Wentang

Chapter 796 Civilized Warrior
"If you spread rumors, open your mouth to refute them. As long as I don't take the initiative to refute the rumors, even if the truth is revealed, my reputation will not change." Yue Shan said:
"What's more, it may take hundreds of years or even longer for this truth to be discovered. At that time, we will be dead long ago, and everything will not matter."

Wang Ji said: "The Li family doesn't know how much virtue they have accumulated in their previous lives, but they actually met a courtier like you."

Yue Shan smiled and said: "You can't talk nonsense, you must know that walls have ears. You don't care when you are old, you have to think about your descendants."

Wang Ji said: "Okay, I won't say such things in the future."

Yue Shan nodded and said: "Stop talking about these things, how is your writing going?"

Mentioning his own book, Wang Ji lifted his spirits and said, "I haven't started writing it yet, but I've been studying De Dao Jing and Wang Bi's works recently."

"After reading the Tao Te Ching in reverse, I found that it is really different. This time, I may really touch Lao Tzu's original intention."

Yue Shan was also sincerely happy for him: "That's good, write it quickly, I can't wait to read it."

Wang Ji said: "I haven't written this book well in three to five years, but your book has been written for so many years. When will it be released?"

Yue Shan looked at him and said, "Once my new book is released, it means that the new learning will be completely divided. Do you really want to read it?"

Wang Ji said without hesitation: "It's better to split up. Do you think I will be reluctant? Wrong, I've already had enough of those people who do things in the ancient school under the banner of the new school."

"In the past, it was to unite the majority to deal with the ancient schools. Now that the ancient schools have been defeated, it is time to clean up those speculators."

Yue Shan smiled and said, "That's fine, I'll bring out the new book in a while, and then don't blame me for being too radical."

On the contrary, Wang Ji became even more curious: "Even you said it was radical, so I want to read the content of that book even more."

……

Coming out of Wang Ji's office, Yue Shan went to Gewuyuan to check on the manufacturing of generators and electrical appliances.It is still in the stage of building parts, and it will take a long time to see the finished product.

And he also thought of another problem, that is, the inert gas is filled in the incandescent lamp, otherwise the filament will oxidize with the oxygen in the air.

But he didn't know what that inert gas was, and he didn't know how to extract it.

But it's not without a solution, a vacuum.

The principle of the vacuum pump is actually very simple. Even people who have never seen it before can figure it out as long as they know a little physics.

The difference between vacuum pumps made by masters and low-hands is just a matter of efficiency.Now don't pay attention to any efficiency, as long as it can be used.

So he drew a simple drawing again, and found a hollow iron ball and divided it into two halves.A few more students from the physics department were recruited and asked them to find a way to put the two hemispheres together and drain the air inside.

Hemisphere experiment (√).

……

Before you know it, it's time for the imperial examination to announce the imperial list.

Huangbang must come to see by oneself, or find someone to come and see.The imperial court will not send special personnel to notify one by one like the later dynasties.

There is no palace test in this era, and everyone's ranking is determined based on their scores.

The three with the highest scores are the top three picks, the second place, and the top three. The latter are all the same. There is no such thing as one ranking and second ranking.

Therefore, tens of thousands of scholars flocked to the entrance of the Gongyuan, and traffic jams became inevitable.

But fortunately, the imperial court had already had experience in this area, blocking all the intersections at both ends of the Gongyuan.Only those who hold the 'examination admission card' can enter, and each card can only enter one person.

Someone wants to ask, what should I do if I lose my admission ticket?
Nothing to do, it's not too late to come back tomorrow.Anyway, the announcement date of the imperial list is seven days, and the road will be closed only on the first day, and the rest will be random.

Moreover, the date for the candidates to go to the Ministry of Officials to report is from the eighth day to the tenth day.

Well, you don’t need an admission ticket for reporting, as long as you have a guide to prove your identity.

Yuan Qun was still hesitating whether to come and see, but was forced to come over by the fellow scholars.In their words, no matter whether what Yue Shan said is true or not, it is always right to go and see.

So he came over halfway.

On the way, he saw his former allies Wei Yi and Liu Jingli, and his expression immediately turned down.

The two greeted him, but he ignored him and left with a flick of his sleeve.It was embarrassing for the two of them, but they were also filled with anger.

What are you so proud of?We agreed to support the reform together, but if you go back on the way, do you blame us?
But after all, the two were in a hurry, and they didn't say it in public, but the last bit of guilt in their hearts disappeared.

