I was a gentleman in ancient times

Xu Xuan sneered, already able to imagine Wei Su's situation in the future.That's right, he said that he wanted Wei Su to recognize his position, pull him down from the crowd's pursuit, and step into the mud and dust.

How can a person from a humble background deserve to be compared with the children of aristocratic families like them?It's a joke.

Xu Xuan's words made everyone present agree, "Mr. Xu's words are good, I'll just wait and see the good show. A fledgling yellow-mouthed kid with no grades, how can he easily get a high position? Let He sees that being an official is not so easy."

"Hahaha, that's right. From my point of view, he is nothing but a vain name. Look, since he became famous overnight in the entrance palace, what theoretical achievements have he made? Let's talk about waterwheels, paper and so on. , I heard that Wei Su didn't do it alone, and didn't it all depend on the Mohist family?"

"I also don't understand why the Mohist family would praise such a person? The things I made are not only named after Wei Su, but also seem to respect Wei Su. Could it be that Wei Su has some connection with the Mohist family?" An old man stroked his beard and said doubtfully.

What he said silenced everyone, Mr. Huang was right, if Wei Suzhen had something to do with the Mo family, then it would make sense.The Mohists are one of the biggest forces in the world today, if Wei Su offends the Mohists, this...

"If it doesn't matter, why does Mr. Duanmu of the Mo family value Wei Su so much? I heard that there is another branch of the Mo family that is hidden from the world. Could it be..."

Everyone's heart trembled, and they already understood what he meant.

At this time, Young Master Huai also thought of this possibility, and frowned, "You mean that Wei Sumo didn't come from one of the Mo family's hermits?"

Before the man nodded, Xu Xuan stood up and said loudly: "It is absolutely impossible. I am in the academy, and I know everything about Wei Su like the back of my hand. Back then, Mr. Duanmu of the Mo family invited Wei Su to join him because of the waterwheel incident. The Mohist family, but he rejected it straight away. Everyone in the Yingyang Academy knows about this, and I won’t say anything false. It is impossible for Wei Su to be related to the hidden branch of the Mohist family, otherwise he would face Mr. Duanmu. How could your invitation remain unmoved?"

Xu Xuan looked around and saw that everyone was silent, as if they were weighing the pros and cons. He continued, "Wei Su was born in the countryside of Yunshui. There is a private school that recruits children from the countryside, and Wei Su may not even know the words. Do you think such a person can really be a hermit of the Mohist family?"

He had already sent people to Yunshui Village to inquire about Wei Su's affairs, and that's why he was confident.It doesn't matter how famous Wei Su is, after all, his foundation is superficial, how can it compare to the profound background of the aristocratic family?Even if Wei Su had agreed to join the Mohist family back then, how could he dare to have any disrespectful thoughts with the Mohisth's support?Let alone against him.

"Mr. Xu's words are not unreasonable. Wei Su doesn't have any background, and relying on the name of Yingyang Academy, why should we be afraid?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone no longer had any worries, and said one after another: "I think this Yingyang Academy is becoming more and more famous in Huangfu Yong's hands. These days, anyone can really enter Is Xuegong a gentleman?"

"Mr. Xu came from Yingyang Academy. Mr. Xu's talent is more than a star and a half stronger than that surnamed Wei. I want to see how this person breaks the game we set up."

The people here are all people with academic ambitions, but they have nowhere to go.To put it simply, it is a generation with high eyesight and low hands.Since ancient times, scholars have always looked down on each other, and people are divided into groups. If such people are together, I am the most knowledgeable, and the others?Hehe, it's just a false name, what would happen to me...

Hearing these words, Xu Xuan felt a sense of satisfaction inexplicably, and became more and more complacent.

Young Master Huai was naturally very satisfied with this situation, and when Wei Su fell from a height, everyone would be able to recognize his true colors.snort!What are you bragging about being a worthy minister? It also depends on whether you have the ability.

