Lord Yuan

Chapter 16 Li Ying’s reputation is terrible

Yingchuan County has been a county where aristocratic families have been vying to settle since ancient times.

Among them, the Chen family of Yingchuan and the Zhong family of Yingchuan are the most famous.

There were countless other aristocratic families, large and small, among which the Xun family of Yingchuan followed closely behind. The "Eight Dragons of the Xun family" among the family were unparalleled for a time.

Uncle Fu hurriedly took the letter from Yuan Shao to him, and it took several days to arrive.

When I first arrived in Yingchuan, although it was not as prosperous as Runan, it was far above the level compared to other counties in the Han Dynasty.

"I don't know where Lunshi County is. Young Master just told me that Li Ying is in Lunshi County, but he didn't tell me the specific location."

Uncle Fu was breathing heavily. At his age, it was really too much to drive all day and night. He could only take a break and ask passers-by for directions.

"Young Master also said that you know where to go when you get there. It's like a headless fly looking for something." Fu Bo became more and more anxious.

Taking advantage of the fact that it was still early in the day, Uncle Fu stood up after resting enough, looked at the pedestrians who were leisurely walking in front of him, and hurriedly called his companions to step forward quickly.

"This dear friend, I want to ask something." Uncle Fu took out two coins and handed it to the other party without caring whether the other party accepted it or not.

After all, you can't hit someone with a smiling face, let alone someone who gives money.

"Ah, what's the matter? Tell me." The pedestrian held the copper coin in his hand tightly.

"Do you know where the famous Li Ying and Li Yuanli taught?" Uncle Fu was afraid that the other party would not know, so he deliberately revealed the words.

But who would have expected that after the other party learned that they were looking for Li Ying, his face instantly became sulky, and he threw the two coins directly at Uncle Fu who was caught off guard with a livid face.

Before Uncle Fu could recover from what had happened, he heard the other party sarcastically say: "Since we are going to visit the famous scholar Li Ying, why bother insulting him with such a vulgar thing."

"In your opinion, are all the people in Lunshi County so greedy for money?"

"Celebrity Li Ying is inside. Just walk inside. Where there are the most people is where celebrity Li Ying is."

The pedestrian's originally slightly rosy face turned from red to white, his eyes were full of shock and anger, and his gentle voice suddenly became extremely sharp after Uncle Fu asked to find Li Ying, as if he had been stabbed in a painful spot.

After saying this, the somewhat nervous pedestrian turned around with a wave of his hand and stopped lingering.

Uncle Fu stared at the two coins in his hand that he could not give away in astonishment. He could not let go for a long time. There was a time when this money could not be given away.

Moreover, Fubo obviously found that the man was still willing to accept the money in his hand at the beginning.

Everything changed after he proposed to look for Li Ying, and the situation suddenly became unpredictable.

Even the few private soldiers brought by the Yuan family around him were confused, and looked at the man's retreating figure in a daze.

"Are all the folk customs in Lunshi County so weird?" Uncle Fu could only blame all the reasons on that folk custom.

Fortunately, that person pointed out the way forward accurately, and Fu Bo led everyone towards the deepest part of the place.

Along the way, the vendors were kind, the passers-by were smiling, and there was a sense of peace everywhere. When Fu Bo was there, it was obvious that this place was completely different from Runan.

Runan attaches great importance to fame and wealth, and roadside vendors are often reluctant to let go even if they get a little profit, just to get the slightest profit.

On the contrary, people here treat each other with smiles and rarely quarrel.

Before anyone arrived, I heard a huge crowd of people in front of me.

Uncle Fu, who has rich experience, is also full of emotions.

This was also the first time he saw thousands of people sitting cross-legged on the ground, saying nothing, but quietly listening to an old man on the stage speaking out words that he didn't understand at all.

From time to time I hear, "If you know the interests of the public and do everything you can, you are loyal."

"Being good is like ascending, being evil is like falling down." "According to virtue, do it according to your ability, act accordingly, and not burden future generations."

For such words that have been passed down from generation to generation, Uncle Fu seems to vaguely remember that his young master once said similar words, but he can't remember what year it was.

Anyway, at that time, even Yuan Shao's uncle Yuan Wei, who had not yet entered the court to perform his duties, looked at the young master who could say these words in shock.

He still had a deep memory of Yuan Wei's evaluation of the young master that day.

"It is a pity that a man of great talent has been put to good use in the world, but that he only retains the name of a common man."

He wanted to understand why these big shots always spoke in such a formal manner that they could not understand at all.

Just like now.

Uncle Fu smiled bitterly as he looked at the road in front of him where it was extremely difficult to squeeze even a small cat or puppy into it.

It seems that the Master's letter will have to be delayed again.

Fu Bo simply followed the example of the people in front of him and sat cross-legged, turned around and motioned for Bu Qi to do the same.

"Old man, do you want to listen to astronomy at your age?"

Uncle Fu was listening attentively to what Li Ying was saying on the stage, when suddenly a young man dressed as a young man in front of him turned his head.

The young man looked surprised. Seeing that Uncle Fu, who could be called a grandfather, was also here to attend the lecture, he wondered why astronomy was so attractive to people.

No matter what, my old man has to sit here by himself. Even if he doesn't understand a word, he still has to sit there for me. When the old man on the stage stops teaching, my old man will let me go back.

And just like the old man said, what Li Ying narrates are all works handed down from generation to generation.

Masterpieces handed down from ancient times all have their own characteristics.

That is, if you don't get into it and don't understand its meaning, it will be obscure and difficult for others to understand, just like a wordless book that makes people feel dizzy.

As luck would have it, he was one of the best. Facing the astronomical knowledge of Confucian classics, he just felt that he was not as happy as fighting crickets at home. Now sitting here, he would be bitten by mosquitoes.

"Ah, um, exactly." Uncle Fu was a little confused when he was asked, but fortunately he was thoughtful and answered silently.

"I don't know what's so good about this. Young Master, I just want to run away quickly. It's better for you to crawl in quickly." The young man looked disdainful, as if the ancient scriptures were like dirt in front of him.

Hearing this, Uncle Fu could only reply softly: "I don't understand much about this. I just heard that Li Ying, a famous scholar, was always kind, tough and never afraid of the powerful. I have longed for him, old man, so I came to see you." .”

The young man curled his lips and said, "What's so difficult about this? I always embarrass my father at home. Even what he says goes in one ear and out the other. Isn't this the following mistake?"

"Where are you from?" the young man asked for no reason.

"Runan."

The young man was even more shocked.

Runan is four to five hundred miles away from here. To come to listen to this old man's lectures at such a distance must be crazy.

The young man couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking, "In that case, it's better to listen carefully, so as not to say I'm bothering you."

Uncle Fu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The young man in front of him was thinking about everything. No wonder his father asked him to come here to study hard.

Alas, although what the famous scholar Li Ying said was very wonderful, I did not come here to seek this kind of Confucian classics. It would be a sin if I missed the Young Master's business.

Uncle Fu just wanted to let Li Ying break up the meeting quickly and present the letter while everyone was eating.

Or you can visit someone at your door and hand them a greeting card.

(End of this chapter)