"Heh! You old thing! "
In the main hall of the Li Residence, after Wang Ji finished speaking, Li Zexuan did not expose the lie in front of him in order to give him some face. However, another old man sitting opposite him pointed at Wang Ji and scolded him with a smile.
However, that old man only scolded him jokingly and didn't probe further. He probably knew that Wang Ji was living in seclusion in the remote Donghao Village, and his family wasn't well-off. It was normal that he hadn't heard of the Gentle Village.
Li Zexuan stood up and said, "I haven't asked for this gentleman's name yet!"
Li Gang patted his head and said, "Oh! I forgot to introduce you, this is … "
"Hehe! Wenji, why do you have to go through so much trouble! "
That old man saw that Li Gang was going to introduce himself like how he introduced Wang Ji. He quickly waved his hand and interrupted him. Then, he looked at Li Zexuan and said casually, "I'm Yan Silu. I don't have as much fame as Wang Wugong. I'm just a scholar who relied on my late father's shadow! Oh, right, my late father, Yan Zhitui. I'm sure you've heard of it before! "
Li Zexuan was stunned for a moment. He only felt that the name Yan Zhitui sounded very familiar. After searching his mind carefully, he was suddenly shocked. Yan Zhitui! It was actually Yan Zhitui! The man who wrote "Yan Family Teachings"!
Yan Zhitui lived his life and served four dynasties. "Three times, he was a man of a fallen country". He suffered the pain of separation and was deeply worried. Throughout his life, he didn't have any outstanding achievements, nor was he a prominent official. However, because of "Yan Family Teachings", he enjoyed a thousand years of fame. From this, one could see the far-reaching influence of his family teachings.
"Yan Family Teachings" was written by Yan Zhitui during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It influenced China's ancient family teachings for more than two thousand years. It had the reputation of "ancient and modern family teachings, with this as the ancestor". It was the most famous family teachings in China's history. Back then, Lu Xun's younger brother, Zhou Zuoren, greatly respected and admired Yan Zhitui and the 《Yan Family Teachings》. He specially wrote a note on the 《Yan Family Teachings》 in the 《Night Reading》.
Moreover, throughout history, the descendants of the Yan Family had astonishing performances in terms of integrity and talent. Just in the Tang Dynasty alone, people like Yan Shigu (Yan Silu's eldest son) who annotated the "Book of Han", Yan Zhenqing whose calligraphy was a model for the world, and Yan Gaoqing whose awe-inspiring integrity shook the world for thousands of years, and Yan Gaoqing who died for the country, and so on, all gave people an extraordinary and deep impression of the Yan Family, and also proved the effectiveness of the family teachings set by their ancestors. Even in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the Yan Clan members continued to be officials, making the people of the Ming and Qing Dynasties extremely envious.
"So you're a descendant of Master Yan. Sorry for the disrespect ~! Sir, you must be joking. If you are a sour Confucian, then there is no real Confucian in this world ~! "
Li Zexuan came back to his senses and cupped his hands solemnly at Yan Silu.
His solemnity was not fake, but sincere. In that moment just now, he had already recalled some of Yan Zhitui's deeds. If he remembered correctly, Yan Zhitui had an extremely famous descendant, and that was Yan Zhenqing, the man who was known as the "Four Great Families of Regular Calligraphy" along with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan, and Ouyang Xun.
Later generations said that Yan Zhenqing's status in the history of calligraphy in China was very high. Other than Wang Xizhi, no one could be compared to him!
Since Yan Zhenqing was a descendant of Yan Zhitui, then wasn't he also a descendant of Yan Silu in front of him ~?
(Yan Zhenqing was Yan Silu's sixth grandson)
"Phew ~! You changed your mind so quickly. You were just praising this old man ~! Now you're praising this sour old man ~! "
Wang Ji, who was drinking at the side, couldn't help but say sourly when he saw Li Zexuan's appearance.
Li Zexuan couldn't help but sweat. What do you mean by changing my mind so quickly? You're not a f * cking beauty, so why would I change my mind ~?
"Eating and sitting without manners, Wang Wugong, you really don't act like an elder at all ~!"
As soon as Wang Ji finished speaking, Yan Silu beat him to it and mocked him.
Li Zexuan could see that these two old men were completely different from the old-fashioned scholars he usually saw. One had a carefree personality, and the other was easy-going and didn't put on airs. No matter what, Li Zexuan felt that it was a pleasant thing to get along with these two old men, so he couldn't help but give Li Gang 32 likes in his heart.
"Hehe ~! Both of you are people of virtue and prestige. No matter who it is, I have admired you for a long time ~! There's no need to quarrel over such a small matter ~! "
Li Zexuan smiled and tried to smooth things over.
Yan Silu's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile, "Li family's boy, don't beat around the bush. Tell me the truth, do you want to invite the two of us to teach at your college ~?"
Li Zexuan was slightly speechless. He originally planned to chat a bit more, then have a meal and drink together later, and then invite them to join Yanhuang College. (After all, in modern times, wasn't this the process of inviting people to do things?) He didn't expect Yan Silu to be so direct, but since things had already come to this, he had nothing to hide, so he cupped his hands and said to the two of them,
"To be honest, I have the same intention. I hope the two of you can come to Yanhuang College to teach and educate people ~! Yanhuang College has just been built, and other than Mr. Li Gang, there is no one else of virtue and prestige. If the two of you can join, Yanhuang College will definitely be able to reach a higher level ~! "
Among them, Li Zexuan didn't know what other skills Wang Ji had other than writing good essays. However, Yan Silu was different. First, he had scholarly prestige, and second, he had personal cultivation. If he could come to Yanhuang College to help manage the students, Li Zexuan felt that he would be able to save a lot of trouble ~!
As for Wang Ji, Li Zexuan felt that his personality was good, and he was pleasing to the eye. In addition, he was recommended by Li Gang, so Li Zexuan felt that he might as well hire both of them ~!
Wang Ji, who was enjoying the warmth of a woman while listening to the compliments, had no idea that he had become a 'buy one get one free gift' in someone's heart ~!
"Hehe ~! I have nothing to do at home. If it weren't for Li Wenji's multiple invitations, I wouldn't have come here today ~! You are also a famous person in Chang 'an this year, and I've heard a lot of rumors about you. But today, you said' set your heart for heaven and earth, and set your life for the people ', which made me see you and Yanhuang College in a new light ~! I'm even a little glad that I came here today ~! "
Yan Silu shook his head and sighed.
Li Zexuan saw this and was delighted. He asked, "So, Mr. Yan, you agree ~?"
"Yes ~! You, a young man, can set your heart for heaven and earth, and set your life for the people. How can an old man like me, who is about to know his destiny, shrink back ~? "
Yan Silu stroked his beard and nodded with a smile.
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