Chapter 656: Da Zongzheng inspecting the public school
After rushing from the Imperial College to the outer city public school, King Jiangdu certainly would not ride a horse like a young man - although the emperor who was older than him often liked to ride a horse through the city even if he left the palace incognito, but he was afraid of the cold by nature and loved to enjoy happiness, so
He would rather sit comfortably in the car with Qiu in his arms and the hand stove. When the voice of his entourage came from outside to report that he had arrived, he actually squinted for a moment.
He and Xu Heitun went to the Imperial College first. Although they did not come in person, they sent someone to announce the examination questions. As for who announced the examination questions... is there any need to say? Of course it was the person he had just spoken to in the Imperial Academy.
As people say, his useless future son-in-law!
Not feeling that he was being nepotistic at all, King Jiangdu yawned and stepped on the pedals to dismount, only to find that there was not even a shadow of a ghost in front of the gate. It was not like the scene before the Imperial College where all the academic officers came out to welcome him with great fanfare.
Although he has never cared about false etiquette, he is still a county king. Of course, he will not be happy to be ignored like this. He looked around and wanted to ask, "Is there even a gatekeeper here?"
Finally I heard a familiar voice: "Father-in-law, you are here so soon!"
The person who rushed out to greet him was none other than Song Juren. Seeing King Jiangdu looking at him with a half-smile, he quickly explained: "Scholar Zhang is in class. After all, this public school is not just Banshan Hall.
Other teachers are also in class. Liu Zhanshi and Lu Jijiu are here, and they definitely don’t look down on you, the great master."
At this moment, King Jiangdu felt relieved. Especially when he saw Liu Zhiyuan and Lu Wan really coming out together, he immediately changed into a smiling face, and there was no trace of any reproachful expression.
After a few words of greeting, he asked about the status of the exam in Banshan Hall. Sure enough, he saw a rather subtle expression on Lu Wan's face, and immediately after, her eyes became obviously wandering.
"His Royal Highness the Prince's three examination questions are indeed very precise. Those little guys in Banshan Hall are very impressive if they can only answer one question. There are probably not many who can answer two questions, let alone three questions.
"Speaking of this, Lu Wan paused for a moment, and then said with a wry smile, "If this question were placed in Jiuzhangtang, the sutra calculation question would naturally not be worth mentioning, but the other two questions are probably also difficult for them."
"I don't know about Banshan Hall, but the article titled "Three Years of Unchangeable Ways to Follow the Father" in the Analects of Confucius is probably very difficult for the students of Jiuzhang Hall. Who can write this article well?
It is true that there may only be a few people, but it will never be the case that there is no one at all.”
The person who refuted Lu Wan was none other than Song Juren. He did not notice the expression of King Jiangdu rubbing his chin with interest after hearing this, and said to himself: "Because Lu Gaoyuan's bookshop prints a lot of books.
Among them is the collection of time essays. For example, there are many examples of four-book titles such as Three Years Unchanged in My Father's Way. It is said that he once gave away the collection of time essays for free in order to promote arithmetic."
"As for the students of Jiuzhangtang, how much money can they make working part-time in public schools? Nowadays, most of the arithmetic textbooks can be bought, instead of borrowing them before. In other words, most of them have a collection of contemporary essays.
.Even if some people haven’t turned it over, or even resold it because of lack of money, there must have been people who have turned it over, and even if most of those who have turned it over don’t remember it, maybe some people will remember it.”
When Lu Wan saw that Song Juren was speaking seriously, he immediately became angry: "If Jiuzhangtang comes to take the exam, even if he memorizes the entire essay and copies it onto the paper, is it possible that he has written this essay? You don't think so.
Are all the reviewers and examiners who grade the papers dead?"
"The readers may not be dead, but they may not have read the popular collections of current affairs on the market!"
However, Song Juren refuted Lu Wan seriously. Seeing that Lu Wan was speechless, he emphasized his tone and said: "Shi Wen is just a stepping stone. Most of the officials who passed the Jinshi examination will throw it away somewhere, let alone go there."
I bought a collection of contemporary essays and kept trying to figure out what new essays everyone had on those essays. Not to mention the lectures and readings from those who passed the Jinshi exam many years ago..."
"I think back when I took the provincial examination in Guangdong and failed, the examiner who presided over the provincial examination didn't notice that someone had copied most of the sample essay and chose someone as the seventh person. In the end, he was
If it was revealed, it would be a huge loss of face. Not only would I be dejected afterwards, but I would also be fined and demoted by the court. I am still the examiner!"
