In fact, in the morning, Chen San, the three teenagers came to kneel down and plead guilty, if it wasn't for Zhang Shou arriving in time, if it wasn't for Ah Liu helping them push the palace and invigorate the blood, and let the kitchen burn ginger soup and pour them into it, they would really be more or less sick nine times out of ten.

At that time, facing that scene, Zhang Shouzheng was thinking about whether he should keep three people, and after the three bear children in the family woke up, he would bring them over and explain them in person, but Lu Juan and Liu Zhiyuan happened to arrive, and Liu Zhiyuan brought a ghost bear child who was supposed to make up for sleep at home - Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng is a dead brain, he just thinks that he is pretending to be a ghost, so he should bear the follow-up responsibility.

After Little Peanut and the Four Princes fell asleep, he secretly got up, and then pretended to pass on Zhang Shou's orders, went to the stable to get a mount and hurried out. He originally planned to secretly go to the public school to find Ah Liu to lead the way, and then go to Chen Fang's senior family, and explain clearly that the so-called apprenticeship job is boring, if people have to be held accountable, he will take the responsibility on himself.

As a result, Xiao Cheng bumped into Liu Zhiyuan in the middle of the road. Liu Zhiyuan had been a neighbor with him for so many years, and he couldn't be more familiar with him, so he personally got out of the car and stopped him after discovering the person, and then took the little guy into the carriage and asked. The scheming Mr. Liu knew the character of the little guy very well, and he found out what happened in a few words, so he immediately ordered the coachman to speed up and rush to the public school.

At this time, Zhang Shou briefly introduced to Zhu Ying and others how Xiao Cheng rushed to the public school after the incident of "taking the guilt of Jing petition", and then continued: "I discussed it with Lu Saijiu and Mr. Liu, and finally felt that in addition to those technical classes, it was really a bit taken for granted that in addition to those technical classes, it was really a bit taken for granted that the public school was simply divided into three levels of junior high school and high school. ”

Zhang Chen deliberately followed Zhu Ying today, wanting to see if there was anything he could do, but he watched Zhang Shou use irrefutable language to talk about those women and children, and even planned to push out a child like Xiao Cheng who was not a few years old as a so-called touring student. Although he has always been quite convincing to people, this time he is a little unconvinced.

If it was really as simple as Zhang Shou said, wouldn't he be able to be a teacher?

Of course, he felt a little interesting about what Zhang Shou said, asking the patrol students to discover the talented people among the poor families, and he couldn't help but interject at this time: "In addition to the advanced classes dedicated to the imperial examination, the junior and intermediate classes of public schools recruit those poor people who can't afford to read. ”

Chen Fang's parents didn't know Zhang Chen, but since they were able to associate with Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying, they naturally knew that they couldn't afford to offend their family. However, Zhang Chen's ruthless words, they all felt a sting in their hearts when they listened to them.

Zhang Chen didn't care about other people's habits, and continued to say to himself: "In the final analysis, the source of students in public schools is too poor. I heard that even if the students in the senior class can pass the test, they will not be able to pass the test. As for the students in the beginner and intermediate classes, it is indeed better to send inspectors to teach them than to recruit them to occupy the school buildings that have been built at a great cost. ”

When he said this, Fang Mu on the side finally couldn't hold back anymore. She said in a sharp voice: "My Xiaolang is indeed not a great talent, but dare to ask this son, what kind of fame are you?" ”

A teenager of this age, maybe like her son, hasn't even passed the county exam, what a big deal!

Zhang Chen has always ignored a shallow woman like Fang, however, after all, there are still Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying, so he still lazily replied to the other party's words: "I have no fame, and it is impossible to take any fame in this life." My father is the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, the Duke of Qin, and I am his only son. ”

Fang Shi was speechless for a moment, and then remembered that among Zhang Shou's students, this eldest son of the Duke of Qin was indeed very famous - and the most famous of them was that there were rumors in the market that people had also cheated the eldest prince, and at that time, the eldest prince was even the eldest son of the emperor! She was suddenly silent, and it wasn't until Zhang Shou opened her mouth that she felt a little comforted.

"How can you say that? The public school was originally intended to allow poor children to study, so it received a large amount of funding from the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the ladies in the palace, as well as your father and Zhao Guogong and other families. Now, on the grounds of students, you feel that poor children are not worthy of studying in public schools, doesn't that erase the most important concept of public schools? ”

After Zhang Shou refuted Zhang Chen, seeing that people were full of unconvinced, he suddenly remembered that Zhu Ying told him that Zhang Chuan, the Duke of Qin, hoped to give Zhang Chen an unforgettable lesson, in other words, to beat people's arrogance, although it was aimed at Zhang Chen's view of mate selection, but he suddenly felt that it seemed to be a very interesting opportunity at the moment.

