Ge Yong has been alone during the Chinese New Year for the past two years. Even if there are students who are willing to come over to accompany this old man, he mercilessly drives them back. At his age, the students are all married and have a lot of jobs.
He is a junior, but if he still comes to accompany an old man like him, isn't it disrespectful to his family?
But now he has a young closed disciple, and this year he took the initiative to invite Zhang Shou - just ahead of Zhao Guogong's mansion. In previous years, he didn't often stay up until midnight, and most of the time he went to bed early, and then went to bed again.
He was awakened by the sound of firecrackers from the officials and people outside, so he often felt annoyed every New Year, but it was different today. The old man was actually very interested and stayed till midnight.
And when he saw the little guys brought by Zhang Shou popping off the New Year firecrackers, he finally couldn't help but yawned. As early as when he invited Zhang Shou, he called Wu and expected to follow.
There would be a lot of people coming, so after discovering that Zhang Shou had brought everyone from his family, not only did he not feel annoyed, but he was also very happy. However, no matter how happy he was, his energy was limited.
Therefore, Teacher Ge didn't notice at all that Zhang Shou had been a little distracted after talking to Ah Liu. Until Zhang Shou personally sent him back to his room to rest, he seemed not to have heard this lot of messy news on New Year's Eve.
As if, he ordered Zhang Shou around. Although he had prepared guest rooms for others, he insisted on keeping Zhang Shou sleeping in the same room as him.
Of course, the big rosewood bed against the wall belonged to him, and the soft couch belonged to Zhang Shou. After sitting on the bed, Ge Yong smiled and looked at Zhang Shou, who was bending down to open the quilt for him.
"Ah Shou, since your uncle has come back, your marriage will be soon. When Zhu Jing comes back, I will be a matchmaker for you and discuss your marriage with him. As for you, you are free.
Hurry up and bring people to tidy up the courtyard of Prince Lu's Mansion... By the way, the few people around you are not enough, so hurry up and recruit people. If there are not enough, I will think of a way for you, find two good dental shops and hire a few people!"
Zhang Shou did not expect that Teacher Ge would be so concerned about his life-long affairs. After being slightly stunned, he smiled bitterly and said: "What the teacher said about recruiting people is what I originally wanted to do. However, there is someone beside me who is too active.
The little guy, he did something I didn’t expect at all..."
Zhang Shou told everything about the conversation he had with Ah Liu before. Seeing Ge Yong unconsciously starting to pull his beard, he added in a low voice: "Ah Liu said that all the people he was looking for were local snakes. Teacher, think about it, these guys hang out all day long.
Among the three religions and the nine streams, the most cunning one is to talk to people and tell ghosts. It is okay for such people to ask for information, but how is it possible to let them do things in peace? "
Ge Yong almost pulled off his beard, and then he laughed. He leaned back comfortably on the big pillow behind him, pointed at Zhang Shou and said: "You kid, you still haven't seen through Ah Liu! Do you think he is stupid?"
Do you expect those who are inquiring about the information to keep you clean in the future? Oh, as long as you go back and recruit someone who has found out the clues, no one will dare to bury nails in your house."
Zhang Shou immediately understood what Ge Yong meant. He couldn't help taking a breath and said with some disbelief: "The teacher means that he is buying horse bones for a thousand gold... No, this word is not appropriate... He recruited such a person
Did you come here to show people that you have the ability to find out the roots of all the servants? Ah Liu actually knows how to use the art of war? To kill two birds with one stone by knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger? "
"Who knows? Guys who don't hum or laugh may not be smart." Ge Yong yawned again, and then said lazily, "As for the Duke of Zhao, the response to these events on New Year's Eve may not be the same.
It will be unexpected... In short, since Zhu Jing and his son are safe, it's no big deal. Let's just watch the fun! It's late, so go to bed quickly!"
Seeing that Ge Yong got out of bed after saying this, and then squinted his eyes comfortably, and breathed evenly in a moment, Zhang Shou glanced at the old man who was sleeping relaxedly with some gratitude.
, not caring whether the person was really sleeping or pretending to sleep, he whispered: "Teacher, I have always wanted to say thank you."
"When I was in the village, if you hadn't suddenly come to support me, even if I had revealed my true colors to many students in Cuiyunjian, I would still have been able to escape with the word "cheating the world and stealing my name". And when I arrived in the capital, if I hadn't
With the reputation of being a close disciple of Grand Master Ge, even if he has the merit of capturing the traitor, he will never be able to become a doctor of the Imperial Academy."
"Without you behind me, Zhang Chen and the others would not have been able to convince me so easily; needless to say, those self-esteemed young men in Banshan Hall would not have had a fuel-efficient lamp; Jiuzhang Hall would not have been able to reopen so smoothly.
Enrollment. So, you said before that I had no ambition and insisted on having so many books under your name. In fact, I know that you know."
