Today, the academy is already full of pavilions and buildings, showing a prosperous appearance. Starting from the mountain gate at the foot of the mountain and going up the mountain, most of the houses and buildings were built according to local conditions among the lush forests and trees. At this moment, the snow is falling in the sky, and the snow on the trees has not yet melted. It is like a misty fairy palace in the sky, beautiful and quiet. To.
The three of them walked up the road, inspecting all the halls and dormitories along the way.
By the time they returned to the room for check-in, Xu Jingzong and Chu Suiliang were already panting from exhaustion, with sweat stains visible on their foreheads in the cold weather.
After making a pot of tea, Fang Jun sipped the tea and joked: "This is not good, it is too empty. You two have successful official careers, rich wealth, and a lot of beautiful concubines at home. If you are out of breath when you move, aren't you afraid of those people?" This beautiful concubine who is like a wolf and a tiger can't bear the loneliness of Hongxing and cheating on her?"
Chu Suiliang's old face was slightly red, and he was a little embarrassed: "The Duke of Yue must be careful, we are all officials of the imperial court, how can we use such vulgar words and lose the dignity of the imperial court?"
Although this man pursues fame and wealth more than anyone else, and does not leave any room for kneeling and licking the nobles of Guanlong, he still hopes to retain the reserve of a scholar, be upright and rigorous in front of others, and consider himself a great scholar of the world.
Xu Jingzong was much more shameless and thorough than him. He had already put aside the so-called face and only believed in interests and not formalities. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "I have only been interested in power and wealth in my life, and I am insensitive to women." , there is only one old wife and two concubines in the family, but brother Dengshan is getting stronger and stronger, and he is especially fond of twenty-eight beauties. There are many wives and concubines in the house, and there are as many beautiful maids as rain. If you are really too busy, you might as well ask Erlang to help, anyway. We are all colleagues, so the good news should not go to outsiders."
"Dengshan" is Chu Suiliang's word.
Fang Jun then chuckled. This old guy was really wicked. He would say whatever bothered people the most, which could make people's hearts irritate.
As expected, Chu Suiliang suddenly became angry, patted the table in front of him, blushed and stared, saying: "It's insulting to polite people, what a shame! These vulgar words from the market must be treated as fun, it really brings shame on the court officials." !”
Xu Jingzong pointed at Chu Suiliang with a smile and said to Fang Jun: "I made a mistake. I'm afraid I may have poked my brother Dengshan's lungs. Look, he will become angry from shame."
Chu Suiliang was so angry that he blushed, blew his beard and stared, but he had nothing to do with Xu Jingzong.
This old guy is now shameless in his training and has no literati character. He seems to have understood the essence of intrigues and self-righteousness in the officialdom. He is becoming more and more skillful and suppresses himself to unspeakable suffering. In addition, Fang Jun's Support, now Chu Suiliang is struggling in the academy. Although he can keep pace with Fang Jun in name, in fact he not only has no real power, but is restricted everywhere, and his life is not as smooth as a teaching.
As the spokesperson of the Guanlong nobles in the academy, he was unable to fight for the interests of the Guanlong nobles. Even the admission quota was monopolized by Fang Jun. Naturally, Changsun Wuji became more and more disappointed.
Without the support of the nobles behind him, and whether he had any merits as an official besides his knowledge, Chu Suiliang's official career had already been hit hard...
I have been quite depressed recently, so I am extremely sensitive to Xu Jingzong's teasing and cancellation.
Fang Jun looked at Chu Suiliang and felt disgusted in his heart. This man was a typical example that knowledge is not equal to character. The smile disappeared from his face and he said lightly: "I'll leave it to you two in the academy. There are still some affairs in a certain house. Let's go back and deal with them first." . Please also make an arrangement for the duty rotation during the Chinese New Year and post a public announcement in the form of a table. Of course, you must consult privately with all the teachers and officials, and try your best to take everyone's actual situation into consideration and make appropriate arrangements. If anyone has If it’s urgent, we’ll stagger the schedule.”
Xu Jingzong stood up quickly and asked, "Why don't you leave after lunch?"
Fang Jun said: "No, something is indeed wrong."
The two of them sent Fang Jun to the door and watched him riding away surrounded by his troops.
Xu Jingzong looked at Fang Jun's back and slapped his thigh suddenly, and said angrily: "Mom! I forgot to pay back the money to this guy again..."
Chu Suiliang had a look of disdain on his face: "It's just a hundred pieces, why is Master Xu so good? I think the Duke of Yue is busy with things and always forgets. You shouldn't be chasing after them every day."
