Chapter 101 Two Ring Rulers and Yangzhou Travel

"What's wrong with it? Just say it." Liu Lizheng agreed very simply.

"My father won't tell him first, Uncle Liu, take the house from Wang Zhu first, don't bother the second master, and don't bother Uncle Liu, find someone to clean the old house. As for the house money, including the expenses for renovation of the old house, I will hand it over to Uncle Liu directly after I come back from Yangzhou. As long as I give the money, my father won't say it." Tang Cheng said this, looking at Liu Lizheng smiled and said, "It's just that I have to bother Uncle Liu again."

When Tang Cheng said he wanted to ask for his help, the big stone in Liu Lizheng's heart finally hit the ground with a "bang". He heard about the accident of Zhubu Yao when he was checking the accounts at the incense and stool shop in the city yesterday. When he heard this news, he buzzed in his mind. Who would have thought that Zhubu Yao, who could even spit in Yunxi County, could have made a pit, and he said it was gone?

After Liu Li was shocked, he felt resentment in his heart. He not only hated Yao Zhuan, but also hated the pens in the yamen. The reason he hated Yao Zhuan because he received so much money and gifts, but now... As for hating the pens in the county government, if these bastards were not saying that the new county magistrate Zhang would definitely not be able to defeat the short-lived ghost of Lao Yao, why did he do something to ask Tang Shuan to go to the state to perform labor service in order to clear himself?

Now that was good, County Magistrate Zhang had completely gained a foothold. Needless to say, Tang Cheng had to follow the waters and the ships rose. When he thought of Tang Cheng, Liu Lizheng felt a chill. This little bastard was thief, and Liu Lizheng's mind was inexplicably the old story of the Tang family competing for paddy fields with the Chen family last year.

It's over, this time I'm afraid I can't sit still! Thinking of this, Liu Sanneng felt completely disheartened. He knew better than anyone else why the villagers were so respectful to him and why the family business could be saved so quickly? Without the seat of the people in Li, who cares about him? I'm afraid that Wang Changnian would dare to make jokes about him.

This is not scary. The most terrifying thing is that if Tang Cheng had revenge, it would not only be the family business, but even his body would be dangerous... The people around him who were deeply loved by Zhang County Magistrate Xin Chong, Zhao Laohu's niece, wouldn't it be easy for him to take revenge on a commoner who was not even a regular person? What's more, he has done some really shameful things in the village over the years. As a person living in the same village, Tang Cheng really wanted to find him a handle, and although he wouldn't be able to reach out, it wouldn't take much effort.

The more Liu Sanneng thought about it, his heart became colder. In the end, he couldn't help but shivered several times in the summer.

However, he had seen the world after all. After a while of panic, he began to plan and respond. He didn't care about the investigation of the account and came out of the incense shop and went to the county government office.

After asking about the sword and pen official who had been in contact over the years, Liu San learned two things. The first is that the words of the magistrate Zhang County said that he wanted to change the masters again. As for the other, it was the "20% battle" between Tang Cheng and Lin Cheng. After hearing that he had offended Tang Cheng, the sword and pen official had no extra words, and immediately urged him to think of a way to smooth out the old grudges. Otherwise, the original words of the sword and pen official were "Some people can't offend easily. If this matter is unfair... cough cough... Lao Liu, please beg for more blessings."

With a tall big stone in his heart, he left the county government office. Liu Sanneng immediately thought about walking around Tang Cheng’s residence. When he returned to the incense and candle shop, he even got the money and remembered the news he had just heard. It was said that Tang Cheng had now gone to the prefecture city.

After slapped his head hard, Liu San rushed home after leaving the shop. If he could leave, the monk could not leave the temple, wasn’t Tang Shuan still in the village? Tang Cheng is a filial son!

Since returning to the village, even if Liu Sanneng has been to Tang Shuan’s house, why did Wang Zhu return the house and still give 30% of the price? It was all done by him. Even the seven or eight people who were sitting in the Tang family house now helped the whole house. Otherwise, who would have taken on such a hard work in this hot dog days?

After all the effort and so much effort, it was finally over. Since Tang Cheng could ask him for help, he obviously had no intention of calculating the past. At this moment, Liu Sanneng was like eating ice, and his heart was filled with heavy burdens. He naturally agreed to what Tang Cheng said.

