The hot pot meal in Jiuyue Alley satisfied Fu Xiaoguan's stomach and opened a window for him.
As a time traveler, he discovered for the first time that the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated!
The name Yun Xiyan was deeply imprinted in his mind, especially the words the boy said at the back: "Business opportunities are everywhere in this world! What's lacking? The eyes to discover business opportunities!"
Fu Xiaoguan agreed with this, but he did not have the time to explore business opportunities in various places.
May 5th, dusk.
He left the Imperial College before finishing the examination and went to the Sifang Tower with Xu Xinyan.
Tonight, he wants to invite a few more people, some special people, to the Sifang Building.
They were Xi Xunmei, Shi Yiming, Xue Donglin, Xi Shuang, and Fei Qian, who had just been released from the Dali Temple prison two days ago.
At this moment, they had already arrived at the Sifang Building. Sitting in the private room on the third floor, everyone suddenly felt as if they were in another world.
Shi Yiming stood by the window, gazing at Weiyang Lake in the twilight, and murmured, "It's been just over a year, but it feels like decades. I still remember the first day of October in the eighth year of the Xuanli calendar, when the Lanting Pavilion Autumn Examination results were announced, and we passed. It was also on that day that I first met Fu Xiaoguan."
“The scene at that time is still vivid in my mind, as if it were yesterday.”
"It was on the boat on Weiyang Lake that we witnessed Earl Ding'an composing a poem. The poem was called 'Complaint against the Prince, the Wind Blows on the Lake, and the Smoke and Waves Are Vague'."
Shi Yiming pondered for a moment and began to recite:
"The wind blows over the lake, and the waves are hazy. Autumn is already drawing to a close, and the red flowers and fragrance are sparse.
The beauty of water and mountains is so close to people that it is beyond words and infinitely beautiful.
The lotus seeds have turned into old lotus leaves, washed by the dew, and the apple blossoms and grass on the beach.
The heron sleeping on the sand doesn't look back, as if it also hates people who leave early.
"It was late autumn then, and now it's early summer. Back then, I hated him to the core, but now I'm indebted to him for saving my life, a favor I could never repay in my lifetime..."
He sighed deeply, "I've been feeling anxious and restless for the past two days. I've been flipping through 'A Dream of the Red Chamber' again, and suddenly I feel that life is just like that dream."
He suddenly rapped on the window frame and began to sing:
"When you are happy and prosperous, you are sad and unpredictable.
Watch helplessly as everything is thrown away.
Swinging leisurely, consuming the fragrant soul.
Looking at my hometown, the road is long and the mountains are high.
So I told my parents in my dream:
My son's life has gone to hell.
Tianlun, you need to step back and withdraw early! "
"good……!"
Before he finished singing, Fu Xiaoguan walked in.
Shi Yiming was startled and turned around. Xi Xunmei and others stood up.
Everyone bowed to Fu Xiaoguan, who laughed heartily: "You are all familiar with me, please don't be so unfamiliar. Please take a seat... Waiter, bring the wine!"
This is Earl Ding'an!
Except for Xi Xunmei, Shi Yiming and others have not seen Fu Xiaoguan for at least a year.
This small landlord from Linjiang took only two years to become the only earl in the Yu Dynasty, a third-rank official, and also served as the governor of Wofeng Road.
On the first day of October in the eighth year of the Xuanli reign, he made his mark in the Golden Palace and was appointed a fifth-rank doctor by His Majesty, who granted him the status of a Jinshi (a scholar) - this was something they had all witnessed!
This young man, whom they once ignored or did not pay enough attention to, has now become someone they look up to.
Even looking up, it is difficult to see!
Some people are filled with inferiority in their hearts, while others sigh in their hearts that this is their fate.
Only Xi Xunmei looked at Fu Xiaoguan and suddenly said, "Is it really worth it?"
"I think if they can come out of the shadows and stand in the sun again, it will be worth it."
"Even if His Majesty grants us a special pardon, I, and them, will never be able to serve as an official in the court again."
This is exactly what Shi Yiming and others thought.
They couldn't understand why Fu Xiaoguan risked offending His Majesty to rescue them from prison?
He is now the head of Wofeng Road, and he certainly needs capable people, but they cannot be officials and cannot help him.
Fu Xiaoguan smiled slightly, took the wine and poured it to everyone one by one, and said slowly:
“If you have ambition, you don’t have to be an official.”
"If you are decadent, even if you are an official... you will just be a figurehead."
He sat down and raised his glass. "Everyone, this first glass of wine is to celebrate your new life!"
Everyone raised their glasses, but still didn't understand how this sinful body could be reborn.
They have a wealth of knowledge but no way to serve their country. For young people like them who once had unlimited glory, at least for now, there is darkness before their eyes.
"Yesterday's mistakes cannot be left behind. A true man should sever them with his sword! Those who lie low for a long time will surely soar high; those who are the first to open will surely fade early! Even a ship sailing on the river or the sea may still experience rough winds and waves. How can one expect a life that is always smooth and stable?"
Fu Xiaoguan stood up with a wine glass in his hand, his face serious and his eyes sharp.
"You think that's a setback? No, in my opinion, it's just a small stop on the journey of life. If you never recover from this setback, that stop will be your grave!
If you can gather yourselves and set off again, that post station will be the door to your new life!"
"To be honest, in order to rescue you, I really offended His Majesty. If you continue to look so lifeless, what difference will there be between living in this world and living in that prison?"
"You are all well-versed in sacred learning, but do you still remember your original aspirations?"
"Where is the young man from Yu Dynasty?"
Shi Yiming and the others all hung their heads, feeling extremely ashamed.
Fu Xiaoguan's voice became more severe and louder:
"Come on, repeat after me!"
"The red sun rises, its path is bright. The river flows out from the hidden stream, pouring down into the ocean!"
"...The red sun is rising..."
"Louder! Are you men? Come again!"
"The red sun rises, its path is bright. The river flows out from the hidden stream, pouring down into the ocean!"
"Louder! I can't hear you!"
"The red sun rises, its path is bright. The river flows out from the hidden stream, pouring down into the ocean!"
"Well, the hidden dragon rises from the abyss, its scales and claws flying. The young tiger roars in the valley, and all the beasts are terrified!"
"A hidden dragon soars from the abyss, its scales and claws flying. A young tiger roars in the valley, and all the beasts are terrified!"
“…”
"Even if there are thousands of years, there are still vast expanses. The future is as vast as the sea, and the days ahead are long!"
"Even if there are thousands of years, there are still vast expanses. The future is as vast as the sea, and the days ahead are long!"
Everyone raised their glasses and stood up.
Shi Yiming and others shouted frantically, tears streaming down their faces, but the sound exploded in the Sifang Building like spring thunder.
An indescribable power rose in their hearts, gradually dispelling the haze and making them feel cheerful.
They looked at Fu Xiaoguan fanatically as if they were pilgrims. At this moment, Fu Xiaoguan was like a spark of living fire in the cold ashes, like a line of clear spring in the muddy stream.
They were reborn in that half-star of living fire and a line of clear spring water.
So Nirvana!
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