Chapter 24 The Strange Man Zhou Shuxue

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 "Father, was there anyone in the world at that time whom Tang Shunzhi could take as his teacher?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shoufeng shook his head decisively and said: "Who in the world can teach him what Tang Shunzhi did, unless Mr. Yangming is resurrected, which is still possible."

"The person who can be his teacher will definitely beat Xu Wenchang by three points?" Zhang Jiebin didn't give his father time to react, and asked immediately as soon as he finished speaking.

"That's natural..." Before Zhang Shoufeng could finish speaking, Zhang Jiebin couldn't help laughing, heartily and heartily, sweeping away the worries and fears of the afternoon.

"Hahahaha, in this case, Teacher Zhou is clearly better than Xu Wenchang!"

Zhang Shoufeng wondered: "Why do you say this?"

"Father, I want you to know that Tang Shunzhi, who you say is unparalleled in both ancient and modern times, with both civil and military skills, is my fellow disciple. Well, no, he is a registered disciple, and I am a closed disciple." Zhang Jiebin said proudly.

"How is that possible?" Zhang Shoufeng said in disbelief.

"How is it impossible?" Zhang Jiebin replied proudly.

"How virtuous and capable is Zhou Shuxue..."

"Father, there are successive generations of people who have heard of Taoism, and there are different professions of expertise. I don't know what to do. Please ask father to explain a thing or two. I am all ears!"

When Zhang Shoufeng heard the words "The Master's Theory", he immediately understood that it seemed that Zhou Shuxue had something extraordinary that he didn't know about, otherwise he wouldn't have made someone as arrogant as Tang Shunzhi go to school to learn from him.

"I wonder what kind of knowledge is so attractive?" Zhang Shoufeng asked curiously.

"Does father know about the former dynasty Guo Shoujing?" Zhang Jiebin asked.

"Of course."

"Tang Shunzhi was not only good at both civil and military skills, but was also interested in astronomy and calculus. He wanted to reproduce Guo's method, but he couldn't figure it out. Later he learned that Master Zhou was proficient in this method and came here to study with him. There is an epitaph written by his father,

Maybe you haven’t heard it, so I’ll recite it to you.” Zhang Jiebin came one by one and finally said.

Seeing Zhang Shoufeng nodding, Zhang Jiebin recited: "Since the latitude and longitude of the Western Regions entered China, I first heard about the theory of latitude and longitude invasion. However, the legislative degree was inconsistent with the Chinese calendar. The Tang Shunzhi of the Tang Dynasty immediately wanted to create the latitudinal law to connect China and the West. He died as an official

To no avail. Shuxue wrote the "Zhongjing", using Chinese calculations to measure the occupation of the Western Regions, with the intention of Bi Shun."

After Zhang Shoufeng listened, he was silent and thought for a long time: "Do you want to create a latitudinal method to connect China and the West? Use China's calculations to measure the occupation of the Western Regions, and use Bi Shunzhi's ambition? Such a grand ambition, only Tang Shunzhi dared to make it

, is there really such a strange person in the world, who can solve a three-hundred-year-old problem in one fell swoop?"

"Father!" Zhang Jiebin looked at Zhang Shoufeng expectantly. Seeing him looking at him, he continued: "Father, I want to go back to Shanyin. I don't want to stay in the capital. I miss Teacher Zhou!"

"Don't be afraid, nothing will happen. If there is really no place for me and my father in the capital, we will go back." Zhang Shoufeng rubbed Zhang Jiebin's head and said in relief.

"Really?" Zhang Jiebin asked happily.

"Yeah." Zhang Shoufeng nodded. He understood that his son had said so much, and even though he wanted to go back, he couldn't bear to let his son be disappointed. He said with a smile: "I finally understand, Zhou Shuxue has had a rough life, so he taught you to be so cunning.

This is to avoid making the same mistake!"

"Father, I don't think Teacher Zhou resents my grandfather, otherwise why would he accept me? I don't think Teacher Zhou has any intention of competing with Xu Wenchang. You think, if you really want to compete, you just need to publicize the fact that you accepted Tang Shunzhi as a disciple.

