The birth of papermaking and printing was a major event, and the two complemented each other.
At the very least, Zhao Si's reputation in the world will not be bad in the future.
For officials, everything that Zhao Si has now may be due to luck. After all, Zhao Si seems to have no real knowledge, has never governed a place, and has no military merit.
The three kinds of immortal grains were found overseas, the millet with an explosive yield per acre happened to grow in Zhaosi's land, and the printing and papermaking technology was also invented by craftsmen...
However, the people did not care whether Zhao Si had actual merit, and the lower-level scholars did not care whether Zhao Si had actual merit. .
The real beneficiaries are thousands of common people and lower-class scholars. Thousands of years later, Zhao Si will be praised in temples and worshiped endlessly.
Zhao Si is a bit like a mascot in the eyes of hundreds of officials. It's hard to say what his abilities are, but there are really good things about this kid.
The most important thing is that Zhao Si is a noble official, he has followed the serious path of promotion, and he is not an outsider to the officials.
At the banquet, almost all the officials present met Zhao Si face to face, and greatly appreciated Zhao Si's papermaking and printing techniques.
The same was true for Shu Suntong. Not only did he acknowledge Zhao Si's contribution in person, but after returning to his seat, he continued to praise Zhao Si with the doctors around him.
"Why is Doctor like this?"
Some people are puzzled by Shusun Tong's admiration for Zhao Si. Shusun Tong praised Zhao Si so highly that he was the only one in the world.
Not only did he praise Zhao Si for his invention of papermaking and printing, he also praised Zhao Si's virtue and called Zhao Si a true gentleman.
Gentleman, in this era, especially for Confucian scholars, is not just a casual polite word.
How come papermaking and printing are linked to virtue? It was even said that Zhao Si had the style of an ancient sage and famous official?
Some Confucian scholars believe that this is a bit exaggerated.
Of course, this has something to do with Shusun Tong's tendency to ask for credit and flattery. It is true that Shusun Tong has very high academic attainments, but he likes to cater to the king's favor and is rather arrogant and respectful. Confucianism does not recognize his contempt for him. There are people at the NPC.
This is also the main reason why several other Confucian scholars dared to refute Shusun Tong, a doctor waiting for an imperial edict, in public.
"Papermaking and printing are great achievements for the country, but aren't they extremely valuable privately? Zhao Si was not stingy with money and donated it generously. Isn't it a gentleman's behavior?
At present, Zhao Si is an official and a minister, accompanying the king, and his favor is even greater than that of Meng Yi and Zhao Gao. So far, the king's favor is so strong that few people have received it. However, Zhao Si has never caused trouble to the government as a public servant, and has even benefited the country and the people many times. People who are selfish are not arrogant because of the king's favor. Those who are greedy and stingy see money and lose their justice. Those who love power take advantage of others and take advantage of them. What Zhao Si did cannot be called a gentleman. "
Everyone was in awe when they heard it!
Yes, Zhao Si has a strong connection with the saints.
To put it bluntly, with such a strong connection with the Holy Family, every word and deed could harm Chao Gang and affect the world.
Carrying such a strong support and grace from the Holy Family, he can still do his duty honestly and treat others without being arrogant. He can already be called a gentleman.
Staying true to your heart is never easy!
Therefore, a group of Confucian scholars recognized Shusun Tong's statement. Although they despised Shusun Tong's character, they said one thing meant another. According to Confucian understanding, Zhao Si's current behavior can be called a true gentleman and a sage. Windy.
"Zhao Si is a true gentleman!"
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This may be Zhao Si's biggest gain. Although Confucianism suffered a huge blow from the Qin officialdom, its doctrines prevailed and there were still many Confucian students.
Inexplicably, Zhao Si became known as a gentleman.
Even the officials accompanying him began to accept this statement. Some people called Zhao Si "Junzi Zhao" when they saw Zhao Si in person, which made Zhao Si very embarrassed and felt very ashamed.
"Hey, Mr. Zhao..."
When driving and drinking horses to rest, all the officials had a short period of free time. In the past, Zhao Si would walk around and observe the First Emperor's motorcade at this time.
Not now, he had to hide, otherwise a bunch of people would bombard him with private messages, which would make Zhao Si even more troubled.
Zhao Si was hiding on a tree branch by the river to enjoy the cool air, but unexpectedly he was caught.
I looked down and saw that it was Li Si.
"Li Xiang, please stop teasing me..." Zhao Si smiled bitterly and jumped down from the tree.
"I'm just kidding you, but others may not be the same." Li Si said, pulling out a few grass stems from the grass next to the tree and putting them in his mouth.
"Sweet."
Noticing Zhao Si's strange look, Li Si handed Zhao Si one.
"I asked why Li Xiang came here. It turns out he is here to eat grass." After that, he threw it into his mouth. It was indeed sweet, but a little dry.
"When I was a child, my family was poor and I didn't have much to eat, so I often looked for this grass to eat. Now that I am the left prime minister, I have eaten all kinds of delicacies, but these few grass stalks are the most pleasant." Li Si smiled.
"Prime Minister Li has never forgotten his original intention." Zhao Si chewed it twice and then vomited it out. It was very dry and full of scum.
