"The sea is salty, the river is fresh; fish swim and birds soar. Dragon Master, Fire Emperor, Bird Official, Human Emperor."
Do you know what this sentence means?
"I know a little..."
"Tell me about it?"
"Seawater is salty, river water is fresh. Fish swim in the water, birds soar in the sky. Dragon Master... the master of dragons?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu smiled and pinched Li Jue's nose.
"To know what you know, and to know what you don't know, that is true knowledge!"
"If you don't know, don't make things up, or you'll become a laughingstock, hahaha!"
"Oh oh oh..."
"You got the first sentence right, seawater is salty and river water is fresh, but do you know why that is?"
"Know!"
"Seawater is salty because it contains salt. River water is fresh because it doesn't contain salt!"
"clever!"
"Ever since Guan Zhong of Qi boiled seawater and sold salt, the state of Qi has prospered rapidly, and salt tax has always been an important source of revenue for successive dynasties!"
"Only our dynasty has the most lenient management of salt tax, and even intentionally allows the private production of salt everywhere, which is just to make it easier for the people to buy salt at a lower price!"
"Oh oh oh..."
"Next, I will explain to you the Dragon Master Fire Emperor, the Bird Official Human Emperor..."
"The so-called Dragon Master refers to Fuxi. Legend has it that Fuxi named his officials using dragons, so he was revered as the Dragon Master. The Fire Emperor refers to Shennong. Legend has it that Shennong named his officials using fire, so he was called the Fire Emperor. The Bird Official was invented by Shaohao, who named his officials using various birds."
"Even now, the official robes of the Tang Dynasty are embroidered with cranes, pheasants and other birds, which is in imitation of Shao Hao."
"And in the streets, people call officials 'bird officials,' which means the same thing!"
"Oh, so being a bird officer isn't considered an insult? It might even be a compliment!"
"Yes!"
"So, if you don't read books, you can't even swear properly, and you'll easily become a laughing stock, hahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue respectfully bowed to Xiao Yu.
"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, sir. If I hadn't met you, I would never have known what 'bird official' meant in my entire life!"
Looking at his well-behaved and clever eldest grandson, Xiao Yu felt immense joy.
He never imagined that he, a man nearly buried in the ground, would encounter such a clever and insightful disciple!
What a coincidence!
"I am also very happy to meet you. It is a great fortune in life to educate such a talented person, hahaha!"
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