At that moment, he glanced at Zhu Ying quietly.

Zhu Ying also thought of Zhang Chuan's entrustment because of Zhang Chen's attitude, and saw Zhang Shou looking at him, she knew that Zhang Shou meant to let her help, so she deliberately said impatiently: "Zhang Chen, you can't look down on people like this, many officials in the court and the central government are not from a poor family?" ”

"Can a poor family be compared with a poor family?" On weekdays, Zhang Chen would never compete with Zhu Ying, but this time, the eldest lady, who has always looked down on those bosses in the DPRK and China, actually took the officials of the DPRK and China as an example, and he couldn't help but ridicule him, "Even if I don't study, I know that when the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties were in the past, they were known as the top grade without the cold family, and the lower grade without the scholars." It can be seen that only those landlords of the Shu clan are poor! ”

Hearing this, the four princes couldn't help but look at Xiao Cheng from behind Zhu Ying - because similar words, Xiao Cheng also said. , people also relayed Zhu Tingfang's words, in the eyes of those officialdom, the so-called cold family, at least the ancestors have produced an official who was born as a scholar of more than seven grades, but then the family is in the middle of the road, and the descendants are qualified to call themselves the poor family.

Therefore, most officials will not pay attention to those scholars who have no fame and no family background, let alone regard them as real scholars. Because of the word "court", in the eyes of civil officials, non-scholarly families cannot be used, and even the Zhu family, in the eyes of people, is just an upstart who has soared because of his in-laws and military exploits, and he is still 108,000 miles away from the real high gate.

After Zhang Chen scolded Zhu Ying, he felt that his attitude was a little problematic, but he apologized directly, it seemed to be a little embarrassing, so he could only forcibly break the topic back.

"Therefore, I think that Mr. Xiao said before that it is a good way to select visiting students to teach poor children from all walks of life in the capital who have no chance to study. If they don't want to read, they will definitely fish for three days and dry their nets for two days, so as long as they read the book a few times and can remember a few idioms, they will be able to calculate the simplest arithmetic like three plus two equals five, then it will be fine. ”

"But if you are really qualified and willing to study diligently, you will be selected and placed in a public school at that time, which is the way to select talents." But speaking of this, he suddenly changed his words and said, "But, how can such a big matter be casually handed over to Xiao Cheng as a child?" It's not that I look down on Xiao Xiao, he's different from those students in Jiuzhangtang. ”

"After all, the students of Jiuzhangtang are all literate and hyphenated, and they are not young anymore, and they also teach more on weekdays, but even if he was the adopted brother of Boss Zhu before, he was too young at first, and he was separated for a few years, which is less than a year after reading so many books intermittently, but it is still very early to become a teacher, right? Little sir, don't act like everyone is you, talented! ”

Although Chen's father and mother and Gao's father and mother all felt depressed and uncomfortable after listening to Zhang Chen's initial sharp evaluation, they also knew that their ancestors had not even produced a nine-grade official, let alone an official, so they couldn't argue at all, but were faintly worried that Zhang Shou wanted to change the system, so they kicked their son out of the public school.

After all, the matter of dropping out of school was also because they listened to Fang's mother's show-off, so Fang was tempted because of his family background, and almost fell into the trap of others. Now that the so-called three stewards of the Hua family are locked up in the back room, they naturally regret it.

Therefore, at this time, I understood that Zhang Chen's last words were against Zhang Shou sending Xiao Cheng over to teach the children, and after the two pairs of parents looked at each other, Chen's father, who had read the book, was relieved, and he hurriedly said: "Master Zhang, although the children in these neighbors are indeed poor children with poor qualifications, and they may not be able to pick out a teachable talent, but if they send a more mature inspector, it should be more appropriate." ”

"I don't dislike this little brother Xiao by no means......"

He was thinking about how to speak more subtly and gently, when the fourth prince suddenly interjected: "Why don't you dislike Xiao Cheng, you are just like Zhang Chen, you dislike him for being young, uneducated, and not teaching students well, maybe you will mislead people's children, right?" ”

Because Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou are here, the four princes dare not be as unscrupulous as in the past, and they have always been an honest baby who obediently listens to others.

But Zhang Shou just casually took Xiao Cheng as an example, but Zhang Chen grabbed Xiao Cheng and said that people were not competent, so he was unhappy. Although he has only been a little friend for a few days, the fourth prince thinks that he is the most righteous.