It was a bit late for them to come. The wall where the imperial list was posted was packed with people on the inner and outer third floors, and they couldn't squeeze in at all.

But it doesn't matter, some scholars in the innermost place are reading the list aloud, and many people take paper and pen to write down the voices of others to make a statistical list.

By the way, these people are not out to do good deeds, but to do business.

There are too many people who can't squeeze in. After they have counted the list, they can sell it to scholars and make a lot of money.

This kind of business acumen makes people dissatisfied.

Those who didn't hear their names were still anxious, while those who heard their names were already excitedly celebrating.

Seeing all this, Yuan Qun suddenly felt that he was out of tune with them.

Whether it's anticipation or fear, whether it's failure or selection, everyone can find a partner to vent their emotions, but he can't blend in.

Even the scholars who walked with him had very different emotions from him.

After a while he couldn't stay any longer, so he apologized and left alone.The scholars who were traveling with him were concerned about whether they would be on the list, so they didn't pay much attention to him.

Before he had gone a few steps, he suddenly heard a familiar name: the 130th Jiangzhou Sima Qing.

His figure paused for a moment and his face became even more ugly. This person whom he despises is actually on the list?

Hearing Sima Qing's triumphant laughter and seeing the people around congratulating him one after another, he felt very uncomfortable.

He was even more resentful when he saw that among those who congratulated him, there were some scholars who had firmly supported the reform and criticized Sima Qing.

He clenched his fists tightly, and the hatred for Yue Shan in his heart reached its peak.

Not wanting to hear these noisy voices anymore, he almost left here as if fleeing.

On the way, he bought a bottle of wine, returned to the small courtyard of the boarding house and got very drunk.

After an unknown amount of time, he heard someone calling him, and it seemed that someone was wiping his face with cold water.

"Brother Yuan, Brother Yuan, wake up, wake up, why are you drinking so much wine?"

Waking up in a daze, he muttered, "Liu Kui? What... what's wrong? Don't worry about me."

Liu Kui was not angry either, and said, "All right, all right, you are the biggest alcoholic, and I will admire you when you are still like this after I finish talking. You won the exam, 270 sixth place."

Yuan Qun said angrily, "I didn't expect even you to laugh at me."

Liu Kui slapped him and said, "I didn't win the exam myself, why are you laughing at you. Yuan Qun from Yizhou, 270th in the imperial list, do you understand?"

Yuan Qun shivered violently, his mind suddenly came to his senses, and he said, "What you said is true?"

Liu Kui said affirmatively, "Of course it is true."

Yuan Qun suddenly smiled bitterly and said decadently: "Don't lie to me, it's not like you haven't heard the surname Yue that day. He is a dignified prince, and it is not easy to kill me, a commoner."

Liu Kui said: "I know you don't believe it, and I don't believe it when I hear someone calling your name, so I squeezed in and took a look, and it was indeed your name."

"Look, the sleeves of my clothes are about to fall off. They were torn apart when I was crowded. You need to match me with a new set of clothes."

Yuan Qun sat up with the head of the bed and opened his eyes wide to see that Liu Kui was really in a mess.Her hair was disheveled, and a sleeve was torn from her armpit and almost fell off, and she believed it all at once.

"You didn't lie to me?"

"Is there anyone who lied to you like this?" Liu Kui raised his rotten sleeve and said.

"How could it be, the surname Yue clearly said..." Yuan Qun said in disbelief.

"Stop." Liu Kui interrupted him, and said solemnly: "Before you didn't have any resentment towards Zhongju in your heart, it's okay to call him Yue. Now that Zhongju is about to become an official, you should control your mouth so that you don't come from trouble. Mouth out."

Yuan Qun was stunned for a moment, and said solemnly: "Thank you, brother Liu, for reminding me."

Liu Kuisheng accepted his gift, and said: "Duke Xia should have lied to you when he said that you were temporarily detaining your scholar status. Don't talk about it again in the future. It's just a joke."

Yuan Qun nodded and asked in confusion, "Why would he do this?"

Liu Kui spread his hands and said, "Their big shots are so high up, who knows what to think."

"And did you find out that you sued him in Beijing and spread public opinion against him. It stands to reason that he should send someone to stop him, but he didn't do anything. Don't you find it strange?"

Yuan Qun said: "Is it because you are afraid that things will get too big and it won't end well? Or are you afraid that there are too many scholars in Beijing, so you dare not act recklessly?"

Liu Kui asked back, "Do you think it's possible?"

