The master sent by the emperor to teach Zhu Er martial arts, and he came once three days a month, and charged five guan for tuition... Is it Ah Liu?
Although he was very sorry for Zhu Er, Zhang Shou still couldn't help but want to laugh. But for the sake of Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang, he decided to save some face for Zhu Er, so he looked at Ah Liu with a straight face and asked
: "Ah Liu, when did this happen, why didn't I know? Didn't you come back with me?"
"Eunuch Chu told me, so I agreed." Ah Liu's answer was as simple and clear as ever.
Zhang Shou saw that Zhu Er was about to cry, so he couldn't help but continue to ask: "Eunuch Chu told you clearly that it was the emperor who asked you to be the teacher of Master Zhu Er and teach him martial arts?"
"Well, once every three days, five guan of money."
Zhu Er was immediately horrified and shouted: "It's once every three days, five guan of money a month!" If it were really 5 guan of money at a time, he would be dead! Even if he had taken advantage of his father and elder brother before, he had finally accumulated money through corruption.
A little private money is not enough for such a use! And he still spends money to get beaten. This is simply more unlucky than Zhang Chen spending money to learn eight-part essay that he will never use!
"Really?" Ah Liu stared at Zhu Er with some doubts. His innocent eyes made Zhu Er feel scared. Then, he turned back to look at Zhang Shou as if nothing had happened, and said calmly, "Then
I remembered it wrong."
Damn I remembered it wrong... You kid definitely did it on purpose, on purpose! Zhu Er shouted in his heart, but found that everyone was looking at him and Ah Liu with smiles, and no one spoke for him. He simply felt that he was in the presence of the emperor today
It was too stupid to suggest that he wanted to learn martial arts in front of him. Just as he was wailing secretly, Zhu Ying spoke.
"Second brother, didn't you always hope that Uncle Hua would teach you when you were a child? Uncle Hua was only willing to teach your eldest brother, and neither you nor I would teach you. Now that Ah Liu is here to teach you, you have fulfilled your wish. He
The apprentice might be even more powerful than Uncle Hua!"
Ah Liu was about to say that he was not as good as a lunatic, but he saw Zhu Ying wink at him and shut up immediately. Sure enough, he saw that Zhu Er really couldn't hold himself any longer this time, holding his head and groaning.
: "You also said that it happened when I was a child. Ever since I saw how much my eldest brother suffered at the hands of Uncle Hua, I have given up on this idea!"
"No pain No gain."
Seeing Zhu Ying giving Zhu Er a critical hit with a smile, Zhang Shou had no choice but to step in and be the peacemaker, "I'll ask Ah Liu to calm down a little and teach you step by step, and then adjust gradually according to your progress. I listen
Yingying said, in the past, during autumn hunting, your rankings were often at the bottom? Think about it, after practicing with Ah Liu for two years, you will be praised in front of others in the future!"
Under Zhang Shou's persuasion, Zhu Er had to accept this reality with resentment. However, when he stood up aggrievedly, intending to please his future temporary master, but struggled with what to call him, he had just been laughing and watching the fun.
The wife suddenly spoke: "Erlang, you are about the same age as Ah Liu, so there is no need to call me Master so formally."
However, before Zhu Er could be happy, Mrs. Tai smiled again and said: "When Ah Liu comes to teach you in the future, you can call him Brother Liu. He is kind, respectful, and lives up to the emperor's honor."
A lot of hard work.”
Zhu Ying finally couldn't bear it any longer, and she laughed directly on the dowager's body, her hands still banging on the soft couch. Zhang Shou smiled back, but was even more impressed by the emperor's ingenious arrangement.
Therefore, when he saw Zhu Er crying and calling him Sixth Brother, he finally couldn't help but laugh: "Ah Liu, everyone calls you Sixth Brother, so you don't have any expression?"
Ah Liu looked at Zhu Er carefully, then reached out and took out something from his arms, stuffed it directly into Zhu Er's hand, and said only three words: "Meeting gift."
Zhu Er was slightly startled. When he lowered his head and saw that there was an open-edged dagger without a sheath in his hand, the wooden handle showed traces of hand polishing, and the blade had a cold light, even though he was used to seeing it in Duke Zhao's Mansion.
There are all kinds of good things, but I can't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Most of the sadness I felt just now has completely disappeared.
He quickly thanked him again and again. When he saw Zhang Shou saying goodbye and going home, Ah Liu nodded and said goodbye. He watched people go to the door and was thinking about whether to send him off or not when he saw Zhu Ying suddenly burst into laughter.
Bu walked past him and chased after him. Seeing this scene, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that following him out now was not polite and respectful, but a typical embarrassment.
When he came back from the door, he saw Mrs. Tai and Jiu Niang looking at him with half-smiles. He was so happy that he quickly handed over the greeting gift he had just received with both hands: "Grandma, mother, please help me hold my eyes."