Seeing the expression on Lu Wan's face that he had never seen in his life, King Jiangdu felt that it was really interesting. He knew he shouldn't laugh, but he still burst into laughter in the end: "My dear son-in-law, you are right. These scholars are diligent and diligent before they become officials."
I honed my skills and threw this stepping stone aside after becoming an official... Hey, Lord Duanyin, I'm not talking about you!"
Although he had already served, he was specially re-appointed by the emperor this time, and he was even forced to be a Zhanshifu Zhanshi. Liu Zhiyuan originally found it strange, but at this time, when he was called out by the king of Jiangdu, he suddenly felt awkward.
But just now, Song Juren and King Jiangdu used this joking tone to say that Zhiyi Shiwen was a stepping stone, and he would throw it away after knocking on the door. Even though he partially agreed, he could not show such an attitude in front of outsiders, otherwise people would know that he was dignified.
The number one scholar actually despises the eight-legged essay... That's really going to cause chaos!
It's just that he really hates the eight-part essay... He was over fifty when he won the first prize. Apart from studying, he spent the best years of his life studying this useless thing. Even if he won the first prize in the imperial examination, so what?
At the moment, he could only change the topic with a cold face and said: "Well, since King Jiangdu is here, let's take a good look at Banshan Hall to avoid anyone questioning it in the future, saying that someone is making it easier for these candidates. By the way, Banshan Hall
Although the classes have been divided before, we haven't decided what classes they will take yet, so these people just let them teach these folk children more."
"It's not to let them know about the sufferings of the people, it's just to sharpen the temperament of these boys. I don't ask them to have any great future as generals or ministers, even if they become rich and idle, but I just ask them not to become a disaster.
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Of course King Jiangdu was absolutely convinced of Liu Zhiyuan, but such an old man was appointed by the emperor to assist the prince. How could this be possible if he did not have enough ability!
He immediately agreed and even said enthusiastically that it would be better for the descendants of the clan to go to the public school to become a teacher for training. However, Liu Zhiyuan sneered and blocked him.
"The clan members of Zongxue are all pampered. Who can trust me and my mother at home in a place like the outer city? These gentlemen should have a good rest. It's not like Banshan Hall, where most of the people at home are not loved by their fathers or mothers.
It’s half-baked, but the others are not good enough. The Three-Character Classic, The Hundred Family Surnames, and The Thousand-Character Classic are all written according to the text, but they are still barely ok.”
Seeing Liu Zhiyuan's objection, King Jiangdu laughed, but took back what he said on the spur of the moment. However, he couldn't help but wonder whether he should throw his incompetent sons over to hone his skills. He didn't seek to become talented, but only wanted their brothers to be successful in the future.
Be able to pick up the burden and avoid ruining the family business.
In order to make up for the unrealistic suggestion he had just spoken so quickly, he then stepped forward to help Liu Zhiyuan with a smile on his face. He looked so open-minded and good-natured that even Lu Wan looked a little dull.
Song Juren, who had just raised the topic first, shrank his head, and when he was walking behind Lu Wan, he couldn't help but asked softly: "Lu Jijiu, my future father-in-law seems to respect his teachers and elders?
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You really respect your teachers and your elders! I think back then, the King of Jiangdu, the Emperor, and the King of Lu were three evils in the capital! It’s just that the emperor, who has always acted independently, stood in the way, and the King of Lu who later wanted to die attracted attention.
, King Jiangdu appears gentle and harmless!
Lu Wan wanted to expose Da Zongzheng, who had turned into a wise king at this time, but considering that at this age, he was already a father, and was already called father-in-law by everyone in the Song Dynasty, he finally decided to leave some money for others.
In order to save face, he just warned Song Juren in a nonchalant way: "Your father-in-law's temperament is a bit like the emperor, you must be aware of it in the future."
Although the word "following the emperor" sounds ordinary, even if Song Juren was jokingly called stupid by Ah Liu, he had been in the capital for so long and experienced the selection of the imperial chef, which he never dared to think about.
It has gradually condensed into a mass of exquisite hearts, but there are absolutely no nine orifices. At most, the nine orifices can barely open two or three apertures.
But even so, he thought about the emperor's freewheeling temperament, and when he went to Jiangdu Prince's Mansion that day, he was initially regarded as a savage beast by Prince Jiangdu and his son, but when the Lord of Hailing County made it clear, Prince Jiangdu became angry again under his deliberate efforts to please.
Out of joy, he finally recognized him as his son-in-law. At this time, he hurriedly put a few labels on his future father-in-law.
Moody, unpredictable, and maverick... In short, he must be more careful in the future!
He helped Liu Zhiyuan to inspect the mid-level hall, and found that as expected, most of the boys who were answering questions were crying. King Jiangdu didn't care that it was during an exam, and actually gave a few words of admonishment.
