Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 115 Opportunity

"Remind yourself not to forget your original intention?"

Hu Yanzhong was startled when he heard this. He looked at the resolute-looking Li An, nodded with a smile, and said, "I want to apologize to you."

"Dr. Hu, what are you doing?"

Li An looked at Hu Yanzhong in confusion. He thought that Hu Yanzhong would question him if he said this, but he didn't expect that Hu Yanzhong suddenly apologized to him.

"I had some doubts before that the poem was not written by my brother. After all, the poem was so well written. Now it seems that I am narrow-minded. I can only say that I have a heart for heaven and earth, a destiny for the people, and a continuation of my unique learning for the saints. , To bring peace to all generations, I can’t be the one who plagiarized other people’s poems. Naturally, I have to apologize to you." Hu Yanzhong said and bowed to Li An.

Li An quickly dodged and said, "Dr. Hu is inappropriate. I am young. It is normal for Dr. Hu to be suspicious. There is no need to apologize."

Suspicion and questioning are two different things. Hu Yanzhong apologized to Ang Lee just because of his suspicion, which shows his character.

Li An still admires such people very much.

And in fact, those people did not accuse him wrongly. The poem itself was copied. How could he have the nerve to accept Hu Yanzhong's gift?

When Hu Yanzhong saw Li An hiding, he didn't persist. He smiled and said, "I wonder where I am studying now? Have you ever become a disciple?"

"Back to Dr. Hu, I am currently studying at the Sheng Family Private School, under the tutelage of Liu Xuewen, the imperial censor." Li An said.

The faces of the scholars who had caused trouble before saw that Hu Yanzhong was very polite to Li An and even recognized that the poem was composed by Li An.

They dared to question Li An, but they did not dare to question Hu Yanzhong.

Hu Yanzhong was not only a doctor of the Imperial Academy, but also well-known among the scholars. Otherwise, he would not have been selected by the officials as the prince's first teacher. How could they question it.

It’s not like leaving for a while, and it’s not like staying.

However, when he heard that Li An's teacher was Shi Yushi, his face became even more ugly, and cold sweat broke out from his back.

The Shi Yushi is a speaking official. The rank of this official position is not important. Ordinary officials are afraid that if they don't talk about it, even the emperor will have a headache.

Although they have not passed the Jinshi examination and are not yet officials, they feel that they have good talents and can still pass the examination in the future.

If Li An's teacher holds a grudge against them, he will be in big trouble in the future.

When Hu Yanzhong heard this, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes. He had originally wanted to accept Li An as his student. Just because Li An could say such words, he would definitely be remembered in history.

Although Hu Yanzhong is an honest official, as long as he is a human being, he must have desires.

For people like Hu Yanzhong, the most important thing is their reputation.

The "Three Immortals" are a supreme pursuit in Confucianism.

The so-called three immortals refer to standing up for one's words, virtue and meritorious deeds.

The so-called virtue is to establish a noble moral character and be praised by future generations.

Meritorious service means making great contributions to the country, the country, and the country.

Li Yan means to create valuable doctrines and theories, which can be learned and praised by future generations.

Li An's few words are undoubtedly a kind of statement.

What Hu Yanzhong wanted most in his life was three immortals. He had given up on making meritorious services long ago, and he had also tried making achievements. This path was difficult for him.

In the end, he chose to be moral, so he used strict moral standards to demand himself.

However, this road is also very difficult to walk.

Later, when the officials asked him to serve as the minister of the East Palace, he saw another way.

Since you can't get through on your own, accept students.

At that time, he became a lecturer in the Eastern Palace, responsible for the education of the crown prince. If he taught well, he might have a chance to become the emperor's teacher in the future.

Just when he was teaching the prince with great enthusiasm, the prince fell seriously ill and died.

This time he saw an opportunity in Li An. If Li An leaves his name in Qing history, as a teacher, he will definitely leave his name in Qing history.

It's a pity that Li An has a teacher. Although there is no rule that a person can only have one person as his teacher, but when Li An has a teacher, if he accepts Li An as his student again and leaves his name in history, how will future generations think of him?

For someone who values ​​reputation more than life, this is hard for him to accept.

"I wonder if I would like to go to the Imperial College to study?" Hu Yanzhong said with a smile.

Although he could not accept Li An as his student, Hu Yanzhong still admired Li An very much.

"Back to Dr. Hu, I have already studied at the Sheng family. My tutor, Zhuang Xuexu, is very knowledgeable. I have no plans to change places for the time being."

To be honest, Li An is indeed a little moved. This is the Imperial College, and in future generations, it will be Qingbei.

It should be said that it is much more high-end than Qingbei, but Li An hesitated and refused.

Because there are too many children from wealthy families in the Imperial College, it would be very uncomfortable to go there and be cautious every day.

Hu Yanzhong was not angry when he heard this, and said with a smile: "I want to place these few words at the entrance of the Imperial College. I wonder if I am willing?"

"Dr. Hu is giving me a compliment, so I have no reason to refuse." Li An suppressed the surprise in his heart and bowed deeply.

If these words could really be established in the Imperial College, it would be of great benefit to him.

Ang Lee was reluctant to become famous before because copying some poems would only make him famous, but the actual significance was not great.

After all, poetry does not account for an important part in the imperial examination. No matter how good the poetry is and how famous it is, there is no practical benefit other than making many people jealous and asking him to compete with him. It is not that Li An has a bad conscience about plagiarism. .

But this time it was different. Everything he said was posted at the gate of the Imperial College. In the future, if he took part in the imperial examination, as long as he passed the essay, he would almost certainly pass.

If a person writes good poems but fails in the imperial examination, others will only think that the person's poems are good but his articles are not good enough.

However, Li An's words are standing at the gate of the Imperial College. If he fails the imperial examination, others will not doubt that Li An is not good, but will think that there is something wrong with the examiner.

Not only that, when the time comes, the wealthy nobles in Bianjing will not treat him as a guest, but they will not offend him easily.

In the original work, Sun Xiucai was well-fed in a small place like Youyang just because of his reputation as a scholar.

The local squire would invite him to dinner at weddings and weddings.

"Haha, I have to report this matter to Master Jijiu, and he will have to agree. But it's not a big problem. When there is news, I will have someone come and inform you." Hu Yanzhong said with a smile.

"Thank you, Dr. Hu." Li An saluted again.

Although it has not been confirmed yet, Li An is still very grateful to Hu Yanzhong.

Hu Yanzhong chatted with Li An for a few words, asked Li An's name, and left.

After Hu Yanzhong left, the scholars quickly apologized to Li An.

Li An didn't delve into this and just let them go.

Speaking of which, I have to thank them for this incident.

In the evening, Li An returned to Liu's house and learned that Liu Xuewen had returned. He went to him and told him what happened today.

After Liu Xuewen listened, he was stunned for a long time, and then looked at Li An in disbelief: "Is this really what you said?"

He naturally knew what Li An's words would do to him if he were stood at the gate of the Imperial College.