I know you know, or you can guess, that there is actually a problem behind those teaching materials - no matter how talented or precocious a sixteen-year-old boy is, there is always a limit to his ability, and it is impossible to write those books easily. Even if he was happy to admit it in public at first,
I, a closed-door disciple, didn't notice it when I was there, but you will definitely make some guesses later on.
Therefore, after Zhang Shou said the last extremely difficult words, he sighed and said: "I think that in most academies today, there is a problem with the progress. Children aged seven or eight are learning the Analects of Confucius, and children in their teens are learning the Analects.
, the effect is completely different. Teachers and elders use the requirements of genius to measure students and juniors, but this is actually wrong."
"The same goes for arithmetic. Expecting beginners to read Jiuzhang arithmetic as soon as they start will only scare people away. Therefore, the extremely fast teaching progress of Jiuzhangtang is a special case and is only suitable for those who are good at arithmetic in Jiuzhangtang.
The supervision of students cannot be universalized."
"I hope that Gurdjieff's arithmetic can be deeply popularized, so that more people can start from the basics and learn it step by step. Maybe most people only need to learn how to calculate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and there is no need to know it in such depth. However,
Just like the "Physics" I am writing, in fact, I hope more people will learn to think."
Having said this, Zhang Shou gently blew out the lamp beside the bed, and then quietly returned to his soft couch where the bed had been made, undressed and lay down. The reason why he changed the first volume of Nature he was writing to Physics,
Is it because after much thought, he still feels that the word physics is more suitable - not just because of the principle of studying things, but actually he still prefers his own understanding, that physics is the principle of all things.
After his school days were over, he felt that science was really useless. It was not as good as Chinese in training people's language expression skills, nor was it as good as English in being able to apply what they learned when communicating abroad. It was just like throwing it into the trash can after leaving school.
Later, he gradually realized that for ordinary people, science cultivates thinking logic and a perspective on the world.
When he closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep, Mr. Ge, who was breathing evenly, opened his eyes again, clearly awake. Looking at the tent above his head, the older man was very satisfied with his vision.
He has seen many officials who are good at caring for the people, he has seen many upright officials who can judge cases clearly, he has seen many generals who can fight, and he has seen many mountain chiefs who open academies... However, with those who educate people with propriety, justice and integrity, he has seen many
Compared with the common people's great Confucianism, Zhang Shou wanted to do completely different things. The little guy actually wanted to educate people in a different way. Perhaps what he wanted to do was to enlighten the people!
If it were someone else, they would definitely find this unbelievable, even with ulterior motives. The people would all think about it instead of letting the emperor and officials manipulate you to do anything. How could that work? But he felt that that was what it was.
The way to go. You must know that Ge Shi passed down an original saying of Emperor Taizu from his ancestor who followed Taizu.
If the people are not enlightened, the country will not be enlightened.
On the early morning of the first day of the first lunar month, Zhang Shou was awakened again by the sound of crackling firecrackers. He rubbed his eyes drowsily, and it took him a long time to realize that he was staying at Ge Mansion. But when he recovered, he
When I sat up with support, I found that the big bed against the wall was already empty, and even the quilt had been neatly folded.
He smacked his forehead in annoyance, secretly wondering why he was sleeping so soundly. But when he just lifted the quilt, pulled off his shoes and got out of bed to get dressed, he heard the sound of Ge Yong's throat hanging from outside. He initially thought that
It was singing, but as he listened more closely, he discovered that it was reading something. As he listened again, he realized something was wrong.
This seems, probably, maybe, maybe... no, it must be the lines from The Peach Blossom Fan written by Tingyu Xiaozhu and Twelve Rains!
Zhang Shou didn't know whether Ge Yong acted on a whim or deliberately read it to him. He hurriedly dressed and put on his shoes, and then quickly arranged his hair. This was after he had lived in the Imperial College dormitory for a long time.
A necessary skill, so in just a moment, he tidied himself up and went outside to open the door.
Although he shivered due to the cold wind blowing against his face, after wrapping his cloak tightly, he walked quickly towards Ge Yong.
"Teacher, you got up so early? Why didn't you call me?"
"You sleep like a dead pig. Even if I pinch you, you may not wake up. Why are you screaming?" Ge Yong glanced at Zhang Shou with disdain, and then said without question, "Fortunately at the time of the dynasty,
Emperor Taizu changed it, otherwise I would not have let you sleep so late! Hurry up to have breakfast, then go to court, and then come back and follow me to pay New Year greetings."
Zhang Shou was immediately surprised. You know, because there are too many officials in the capital, things like New Year greetings are often just false stories. On the first day of the new year, just post New Year greetings here and there to express your feelings. Even if you are a very close relative, you can only celebrate the New Year.
