Taiping Inn

In an instant, the atmosphere became a little awkward. In the end, the old man spoke and broke the silence, "Is Xiaoyou Qin very ill?"

"Fortunately, it's not considered serious illness." Li Xuan coughed.

The old man said with emotion: "The winning or losing for a moment is not a real winning or losing. Most of the time, who can laugh to the end is the real winner. Four scholars, the same court as ministers, each with their own opinions. Decades later , there is still one person standing in the court, and the other three have already returned to the nine springs. So no matter whether this is right or wrong, he is a winner."

"Not necessarily." Li Xuan didn't agree.

The old man's son saw the person in front of him repeatedly refuting his father, and he had wanted to speak for a long time, but he was interrupted by the old man every time, and his face was not very good at this time. On the other hand, the old man didn't know whether he should be broad-minded or cunning. In short, Without any anger, he asked calmly, "How can I see it?"

Li Xuandu said: "What the old man is talking about is a temporary dispute and a temporary dispute, and what I am talking about is a lifetime and a lifetime behind me. Although the dead cannot speak, nor can they refute the crimes that have been inflicted on him, But the glorious history has its own words, so it is too early to say who wins and who loses."

The old man's eyes were faint, and he looked at the misty clouds outside the mountain. After a long time, he made a deep voice from his abdomen, "'There are so many things in the world, and it's endless. The river flows endlessly. Even if he wins, for the dead, What's the benefit? Just like the rise and fall of the world, it will be just a waste of water in the end."

Li Xuandu said: "The lower part can comfort the spirit of the deceased in heaven, and the higher part can let the people of the world know that there are still some people who are willing to stand up and do something. There is hope for this world, which is considered to inspire future generations. And they Although he was dead, he did not go with the flow."

The old man looked at Li Xuandu, "Since these people have never been with the flow, where are they?"

Li Xuandu said in a deep voice: "In history, in people's hearts."

The old man's son was stunned and subconsciously held his breath. Although the grandson didn't quite understand, he also felt a special atmosphere and grabbed his father's sleeve tightly.

The old man remained silent after hearing this, and only after a long time sighed: "Your body and reputation are destroyed, and the rivers will not be destroyed forever."

Li Xuandu covered his mouth and coughed violently. Qin Su hurried to Li Xuandu and gently stroked his back. Li Xuan waved his hand and signaled that he was fine.

The old man said, "This sentence is good to inspire future generations. If Zhang Suqing does not die, then will his student, Mr. Qingping, still reach this point today?"

Li Xuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Maybe, maybe not. Li Xuan can reach this day, not his own ability, nor just the teaching of a certain teacher."

The child looked up at his father and asked curiously: "Dad, who is Mr. Qingping?"

The old man's son replied patiently: "It's the Purple Mansion Sword Immortal."

The child became more and more confused, and pulled his grandfather's sleeve and asked, "Grandpa, isn't the master of the Sword Immortal of the Purple Mansion from Donghai? Why has he become the husband of Jiang and Generals again?"

The old man smiled and explained, "In life, there will be no one teacher. Take grandpa for example. When he was a child, he was a teacher who was enlightened. When he grew up, he would personally teach and teach as a teacher. Or he would go out and ask for help. , or ask a teacher to come to the home school, or drop out of school, or ask a famous scholar for his studies. Accordingly, the practitioners are further divided into practitioners, teachers, practitioners, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students, students . Later, in the imperial examination, there were teachers who were also called masters, but they were actually the chief examiner or president of the undergraduate degree, and also the house teacher. They were the respectful title of the examiner and the Jinshi to recommend the examiner who recommended his own examination papers. Because the house was divided into different examinations and the imperial examinations, the papers were reviewed in the provincial examinations and the imperial examinations. , the candidates must be selected by the examiner of a certain room, and recommended to the examiner or the president after adding a comment, so that they can be won. Finally, they are recommended to the teacher, and the ministers recommend talents to the court to be promoted and appointed. . It mostly refers to the minister recommending subordinates, and those who are recommended by subordinates are called the recommended teacher. Count, how many teachers are there? ”

The child looked surprised, "So there are so many teachers."

The old man whispered: "So the same is true for the Sword Immortal of Zifu. It is not just a teacher, the Sword Immortal of Dajian is his teacher, and the husband of Jiangling is also his teacher."

The child nodded and said loudly, "Grandpa, I understand."

At this time, Qin Su had lifted the white veil hanging from the veil to both sides and secretly glanced at Li Xuandu. Li Xuandu was still bluish-faced, making people unable to see what they were thinking.

The old man seemed to be very excited. After explaining the names of teachers to his little grandson, he asked Li Xuandu: "My friend Qin, in your opinion, what about the current emperor?"

