Tang Yuancheng sternly said, "Li Dage, 'filial piety' is the foundation of being a man. When a man is born in this world, if he is not filial to his parents and elders, who raised him, who do you expect him to be good to? My father passed away early, it was Nainai who painstakingly brought me up, she did not let me do any hard or tiring work at home, but whenever there was good food to eat, good clothes to wear, she would always think of me first. She, the Senior, has lived a hard life all her life, she also worked hard all her life. In order to give me a stable environment to study, she would rather not live in a big house, she wanted me to work hard in poverty. This kind of kindness, how can I forget it, how can I easily give it up? People must not be too selfish, when handling matters, not only thinking about their own happiness, they must also think about others. Harming others to benefit oneself, no matter how big the 'benefit' is, no matter how tempting it is, it must not be done. "
Li Yijie said, "I did not say that you should sit at home and rely on her to make a living, and not do anything. You were the Zhuangyuan Gong of the first generation of the Great Qing imperial examination, if you go to a private school to teach, I am sure you can make a living. "
Tang Yuancheng said, "Of course not. Being a teacher in a remote village, how much money can I earn in a month? If I have to suffer a bit, I don't mind. But could it be that Nainai raised me for more than half of my life just to send me back to the countryside to teach? In that case, won't my participation in the imperial examination be in vain? I want to enter the imperial court and become an official, not because I covet glory, splendor, wealth and rank, but because I want to be filial to Nainai, I want to do everything I can to repay her. At the same time, during the chaotic times of war, the people who suffer the most are the common people. Living among the common people, I am powerless, but as His Majesty's left and right hand, I can often be by his side giving advice and suggestions, suggesting ways to govern the country that are beneficial to the common people. In the name of recuperating and building up strength, I can also exempt some heavy taxes, so that the common people can cultivate the fertile land, live and work in peace and contentment. For the country and the common people, it is a great blessing. Actually, in the Manchurian and the Han Dynasties, who can unify the rivers and mountains, the Emperor must be wise and promising, who loves the common people like his own children. Which ethnic group does it matter? It's just that often other people cannot see clearly, they cannot bear to see the different ethnic group climbing over their own heads. This way of thinking is too narrow-minded, their tyrannical dictatorship, they should be overthrown, but did not have such a thing in the previous Ming dynasty? If one wanted the country to prosper in the long run, one should be friends with the people and not be at odds with one another. I have also advised His Majesty about this principle, and he also agreed with it. If I can really save tens of thousands of people from the fire and water, then this poor scholar has done his best to do a good deed for the people. "
"Yuancheng," Li Yijie said with heartfelt admiration, "Yuancheng, these past few years you've been in the officialdom, you've gained a lot of experience, but you've also matured a lot. You're no longer that reckless youngster who would easily blush at the slightest provocation." Tang Yuancheng said, "People have to grow up, don't they? How can we always stay where we are and not move forward? "
With a wry smile Li Yijie said, "Compared to you, I am the one who has been going around in circles." Tang Yuancheng said, "Or perhaps I have not encountered the 'one point pass' opportunity. However, I believe in Big Brother. You were born to accomplish something. As long as we live, we won't be living a dull life in vain. "
Li Yijie chuckled, but then he remembered the Xuan Shuang affair, which was still a heavy burden in his heart. Right now he had complete trust in Tang Yuancheng, if there was any trouble, he would have to rely on him. Cautiously he looked around to make sure nobody was passing by, and then he lowered his voice and said, "Yuancheng, I have something to ask you. It's about the Xuan Shuang … can you not mention it to other people?" "Of course," Tang Yuancheng said, "Xiaodi has never been a talkative person." Seeing Li Yijie's serious expression, he also put on a straight face and cooperated with him.
