Chapter 503: The pedantic old master, bear revenge for the bear child
"In that case, Hong Qing can go back in a few days."
Zhang Shou was not surprised at all by the emperor's ten or so words. Chief Yue Shan showed a shocked expression, but Chief Hong Shan had a dull expression at this time. He bowed deeply and thanked him solemnly, and when he straightened up,
His face was astonishingly frank.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! I have no intention of pursuing an official career, let alone being famous. I just want peace in the world, simple folk customs, and a solemn atmosphere in the court, so that I can educate more gentlemen for the country. I recommend my daughter because she is indifferent to fame and wealth and does not seek wealth.
, so if there are other virtuous women who are willing, she is not the only one."
"The eldest prince made mistakes again and again because he neglected his duties as a mother to his concubine. If he had a good wife to advise him and his beloved son would accompany him in the future, he would be able to change things a little bit. Not only is this the case for him, but so is the second prince. Minister
I heard that in the capital, from the wealthy to the common people, marriages are often based on family status first, and appearance second, and invisible things like character are often ignored."
"For example, the second prince is said to have humiliated officials and their daughters on the street because of hearsay rumors. This is because of this bad habit! So..." He paused and his eyes suddenly fell on Zhang Shou beside him.
"Although I do not agree with Dr. Zhang's ideas and cannot understand his style, I still have to praise Zhao Guogong for his ability to abide by the engagement and marry his daughter to Dr. Zhang, who is completely out of line with his family status. What a shame.
The wife will not leave the court, so many officials who have risen to prominence have said so, but they have always taken concubines and maids. And the marriage contract made for the children when they were poor and humble, even broke the contract after they became prominent. It is simply a bad character.
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"The word marriage, shouldn't it mean marrying a wife to a virtuous person, marrying a daughter to a virtuous person?"
Zhang Shou, who was listening next to him, was speechless. When the old man came up, he scolded him harshly, and then gave him, or his future father-in-law, Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing, a high hat. If he wanted to, just write it off.
, of course it was impossible for him to let it go so generously. But now he finally heard that he was a rigid old man!
What age are you now, and you still want to cling to the word virtue in your marriage and daily life? This is just like some old scholars who cling to the world of ancient sages! Everyone understands the truth, but
In real life, there are a few people who don't put their interests first. Is this useful if you call on everyone to be benevolent, righteous, and moral?
Seeing that Zhang Shou and Yue Shanchang were both looking at him, the emperor's expression became a little strange unconsciously, and he felt even more confused about whether to laugh or cry. You must know that all the four great scholars he summoned to Beijing this time had been investigated and confirmed.
He does not stick to the so-called sages' books, but is well-read and has dabbled in various subjects. He can even be said to be a person who has made quite a lot of achievements.
For example, President Hong Shan of Yuzhang Academy, although he has set numerous rules for the academy, and there are many teachers who advocate the restoration of the past and former Taiwan admonishers, so he is not as good as Zhaoming Academy who attaches great importance to water conservancy and agricultural sciences, but in the academy
However, there are quite interesting highlights in various subjects. The people sent out investigated and found out that there were some interesting little incidents in Yuzhang Academy.
For example, the telescope that the Jiangxi governor paid tribute to can see things in the distance clearly was said to have been made from white crystal by a little-known student from Yuzhang Academy, and has been introduced by the Ordnance Bureau. For example,
An unsolved mystery case in Nanchang Mansion was finally solved after a student from Yuzhang Academy provided an idea for solving the case. The idea is quite interesting.
For another example... Yuzhang Academy actually has a class that recruits female students. And the students it recruits are not the kind of wealthy people who live a worry-free life and study just to recite poems and compose poems and spend their good time reading. Instead, they recruit girls from poor families.
Girls, and even widows, were taught not only needlework, but also many interesting practical skills...
If students are like this, then you can imagine the teacher in charge of the academy.
It was for this reason that the curious emperor added Chief Hong Shan to the list of people summoned this time. Who would have thought that before Chief Hong Shan arrived in the capital, a sudden letter came that made him shocked and angry?
, and even shamelessly recommended a candidate for the eldest prince's concubine.
And when he summoned people, the old man opened his mouth with a bunch of words that sounded reasonable but were actually extremely pedantic.
At this moment, after seeing Chief Hong Shan bow to the ground after saying these words, the emperor, who had eleven million thoughts running through his mind, tried to control his expression, and then nodded slightly and said: "Hong Qing said this.
, it does make sense.”
Who doesn’t know how to marry a virtuous wife and a virtuous daughter? Can you see the problem? His queen also had a good appearance and temperament when she first entered the palace. The queen mother did not just choose him because of his family background.
