Be a master through ancient times

"The sage ordered that Zhuangyuan Lang enter the palace immediately without delay, so please!"

There are not many people in the Imperial College who are qualified to receive the decree, and a few people kneel in the middle of the wide main hall, looking a little deserted, especially when the decree is only aimed at a certain person.

In recent years, many academies have popped up outside. Although Guozijian still maintains the old signboard, its reputation is not as good as usual.Especially this year, none of the three people in Yijia was a student of Guozijian, which made the golden signboard of Guozijian even more crumbling.

Now that the emperor has decreed, everyone is a little overjoyed.They are the largest wine priests in Guozijian, they are the fourth grade, but they are still not qualified to go to the Chang Dynasty, only the Great Dynasty can face the holy.

Since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, the upper dynasty has been divided into the Chang Dynasty and the Great Dynasty.

The Changchao is held every day, and only officials of the third rank and above can participate.The Great Dynasty is held once every ten days and three times a month, and all officials of the sixth rank and above must participate.

Every time during the Great Dynasty, the officials had to get up at two or three o'clock in the morning and rush to the gate of the palace. They waited until the drum was sounded at five o'clock before they could line up and go in. It was quite a torment.It doesn't have to be so early for Chang Chao, after all, there are only them, so there is no need to talk about such a big show.

However, even though going to court is very hard, most people still yearn for the day when they can go to court every day. After all, it is a manifestation of status.

Feeling the envious eyes of other people, Chu Ci thought that it was just the right time, and he was worried that he had no place to complain!He had to fool the emperor a bit and give him some power.

"I accept the order." Chu Ci kowtowed to thank the other officials.Then, others watched Chu Ci leave.

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"Where is this father-in-law from? From your accent, it sounds a bit like someone from the south." Chu Ci and the eunuch who passed the decree sat on the carriage, looking at each other in embarrassment.To pass the time, he took the lead in chatting.

"How did you hear that?" the eunuch asked curiously.Originally, he wouldn't talk to foreign ministers easily, but this Chu Zhuangyuan was very kind, and he could keep his words to the point, so he couldn't help it.

"I'm also from the south, have you heard of Xijiang Province?"

"Of course, our family went there to play when we were young! Our family is from Nanfu Province." He was a little happy. There are not many Nanfu students in Beijing, but there are not many who can talk to him.Others are trying their best to learn Mandarin, for fear of being said that their accent is not pure.

"What a coincidence, it turns out that my father-in-law and I are still neighbors! People used to say that when there is rain after a long drought, when you meet an old acquaintance in a foreign country, when you are in the bridal chamber and when you are named on the gold list. These are the four great happy events in life. When I saw my father-in-law today, it really is That's right."

Chu Ci is so good at coaxing people, with just a few words, the relationship between the eunuch and him is brought closer.Especially after the eunuch exchanged a few words with Chu Ci in his native dialect, he felt even more inexplicably happy, feeling like he was still a child.

The carriage enters through the tuck door on the left and stops outside.Chu Ci followed this father-in-law named Xiao Fuzi, turned left and right, and finally came to the imperial study.

The palace was a little different from what he remembered.He grew up in that neighborhood, and he is very familiar with every brick and tile. It looks similar here, but in fact, there are many differences.

"My humble servant sees the emperor, long live my emperor!" Chu Ci made a big salute, and the emperor who was sitting in front of the desk smiled and asked him to get up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chu Ci stood up, with a just right smile on his face, which made people feel very comfortable.

"Do you know why I called you here today?"

"I don't know, but seeing the red light on your face, the emperor, I guess something good has happened."

Emperor Tianhe was a little surprised. The number one scholar spoke and acted gracefully, as if he was used to facing the saint, without the restraint and caution of ordinary courtiers.

"You are right. Do you still remember the article you wrote in the palace examination? At that time, there was a flood in Xi County, and I was worried day and night, so I used this as an examination question. You answered very well, and I will take what you said , all ordered to go on, now that the flood in Xi County has calmed down, I am very relieved, and naturally I will not forget you as a great hero."

"Your Majesty is serious. It is the job of a mere minister to share the worries of the court, so how dare you take credit for it? If it weren't for the Emperor, you worry about the country and the people, and work day and night, even if you write a hundred water control strategies, it will be useless. You are the hero!"

"Chu Zhuangyuan, your mouth is Zhang Yi. Su Qin is still alive, I'm afraid he will be willing to bow down." The emperor laughed and teased.

"The humble minister is terrified. He knows that he is lacking in talent and learning. He can only make up for his inadequacy with diligence. How dare he be compared with the ancient virtuous ministers? But you are a sage monarch, and there must be many talented people in the court."

"Hahahaha, well said! Do you blame me for letting you go to the Imperial College?" The emperor smiled, and suddenly the topic changed and became a sensitive topic.

Chu Ci pretended to be surprised: "I thought that the emperor valued me, so I let my minister go to the Guozijian. Why would I blame the emperor? Let's not say that the Guozijian is a solemn place, the foundation of the country, just say that it gave me a yard. , and three meals a day, I am very grateful." He deliberately said in a vulgar way.

"Oh? Zhuangyuan Lang really thinks so?" The emperor didn't buy it.

"Of course, I studied under Master Qing of Qinling, who was the leader of the Book of Songs in Yuanshan County, and was deeply influenced by Master Qing. Now I am honored to be one of them. Naturally, I only want to be happy and have no other thoughts." Chu Ci said so firmly that even the emperor doubted whether the boss didn't intervene or not, it was Chu Ci's own choice.

