Chapter 143 Chapter 143 Forgive others when you can
In fact, it is incomprehensible. Li Yunfei, who graduated from a private school before, couldn't help but feel flattered by those praises. He secretly thought that he was really amazing. If he didn't have some ability, he would not have been able to stand out from several major private schools and be admitted to Qingfeng Academy in one fell swoop. He was so amazing that he would definitely become a high-ranking official in the future. In this case, didn't he have to start acting arrogantly?
Later, when he entered Qingfeng Academy, he realized that he was just the tallest among the short ones. After entering Qingfeng Academy, he, who was originally outstanding in the private school, suddenly became like everyone else.
In addition, he has been in Class D for several years in Qingfeng Academy. Over time, his mentality must have collapsed.
In the academy, he was the last one in the class, but in the village, he could still enjoy the feeling of being sought after. However, all this changed after Xu Yunfan came.
The men, not knowing the reason behind this, remained silent. It was clear which side Xu Yunfan, Li Yunfei, and Village Chief Sun should stand on.
Not to mention, Li Yunfei was the one who was wrong in this matter.
The Qin family man's nostrils flared, he was so angry that he wanted to scold Li Yunfei to vent his anger on behalf of Xu Yunfan. However, considering that there were too many students here, such vulgar words would probably just sound vulgar to the students. So he changed his words: "Bullshit, Li Yunfei, you are simply making things up. What do you mean by Xu brat bullying your Li family? It's clearly your Li family who are not human and do nothing... What is your brother-in-law planning? Do you really think that others are stupid and can't see it?"
"Yun Fei, you've gone too far. What do you mean by 'Xu brat' is shameless and peeped into my daughter's private parts? You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. If this gets out, won't you force my daughter to death? Your sister Li Hui has never offended you, so why are you framing her like this?"
When Li Hui's father heard that Li Yunfei was making up stories about Xu Yunfan saving Li Hui and her son without knowing the details of the incident, he was furious. "You're a student, but how can you speak so without thinking? Even a farmer like me knows what it means to seek truth from facts. How can you talk nonsense about something that Xu didn't do?"
"That's right, everyone knows that your mother and your sister have always been against Run'er, which is why they are targeting the Qin family. You are a student, not only did you stand by and watch, but you also sided with your relatives and ignored them?" Sun's man shook his head. "You have studied the sage books for so many years. Is this what they taught you? Or is it your mother who has corrupted you? Is it appropriate for you, a man, to be so picky about a brother all day long and be as incompetent as your mother in distinguishing right from wrong?"
The men from Dali Village were talking to each other, not giving Li Yunfei any chance to interrupt.
Now, the students standing by were left with nothing to understand.
Xu Yunfan not only asked Sun Wu to go back and call people, but also called a few students who didn't care about him at all and had a conversation with them.
Those students asked their servants to go and check whether everything Xu Yunfan said to the men was true or false. They naturally knew it.
The students who had previously believed the rumors and looked down on Xu Yunfan stood up and confirmed what Village Chief Sun and others said.
"Ah! So this is the truth?"
"No, is Li Yunfei crazy? He lied so easily, and yet he actually... I don't know if he's just stupid, or if he thinks we're gullible, or if he thinks Master Xu won't pursue the matter."
"It's definitely the latter. Didn't you just hear what that uncle said? Li Yunfei's mother is always gossiping about other people's affairs. Like mother, like son. It's normal. What's more, these kinds of things in the village are just trivial matters. It won't cause any big trouble. So Li Yunfei must be angry and wants to make things difficult for Master Xu."
The students' discussions came into his ears. Li Yunfei's face turned pale at this moment. He was so scared that his whole body was shaking. His brain was in a mess. Now, the only thing he could think of was that he was finished, he was really finished.
If he is expelled from Qingfeng Academy, which other academy would be willing to accept him?
Which private school would want him?
There won’t be any more.
For a student who is disrespectful to the teacher, and whose rumor-mongering background has been exposed, his reputation is already very bad. Which teacher would dare to accept him?
The commotion here was quite loud, and some other teachers also rushed over.
Li Yunfei's teacher looked at the student he had brought up, and while he was angry at his lack of fighting spirit, he couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw him sitting on the ground in despair, and tried to say a few words on his behalf.
Master Li finally softened his heart and said to Xu Yunfan, "Master Xu, please forgive him when you can. You are a magnanimous person, so please forgive him this time. He is also jealous, so... you should also consider him. Li Yunfei will be finished in the second half of the year. If this matter gets out of hand, his future will be cut off."
So your mother.
Xu Yunfan didn't even bother to listen and started to retort, "As the saying goes, if the top beam is crooked, the bottom beams will be crooked. I don't know if Li Yunfei is like this because of his elders, or if it's because he joined your class and was taught by you that he became crooked. Master Li, I'm afraid you're like this too. Are you always like this, fabricating rumors about others with just a few words? If what I say is wrong, then forget it."
