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Li Yaonan spoke elegantly, the content of the class was all practical, every word and every sentence was thought-provoking, the students listened very carefully, and couldn't help but feel lucky in their hearts, fortunately they came to attend the class today, Master Li's promotion was not without reason.

As time passed bit by bit, Li Yaonan's class came to an end, and even Li Mingzhang, who was outside the class, listened with gusto, with a look of deep thought on his face from time to time.

A few children sat upright, pricking up their little ears, fascinated by what they heard.

Li Yaonan smiled slightly: "Okay, that's all for today, if you don't understand, you can ask questions now."

A student stood up, entangled in his heart. What Master Li said was contrary to what he had learned in the past. What was even more hateful was that he actually felt that what Master Li said was reasonable. The conflict between the two ideas made him contradict himself. A breakthrough, he was afraid that he would suffer for the rest of his life, so he asked sharply: "According to what you said, honest officials have become unbearable, do you have any prejudice against honest officials?"

Li Yaonan slightly raised his eyebrows, this student asked a good question, but he didn't intend to become the public enemy of all honest officials, he said with a smile: "Of course not, I don't have any prejudice against honest officials, on the contrary I admire real honest officials, they Among the officials of this dynasty, Mr. Gu, the magistrate of Ming Dynasty, and Mr. Yin Yu, the prefect of Lianzhou, are people I respect very much."

The students looked bewildered, who are these two adults?

Li Yaonan quickly gave them the answer: "Mr. Gu has been an official for 13 years. He was a Jinshi of Chengze for [-] years. He was only a county magistrate when he first took office. At that time, Shikang County was not as prosperous as it is now."

"Shikang County?" A student was surprised. In the past ten years, there have been several Juren in Shikang County. He had heard of this place.

Li Yaonan nodded and smiled: "That's right, Shikang County is what it is today because of Mr. Gu. Shikang County was notoriously poor 20 years ago. Mr. Gu worked tirelessly, running around, lowering his figure to beg the local wealthy households , raised money to build roads and bridges, organized local people to open up wasteland and cultivate land, and built a school in the county, and laid the foundation of Shikang County step by step, so that it has today's prosperity."

Someone asked curiously: "How did Mr. Li know what happened 20 years ago?"

Li Yaonan bent the corners of his lips: "I am the General Secretary."

The students gasped, for how long Li Da had been in office, he knew everything about previous years.

Li Yaonan's face was serious, and he said earnestly: "An official should stay in his position and seek his own government. Since I am the general secretary, I naturally have to know everything about the yamen. This is responsible for myself and my position. Well, bento is worthy of the emperor's attention."

"Where is Master Yu, who is he?"

Li Yaonan talked eloquently, and he was very familiar with his deeds: "Mr. Yu is a strict official. The people in Lianzhou area call him Yu Qingtian. He is an upright and honest official. He is not afraid of power. He has tried countless cases of injustice..."

The students were a little puzzled: "It's also an unjust trial, what's the difference between him and Rui Hai?"

"Of course there is a difference." Li Yaonan said sternly, "Master Yu acts decisively. If one person is full of hatred, others will only hate him but will not anger the people. Of course, this has nothing to do with the wiseness of today's saints. I have said it before. , an official needs to judge the situation, and the results will definitely be different in different environments."

"Where is Master You, the magistrate of Donghe County, Master You, is he a good official?" A student asked with red eyes. "

"Your Excellency..." Li Yaonan thought for a moment, shook his head, and replied very tactfully: "He is not suitable to be an official."

"Your Excellency serves the country and the people, he is not considered a good official, who is considered a good official?" Qiao Zhixin became excited, with a slightly resentful look on his face.

The rest of the students fixed their eyes on Mr. Li, obviously infected by Qiao Zhixin's emotions.

Li Yaonan is very patient: "To the common people, he is a good official, but to the emperor, he is an official who guards against himself. The state owns the state law, and the family has family rules. No matter what the reason, he has never been approved by the superior official. Yes, it is a fact to open warehouses to release grain. Have you ever thought about what these grains are used for? The Yellow River flooded back then, and the East River was one of the hardest hit areas. There are many ways to raise grain, but he chose the one with the worst consequences. A serious kind."

The students fell silent, and Li Yaonan continued: "The grain and grass are the country's military supplies. He opened the granary privately, and the superior didn't know about it. If there is any emergency, have you ever thought about what to do? If he is so emotional, maybe he really has one heart." For the people, but I think he is not suitable to be an official, even if there is no such thing as opening a granary to release food, his official career will not be long."

"What would you do if it was Mr. Li?" Qiao Zhixin's eyes were red. He was a citizen of Donghe. If he hadn't been favored by Mr. You back then, his family might have died in that disaster.

Li Yaonan sneered: "Could it be that the wealthy households in the city are just a display, Mr. You can't bend down to the merchants, so why not force them to collect food? To put it bluntly, it's not because of self-esteem."

The corners of Qiao Zhixin's lips twitched, and he retorted: "Your Excellency is a good official, and the wealthy household is also a citizen of Donghe. He will not steal people's money for no reason, he is just an upright person."

