"I don't know what your name is, sir. No matter what happened in the past, it is a great merit to teach in this class. I will definitely mention him when I meet my old friend in the future."
The middle-aged scribe only regarded this stranger's old friend as a scholar with a world-wide ambition, so he did not deliberately conceal his name.
"I am originally the governor of Wanshan County in Lingzhou, Liu Shenchun. He took office only two years ago when there was a drought in Dachu. Logically speaking, it should be the time to ask for orders for the people. However, due to the bewitchment of the local master and his own
In my greed, I was blinded by lard, and I squandered most of the disaster relief food distributed by the court. Although I woke up later, it was still too late, but the Holy Spirit spared my life and allowed me to survive.
, now I am opening a school on this border, partly out of gratitude for the emperor’s favor, and partly out of hope to atone for my own sins.”
When Jiang Ergou heard the middle-aged scribe's confession, a look of enlightenment flashed across his face. No wonder he said that he was a guilty person. The original reason was here!
But there are no people in this world who can never make mistakes. Even the saints have wrong teachings, let alone these students who are holding their books and reading.
"Mr. Liu, it's okay to be wrong. Although Jiang is not fluent in writing and dare not say that he has traveled all over the world, in the final analysis, he has struggled a lot in this big world. Now he has a lot of lives on his hands, but what can I do?
Dare you say that the lives in my hands are all those that deserve to be killed? Although I often feel a little guilty, I have never regretted it. I am a warrior, so naturally I don’t understand what you literati are thinking, but some principles are the same. Sir, just stride forward.
Go ahead and don't worry about the regrets and sorrows of the past. If you really can fill this thousand-mile border with the sound of books in the future, then what are the mistakes in the past? Thousands of years later, scholars will not be so fussy.
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After being convicted and sent to the border, Liu Shenqi felt comfortable for the first time. He had never felt so comfortable even when the King of Liaodong allowed him to resign as a pen clerk in the army and open an academy.
"After listening to what you two said, it's really better than studying ten years of books. I used to only hold books as treasures, but now I feel more and more that the principles of life are outside the books."
Having said this, Liu Shenxun laughed at himself again, but this time he was not laughing at himself as a guilty person.
"I have really wasted ten years of reading the books of sages. I don't even understand the simplest principles! Words are in books, knowledge is in my heart, principles are in books, but being a human being is outside the books. If I had been earlier
If you understand this truth, you will not make such a big mistake."
Jiang Ergou was sincerely happy. Although he didn't like to read, he liked talking to these readers. Even though they could sum up some simple things, they could understand them even though he couldn't understand them.
"You two are probably not here to teach me, nor are you coming to my academy for no reason. But is there anyone in my academy that you are looking for? Do you need me to go in and call him out?"
Jiang Ergou looked into the room and heard the boy from Tianrongguan reading. He didn't know if he was a little competitive, but he was the loudest among the children.
After thinking about it for a while, Jiang Ergou gave up the idea of calling him out. In fact, thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing special to say. It was just that Ergou wanted to see his only friend on the border before leaving.
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"I don't dare to hide it, sir. I do have a friend studying there, but there is no need to call him out. I just want to trouble you sir to convey a message to the boy named Tian Rongguan in the room for me: let him not forget to talk to him.
A promise made by Young Master Jiang, even if he becomes successful in his studies and stops practicing martial arts, don’t forget it. No matter what, I will be waiting for him in the capital in three years!"
Liu Shenxun nodded silently in agreement. In the past, he only knew how to read, which made people stupid. Instead, he came to the border and blew grass.
Yuan Fengsha became much more sober now, and even became infected with some of the Jianghu aura that he hated most before, but now he likes it a little bit.
Watching the two young men holding swords and carrying knives walking away from home, Liu Shenxun suddenly wanted to drink. He had to drink it all from a big bowl. Before their figures disappeared, Liu Shenxian grinned.
arrive.
"Hey, I'll try it after school!"
…
Although the Liaodong front is extremely long, to be more precise, it is the Liaozhou front that is extremely long. This is also the main reason why it is difficult to guard against the grassland barbarians.
Liaozhou not only borders Lingzhou and Yuzhou to the south, but there is even a small gap in Bianzhou where Kyoto is located.
