Chapter 1,735 School starts, dissatisfied, goes down the mountain
Chapter 1735 School starts, dissatisfied, go down the mountain
The next morning.
Su Mingzhe and Zhu Yingtai found Liang Shanbo and went to the kitchen to have breakfast together.
During dinner yesterday, Ma Wencai was still like a frightened wild horse, his eyes were panicked, he kept lowering his identity, and accompanied his smiling face to communicate with those poor students.
But today, he is at ease and has regained his demeanor as a handsome young man.
Obviously, Ma Junsheng helped finish last night.
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When they arrived at the classroom, everyone began to study.
The courses prepared in the academy are quite comprehensive. In addition to Confucian classics such as Poetry, Book of Changes, Book of Changes, Spring and Autumn Annals, there are also courses on military strategy, chess, calligraphy and painting, etiquette, etc. for officials and generals, and practical courses for managing the world.
However, although this academy has prepared many courses, the only teachers currently teaching them are the mountain chief Wang Shiyu and Chen Zijun.
Wang Shiyu was able to open an academy, and he knew how to talk a lot about his talent and learning. Even if he was not as talented as a scholar, he was still talented and knowledgeable.
As for Chen Zijun, who was sent by the prefect Ma Junsheng to serve as a supervisor in the deserted academy, his ability, character, and knowledge were all average.
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I went to school for a few days.
Su Mingzhe felt that it was a waste of time, so he came to the mountain leader Wang Shiyu and asked for a "long leave note."
"Are you going to take a long vacation?"
Wang Shiyu didn't understand:
"Can you tell me the reason?"
You know, it's only been a few days since school started.
Su Mingzhe stood up and said proudly:
"The student feels that Master Chen's knowledge is average and not enough to teach me. The student wants to go to Dongyang to visit Prime Minister Xie!"
"What a loud tone!"
Wang Shiyu has always had a good temper, and is always kind and easy-going in front of his students. But now when he heard that Su Mingzhe was so "arrogant" and said that "Master Chen is average in knowledge, he is not enough to teach me", he couldn't help but feel a little more angry:
"Su Mingzhe, have you forgotten what the sage said, 'When three people walk together, there must be one who is my teacher'?"
"Master Shan, students dare not forget the teachings of the saints!"
Su Mingzhe naturally knew that 'when three of us travel together, there must be one who is my teacher'.
When Wang Shiyu said this, he meant that saints all have an attitude of seeking to learn and will not despise anyone. How could a student Su Mingzhe dare to despise a master in the academy?
It can be said that this question is about Su Mingzhe's attitude towards studying.
If the attitude is incorrect, then the thinking is incorrect.
In this era, if you have incorrect ideas, you will never want to be an official in the future.
At this time, Su Mingzhe, as a student, must not refute.
I saw him and directly looked for reasons and retorted:
"However, students know one thing more: 'My life also has a limit, but my knowledge also has no limit. If I have a limit, it will be endless!'"
This sentence comes from "Zhuangzi".
Translated into vernacular, it means that life is limited and knowledge is infinite. It is too tiring to pursue infinite knowledge with a limited life.
The unfinished meaning behind the words was that Master Chen's level was too low. If he continued to take Master Chen's class, even if he could learn something, it would be too much of a waste of time.
It would be too shameful to waste one's life.
Su Mingzhe didn't want to waste his limited time on a waste like Master Chen.
"presumptuous!"
Wang Shiyu understood the meaning of Su Mingzhe's words and suddenly burst into anger:
"Su Mingzhe, as a student, you actually humiliated Master Chen like this..."
"Shan Zhang, you can't blame the students for this!"
Seeing that Wang Shiyu was angry, Su Mingzhe quickly told what Chen Zijun did on the day of the report, and then said helplessly:
"Ya Sheng once said: A wife will insult herself, and then others will insult her; a family will destroy herself, and then others will destroy her; a country will destroy itself, and then others will destroy it."
