Chapter 371: Glory and Shackles

At noon, a few people just had a quick bite to eat, and in the afternoon, all the acquaintances came over.

Although Madam Lin said that they would not celebrate, scholars like Elder Liang Ruoxu are all detail-oriented. They would not forget such important information and would not miss such occasions. Although the gifts they gave were said to be casual, it can be seen that they were put into it.

Grandpa Lin's family and Master Shen also came. In the evening, the family sat at two tables, again one table for adults and one table for children, not arranged by seniority but by age.

Brother Yuan took a group of children to eat.

While eating, Xiaowu said, "Today our teacher mentioned Uncle Yuan again."

The second brother stopped eating and asked, "What did you say?"

Brother Xiaowu said, "Didn't you say that you would play dumb when asked about these things? We have been playing dumb all the time, and then the teacher might have seen through it, so he called me a 'little clever ghost', and I laughed, and the teacher patted my head and sighed and said... Yuan Xiang is indeed a man of great wisdom. If you read his poems carefully, you will really see the world in the wine. Every time you get older, you can figure out some truths when you read them again."

He imitated the teacher and memorized it quite well.

Liang Ruoxu couldn't help but turned around and smiled: "The fact that you can say this shows that you have really read it carefully."

"You haven't finished yet!" Brother Xiaowu said, "The master also said that it's a pity that there is no successor."

Brother Six smiled and said, "Then my brother said that Brother Yuan is very good and there is nothing wrong with learning martial arts. The teacher said that after all..." He shook his head like the teacher, "Then he shook his head and said nothing more."

Brother Yuan laughed and said, "That's normal. I've heard these words countless times since I was a child!"

Brother Xiaowu couldn't help but ask: "But why don't you study?"

"As for me..." Brother Yuan put down his chopsticks and pondered for a moment.

Xinbao's eyes were full of curiosity, and she listened to the story in secret. She wondered if Brother Yuan was actually a talented person, and because of something, he had to pretend to be untalented, and when the time was right, he would lift his windbreaker and shock the world! As a result, Brother Yuan said, "This is his fault!"

He elbowed Liang Ruoxu in return.

Liang Ruoxu smiled and said nothing.

Big Brother Yuan said, "Little Five and Little Six may not understand what I'm saying. My father said a long time ago that this so-called imperial tutor family is an honor but also a shackle. My great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather became imperial tutors purely by chance, but my grandfather's generation was somewhat forced."

"You know, there are so many scholars in the world, and it is so difficult to be an emperor's teacher. Even if your knowledge is really excellent, being an emperor's teacher is not just about your knowledge. So, maybe the emperor only wants to use you as an ordinary capable minister, but you are determined to be an emperor's teacher. Wouldn't it be awkward for the emperor and his minister to get along? So it is very likely... just stay away from him."

What he said was very obscure, but several people understood it.

In fact, this is indeed the truth. The emperor has so many talented people at his disposal, and there are so many forces that need to be weighed. Why should he use the royal crown prince to fulfill your reputation as a "family of imperial teachers"?

So what he said is very true, it is an honor and also a shackle, but the elder is indeed very wise and decisive to be willing to break free from this honor.

Brother Xiaowu didn't understand, but he also had his own concerns: "Then why blame Brother Liang?"

Brother Yuan laughed and said, "I didn't understand this when I was little. I was also studying at that time, and I was thinking about inheriting the glory of my ancestors. My father taught me patiently, but others... You don't know, at that time, everyone who came and went praised you, saying that you were a perfect match for your father. I was so overwhelmed by the praise that I really thought I was a genius. Later, my father accepted Liang Ruoxu."

Brother Yuan paused, "He was older than me, but when he came, he was really like a skinny monkey. He looked very young and was extremely beautiful. At that time, I was a little older than you, about eight years old. I was very happy, so I entertained him attentively. Later, I wanted to study with him, but my father just said that our progress was different and we couldn't study together... I believed him at first, but later I always felt something was wrong. He was just at the age of being naughty, and the adults didn't allow me to do it, but I insisted on doing it, so I touched him and insisted on listening to how he studied."

He paused and sighed repeatedly.

"Can you imagine it? I went in and listened... I had been learning for three years, and he had only been learning for less than three months, but his progress was faster than mine... Not to mention, I hid under the window and felt that others recited books just like reading books. Read them once, memorize them, say them once, and remember them. I didn't even remember them. In the end, I was confused by what I heard!!"

"You know how I feel, right? He learned as much as I did in half a month in just one afternoon, and he did a much better job!! But after he finished, my dad scolded him for not paying attention. I was so upset. If he was not paying attention, how could he learn if he paid attention?"

Everyone felt pity for him and laughed at the same time, and they all stopped and waited for him to speak.

Brother Yuan said, "I went back in a daze, and then I studied very hard. I thought I didn't want to compete with geniuses, but I couldn't embarrass my father, right? Then my father came to me and told me that I didn't lose heart after seeing the gap, so I didn't embarrass him... Then he said what I just said, telling me that I can do whatever I want, and I don't have to think about studying."

He waved his hand: "Anyway, I finally thought about it and decided that I still like learning martial arts, so I started practicing martial arts."

Liang Ruoxu also became interested, put down his chopsticks and said: "In fact, I heard it when you came in that day. I really didn't want you to hear it. I was absent-minded that afternoon because you really treated me like a younger brother, and were very good. I thought, what if I made such a fuss and you got jealous of me? So I kept it to myself and didn't dare to express it openly..."

Brother Yuan stood up and said, "Get lost! I will beat you to death! I will beat you bastard geniuses!"

The two adults were laughing and making a lot of noise.

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Only Tuanzi quietly ran to Mrs. Lin and hid his face in her arms.

She found that no one thought much about it, except her. When Brother Yuan said "Imperial Master" just now, her mind suddenly turned in a strange direction.

Yes! Her father should have been the prince! Although he might not be good at governing the country, but... but she has so many brothers? Every one of them is very good! Of course, in terms of kindness, it is still the second brother.

The imperial teacher's family or something... ahhh, she didn't dare to think about it. After all, her brain wasn't working well right now, and there were sperms all around her. If she thought too much and accidentally let it slip, it would definitely be bad! !

Madam Lin didn't think much about it and smiled, "Xinbao is sleepy?"

"No!" Tuanzi immediately showed his face again: "Xinbao, listen to what everyone is saying!"

Brother Yuan and the other man made a fuss for a while, then sat back down. Brother Yuan laughed and said, "But now, I am a weird person. I can't talk to scholars, nor can I talk to warriors. Last time, Grandpa Lin told me a lot about the rules of the martial arts world, but I didn't understand anything."

Grandpa Lin smiled and said, "You don't need those."

"Why not?" Liang Ruoxu also said: "I heard that in the previous dynasty, the silver for protecting officials was sometimes obtained from the local escort companies..."

At this time, Grandpa Lin still knew nothing.

When asked about it, Mrs. Lin said that she would know when the time came, so he only knew that Xiao Tai was a prince and might be related to his son-in-law... After a few days of waiting, they could talk about it. The two of them brought the topic over, and gradually, Grandpa Lin and Uncle Lin also started to talk.

(End of this chapter)