After finishing the first thing that happened, Liu Sanneng, who had confidence in his heart, took advantage of the situation and said that County Magistrate Zhang wanted to change Li Zheng. The result was naturally very happy. For Tang Cheng, although Liu Sanneng was a little too hard to do things that could change with the wind, he did have some abilities. Although his hands and feet were not clean, he had never done anything that was harmful to the world. At least he had never heard of it. The most important thing was that he was from the village and sat in the Li Zheng's seat. As long as he was not unlucky, he could rest assured about the family affairs. Liu Li Zheng would definitely be able to take care of him.

After talking about the two things, they both had their own gains and were happy. As they walked all the way into the house, Liu Sanneng asked casually about going to Yangzhou.

"Yes, it's really uncomfortable to catch up on the long journey during the dog days, but I can't do anything about it. Mrs. Sun insists that I go with her brother, no matter how hot she is, she has to go." Tang Cheng is not a person who likes to show off, but in front of Liu Lizhen, except for not talking about the tung oil, how did Mrs. Sun let him go, and how Wu Yujun urged him was not hidden at all.

"Madam Sun! That Madam Sun?" Liu Lizheng was a little confused when he heard this. He had passed by carefully in his heart, but he still didn't remember that there was a tough person named Sun in the county.

"Oh, it's the wife of Sun Envoy Sun in the Zhoucheng." Tang Cheng said it casually, but Liu Lizheng heard it "stopped". Sun Envoy, that's the biggest official in Jinzhou! It's so great. Tang Cheng is so powerful. How many days has he entered the county government? He even got to know the gate of the governor's mansion.

Doing private affairs? After all, Liu San is a scene person. Naturally, he knows that if Shangguan can ask you to do private affairs for him, it means that the relationship has reached a certain depth, and at least it has been trusted...

"Uncle Liu, what's wrong? Let's go." Seeing that Liu Lizheng looked at him with surprise, even the steps under his feet stopped, Tang Cheng smiled. On the way back just now, he was still worried that he would have been away for a long time this time, and that if there was something wrong with the family, Tang Cheng was completely relieved to see Liu Lizheng.

When he returned to the house, Liu Lizheng told Tang Shuan that Tang Cheng was going to go on a long trip, and said that Tang Cheng rarely came back. He was about to go on a long trip again. Today, the family was reunited. Then he took away the villagers who were called to help.

For a moment, the originally noisy house became quiet. Tang Cheng helped Tang Zhang clean up the little boys, and said that it would be enough for one month this time. Although the time is indeed a bit tight, it will not affect the marriage on August 18th.

Perhaps the city of Zhoucheng is too far from his life, and the Zhang couple in the Tang Dynasty did not have the same reaction as Liu Lizheng, and they didn't even ask why they went there. They just said that they should take good care of themselves when they were away and do things well.

After saying this, Tang Chengru mentioned the matter of spending money on land after getting married. Last time Tang Shuan said that he wanted to sell land, he had already had a clear idea in his heart. Naturally, he could no longer ask his family to sell land, so he could just borrow some money from Zhang Xiangwen to pay the fee first. As long as he was there, he would not have to worry about not being able to pay it back.

He originally thought that he was still far from getting married. So he didn't borrow the money, but now that he is going to go out, he has to deal with this matter in advance. So Tang Cheng was busy with his hands and told him that someone would send the money in the past two days, so that the Tang and Zhang family would not be able to use it.

"After all, I'm doing an errand in the county government office. If I rely on selling land to get married, how bad will it be? " Although Tang Shuan didn't want his son to take the debt, Tang Cheng knew how to persuade him. As soon as this came out, Tang Shuan really didn't say anything. Seeing this, Tang Cheng smiled and said, "Let's borrow less. In addition to the monthly salary, there are other incomes in the yamen. I'll save it slowly and pay off the debt. Dad, don't worry."

Although Tang Shuan was unwilling to do so, since this matter was related to his son's reputation, and Tang Zhang was helping him, he didn't say anything else, and he used a silent approach to acquiesce to Tang Cheng's arrangement.

Although it was his son who took the debt, after all, the expenses of getting married were settled. Tang Zhang also breathed a sigh of relief. The person in charge of the family was stubborn! Who has never had an urgent time in the farmhouse? Who has never had a debt? First responded to the urgent situation in front of him and then paid it back. Now that his son has an errand, his husband and his wife are in a good state. Yeba, Aoba, is still afraid that he can't afford to pay it back?

