People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 99
Zhang Yi has self-knowledge, and he has no capital to disobey the imperial decree.

And strictly speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't really disgust him on purpose. It is indeed a reward for a Taoist priest to study in Guozixue.

In today's Ming Dynasty, many institutions are not perfect. In the impression of later generations, the Imperial College will not appear until 15 years after Hongwu, and even the main hall where Lao Zhu taught the princes will not open until the end of the year.

Under such circumstances, Guozixue is already the best and highest institution in Ming Dynasty.
Before the imperial examinations were held, being able to enter Guozixue was equivalent to stepping half a foot into the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

This Guozixue is not like the later Guozijian. Some people can obtain the status of supervising students by donating to the prison.

Now those who can enter the Imperial College to study, more or less have backgrounds and local recommendations.

Zhang Yi is the second son of the Zhang family, and there is no hope for a celestial master. If he plays well, he will probably be a sacrificial wine in Longhushan.

Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a chance to gain fame and get rid of his Taoism. This is really a way out.

But he doesn't want to read!
Not to mention that the boss Lao Zhu is the last boss he wants to serve, he has no intention of fame at all.

Even if he wanted to, Zhang Yi would reject those things when he read other bookstores, let alone study them.

But no matter how much he resisted, Zhang Yi didn't dare to say no.

That's Zhu Yuanzhang, this old boy kills people without blinking an eye, don't look at him now attaching importance to Zhang Normal, look at how you are and I am,
He started to kill people, but he turned his face and refused to recognize people.

Thinking of Lao Zhu's turning his face and denying others, Zhang Yi remembered that there was another unlucky guy in Guozixue, who was the most typical example. The old man should not be dead now, right?

"Brother, I really envy you, I can't even ask for such an opportunity!"

It is rare for Zhang Normal and Zhang Yuchu to see Zhang Yi deflated and never close his mouth.

Zhang Yuchu also ran over to comfort Zhang Yi, but his words hurt his heart.

Zhang Yi glanced at the other party angrily, knowing that he might as well have snatched his position as a celestial master.

"By the way, why did I finish reading the [-] books, but only [-]? Why did you write the remaining [-]?"

Zhang Yuchu said that Zhang Yitou is too big, who said why there must be [-] questions for [-] questions?

Distraught, he opened Zhang Yuchu's hand:
"not in the mood!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Zhang Yuchu's gloating laughter and Zhang Yi's angry roar came from the Taoist temple.

……

Day two, early morning!

Zhang Normal gave Zhang Yi a whole Taoist robe and asked:
"You really don't need me to go with you?"

"Come on, you came to Yingtian Mansion with your eyes open and blind. There is no difference between my going with Senior Brother Deng and your going! You should hurry up and send your eldest brother back to Longhu Mountain and go about your own business..."

When talking about going to school, Zhang Yi has a bitter face.

"Remember, don't say what you shouldn't say, especially your ability to predict!"

Zhang Normal was worried about Zhang Yi, and reminded him again.

Zhang Yi rolled his eyes at Lao Zhang, he has said this sentence several times, is he that careless?
Except for his family members and the Huang family's father and son who were guaranteed by Lao Zhang, he didn't make any publicity, okay?

"understood!"

Zhang Yi waved his hand impatiently, bid farewell to Zhang Normal, and started his hard way to school.

……

At this time, in the central city of Yingtianfu,

The two elders watched the students pass by without moving.

One of them is holding a book in his hand and reading it with relish, while the other is looking at the study on the way to school thoughtfully, but seems to be wandering away.

Gradually, fewer and fewer students went to school, and the sound of reading aloud came from the distant school dormitory.

The old man reading the book urged the people around him angrily:
"Liu Ji, the people you are supposed to watch have also seen it, why don't you leave?"

The person in a daze was Yushi Zhongcheng, Taishi Ling Liu Ji, and Liu Bowen.

"I don't know what's wrong with you. Come to me to watch after the next court. Don't you just want to see Kong Na? Now that you see it, you should be willing?

If you want to see him, you can go directly to the Confucian Mansion..."

Facing the complaints from the old man studying, Liu Ji laughed:
"Confucius Mansion is the prison His Majesty assigned to Kong Kejian. If I go, I won't suffer? Brother Cun, why don't you see me like this?"

"Then why do you come to see Kong Na on purpose? Everyone knows that His Majesty is dissatisfied with the Kong family. He is just a proton sent by the Kong family, so why do you need Liu Ji to come and watch?"

Liu Ji said:
"Just ordinary protons?
Brother Cun thought otherwise, if His Majesty only wanted to keep a hostage, it would be good for Shenggong Qianyan to stay in Yingtian, why bother to embarrass another child?
Moreover, he also sent this child to you, clearly wanting to win him over, show him kindness, and raise up the next generation of the Kong family well, at least to make him love Daming! "

"Kong Kejian, Kong Xixue and his son were too deeply influenced by the previous dynasty, His Majesty is worried, and he can't easily change the blood of Yan Shenggong, so naturally he has to hold it in his hands. Liu came here this time to see how this person is. Is it worth it..."

"What is it worth?"

The old man who was reading put the book on the table, and it turned out to be a "True Sutra of the Great Law of the Microcosmic World".

The corners of Liu Bowen's eyes twitched slightly, but he said nothing.

"You people like to intrigue, forget it, I won't ask, anyway, I won't be able to work for long, so I will go back to retire!
Speaking of which, if it hadn't happened suddenly about Mr. Kong, and you advised me not to get into trouble, I would have resigned from the position of this Guozi Xuejijiu with His Majesty a long time ago..."

