Five hundred and fiftieth chapters the big test of the taste
It was obviously a big test for the Hong family, but Zhang Shou suddenly gave a long talk. However, he was already in a state of excitement. He talked about his technical experience beyond the rise and fall. After talking happily, he finally realized that he had grabbed the opportunity. After hearing Hong's drama, he immediately smiled and apologized.
His free and easy apology did not mean that Princess Yongping was annoyed or angry.
As for being happy that Zhang Shou disrupted the situation... that's probably a little bit, because there are always comparisons between talented women. She relies on her noble status, her father is the supreme one in the world, and her mother is tough and strong, so her father actually got drunk because of Chu Kuan. She considered asking Hong to take part in the third prince's enlightenment courses. She simply felt that this was too random.
Why did she know that it was the Hong family recommended by Chu Kuan? It was the steward of the Qianqing Palace. Liu Feng heard what the emperor said in the Qianqing Palace with her own ears, and immediately told her the secret. In her opinion, if the emperor really needed a woman If she came to teach the third prince some superficial things, then she would definitely be competent, so why would Hong be needed?
However, Hong's apology to Zhang Shou was very frank. He bowed and said sincerely: "Dr. Zhang's words are nothing short of enlightenment for me. Like those literati you mentioned, I always talk about dynasties. Change, apart from the rise and fall of survival, at most only focuses on the official system, territory, and how local governments are governed...In the final analysis, it is all a matter for the upper class, but does not think about the most basic farmers and workers."
When the third prince heard Hong's answer, he also nodded quickly and said: "Not only Madam Hong, my father gave me several lectures in the past, and they all talked about the old-fashioned ideas of kings, ministers, virtuous people, and political purity. Teacher, you talked about it from this perspective! That’s why my fourth brother and I told my father that the teacher’s history lectures at Banshan Hall were much more interesting than those taught by those people!”
"I can't stand praise. Moreover, if the king is wise and the ministers are wise, and the world is peaceful, the people will have free time to think about these things. In troubled times, the people will not have time to avoid the disaster of war. How can they have time to think about agriculture and industry? "
Zhang Shou smiled and shook his head: "Besides, compared with those historians, my tricks are just ungentlemanly tricks. If what I just said to you had been said during the previous lecture at the Imperial College, , maybe a small number of people like you will find it useful, but more people will probably point their noses at me and call me ridiculous."
"Scholars, peasants, industry and commerce are the fourth class in the world. In the eyes of most people, only men of letters can guide the world. Farmers and workers only need to do their jobs peacefully. As for profiteers and the like, they must be severely suppressed to prevent the morals from being corrupted. And the fact is true. This is so, because those who know how to improve agricultural and industrial tools are mostly scholars who care about the people, and occasionally there are some knowledgeable craftsmen who have read books."
"But in a sense, it is indeed the continuously improving farming level and increasing yield per mu that are constantly pushing society forward. And the popularization of cotton, a crop, allows people to have enough food and clothing. .So, you will know honor and disgrace after you have enough food and clothing. Otherwise, if the yield per mu is always very low, if there is no cotton, how much more effort will it take for farmers to have food and clothing?"
"If the people cannot have enough food and clothing, no matter how many literati leave poems and songs in the world, no matter how many people sing praises of peace, how can we call it a truly peaceful and prosperous age?"
At this point, Zhang Shou couldn't help but sigh in his heart, that it was in his era that a truly peaceful and prosperous age that had not been fundamentally realized by countless wise kings and ministers for thousands of years had just been achieved.
Princess Yongping finally couldn't listen anymore. Although she disdained poetry and songs, even the Yuehualou Literary Society was the stepping stone for the scholars to take the imperial examination - eight-legged essay, but she was asked
This talented woman was like the Hong family who followed the trend to please the third prince and Zhang Shou. She admitted that the development of agriculture and industry was the foundation of world progress, but that was absolutely impossible.
Looking at Zhu Ying, who had a delicate face and only Zhang Shou in her eyes, she couldn't help but feel that her nemesis was so fascinated by Zhang Shou that he completely ignored Zhang Shou's deviant ways.
But her father obviously liked Zhang Shou's deviance, and now he had made up his mind to let Zhang Shou continue to teach the third prince. It was impossible and incompetent for her to dissuade him from doing this. Therefore, she immediately changed the subject and said: "
By the way, I also want to ask Mrs. Hong, what books have you read since childhood and who have you taught? Do you have any experience?"
When asked about her line of work, Hong immediately laughed. She said calmly: "In my father's opinion, I have read the Women's Commandments and other books on women's virtues since I was a child, but I am also a talented woman who can also recite poems and compose poems. And my mother has been since she was a child.
