Changing the court clothes three times a year is simply incredible in the eyes of others.

This is not to say that Zhang Shou has crossed three major grades in a year, and is moving from six small grades. Because the court clothes are not better than the official clothes and regular clothes, there are no things like those cranes and brocade chickens, they are all more solemn red solid colors, tops and bottoms, knee covering, etc., even if the grade is upgraded, the clothes, shoes and socks are almost changed without changing the soup, only a little change in the leather belt ribbon ring.

At most, a crown plus a beam, and that's it. In this case, a set of court clothes, the thrifty officials can wear for many years. After all, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the annual clothing fee for officials was quite generous, but after a hundred years, prices have risen, coupled with the low price of silver and copper, the little money issued now is simply not enough to purchase and replace clothes.

What's more, Zhang Shou entered the seventh grade, and then he was promoted to the sixth grade, and the seventh and sixth grades were originally exactly the same crown clothes, and even the crown leather belt and ribbon were exactly the same, until the fifth grade added a beam. The reason why he made three new sets of court clothes in a year is very simple, he has grown too much taller in the past year.

In the past year or so, because of the good economy, the scope of activities on weekdays has increased significantly, and I once went to Cangzhou, so the busier and more rushing appetite is better, and the diet structure is more perfect than in the village, and the goat milk and milk are continuous, Zhang Shou is indeed very fast, compared to when he entered Beijing, although he has not measured his height in the village, he has grown two or three inches taller!

Therefore, according to the rigid standard of the hem of the Chiluo robe one inch above the ground and the Chiluo blouse seven inches longer than the waist, not to mention the court uniform, even the official uniform that he didn't have time to wear a few times was also redone again and again with the change of his size, so that he proposed that it would be better to relax the size to avoid waste when he did it, but he was stopped back by Zhu Ying.

Miss Zhu's reason is eloquent: "It's not that you can't afford to wear it, why should you save?" There are guys in this world who only recognize well-dressed people and don't recognize people, rather than wearing clothes that don't fit, let those villains point fingers, and would rather tailor their clothes! The most famous garment shop in the capital, Qiansi Pavilion, that is my family's industry, let them do it for you, and the good materials are rotten if they are piled up! ”

"Moreover, the materials of these clothes have not been washed at all, and they will rot and fade when they are washed, I don't want you to sew and mend for another three years for the new three years and the old three years, and now is not the time when Emperor Taizu was so embarrassed in the early days of the army!"

At this time, Zhang Shou looked at the whole set of lines in front of him, and saw that the crown had changed from the original two-beam crown of the seven-rank to the three-beam crown of the fifth grade now, and the silver leather belt had more silver carved patterns, and the original yellow-green-red three-color brocade ribbon was also changed to a yellow-green, red-purple plate carved brocade ribbon, and the silver ribbon had also become silver-gilded, and the unchanged was the whole set of clothes.

And this whole set is on a spacious hanger about his height, and there are no wrinkles in the whole body, which definitely takes a lot of effort in terms of ironing technology in this year.

Zhang Shou thought about it, he couldn't help but smile slightly, lifted the sleeve of the robe and glanced at it casually, he suddenly found that the stitch routing was different from the one sent by the Zhao Guogong Mansion in the past, and immediately asked: "Mother, who sent the thing?" ”

"It's someone from the palace, a very kind and dignified female official." Wu Shi saw that Zhang Shou was obviously a little surprised, so she hurriedly said, "I asked carefully, and said that this time Jiuzhangtang awarded crowns and uniforms from top to bottom, so you, the teacher, also have it." I'm still not at ease, after all, didn't the celebrant calculate you before? I also went to Zhao Guogong's Mansion and consulted Mrs. Tai in person. ”

"As a result, Mrs. Tai said, this is indeed an extra gift from the emperor, and it is because she wants to treat the teachers and students of Jiuzhangtang equally, so she has prepared a piece of yours. Originally, Yingying had already sent a message to Qiansifang to do it, but the palace Shangfu Bureau was responsible for procurement, and the government had to forget it. I heard that the clothing workshop of the Shangfu Bureau in the palace, the weaver girls and embroiderers in it are all from Jiangnan, and they are known as first-class standards. ”

"But I'm still a little worried, after all, it's a trivial matter if there is a problem with the shape of the stitch and thread, and if there is any problem with the shape, it is not clear. Thanks to Mrs. Tai, who saw through my thoughts, she specially sent Mother Li back with me and checked everything from head to toe. ”

Regarding Wu's overly cautious and strict attitude, Zhang Shou did not feel excessive. In feudal society, it is only a small meaning to be convicted for words, dressing, building a house, eating, all have all kinds of rules, and if you are not careful, you will be accused of trespassing and even plotting wrongdoing, even if you are 10,000 times more careful, it is not too much.