Li Yijie said in a low voice, "Just now I heard Lu Daren say that His Majesty has the intention to change the imperial edict, he wants to appoint another Crown Prince. As for the Xuan Shuang, at most he will be conferred the title of Qinwang in the future, and that will be the end of it. In your opinion — is this a groundless rumor? "
Tang Yuancheng's expression did not change, but the look in his eyes deepened a bit as he said, "Turns out Lu Daren has also seen through it … he is indeed a smart man, no wonder Qing Tian Zhai was able to achieve great feats in the past. That's right, Li Dage, to tell you the truth, as the Crown Prince's Shaoshi, I have to deal with His Majesty and several high-ranking officials a lot, so naturally I can gather intelligence faster. Sometimes I discuss political affairs with His Majesty, sometimes we drink tea and chat. Every day I see him reviewing memorials as usual, or looking for people to play a few games of Go. He is not as busy as he told Yun 'er,' too busy to leave '. Once I tried to sound him out by beating around the bush, and I felt that His Majesty's intention was to delay this matter for the time being. He wanted to delay until a certain time, when everybody's heart calmed down, then he would announce the appointment of a new Crown Prince. The Xuan Shuang is the most outstanding among the brothers, but his edge is really too strong, even His Majesty sometimes has to be afraid of him in his heart. This child's talent is outstanding, and his way of doing things is extremely extreme. If we rashly let him become the monarch, when he reorganizes the government, there will certainly be a lot of twists and turns. We don't even know if the new system will conflict with the current situation. Besides, although His Majesty can't be considered to be swift and decisive, I have never seen him delay a matter related to the country's great undertaking for so long. It's just that right now the Xuan Shuang is still full of longing, and I can't betray His Majesty. Therefore, in front of the two of them, I haven't revealed anything. "
Li Yijie thought that Tang Yuancheng's explanation was more or less the same as Lu Qian's. In that case, the two of them were able to accurately discern the situation, but he himself could not see it clearly. He and the Xuan Shuang were still waiting for him to become the Crown Prince. Could it be that he was too naive? He pondered for a moment before asking, "Then do you have any good ideas?"
Tang Yuancheng said, "In Xiaodi's opinion, actually there is nothing bad about not being the Crown Prince. Being the monarch is not the greatest joy in the world, but henceforth you will be tied to that seat for the rest of your life, unable to escape. The Xuan Shuang's natural disposition is free and unrestrained, how can he bear to waste his time like this? Even if he is not the monarch, with his intelligence and wisdom, no matter where he is, he will achieve something. People in the world are always stuck between the two words' money 'and' power ', it is difficult to escape. If one can look further, there are many roads, one's future is not limited to the position of the Emperor. "
Li Yijie laughed and said, "I admire you, I admire you. Yuancheng Xiongdi, this time even if you chop my head off, I will still believe you. You were able to become the Zhuangyuan, it was entirely based on your own ability. " After a short pause, he continued, "Actually, I did not want the Xuan Shuang to be the Emperor. Power and authority are messed with one's nature. This child's temperament is high, who knows what will happen once he has power? It's better to have nothing to worry about. But listening to what you and Lu Daren said, the struggle in the officialdom is endless, everybody wants to climb up by stepping on other people's heads. Even if he becomes a Qinwang, it can't be considered a low-level official position. Where there are people, there will be jealousy and hatred. Don't tell me there won't be lower-level officials who want to harm him? That new Emperor's Ah Ge knows he is a hidden threat to him, won't he want to get rid of him? If that happens, the higher-level officials will hate the lower-level officials and be jealous. Won't he be attacked from both front and rear? Won't His Majesty's good intentions of not wanting to see his brothers kill each other be wasted? "
Tang Yuancheng said, "I believe that with the Xuan Shuang's ability, he will be able to handle it. This child is very smart, even if he is stubborn for a while, when he thinks clearly, he won't care about it anymore. "
Li Yijie said, "I am just worried that his ability is too strong … Think about it, right now he wants to be the Emperor wholeheartedly. Although the imperial edict has not been issued, he has long regarded himself as the real heir apparent. If he suddenly finds out that all his dreams have been shattered, what will happen then? Either he will not be able to withstand the pressure and completely collapse. Or … he will rise up to fight back and kill the Emperor to usurp the throne! The stronger he is, the wider the influence in the Palace, and the more blood will be shed. If His Majesty wants peace, how can he casually appoint the most talented Ah Ge? Won't that produce the opposite of the desired result? "
Tang Yuancheng also frowned, which was rare for him, and said, "The Xuan Shuang is a sensible person. If Brother Li has time, please enlighten him a little bit more."
