Chapter 63 Commitment
He found Dr. Sun and said, "Dr. Sun, I want to say goodbye to the academy."
"Why, the thieves on Liangshan outside have not been destroyed by the court."
"After so long, they will probably forget the boy, and I will not be close to Liangshan..."
Xu Xian was very quiet and well-behaved in the academy. Dr. Sun advised him, but he had no choice but to let him. In fact, Xu Xian was not Xu Xian who had just entered the academy. Qin Su'er said that the essence, energy, spirit, soul, and spirit are all good, which is the most beneficial for cultivation. Not only is it fast, but it will also go further on the road to march into the avenue. Of course, it is impossible for all five to be good. There will always be some shortcomings. Everyone's luck is different. Therefore, since ancient times, only a handful of people have reached the peak.
God refers to the sea of gods, the sea of consciousness, and also includes wisdom.
Xu Xian was very talented and had good wisdom. Although he had been listening to the audience for several months, he had absorbed a lot of great spirits, had good wisdom, and had a deep understanding of Confucianism. However, he was an auditor and did not participate in various assessments of the academy. He was deliberately low-key and did not show himself. Dr. Sun did not see his talent and thought he was still a mediocre boy, so he let him go. If Xu Xian had not spent a lot of money, he might have hoped that Xu Xian would leave sooner.
Xu Xian left the academy and no one bid farewell to him.
He didn't care either, so he turned over and headed southeast.
I went to a place that no one could imagine, Haizhou.
I rode my horse all the way to Haizhou and came to Haizhou toward the end of the year. I immediately saw different situations.
The strong enemies of the Song Dynasty were the northwest and the north, so the people in the north were responsible for military service and strong service. In addition, the grain output was low, and all supply mainly came from the sixth routes in the southeast, Huainan, Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Liangzhe, Jinghu North Road, and Fujian. This is a delicate balance. The people in the southeast cannot be said to be suffering from the southeast, nor can they be said to be suffering from the north. In layman's terms, the money is paid and the powerful force is contributed.
Haizhou also belongs to Lianghuai Road.
However, no matter whether you pay or work, there is a limit of tolerance. The court gradually became dark. Whether it was the reform of Cai Jingqu, the birthday gift or the flower stalk, they all allowed the people to exceed this limit. The upward movement and the lower powers were effective, and the officials below also strengthened the exploitation efforts, so many people in the prefectures lived in dire straits.
As he walked over, Xu Xian saw something bad, but when he arrived in Haizhou, he saw a prosperous scene.
When he was a child, Xu Xian said something at home: "What is a good official? A farmer went to the street to sell sweet muffins (watermelons). The yamen runners came to find excuses to fine money. After leaving, the second group came again. The farmers could no longer bear it and had a conflict with the yamen runners. They were beaten to death by the yamen runners. I said that the world was unkind and treated all things like straw dogs. Bad officials would regard themselves as heaven and land, and the people were the straw dogs in their eyes."
"The yamen runners are the minions of officials. If the people beat the yamen runners to death, something big will happen. However, the yamen runners beat the people to death, but they beat the yamen to death, and they won't care. If the dead, the people will ask angrily, the weak hide and seek, the arrogant answers, and the cunning lies and find reasons to deceive. These officials cannot be good officials."
"But some officials will punish the perpetrators in a timely manner, dare to publicly admit that they are not strict in discipline and make pensions and compensation to their families, which will not only calm the public's grievances, but also win the cheers of the people. But there are even more wise people who are strict with themselves, take the lead in being an example, and have strict governance under their rule, and have the experience and wisdom of governing the people. The yamen runners dare not advocate for the tiger, so nothing will happen, and there is no need to make up for it. Therefore, those who are good at fighting have no great military achievements, and those who are good at governing without doing anything is not inaction, but under the governance of good governance officials, officials are honest, the people are rich, and live and work in peace, and no contradiction will occur, which seems to be inaction."
As a result, he didn't say anything, so his father asked him to cover his mouth.
There are good officials and bad officials at all times, but at this time, it is even more difficult to be a good official, and it is even more difficult to be a capable official.
"Uncle Zhang!"
Xu Xian silently recited this name in his heart.
Thinking of his attempt to lead the disaster to Haizhou for a while, I wonder if the Demon Sect would send someone to Haizhou to find him.
But in the face of this scene in Haizhou, I think the Demon Sect will be intimidated. The head of the family will be defeated and monsters will appear. Only when the officials are not good, the local governance is in a mess, and the people are disappointed, can the Demon Sect bewitched. If everyone is like Zhang Shuye, how can the Demon Sect have room to take root and sprout?
When we arrived at Qushan City, which is the city of Haizhou, the sea breeze blew, and the air was filled with the unique fishy smell of sea water. Several seagulls gathered in the air. Xu Xian first found an inn and then bought a pen, ink, paper and ink.
He placed the bow sticker flat on the table, filled with a mighty spirit, and wrote a line of big words: Xu Xian, a disciple of Taishan Academy in Yunzhou, visited Zhang Zhizhou.
Seeing his rule, Zhang Shuye probably wouldn't be too evil, but Xu Xian was worried that his noble people would forget things, so he did not dare to write about Liangshan, but Yunzhou, and highlighted Taishan Academy. He woke up Zhang Shuye and showed it to the yamen runners again, and they were disciples of the academy, and the yamen runners dared not neglect them.
With the gift, he came to the prefecture yamen, gave a small ingot of silver, and handed the gift to the yamen standing at the door.
The yamen took a look and said, "Look, wait."
After a moment, he walked back and said, "Xiaolang, please come with me."