Xu Jingzong felt that repaying debts was a natural thing, so he immediately waited for Chu Suiliang and said, "What do you mean by 'just a hundred officials'? Are your Yuhang Chu family rich? Come on, come on, why don't you give me a hundred guans for this account?" Just write it off.”
Chu Suiliang also stared and said angrily: "It's the second housekeeper who owes money. It's just that he doesn't dare to ask for it. Why do you want me to pay this money? There is no reason in the world!"
Xu Jingzong rolled his eyes and sneered: "You are just a talker. You talk lightly, but you really don't have any responsibility. You act like a scholar all day long, as if you are a great scholar in the world. It seems like, but in reality, he is not just a common man who is just trying to get along with others in the officialdom? He is hypocritical and pretentious, and this kind of face is simply disgusting."
"How dare a common man insult me?!"
Chu Suiliang was furious.
He has always flaunted himself as an innocent and upright scholar. Although he was reduced to officialdom, he did not change his mind. Unexpectedly, he was scorned and despised by Xu Jingzong, a shameless man. How could he endure it?
Xu Jingzong was not afraid of him and said tit for tat: "People will humiliate themselves, and others will humiliate them. If you can do such dirty things, don't be afraid of what others will say."
"You can explain to me today what kind of evil things I have done?"
"If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing."
"Everything should be said to others. You are confusing right and wrong with such filthy words. This is not the behavior of a gentleman!"
"I only do what a gentleman does when in front of a gentleman. A villain like you should be treated like a villain!"
"Wow, you are so angry with me! Xu Jingzong, you are bullying others too much!"
"If you hadn't beguiled Your Majesty, how could I have been reduced to a mere registrar? Every brick and tile of this academy is my hard work, but you intervened and took away the fruits of other people's efforts. Who did you go so far as to deceive me? ?”
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The two people were noisy in the duty room, and they kept talking dirty words. They were so shocked that the education and officials in the duty room next to them came to try to dissuade them.
Fortunately, both of them were cunning and cunning people, and they would never do anything if they could quarrel, so it didn't cause a scandal in the academy. The two were persuaded to leave. Xu Jingzong still jumped to his feet and cursed, venting all the grievances he had accumulated in his heart because he was robbed of his "siye" official position and reduced to the position of chief clerk. Chu Suiliang found with a sullen face that not only did he have no strength. This guy was so big that he was no match for even a verbal fight, so he decisively left the house and left the academy.
When I returned home, I saw a lot of busy work. The servants were preparing New Year gifts to be sent to each family. I was moved in my heart and ordered someone to prepare a big gift. I personally took it to the Zhao Guogong Mansion.
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No matter how big the eyes are on the top of their heads, the servants of Zhao Guogong's Mansion would not dare to neglect Chu Suiliang like they did to Li Chao and Yuan Gongyu. After all, this person is not only the guest of his master, but also a celebrity in front of His Majesty. Hurry up. After accepting the annual gift, he was invited into the gate and taken to Changsun Wuji's study.
"The official has met Zhao Guogong."
Chu Suiliang bowed respectfully.
Changsun Wuji had a smile on his face and said warmly: "Dengshan hasn't been here for a long time, so there is no need to be polite. Please take a seat quickly."
"Thank you, Duke Zhao."
As soon as Chu Suiliang sat down, he heard Changsun Wuji ask: "How is the situation in the academy now?"
"Some affairs have been put on track. However, due to the Chinese New Year, students from the prefectures and counties near Guanzhong and Hedong have all returned to their hometowns to celebrate the festival. Only three or four out of ten students are staying in the academy. All classes have been stopped. They will not wait until after the new year. Classes have just resumed.”
Chu Suiliang answered in detail, and then said: "I came here today to tell you something."
Changsun Wuji ordered people to serve fragrant tea and asked curiously: "What on earth is going on?"
Chu Suiliang said: "Two days ago when Fang Jun returned from Jiangnan, he asked Duke Wei to come up with a charter to organize military training for the academy students. He also planned to add military management to the entire academy's teaching methods so that every student would be able to It can strengthen the body and is proficient in military knowledge. Now the memorial has probably been submitted to His Majesty's desk, and it will probably be implemented in the academy in the next year."
Changsun Wuji signaled Chu Suiliang to drink tea, then thought for a moment and said: "It is a good thing to make students capable of both civil and military skills and strengthen their bodies. Of those Confucian scholars who followed Your Majesty, none of them can rule the country if they dismount, and can stabilize the country if they mount. ? Look at the children of aristocratic families today, all of them are so pretentious and pretentious, it’s time to put an end to this trend."
