Chapter 87: Follow your heart and stay within the rules
After returning to the Zhou Mansion, Zhou Tieyi certainly couldn't rest.

Wu Qian had been waiting for him for a long time and had to meet him.

This is the clerk that I have assigned to me. If I don't give him some advice, he might do something stupid later and blame me, Zhou Tieyi, for not teaching him well.

In the courtyard of Qilin Pavilion.

Bai Mei brought up two bowls of warm pear bird's nest.

Wu Qian even said he dared not.

Zhou Tieyi took a bowl and drank it directly. "With me, work hard and don't think too much."

Wu Qian smiled bitterly in his heart.

You are stirring up trouble in Tianjing outside.

A change happens in half a day.

In the past few days, the sky above Tianjin has been suddenly filled with heavy rain, and then filled with purple clouds. How can I not be worried?

But he still followed Zhou Tieyi and took a sip.

After finishing the bird's nest, Zhou Tieyi wiped his hands and asked, "Have you sent out the invitations?"

Wu Qian was worried, "They were all sent, but the Siminfu sent them back."

This was something he had not done well, so he waited for a whole day just to see Zhou Tieyi.

Zhou Tieyi was not surprised. He looked at Wu Qian and said with a smile, "Si Lu and Simin's house, how did you send it? Tell me in detail."

Seeing that Zhou Tieyi did not blame him, Wu Qian quickly recounted the whole process.

In order to gain Zhou Tieyi's trust, he even took out the medicine box and opened it to see the only Tiger and Leopard Yisui Pill left inside.

Zhou Tieyi picked up the pill, took a look at it, and said, "In this world, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem."

"Even though Si Lu despises and enforces the law impartially, he can't even control the door. Do you know why?"

Wu Qian said respectfully, "Please teach me, General Flag."

"Because we need to show mercy outside the law, all sentences need to be handled with discretion, either lenient or severe, leaving room for wiggle. This wiggle room is the gray between black and white."

Zhou Tieyi sighed, "If the law leaves no room for maneuver, then everyone in the world will be in danger and will not dare to step out of line. One day is fine, one month is also acceptable, and the people can bear it for a year. Therefore, severe punishments should be used in troubled times, but what about ten years?"

"At that time, the people lived with a book of laws in their hands and had no intention of producing anything, because if they did not follow the rules, they would be caught by others. If you did not catch others by their own faults, others would catch you by their own faults."

"At that time, everyone in the world was trying to find faults with others. Wasn't that like living with a book of laws in hand?"

Wu Qian understood half of what was said, but he still lowered his head and listened.

Zhou Tieyi laughed and said, "I did talk a lot of nonsense today, it was because I just saw a person's transformation, and I was almost scared."

Although he knew he shouldn't ask, Wu Qian was still very curious. After thinking for a while, he said, "How could the general be scared by someone?"

Zhou Tieyi glanced at Wu Qian and said, "I'll need you to take care of this guy in a few days. Then you'll know if he's scary or not."

beat!

Wu Qian wanted to slap himself in the face, you asked too many questions!
Zhou Tieyi turned his head to look at the remaining Tiger Leopard Yisui Pill and said to Bai Mei, "Take him to the accounting office to get a drop of sixth-grade blood essence later. He did a good job this time."

After the beating, of course there should be a reward.

"If you need to pay for anything in the future, I will reimburse you when you come back. I am not the kind of person who would rather be honest than do anything."

Wu Qian was delighted and hurriedly thanked him, "I would like to serve you!"

Zhou Tieyi smiled and asked, "Then Dong Xingshu sent his son to escort you out. Are you happy?"

Wu Qian thought for a moment, "That's the power of the general flag." "Then think about it again, why did Si Lu, who is in charge of law, let Menzi take your Tiger and Leopard Yisui Pill, but Simin, who is in charge of people's livelihood, refused it."

Originally in the afternoon, Dong Xiu De personally sent him out, and he was a little happy in his heart, but after hearing what Zhou Tieyi said, he immediately felt at a loss.

Zhou Tieyi said, "Because the Tiger and Leopard Yisui Pill you gave me will be returned to me a hundredfold in a few days by the Qingkong family, so he doesn't have to return it. As for Simin Mansion, you didn't give out the pill, but it was given to you by Dong Xiu De with courtesy. That means you owe Dong Xiu De a courtesy. Dong Xiu De will naturally teach you what etiquette is in the future!"

Wu Qian was immediately startled and looked at Zhou Tieyi.

Then he remembered his situation in the afternoon.

Because they represented the Zhou family, all the military heroes who escaped first were received. They were already somewhat complacent, thinking that they had gained a powerful upper hand.

Then he ran to Si Lu's house. Although he consumed a Tiger and Leopard Marrow Replenishing Pill, that was Si Lu's Mansion!

I was also given a gift.

Finally, when she went to Simin's house, she didn't care at all and asked Dong Xiu De to send her out.

What is Dong Xiu De’s identity and what is my own identity!
It was all my fault for being too proud. I actually let Dong Xiude escort me out the door!

"Today everyone in the world knows that I, Zhou Tieyi, went to Simin's Mansion as an errand boy, and Simin's son also had to be sent out with gifts. This is really a disaster. It seems that the Confucianists are really anxious."

Wu Qian knelt down immediately and said, "It is I who am stupid!"

"Not stupid at all."

Zhou Tieyi shook his head. "It's just that you were in a trance and got promoted by me, and you were carried away. The root of this trouble originated from me, so I will take care of today's matter for you, and you will take care of the future matters by yourself. Go back and read the Confucian "ritual" carefully, otherwise you will be sold out by others without knowing it."

Wu Qian was both grateful and convinced.

Outsiders said that the general was blessed by heaven to be able to receive three rewards a day.

After talking to myself tonight, I realized that it was because of the General Flag’s ability that he was able to receive God’s grace.

"Go back and study hard. This is the right way. When you become a third-rank legalist, you won't have to worry about these etiquettes. Just follow your heart and don't go beyond the rules."

Zhou Tieyi comforted Wu Qian once again. This time, with his words and deeds, he would surely be able to live in peace for a few years, and he would have a capable official at his disposal.

"Yes."

Wu Qian bowed again.

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Siminfu.

After seeing off the servants of the Zhou Mansion, Dong Xiude went on to invite a few friends to enjoy the flowers.
In this spring of April, everything grows.

It is common for scholars to meet friends, appreciate flowers and recite poems.

However, the people Dong Xiu De was able to make friends with were all the legitimate sons of the nine tribes, whose every word and action could influence changes in the court.

Qinglong City, Wangshu Tower.

This building is two hundred feet high and can overlook the four cities. Since the emperor is on Yujing Mountain, it is not considered to be beyond the rules. After it was completed, it was loved by scholars and writers.

However, the third floor of Wangshu Tower is never open to the public and is only used to receive great writers for free.

These great writers did not refuse to pay; they just left behind a piece of calligraphy when they left.

The owner of Wangshu Tower claims that this is an elegant thing and cannot be counted with worldly wealth.

Dong Xiu De has always been famous for his literary talent. He was praised by Confucian scholars of all ages in Tianjing. Naturally, he was also regarded as a great writer in the eyes of Wangshu Tower.

Today, Dong Xiu De also invited the son of the Minister of Revenue, the son of the Vice Minister of Literature, the son of the Vice Minister of Education and other literary masters.

The owner of Wangshu Tower immediately dismissed his attendants and personally served tea and water, wanting to get some of the literary atmosphere!

(End of this chapter)