Chapter 21 Confucianism
Most of the northern cities are built squarely, but Jinling City is not like this. Sitting on the top floor of Manchun Building near the window, you can overlook half of the city.
Looking far into the distance, Lu Li felt that the ancient city of Jinling resembled an inverted convex character, with Dazhong Street as the dividing line, belonging to Shangyuan and Jiangning counties.
The section of the Qinhuai River we see now belongs to Jiangning County and is slowly flowing out of the city.
At the same time, the girl playing the pipa saw Lu Li looking out the window all the time, thinking that her benefactor was not interested today, she couldn't help but feel sad, and kept thinking about where she failed to entertain her well——
Before going upstairs, Mr. Lu was obviously no different from when he was looking for fun in the past, and his actions were extremely generous. After sitting down, his face changed, and he stared out the window in a daze.
Suddenly, the young lady sang the wrong words, so she quickly stopped and apologized to her benefactor.
"It doesn't matter, you continue."
Lu Li looked away from the window. He remembered that this girl seemed to be called...Danniang?
Yes, my predecessor liked prostitutes the most. In recent days, I became tired of being with him and even stopped going to the academy.
After thinking about this, Lu Li looked at the other party carefully.
Since ancient times, beauties have emerged from the south of the Yangtze River.
This is indeed true. The young lady is not tall, but she has slender shoulders and straight back, elegant and generous manners, and has bright eyes and red lips, giving her a graceful charm.
the other side.
After hearing Lu Li's warm and comforting voice, Dan Niang sang the song again, with a smooth Jinling accent, regaining her previous calmness and confidence, even though Lu Li kept staring at her.
Of course, there was no evil thought in his eyes.
Although he has heard many times that some classmates have all kinds of wild deeds in their interpretation of life, Lu Li does not pursue these things. When fate comes, it will happen naturally.
At this moment, he was thinking:
How should we define ourselves?
Ever since he left the office that night, the principal's warning had echoed in his mind for a long time.
Not as good as Zhou Tian?
That's probably what it means.
From the time he entered the school until now, Lu Li has only played positive characters. At the same time, he is not willing to leave too deep bonds with others. The final comments he received on several occasions were something like, "Beautiful flowers must be cut when they bloom. Don't wait until the flowers are gone."
"Broken branches", this kind of criticism of emotions.
To be honest, everyone wants to be a great hero and be admired by thousands of people, but sometimes it’s a challenge. Villains with personality are actually quite interesting.
In addition, he did have repression of love, otherwise he would have become Ding Gong's son-in-law in the world of the Three Kingdoms, instead of entering into a marriage contract.
As an actor, the main task is to interpret a wonderful and real life. Like the ancient gentleman Liu Xiahui, who is calm and calm, it is too fake after all.
While I was thinking wildly, a voice rang in my ears, saying, "I'm afraid the tea has gone cold. I'll change it for Mr. Lu."
With that said, Dan Niang, who had finished singing a song, gently held the bottom of the cup and elegantly replaced Lu Li with a new cup of tea.
"good."
Taking a sip of hot tea, Lu Li suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart. In fact, after thinking about it now, he had a vague answer in his heart. From then on, he no longer suppressed his temper and lived his life freely.
"I wonder if you would like to accompany me tonight to visit Qinhuai tonight?"
After saying this, the girls present were all happy.
Dan Niang instantly felt that she had made a mistake, and with a smile on her lips, she replied: "Of course I don't dare to slander the young master."
The girls in Jiaofangsi have to accept customers after all, even if they are hustlers, they just want to sell them at a good price.
After hanging on to Lu Li for so long, Dan Niang felt that it was time to agree to him in order to avoid any changes. Unfortunately, she was not aware of the changes that had occurred in Lu Li.
As a result, everyone with their own concerns got busy. To be more precise, they were the girls who were working around Dan Niang. They were like maids, helping out.
Lu Li said he wanted to travel to Qinhuai at night, so these people were busy making arrangements, such as contacting the boat owners, the cooks, and buying drinks...
evening.
A group of tall and strong men came to the bank of the Qinhuai River. Passers-by guessed that they were the guards of a certain prince's family in Jinling, so they stood silently and said nothing.
However, as a young man in brocade robes came out of Chunman Tower, the group of people immediately moved to protect him in the middle. The formation seemed random, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something behind it——
They faced each other in various directions, their eyes constantly observing the movements far and near.
"Gah..."
Suddenly, a cry of waterfowl came from the river. The sound was so sharp that it instantly attracted a sideways glance from the dozen or so tall men.
"It turns out he is the young master of the Hou family in Henan."
Someone among the onlookers recognized Lu Li and introduced Sakon to Sakon with a smile, but there was a hint of sourness in his tone.
"This young master once said that writing poems and songs to make women happy is the right way..."
"Isn't this the case for all nobles? Fame and wealth are like smoke and clouds. Our ancestors have been in the country for tens of thousands of years. If I can be reborn in a good child and be born into such a noble family in the next life, my behavior will be even more dissolute than this one."
"I didn't expect that Meng Ming would be enjoying himself here after not going to the academy for so many days." Looking at Lu Li leaning on the red and green trees in the distance, a Confucian scholar in white sighed: "It's a pity that Master still said that he is a talent that can be made."
In the land of fireworks, there were huge crowds of people, so it was understandable that they would be noisy, but Lu Li was able to hear clearly what everyone was saying.
I saw all kinds of vendors gathered on the banks of the Qinhuai River. A middle-aged man selling jujubes was secretly talking about himself, while the young man selling nectarines expressed envy, saying that he just had a good pregnancy.
Among them, a familiar-looking scholar successfully attracted Lu Li's attention. He clearly recognized him and his words were full of regret.
Academy?
In his memory, he did rely on his family background to successfully become a disciple of a great Confucian from the south of the Yangtze River. However, he was giving lectures in Qingliang Mountain in the suburbs. The original owner disliked the remoteness of the place, so except for the day when he became a disciple, he stayed by the Qinhuai River, drinking and drinking with beautiful women all day long.
as a companion.
After recalling this point, Lu Li made a decision in his heart. He casually called a guard and ordered: "Go and invite that brother here."
"As commanded."
And all this fell in Dan Niang's eyes.
She asked curiously: "Why did the young master invite that Confucian scholar to board the boat for a banquet?"
"The friendship of classmates."
After completely relaxing, Lu Li smiled a lot more and explained: "A few days ago, my father sent me to study under Mr. Tiantai, and I made a few friends there."
"It's a coincidence that I happened to see someone just now, so I wanted to invite him over to have a few drinks with me."
This is half true and half false.
It is true that I became a disciple of Mr. Tiantai.
Classmates and friends are fake.
No matter how Lu Li recalled it, he didn't know the name of the scholar in white or where he lived.
"It turns out that he is a classmate of the young master. Please invite another girl to accompany you so as not to lose your etiquette."
The boat has a large space, and it won't be a problem to seat ten more people, but when scholars talk about things, they need the company of famous prostitutes.
"The red sleeves add fragrance, and the articles make the country beautiful."
Chapter completed!