Wei Su took up the post of Doctor Situ Zhong, which shocked the ruling and opposition parties.For such a result, everyone is well aware that most people are waiting to see the meaning of the joke.

Wei Su was aggressive when he first arrived, look at Master Yuan and Master Liu, how angry are they?Since returning from the banquet that day, the two of them have been lingering on the sick bed and have not seen any improvement.Until today, the imperial doctor ordered me to go to see it, saying that it is a disease caused by qi, which is really difficult to cure. Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine, and you have to think about it yourself. If not, medicine will be difficult to cure.

Working together for so many years, the experience of the two people is also empathetic.From their point of view, no matter what, Wei Su is an outsider after all, so it's too much to be unreasonable.In this way, it would be good to let Wei Su suffer, so as not to be arrogant and arrogant.

They didn't think that everything was caused by their own provocation first, and Wei Su just counterattacked.If it wasn't for their rudeness and preemptive action, Wei Su really didn't have the time to pay attention to them.

Wei Su didn't notice anything unusual, he received a letter from Qin Zhan.After reading it again, when Qin Zhan complained in the letter whether his husband still remembered him, Wei Su realized that it was true that he hadn't replied to Qin Zhan's letter for a long time.

In the past, letters would arrive almost every month, and he would always reply.It's just that after Zicheng came back, he learned that Qin Zhan went to fight the enemy alone, but he didn't mention a single word in the letter to him, so he panicked.For the first time, I didn't reply immediately.

After that, he didn't have much free time, and he was busy packing his things and heading to Lou country.There was a delay of several months on the road. Although I received letters from Qin Zhan one after another, I didn't have much time to write to him.

This was the first letter he received after he came to Lou Country. Counting the time, Qin Zhan sent out every month's letters on time.

Every word in the letter cried blood, as if it was a small animal abandoned by Wei Su.Wei Su couldn't help laughing, this bastard, didn't he just not reply for a while?With so much resentment?Besides, it's not that I don't reply to the letter, it's just that I'm too busy and don't have time.He has already become the king of the Western Qin Dynasty, why is his temperament still the same as it was a few years ago, without any improvement?

Wei Su shook his head, dipped his pen in the ink, and prepared to reply, but stopped when he was about to write.He remembered the conversation with Zhong Lihui, the lord of the sage, the lord of the sage, Qin Zhan, you must not disappoint my expectations.

After thinking about it, I still wrote in a hurry, and when I picked up the pen, the paper was already densely written.Looking at the handwriting all over the paper, Wei Su sighed deeply. No wonder there are words of short love and long life. He deeply felt that there were too many things to say, and the paper could no longer bear it.

But there are still opportunities in the future, and it's the same if I keep something for next time.Just after sending the letter away, Zhou Cheng avoided people and came in.

"Uncle Zhou, what's the matter?" Wei Su asked.

Zhou Cheng took out a slip of slips and offered it with both hands, "Master, this is sent by General Zhongli's people, saying it is very important. I don't feel relieved to give it to someone else, I think it's better to send it over in person."

Zhou Cheng is very cautious in doing things, and Wei Su trusts him very much.Back then, when they brought the couple back, they thought that they would be freed after a year or two when the situation in the Cui family subsided, but they didn't expect that in the end, both of them begged themselves to stay willingly.Wei Su had no choice but to agree to them and let them stay.

The master saved their lives, they sold themselves to the master's family long ago, the master treats others generously and kindly, he is a rare good master.They had nothing else to ask for, they just hoped to take good care of the two masters as best they could.

Wei Su took the bamboo slips, which were engraved with densely packed small characters, Wei Su was speechless, now the paper has already been circulated, how convenient is it to write on paper?Who still uses bamboo slips?After making a complaint in my heart, I read each word carefully.

At first, Wei Su was fine, but as he got further behind, the expression on his face gradually became serious.At the end, he frowned, as if something was difficult.

Zhou Cheng was a little worried, but he didn't dare to ask more questions. The master's affairs were not something that a domestic slave like him could talk about.All he needs to do is to complete the tasks assigned by his master.

