Liang Gonggong Jiucheng, who was invited back by Zhu Ying from the Ancient and Modern Tongji Library, seemed to be carefully examining his first student who had not been castrated, and who was also a student from overseas. In fact, he was distracted.
Conversation outside. After all, he has been practicing both civil and martial arts since he was a child. Even if he is not as good as those imperial servants who specialize in martial arts, he is naturally good at hearing and seeing.
When he heard that Zhu Ying outside solemnly introduced him to Zhang Shou, and Zhang Shou bluntly praised him as a rare talent, Liang Jiucheng could not bear it even though he was a serious man and spent almost all day in the ancient and modern Tongji library.
He couldn't help but reveal a smile.
When he came here this time, in addition to teaching the other party the Ming Dynasty script, he also had another plan, which was to learn the other party's language and writing, and then pass it on in the palace. As for whether this kind of writing and language is useful...
...Emperor Taizu said it well, whether it is useful or not, you should learn it first and then talk about it. Maybe the territory of Ming Dynasty will really expand to that place in the future?
Therefore, when Liang Jiucheng recovered his thoughts and looked at the blond boy in front of him, he said slowly: "From tomorrow on, you don't have to go to Jiuzhang Hall. First, study Chinese characters with my heart."
Seeing the face of the young man in front of him changed greatly, he obviously understood what he said, and he immediately wanted to say something, but he interrupted bluntly: "If you want to translate the Sutra, you must first learn the Sutra well, but Chapter Nine
How much can you understand what Academician Zhang said in class? How much do you dare to say you understand? He is unique in arithmetic."
Wu Dawei was speechless after being stabbed with such sharp words. He was teaching there during the day these days, while comparing notes recorded while reading the Latin version of a certain book at night, trying to understand and catch up with the progress of Zhang Shou's lectures.
But the result was completely different from what he imagined. He found that instead of gradually being able to understand, he became less and less understanding!
That Bachelor Zhang talked about a lot of things, which were very complicated... some of them definitely did not belong to the category of geometry, but they involved a lot of formulas.
Seeing the blond boy looking around uneasily, Liang Jiucheng said earnestly: "There are all kinds of arithmetic classics in our dynasty, and these are all incomprehensible if you don't learn Chinese characters. Zhang Xuesheng's Jiuzhangtang has two chapters:
However, because the seniors in the senior class were interned in Xuanfu Datong and various ministries, their progress is almost the same as that of the juniors. Now they often take classes together."
"But there will be admissions every year in the future. Don't you think it would be better for you to just sit there and listen stupidly, instead of learning the writing in a down-to-earth manner now, and then go to Jiuzhangtang and become a real student? Of course, you
If you think you can't learn Chinese characters and will be sent to a mine to dig for the rest of your life, just pretend I didn't tell you."
"I'm not afraid!"
David Wu could only understand a little of the first words, but at the end he miraculously understood everything about the mine. And because he understood clearly, the young man suddenly became irritated.
Although he has always been careful and attentive after suffering a lot on the ship, trying to leave an impression of being obedient and useful, at his core he is still the arrogant young man who is an illegitimate child but looks down on others.
Although he didn't know the so-called provoking method, he had also seen businessmen corner people with a few words, and he had also seen some bad tricks of setting traps in words to lure people into taking the bait. He used to laugh at those who were fooled as fools.
, but at this time, the impulse completely occupied his mind, so that he blurted out: "Okay, I will learn from you!"
Liang Jiucheng was naturally able to deal with such an inexperienced young man - otherwise, his life would have been in vain.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then he said nonchalantly: "Okay, let's start now. I have taught a few illiterate foreign teenagers before, and I have some experience. The first class,
Start by writing your name.”
"Now, tell me your name, your father's and grandfather's names, and your mother's name. Don't panic. I know that the names of the people in Fanbang are very strange and cannot be expressed in the words of this dynasty. So you only need to give a rough one
Then I will write down the Chinese characters with the corresponding pronunciation. Of course, if you have the ability, you can also make up a name for your relatives."
It was another series of words that were very laborious just to listen to. The blond boy had to ask a few more questions. He finally managed to understand them after stumbling, but he suddenly fell into a dilemma.
You must know that his own name, Wu David, was pronounced based on the name of Augustus in the Roman Empire, and the most fortunate thing was that this Eastern country happened to have a corresponding surname. For this, he spent a long time
, I learned how to write these three not-so-easy words, and then I firmly remembered them in my heart.
Now, if he doesn't want to reveal the names of his parents and grandfather, he must choose them himself.
