After school at noon, Mr. Xiao stopped Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao wrinkled his face and said to the Eighth Prince: "Brother Bage, please go back first."
"Don't you need me to wait for you?" The eighth prince felt a little worried.
"No need." Zhao Yao waved to the Eighth Prince, "Bago, I'm going. You should go back and have lunch."
"Then I'll go back first." The Eighth Prince knew that Mr. Xiao would not deliberately make things difficult for Zhao Yao, so he asked Zhao Yao to come over, probably because Zhao Yao didn't listen well in class.
Zhao Yao went to Mr. Xiao's study, "Sir, what do you want from me?"
Mr. Xiao motioned for Zhao Yao to sit down. Zhao Yao sat down opposite him obediently.
"You asked me to help you find a husband before, and I found a few for you."
Zhao Yao guessed that Mr. Xiao came to him for this matter. After hearing this, his eyes suddenly shone: "Sir, thank you very much."
Mr. Xiao said warmly: "They are my three friends. Don't worry, they will keep it secret for you."
"Sir, thank you very much." Zhao Yao said with gratitude.
"It's nothing." Mr. Xiao handed Zhao Yao a note, "This is their address. You can ask your second uncle to go find them directly."
Zhao Yao took the note, opened it and looked at it. He saw the names of the three gentlemen and their addresses written in detail on it.
"Sir, do your three friends really not mind teaching orphans?"
"I told them it was you who invited me, and they agreed."
Hearing this, Zhao Yao had a look of shock and confusion on his face: "Why did you agree just because you said it was my invitation?"
"These three friends of mine are not tactful and have the same weird temper as me. They are unwilling to teach the children of aristocratic families and officials."
"Then they can teach the children from poor families?"
"They also want to make some achievements." Mr. Xiao did not hide it. "You will be a king and fiefdom in the future, and they want to fiefdom with you."
Hearing this, Zhao Yao understood the purpose of Mr. Xiao's three friends.
"Sir, your three friends are willing to go to the fiefdom with me, which is my great wish. However, it will take at least ten years for me to go to the fiefdom. Can your three friends wait?"
"We can wait." Mr. Xiao took a deep look at Zhao Yao, hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not just the orphans you're asking Mr. to teach."
When Zhao Yao heard Mr. Xiao's words, he was slightly startled, then blinked and pretended to be stupid and said, "Sir, I don't understand what you mean."
"Your Highness, you are not stupid, on the contrary, you are very smart." Mr. Xiao's eyes when he looked at Zhao Yao were not sharp, but Zhao Yao felt that Mr. Xiao had seen through him. "You've been hiding your stupidity."
Zhao Yao's heart tightened. He wanted to continue to pretend to be stupid, but faced with Mr. Xiao's see-through look, he couldn't continue to pretend.
Mr. Xiao said nothing more and looked at Zhao Yao quietly.
Zhao Yao could tell that Mr. Xiao had no ill intentions towards him. He hesitated in his heart, and then admitted openly: "I didn't expect sir to see it." As he said that, he raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "I obviously pretended to be similar and hid it from everyone. How did you figure it out, sir?"
Seeing Zhao Yao's admission, Mr. Xiao's eyes flashed with surprise, and then a loving smile appeared on his face.
"Anyone who can make stirrups is not a fool."
Zhao Yao looked surprised and said: "Sir, did you realize that I was pretending to be stupid because of the stirrups?"
"No, I knew you were hiding your clumsiness from the beginning."
"Ah?" Zhao Yao was shocked, "You knew it from the beginning?" He obviously pretended to be very similar. No one except his mother and concubine knew, not even the wise and demonic Bage didn't notice. How did Mr. Xiao do it? Found it.
"I have taught many students." Mr. Xiao has rich teaching experience and has met all kinds of students. He has encountered students with hidden clumsiness like Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao understood the meaning of Mr. Xiao's words, and soon he thought that Mr. Xiao always taught him patiently, unlike other gentlemen who were impatient with him.
"That's why, sir, you are so kind to me."
"You are my student, and it is my responsibility to teach you well." Mr. Xiao likes Zhao Yao, not because he deliberately hides his clumsiness, but because he has a pair of clear and clean eyes.
Most people hide their clumsiness for ambition, but Zhao Yao hides his clumsiness just for survival.
Mr. Xiao knew that Zhao Yao was different from other princes. He was just an ordinary and innocent child.
"Sir, your vision is really vicious." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Except for my mother and concubine, no one can see that I am deliberately pretending to be stupid."
Mr. Xiao smiled slightly: "I have always had a good taste."
