Chapter 146: It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice
Ah Liu was naturally quick and resolute in his work. When he returned home that night, Zhang Shou discovered that in addition to Qi Liang, Deng Xiaodai was also here. He originally thought that Ah Liu had invited people over, but who knew that Qi Liang was here too?
Before and after Liang came to the scene, he smiled and said something he didn't expect.
"Little sir, Wang Dayin asked me to bring you a message. He will try the three cases in person tomorrow. If you, the witness, are free, you can go and listen. Of course, if you don't have time, forget it. Wang Dayin said that the cells are almost full and can't hold any more.
Wait, try to get there before the Autumn Judgment!"
This clearly meant that he wanted to kill people to establish his authority. Looking at Wang Datou's temper, Zhang Shou felt that he was not surprised at all. He immediately said with a smile: "Wang Dayin doesn't need me as an outsider to judge what he does. You can take care of it for me."
Just be lively."
Deng Xiaodai agreed without any surprise, then stepped back and bumped Qi Liang hard with his elbow.
Seeing that it was his turn, Qi Liang hesitated for a moment and then said: "Little sir, I..."
"What am I? Why didn't you go to the Shuntian government office to give you your answer sheet? Are you afraid that people will say that I am biased, or are you afraid that others will say that those who are close to the water first get the moon first? Lu Sanlang even handed in a paper according to the story, and Xiaodai wanted to be him
I am a small official, but you have no fame and no place to go. It is better to stay in the Imperial College than to go around attending some literary meetings!"
Qi Liang was speechless by Zhang Shou's words. It took him a long time before he finally said bravely: "I heard that Zhao Ying, the second son of Zhao Shilang's family in the Ministry of War, was able to enter Jiuzhang Hall. It was rumored that he would be a
The chief was very unconvinced and said a lot of unpleasant things outside. After all, Lu Sanlang is still a minister, but I... I'm afraid that the teacher will let others gossip."
"Assassination, threats with swords, kidnapping and kidnapping... I've already been through it all, are you still afraid of gossip?" Zhang Shou smiled, and then said in a relaxed tone, "Now everyone knows that I brought you and Xiaodai out.
Student, you think you can bring less criticism to me by not going to the Imperial College. Xiaodai can’t get away, I already lost an arm, you still want to hide?"
"That's not what I meant." Qi Liang hurriedly shook his head like a rattle, but Zhang Shou's next words suddenly changed his expression.
"Furthermore, if you want to make a difference in next year's college examination, it's only right to go to the Imperial College. With the mission of rectifying the academic style, you can find more down-to-earth people in the Imperial College with whom you can exchange what you have learned."
Moreover, the Imperial College is also the only place where he can openly recruit troops and recruit troops. How can he do it without a few helpers!
Seeing Qi Liang finally agreeing sternly, Deng Xiaodai's face was full of envy, and Zhang Shou said: "Okay, I asked Ah Liu to bring back those papers from Banshan Hall early today, and I have also kept the answers. Can you guys
Have you finished correcting everything?"
How could he, a bare-bones teacher, be able to take care of both Jiuzhang Hall and Banshan Hall in the future if he didn’t have helpers? The emperor only talks but does not do anything, and does not give money or give people to others. It is impossible for him to rely on his own efforts for everything!
Early the next morning, in Banshan Hall, Zhang Shou asked Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu to talk about the previous exam papers and handed them out one by one. At the same time, he casually praised several supervisors who had achieved outstanding results, but focused on the third and fourth princes.
Qi Liang even circulated their papers throughout the classroom. All the words that the fourth prince had left blank because he couldn't write were filled in by Qi Liang under his instructions.
As a result, many supervisors found out with complicated emotions that the two princes, who were less than half their age, really answered every question well - even though they missed a few more words - but the hard work could be seen no matter what.
.As for the third and fourth princes who received praise, one was shy and the other was full of energy.
After reviewing the papers for the first examination in Banshan Hall, Zhang Shoucai began to teach again. This time, it was the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eight Classics - "Spring and Autumn" as a supplement, and the main lecture was history. He had already figured out, and was familiar with Banshan Hall.
For these supervisors in the hall who came from noble families and had a hard time learning, the Four Books and Five Classics were the most troublesome thing, so he simply focused on history.
After finishing the morning class, Zhang Shou ended the get out of class a little early and went directly to the doctor's hall. As a doctor of Guozi appointed by the emperor, it was his first time to come to this place, so he stepped into the door. , he received a lot of gazes. Although not all the academic officers were here at this time, such concentrated gazes were still no small matter.
However, Zhang Shou had long been accustomed to the collective attention ceremony. After standing still, he saw Luo Siye at a glance. He immediately cupped his hands and asked with a smile: "Young Sicheng, is Da Sicheng here?"
When Luo Siye saw the other academic officers acting like hedgehogs, he couldn't help but feel sad, and then he pretended to be calm and said, "Da Sicheng is in the east room."
Because there are too many Imperial College Supervisors, no more than those who are parents outside the home, the whole yamen will look up to you. This small doctor's hall must not only accommodate all doctors and teaching assistants, but also high-level officials such as Siye and Jijiu.
If he were not to hold a concurrent position but to be in charge of the office, he would have to condescend to share the doctoral hall with other academic officials.