Although if you think about it carefully, the leak is nothing. After all, the captain must have asked someone to find out the name of his father who was so angry and suddenly greedy that he had a huge conflict with the ship.
Everyone here knows it, but he just doesn't want to say it. Anyway, in this Eastern country, they don't care about it.
Therefore, after thinking about it carefully, he said word by word: "My father's name is Gaius, my mother's name is Dacia, and my grandfather's name is Marcus." These are all very common names in ancient Rome.
, is it possible that you can still go all the way to find someone to confront?
Liang Jiucheng, who was such a person, knew immediately upon hearing this that this must have been made by the blond boy in front of him. However, he didn't care whether the name was a pseudonym, and he said calmly: "Since you named yourself David Wu, it will be Wu. If you tell others,
It is inappropriate to claim that your grandfather and father have such foreign names."
"Your father's name is Gaius, then he will be called Wu Gai, and your grandfather's name is Marcus, then he will be called Wu Si. As for your mother Daikia, in my dynasty, after a woman gets married, she can
Use your husband's surname instead. Even if your mother is a housewife, she can still be called Wu Dai. In China, the surname is the foundation of a person's identity, so you have to remember it!"
At this moment, not to mention that Wu David shuddered unknowingly at Liang Jiucheng's feminine voice, even Zhang Shou outside the door felt that this understatement was like renaming his father and ancestor the Ming Dynasty.
It's really very eunuch... Well, these days, because there are too few servants in the palace, and there is no connection with foreign officials, it seems to be unpopular, so the word "eunuch" is not popular at all.
Liang Jiucheng didn't seem to realize how strong his light tone was. He smiled and said, "But I have to tell Bachelor Zhang and his wife that you need a study. After all,
Academician Zhang has to put this study to use, so he can't spare it for you."
Even at home, Wu David didn't have a study room of his own. Although he felt that the other party was too tough at this time, when he saw that he really went out to discuss the study room issue with Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying, he couldn't help but find that this teacher seemed
not bad.
There are many guests living in Zhang Yuan now, no more than one more, no more than one less. In addition, after the wedding banquet, the rooms that were used to house the west were all vacated, so Zhang Shou heard Liang Jiucheng's suggestion and hoped that
After asking Zhu Ying if he could give Wu David a study room, he immediately called Ah Liu to ask if there was any room available at home.
But when he was asking this question, Liang Jiucheng said with a smile: "If there is an empty room, you might as well leave one for me. If I am an old man, I have to go back and forth between the palace and here every day, even if the distance is not far, it will be troublesome
I'm sorry."
Zhang Shou was immediately shocked. How dare he, this disabled but strong-minded man, Eunuch Liang, actually plan to live in his home and become a real tutor... No, Mr. Xixi?
If these were his children, it would be normal for people to be so dedicated to their responsibilities, but David Wu, a young man from Florence, Italy, couldn't be the father-in-law Liang who fell in love with him at first sight, ahem, and planned to adopt him as his son, right?
With this thought in his mind, Zhang Shou didn't show it at all on his face and simply asked Ah Liu: "Do you still have your own small courtyard at home?"
Zhu Ying saw Ah Liu blinking his eyes, as if he was really thinking seriously about whether there was a suitable vacant house. She couldn't help but smile, and then said with a smile: "Ah Liu, Eunuch Liang is very knowledgeable. He is so knowledgeable."
If I stay here, my children from Rongshui Village might be able to attend classes, which is really a bargain!"
"If you dare to say that you don't have a house at home, then you are neglecting your distinguished guest. I will punish you by being a slave for three days and accompanying me in my sword practice!"
Even if Liang Jiucheng had never met Ah Liu before, when he saw Miss Zhu talking to someone in such an intimate tone, he knew who it was, and he said politely: "This is Master Liu?
Haha, young madam, this is just trying to put some money on my face. I have no other ability, that is, just passing the time in a pile of old books, so how can I say I am profoundly knowledgeable?"
"The boy in the house is not a big shot, and I am even less so. There is no need for a small yard. If there is no empty house or a firewood shed or other places where debris is stored, see if there is one. I can just take him to clean it up.
It doesn’t take much trouble.”
Ah Liu doesn't care about how many people there are in the family, but he cares about whether the new person is one that the young master and the eldest lady really want to stay. Since Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying both said that Liang Jiucheng is useful, and the blond boy in the study is obviously also the young master.
Of course the person in need is seriously thinking about which vacant house is suitable for him to live in.
