Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 256 Accepting Students

Next, Wu Yongchuan went to the inn to visit Zhou Yu twice in three days.

As the topic deepened, Wu Yongchuan became more and more shocked, feeling that Zhou Yu's knowledge was simply unfathomable.

Knowing astronomy from the top, geography from the bottom, Confucianism, medicine, Taoism, Buddhism, and even some lost theories of a hundred schools of thought, they are all well-spoken and amazing.

Wu Yongchuan studied in Guozijian, and there are many famous Confucian scholars in the dynasty.

But in Wu Yongchuan's opinion, there is probably no one who can compare with Zhou Yu.

On this day, Wu Yongchuan specially brought some gifts to the inn. When they met, they respectfully bowed down: "Students admire Mr.'s knowledge, want to worship Mr. as a teacher, and hope Mr. will be successful."

Zhou Yu smiled and didn't respond positively, but just pointed: "Sit down."

"gentlemen……"

"Sit down first."

After sitting down, Zhou Yu said: "Actually, I have also seen it before, you have a good talent, you are a material for reading.

It's just that I found that you have a lot of preoccupations. In this state, it is difficult to achieve anything. "

"This……"

"At your house that day, I observed that you looked at Miss Qi'er in a strange way..."

Having said that, Zhou Yu stopped.

Wu Yongchuan was stunned for a while, finally sighed, and said with a wry smile: "I really can't hide anything from Mr., yes, the student does have something on his mind..."

So, Wu Yongchuan talked about the reason.

"When I was young, my father passed away early, and my eldest brother was no older than me, but he was very sensible.

Not only assisting my mother to take care of the housework, but at the same time studying hard, and teaching students to read in their spare time..."

"Later, the eldest brother was admitted to the examination, and the whole family was happy for him.

My eldest brother went to the capital to be an official, and let me take the entrance examination for the Imperial College..."

"But I never expected that the eldest brother suddenly encountered an accident and died unfortunately. The sister-in-law was heartbroken, the students were also very sad at the time, and the whole person became depressed.

My father is gone, my eldest brother is gone, and I am the only boy left in the family. I don't know if I can take care of the family..."

"After burying my eldest brother, my sister-in-law asked the students to go back to Beijing to study, but the students didn't want to go, they fell asleep all day..."

"During that time, my sister-in-law enlightened the students every day... In fact, the students knew that she might feel even more uncomfortable than the students..."

"Slowly, the students realized that they couldn't do without her..."

Hearing this, Zhou Yu asked: "What you said is inseparable. Whether it creates a kind of dependence or love, you have to figure it out."

Wu Yongchuan sighed: "At first, the students were also confused, thinking it might be a kind of dependence.

But slowly, the students became more and more aware that it was not dependent..."

The implication is a deep love.

"Does Miss Qi'er know?"

"This..." Wu Yongchuan hesitated for a while, then shook his head: "This student doesn't know, but the student has never dared to express his feelings."

"Then you're going to procrastinate like this? Spend your days in a daze?"

"I implore sir to give me some guidance."

"Actually, you don't have to have any scruples. Since you really like her, you might as well confess boldly..."

"Can……"

"What? Are you concerned about her identity, or do you feel sorry for your elder brother, or are you afraid of being rejected?"

Wu Yongchuan remained silent, it seemed that all three points were taken care of.

"The first two points, you don't dare to be scruples, after all, your eldest brother is no longer in this world, and it would be a good talk for you to marry Qi'er.

In this way, she will not be alone, and you are a family anyway.

As for the third point, if you don't even have this bit of courage and self-confidence, then you are not qualified to be my student..."

"Students are taught!"

After a long talk, Wu Yongchuan finally made up his mind.

Regardless of the outcome, he will take this step.

If you speak up, there is at least a chance, but if you don't, there is no chance.

After all, even if Qi'er had a crush on him, she couldn't take the initiative to say so.

After returning, Wu Yongchuan asked Liu'er to go shopping with an excuse, so that only he and Qi'er were left at home, so he could express his thoughts.

"Yong Chuan, did you go to see the old gentleman again today?"

"En!" Wu Yongchuan nodded: "Mr. is very knowledgeable, I wanted to worship Mr. as my teacher..."

"Oh?" Qi'er's eyes lit up, and she asked anxiously, "Do you agree, sir?"

"gentlemen……"

Wu Yongchuan hesitated to speak.

"No promise?" Qi'er was a little disappointed.

Wu Yongchuan shook his head: "Mr. didn't say yes, nor did he say no."

"This means that there is an opportunity...Come on, come and sit down, and tell me well, so that I can give you an idea."

"Qi'er..."

