The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 96

The early morning wind mingled with the fragrance of lotus, rushing towards our faces, Xiao Qinzhi and Xu Miao were immediately shocked when they went out, the two of them had their own thoughts, one suppressed a smile, the other was embarrassed, neither said a word, simply followed Yueya Lake for a walk.

In the end, it was Xiao Qinzhi who couldn't bear it anymore, and took the lead in laughing and said, "Why don't you call me Shishu from now on, and I'll call you Brother Xianmin, we both have our own opinions."

At the end, Xiao Qinzhi joked again: "Brother Xianmin, what did you say, the uncle knows, hahaha——"

Embarrassed, Xu Miao hesitated, and resisted, "No, I—I—, in short, in front of my father, I will call you Uncle Shi, and the rest will remain the same as before."

"Haha." Xiao Qinzhi almost laughed out loud.

"Oh—brother Qin, don't laugh, you just said, why did you suddenly become—a master uncle?" Xu Miao was puzzled.

Xiao Qinzhi didn't know the specific reason, so he told all he knew, and finally asked: "Dr. Xu studied under Mr. Cui, you don't know about this?"

Xu Miao recalled it for a long time, but finally shook his head.

When Dr. Xu was young, he traveled to Jiangzuo, met old man Cui, and studied for several years. At that time, Xu Miao was not even a dick. How could he know this?
Yueya Lake is the busiest in the early morning. When the sky is a little brighter, the fog has not yet melted, but the sound of reading books pierces the fog, and the croaking of insects and frogs is obviously at a disadvantage.

As the saying goes, the best plan for a day is in the morning, and the poor students will not waste this great opportunity, they read aloud in the morning, and hold on to a chance to change their destiny.

It has gradually evolved into a beautiful landscape by the Yueya Lake.

Xiao Qinzhi walked around with Xu Miao, his hair was mostly wet, and he returned to Xu Miao's residence, only to see Xu Bin and Zhao brothers who copied the book spread a reed mat on the ground, sleeping soundly on their backs , snoring louder than louder.

Xiao Qinzhi tiptoed to take a box of tea, went to Xu Miao's room, and said with a smile: "Brother Xianmin, these three people copied books all night, they are really gods."

Xu Miao smiled wryly and said, "Xu Bin is a bookworm. He loves reading the most in his life, and it is precisely because of his love of reading that he hurt himself."

"Huh? How to say?" Xiao Qinzhi asked.

"He stays up all night to study, his eyes are bad, and he can't recognize people clearly when he is a little farther away. It is also because of this that he hasn't passed the order in March, so he doesn't know what will happen next year?"

"Poor eyes will affect the final product? What kind of reason is this?"

"Hey -- this idiot, I told him before, he insists on listening, and he is addicted to books, but now he is fine. Xu Bin's adverbial is that he is blind. But it doesn't matter that much."

"Then if it doesn't happen again next year, wouldn't it be a waste of reading the books for so many years?"

"How can anyone know? Looking at his good fortune, he really can't do it. He stayed and taught with my father. My father passed the test and became an official. Isn't he also teaching now?"

Xiao Qin was taken aback, covered the teapot filled with water, and hurriedly asked: "Hearing your tone, there is something in your words. Dr. Xu's lectures are well-known and well-known, and people praise him, isn't it a good thing?"

Xu Miao lay sideways on the reed mat, staring blankly at the thatched roof, and said, "What's the use of fame alone? Didn't Brother Qin listen to what Zhu Xi said yesterday, that he wanted to demolish these ten or so thatched cottages?" Hehe, my father was accused of betraying the northerners, and worked so hard to teach Wu Jun for so many years. In the end, it was too late to anoint the disciples. Brother Qin, think about it, isn’t it sad?”

Xiao Qinzhi remained silent, not daring to judge rashly, everyone has his own ambitions, in the countryside, court, battlefield, who can be sure that the choice he made must be satisfactory?

He just said: "Zhu Xi also said that if he dared to lift it, he would have done it long ago. He can wait until now, and with Lu Shijun taking care of him, who would dare to make trouble here?"

Speaking of this, Xu Miao got angry, sat up on his buttocks, and said without anger: "Mr. Lu, he is upright and honest, but for the sake of the students of Wu Jun, he killed my father all his life, and he is nailed here and cannot move a single point." .”

Xiao Qinzhi asked suspiciously, "Why do you say that?"