"I know that this is a kind of moral restraint. If this is the case, then why does he still open warehouses to release grain and steal the treasury? Why, because he is for the country and the people, because he is for the people, so he You can know the law and break the law openly, so if everyone is like him, how can there be any laws in the country?"

Qiao Zhixin opened his mouth and couldn't find any reason to refute. Li Yaonan's words were reasonable, but as a Donghe citizen, he was unwilling to believe that Mr. You's actions were wrong.

Seeing his blank expression, Li Yaonan slightly slowed down his tone: "This is just my personal opinion, for you to think about, it does not represent other people's opinions, you can refute or question, I dare not say that I am right, Any good book must be edited and revised before it can be compiled into a complete book, the allusions of the ancestors cannot be blindly followed, I think any doubt can make people progress."

"Do you have any doubts about Confucius' teaching?" a student asked.

"Confucius is a great thinker." Li Yaonan replied with a chuckle, as if recalling something from the past: "You may not know that when I was in the Imperial Academy, I was notorious for ghosts, and it is not unreasonable to question the knowledge of the ancestors. It’s a shame, in ancient times people only used bronze wares, but until now, porcelain, iron wares, jade wares, etc., and there may be more in the future, what does this prove?”

"It proves that our knowledge must be deeper than that of the ancients."

"Yes, in the way of learning, we can get rid of the dross and extract the essence. The knowledge of the ancients has its merits. However, no matter how well you learn, you just inherit the knowledge of the ancients and cannot open up new ones. thought of."

After talking to them for a while, the students asked questions one after another, Li Yaonan's answers made his mouth dry and he felt a little hungry, and then he suddenly realized that it was getting late.

"Okay, that's all for today, you go back and think about it." Li Yaonan made a final decision and ended today's topic.

The students were still full of ideas, and they were reluctant to part with each other, and there were still many questions that they had not asked.

"Master Li, will you still give a lecture next time?"

"Students still don't understand much."

"Lord Li..."

Li Yaonan smiled slightly, and looked into the expectant eyes. He knew that today's class was a success. After thinking about it for a while, he went to the front of the table, brushed and brushed, and wrote down a topic: "This is Wei Chao's class." The well-known loyal ministers and good ministers of the period each wrote a policy and handed it to the steward of the Four Seas Bookstore, and I will send it back after being corrected."

"Thank you, Mr. Li." The students were very excited, their eyes sparkled. Mr. Li is really a kind person. It would be great if other officials could give lectures. Who would be so careful.

"Master Li, when will you give a lecture next time?" Someone asked unwillingly.

Li Yaonan laughed, originally he planned to take this opportunity to make a name for himself, so he would not come again, but he couldn't say that, he thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Let's see it next month when you rest, the son-in-law will notify you in advance."

The students are in good spirits, taking a rest next month, enough for them to finish the subject well, and enough for them to digest what they have learned today, I don't know what Mr. Li will talk about next time...

When Li Yaonan returned to the side room, Li Mingzhang had already set up the food and drinks, and the children all looked deep in thought.

"Brother Donglin is a great talent." Li Mingzhang was amazed in his heart. He knew that Li Yaonan had a big heart. Listening to his words today still makes people feel amazed. Many things make people suddenly enlightened.

Li Yaonan chuckled lightly: "It's just a little feeling."

Li Mingzhang knew in his heart that when Brother Li went to Yunnan, he must have experienced many setbacks. In addition, Brother Li likes to take a slant in his actions, so it is not surprising to come to the current conclusion.

Li Yaonan let him misunderstand, even though the two have a good relationship, he will not confess everything.

Li Xi rolled his eyes in the dark, feeling even more that his father was so talented that no one could match him, and he didn't know when in his life he would be able to escape the old fox's Wuzhishan.

"What's your plan after Donglin?" Li Mingzhang pointed.

"Let's see." Li Yaonan sneered, "I am the emperor's servant, and I only need to obey the emperor's orders."

Li Mingzhang shook his head: "I'm afraid things won't be so simple."

"So what." Li Yaonan's eyes were dark, seeing Li Mingzhang's concerned eyes, he couldn't help but feel warm: "Prince dare not act blatantly, as long as the emperor is facing me, I will have nothing to fear."

Li Mingzhang sighed softly: "I'm afraid the prince will jump over the wall in a hurry."

Li Yaonan groaned, and couldn't help laughing slowly: "You're the only one who dares to say that."

Li Mingzhang pretended to be helpless, spread his hands and said: "My father is timid, he can't stand being scared, except that there are not so many restrictions in front of you, how can I dare to speak freely in other places."

"Ah!" Li Yaonan sighed, the years really are not forgiving, I still remember that Li Mingzhang was a son of a family back then, and his words and deeds were elegant, but now he has become more casual.

Li Mingzhang smiled wryly, he could not change the environment, he could only change himself. At the beginning of the establishment of Sihai Bookstore, all the people who came here were from poor families. If he put on airs, what would he use to socialize with others, just relying on his status would probably be daunting .

However, fortunately, he persevered, and his life is not bad now. Although his relationship with the princess is not very good, it can barely be called a respectful guest.

