Zhou Zhaoxia didn't believe that the new scholar Zhang Yuan dared to call him "Zhou", so he grabbed Li Zhu's ear and shouted: "You still dare to talk nonsense, stretch out your hand, ten commandments ruler." He touched the bamboo on the desk with his backhand.
If there is a ruler, Li Zhu will be beaten.
Li Zhu burst into tears: "He really said that your surname is Zhou, and you sleep during the day, wuwuwu——"
Zhou Zhaoxia slowly turned his head, stared at Zhang Yuan, and asked, "Did you seriously say that?"
Zhang Yuan stood there and replied: "Seriously."
Zhou Zhaoxia didn't expect Zhang Yuan to answer like this. He thought Zhang Yuan would deny or quibble, so he didn't react for a moment. He was stunned for a while, and then jumped three feet high like an exploding firecracker, roaring like thunder: "How dare you,
You really dare, you disrespect the teacher, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents today." He rushed up waving his ruler.
"Zhou Zhaoxia!" Zhang Yuan reached out and grabbed the bench, raised it above his head, and shouted: "Try to hit me if you dare."
Zhou Zhaoxia was stunned, and the dozen or so scholars in the school were all dumbfounded. He had seen naughty students, but never one as arrogant as Zhang Yuan, who called Master Meng by name and dared to hold up a bench to confront Master Meng.
beat!
It seemed that this person really dared to hit him. Zhou Zhaoxia didn't dare to rush over. He was seven or eight steps away from Zhang Yuan. He pointed Zhang Yuan's head with a ruler and said: "Good, great, unprecedented. It is unprecedented to have such a student.
You, a scum without a teacher, will definitely be a rebellious son at home, and a rebellious minister in the court."
Zhang Yuan said with disdain: "You don't need to evaluate what kind of person I am, and it's not your turn to evaluate me. You are not my teacher. Give me back Zhi's gift. Are you worthy of being a role model to others? Fighting at night
Ma Diao, you are listless during the day and sleeping in the school. You are not misleading me! If you dare to hit me, come close and try, I promise to knock you off the bench and make your brain explode."
Zhou Zhaoxia's fair complexion turned the color of pig liver, and he sneered: "Why didn't I teach you anymore? Didn't I let you read the "Three Character Classic"? You are so arrogant and still reciting "The Beginning of Man", how shameless are you?
I'm too embarrassed to teach you, so if you don't understand something, ask your classmates, do you want me to teach you how to read step by step?"
There is no point in arguing with such a person. Zhang Yuan said: "Give me the gift of Zhi. You are not my teacher."
Zhou Zhaoxia said: "Okay, I don't have a student like you." He walked to the adjacent room and threw the basket of vegetable, meat and rice cakes sent by Zhang Yuan to Zhang Yuan's feet. There were two "bang" and "bang" sounds.
, the basket fell to the ground, the wine pot was broken, and the aroma of wine overflowed in the spacious classroom.
Zhang Yuan kicked the basket that rolled to his feet and said: "You broke my wine pot and basket, and the vegetables were broken. You have to pay compensation. I spent two coins on these gifts early in the morning. I won't do it today."
If you pay me two cents of silver, I will never let you go."
It’s not that I’m being fussy, but that such unscrupulous teachers must be punished.
Zhou Zhaoxia finally understood that he had encountered a rogue student today, and said repeatedly: "Okay, I'll compensate you." He fumbled under his sleeve and took out a small piece of broken silver, put it on the desk, and said: "I will file a lawsuit with the county magistrate.
Your behavior of deceiving teachers and destroying etiquette will make it impossible for you to study in any social science school in the future."
Zhang Yuan suddenly laughed and thought, why should I fight with such a mediocre person? We are gentlemen, how can we fight with a bench? He put down the bench, sat down and said: "Don't talk about the teacher.
You can't be my teacher, so be it. I'll ask you a question about classics and history. If you can tell me apart, I'll go with you to the magistrate Hou to be beaten and punished. If you can't tell me apart, you better hurry up and don't make mistakes here.
I’m a son of a human being.”
Zhou Zhaoxia sneered and said: "You don't even know how many people there are in Tantai Mieming, and you still dare to test me!" Then he thought: "Okay, if you ask, just ask about the Four Books and Five Classics." Those who can be admitted as a scholar will always be familiar with these books.
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Zhang Yuandao: "Listen carefully - the "Book of Filial Piety" says, 'Establish one's body and practice the Way, and become famous in future generations to show off one's parents. This is the end of filial piety.' What kind of way does one practice by standing up and practicing the Way?"
Zhou Zhaoxia was surprised. Zhang Yuan didn't seem like someone who couldn't even read the "Three Character Classic" to ask this question. He replied: "What's so difficult about this? This is of course the Master's way."
“What is the Master’s way?”
"This is the way of the ancestors."