Even if this dress came out of the palace......

Therefore, he naturally thanked and thanked Wu for his meticulousness, and then when he accompanied his happy adoptive mother back to the room, he briefly mentioned the disputes at today's banquet - it is needless to say that it is too complicated, but he recommended Liu Zhiyuan, and refuted the illiterate people of the prince's close attendants, he still communicated with Wu first, so as to save her from worrying about him after learning about it from other channels.

Wu really didn't understand or care about the big things outside, but when it came to Zhang Shou, she still listened attentively, and Zhang Shou said it was simple and easy to understand, so she naturally understood.

Hearing that Zhang Shou recommended Zhu Tingfang's teacher and Liu Zhiyuan, who is now committed to public school, she naturally agreed. And when she heard that Zhu Ying was the first to stand up against the Confucius scholar who was actually the first assistant, she was particularly worried, and when she heard Zhang Shou say that he also came out to help, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, you came out to help Yingying, otherwise she was momentarily angry, in case she was overpowered by those old men and couldn't come to the stage, then I don't know how to be angry, no matter how much the emperor favors her, he may not be able to help her on that occasion! But she is indeed right, when your father was still alive, he still taught children to read and write, not to mention the dignified prince, what do illiterate people look like? ”

Zhang Shou didn't expect that Wu really gave a ready-made example, and he couldn't help but smile.

He and Zhu Ying just used this to scold the Confucius scholars and the gang, the most important thing is that they want to open their eyes for the third prince.

As for whether the palace attendants around him are uneducated or not, it all depends on the emperor's choice, look at the eunuchs of the Qing Dynasty in history, the vast majority of them are indeed not involved in politics and illiteracy as the screening criteria, and even many of the concubines in the palace are worried about the level of Chinese language, and the Empress Dowager Cixi is not much educated.

It is said that from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the literacy rate did not advance but retreated, especially the illiteracy rate of the Qing Dynasty, which is simply unbearable to look at, but there are still countless people who do not forget to sing the praises of virtue to future generations, and the number of old and young people is probably more than that of all dynasties and dynasties.

However, even the people next to the pillow are illiterate people, aren't the emperors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty quite accustomed to it?

Anyway, they have already worked hard with Zhu Ying, what is the situation around the third prince in the future, Zhang Shou is not too lazy to worry about anything.

In addition to Song Juren, Fang Qing, and Yang Zhan, there are also three talents who responded to the call for astronomy, and Zou Ming, who went to Beijing to take the exam, and other three people, the camp is growing day by day, but after it grows, a common point is becoming more and more prominent. That is, a group of people now like to run to the Tiangong Workshop to join in the fun!

When Zhang Shou was in the basement of his house called Tiangongfang, discussing the improvement of the grinding machine with all kinds of talents and Guan Qiu, the first snow had just fallen, and now the snow has not completely melted, and several riders also arrived at Fuchengmen in the west of the capital. The leader couldn't help but sigh when he inspected the road guide and entered the city through the special passage of the official errand.

"Finally back to Beijing!"

"Little Brother Deng, in this place in the capital, our eyes are black, and after this, we will have to rely on you, the local snake!"

Hearing this little Brother Deng, Deng Xiaodao couldn't help crying and laughing. He is only sixteen years old this year, and the group of guys behind him are in their twenties and thirty or forty in their big. He could only reluctantly correct and said: "I am just a native of a village on the outskirts of Beijing, where is the head snake in the capital?" ”

"That's better than us Xuanfu rough men!"

A few people laughed good-naturedly again, and the soldier who just opened his mouth to call Xiao Deng said sincerely: "Little Brother Deng, you can not only write and calculate, but also the most proud person around Wang Zongxian, this time back to Beijing, we don't rely on you, who do we rely on?" I heard that Wang Zongxian is going to hang the title of Shangshu this time and officially assume the position of Governor of Xuanda, no longer just a temporary generation, he will be Wang Dashuai in the future, and you will have less of your future? ”

Deng Xiaodao scratched his head with some annoyance, and finally gave up reasoning with these pro-soldiers - although he is not a showman, but this is a typical showman encountering soldiers, and he can't explain it clearly! When he was more familiar with the capital, he turned his horse to lead the way, and soon came to the outside of the Qipan Street General Administration, and after he took out the official document and checked his identity, the seal in his hand was immediately sent in.

Just kidding, Xuanda Governor Wang Datou used to be Shuntianfu Yin, what kind of virtue is that, the people of the capital may still not know, but the major officials know everyone knows it, who dares to delay his performance?

And Deng Xiaodu, who had completed the task, breathed a sigh of relief, and was thinking about whether to go to see his uncle first or to meet his little gentleman first, but he heard a few officials from the General Administration Department who came out of it talking loudly.

