Chapter 55

  "Hmph, can't fool you!" Song Chu had no intention of wasting his time on Mo Gu, but now that he was eating Mo's food, he had to be honest and do things for him.

  Even if she's a bit proud now, Katsuragi Kei won't drive her away. Since she's decided to make a real effort, she still needs to put in the superficial work.

  A young man like Lin Ruo Chen, Song Chu had seen many of his kind before. When faced with a blow, he would surely counterattack with great force.

  So Song Chu returned to the study, greeted everyone, sat down in his own seat, casually pulled out a bamboo book and waited leisurely for Mo Yu to arrive.

  As expected, she had just sat for a few breaths when the door of the study was kicked open by someone.

  Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Zhang Wuji, then they immediately turned their heads to the side. They weren't afraid of him, but seeing him really gave them a headache.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, it was as if he had never seen anything like this before. It seemed that the bamboo slips in his hand were some kind of wonderful secret book, and he read them with great relish.

  He snatched the bamboo slips from her hand and threw them aside, grabbing a handful of her collar.

  Song Chu Yi glanced at him with disdain and said lazily, "What, want to hit me? I'm not even worth the effort of tying up a chicken. If you can knock me down, it'll make you very proud, go ahead and try! But no matter what, don't think that you can make me yield with your fists."

  "Good! I'd like to see what you're capable of! You have three days, if I think you're useless, get out of the Yan Valley Manor immediately!"

  "Half a month." Song Chu Yi said with certainty. She adjusted her clothes and sat down, "If you think half a month is too long, why not go find someone else? If you can't bear it, beating me up also works."

  "You dare to defy me?" Ba Miao's eyes blazed with fury, revealing a hint of disdain.

  "If you really beat me up... In the next life, I won't have any backbone, for the sake of survival, when we meet again, I will definitely be submissive." Song Chuoyi picked up the bamboo slips on the ground, carefully rolled them up, and looked at him with a faint smile. "But a rough man is still a rough man, a fool is still a fool, in my eyes, there is discernment, you can kill me, but it won't change this view."

  After hearing Song Chu Er's words, the fierce anger in Cao Guan's heart dissipated a lot. He nodded and said, "Alright! You're not a coward, I'll give you half a month's time! Starting from today!"

  In reality, there are many people with backbone who are not just Song initially. There are countless others who are more hot-tempered than her, but I don't particularly like the first half of her sentence, which acknowledges my own weakness while also acknowledging my persistence in holding onto my views. Having things that one is willing and unwilling to do makes for a more interesting personality than those stiff and rigid types.

  "In the lower Song Dynasty, one, with a courtesy name of Huaijin, originally named Yinyue. He studied Taoism, but what he understood best was not Taoism." Song Chu Yi formally introduced himself to him.

  Li Mochou's anger came quickly and went just as fast. After venting her frustrations earlier, she didn't have much left, but still looked at Song Qingshu with disdain. Upon hearing the introduction, she snorted, "A Taoist who doesn't understand Taoism? What do you know then?"

  Song Chu raised an eyebrow and beckoned him to come closer.

  Li Dagu was a trustworthy person, he had promised to give half a month's time and cooperated with his body leaning forward.

  Song Chu got close to him and whispered a word, "Play."

  Just now, Mo Yu didn't think of many possibilities, but the only thing she didn't expect was that she would say this! She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then she heard Song Chu's soft voice again, "Using the world as a chessboard, with countries as pawns, are you interested in playing like this, young master?"

  As soon as he heard this, the young man's heart suddenly surged with a huge wave. No one knew that the person he admired most was Pang Tong, and he also vowed to become like Pang Tong, a brave and wise general who could charge into battle and make strategic plans in the tent.

  Even if Pang Tong ultimately failed, people would only say that he was narrow-minded and jealous of others' talents. Moreover, Zhuge Liang did not take Pang Tong as his target, but rather as a great mountain he needed to climb over.

  Song Chu looked at the expression on Liang's face and knew that his words had already stirred up the passion in the young man's heart, so he didn't say anything more, just quietly looking at him.

  Whether Song Chu had this skill or not is not mentioned for now. These words were just her plan to tame the young man, a part of her strategy.

  This big cake must be drawn well for him. People with ambitions are worthy of respect, and this world does not exclude anyone from having lofty aspirations.

  Li Mochou didn't take back her attention and stared at Song Qiudi.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, she was influenced by the Taoist school of Laozi and Zhuangzi, so she had a natural inclination to be unrestrained and uninhibited. As a result, even though she never lost her courtesy, she was quite different from other scholars who had etiquette deeply ingrained in their blood. Her gaze revealed a sense of freedom that made people yearn for it.

  "The Taoist said that the law of nature is natural, and Mr. wondered if there should be etiquette in this world?" Zhe Gu didn't think much about it, but asked directly, without even realizing that his attitude had become much more respectful.

  "People don't know etiquette, the world is probably going to be in chaos!" Song Chu didn't mind taking this as his first lesson, "Etiquette is something that guides people to get along harmoniously. My Taoist school believes that the Tao is natural, and etiquette arises from the times, making commoners not as rough as they were in ancient times, so that people know shame, people need etiquette, so it can continue."

  I don't like verbose and tedious texts, I've also read Taoist scriptures before, but every time I see the Taoists talking about following nature, being quiet and doing nothing, I feel it's unrealistic. If everyone in the world didn't strive for anything, there would be no wars, but what's the point of such a world? I never thought that "the way follows nature" could be understood this way.

  He sat up straight and bowed respectfully, "As a student, I have been taught that there are rules of etiquette to follow in the world. How can one be as carefree as you, sir?"

  Song Chu was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing. Unexpectedly, this reckless young man was indeed not an ordinary person, he could easily see the most essential things about people.

  "There are social norms and laws, but my heart is free. Social norms and laws are meant to guide and regulate human behavior, as long as one knows, understands and follows them, it's fine. If they restrict one's own heart, then that person is a fool." Song Chu smiled and said.

  Song Chu's words and actions coincided with Mo Gu's thoughts, as if he had been waiting for Song Chu to arrive all along, and was now overjoyed.

  Nan Qi watched Song Chuyi's every move and listened to her words, admiring Shi Kuang's ability to recognize people and his boldness in using them. Looking at Shi Wujiu's attitude, the half-month limit was probably not counted either. In fact, the teachers that Shi Wujiu had found for Shi Wujiu before were also people with real talent and learning, and some of them were even more knowledgeable than Song Chuyi, but becoming a disciple was a matter of fate, having knowledge or not was one thing, whether they matched or not was the most important.

  Yi Shi Kui's academic knowledge is ordinary, but his ability to identify and use people is extremely good. Unfortunately, he doesn't follow the usual rules when using people, often taking risks that seem reckless and unconvincing. For example, this time he used Song Chu Yi, who would dare to make a young man the teacher of another young man? It looks like an absurd thing to do, but he did it anyway.

  It was precisely because of his way of doing things that he encountered obstacles everywhere, and in the end, he even fell to become a servant of the Matsumoto family, although he was responsible for enlightening the children of the Matsumoto family, but not higher than the status of an ordinary teacher.

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