The meaning behind the words was the same as when he was in the Imperial College before. The prince asked the same three questions for the Sixth Hall and the Banshan Hall of the Imperial College. If the final results of answering the questions are not optimistic, then the so-called quota will be written off in one go, and it is better to lack it than to waste it.
Faced with such a piece of news that was like a bolt from the blue, Zhang Datou, who suddenly changed his expression, also completely forgot that this was an exam. He stood up and asked, "I dare you to ask, what if our Banshan Hall answers the question better in the end!"
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The King of Jiangdu looked at the big man Zhang in surprise, but he didn't recognize the person. After hearing Liu Zhiyuan's explanation, he realized that it was the son of Uncle Xiangyang, and he immediately laughed: "Oh, you are such a high-spirited kid? Yes, yes, I can do it.
I promise you, if more people in your Banshan Hall can really answer these three questions well, but not in the Sixth Hall of the Imperial College..."
"Then their places will be given to you!"
Faced with this final statement, the others below were so excited that they made a small commotion, but then fell into a dead silence. I don’t know how many people stared at the three questions they had transcribed, wishing they could print the ink-stained words.
The paper was swallowed. Although King Jiangdu made such a statement, they really didn't know how to do it!
The arithmetic problems seem to be quite simple, but after careful consideration, it seems that it is not the same thing... Of course, there are also some students who have learned some arithmetic from Zhang Shou in the greenery of Rongshui Village.
ideas, but it will take time to change those extremely stupid ideas into real problem-solving methods.
As for Shiwen, if they could write eight-legged essays well, wouldn't they have had to hang around in a mountain hall before? Not to mention farming, most of them, let alone never worked in the fields, probably
I can’t even tell the difference between rice and wheat!
So, when they continued to work hard at their desks after the silence, some people really tried their best to show off their skills, such as making a big head, but there were also more people who tried to express themselves by filling up the papers as much as possible.
Learning attitude - even if you are writing some messy stuff...
King Jiangdu obviously had no intention of watching these people rack their brains to answer questions, but he quietly inspected other classrooms accompanied by everyone.
I could see that children of different ages were taking enlightenment classes such as "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames", and "Thousand Character Classic". Some were also guiding the children to recite Jiujiu Song, and some were even teaching addition and subtraction.
, there were even students who were obviously from Jiuzhangtang, explaining the most superficial knowledge of nature, and he couldn't help but clicked his tongue.
"No wonder others say that public schools only learn some superficial things, but I think this superficial stuff is good. Not everyone can be admitted to the Jinshi and become the top scholar. If they can write and do math, even if they can read government announcements and calculate taxes, they will not be able to do it.
You will be easily deceived!"
Even so, he was thinking in his heart that he heard that there were also many people in the southeast who could read and understand Ming law, so there were many lawsuits and many local officials hated it.
It can't be explained by people who know it.
I think the emperor had mentioned it to him at the beginning. The emperors of all dynasties all regarded themselves as wise kings, and any mistakes they made were the fault of traitorous ministers. Officials all regarded themselves as wise ministers, and if anything went wrong, it was the fault of traitorous officials and unruly servants. And
Although it is difficult for petty officials and servants to push the blame downwards, if they are forced to do nothing, they will put all the blame on the traitors and vagrants.
But they don’t know that when the so-called traitors and vagrants finally cause harm, it will be like a huge wave capsizing a boat! If you are illiterate, you will not capsize? So where did the rebellions and riots in the past and present come from! As long as the world is peaceful and everyone has food and clothing, everything will be safe.
Knowing some superficial truths, how can the villagers have the leisure to rebel?
Thinking about all this, King Jiangdu finally came to the Jiuzhang Hall and heard Zhang Shou's voice.
"Before, we sailed from the sea to the port and saw the change in the length of the sails and the shadow left by the tall trees at noon, which proved that the earth is probably round. Then we can't help but ask, what if the sky is not round and the place is round, but the earth is round?
It is round, so on such a land, let's assume that we are above and will not fall, then..."
"So, what about the people under the ball? Why don't they fall? Why does the water flow downwards, and why do fruits fall down from the trees when they are ripe? Why did the last experiment done at the Zhangyuan Star Observation Tower,
Iron blocks of different sizes fell to the ground almost at the same time?"
Listening to these reasons, King Jiangdu just felt like his head was in a mess. When he looked at Lu Wan and Liu Zhiyuan, they were no better than him. He clenched his teeth gently, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Said: "Thankfully, Academician Zhang left the Imperial College, otherwise the Imperial College would be blown up by what he said!"