What he taught me was "Mengxi Bi Tan", "New Yixiang Fa Yao" and so on. Of course, "Meng Xi Bi Tan" is better, but "New Yi Xiang Fa Yao" is fragmentary and incomplete..."
Zhang Shou saw that Hong finally started to show off his talents in front of the third prince. He had already stolen the show once before and naturally he would not be in the limelight again. Even so, when he smiled and stepped aside, Zhu Ying still followed him and joked:
"It turns out that there are times when you, Shou, are so unkind and try to steal people's limelight!"
Zhang Shou could only laugh when Zhu Ying said: "It's just a temporary feeling, I really can't help it. I just can't stand it. Nowadays, emphasis is placed on literature but not on theory, and the basics are ignored."
"If you say this to others, you will definitely provoke those rotten scholars to chase you for three hundred miles with swords!" Zhu Ying deliberately exaggerated her words. Seeing Zhang Shou looking at her with a smile, she snorted softly,
"I'm the only one who believes what you said. You didn't look at that girl Yongping. It was okay at first, but then your face almost turned black after you said it!"
"Are you the only one who believes in my story?" Zhang Shou calmly held Zhu Ying's hand and said calmly, "How do I feel that the emperor also believes in my story?"
"Who told the emperor to be Grandpa Ge's student? Besides, the Queen Mother said that he had been independent and deviant since he was a child. I don't know how much worry she had to worry about!" Zhu Ying sold the emperor without thinking, but then she
He said solemnly, "Ah Shou, you must teach the third prince well and raise two rebellious sons. The emperor must be very sad. He cannot withstand more blows."
Zhang Shou was not surprised by such a request, because he had long felt that the emperor treated Zhu Ying as if he were his own daughter, and Zhu Ying admired the emperor very much. As for him, he seemed to be regarded as his son-in-law by the emperor Aiwujiwu.
Treated.
Therefore, he said readily: "A teacher is someone who teaches, teaches and resolves doubts. Not to mention that the third prince is a good student, even if he is a bad student, if he falls into my hands, I will try my best to bring him over."
"Don't worry, both the third and fourth princes are very lovable children, and I will naturally serve as a good teacher wholeheartedly."
When he thought of teaching a future emperor, he naturally felt a sense of mission in his heart. Of course, it was a very foolish delusion to place all his hopes on the monarchy, but since there was a chance, it wouldn't be a bad idea to try hard.
At the very least, the current emperor is a person whose character is very flawed in the eyes of the ministers, but in his opinion, he has forward vision and foresight. Moreover, the emperor is still in his prime, and his muscles and bones are built from riding horses and practicing martial arts all day long.
There is at least ten or twenty years left to live, and by that time, the third prince should also be mature.
When Zhu Ying heard Zhang Shou's promise, she naturally smiled. She ignored Princess Yongping and the Hong family who were arguing with each other in the other room. She just pointed at the third prince quietly and said: "Today, the emperor plans to ask the Ministry of Rites to draw up the canonization ceremony and canonize the third prince."
The prince's biological mother and concubine are concubines, and concubine Yu will also be promoted to the imperial concubine. The third prince doesn't know about this, but Yongping definitely knows."
The emperor's announcement that he would not establish a queen has become a secret known to everyone. Therefore, the emperor did not establish a queen, but only a concubine. Zhang Shou did not find it strange at first after hearing this.
Suddenly I realized something.
"Were there no concubines in the palace before?"
"No. The queen is not happy." Zhu Ying shrugged and said calmly, "The emperor originally only had one queen and three concubines. After the change of King Lu, he was the only one left in the emperor's generation. The queen mother saw that the next generation
There were only the eldest prince and the second prince, so I repeatedly persuaded the emperor to take in three more concubines, two of whom were the mothers of the third prince and the fourth prince, and the other gave birth to the fourth princess Qingyang."
"So, in the past, half of the six palaces of East and West were empty."
Judging from the number of harems, the emperor is really not lustful... Zhang Shou had this thought in his mind, but then he heard Zhu Ying lower her voice again: "But it seems that Concubine Yu has another wife."
Zhang Shou was stunned. Concubine Yu and Jiuniang were once close friends. They were both pregnant that day, and they were in danger together. In the end, they escaped together with his mother, Widow Zhang. And at this age...if he hadn't
If the calculation is wrong, it should be at least thirty-five or six, right? In later generations, this was already considered late childbearing, but nowadays, the childbearing age is even older.
He couldn't help but glance at Princess Yongping, who had regained her composure, and then glared at Zhu Ying and said, "Yingying, you should be more careful in the future. Don't talk about palace matters like this in a place like this."