Wu Yongchuan's brain became hot, and he called out in a trembling voice.

"Huh? You..."

Qi'er thought she had heard it wrong, so she turned her head in doubt.

Because, Wu Yongchuan has always called her sister-in-law, why did she suddenly call her name.

"I……"

Wu Yongchuan blushed.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"Qi'er, I...I...I want to take care of you..."

"Didn't you take care of me all the time? Your eldest brother is gone, and you are the only boy in the family. Everyone is counting on you to make a difference."

"No, I...I mean...yes, I want to take care of you for the rest of my life..."

In fact, Qi'er is not stupid, she has such a delicate mind, she has already seen Wu Yongchuan's mind.

It's just that she didn't point it out, just let it be.

Today, Wu Yongchuan finally spoke out what was on her mind, but her heart suddenly became confused, the circles of her eyes turned red, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.

"Qi'er, I... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I... You know, I have always respected my elder brother and my sister-in-law, but..."

"You're pitying me, aren't you?"

"No, not sympathy."

"what is that?"

Wu Yongchuan let out a long breath and tried his best to stabilize his mind.

Then he slowly said: "In the beginning, maybe I was just a kind of dependence, but slowly, I found that I can't do without you..."

"Yong Chuan, you can't leave me because you are used to my presence, and because you don't have a woman who knows and loves you by your side. Can you be sober?"

"No, I'm sober. If my eldest brother was here, I would never say these words, and I would never do anything that violates ethics.

But the elder brother has been gone for two years, I think, the elder brother is in the spirit of heaven, and I don't want you to be alone.

So, I want to take care of you for my elder brother, and take care of you for the rest of my life..."

"do not talk……"

"No, it was hard for me to summon up the courage to speak out. My husband also said before that if I don't even have the courage to express my heart, I am not worthy to be his student."

"Ah? You... you actually talked about these things?"

"I didn't take the initiative to talk about it. My husband saw that I had something on my mind. My husband said that with a psychological burden, you will not achieve anything in your life..."

"Yong Chuan, stop talking, it's too sudden, let me think about it..."

"Ok!"

Wu Yongchuan nodded.

Not refusing in person means that he has a chance, and it also means that Qi'er also has a good impression of him, but she won't be able to accept it for a while.

Two days passed.

Qi'er found Wu Yongchuan and said, "You go and ask for leave, and say goodbye to Mr., let's go back to our hometown."

Hearing this, Wu Yongchuan guessed that she might have already made a decision.

No matter what, he has to face it.

So, he first went to the Imperial College to apply for a half-month leave, and then went to find Zhou Yu to say goodbye.

"Sir, Qi'er has made a decision to let the student accompany her back to her hometown."

Zhou Yu smiled: "Go back, this is a good thing."

"Oh?" Wu Yongchuan was overjoyed: "Sir, you think she should have agreed?"

"It's almost the same. When she goes back, she should go to your elder brother's grave to talk about it, and go home to discuss it with your mother. After all, this is a big deal."

"Well, the student understands, thank you sir... By the way, sir, I'm afraid it will take half a month to go back to my hometown this time, I don't know sir..."

"It's okay, you go to your business."

"Excellent, thank you sir."

Wu Yongchuan left.

Sure enough, after accompanying Qi'er back to her hometown, Qi'er first took Wu Yongchuan to the grave of her deceased husband, offered incense, and made Wu Yongchuan kneel in front of the grave.

Then he said: "Yong Chuan, tell your elder brother yourself."

"Ah."

Wu Yongchuan responded, and then expressed his thoughts before his elder brother's coffin.

"Brother, don't worry, little brother treats Qi'er with sincerity, and will never let her be wronged..."

After visiting the grave and returning home, Wu Yongchuan took Qi'er to find his mother again.

"Mother, my child has something to discuss with you."

"what's up?"

"Baby wants to marry Qi'er?"

"Ah?" The aunt was taken aback, subconsciously raised her eyes and glanced at Qi'er.

"Mother..." Qi'er's eyes turned red.

"That's great. In fact, my mother has been thinking about this for a long time, and I'm afraid that you two won't want to... We are a family, and we are not afraid of other people's gossip."

"Thank you mother!" Wu Yongchuan was very pleasantly surprised.

Qi'er also shyly called her mother.

In the past, she was the daughter-in-law in this family, but now... she is still the daughter-in-law.

Two days later, the two married in a low-key way, and only invited a dozen close relatives and friends to witness.

A few days later, the couple returned to the capital.

Afterwards, Shuangshuang came to the inn to meet Zhou Yu, which was considered a thank you.

If it weren't for Zhou Yu's phone call, Wu Yongchuan might not have the courage to confess, and he doesn't know when this marriage will come true.

