While eating, Yun Zheng asked Wu Dao again why he chose to move to Juping.
Wu Dao hesitated for a moment, but still told the reason.
Speaking of which, this matter is also related to the imperial court.
After Zhang Huai's death, the imperial court sent people to find him, wanting to summon him to serve as an official in the court.
The imperial court summoned Wu Dao three times, but he refused each time.
The reason why Wu Dao refused was very simple. He had a bad temper and could not adapt to the intrigues and deceptions in the court.
When Wu Dao refused the court's call for the third time, he clearly felt that the court was becoming impatient.
Wu Dao was worried about bringing trouble to his family, and began to think about whether to find a place to live in seclusion.
At this time, his old friend in Juping came to visit.
After learning about his situation, the old friend persuaded him to move to Juping. In addition, Wu Dao's sister and brother-in-law were in Muzhou, and Juping was relatively close to Muzhou. After much hesitation, Wu Dao decided to move his family to Juping.
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He didn't want to be disturbed, so he asked his old friend to keep the news of his move to Juping a secret for him.
After moving here, he did not contact those disciples. He devoted himself to studying every day and lived a semi-secluded life, which was quite free and easy.
"Mr. Wu is enjoying a carefree life these days."
Yun Zheng laughed in silence, "Wu Lao is not planning to live a peaceful life here from now on, right?"
“That’s about right!”
Wu Dao smiled and said, "I am an old man of limited talent and learning. I cannot maintain peace in the country through literature or military tactics. I can only devote myself to studying at home. When I die one day, if I can pass on one or two books to future generations, I will have no regrets in my life!"
Listening to Wu Dao's words, Yun Zheng suddenly realized.
So, this old man has started thinking about what will happen after his death!
This was his plan in his later years to compile his life's learning into a book, which would be passed down to future generations, and his name would naturally be passed down to future generations as well.
Of course, it could also be that he is narrow-minded.
Maybe Wu Dao just wanted to make some contribution to the academic world?
However, none of this matters to Yun Zheng.
Compared to Wu Dao, he values his son Wu Dao more.
Yun Zheng thought for a moment and said, "If Mr. Wu wants to concentrate on his studies, he can consider moving to Shuobei! Don't worry, if you don't want to be an official, I will never force you! It's just right, you can also consider discussing academic matters with Gao Shizhen."
Move to Shuobei?
Hearing Yun Zheng's words, Wu Dao immediately frowned.
After a brief thought, Wu Dao shook his head and refused: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I just moved here and I really don't want to bother with it anymore! As for discussing academic matters, I would rather discuss it with that old friend than with Gao Shizhen!"
He and Gao Shizhen were not familiar with each other.
He sympathized with Gao Shizhen's situation simply because Gao Shizhen was a great scholar of his time.
The real enjoyment is discussing knowledge with people you know well.
"All right!"
Since he insisted, Yun Zheng stopped persuading him, "How about this, I will give a greeting to the Juping County Magistrate later. Elder Wu is compiling books, if there is anything missing, just go to the Juping County Magistrate directly!"
“No, no!”
Wu Dao politely refused, "All I need is some paper and ink. There is no need to trouble Your Majesty to specifically instruct me on such a small matter."
"All right!"
Yun Zheng smiled and said no more.
He really didn't care about Wu Dao's identity as a great scholar.
He suggested saying hello to the prefect of Juping County for Wu Qingyang's sake.
In his eyes, Wu Qingyang is much more important than Wu Dao.
After the meal, Yun Zheng did not stay in Wu Dao's house for too long. He just told Wu Qingyang to arrange things at home first and then report to Changle County.
Before leaving, Yun Zheng gave Wu Qingyang two relatively simple arithmetic problems, asking him to think about them when he had free time. It could be considered a simple test of his mathematical talent!
After saying goodbye to Wu Dao's family, Yun Zheng and his friends rushed back to Juping overnight with torches.
"This prince seems to be much better than the rumors say! Besides, he doesn't put on airs."
After seeing Yun Zheng and the others off, Mrs. Wu spoke to Wu Dao sincerely.
“That’s true.”
Wu Dao nodded in agreement, "It seems that rumors are just rumors after all! I still trust Mr. Zhang's character! The people that Mr. Zhang values can't have bad character! However, his character has nothing to do with us."
"How can this not matter?" Madam Wu said, "Qingyang will work under him from now on, and this has a lot to do with us."
“…”
Wu Dao opened his mouth slightly and was instantly speechless.
yes!
His son is about to work under Yun Zheng.
How could Yun Zheng’s character have nothing to do with them?
"well……"
After a long while, Wu Dao sighed deeply and laughed at himself: "We hide here and there, but why can't we escape these troubles?"
"How about asking Qingyang to find a reason not to go?"
Mrs. Wu suggested with some concern.
“How can this be possible!”
Wu Dao refused without thinking and scolded: "A gentleman should keep his word! Since Qingyang made a bet with him, he should accept the loss! Don't say that he is teaching Qingyang mathematics and physics, even if he wants Qingyang to join the army, we can't go back on our word!"
"Yes, mother!"
Wu Qingyang also echoed: "The prince is willing to teach me, how can I go back on my word? If this matter gets out, how can our Wu family face people!"
"Yes, yes, you are both trustworthy. I am the only one who has a woman's opinion!" Mrs. Wu glared at her son unhappily. "I am doing this for your own good. If this prince raises his army to rebel and you follow him, will you not be dragged into it?"
What Mrs. Wu considered was completely different from what they considered.
All she cared about was the safety of her family.
After hearing what Mrs. Wu said, Wu Qingyang suddenly stopped talking.
"Okay, okay!"
Wu Dao raised his hand and said, "Don't talk about rebellion all the time. These things are not something we can control! What's the point of worrying about these things now?"
“…”
Mrs. Wu hesitated to speak.
After a long time, all the words turned into a sigh.
Seeing her aunt's expression, Lan Hua immediately showed guilt, "Aunt, I'm sorry, I...I shouldn't have brought King Jingbei here, and I didn't know he would bet with my cousin, I..."
"It's none of your business."
Wu Dao waved his hand, "No one put a knife to your cousin's neck and forced him to gamble. He agreed to gamble with King Jingbei himself! Actually, if you think about it the other way around, this is also a good thing."
"I know I was wrong, uncle, please...please don't comfort me..."
Lan Hua lowered her head. The more Wu Dao said this, the more guilty she felt.
"How is this comforting?"
Wu Dao laughed, "Your cousin staying with King Jingbei can also help you see what kind of character he has and whether he is wise..."
If the world were to fall into chaos someday, even if they did nothing, they might not be able to remain unscathed.
Some things can't be avoided just by wanting to avoid them!
If Yun Zheng is a wise leader, it may not be a bad thing for Wu Qingyang to follow him...
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