Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 233 Xiaoxianzhuang

Then, another period of relative calm came.

With nothing to do, Zhou Yu began to write books, or take a group of students on study tours, and his influence was growing.

With his current level, there is no need to borrow those famous masterpieces from his previous life.

After all, those celebrities, writers, calligraphers, painters, poets, chess masters, etc. in the history of previous lives, but their lives are only a few decades.

As for Zhou Yu, that has traveled through the heavens and accumulated countless years of existence.

With his current accumulation, even a small poem or short essay written by hand is enough to cause a sensation.

No one can shake his position. Confucian family members, whether they are young talents or some famous Confucians, when they see Zhou Yu, they have to respectfully call him Mr. Zhou Yu.

The imperial court even made a major decision to compare a theory written by Zhou Yu with the Four Books and Five Classics, and included it in the imperial examination.

So far, Zhou Yu's reputation has reached a new peak, which has also brought the whole Confucianism to shine again, and there is a faint grand occasion of contention among a hundred schools of thought.

Many of his students have become famous contemporary scholars, famous Confucianists, or important court officials.

Including calligraphy and painting, temperament, chess and other fields, there are also many famous masters who are his students.

Today's scholars, no one dares to laugh at them, and no one dares to take action against them easily.

To be precise, it's not that I dare not, it's that I'm afraid that I won't be able to beat him.

Scholars in the past were often dubbed "weak", and many scholars even took pride in this.

But now... that phenomenon no longer exists.

This is not just a trend, but also related to the future.

Because now, the imperial court has reformed the imperial examinations, and the six arts of gentlemen are also included in the examination.

In other words, people who only know how to read dead books can't even pass the exam for a scholar.In this way, scholars all over the world are forced to make changes.

And all of this is because Zhou Yu has always insisted on advocating.

With his growing influence and more and more students, the court finally began to pay attention to it.

In the past, the reason why the imperial court emphasized literature over martial arts was mainly because they were afraid that chivalrous men would use martial arts to violate the prohibition. In some places, people were even prohibited from practicing martial arts, and the management of iron weapons was also quite strict.

However, Zhou Yu had communicated with the Son of Heaven many times. As long as the government is benevolent and the people are caring for the people, how many people are willing to rebel?

Even if there is, it will not be able to catch the waves. Not only will it not achieve the effect of responding to everyone, it may become a street mouse.

The country is rich and the people are strong, just is the foundation of the country and the security of the country, so that the young people dare not act rashly.

Because Zhou Yu's home is in Qiantang, and the academy is also in Qiantang, Qiantang is also famous and has become a holy place in the hearts of scholars all over the world.

Afterwards, after some consideration, Zhou Yu bought a large piece of mountain land next to the West Lake, and built a large-scale villa named Xiaoxianzhuang.

Many famous teachers were hired to build the whole villa, which is a typical garden style in the south of the Yangtze River.

The villa mainly focuses on the research and exchange of Confucianism, and it has attracted many famous scholars to come here to study, communicate, and write books...

For a while, Xiaoxianzhuang became famous and even attracted some people from other places to study.

On this day, Zhou Yu came out of the academy and was about to go home.

A student came over suddenly, bowed forward with an embarrassed look, and said, "Student Tao Wenrui, I have met you, sir."

"Oh? You are Tao Wenrui?"

Zhou Yu couldn't help but glanced at the student, and asked with a smile.

"Sir, do you know the students?"

Tao Wenrui looked a little surprised.

"Well, I heard someone mention that you have just entered the academy, but you have outstanding talents and good handwriting."

"Ashamed..."

Tao Wenrui humbled himself a few words.

After all, among the scholars in the world, no matter who they are, who would dare to show off their skills in front of Zhou Yu?
"What's your business?"

"Student... the student is really helpless, so he has the audacity to come to Mr. to save the life of the student's mother."

"Oh?" Zhou Yu was stunned: "What's wrong with your mother?"

"Mother... I don't know what happened, she fell into a deep sleep, and she was so angry that she invited several famous doctors, and they all said that she would die soon.

But the student always felt that something was wrong. The student once made a divination for his mother, and her fate should not have died.

But the students have limited learning, so they shouldn't bother the husband, but... just really feel sorry for my mother, and I have no choice but to ask my husband to help me take a look. "

Zhou Yu sighed: "It's rare for you to have such filial piety, where is your home?"

Upon hearing this, Tao Wenrui's face brightened, and he replied excitedly: "Sir, my home is in Huzhou, not too far away."

"Hehe, it doesn't matter how far you are. In this case, you go and clean up. I'll go home and wait for me here after a stick of incense."