Li Yijie had not answered when suddenly they heard a burst of hurried footsteps behind them. Both of them stopped talking and turned around to look. They saw the Xuan Shuang, with one hand supporting himself on the Palace wall, limped toward them. As soon as he arrived in front of Li Yijie, he kneeled down and called out, "Li Shifu, disciple promises that from now on disciple will cultivate diligently, I will no longer play around and make trouble. Please do your best to teach me, so that I can become very formidable, so that I can surpass you. Disciple sincerely requests that no matter how difficult the cultivation will be, I will obey everything you say, I will not complain about being tired, I will not complain about suffering, I will not be lazy even once. Otherwise, you may beat me severely. If you beat me in a place that cannot be seen from the outside, my Empress and Empress Ah Ma will not know. "
Tang Yuancheng laughed and said, "Look, Li Dage, you said that the Xuan Shuang did not treat you well. Isn't he begging to learn from you? As long as he is interested in martial art, nothing can stop him. You must teach him well. " Just now the Xuan Shuang was so focused on looking for Li Yijie that he forgot that Tang Yuancheng was still on the side. Hastily he called out, "Tang Shifu, disciple pays his respect to you."
As soon as Li Yijie saw the Xuan Shuang, his heart skipped a beat; he was afraid that the Xuan Shuang would overhear what he just said. If the Xuan Shuang found out about the proposal to appoint another Crown Prince, it would be a disaster that would turn the sky upside down. He did not know why the Xuan Shuang suddenly acknowledged him as his Shifu. In the past, whenever he caught him to practice martial art, the Xuan Shuang always played tricks and ran away. Today the Xuan Shuang took the initiative, it was hard to tell whether it was good or bad.
But as soon as he thought about the possibility that the Xuan Shuang would rebel in the future, he realized that the Xuan Shuang already had sufficient intelligence, plus his matchless martial art skill, the problem would be even bigger. Therefore, he could not lower his guard around the Xuan Shuang's every move. "Wait a moment," he cautiously said, "Xuan Shuang, it is a good thing that you have changed your mind and are willing to practice martial art. But Shifu has something else to ask you. You suddenly changed your mind, what is your purpose? "
The Xuan Shuang pursed his lips and said, "Why are you asking so many questions? You are my Shifu, if I want to learn martial art, you should not say anything and just teach me honestly. Let's all be straightforward, then this business deal will be straightforward. "Right now he was full of arrogance and prestige; where was the modesty of a disciple seeking guidance? Instead, he looked more like a master learning martial art.
"No," Li Yijie said, "The reason for learning martial art is closely related to the development of the martial art after you have learned it, so you must not be careless about it. I must find out the reason. "" All right, all right, "the Xuan Shuang said unhappily," It's all for the sake of killing him. As long as I can become more formidable than that person, I won't have to be afraid of him anymore. He has been defeated by me, if I want him to live, he will live, if I want him to die, he will die. I want him to know how powerful I am, so that he won't dare to casually bully other people. "
Li Yijie's countenance sank. "Shifu has already told you," he said, "Learning martial art is not about fighting fiercely. If you only want to compete with other older brothers for a short period of time, I won't teach this kind of disciple! "
Tang Yuancheng saw this pair of master and disciple bumped into each other. After a few words of disagreement, the atmosphere became tense again. "Li Dage," he hastily tried to mediate, "Look at you, your temper is rising again. Didn't you just say that you will be more patient with the Xuan Shuang?" He smiled slightly toward the Xuan Shuang and said, "Alright, I know that our Xuan Shuang is a good child. Tell Shifu Tang, which older brother actually made you unhappy? If you want to deal with someone, you don't necessarily need to use martial art to knock him down, there are many other ways to deal with him. This requires wisdom, use your brain. "
The Xuan Shuang was displeased. "I am not competing with anyone," he said, "I want to kill someone right now!"
Tang Yuancheng laughed and said, "You have reached the point where you want to kill someone, and you still say you don't have any fighting spirit? What's the big deal about a few words between children? How can there be such a deep hatred? Tell me, who is that person? " Thereupon he smiled toward Li Yijie and said, "Children are all like this, they will be fine after a few words of comfort. You are so fierce, naturally you will scare him. When we were young, don't tell me you have never experienced disputes over personal feelings? But after thinking about it, those matters that used to make us so angry are really nothing. Childhood needs more memories, only then will it be exciting enough. "
Li Yijie's anger had not subsided. "Why don't you listen to what he is saying?" he said. "Learning martial art is to kill people, only he can think of that! For martial art practitioners, if their innate talent is not perfect, they can make up for it later on. The most important thing is that they must not violate their conscience. I don't want to teach a disciple today to become a murderous demon king in the future. Using the strong to bully the weak is something I despise the most. "
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