.However, people’s hearts are fickle. Who knows what a good person will be like in three to five years!
However, as soon as Zhang Shou heard the emperor's ambiguous words, he knew something was wrong. Sure enough, the next moment, Chang Na, who straightened up, was as excited as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood.
"Your Majesty, God bless me! In my opinion, the current atmosphere in the court needs to be rectified..."
Seeing that such an old man who had just criticized him wildly and then started to talk nonsense again, Zhang Shou quickly took the opportunity to whisper a few words to the fourth prince.
Therefore, the fourth prince, who hated these great principles the most, immediately ran to the emperor's side, and then whispered to the emperor quietly just like Zhang Shou had just talked to him, pretending not to see Hong Shanchang's strange appearance.
And because of the naughty boy's errands, the emperor, who was prompted by Zhang Shou, finally found the key to ending today's conversation. He coughed lightly, interrupting Hong Shanchang's eloquent words in time.
"Hong Qing, I am really curious about your daughter. Well, I am not the only one who can decide on the marriage of my children. The Queen Mother is also worried about the eldest prince. Since your daughter has entered the capital with you, she will go to Qingning tomorrow.
Let's go to the palace to see the Queen Mother. Yue Qing arrived in the capital a few days ago and has rested for a few days. You have just arrived in the capital, so you might as well go back to your residence to rest first."
At this point, when Hong Shan opened his mouth and seemed to want to speak, the emperor was not sure whether he wanted to agree or resist, so he immediately said domineeringly: "This is my will, not to discuss with you! Come here,
Send Mr. Hongshan back to Yashe!"
Only then did Chief Hong Shan agree with some disappointment. As the ceremonial supervisor who had brought him here hurried in, he did not realize that despite his age, he had already turned green several times today. He bowed his head meticulously.
He saluted, then faced the emperor, took small steps back, and finally turned around and walked out without saying a word. Every move he made was in line with etiquette.
As soon as he left, everyone in the huge main hall of Qianqing Palace breathed a sigh of relief, even the young fourth prince.
The same goes for Yue Bufan, the headmaster of Zhaoming Academy, who always pays great attention to his manners. This is entirely because he was summoned with such a stubborn old man. At this time, he felt extremely depressed.
Therefore, after taking a long breath, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, Chief Hong Shan also said some inappropriate words on the way here, but please ask the Emperor to be a little more tolerant for the sake of his age.
.As far as I know, over the years, there have been many talented people in Yuzhang Academy, simply because Chief Hong Shan is not only strict with himself, but also stricter with others."
He didn't intend to focus all his attention on others. He just said this and immediately changed the topic back to himself: "Each academies have their own rules, such as Zhaoming Academy. Students are admitted through the door and practice.
Everyone, apart from classics and history, the rest depends entirely on the student’s own interests.”
"And because the majority of people in Zhaoming Academy are from poor families or even poor farmers, there are many people who are interested in agricultural science. They all hope to apply what they have learned to their hometowns so that the elders in their hometowns can earn three to five dollars more every year.
Fight and live and work in peace and contentment. Nowadays, there are three-crop rice in East Guangdong and Qiongnan, and many of the improved varieties were improved and spread by the students of Zhaoming Academy..."
Zhang Shou sat next to him, listening attentively to Chief Yue Shan's talk about how his academy focused on agricultural science, how to improve seeds, and how to work hard to research more efficient fertilizers. He was comparing him to Chief Hong Shan, who just looked like an old scholar, and thought.
Lu Sanlang and Ji Jiu kept asking him to pay attention to the four sages specially summoned by the emperor, but Chief Yue Shan's performance at this time lived up to their vigilance.
And when Yue Shanzhang started talking about water conservancy after studying in the agricultural sciences, he gave people a high score in his heart. Because this man was so impressive that he presented facts and reasoned, and compared the two water conservancy people who had come out of Zhaoming Academy.
The famous ministers brought them out, but they did not talk about their achievements in detail, but only talked about the examples they had set for the younger generations. Nowadays, many students from Zhaoming Academy are in charge of building canals in Guangdong.
This time, even the fourth prince, who was initially disgusted, gradually lost his impatient expression, and even listened while listening to Zhang Shou explain to him some terms that he did not understand.
The emperor listened and asked questions at the same time. When it was confirmed that Chief Yue Shan was indeed as talented and knowledgeable as the interview found, he nodded slightly, and then suddenly asked: "Previously, Grand Master Ge once suggested to me that before the founding of the country,
The calendar we first used has become increasingly inaccurate, so we requested a recalculation following Guo Shoujing's Four Seas Test in the Yuan Dynasty. I wonder what Yue Qing thinks?"