Wei Su pondered for a long time, then came to his senses, saw Uncle Zhou's worried face, smiled slightly, nodded and said, "I already know, just go and reply to the person who came."

Zhou Cheng took the order and left.Wei Su continued to read the bamboo slips several times, and finally smiled. He said that the young master had such a good heart and was so concerned about his appointment, so he was waiting for him here.Ah!Do you think this will stump him?Little did he know that what he lacked most was the spirit of facing difficulties.

What Zhong Lihui sent was indeed news about Wei Su's appointment.There is nothing obvious about this position on the surface, but it is only when you really understand that it is a pit, and it is a bad pit that cannot be repaired.

Wei Su was new here, so he didn't understand the twists and turns.But how could Zhong Lihui not understand after so many years?Especially for the actions of Young Master Huai, if something abnormal happens, there must be a demon.Although he is a general, he doesn't know much about civil servants, but he has also heard some rumors.After sending someone to investigate again, the problem came out, and quickly sent someone to Wei Su to investigate the situation.

Little doctor Situzhong, to put it nicely, is in charge of the royal city, the people in the suburbs of the royal city, land tax and other things.To put it nicely, the suburbs of the royal city are under the feet of the king, the fields are fertile, and the people are rich.But in fact, the rich have always been the aristocrats of the family. They invaded good land and expanded the land to their own families.But the real people had to become slaves to work for these people because the land they could survive was annexed by the nobles of the family, or they would be deported and starved to death.

Some people might say, instead of becoming a slave or waiting to die, it is better to leave this place and find another way?It's not that these people don't want to leave, but where can they go?Leaving their homes and becoming refugees, the future is even more uncertain.What's the difference between going out to die and waiting to die here?

Li Ada is a typical peasant family. Their ancestors have lived here for generations, relying on the land under their feet to support a large family.The family didn't have any other ideas at first, and the only thought in their minds was how to take care of their land and support a large family.

But now, he couldn't even keep the only land that allowed his family to survive.He wiped away the tears on his face, and his face full of vicissitudes was a little bit more tired and sad.But the man in his early thirties suddenly seemed to be decades older.

Just a few days ago, someone from Zhuangzi not far from his home came up, and he was an arrogant little housekeeper.Standing in front of his house with Ulala and a group of people, he said: Our master has taken a fancy to that piece of land in your house, and I will give you three days to prepare to go to the government to pledge.

As we all know, Zhuangzi is the property of those noble lords. Whatever they fancy, whether you like it or not, it belongs to them.

When the family heard the news, they couldn't believe it like a bolt from the blue. They didn't know it was true until they confirmed it repeatedly.Their land was about to be snatched away, and the Li family was caught off guard by the news.

"Guard Wang, look at our ancestors who have left this land for generations. To support such a large family, this land is our lifeblood. If you take the land away, what will our family do?" Li Father knelt tremblingly, and everyone in the Li family also knelt down to intercede.

It's just that Guanshi Wang dismissed it, with his nostrils turned upside down, and snorted coldly, "I don't care about this. If you can obey your own orders and accept your fate, that's all. If you don't accept your fate, then don't blame me for not saying hello in advance."

Butler Wang has seen this kind of thing a lot, what kind of person hasn't seen it?But, what can it do in the end?Don't you have to be obedient?

"Steward Wang, you hold your hand high. Your master does not lack us, but we have to rely on it to support us. Can you let our family go?"

Steward Wang feels his feet are dirty even if he can stand here for a while.He disliked the place being dirty and messy, and he didn't want to stay longer for a quarter of an hour. He just reminded him that it was rare to get entangled with them, so he quickly left with his clothes on.

snort!The land that the master has taken a fancy to them is a blessing that they have only cultivated for 800 years. If they don't cherish it well, it will be useless even if they cry and beg. The person who dares to reject the master has not yet been born.

After Guanshi Wang left, the Li family was almost paralyzed on the ground. They were distraught, but they were helpless in the face of the impending doom.They are too weak, no one can help them.

