The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 151 Guangling San

"Yuan Kai? Yuan Kai?"

"What's wrong with you?!"

Sima Zhao's question interrupted Du Yu's thoughts.

Du Yu looked up and saw Sima Zhao, who looked worried. Sima Zhao asked anxiously, "Are you okay? Do you want to call a doctor for you?"

Du Yu felt even more conflicted.

"General, I'm fine."

"Maybe I'm a little tired."

"Alas, this is all my fault. I made Yuan Kai run around everywhere without any rest. Someone, come! Send Yuan Kai back home to rest!"

Sima Zhao immediately gave the order, then took his hand and said seriously: "Yuan Kai, you must take care of yourself and have a good rest. The world cannot be without you!"

Du Yu said nothing, his expression becoming increasingly bitter.

He bowed to Sima Zhao and left.

After walking out of the inner room, Du Yu's eyes were a little confused. He shook his head and drove all the thoughts out of his mind. The soldiers hurried forward, helped him into the carriage, and then slowly left.

Sima Zhao watched him leave with tenderness in his eyes, but there was some disdain in Zhong Hui's eyes.

"This fellow was so terrified when he heard that I had foiled Your Majesty's plan. Could it be that he felt pity for Your Majesty? Is his heart leaning towards someone else?"

Sima Zhao was stunned and said seriously: "Yuan Kai is not that kind of person. Shi Ji should not speak like that!"

Zhong Hui immediately frowned, "Then why don't you let me leave and ask him for advice?"

Sima Zhao said helplessly, "Shi Ji, how could he possibly handle such a situation? Shi Ji is still the primary advisor. Yuan Kai is still young, and he often tells me that he wants your guidance."

Zhong Hui's expression brightened considerably, and he continued, "General, please don't blame me for speaking frankly. This man has some talent, but whenever he discusses matters concerning Your Majesty, he becomes timid and silent. His father, Du Shu, the Grand Chamberlain, was the most opposed to Duke Xuanwen and tried to take action against him many times. Later, the Duke exiled him, and he died during that exile."

"In other words, your family has a patricide feud with him."

"The previous emperor was incompetent. Even if Du Yuankai wanted to help the country, he had no one to be loyal to. But the current emperor is a wise ruler."

"Although you value him very much and marry your sister to him, who has a higher status, father or wife?"

"You have shown him too much favor. If he ever remembers his father's hatred and defected to the emperor, he would become our great enemy. Please do not take this matter lightly."

Sima Zhao suddenly fell silent.

"What you said makes a lot of sense. I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."

Zhong Hui then continued to talk about his arrangements for Confucian classics. Sima Zhao listened very carefully, but was very angry in his heart.

Too much favor?

When it comes to being arrogant because of favor, who can compare to you?

How dare you frame my trusted and beloved minister in front of me? If it weren't for your talent... humph! How could I possibly let you go?!
Ruan Ji stood at the door of the mansion with a stern face.

When the servant saw him, he quickly opened the door.

But Ruan Ji didn't go in, he just stood at the door and waited.

Only when Ji Kang came out to greet him in person was Ruan Ji led by him into the mansion.

"What's the difference between you coming in to find me and me going out to pick you up?"

"Just because you're a Palace Attendant, do you think you can be so overbearing?"

In front of Ruan Ji, Ji Kang was not as serious as he was in front of outsiders. Instead, he took the initiative to make jokes.

Ruan Ji just rolled his eyes at him.

The two men walked into the inner room. Ji Kang asked someone to prepare some wine and then looked at Ruan Ji.

Ruan Ji was staring at him with a frown on his face, looking a little annoyed.

This surprised Ji Kang a little. What happened?

Ji Kang asked suspiciously, "Si Zong? Is there something wrong?"

"What happened?"

Ruan Ji suddenly asked, "Ji Shuye! Are you plotting something with His Majesty?!"

A hint of astonishment flashed across Ji Kang's eyes, and then he became furious.

"What a jerk Lu Zhongti! He actually has the nerve to tell me not to make it public?!"

"What?! Lu An is involved too?!"

"what??"

At this moment, the two of them stared at each other, and the scene was somewhat awkward.

When Ji Kang was questioned by Ruan Ji, he immediately thought that it was Lu An who leaked the secret, so he revealed it himself.

As for Ruan Ji, he originally thought that only Ji Kang was involved in this matter, but now he finds out that even Lu An knows about it.

The two looked at each other for a long time in silence.

It was Ji Kang who asked first: "How did you know?"

"When His Majesty summoned the many cavalrymen and suddenly brought up the idea of integrating the classics, he asked me privately, 'Why not ask Ji Shuye for his opinion?'"

"I knew then that you were plotting with His Majesty." "I see."

Ji Kang suddenly realized.

Ji Kang then smiled and said, "If that's the case, then I don't have to worry. They're family!"

Ruan Ji still rolled his eyes at him.

"I came here just to remind you not to be too clever. The current situation in the world cannot be reversed by a few people. If you don't want to die, it's best not to do anything extra and just carry on as usual."

