The hairpin banquet was over, and the scholars with their own thoughts left one after another.
Li Jie looked at the bright moon in the sky. The bright moonlight added a different kind of scenery to the night. He dismissed the boy who was waiting in the car and planned to walk back. Scholars greeted him from time to time on the road, and many people still did not have the pleasure to discuss the future.
After gathering together and looking at everyone, Li Jie understood their mentality very well. After all, he had more experience than them, so he could control his emotions better.
A few days after the Hairpin Banquet, what happened at the banquet was indeed spread in Fuzhou city, and everyone had different opinions about it.
For the ancients who lacked information, this incident was a very explosive one, involving two celebrities. One was Lin Pingzhi, the newly-minted crime leader who won the "Little Three Yuan", and the other was a member of an official family whose power was high.
No less than some of the hottest scandals in later generations, there were people discussing this from time to time in streets, alleys, restaurants, brothels and other places.
A Confucian scholar in the restaurant said to his friend next to him: "I didn't expect our Mr. Lin to have such a poetic talent. I wish I could see him on the spot!"
His friend glanced sideways at him and said narrowly: "Then you can only wait for the deer singing banquet after the provincial examination."
"Humph! Isn't it Qiu Wei? Just wait, I will study with peace of mind after today, and I will never go out tomorrow!"
"Hey, you didn't say this before. You should copy the poems and essays written by Mr. Lin and hang them in your study. You should always push yourself. Look how good the poems are." The scholar started chanting after he finished speaking.
Poems and essays written by Li Jie.
"Today, today, today, today is so little! Today, if I don't do it, when will this happen?"
"Tomorrow comes tomorrow, and there are so many tomorrows. If I live waiting for tomorrow, everything will be wasted."
After listening to the poems about his friend, the Confucian scholar thought that he had always lived tomorrow and tomorrow, and lowered his head in shame. Then he made up his mind to stay behind closed doors and never go out before the next autumn.
Later, he won the imperial examination and became a good talk for a while.
The scholars who were reciting poems and writing poems in the brothel were also chatting about this matter. Most of them were quite shameless about Gao Sheng's behavior and criticized him verbally and writing. Many people took the opportunity to publish some comments in tabloids.
, if you scold well, you can also get a decent amount of writing fees, which makes some cash-strapped scholars flock to it. Of course, they must change their waistcoats to scold, after all, the Gao family is not someone who can be easily offended.
People who live peacefully on weekdays occasionally discuss this matter when they are enjoying the cool weather after dinner. For ordinary people who have no ideas, the words are quite ugly. Why don't you give birth to a son without sex?
The ones that come out are black, the bad ones and the pus inside are all good-sounding, but there are even more worse-sounding ones.
All in all, most people have a negative opinion of Gaosheng.
To say that the most troubled person in the city about this topic is Gao Sheng. Hearing the discussion all over the city, he felt regretful and felt sorry for himself at home every day, drinking to drown his sorrows.
Mrs. Qian was heartbroken to see her son getting depressed day by day. Seeing that he would be useless if he continued like this, she came to Gao Sheng one day.
"My son, why should a man feel sorry for himself over a trivial matter? Is this still the most talented man in Fuqing?"
"Little thing? The most talented person in Fuqing?" Gao Sheng's eyelids moved after hearing his mother's words. At this time, he had forgotten to salute his mother and muttered to himself before speaking.
"Mother, you said it's a trivial matter, but I can't agree with it. After this incident, the reputation I worked so hard to accumulate has been lost. How do my people see me? How do people in the world see me?"
"Think back to the time when Su Wu was shepherding sheep, and Tai Shigong was tortured and still worked hard to complete his unfinished business! Isn't what you experienced a trivial matter?"
After finishing speaking, Mrs. Qian continued to speak without waiting for Gao Sheng's response.
"When a man walks in the world, he should be aware of his shame and then be brave. What's the use of feeling sorry for yourself now that things have already happened? You must know that sometimes it's not too late to mend the situation before it's too late."
Mrs. Qian's words were as enlightening as those of Huang Zhongdalu. Gao Sheng was stunned for a long time, then he got up, straightened his clothes, and then knelt down to pay homage to Mrs. Qian.
"Thank you, mother, for the child has learned a lesson!"
Mrs. Qian felt relieved when she saw this, and then said: "Then what do my sons plan to do?"
Gao Sheng stood up, straightened his body, and said with determination on his face: "My child plans to follow the example of the ancients and go to the Lin Mansion carrying a thorn, apologize to Lin Pingzhi in person, and then study hard at home with peace of mind. When the time comes for the gold list, he will definitely be able to regain the trust of the family!"
The next day, Gao Sheng took off his shirt, carried a thorn stick on his back, bowed to his mother and walked out of the house resolutely.
At first, Gao Sheng felt ashamed of the people pointing at him on the road, and he briefly thought of giving up. However, his mother's words from yesterday were still murmuring in his mind, and he suddenly looked determined and started to take steps again, walking towards the Lin Mansion step by step.
, turning a deaf ear to the comments around him, the thorns on the thorns stung his back deeply as he walked, making Gao Sheng frown all the way.
Li Jie was practicing martial arts in the courtyard. The servant came to report the news of Gao Sheng's apology. He was stunned. He did not expect that Gao Sheng could do such a thing. This greatly changed his impression of Gao Sheng. Originally, Li Jie was not aware of what happened at the banquet.
I didn't care about the matter, so I just took advantage of this opportunity to express my forgiveness to him in person, and at the same time, I could make a name for myself. The ancients valued reputation very much.
After that, Li Jie changed into a set of formal clothes, which was also a sign of respect for Gao Sheng. After all, it was a bit impolite to play short.
After arriving at the door and waiting for a while, I saw Gao Sheng coming with a bush, followed by the crowd of onlookers like a long dragon. Gao Sheng remained calm despite the laughter and curses behind him, and walked towards Li Jie step by step, with sweat pouring down his forehead.
The clothes on my back were wet with blood mixed with sweat from walking all the way, and my white shirt was stained blood red.
Li Jie was slightly moved when he saw this, and then hurriedly walked to Gao Sheng. When Gao Sheng saw Li Jie walking towards him, he knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said.
"What happened at the banquet that day was my fault. I shouldn't feel jealous. I hope Master Lin will not forget the faults of villains and forgive me for what I did!"
Li Jie hurriedly helped him stand up and said to Gao Sheng: "What happened that day? Isn't it just a normal discussion between us?"
Gao Sheng's eyes heated up when he heard this, and then he nodded heavily with tears in his eyes and said with a choked voice: "Yes!"
When Li Jie took off the thorn stick from Gao Sheng's back, Gao Sheng couldn't help but gasped because the thorn stick was embedded in his flesh. Li Jie thought that Gao Sheng would have everything in the future and was a great person.
Seeing the two people acting like this, everyone watching around also cheered!
"Well done! Gao Sheng is a brave man!"
"Lin, the head of the case, is lenient and righteous!"
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After hearing what everyone said, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, burying their grudges.