Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 316 Human Heart
"Yuan Ruo, please go now. I have something to say to Zhong Huai alone." Li An said.

"Second uncle, Zi Qian, I'll leave first." Qi Heng bowed his hands and got into the carriage with Buwei.

"Zhonghuai, I proposed to Wang Tongpan that he go to Yuzhou. He wrote to me two days ago and asked me to go to Yuzhou. Since you support Wang Tongpan's approach, why not accompany me to Yuzhou? Let’s take a trip to the state,” Li An said.

Influenced by Gu Tingye, Li An decided to go to Yuzhou.

Of course, he didn't just get carried away.

Anyway, the Song Dynasty did not kill scholar-bureaucrats. Whether it was Fan Zhongyan's reform or Wang Anshi's reform, although they both failed, the people who participated were nothing more than demoted.

In the end, it was nothing more than being demoted to serve as an official in a remote place.

After all, he is a time traveler. Even if he is demoted in the future and stays away from Bianjing, it is not necessarily a bad thing.

Moreover, Wang Anshi is not so stubborn now that he cannot listen to what others say, so he may not have any chance of success.

With Wang Anshi standing in front of him, even if he succeeded, the emperor would abandon Wang Anshi in order to appease the public anger.

"Okay, I'll go with you." Gu Tingye only hesitated a little before agreeing.

Yuzhou is not far from Bianjing. If he goes to Yuzhou, his father will definitely think that he has placed people in Yuzhou. In this way, Mannia will be safer.

He was worried that once he left Bianjing, Mannia would be found by the Gu family.

When the ink is dry, put it in an envelope, seal it, and have Desheng send it to the inn.

After questioning, his suspicion was confirmed.

He hesitated because he thought of Mannia. Every time he went out during this period, there was always someone following him.

Li An shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Besides, what Wang Tongpan did in Yuzhou was somewhat contrary to what I originally thought. Forget it, there is no point in talking about it now. If you are willing to accompany me, we will treat it as a study tour. I'm asking Zhuang Xuexue for leave in my name, and I'll be preparing to leave in the next few days. I'll tell you more about it on the way."

I have absolutely nothing to fear.

But he didn't get any useful information from those people.

Since his father keeps people staring at him, he can divert attention by going to Yuzhou.

"Then when we come to school in the afternoon, we will go to Zhuang Xuexue to ask for leave." Li An said.

Gu Tingye wondered whether his father had sent someone to Jiangzhou to investigate his affairs over the years and found out about Mannia's existence.

……

Without thinking, he knew that these people must have been sent by his father.

After Li An returned home and had dinner, he went to the study and wrote a letter to Wang Anshi, telling him that he would go to Yuzhou in the near future.

He sent people to follow him in order to find Mannia's whereabouts.

Gu Tingye was stunned when he heard this and said in surprise: "Since it was you who suggested it, why didn't you say a word just now?"

"What if we win those arguments?"

The two agreed and went home separately.

After Gu Tingye found out, he deliberately lured the people out, only to find out that those following him were the Gu family's nursing home.

After thinking about it carefully, I felt relieved again.

When Li An came to Shengjia Academy in the afternoon, Gu Tingye had already arrived.

Seeing Li An arriving, Gu Tingye winked at Li An and said, "Ziqian, Zecheng also wants to go on a study tour with us."

Li An was startled when he heard this, and quickly realized that it was Gu Tingye who had told Sheng Changbai about his trip to Yuzhou.

However, it is not easy to make this kind of thing public, so he nodded slightly and said with a smile: "We are traveling together, and the journey is not boring. In this case, let's go to Xuexue and apply."

The corners of Qi Heng's mouth moved, looking a little sad.

It is better to travel thousands of miles to read thousands of books.

Ancient students liked to study abroad very much. For example, Confucius traveled around the world, which was a kind of study tour.

Of course, Confucius traveled around the world to promote his ideas. Students study abroad to increase their experience.

Qi Heng had never left Bianjing since he was a child. He was a little moved when he heard that several people were going on a study tour.

However, he knew that his mother would not agree, so he finally endured it.

Li An and the others didn't know what Qi Heng was thinking, so the three of them went to find Zhuang Xuexue.

Upon hearing this, Xuexue Zhuang only hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

In fact, in his opinion, among the six students, except for Qi Heng and Sheng Changfeng, the rest did not need to study abroad.

The purpose of study tour is to increase experience and understand the customs and customs of various places.

And Ang Lee is not lacking in this aspect, which can be seen from their articles.

However, because of Qi Heng's background, although his articles had novel ideas and gorgeous writing styles, they lacked bones.

Sheng Changfeng is too arrogant.

However, Li An and the three of them are determined people. Since he has this idea, it is not easy for him to stop it.

Moreover, there is still some time before the National Examination, so it is not a bad thing to go on a study tour to settle down.

With Zhuang Xuexue's consent, the three of them did not stay in the school for classes in the afternoon. After some discussion, they agreed to set off early tomorrow morning and then went home to prepare.

When Li An's parents are away, he can make the decision himself.

However, both Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai encountered considerable resistance.

Gu Yankai felt that Gu Tingye had studied at Bailudong Academy for several years, and now that the examination was less than a year away, he could just prepare for the exam with peace of mind, and was unwilling to let him go out to study.

However, Gu Tingye was angry with Gu Yankai because of his mother's affairs and refused to listen at all. The father and son broke up unhappy.

Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang also disapproved of Sheng Changbai's study abroad trip.

Sheng Changbai couldn't resist his parents, so he had to go to Li An and Gu Tingye to explain the situation.

Although Li An and Gu Tingye felt sorry for this, there was nothing they could do.

Early the next morning, Li An and Gu Tingye took a boat in Yangzhou and headed for Yuzhou.

……

Yuzhou, known as Yangdi, Junzhou and Yingchuan in ancient times, is only about three hundred miles away from Kaifeng.

During the Three Kingdoms period, many of Cao Cao's top counselors came from Yingchuan Academy.

Yingchuan Academy still exists in Yuzhou to this day, but it is not well-known in the Song Dynasty because there have been no talents for many years.

The next afternoon, the passenger ship docked at Yuzhou Pier.

Because it is not far from Bianjing, Yuzhou is quite prosperous.

After entering the city, Li An discussed with Gu Tingye and found an inn to stay in, planning to go to Yuzhou Tongpan Yamen to visit Wang Anshi tomorrow.

In the evening, the two of them took Desheng and Shitou to a famous restaurant in Yuzhou, ordered food and drinks, and sat down at a table in the corner of the hall.

Because it was dinner time, 70% of the tables in the hall were filled with guests, making it very noisy.

Many people are talking about Wang Anshi's impeachment.

Most of them were belittling Wang Anshi, and a few of them spoke up to express their grievances for Wang Anshi, which would soon lead to angry rebuke from everyone, and in the end they could only leave in despair.

Seeing this scene, Li An said suicidal: "Zhong Huai, you saw it. Even the people of Yuzhou don't agree with Wang Tongpan's policies, and many of them are waiting to see his joke."

"This is the most famous restaurant in Yuzhou. Most of the people who can eat here are children of aristocratic families. Naturally, they don't agree." Gu Tingye retorted.

Li An shook his head slightly and said: "Although common people make up the majority in the world, in every imperial examination, the majority of candidates on the gold list are children from aristocratic families. This represents the people's hearts."

(End of this chapter)