When he came to the room, Wu Yongchuan was stunned when he saw a man in his thirties sitting in the room.

"Hehe, what are you doing in a daze? Come in and sit."

Zhou Yu smiled.

"This……"

"Excuse me, brother, the old gentleman from before..."

"Hehe, there is no old gentleman, it has always been me."

Upon hearing this, the husband and wife looked at each other in unison, knowing that Zhou Yu was indeed not an ordinary person.

This time, Zhou Yu officially accepted Wu Yongchuan as a student, and wrote a picture on the spot, asking him to take it home to observe and understand.

This word is actually the method of cultivation he created, he didn't point it out, but wanted to test the extent of Wu Yongchuan's talent again.

Back home, the husband and wife spread out the words and observed them carefully.

At the beginning, they were just amazed at Zhou Yu's calligraphy, and agreed that even the calligrapher could not write such expressive characters.

After observing for a while, I finally began to immerse myself in the content of the text.

It has to be said that Zhou Yu's vision was accurate enough, and Wu Yongchuan finally saw a clue from the lines.

"Qi'er, I always feel that these words written by my husband are somewhat similar to the Taoist mentality."

"Well, it is indeed a bit similar, but what is the deep meaning?"

"I think this should be a test given to me by my husband. My husband is by no means an ordinary person, and I cannot live up to his expectations."

"It's okay, I'll enlighten you with you."

Qi'er is also a woman of outstanding beauty. That night, the husband and wife stayed up all night, and sat by the side of the picture to study it all night.

In the next day, I finally realized a little bit of experience.

So, Wu Yongchuan didn't care about rest, went to find Zhou Yu again, and told his experience.

"That's right!" Zhou Yu smiled gratifiedly: "I thought it would take at least two or three days for you to realize something, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."

Wu Yongchuan replied: "The students don't dare to take credit for it, it was the students and Qi'er who realized it together."

"Well, speaking of it, she can also be regarded as a rare intelligent woman. Since you both have comprehended something, you can practice together in the future..."

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhou Yu went to Wu Yongchuan's house again, and explained the main points of the mental method to the husband and wife in detail.

Before I knew it, two months passed.

On this day, the Taiyuan Academy conducted a routine assessment of the students. When marking the papers, a doctor of the Taiyuan Academy read Wu Yongchuan's article, he couldn't help but get carried away, and he was overwhelmed.

Afterwards, this test paper was sent to the head teacher, who was also a little surprised.

Because this article is not only brilliant in writing, but also amazing in calligraphy.

So, the head teacher called for Wu Yongchuan.

Because he knew that although Wu Yongchuan was considered excellent before, his performance this time was surprising. Whether it was writing or calligraphy, he surpassed all his classmates.

After asking, I found out that Wu Yongchuan had worshiped another gentleman as his teacher outside.

The head teacher asked about the situation, but he had never heard of Zhou Yu's name.

Out of curiosity, he asked an old friend to visit Zhou Yu in the inn, wanting to try the depth.

The two actually went there with a sense of superiority. After all, Guozijian was the highest institution of learning in the Tang Dynasty, and they were all famous Confucian scholars in the dynasty.

How could it be that a student of the Imperial College suddenly made such great progress after being randomly pointed out by outsiders?
As a result, when they met, they were even more surprised to find that Zhou Yu was so young.

Of course, Zhou Yu was young only in their eyes, how could they guess Zhou Yu's real age?
Next, it was inevitable to talk about Confucian classics.

As a result, Zhou Yu eloquently talked about all kinds of Confucian classics, and even talked about a lot of knowledge that even the two of them didn't know.

At this moment, the head teacher finally knew that there are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky.

In the end, Zhou Yu wrote a poem on the spot, which shocked the two of them even more, and convinced them sincerely.

The reason why Zhou Yu wanted to show some skills was naturally to pave the way for the promotion of Confucianism in the future.

First of all, he has to gain a little fame, not that he cares about fame, without fame, how can we talk about development?
Soon, Zhou Yu's name spread throughout Chang'an City.

Many people were unconvinced and came to the door one after another... As a result, Zhou Yu's reputation became more and more famous.

No one can match the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs.

His origin has also become a mystery, arousing the suspicion of countless people.

In the end, even the king of Tang heard about it, and was a little curious for a while, so he asked Wei Zheng for a question.

Wei Zheng replied, "Weichen has also heard some, but the rumors in the market cannot be trusted."

"However, I've heard that even the several heads of the Imperial College appreciate him, so you go and see for yourself. If he is really a talent, I will definitely use him."

"Sir, obey the order!"

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(End of this chapter)