Rebel

Gu Ao followed Mrs. Jian through a luxuriant forest and bamboo, and the sound of the bell came from a distance, ringing in the cliffs of the mountains, and the sound of the bell was louder and clearer among the lush greenery.Jian Pu leads Gu Ao, stepping on scattered stones across the clear stream, to a bamboo house.The boy guarding outside looked at Jian Pu and said, "Mister has been waiting for a long time, please come in quickly."

Jian Pu nodded, signaling Gu Ao to follow him, and walked into the inner room through the curtain.As soon as Jian Pu entered, he bent down and bowed down: "Teacher, disciple Jian Pu pays homage to me."

Gu Ao also bowed down behind Jian Pu, only to hear an old but energetic voice say: "Get up quickly, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Only then did Jian Pu straighten up, and Gu Ao followed Jian Pu, and both of them were sitting on the ground on the straw woven tufts that had been arranged.Gu Ao raised his eyes and saw that the interior layout is very simple, nothing more than a collapse, a table, a cup, a lamp, a lamp, and a painting, but it complements the faint green bamboo outside the window and the striking fragrance. This simple room is set off to be quiet and elegant.

Gu Ao thought in his heart: "If the mountain is not high, there will be spirits if there are immortals; if the water is not deep, there will be spirits if there are dragons; this is a humble room, but my virtue is sweet." Before I saw it, I didn't fully understand what it meant. Now that I have seen Fang Zhijian, I know that the word Qiyun really does not depend on things, but on people.

Thinking so, Gu Ao followed Jian Pu's eyes and looked respectfully.I saw a gray-haired old man sitting on the couch in front of him, he seemed to be over the ages, he had a childlike face and a kind face, his clothes were all white, even though he was clothed in commoner clothes, he showed an extraterrestrial dignity A person's immortal style and integrity.

Seeing that his master Jian Pu was so pious, Gu Ao couldn't help becoming solemn, and sat upright behind Jian Pu holding his breath.

"Teacher, this little boy is Gu Ao whom I mentioned in your letter." Jian Pu bowed down.

Mr. Shan Yunzi smiled slightly, and looked at Gu Ao: "Boy of the Gu family, come here."

Gu Ao hurriedly leaned forward, moved forward slightly, and replied: "Yes."

The old Mr. Shan Yunzi nodded, and said slowly: "You know that your master praised you in the letter, and hoped that I could take you under my door. Tell me now, why you should Come to Shanyun Academy? My disciple Jian's family is famous all over the county, isn't it good for you to learn from him?"

Gu Ao never thought that he would stop learning from Jian Pu, seeing the old gentleman asking himself this question, he didn't know how to answer for a while.In his heart, Jian Pu has always been his mentor, so Gu Ao said bluntly: "I have followed Mr. Jian to study books, and I have not dared to neglect it. It has been more than six years. The master now brings his students to Shanyun Academy to increase his experience. But Master is still my Master, Gu Ao dare not have the thought of choosing a teacher."

When Jian Pu heard the words, he felt relieved, and at the same time, he couldn't help persuading him from the side: "... Ao'er, it's not that I don't want to teach you because of my teacher, but I can't teach you because of my teacher. Now I recommend you Yu Shanyunzi for my teacher. Sir, you can just answer what the gentleman asked."

The old Mr. Shan Yunzi was on the side, also stroked his long beard with a smile, and looked at Gu Ao kindly.

Only then did Gu Ao realize that it turned out that Jian Pu brought him to Shanyun Academy not only for study tour, but also for apprenticeship.Seeing Mrs. Jian looking at him eagerly, his eyes are full of expectations that he would show his strengths... and Mr. Shan Yunzi seems to have the intention of taking the school exam, so Gu Ao couldn't bear to disappoint his master Jian Pu, and thought about it Thinking about it, Gu Ao solemnly replied to Mr. Shan Yunzi:

"Ordinary people who want to make achievements in the world need to have far-sightedness and foresight. If there is a little bit of inaccuracy, it will suddenly be small and defeat the big one. Master Jian has taught me how to stand in the world, how to deploy strategies, and how to practice what I have learned. Smell, how to deal with the details, but I have never learned."

Shan Yunzi nodded with a smile, signaling Gu Ao to continue talking.Jian Pu watched from the side, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy before saying: "I don't know if my disciple can fall into the eyes of the teacher! I have already spoken well for him in the letter, and it will be up to him next." gone."

In fact, in Jian Pu's original plan, he was going to see Shan Yunzi for advice first, and then recommend Gu Ao.But he didn't expect that he just entered Shanyun Academy, and immediately a boy came to him and said: "Mr. Shanyunzi asked you not to go to see him alone, but bring the little boys under your school to meet him."

