Su Shi recalled in a tone of remembrance:

"I came here when I went to school in April last year. When I first met Tongzhen, he was wearing tattered clothes and dirty clothes like a beggar. At that time, he was standing outside a bun shop. The owner of the bun shop gave him two buns, and Tongzhen had to pay.

The boss said, "Good boy, uncle can't accept you money. You can take this bun and eat it. It's not enough.

Tong Zhen said, "Uncle, Tong Zhen knows that you have pity for me, but Tong Zhen has hands and feet, picking herbs and helping some customers run errands, and you can always earn some money. Uncle, your own family is not easy. My father told me before his death: "Men should be self-reliant and cannot always rely on others. Uncle, you know that Tong Zhen is good to me, but Tong Zhen can support himself now..."

Su Shi continued, "It was this child's simple words that shocked me. After all, he was still a child who was less than the age of the general leader. So I decided to stay here for a few more days and observe the child well. The child did not disappoint me. Later, in order to take care of the child, I set up a school in this ancient temple where Tongzhen settled, and lived in..."

"You must have never imagined that in fact, Tong Zhen is so stubborn that he has not accepted any financial help from me. The expenses for our meals are half of each person."

"Don't see Tong Zhen busy working outside during the day, but at night I teach him to read and read. For this reason, he would catch a fish or something every day to express his feelings. Not because this child is talented and smart, he has made rapid progress, I am already teaching him "The University".

"Such a good child, with a very good personality and extraordinary intelligence. Taoist priest, do you understand what I said?"???? The Taoist nodded with shameless face, but said, "Even so, Mr. Su, please forgive me for taking the liberty. I wonder if Mr. Su will formally accept this child as a disciple?"

Su Shi looked unwilling. He knew that the Taoist had done too much when he saw this. He apologized repeatedly: "Mr. Su, I am confused for a moment and offended me. Alas, it seems that I am not destined to be able to accept this good disciple." Later, I couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Su Shi glanced at him with a deep meaning and suddenly asked, "If Tong Zhen was a disciple, what would Taoist priest plan to teach him?"

The Taoist, who knew not, was overjoyed when he heard this, looked at Su Shi and asked, "What does Mr. Su mean?"

Su Shi said: "Please answer first." His tone was solemn and loud.

The Taoist Zhifei understood that this was a test given to him by Su Shi. Although he didn't know why Su Shi gave up the good disciple who had been cultivated for a long time, it was obvious that if his answer could not satisfy Su Shi, Su Shi would not give him another chance. After thinking for a moment, the Taoist Zhifei said, "Of course, I will teach you all the professors I know."

Su Shi was obviously not satisfied with this answer: "The Taoist priest does not need to be perfunctory, please explain it in detail."

The Taoist, the Taoist, said: "I will take him around and increase his knowledge and teach him to learn literature and martial arts. Taoist classics and Confucianism need not be said. A gentleman only has one of the six arts, but he can find a famous teacher to teach this. When he reaches his crown, if he is willing, he will give him a disc and lead him into our Taoist sect. If he does not want, then the relationship between master and disciple will end, and that's all."

Su Shi sneered: "The Taoist priest is really confident."

The Taoist Zhifei smiled and said, "Mr. Su might as well take the exam one or two."

Su Shi was not polite and asked, "I dare to ask the Taoist priest, what about the Song Dynasty?"

The Taoist Zhifei said: "Flowers are in brocade, and the prosperous age is unprecedented."

Su Shi sneered: "The Taoist priest turned out to be like this. How can you be a teacher Tongzhen with just this little bit of insight? It's just a misleading child."

The Taoist is not annoyed: "Mr. Su, don't be anxious. It is not nonsense to say that the Song Dynasty is a prosperous era with flowers and brocade. After all, the Song Dynasty was rich and far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and were the most elegant and romantic in the world. It is not an exaggeration to say that the prosperous era is."

After pausing slightly, the Taoist said, "It's a pity that since the founding of the country, I have deliberately weakened the army. The so-called forgetting war will lead to danger. If the Song Dynasty is surrounded by small vassal states, it would be fine, but the Khitan Liao Kingdom always attacked the border, and Tibetan Tubo was eyeing it coveted. The Li Yuanhao rebelled against Song and established himself. The country was called Xixia, which could be said to be as dangerous as it was. The court has been in constant struggles, and the gentleman and the villain has devoted nine of its energy to internal struggle. To be honest, I think that the Song Dynasty can still hold on and maintain its superficial prosperity. I really have to thank the Yanhuang luck in the dark for its blessing..."

Su Shi was silent, knowing that there were some things he didn't agree with what the Taoist said, but it was just that the two had different ideas and there was no need to argue. After a while of silence, Su Shi asked again: "So, what should the Song Dynasty in Taoist priest's heart look like?"

The Taoist, who is aware of foreign wars, replied: "I hope that foreign wars will not be born in my own country. I will defend the enemy outside the country. I yearn for the Han Dynasty. It is the spirit of the Han servants. The confidence and glory of the Five Barbarians of the Han Dynasty. If you have the dignity of being a powerful man who will be punished even if you are far away..."

Su Shi sighed: "That is indeed a fascinating era."

The Taoist, who knew nothing, sighed: "Yes, the glory of the predecessors is admirable. If the Song Dynasty could be safe for two hundred years, it would have been impossible to cross the Han and Tang Dynasties and go from another road to the top."

Su Shi was confused: "I hope to hear the great views of Taoist master."

Zhifei Taoist said: "If we really give the Song Dynasty two hundred years, whether it is Khitan, Xixia, or Tubo, we will gradually be assimilated by the brilliant civilization of the Song Dynasty, and we will be a member of the Wenwen Yanhuang civilization system. Well, it is like the current Dali Kingdom in Yunnan. By that time, under the brilliance of China, all of them will be Han territory. As for whom will unify the world in the end, what is the difference? What I care about is that the Han family will always be in the clothes and clothes, and China will always stand at the center of the world civilization, enjoying the glory of the whole world!" Speaking of the next few words, Zhifei Taoist has already begun to suffer from the second-tier disease.

Su Shi shook his head, nodded again, and said, "What Taoist said is great kindness, but unfortunately, we are foolish and murmurs, it is hard to climb to heaven." The Taoist laughed and said, "I can't do the great cause of governing the country and pacifying the world, so I have to imagine it. It's good to daydream and comfort myself. Mr. Su, don't you know that I might take Tong Zhen as my disciple?"

Su Shi said, "It's all right, it depends on the child's own meaning." Undoubtedly, the answer from the Taoist, made Su Shi recognize him. After replacing the glass of water, Su Shi said, "Can you know why you have never accepted Tong Zhen as your disciple?"

Before the Taoist was told, he said to himself: "Actually, I have been struggling. This temperament is destined to be unhappy in the court. If this child really enters my disciple and accepts my wishes, he will inevitably go to the officialdom in the future, but I am afraid he will be implicated by me and suppressed by all kinds of suppression. The darkness of the court is the Taoist and the Taoist people outside the Taoist are unimaginable. Alas, it is also a contradiction, and I also want to cultivate talents for the country and serve the country loyally. On the one hand, I can't bear to take this child into the quagmire with him." Sighing, Su Shi said his thoughts: "If you follow the Taoist and seek freedom, it will be a good result."
Chapter completed!