Chapter 221 – The Greatest Secret in the World
At that moment, everyone stared angrily at what was in front of them.
Suspicious of dreams.
That first to worship the cadet was also emboldened.
The other trainees at the back, who seemed to have come to a realization, then also bowed down and said, “Many thanks to the benefactor for his teaching.”
Zhu was like a drunk, only feeling that everything that was happening in front of him was surreal.
In this world, there should be no one to pull the wool over his Zhu Di’s head.
But in full view of the public, they saw these teenagers, one after another, as if they were bathed in heavenly grace.
As for Duke Qiu Fu of Qi Guo, he glanced at Zhang Anshi with an expression that this was also possible.
Then he saw his son, Qiu Song, who was among the cadets, holding his stomach majestically and striding in eight steps.
Subconsciously, Qufu’s feet moved a few steps away from Zhang Anshi.
Yizhuoha, on the other hand, is a bit flustered, he as a eunuch accompanying, major occasions the emperor out of the palace, as long as it is not a micro-visit, he will have to and His Majesty to travel to the place for docking.
That is to say, all the itinerary is arranged, although it is not possible to everything, but at least, at least, roughly all the situation can be controlled.
And before that there would be eunuchs on the orders of Yisroelha who would dictate things.
For example, where should the cadets stand, how much distance should they keep from the Holy Spirit, and how should they salute when they arrive.
But now …… there is such a mess.
He looked at Zhang Anshi with a bitter smile, and within his gaze, he couldn’t help but carry a grudge.
Zhang Anshi is harming people.
If this came out, if His Majesty was furious, Zhang Anshi might still think that this guy was young and uninformed, or that he didn’t know the heights of heaven.
But Yizhongha was different. It was his duty to make sure that there were no major mistakes in the liturgy, and it was his bread and butter, so wasn’t this just a way to smash his rice bowl?
As for the civil ministers, they all looked at each other.
In fact, the son of heaven’s disciples, is not without saying, for example, after the examination, all the tributes, will participate in the emperor presided over the temple examination, and then finally by the emperor to determine the rank of the scholar, because the readers have a tendency to examiners are their own seat teacher’s tradition.
Because of this, whether it is the township examination or the meeting examination, can go to be the chief examiner, this section of the candidates to see you, all have to perform the disciple salute, call you a patriarch.
As a result, people often refer to those who have passed the Imperial Examination as the Scholar of the Son of Heaven.
But now …… this surname Zhang …… actually engaged in this name.
What’s the meaning of these lowly trainees, running to recognize their teacher?
And such behavior, very underhanded, very shameless, as if you walk on the street, someone suddenly hugged your thighs, calling you daddy.
Xie Jin even shivered, only to feel their hairs stand up, people can be shameless to such a point.
Shamelessness aside, he even dragged more than two hundred teenagers along to do such despicable and shameless things.
It’s over. In the future, this place will be a den of thieves. If these people become the Jinyiwei in the future, the world will still be a good place.
Yang Rong and Hu Guang were also stunned, they stood in a more remote place, Hu Guang whispered, “Is there a precedent for this in all the dynasties?”
Yang Rong pondered briefly, “Unheard of.”
Hu Guang continued to whisper, “It’s time to fix into history.”
Yang Rong heard the word history, quite moved, coughed, stood a little straighter, repairing history to record something, this is like a group photo, where the camera is irradiated, people will be strong up, pose a good shape.
At this time, Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty, they …… really don’t know the rules ……”
Zhang Anshi’s voice was soft, with a look of hatred, “I will definitely teach them a good lesson later.”
Zhu glared at him.
Zhang Anshi then obediently shut up and did not speak.
Zhu whispered, “Nonsense, simply nonsense.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Yes, yes, nonsense …… them ……”
Zhu Di still glared at him and said, “I’m talking about you.”
