"How do you feel, Zhu Qing?"
Zhu Di stared at Zhu Fu closely, with curiosity and a hint of expectation on his face.
Zhu Fu shook his head vigorously, then took off the glasses on his head, quickly took two steps forward, approached Zhu Di's desk, and stared at the book carefully for a long time.
Then, he put on his reading glasses and stared at the book for a while.
Then he slowly raised his head, his face full of excitement.
"Your Highness, these reading glasses are truly a sacred object."
Zhu Di's face showed joy.
Zhu Fu was still full of excitement and said: "Your Highness, you don't know that I am already very old. I started to have drowsy eyesight a few years ago and am no longer young anymore.
When reading some documents or books, the small words will turn into a ball of black ink.
Whenever this happens, Wei Chen needs to put documents and books at a distance so that he can barely read them clearly.
But when it's dark, no matter what kind of text it is, no matter how you read it, it will be blurry and unclear, which is very inconvenient.
And these reading glasses actually gave Wei Chen a feeling of youth again. Wei Chen could see small text clearly no matter how far or near he was. "
Zhu Di quickly asked: "How does it compare with the Duoji Mirror?"
Zhu Fu said: "Your Highness, the Kuikui mirror is far inferior. The Kuikui mirror requires one to hold the mirror in one hand and read word by word, which is very inconvenient."
With these reading glasses, you only need to put them on your head without any operation, and you can still see very clearly.
If His Highness could sell reading glasses to the outside world, I don’t know how many old scholars in the world would be grateful to Your Highness. "
Zhu Di's eyes brightened.
After saying that, Zhu Fu hesitated for a moment and said with some confusion: "It's just that these reading glasses always make Wei Chen a little dizzy."
"Dizziness?"
Zhu Di was stunned and looked at Guo An.
Guo An glanced at Zhu Fu strangely and said, "Why don't Zhu Changshi try a pair of reading glasses with thinner lenses?"
"Change?"
A trace of doubt flashed in Zhu Fu's eyes.
At this moment, Guo An had already taken out another pair of reading glasses that looked exactly the same to Zhu Fu and handed them to Zhu Fu.
"Zhu Changshi, will you try again?"
"Thank you Guo Changshi."
Zhu Fu was not polite and directly picked it up and put it on again.
"Um?"
Zhu Fu's face was even more overjoyed, he looked around, and then tentatively walked around the hall, already reluctant to take off his reading glasses.
He saluted directly towards Zhu Di and Guo An with their grateful faces and congratulations, "I would like to thank you, Your Highness, and thank you Guo Changshi.
With these reading glasses, I no longer have to think about those glasses, nor do I have to look for a bright spot when dealing with paperwork every day. "
"That's very good."
Zhu Di's face was filled with joy.
Then, he looked at Guo An and said, "Guo Qing, since these reading glasses are so effective, has Guo Qing thought about using these reading glasses to invite those great scholars?"
Guo An couldn't help but look at Zhu Di, and asked with a serious face: "Your Highness, the minister is just a right-hand official of a small prince's palace, and he has not yet achieved any fame.
Zhu Changshi was highly respected, and Master Daoyan knew many Confucian scholars.
For this important matter, Your Highness should ask Zhu Changshi and Master Daoyan. "
Zhu Di smiled slowly and said: "We remember that Guo Qing is a descendant of Guo Taishi, and Guo Qing's wife is a descendant of King Changshan of the former Yuan Dynasty. With Guo Qing, why should we abandon the near and seek the far away?"
"this?"
Guo An was stunned and asked directly: "If we compare family status, the humble minister is nothing compared to His Highness.
His Highness's father is the current Emperor, His Highness's father-in-law is still the King of Zhongshan, and several of His Highness's Confucian masters are today's great Confucian scholars. The humble ministers are far behind. "
"..."
Zhu Di was startled, then looked at Guo An with an inexplicable expression, "Guo Qing, we certainly had several teachers when we were children.
But among those people, Guo Qing also knew that one was the Five Classics Master and the other was Uncle Chengyi, both of whom had passed away.
As for..."
As he said that, Zhu Di thought of something and his eyes lit up.
"Speaking of it, I actually had a teacher when I was a child. He was promoted from an academic officer in Shaanxi Province to an attendant at the Hanlin Academy. He was specially appointed by my father to be our teacher..."
Guo An suddenly looked at Zhu Di with joy on his face, "May I ask, Your Highness, what position does that great scholar currently hold? How old is he?"
It is a blessing for our Prince Yan's Palace to have this teacher for Your Highness.
Wei Chen immediately ordered the craftsmen to make six different types of reading glasses for His Highness, and then used glass to make some tea sets and glass mirrors.
His Highness sent someone to deliver it to the great scholar. I believe that with His Highness’s connections, he will be able to invite the great scholar?
If the great scholar cannot come here due to his official position, His Highness can ask the great scholar to invite a few great scholars, or send a few students to come..."
Guo An kept chattering. When he looked at Zhu Di again, he saw that Zhu Di's face was getting more and more embarrassed, and he subconsciously stopped.
"Your Highness, what happened?"
On the side, Zhu Fu also looked at Zhu Di with curiosity.
Zhu Di sighed slightly and said with some embarrassment: "Our teacher doesn't like to be an official and has retired and returned to his hometown."
Guo An was delighted, "Your Highness, isn't this just right?
Your Highness, you can also write to the great scholar to tell him that as long as he comes, your Highness can build an academy with an area of 100 acres, and also build a six-story library to collect classics from all over the world and put them all in the library. In the pavilion, the great scholar watched at will.
