Be a master through ancient times

This day's class was over, Chu Ci gave a wry smile when he left the palace, it seemed that someone didn't want him to be the lecturer.

However, he is just an ordinary secretary of the Imperial College, so what if he becomes a lecturer?The princes fight for power and profit rely on various forces, he has no power, how lucky he is to be targeted like this.

In fact, he was a little arrogant.Judging from his current popularity in the capital, his influence is much greater than some veteran officials.

If you ask ordinary people what Zuo Xiang's surname is, what his name is, and what he has done, most of the ordinary people will look confused and say they don't know at all.But if you ask them if they know Chu Siye of Guozijian, they will talk non-stop with excited faces.

He is in the limelight, so he will naturally attract dissatisfaction from others.The reason why Chu Ci hasn't experienced the cruelty of court ministers fighting each other is because his position is not high enough.Once he goes higher and higher, the road will become more and more difficult, and there will be countless people blocking him in every possible way.

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"Your Highness, today's matter..." A man dressed as a scholar looked at the second prince who was sipping tea leisurely, but hesitated to speak.

The second prince looked up at the person who asked the question, and said with a light smile, "Why, do you think I sent someone to do it?"

"I don't think so, Your Highness. Your previous plan was to recruit Chu Ci and let him be used by us. How could you destroy this pawn yourself?"

"Hehe, in fact, sometimes, if you can't get it, you should destroy it. Chu Ci is not so easy to recruit. He is not only a great talent, but he is also a bit arrogant. If he came here so easily, I still have doubts His intentions. If he can't be used by me, then he must not be recruited by the boss."

"But, hasn't His Royal Highness offended that Chu Siye? How could he be recruited by him?"

"They literati have always paid attention to the succession of the eldest son to the throne. Although the boss is stupid, who will make the father like him? He will come to be a lecturer, isn't it because the father wants him to support the boss? It's a pity, this time someone is secretly messing up , so that the boss is not so attractive." The second prince's expression was a little mocking, he thought he was a hundred times better than the boss's idiot, but his father never treated him like the boss.

"In your Highness' opinion, who did this?"

"I don't know either. However, there's no need to know. It seems that the people behind the scene have the same idea as us, so don't worry about it for the time being. By the way, you send someone to find out where that little forest came from."

"Yes!"

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On September 22th, Chu Ci was debating whether to go to the study, when the eunuch came to the door and said that he would not go there today and on the [-]th, and he would go on the [-]nd.

Chu Ci accepted the oral order, and felt a little more relaxed.If he followed his own ideas, he would not be willing to get involved with the prince.Although it cannot be rejected now, it is good to delay it for a few days.

Thinking of this, Chu Ci put away the golden ruler, sat in front of the desk and began to deal with the affairs of the Imperial College.He didn't have time to attend the morning meeting on the twelfth day, so he asked Gu Jiancheng to host it on his behalf. I heard that he babbled for a long time that day, which almost delayed the time for class, making the master and students miserable.

The reason why Chu Ci knew this was because he was holding a letter in his hand, and the letter described the events of that day in an extremely sad and indignant tone, and specifically explained the matter that he had diarrhea that day and almost had it on his body. Chu Ci was about to burst into tears, who would have thought that these students could let themselves go so freely in private?

A few days ago, Chu Ci opened a "Secretary Mailbox" in the teaching dormitory and the school dormitory, so that students can anonymously report some situations in the Imperial College.In the first two days, there were no deliveries, but there were more people in the past two days, but most of them were trivial matters.No one reported anything in this mailbox, but there are quite a lot of people who spit black mud like the one above.

However, this also eases the learning pressure of the students on the one hand.Psychological counseling is not popular at this time. Let them talk about what is in their hearts through this method. Although it has nothing to do with Chuci's original idea, it is still quite good.

Chu Ci was reading these anonymous letters overjoyed, when suddenly He Ping's voice came from the door.Chu Ci immediately realized that someone should be coming, he quickly put down the letters, sat upright, and read carefully with a book in his hand.

"Chu Siye, Gu Jiancheng is here." He Ping admired Chu Siye very much. Every time he came in, he was either reading or working. He didn't rest for a moment. He was really conscientious!

"Please come in." Chu Ci averted his eyes from the book and ordered lightly.