Zhang Anshi said in a resigned manner, “What I originally wanted to say was that today, His Majesty personally did the demonstration, which is a sign of being a good teacher, so I asked them to come to thank you for their kindness, but ……”
“You don’t want to be sophomoric.” Zhu Di was a bit anxious and tried his best to lower his voice, “You still think I don’t know you?”
Zhang Anshi could only droop his head and said, “I know I am wrong, I will go to reprimand them and tell them …… not to be rude in front of the imperial court.”
Zhu continued to curse in a low voice, “Go teach a lesson and see.”
Zhu had the tone of someone who had seen through you a long time ago.
Zhang Anshi: “……”
The duo muttered, and the people on the sidelines listened in, all of them pretending not to hear.
Sometimes pretending to be deaf and dumb requires skill, you have to pretend that you have gone deaf and your expression has to look natural, so someone’s eyes looked away as if admiring the setup of this schoolyard.
Some looked up at the sky, seemingly more than satisfied with the day’s weather.
Others looked down at their toes as if they had stepped in dog shit today.
Zhu Di blew up his beard and glared at Zhang Anshi again, “Alright, step aside.”
Zhang Anshi said resentfully, “I am guilty of ten thousand deaths, really ten thousand deaths.”
After saying this, he immediately slipped away as if he had been pardoned, and ducked into the crowd at once, as if the matter had nothing to do with him anymore.
He’s apologized. What more do you want?
Zhu Di coughed, cleared his throat, before saying, “Well …… well …… well, do not have to be polite, look forward to you and so on good to learn the art, the future to do my Daming pillar.”
His words were forced.
But there was always no blame.
Thus, the cadets were exhilarated, and with a joyful smile on their faces, they all said, “Obey the decree.”
Zhu Di pretended to be interested in the appearance, and then under the leadership of Zhang Anshi, look at the school building, as well as various places of the school, listening to Zhang Anshi said that the official school of the lessons taught, as well as hired teachers.
Zhu Di always wore a smile, as if the embarrassment of the party did not exist, and even did not spare praise: “Good good good, Secretary Zhang hard work.”
Zhang Anshi then immediately returned, “Your Majesty, I don t work hard, Your Majesty’s day to day management, this is the vomit …….”
Zhu waved his hand, but didn’t say anything.
Wait until noon.
Zhang Anshi invited Zhu Di to Minglun Hall to rest, and personally sent cakes, accompanied by the ministers can only temporarily rest in the side hall.
At this time, this Minglun Hall, only Zhu Di, also lost Ha, so as soon as he saw Zhang Anshi came, Zhu Di will be angry: “How bold you are.”
Zhang Anshi said, “I will die by all means.”
This is too familiar to hear, Zhu Di still face with anger: “People say to drive the duck on the shelf, you this is not will I as a duck?”
Zhang Anshi hurriedly said, “May not dare, may not dare. In fact …… actually I also have a last resort suffering.”
At this point, it’s never a good idea to play it safe.
Zhang Anshi became sincere.
Zhu was patient and said, “Well, tell me about it.”
Zhang Anshi said: “These people will graduate in the future, all to become a pro army, and to become a jinyiwei, jinyiwei is what? It is to monitor the officials, act as the eyes and ears of the son of heaven, inspection and arrest, in addition, also into the straight palace, straight driving guards. What kind of power is this, it’s too much to say that it’s powerful.”
Zhang Anshi paused and added: “At first, this Ji Gang, was utilizing this, so he dared to be so arrogant and domineering, without regard for the law. How many private individuals has he cultivated through this, and how many heinous crimes has he committed through this?”
“People say that heaven and earth, the ruler and the parent, this teacher, is like a human’s father, those who are sons should be filial to their parents, and those who are disciples should be filial to their teachers. This has been the rule since ancient times.”
After a pause, he went on to say, “This academy was run, logically speaking, I can come to be the principal of this academy, but I was thinking, this can’t be done, can I be the benefactor of the pillars of this generation of Jinyiwei? Ji Gang’s precedent is right in front of us, we can’t do this!”