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Mrs. Tai has never seen any magic weapons and has little interest in simple weapons. Instead, she is very interested in Ah Liu. The same is true for Jiuniang. What is even more curious is why Ah Liu was selected by the emperor himself.
Professor Zhu Er - If Hua Qi hadn't had such a weird temper, that guy would be more suitable in her opinion.
And when she took the dagger and brought it to the Madam, she looked at it a few more times and said thoughtfully: "It doesn't look like it was made by an arms bureau, but it looks like it was made by a blacksmith or somewhere."
, and then polished it to make it sharper. It is light, thin, and shorter than ordinary daggers. I am not saying anything behind my back, but it may be more suitable for assassins to use."
Mrs. Tai immediately shuddered when she saw Zhu Er, and she smiled and said: "Your mother is joking with you. Ah Liu is a good boy, but his temper is a bit weird. He only studied with your mother for a few days, and then he turned her away
I have learned that sword skill to the nines, and I am truly a genius. Although your mother asked Ah Shou to learn from Ah Liu, I guess Ah Shou doesn’t have that skill, so you might as well learn more."
Zhu Er had originally thought about what Zhu Ying had said proudly before, that Jiuniang wanted to teach Zhang Shou swordsmanship, but in the end she asked Ah Liudai to teach him. Now he heard that Ah Liu actually taught Zhao Guogong's family swordsmanship by dividing three times five by two.
After learning everything, he couldn't help but open his mouth, and finally accepted the reality of his mediocre qualifications in frustration.
After Zhang Shou and Ah Liu went out, they walked a few steps in tandem, and Zhu Ying caught up with them. She said with a smile: "Ah Liu, there are no outsiders at the moment, tell me quickly, how on earth did you do this?"
You promised to be my second brother's master? I don't believe that the emperor just asked Eunuch Chu to send you a message, and you just agreed so simply."
Ah Liu saw Zhang Shou looking at him with a smile. He thought about it for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth curled up: "There are sixty strings in a year."
Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile after hearing this answer, and felt that it was reasonable, but Zhu Ying felt that it was completely unexpected: "Isn't it? You agreed just for sixty strings a year? With your ability, how can you
Everyone in the family is willing to pay you a hundred and eighty yuan a month!"
Zhang Shou had to cough, and then said seriously: "Yingying, don't forget, I have no money."
Zhu Ying suddenly felt that she was speechless, and then quickly made up for it: "I mean, besides money, is there no other reason?"
Ah Liu frowned again and thought hard for a while, then said with some uncertainty: "Because he is... your brother?"
Only then was Zhu Ying truly satisfied with this answer. She gave Ah Liu a thumbs up with a smile, and said sincerely: "Then I will leave my second brother to you. I don't expect him to be like you, and I don't expect him to be like you."
You hope to be as good as my eldest brother, but at least be able to protect yourself a little like me, that’s enough. By the way, don’t just care about my second brother, teach Ah Shou swordsmanship well!”
After leaving the back door of Duke Zhao's mansion, Zhang Shou coaxed Zhu Ying back, and then he and Ah Liu went home. Although he didn't completely believe what Ah Liu said at Zhu's house, he didn't intend to ask any more questions.
After entering the front door of his house, he said: "Ah Liu, take the time to send someone back to Rongshui Village, and let Lao Yangtou and the others discuss choosing two people to come over. Mom has to leave two people here."
"Yeah." Ah Liu agreed very readily, but after he followed Zhang Shou to see Wu, he saw Zhang Shou entering the east room again, writing and drawing at the desk, with a focused and serious look on his face, and he couldn't bear to follow him.
Zhu opened his mouth and explained, "I am on secondment."
Zhang Shouzheng was thoughtfully deducing the structure of the cylinder and piston of a steam engine. He then thought about the fact that natural rubber seemed to be still in South America these days. He didn't know what the purpose of Emperor Taizu's fleet to America was.
Many edible crops, including corn, peanuts, peppers, potatoes and sweet potatoes, are also commercial crops such as cocoa beans and natural rubber.
Therefore, when he heard Ah Liu's words, he hummed absentmindedly. After a while, he finally came to his senses, raised his head and looked at Ah Liu in astonishment: "Secondment? What do you mean?"
"I am from the Zhang family, and the emperor wants to second me to teach Second Young Master Zhu. So, in addition to the tuition fees paid by Second Young Master Zhu himself, of course the emperor will also pay me wages." Ah Liu explained carefully this time, with a look on his face.
He also showed a rare smile, "Eunuch Chu said that my salary is compared to the salary of a madman, one hundred guan per month."
I... Zhang Shouqiang resisted the urge to spit out bad words, took a deep breath, and then thought of his pitiful salary... no, salary. Although Taizu advocated high salary to maintain integrity, he still thought that the salary of Song Dynasty officials was too outrageous.