"Yes!" He Ping went out for a while, and then Gu Jiancheng came in.

"I met Chu Siye." Gu Jiancheng saluted honestly. They were originally at the same level, and he was slightly superior in terms of seniority, but now he has to salute when he meets the other party. It's really an impermanent world!

Chu Ci knew what he was thinking just by looking at his bitter expression, every time he saw him he always looked like this, which made Chu Ci feel a little embarrassed.

"Gu Jiancheng doesn't need to be too polite, please sit down. I don't know why you came to see me today?"

"Chu Siye, during the recent period, every day, people have been inquiring about the teaching methods of our Imperial College. Shall we hold a meeting so that the masters can speak in unison and stop talking nonsense? If Siye is busy, your subordinates You can take over as host.”

Gu Jiancheng fell in love with meetings, and even more so with the meetings that Chu Ci asked him to chair.

Chu Ci pondered for a while, as if it had been a long time since the all-teacher meeting was held.During this period of time, he was too busy, so he asked Gu Jiancheng to convey his matters directly.

"Okay, I just happen to be free today, and I'll ask He Ping to go to the backyard to talk about it later, and ask the old man to ring the bell after school."

After Chu Ci finished speaking, Gu Jiancheng was a little disappointed, but fortunately, Chu Ci didn't speak much every time, he prefers to listen to other people's opinions, and he can try to say more later.

"When—when—"

The long bell echoed over the Imperial College.The students didn't take it seriously, but the teachers felt bitter.

"The old man still has half a bag of pastries. When everyone is hungry later, just tell the old man."

"Hey, I also brought tea, I'll put more tea later, I almost fell asleep last time, and was satirized by that fellow!"

The masters chatted and walked to the conference room.The conference room is no longer next to Chu Ci's office, that place is too small to accommodate so many teachers.So he ordered someone to open a room in the Bowen Museum as a large conference room.

"Both brothers, don't be so nervous. Today's meeting will be presided over by Siye himself. According to Chu Siye's usual style, this will be too long, and we will be invited to dinner later. What are you afraid of?"

Someone came over to reveal the good news, and the teaching team immediately changed from gloomy clouds to happy faces.

"I met Chu Siye."

"You don't need to be too polite," Chu Ci gestured for everyone to sit down, "The purpose of holding this meeting today is because many people from other academies have secretly inquired about the teaching methods of our Guozijian recently. In view of this situation, I think Ask everyone for their opinion."

Chu Ci sat at the head, Gu Jiancheng sat on his left, and another master who was in charge of recording the meeting sat on Chu Ci's right.

The masters of the Imperial College looked at each other in blank dismay.They have served as the masters of the Imperial College for many years, and they naturally know many masters around them. When old friends come to ask for advice, they will inevitably reveal something.Chu Siye held this meeting today, did he want to hold him accountable?

Seeing that everyone was silent, Chu Ci asked Gu Jiancheng to speak first.

Gu Jiancheng stood up and said: "Everyone, Tixue Dao holds quarterly exams four times a year. Every quarterly exam is full of opponents. If you are not careful, you will be surpassed by others. The students from the outer courtyard finally improved a bit last season, I believe This season will definitely be better than the last one. Of course, this premise is that our Imperial College can have a unique teaching method and special training for the quarterly exam. Therefore, I think, regarding their inquiry, we'd better be able to Keep your mouth shut, and don't reveal even a single bit of information to the outside world, only in this way can our son-in-law be the number one among the many academies in the capital."

As soon as Gu Jiancheng finished speaking, someone immediately echoed him.Gu Jiancheng didn't show it on the surface, but he was very proud in his heart.

"Gu Jiancheng has finished talking about his thoughts. Does any master have any other thoughts? If so, you can bring them up." Chu Ci said with a smile.

The masters below looked at each other, some said that they had no other thoughts, some had thoughts in their hearts, but they dared not speak out.After a while, only one hand was raised.

"Dr. Lu, tell me." Chu Ci pointed him up. This man has a doctorate in mathematics, and he always looks serious on weekdays.

"Chu Siye, I don't think this matter should be concealed from them." As soon as Dr. Lu finished speaking, Gu Jiancheng frowned.

"Don't hide it, should we let them go without any effort? What about the next quarterly exam? Don't forget that the inner and outer courts have been merged now, and those little dudes have to participate in the ranking!"