“So I only received the post of chief instructor, responsible for the daily affairs in this academy, formulating the course of study, and supervising the teaching of each subject. This post of principal, if I do not come to do it, then who in the world will do it?”
When Zhu Di heard this, his face eased slightly.
Zhang Anshi also said: “I think about it, but it is not your majesty, your majesty does not come to do, this school will not be able to do.”
Zhang Anshi looked very serious: “Of course, at that time, it was just my bright idea, but I didn’t expect Your Majesty’s dragon face to be furious. Well, if Your Majesty must punish, I am willing to be punished.”
Zhang Anshi looked like he was being punished with a false sense of humor and stood at attention.
Zhu Di after hearing these words, the heart of the gas has long been eliminated most of the time, and then look at his obedient look, can not help but laugh out, waved his hand and said: “I do not have the dragon face anger. I also know that you must have your reasons, what kind of person are you, I do not know? Just …… this matter why not say earlier? Have to be at this time, teach me to ride the tiger.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Oops, so that’s how it is, it seems that I was really confused.”
Zhu Di looked like an elder teaching the younger generation, “Such things, after all, it is not good, to teach people to look at the joke.”
Zhang Anshi then said, “Why don’t I go back and tell the cadets that the party was a joke, so that they don’t take it to heart?”
This word, Zhu Di’s good temper instantly gave Zhang Anshi’s words to the gas, said, “into your ……”
Zhu Di’s lips shivered for a moment as he continued to scold angrily, “Do you still think that I haven’t lost enough scandal?”
Seeing Zhu Di’s eyes that were about to spit fire, Zhang Anshi hurriedly said, “Then don’t say it, then don’t say it.”
“That’s it!” Zhu huffed and glared at him again, and made another effort to calm his fire before saying, “I have to make it difficult, after all, I paid out the silver.”
Zhang Anshi joyfully said, “Your Majesty is wise.”
Zhu Di, with a few hints of warning, glared at him and said, “These trainees, they must be properly disciplined, they can’t disgrace me, if not, people will scold not the academy, but me!”
Zhang Anshi immediately said, “Your Majesty, feel free to rest assured, I’m the chief instructor, that is, the mountain of swords and the sea of fire ……”
Zhu waved his hand, “What does teaching have to do with mountains of swords and seas of fire?”
Zhang Anshi commiserated, “I am not making a statement.”
Zhu Di sighed: “There is leisure it, I come here once a year to teach a ride.”
Zhang Anshi was pleasantly surprised, “Your Majesty loves the cadets so much, and the cadets, bathed in heaven’s grace, will surely remember it.”
Zhu’s mood was as bad as it was good.
Then, he said, “How dare you do that next time?”
Zhang Anshi immediately said, “I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare.”
Zhu snorted coldly and said, “Surely he still dares.”
With that, he stood up and slowly paced out.
The civil officials and military generals heard the commotion on Zhu’s side and thought that His Majesty was still in a state of rage.
Just waiting to see Zhang Anshi’s joke!
Who knows Zhu has recovered as usual, even in the crowd’s consternation, said to Qiu Fu: “Five military governor’s office, allocate a number of good horses here, the cadets want to learn horsemanship, there is no good horse can’t be, if you take the incompetent horse to practice, can’t practice anything.”
Churchford: “……”
Zhu Di looked at Qiu Fu’s dumbfounded appearance and frowned, “Deaf?”
Qiu Fucai hurriedly said, “Oh, oh ……鑷ｉ伒鏃�.”
Zhu Di also said: “This official school academy, but there are a few models, very good, I am thirsty for talent, I really hope that these people have become handsome.”
The ministers have complex thoughts, ghosts know what Zhang Anshi on the ecstasy again.
Wait for Zhu Di to return to the palace.
Zhang Anshi’s side immediately lost that cautious look and turned complacent.
He crossed his arms and said triumphantly, “Quickly, put up the signboard, the academy will be renamed.”