Li Yaonan understood somewhat in his heart. Li Mingzhang faced poor students, just like a princess faced a son-in-law. The difference in status was like a thick wall. If the princess didn't let go of her airs, the relationship between husband and wife would always be separated by a layer. No matter how good it looks on the surface , In fact, never into the bottom of my heart.

After eating, the two chatted for a while, and Li Yaonan took the child back home.

Little did they know, the content of his lecture today was spread all over the capital like flying, some people thought deeply, some scoffed, and some cursed, especially some honest officials who were trying to gain fame, this time they were very angry.

It was two days later that the emperor got the news, and he said in his heart that he was neither born nor angry. The behavior of Li Qing's family was really unexpected. Let's see what he taught, it was all tricky and crooked.

However, thinking about it deeply, it makes people feel that Rui Hai is an upright official, but why should he yell at the emperor? No matter how good Rui Hai's reputation among the people is, for an emperor, his behavior It was no different from a provocation, which made him famous, but let the majesty of the emperor be demolished.

No emperor likes an official like Rui Hai. Rui Hai's words and deeds have already exceeded his duty. His fearlessness can only show the incompetence of Emperor Han Yuan.It may be said that it was because of his actions that Emperor Han Cheng lost the hearts of the people, and the Great Jin was able to take this opportunity to rise.

The emperor had already figured out the temperament of some upright officials, but after Li Yaonan clarified it, he felt a sense of enlightenment.

He loves and hates the upright and upright officials in the court, just like the upright and honest censor, who caught the slightest mistake and jumped higher than the chicken one by one. It seems to have become a habit to refute the emperor. It is the language used to praise loyal ministers in ancient times, but when it comes to him...

The corner of the emperor's lips twitched. If he didn't refute the emperor's censors, they were not good censors. If they didn't fight against the emperor, they wouldn't be famous enough. This was a popular trend in the previous dynasty.

Now the emperor really wants to see the faces of these censors after hearing what Li Qing's family said, they are just trying to catch their reputation, aren't some people just trying to catch their reputation?However, it is not completely useless, at least when they impeach ministers, in order to show that they are not afraid of power, they never soften their mouths.

"Report to the emperor, the twelfth prince, the thirteenth prince, and the sixteenth prince are here." The prince called softly, for fear of disturbing the emperor's deep thinking.

"Well, let's pass it in." A smile floated on the emperor's face, and only then did he remember that he was going to test their knowledge today.

The prince sighed in his heart, except for the young prince, the emperor hadn't been this kind for a long time.

"I will see my father." Several princes quickly stepped into the imperial study.

"Get up." The emperor nodded lightly, feeling that he was indeed getting old, he became fond of remembering the past, and loved having children under his knees, but it's a pity...

The emperor's eyes dimmed, and the voices of several princes interrupted his thoughts.

"Thank you, Father."

The emperor's expression was slightly soft: "Today's homework has been completed."

"Returning to the father, it has been completed." The twelve princes have words and deeds, and they can already see the royal demeanor at a young age.

"The master of riding and archery praised me." The thirteenth prince raised his chin and put on a good posture, but the answer was hesitant.

The sixteenth prince was only ten years old, relying on the emperor's favor, he was very courageous, and said proudly: "Today, the teacher praised the child, and I don't believe that the father will take the exam."

The emperor smiled lightly, and became interested: "Scholars can't be resolute, the responsibilities are heavy and the road is long. Ren thinks that the responsibility is already, isn't it too heavy? After death, isn't it too far away? What's the solution?"

The sixteenth prince replied with a serious face: "A truly responsible person must have a tenacious will, because the responsibility he bears is heavy, and the road to realization is very long. Taking benevolence as one's own responsibility is so important. Responsibility. With the end of life as the end of the task, so the road to the realization of benevolence is long and far.”

"Not bad." The emperor was in a happy mood, and praised him without hesitation.

The sixteenth prince was very proud, like a little peacock.

The thirteenth prince minimized his sense of existence, for fear that his father would test him.

The twelfth prince looked at his younger brother amusedly, but he slightly blocked his body and stood in front of the thirteenth prince.

The emperor glared at the thirteenth prince, but he wasn't very angry in his heart. It's better for the son to be naughty than they are scheming all day long. But as a prince, he can't do without studying. Learning, the prince carefully reported: "The emperor, His Royal Highness, the fifth prince, the sixth prince, and the seventh prince are asking to see you."

The emperor's face darkened, and his good mood was destroyed in an instant.

The three princes looked at each other carefully, and the twelve princes said with a smile: "Father has something to do, so I will take my leave first."

"No need." The emperor said lightly: "Now you are thirteen, and you have to do business in a few days, so it's good to stay and listen." Then he looked at the thirteenth and sixteenth princes: "You should also learn more. "

"Yes, Father." Thirteenth and Sixteenth answered cheerfully, especially the Thirteenth Prince, who had just escaped a catastrophe, and the joyful expression on his face should be too obvious.

The Twelfth Prince's mood was complicated, he didn't know whether it was happiness or worry, he and his elder brother were too different in age, even if he didn't have the heart to compete for the position at this time, he would inevitably be suspected, he hesitated for a long time before saying: "Thank you, Father. "