Being yelled at and scolded for no apparent reason, Bai Wanyi also became angry: "You scold me? I gave you money and you scold me? Didn't you say you wanted a salary? If you don't have enough money, just tell me, why are you scolding me?"

"How dare you, a junior, make such a loud noise in front of our elders!" Patriarch Lu slammed the table. He had never seen such a junior before.

Bai Wanyi pointed his finger at his nose and asked, "I was making a loud noise? Was I loud? You clearly told me to get out, and I can't even say a word? I'm asking you, you asked for a salary, and I gave it to you, isn't that right?"

"It's really unreasonable! It's unreasonable!" Patriarch Lu waved his hands, his face turned pale with anger.

"Mom! I'm scared!"

Ping'er was frightened by the patriarch, hugged Bai Wanyi's legs and burst into tears.

Bai Wanyi felt sorry for his son, so he pulled Ping'er and turned to leave: "Let's go to another academy! Do you care about studying with other people?"

As soon as Bai Wanyi left Patriarch Lu's house, Patriarch Lu's family called in a doctor.

Of course, Bai Wanyi didn't know this.

She dragged Ping'er directly to the Beijing Guard Camp to find Lu Yan. If he didn't solve the problem of his son's schooling, who would?

Lu Yan has been busy training the soldiers in the garrison in the past few months.

The Beijing Guard Camp under the Beijing Guard Command is responsible for protecting the capital. The large camp located in the suburbs of Beijing is responsible for safeguarding the capital and the palace.

In the early years, the soldiers here were all hereditary military personnel. However, since they did not have to go to the battlefield, it was a good place to spend their days, so much so that some of the powerful children in Beijing came here to find jobs and spend their days.

It's not for the little military pay, but just to prevent their children from doing nothing and playing with cats and dogs every day. In the eyes of those powerful people, this is also a way to find a serious job for their children.

It is precisely because these people have connections in their families that they can easily move up by staying here for a few years, so that those who really have some abilities are suppressed by these children of the powerful.

They got the job done, and the credit went to the children of the powerful and wealthy. But as time went on, something was bound to go wrong.

Lu Yan saw the drawbacks as soon as he arrived. What's more, these children of the powerful and wealthy lived a life of luxury. If anything happened, they would be the first to run away.

Lu Yan would not let them do this, so he started to carry out reforms as soon as he arrived. However, the children of the powerful and wealthy all had bad tempers, and it took him a lot of effort to deal with them.

Lu Yan tamed the people and then specially organized them into one place for training. He trained and competed with the soldiers of poor backgrounds every day. After a long time, he saw considerable results.

Lu Yan had no money, so naturally he couldn't afford any good prizes, so he just used what he had in the military camp.

The winner gets to eat the other side's food, while the loser can only eat the big pancake.

After a period of time, the children of the powerful and wealthy went from being dizzy and thin from hunger to being able to eat big pancakes, and then to winning and losing against each other. The results were very obvious.

Some time ago, because the Fourth Prince brought a girl named Lu Linglong into the palace, all the members of a team guarding the palace were replaced.

Now the commander is carefully selecting people to guard the palace, because he is really afraid that something will happen again.

Choosing children of powerful families with complicated family connections is also a way to avoid accidents.

If I choose an ordinary soldier, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist the temptation and do something.

Lu Yan also gave some ideas.

Originally, there were several fixed teams guarding the palace, who rotated at regular intervals. Now, it would be better for all the people from the Beijing Guard Camp to go.

All the people in the garrison were reorganized and assigned to take turns guarding the palace gate.

Of course, not everyone can go here. The staff here also needs to be re-screened. Although it is a big project, because there are many people guarding the gate, the overall rotation time will not be too long, and there will be no chance to connect with others.

Lu Yan was busy with this matter during this period. When he learned that Bai Wanyi came with the child, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, and the inexplicable anger in his heart instantly dissipated.

Lu Yan ran outside the camp. Before he could say anything, Ping'er rushed over and hugged him: "Daddy, Ping'er wants to go to school. Ping'er has no one to play with me at home."

Lu Yan looked at Bai Wanyi and said, "We have a clan school. If Ping'er wants to go to school, we can just send her there."

It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned it. As soon as he did, Bai Wanyi's anger surged again: "What are you talking about! I took Ping'er to find the clan leader, and he scolded me!"

Bai Wanyi told the story and started crying: "He asked for tuition, and I gave it to him. Who knew he would scold me?"

Lu Yan looked at the aggrieved Bai Wanyi, not knowing what to say. After a long while, he sighed and said, "I'll go back tomorrow and take care of the matter of the repair."

Bai Wanyi didn't understand: "Isn't Shuxiu just silver? Did I give it to the wrong person, or did I give too little?"

Only now did she realize that the old man might feel that he had given too little.

"He didn't say how much money he would get per month, and I only gave him that much. If he thinks it's not enough, just tell him." Bai Wanyi felt so wronged.

Lu Yan could only explain to her now: "When Ping'er started to learn from her teacher, the tuition fee she prepared was not silver. What was important was the gift inside. It had a very special meaning."

"The Analects says, 'A small gift of silver is the smallest form of etiquette.' You gave too much silver, humiliating the scholar and the teacher, so the clan leader is angry."

Bai Wanyi twisted his fingers and said, "I don't know either. I don't understand it either. No one has ever taught me."

Lu Yan separated her twisted fingers one by one, held them, and said with a smile, "I'll teach you. A gift of some sort is usually given as a gift. The Book of Rites records that 'a pot of wine, a gift of some sort, and a dog are given to a person.'"

"Today, the tuition fee is usually a set of clothes for winter and summer, a bundle of meat, and a handful of celery. The celery is also a symbol of the student's diligence and love of learning."

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