Therefore, the salary of this dynasty is much higher than the historical salary of only ten shi meters for sixth-rank officials in the Ming Dynasty. They have five shi meters and ten guan of money a month.
But compared to Ah Liu’s current one hundred guans, that’s simply shabby! Hua Qi doesn’t know what she’s doing for the emperor, so it’s reasonable for her to have a high salary. However, the emperor’s payment to Ah Liu is equivalent to Zhu Er’s tuition of 20
His salary was twice that of his salary, but he felt it was abnormal.
He wanted to say that showing courtesy without having anything to do is either cheating or stealing, but he felt that it was not appropriate. He wanted to say that there was no reward for no merit, but he felt that Ah Liu had actually made meritorious deeds more than once, which was also inappropriate. In the end, he could only change to a more direct one.
Says: “Is this too much?”
"It's not much." Ah Liu looked at Zhang Shou in confusion, "If I get it back, my wife and young master will be able to live more comfortably."
Zhang Shou didn't expect that Ah Liu planned to use this money to subsidize his family. He felt a little embarrassed. At that moment, he could only teach him earnestly: "This is your money. You should save it every penny so that you can marry a wife in the future."
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"It's not my money." Ah Liu interrupted Zhang Shou and then emphasized, "It's compensation for you."
Seeing the astonishment on Zhang Shou's face, he said with rare patience: "Eunuch Chu told me that the emperor said that the reward for the young master's previous achievements was very thin, and that you had supervised those troublemaking dandies in Guozi.
Credit. This is compensation." He paused and then said seriously: "The emperor said that you have to save money to marry a wife!"
He just said what Ah Liu said, but Ah Liu said it back to him. Zhang Shou was speechless. Of course he could understand what the emperor conveyed to him through Chu Kuan and Ah Liu. He just felt that in his family,
As a poor man, it would be difficult to marry a daughter of Duke Zhao like Zhu Ying in the future. In addition, he felt that the previous reward was a bit insufficient, so he used this method to compensate him.
Of course, the emperor also took note of Ah Liu's weird but honest personality, and would never have other thoughts because of money.
Therefore, he could only helplessly shake his head and said: "Okay, okay, I understand. I have to marry a wife, and you also have to marry a wife. You can save this money for you later as me."
"Yes." Ah Liu looked relieved, but when he glanced at the words such as chili pepper on the paper on Zhang Shou's table, he suddenly thought of the night in Cuiyunjian, when the rebels from Linhai Camp sneaked in
When he came in, Zhang Shou once recited something like peanuts, potatoes, peppers, etc. in the breeze to ease the atmosphere. At the moment, he remembered these terms in his heart again.
Even if they were dissatisfied with the arbitrariness and bias of the rewards given by the emperor when he chose his son-in-law the day before, this was a family matter for the emperor, and all the officials would discuss it before going to court the next day, but no one would be so mad that he would bring it out when he went to court.
Said. However, after the day-to-day meeting, the cabinet received the task of drafting multiple edicts at once. Although several cabinet ministers had been mentally prepared, they were still surprised.
Princess Deyang was betrothed to Zhang Wu, the fifth son of Nanyang Marquis, and they got married a year later.
The princess of Xinyang was betrothed to Zhang Lu, the sixth son of Marquis Huaiqing, and they got married a year later.
Princess Ninghe was betrothed to Zhao Mingxiang, the second son of the governor Qianshi Zhao Zhiyuan, and they got married a year later.
One is that Princess Yongping is not among them, and the other is that the two concubines of the Hou family who are the right-hand men of Banshan Hall Chief Zhang Chen, one is Princess Shang, and the other is married to a princess. If it is not Jian Zai Shengxin, then there is nothing.
People believe it. As for the son of Governor Zhao, it is said that his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are harmonious, the family is harmonious, and he has average qualifications. Not long after entering the Imperial College, he fell from the sixth hall to the mid-level hall.
Therefore, after further investigation, it turns out that the three people selected by the emperor were all supervisors in Banshan Hall. No one believed that there was no influence from Zhang Shou who was the escort!
Seeing the different expressions on the faces of his colleagues, Mr. Wu Ge, who always had a smile on his face, laughed and said: "The emperor will marry his daughter or his niece. We outsiders should not think so much. Just follow the decree."
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"It's easy for you to say!" Chief Assistant Jiangge Lao just said, and the voice of the Confucian University Scholar came next to him.
"Since it is a choice, it should be fair. The emperor loves the house and the bird, so this bias is too much! But since the emperor is determined, there is no need to be hard on this matter. Whether the princess or princess is good or bad after marriage is like a human being.
Drink water and know whether it is warm or cold! You are not a royal concubine!"