"Who is your Mr. Qin? It's worth your time to talk about him?" The emperor suddenly remembered the list of titles he just had.

"Hey, the emperor heard it." Chu Ci was a little embarrassed, "He is also a teacher and a father to the humble minister, and he often teaches the humble minister to be loyal to the emperor and love the country. I heard that in the past, the former emperor visited the south, and he also represented the government. pass."

"..." Thinking of the late emperor, the emperor couldn't help being silent for a moment, and then said: "It's indeed a good idea, Master, do you have an official career in mind?"

"Master Qin is indifferent to fame and wealth, and he only likes to teach students all his life. It would be great if someone can rectify his name." Chu Ci said with emotion.

The emperor stared at Chu Ci with a half-smile, not knowing that this was a sly guy who came out of a fox's den in the mountains. Although he was a bit cunning, it was rare for people not to feel disgusted.

"Then what name do you want to give him?"

"Learning high to be a teacher, being upright is a model! A model of a teacher is also!"

"What a model teacher! Can he afford these four words?" The emperor lowered his face and stared at Chu Ci.

Chu Ci didn't move, still standing straight, he said: "Whether others can be called a model teacher, I really don't know. But Mr. Qin, he can indeed be called one. He took his ministers by his side and taught them carefully. He never slacked off when teaching other students in the county school. Whether they were smart or a little dull, he could treat them equally and teach them in various ways. The sage Confucius once said, There is no discrimination in teaching, Zhu Zi also said, teach students according to their aptitude. He has done all of these.”

"Because of your meritorious service in water control, I originally wanted to reward you. You can mention anything you want. Who would have expected you to be so brazen. I will give you another chance. Do you want to reward you, or do you want me to give you four models of master and teacher?" Character?"

"My minister chooses the last one."

"Even at the cost of losing high officials and rich salaries?"

"I don't regret it!"

"Why are you so determined?"

"Your Majesty, young people are the pillars of the country in the future. In the past, humble ministers once heard people say that if young people are strong, the country will be strong, and if young people are wise, the country will be wise! If it is at the price of high officials and rich salary, the emperor's golden words will make the world All the masters below understand one thing - as long as they are diligent and diligent in cultivating talents for the country, the emperor can reward them, so why worry about the country's prosperity? Then even if I work hard in the south in the future, I will be very comforted in my heart. "There was no trace of teasing on Chu Ci's face, and he looked very serious.

After hearing this, the emperor was speechless for a long time.

"I thought you only had selfishness, but I didn't know that your selfishness contained the righteousness of the country." The emperor picked up the ink pen, wrote the four characters "a model of a teacher" on the imperial decree, and then wrote "learn from a high level to be a teacher, Be upright as a fan" these words.Finally, he took out the jade seal and stamped a big seal on it.

"Although you are a little bit cautious, you are not losing your strength. What I said just now is to test you. If you overthrow all your own words for the sake of high officials and rich salary, then I will be very disappointed. This way The imperial decree will be sent to Yuanshan County School in a few days to reward your Master Qin, who is the best in the Book of Poetry, okay?" Emperor Tianhe showed a little smile on his face, and the atmosphere of the audience became relaxed and harmonious again in an instant.

"Your Majesty is holy, in the future masters from all over the world will definitely devote themselves to teaching and cultivate many talents for the Great Wei Dynasty!" Chu Ci also laughed, not forgetting to pat his ass.

"Okay, don't give me the ecstasy soup anymore. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

"Isn't that just a reward? How dare I ask for anything else?"

"You are not joking. I said I would give it to you, so I must give it to you." The emperor wanted to see what kind of request he would make.

"Then, if the emperor must reward the minister, then please give the minister a piece of gold—a ruler! Gold plating is enough, not all gold!" Seeing the strange and inexplicable expression on the emperor's face, Chu Ci hurriedly lowered the request.

When Emperor Tianhe heard Jin, he was actually a little disappointed, but the two words that followed were beyond his expectation.

"What do you want a golden ruler for?" He knew that the ruler was used by the master to teach students, but no one dared to beat him.

"Hey, Your Majesty, you know that the minister is the supervisor of the state. It can be said that apart from the little nobles in the palace, there are the most relatives and relatives of the emperor there. The little ministers are mere sixth-rank officials, and those adults can use their little fingers. I was crushed to death. If things go on like this, it will be very detrimental to the style of study of the Weichen in managing the Guozijian. For this reason, the Weichen wants to hire a golden ruler to suppress the incompetent teachers and beat the stubborn ones. "

"Hmph, do you still want to treat it as a precious sword?" The emperor snorted angrily, and the Zhu Zhuangyuan, who was talking nonsense, still had some truth to it.

It is usually not easy for him to directly reprimand those naughty juniors. If you give him a ruler and ask him to help beat it, in the future when those uncles, uncles and aunts complain, he will turn a blind eye and close his eyes. interesting.Moreover, the Guozijian should be in charge of it.

"You step back first. If this golden ruler doesn't work in your hands, I will hit you first!"

"Weichen thanked the emperor! Weichen will leave now." Chu Ci left in desperation on the surface, but in his heart he breathed a sigh of relief.

He seemed to be standing straight and fearless, but in fact he was already in a cold sweat.Today, if he didn't have some eloquence, if he made a slight mistake in one line, he might lose his official career.

You have to reward this tongue well when you go back, let’s eat pork strips for dinner!