As for the Rope Hall, that is another area.
Zhang Shou used to live almost between the dormitory and the Banshan Hall, occasionally going home or going to Zhao Guogong's mansion. He rarely set foot in the doctor's hall. When he heard Luo Siye's explanation, he was a little surprised, and then thanked him.
After making a sound, he came to the east room and made an announcement. After entering, he saw Zhou Xun put down the pen at the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine, and he had to come forward and bow to him.
"Da Sicheng."
Zhou Xun had extremely complicated feelings about Zhang Shou. He was grateful to him for clearing him of the stigma of coveting the plaque inscribed by Taizu, but he was also annoyed that such a boy who was not a Jinshi and could not even be called a serious scholar was like a thorn in his side.
It was as if he was stuck in the Imperial College. However, after all, he directly dumped the burden of Banshan Hall on others. They are doing a good job now, so naturally he will not be too arrogant.
He smiled and nodded: "Dr. Zhang, sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Da Sicheng." Zhang Shou sat down calmly and then said, "Jiuzhangtang reopened this time. Thanks to the help of Shuntian Prefecture Yamen Wang Dayin in recruiting supervisors, I have now roughly completed the selection. In total.
Twenty-three, please ask the chief minister to look at the list."
Seeing Zhang Shou taking out the list from his sleeve, standing up and presenting it with both hands, Zhou Xun was just slightly stunned, and then quickly shook his hand and said: "This matter was decided by the emperor's golden words. Since you have chosen the person, write to the emperor directly.
That's fine. Not to mention me, Luo Siye and other academic officials, no one has any objections."
Jiuzhang Hall was different from Banshan Hall, and the meaning was subtle. He didn't want to be said later that he had anything to do with the admission of these supervisory students. Therefore, he couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw Zhang Shou hesitated for a moment and then took back the list.
"Then Da Sicheng, I have one more thing to ask for. On the day when Jiuzhang Hall officially resumes teaching, do you want to invite my teacher and other arithmetic masters to come and give me corrections?"
"This..." Zhou Xun was immediately confused. You know, on the first day of classes at Banshan Hall, the emperor came incognito and walked around. Now the emperor personally ordered the reopened Jiuzhang Hall to resume teaching. According to the specifications,
It should be more important than Banshan Hall. However, he didn't want Jiuzhang Hall to cause too much trouble at all, but after thinking about it carefully, he decided to let it go.
"Dr. Zhang, Jiuzhangtang was entrusted to you by the emperor. It is a trust in you. As long as you feel good about it, then go ahead and do it!"
Zhou Da Sicheng, are you also going to use that famous saying of "let it go and don't ask for money" to frustrate me?
Zhang Shou sneered in his heart, and then said seriously: "In that case, I understand."
He did not say what he understood at all, but changed his words and said: "In addition, the Imperial College has always given rice to the supervisors of Jugong and Suigong every month, cloth and clothing materials every quarter, and annual gifts during festivals. Now these Jiuzhangtang
Are there any supervisors?"
When he mentioned this, Zhou Xun suddenly became like a hedgehog like those academic officers outside, and his voice suddenly became shrill: "Who told you?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he realized that he had lost his composure, and then he sighed deeply: "Dr. Zhang, what you are talking about are all the old almanacs of Emperor Taizu during the founding of the People's Republic of China. Alas, what Emperor Taizu said about the supervisors of the Imperial College
It's really good. Not only is the supply generous, but he often comes to give lectures in person. In the past, the queen also used grain and rice from the internal treasury to support the wives of the supervisors, but this is not the case anymore."
He simply stood up, walked directly to Zhang Shou, and looked directly into the eyes of the young Dr. Guozi: "Nowadays, the imperial examination is the most important thing. Even a talented man in the capital like Xie Wanquan, the head of the Sui Xing Hall, thinks first.
Named on the Guiban, and then nominated on the Xingban, and passed the Jinshi examination in one fell swoop, the rice earned by the supervisory students of the Imperial College... Well, those are only available to the junior students who passed the scholar examination."
Seeing that Zhang Shou frowned and did not refute, Zhou Xun simply sighed to Zhang Shou about how the Imperial College was deteriorating now. But when he thought that the silent Zhang Shou should have accepted the reality, Zhang Shou asked again
One sentence.
"As for the teaching materials used by Jiuzhangtang, I plan to use a series of arithmetic books written by my teacher. However, among the students recruited this time, the vast majority are from poor families. I am afraid that these books may not be affordable, so
I would like to ask Da Sicheng, couldn't the Imperial Academy provide these books to Jiuzhangtang at their official expense?"
When he said this, Zhang Shou never mentioned that Lu Sanlang, a wealthy man, owned four bookstores and could cover the cost of books for only twenty people with his eyes closed.
Sure enough, Zhou Xun immediately smiled bitterly and said: "It's hard for a good woman to make a meal without rice. What's more, there is no need to worry about the inequality. In fact, the other six halls of the Imperial College have never provided books - of course, the Four Books and Five Classics, most of the prison students have them at home."
Prepare yourself. Well, Dr. Zhang, if you can get a special reward from the emperor, then of course you can."
Zhang Shou suddenly wondered secretly. If the emperor wants to give money, I still need to ask you?