Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 221: Practice and Knowledge
These guards were not ordinary people and could vaguely sense the subtle movements around them.

"who!"

Some guards directly drew their weapons and looked around warily.

Lu Zheng said calmly, "Just some spectators. Everyone, go on patrol."

The captain looked at Lu Zheng and whispered, "Let's escort Mr. Lu back. It's not safe outside at this late hour. There's a curfew at night these days."

Now the entire Hongzhou City has increased patrols and vigilance, and the cause of the incident is Lu Zheng.

They didn't want anything to happen to Lu in the area they were patrolling.

Lu Zheng didn't want to embarrass the guards, so he nodded and said, "I'll walk with you for a while."

After saying that, Lu Zheng and a group of guards left the street.

After walking for a while, Lu Zheng took out a stack of crumpled papers and handed it to the captain of the guards, saying, "Please, brother, please give these papers to Chen Liang and Chen Baiwei."

Upon hearing this, the captain of the guards put it away without even glancing at the contents. "Don't worry, Master Lu. I will personally hand it over to Chen Baiwei."

Lu Zheng nodded and said, "Alright, you guys go do your thing, I'll go back this way."

The captain of the guard insisted on having Lu Zheng escorted back.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng couldn't refuse and asked the two guards to go with him.

Along the way, Lu Zheng had some free time to chat with the two and learn about the situation in Hongzhou City.

Lu Zheng asked curiously, "Speaking of which, I have met the Governor. What kind of person is that Governor?"

Upon hearing this, a guard glanced around subconsciously, then whispered, "Master Lu, I'm going to tell you something. Don't spread it around."

"Go ahead." Lu Zheng said with a smile.

The guard said, "I have a brother who works for the Governor. I heard he's going to be transferred. Logically, the Governor hasn't completed his term yet, so this shouldn't be the case... I just heard it, it's not necessarily true."

"Is that so?" Lu Zheng nodded.

The guard continued, "The current governor is fine, but I don't know who will be the next one..."

The three of them chatted and soon arrived at Zhang Bo's residence.

Seeing Lu Zheng coming back, Zhang Bo couldn't help but say, "I thought you were staying at Mr. Zheng's place tonight."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I didn't go to his place. I went somewhere else."

"Come on, come on, let's go inside and have some rest." Zhang Bo said with a smile.

The two guards left with peace of mind only after seeing Lu Zhengzhen arrive at his residence.

Seeing this, Zhang Bo couldn't help but whisper, "Brother Lu, that's great! I've been to the state capital so many times, and I've never had a government guard escort me home!"

Lu Zhengdao: "It just happened that we met."

"What happened with the Yang family during the day..."

"Everything is fine..."

……

The two chatted for a while, and then Lu Zheng went to the guest room prepared for him.

He washed up and lay on the bed, looking through the secret book he had bought.

Qing Wan felt bored staying alone in the small courtyard of the sea of consciousness, so she ran out and read a thick book.

Lu Zheng took a curious look and found that it was actually a physics book.

He couldn't help but be slightly surprised and asked, "Can you understand?"

Qing Wan tilted her head and said, "I can understand a little bit..."

"What did you understand?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask.

Qing Wan said seriously, "So, if two rocks, one large and one small, are dropped from the same height, they can land together..."

When Qing Wan came across this content before, she found it incredible, so she tried it.

Later, she felt that this book was more interesting than the math book and could do some experiments, but she still didn't quite understand it.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "You understand the reason."

Qing Wan nodded and said, "I understand, because..."

Qingwan spoke while gesturing with her little hands.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng felt that Qing Wan might indeed understand...

Lu Zhengdao said, "Very good, you have comprehended a fundamental principle of heaven and earth. Congratulations!"

"Really?" Qingwan's eyes sparkled, as bright as stars.

Lu Zheng chuckled and said, "Of course it's true. Not many people know such a great truth. If you don't believe me, you can go ask others."

Even in such a world of cultivation, some of the most essential laws and rules remain unchanged.

It’s just that people in this world don’t really understand or care about the principles of these laws.

Qing Wan said excitedly: "Then I'll go ask them!"

Lu Zheng quickly said, "It's late at night, it's not nice to disturb others. Besides, don't be too proud of learning some principles. Only when you have learned them thoroughly can you teach others."

"Good!"

Qing Wan sat down again, then took out some small objects and started experimenting. She was a diligent and studious little girl, but mainly for fun...

Lu Zheng withdrew his gaze and simulated alchemy in his mind, wondering when he would start making the elixir.

But there have been too many things going on recently and I am too busy to handle them all at once.

After a while, Zhang Bo stood outside the room and whispered, "Brother Lu, are you still awake?"

Lu Zheng glanced sideways when he heard this, "Brother Zhang, is there something wrong?"

Zhang Bo said, "I see the light is still on here, Brother Lu. I can't sleep, so I want to talk to you."

"Come in." Lu Zheng couldn't help but say. Zhang Bo pushed the door open and came in, bringing hot water.