"Really, at today's sutra feast, Miss Zhu was the first to stand up, that is simply a husband must have a wife, just like Dr. Zhang ran out of Confucius on the first day of the feast, and dismissed Confucius Scholar, who was not the first assistant, to be disgraced! Immediately after, Dr. Zhang himself stood up, it was really a husband and wife working together, and its benefits were ......"

"It's as if you saw it with your own eyes! It's not going to be so one-sided, right? I heard that there are dozens of Confucian scholars who have seconded the proposal, including court officials and famous scholars who came to participate in the banquet! ”

"What's the use of having a lot of people? There are many people and the momentum is insufficient, besides, the reason for Miss Zhu and Dr. Zhang is simply amazing, you scholars know that red sleeves add fragrance, but you want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to use illiterate people? Oh, it's not Dr. Zhang in the future, I heard that Jiuzhangtang is going to be separated from Guozijian, and it should be called Bachelor Zhang! ”

Deng Xiaoduy was shocked when he heard this, he didn't have time to think too much, so he hurriedly rushed over to make a gesture, and then politely inquired why Dr. Zhang became Master Zhang. Because of his authentic Beijing accent, and said that he had just come back from a business trip to deliver official documents, the few officials looked at him and explained it in a gossipy.

As a result, the few soldiers who came back with Deng Xiaodao were all amazed, and one of them couldn't help but shout: "Little Brother Deng, isn't the Bachelor Zhang they said who has already been a lecturer in the East Palace, also your teacher?" ”

This sentence was like a shock, Deng Xiaodao saw that the faces of the few little officials who were still selling the Wenhua Hall Sutra Banquet to him just now changed greatly, and many of the other people who came in and out of the place also turned their heads to look over. He didn't know it well, so he hurriedly smeared oil on the soles of his feet and wanted to slip away, but he never thought that it was a dozen or so people who surrounded him and blocked his way.

Seeing this scene, the pro-soldier who had just broken Deng Xiaodu's identity suddenly regretted it. He hurriedly dodged in front of Deng Xiaoduy, and shouted inwardly, "What do you want to do?" Brother Deng is the henchman of our Wang Zongxian! ”

"It turned out to be someone next to Xuanda Governor Wang Zongxian!"

"That's really right, didn't Master Zhang send many students from Jiuzhangtang to Wang Zongxian for training before?"

"But didn't all the students of Jiuzhangtang come back before? How could there be such an extra one, not impersonated, right? ”

Deng Xiaodao saw a large number of people watching and discussing, he didn't realize too much malice, he breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and was about to get rid of the pro-soldier in front of him who opened his arms to try to protect him after discovering the trouble, but he didn't expect someone to suddenly say loudly: "Little Brother Deng is a student of Bachelor Zhang, that's what my Wang Zongxian said, how can he pretend!" ”

"It's Wang Datou...... No, what did Wang Zongxian say? It's really possible that it's not a pretend...... Oops, I remembered, I heard that Bachelor Zhang also accepted two students when he lived in the countryside in those years, one of them was the first phase of Jiuzhangtang, yes, it was Lu Sangongzi's Zuo Er, I heard that Lu Sangongzi also called someone a senior brother, and the other might be this little brother? ”

When Deng Xiaodao heard someone talk about Qi Liang, he quickly explained: "Xiao Qi learned from Mr. Xiao with me, but he is from a family of scholars, unlike me who is not interested in those who care...... I only learned arithmetic with Mr. Xiao......"

Before Deng Xiaodao finished speaking, a person was snatched out on the side, and he quickly dodged the protector in front of him, and then grabbed his hand: "It turns out that the respected driver is Deng Gongzi, disrespectful and disrespectful!" My child is fifteen years old this year, and he has good arithmetic qualifications, and he can remember all kinds of numbers, and he can memorize those books of Mrs. Ge before......"

Deng Xiaodao was still in a daze, and people had already praised his son like a cannon. Although he was nicknamed by Zhang Shou because he was a little stupid and roundabout, he was given such a nickname by Zhang Shou, but after being a small official for a long time, he immediately followed Wang Jie, the governor of Xuanda, for so long, he is no longer the villager boy of the past, and he immediately understood the reason for his enthusiasm.

Therefore, seeing that many people around him were all pricking up their ears to listen to his reply, he smiled shyly and said: "This elder, my family Wang Zongxian is eager to be virtuous, and he needs someone who is proficient in arithmetic the most, how about I recommend Ling Lang to him?" Wait a minute, I'll write Ling Lang's name on the clip! You must know that since my family Wang Zongxian took office, there is a general exchange of documents around him, and there is a shortage of people! ”