Chapter 84: The Highest Institution of Learning

A dam in Qujiangchi is being renovated, and there is no shortage of stones. The guards became coolies, and two people carried huge stones into the dragon boat with huge stones shouting and shouting. The waterline sank little by little, and finally the waterlines at the bow and stern reached the position portrayed by the brothers.

Liu Duan waved his hand, and the bitter guards began to move stones down again. A scale was placed on the dock, and one piece was weighed one by one. Liu Sheng on the side kept writing and drawing on the paper with a pen, and Liu Qi took a closer look and found that it was some strange words. I don't know it at all.

When the stones were moved, the guards were so tired that they stuck out their tongues, and squatted in the corner like dogs to pour their breath. Liu Sheng took another piece of clean paper and checked it before saying.

"It was calculated that it was a total of eight thousand seven hundred and forty-two catties."

"Not right"

It was not Yelang's obscene envoy who spoke, but Liu Duan.

Liu Duan and his guards stood on the scales one by one and weighed themselves. He asked Liu Sheng to stand up and weigh him and his guards one by one. Only then did he say: "King Zhongshan didn't calculate it right just now, and we should lose our weight, which is the correct weight." The elephant weighed 8,218 pounds. Yelang envoy, my brother is right? ”

The lewd envoy's face had already turned the color of pig liver, and when he saw Liu Duan asking a question, Ai Ai said as if he had a bad stool: "What this prince said is right. ”

"Hmph, don't be so arrogant in the future. Our Han Dynasty is full of talents, accumulating the momentum of the founding of the country, and the national strength is like an eagle soaring to the sky. How can a small country like you speculate and go back to your king? My great man is an undisgraced state, let him do it himself. ”

Liu Qi was refreshed when he saw the envoy's appearance like a deflated ball. A few words were said in a righteous manner, not only teaching Yelang the envoys, but also not allowing him to boast about the big man.

The Yelang envoy was so frightened that he bowed his head and bowed, kowtowing more than once, and making promises in his mouth.

Seeing that his son, who had always been stubborn, breathed a bad breath for Lao Tzu, Liu Qilong was very happy. Zhongshan and Jiaodong and Jiaoxi have several more counties at the same time. The elated Emperor Xià held a celebration banquet, during which he praised his three sons.

"Wu'er, go to the Marquis of Lintong for ten days to make this great achievement. I am very relieved, and I will tell you what Yunhou has given you. ”

Liu Qidang's courtiers began to take the examination for the studies of the three princes.

"Master Yun taught us arithmetic, saying that in the future, the retainers will manage the vassal kingdom. It is necessary to calculate the output of grain, as well as the money of the treasury. Arithmetic is the most basic knowledge, and it also teaches us physics simply. Master Yun said that every change in the world makes sense. If you understand a truth, you can use and control a force. The principle that Erchen and the others just called elephants was taught by Mr. Yun. ”

"Have you ever been taught poetry and songs, the words of the ancient sages?"

Before Liu Qi could speak, Liu Hui, one of the nine Qings, asked about it. He is a relative of the Liu family, and his generation is one generation higher than Liu Qi. The three princes standing at the bottom are all grandchildren's shaves in front of him, and they don't have too many scruples to speak.

Master Yun said that poetry and songs are used to cultivate sentiment, and the philosophies of the ancient sages are used to improve morality. He couldn't teach us, but he said he would ask another master for us to teach. ”

Liu Xiaozhu answered Liu Hui's question in a milky voice, and gave Liu Hui a salute after speaking, showing a parenting that was not commensurate with his age.

"Oh, which master is the Marquis of Lintong looking for to teach you your studies."

Liu Qida was interested, and he didn't know who Yun Xiao was looking for to teach his son.

"The Marquis of Lintong said that he would invite Yan Qing, the sage of Emperor Gaozu, to teach us poetry and songs, and the philosophy of the ancient sages."

The head of the Yan family, the courtiers sitting there suddenly gasped, that is the great sage of the world, it is rare to see it in leisure, let alone ask for the luxury of teaching studies. Some guys who have participated in Yun Xiao's wedding banquet are keenly aware that it seems that Yun Xiao is marrying the daughter of the Yan family. With the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law, it seems that it is not impossible to invite an old gentleman from the Yan family to teach his studies.

Liu Qi was overjoyed, and the reward of 500 gold suddenly went into Yun Xiao's pocket.

The two princes have not yet returned, but waves of guests have come to the door.

Lord Taichang of Taichang Temple, oh long look up, long look up. Oh, it's still the Queen Mother's own family, and you have to entertain it well. What the? The family has a young son who is clumsy and hopes that Yunhou will discipline him...... Taichang's face still has to be given and stayed. So a chubby little chubby dun became neighbors with the three princes.

The governor of the Shaofu, what? It is the mother-in-law of Princess Guantao. There is also a handwritten letter from the princess, and Yun Xiao has not yet opened the letter from Princess Guantao. The government supervisor introduced a seven or eight-year-old child, who came to study without asking. Thinking of Princess Guantao's shrewd face, she reluctantly accepted it. The princes have one more neighbor.