Send a junior to pay New Year's greetings, otherwise relatives and friends will not be able to leave at all. But if it were applied to Ge Yong, this custom would not hold true.
With Teacher Ge's age, prestige, identity, and status, shouldn't he sit at home peacefully and wait for people to come to pay New Year's greetings?
Ge Yong was so angry at Zhang Shou's surprised look that he said angrily: "Why, do you think I'm one of those old men who have nothing to do at home and wait for someone to kowtow to me? On the first day of the new year, I often go to the old man's house.
I’m taking a walk around Qi Laochu’s place, and when I come back, my students should also come to pay New Year greetings, and you’ll also be able to meet your senior brothers.”
After a pause, he said lightly: "Of course, if you meet someone on the road, I can also help you identify them. If there are many people at home, just send a note to Tingyu Xiaozhu Twelve Rain to come over and dance.
Wouldn’t it be fun to dance or perform a play?”
The first words were very serious and reasonable, but after hearing the last part, Zhang Shou still didn't know that Ge Yong did this on purpose! He thought about it and finally decided not to explain, and he readily agreed immediately.
Come down.
After breakfast, Zhang Shou rushed to the Zhengdan Dynasty to handle some errands, and then rushed back to eat something to satisfy his hunger. Then he followed Ge Yong out, and found that the old man often opened the curtains to look out while driving in the cold weather.
, whenever he met an acquaintance, he would park his car and then drag him along to chat with them about everyday things. Zhang Shou couldn't help but feel helpless.
Ge Yong was clearly a show-off maniac, especially when he only walked three streets in half an hour and stopped seven times. Every time, he was like me, a student, and he was so fake that his cheeks hurt.
The visit to Qi Yunshan's house was smooth sailing. Mrs. Qi was always a smiling, kind and reasonable old man. Not only did Zhang Shou get compliments from all over the place, but all the gifts he brought were arranged by Ge Yong himself. He even got...
A red envelope from Qi Yunshan! Not only did Ge Yong not help him refuse, he even added fuel to the flames with a look on his face as if he didn’t take it for nothing.
After having a serious lunch at Qi's house, the trip to Chu's house was not that easy. Zhang Shou once again witnessed the good show of two old children going toe-to-toe with Mai Mang. The most speechless thing was that the two almost had to fight on the spot.
Question - This time, the calculated thing was even bigger, it turned out to be a solar eclipse! In desperation, he and Chu Ying's eldest son could only find ways to make jokes, and finally dragged Ge Yong away.
After the two sides were finished running, he helped Ge Yong get into the car and prepared to go home. Finally, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead. But just as he sat down, he heard the driver driving outside said in a deep voice: "
Sir, I just heard the news that the families of several censors involved in those cases yesterday were shouting injustice outside, saying that the people who sued them were instigated by the Duke of Zhao."
"Oh, look, this is really coming?"
Ge Yong smiled brightly and tapped the car board with his fingers, and ordered to go home. Then he looked at Zhang Shou and said sincerely: "On one side, you are complaining, and on the other side, you are calling for injustice. Anyone can see that those few
This time the censor made a big fuss, but what about Zhao Guogong's mansion? It was quiet, not even a sound was heard. The people may think that someone is setting up a trap, but the government..."
He chuckled as he spoke, "Report in this world came quickly, those families didn't expect their own family members to be so stupid, right?"
As Zhang Shouchang watched the sudden incident just now, he also heard the meaning behind the teacher's words. It stands to reason that his family has been placed in the position of being framed as a victim, and those censors only need to wait for them to be "cleared of their grievances." But.
On this first day of the Lunar New Year, their family was crying out for injustice. This not only damaged the image of the victim, but also gave the impression that there was no money left.
Thinking that this bucket of dirty water might have been poured on by Duke Zhao's government, he couldn't help but laugh. He thought to himself that this officialdom was really doing everything possible. Sure enough, as the carriage slowly advanced on the street, there were all kinds of noises outside.
From time to time, he could hear discussions about the farce on New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month in his voice, and he knew that this matter was indeed a big deal.
The car stopped at the gate of Ge's Mansion, and the concierge immediately rushed over. Seeing Zhang Shou, who got off the car first, helping Ge Yong down, the concierge made gestures with a smile on his face. There is no doubt that Zhang Shou,
Shou can't understand it at all.
"So many New Year greetings? Have you waited until now and refused to leave until you see me?" Ge Yong took the initiative to translate for Zhang Shou, then raised his brows with a look of suspicion on his face, "Didn't I tell you earlier that irrelevant people are waiting for you?
Put it in?"
Seeing that the porter started to gesture again, he gradually relaxed his brows, but turned his head to look at Zhang Shou, and then smiled broadly: "I think, I only have a few students in the capital, and most of them are
That is to say, if you send a post, not many people will come in person, so how can there be so many people coming to pay New Year greetings. It turns out that all your students have come to me!"