"Thank you sir, thank you sir."

After a stick of incense.

Zhou Yu took Tao Wenrui out of the city and walked towards Huzhou.

Qiantang is indeed not far from Huzhou, less than two hundred miles away, but it would take two days to walk.

However, Tao Wenrui was shocked to find that after about half an hour, he saw the city gate of Huzhou...

But it was clear that he was indeed walking along the way.

At this time, he finally understood what Mr. said, it doesn't matter how far or near.

In fact, this is a kind of supernatural power Zhou Yu displayed, similar to shrinking the ground to an inch, but Tao Wenrui couldn't feel it, and just thought he was walking normally.

When he came to Tao Wenrui's house, Zhou Yu found that the conditions in his house were quite good, with a big yard, obviously he was a rich family, and he was not as vulgar as some businessmen's houses.

Not long after, Zhou Yu met Tao Wenrui's mother.

As Tao Wenrui said, she is now lying in bed in a deep coma.

Asked about her birthday again, Zhou Yu counted and nodded slightly: "It seems that you also have some experience in deduction, and your calculation is correct, your mother's life is indeed not over."

Upon hearing this, Tao Wenrui couldn't care less about being modest, and said with a surprised face: "So, my mother can still be saved?"

"She is in this state, not sick, so you can't solve the problem when you come to the doctor."

"Isn't it a disease?" Tao Wenrui was stunned.

"Yes, she is lying here, but her soul is floating outside..."

"So that's how it is. Thank you sir for reminding me, the students are taught!"

"It's not difficult to save your mother, as long as you find her soul. However, under normal circumstances, a person's soul will not leave the body for no reason, either because of extreme fright, or because of something, something Personally I will never forget..."

Hearing this sentence, Tao Wenrui couldn't help but muttered: "Could it be..."

"What? You know something?"

"This……"

"If you still have scruples at this time, I'm afraid it will be really difficult to save your mother."

Having said that, Tao Wenrui still dared to hide it, and cupped his hands and said, "Sir, sit in the courtyard for a while, and wait for the students to speak slowly."

The two came to the courtyard and sat down, and then Tao Wenrui talked about his bizarre life experience.

"The student's mother's surname is Chen, and her first name is Yunjin..."

The Chen family is a well-known family in Huzhou. Several generations of the family have been officials in the court, including Chen Yunjin's father, who was also an official in the capital.

Chen Yunjin was intelligent and versatile since she was a child, and she was also very pretty, which attracted many rich and powerful sons to visit her to propose marriage.

But Chen Yunjin didn't like these sons and sisters, so she refused all of them. Her parents stomped their feet and sighed anxiously, but they couldn't do anything about her.

The couple only have such a precious daughter, and they are reluctant to beat them, and they are also reluctant to scold them.

After procrastinating and procrastinating, before I knew it, Chen Yunjin was already 19 years old and still waiting in her boudoir.

Even the maid Xiang'er was worried for her, but Chen Yunjin smiled and said that the marriage is destined, and she believes that one day, she will meet the person she likes.

Xiang'er said unhappily: "Miss stays at home all day and rarely goes out once. Could it be that Mr. Ruyi can still fall from the sky?"

This is true.

However, ladies from rich families are no better than ordinary people, and they generally don't go out easily, otherwise they will attract criticism.

On this day, Chen Yunjin accompanied her mother, Lan Shi, back from going out, and accidentally saw a man with the appearance of a scholar just walking out of the courtyard gate not far from her home.

For some reason, she accidentally glanced through the car window, and her heart was moved.

I thought it was just a moment of excitement.

But unexpectedly, after going back, the appearance of that scholar appeared in her mind from time to time.

After a few days, it was still lingering, but it became more and more clear, wishing to see the other side.

Xiang'er seemed to have noticed something was wrong with the young lady.

In the past, the young lady was rarely in a daze, but in the past few days, she was always distracted with her cheeks on her hands, and her eyes were a little wrong.

Could it be that Miss is starting to miss spring?
The relationship between the master and the servant is very good, like sisters, so Xiang'er asked: "Miss, do you have something on your mind? Ever since you came back from offering incense, you seem to be out of your mind."

Yun Jin originally wanted to deny it, but when the words came to her lips, she somehow changed again.

"Xiang'er, I... I seem to have met someone I like..."

"Ah? But...Xiang'er clearly remembers, miss, you haven't talked to anyone you don't know."

"Oh, of course I didn't say it, I just saw it in the sedan chair..."

"What?" Xiang'er was even more surprised: "You fell in love with him after just one glance in the sedan chair?"

"Perhaps, this is the fate of the marriage I told you. I just opened the car curtain and looked outside, and he just walked out of the yard. This is fate."