And now the newly arrived Eunuch Liang was just like the servants and generals in Duke Zhao's mansion. He was polite to him and did not rely on being born in the palace to be undisciplined. He felt that he was respected, so he naturally made his decision quickly.
"In the northwest corner of the outer courtyard, next to the courtyards of Mr. Song and Mr. Fang, there is still a small empty courtyard. Although it is not big, it has been tidied up before and the utensils in it are also complete. Eunuch Liang can move there with David Wu. But...
…”
At this point, he suddenly paused: "But this Wu David was originally asked by the emperor to do odd jobs in the public school to pay for food, accommodation, study, etc. But he couldn't stay in the public school, and others saw it.
He was so clumsy that the young master brought him back to be a book boy. If he wants to live and eat in Zhang Yuan for free, that won't work."
Zhu Ying didn't expect that Ah Liu would cling to this point. You know, even Zhang Shou didn't care about this. She suddenly felt dumbfounded. You know, she invited such a truly knowledgeable person among the chamberlains, but he couldn't even
Shu Xiu hasn’t mentioned it yet!
However, she had always liked Ah Liu's character with his elbows turned in, so when Zhang Shou smiled and said nothing, she did not speak at all, and only smiled to see Liang Jiucheng's reaction.
Sure enough, Eunuch Liang, who had been in the ancient and modern Tongjiku for thirty years and seemed to be unsophisticated, was not irritated by Ah Liu at all. Instead, he said with a smile: "Although this boy has a lot of things to learn.
, But Youdao is about combining work and rest, so of course he should make up for his spare time by working in Xueshi Zhang’s study.”
He hesitated slightly for a while, and then added: "Even as an idle person living here, I can help Academician Zhang organize the books in the study. After all, this is my specialty."
At this time, Zhang Shou finally couldn't continue to watch the fun. He quickly laughed and said: "Eunuch Liang, Ah Liu has always been serious, don't argue with him. If you have such knowledge and help me organize the study, I will
How can you afford it? I have brought back all the overseas classics that Eunuch Chen sent me earlier. You are proficient in many languages, maybe you can gain some insights from reading them."
Liang Jiucheng suddenly smiled bitterly: "Xueshi Zhang thinks too highly of me. He is said to be proficient in multiple languages, but I have spent decades and still can't understand Taizu's manuscripts in the ancient and modern collections. Emperor Taizu is the real one.
He is a scholar of heaven. Although the words in his manuscripts are very similar to those from the west, they are incomprehensible to any chamberlain who has been proficient in multiple languages for hundreds of years."
"But it's not like the books brought back by the ship this time... at least some people recognize it. It's a language popular among Western monks and princes and nobles. But even if they were translated on the ship, no one could even speak a few sentences.
There are only a few people, so they can’t understand the characters. Alas, it’s almost impossible to find people in the palace who understand those Western characters. They are really not as good as they were at the founding of the People’s Republic of China.”
Zhang Shou heard Liang Jiucheng lamenting that Emperor Taizu was a scholar of nature. Even other language geniuses couldn't understand it. It was hard for him to keep his face straight and not show any flaws. That was Chinese English that was a step further than Pinyin. He could understand it.
Then he is simply a god!
He didn't want to continue this topic, so he just followed the tone of Zhu Ying's introduction to Liang Jiucheng to Ah Liu, half joking and half serious, and suggested that when Liang Jiucheng taught Wu David, he would let the children in the family who had almost no basic knowledge follow him.
Teachers these days, even if they have no fame themselves, tend to be arrogant and only willing to teach the master's son. However, Liang Jiucheng's knowledge is higher than that of ordinary teachers. He doesn't know what he would do in the face of Zhang Shou.
Liang Jiucheng agreed to the request, which was considered humiliating by most scholars.
"Since they all started out as illiterate teachers, it doesn't matter if there is one more or one less. However, I have been in Gujin Tongjiku for many years, but I only have two real students, not because I am picky, but because I am strict. Not to mention Bachelor Zhang
These little guys in your family, even the one in the house, I don’t know how long they can last under my hands.”
Zhang Shou suddenly thought of the students who were tortured to death by Jiuzhangtang's naval tactics question, but they gritted their teeth and stood firm. For a moment, he felt that he had something in common with this Eunuch Liang. Therefore, he decided to do it without even thinking about it.
He said with a smile: "A strict teacher will produce a good disciple. Eunuch Liang, you just have to teach them at your own pace. If anyone is lazy and slips up..." He then pointed at Ah Liu and said, "Ah Liu will teach them!"