Nangong Cheng still refused to give up and was still searching everywhere. But the highest imperial city was right in front of him, so everything he looked at was short. Nangong Cheng said: "Oh, no matter what, we will go to the palace and stand at the highest point of the palace to look at the capital.

scene.”

"No, no, if someone dies because of our nonsense, I will be sad." Xiang Tianyu pouted.

Nangong Cheng nodded, closed his eyes and thought hard.

Xiang Tianyu smiled, put his hands on Nangong Cheng's face, and said with a smile: "I already told you to let this matter go. Why are you so disobedient?"

Nangong Cheng also wanted to give up, but then he smelled the fragrance and suddenly had an idea, saying, "Are you hungry?"

Xiang Tianyu nodded and said, "A little bit."

"Let's go, I'll treat you to something to eat." Nangong Cheng smiled, holding Xiang Tianyu's hand and walking forward until he came to the place where the fragrance came out - it turned out to be a stall making mutton steamed buns. The owner of this

The stall owner is a seven-foot-tall middle-aged man with a turban on his head and coarse clothes. This man’s hands are covered with calluses and he looks like he often does farm work. Next to him is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old man.

The boy, the boy was five feet tall. He was also dressed in coarse cloth and had a childish face.

Nangong Cheng and Xiang Tianyu came to the stall. At this time, more than a dozen people had gathered in front of the stall and formed a long queue. Nangong Cheng and Xiang Tianyu quickly lined up behind the dozen people. They saw everyone starting from

He took out five copper coins from his body, and then took a bowl of mutton steamed buns from the middle-aged man's hand. This meant that a bowl of mutton steamed buns cost five copper coins. Nangong Cheng searched his body and found five taels of silver.

After waiting for a long time, it was finally Nangong Cheng and Xiang Tianyu's turn. Nangong Cheng threw the five taels of silver in his hand into the middle-aged man's bowl and took two bowls of mutton steamed buns from the middle-aged man's hand.

"Give the guest change." The middle-aged man said to the child beside him.

The child nodded and gave Nangong Cheng change. In ancient times, one tael of gold was equal to ten taels of silver, and one tael of silver was equal to one copper coin. Nangong Cheng gave him five taels of silver, which is five copper coins. The child is also smart, and he

He took off ten copper plates from the consistent copper coins and handed the remaining ones to Nan Gongcheng.

Nangong Cheng did not answer, but said to the middle-aged man: "We will not only eat one bowl, but when we eat the last bowl, you can give me the change!"

The young man looked at the middle-aged man, who nodded.

So the two of them started eating mutton steamed buns, and they ate bowl after bowl, and bowl after bowl... They didn't remember how many bowls they ate, but they were full in the end.

Nangong Cheng walked towards the middle-aged man and said, "Boss, we are full."

The middle-aged man nodded and said to the young man next to him: "How many bowls did the two guests eat in total?"

"Eight bowls." The young man's voice sounded.

Nangong Cheng looked at the boy in disbelief and said, "Did we eat that much?"

The young man nodded and said, "Yes!" To Nangong Cheng, "You ate five bowls." To Xiang Tianyu, "You ate three bowls, so there are eight bowls in total." After saying that, he took the four copper coins.

The copper coin with 40 coins removed from it was handed over to Nangong Cheng.

Nangong Cheng nodded, took the copper coins, and asked the middle-aged man: "Boss, do you know if there are any higher places in the capital besides the palace?"

The middle-aged man looked around and said: "Oh, I really don't know this. I only know that the highest place here is the palace. As for other higher places, I don't know. Why don't you ask? other people

Bar!"

Nangong Cheng nodded, and just when he was about to ask someone else, the young man's voice rang out, "I know! I know!"

Nangong Cheng smiled and said to the young man: "Then tell me!"

"The second tallest pavilion in the capital is that one!" The young man said as he came to Nangong Cheng and pointed to a pavilion.

Nangong Cheng looked towards the tall building pointed by the young man, and indeed saw a tall building. Nangong Cheng said: "Is that pavilion very high?"

The young man nodded and introduced to Nangong Cheng and Xiang Tianyu: "I heard from the old man that that pavilion is called Zhaixing Pavilion. It was built by Shen Wansan, the richest man in the Hongwu period. Emperor Taizu once climbed up that pavilion to watch the capital. Xie Jin, the most talented man in the world at that time, also wrote couplets on the pavilion. The first couplet is: The scholar steps up to the pavilion. The second couplet is: The poet reaches out to pick up the stars."

When Xiang Tianyu heard that there were couplets on the pavilion, he immediately became interested and said, "Sir, let's go to Zhaixing Pavilion, okay?"

Nangong Cheng smiled and nodded. He immediately took out five coins from the found coins and handed them to the child. He thanked the child and said, "Thank you for the directions."

The copper coin didn't warm the child's hand when he heard the middle-aged man yell: "Give the money back!"

This sound not only startled the child, who quickly returned the money in his hand to Nangong Cheng, but also startled Nangong Cheng, Xiang Tianyu and some people who were eating mutton steamed buns. Nangong Cheng looked at it in confusion. He looked at the middle-aged man and said, "What are you doing?"

The middle-aged man said: "This guest doesn't know something. The reason why I brought my son here to sell mutton steamed buns is to let him know that making money is not easy. This time you gave him five copper coins, and he may be able to make money from now on." Just wanting to be lazy and taking shortcuts to make money is very detrimental to children."