Xiang'er was speechless.

"Xiang'er, go and help me inquire about his situation."

"How can I find out? I don't know what his name is."

"If you know, what else do you want to ask?"

Hearing this, Xiang'er couldn't help sticking out her tongue and laughing.

Afterwards, Yunjin told Xiang'er the general location, and described the other party's appearance and body shape.

After some inquiries from Xiang'er, she finally got the exact news.

"Miss, I found out. The scholar's name is Tao Shoucheng. He is a scholar. His family background is average, and he has a small courtyard passed down from his ancestors.

As for his character... Neighbors in the neighborhood are praising him, saying that he likes to help people, and he has a good literary talent. "

"Great……"

Yun Jin was overjoyed, turned around and embroidered a piece of Luopa with her own hands, and embroidered a small poem of her own on it, and asked Xiang'er to find a way to give it to Tao Shoucheng.

"Remember, don't let people find out."

"I know, miss."

The next afternoon, Xiang'er found an excuse to slip out of the house.

Then he found Tao Shoucheng's small courtyard, looked around furtively, and slipped in when he found that he hadn't noticed.

Tao Shoucheng was reading a book in the room, when he heard someone calling his name softly, he walked out in doubt.

When she saw Xiang'er, she was even more suspicious, stepped forward and asked, "I don't know why this girl is looking for Xiaosheng?"

"Hee hee, you are Mr. Tao Shoucheng, right?"

"Exactly!"

"I'm here to deliver something for my lady. My lady embroidered a piece of ropa with her own hands and said she would give it to you."

"Ah? I don't know who your lady is?"

"My lady's name is Yunjin, the lady of the Chen family..."

"It was her!"

Tao Shoucheng couldn't help but exclaimed.

Chen Yunjin still has a lot of fame in Huzhou City. After all, he has a good family background, is beautiful, and can recite poems and compose Fu.

"My young lady saw the young master by accident, and she fell in love with her, so she made a special trip to embroider Luopa to send you off. Young master, don't disappoint my young lady's affection."

"This……"

Tao Shoucheng took Luopa with mixed feelings, unfolded it to look at it, and couldn't help feeling that she was indeed a talented woman.

"By the way, you must not go to my lady now, if you let the master and wife know... I'm afraid there will be trouble."

Tao Shoucheng nodded with a wry smile: "Xiaosheng knows, with Xiaosheng's family background, how can he be worthy of Miss Yunjin?"

"It's okay, my lady will think of a way, wait for me to report back, see what the lady has to say, and return to your words later."

"Thank you!"

Although Tao Shoucheng had never seen Yunjin, he had heard of her name a long time ago.

Called, the beauty actually took the initiative to show love, he was naturally still a little excited.

Two days later, Xiang'er came again and said to Tao Shoucheng: "Come to the back door of the Chen Mansion tonight at Haishi, and I will open the door for you so that you can meet the young lady."

"Great, thank you Miss Xiang'er."

"Hee hee, you're welcome. When you two get married in the future, don't forget to give me a big red envelope."

"sure."

That night, Tao Shoucheng arrived as scheduled.

Xiang'er secretly opened the back door and took Tao Shoucheng to the back garden to meet the lady.

As soon as they met, Tao Shoucheng's soul flew away.

Although, he had already guessed that Yun Jin must be very beautiful.But after meeting, it still exceeded his imagination.

Not only is she beautiful, but she also has a graceful and elegant temperament, like a fairy.

It made Tao Shoucheng feel like dreaming.

It's a pity that the two had just chatted a few words, and Xiang'er hurried over: "It's not good, the night watchman is here."

In desperation, Yunjin had no choice but to ask Tao Shoucheng to leave quickly, and then contacted again when he looked for an opportunity.

Unexpectedly, after returning home, Tao Shoucheng waited and waited for several days, but there was no news at all.

This made him feel very disappointed.

In his mind, maybe Yunjin didn't like him, so he stopped contacting him.

If he hadn't seen it, he wouldn't have thought about it, but now that he was given hope, the hope was shattered, which made Tao Shoucheng feel very sad.

For a while, he was depressed in his chest and fell ill in bed.

However, he didn't know that the reason why Yunjin didn't contact him was because Xiang'er was not feeling well these days and it was inconvenient for her to go out.

Although there is no shortage of maidservants in the mansion, Xiang'er is the only one who is closest to Yunjin. She doesn't want other maidservants to know that she and Tao Shoucheng are together, so she didn't send anyone.

In the end, Tao Shoucheng misunderstood, and he was sick for several days...

(End of this chapter)