That night, Deng Xiaodai was relatively relaxed, because although Zhang Shou's charts seemed to open the door to a new world for him, there was no real difficulty in understanding them. He knew that he was not as talented as Qi Liang in writing.
, so he never thought about taking the imperial examination and gaining fame, but he always felt that being a petty official for the rest of his life should not be his end.
But now, although Zhang Shou did not show him a path, he showed him a possibility.
However, it was relatively painful for Qi Liang. Because Zhang Shou dictated very quickly, it was difficult to write down some words and phrases word for word just by listening, but he could only try his best. Although each article only had five words.
From a hundred to seven hundred words, he still suffered a lot when he stumbled over the writing. When Zhang Shou irresponsibly asked him to figure out the words by himself, his eyes were bloodshot.
When Zhang Shou finished teaching the two men and went to bed himself, Qi Liang and Deng Xiaodai couldn't help looking at each other in shock, even though they went to bed after cleaning up.
Didn’t the young gentleman say that stereotyped writing and arithmetic have nothing to do with each other, and that he knows nothing about contemporary literature? What were those articles just now?
Even Master Ge was full of praise for Mr. Ge's arithmetic talent, but how did he come up with those intuitive tables?
That night, Zhang Shou slept very soundly, but Deng Xiaodai and Qi Liang almost suffered from insomnia. They tossed and turned and couldn't sleep at all. What made them even more dumbfounded was that in the dead of night, they slept in the same bed with their eyes open.
With their eyes wide open, they suddenly noticed a person appearing silently beside the bed. This ghost-like scene was accompanied by a very inappropriate sentence.
"If you really can't sleep, I can knock you out."
"No... no need!"
Undoubtedly, Deng Xiaodai and Qi Liang quickly refused. After watching Ah Liu return to the soft couch temporarily used for sleeping, they curled up into a ball and breathed evenly in a moment. Deng Xiaodai then grew up.
He breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Xiao Qi, if you ask me, this little gentleman must be Xingjun Linfan. As for Ah Liu... this kid is definitely born from a evil star!"
Qi Liang was about to reply when he suddenly heard a cold snort coming from the soft couch. He was immediately frightened.
Deng Xiaodai will stay in Shuntian Mansion for a long time in the future, but he will have to get along with this evil star often. He must not offend Ah Liu! Speaking of which, why didn't he find this kid so scary before?
In the early morning of the next day, although he slept a little later than at home, Zhang Shou still woke up on time. His biological clock was always very accurate, and the person who got out of bed almost at the same time was because he needed to do something at home.
Qi Liang, who does little farm work and chores, and Deng Xiaodai, who has to nibbling every day at Shuntian Yamen.
When the noise in the east wing reached the main room, the old lady who got up early couldn't help but laugh.
"After all, he is a young man, he is really energetic."
She said this as if in admiration or emotion, and then gave instructions: "Send someone to find out if there is anything interesting happening this morning."
Mother Li had followed Mrs. Tai for many years, so of course she knew the implication, so she immediately agreed and went to do it. After washing, Mrs. Tai walked out of the room and stood on the corridor. She heard the neat voices of two young men reciting from the east wing, and thought
Her eldest grandson was diligent and progressive and skilled in both civil and military affairs, but her second grandson was lazy and incompetent. She couldn't help but let out a deep sigh again.
Zhang Shou did not supervise Qi Liang and Deng Xiaodai's morning classes. In fact, in the village, they supervised themselves. As for him, most of the time he would go for a run to warm up and do some exercise when he was in the village, but since Zhu
After Ying and Guijie's disciples came one after another, he switched to doing Tai Chi in his room at home.
At this time, he leisurely completed a set of Yang's Forty-Eight Tai Chi in the large open space in the east wing, and then checked for a while the article Qi Liang dictated last night, and waited until he confirmed that he had remembered all the words correctly.
, he ordered: "Memorize it as quickly as possible, and then burn these writing papers. The same goes for Xiaodai, don't keep the drawings."
With his instructions, when Ah Liu personally brought the breakfast brought by the servants of the Zhu family into the house, Deng Xiaodai was okay, but Qi Liang was mumbling something in his mouth and was not in the mood to eat at all. When the four of them came together
When breakfast was finally finished, Mother Li's voice came from outside the door.
