A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

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"I don't want to go." Gu Xiao directly refused.

"That's good." Li Tai continued, "I'll tell your father about your skipping class!"

"Uncle Wei Wang, why do you have to make things so difficult for the boy." Gu Xiao really wanted to run away, but Fang Yizhi clearly promised himself not to tell anyone about skipping class, so Li Tai knew it in a blink of an eye.

"His Royal Highness Wei Wang." Fang Yi didn't know when he came.

"Why are you here?" Li Tai was surprised.

Gu Xiao was also in a cold sweat, and Fang Yi promised himself that he would not tell him about skipping class, and Li Tai knew in a blink of an eye that the words of adults were indeed untrustworthy.

"Go back first," Li Tai said.

"Oh." Gu Xiao left his seat step by step, and fled immediately when he saw Li Tai didn't respond.

Leaving the cafeteria at a gallop, Gu Xiao came to a deserted place in the academy. He looked back and felt relieved that Li Tai hadn't caught up. Looking at the surrounding scenery, it was very quiet and no one was here. There were two people not far away. An old guy chatting and laughing.

"Isn't that the kid from Gu Qing's family?" Li Chunfeng saw Gu Xiao at a glance.

"Meet the two grandpas." Gu Xiao saluted politely.

Kong Yingda looked at Gu Xiao with a smile, "This is Gu Qing's child, come on! Come here, let me see what he looks like."

Gu Xiao came to the two old men obediently, and saluted again, "I have seen the old master Kong Yingda, and the Taoist priest Li Chunfeng."

"This kid knows us." Li Chunfeng observed Gu Xiao's face and said, "He was carved out of the same mold as your father, and it seems that he is destined to be extraordinary. The two generations of the Gu family seem to be more prosperous."

"Gu Qing wants to lend you this good advice." Kong Yingda said with a smile, "Boy, how is your life in the academy?"

"To be honest, I feel a little bored," Gu Xiao said.

"Boring?" Kong Yingda smiled and said again, "Why do you feel bored?"

"It's just that the class that the kid is in now is all the knowledge that the kid has already learned." Gu Xiao said honestly, "I have already mastered those things like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division."

Kong Yingda smiled and said, "Actually, at the beginning, when we heard that you were coming to the academy, the few of us discussed whether we should put you in the senior class, so that your starting point can be higher. After all, you are also Gu Qing's." Child, but this idea was rejected by the old man."

"Why?" Gu Xiao didn't understand.

"Do you know why the academy can become what it is today?" Kong Yingda asked back. .

"Because my father is rich." Gu Xiao said.

"No, no." Kong Yingda retorted, "Because the foundation of this academy is very solid, it took your father a total of six years from the beginning of the small bookstore to the present academy. The school would collapse several times. If your father hadn't insisted, I'm afraid there would be no academy today. Your father knew better that it would be impossible for an academy to become successful without its foundation. So your father has been letting the academy settle down besides integrating various disciplines. .”

9Chapter 16 What Gu Xiao really wants to inherit

Kong Yingda stood up on crutches, "Your father knew in his heart that this academy would not be possible without its foundation. If you want to build an academy and rely on money, your father might as well not start with a small bookstore, but at worst, build a huge one." The academy, but your father didn't do that, but let the academy come over step by step."

Listening to Kong Yingda's words, Gu Xiao seemed to understand something in his heart.

"The old man of this academy watched him grow step by step, and the few of us old guys watched the academy go from being ignored to being well known in the world today." Kong Yingda said.

Li Chunfeng also said, "When the academy was established, the biggest opponent was the family of the five surnames. The struggle with the five surnames was a huge difficulty and a great opportunity for the growth of the academy. Maybe because of your birth, Gu Qing made up his mind. Determined to go all out and eradicate the threat of the family in Guanzhong, so far the academy has stood up step by step from being targeted by the family, and people know that Gu Qing has torn face for the academy and the family and finally won the family. About our wives."

"You seniors are the foundation of the academy." Gu Xiao said.

"Your words, let's take it as your flattery to us." Kong Yingda continued, "The foundation of the academy is the precipitation of time and wind and rain. The towering trees survive the wind and rain. Some trees are short but they The root of the tree expands very deeply, you only have to master your own foundation step by step, and you will go further as you move forward. It's not that we don't want to set your starting point high, but that we have high expectations for you , Gu Xiao, you are Gu Qing's child, do you know what you will inherit in the future?"

"I also ask the old master to enlighten me."

Kong Yingda nodded pertinently, "What you want to inherit is not your father's family business, nor your father's status. What you really want to inherit is your father's philosophy, which is the foundation of your father's life. This is your It needs to be inherited."

Hearing this, Gu Xiao's eyes became more and more confused.

"It's time for class." Li Chunfeng said.

"Boy, I'm going to class now." Gu Xiao saluted again and left.

After he left, Li Chunfeng said to Kong Yingda, "Isn't it too early for you to say this, he is just a child under ten years old."

