Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 320
The civil servant surnamed Duan scolded the guards and told them to put away their swords.

Because after all, Li Xiuyuan is the hero of this disaster relief, and also a scholar, this time he was invited by the Yamen, and now the guards of Mr. Fu are facing him with swords. Doesn’t the rumor spread that Mr. Fu invited a Hongmen banquet? ?
This will damage Master Fu's reputation here.

And even so, it is a very bad thing in Jinling City to draw a sword against a scholar who is a scholar.

Scholar?student?
The guards who blocked Li Xiuyuan looked at each other in disbelief at this moment.

How is it possible, how could a scholar have such martial arts?
Aren't scholars all powerless?

These guards seemed to have seen the most incredible thing in the world, but looking at the cracked horsewhip, they had to admit that the scholar named Li Xiuyuan in front of him did have such amazing martial arts skills, and he had to deal with such a person , relying on the martial arts and strength of these people is absolutely impossible.

"Little sister, please don't be rude. Didn't you all hear what Uncle Duan said? You all step back." The woman who looked exactly like Nie Xiaoqian Zhang said.

The guards put away their swords and stepped aside with a very vigilant look.

Li Xiuyuan stared at the woman and said, "Nie Xiaoqian, haven't you already reincarnated, why did you appear here?"

"Nie Xiaoqian?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I'm afraid this young man has misunderstood someone. My name is not Nie Xiaoqian, but my name is Fu Qingfeng. It was my sister Fu Yuechi who offended this young man just now. Apologize to Mr. Li, whoever tells you to beat people indiscriminately."

"Oh, it's sister." The woman named Fu Yuechi responded, with a look of dissatisfaction on her face, but she obediently got off her horse and apologized to Li Xiuyuan.

"Fu Qingfeng, Fu Yuechi?" Li Xiuyuan's expression moved slightly.

It turned out to be like this. Is there really someone Zhang and his acquaintance in the world?

Li Xiuyuan thought for a while, but then smiled dumbly, this is the world of Liao Zhai, full of ghosts and ghosts, what can't happen?It is not impossible for two people with the same appearance to appear in front of them.

"I offended you just now. I mistook you for a female ghost I met before, so I couldn't help but look at it a few more times. Please forgive me if there is any offense." He apologized in return.

"Female ghost? Sister, he said that you look like a female ghost. How can you say that you have seen ghosts?"

Fu Yuechi next to him became a little excited, and asked Li Xiuyuan: "Can you tell me what a ghost looks like? Where have you seen a ghost? I have never seen a ghost when I grow up. Take me with you." Go and see, okay?"

After finishing speaking, she begged again with the gesture of a little girl acting like a baby.

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Li Xiuyuan immediately smiled dumbly: "You are the daughters of Mr. Fu, the servant of the Ministry of War, and you are protected by official fortune. You have to hide when you see ghosts. How can ghosts show up in front of you? And most of the ghosts are not good ghosts. Most of them are evil ghosts. It is harmful, and there is no benefit to seeing it, only disadvantages."

"Official luck protects the body, and ghosts and gods are not close. This is the first time I've heard such a saying." At this time, Fu Tianchou's voice sounded, and he walked out of the yamen with a smile.

"I wondered why there was a sound of swords and swords outside. It turned out that Qingfengyuechi and you two made a fuss, and you haven't apologized to others."

Fu Yuechi said: "Father, Yuechi apologized just now. This Mr. Li said that he has seen ghosts. Father, you told me that there are no ghosts in the world. Now I know that you must have lied to me."

Fu Tianchou stroked his beard and said: "Gods and ghosts should be respected and kept at a distance. As a scholar, you should stay away from ghosts and gods. Don't talk about them casually in the future."

There was a bit of sternness in his tone after he finished speaking.

It seems that the elders are admonishing the younger ones.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said with a smile: "If it is in the imperial court, Master Fu's words will naturally be ordained later in life, but now that he is out of the yamen, the younger generation has to speak out. There have been ghosts and gods since ancient times. As a member of the Ministry of War, Master Fu The servant was also protected by ghosts and gods, did Mr. Fu never notice it?"

