This guy just doesn't talk about it.

Outside the yamen, Li Kui came to the county yamen with a tired look and yawned, with eye drops in his eyes. He had been memorizing books for two days in a daze, and he was feeling dizzy.

When I entered the yamen gate, I happened to meet Li Qing, who had skipped work temporarily. This former Yishui County police chief. In the past, walking on the streets was like a cloak carrying the wind, with heavy and powerful steps.

There was a clicking sound, and he looked very impressive. But what about now? Looking at him again, there is no trace of his former charm, but there is a kind of sadness in his eyebrows.

In Li Kui's impression, Li Qing has become more and more careful when speaking to him recently, and is not as casual as when they first met. Li Kui can probably guess some of the reasons. He became a student of the county magistrate, and basically everyone in Yishui County is the same.

He belongs to a small group of people who can walk sideways.

But there is a time limit, three years.

The magistrates of the Song Dynasty were elected every three years, and Zhou Yuan would leave Yishui County after three years. If Li Kui had not accumulated enough confidence by then, his good days of domineering power would be over.

Of course, Li Kui is not such a person. He thinks that he has a sense of justice. He recently eliminated a group of bandits who had done many evil things and achieved great results.

But for Li Qing, Li Kui felt a little guilty. If he hadn't talked nonsense in front of the county government office, Li Qing wouldn't have been so determined to get rid of his status as a chief arrester, just so that his son Li Yun could clear a path for the imperial examination. Mainly because

He also saw that Li Yun was definitely not a candidate for the imperial examination. But when he saw that Li Yun wanted to cut him, but lacked confidence every time he saw him, the fingernail-sized guilt in his heart disappeared.

.

The same goes for Li Yun. He didn't offend this guy at first, so why did he roll his eyes at him when they first met?

Although this man is not a narrow-minded person, he just can't stand this petty attitude... I can't help it, he is so upright.

"Uncle Qing, you are on duty today!" Li Kui then greeted him and was about to lift his legs to enter the Yamen.

Li Qing did not expect that he had just told Zhou Yuan about Li Kui. In a blink of an eye, he met the real owner. He carefully pulled Li Kui to the quiet beginning of the Yamen and said: "Li Kui, the elder asked about you just now.

I said something."

Li Kui wondered, could it be that his heroic act of slashing the Juyi Hall with an ax had already shocked the entire Yizhou area and that all the five counties in the state knew about it? But when he thought about it carefully, something was wrong. Today's news is not transmitted so fast. It takes only a blink of an eye.

How could it be possible when everyone on the street knew it? But he was worried in his heart. After all, Zhou Yuan accepted him as his disciple because of his studious attitude. What if Zhou Yuan knew that his disciple was not a scholar, and

He is a complete demon king. Due to his reputation, Zhou Yuan will probably react excessively.

Of course, Li Kui now has money and doesn't need to panic.

But what about face? The notoriety of being expelled from the masters by Zhou Yuan will stay with him for the rest of his life. How embarrassing!

While Li Kui was thinking wildly, Li Qing explained: "Ten days ago, when you left the county, so many people saw you, and I didn't dare to cover you. I can only tell the truth, there is something in the clan that needs the clan's help.

, you just went to the countryside."

Li Kui blinked for a while, a little puzzled. Li Qing actually lied to the county magistrate for him?

But Li Qing said: "Li Kui, you are now under the master's sect. What a great opportunity it is. You know, we, the villagers, may never leave the boundaries of Yizhou in our lives. If we want to get ahead, we must also succeed in our studies."

.The opportunity is so good, you must seize it. Don’t let your third uncle down."

"Thank you, Uncle Qing, for reminding me. I understand." Li Kui was sincerely grateful. Li Qing was not in love with him, but he was able to sincerely advise him to learn well. Such a person, no matter how bad he is, would not harm him. Naturally, he can gain his favor.

respect.

"Uncle Qing, the teacher is still waiting to test my knowledge. I will go in first."

Li Qing stretched out his hand to stop Li Kui, but no sound came out from his open mouth. He looked at Li Kui's back with envy. If his Yun'er could also worship the great master, he would be relieved. Thinking of this

Here, Li Qing gritted his molars and secretly made up his mind that he would have to train his son well when he went back and not waste his time.

In the study room, Li Kui bowed and saluted: "Teacher!"

"You're back, is everything going well?" Zhou Yuan laughed at himself, waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about it later. I'll endorse it first."

…

"I will follow your tomb and cut down its strips. If I don't see a gentleman, I will be as scared as if I were hungry."

"The clothes are green, the clothes are green, and the clothes are yellow. The heart is worried, just protect yourself!"

"Confucius said: The ancients could not say what they said, and they could not catch it if they were ashamed!"

"When Zaiyu was sleeping during the day, Confucius said: "Rotten wood cannot be carved, and a wall of dung cannot be leveled! How can I be punished?" Confucius said: "In the beginning I was a person, listening to their words and trusting their actions; now I am a person.

Also, listen to what they say and watch what they do. It’s about giving and changing.”

…

In the past half month, Zhou Yuan has set the task for Li Kui: ten poems from "Zhou Nan", fourteen ancient poems from "Zhao Nan", and five chapters from one volume of "The Analects of Confucius". For ordinary scholars, this learning task is

It is not unimportant, but Zhou Yuan thinks that Li Kui has been idle for several years. Now that he has started studying, he has fallen far behind other students. How can he catch up without working hard?