Kong Yingda sighed a long time, "I won't be able to live for long. Half of my body has already been buried in the loess. I don't know how long I can live. Now I just hope that I can leave better and more for the academy."

"Master Kong." Li Chunfeng looked at Kong Yingda and said, "What do you think Gu Qing left behind?"

Kong Yingda smiled bitterly, "These old men can more or less see what Gu Qing really wants to achieve, academies, factories, sea trade, and the new system of the court, in fact, all these are just a kind of what Gu Qing wants to achieve. Situation, if he expresses his idea, he will be against the royal family and all the nobles and dignitaries in the world. Gu Qing knows very well that it is impossible to realize this idea if he is too eager for quick success, so he has done so much to create Emerging from the embryonic form has allowed many people to reach a vague concept in their hearts, and move towards completion step by step based on this concept."

After hearing this, Li Chunfeng's eyes were strange, "I seem to understand a little. According to you, the academy embodies the equality of all people, the factory advocates earning money for work, and the court is to raise votes and arguments. What Gu Qing really wants is To overthrow thousands of years of imperial rule

"If you want to overthrow, you have to change your thinking. Gu Qing is very clear about this." Kong Yingda also said, "Gu Qing has done all kinds of things, saying that Gu Qing's family has a great career, but he is just to achieve his ideals. Many people say that Gu Qing He is a greedy person, but no one knows what Gu Qing wants in his heart. At the beginning, Sun Simiao said that Gu Qing had a demon in his heart. In order to achieve his goal, he killed countless times. Some unscrupulous people are so anxious that they seem to be racing against something."

Li Chunfeng nodded and said, "When I saw Gu Qing for the first time, I wanted to advise His Majesty that this kid can't stay!",

"You saw it from the beginning?" Kong Yingda was puzzled.

"I didn't see much at the beginning." Li Chunfeng said, "When I saw Gu Qing for the first time, I was vaguely uneasy, as if I was facing a big enemy. Few people can give me this feeling, like this Once the boy survives, it will bring disaster to the Central Plains. After Gu Qing made the firearm, I am more sure of this idea. At the beginning, Li Shimin wanted to keep him because this boy gave Li Shimin a lot of benefits, whether it is firearms or new paper printing. These are the things Datang longs to have, so he is kept."

"As if destined by destiny, Gu Qing has gained a firm foothold in Chang'an, and the uneasiness in my heart has become more and more intense." Li Chunfeng explained, "After that, when I regained my senses in just a few years, I found that Gu Qing was a child. It grows too fast, too fast, as if the seedling grows into a tree if you don't pay attention. I was caught off guard, and I knew that Gu Qing's momentum was already established, and it was out of control. In other words, I finally know what Gu Qing's inner demons have been all along, and what Gu Qing really wants."

"Violence, murderous intent, and rivers of blood, these are just Gu Qing's surface." Kong Yingda added, "It is difficult for Gu Qing to achieve his goal, and I am also very afraid that Gu Qing will directly overthrow the current imperial system in a hurry. He did a good job, he knew he had to proceed step by step and come out step by step! It may take several generations for Gu Qing's idea to be realized, and I can't see that day."

"Do you think Gu Qing's idea is correct?" Li Chunfeng asked.

"Building a life for the people of the world!" Kong Yingda sighed, "What kind of compassionate person would say such a thing."

"So this village is a prototype of Gu Qing's dream." Li Chunfeng said, "What Gu Qing wants to do is to reflect the current situation of this village to the entire Central Plains, so that the entire Central Plains can become what the village looks like today."

"Maybe." Kong Yingda walked towards the academy step by step on crutches.

Li Chunfeng looked at Gu Qing's house, Gu Qing!Why do you let yourself bear such a huge burden? If you give up these things and just enjoy the current glory and wealth, generations can live without worries. How many people dare not take this road of no return? It is also something that many people dare not do.

Gu family

Sitting at home, Gu Qing sneezed loudly, wiped his nose and said, "It must be the old master Changsun Wuji who is speaking ill of me behind my back again."

Fan Jian accompanied Kuhaha and smiled.

9Chapter 17 Chu Suiliang's Decision

In Ganlu Hall, Chu Suiliang is reporting the situation of the bank to Li Chengqian, "Your Majesty, the investigation of the thirteen counties surrounding Chang'an in Taiyuan Youzhou, Luoyang has been completed, and they are now spreading east to south. The chaos is now everything is being rebuilt. For now, the bank will not be laid in Longyou for the time being. After several discussions, I will first set up the bank in several important counties, and then Goguryeo and Tubo will first start the bank outside the pass. It will take three months to basically complete."

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, "I plan to put the income from sea trade over the years into the bank."

"Your Majesty is wise." Chu Suiliang bowed and said.

Li Chengqian looked down, "Chu Suiliang, do you think Gu Qing will deposit the money in the bank?"