Chapter 308 [The ninth apprentice, talking and laughing]
How old are you this year?
Is there any teacher?
As soon as Li Yun asked, the whole audience suddenly became quiet. The ministers were shocked and their eyes were involuntarily looking at Cui Hao.
Even Emperor Li Shimin was slightly stunned and glanced at Cui Hao with thoughtfulness.
Anyone can tell what Li Yun means?
In front of everyone, Cui Hao reacted the most quickly, but when he saw this guy looking surprised and trembling, he said loudly: "Report to the Lord of Bohai, I am twenty-eight years old this year, from the Cui family in Qinghe, and I can barely be considered a branch. However, my junior has a very low status in the clan, and his treatment is almost the same as that of the Cui family's son..."
If we use a sentence from later generations to describe it, this guy's speech is like shooting a machine gun, and it is like pouring beans on a bamboo tube, and he keeps talking. Li Yunming only asked about his youth and his studies, but this guy wants to tell everything.
But seeing his eager face, he gasped and continued, "There are more people, I have already started a family, but I have not yet established a career. My cold wife comes from the bank of Qinghe River. She is a village girl among the neighbors. Although she is a village girl in the countryside, she knows the truth and understands the festival. My younger generation teaches her to read from time to time. She weaves cloth and farms for me to read..."
As they talked further and further, they began to introduce their family. The ministers present heard it inexplicably, but after thinking about it carefully, they felt that there was no abruptness.
Anyone who is suddenly asked about his age and studies by Li Yun, may be as excited and excited as Cui Hao.
Cui Hao squirted out a few breaths of heat in succession and said rushingly: "Also, I have been married for eight years. My wife raised two children for me. The older one is six years old and the younger one is three years old. Both are boys. They are well-behaved and lovely. In the future, during festivals, I will definitely bring my children to greet you."
As expected, he is a shameless guy. As he talks, he reveals his thoughts. He is already twenty-eight years old, but he calls himself a junior to Li Yun and pulls out his children, saying that he will pay New Year greetings in the future. Although this move is not expressing his meaning when he is excited, it can also be seen that this guy is shameless and shameless.
The ancients emphasized modesty and prudence, while scholars emphasized pride and unyielding. The behavior of this guy was obviously not pleasing. If it were to be put in normal times, someone would have jumped out to scold him.
However, no one dared to underestimate him at this moment.
There are no fools who can get involved in the court. Observing words and expressions is the first element of being an official. Today's affairs have been full of twists and turns. Cui Hao, a boy, was obviously in the eyes of the Bohai Lord.
It would be fine if you just ask about the official position. At most, you would be given a heavy use. However, the Bohai Kingdom’s king asked about age and academic studies, which made the ministers not dare to underestimate it.
"The Lord of Bohai has carved a total of nine jade pendants, Cui Hao... "
This was a thought that flashed in the minds of all ministers at the same time, and even Emperor Li Shimin's eyes flashed slightly.
Sure enough, Li Yun smiled and suddenly said in a meaningful tone: "Age 28 years old, he is actually six years older than me. If it were calculated based on age, it would be a bit unreasonable."
"No, no, no!"
Cui Hao dared not let Li Yun continue to talk. He saw that this guy's head was like a rattle, and he shouted with a hurry: "Since ancient times, there have been rumors that the best is the first. The ninety-year-old people in the people may not be better than the fifteen-year-olds. If you have any questions, you should thank them for your thanks."
As he said that, he glanced at Li Yun, swallowed his mouth and said, "Although I am twenty-eight years old, twenty-eight years are only considered a fool. The king made his mark when he was a teenager. He only took six years to win the world, fight the Yellow River and sweep across Liaodong. Your achievements have surpassed those of the ancients. How can you use age as a limit..."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Li Yun laughed loudly and stared at the guy and said, "You are such a clever little ghost!"
As soon as he said this, Cui Hao was immediately overjoyed.
Little clever!
This is not something that can be said casually.