Jian Pu knew that it was because the teacher had given up on his desire to find the way for the students first, and this time he brought Gu Ao together to pay respects, but he was still completely unsure of the meaning of the teacher Shan Yunzi... Now that Gu Ao answered carefully, the eyebrows In his expression, there was the determination and simplicity that he showed when he was embarrassed by himself in the Mangdang Mountains.Only then did Jian Pu feel relieved, and thought: "What was I worrying about just now? Don't I know the students I teach? He is the clearest in his heart. How could he be afraid of the teacher Shan Yunzi's questioning? "

Just listen to Gu Ao continued: "Since I have made up my mind to strive for the spirit of scholars and take the world as my own responsibility, I should delve into the fine things of peace in the world so that I can make a difference and live up to the entrustment of the sages. Otherwise, empty words and high righteousness will fail. It is just for fame, but it is of no use to the people in this world. The disciples who come to Shanyun Academy come to learn the knowledge of 'applying'."

Shan Yunzi nodded when he heard the words, seeing that what Gu Ao said was not superficial, every word and every sentence was not pretentious, but they were all truthful, he felt approval in his heart.But unlike the Liao family child recommended by another disciple Xun Yusheng before, he was melancholy and literary when he opened his mouth:

"People are not born with knowledge, and they love to learn. Shanyun Academy is a leader in the world, and everyone looks forward to it. It has the courage of military strategists, the benevolence of Confucianism, and the righteousness of Mohism. It is beautiful in the world. Why don't I follow it?

The country is like this, heroes compete.Emperor Xia and King Zhou swung his whip to Yu Nei, could it be that they used the benefits of soldiers and the benevolence of virtue to restrain them.Shanyun Academy is built on a high ground, overthrowing the talents of the world, and I will follow it. "

At that time, Shan Yunzi was not satisfied with Liao Quji's answer, so he asked again: "Then what do you want to learn?"

Liao Quji replied: "To stabilize the universe, there are two strategies to fight against the outside world and secure the inside. The foreign soldiers are now the emperor's relatives, and they have no intention of winning in the Central Plains. If they are safe, the disciples are willing to follow the sages of Mushanyun Academy and devote themselves to suppressing the bandits. .”

The knowledge of "suppressing bandits" was promoted by the famous Taiwei of Shanyun Academy in the past, but Shanyunzi has been in charge of Shanyun Academy for more than [-] years. When Liao Quji answered the word 'suppressing bandits', he knew in his heart that suppressing bandits is not the foundation of success or failure. Seeing what Liao Quji said, he said to him: "You follow the lectures in the academy first. Master, learn a little bit, if there is anything you can't understand, you can ask me, Master Xun."

"Yes." At that time Liao Quji withdrew according to his words, but Xun Yusheng thought to himself: "It seems that the teacher still doesn't know my disciple's talent and intelligence, so he didn't accept me as a disciple. That's right, these few days I can't ask anything between sentences, from now on I have to bring Qu Ji to see the teacher often, the teacher knows that Qu Ji is good, so he is willing to accept him as a disciple."

Now Shan Yunzi also asked Gu Ao the same question: "Since you have come to Shanyun Academy, what do you want to learn?"

Gu Ao thought for a while: "I heard that the most profound knowledge of Shanyun Academy is the law of success or failure. Since I am determined to secure the world, I naturally want to learn the law of success or failure."

Seeing that Gu Ao didn't answer the main point, Jian Pu hurriedly reminded him: "Rule the country by law as punishment, rule by virtue as benevolence, and rule by soldiers as courage. There are sixteen subjects, including sentencing, ceremonies, music, diction, history, yin and yang, vertical and horizontal, divination, astronomy, etc. When the teacher asks you, he is asking you which one you want to learn."

Gu Ao thought about it again, and said: "Governing a country is like keeping in good health. There are head disease, foot disease, heart disease, and foot moss itching. National chaos is like human disease. Sometimes the disease is in the joints, and the soup can be cured; The skin can be healed by needles and stones; in the stomach and intestines, fire can be healed; in the bone marrow, only life can be healed. Now if you want to ask me whether I learn to iron soup, or needles and stones, or learn fire Qi, or learn divination , that also requires me to know where the disease in the world is."

Seeing that Gu Ao said something, Shan Yunzi said: "My Shanyun Academy specializes in suppressing bandits, but everyone is competing to learn the art, don't you want to learn?"

