Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Master Dao hurried forward and bowed, "Master Su, it's been a long time since we last met. I'm honored to have you here!"

"You seem to have lost a lot of weight. Are you healthy?"

After not seeing him for a few years, Mr. Su noticed that his hair had turned a lot greyer and his body was not as strong as before.

"Thanks to you, I finally made it through." Master Dao laughed and ushered him into the house. "There is a high-end inn in our county. Why don't you go there and come to my cramped room?"

Master Su waved at him and looked around the room with a smile on his face.

"Let me see where you live. It's simple and elegant. That's great."

Zhou Linzhao and Su Yunjin quickly made the tea and brought it over.

"Grandfather, please have some tea!"

Master Su picked it up, blew on it, put it to his lips and took a sip, "Hmm, not bad, it's good tea!"

"The city lord had some of this year's new tea sent over as soon as it was made," Zhou Linzhao said stiffly.

Facing the serious Master Su, he felt a little frightened.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Lin Yinan strode in with a smile on his face, and greeted the teachers present one by one.

"It is such an honor for us to have Master Su come to Longtan!"

Master Su looked her up and down and said with a smile, "Time really spares no one! In the blink of an eye, the little girl has grown up so big. I heard that you are a mother now?"

"I just got a little cotton-padded jacket last year."

"It's a pity that my daughter-in-law is too short-sighted, otherwise you would be my granddaughter-in-law. My grandson is unlucky and missed such a good marriage." Master Su joked, without any contempt in his words.

He was not a pedantic person and he kept lamenting in his heart that fate was playing tricks on him.

"Mr. Su is very beautiful and will definitely have a good marriage."

"I heard that your husband's family is the Yun family, who have been stationed at Yanmen Pass for generations?"

"Exactly."

Old Master Su stared at her with a sharp gaze, "The Yun family's loss of Yanmen Pass has led to the current situation of war in the Central Plains. They are really ashamed of the emperor and the people of the world. They deserve to be killed!"

Lin Yinan's smile remained unchanged, but the look he gave Master Su suddenly became a little colder.

"Three generations of the Yun family and 100,000 soldiers died in the battle at Yanmen Pass. Master Su, do you mean that the Yun family is unworthy of living in this world after being defeated? Or do you think that the Yun family alone can resist the 300,000 iron cavalry of the mixed Hu coalition army?"

"City Lord Lin, your words are too serious. I just feel that I am eating your food and worrying about your worries."

"Then what do you think caused this war, Master Su?"

Master Su was silent, and even the four people including Su Kunliang and his sons, Master Dao and all the scholars present were silent.

"There is nothing wrong with this. The mixed Hu coalition has already formed a grand regime in the central and eastern parts of the country, plundering the resources and interests of the Great Yan Kingdom, causing the Great Yan Kingdom to lose most of its territory and resources."

"The Emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom was incompetent and unjust. He trusted treacherous villains, the bureaucracy was corrupt, and the taxes were too heavy, causing many people to be unable to feed themselves and become homeless."

"Everyone knows it, but they put all the blame on the Yun family."

At this moment, Lin Yinan's edge was revealed.

The more Master Su listened, the brighter his eyes became. He raised his eyebrows and asked with interest, "Then do you think there is any way to break the deadlock?"

"Not really. Dynasties always have to be updated and iterated." Lin Yinan said calmly.

Although China has no record of having seen the Great Yan Kingdom in its 5,000-year history, the trajectory of its civilization is no different from history. How can it be reversed by human power?

"Are you and the Yun family planning to take over the world through what you have done in the South?" Master Su asked again.

As soon as he asked, everyone in the room looked at Lin Yinan.

Lin Yinan's lips curled slightly, his eyes swept across everyone's faces, his voice clear and cold.

"I have no ambition to become the king, I just want to live in peace in a corner."

There was a flash of disappointment in Master Su's eyes. With this girl's ability, if they join forces with the Yun family, they might be able to win the championship.

Lin Yinan took in the expression on his face and said calmly, "The south is mountainous and water-rich, with complex terrain and sparse populations in most places. If you want to fight your way to the Central Plains and compete with the Central Plains cavalry, it's like hitting a rock with an egg."

Mr. Su was knowledgeable and talented. After listening to Lin Yinan's analysis, his heart was completely relieved.

"Could it be that Master Su still wants to return to the Central Plains?"

"The Su family exhausted the savings of their ancestors, and nearly half of the family members were killed on the way. They finally reached Cangwu County with great difficulty, and they can't go back." Old Master Su shook his head, his tone full of helplessness.

More importantly, among the Su family’s current generation of girls who had reached marriageable age, nearly ten married into aristocratic families in Cangwu County last year.

The Su family has already taken root in Cangwu County, and the Central Plains is just a hometown they can never return to.

"In fact, there is everything that the South doesn't know. I invited Master Su here because I want to build a college in Longtan." Lin Yinan took this opportunity to say.

She didn't say college, but academy.

This college mainly focuses on teaching technical skills.

"I heard from my son that I came all the way from Cangwu County and brought books copied by my disciples." Old Master Su said as he was about to stand up, "While I'm still here, I'll go take a look at your academy."

Su Yunzhi hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Grandfather, you are tired from the journey. It won't be too late to rest for a while before leaving."

"Mr. Su is right. Mr. Su, you should have a good rest today. I will take you on a tour tomorrow." Lin Yinan said with a smile.

Mr. Su was not a conservative person. He was focused and persistent in the Su family's educational cause. He was not afraid of difficulties, and he persevered and gave his all. This spirit is worthy of admiration.

"I'm an old man and I don't sleep much anyway, so it's okay to sleep less." Old Master Su did not refuse everyone's kindness, but just grumbled with some dissatisfaction.

The books on the carriage outside the yard were moved down one after another. The servants who were traveling with them came in to report, and Lin Yinan asked the guards to pull the carriage to the livestock shed to feed the animals.

Lin Yinan took a look and found that the scripture categories included: Yi, Shu, Shi, Li, Yue, Chun, Autumn, Filial Piety and Jingjie.

Historical books include official history, chronicles, miscellaneous history, geography, biography, etc.

With many categories of products, the Su family is indeed a scholarly family that teaches and imparts knowledge.

The next day, Lin Yinan took Master Su and his disciples to visit the paper mill where Su Yunzhi was currently working.

Old Master Su picked up the rice paper made by his grandson, looked at it from left to right, his face full of pride.

The disciples of the clan even talked to Su Yunzhi in a low voice.

"Brother Su, do you think City Lord Lin would be satisfied with what I have done?"

"You can ask her later. City Lord Lin is knowledgeable and she might find it useful!" Su Yunzhi understood the feelings of this junior brother from the clan who had the same special hobbies as himself. "Okay, I'll ask her later."

Then they went outside the city to see the academy which was still under construction.

While everyone was marveling at the vast size of the academy, Jiang Yikui, a disciple of Master Su, walked around the academy a few times and then went in to watch the men digging ditches and tamping the ground.

After asking the man in charge of the construction in detail, he frowned.

Lin Yinan had already noticed his behavior, so he asked, "Did this gentleman find anything wrong?"