Only when the elders call the younger generation, can they use this kind of ridiculous language. The Bohai king is younger than himself and cannot use this kind of language. However, the king said this in front of everyone, which clearly puts his identity on the younger generation.
"Master, I, younger generation, I..." Cui Hao's heart beat violently at this moment, and he felt that his speech was a little unsightly. He tried to swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva, trying to show his calmness, but for some reason he couldn't calm down, and even his hands and feet began to tremble.
"This is the only chance in my life!" His mind kept roaring, and there seemed to be only this sound in the world.
At this moment, he heard the leisurely voice of the Bohai Lord again, but Li Yun said: "Six years ago, I was a refugee in Chang'an. I slept on the streets and ate porridge. My life was very miserable. Fortunately, my Majesty and the Empress gave me mercy, which made me transform from a refugee into a family."
"Why did you suddenly start introducing yourself?"
The ministers present were slightly stunned and looked at Li Yun with some confusion. After all, Li Yun's past is well known, and everyone can't understand why he had to say it specifically.
But when Li Yun suddenly turned around and bent down towards Li Shimin, he said with emotion: "Your Majesty, I want to thank you for the opportunity you gave me first!"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, as if he was a little puzzled, but the emperor nodded happily and said gently: "Although it is the court at this time, you are the lord of the country. If you are here to tell me about the national affairs, then you can call him Your Majesty, but now you want to thank me, and you should call me "The Second Master..."
"good!"
Li Yunzheng pointed at the head and said, "I will call you the second uncle."
He continued to bend down to show respect, Zhan Yan smiled and spoke again, saying, "Second uncle, thank you for the opportunity."
Li Shimin was satisfied and said, "I am the elder, so it should be." The emperor said, his eyes flashed, looked at Li Yun with curiosity, and said, "Are you going to take the ninth disciple?"
These words shocked the ministers in the court.
Cui Hao was trembling all over!
Li Yun took a light breath. He did not answer Li Shimin's question, but turned around to look at Cui Hao and continued to say to himself: "Your Majesty gave me the opportunity to change from a refugee to a royal family. From that day on, my life has been different. Chang'an made salt, the Yellow River fought hard, developed Hebei, and took charge of Fanyang. Later, he went outside the pass and swept Liaodong in a battle. The Bohai Kingdom is under construction, and I was also named the first prince of the Tang Dynasty..."
He stopped here, and his tone was touching and said: "From a refugee to a vassal state lord, in just six years, the difference between heaven and earth is different. People in the world say that I am powerful, but I don't know that the opportunity given by Your Majesty is equally important!"
As he said that, he looked at Cui Hao, then looked at the ministers present, and said softly: "What is opportunity? Opportunity is the hand that others stretch out during hardships. Opportunity is the love that simply pulls out the down-and-outs. This is the breadth of the human race and the orderly inheritance of the old and the young. At that time, I was thinking, if one day I have this ability, I will also give people the opportunity to change their destiny, so I carved nine jade pendants!"
Cui Hao tried hard to swallow his saliva, feeling his heart pounding.
The ministers present looked at the boy with envy, and kept comparing him with his own children in their hearts. Everyone could hear that Li Yun was about to get to the point.
Sure enough, Li Yun smiled slowly and said again: "I carved nine jade pendants and had already sent out five of them. These five jade pendants were a little confused. My disciples also had five disciples because of this. Everyone knows the five guys, and they each have their own defects in their personalities. But how can a person have no defects in his life? I feel very satisfied with the five guys..."
He stopped here, and said with a slight tone: "Cheng Chumo, Li Chongren, Liu Renshi, Fang Yiai, Yuchi Baolin, the five major sons in Chang'an, are now all alone. Although he still likes to whine, his every move has an adult style."
Cui Hao swallowed again, and the guy's hands kept trembling gently.