Of course, the opponent Zhou Yuan set for Li Kui was definitely not an opponent of Li Yun's level.

They were students who had studied hard in Imperial College for many years, or who were outstanding students from all over the south. They had only one purpose, to pass the provincial examination and be nominated for the palace examination. In other words, Li Kui's opponents were only those future Jinshi, and apart from that, he had no other opponents.

Under this requirement, Zhou Yuan had no choice but to encourage others and constantly squeeze Li Kui's learning progress.

Although Li Kui completed the task he assigned, he stumbled along the way and was very unhappy. It was not as easy as when he first came to the school to take the exam.

During this period, Zhou Yuan frowned many times, but finally held back and did not interrupt Li Kui's recitation.

But for him, he was obviously very dissatisfied. The next step was to ask questions. Although Zhou Yuan had doubts in his heart, he did not want to be interrupted while teaching: "Zi is gentle but firm, powerful but not fierce, respectful but calm.

!What’s the explanation?”

Li Kui replied: "Master, you can be amiable but not offensive. Power is different from fierceness. Fierceness is the same as violence. How can it be so fierce? The whole body of a saint is pure and yin and yang are combined with virtue. Therefore, those who are full of righteousness floating in their appearance cannot overshadow this.

, it’s okay to cultivate it.”

"Not bad!" Zhou Yuan nodded, and then asked a few more questions.

After Li Kui answered everything in detail, Zhou Yuan closed the book. He changed to a relatively comfortable sitting position and asked Li Kui: "Do you know why the first question you ask as a teacher is the attitude of a sage?

Li Kui secretly complained in his heart and cursed endlessly: You don't think I am vulgar. But you can't say that, right? He had to say something nice: "Teacher, because the boy was born in the mountains and forests, he is used to being wild. He uses the practice of saints to warn students not to forget

The foundation of self-cultivation.”

"Yes, it's best if you understand." Zhou Yuan paused and then asked: "I heard that you left the city ten days ago? Did something happen to the clan and do you need my help?"

"this……"

"What hesitation is like, you can tell how a villain behaves." Seeing Li Kui's teasing look, Zhou Yuan felt unhappy and asked with a straight face.

Li Kui said in his heart that he is an honest person!

Telling lies and deceiving people is not his nature. He will die if he is dead. He just tells the matter when his heart is crossed. "Teacher, the matter has been solved. The main reason is that the disciple heard that the father-in-law of Han Inspector's family property was stolen from Niubeishan."

The bandits took it away, and Inspector Han helped the disciple’s tribe. So the disciple went to help and asked for it.”

"Are you going to help beg for it?" Zhou Yuan doesn't look down on Li Kui. Bandits are easy to mess with. If you ask for it, you will get it? Especially when his own students don't know how to go against the bandits. That's right.

A gentleman does not stand up against a dangerous wall. It would be better for Li Kui to attack wherever there is danger. It was scary enough to fight a tiger at the beginning, but now it is better to find trouble with bandits instead. It is simply audacious. This bandit from Niubei Mountain

The Huaiyang Army couldn't do anything to them. How could he, a young boy, achieve any good results? If he was a bit unlucky, his life might be over. When Zhou Yuan thought of this, his face looked very strange, and he almost sneered: "Shan

Will the thief return it to you?"

"Of course I'm not willing." Li Kui said bravely.

Zhou Yuan laughed and said, he felt that there was nothing wrong with Li Kui hitting the wall. Anyway, this kid was so courageous, which always made him, a teacher, feel frightened and nervous: "What happened next? Did he come back in despair?"

"No, it's mainly because the students thought of the saint's warning... and gave them courage."

"When did the saint warn you to fight the bandits?"

"The sage said: Not doing what is right is not brave. The students really couldn't stand the arrogance of the bandits, so they attacked the bandit's nest and had to annihilate the bandits. By the way, they rescued many people who were plundered by the bandits on the mountain.

A good woman." Li Kui looked shy and felt that his level had suddenly improved a lot.

Hum hum…

Needless to say, Zhou Yuan felt that Li Kui was bragging. It's okay for a scholar to brag about romance, but deliberately confusing right and wrong involves character. Zhou Yuan, who was about to get angry, was suddenly interrupted by Kuaiyi's voice.

Report——

"Sir, the Niubei Mountain bandits have been wiped out, and no one has escaped. This is an official document. Please seal it, sir." Zhou Yuan looked at the official document sent by Kuaiyi and was stunned. He waved his arms feebly for a long time.

Let Li Kui go eat first.

Looking at Li Kui's disappearing back, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart. It would be easier for other people to accept disciples. But what about him? Inadvertently, his own student went out and destroyed a bandit's stronghold, then turned back and looked like nothing happened.

Endorsement. Can this disciple still want it?

Suddenly, Zhou Yuan was stunned. Since Li Kui set out ten days ago to participate in the annihilation of the Niubei Mountain stronghold, he should have been preparing for a day or two, right?

The journey there and back also takes about ten days.

After all, this kid only studied for two days and came here to hand in a job? Did he pass by a narrow margin?
Chapter completed!