Therefore, he stood up uncompromisingly, but after a sentence from Chen's father, he abandoned the honest former account room and re-aimed the finger at Zhang Chen: "Zhang Chen, just now you yourself said that as long as ordinary children can understand a few idioms, can write a few words, and can calculate some basic addition and subtraction, it is enough." In this case, why can't Xiao Cheng be competent? ”

Xiao Cheng is not a strong character, he promised Zhang Shou before, but it was only because of Zhang Shou's encouraging gaze that you will definitely be able to do, but Zhang Chen and Chen's father questioned one after another, and he was not so confident.

Therefore, the four princes suddenly fought so hard for themselves to stand up, he only felt that he didn't know whether to be moved or confused, and as a result, he saw that Xiao Peanut, the real friend he had always been, also spoke up with the four princes.

"That's right, Zhang Gongzi, you oppose Xiao Cheng to teach, because you think that he has little reading, is young, and can't hold down his position, and he may not be able to pick out those who are well-qualified but diligent. But I ask you, do you think it is more important for people who hold this kind of selection power to be so-called educated, or is it more important to have a pure mind and excellent conduct? ”

"There are indeed many people with rich experience, steady and old, and better knowledge than Xiao Cheng, but will they be unwilling to recommend really excellent talents because of selfishness and jealousy, but think about the suffering they suffered when they were young, so they use the excuse of grinding to hide those diligent and studious talents?"

Speaking of this, Little Peanut slapped his chest thumping: "Although I don't read much, compared with real readers, I really can't even compare to a little finger, but if Childe allows, I am willing to help Xiao Cheng!" I dare say none of us have any selfish agendas. As for the selection of talents, public schools are not the top students in the palace examination, don't we just need to select people with better qualifications than us? ”

Seeing that Zhang Chen was choked speechless by the help of the god Little Peanut, the fourth prince suddenly lifted his spirits and shouted loudly: "Little Peanut is right! The patrol students are just to let the poor children understand the written language, learn arithmetic, and at the same time understand a little bit of the truth of dealing with people, isn't it important to select talents? Otherwise, let's make a bet, and the three of us will be one against you! ”

He hooked his hand at Zhang Chen defiantly, and then raised his head and said, "You look down on Xiao Cheng, then you can come and try to be such a patrol student yourself." In this month's work, no one is allowed to use the manpower of the family, and based on their own observations, they can select children whose qualifications and efforts are above the standard! How, do you dare to bet? ”

was actually despised by the four princes, how could Zhang Chen endure it? He was so angry that he didn't want to say, "Okay, bet!" ”

Zhu Ying didn't expect that her original plan would be completely useless, and Zhang Chen would be provoked by such a bear child as the fourth prince. Angry and funny, she glanced at Zhang Shou, and when she saw that people looked like they were not a big deal, she coughed and said: "Zhang Chen, don't gamble with people, if you lose, God knows how Zheng Qiang will arrange you when he turns around?" ”

"I'm going to lose?" Zhang Chen suddenly became angry, "Even if I don't learn and don't know how to do it, I have read more books than they have walked!" ”

Fang's mother, Chen's father and Chen's mother, and Gao's father and Gao's mother on the side were already dumbfounded. Seeing that the kid who came yesterday and claimed to be the chief of the fast, Zheng Qiang, had already begun to bargain with the eldest son of the Qin State to set the bet, they only felt that their hearts were in a mess, and they didn't know whether they should watch silently or say something to stop this ridiculous gamble.

But at this time, they only saw Zhang Shou beckoning, and it seemed that he was asking them to come over and talk. The other four were still a little hesitant, but Fang Mu was the first to walk up quickly, and said with a smile on her face: "Master Zhang, what do you command?" ”

"As I said before, after discussing with Lu Saijiu and Mr. Liu, I unanimously felt that the system of public schools should be changed."

Seeing that Fang's mother's smile froze there for a while, and then the two couples who came over also changed their faces, Zhang Shou didn't know what they were thinking, so he said with a pleasant face: "For a so-called high-paying apprenticeship, if you want to let your own children drop out of school, but in the end they are deceived by traitors, is it worth it?" Now you'll all sigh and say, obviously not worth it, but then? ”

"The seven-day round of classes in public schools in the past seemed to reduce the burden on students' families, but it was still not enough. is just like what Chen Jiazaburo said before, because he has to take a day off every seven days, whether it is a helper or an apprentice, he doesn't want people like him, he can only do odd jobs and help the family do a little chores. ”

"My Saburo is sensible, I delayed him before." Father Chen wanted to fight again, but saw Zhang Shou shaking his hand.

"In public schools, those students who are interested in the imperial examination naturally read their scriptures and history, and later changed to classics and history classes. As for the other students in the Beginner and Intermediate classes, I intend to provide them with different financial aid according to their wishes, or your wishes. ”