Be a master through ancient times

The two black lines on Chu Ci's forehead almost became concrete, Christmas?If it weren't for knowing that Yang Tixue was a native of the ancients, Chu Ci would have thought he had met a fellow villager.

However, other than him, other people agree, isn't a saint's birthday just like Christmas?So, all kinds of compliments flocked to Yang Tixue like snowflakes, saying that his name is good.

Mrs. Wen thought about it, and asked: "Chu Siye wants to let the emperor issue an imperial decree to include this day in the folk festivals, so that the people all over the world will worship Confucius?"

"Yes, if we want to expand our influence, we must involve everyone. Our academies alone will not be effective. Moreover, the emperor's move can also win over scholars and bring the world back."

Mrs. Wen pondered for a while, then said: "You are right, well, when the old man goes to court tomorrow, I will raise this matter with the Holy Majesty. You continue to talk."

"Yes!"

"After the festival is set up, each household will have to offer sacrifices. The officials believe that this sacrifice should be more grand and grand, so this time, it is best to set aside a special place for the ceremony." Chu Ci said.

"Mark out a place?" Taifu Wen repeated, then turned to look at Yang Tixue, "Is there any place in this capital that is relatively large and can be used as a place to worship Confucius?"

Yang Tixue thought for a long time, and said: "There is a large vacant land in the southern suburbs of the capital. It is said that it was originally intended to be used for the construction of the palace by the deceased prince, but the prince died just after the land was marked out. No one else dared to use this land. Since it was acquired, no one dared to mention it to the first emperor, so it has been abandoned there."

"Here, is there no other place?" Mrs. Wen still had some taboos. The first prince was also his student, so moving his palace might disturb the souls of the dead.

Yang Tixue shook his head: "It's not easy to find an open space in the capital, not to mention it's so big. Except for this one, I'm afraid that if you want to find such a large open space, you have to go out of Beijing to find it."

"Chu Siye, what do you want such a big place for? The old man remembers that there is also a sacrificial altar in the Ministry of Rites, why not just there?"

"Teacher, in fact, what I want to build is a cultural garden. In addition to holding the ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius, this place can also make the capital one more place worth enjoying."

"Cultural Park?" Everyone looked at each other, wondering what this meant.

"Yes, this cultural park is dominated by Confucian culture, supplemented by other cultures. It reproduces the grand occasion of a hundred schools of thought contending at the beginning. This is also to reflect the compatibility of Confucianism. There must be statues of the four sages and three sages in this cultural park. There are various vertical paintings depicting the important scenes recorded in the book. In addition, various landscapes can also be built. This landscape can be a miniature version of the real landscape, or it can be an illusion described by the sages. In these places, engrave the teachings of the sages or the poems and articles inscribed by literati, so that people can learn a lot while feasting their eyes. In addition, a place can be opened as a playground. Wouldn't it be fun to set up a variety of game modes to entertain and teach? And..." Chu Ci stood in the middle of the hall and talked eloquently, with a calm demeanor, slowly expressing what was conceived in his heart.

"This... this..." Everyone here was shocked by Chu Ci's idea and was speechless. If there is such a place, students all over the world will yearn for it, even if they are just After hearing this idea, I can't wait to see this place with my own eyes.

"Chu Siye is worthy of being the leader of the younger generation. The idea in his heart is so novel that we people can't think of it. However, there is a problem, everyone must be aware of it. It is only a month away from Confucius' birthday, and it is necessary to build such a large place. , is it an easy task? I wonder if Chu Siye has thought of any good way to solve the problem I just raised?" After he calmed down, Yang Tixue raised a question, and he always felt that Chu Ci's idea was a bit out of place Reliable.

Chu Ci smiled and said: "The question raised by Mr. Yang is indeed difficult, and besides this question, there is actually another question, that is, where did the money for the construction of this cultural park come from? Although the Great Wei Dynasty There was no war last year, but the court hadn’t recovered from the snowstorm the year before, and this year there was another flood, so three or four out of ten of the relief money went to the treasury. In addition, last year, the first emperor died and the new emperor ascended For all kinds of reasons, two to three out of ten of the treasury went to the treasury. Now that the treasury is empty, and this year's tax has not yet been collected, at this juncture, if you want to transfer money to the Holy Majesty, I'm afraid it will embarrass the Holy Majesty."

"Chu Siye, since you know that there are many obstacles in doing this, why do you still bring it up? Are you playing tricks on us?" What did you say when you knew it couldn't be done?Yang Tixue was very indignant.

However, Mrs. Wen lowered his head and flipped through the few pieces of paper that Chuci had just given him. He always felt that this Chuci would not say something useless for no reason.

"Your Majesty Yang, don't be angry. Since the lower officials have brought up this matter, there is naturally a solution. However, this solution needs to be considered by everyone before making a decision." Chu Ci smiled slightly, not taking his anger as one thing.

"Chu Siye, don't be foolish, just speak up!" the mountain chiefs urged.

"It's also simple. If you want to do a good job in these places in more than a month, then you must find someone to help. The helper needs to contribute money and effort to succeed. Looking at the wealthy businessmen in the capital, all of them are rich .They are very capable of mobilizing, as long as the land is divided into different areas and assigned to special personnel, and the construction starts at the same time, there is a high probability that the garden can be repaired before the ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius."