"Well, I understand, this is the story of waiting for something to happen." Xiang Tianyu said to Nangong Cheng: "Ms. sir, you did something wrong. Please apologize to the boss quickly."

Nangong Cheng glanced at Xiang Tianyu, and really didn't know what kind of story Xiang Tianyu said about "waiting for the rabbit". But since Xiang Tianyu said he was wrong, let's treat him as if he did something wrong! So Nangong Cheng faced the middle-aged man The man cupped his fists and said, "I'm sorry, boss, I almost ruined your way of raising children."

The middle-aged man smiled and did not blame Nangong Cheng.

However, it was not only Nangong Cheng who didn't know the story of waiting for rabbits, but also the young man next to the middle-aged man. The young man came to Xiang Tianyu and said, "Sister, can you tell me the story of waiting for rabbits?"

Xiang Tianyu smiled and began to tell: "The story of waiting for a rabbit comes from "Han Feizi". It tells the story of a farmer in the Song Dynasty during the Warring States Period. When he saw a rabbit hit the tree stump and died, he put down his farm tools and spent the whole day. Guarding the tree stump, hoping to pick up another rabbit killed. Of course, the farmer did not pick up the rabbit killed again, but his field was deserted, and the farmer was laughed at by the people of Song Dynasty."

The young man listened and nodded thoughtfully, saying: "I understand, the reason why the farmer was able to pick up the rabbit was because of his good luck. If a person only lives by luck, his luck will eventually run out. That day, he will be ridiculed by everyone in the world." After saying this, the young man stood up, bowed to Xiang Tianyu, and said, "Thank you for your advice."

Xiang Tianyu nodded and said: "You are so perceptive and a good young man. It's a pity that you don't study. What's your name?"

"Li Xian." The young man said.

Xiang Tianyu smiled and said: "No matter what your name is, you should study and take the top exam and become a good official who benefits the people in the future. From now on.

When you and your father go out to sell mutton steamed buns, you can take a book and read beside it." After that, Xiang Tianyu said to the middle-aged man: "Don't let him help you find money in the future, just let him

He is reading beside you."

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded.

Young Li Xiandao: "What kind of book should I read?"

Xiang Tianyu said: "For an official, you should read two kinds of books, one is a book with words, and the other is a book without words. The books without words are next to your father. You have to understand them.

You will know how to be an official. Remember, the ultimate purpose of being an official is to benefit the people. Only if you understand the people and their sufferings will you know how to benefit the people in the future. The second book is written

Books, as the saying goes, when you want to be an official, you must first be a human being, to rectify others first, to rectify yourself first, and to govern the world, you must first govern officials. So you have to read "The Analects" to understand how to be a human being; you have to read history books to understand the past; you have to read poems written by ancient literati, such as "The Songs of Chu"

", "The Book of Songs", articles by various schools of thought, and poems and poems written by literati in the Tang and Song Dynasties. You must read them. Reading these also has a purpose, which is to make yourself more literary."

Li Xian nodded and said: "I understand. Don't worry, I can understand this book with words, and I can also understand this book without words. I will definitely be a good official who benefits the people in the future."

Xiang Tianyu smiled and nodded, saying: "Okay, I'll wait to see you become an official in the future and benefit the world." After saying that, Xiang Tianyu and Nangong Cheng left the mutton steamed bun stall and walked towards the Zhaixing Pavilion.

Nangong Cheng and Xiang Tianyu were not far away when Li Xian chased them out, shouting: "Teacher, please stay!" Nangong Cheng and Xiang Tianyu didn't know that Li Xian was calling them, so they didn't stop at all.

Li Xian chased for a while before catching up with Nangong Cheng and Xiang Tianyu. When he appeared in front of Nangong Cheng and Xiang Tianyu, he was already out of breath.

Nangong Cheng and Xiang Tianyu were very shocked when Li Xian caught up with them. Xiang Tianyu said, "Little Li Xian, why are you catching up with me?"

Li Xian handed the five taels of silver into Nangong Cheng's hand and said, "Pay the apprenticeship fee." After paying, he was ready to go back.

"Wait a minute!" After Xiang Tianyu finished speaking, Nangong Chengcheng stopped Li Xian. Xiang Tianyu smiled and said, "Ms. sir, give those copper coins back to Li Xian."

Nangong Cheng nodded, took out the copper coins he had found for eating mutton steamed buns, and handed them to Li Xian.

"No! I can't have it!" Li Xian refused to accept the copper coins you gave him from Nangong Cheng.

Xiang Tianyu said: "Tell your father that my apprenticeship fee is eight bowls of mutton steamed buns."

After listening to Xiang Tianyu's words, Li Xian accepted the copper coin handed over by Nangong Cheng and asked Xiang Tianyu: "Teacher, what is your name?"

Xiang Tianyu smiled and said: "My name is Xiang Tianyu, you must remember it. Xiang who always sings beautiful verses, the sky at this time is the same as the world, and Yu who has become an immortal."

Li Xian nodded and went back with the copper coins Nangong Cheng gave him.

Xiang Tianyu looked at Li Xian's back as he returned, with a happy smile on his face.

Nangong Cheng said to Tianyu: "You seem to be very happy!"

"Of course!" Xiang Tianyu nodded and said with a smile: "If a good official appears in the world, if he is a county magistrate, he can benefit the people of a county; if he is a governor, he can benefit the people of a province; if he is a governor, he can benefit the people of a province; if he is a governor, he can benefit the people of a province; if he is a governor, he can benefit the people of a province.

Serving as an official in the central government will benefit more people, so I am happy!"
Chapter completed!