Chapter 453: Gentleman's Words

Liu Dongzhu was about to reject Wei Yuan's "kindness". She had no good feelings towards Wei Yuan, a senior official. From the way he addressed her - no, he didn't even address her, she could see what he was thinking.

Obviously he is on Wang Ruhai's side!
For people like Lu Tu and Yu Die, she would give them gifts, not only because they "forced" her with words, but also because she knew that Lu Tu and Yu Die had good intentions.

Who knows what Wei Yuan's intention was in giving her this yellowed book? Who knows whether this Confucian book Wei Yuan gave her is good or bad? Even if this Confucian book Wei Yuan gave her is a good thing, she would not look at it well.

Maybe it’s because one person is angry at an entire profession!
"Oh, Gentleman's Words, this is good stuff!"

Yu Die took a look at the book Wei Yuan took out, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

For Confucian students, this is a first-class treasure.

With the help of her Dharma Eye, she could clearly feel that this book "The Gentleman's Words" contained an astonishing sense of righteousness, and it was obvious that this book "The Gentleman's Words" was written by a great scholar.

Any article written by a great scholar cannot be said to be priceless, but most of them are of great value.

Especially this book "Gentleman's Words", which records the famous sayings of Confucian gentlemen of all dynasties. It is okay to write it casually, but if you want to write it with spirit and make it contain the spirit of righteousness, you still have to spend some effort.

Many great scholars may not be able to write several copies of "Gentleman's Words" with vigor and spirit in their entire lives, so every copy of "Gentleman's Words" written by a great scholar is extremely expensive.

Even if an ordinary family put all their efforts into it, they might not be able to collect a copy of "The Gentleman's Words" written by a great scholar. At most, they could only buy a few fragments, and even that would cost them all their family fortune.

Wei Yuan was only a magistrate of Qingyang County, but he was able to obtain a copy of "Gentleman's Words", which shows that he must have embezzled a lot of money while in office.

Although he was most likely born into a noble family, the fact that he had not been promoted as the magistrate of Qingyang County for so many years showed that he was not valued in the family.

Even if the family Wei Yuan was born into owned the "Gentleman's Words" written by a great scholar, his family would not give such a treasure to him, but would give it to the younger generations in the family who have a brighter future.

Seeing that Liu Dongzhu wanted to refuse, Yu Die quickly persuaded her, "Madam Wang, this book 'Gentleman's Words' is a good thing. It is also a gift from County Magistrate Wei. How can you refuse it?"

"Master Yu..."

Liu Dongzhu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Dai Zhishang next to him:

"Sister Dongzhu, I know that you don't want your family to take the imperial examination, but even if you don't take the imperial examination, reading the articles of saints is a good thing, which can cultivate your mind.

This book, "Words of Gentlemen", records the words and deeds of Confucian gentlemen throughout the ages. If you take it out and let Ping An read it from time to time, you can train Ping An to be a gentleman and prevent him from doing things worse than pigs and dogs when he grows up!"

"The Gentleman's Words" is one of the best books for Confucian disciples to cultivate good habits from an early age. However, it cannot be said that Confucian disciples who study "The Gentleman's Words" will definitely become gentlemen.

But there is an 80% chance of becoming a gentleman, and only a 20% chance of becoming a treacherous villain.

Therefore, wealthy families with the means would teach their children to learn "The Gentleman's Words" from an early age.

It is said that since the book "Gentleman's Words" was written, many great scholars who have gone down in history have more or less studied "Gentleman's Words" since childhood.

Liu Dongzhu understood what Dai Zhishang meant. She wanted to refuse, but suddenly became hesitant. Yu Die took this opportunity to snatch the book "Gentleman's Words" from Wei Yuan and forced it into Liu Dongzhu's hand, saying:

“Madam Wang, you may not know that many people in the capital raise their children by starting to learn from The Gentleman’s Words since they were young.

As a result, it is very difficult to find a copy of "The Gentleman's Words" in the capital. Everyone knows that most of the children who read "The Gentleman's Words" will become Confucian gentlemen! "

She did not tell Liu Dongzhu about the value of "Gentleman's Words". She could see that Liu Dongzhu was not the kind of person who was greedy for money. If she mentioned the value of "Gentleman's Words" to Liu Dongzhu, it would definitely backfire.

Liu Dongzhu opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say them. She hated Wang Ruhai, the unfaithful man, and was even more worried that her son Ping'an would become the next Wang Ruhai when he grew up. She was very worried, but didn't know how to teach Wang Ping'an.

After hearing what Dai Zhishang and Yu Die said, she realized that this book "Gentleman's Words" was the most suitable book to teach Wang Ping'an.

"Thank you, County Magistrate Wei, for this copy of 'Gentleman's Words'!"

Liu Dongzhu thanked.

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Ping An is a promising kid from your family, and I want to establish a good relationship with him. If I don't place a big bet, people will think I'm speculating. I just need this book of "Gentleman's Words" to help Ping An!"

Wei Yuan resisted the urge to bleed in his heart.

This book, "The Gentleman's Words", written by a great scholar, was collected by him at great cost. He wanted to use this book to grab a vacancy at a critical moment - when a popular position became vacant.

But unexpectedly, this book "Gentleman's Words" was given to an ignorant child before it could play a role, causing the pearl to be covered in dust.

Lu Tu looked at Wei Yuan in surprise, then at Yu Die. He was originally curious about what Yu Die's purpose was in forcing Wei Yuan, a corrupt official, to have a good relationship with Wang Ping'an. Could it be that she was new to the world and didn't know how dangerous the world is?

Do you expect corrupt officials like Wei Yuan to take care of Wang Ping'an's family?
If Wang Ping'an's family was just an ordinary family, knowing that he, Yu Die and even Dai Zhishang attached great importance to them, with Wei Yuan's character, there is no doubt that he would take care of the Wang family.

But the Wang family is different from ordinary families. They have a rare talent - but he is an ungrateful one.

Wei Yuan might take care of the Wang family, but this does not include Wang Ping'an and Liu Dongzhu. He might even harm Wang Ping'an and Liu Dongzhu and curry favor with the Prime Minister's daughter.

I never thought...

Wei Yuan was actually willing to take out a book called "Gentleman's Words" written by a great scholar as a gift!
Thousands of thoughts emerged in Lu Tu's mind, and he was secretly surprised and wondered: "Could it be that I misunderstood Wei Yuan, or that this girl surnamed Yu secretly said something to Wei Yuan, so Wei Yuan was willing to take out the "Gentleman's Words" written by the great scholar?"

Wei Yuan noticed Lu Tu's surprised look from the corner of his eye, snorted secretly, and said with a smile: "How about you help me flip through my book "Gentleman's Words" to see if your child likes it?"

Naturally, he would not tell Lu Tu that he was willing to give this copy of "The Gentleman's Words" written by a great scholar to Wang Ping'an to establish a good relationship with him, and he was sure that he could get this copy of "The Gentleman's Words" written by a great scholar back.

(End of this chapter)