On the other side, there were several instructors, puffing and puffing, lifting out a huge signboard from the storehouse and hanging it at the entrance of the academy.
On that door, there was a huge signboard in gold, which could blind people from afar.
But I saw that it was written on the top: Royal Official School Academy.
This is a disciple of the Son of Heaven. It’s reasonable to hang a royal official school academy, isn’t it?
Anyway, His Majesty has acquiesced.
This government school academy, is considered to have a high starting point in a serious way.
For Zhang Anshi, pulling the emperor down was also a last resort.
It’s not unreasonable to say that about Chu.
But Zhang Anshi himself has his own ideas, the purpose of the academy is to find another way to take a different path from the imperial examinations.
That of the Four Books and Five Classics is lifeless, except to consolidate the privileges of the gentry and landowners.
If you want to come out of a new way, you have to cultivate a group of real talents, so that these people, to be able to shine.
The world today is on the eve of a dramatic change, as if Prometheus had stolen Zeus’s fire, and mankind was about to steal the power over nature and the whole world that only the gods have.
At this point in time, if one is still holding on to the Four Books and Five Classics and trying to understand the so-called Sage Reasoning, it would mean that in a few hundred years’ time, the entire Central Plains would still be stagnant compared to the rapid changes overseas.
This government school academy is Zhang Anshi’s sword to break this situation.
It’s just how stubborn the worldly obstacles are, and the fixed mindsets that have been in place for thousands of years.
How can it be broken by Zhang Anshi’s words?
It’s good to know that the people in this land are, after all, not immersed in an illusory bubble.
They’re realistic and they’re curly.
In that case, Zhang Anshi felt he had to pull out the carrot.
Becoming a Jinyiwei is a carrot, as is being a disciple of the Son of Heaven.
Being able to be an official, having a status, high salary, powerful and envied by everyone ……
All good words are enough to make the cadets in this government school academy, in the eyes of the world, the pride of heaven.
And this kind of pride of heaven, not by bloodline, not by the amount of wealth, only one thing, that is to learn alchemy, arithmetic, medicine, understanding of astronomy and geography, as well as mastering the basics of the human body.
Are these …… hard?
It’s hard!
But what’s hard? There will always be countless smart people who rise above their contemporaries to become the best.
And now, with Zhu Di as a talisman, the Son of Heaven himself to do this great master, the attraction, again greatly increased.
In the future, it will be the era when the government schools and the imperial examinations will compete for talents.
The crowd came to the door to see it, and each one made a tutting sound.
Zhang Anshi added, “Tomorrow, I will seek out my brother-in-law and find a portrait of His Majesty to hang in Minglun Hall. From now on, every day before the morning class, you all go and salute the Grand Master, as disciples, be polite.”
The participants were all excited.
In fact, they feel lucky to have been admitted here, but if they come here to study, they still think that they may get a good job in the future.
But now, looking at it, it’s more than that, even the Emperor is his mentor, how bad can the future be?
As a result, everyone in the government schools and academies were energized.
The news also spread quickly, and many people were talking about it.
There are a number of people who think that it is not right for His Majesty to do so.
Of course, unhappy to unhappy, but the heart is inevitably lost, if I had known that, I also examined the government school to try.
Big mistake. Big mistake.
I don’t know when next year’s recruitment will be.
At this time, it was precisely when Zhang Anshi was most complacent.
He personally developed the curriculum for the cadets of the government school academy.
On top of that, gather the faculty together to write the materials.
The instructors are also in good spirits at this time of year.
Half of these instructors, all of whom were accomplished readers.
They knew they were hopeless in the imperial examinations, and after a few failed attempts, they slowly lay down.
I had thought that in this life, I had lost much hope.
It is because of the laying down and swinging that there is quite a bit of resentment towards the four books.
Perhaps it is out of this mentality that they are often found in the library’s Miscellaneous Studies Hall, reading some idle books daily.