"Master Chen can't control himself and behaves badly. How can anyone respect him?"
Wang Shiyu is not an unreasonable person. After listening to Su Mingzhe's words, he immediately understood that Su Mingzhe began to question Master Chen's character and ability. It was not just that Su Mingzhe was dissatisfied with Chen Zijun, but a precursor.
This means that students are beginning to become dissatisfied with the academy.
If the academy does not make changes, even if it suppresses Su Mingzhe today, students such as Ma Wencai or Zhu Yingtai will continue to resist later.
Thinking of this, Wang Shiyu couldn't help but sigh, and began to tell Su Mingzhe some old stories about the academy.
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Nishan Academy has been established for ten or twenty years. During this period, there have been many knowledgeable and good teachers who have come and gone.
However, when these good teachers stay in school for a period of time, their students will spontaneously help these good teachers become famous.
After all, the students who come to the academy to study are basically the children of official families.
Through the mouths of these children from official families, the reputation of a good master spread easily.
Often, within two or three years of a good professor's teaching, the imperial court and dignitaries would come to seek employment as officials.
On the contrary, a master like Chen Zijun, who was incompetent in ability and average in character, had an inelegant appearance, so no one could take notice of him.
Over time, Chen Zijun stayed to teach and educate people.
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Wang Shiyu knew that Su Mingzhe must be different from ordinary students if he dared to ask questions first, so he simply told him about the current situation of the academy, then looked at him earnestly and said with a smile:
"Mingzhe, since you said that Master Chen can't teach you, how about I find a master who can teach you?"
"Can you teach me, Master?"
Su Mingzhe was stunned when he heard this. After looking at each other with Wang Shiyu, he suddenly felt that he was about to be plotted.
Wang Shiyu laughed and said calmly:
"Actually, the academy has been looking for a new master. Although there are no results, after careful consideration, I am going to find another way to invite knowledgeable celebrities to the academy to be guest professors. Su Mingzhe, since you think that Master Chen's talents are no longer enough
I’ll teach you, how about I give you a task to invite a knowledgeable and famous person?”
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Zhu Yingtai had dinner, played with Liang Shanbo and Wang Lan for a while in the hospital, and then returned to the house.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Mingyan packing her luggage, and she suddenly said curiously:
"Brother, are you going down the mountain?"
"Yes, the mountain leader gave me a mission, which requires me to go down the mountain."
After communicating with Wang Shiyu, Su Mingzhe finally agreed to his request and helped him hire someone.
The advantage is that if he invites celebrities or not, Wang Shiyu will no longer care about his activities in the academy.
"Brother, what's the mission?"
Zhu Yingtai asked curiously.
After staying in the academy for a few days, she already found that the academy was not fun.
If she hadn't lost face and had her sweetheart Liang Shanbo here, she would have wanted to drop out of school and go home.
"The mission needs to be kept secret and cannot be told to outsiders."
Su Mingzhe pretended to be mysterious and said:
"If I tell you, you will definitely tell Uncle Shan. If Shan Bo knows, he will definitely tell Uncle Xun. If Uncle Xun knows, he will tell... In this way, the entire academy will know."
"Tch, if you don't say it, don't say it!"
Although Zhu Yingtai was curious, seeing that Su Mingzhe was trying to keep things secret, she was too lazy to continue asking.
Seeing that Su Mingzhe failed to arouse Zhu Yingtai's questioning, he changed the topic and said with a smile:
"I'm going down the mountain for a long time this time. Is there anything you need? Do you want me to bring it to you from the bottom of the mountain?"
"I'm not a child anymore, so I don't need you to carry anything for me!"
Zhu Yingtai was still angry and didn't want to talk to the man at all.
Su Mingzhe was not Liang Shanbo. When he saw her angry, he did not step forward to persuade her. He just warned:
"Yingtai, after I leave, you have to be careful about Ma Wencai..."