Li Xuandu said expressionlessly: "Good by women in the deep palace, if the empress dowager is willing to assist the young master, there are still some things to say. If the empress dowager is unwilling to assist the young master, but instead insists on seizing power, forming a dispute between the emperor and the empress. Then I don’t think this little emperor can do anything. However, in terms of the general trend of the world, it cannot be easily reversed by a wise lord, and this world cannot wait for a little emperor to mature slowly."

The old man's son only felt that the young man's tone was even bigger than the sky. He really didn't know whether the world was so high or not. He didn't know whether his father was really old, but he was talking to such a person so speculatively.

The old man was neither angry nor annoyed, and said lightly: "The Empress Dowager was in power, and the magistrates of various places were all over the court. There were the puppet Zhou in the northwest and the grassland gold tents, which was the most difficult for the emperor."

Li Xuan still disapproves, "It is not difficult for the emperor to be fed with wealthy clothes and food, it is not difficult for the officials to be dressed in animals, it is not difficult for the wealthy business with silk and satin, and it is not difficult for the wealthy family with thousands of hectares of fertile land. What is difficult is that the fields that can be cultivated are not as good as those in the world. The common people who have to pay taxes from the world. Some people have to make ends meet in a year, but they still have so many taxes, labor and taxes on various names. Is it difficult for the emperor? Without great power, you can still sit in In the palace, there is still the nine-five masters who overlook the world. Is it difficult for all officials? At worst, you can resign and go home and live with your wife and children. After all, you have money and land at home. It is not difficult for them to retreat. There is no way out for them to retreat. Or those common people, where can they retreat? If they give up their land, they will become refugees, either starve to death outside the roadside city or be swept by the chaotic army. Can such a retreat be called a retreat? What are they different Is this a choice? This can no longer be called "difficulty", but should be called "suffering", so there is a poem that says: "Rise, the people suffer. If the people die, the people suffer."

The old man said: "The key to things in the world is not to discover the disadvantages, but how to solve the disadvantages. In this way, in the Wanxiang Academy, there are scholars who say that every day, but what about the solution? But there is nothing, just accusing them. The meat eaters are despised, and they have not been able to make a long-term plan. There is no practical solution. Even if the court is demolished, the world will only become worse and not better."

This time, Li Xuandu finally agreed, "Mr. This is the old man who is planning the country."

The old man smiled and said, "It's really not easy to be recognized by my friend once."

After saying that, the group left Xuanwu Palace and continued to move forward.

Li Xuandu discovered that there were hawkers on Taihe Mountain probably because of the temple fair. From this point of view, Shenxiao Sect is very down-to-earth, at least much better than the Dazhen Mansion of Zhengyi Sect. Some people are selling wontons. Wontons are the second most important, and the key is the soup base. Many old brands have a pot of old soup. They have been boiled for several generations and have been added with ingredients. The taste is extremely mellow.

The group came to the stall. The old man pointed at the pot of old soup and asked his son: "What is this?"

The old man's son was stunned and replied, "Soup."

The old man asked the store again, "Store, what's in this soup?"

If an ordinary person comes to ask, the store owner will never tell the truth, but he sees the group dressed in luxurious clothes and good temperament, and it is obvious that they are gentry families, so there will be no more details. If they are still scrambling for business with their own families, they will not be able to do so. ? So the shop owner smiled and replied, "Ask the master, this soup was passed down from my great-grandfather's generation. In addition to the ordinary basic materials, my great-grandfather added a duck mouth strip, and my grandfather added a dog tail. My father added pig bone marrow and it was passed on to my generation. I thought, I had to add something, Master, guess what did I add?"

The old man smiled faintly and said, "What did you add?"

"I added a sheep's head." The shop owner raised his voice slightly, "So this soup is extraordinary, it's really extraordinary."

"Another sheep's head was added." The old man looked at his grandson, "What words would you think of when you hear the sheep's head?"

The child thought for a while and said loudly: "Sell dog meat with the head of a sheep!"

The old man asked again, "Which sentence will you think of when it comes to soup?"

The child said, "Change soup but not medicine!"

"Yes." The old man smiled, "This soup has been brewing for so many years, and has added all kinds of seasonings, but after all, it is not necessary to change the soup or the medicine. Now I have added another sheep head, but The soup is still the same soup, no change."

Speaking of this, the old man looked at Li Xuandu and asked, "My friend Qin, do you know if you agree with me?"

This time, Li Xuan's face was solemn and he didn't say anything.

Of course, the old man is not talking about this old soup, but is using things to describe things. Because the old man is not as "bold" as Li Xuandu, he says it is very subtle and obscure.

But Li Xuan understood everything, and the old man's son understood it, and his face had changed. Only the children are confused and full of doubts.

After a while, Li Xuandu said slowly: "This pot of soup has been brewed for so many years. It is impossible to rely on a sheep head to change the taste of the soup. If you want to change the taste, you must first Pour all the soup, then throw away the bottom of the pot, wash the pot well, and finally add new seasonings and water. As long as this is the case, you can change the soup and the medicine."