"Inside the imperial court, outside the imperial court? Interesting, you mean that above the imperial court you respect my official status so you are open-minded to be educated, but outside the yamen you and I are just ordinary people, so you speak out."

Master Fu stroked his beard and smiled: "Your thinking is indeed different from ordinary people, and only when you are different from ordinary people will you be willing to spend your family's money on disaster relief and rescue the people. You, you are right, ghosts and gods have indeed existed since ancient times, and they are by your side. I remember that when I went to Beijing to rush for the exam, I met a robber on the road. The robber wanted to intercept and kill me. When I just sneaked behind me, I suddenly vomited blood and fell to the ground."

"At that time, I didn't suspect that he was a robber. He only regarded him as a passer-by, so he hurriedly rescued him. However, the robber opened his eyes and said, "I am a robber here. I want to intercept you. Just when I was about to do it, I suddenly I saw a golden armored god appearing behind you and hit my head with a golden hammer, you have the protection of ghosts and gods, and you must be a very special person in the future."

"After saying this, the robber died. I didn't believe in ghosts and gods at the time. I thought he was talking nonsense, so I kindly restrained him. As a result, when the Japanese official passed by a dilapidated temple the next day, I saw that On the top of the temple is enshrined a statue of a god, the statue looks like a general, with hands hanging down, eyes wide open, majestic, one of the golden hammers is still stained with blood, since then I have been convinced that ghosts and gods are real It exists, and I don’t know if I obeyed the robber’s words and kept worshiping the servant. Now that I think about it, I still have lingering fears, but since I have ghosts and gods secretly protecting me, then God must want me to make some achievements. , Knowing the way is the reward of eating the king, and taking care of the king's worries, this official will not dare to relax for a moment."

Speaking of this, Mr. Fu became emotional again.

The others were amazed when they heard the words, they didn't expect Master Fu to have such a bizarre experience.

If these words were uttered from someone else's mouth, it would only be considered as a flattery of oneself, but if they were uttered from his mouth, it would be convincing.

The two women, Fu Qingfeng and Fu Yuechi listened to this story with great interest, their eyes lit up, and they looked excited.

For others, Fu Tianchou was telling stories, but Li Xiuyuan could hear that Fu Tianchou used the ghosts and gods he had experienced to warn himself that he must be loyal to the king and serve the country, and he must not slack off.

This senior official is a senior official, and every word and every word reveals deep meaning.

"What Mr. Fu said is very true. Ghosts and gods are supposed to warn the world, but this is something done by virtuous ghosts and gods. There are also harmful ghosts and gods in this world. These harmful ghosts and gods are as abominable as corrupt officials. The country harms the people and is a cancer in the world that needs to be eradicated."

Li Xiuyuan also said, and at the same time expressed his dissatisfaction with the corruption of the court.

"There are ghosts and gods that are harmful to people, Mr. Li, have you seen them?" Fu Yuechi's eyes lit up with stars, and he asked with great interest.

"Of course I've seen it, and there are many, but evil spirits and gods are scary. Sometimes evil people are even more terrifying. If possible, it's better not to meet them. The two girls must not be so interested in ghosts and gods, because most of them It's not a good thing." Li Xiuyuan said.

Fu Tianchou narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Li Xiuyuan with a half-smile.

"It's getting late now, Wansheng won't bother Master Fu anymore, Wansheng bids farewell." After speaking, he gave another salute, said goodbye and left.

After Li Xiuyuan walked away, the clerk next to him surnamed Duan whispered again: "Your Excellency has a heart for talents, and wants to accept this Li Xiucai?"

"Yes, he is very talented and has good moral character. The most important thing is that he is a disciple of merchants. There is no one who is an official in the family. He is following the path of this official, so I asked several officials from Yangzhou to come out. The purpose of testing him is to make him disliked by other officials, so that he will not learn the same way as other scholars to form a party and private affairs, and learn the art of running a dog, which is a waste of talent." Fu Tianchou shook his head slightly.

(End of this chapter)