The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 243 Departure to the North

The last chapter was written very well, but the highlights were not allowed to be broadcast. They were blocked. I am so depressed. I have written this chapter, but it has not been approved yet. Whatever happens, everyone knows that Li Yi had an in-depth exchange with the three wives, especially Zhao Hanfeng. In addition, he persuaded Yuehua to go to the northern grassland with them. Let's continue reading.

Li Yi came to the Imperial College. He originally came to ask for leave for Shiyu, but he ran into Lin Fan. The latter did not recognize him at first, but he felt the majestic and righteous spirit in his body. After careful identification, he found that he was a great scholar. Such a young great scholar was rare. He immediately stepped forward and saluted, "May I ask what business this great scholar has brought to the Imperial College?"

Li Yi patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "I am a great scholar thanks to you. If it weren't for you, how could so many people join the Dialectic Hall and become my disciples of Confucianism, Taoism and Law?"

Lin Fan was stunned for a moment, and then he recognized Li Yi after looking at him again. He immediately bowed and said, "Lin Fan greets the Sect Master! I heard from Xing'er that the Sect Master is back. I was planning to go and see him tonight, but I didn't expect you to come first."

"Of course I have to come. Otherwise, how can I thank you? It just so happens that I learned a lot in Nanliang this time, and I can discuss it with you."

"Great! Master, please wait a moment. I will go and gather your disciples right away!" After saying that, he went to call people.

When Lin Fan found Fang Zhuo, he had replaced Li Yi as the chief priest of the Imperial Academy. He heard that Li Yi was coming to discuss academic matters, so he must take it seriously. After all, our great talent Li is now famous. He competed in the six arts of a gentleman and defeated all the Confucian scholars of the Southern Liang Dynasty alone. He even won the debate against Zhu Wentai, the leader of the Confucianism and Taoism of the Southern Liang Dynasty. This is equivalent to slapping the face of the academic leader in public when studying abroad. It really adds luster to the Confucianism and Taoism of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The students, supervisors and professors of the Imperial College all ran to the lecture hall like crazy after receiving the notice, blocking the corridors. The lecture hall was even more crowded, and there was no room for standing, let alone sitting. Even Li Yi couldn't squeeze in! There was no way. Although he founded the Imperial College and was the first chief priest, who would recognize him if he changed his appearance!

Li Yi and Shi Yu were blocked outside the door and looked embarrassed. Shi Yu smiled and said, "This is interesting. My husband wants to give a lecture, but I can't even get in."

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Compared to the students of Nanliang listening to Master Zhu's lectures, this is a small scene. The small Bailuzhou Academy was crowded with tens of thousands of people. Not to mention the aisles, there were people everywhere in the trees, on the roofs, and on the walls."

Shi Yu said proudly: "Even if Master Zhu is so impressive, he still can't win the debate with you, my lord."

"Hey, hey, hey, Master Zhu wasn't defeated in the debate. I just used some tricks to win. By the way, speaking of Master Zhu, I've really thought of something to say."

Lin Fan got out of the crowd, stepped forward and saluted, "Oh, Sect Master, there are so many people here, it's so crowded, even you can't get in."

Li Yi waved his hand and smiled, "It's okay. I left an emergency passage when I designed the teaching building. Let's go through there."

Lin Fan said awkwardly: "Well, to be honest, the emergency passage is also full of people."

"Oh, okay then. We'll be at the podium in the lecture hall." With a swish, Li Yi used his words to teleport the two of them into the classroom.

"Mr. Lin and Wan Siye are here! Hey, this..."

Shi Yu smiled and said, "This is the most talented man in our Great Wei, Li Yi, Li Yuefu! My father went to Southern Liang to practice the Taoist technique of Purple Thunder Bone Tempering, and his appearance has changed slightly. It's normal that you can't recognize him."

Fang Zhuo stepped forward, looked at Li Yi and exclaimed: "This is not just a slight change, he has completely become a different person!"

Li Yi smiled and said, "Brother Fang has also been promoted to a great scholar. Li is honored to meet Mr. Fang." Li Yi saluted to everyone.

Fang Zhuo returned the greeting: "Okay, okay, now that Li Ru is here, let's all be quiet and listen to what Li Ru has to say."