Some people have seen it and have little interest in it, so naturally they leave.
But there are those who breed interest and come back every now and then.
It was a good time, after all.
The good thing about those miscellaneous books written by Zhang Anshi is that many things are verifiable.
After some people tried to verify it, they found that there was really no mistake and thus became more interested.
And all these people …… are now employed in this schoolhouse.
In fact, their purpose is very simple. There is nothing wrong with being an instructor, there is a fixed salary, and they can also teach others some skills and satisfy their desire to be a good teacher.
But where did they think that this academy …… is far more than what they thought at the beginning.
Royal official school academy, the cadets in it, are all the disciples of the Son of Heaven.
And what are they, the preceptors?
They even had a premonition that many great men might have to come out of these trainees, and all the knowledge they had imparted might be carried forward through these trainees.
This psychological fulfillment instantly made the instructors keel over.
The future is promising.
As a result, the instructors of each subject, almost daily, sought advice from Zhang Anshi.
Some inquired about the preparation of lessons, some inquired about some of the learning of their own subjects, they were reading Zhang Anshi’s book before the learning, belonging to the self-study, but there are still some places, still some do not understand, and now the original author of the book is in front of the eyes, naturally, I hope that many questions can be answered.
Apart from giving them answers, Zhang Anshi, on the other hand, did more to encourage them to think and examine deeply on their own.
At the same time, a small school for children began to appear next to the government school.
Soon after the appearance of this small schoolhouse, one after another sprang up like rain.
Fools know, this small school is not worried about the lack of students, many people around inquiring about how to get into the government school to go, so a lot of people get ideas, one side of the opening of the school, the other side to try to find out the criteria for admission, as well as the curriculum of the government school.
After learning that many of the subjects in this government school academy use books from the Library Du Miscellanea as their basic knowledge.
That library, suddenly overcrowded, many people brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone to go, directly transcribe all kinds of miscellaneous books, and then take back to read.
Such enthusiasm is, of course, deviant in the eyes of the readers.
Many great scholars and accomplished readers were furious.
But you can’t help the enthusiasm. Who would joke about their future?
You academic leaders can rely on the Four Books and the Five Classics to become officials with a handful of good essays, but are you not going to allow other people to earn their own living?
……
By the end of the month, the year is coming to a close.
Zhang Anshi’s wedding date has been set, not for a few days anyway.
On the side of the Eastern Palace, people come to Qixia every day to keep an eye on it, fearing that Zhang Anshi will do something again.
And just then, Chen Li came to see him with great gusto.
“Marquis.”
Zhang Anshi looked tired, and with great effort, he only managed to raise a little spirit, “These days, in order to teach and educate people, I have already run out of gas. Hey …… those teachings, how come there are so many doubts?”
“What? What’s going on? Is there someone here in the guards who wants to cause trouble again?”
Chen Li looked deeply at Zhang Anshi before saying, “No, it’s about that scholar.”
When Zhang Anshi heard the bookkeeper, he immediately remembered Ji Gang, and at once the whole person seemed to have strength all of a sudden.
Zhang Anshi has always thought that Ji Gang seems …… not as simple as the surface, and always feels that behind this, there seems to be something unknown.
Just what exactly was it, Zhang Anshi could never find a clue.
Now hearing that this Chen Li had brought news, naturally his spirits were lifted, and he immediately said, “How is that scribe doing?”
Chen Li then said, “Desert South side, we in the Tartar Department of the people to detect some of the news of the Ministry of Woodleigh Harbor, said that the scribe, was Woodleigh Harbor Department of the chief, led to go to a secret meeting of the Tartar Department of the Imperial Master, it seems …… to have any plans.”
Zhang Anshi became even more nervous and said, “What kind of scheming?”
“In the end what is the plot, it is not clear, only know …… that the side of the border town, may have to go out something.” Chen Li said, “Will it be …… this Ji Gang …… has accomplices in the border town, take this opportunity, inside and outside?”