"Sir, to tell you the truth, the orphans in the Yangsheng Hall have been adopted by my second uncle." Now that Mr. Xiao had guessed it, Zhao Yao felt that there was nothing to hide. Besides, he believed that Mr. Xiao would not tell his story. "I asked my second uncle to adopt him."
"You want to train them?"
Zhao Yao nodded and said: "Well, I want to train some of my own people. When I grow up, I will be the queen and bring them to the fief and let them help manage the fief."
When Mr. Xiao heard this, his usually stern face showed a surprised look.
"If your three friends are willing to go to the fiefdom with me, sir, I hope they can continue to teach and teach the children in my fiefdom to read." Zhao Yao sat upright, with an unprecedented expression on his face, "I invited you last time Going to teach in my fief is not a joke, I invite you seriously."
"I know you're serious."
At this time, Tongxi came over and reminded Zhao Yao that it was time for lunch.
Zhao Yao asked Tongxi to bring lunch to Mr. Xiao. He wanted to continue talking to Mr. Xiao about teaching while having lunch.
After a while, Tongxi brought Zhao Yao's lunch. Zhao Yao invited Mr. Xiao to have lunch with him, but Mr. Xiao did not refuse.
"Sir, you should know that I am different from the royal brothers. Except for Bage, the other royal brothers have great maternal clans. They have the support of their maternal clans and want to compete for that position, but I am not interested in that position." Zhao Yao thought that since Mr. Xiao saw through his disguise, he might as well be more honest. This might move Mr. Xiao to agree to his request.
"I just want to grow up safely and don't want to get involved in the fights between the royal brothers. When I grow up, I will be crowned king and go to the fiefdom to be a happy and idle prince." Zhao Yao said, a little embarrassed and said, "Mr. , Am I worthless?"
Mr. Xiao chuckled and said, "No, your idea is very good."
"Sir, do you really think so?" Zhao Yao said, "Everyone thinks that the prince should compete for that position." As he said, he raised the chopsticks in his hand and said playfully, "A prince who doesn't want to be an emperor is not a good prince. .”
Mr. Xiao was amused by Zhao Yao's last words: "Everyone has his own ambitions. There is nothing wrong with you not wanting to compete for that position."
"I'm not interested in that seat at all."
Mr. Xiao said: "I can see it."
Zhao Yao smiled and continued: "I am not very favored by my father, and I do not have the support of my powerful grandfather's family, so I can only hide my weakness in the palace so that I will not get involved in the fights between the emperor's brothers. Go in."
Hearing what Zhao Yao said, Mr. Xiao felt a little sorry for him. He was obviously only six years old and had just started reading, but in order to live safely in this dangerous palace, he had to carefully disguise himself.
"You're right to do this."
"I guess my future fiefdom should be Qingzhou."
Mr. Xiao asked in surprise: "Why do you think it's Qingzhou?"
"Because Qingzhou is small, and it is by the sea, and it is very poor." Zhao Yao said, "The royal brothers are definitely not willing to go. I am the last adult to be crowned king, and the remaining Qingzhou left by the royal brothers can only be given to me."
Mr. Xiao feels that Zhao Yao's analysis makes some sense: "Compared to several other states, Qingzhou is indeed not a good place."
"I read the relevant local chronicles of Qingzhou. That place is really poor, and there are often strong winds and heavy rains." Zhao Yao said, "Some time ago, I also checked the origins of officials in the DPRK and the Central Committee, and found that there were no An official came from Qingzhou. I checked the situation of studying in Qingzhou and found that there are very few literati students there. I guess there should be very few scholars there."
After hearing what Zhao Yao said, Mr. Xiao thought about it carefully and said, "It seems like this. There are no students from Qingzhou in the Imperial College."
"So, I want to build a free school when I go to Qingzhou so that all the children in Qingzhou can read and write."
"Free school?" Mr. Xiao heard the word "free" for the first time and didn't understand what it meant.
Zhao Yao explained: "Free means no money. I want to build a school that does not charge any fees, so that children in Qingzhou can study."
Mr. Xiao looked shocked.
"Maybe sir, you think my idea is a bit fanciful, but I really want to do it." Zhao Yao said sincerely, "There must be many children there because they don't have money to study, and they may not know a word in their lives. I think To change this situation, I would like to invite some gentlemen to teach in Qingzhou and teach the children in Qingzhou how to read.”
Mr. Xiao's heart trembled after hearing this.
"Children are the future of a place. If most of the children in a place are not literate, it will be difficult for the place to improve." Zhao Yao said seriously, "The same is true for a country. If most of the children in a place are not literate, If you are literate, then the Great Week will be over.”