Li Yun seemed to deliberately not see his excitement. He suddenly put the two children in his arms on the ground, stretched out his hand and gently stroked his forehead, and said softly: "Today, by chance, the jade pendant was continuously emitted. First, Bao Hong was given the name of Killing Sheng, and then Li You was taken as Bai Ding. In one day, I thought it was a joy in life..."
"Tell me, hurry up and talk about me!" Cui Hao felt impatient in his heart, and felt that he had a desire to burst out.
Finally, he waited for what he wanted.
I saw him with deep meaning and suddenly laughed: "Some things are not beautiful after being delayed for a long time. Keeping the ninth jade pendant may not necessarily lead to good materials. People should live in the present and not expect the future. Fate is really wonderful. Even if you meet better talents in the future, he has lost the opportunity to worship my subordinates. Although you are a slippery and shameless person, I admire you very much. If you feel willing, take the ninth jade pendant..."
As he said that, he reached into his arms and took out the last jade pendant he carried with him.
Cui Hao was so excited that he was almost crazy.
A heart was beating in his chest and was about to explode.
"It's me, it's really me..."
Plop!
The guy fell to the ground and couldn't help but tremble.
He is a scholar and the oldest among all Li Yun's apprentices. Although he is smooth and shameless, his etiquette is far beyond everyone. He first gave Li Yun a respectful gift, and then knocked nine times in the most solemn way, protruding himself into the ground, and tears flowed. Then he dared to choke and reach out his hand, tremblingly and take the ninth jade pendant.
When you see it, there are two hammers engraved.
When I turned over the back, I saw that it was clearly two words.
Talk and laugh!
The ninth apprentice of the Bohai Kingdom.
"From today on, I am Cui Hao and Cui Tanxiao..." He murmured with his jade pendant, and for some reason, tears flowed even more violently.
He said as if he was murmured: "I have always claimed to be the Cui family in Qinghe. In fact, few people know that my branch has been extremely remote. I have lived to be old since I was a child and have been bullied. I wore patched clothes and lived in a ragged thatched hut. My mother helped me wash clothes and washed her hands in order to support me in school. My father knelt in the Cui family ancestral hall for more than ten days. When I got married, I couldn't even get a piece of red cloth. In the end, I could only take out the piece of my mother back then, and treated it as the red veil of my wife..."
Perhaps because happiness came too suddenly, his memories became too many, and he murmured: "Even if he became a small official later, he would have to kneel down to thank him when he met the legitimate branch. He would also be mocked by them for marrying a lame village girl. But they didn't know that my lame wife opened up land and farmed for me to buy books. They didn't know that I was not qualified to use the free pen and ink provided by the clan school. My daily necessities for reading and writing were digging out by my lame wife faced the loess and back to the sky."
Suddenly wiped the tears and said with a smile: "I am shameless, I am slick, I just want to work hard to climb up. I want to be a high-ranking official with more salary, so that my wife can live a better life. People laugh at me, but I am safe, but climbing up is really tiring. I don't know how long I can last. Fortunately, luckily..."
A thud!
He suddenly kowtowed again, his head hit the ground hard, tears in his eyes surged again, and choked in his words made people sad. He seemed to want to say thank you to Li Yun, but after a long time, he choked for only two words and said, "Master."
Li Yun's eyes became cold for some reason, and suddenly asked, "You said just now that the salary has become a thank-you gift?"
Cui Hao was blurred with tears, but his face was filled with happiness, and he murmured: "That's all in the past. The disciples don't want to remember. People should know how to be grateful. After all, it was the clan who recommended me."
He wanted to let go, but Li Yun refused to let it go. At this moment, Fang Xuanling next to him whispered to Li Yun, saying, "The wealthy family has been passed down for a long time. The children in the clan are too large, and their financial resources are sometimes poor, so they cannot be covered. Therefore, once the children of aristocratic families are elected as officials, they must take out 90% of their salary to repay the clan, so that they can continue to be passed on and ensure that the children of aristocratic families can study from generation to generation. Strictly speaking, it is a benevolent policy."
"Is that true?"
Chapter completed!