For a while, the Li family was gloomy, the adults were frowning, and their hearts were bitter.Seeing this, the children were also apprehensive, even the most mischievous youngest son did not dare to overdo it.

He didn't understand why grandpa, father, and second uncle would sigh, and he didn't understand why mother, aunt, and sister were crying.He only knew that after the bad guy came, he said he wanted their land, and the family became like this, but he didn't understand, how could others say they wanted it when it was obviously his land?

Li Ada is the eldest son of the family, and all the pressure of life is on his head. When this incident happened, no one could sleep.What else can we do, we have to discuss a solution, right?

"Father, what should we do? Without the land, this family will starve to death sooner or later." The second son of the Li family said anxiously.

What can be done?The wrinkles on Father Li's face deepened.Their ancestors have been farmers for generations, with their faces facing the loess and their backs facing the sky. Apart from farming, they really have no other survival skills.

Seeing that his father did not speak, Li Ada, who was silent for a long time, could only say: "Why, why not, let's go and ask the steward Wang to let him let us go." A dead horse is a living horse doctor, so we must try.

"How could he let us go..."

"It's not impossible to try." Li's father and Li's second son said at the same time.

Li's second child has already understood, "But where is there anything valuable at home?"

Li Ada was depressed, "But it's better to try than to do nothing. Only by keeping the land can we survive."

Li Lao Er stopped talking, and finally discussed to piece together all the belongings in the family.Ask Li Ada to come forward and find Guanshi Wang in Zhuangzi to make accommodations and see if there is any turning point.

However, when Li Ada managed to wait for Guanshi Wang, the man just looked at the thing in his hand contemptuously, and then waved it away.He let out a displeased "Bah": "Don't collect all the broken things here, I tell you, go back and pack up your things and get out. If we do it ourselves, there is no guarantee that we will not hurt people."

The only valuable belongings that were taken away were thrown to the ground by Steward Wang, and Li Ada hurriedly crawled to pick up the things, still pleading, "Staff Wang, please, this land is the hope of our family. I beg you to raise your hand high, I will repay your kindness even if I am a cow or a horse in the next life."

Manager Wang was annoyed by the matter, kicked him away, and left without looking back.

Everyone left, but Li Ada was still kneeling there in a daze, with snot and tears on his face.Without the land, how could their family live!

Seeing that home was right in front of him, Li Ada couldn't take a step, and every step he took was extremely heavy.

The second brother Li, who was looking forward to it at home, saw his eldest brother, and hurriedly greeted him with his family.Father Li asked hopefully what was going on, and whether the steward had let his family go.

Li Ada didn't know how to tell his family, so he lowered his head and remained silent. Seeing his appearance, Li's father understood, and sighed, "Go back."

In an instant, it seemed that everyone understood, the hope that was full of hope was finally shattered, and the sky was dark all of a sudden.Knowing that their family is doomed, what should they do in the future, everyone feels despair.

Small arms can't hold back thighs, how can those aristocrats have sympathy, they only have their own interests in their eyes.

It's not like this happened to the Li family, the expansion of the nobility is endless.In their eyes, people like the Li family are all ants, just crushing an ant to death is such an easy matter that no one will care at all.

Wei Su closed his eyes, but his mind was constantly thinking.Since ancient times, social problems such as land annexation have been huge hidden dangers.How many dynasties have changed, isn't it also because of the seriousness of this problem, which intensified, and finally caused the people to live in dire straits?Some new forces stood up to fight and re-divided the noble forces, but after dozens or hundreds of years, the same trend gradually formed, and eventually the cycle continued endlessly.

This question is really tricky, Wei Su asked himself, he really can't fight against these deep-rooted aristocratic forces.If I'm not careful, I might really have to fall here.Young Master Huai, Young Master Huai, you have really bothered me, and it is hard for you to give me such a great gift!

Wei Su tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and there was an unpredictable light in his narrowed eyes.