After relieving the urgent situation, Tang Zhang, relaxed and naturally said the house, "The sun is good and the land is fast. When you come back from Yangzhou, our house will be ready." Speaking of this, Tang Zhang, who spoke lightly, stopped and said, "It's true, thanks to his Uncle Liu's help to call people this time, you have to remember this relationship."

"Okay, I remember it." After hearing this, Tang Cheng smiled and said nothing.

Thinking of this, Tang Shuan took over the topic and said that since Tang Cheng was going to travel far, he should go to the village school to see Mr. Yan. He also asked Tang Cheng if he had the money on him. Since he wanted to go, he had to bring at least a large gift box of six pieces.

"I have money." Seeing Tang Shuan calling Tang Zhang to get the money, Tang Cheng reached out to stop him. Seeing that Master Yan was his plan, he was not going to catch up when he came back last time. Master Yan went to see his sick daughter, so he didn't see him. He had to go to see the teacher anyway before going far away this time.

After Tang Cheng came out of his house, he went directly to the shop run by Liu Lizheng's house. After buying good things, he walked to the village school.

At this time, the village school was in class. The boys' tender sounds of reciting books corresponded to the cicadas on the trees outside, which actually gave Tang Cheng a quiet and peaceful feeling.

Mr. Yan was in the study, and he did not change much. Although he was alone in the study, his waist was still straight, and the buttons on the shirts were still neatly tied during the dog days.

"Teacher, the student sees you are here," Tang Cheng said while holding the thing in his hand: "I was so surprised when I came back last time, teacher, you didn't see you even though you were there."

Master Yan put down the book in his hand and said, "Yeah, sit down and talk."

Seeing Mr. Yan straightening his waist, Tang Cheng could only straighten his waist.

Alas! It’s really tiring to sit like this!

"How have you been in your studies recently?"

The content of Mr. Yan’s question and even his tone did not change much from before, which made Tang Cheng suddenly seem to have returned to the days before he went to the county school. He immediately closed the smile on his face and answered the homework of these days with a stern and honest answered the work of the days.

After listening quietly, Master Yan came up with several exam questions according to what he said. Tang Cheng answered the content of the four books, but when he went to the "Shangshu" taught in the county school, Tang Cheng couldn't help but get stuck several times.

Since he started going to village school last year, Tang Cheng has always performed well in front of Master Yan's exam. The situation like the stuck situation in front of him is unprecedented, not to mention that he has also arrived at the county school now.

Tang Cheng was really embarrassed when he hadn't seen the teacher for a long time, and when he met, he was really embarrassed. Hey! It's just a matter of being too busy these days, and the questions that Mr. Yan asked were really too cold and erratic.

"I really insisted that you go to the county school that day." After pondering for a while, Master Yan's voice sounded: "But it seems that it's wrong now."

What does the teacher mean? Tang Cheng looked at Master Yan in surprise.

"You are talented and knowledgeable, and you know how to be diligent. If you can study wholeheartedly, you will be able to make a great contribution to the academic journey. On that day, I strongly advocated that you go to the county school in hopes that you can lay a solid foundation." At this point, Master Yan, who has always been determined, actually sighed. "Who knows that as soon as you entered the county school, you are full of things. What books and knowledge can you learn and what knowledge can you do when you are busy?"

When Mr. Yan said the last two sentences, his words were filled with a strong sense of anger.

Tang Cheng felt ashamed, but also grateful to Master Yan for his intentions. He was preparing to participate in the imperial examination in the future. Therefore, Tang Cheng had no objection to studying books, but when it comes to learning, whether it is classical learning or philology, he worked hard in the pile of old papers, and he was really not interested in this. But he could not say this to Master Yan, otherwise he would not doubt Master Yan could drive him out of the house immediately.

Time and space have been separated by 1,300 years, and Tang Cheng and Master Yan have different attitudes towards academic research. The difference in this attitude is rooted in the difference in thoughts, which is really an issue that cannot be explained and explained clearly.

A moment later, Master Yan's voice sounded again: "Although there are many schools of interpretation of the Five Classics in the county school, it mainly focuses on the basics, and I can teach you this. Judging from your current situation, why not leave the county school and come back to practice and recite the Five Classics with me?"

Tang Cheng never expected that the teacher would say such words again! After quitting the county school, wouldn’t that even the responsibilities in the county government had to resign? How could this... be possible?

But what should I say if I refuse? Master Yan clearly means to give him a gift and spend all his last efforts on him, a student. Facing this sincere intention, how should I say that I can prevent him from being sad?