He took Xu Xian directly to the court, and Zhang Shuye was sitting in the court, annotating the official documents.
Seeing Xu Xian, Zhang Shuye smiled first, put his hand on the back, pointed to the words above and said, "Xu Xian, it's not bad. He learned something in the academy."
If you don’t learn something, how can you have a strong sense of dignity in your handwriting?
The truth is...
Xu Xian smiled and bowed, "I've met Taishou Zhang."
"Just sit there," Zhang Shuye pointed to the stool next to him.
Xu Xian sat down.
"Xu Xian, how did you escape from Liangshan that day?"
"On the same day, Liangshan sent Lin Chong, Li Kui and more than a dozen leaders to chase me. I couldn't help but escape from the lake and shocked the dragon's dragon's head. I fled to the dragon's cave with my tail. Later, Qingjiao went to the East China Sea. I hugged it and sneaked out. Liangshan sent the fairy to the capital and built a luxury boat. I sneaked into the boat, nailed it to the bottom of the boat with a dagger, and fled to the shore of Wuzhang River. I went to the capital to join Shenxiao Temple and did a choreography. Seeing that time had passed, I defected to Taishan Academy and became a nominal disciple."
More than a year ago, Xu Xian hated Zhang Shuye quite a bit, but later he got a lot of benefits, so he no longer hated him. In fact, the point is to say these few words is the nominal disciple. It was your misjudgment that separated my family and made me suffer a lot of hard work. For compensation, you recommended me to go to Taishan Academy. Taishan Academy is not the eight major academies, but also a nominal disciple. This is not possible, you still have to be responsible.
It depends on Uncle Zhang.
Why didn’t Zhang Shuye understand his intention? He smiled and said, “What do you want?”
"I'm sorry to write another letter of recommendation, I want to go to Songyang Academy."
"Where is Songyang Academy... People go to high places and water flows to low places. You think Songyang Academy is not bad, but the threshold for Songyang Academy is higher, so you can only get in with a letter of recommendation."
"Can the prefect give the boy paper and pen?"
"Okay," Zhang Shuye pushed him the pen and ink and a piece of official paper.
Xu Xian wrote a line of big words: A benevolent person will repay kindness with virtue, and a straightforward revenge, and a benevolent person will promote good and punish evil!
Twenty big words that are filled with the mighty spirit are shining brightly.
Not only the mighty spirit, but also this sentence.
It is easier to understand to repay kindness with virtue. People respect me one foot, and I respect others one foot. However, since ancient times, many statements have emerged for the following four words. Most of them believe that Confucius said that repaying grievances with virtue is to repay kindness. I am a benevolent person and a good person. I must use a good intention to influence bad people and treat resentment with forgiveness.
This led to a misjudgment, which was not Confucius' original meaning at all.
What is straightforward? It is the next sentence written by Xu Xian. Only when a benevolent person holds a heart of a benevolent person and a fair heart can the judgment be fair. Therefore, Confucius said that a benevolent person can be good people and evil people. Xu Xian’s twenty words are the best explanation for repaying grievances with straightforwardness, a benevolent person can be good people and evil people.
Without a very good foundation of Confucianism, you cannot write these twenty words.
"Hey, why didn't Taishan Academy find you?" Zhang Shuye was surprised.
What does Taishan Academy have to do? Xu Xian should keep a low profile and conceal it intentionally. Who will know?
"Hey, no, you have changed a lot now." Zhang Shuye finally noticed Xu Xian's changes.
"I dare not hide it from the prefect. I found a cave in the Jiao Cave and obtained a secret Taoist book left by my predecessors. I was lucky enough to practice it to the eighth level of Qi training." Xu Xian really dared not hide it from his cultivation. When Zhang Shuye forced his formation to break through his formation, he just threw a stone at random, and smashed the lacquer stone in the eyes of the formation. This is Lu Zhishen, and he may not be able to do it. He is a great scholar or a great scholar who can use the great energy. I am afraid he is also a powerful and powerful universe-level powerhouse, otherwise he would not dare to enter the core area of Liangshan casually.
"Oh," Zhang Shuye pressed the table with his fingers, his eyebrows were curled up, and he thought for a while and said, "Xu Xian, I can promise you, and I can write it clearly in the recommendation letter, so that Songyang Academy can accept you as a formal disciple, but someone needs you to give a promise."
“What is the promise?”
"I'll ask you to help you."
"The boy has limited ability, and I'm afraid he can't do it." Xu Xian replied hurriedly. It's okay to help Zhang Shuye, which is also a kind of exchange. But he is finally a person in the officialdom, and Xu Xian is even more afraid of dealing with officials.
"You can definitely do it."
"Can the prefect explain it clearly?"
"You have had an adventure and your cultivation has increased dramatically. I think the magic array will be more brilliant than before."
"Yeah, it's better."
"How much difference is there with Gongsun Sheng?"
"He, he..." Xu Xian didn't know how to answer.
"Is there anything wrong?"
Xu Xian could not deceive the gentleman and said embarrassedly: "Prefect, I will tell you that when my father was young, he got some adventures and obtained many magic circles. Although Gongsun Sheng, the dragon of Liangshan, was my master, all the magic circles he learned were from me."
"This is the case, Xu Xian, you have caused trouble to the court."
Liangshan defeated the imperial officers and soldiers many times, and Gongsun Sheng's formation had a considerable effect in the middle.
"I was young at that time, but I didn't know where I thought I could not say I was unconfused when the prefect was old."
Confucius was not confused when he was forty years old.
Uncle Zhang was speechless, but after thinking about it, it was even more good, and said, "Well, that's fine, can you agree to this promise?"
Chapter completed!