"Let's not say that the businessman smells like copper, I'm afraid I'm neglecting the saint. Let's say that the businessman is after profit. How can it be easy for us to ask them to contribute money and effort?"

"Xiaguan has a way of persuasion in his heart, but it's not suitable to say it now. If everyone agrees to let the rich businessmen from Beijing and China participate, Chu is sure to be able to persuade them. As long as they nod, the two problems will be solved. .”

"Master Taifu, what do you think?" Yang Tixue asked seeing that Taifu Wen had been silent.

"I think this is feasible. Let Chu Siye try it first. If it doesn't work, let's keep it simple this year and discuss it later." Mrs. Wen said.The others nodded in agreement.

Chu Ci bowed his hands to Mrs. Wen, then turned to the other mountain chiefs, and said, "That's fine, I'll leave this matter to the subordinates. One more thing, please select a dozen bold and unrestrained students after you go back. Let them come to the Imperial College every afternoon after school."

Dear students who are at a loss, bold and unrestrained?How to be bold?Although it is not clear what kind of students meet the requirements, they still nodded and said that they would cooperate.

After saying this, Chu Ci said that everything will be planned slowly after he convinces those businessmen.After discussing the matter, everyone left one after another. Chu Ci was just about to leave, but was stopped by Mrs. Wen again.

"Teacher Wen, do you have any other orders?" Chu Ci asked respectfully.

"I still don't quite understand the plan after reading it. I don't understand what you said just now. Why don't you go to face the saint with me tomorrow and explain it yourself, how about it?" Mrs. Wen said It's not that he really doesn't understand, it's just that he feels that Chu Ci's conception is very outstanding, but he doesn't want to take the credit of others, so it's better to let Chu Ci show his talent in front of the emperor.

Chu Ci said: "It just so happens that I also want to ask the emperor to let the adults of the Ministry of Households work with me. Then tomorrow morning, the next official will wait in front of the palace gate, waiting for the emperor to send someone to summon him."

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The next morning, after the Chang Dynasty, Mrs. Wen followed the emperor to the imperial study.

After the emperor sat down, he asked Taifu Wen to sit down again, and then said to the outside: "Come on, show Taifu some tea!"

Taifu Wen hurriedly got up to thank him, the emperor chuckled lightly and said, "Why is Taifu so heretical, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, this is His Majesty's generosity, but the old minister must not lose his sense of propriety." Taifu Wen said, before when His Majesty was his student, he could still say a few more words, but now it is different from the past, so he must be cautious in his words and deeds So as not to bring disaster to the family.

"Hey, if everyone could be as knowledgeable as the Taifu, advance and retreat with restraint, the world would have been peaceful and worry-free long ago." The emperor sighed, his eyes full of helplessness.Nowadays, the faction between the two factions in the DPRK and China is becoming more and more serious. Although they have not yet reached the point of incompatibility, they are still quarreling endlessly like the tip of a needle.I'm going to be so annoying!

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much. Although the ministers of the DPRK and China have different positions, they still reach the same goal in the end. They all have a heart to serve the country, and all of them have far-sighted plans for the sake of the beautiful country of our Great Wei Dynasty." Taifu Wen comforted.

"Teacher is right." The emperor nodded, otherwise, he would have killed them long ago.

"Your Majesty, the old minister came here this time to ask His Highness for something."

"What? Could it be that the Tai Tuo has taken a fancy to another book by me? You can just talk about it." The emperor teased with a smile.

After hearing his ridicule, Mrs. Wen said in shame: "No, the old minister didn't come here for the book, but for the matter that I mentioned to the Holy One yesterday."

"Teacher is talking about offering sacrifices to Confucius? But the plan of Chu Ci has been written?"

"Exactly, his plan has a lot of content, but if it is to be realized, it needs a large open space first."

"Empty land?" The emperor frowned, "Teacher?"

"The old minister is referring to the large open space in the southern suburbs of the capital. However, the specific use of this place is not clear to the old minister. Please also invite the emperor to summon Chu Siye to the palace and ask him to explain his plan to you. .”

"It seems that the Grand Tutor came prepared. Alright, pass on the speeches of the Imperial College!"

"Biography, Imperial Academy Chu Ci..."

The voice passed on one by one, and soon, Chu Ci, who was waiting at the gate of the palace, was ushered in by a young eunuch.

"Weichen Guozijian Siye Chuci, pay homage to the Holy Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

"Free from courtesy. Chu Aiqing, what exactly is your intention for the open space in the southern suburbs, and what does it have to do with your plan? I would like to hear the details."

"Yes, the minister will speak slowly..." Chu Ci calmly handed over the plan, and then began to explain one by one.

After a long time, the emperor nodded and said, "I will issue this decree later, and that piece of land can also be used by you. But you must remember that this ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius is only allowed to succeed, not to fail. This matter is related to the face of my Great Wei Dynasty, if it is not done well, I will take you as a questioner." Because this time not only the Great Wei Bangguo, but also other small countries have sent envoys here, if it is not done well, then all face will be lost .

"My minister will do my best to live up to the entrustment of the Holy Majesty." Chu Ci bowed his hands, his belief was very firm.