In addition, if the great scholar is willing, our Prince Yan's Palace can also provide him with a book and biography. "
Zhu Di's eyes widened, "Build a hundred acres of academy and a six-story library. Does Guo Qing want to hollow out my Prince Yan's Mansion?"
Guo An slightly arched his hands and said with a calm look on his face, "Your Highness, don't be anxious, it's just an academy of one hundred acres, it's best to spend more than one hundred thousand taels of silver.
This little money is nothing compared to the future rewards from the academy. "
Zhu Di said again: "The academy is not worth mentioning, but does Guo Qing know how many books are needed to fill the six-story library? Just these books, without hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, are simply difficult to collect."
Guo Andao: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, you definitely don't need that much money."
As he said that, he suddenly came to his senses and looked at Zhu Di with curiosity, "Your Highness, don't interrupt. I don't know who your Highness's teacher is, but the first thing now is to invite that great scholar.
As long as you have a great scholar, everything will be easy to handle. And if there is no great scholar, Your Highness, then the academy can only rely on Your Highness..."
Zhu Di's face froze slightly, but then returned to normal, shaking his head repeatedly: "My teacher has retired to the mountains and fields. He is from the south. How can he come to Peiping?"
Guo An still did not give up and continued to admonish: "Your Highness, no matter what, you must invite that great scholar.
Otherwise, how will the officials and scholars in the world view His Highness? "
Zhu Di took a long breath and said a little annoyed, "Okay, okay, we know about this, so we don't need Guo Qing to keep urging."
Guo An said with a smile: "Your Highness, please forgive me. This is the first time I heard that Your Highness has a teacher who has been left behind among the people. I am a little excited and can't wait to invite the great scholar to Beiping Mansion immediately."
Zhu Fu on the side saw some clues and suggested: "Your Highness, if we go according to what Guo Changshi said, for an academy of one hundred acres, just one or two great scholars are completely insufficient.
Why not also invite His Highness, Guo Changshi, Master Daoyan and others to invite some great scholars to come? "
Guo An quickly said: "There is no need for this, there is no need for this. Your Highness, Guo Changshi, our academy only teaches some children enlightenment, reading and literacy.
There would be no need to invite so many great scholars, otherwise the great scholars would quarrel every day, or those scholars would only focus on taking the imperial examinations every day and have no intention of serving the Yan Palace. That would be bad. "
Zhu Di couldn't help but smile slightly, "What Guo Qing said is wrong. We built the academy just to educate the people of Prince Yan's Mansion. How could we be so utilitarian?
Furthermore, according to what Guo Qing said, how many scholars there will be in such a large academy, our Prince Yan Mansion only needs 10%. "
After speaking, without waiting for Guo An to object, he waved his hand directly and made his decision.
"Okay, now that the matter is settled, we'll send someone to deliver some glasses to the teacher and invite him to come.
As for Guo Qing, he also needs to bring some reading glasses and gifts to invite several great scholars.
We do know that Guo Qing's father-in-law is quite famous among scholars in Shanxi, Shandong, Henan and other places. "
Guo An nodded slowly, "I obey."
"good."
Zhu Di's face lit up, "We need to hurry up on this matter. Guo Qing can go down and make arrangements."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Guo An responded and stood up to walk out.
Suddenly, he thought of something, and quickly turned around and asked again: "I wonder if your highness would like to present a pair of reading glasses to your majesty? Also, how many reading glasses does your highness need to prepare in Yingtian City? Are there two pairs of reading glasses? Whose name needs to be engraved, or what pattern?”
"this?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but frown in thought.
Guo An continued: "In addition, I wonder how many reading glasses Master Yan needs? Which style and special font size need to be engraved? All ministers need to explain it carefully."
Zhu Di said: "We will send Ma He to inquire soon, and then ask Ma He to inform Guo Qing."
"In this case, I will resign."
Guo An and Zhu Fu resigned.
When the two of them walked out of the palace gate, Zhu Di looked at the three pairs of glasses in front of him and couldn't help but sigh slightly.
His teacher will definitely not come to Beiping Mansion.
Immediately, he ordered Ma He to take the three pairs of reading glasses to Qingshou Temple and ask Master Daoyan about the reading glasses.
When he saw the font size and number handed over by Ma He, a trace of doubt subconsciously flashed in Guo An's eyes.
"Long Wenyuan... such a domineering name, Lao Zhu actually asked this person to teach King Yan?"
Then, he subconsciously shook his head and ordered the craftsmen in the glass workshop to quickly make reading glasses according to the requirements he had written.
Then, Guo An brought Gong Zhengsuo Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang and asked them to find a suitable place near Wanping County, preferably a place with mountains and water.
Prepare to build an academy.
When they heard about the construction of the academy, Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang were surprised at first, and then they were overjoyed.
In less than two days, a suitable location was found according to Guo An's request.
Six miles southwest of Shunchengmen in Wanping County, there is the source of a river with thick reeds and numerous springs.
There are more than a hundred underground springs, and the water temperature is relatively low. In addition, the water from various springs converges to form a small stream flowing out, so it is called Baiquan Creek.
Guo An directly followed Xu Yun, Zhuang Guang and others to check on the spot.
Very satisfied.
When he went to Shangzhuang Village Iron Smelting Works, Glass Workshop and other workshops, the road he took was not too far from here.
In addition, there are not many households here, which is very convenient for expropriation and relocation.
It's not far from Wanping County, and the Prince of Yan's Mansion has also begun to build cement roads from Wanping County to gunpowder workshops and iron smelting workshops.
When building an academy, it can be built directly on cement roads.
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(End of chapter)