Mr. Xiao was shocked by Zhao Yao's words. He looked at Zhao Yao in great surprise.
What Zhao Yao said just now was completely beyond his surprise. He knew that Zhao Yao was smart and deliberately hid his clumsiness, but he didn't expect Zhao Yao to be so smart.
"By the way, this is called a strong young man, and a strong country." There is such a saying in Zhao Yao's world in his dream.
Mr. Xiao's eyes burst out with burning light, and he looked a little excited: "Well said, this is a very good thing to say."
Seeing Mr. Xiao's reaction so violently, Zhao Yao was stunned for a moment.
Mr. Xiao looked at Zhao Yao with loving eyes: "A strong young man will make a country strong. This sentence is so true!"
"Do you think so, sir?"
"I very much agree with what you said." From this sentence, it can be seen that His Highness is a person with a rift in his heart.
Zhao Yao continued what he just said: "The poorer the place, the more it needs someone to teach, so I want to summon some gentlemen before going to Qingzhou."
"Your Highness, although Qingzhou is small, there are not many people there. It is not easy for you to establish a free school."
"I know, but no matter how difficult it is, I have to open a free school so that the children in Qingzhou can study with peace of mind." Zhao Yao said, "Studying can change people's destiny, and it can also change the destiny of Qingzhou. "
"That's what His Highness said."
"I asked my second uncle to adopt some orphans and ask my husband to teach them to read and train them to become talents." Zhao Yao said, "These people go to Qingzhou, and they will change Qingzhou."
Mr. Xiao marveled in his heart: His Highness, the Tenth Prince, is still young, but he has already made plans to go to the fiefdom when he becomes an adult. This kind of intelligence is not what a six-year-old child should have.
"In addition to studying, I also plan to cultivate talents in other areas, such as business, medical skills, craftsmen, etc." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "But I still have to study and be literate first."
"Your Highness, you have a good idea." When His Royal Highness comes to the fiefdom in the future, he will definitely treat the people of his fiefdom well and let the people of his fiefdom live a good life.
"Sir, I hope that your three friends, when teaching those orphans how to read and read, will also teach them how to be a good person." Zhao Yao's expression suddenly became very serious, "Being a good person is more important than studying!"
"Don't worry, my three friends are all people of good character. They will teach those children how to be good people!"
"My friend, sir, I am at ease."
Seeing that Zhao Yao believed in him so much, Mr. Xiao was moved.
"Your Highness, I am willing to teach in your fiefdom!" After hearing what Zhao Yao had just said, Mr. Xiao was deeply moved. He no longer hesitated and decided to teach in Zhao Yao's fiefdom in the future.
"Really?" Zhao Yao said with a face of surprise, "Are you really willing to follow me to my fief?"
Mr. Xiao said very solemnly: "Yes, very willing!"
Zhao Yao said happily: "That's great! Thank you, sir!"
Seeing Zhao Yao so happy, Mr. Xiao couldn't help but smile on his face.
"I want to thank His Highness for inviting me."
"Sir, it is my honor for you to teach in my fiefdom, and it is also the luck of the children in my fiefdom." Zhao Yao said, his expression changed, "Sir, the first few years when I went to the fiefdom, life was not very good. It’s better, after all, Qingzhou is really poor.”
Mr. Xiao smiled and asked, "Can you let me have a full meal?"
"Of course you can. Sir, if you go, I will definitely make sure that you have enough to eat."
"That's enough."
"Sir, thank you very much." Even if Mr. Xiao changed his mind and refused to go to the fiefdom with him in the future, Mr. Xiao agreed at this time, and he was very grateful.
"Your Highness, there is no need to be so polite."
"By the way, sir, there is something else I need to discuss with you."
"whats the matter?"
Zhao Yao said: "I want to collect as many books as possible before going to the fiefdom."
"Collecting books?"
"There must be no books in that poor place in Qingzhou." Although there are more books now with paper, they are still very expensive and many poor students cannot afford them. "I want to collect more books and take them to the fiefdom so that the children in Qingzhou can have books to read."
Mr. Xiao didn't expect Zhao Yao to be so careful and even think about this aspect.
"Your Highness, it is not difficult to collect books. The difficult thing is that collecting books costs a lot of money."
"I thought of a way to solve this problem."
Mr. Xiao asked curiously: "What can we do?"
"Sir, are there many students from poor families in Taixue?"
Mr. Xiao nodded and said, "Well, there are many."
"We can ask these poor students to copy the books, and of course we will pay them." Zhao Yao raised two fingers and said, "Asking them to copy the books will not only make them familiar with the content of the books, but also make money. It is a good way to kill two birds with one stone. , Sir, do you think so?"
