Chapter 696: Studying academically before cultivating morality
It is Li Qinzai’s responsibility to hold parent-teacher meetings.
When people entrust their children to him, they always tell them about the situation every year, whether the teacher's level is high or low, what kind of quality the students he teaches are like, whether they have become elites or worse...
All these must be explained to the parents. It does not mean that you can just close the door and teach. Holding a parent-teacher meeting is also a human thing, and you must always do what needs to be done.
Of course, the main purpose of Li Qinzai's parent-teacher meeting was to file a complaint.
These little bastards were so shameless, their grades were a piece of shit, and they were all so tired from whipping that they asked their own father to whip them.
Standing at the entrance of the village, the monarch and his ministers chatted for a while, and then... Li Zhi did not enter the other courtyard, but went straight to the ground with the dignitaries from various families.
In the fertile fields not far from the main entrance of the courtyard, thousands of guards were on guard. Li Zhi led the dignitaries to the field where sweet potatoes were grown. Everyone stood cautiously outside the cordon that had been drawn, separated by the
From afar, he pointed at the few green sprouts that had sprouted up.
Li Zhi was quite excited. When he left a few days ago, the sweet potato seeds in the field had not moved yet. Unexpectedly, they sprouted after only a few days.
Those green buds represent hopes. These hopes can be summed up in just two words, "not hungry."
"If it weren't for Jingchu, I wouldn't have known that there was such a high-yielding grain in the world, with an output of five thousand catties per mu. Who would dare to believe it? Haha." Li Zhi was obviously in a happy mood and laughed loudly from time to time.
Empress Wu next to her stared at the green sprouts with surprise, and then glanced at Li Qinzai. There was not much joy in her eyes, but rather some suspicion.
Obviously, the existence of the sweet potato species made Empress Wu unbelievable. In her opinion, a yield of five thousand kilograms per mu was really unbelievable, so she had doubts about Li Qinzai's estimate.
The dignitaries behind him frowned. Apparently they also had some doubts. It was not a matter of distrust in Li Qinzai. When something broke their previous inherent cognition, anyone's first reaction was not to be ecstatic, but to be ecstatic.
I first doubt its authenticity.
"Your Majesty, this thing... really has a yield of five thousand kilograms per acre?" Empress Wu asked softly.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "I didn't believe it at first, but Jingchu said it for sure. I have always had no doubts about Jingchu, so I also believed it. Yes, I am sure that it must have an yield of five thousand kilograms per mu."
The ministers behind him smiled bitterly, "What you said... except that it makes no sense, I really can't fault you for anything else."
Idealism defeated materialism. I believe in Li Qinzai, so it must have a yield of 5,000 kilograms per mu.
Listen to what others say?
Li Qinzai gratefully bowed to Li Zhi and saluted: "I thank your Majesty for your trust."
Li Zhi patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I believe in you because you have never let me down, and you have never said anything false."
The dignitaries were suddenly taken aback, and everyone looked at Li Qinzai.
Li Zhi's favor for Li Qinzai was known to the world, but they did not expect that Li Zhi would express his trust in Li Qinzai so straightforwardly in public.
This is not just as simple as a monarch and his ministers getting along with each other. From Li Zhi's expression and tone, he clearly regards Li Qinzai as a brother, otherwise he would not have said with such certainty that the sweet potato yield per mu will be 5,000 kilograms before the results came out.
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Such words are easy to slap in the face, especially coming from the mouth of an emperor. If it is not achieved in the future, it will damage the emperor's prestige.
The dignitaries' eyes were complicated, and they had a deeper understanding of Li Qinzai's status in the court.
The person in front of me is not only the grandson of the British Duke, the Marquis of Weinan County, but also a teacher.
His greatest reliance was not his birthplace and official title, but the emperor's favor.
If anyone doesn't have the foresight to conflict with him in the future, it's basically the same as provoking the emperor. The consequences...you can think about it yourself.
The dignitaries still had smiles on their faces, but their expressions and tone were completely different from before. The subtle changes could not be noticed by anyone other than those involved in the situation.
Li Zhi stood at the edge of the field for a long time, with an expectant look on his face, pointing to the few sweet potato sprouts, and rambled on about the future prosperity of the Tang Dynasty after the yield per mu was 5,000 kilograms.
His expression and tone were very wistful, and he almost thought that Sweet Potato was the bastard in the wishing well, making a bunch of random wishes.
Among them, after the yield of 5,000 kilograms per mu, we must get some money to repair the Daming Palace and build a palace in Luoyang, the eastern capital. By the way, Li Qinzai also made cement. The next step is to pave a cement road between Chang'an and Luoyang.
, making it convenient for Li Zhi and Empress Wu to jump repeatedly between the two places.
Li Zhi spoke so hard that he foamed at the mouth, and Li Qinzai couldn't bear it any longer.
"Your Majesty, it's time to whip the child..."
Li Zhi was stunned: "Huh?"
"What I mean is that it's time to hold a parent-teacher meeting."
"Let's open it. Let's open it here. I won't go to your house. I feel happy when I see these green sprouts. I won't go anywhere today. The important things will be said on the edge of the field."
Li Qinzai was speechless, you are really a firework of different colors...
Looking behind him again, a group of middle-aged and elderly dignitaries were smiling and showing approval. It was obvious that everyone had the same idea.
Li Qinzai sighed, and then his expression became serious: "Your Majesty, elders, half a year has passed since last winter. There was a big exam in the school the day before yesterday, and the results were not ideal. It can be said that I am very sad!"
Li Qinzai showed an angry and heartbroken expression.
Li Zhi, however, still smiled and said, "Jingchu, please continue."
The dignitaries were also laughing, as if they didn't care about the exam results at all.
Li Qinzai blinked, this was different from what he expected.
"Everyone, if your grades are so bad, don't you have the urge to whip your child?"
Shangguan Yi stroked his beard and chuckled, "Not at all."
Li Qinzai was stunned: "Why?"
Shangguan Yi looked at Li Qinzai and said deeply: "Studying studies requires cultivating virtue first. All virtues are already there. Everything can be done, but learning comes after cultivating virtue. My grandson has been studying in your school for less than two years. In terms of cultivating virtue,
, but you have already done a good job. Studying is a lifelong matter, so why should I be impatient? Just take your time."
Li Qinzai became increasingly puzzled: "Grandpa Shangguan, your child is less than ten years old. How do you know that he is already virtuous?"
Shangguan Yi smiled and said: "I have my own vision. Today I am here, firstly, for this... well, parent-teacher meeting, and secondly, also to thank you in person for cultivating a good child for my Shangguan family.
child."
Li Qinzai looked confused. He originally thought that he had integrated into this world after traveling through the past few years, but at this moment, he found that he was naive.
He is still unfamiliar with this world, especially its people's values.
Shouldn't the seven wolves be drawn out if the exam results are not good? Why do these people have expressions of approval on their faces?
At this time, Empress Wu also chuckled and said: "What Shangguan Shilang said is true. The child Xian'er has also changed a lot. It is all due to Jingchu. I am here to thank you today."