Chapter 137
As Fu Wenyu walked in with his head held high, Chen Lang's expression changed unconsciously. When he was about five steps in front of him, Chen Lang took a step back.
When he realized it, his face suddenly turned red.
In fact, he didn't want to come today.
Although in front of Qiong Xiucai and others, Chen Lang gossiped about Fu Wenyu unscrupulously and slandered him for clinging to Hu Zhizhou, but when he actually faced him face to face, he could not speak out.
But he had to come.
Because Fu Wenyu specially sent someone to invite him yesterday, and also hinted that he knew what he said, Chen Lang was worried that something bad would happen if he didn't come, for example, Fu Wenyu would say something about him.
So after much hesitation, he came anyway.
On the way here, he also felt that Fu Wenyu would not say all those words in public, after all, he had never pursued it when he was in Liuzhou. Otherwise, when he is embarrassed, wouldn't he be equally embarrassed?
So now that he saw Fu Wenyu pressing forward step by step, he said with a bad expression: "Fu Xiucai, what are you doing?"
Fu Wenyu laughed when he saw Chen Lang's timid look, "Chen Xiucai, your words are hard to understand. Don't you know what you have done?"
"Or do you think that I specially asked someone to come here today because I would be out of favor and unable to refute your previous slanderous words about me. Or maybe I am a generous person and just laugh away my grudges with you?"
"Then you are too naive!"
With Chen Lang's pale face, Fu Wenyu turned to look at the others and said loudly and unceremoniously: "Everyone, I have something to tell you. Yesterday, for some reason, Chen Xiucai said that I was shamelessly asking for advice from Mr. Mu. "Attachment", and at the same time, it is used to deepen the relationship with the Muda people, with the purpose of becoming a disciple of the Muda people. "
"When he was in Liuzhou, he even wanted to ask Liu Juren for advice because I had his own eyes. However, later on, I was not among the disciples Liu Juren accepted. He slandered me as 'I am ashamed to be a disciple' and 'I am hiding at home without any purpose. Face to face'.
"There is complete evidence of this incident."
"Chen Xiucai, what do you have to say?!"
Chen Lang turned pale and said in shock: "You, you, you, how do you know about Liuzhou..."
When he was in Liuzhou, he obviously only told people in private, and also used the name of "rumor" and "other people". And no one found out later, so no one should know about it.
Fu Wenyu originally just made a guess and wanted to throw the sewage back on him. Now when he heard Chen Lang's self-defeating words, he sneered and said, "If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing."
"The two things are exactly the same. Do you think I am as stupid as you?"
After saying this, Fu Wenyu looked around at the scholars with different expressions and explained: "I heard that Liu Juren wanted to accept a disciple. I did have the idea of becoming a disciple, so I came to visit him."
"It's a pity that Liu Juren told me that before I went there, he had decided to accept the Tang Yuan's son, a child less than ten years old, as his apprentice. I have no relationship with him as a master and apprentice. But he also said, I would be happy to see more people in Liuzhou, so that I can ask him for advice if I don’t understand anything.”
"Then I returned home and didn't go out for a while because I was busy studying. But I didn't expect that in the eyes of Chen Lang and Chen Xiucai, I was 'ashamed of myself' and 'shameless to see others'!"
"And yesterday, he said sourly in front of everyone because I had a relationship with the Muda people a few years ago and was able to get his guidance these days, so he said sourly in front of everyone that I cling to the Muda people in Muzhizhou."
"How ridiculous!"
Min Xiucai glanced at Fu Wenyu, and then chuckled: "Does Chen Xiucai think that becoming a disciple must be successful?"
"I have also had apprenticeships, some before I got the title, and some after I passed the exam, but unfortunately they all failed. Some of them disliked my age, and some were only willing to teach. We can become apprentices to our nephews, but they don’t have to accept us.”
"Isn't this normal?"
Others echoed, "Yeah, yeah, it's very normal."
Everyone present was a scholar who had passed the examination, so they all knew that knowledge related to county examinations, government examinations, college examinations, etc. could be learned from the masters in the school. But once you pass the examination as a scholar, you can only study slowly by yourself or find someone to ask for advice on everything about the provincial examination and the knowledge related to the provincial examination.
As for academies, whether in Jiangzhou or Liuzhou, there are no good academies suitable for scholars. If anyone wants to study in an academy, he can only go to the capital like Master Liu Changyan before him.
In other words, if you are unlucky, you will never be able to pass the exam.
Because of this, everyone paid so much attention to the cultural gathering organized by Ji Xiucai. Several people, such as Fu Wenyu and others, came all the way from Liuzhou to participate.
Unexpectedly, in the eyes of this "Chen Xiucai", everyone actively asking for advice from the Juren and Jinshi was actually "clinging" and "shameless", while failing to become a disciple was "ashamed" and "shameless".