Xu Miao stared at the top of the thatched roof, and wandered: "The Jin Dynasty was first established, and the southerners went north. Lu Ji, Lu Yun, Zhang Han, and Gu Rong died twice one after another. The estrangement deepened. After the south moved to Jiangzuo, the status of the southerners began to improve. They entered the court as officials, but the northerners were Duo Luosheng, and the southerners were Wu Shengs. Come to Wu County and teach Luo Sheng from the south."

In order to integrate the north and the south and broaden the way for southerners to become officials, first of all, they must be able to speak a language that everyone can understand. It is the same as the Mandarin of later generations. It is indeed the key. Lu Shijun has a good idea.

Xu Miao continued: "At the beginning, Mr. Lu said that he valued my father's talent. If one day he was promoted to the court, he would definitely support my father. The post of military secretary is just a free post. The military powers of Jiang, Jing, Yang, and Yu are all under the command of Huan Wen Da Sima, so how can Lu Shijun be promoted? Only my father kept his promise and sincerely taught Luo Yin from the south. It is extremely sad to be hated by northerners and underestimated by southerners."

"Brother Qin, come and judge, has Mr. Lu harmed my father all his life?"

Xiao Qinzhi poured the tea and put it on the table, thinking: "The matter between you father and son is not fair for the father, how can I, an outsider, talk about other things." So he said: "Drink tea, drink tea."

Xu Miao sipped his green tea, smirked, and said again: "Brother Qin, I will go to Jingkou in March. My father insisted on not letting me go. I went secretly with brother Yunfei."

Xiao Qinzhi put down the tea and asked curiously, "Why is this? Could it be that you don't want to order next year?"

"That's right!" Xu Miao said angrily, "He was the envoy of the capital back then, because he couldn't tolerate filth and was pushed out by others, so he became a scholar in a fit of anger, came to Wu County, and became a teacher, but now he doesn't want me to enter the official career , Follow in his footsteps. To take over his mantle and be a teacher for a lifetime, it is better to fight hard, and it is better to teach a country than to teach one side."

"That's the reason." Xiao Qinzhi added: "The waves behind the Yangtze River drive the waves ahead. Dr. Xu teaches one side, and you naturally have to teach the whole country. Only then will the blue come out of the blue and be better than the blue."

"Brother Naqin, do you think I can do it?" Xu Miao asked.

"It will definitely happen." Xiao Qinzhi said without hesitation, although the road ahead will be very difficult for the poor, but hitting a person with a dream is too hateful, Xiao Qinzhi doesn't want to be a hateful person, so he picked up the teacup and invited him to drink tea .

"This tea is delicious, is it 'clear tea'?" Xu Miao asked abruptly.

"Exactly." Xiao Qin said.

"Sure enough, it's just too expensive. How can I afford to drink it?" Xu Miao said quietly, taking a few more sips.

"It's specially brought for you. It's not cheap, it's vulgar." How could Xiao Qinzhi not know what Xu Miao was thinking, and packed the rest.

At the right time, Zhao Yunfei and Zhao Yunlong came. As soon as they entered the room, they saw "Qingming Tea". The four of them happened to have four teacups. Zhao Yunfei tasted the tea with a worried look.

Asked him what was the matter, unexpectedly Zhao Yunfei said: "The tea is excellent tea, but it's too expensive, how can I afford it?"

Xu Miao's face showed embarrassment, and Xiao Qinzhi said with a smile, "Yes, I brought it for you, and I'll get it for you later."

After drinking a pot of tea, I saw that there was still a little time before class.

Xu Miao said to Zhao Yunlong: "Don't you know a group of people in the city? Let me tell you one thing. You just need to tell them."

Zhao Yunlong patted his chest and assured: "Brother Xianmin, don't worry, I guarantee that before dark, the entire Wujun City will know that it is the four little killers instigated by Huajiao."

In this way, after the first step was over, Xu Miao looked at Xiao Qinzhi and continued, "I will not come to class until the four little killers. I will talk to them about the postponement of the appointment time by one month."

Xiao Qinzhi asked curiously, "The four of them also attend classes here?"

Xu Miao said: "Otherwise? Isn't Yueya Lake more fun than Yueya Lake in Wu County? If it wasn't for the request of the four of them, why would they stay here?"

"That's interesting." Xiao Qinzhi chuckled, and an immature idea came to his mind.

(End of this chapter)