Love is More than a Word, Chapter 79: Strike First (7)...

Love is More than a Word《识汝不识丁》Shi Nu Bu Shi Ding
Love is More than a Word, Chapter 79: Strike First (7)...

“Young Master! Didn't you say, this is the old master's wish, it must be fulfilled?” He was so excited, he knocked Gu Xiaojia several steps away.

Gu Xiaojia kicked the door in anger, “Donating officials is just a way for the government to get money! If it wasn't for the fact that the government had no choice but to take your money, do you really think you'd be able to become an official with your Young Master of a rice seller family's qualifications? If you're not cut out to be an official, why do you have to drag your feet and harm yourself?”

“Shut up!” Hao Guozi was furious. ”What's this about not cut out to be official material? What kind of material should an official have? Like the County Magistrate in the neighboring county, who treats people's lives like dirt? Or the Tang City Prefecture’s Magistrate, which is indiscriminate punishing everyone? Do you really think those literary men who can do anything are fit to be officials? Bullshit! What a government official really needs is to serve the people. What you need is to love the people as your children, not to write poetry and paintings! When it comes to this, what's wrong with my family's Young Master?”


Gu Xiaojia was so stunned by his yelling, he couldn't speak for a while.

He even yelled at Master Jin and Lao Tao.

Master Jin said, “What's so important, is it worth shouting in the hallway? Let's talk inside.”

Lao Tao didn't say anything but just looked at Tao Mo with a profound look.

Tao Mo has his head down, wondering what he's thinking.

Master Jin saw one or two of them standing in the corridor, so he personally pushed them into the room one by one and then closed the door, completely shielding them from the prying eyes of the others.

Once inside the door, Gu Xiaojia walked over to the table and slapped it heavily.

The tea set on the table was shaken out of place.

Master Jin was about to say something but then remembered who Gu-She was and swallowed his words. Minister Xiang's residence is like the official residence of the Seventh-ranked officials in front of the Prime Minister residence.

Hao Guozi didn't think as much as he did, seeing him pounding the table to vent his anger, his heart was also dripping with fire, sneering: “If you have a point, use your mouth to say it, why are you using the table to throw a tantrum!”

Gu Xiaojia turned around abruptly and glared at him, “My family Young Master was injured because of Tao Mo's involvement, do you admit it or not?”

Hao Guozi refuted, “How can it be considered an implication? Obviously your Young Master Gu did it willingly.”

Gu Xiaojia's eyes reddened, saying: “My family's Young Master has never suffered this kind of hardship since he was a child. In the past, when Madam asked him to practice martial arts, he was reluctant to do so, not to mention that he is now hurt so badly.”

Before Gu Xiaojia was aggressive, Hao Guozi was able to fire back words as they came. Now that he is shedding tears, Hao Guozi can't say anything to rebuke him and looks at him with a stiff face.




Master Jin listened to these words, figured out the general context and said: “Young Master Gu is the world's most recognized talent, his every move must have been carefully considered. He has his own scale in his heart, so how can he allow others to punish him?” His words are obviously in praise of Gu-She but secretly they are a disparagement of Gu Xiaojia.

Gu Xiaojia has been by Gu-She's side for so many years and although he is not extremely smart, he is also very clever and quick-witted, so how could she not understand what he meant? How can he stand this kind of beating? There are people who know that and yet they choose not to do anything about it.” The fire affected Lao Tao, who was standing there silently the whole time.

Lao Tao ignored him, his eyes only looked at Tao Mo from the moment he walked in the door, when he said, “What is Young Master's plan?”

Hao Guozi said urgently, “Young Master says he doesn't want to be an official anymore, so please persuade him.”

Lao Tao looked to Tao Mo.

Tao Mo slowly raised his head, his eyes were still a little confused. But he quickly calmed down and whispered, “Gu Xiaojia is right, I'm not an educated man or an armed man, I'm not qualified to be an official.”

Lao Tao chided, “Excuses!”

This is the first time Tao Mo and Hao Guozi have ever seen Lao Tao so stern and they were both startled for a moment.