Jinzhou, which is collectively known as the Liaodong Front with Liaozhou, is too small, but it is precisely because of its narrow terrain that it relieves a lot of pressure on Liaozhou.
Although the strength of the Turks in the east is not that great, if they can emerge like the barbarians on the grassland, they will also be a trouble for Dachu.
It can be said that the narrow terrain directly limits most of the strength of the Turks in these eastern mountains and forests. The few main roads out of the mountains are guarded by the Chu army. If you dare to jump out, you will become a living target!
In the past two years, the border has become increasingly stable. This is not only for the barbarians on the grassland, but also for the Turks in the mountains and forests. But all the border troops in Dachu know that when these two places start to make trouble next time
At that time, it would not be so easy to suppress it.
…
On the official road from Lingzhou to Liaozhou, a Taoist priest wearing tattered robes was walking slowly while waving a broken flag.
Perhaps because there were no people on the road, the Taoist priest's voice was much softer when he was shouting about fortune-telling. If he were farther away, he wouldn't be able to hear clearly.
"Thousands of causes and effects and fates in the world cannot escape a single hexagram in the hands of an old Taoist! Calculate the future, marriage, good or bad luck, there is nothing in the world that I, the old Taoist, cannot calculate!"
Although this old Taoist shouts in a low voice, the content of his shouts is a bit scary. If he is really that powerful, then only the Taoist Zhang Tianshi who is still alive can compete with him!
But it doesn't matter how powerful a fortune teller he is. Regardless of his ability, just because of his appearance, he will definitely have no voice.
It is said that a man's clothes depend on his saddle. Even if this old man doesn't have to dress up like a fairy, he should at least wash his clothes before walking out!
If you meet your colleagues, you will be ridiculed by them: Are you the only one who wants to cheat people out of money? I think you might as well change your job and beg for food. Your clothes are a bit of a waste if you don't work in this industry.
Fortunately, he didn't meet any colleagues. There were indeed some fools who believed him along the way and asked him to come to him for fortune telling. Only then did he find a few money to avoid starving to death. Otherwise, he wouldn't have known that this old Taoist priest was going to die.
Where has it gone!
As we were walking, a tea stall appeared in front of us. The old Taoist priest walked over and picked a seat without saying anything. He placed his broken fortune-telling flag before calling to the tea stall.
"Waiter! Bring me a pot of tea!"
"Hey, objective, here it comes!"
The waiter who was still in the store immediately responded enthusiastically when he heard the voice, but when he came out and saw a poor old Taoist priest, his face fell a little.
Especially looking at the old Taoist priest's appearance, he doesn't look like someone who can afford to eat. I don't know if he can afford this pot of tea after having to pay for it all.
The waiter threw the teapot on the table with a clang and said coldly.
"Old Taoist priest, we have a rule in our shop. Pay first and then eat and drink tea. This pot of tea is not expensive at only seven copper coins. Do you think you should pay the money first?"
The old Taoist priest didn't seem to notice the unkindness in the waiter's tone, he just waved his sleeves and threw out a few coins.
The waiter picked them up one by one and counted them repeatedly. There were exactly seven, no more and no less. After getting the money, the waiter did not ridicule the old Taoist priest anymore and turned around and entered the tea shed.
If you continue walking from here, you will soon enter the border of Liaozhou, so the business of this tea shed located at the junction of the two states is also very good. Before long, the few tables that were originally there are very good.
It's almost full of guests.
At this moment, another guest came from the direction of Lingzhou. This guest was not ordinary. He had a long sword on his waist that looked valuable, and the baggage behind him was also bulging. It looked like he was carrying a lot of money.
!
The most important thing is that this guest is still a heroine, and even if she is a heroine, it is no big deal, but this heroine has seen the best, not to mention her face and figure, but the most important thing is that
Wearing a pink dress makes her look like a fairy descending to earth!
As soon as this virgin heroine arrived at the tea stall, the guests at all tables were in a frenzy. If there weren't too many people, everyone would be embarrassed to be the first to take action. The heroine's surroundings would have already been crowded with people.
After looking at the situation in the tea stall, the heroine frowned and then shouted into the tea stall.
"The waiter!"
"Hey, come on!"