Just as Tang Cheng was lying in his heart and didn't know how to speak, Master Yan had already seen the answer through his expression. "Forget it. It would be fine if you don't want it." The Master finished speaking with his long sigh, only endless disappointment and desolation!

"Teacher. I..." Tang Cheng, who felt hot in his heart, almost blurted out his words, and finally tried his best to hold back.

"Forget it, you don't have to say anything more," Mr. Yan stood up and walked to the bookshelf in the house, saying as he walked: "It's nothing if you want to become an official at such an age. But if you don't go through the imperial examination, you will be destined to be destined to be inferior to the officials. If you want to be in the imperial examination and have so many talents in the world, how can you be lucky to be fame?"

"Students will work harder in the future." Apart from this sentence, Tang Chengshi didn't know what else to say.

"It would be better if you could do this naturally." Master Yan, who came back from the bookshelf, took two things in his hand, a book and a ruler. He first put the book aside, Master Yan, held the ruler and came to Tang Cheng with it, "Extend his hand!".

Tang Cheng directly thought that Master Yan was punished for checking his studies just now. He immediately stood up and stretched out his palms flat according to the rules of the village and county schools.

"You have now entered the county government office. Even though you are a minor official, you have finally embarked on the career of officialdom. Since I have the title of master and apprentice with you, I have to explain some of my words."

"Please tell me, teacher."

"Zi said to Zichan: 'There are four ways for a gentleman: he is respectful to his actions, respects to his affairs, and kindness to his people, and righteousness to his people'." With a "bang", the ruler in Master Yan's hand hit Tang Cheng heavily, "After entering the public, you must not do anything that is unfaithful or unofficial."

Mr. Yan beat him so hard that Tang Cheng couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, "Yes".

Another ruler is "slap", "The remnants of the people should not do anything to do."

"yes"

"Well, this ruler has been with me for thirty years. Please keep it in your hands, don't forget what you said today." After tying the ruler, Master Yan carefully looked at the ruler in his hand, and put it carefully on Tang Cheng's hand.

How could Tang Cheng not understand what Master Yan meant? He immediately respectfully collected the ruler, "Disciples will definitely not forget the teacher's teachings."

Master Yan nodded, reached out and took the book on the desk and handed it to Tang Cheng Hou, then waved his hand and said, "You go, go!"

Master Yan's voice was filled with indescribable mood. Tang Cheng felt very uncomfortable when he heard it. When he was about to say something, Master Yan waved his hand again, "Go!"

"Disciple said goodbye and come to visit the teacher again the next day." Refusing to inherit his mantle made it difficult for Tang Cheng to say anything. After bowing respectfully, he took the ruler and the scroll out of the study.

This is a hand-copy of "The Analects of Confucius". Tang Cheng opened the title page with his slightly red and swollen hands, and saw that the sentence on it was written from the book: "Ambition on the Tao, based on virtue, rely on benevolence, and wandering on righteousness."

After seeing this handwritten copy of "The Analects of Confucius", Tang Chengcai knew how sad and disappointed his refusal was to Mr. Yan. If he had agreed to leave the county school just now, Mr. Yan would never take the ruler again. The handwritten copy of "The Analects of Confucius" should be a formal introductory meeting ceremony.

"Teacher!" Tang Cheng's heart was sore and hot, and finally turned into a sigh. He stopped and turned around and bowed deeply to Master Yan's study room, then turned around and walked away quickly.

On the official road from Jinzhou, East Road, Shannan Road, heading east to Huainan Road, four horses were racing.

Wu Yujun, who was straddling his butt on the back of the horse, twisted his butt left and moved his body again, saying to Tang Cheng beside him with a bitter look on his face: "Acheng, I regret not not listening to you, damn it, this long-distance riding is really a death sentence!"

Tang Cheng's face is not much better than Wu Yujun. He learned to ride a horse and caught such a long-distance cycling shortly after he learned to ride a horse. Not to mention the discomfort of wind blowing on his face, but the stiffness and soreness of waist and legs alone. "Think about the railings in Yangzhou, Lao Wu, you are energetic. It's a little tired, but it's much faster than a carriage after all."

Seeing that Tang Cheng was also rusty, Wu Yujun laughed, "Yes, it's so good that the sky is behind. Ah Cheng, I've been so angry these days. It's been ten years. This is the first time when I get up together in the morning, I can't fall..."
Chapter completed!