Chapter 54 The scholar was manipulated by the county magistrate

Chen Mu was not surprised that Gu Shouzhi came to plead for mercy.

In fact, after killing Xu Yangzhi, he didn't care about Xu Wentian's life or death at all. If nothing else happened, he would have released him after being locked up for a few days.

It's just that someone came to the door to owe a favor. This kind of good thing must not be missed.

What's more, Gu Shouzhi was still a disciple of the Wen Dao Academy, and Chen Mu was somewhat curious.

Pouring Gu Shouzhi a cup of tea, he smiled and said, "Mr. Gu is from the capital. I wonder if you can tell me how the capital will handle this matter?"

Gu Shouzhi tapped the table, then took a sip of tea and said softly:

"Although Xu Yangzhi is the governor, Mr. Shen's murder is justified. I guess most of the capital will give a warning and there will be no big moves. However, yesterday's change in the fortune list of Dali may attract criticism from other counties. .”

After listening to Gu Shouzhi's analysis, Chen Mu felt somewhat relieved.

According to his thinking, the capital would not use the excuse of killing Xu Yangzhi to control the border area.

Chen Mu's current mentality is that he doesn't ask for your protection from the capital, as long as you mind your own business and let him handle other matters by himself.

"Mr. Gu came to Fengjiang this time for the sake of Dongtian Paradise?" Chen Mu didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

Gu Shouzhi smiled and nodded. There was nothing to hide now: "Exactly, the Dongtian Paradise on the boundary of the border is very important to Dali. We may negotiate with Wuliang Mountain in the future. After all, it is within our territory of Dali."

The dead wood cannot be denied.

These are what the Dali Dynasty will definitely do, but they have nothing to do with him for the time being.

"I heard that Mr. Gu is a teacher at Dali Academy and a member of the Hanlin Academy. He should not be too far from Dali Academy, right?"

"It's not too far."

Gu Shouzhi was neither modest nor exaggerated. After all, even among the saintly disciples of the Wendao Academy, he was considered a genius.

Half of learning is about character, and the other half is about talent.

"What do you think of Fengjiang County, sir?"

Gu Shouzhi was stunned.

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly turned to this topic.

He seemed to have some understanding, and maybe the topic of the day would be from now on.

After thinking carefully, Gu Shouzhi replied:

"Fengjiang County is very good, but the current situation is not right."

Chen Mu shook his head and smiled: "I think exactly the opposite of what you think. The current situation of border closure is really not good, but the current situation is right."

Gu Shouzhi's eyes were slightly strange, and he felt that Shen Mu's words meant something.

At first glance, it sounds like a self-deprecation of Fengjiang, but upon closer inspection, one can hear the magistrate's ambition and courage.

"Magistrate Shen is no longer thinking about it? The trouble is that it's a bit troublesome. In fact, it's just taking the people from Fengjiang to live in a different place and giving up the entrance to the secret realm. In fact, they are not targeting Fengjiang, they just want this mysterious land. "

Chen Mu smiled bitterly in his heart. Do you really think I don't want to leave? Then I'm bound and can't leave. He must keep Fengjiang and lead the people of Fengjiang County to survive.

"It's impossible to leave. Don't you like to be reasonable? Now I want to ask, this is our home, why should we leave?"

"Alas..." Gu Shouzhi sighed and said helplessly: "This is the source of many chaos in the world. Because there are reasonable people, and there are unreasonable people. When faced with unreasonable people, it seems that all knowledge and principles have changed. Weak and pale."

Chen Mu shrugged: "According to what you said, why are you still reading? I, the people from Fengjiang, deserve to be bullied and still tolerate it? Just because I broke the secret realm, I have to make room for others? I, Chen Mu, still don't believe in this evil .”

Gu Shouzhi looked at Shen Mu seriously, pondered for a while, and then asked:

"Master Shen is determined to do this."

"certainly."

Gu Shouzhi nodded and suddenly smiled: "You know, scholars often ask the same question, what is the ultimate purpose of studying, learning and reasoning.

It doesn't seem to make much sense to reason with people who abide by principles.

It is even more pointless to reason with unreasonable people.

So who is more correct, reading or fisting?

At that time, even the saints in the academy didn't give an answer.

The first person to raise this question was my teacher. In the end, he became disheartened and abandoned literature and took up martial arts, and began to rely on his fists to reason.

Now it seems that it is not a way out.

Because since the teacher has fists, everything can go smoothly. He can reason with the reasonable people and talk with the unreasonable people with his fists. He said that only by having both, can you be at home in the world."

Chen Mu looked confused: "Ahem, Mr. Gu, can we say something humane?"

The scholar smiled, dipped his fingers in tea, and wrote a few words on the desk.

"Civil and military affairs, business and construction, and making money."

"Just like my teacher said, you have to have both. The same goes for Fengjiang County. There are people with high knowledge to reason, people with strong fists to fight. Build the highest city wall, make the most money, make friends with powerful sects, and worship them. The strongest landscape is magical."

Chen Mu's eyes were bright and his smile seemed to have something else in mind.

"What Mr. Gu said is very good. In fact, I think so too. It is exactly the same as what you said. But you also know that everything is difficult at the beginning. I have a small favor and I wonder if you can help me."

"...?"

Gu Shouzhi was stunned for a moment, thinking badly, he was careless!

I thought that Chen Mu’s previous question was today’s theme, and he communicated with great care, but I didn’t expect that it was not the case. He clearly dug a hole.

"Ahem...please tell me."

Shen Mu smiled sincerely, looked at Gu Shouzhi and said: "What you said before is really reasonable, and knowledge is ranked first, but this thing must be taught by someone. If you don't teach and educate people, then the county How can we develop?”

"Um……"

"Of course, I am indeed poor in Fengjiang, but one thing is my bottom line, that is, poverty cannot be poor in education! It is necessary for children in Fengjiang to study!"

"Master Shen said it well." Gu Shouzhi also praised it.

"But there is no academy in Fengjiang. Do you think you can open a branch of Dali Academy here? Anyway, you are just idle here. You can continue to be a teacher."

"???" Gu Shouzhi's face was dull.

Good guy, he finally figured it out. He spent a lot of time talking nonsense before, and ended up ambushing himself like this.

"Mr. Gu, don't worry, my yamen will figure out how to fund the construction of the academy! I have already thought about it. You are a saint disciple of the Academy, so we have to build a saint academy. Otherwise, we are afraid of insulting your reputation. As for the future Those who build high walls, farm, do business to make money, find people to fight with, etc., we will slowly study it. Reading comes first, and scholars are awesome!"

"Ah, this..."

"Mr. Gu, you said before that you owe me a favor. Do you know that I let Xu Wentian go, which made the people in Fengjiang feel so cold? It's not for you. Of course, I know that Mr. Gu is a gentleman. A gentleman's words, It's hard to chase a horse, right?"

Gu Shouzhi looked embarrassed.

I have the heart to want to die.

"Master Shen, it is not easy to build an academy. If it is just a private school for teaching, I have no problem with it, but the academy involves a lot, and where should it be built?"

"It's easy to say, just take your time. I have already thought about where to build it. There is an ancestral hall in the north of the city..."

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