Zhang Anshi frowned as he listened.
“Ji Gang ……” Zhang Anshi muttered, “Cunning rabbit three holes, what exactly has this Ji Gang set up?”
Chen Li thought for a moment and said, “This Ji Gang in Guan, I am afraid that there are still some remnants of the party, Ji Gang this person, has always been to take a step to look at the three steps …… This is the letter of our details, oh, and here is one, is that the Tai Fu letter, marquis, you have seen it will know.”
Zhang Anshi hastily took the secret letter and opened it, after he read it carefully, his frown deepened, then he said, “Arraign Ji Gang immediately, you go with me, the rest of the people have to evade.”
Chen Li hurriedly said, “Why, do you notice something, Marquis?”
Zhang Anshi muttered, “There seems to be a heavenly secret hidden here.”
At that moment, Zhang Anshi led Chen Li and immediately had Ji Gang brought up, while they walked quickly to the place of interrogation.
Not long after the two of them had taken their seats, a lieutenant escorted Ji Gang here, and then immediately returned.
At this time, Zhang Anshi chilled his face and gazed at Ji Gang, “Governor Ji, it’s been some days since I’ve seen you.”
Ji Gang was groveling in front of Zhu Di, but when he saw Zhang Anshi, it was a big hateful look, “I heard that you became a co-conspirator. Congratulations, congratulations ah, but I thought, his majesty will edict you to be a commanding officer, add you a title of governor.”
His words were slightly ironic.
It seems to be saying, even if you have made such achievements, aren’t you just a Tongzhi?
Zhang Anshi didn’t get angry, smiled and said, “Roads are different, don’t seek each other, between you and me, our ambitions are opposite, don’t take that set of yours and put it on me, it will only look ridiculous to you.”
Ji Gang said angrily, “Zhang Anshi, you have caused me to come to such a pass, don’t you just want to steal my position, why do you need to hide it? It’s a pity that I don’t have a good brother-in-law after all, if not, why would I be like this!”
Chen Li couldn’t help but yell from the sidelines, “No insolence, careful your skin.”
Zhang Anshi pressed his hand, signaling Chen Li that there was no need to get excited.
Turning to Zhang Anshi, he calmly said, “That scholar, went to the Ministry of Uliangha, I’m afraid that he also colluded with the Tartars, right, you previously sent him out, what is the intention?”
“You want to know the secret?” Ji Gang looked at Zhang Anshi fixedly, revealing a grim smile.
Zhang Anshi remained calm and said, “Tell me about it.”
Ji Gang said, “I was afraid you wouldn’t dare to listen.”
Chen Li was a bit flustered, and to be honest, he really didn’t dare to listen to many of Ji Gang’s secrets.
Zhang Anshi, however, said airily, “My favorite thing to hear is secrets.”
Ji Gang said: “Do you know, when Wu Liangha Department, why can grow? This is all thanks to his majesty, his majesty is too afraid of the king of Ning, you must think, why did I want to let WuLiangHa ministry occupied when the king of Ning guarded a large number of pastures of the sang? In fact, it was only because I knew His Majesty’s mind and threw myself at it.”
Zhang Anshi said, “What you said is obviously not a secret.”
Ji Gang said, “But you obviously do not know, in fact, the Tartar Ministry, this is also happy to see, Ning Wangwei withdrew to Guannei, is the result of all parties to act together.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Hm? You mean that the Tartar Ministry is also involved in this matter, how are they involved?”
“Quite simply, through me.” Ji Gang said faintly, “It was I who mediated and, between Uliangha and the Tartar ministry as well as I, Ji Gang, we came to a secret pact.”
Zhang Anshi smiled, “So that scribe, the one who went to reach the secret pact, this is also a back road you left for yourself in the first place.”
Ji Gang sighed; “When a cunning rabbit dies, the dog cooks, the day I became the Commander of the Brocade Guards, I had actually thought of this day long ago.”
“What secret appointment?”
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