Chapter 35 Section five

The first day of October was an important day in the Song Dynasty.On this day, the emperor will give cotton-padded jackets to all officials. On the fourth day of October, all officials and common people will visit their ancestors’ graves on this day. It's cold, and the vegetables have to be shipped from other places... In the car, Shi Yue listened to the introduction of these customs at that time by the newly bought book boy Shi Jian.Since the start of the academy, Shi Yue stayed at Sang's house for a few days and Cidi for a few days—mainly because the academy was too busy, and sometimes he even stayed in the academy and didn't come back.Mrs. Sang was worried that Shi Yue's daily life would not be taken care of, so she specially bought many servants for Shi Yue. Shi'an and his wife helped him manage the mansion, and took in a twelve or thirteen-year-old orphan as a book boy.Shi Yue saw that he was clever but his background was pitiful, so he was moved with compassion, so he kept him by his side and named him "Shi Jian".

In fact, according to his original intention, he doesn't like being served by others - human feelings are lazy, and since Shi Yue hopes to have a more equal world, if he is used to being served, he may slowly become ignorant of the inequality. I feel numb to the phenomenon, after all, I am now a member of the "vested interests".Before successfully changing the world, Shi Yue clearly knew that he might also be changed by the world. The carriage bumped to the outside of Xihua Gate. "Shi Jian, I'm going to face the saint later, you just wait here for me, don't run around, if someone asks, you just say that you are the school boy of Shi Yue's family in Baishuitan College." Shi Yue carefully told Shi Jian In Shi Yue's eyes, Shi Jian is not someone who serves him, but a child who needs to be taken care of by himself.

"Yes, young master, don't worry." Shi Jian answered wittily. Shi Yue patted his head, and gave some instructions to the coachman, then got out of the carriage and walked towards Da Nei, wondering what the emperor wanted him to do. Entering the Xihua Gate, Li Xiang'an was already waiting there.As he led the way, he said with a smile: "Lord Shi, the officials really treat you differently. The padded jackets given to you today are all equal to the third grade or above. Our family and the officials have never seen each other from the mansion to the palace. Who did the officials treat so well?"

Shi Yueyuan didn't know these rules. Hearing what Li Xiang'an said, he quickly smiled and said, "Your Majesty's kindness to you, I can't repay you even if you are broken into pieces. This time, my second uncle brought back a few pieces of cotton cloth from Hangzhou, but the workmanship is still acceptable. , change tomorrow to have someone send it to your mansion, and the enshrinement will be accepted with a smile." With a few words of humility, Li Xiang'an led Shi Yue to the side hall next to the Chongzheng Hall with a smile on his face, and said in a sharp voice: "Officials, see Shi Yue."

"Show him in quickly." Shi Yue hurried into the hall to pay homage to the emperor. Zhao Xu waited for him to finish his ceremony and asked with a smile, "How is Qing's academy doing?" "His Majesty bestowed the Imperial Treasure on his behalf. In just over ten days, 800 students were accepted. Now the minister and his friend Sang Chongguo are teaching in separate classes. I only regret that there are too few teachers. Fortunately, there are Su Shi, Wang Anli, Zeng Bu, Ye Zuqia and others. I will talk about "Spring and Autumn", "Three Gates" respectively." Shi Yue replied in detail.The emperor personally inscribed the name of "Bai Shui Tan College" for him, coupled with his own reputation and the reputation of many "visiting professors", the first phase actually recruited 800 students, far exceeding his expectations.

Most of these students are from rich families, who couldn't get into the Imperial Academy for various reasons, so they came to Baishuitan after hearing Shi Yue's name.However, there are also a few people who study in Baishuitan because they don't like poetry, etiquette, and only like miscellaneous learning, but these are not all that Shi Yue knows. Zhao Xu obviously knew that he had accepted so many students, so he was not surprised, but asked with interest: "I heard that Qing's college system is quite different from the traditional colleges?" "Your Majesty, all the systems were created by the ministers." Shi Yue replied with his hands clasped, and explained the courses of the college one by one.

After hearing what he said, Zhao Xu asked, "What's the use of Qing offering so many courses?" "I think that the country needs all kinds of talents, so they are divided into categories. In addition to studying the classics, students have special knowledge. In the future, they can serve the court with their skills. Not long ago, the court thought that it was not appropriate to mention prisons. Use military officials, and use civil servants exclusively, because military officials do not understand the law, so there is this order. The meaning of the ministers is somewhat the same as this."

"So that's how it is." Zhao Xu didn't take it seriously, "Your thoughts are very kind. If you need a teacher in the discipline of law in the future, you can ask me for it." "Thank you, Your Majesty. Your majesty has seen thousands of miles away. In fact, I have always wanted to ask your majesty for someone. I wonder if your majesty will give it to you?" Shi Yue thought for a while and said carefully. "Who does Shi Qing want?" Zhao Xu was startled. "Shen Kuo, Mr. Shen." Shi Yue said with a smile, "I just need His Majesty to let Mr. Shen come to class for three days every ten days, and I will pay the corresponding salary."

"Zunzuo." Zhao Xu said with a smile, "What a good Shi Ziming, I also want to ask you, how is Ye Zuqia's knowledge?" "The knowledge of the number one scholar is naturally good." "Then Qing, take a look at these policy theories." Zhao Xu handed him a few policy theories. Shi Yue quickly picked it up and took a closer look.These articles are very well written and have a Chinese style, but their tone is fierce. They are all words advocating reform and calling for the adoption of tough policies to implement the new law.He didn't know who wrote it, so he had to say euphemistically: "These articles are very well written, but the author seems to be still young."

"The person who wrote these policies was also a Jinshi, and he is Wang Jiefu's beloved son." Zhao Xu laughed. "Wang Yu, Wang Yuanze?" Shi Yue asked in surprise. "Shi Qing also knows him?" "I don't know Wang Yu, I just heard some rumors about him." Shi Yue said with a smile, he didn't intend to offend Wang Anshi, and he had already made up his mind. "Oh, what's the rumor?" Zhao Xu asked curiously, only then could Shi Yue see that the emperor was still a young man. "I heard that when Wang Yu was young, there was a guest who put a deer and a deer in a cage and gave it to the prince. It happened that Wang Yu was also next to him. The guest asked, which one is the deer and which is the deer... "

"Then how does Wang Xi answer?" The emperor was obviously very interested in these little stories. "Wang Xi replied, next to the deer is a deer, and next to the deer is a deer." Shi Yue laughed. "Haha... this Wang Yu is really smart and talented." Seeing his cunning answer, Zhao Xu couldn't help laughing heartily. "I heard that Wang Yu was known as a child prodigy since he was a child, and he refused to be a minor official all his life. If the emperor wants to use him, he must favor him as a pavilion." Shi Yue is following the flow of favor.