Go out, who in the world dares to look down on Master Zhou?" Zhang Jiebin continued his analysis.

"It makes sense, I was still young after all! I always feel that Zhou Shuxue deliberately targeted..."

Before Zhang Shoufeng could finish speaking, he was interrupted again by Zhang Jiebin: "How can father call the teacher by his first name? He should call him Mr. Yunyuan. Does father know the name of the teacher?"

"Uh, I guess he's called Jizu or something!" Zhang Shoufeng was used to calling him by his first name, and he hadn't interacted with him for more than ten years, so he couldn't remember Zhou Shuxue's Biaozi.

"Oh, father, tell me what to say about you. Remember, I only said it once, my cousin is Jizhi, my name is Yunyuan. Remember?" Zhang Jiebin suddenly became unhappy and could not accept that his respected teacher was treated like this.

Father despises.

"Okay, okay, I remember, Zhou Jizhi, Zhou Yunyuan!" Zhang Shoufeng has always been tolerant to his sons, and does not have the strict hierarchy of ordinary families, so he had to say after hearing this.

It was only now that he listened to Jizhi and Yunyuan that he understood what kind of mission that young man had back then, taking part in the imperial examination to find a way out, and how he gave up his personal honor and became a descendant for the sake of the overall situation.

He also thought that countless people like Xu Wei, Zhou Shuxue, Jin Ying, and Tang Shunzhi had resolutely joined the army in exchange for today's peace and tranquility. Every time there is a big chaos, heroes will rise.

"Jie Bin, if possible, I still hope that our family can stay in the capital. Don't worry, I will write a letter and ask your second uncle to personally invite Mr. Yunyuan to come to the capital." Zhang Shoufeng said. Seeing that Zhang Jiebin was not happy, he hurriedly

Tell me your plans.

After hearing that Master Zhou was being invited to Beijing, Zhang Jiebin did not insist on returning to Shanyin.

"How can we not have wine if we have a good night tonight?" Zhang Shoufeng was relieved and felt particularly happy. Previously, he always thought that his father had tricked Zhou Shuxue for decades, and Zhou Shuxue used the power of the shogunate to suppress him, so he learned that his son actually worshiped Zhou Shuxue.

After joining Zhou Shu's school, he was extremely angry and wanted to move his family and find another famous teacher for his son.

"Ah! Father, you are still drinking this late at night. What should you do if you miss Uncle Xu's morning meeting?" Zhang Jiebin still has lingering fears about being drunk that day.

"What's wrong, the Marquis also has to go to court. I'll go get the wine right now and ask my servants to call me tomorrow morning." Zhang Shoufeng said nonchalantly and walked outside.

"Father, my child doesn't like drinking!" Zhang Jiebin said quickly.

"What are you talking about? You can drink with him, He Jiming, but you can't drink with me? Am I still your father?"

Zhang Shoufeng became angry as he said this. He had tried every means to persuade his son not to drink alcohol, so he could have a good time drinking alone. But his son went behind his back and drank like crazy with an outsider. It's really unreasonable.

"Okay, this is just this once, father." Zhang Jiebin said resignedly.

"That's pretty much it, just wait." Zhang Shoufeng laughed and left.

"It's okay to drink less wine. It's just that I didn't prepare Master Jin's hangover medicine in advance. I have nowhere to get the medicine now, so I'm in a dilemma." Zhang Jiebin murmured to himself.

Soon, Zhang Shoufeng came over with two servants holding jars of wine, several plates of food, and several wine bowls.

"Good luck, good luck, hahaha, Mr. Jiang is also here to have a drink. As a guest, you will have to toast Mr. Jiang later. He is your savior." Zhang Shoufeng laughed.

"Grandpa Jiang is here too. It's a good relationship." Zhang Jiebin's eyes lit up when he heard this. Who doesn't know that Zhang Jiebin loves to deal with capable people. He had long heard his father tell the story about this old housekeeper, and he longed for it. It’s been a long time, tonight is my chance.


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