"What is the way of the late kings?"
"That's right, it's about propriety, justice and integrity."
Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Do you also know about integrity? Let me tell you, the "Book of Filial Piety" says that establishing oneself and practicing the Tao is the way of a university. A university is virtuous, close to the people, and ends with the highest good. No matter what the Tao is, it starts with erecting one's body. A true man
The so-called body must be connected to the country and the world before it is completed. If you say filial piety, you will grow old and I will grow old and everyone will grow old. The world will be filial.
Our friendship has begun. Our body is one with all things in the world. Taking care of ourselves is taking care of all things in the world. Therefore, to stand up and practice the Tao, the most important thing is daily routine. As a social science teacher, you are lazy and irritable and do not teach.
All the students who are learning are fast asleep, but they are also ordered to read silently. Reading aloud will disturb you to have spring and autumn dreams, right?"
Suddenly he heard someone laughing "haha" outside the school door. Zhang Yuan immediately recognized who it was. He would never forget the sound he heard now.
With the clatter of boots, this man walked into the school, followed by two followers.
When Zhou Zhaoxia saw this person, his face turned red with shame, and he stammered and saluted: "The waiter has met the county magistrate."
It was Hou Zhihan, the magistrate of Shanyin County, who came here. Today is a holiday and I am not sitting in the hall. I remembered that Zeng Youyuan, the Meng teacher of social studies here, had returned to his hometown for a funeral. The newly hired student Zhou Zhaoxia was not sure how he was teaching, so he came to take a look.
When I walked to the porch, I heard someone arguing about how to establish a career in the school. I stopped and listened. I heard that one of the people was Zhou Zhaoxia, the teacher of the school. The voice of the other young man was very familiar. I didn't recognize it at first, but later I remembered that it was Zhang Yuan.
the sound of--
Hou Zhihan couldn't help but laugh. At the county office banquet the day before yesterday, Zhang Yuan was gentle and humorous, but he didn't expect to be so aggressive today. Zhou Zhaoxia was so unbecoming that he slept while teaching!
Zhang Yuan bowed and said: "Students pay homage to the county magistrate."
Hou Zhihan nodded to Zhang Yuan and praised: "Zhang Yuan, what you just mentioned in the "Book of Filial Piety" is very good. This is how you should be. If this county wants to reward you, I will exempt you from three years of tax and food.
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Only scholarly students can be exempted from taxes and corvee. Hou Zhihan is equivalent to giving Zhang Yuan the privilege of being a scholar. In Hou Zhihan's view, with Zhang Yuan's talent, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a student. He is showing his kindness first.
After rewarding Zhang Yuan, Hou Zhihan looked coldly at Zhou Zhaoxia, who was sweating on his forehead, and then at the scattered scholars in the school. He frowned and asked, "Why are there only so few students? Where have all of them gone?"
Zhou Zhaoxia said sarcastically: "I would like to inform you, the county magistrate, that due to the hot weather, some scholars have taken leave to study at home."
"The weather is hot?" Hou Zhihan sneered: "When is this? It's almost August. I don't think it's because of the hot weather. It's because you neglected teaching, so that the studious children no longer came, only a few remained.
Naughty boys and fools, I'd rather you sleep and leave them alone."
Zhou Zhaoxia wiped the sweat with his sleeve and argued feebly: "Your Excellency, please listen to the waiter's explanation——"
Hou Zhihan didn't want to hear his excuse. He looked at the broken wine pot and the bamboo basket on the ground. The vegetables and meat in the basket were all turned out, and asked: "What's going on?"
Zhou Zhaoxia felt as if he had found a life-saving straw from drowning, and said hurriedly: "The county respects the waiter, and Zhang Yuanmu, who has no teacher, actually wants to hit the waiter with a stool-"
Hou Zhihan looked at Zhang Yuan, who was standing calmly on one side. He had a calm and elegant temperament. He was not anxious when Zhou Zhaoxia accused him face to face. Does this look like a man who uses force on a bench?
Hou Zhihan smiled and asked Zhou Zhaoxia: "Did you take a nap just now?"
Zhou Zhaoxia had not yet put on his headscarf, knowing that he could not hide the matter of sleeping, so he lowered his head and said: "The waiter studied until late at night last night, and just now he felt sleepy and wanted to take a nap——"
"Okay, okay, don't talk so much." Hou Zhihan showed disgust on his face and interrupted: "Who knocked over this bamboo basket? Where is the wine pot? What's going on?"
Zhou Zhaoxia didn't know how to answer.
Hou Zhihan snorted coldly: "Zhou Zhaoxia, if we don't come to inspect this county today, you will abolish this social science school. You will not be able to be a tutor, and your junior students will be demoted to the next level."
The students are also divided into grades. The first class is the junior students, who are not only exempt from corvee but also receive money and food every month. The second class is the expanded students, who do not receive money and food.