Gu Ao said: "There are bandits in a country that can be suppressed, and the disease is already in the stomach. If there is a master of medicine in the country, who can see the gods in the disease and eliminate them without visible signs, why wait for the disease to spread to the stomach? The so-called generals who suppress bandits are just Among the doctors, they are the fiercest type. They use the blood, inject poison, damage the skin, and rule the country without disease. Therefore, they are famous among the princes. If someone can prevent the disease from spreading before it spreads, and do not seek great achievements, and do not covet the famous name , can also cure the disease, and the means are higher."

"So, you want to learn the way of inaction?" Shan Yunzi asked again.

Gu Ao shook his head: "No. The trend of the country is also the trend of the time. Sometimes you have to get rid of it fiercely, and you should be fierce; but you can't be greedy and fierce. If the disease is in the skin, needles and stones will appear, and the disease is in the stomach. It is time to use the sword and axe, to cure diseases and save lives, there is no distinction between high and low, and the one who can unite the world is the highest. If you should be soft, you should be soft, and if you should be fierce, you should be fierce."

Jian Pu saw that Gu Ao was answering back and forth, but he still didn't mention the final category, so he was afraid that his teacher, Mr. Shan Yunzi, thought that Gu Ao didn't care much, and reminded him, "Just tell me, what exactly do you want to learn?"

Gu Ao said, "I want to learn how to govern a country."

Jian Pu couldn't help being a little impatient, and asked, "Oh...there are so many ways to govern the country, so which way do you want to go?"

Jian Pushang still asked like this, Shan Yunzi sat on the side but smiled while stroking his beard, he understood in his heart, and said in his heart: "It seems that this child wants to learn the emperor's art!"

But at this moment, suddenly a little boy picked up the curtain and looked into the room: "...Mr.!"

Shan Yunzi calmed down his thoughts, and smiled slightly at Gu Ao: "You answered very well." Then he raised his eyes and asked the little boy, "...what's the matter?"

The little boy reported: "There is a quarrel in the Yizheng hall! The head of the Qi family said that he had caught a thief who stole Qi Jiayu...then...the thief said...that he is Mr. Jian's disciple..."

Jian Pu was stunned, and thought: "Isn't my disciple here? Why is he in the Yizheng Hall?" After a while, he came back to his senses, and thought: "...Oh, is it Tian Rong?!"

Gu Ao was on the side, stood up when he heard the words "scratch", hurriedly bowed to Shan Yunzi, "disciple is rude." Then he gritted his teeth and said to Jian Pu: "Master, let me go and have a look!" Then he said Followed the boy and ran out.

Gu Ao thought to himself: "Why did Tian Rong get into trouble again? It was because I didn't manage him well during the time when the master didn't come, that I made him humiliate the master in public!" Thinking of this , Gu Ao couldn't help blaming himself, Master Jian planned everything for himself, but he didn't let Master Jian worry, so he secretly made up his mind in his heart: "The teacher has a good reputation, I will not let them trample on me!" After that, Gu Ao couldn't help speeding up his pace again.

Shan Yunzi saw the thin curtain that was lifted up, glanced at Jian Pu who had a somewhat sluggish face, and said slowly: "This child is not bad, but his temper is a little unstable..."

Jian Pu naturally knew that Gu Ao's "mind was unstable", if Gu Ao's mind was stable, how could he say "prison the clan, occupy Wuguan, and establish himself as king"?Now hearing what Shan Yunzi said, Jian Pu bowed his head and said, "I just knew that I couldn't train him, so I brought him to see the teacher."

Shan Yunzi sighed: "...Did you not see it, or are you pretending not to know, he has a rebellious bone in the back of his head... In the future, the world will wither, and life will inevitably..." Shan Yunzi said here, looked at it After Jian Pu glanced at it, he stopped talking.

Jian Pu smiled wryly: "How could I not know that there is a rebellion in the back of his head?...But I can't bear to neglect him."

Seeing the helplessness on his disciple's face, Shan Yunzi couldn't help sighing inwardly.This disciple originally liked idle clouds and wild cranes ignoring sundries the most, but now because of this child of the Gu family, there is such an expression on his face... Although Jian Pu has no son, seeing his demeanor towards Gu Ao now, he really has a feeling It means "poor parents in the world".

Shan Yunzi said: "I think his mind is still upright, but I don't know what will happen after he learns the emperor's knowledge..."

Jian Pu didn't realize it at first, but after being touched by the teacher Shan Yunzi, he immediately became clear, yes... just now Gu Ao talked about it, said so much... so what he wanted to learn...wasn't the emperor learning? !

Jian Pu bowed again with some fear: "I hope the teacher will keep him in the door and let him contribute to the people of the world instead of disturbing the world..."