"You... stop talking nonsense and slandering me. You...if my reputation is disgraced because of this, can you bear the responsibility? Whether as a teacher or a scholar, you must be responsible for your every word." Master Li's chest heaved violently with anger, and he pointed at Xu Yunfan, furious.
Xu Yunfan spread out his hands, "What's wrong? I just said this, and you are so angry? It's not necessary, I just said it. After all, you don't have any losses now, right? Well, I'm sorry, just treat it as a fart. And you also said that you should forgive others when you can. You are a magnanimous person, so forgive me this time."
Master Li, who didn't react in time, was furious. "But you are slandering me by doing this. If others don't know..."
As he spoke, Master Li lowered his voice.
"Speak up, why don't you speak anymore?"
Xu Yunfan sneered, his eyes sharp, "Master Li, how can you have the nerve to ask me to consider him? Why should I consider him? I consider him, why can't he consider me?"
"I'm saying a few words to you, why are you so angry? Didn't you tell me to be more magnanimous? Don't hold on to this little thing? I'm telling you, this matter isn't over yet. You're going to argue even when I'm ignored, so why should I let you off when you're ignored?"
"If my reputation were to plummet because of him today, would I have suffered no loss? I said two untrue things about you, and you got so angry. On the other hand, Li Yunfei didn't spread rumors about me in the academy, so why shouldn't I be angry? Master Li, this is not the way to behave. Why are officials allowed to set fires but ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps?"
"Yes, Master Xu, you did nothing wrong. You should be severely punished for this matter. You did nothing wrong." The students who came to watch listened quietly to the argument between Xu Yunfan and Li Yunfei. Combined with the words of the witnesses, the truth was revealed.
Since Xu Yunfan was wronged, it was natural that they would side with Xu Yunfan.
Li Yunfei is such a despicable guy. He actually dared to deceive them and use them to deal with Xu Yunfan.
"Yes, Li Yunfei has gone too far. It's one thing for him to mislead us out of selfish reasons, but if Master Xu doesn't prove himself, how can he continue to stay at Qingfeng Academy?"
"I definitely can't stay here. A great man like Master Xu is not only knowledgeable and has miraculous healing powers, but also... has a righteous character. If Master Xu leaves Qingfeng Academy, it will be a loss for us." By then, I won't know who to eat with when I go to the cafeteria.
It was obvious that Xu Yunfan was the one who was wronged. He had suffered a lot of injustice and prejudice from the students these days. Why should he be so magnanimous and let bygones be bygones?
He is a human being, a mortal with love, hate, anger and resentment, not a god or a Buddha. Why should Master Li ask the wronged Xu Yunfan to let Li Yunfei go?
If Xu Yunfan has no witnesses, what will happen to him because of such false statements?
Has Master Li ever thought about Xu Yunfan?
No.
He had never thought about Xu Yunfan, so why did he ask Xu Yunfan to consider Li Yunfei?
Isn't this moral kidnapping?
If someone like Li Yunfei were to enter the officialdom, he would probably not be able to become a good official.
For such a person, blocking his path to the imperial examination would actually benefit the people. Otherwise, if Li Yunfei really passed the exam and gained some status in the future, wouldn't he become even more powerful, looking down on everyone and trying to torture anyone he disliked to death?
All of a sudden, the students had a lot on their minds, and each of them stood up for Xu Yunfan. "What did our Master Xu do wrong? Why did Li Yunfei slander and slander you so much? Was it just because Li Yunfei was angry with Master Xu that he did this? If Master Xu hadn't been smart enough to call in witnesses and send other students to Dali Village to investigate and collect evidence, I'm afraid we wouldn't have known that Master Xu was misunderstood. Master Xu, I was wrong before. I shouldn't have believed Li Yunfei's few words and concluded that you were the kind of person he described. I'm wrong for this, and I apologize."
The student was also brave enough to take responsibility for his actions and directly bowed to Xu Yunfan to apologize.
Xu Yunfan helped the man up and acted like a master: "What you hear may not be true, what you see may not be real. Don't judge anyone based on one side of the story! Sometimes, chasing after rumors can be harmful."
"You know, when the false is made to appear true, the true becomes false; when nothing is made to appear true, something becomes nothing." Seeing the students' thoughtful expressions, seemingly confused, Xu Yunfan continued to show off, "What this means is that when you treat something real as something false, then this false thing will appear even more real than the real thing..."
Listening to Xu Yunfan's show-off, the students showed an expression of learning. Xu Yunfan felt that he had taught them a lesson again. He raised his chin with a little pride, looking very complacent.
Listening to the students' indignant words and then listening to what Xu Yunfan said, Master Li felt really ashamed. He certainly couldn't risk the public outrage by pleading for Li Yunfei.
The matter was resolved, and Jiang Lan finally arrived. "What happened?"
When the other students saw the dean coming, they all stepped back. At this time, they no longer cared about their respect for the dean, and in a few words, they told the story of Li Yunfei deliberately fabricating rumors and slandering Xu Yunfan.
The more Jiang Lanfang listened, the tighter his brows furrowed.
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