Ji Xiucai, the organizer of the last literary conference, even laughed angrily.
He said unceremoniously: "You have evil intentions!"
"My master is Zhao Juren from Jiangzhou. I have been very respectful to him before and after I became a master. It is a saying that has been passed down from ancient times to the disciples who have to obey him when something happens. How can this be regarded as 'clinging'?"
Chen Lang received overwhelming criticism.
This made his expression fearful and uneasy, and his figure even more shaky.
"No, it's not."
He tried his best to defend himself: "Fu, Fu Wenyu is different, he is different from us! He is just a storyteller, not doing his job, busy and busy, without any ambition of a scholar..."
Fu Wenyu looked at him like a fool.
"What's wrong with writing a storyteller?"
"My first storyteller helped Tang Yuanwai find his son who was replaced by a servant. The second storyteller made Chen County have a Jade Mountain and many people have more jobs. Another storyteller even helped Zhenbei Hou find his lost wife and daughter. I will write more stories in the future to help more people."
"Even the hot spring villa and amusement park I built, I also invited many people to work, not only providing food and accommodation, but also paying salaries on time. This is a good thing for everyone. And what achievements have you made besides letting everyone know that you are a jealous villain of virtue?"
Chen Lang hesitated, looking at Fu Wenyu with fear in his eyes.
"You, you you..."
At this moment, a cry of surprise rang out, "Mu, Lord Mu!"
"And Lord Hu!"
Lord Mu, Lord Hu?
Hearing these two familiar names, Fu Wenyu quickly turned his head and looked at the door, and then found that Mu Zhizhou had indeed appeared at the door without knowing when, and there was a familiar figure next to him, it was Liuzhou Zhizhou Hu Buqi.
Ah, this...
Fu Wenyu suddenly felt embarrassed.
When he just counterattacked Chen Lang, he was righteous and confident, and many words came out of his mouth. But now he found that one of the parties was standing at the door, and he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, he quickly adjusted his thoughts and stepped forward to salute, "Student greets Lord Mu and Lord Hu."
Mu Zhizhou nodded.
Hu Buqi looked at the flustered Chen Lang and the calm Fu Wenyu, and then smiled and said, "Wenyu, I was next door with Lord Mu just now. I heard that you asked Liu Juren and Lord Mu for advice, but why haven't I read your articles? Don't you think I'm not knowledgeable enough?"
When he said this, many people present were shocked.
Even Mu Zhizhou looked at the two in surprise.
Because Hu Zhizhou's tone was too ordinary and too familiar, as if he and Fu Wenyu were good friends. The evidence is the last sentence "Don't you think I'm not knowledgeable enough", which doesn't even have the meaning of blaming.
You have to know that he and Mu Zhizhou are both heads of a state.
Fu Wenyu was also a little surprised.
Fortunately, when he was in the hot spring villa, he did meet Hu Zhizhou several times, and the two played games together. So at this time, he still replied calmly: "Please forgive me, sir."
"When I return to Liuzhou, I will come to your house to nag you."
"Hahaha..."
Hu Buqi laughed, "Yes, this is the attitude of learning. When I was studying in the Imperial College, I was not ashamed to ask questions. If others say something gossipy, it is because their intentions are not right, not because it is wrong to ask others for advice. After all, Confucius said, 'When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher.'"
"You should do the same, don't be bound by anything. ”
He looked at Mu Zhizhou and said, "Lord Mu and I are both happy to see you on the list."
Mu Zhizhou nodded, then looked at the room full of scholars and said, "Lord Hu is right. Hiding at home to study will not make you much progress. You should read more and ask more questions when reading."
"So Lord Hu and I have discussed to build a college adjacent to Liuzhou and Jiangzhou. At that time, we will invite Jinshi and Juren from both places to serve as teachers, and you can all enroll."
Build a college and invite Jinshi and Juren to serve as teachers!
When the news came out, all the scholars present were boiling.
Until Mu Zhizhou and Hu Zhizhou left for a long time, everyone was still communicating excitedly, and even Fu Wenyu felt unusually surprised and unexpected, looking forward to the day when the college was completed.
As for Chen Lang, who collapsed to the ground after listening to the words of the two prefects, knowing that he was finished and disappeared at some point, no one paid attention to him anymore.
Then the news of the new academy spread throughout the two states at the fastest speed. Finally, Fu Wenyu heard that even Anzhou was involved. The three prefects discussed and chose a place not far from the hot spring villa.
Along with it, Chen Lang said those words out of jealousy. Those who heard it broke off their friendship with him. And his marriage with the Qiong family was naturally cancelled.
Everyone talked about his "mean heart", "evil intentions", "jealous nature", "ugly face" and so on.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Fu Wenyu, he is concentrating on studying.