The lecture hall fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at Li Yi with expectation. The latter condensed his Qi and turned it into a brush, and wrote five big characters in the air: "New Cultural Movement"! Then he began to explain punctuation marks to everyone. Li Yi took out the Book of Rites that he and Zhu Xi had studied together that night and demonstrated it, while explaining the rituals and punctuation marks.

He spoke eloquently for an hour, and finally said: "I have already explained the use of punctuation marks in combination with the "Book of Rites" written by Master Zhu. Of course, the comments on rituals are all from the perspective of Zhu's school. Some things Li did not agree with, such as the three-year mourning period. For ordinary people, life is a problem, so how can they observe three years of filial piety?

Can we still say that they are unfilial because they do not observe the rites and laws? The answer is naturally no, so I suggested to Zhu Xi that in order not to violate the original intention of Confucius, the Three Sages, to pass on the rites and laws to the people and educate the common people, we should rewrite a book on rites and laws based on the actual situation.

Zhu Zi also accepted my suggestion. He has asked his students to investigate the customs and folkways of various places and then compile new rituals. We should also participate in this matter, so I want to select a few students from the Imperial Academy, investigate folkways in our Great Wei, compile a book, and then go to Nanliang to compile new rituals with Master Zhu. I wonder if anyone is willing to do so. "

The students below the stage waved their hands one after another. Li Yi raised his hand and pressed down to signal everyone to be quiet. Then he said, "This is a tough job. You are not working for the court, there is no reward of gold or silver, and you will have to sleep in the open and travel a lot. There will also be dangers, so you should think carefully before signing up!"

After these words came out, most people put down their hands. Lin Fan raised his hand and said, "Master, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Lin Fan is willing to do this hard work."

Li Yi nodded and asked, "Is there anyone else willing to go?"

Only three or five people raised their hands. All those who came to the Imperial College were aiming for a career in officialdom, but this job offered no pay, no official position, and was hard and tiring, so naturally no one was willing to take it.

Li Yi smiled and said, "Okay, Lin Fan, call these students over later. I'll explain the itinerary arrangements, and you can leave as soon as possible."

Fang Zhuo felt something unusual when he heard this, and when everyone dispersed, he stayed behind to listen while Li Yi and the others explained their schedule. As expected, Li Yi did not ask them to investigate the customs of the people, but to send them to the six northern towns to secretly investigate the public opinion there to see if someone was deliberately inciting or for some other reason.

Li Yi did not avoid Fang Zhuo. This was originally the task arranged by Old Silver Coin. He said directly: "When you go to the northern border, in addition to the customs and folkways, the most important thing is to find out why the soldiers and civilians of the six towns are unwilling to accept education and change their customs. I want to know the real reason!

Let me make it clear in advance, there must be more than one reason. It may be due to personal reasons, but it is more likely to be due to the local government. In addition, the people in the North are tough, so you may be in danger during the investigation!

So I'm sending you a guard to ensure your safety, but don't cause any trouble. This time when you go to the North, you can only bring glasses and ears, not mouths! Don't think you can change the customs there with just a few of you."

Several people nodded. Li Yi took out five gold cakes from the sack and handed them to Lin Fan, saying seriously, "This money is more than enough for your food and lodging. Don't treat everyone badly. Eat and drink as you see fit. Be flexible. Some places need to be taken care of, so use them when necessary. Especially your guard. He is still young and growing, so he should eat something good."

The people who heard this were all confused, and Li Yi shouted, "Yu Jiu, come in!"

Yu Jiu was about to jump in through the window, but was slapped out by Li Yi. "What is the gate for? Is it just for show? There is no manners at all!" This scene frightened everyone again. They didn't expect Li Yi to hit a child so hard.

After a while, Yu Jiu rubbed his face and walked into the classroom from the main door. He saluted and said, "Yu Jiu greets all the brothers. I am your apprentice and book boy. It is a great honor to be able to act with you brothers this time. I hope that we can learn from each other and make progress together in the future."

Li Yi frowned and asked, "Who taught you this?"

Yu Jiu scratched his head and asked, "Sister Yuehua, what's wrong? What's wrong?"