"Gu Jiancheng, don't be impatient. Chu knows that you are also thinking about the Imperial College. However, when others have not finished speaking, we'd better not interrupt and express our opinions after listening." Chu Ci comforted, Then he signaled Dr. Lu to continue.

"Our teachers, the greatest wish is to teach and educate people, so that people in the world can understand right from wrong. Now that the Imperial College has a good method, we should spread it widely. We should not only educate the students of the Imperial College, but our own students. Students of Great Wei! If they can become talented in this way, wouldn’t we, Great Wei, be able to add another pillar?” Dr. Lu said very seriously.

"Papa papa!" Several applause burst out abruptly, and everyone turned their heads to see that Chu Ci, who was sitting at the top, was clapping his hands again and again, his face full of admiration.

"Well said! Dr. Lu has the world in mind, and it's not an exaggeration to call him a model teacher!" Chu Ci spoke highly of him, which immediately aroused other people's doubts.

Chu Ci said with a serious expression: "Mengzi and his elders said that the old is my old, and the old of the person; the young and the young, and the young of the person. The world can be transported in the palm of my hand. Today there is one more sentence, I am a disciple, and the person is old." Although we are the masters of the Imperial College, we are also officials of the Great Wei. Our responsibility is to cultivate talents for the Great Wei. However, with the strength of us alone, it is possible to support the entire Great Wei? No, why not entrust this important responsibility to all the masters in the world?"

Everyone was stunned by what Dr. Lu and Chu Ci said, especially Gu Jiancheng, who had a thoughtful face, but it wasn't entirely anger of being denied.

Chu Ci also noticed everyone's expressions, and he continued: "Now that others think our method is good, if they want to come and learn, we should open the door of convenience and let others come to learn. Just imagine, when the old master Confucius was able to learn If there is no way to recruit many disciples, how can it still spread its reputation and leave a good story of three thousand disciples?"

"Chu Siye, I'm narrow-minded." Gu Jiancheng said.

Chu Ci shook his head and said, "That's not the case, you are too responsible. When you managed the inner courtyard, you put all your heart and soul into the inner courtyard. Then you managed the entire Imperial College, and you gave all your blood to the inner courtyard. The entire Imperial College, I believe everyone is aware of these things. Now, I ask Gu Jiancheng to stand under the position of a civil servant of the Great Wei Dynasty and cultivate talents for our Great Wei."

Others also agreed. Although Gu Jiancheng is not good in other aspects, he is conscientious and dedicated to his duties. This alone is much better than many officials who eat vegetarian meals!

Gu Jiancheng did not expect that everyone would say this, and his eyes were filled with tears in a moment of excitement. He said: "Listening to your words is better than studying for ten years. I also ask Chu Siye to tell everyone what we should do so that they can learn." arrive."

Chu Ci thought for a while and said, "Why don't we hold a teaching open day?"

"Teaching open day?"

"Exactly!"

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The series of reforms of Chu Ci in the Imperial College were imitated by major academies, because although the top students they sent for special training before were not transferred to the Imperial College, they still had a good impression of the Imperial College’s one-response system. Yes, when I returned to the academy, I made some suggestions to the teacher.

These mountain chiefs were touched after hearing this, so they went to inquire openly and secretly, wanting to learn.Taking advantage of the rest day on the [-]th day, Chu Ci asked the students to divide into groups to hand out invitations to academies in the capital, inviting them to come and take a look at the "Teaching Open Day" of the Imperial College tomorrow.

Chuci himself played the matter on the occasion of the fifth dynasty, and invited officials to take a look if they had time.Some people sneered, only saying that this person was trying to please the public again.Some people are very interested, of course, most of them are parents of students.

Although Emperor Tianhe was still worrying about the twelfth day, he also agreed to Chuci's application and announced that he would have a day off tomorrow.

Emperor Tianhe is no better than Emperor Jiayou. Since he succeeded to the throne, he has seldom dismissed the imperial court.Today he announced that he will rest tomorrow, not because of Chu Ci, but because of his physical discomfort.If he had quit court because of discomfort, those historians would inevitably make a note and make future generations think he was squeamish.

The simple order of Tianhe Emperor, in the eyes of those who care about it, means that they are already moving closer to the reformists.