Everyone went up the mountain with their chins high, and after climbing for a long time, they could barely see the gate of the academy.
The middle-aged man snorted again——
"Sure enough, it is the way of a poor family to choose such a mountainous place."
The young man whispered: "Mr. Song also opened an academy in the mountains. Why didn't I see my father to discuss the rights and wrongs of the location?"
The middle-aged man choked.
…
After a while, everyone entered the door, only to see two book boys sweeping up fallen leaves in the courtyard.
Seeing someone coming to the door, the bookboy put down his broom and bowed to them: "Please wait a moment, distinguished guests. My husband is debating with the guests."
The two bookboys were probably from the West, and they didn't speak the official accent of the Jin Dynasty very fluently. Lu Zhong, that is, the young man couldn't help but laugh when he heard Wu Yin.
"How can a person from a poor family argue?" the middle-aged man muttered in a low voice, then glanced at the two book boys with a hint of arrogance in his eyes, "Is this how your academy entertains guests?"
"Everyone, please come down."
A bookboy took everyone to the flower hall where the academy entertained guests, while another bookboy went to find Xie Yuan.
At that time, Xie Yuan was debating ancient people and events with a group of disciples.
Huo Qubing watched him single-handedly fight with the crowd and silence them, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up secretly.
As expected of the lord, he is so awesome.
The diners also expressed admiration.
My lord is very knowledgeable at such a young age, and he is a descendant of the Xie family after all.
Xie Yuan took a sip of cold water, and the book boy came in, bowed to him, and then whispered a few words.
"Are guests coming?" Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows.
"Well, the person who came here seems to be unkind, and I'm afraid he's here to cause trouble for you." The book boy nodded.
"Those who come are not kind, and those who are kind will not come. Let me go and see who the distinguished guest is."
…
Flower Hall.
Lu Zhong tasted the tea in his hand and found it very novel.
They all have sencha at home, but Xie Xiaolangjun seems to make it by boiling tea leaves directly into water. It has a fresh taste and is quite delicious.
"I don't know where you distinguished guests are coming from?" A cup of tea fell into my stomach, and the warm voice came from far away.
Everyone looked up and looked outside the flower hall, only to see a young man with his head wrapped in a silk scarf and clothed in cloth slowly approaching.
The young man's eyes were clear, and when he saw the people dressed in rich and noble clothes, he was not humble, but smiled and bowed to them.
Couldn't it be Xie Yuan?
"My lord is the head of the Lu family in Fanyang. Mr. Xie Xiaolang, why don't you be polite when you see the head of the family?" The boy serving next to him raised his chin and looked contemptuously.
Xie Yuan's eyes moved.
Oh, Fan Yang Lu.
He bowed to the head of the Lu family and said, "I wonder why the head of the Lu family brings the children of the Lu family to my academy?"
The head of the Lu family glanced at Xie Yuan and saw that his clothes from head to toe were not as expensive as his own cloak, and the contempt in his eyes became stronger.
"You come from a poor family, where did the money needed to build this academy come from?" He opened the lid of the tea and asked.
"Uncle Zhong is a descendant of the Qi family in Youzhou. Although the Qi family is down and out, they still have some money. Before Uncle Zhong left, he donated the villa to me." Xie Yuan said nonsense with a smile on his face.
The Qi family? That old family that they jointly suppressed and became a poor family?
The head of the Lu family felt somewhat inexplicably guilty.
He put down the tea cup and coughed: "The academy is convened only if there are ancient books. I am here to ask on behalf of the governor, how many books does Longgang Academy have?"
"Three hundred volumes of old books from the Three Kingdoms, three hundred volumes of ancient books from the Han and Pre-Qin Dynasties, and six hundred volumes of ancient books from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods - these ancient books were all gifts from Uncle Zhong." Xie Yuan smiled slightly.
The head of the Lu family was shocked.
The Qi family has been suppressed by them for so many years, but they still have so many books?
And gave them all to this poor boy?
No, he had to find a way to get these ancient books to fall into his Lu clan.
"How many scholars are there in the academy?" The head of the Lu family stroked his long beard.
"Counting them up, there are only about ten people."
"The academy is large but there are so few people. It's a waste of ancient books." The head of the Lu family patted the young man next to him on the back, "My son Shaohan has a lot of research on ancient books. Since you don't have many scholars and disciples, I feel wronged.
Son, let me keep you in the academy."
Lu Zhong: “??”
He subconsciously looked at Xie Yuan.
Before Xie Yuan could say anything, he heard the head of the Lu family snort coldly: "If I, a descendant of the Lu family, can stay in your academy, I am giving you a small favor for your humble family. You don't know what is good or bad."
Lu Zhong: "..."
Father, please stop bringing hatred to aristocratic and humble families, okay?
Xie Yuan smiled: "If Mr. Lu Xiaolang comes to the academy, the academy will flourish."
The head of the Lu family chatted for a while, thinking about letting Lu family supervise the academy.
But when I saw Huo Qubing's smiling face, I remembered the arrogant Taiyuan Huo family, so I had to give up.
Before leaving, the head of the Lu family left two young men down, took Lu Zhong aside and whispered for a while, and then led a group of people down the mountain in a big way.
Lu Zhong and Xie Yuan watched the Lu family's children go away, and Lu Zhong bowed to Xie Yuan: "My father said something inappropriate, please forgive me, young gentleman."
Xie Yuan waved his hand.
It is common for a family with a rich heritage to look down on a poor family.
He looked at Lu Zhong and suddenly asked: "Which husband of the Lu family are you?"
"I, Lu Zhong, the second master of the Lu family, heard earlier that Mr. Xie Xiao led an army to resist the barbarian enemies, but..." Lu Zhong paused and bowed to Xie Yuan, "Mr. Xie, I have long admired you."
Xie Yuan waved his hand: "That's all the credit of the governor. I'm just from a humble family, how dare I take the credit."
Lu Zhongmo.
If it were the children of the aristocratic family who recruited troops to defend against the barbarian enemies, the Youzhou governor would not dare to attack. He would even write a memorial for him with a smile and help him report his achievements to the court.
"Mr. Xie Xiao, here are those ancient scrolls..."
"Now that Erlang has entered the academy, he can read ancient books." Xie Yuan glanced sideways at the book boy next to him and said warmly, "Take Erlang to the library."
"Here."
After the two of them had gone away, Huo Qubing, who had been holding it in all this time, finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Lord, they are clearly coming to rob you of your ancient books and your academy. Why do you want to keep this second son of the Lu family?" The young boy's eyes were filled with fire.
"The people who want to seize the academy are the governor and the head of the Lu family who came here on orders. Mr. Lu Xiaolang doesn't have a city, so just keep it," Xie Yuan said.
If he rejects the head of the Lu family, it will just give him a reason to take away the academy.
Rather than doing this, it would be better to let that Lu Zhong stay.
Huo Qubing curled his lips: "I heard clearly just now that Mr. Lu Xiaolang stayed here just to wait for an opportunity to take away your ancient books."
"Lu's plan is about to fail." Xie Yuan smiled slightly.
"Why did it fail?"
"Do you still remember what I told you, some merits can be snatched away, and some merits cannot be snatched away?"
"Youzhou governor?"
"That's right." Xie Yuan smiled slightly, "In a few days, he will be unlucky."
Not only him, but also the Lu family behind him will be unlucky together.