The daily routine of wearing a book and abusing literature to cultivate a scholar and Xiaoxianggong

Chapter 41 The little story told by the lady

I don't know if it was the silent reciting of "The Analects of Confucius" that helped, or this time he was not as nervous as he was in Fucheng last time, Pei Zhiqi actually fell asleep in the middle of the night.

On the second day, Pei Zhiqi and Liu Xin carried their luggage downstairs and loaded them into the carriage. The horses had a full night's rest after eating and drinking, and the people also rested. The three of them went on their way again with whips.

Li Xiaodao was a little nervous all day long, but fortunately, the restlessness of last night didn't seem to come true. The day passed peacefully. Liu Xin had rich experience in driving, and he rushed to another town before dark. But it was also much better than sleeping in a carriage.

The next day was the same as the first day. Luggage was carried up and down every day, so that Liu Xin could rest in the guest room instead of sleeping in the carriage. Except for dry food at noon, the three of them also ate together.

The third day was passed peacefully, Li Xiaodao gradually felt relieved, it turned out that he was thinking too much.

Every day when she and Xianggong were not dozing off in the carriage, they would open the rear compartment door, draw the curtains, and enjoy the scenery of the mountains and forests.

Time was hard, and the two thought of many ways to relieve boredom.

Pei Zhiqi told Li Xiaodao about the history of the Great Yu Dynasty. It took two days to talk about it, from the current emperor to the founding emperor Gaozu, and Li Xiaodao told Xianggong the stories in the novels she had read, and the things she did. Some weird dreams.

Of course, if you want to tell Xianggong about modern interesting stories, it can only be said to be in a dream.

"So the current Holy Majesty has only been enthroned for five years?" Li Xiaodao asked in surprise, "Speaking of which, my lord, won't you be imprisoned for falsely talking about the emperor?"

Pei Zhiqi smiled and shook his head: "How could it be? His Majesty in all dynasties of the Great Yu Dynasty were wise and virtuous, accepting remonstrance widely. Today, His Majesty is even more advocating that scholars criticize state affairs more, be prepared for danger in times of peace, and not slack off."

Li Xiaodao thought for a while, this is a bit different from the feudal society in her impression, there is no literary prison in this Great Yu Dynasty?
"It seems that Xianggong admires the current emperor, so does Xianggong know who are the high officials in the court?" Li Xiaodao asked again.

Pei Zhiqi shook his head lightly and said, "I only know about some well-known officials, such as Mr. Zhang, the chief assistant, and Mr. Cai, a scholar of the Imperial Academy. I don't know much about other things."

"Oh... When we were working as a temporary worker for the Shibo Department in Fucheng, Guanshi Li said that he was from Prince Fuguo's mansion. Does Prince Fuguo know?"

Pei Zhiqi smiled and nodded and said: "Of course, Prince Fuguo Zhu Cheng is a prince who is under one man and above ten thousand people in the Great Yu Dynasty. Everyone in the country knows it. The current emperor was assisted by him to successfully succeed to the throne. Prince Fuguo's The title is also newly canonized by His Majesty today. It was not called this in the previous dynasty. It was called Prince Rong. Although the surname of Prince Fuguo is Zhu, he is a king with a different surname, but the ancestors of the Zhu family made great contributions to the founding of the country, and the descendants have repeatedly made military exploits for the country. This award is well deserved.”

"Oh..." Li Xiaodao said thoughtfully, "No wonder Mr. Zhu, the vice-president of the Shibo Department, respects a manager in charge of purchasing in the palace so much. It really has a lot of background."

Pei Zhiqi said softly: "I finished telling another piece of history, and it's the lady's turn to tell the story."

Li Xiaodao smiled and said, "Okay."

The carriage moved forward steadily and fast, Li Xiaodao propped his hands on both sides of the seat, shaking his head leisurely, thinking about which story to tell next.

"Xianggong is a scholar, so let's tell a story about a scholar, but most of the scholars in the story book..." Li Xiaodao paused, and after thinking about it, he finally came up with a not so miserable book, "This story book is called "Mo Xian" Mandarin Ducks Still Envy Immortals."

Li Xiaodao took a drink from the water bag, cleared his throat, and spoke slowly.

"This story is about a scholar who grew up in a poor family. He was so poor that he couldn't afford lamp oil. He could only read books during the day, but he was very smart and could memorize books quickly. One day he went up the mountain to collect firewood and fell down the hillside. When he lost his foot and was worrying, a handsome and beautiful girl was picking mushrooms on the mountain and met him. In order to save others, she helped him back to her home halfway up the mountain and healed his injuries. "

"The girl's family is a hunter, and life is much better than that of a scholar. The scholar was well educated when he was recuperating at her home. The girl's family liked him very much. Later, the couple was matched.

"After getting married, the girl's family paid to help the scholar to study hard. Later, the scholar was admitted to the scholar, the judge, the Jinshi, and the number one scholar after the imperial examination. At this time, the girl had already given birth to a baby for him, and the family of three Living happily in Beijing."

"But one day the emperor's daughter, the princess, saw the champion, and she liked it very much, so she wanted to recruit a scholar to be her son-in-law. At first, the scholar politely refused, saying that he already had a wife and son in his family, but the princess said she couldn't do it. Forcibly forcing the emperor to grant a marriage, the scholar could not bear the imperial decree, so he could only marry the princess according to the decree. On the night of the wedding between the scholar and the princess, the Orion girl quietly left with her child. She didn't want to become a wife Concubine, brought the child back to the hometown, the scholar and the princess wanted to find their mother and child at first, but after a long time, this desire faded."

"The story is over," Li Xiaodao sighed, "I've read a lot of stories about scholars, and in the end, most of them are those who won the exam and abandoned their wives to marry the princess, or fell in love with monsters or elves, and later won the Jinshi. So he married a wife and had children and abandoned his original lover... The ending of this story is not bad, but there are worse ones."

Li Xiaodao saw that Xianggong sat there quietly after listening to the story, just thinking about it, did not speak out, and lowered his head to look at his feet, and said softly with some sentimentality: "Xianggong, you said that you are more of a scholar if you are heartless. allow?"

Hearing this, Pei Zhiqi replied softly: "Yes, not allowed. Of course it is true for those who have a heartless heart, but not for those who are not."

"Ah~ Wonderful!" Li Xiaodao raised his head and said with a smile: "Sanggong is called seeking truth from facts and analyzing specific issues in detail. It's really good. This is what a great man said."

Pei Zhiqi asked suspiciously: "Which great man is from the current dynasty or the previous dynasty?"

Li Xiaodao smiled and shook his head: "None, it's a great man who appeared in my dream."

Pei Zhiqi smiled and said: "My lady's dreams are colorful and wonderful."

After the two were silent for a while, Pei Zhiqi suddenly took the initiative to hold Li Xiaodao's hand. With a calm face and deep eyes, he said softly, "Don't worry, lady, I'm not the one who betrays my heart."

Li Xiaodao didn't answer, just smiled and leaned on his shoulder.

"You two distinguished guests, we are coming to Yibai County soon! The county master is not a good official, and the county is very chaotic. When you arrive in the county, remember to keep a low profile and be careful—" Liu Xin shouted while driving in front.

"Okay—I got it—" Li Xiaodao shouted back.

After replying, Li Xiaodao was puzzled and said: "According to Mr. Xianggong, I thought that the whole country in the Great Yu Dynasty was governed by Qingming, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. How could there be such a county magistrate?"

Pei Zhiqi said helplessly: "It's easy for the emperor to be virtuous, but it's difficult for all the officials in the hall to be clean. Let's be careful tonight."

(End of this chapter)