Different from the indifference when facing the old Taoist priest, the waiter who had noticed the movement outside immediately ran over and asked very diligently.
"Hero, if you have any orders, you can do it."
"I'm not used to sitting with others, please find a seat for me!"
"this…"
Other demands are easy to make, but asking him to chase people away as a waiter is not asking for a fight! The key is that the shopkeeper is not here today. If he can't handle it well, he will lose his job tomorrow.
Looking around, just when the waiter was still in trouble, he suddenly saw the old Taoist priest sitting at a table alone. Now he found his direction.
The waiter walked up to the old Taoist priest arrogantly. He slapped the table hard and woke up the Taoist priest who was dozing with his eyes narrowed.
"Hey, hey, hey! Old Taoist priest, how long have you been drinking this pot of tea? Do you really think this is your Taoist temple? Hurry up and pack up and leave!"
The old Taoist priest was still not angry, but he had no intention of leaving. He just sat in his seat with a smile.
"What you said as a waiter in the shop is wrong. Since I paid for the tea, you don't care how long I work. As long as I hand over the money to you, I will be your customer. Who in the world would chase away customers?"
That makes sense!”
"That's right! This store is chasing customers, we won't come here next time!"
Some guests who were drinking tea, eating and watching the excitement, and who didn't mind the fuss, also followed suit.
Regardless of the size of the business, chasing customers is a big taboo in this store. The waiter's forehead immediately oozed sweat when he thought about it. The shopkeeper was out today. He was indeed a little complacent. If the shopkeeper found out about this, he would be there tomorrow.
You can pack your bags and leave.
Thinking of this, the waiter's tone immediately softened.
"I said, Taoist Master, the time you have to rest here is not short, not to mention that there are guests waiting to rest over there! Do you think this can work? I will return the tea money to you. Today's pot of tea
Let me buy you a drink."
The old Taoist priest glanced at the heroine first, and then said to the waiter.
"I have a fate with those seven copper coins. They have been with Lao Tao for twenty years and have not been spent. I thought I could get rid of this karma today, but I didn't expect that they would return to Lao Tao's sleeves in the end."
The waiter didn't think that the old man had any great skills. He just thought he was talking nonsense, turned around and went into the store and returned the seven black copper coins that the old man paid to him.
After collecting the coins, the old Taoist priest stood up, picked up the flag, and was about to leave. When he passed by the heroine, he suddenly stood up.
"Xiao Nizi, since you saved me a pot of tea, the old man must do a fortune-telling for you."
"unnecessary."
The cold heroine's voice was as cold as her face, and she rejected the old Taoist priest's proposal with just three words.
In response, the old Taoist priest just calmly took out the seven black copper coins and spoke slowly.
"Girl, don't refuse in a hurry. These seven copper coins are the cause, and the pot of tea just now is the effect. The most troublesome thing for an old Taoist in his life is to owe others cause and effect. And let them repay the cause they have created with these seven copper coins.
Let’s do this!”
After finishing speaking, without waiting for the female hero to reply, the old Taoist priest threw the copper coins to the ground. Seeing that the old Taoist had already made a move, the female hero also stayed where he was. He wanted to see what the old Taoist could do.
What's coming?
After careful inspection, the old Taoist priest picked up the copper coins and put them back in his sleeves before asking the heroine.
"Girl, are you traveling north?"
"Exactly!"
"Girl, it's best not to go north. If you can return south, girl will be rich and powerful in your life!"
Hearing this, an imperceptible smile appeared on the heroine's lips.
"Old Taoist priest, my family is already rich and powerful. Do I still need to fight for these things myself?"
The old Taoist priest replied calmly.
"In short, it's best to go back to the south, but you can't go to the north."
The heroine did not answer. She only regarded the old Taoist priest as a charlatan who only knew how to cheat food and drink. As for the old Taoist priest's profound words, she did not take it to heart. She opened her red lips and said the word "sick".
Then she walked away and sat down on her seat.
The old Taoist priest looked a little helpless, but there are some fortune-tellings that can only be clicked to the end, otherwise, even they, who are cultivators, will have to pay a huge price.
After turning around, the old Taoist priest murmured something in a low voice that only he could hear.
"A girl will never have much suffering in her life, but marriage will always hurt her the most."