Seeing Lu Zheng and Qing Wan, one older and one younger, both reading, he couldn't help but say, "You two are really studious."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I'm in good spirits and can't sleep. I have nothing to do but read. Brother Zhang can't sleep at all."

Zhang Bo said quietly, "The results will be announced tomorrow. Thinking about this, I can't sleep."

Lu Zheng smiled lightly, "Brother Zhang, aren't you very confident that you'll pass the exam?"

"I have confidence, but I won't feel at ease until the results are announced," Zhang Bo sighed.

When Qing Wan heard the word "stone", she couldn't help but look up at Zhang Bo with a gloomy look.

Zhang Bo didn't notice anything and continued, "This year in Hongzhou, there were nearly eight hundred scholars taking the Autumn Examination, all of whom were over seven feet tall. There were also a few who were just one step away from becoming a Juren, but couldn't break through and wanted to be canonized through the imperial examination..."

"News just came out this afternoon. This time, Hongzhou will only select fifty candidates for Juren, including three special promotions."

Special promotion? Lu Zheng couldn't help but think of what the governor had said to him.

But if he weren't among these three people, time wouldn't have passed so quickly.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, you should have more confidence in yourself."

Zhang Bo sighed, "I really want to have a calm mind like Brother Lu, but unfortunately I can't do it. It's still because I lack practice."

Qing Wan, who was standing next to him, whispered, "If Master Zhang can't sleep, he can read a math book. I can fall asleep quickly after reading it."

Zhang Bo laughed dumbly upon hearing this and said, "Forget it then... Actually, I came here to listen to Brother Lu's music again to relax my mind."

Lu Zhengdao said, "Is that so? That's fine, but I'm really not good at playing the piano. If there's anything I don't play well, please point it out."

After that, Lu Zheng took out the guqin, thought of a soothing song, and began to play.

At first, the sound of the piano was a bit chaotic, but then it gradually became better.

Zhang Bo felt happy and relaxed listening to this.

After some time, Zhang Bo's worries were gone.

He couldn't help but look at Lu Zheng and thanked him, "Brother Lu's piano skills are excellent, better than any musician I've ever seen."

"Brother Zhang, you're too kind. The piece is great. Even if I play it poorly, it's still at least three points." Lu Zhengdao said, "It's said that a true master of music can shake the world with a single piece of music. I'm still far from that."

Zhang Bo said, "I have a few copies of music at home. They are war songs. Learning them can help you slay demons and ghosts with your voice. Brother Lu, would you like to take a look?"

"Oh?" Lu Zheng became a little interested.

Zhang Bo smiled and said, "I think Brother Lu is quite good at this. I'll tell the guards to go back to Changchuan County and bring the music score over."

"That's so troublesome..." Lu Zheng couldn't help but say.

Zhang Bo waved his hand and said, "No trouble, I need to get some things anyway."

Zhang Bo stood up and said, "It's so late. I'm sorry to bother Brother Lu and Miss Qingwan..."

"Why bother saying this?" Lu Zheng said indifferently.

Zhang Bo looked at Qing Wan and asked, "Miss Qing Wan, is there anything you want to tell me?"

He always felt that Qing Wan was staring at him, as if something was going on.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "She's just a little girl, she has a lot of problems, don't worry about it, just go back and have a good rest."

Zhang Bo heard this and said, "Is that so? However, I am still happy to help Miss Qingwan with her questions, as long as they are not mathematical problems."

"It's not mathematics!" Qing Wan said excitedly.

Lu Zheng wanted to say something but stopped himself.

Seeing that Lu Zheng had no objection, Qing Wan walked to the bedside and took out a large stone and a small piece of silver.

"If I let these two things fall, which one will hit the ground first?"

"Of course it's big..."

Zhang Bo answered without hesitation, then froze, "Wait, let me see these two things."

He felt that the question Qingwan asked would not be so simple.

Qingwan handed the stone and silver to Zhang Bo.

Zhang Bo examined it carefully, weighed it, and said, "This is the big stone."

Qing Wan put her hands on her hips and looked up, saying, "Then you try it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bo did as Qing Wan said.

The next moment, Zhang Bo's expression changed slightly, "What's going on..."

He was a little bit incredulous. This was totally different from what he expected.

Seeing this, Qing Wan glared and said, "So you really don't understand! Oh, that's right. Lu Zheng said this is the truth, most people don't understand."

Zhang Bo looked confused and turned to look at Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng looked a little helpless and explained, "It's actually not that complicated, it's just..."

Zhang Bo quickly said, "Brother Lu, don't explain. Let me think about it first..."

He felt that he needed to slowly find the answer to such a truth.

Zhang Bo picked up the two pieces of stuff and left the room.

Lu Zheng had sharp ears and could vaguely hear slight noises coming from time to time, which were the sounds of objects falling to the ground.

Lu Zheng smiled leisurely and said, "Someone really can't sleep tonight..."

Qing Wan whispered, "Then should I go and explain to him?"

Lu Zheng waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Practice makes perfect. Let him figure it out slowly. If he can't figure it out, tell him tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Qing Wan immediately became excited.

(End of this chapter)