"This is a good idea." Mr. Xiao said, "I will tell my friends from Taixue and ask students from Taixue to help copy the book."
"In addition to students from Taixue, you can also ask the bookstore owner to help ask some students to copy books." Zhao Yao said, "I think there should be many students who are willing to copy books to make money."
"I am familiar with bookstores in Beijing. I can ask the boss for help." Mr. Xiao often goes to various bookstores in Beijing to buy or read books. The owners and clerks of each bookstore know him.
"In that case, that's great." Zhao Yao was also polite, "Then I'll trouble you, sir."
“What kind of books do you want to collect?”
"Of course I want all useful books." Zhao Yao said, suddenly laughing slyly, "My fourth brother's maternal ancestors, the Li family, have many books. I will ask my fourth brother to borrow them, and then find someone to copy them. "
"The Li family's collection of books is indeed very large, and there are many good books that are not available outside." Mr. Xiao said, "There are many books in the Li family that I have not read."
Although Mr. Xiao is a student of the Li family, it does not mean that he can borrow all the books from the Li family. Like the Li family, or other wealthy families have their own library. Their collection of books is not only large, but also very precious, including many unique copies.
The Li family is a scholarly family. Although part of their library is open to students, there is another part that cannot be borrowed except by the Li family.
"I have a good relationship with Fourth Brother. I will ask Fourth Brother to borrow Li's books from now on, and then ask someone to copy them, so that students in Qingzhou can read good books in the future."
Mr. Xiao was surprised by Zhao Yao's idea. He reminded Zhao Yao: "Your Highness, even if the Fourth Prince and the Li family are willing to lend you their treasured books, they will not allow you to find someone to copy them."
"Why?"
"Because this is their treasured book, outsiders are not allowed to read it except the Li family."
Zhao Yao hated and disapproved of this very much. He curled his lips and said, "How come the Li family is like other aristocratic families, hiding good books and only allowing their own family members to read them, and not allowing them to be passed on to outsiders."
"Your Highness, this has been done by wealthy families since ancient times."
"But, this is wrong." Zhao Yaozheng said sternly, "Knowledge should not be mastered by these big families, but should be mastered by everyone, so that Dazhou will get better and better."
Mr. Xiao was shocked by Zhao Yao again, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
Like everyone else, he felt that it was right for rich families to have some good books, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with this. However, now hearing what Zhao Yao said, he suddenly felt that his and everyone else's ideas were wrong.
"Of course, it is right not to lend out those good single books. After all, they must be well preserved, but it is wrong not to allow others to copy them. Shouldn't knowledge be shared? Otherwise, why did Confucius recruit students and teach them to read? ah."
Mr. Xiao said with a look of shame on his face: "It's me who is narrow-minded."
"Sir, don't worry, I will definitely make Fourth Brother agree to copy the book for me."
In Lanyuan Pavilion, the fourth prince who was having lunch suddenly sneezed.
"By the way, there are also the books in Lanyuan Pavilion, I won't let them go either."
Mr. Xiao laughed and said: "Your Highness, are you going to copy all the books in the capital and then move them to the fiefdom?"
Zhao Yao grinned and said, "That's what I planned."
Mr. Xiao: “!!!!!”
"I have at least ten years." Zhao Yao said his ambition. "In these ten years, I will collect more books as soon as possible. By the way, I also asked my grandfather to help me collect books in Jiangnan. "
Mr. Xiao's eyes lit up and he said: "There are many good books in Jiangnan that are not available in the capital."
Jiangnan has produced numerous talents since ancient times, and many great Confucians are currently living in Jiangnan. There are many rare and good books hidden in Jiangnan.
"I just want to invite a great scholar to teach in my fiefdom." With a great scholar in charge, many scholars will be attracted to Qingzhou.
"Great scholars are not so easy to recruit. They will not come out easily." Mr. Xiao thinks Zhao Yao's idea is good, but unrealistic.
"I'm just thinking about it." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "It's enough to have your husband and your friends."
"Your Highness, what else do you have in mind?"
"I still want to..."
Zhao Yao has many ideas about reading. He planned to realize all these ideas before going to the fiefdom.
Since all the veterans agree that one chapter has more words, I will return to the original state and write more words in each chapter.
Today’s two chapters add up to more than 8,000 words, which is quite a lot. I'll give it a try.
Author: You are so sure that you will go to Qingzhou in the future.
Zhao Yao: Is there any place worse than Qingzhou?
Author: Yes!
Zhao Yao:......
Finally, I still ask for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