Li Yi covered his face and said awkwardly: "No wonder, there is no one else except her."

A student asked in surprise, "Li Yuefu, is he the guard you are talking about? Although he looks very powerful, I'm afraid he can't protect so many of us, right?"

Li Yi waved his hand, and Yu Jiu took out the Ruyun Sword. He pointed at the sword and said, "This is Nangong Xue's sword. Nangong Xue, a disciple of Tianzong, is a double fourth-rank martial artist, but he didn't snatch the sword back from him. What do you think of his ability?"

Yu Jiu said proudly, "Don't worry. After I learned the Bat Sound Technique, the young master said that I have close to the fourth-grade strength. This time is a good opportunity to gain experience. The task assigned to me is to protect your safety without taking action as much as possible."

Another student asked in surprise: "How can we guarantee our safety if we don't take action?"

Li Yi snapped his fingers, and Yu Jiu followed suit. As a result, the student's sleeve caught fire. He snapped his fingers again, and the fire went out. Everyone was amazed again.

Li Yi said, "You go back and prepare. We will leave early tomorrow morning. I will leave in three days and will arrive five days later than you. So you only have five days. When you reach the northern border, act separately and collect as much information as possible. When I arrive, report to me together."

After these people left, Fang Zhuo asked, "Your Majesty asked you to suppress the six Xianbei towns?"

Li Yi rolled his eyes and said, "Old Silver Coin's idea is to let me fight with Dugu Long to scare those nobles. But scaring them is useless, it's just killing the chicken to scare the monkey."

Shi Yu interrupted, "Since it was arranged by the teacher, there must be someone to pick us up there. Why did my husband send Lin Fan to lead those students to investigate secretly?"

Li Yi looked at Fang Zhuo and said sarcastically, "After asking today, I know that most of the students in the Imperial College are here to pursue a career in government. So why don't they take the imperial examinations instead of coming to our Imperial College? Brother Fang, do you know this?"

Fang Zhuo said awkwardly: "I'm not sure about this either."

Li Yi snorted coldly and said, "I'll settle this matter with Old Silver Coin when I see him. Is it okay to focus on the younger generation of students? The Imperial College should be a place for study and a quiet place. If each school wants to recruit students, it should attract them with its own strengths, not tempt them with official hats!

"I was blinded by greed and fame. I've been away for only a few months, and the Imperial College has been infiltrated by those aristocratic families! This is all because you, the chief priest, didn't do your job well! Brother Fang, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

Fang Zhuo shook his head and sighed, "It is indeed correct. But in order to send troops to the south, His Majesty had to compromise with those clans. I can do nothing about the Imperial College becoming like this. Since Xiuyuan, you are back now and have become a great scholar, I will return the position of Grand Priest to you."

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "What's the point of coming to such an Imperial College? If you want to return it to me, make this muddy water clear, remove the silt, and return me a pool of clear water!"

Seeing that Li Yi was unhappy, Fang Zhuo quickly winked at Shi Yu, asking her to help him out. Shi Yu was so smart, she took a step forward and took off the sack on Li Yi's waist, reaching in and asking, "My husband, are you hiding some private money behind my back? Why are you so generous? It's just five gold cakes. Where did you get the money?"

The sack is a magic weapon, so Li Yi is not worried about what Shiyu can find out, so he said calmly: "That is the travel expenses given by His Majesty. This time our family will travel at public expense!"

Shiyu looked at the empty sack and questioned, "Did His Majesty give it to you? How much did he give? I don't believe it was just five gold cakes! This sack has been empty from the beginning to the end. Where did you get those five gold cakes? Or is there some mechanism in this sack? Tell me quickly!" As she spoke, Shiyu was about to grab Li Yi's ear.

Fang Zhuo immediately stepped in to help them out and said, "Hey, hey, hey, you two, what are your family matters? Go back and sort them out slowly. This is the Imperial College after all. How can you behave like this?

Wan Siye, since the teacher has made the arrangements, you should quickly hand over the tasks on hand and go to the northern border with Li Yuefu to get the business done. Go, go quickly. " Li Yi rolled his eyes at Fang Zhuo and was about to scold him, but Shiyu pinched his arm and took him away.