"The news must have been announced today. That's why I said it. I've known about it for several days." Zhu Ying looked like she was very tight-lipped. When she saw Zhang Shou, she couldn't laugh or cry. Then she said with a smile, "
I found out about this together with Yong Ping. At that time, the imperial doctor came to check for Ping An’s pulse, and I even went to touch Concubine Yu’s belly. Speaking of which..."
"I also hope that my mother will give me another brother! This way, after I get married, my grandmother and mother will have someone to accompany me!"
Zhang Shou was choked and coughed repeatedly. What do you think of having children? This is not raising cats and dogs as companions! In today's era where childbirth is half a ghost, childbirth is risky, and giving birth at an older age is even more risky.
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Fortunately, Zhu Ying did not continue this very hot topic, and then gossiped about Princess Yongping's marriage with great interest, and even revealed to Zhang Shou the short list compiled by Concubine Yu.
Zhang Shou, who had only met Concubine Yu twice in total, couldn't believe it. The emperor's favorite concubine, whose face was always shrouded in sadness, would be so worried about his daughter's marriage. When Zhu Ying turned the topic to Zhang Chen, he couldn't believe it.
He scratched his chin in distress.
All in all, the only promise he owed to Duke Zhang Chuan of Qin has been lost... Zhang Chen is really in trouble!
"Sir, young lady!"
Zhang Shou, who was worried, heard shouts from downstairs and immediately came to his senses. He quickly came to the window on the third floor and looked down. He saw that he was stopped by the soldiers of the Ruiqi Battalion who were guarding downstairs.
The jumping little peanut. Before he could say anything, Zhu Ying rushed up behind him and shouted: "This is a follower of Ashou's family. Why are you stopping him? Let him come up quickly!"
Zhang Shou saw that the two sergeants did not hesitate to let him go after listening to Zhu Ying's words. He made a "leave it first" gesture to Zhu Ying and hurried downstairs. When he reached the second floor, he happened to meet San Bu.
The little peanut who rushed forward in two steps was bumped into.
"Sir, Sixth Brother suddenly came back and took Mr. Song away. Mr. Fang was shocked and chased him alone. Everyone in the family didn't know what was going on, so I asked Mrs. Wu to take charge at home first.
Please don't panic, I'll come here to find you first." Xiao Huahua saw that Zhang Shou was clearly confused, and he panicked because he originally thought that finding Zhang Shou meant he had found his backbone.
"You don't know what's going on, Sixth Brother?"
Of course I know... Of course I know that there is a ghost! Ask him to invite Yang Zhan and Yang Qilang that Hong mentioned. Why did he go home and take that Song Qipa away? This is simply impossible to fight against.
Is it good?
The more Zhang Shou thought about it, the more ridiculous it became, but looking at the obviously pitiful look on Little Peanut, he could only cough and said: "Although Ah Liu is a bit straightforward, he always does things in a measured way. He always has his reasons."
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Although he himself didn't understand what Ah Liu meant, his calm and composed attitude at this time naturally calmed the restless little peanut. However, since he put this matter aside for the time being, he looked upstairs
After a while, he whispered: "Sir, the last time the emperor came to my house, I didn't recognize anyone. I was really blind."
Seeing Zhang Shou smile and clearly not caring, he suddenly became anxious: "I was quick to say something about the emperor's kindness. Later, the emperor told me not to worry about the eldest prince harming others again. I'm not afraid of others.
Yes, I'm just afraid..."
Little Peanut was already crying as he spoke. This was the biggest worry that had been weighing on his mind for the past two days, causing him tossing and turning. What he was most worried about was that the emperor already knew that he was the one who disguised himself as a man and deceived the eldest prince.
People who are all around! It doesn't matter to him, but if Xian Yunhe and Zhang Shou are implicated, then he really wants to die.
"It's okay, don't be afraid, the emperor said before that he wanted to see your uncle..."
Before Zhang Shou finished speaking, Xiao Huahua suddenly changed his expression. He didn't know that the person was as frightened as a bird, so he simply pressed the person's shoulder. But before he could continue to comfort the person, Lou
Then there was another noise. When he hurried to the second floor window and looked around, he saw a carriage stopping just in front of the building, and the driver was Ah Liu.
Immediately afterwards, Song Juren jumped out of the car door and climbed out of the car. Ah Liu, who followed him slowly and slowly left the car door, reached into the car, not so much as a support, but as a support.
He picked up a person and came down. He saw that the person had a familiar but unfamiliar thing on the bridge of his nose. He was as thin as a bamboo pole, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.