Chapter 84 The highest institution
A dam in Qujiangchi is under renovation, and there is no shortage of stones. The guards have become coolies. The two of them carried huge stones and shouted horns and carried them into the dragon boat. The waterline sank little by little, and finally the waterlines on the bow and stern of the boat reached the position depicted by the two brothers.
Liu Duan waved his hand, and the bitter guards began to move the stones down again. A scale was placed on the dock and moved them down to weigh them one by one. Liu Sheng, who was beside him, kept writing and drawing on paper with his pen. When Liu Qi walked closer, he found that there were some strange words. He didn't know them at all.
After the stone was moved, the guards were so tired that they spit out their tongues and squatted in the corner like a dog. Liu Sheng took another piece of clean paper and checked it before he realized.
"It was calculated that it was 8,742 kilograms in total."
"wrong"
The one who spoke was not Yelang's vulgar envoy, but Liu Duan.
Liu Duan and his guards stood on the scale one by one, weighed their weight. He asked Liu Sheng to stand up and weighed him and his guards one by one. Then he said, "The King of Zhongshan was wrong just now, and we should also reduce our weight. This elephant weighed 8,218 kilograms. Yelang envoy, can my brother weigh the right one?"
The face of the vulgar envoy had already become pig liver. Seeing Liu Duan asking questions, Ai Ai said with discomfort: "This prince is right."
"Hmph, your small Yelang country must not be so arrogant in the future. My great Han Dynasty has a lot of talents and has accumulated a long time of founding a country. The national strength is like an eagle soaring into the sky. How can you guess a small country like you, go back and tell you the king. My great Han Dynasty is a country that cannot be humiliated, so that he can do it himself."
When Liu Qi saw the envoy looking like a deflated ball, he felt refreshed. He said a few words in a very straightforward manner, and he taught the Yelang envoy a lesson, and did not let him boast about the great man.
The Yelang envoy was so scared that he bowed and kowtowed and kept saying his promises.
Seeing that his son, who had always been naughty, Liu Qilong was very happy. Zhongshan Kingdom, Jiaodong Kingdom and Jiaoxi Kingdom had several counties at the same time. His Majesty the emperor held a celebration banquet and praised his three sons during the banquet.
"My son, I will make this great contribution ten days after I go to the Marquis of Lintong. I feel very relieved and tell me what Marquis Yun has given you."
Liu Qi started taking the school entrance exams for the three princes in front of his subordinates.
"Master Yun taught us mathematics, saying that in the future, Erchen would manage the vassal states, and he needed to calculate the output of grain and the money in the treasury. Mathematics is the most basic knowledge, and he also simply taught us physics. Master Yun said that all changes in the world have truths. If you understand a principle, you can use and control a power. The principle that Erchen and others just called the elephant use was Professor Yun."
"Have you ever taught you poems, songs, and the words of ancient sages?"
Before Liu Qi could speak, Liu Hui, one of the nine ministers, asked. He was a relative of the Liu clan and was one generation higher than Liu Qi. The three princes standing below were all grandchildren in front of him, so he didn't have much scruples when he spoke.
"Master Yun said that poetry and lyrics are used to cultivate sentiment, and the philosophies of ancient sages are used to improve morality. He could not teach us, but he said he would ask us for another professor."
Liu Xiaozhu answered Liu Hui's question in a slight voice, and after saying that, he even gave Liu Hui a gift, showing his education that was inconsistent with his age.
"Oh, Lintong Hou is looking for any expert professor to teach you about your studies."
Liu Qi was very interested and didn't know who Yun Xiao was looking for to teach his son.
"The Marquis of Lintong said that Yan Qing, the head of the Yan family, who was conferred by Emperor Gaozu, came to teach us poetry, songs and essays, and the philosophy of ancient sages."
The head of the Yan family, the courtier who was sitting, immediately took a breath. That was a great sage in the world, and he didn't want to teach his studies at first sight. Some guys who attended Yun Xiao's wedding banquet were keenly aware that Yun Xiao married the daughter of the Yan family. With the relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law, it seemed that it was not impossible to hire an old man from the Yan family to teach his studies.
Liu Qi was overjoyed and rewarded with 500 gold coins immediately entered Yun Xiao's pocket.
Before the two princes came back, waves of guests came to the door one after another.
Lord Taichang from Taichang Temple, I admire him for a long time. Oh, it is the Queen Mother's family, and I must treat him well. What? I have a young son in the family, and I hope that Mr. Yun will discipline him... Lord Taichang still has to give him the face and leave him behind. So a chubby little fat man and the three princes became neighbors.
What is the Shaofu Principal? It is Princess Guantao's in-laws' family. There is also the princess's handwritten letter. Yun Xiao took Princess Guantao's letter before he opened it. The Princess introduced a seven or eight-year-old child, who came to study without asking. Recalling Princess Guantao's shrewd face, he reluctantly accepted it. The princes had another neighbor.