Lao Tao said, “From ancient times, the hereditary title was still a non-hereditary title, only the throne (Emperorship) had never had a non-hereditary title. Master Jin, have you heard of a non-hereditary title aside from the emperor?”

Master Jin naturally knew what he was about to say and shook his head in a very cooperative manner: “Never heard of it.”

Lao Tao said, “Since the government position is not hereditary, it means that everyone gets it, right or wrong?”

Master Jin: “As long as it is obtained in the right way, it is so.”

Lao Tao: “Is it right to donate officials?”

“The court has clearly stated that it is the right way.” Master Jin.

Lao Tao looked sideways at Tao Mo, his eyes bursting with a stern look of hatred, “If so, why is Young Master holding back and retreating from the battle?”

Tao Mo whispered: “The Prefectural Magistrate may not be right but he was right about everything he accused me of. It is true that I did not work with Cui Jiong on the autopsy and I have earned it for negligence.”

Master Jin quickly said, “I forgot to remind the excellency, please forgive me.”

Tao Mo shook his head, “No... no... no, this is my job, not Master Advisor's.”

“Even if you don't mind, I feel uneasy.” It was his own idea to accept the money Cui Jiong surrendered to pay for the repairs to the magistrate's office and now he's responsible for all the trouble.

Tao Mo said, “Please don't do that, Master Advisor. If it weren't for the Master Advisor, I wouldn't have been able to stay as an official for a day.” It's a shame that he couldn't tell the difference between a red and a green gavel and had to be reminded by Master Jin to know how to use it.




Master Jin smiled bitterly and said, “I haven't met a Prefectural Magistrate Court like this for so long, right? It's a shame that I've left out the word... ‘integrity’ which is the most important thing for the Prefectural Magistrate Court.”

Even though Master Jin was so sincere in taking the blame for his own mistakes, he still couldn't get Tao Mo to change his mind.

When Lao Tao saw that Tao Mo had gotten into a dead end and couldn't get out, he had to use his killer weapon, saying, “Young Master why don't you ask Young Master Gu's opinion?”

Tao Mo shook his head gently, “He wouldn't see me.”

Lao Tao said, “You still haven't asked, so how do you know Young Master Gu doesn’t want to see you?”

Tao Mo eyed Gu Xiaojia.

Gu Xiaojia sneered, “Now you're thinking about my family Young Master again?” He's upset that Tao Mo didn't go see Gu-She as soon as he arrived

Lao Tao said, “First of all, go ask your Young Master if he sees my family Young Master, if he doesn't, everything is useless.”

Gu Xiaojia thought and opened the door to go.

Lao Tao motioned to Tao Mo to follow him.

Tao Mo hesitated for a moment, before following slowly. The closer he got to the door, the more nervous Tao Mo became. At this point, he envied the way Gu Xiaojia didn't mind going in and out of Gu-She's room.

After a while, Gu Xiaojia came out reluctantly. If he hadn't told him that Tao Mo was planning to leave the government, Gu-She wouldn't have wanted to see Tao Mo. But this wakefield shows that Gu-She cares about Tao Mo and this is what makes Gu Xiaojia's heart so uncomfortable.

Tao Mo lifted his foot into the room and smelled the strong aroma of medicine.

He walked slowly but his eyes eagerly searched for the figure that haunted him in his dreams, until his gaze was directed at the figure lying on the bed, only then did the anxiety fade between the eyebrows and was replaced by intense heartache and chagrin.

“You're giving up your post?” Gu-She cut to the chase.

Tao Mo stood still, whispering, “I can't be a good officer.”

Gu-She said, “Because of that Prefectural Magistrate?"

Tao Mo shook his head, “I am illiterate, I do not know the law, I cannot even do the most basic things to be the Prefectural Magistrate Court, I am really ashamed of the court.”

Gu-She said: “Who says an official must be worthy of the court?”

Tao Mo was stumped.




Gu-She said: “As an official, it's enough when you are ashamed of the people and your conscience.”





~ Love is More than A Word ~



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