Suddenly being asked about a field that he was completely unfamiliar with, Chief Yue Shan suddenly changed his face and almost couldn't help but look at Zhang Shou. Fortunately, he was very capable of controlling himself and recovered immediately. He immediately said with a smile: "Skills"
As for specializing in things like calendaring, Mrs. Ge knows much better than a dabbler like me. Even if the emperor asks Dr. Zhang, he is better than me."
Before the emperor could look at him, Zhang Shou immediately said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, I only know a little bit about calculus and am just a layman on the calendar. But since Chief Yue Shan attaches so much importance to agricultural science, he should know whether the current calendar is suitable for today's agricultural science."
right."
When his question was pushed back so bluntly, Chief Yue Shan was caught off guard.
If he was seventy percent wary of Zhang Shou, then he was at least ninety percent wary of Zhu Jing behind Zhang Shou, and it would not be an exaggeration to say he was twelve percent wary of Zhang Shou's teacher Ge Yong.
Although he is no longer in the court, the court is full of various legends about this old master. Now that he is so old, he still has to implement the Four Seas Test and reset the calendar. How does he think about this old master?
The old master was paving the way for Zhang Shou.
Therefore, even if Zhang Shou said that he was a layman on the calendar, he immediately paid great attention to it, cheered up and said: "Since the emperor is willing to consult a layman like me, and Dr. Zhang is so humble, then I feel that Mrs. Ge
The master is old, and although I heard that there are two old gentlemen from Qi and Chu, Sasuke, but after all, he is old and frail, and we cannot rely entirely on those people from Qin Tian Jian for this matter."
"So I suggest that you might as well issue an edict to the world to allow people who are proficient in calculus to recommend themselves to the government, and then call them into the capital to prepare for the emperor's inquiry."
Hearing Chief Yue Shan say such words with an unusually sincere attitude, Zhang Shou almost slapped his thigh and applauded, and then praised Chief Yue Shan for assisting. You know, these people who are now recruited into Jiuzhangtang can only be regarded as good at best.
A potential mathematical talent with fair talent but no future, he is still far from being called a talent. Those real high-end mathematical talents probably still look down upon him.
But if the imperial court relaxes the ban on astronomy by compiling the calendar, then there will definitely be many high-end talents gathering in the capital! Even if some of them look down on him, they will definitely be able to find some like-minded people!
So, he immediately responded with enthusiasm: "Your Majesty, what Chief Yue Shan said is absolutely true, and I second my opinion!"
The emperor saw a strange expression flash across the face of Chief Yue Shan upon hearing this, and then he quickly lowered his head slightly as if to hide it. He secretly chuckled - Zhang Shou learned from Ge Yong, so his thoughts are naturally different from those of ordinary people. You city officials
Deep people always like to use worldly ideas to judge themselves. Wouldn't that be like shooting themselves in the foot?
And...I am actually waiting for your words!
The emperor, with a smile on his face, happily applauded: "Yue Qing's words are very accurate, so let's do it. Someone, go to the cabinet to convey the order. Previously, due to the lack of talents in the Qin Tianjian, the progress of the Sihai test was slow. Now because of Yue Qing's
Advice, we should look across the country to recruit talented people who are proficient in arithmetic. In order to recruit real talents, we invite Grand Master Ge and Qi Chu to propose questions. Those who are interested can solve the questions at the local government and then send them to the capital by bus!"
At this moment, it was difficult to use any words to describe Yue Shanchang's mood. He just felt that he who had always thought he was behaving appropriately had been tricked by the emperor and Zhang Shou!
But at this moment, facing the calm emperor, the elated fourth prince, and the delighted Zhang Shou, he could no longer object and could only sulk secretly in his heart. But at this moment, he heard that the fourth prince
Suddenly asked: "Father, I heard that when third brother and I applied for Jiuzhang Hall, there were students from Zhaoming Academy who questioned third brother. Later, Chief Yue Shan kicked him out of the door?"
Zhang Shou remembered that he had already informed the emperor about taking Fang Qing in, and the emperor had no intention of pursuing it, but he didn't expect that the fourth prince would suddenly come up with it. How could this little naughty kid be so vindictive?
Just as he was thinking this, he saw the fourth prince smile slyly: "It's the father's fault if the son doesn't teach; if the teacher is not strict, it's the teacher's laziness. Isn't it a bit too much for Yueshan to drive people away without even teaching them?"