Beijing.

Zhongyonghou Mansion.

In the evening, the sunset glow on the horizon turned red the clouds.

The sky has cleared up.

At the side entrance of the Hou Mansion, an ox cart slowly came from the west.

The young man in white sitting on it has a pair of blue eyes, like a lake.

The steward, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, welcomed the young master in white into the Zhongyong Hou Mansion.

Sitting down in a warm side hall, Fang Yizhi, the young master in white, held the cup with his fingers, took a sip of tea, and said in a cold voice: "Good tea."

"This tea is nameless and comes from the mountains of my hometown..." Luo Xingchen smiled slightly. He didn't care about Fang Yizhi's indifference. After all, this Fang Yizhi's character was similar to the previous Leng Xue.

If Leng Xue were here, maybe they could become friends.

It's a pity that Leng Xue is staying in Sixiang City and is unwilling to return to the capital. There is still some gap between him and Zi Yan.

"Famous or not, they are all praised by the world, don't worry about it." Fang Yizhi said calmly.

"To put it simply, as long as it tastes good, if you want a name, we can make it up. Soon, we will make this tea popular." Luo Xingchen said with a smile.

Fang Yizhi continued to drink tea without saying anything. Obviously, he did not want to comment on the matter.

"Brother Fang, I invite you here this time. I want to ask you, Da Qi, is there still hope?" Luo Xingchen's face turned serious.

"Things depend on human effort. If you do it, you can save it. If you don't do it, you can't save it." Fang Yizhi replied.

"Since it can be saved, then the literati and aristocrats focus on talking but not on practical work. Can this be considered as doing something?" Luo Xingchen asked.

"It depends on what the literati are talking about. If it is beneficial to the country and the people, it can be regarded as 'doing'."

"What about poems and songs? Are they beneficial to the country and the people?" Luo Xingchen said.

"Yes, but it is of little use. What the people need is food." Fang Yizhi said, "Food is the first thing for the people."

"Does the people you refer to include the so-called servants and servants? Does it include tenant farmers? Or does it specifically refer to the landlords, literati and nobles?" Luo Xingchen asked again.

"As long as they are from Daqi, they are all citizens of Daqi, and all people have the right to live as human beings." Fang Yizhi said.

After talking to this point, Luo Xingchen roughly understood Fang Yizhi's point of view.

No wonder he would accept the invitation. It turns out that Fang Yizhi also believes in the "unity of knowledge and action", and there is even a further "natural human right" in this.

Theoretically speaking, Fang Yizhi was indeed incompatible with the Neo-Confucian scholars at Dongling Academy, and they had embarked on different paths.

"What do you mean by human rights?" Luo Xingchen asked.

"When you are born as a human being, you have human rights such as life, freedom, justice, property, etc., no matter you are a trafficker, a pawn, an emperor or a general, we are all equal." Fang Yizhi's blue eyes were exceptionally clear. At this moment, he seemed to be feeling a kind of martyrdom.

The person’s temperament.

Luo Xingchen sighed secretly...

This Fang Yizhi has gone even further. Can traffickers and soldiers be equal to emperors and generals? Even if it is just equality in personality, it is impossible.

If the previous emperor knew about this, he would probably be arrested and executed. As for the current emperor Qi Xingyun...according to his understanding, he would probably not pay attention to it.

"Brother Fang, where do you want to start most right now?" Luo Xingchen asked Fang Yizhi about his views on his future development.

"After the imperial examination, if there is a chance, I would like to serve as a county magistrate and learn about the practice." Fang Yizhi said.

"It's a good idea. Brother Fang wants it. I will help you make it happen. After the imperial examination and Brother Fang has a background, I will find someone to run it and release you. Of course, I will follow the procedures and have to be evaluated by the officials.

This cannot be avoided." Luo Xingchen said sincerely.

He made it clear that his method was not fraud, which was very necessary.

Fang Yizhi obviously disdained fraud, and that was an insult to him.

"Okay, then we have Brother Laoluo." Fang Yizhi nodded in agreement.

And this means that Luo Xingchen and Fang Yizhi have reached an agreement.

"Master, Master..."

While the two were drinking tea, steward Wang Dong suddenly ran in from outside shouting.

"If you're not feeling well, don't run so fast and calm down." Luo Xingchen said.

He didn't say it casually. You must know that many people have suffered sudden death due to heart contraction because they did things too hastily.

"Young Master, there is no need to worry, I have something important to report." Butler Wang Dong took a breath.

"What's the matter?"

"There is a visitor outside." Guan Wang Dong said.

"What's the matter? You need to receive the reception first and wait until I'm done." Luo Xingchen thought it was something, but it turned out that someone was visiting. Is this a big deal?

"The main reason is that the visitors have unusual identities. Two of them came at the same time. One of them is Feng Meiyu from the Feng family, and the other is... Beiliyuan." Steward Wang Dong said with a bitter smile.

"What? Bei Liyuan? Is he the one from Bei Li's family?" Luo Xingchen said in shock.

"Yes, that's him." Butler Wang Dong nodded.

"It's impossible. I didn't invite him. How could he come back? Are you deceived, or is he a fake?"

What Luo Xingchen said is not nonsense. You must know that there have been many impostors who have come to the Hou Mansion in recent years and want to cheat people out of food and drink.

Once, an impostor actually pretended to be Luo Xingchen himself. Luo Xingchen happened to be returning home at that time, and he ran into him.

"He has the Beili family brand. It should be real, but the imperial court brand can also be fake?" After being told this, Butler Wang Dong was a little unsure.

"Brother Fang, how about we go out together to see the authenticity?" Luo Xingchen looked at Fang Yizhi.

"Yes." Fang Yizhi nodded.

"Okay, let's go out now. Butler Wang, you go over and separate the two of them first, let Feng Meiyu go to the side room to have a good rest, and then bring Bei Liyuan to the living room." Luo Xingchen ordered.

Immediately, Wang Dong ran quickly outside. This time, he walked instead of running.

When Butler Wang Dong came back again, Luo Xingchen and Fang Yizhi were already ready.

"You really want me to go with you?" Fang Yizhi frowned slightly.

"Go, why don't you go? There's nothing to hide. If it's really Beiliyuan, then it's nothing." Luo Xingchen said disapprovingly.

Fang Yizhi said nothing and followed Luo Xingchen. As he walked, his long sleeves fluttered and he had an air of immortality.

Luo Xingchen came to the living room and saw a silhouette from the window.

Wearing a very ordinary Tsing Yi.

After he walked in, the figure turned around and faced Luo Xingchen.

"Are you Beiliyuan? What's the proof?" Luo Xingchen said directly.

The man in Tsing Yi was a little stunned. He didn't expect Luo Xingchen to react like this.

However, his astonishment only lasted for a moment. After that, he quickly entered Gujing Mubo's mental state.
Chapter completed!