In this way, the princes' neighbors gradually increased. Zhou Yafu's grandson and Dou Ying's nephew. The child of the second aunt's brother-in-law of the relatives of Tian Wei's friend. When another ten days passed, and a guy with the Empress Dowager Yizhi entered the door, Yun Xiao suddenly found that the Yun family's house was not enough.

Copy the starting point roster and check it, and obediently have eighteen students. Each one has a huge origin, and you can't afford to offend yourself just by looking at the surname. The younger half is surnamed Liu, and the other half is surnamed Dou. are all powerful bosses, and they are very polite when they come to the door, and they are scolded and scolded, anyway, this child will be handed over to you in a word.

Yun Xiao suddenly realized that things were a little beyond his expectations, and his original intention was just to educate Liu Xiaozhu and train two good brothers who could help him by the way. I don't want to run any school, look at the current trend. I'm afraid that it won't be long before the entire Yun family will be occupied by the children of Chang'an.

It is very clear and urgent that these children are not the only ones in Chang'an who need education. It's that other parents are digging holes to find relationships, and I believe it won't be long after. Many monkey anxious bigwigs will come to the door in person, and no matter what, Yun Xiao will not fail to give this face.

"Juzi is so anxious to find the old man."

The fisherman's puzzled face was like an arrow in the buttocks.

Yun Xiao didn't answer, just threw Yu Lao a pair of construction drawings. Several small two-story buildings, plus a large courtyard, cover an area of an acre.

"What do you mean ......?"

"The fastest speed, how long can it be covered?"

can't drag it on, the student grows faster than Luan Ling's belly. It seems that it will not work without a school. Except for the three princes who also lived in single rooms, the rest of the rooms began to change from two beds to four, and four to eight. If you accept people again, you have to hang it on the wall, and I received Liu Cheng's request yesterday.

The latest roster already has two pages and a full 40 students. Of course, the copper coins piled up like a mountain in the backyard of the Yun family are directly proportional to the number of students.

A piece of flat land one mile away from Yunjia Zhuangzi was selected by Yan Qing as the site of the school, and according to Yan Qing, this land has aura. Yun Xiao watched for a long time, until his eyes saw the water vapor, and he didn't see where there was aura in this land. Whatever, just drive these anointed children out of the Yun family as soon as possible. These bear children teased Xiaobai when they had nothing to do, and they scratched several times in just a few days. Xiaobai is a fierce beast, and the lives of people who die under its fangs and claws are not one or two.

Wei Qing has already fought with several children because of this, and the three princes are very righteous. Now his eyes are all blue, and it is Liu Hui's little grandson who took the lead in making trouble, and he was cleared out of the game without the slightest suspense, and such students can't be punished if these monkey cubs can't be managed. This very good brother, it is said that he was hung up and beaten by Lao Tzu when he went home, Liu Hui disregarded the age of seventy, and personally whipped twice, I heard that life is better than death in today's life.

"Boy, tell me why you came here for such a big battle."

The groundbreaking ceremony was very Hongda, and Liu Qi came to participate in person. Yun Xiaochuang buried a stone in the middle of the foundation, and asked Liu Qi and the courtiers to bury it with an iron shovel tied with red silk. Yun Xiao looked at the scene in front of him, it would be perfect if he replaced the guard with a big waist and a round waist next to him to a beautiful woman wearing a cheongsam. Now how does this scene look like an underworld funeral.

Yan Qing seems to be very dissatisfied with Yun Xiao's actions, he thinks that teaching students should not engage in these vain things, and that learning is to avoid urgency and dryness. So he grabbed Yun Xiao's neck and asked.

"Father-in-law, so many people save some face for the son-in-law."

Yun Xiao glanced at Liu Qi who was not far away with his eyes, and motioned for Yan Qing to let go of himself first, and he had something to say.

Yan Qing let go of Yun Xiao and stared at Yun Xiao's face with a pant, meaning that if he didn't say anything about being ugly today, this matter would not be over.

"Lord Yue, life is short for decades. The white horse passed through the gap and flicked his fingers. What can we leave to future generations in 100 years? Money? Land? Fame? Money is not enough, land is not enough, and the so-called fame and fortune are even more unreliable.

Only knowledge, truth, is the most precious treasure in this world. What I want to do is to pass on the knowledge of truth to future generations, so that the wisdom of our ancestors will not be lost. That's all, but if you want to realize this dream, you must first the nobles and then the poor, and enlightening the people's wisdom is not a one-day or two-day work. This may take several generations or even a dozen generations, without royal support. We can't accomplish such a great feat, father-in-law, what do you see written on that stone? ”

Yun Xiao's finger pointed to the tall monument wall, on which there were several vigorous typing.

I respect my teacher, and I respect the truth even more.

Yan Qing walked closer and saw the typing in front of him clearly. Dressed and respectfully saluted.

Behind him, dozens of aristocratic teenagers chanted together, "I respect my teacher, and I respect the truth even more." ”

The voice was dignified and upright, and Liu Qi was enthusiastic when he saw it. A handful of them lifted the plaque covered with red silk, which was the name of the highest university in the Han Dynasty.

Tsinghua University.