The old man inadvertently revealed his identity, Xu Cunren, it was the Nanjing Guozixue Jijiu.

He and Liu Bowen are fellow villagers, and they are naturally close in officialdom.

Liu Bowen originally wanted to give this man a good hand, so that he could have more power in the court, but Xu Cunren didn't have much interest in power. Since he joined Zhu Yuanzhang, he has been at ease in teaching and educating people in Guozixue, from a doctor to a priest. liquor,
Lao Zhu trusted him quite a bit, and he also taught those children in the palace,
It stands to reason that his official career has only just begun, but he has already shouted to retire and return home.

Faced with this kind of person who has no desires and no desires, Lao Liu has no good way to deal with him. He just brought the topic to the scripture:
"This apocrypha, what do you think he is doing?"

After the "Taishang Shuo the Miaofa of the Microcosmic World" went through the time of Yangzhou Prefecture, it became popular in the north and the south.

The Zhang family's prestige was unmatched for a while through the vaccination method and this scripture. People recite the scriptures, and it is said that they can ask the emperor to protect them.

However, in the eyes of Liu Bowen and other scholars, this book is a shoddy apocrypha with too many flaws, and it is not even worthy of their serious study.

"The scriptures are made, but the knowledge inside is priceless. With this scripture, we can deduce the vaccination method. With this merit, Zhang Normal's status in the Taoist sect will not be lower than that of Ge Hong. In the Zhang family's ranking of celestial masters, He will only be lower than Zhang Daoling...

I don't know if this book was created by him or someone else, but the things in this book are really interesting! "

"Hmph, it's nothing but words!"

Although Liu Bowen admitted that what Xu Cunren said was reasonable, he was unwilling to carry the sedan chair for the Zhang family.

Xu Cunren knew his contradictory psychology, so he just smiled:

"I'm too lazy to tell you, you go back to your official business..."

"Left and right are here. I'll take a look at that child of the Zhang family! Zhang Normal's second son seems to be called Zhang Yi. The name is weird. One is normal and the other is abnormal. He is probably a natural nemesis!"

Liu Bowen made a joke with Zhang Yi's name, and immediately came to his senses:
"This one is normal. When I go back, I have to take a copy of it. It is a great gift for His Majesty to let his child come to the country to study. How dare he be late?"

While the two were talking, two figures came running in the distance, but they were two Taoist priests.

"Brother Deng, I'm going to be killed by you, you don't know how to lead the way, why don't you lead me indiscriminately?"

The two Taoist priests are naturally Zhang Yi and his brother Deng Zhongxiu,

When Zhang Yi scolded him, Deng Zhongxiu blushed immediately.

Neither of them knew the way to Guozixue, but Deng Zhongxiu usually helped Zhang Yi do the shopping and went out a lot. He vowed to lead Zhang Yi to walk through Yingtian Mansion, but he went the wrong way, and he still hasn’t found Guozi. study.

Zhang Yi was full of depression, he was not happy to ask him to come to school, and he was late in the end?
Being late on the first day is a big deal, if it gets to the ears of the palace, a single charge of disrespect is enough to make Zhang Yi suffer.

This is the reason why he is not willing to approach Zhu Yuanzhang, this guy likes to take care of all trivial matters,

If you hang out with Boss Zhu, not only will you starve for nine meals in three days, but you may even lose your life.

"Over there, maybe over there, find someone to confirm!"

Zhang Yi and Deng Zhongxiu spotted Lao Liu and Xu Cunren at the same time, and ran over quickly.

"The two elders are the teachers of Guozixue?"

Zhang Yi went over and saluted respectfully.

Liu Bowen and Xu Cunren looked Zhang Yi up and down, and he was sure that this person was probably the little Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain.

"no!"

Liu Bowen shook his head in denial.

Xu Cunren laughed and said:

"You are a little Taoist priest, why do you come to Guozi to learn?"

"The old man doesn't know something. I am Zhang Yi, the son of Zhang Zhengzheng, the real man of Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi Province. His Majesty asked me to come here to study..."

"Zhang Yi, what time is it now, why are you late?"

"It's not, I don't know the way, I got lost..."

Zhang Yi's embarrassing explanation made Xu Cunren laugh out loud. He picked up the book on his desk, stood up and said:
"You come with me!"

Zhang Yi looked at Xu Cunren's back, and then at Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen was angry: "I'm just an idler, you just go with that old man..."

Zhang Yi didn't take it seriously, and bowed to Liu Bowen, saying:

"Then grandpa, I'm leaving first!"

After he finished speaking, he trotted all the way to keep up with Xu Cunren.

"At least it's polite!"

Liu Bowen's face softened a lot.

"Grandpa, are you from the academy?"

After Zhang Yi caught up with Xu Cunren, he greeted the old man.

Xu Cunren smiled: "I'm just a janitor for the school, don't get too close, you are late and your teacher will punish you and will punish you later!
Don't think of me pleading for you! "

"Hee hee, I have experience in being punished, so don't bother grandpa. By the way, grandpa is the old man Xu Cunren who learned the sacrificial wine?"

"What, you know him?"

"No, no, just ask casually!"

"So he's not dead yet..."

Zhang Yi was talking to himself, but the old man who didn't want to walk in front of him listened, his body shook, he turned his head and stared at Zhang Yi:

"Who are you saying is dead?"

"I did not say anything!"

Zhang Yi was surprised and explained with a smile!
(End of this chapter)