"Mr. Shou, Madam Tai asked me to come in and deliver a message to you."
"Mom, come in." Zhang Shou agreed, and the next moment, Li's mother opened the door curtain and came in.
"The news just came that someone was ridiculing Prince Fu Yin before the morning court, saying that the rankings in the Shuntian Prefectural Examination were unfair, and that he wanted to ask the Metropolitan Procuratorate to send someone to review the examination. Prince Yin of Shuntian Prefecture retorted, saying that even a small imperial examination could be judged by someone
There has been a commotion all over the city. Isn't it because I think he has touched too many subordinates since he took office? Isn't it because he thinks he has done something serious in checking the landowners? Isn't it because he thinks Taishi Ge's disciples are on the list?"
"Do you want the ministers and bachelors of the court to also participate? Let's take it a step further. He will directly propose it in front of the emperor at today's court meeting, and ask the emperor to make a decision. It is also a fun, and everyone will see the truth!"
No wonder Wang Fuyin and his teacher Ge Yong seem to be very close, their "upright" temperaments are quite similar!
Zhang Shou laughed as he thought: "I thought that the court officials must be very polite, but I didn't expect that before the morning meeting, they would argue and sarcastically with ordinary people in the vegetable market. What happened next? What was the result?"
Mother Li saw that Qi Liang was shocked when he first heard the news, and then hurriedly concentrated on carrying something silently. However, Zhang Shou seemed to be nothing to do with it, listening with interest, and even joking, she couldn't help but admire it in her heart.
"There was no result. I went to court later. I can't say whether I will continue to make noise until the court meeting. The emperor was made angry by the incident at Linhai Camp. The court meeting was suspended for two days. It will definitely happen today.
Let’s settle this matter first, and then discuss other things.”
"As for the quarrels between these officials and peddlers, that's nothing. The bachelors and ministers are still taking action! Scholars are acting rudely and sweeping the floor politely. How can they be dignified! The lady asked about this specifically to ask you for help.
A preparation."
"Okay, thank you for your trouble. I'll go and thank you in person soon."
Seeing Zhang Shouli's attentiveness, Mother Li smiled and nodded to Deng Xiaodai: "Besides, the people in Rongshui Village hurried back after selling their food last night. Since Mr. Shouxian won't go back for the time being, he can't be alone with Ah Liu.
One person will take care of him. The government has sent people to Shuntian Mansion Office to ask for leave from Deng Langjun. The Dowager Madam said that it is rare for Mr. Shou to come to the city and Deng Langjun will always be there to take care of him. "
Deng Xiaodai was thinking about whether he should say goodbye or go to Shuntian Mansion Office for duty. Unexpectedly, the Zhu family had already beaten him to it. He was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had not gone back last night but had forgotten to inform his uncle in advance.
I couldn't help but lightly hit my forehead in frustration.
I just hope that my uncle won’t get carried away and spread the word about it after people from Zhao Guogong’s mansion help him ask for leave. That would be embarrassing!
Seeing that Mrs. Li had curtsied and seemed ready to leave, Zhang Shouzheng wanted to call out to her, but when the door curtain moved, Zhu Ying came in like a storm. Compared with when she was in the countryside, Zhu Ying returned home in a more glamorous way. In addition, adding a bit of willfulness, she raised her chin slightly and said with a smile: "Ah Shou, my second brother is here to apologize to you!"
Seeing Zhang Shou stunned for a moment, Mother Li felt that the sun was rising in the west when she saw the dejected second young master behind Zhu Ying, who was still carrying thorn sticks. Many of the thorn sticks even had thorns on them.
You know, compared to the eldest young master and the eldest lady, the second young master is just a stubborn rock. He can't be hit, let alone scolded. Don't look at it. Yesterday, the madam seemed so angry that she wanted to pick up the sword to kill people. While the master is here, pick up the sword. This kind of pursuit happened more than once!
But the second young master bowed his head and admitted his mistakes as a common thing, and forgot about it the next day. Will he have a long memory after this apology?