Yuan Qun was not stupid, he shook his head and denied himself: "Impossible, the words we walked out had a greater impact on him, and now he is almost confirmed as a traitor."

"Even if he arrests me, his reputation will not be worse than it is now, but why is this? What is his purpose in doing this?"

Liu Kui said: "Forget it, don't think about it, no matter what purpose he has, it has nothing to do with you. Now that you have won the exam, you will soon be an official. In the future, you should work hard to realize your ambitions."

Yuan Qun shook his head and said, "No, I can't feel at ease if I don't understand some things. I must figure out his purpose for doing this."

Liu Kui said angrily: "Why are you so stubborn? What do you want to do? Go block his way again? Are you afraid that he will really revoke your Jinshi status? Don't think he doesn't have the ability."

Yuan Qun said: "Don't worry, I won't do such a stupid thing. Didn't he ask me to find the answer to promote high salary and honesty? I will solve this problem and ask him to understand."

Liu Kui waved his hand helplessly and said: "It's up to you, anyway, you don't have to die now. I don't know if we can see each other again in this life. No matter what you do, I won't be able to see you again."

Yuan Qun asked in surprise, "Are you...going to leave?"

Liu Kui nodded and said, "Leave later."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you stay a few more days? I haven't thanked you for taking care of me all the time." Yuan Qun asked anxiously to stay.

"We are just passers-by in each other's lives. We meet and part at the end of fate. Why stick to these red tapes? Just keep the feelings in your heart." Liu Kui laughed.

"Brother Liu is really a free and easy person, I admire him." Yuan Qun said in admiration.

Liu Kui got up and smiled, "Haha... well, I've finished what I have to say. Let's say goodbye here. I wish Brother Yuan a smooth career and realize his ambition as soon as possible. There will be a later date."

Yuan Qun still wanted to keep him, but seeing his firm attitude, he opened his mouth and finally said: "There will be a period later."

Watching him leave, Yuan Qun felt lost.

In the past, Liu Kui was very low-key, and he didn't pay much attention to it.Today's performance and words really impressed him.

He didn't take it easy when he failed the exam, and even ran back to inform himself that he didn't have any grudges in his heart.When things are done, they leave as soon as they say they are done, without any thought of making friends or clinging to them.

He asked himself that he couldn't even do this.

At this time, he deeply regretted why he didn't discover Liu Kui's excellence earlier.If they had known earlier, they would have become best friends.

But soon he didn't have time to sigh with emotion, the news of his winning the examination had spread, and many people came to congratulate him in a short while.

There are also many posts from the same year inviting him to the party. These human relations cannot be avoided at all, and he must attend.

While he was busy socializing, Liu Kui walked into Weishui Academy to meet a person he couldn't believe——Yue Shan.

"Dean, the students have fulfilled their mission and come back to work."

Yue Shan was so happy: "Bingwen, are you back? Come and sit down."

"Thank you, Dean." Liu Kui sat on the chair next to him generously.

After he sat down on Yueshan, he asked: "Has the imperial list come out, is it on the list?" Before he could answer, he said again: "Forget it, I know the result even if you don't tell me, I must have missed it, right?"

Liu Kui said: "The dean is wise, you can guess right."

Yue Shan said helplessly: "You, I know that your ambition is not here. If it wasn't for completing the character I gave you, you wouldn't even take the imperial examination."

"Actually, you should take the exam well. If you pass the exam, you don't have to be an official. You can also prove your talent to everyone. That's what your Senior Brother Chen did back then."

Liu Kui said modestly: "Principal, it's absurdly praised. Senior Brother Chen is so talented that I can't hold his breath."

Yue Shan knew his character, so he didn't continue to persuade, but said: "It's fine not to be an official, but to study hard will surely become a generation of masters in the future."

"Brother Wugong is getting old and his energy is low. You can learn to manage the academy with him first, and take over from him as the dean in a few years."

Liu Kui was very grateful, but shook his head firmly and said: "I have let the dean down. The students don't care about it. I hope to promote Chinese culture to the world."

Yue Shan said: "Do a good job in learning and take over the academy, isn't it just to promote Chinese culture?"

Liu Kui said: "It's not the same. My goal is to spread Chinese culture to the non-Hua people, and use Chinese culture to educate the barbarians in all directions."

"I heard that descendants of Yin and Shang lived in Dongsheng Shenzhou. They forgot the history and the glory of China."

"I have already made an appointment with dozens of like-minded brothers and sisters to go there and bring them Chinese culture."

(End of this chapter)