In this way, the number of neighbors of the princes gradually increased. Zhou Yafu's grandson, Dou Ying's nephew, and Tian Fu's friend's relative, the younger brother-in-law's brother-in-law's family. When another ten days passed, a guy with the Queen Mother-in-law's imperial edict came in, Yun Xiao suddenly realized that the Yun family's house was not enough.
After checking the list, I found that I had eighteen students. Each of them had a huge background, and I couldn’t afford to offend me just by looking at the surname. The little one was surnamed Liu, and the other half was surnamed Dou. They were all powerful big shots. They spoke very politely when they came to the door, and they were beaten and scolded. Anyway, this child would be handed over to you in one sentence.
Yun Xiao suddenly realized that things were beyond his expectations. His original intention was just to educate Liu Xiaozhu to train him two good brothers who could help him. He didn't want to run any school. Judging from the current trend, I'm afraid that the entire Yun family will be dominated by the rich children of Chang'an.
The situation is very clear and urgent. It is not that the only few children in Chang'an need education. Instead, other parents are digging doors and stealing holes to find connections. I believe that after a while, many anxious big shots will come to the door in person. No matter what, Yun Xiao will not give this face.
"Juzi is so anxious to find me what happened."
The old man Yu asked with confusion, like Yun Xiao, who was caught in an arrow on his butt.
Yun Xiao didn't answer, just threw a construction plan to Yu Lao. Several two-story buildings, plus a large courtyard, cover a hectare of land.
"Juzi, you mean..."
"How long does it take to cover the fastest speed?"
The students could not continue to drag on, and the growth rate of students was faster than Luan Ling's belly. It seemed that it would be impossible to build a school without building a room. Except for the three princes who also lived in a single room, the other rooms began to change from two beds to four, and four to eight. If you accept someone, you have to hang them on the wall. Yesterday, I received a request from Liu Cheng.
The latest roster already has two pages of paper, with a total of forty students. Of course, the Yun family’s backyard was piled up like a mountain and the number of students.
A flat land one mile away from the Yunjia Village was selected as the school site by Yan Qing. According to Yan Qing, this land has spiritual energy. Yun Xiao looked at it for a long time until his eyes saw the water vapor, but he could not see where the spiritual energy was there. What if he didn't, just drive these rich children out of the Yun family. These naughty children teased Xiaobai when they were fine, and several of them were scratched in just a few days. Xiaobai was a beast, and his life was not one or two dead under its sharp claws.
Wei Qing had already fought with several children because of this, and the three princes were very righteous. Now they were all green in their eyes. Liu Hui's grandson was the youngest son who was the one who took the lead in causing trouble. He was cleared out without any suspense. Such students were not punished and these monkeys could not be managed. This very awesome brother was said to be hung up and beaten by me when he went home. Liu Hui whipped two whips in person regardless of his age at the age of 70. He heard that life is worse than death now.
"Boy, tell me why you came from such a big battle."
The groundbreaking ceremony was very Hongda, and Liu Qi came to attend it in person. Yun Xiao creatively buried a stone in the middle of the foundation, allowing Liu Qi and the court officials to bury it with iron shovels tied with red silk. Yun Xiao looked at the scene in front of him. If he replaced the guard next to him with a beautiful woman wearing a cheongsam, it would be perfect. Now this scene looks like a gangster funeral.
Yan Qing seemed very dissatisfied with Yun Xiao's actions. He thought that teaching students should not do these false things, and doing academic research means avoiding urgency and irritability. So he grabbed Yun Xiao's neck and asked.
"My father-in-law, so many people give their son-in-law some face."
Yun Xiao glanced at Liu Qi not far away with his eyes and signaled Yan Qing to let go first, so that he could say something.
Yan Qing let go of Yun Xiao and stared at Yun Xiao's face with breath, meaning that if he didn't say that he was Chou Yin and Mao today, this matter would not be over.
"My father-in-law, life is only a few decades. In the blink of an eye, it's a blink of an eye. What can we leave for future generations in a hundred years? Money? Land? Fame? Fame? Land? Land? Land? Land? Land? Land? Land? As for the so-called fame and fortune, it's something that is unreliable.
Only knowledge and truth are the most precious wealth in the world. What I want to do is to impart the knowledge of truth to future generations so that the crystallization of our ancestors’ wisdom will not be lost. That’s all, but if we want to realize this dream, we must first be noble and then poor. Inspiring the wisdom of the people is not a one-day or two-day achievement. This may require the efforts of several generations or even more than ten generations without the support of the royal family. We cannot complete such a great achievement. Father-in-law, what does it mean on that stone?"
Yun Xiao pointed his finger at the tall monument wall, with a few vigorous typing on it.
I respect my teacher, and I respect the truth even more.
Yan Qing walked closer, saw clearly the typing in front of him, and saluted respectfully.
Dozens of noble young men behind him recited together, "I respect my teacher, and I respect the truth even more."
The sound was so grand that Liu Qi was so excited that he saw it. He lifted up a plaque covered with red silk, which was the name of the highest institution of learning in the Han Dynasty.
Chapter completed!