"Also, please tell Lu An not to get involved in this kind of thing. If you want to accomplish great things, you must have the corresponding ability. What kind of talent do you have to dare to participate in such a big thing?"

"If you do this, not only will you not win, but you will also die!"

Ji Kang's expression gradually became solemn, and he asked:
"Ruan Sizong, a famous scholar in the world, is he afraid of death?"

"afraid."

Ruan Ji said it very bluntly.

"I don't know why Your Majesty told me this, but I won't get involved."

“This is a matter of life and death.”

When Ji Kang heard this, he was not angry. He nodded calmly.

"It makes some sense."

Ruan Ji sighed deeply, "Shuye, why do you need to get involved in these things? The Sima family is unjust, yet they hold immense power. How can we resist them?"

"Isn't it wonderful for us to cultivate our nature and take in food, play the zither, recite poetry, drink wine, and be content with ourselves?"

"It's not too late to wake up now."

"You always talk about transcending formalism and following nature. Isn't that what you long for, the life of an immortal? Where in the world are there immortals who would meddle in worldly affairs?"

Ji Kang laughed and slowly stood up.

"I long for that kind of life. I once hiked up the mountains, forgetting the path and everything. A woodcutter saw me and called me a god."

"I went to the mountains of Ji County and met a hermit. I invited him to join me for a stroll, but he declined. Before leaving, he told me: 'You have a strong character and outstanding talent. How can you avoid disaster?'"

"I met another hermit in the mountains. We went in together. He held a stone in his hand and insisted that it was as sweet as sugar and asked me to eat it. I said it was just a stone, how could it be called a sweet fruit?"

"He then pointed to a stone chamber in the distance and said there was a scroll of book written on white silk. I replied that it was an empty stone chamber, so where could there be a book written on white silk?"

"The hermit told me: You have unusual aspirations, yet your talents are always unappreciated. This is your fate!"

"Perhaps, I just don't have the fate of you gods. What is black is black, and what is white is white! Stones cannot turn into sweet fruits, and an empty room cannot produce a magical book!"

"A traitor will always be a traitor! He will never become a wise minister! A chaotic world is a chaotic world, it will never be a prosperous world!!"

"The suffering in the world is real, the collapse of rituals and music is also real, but what everyone says is false!"

"I don't have any special talents. Even though I see things more clearly than you, I can't do anything about it. I can only try not to help the evildoers."

"Now, Your Majesty doesn't care about my cowardice and incompetence, and wants to entrust me with such an important matter. How can I back down?!"

"Your Majesty has treated me like a national hero, and I, as a national hero, will repay you!"

Ji Kang looked very excited.

Ruan Ji looked at his old friend in astonishment and was speechless for a long time.

They were also dissatisfied with the Sima family, but among the seven sages, only Ji Kang was the most stubborn. When the Sima family came to power, he resigned directly. When Sima Shi and Sima Zhao came to recruit him, he ran away directly. When Zhong Hui came to recruit him personally, he drove them away directly.
Upon learning that his good friend Shan Tao had recommended him to Sima Zhao, he immediately picked up his pen and wrote the eloquent "Letter of Breaking Off Friendship with Shan Juyuan", directly breaking off his friendship with this good friend. It is said that when Sima Zhao saw this article, he was "angry" and wanted to kill him.

Unlike Ruan Ji, who was always cautious and avoiding disaster, he dared to fight back, even though the force was nothing to Sima Zhao.

After Ji Kang finished speaking, he felt extremely happy and even couldn't help laughing.

He suddenly looked at Ruan Ji, "Si Zong, I have something I want to ask for your help!"

Ruan Ji hesitated, but nodded, "Please go ahead."

"I have a piece of music called 'Guangling San'. Yuan Xiaoni once learned 'Guangling San' from me, but I was always reluctant to teach him. Now that I am about to die, I really don't want this piece of music to be lost."

"I want to teach you this song. You can choose someone who is good at it to pass it on to you in the future."

"Please don't refuse."

Ruan Ji looked at him blankly, but was speechless.

Ji Kang asked someone to bring a zither, took a sip of wine, and started playing immediately.

This Guangling San is Ji Kang's unique skill. He is very proud of it and never wants to teach it to others. But at this moment, he no longer cares.

The sound of the piano was exceptionally high-pitched and continuous. Ji Kang's movements became faster and faster. The whole piece was permeated with a kind of indignant and unyielding spirit. Ji Kang played more smoothly than ever before, as if he had forgotten everything. His long sleeves fluttered in the air, and he looked intoxicated. At this moment, he looked more like a banished immortal than ever before.

Ji Kang's piano music was so passionate, one wave after another, like rocks hit by waves.

The accumulation of emotions made the original indignation in the song less intense, and it became more wild and powerful. Even Ruan Ji could not calm down at this moment.

When Ji Kang stopped playing and looked at Ruan Ji who was sitting opposite him.

Do not know why.

Ruan Ji was already in tears.

(End of this chapter)