The Banshan Hall, which was always the deserted part of the Imperial College, became lively starting from early in the morning.
Some supervisors, who almost never showed up in the past, came here from all directions, either by car, horseback or in a sedan chair, and then whispered in twos and threes according to the small circles of the past, and finally entered the hall after it opened in the middle of the mountain in a noisy manner.
I found that every table had a name on it, and some people inevitably complained. But when they wanted to change seats, they found that the names were engraved directly on the table. If you want to change seats, you have to move the table. In addition, there are
Chen led Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu around like a yaksha on patrol, and the dandy boys had no choice but to sit down according to their seats and names.
When everyone was almost seated, two children who were obviously no more than seven or eight years old suddenly appeared at the door, poking their heads there. The sharp-eyed Zhang Wu coughed lightly when he saw this: "Are they the third prince and the fourth prince at the door?
"
His voice was neither soft nor serious, and after a while, the huge Banshan Hall fell silent. It was not because the two young princes were so intimidating, but because everyone was worried that the emperor would send someone to escort them here, and they would be responsible for observing them later.
The behavior of others. When they saw the two short little guys still hesitating outside the door, some people couldn't help but sneered.
"The prince is here, but the husband has not come yet. What a big arrogance... ugh!"
The next moment, he saw a person suddenly cutting in between the two princes, and then he took one with one hand and gently but forcefully led the two little guys into the Mid-level Hall.
After the two people were sent to the only two seats in the first row and sat down, the man who had been slightly bent when they were brought in stood up straight. He was only sixteen or seventeen years old.
Wearing the official uniform of Dr. Guozi, he has extremely outstanding facial features. He is smiling slightly, his eyebrows are clear, and he is handsome and amiable. At first glance, he seems to be a gentle and easy-to-get-together person.
And as people came to the center station, everyone understood that it was Zhang Shou who was known as the youngest Dr. Guozi in the history of the Imperial College. From now on, he would control them to death!
"It seems that the seats are full. Then I will call the name of the supervisor. I would like to ask the called supervisor to stand up and introduce himself to everyone. For example, my name is Zhang Shou, and I am best at things related to numbers, and so on.
Of course, if you feel that you have no merit, it doesn’t hurt to talk about your preferences. For example, I like riding safari the most, that’s fine too.”
After Zhang Shou finished speaking, he ignored the whispers below, let alone flipped through the roster, and casually called out: "Zhang Chen."
After discovering that Zhang Shou had come in, Zhang Chen, who had taken the seat behind the third prince in the second row, immediately stood up. Of course, he was not afraid at all about introducing himself, and even looked back proudly at everyone.
, then he said word by word: "I am Zhang Chen, the eldest son of the Duke of Qin. I can only say that I am so-so when it comes to horse racing and archery, but I am not ambiguous about beating people!"
He deliberately emphasized the word "beating" in his tone, so that the third and fourth princes who grew up together couldn't help exchanging glances, and at the same time decided that Zhang Chen was a dangerous person!
Then Zhang Wu, whose name was called by Zhang Shou, seemed very gentle: "I am Zhang Wu, the son of Nanyang Marquis. I don't have any special skills, that is, meticulousness and patience are my strengths. Well, I like writing, and my calligraphy is okay
.”
"I am Zhang Lu, the son of Marquis Huaiqing. I can talk to anyone. It's a pity that I was not born in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Otherwise, I would definitely be a top strategist." Zhang Lu was much more exaggerated than Zhang Wu. , smiled and cupped his hands in all directions, "From now on, classmates, please take good care of me!"
With these three people as examples, and the third and fourth princes still sitting in front, when someone turned to look at the door, they also peeped that in addition to the guards standing like stakes, there were also other Imperial College officials who seemed to be standing there. Observing, but not daring to be too presumptuous, he introduced himself calmly and made a few random remarks. After about two quarters of an hour, the scene was over.
Until then, Zhang Shoufang said with a smile: "Very good, please let the third and fourth princes talk about it too!"
The third prince was suddenly called by name, and he was caught off guard. However, seeing Zhang Shou's gentle smile, he thought for a while and finally stood up and said: "I am the third prince Zheng Rong. I am good at... well, painting! My father is also He praised me for my talent!"
The fourth prince, probably because he had his elder brother as a role model, answered even more quickly: "I am the fourth prince Zheng Jing. I am very good at chess. My father has even lost to me!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall burst into laughter.
Everyone knows that the emperor is a lousy chess player. Now that he heard that the emperor can even lose to his own son who is only seven or eight years old, how can he not laugh? After the laughter was over, the Banshan Hall was completely silent, because everyone thought of the consequences of laughing at the emperor. …Isn’t this seeking death?
Seeing that the fourth prince's face was red with anger because of others' laughter, Zhang Shou secretly sighed that these two little-old children were thrown together with a group of half-grown teenagers. I really don't know how the emperor's heart grew. Moreover, these two The prince seemed not to have the natural arrogance of a dragon or a phoenix, but rather a bit of innocence and simplicity.
So, he immediately smiled and praised: "At the age of the fourth prince, if he can really beat the emperor, it shows that his talent in chess is indeed excellent. Playing chess is about the way of vertical and horizontal, and the way of vertical and horizontal lies in calculation. As long as you are in the Imperial College Study hard, and maybe in the future you will not only defeat the emperor once or twice, but also become a national player."
