Strengthening starts from the county magistrate

Chapter 54 The Scholar Was Arrested by the Magistrate

Shen Mu was not surprised that Gu Shouzhi came to intercede.

In fact, after killing Xu Yangzhi, he didn't care about Xu Wentian's life or death at all. If there were no accidents, he would be released if he was locked up for a few days.

It's just that someone came to the door to owe favors, such a good thing must not be missed.

What's more, Shen Mu was somewhat curious about Gu Shouzhi being a student of the Palace of Literature and Taoism.

Poured a cup of tea for Gu Shouzhi, he said with a smile: "Mr. Gu is from the capital, I wonder if I can tell you, how will the capital handle this matter?"

Gu Shouzhi tapped the table lightly, then took a sip of tea, and said softly:
"Although Xu Yangzhi is the governor, Mr. Shen's murder is also justified. I guess most of the capital will give a warning, and there should be no big moves. However, yesterday's changes in the Dali Luck List may attract criticism from other counties. .”

After hearing Gu Shouzhi's analysis, Shen Mu was somewhat relieved.

According to his thinking, the capital should not use the excuse of killing Xu Yangzhi to control Fengjiang.

Shen Mu's current mentality is that he doesn't ask you to leave the capital to protect him, as long as you don't meddle in other matters, he can handle other matters by himself.

"Mr. Gu came to Fengjiang this time for the sake of the heaven and earth?" Shen Mu didn't make any detours and got straight to the point.

Gu Shouzhi nodded with a smile, and now there is nothing to hide: "Exactly, the blessed land in the frontier is very important to Dali, and may negotiate with Wuliang Mountain in the future, after all, it is in our Dali territory."

Shen Mu couldn't deny it.

These are what the Dali Dynasty must do, but it has nothing to do with him for the time being.

"I heard that Mr. Gu is a teacher of Dali Academy, and he is an Hanlin, so he shouldn't be too far away from Daru?"

"It's not too far away."

Gu Shouzhi was neither modest nor exaggerated. After all, even among the disciples of saints in 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 taken aback.

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly turned to this topic.

He seems to have realized something, maybe from now on is the topic of today.

After serious consideration, Gu Shouzhi replied:

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

Shen Mu shook his head and smiled: "I'm exactly the opposite of my husband's thinking. It's really not good to seal borders at the moment, but the situation is right."

Gu Shouzhi's eyes were slightly strange, and he felt that Shen Mu's words had some meaning in his heart.

At first glance, it sounded like a self-mockery of Fengjiang, but after a closer look, the county magistrate's ambition and courage could be heard.

"Magistrate Shen no longer thinks about it? The trouble is that it is a little troublesome. In fact, it is nothing more than taking the people from Fengjiang to live in another place and giving up the entrance to the secret realm. In fact, they are not targeting Fengjiang, they just want this mysterious land. "

Shen Mu smiled wryly in his heart, really thought that Lao Tzu didn't want to leave?Isn't that bound and unable to leave? He must keep Fengjiang and bring the people of Fengjiang County to live.

"It's impossible to go. Don't you like to be reasonable? I want to ask at this time. This is our home. Let us go. Why?"

"Alas..." Gu Shouzhi sighed softly, but also said helplessly: "This is the source of all the chaos in the world. Because there are reasonable people, there are unreasonable people. When faced with unreasonable people, it seems that all knowledge and reason become weak and pale."

Shen Mu shrugged his shoulders: "According to what you said, what books do you still read? I, a Fengjiang person, deserve to be bullied and still swallow my breath? Just because I broke a secret realm, I have to make room for others? I, Shen Mu, don't believe in this evil yet."

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

"Master Shen is determined to do so."

"of course."

Gu Shouzhi nodded, and suddenly smiled: "You know, there are often scholars who ask the same question, what is the purpose of reading, learning and reasoning in the end.

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

It is pointless to reason with unreasonable people.

So who is more correct, reading or fisting?
Back then, even the sages in the academy did not give an answer.

The first person who raised this question was my teacher, but he was also discouraged in the end, and since then he abandoned literature and followed martial arts, and began to reason with his fists.

Now it seems that it is not a way out.

Because since the teacher has fists, everything can be unimpeded. He can reason with reasonable people and fists with unreasonable people. He said that only by having both can he be at ease in the world. "

Shen Mu looked confused: "Ahem, Mr. Gu, can we speak humanly?"

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

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

"Just like what my teacher said, you have to have both, and Fengjiang County is the same. People with high knowledge reason, people with fierce fists fight, build the highest city wall, make the most money, pay for the powerful sect, enshrine The strongest landscape magic."

Shen Mu's eyes were bright, and there seemed to be other meanings in his smile.

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

"...?"

Gu Shouzhi was taken aback for a moment, he was in a bad mood, he was careless!

I thought that Shen Mu's previous question was the topic of today, and he also communicated with his heart, but he didn't expect it to be otherwise, obviously dug a hole.

"Cough...please tell me."

Shen Mu smiled sincerely, looked at Gu Shouzhi and said: "What you said earlier is really reasonable, and knowledge is ranked first, but this thing must be taught, and if you don't teach and educate people, what about the county?" to develop?"

"Um……"

"Of course, I am indeed poor in Fengjiang, but one thing is my bottom line, that is, poor education is not enough for poor people! Letting children in Fengjiang study is a must!"

"Master Shen is right." Gu Shouzhi even praised it.

"But there is no academy in Fengjiang. Do you think you can open a branch of Dali Academy here? Anyway, if you come here to idle, you will be idle. Continue to be a teacher."

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

Good guy, he finally understands, he wasted a lot of words before, and ended up ambushing himself with this.

"Mr. Gu, don't worry, I will find a solution for the construction of the academy! I have already figured it out. You are a saint disciple of the academy, so we have to build a saint academy, otherwise I am afraid that your reputation will be humiliated. As for the future Those who build high walls, farm land, do business to make money, find people to fight, etc., we will study slowly, and reading is the first, and the scholars are awesome!"

"Ah, this..."

"Mr. Gu, you said before that you owe me a favor. You know that I let Xu Wentian go and let the people in Fengjiang feel cold. It's not for you. Of course, I know that Mr. Gu is a gentleman. A gentleman said, Four horses are hard to chase, right?"

Gu Shouzhi looked embarrassed.

I have the heart to want to die.

"Master Shen, it's not easy to build an academy. If it's just a private school to teach, I have no objection, but the academy involves a lot, and where is it built?"

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

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(End of this chapter)