"Yeah..." Li Si shook his head.
"So I call you a gentleman to tease you, but they call you a gentleman to tease you." Li Si looked at Zhao Si with interest.
"Praise for killing?" Zhao Si was stunned and quickly asked himself who he had offended.
"How is that possible?" Li Si laughed dumbly.
"I'm really complimenting you. Besides, I've heard that according to Confucian standards, you can indeed be called a gentleman now." Li Si squatted on the ground and continued to pull.
"You can become a gentleman if you don't do anything?" Zhao Si squatted down with Li Si.
Zhao Si felt that he had not done anything practical.
"You... are too kind!" Li Si pulled out a large handful of grass stalks and stuffed them into his sleeves.
“In this kind of position, if you don’t do anything, you will have a clear reputation.
The fear is not that you don’t do something, but the fear that you want to do something. "Li Si smiled and patted his butt.
Zhao Si probably understood, but it just felt like it tasted a little wrong. But having said that, Zhao Gao, as a highly trusted official of the CRRC, and as an internal minister, seemed to have a good reputation in the court...
"By the way, Your Majesty will be celebrating your birthday in about one and a half months." Li Si stood up and reminded Zhao Si.
"Celebrating your birthday?"
Li Si was stunned for a moment and nodded: "It's almost the same."
"What will you do that day?" Zhao Si asked.
"Sacrifice to Pengzu and give a banquet..." Li Si said and left with his hands behind his back.
"Aren't you going to give me a birthday gift?" Zhao Si looked at Li Si's back and asked.
"What is a birthday gift?" Li Si turned around and asked.
"It's a birthday gift." Zhao Si said.
"If we do this, wouldn't it mean that everyone in the world is scrambling to find a place to flatter him?" Li Si said angrily, and then left directly.
Zhao Si himself was half-lying down against the big tree, his thoughts a little confused.
To be honest, Zhao Si found it difficult to adapt to his sudden fame.
But thinking about it, Li Si's explanation is quite reasonable. The kindness he carries from the emperor is indeed a bit heavy, and it is precisely because of this that he already reflects his noble character without having to do anything.
How to describe it? Just like when a person sees the gold on the ground and ignores it, he does not become greedy. This is the moral embodiment of a gentleman.
But Zhao Si thought of Li Si's teasing smile and felt that this understanding was not quite right.
After thinking for a long time, Zhao Si patted his head...
"You're not praising me as a gentleman, you're using this name to make me afraid that I'll do something bad!"
Zhao Si later realized that doing good things with his own abilities might still be lacking, but it was too easy to do bad things with his own favor.
Li Si was deliberately reminding himself not to be restricted by a false reputation. Being praised as a gentleman is just a coincidence, so that Zhao Si himself should not be constrained by this false reputation.
"But having said that, it's the First Emperor's birthday, what kind of birthday gift should I give him?" Zhao Si felt much better after thinking about it.
"Although Da Qin doesn't like giving birthday gifts, it always feels weird if he doesn't."
The reason why he was not allowed to give it was because the First Emperor was the king of a country and would not have a good influence. However, Zhao Si did not intend to give it in public. With his closeness to the First Emperor, sending a birthday gift in private was also a reflection of his heartfelt wishes and a beautiful blessing.
In the next few days, Zhao Si was thinking about what kind of birthday gift to give to the First Emperor, while enduring Hu Hai's constant harassment.
Hu Hai and Zhao Si were in the same car, with a driver and a co-pilot. It was too easy to talk to each other, especially after Zhao Si received the praise of a gentleman, Hu Hai became more enthusiastic, which made Zhao Si even more trapped.
But soon... Zhao Si no longer had this problem.
Because Hu Hai was transferred to the passenger seat by the First Emperor...
Hu Hai was deprived of his status as co-pilot and became a passenger. Zhao Gao drove for Hu Hai and Zhao Si drove for the First Emperor.
The harassment...is finally gone.
After Zhao Si was rarely clean, he finally figured out what kind of birthday gift to give to the First Emperor.
No matter what rare treasures were offered, Zhao Si could not get them out.
Zhao Si wanted to give this birthday gift as a kind of nostalgia for his past life, not as a flattery.
The First Emperor was indeed very kind to him, and Zhao Si also wanted the First Emperor to feel more comfortable during his birthday.
Thinking of the world map hung by the First Emperor in his office, Zhao Si made a decision in his heart.
Get a globe for the First Emperor!
This thing is simple, just roll out a ball and draw it.
The world map that I drew when I came back was still hanging there, and it was time to change it.
Therefore, Zhao Si drives during the day and does handicrafts in his free time. Now he is thinking about mixing paints for micro-carving.
After marching like this day after day, the carriage finally left Guanzhong and headed towards Dongjun.
The destination is the location of the strange stone dropped from the sky.
Obviously, the First Emperor did not intend to take a detour.
It was obvious that something was wrong here in Dongjun, and Meng Yi was not a fool.
As they drove out of Guanzhong, the soldiers began to explore the roads along the way more frequently, and everyone made plans to prevent accidents.
Including Zhao Si, an inexplicable emotion spread in his heart.
(On time, we will update at this time from now on.)
(End of chapter)