The fourth prince's face suddenly lit up, and he couldn't cover up his joy. How could he still look angry just now?
Zhang Shou then looked at the third prince with a smile and said, "If the third prince is free in the future, you might as well bring the painting so that everyone can appreciate it."
"Okay!" The third prince's eyes suddenly lit up, and he almost ran back to the palace to get his painting.
As the two later princes, they did not stay away from the emperor like most princes in the past dynasties. Instead, they would be called to Qianqing Palace whenever they had free time. The emperor would play chess with them or watch their paintings. Paint and treat them very close.
Moreover, one of their concubines passed away early, and the other concubine was born among the people and had a sweet and naive temperament. The people around them were all carefully selected by the emperor, and they would be transferred immediately at the slightest sign of something, so they were raised like a common boy. It seemed a bit innocent. At that moment, both of them felt that Zhang Shou was quite interesting.
But Zhang Shou, who they thought was quite interesting, came up with something even more interesting.
"The renovation of Jiuzhang Hall has not yet been completed, and the plaque inscribed by Taizu has not yet been hung up, but I think you have all heard of the koan about that plaque. Putting aside the merits for now, why can't we judge whether the plaque is hollow or not? There’s nothing much to say about the live demonstration, but I’ve used it to explain the principles of the world to several elders, and I want everyone to see the same method today.”
As he spoke, Zhang Shou poured a small bag of rice onto the table, and then inserted a chopstick into it. The chopstick wobbled twice, and finally fell to the table.
Seeing that most of the people had doubts on their faces, and some had disdain on their faces, he took out a porcelain cup, poured rice into it one by one, inserted his chopsticks into it, and pressed the rice down again. When it was almost done, he casually poured it into it.
When he picked up the chopsticks, the whole cup of rice was lifted up smoothly. Facing this scene, the others reacted quite well, but the third prince and the fourth prince were immediately stunned.
"Who can tell me what to make of this scene before me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Wu was the first to stand up and speak loudly: "Teacher wants to teach us that if everyone works together, we can move mountains and seas, and we can do anything!"
Uh... liberal arts students these days have so many ideas...
Zhang Shou felt dumbfounded, still holding the cup of rice with chopsticks in one hand, and motioning Zhang Wu to sit down with the other hand. Seeing that the others had no intention of following him, he laughed and said: "What Zhang Wu said can only be regarded as an extension at best.
Meaning, the actual situation is that after the rice grains are compressed, there is friction between the rice grains and the chopsticks. The friction force is greater than the weight of the rice and the cup, so the cup will not fall."
"What is friction? When your hand touches a table, armrest, or anything else, you can feel a resistance. This thing that hinders your movement, or the tendency to move, is friction."
Immediately afterwards, he didn't care about the expressions of the people below or whether they understood or not, he took out a piece of paper, turned around and put it on the wall behind him, only to see it suddenly fall to the ground. He bent down to pick it up,
Put it flat on the desk, brush it with the brush holder a dozen times, then pick it up, turn around and stick it against the wall again.
This time, the white paper was firmly stuck to the wall as if it had been cast by a spell.
"It actually stuck!" The fourth prince almost jumped up and shouted loudly, "Is this a trick?"
"No, this is not a trick, this is the truth of the world." Zhang Shou smiled at the fourth prince. He was shocked when he saw him, and hurriedly sat down. He said calmly, "This can't last. After a while, this will happen."
A piece of paper will fall off because of the static electricity generated by the friction between the brush and the paper, which makes it adsorbed to the wall."
"There are many truths in this world that are not easy to be discovered, but there are also many truths that you will take for granted after seeing them. Why do fruits fall from trees when they are ripe? Why does water flow from high places to low places? When
When you boil water in a pot, if you put a heavy object on the lid, how powerful will the boiling steam be? Why do you always see lightning first and then hear thunder?"
Compared with what everyone thought was a boring book preaching about sages, Zhang Shou started with two strange little experiments. Then he asked why, which immediately attracted many people to whisper, especially the third and fourth princes.
They looked at each other excitedly and felt that this teacher was more interesting than they imagined!
"The principles of the world are broad and profound, which is why Emperor Taizu set up many subjects such as calculation and investigation of things. But those difficult avenues are too unfriendly to ordinary people, so they are not suitable for most people to study in depth.
But we must know that fearing the way of heaven, paying respect to the saints, and pursuing the principles of the world are not against it."
"Why are you nobler than traffickers and lackeys? It's not just because of your distinguished background, not just because of your family's wealth. The real nobility lies in the fact that you know more than they do and see farther than they do. When you have an idea and create a
, when a government order that has been painstakingly implemented can change the lives of ordinary people and make them live a better life, then that is the real nobility."
"The Sui man made fire, Cangjie created characters, Shen Nong distinguished medicine...made paper, designed agricultural tools, and built waterwheels...it is precisely because generations of noble sages and predecessors have found out the principles of the world from one reason after another.
This is how people live today. Throughout history, it is people in the world who are gradually understanding the principles of the world, and life is getting better day by day!"