The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1278 Xuan Shijing's Great Wish
"Oh? I would like to hear the details." Gao Shilian said.

"Students don't comment much on the character of some scholars, but students have thought about whether our college should pay more attention to the cultivation of these children's character when teaching these children to read and write. No matter how many books a person reads, there will be more Talent, if the heart is dirty and the character is not correct, wouldn't it be cultivated as a scourge of culture?"

"This statement is true." Gao Shilian nodded and agreed: "So, Shijing has any new ideas about the academy?"

"It's difficult." Xuan Shijing sighed: "As a member of the academy, I hope that the students in the academy will be gentlemen with good character, but I also hope that their handling of affairs can be smooth. Find a balance between the two. Easier said than done."

"The requirements are indeed a bit high." Gao Shilian said with a smile: "But the idea is good. Let's take Mr. Xiao as an example. Mr. Xiao's talent is one of the best, but he has been an official for decades, with ups and downs. The reason why he was dismissed six times was because he was too straightforward, even if Mr. Xiao was a little tactful, he would not be so ups and downs, but the imperial court also needs such a straight minister."

The imperial court needs such direct ministers, but Xiao Yu's temperament is too straightforward, that is, when he meets a king like His Majesty Li Er, and he has such a relationship with the royal family, if he is in other places, can Xiao Yu survive? At such a great age, I have never known it.

And these children in the academy, not all will be officials in the future, even in Zhuangzi, they need a bit of tact rather than rigidity in their lives, rigid people may have good evaluations in other people's mouths, but in life, they are is very lonely.

But Xuan Shijing also doesn't want the children of the academy to become a selfish person like Yang Gao after studying in the future, who feels that the whole world should revolve around them.
This is what makes Xuan Shijing have a bad impression of Yang Gao.

"Now these children are still young, like saplings, and the responsibility of the college is not only to teach them to read and write, to be a teacher, but also to teach them to behave in the world and behave well." Xuan Shijing said.

"That's true, but the old man thinks that these children are very good and simple-minded, but after all, they haven't experienced any vanity fairs, so they can't see anything." Gao Shilian said: "The most rare thing is to always maintain a pure heart. .”

It is said that if you don't forget your original intention, you will always have it. It is easy to get it all the time, but it is difficult to not forget your original intention.

"If that's the case, the students plan to come to this academy to teach these children." Xuan Shijing said: "It doesn't take too much class time."

"That's not bad. I just heard that His Majesty asked you to supervise the construction of the Longshouyuan New Palace. Are you busy?" Gao Shilian asked.

"The new palace in Longshouyuan is nothing. As long as the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry are in good order, the student's name of supervising the construction will just look good there." When you're done, you can free your hands."

"Brothers from the Yan family are good." Referring to the brothers Yan Lide and Yan Liben, Gao Shilian praised: "With them in charge of the construction of the entire new palace, plus you supervising the construction, it is estimated that nothing major will happen."

"En." Xuan Shijing responded, and then said: "By the way, teacher, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Does this academy have to rest for a day, so that the teacher and Mr. Xiao can go back to Chang'an and reunite with their families."

"I don't plan to go back to Chang'an anymore. If we are reunited, let the children from Chang'an come to Zhuangzi. The longer you live in this Zhuangzi, the more you will discover the benefits of Zhuangzi in Dongshan County."

The Mid-Autumn Festival officials only rested for a day, and had a serious reunion dinner with their families. Gao Shilian did not return to Chang'an, but Xiao Yu was going back. I can take a good rest.

Since Gao Shilian had promised Xuan Shijing to come to Zhuangzi, he had already planned to live in Zhuangzi for the elderly, and he would not return to Chang'an easily. Chang'an is a big place, but it is also very cold, which makes people feel uncomfortable. , this Zhuangzi in Dongshan County is so good, no matter whether it is spring, summer, autumn or winter, it makes people feel like spring breeze, and the scenery on this Zhuangzi is also good. In the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow, the family members of Chang'an City will come to this Zhuangzi, except for a reunion dinner , and you can still walk around on Zhuangzi, which is much fresher than Chang'an City.

"Who would have thought that more than ten years ago, this Dongshan County was still barren. Although there were large tracts of fertile land, the people could barely eat. They lived in thatched huts and wore rags," Xuan Shijing said with a smile: "If the people in the world can live like the people in Dongshan County, the Tang Dynasty will truly flourish."

"Yeah, it's just that Datang is in such a situation now, it's already very good. Going forward, take it step by step, don't worry." Gao Shilian said: "Now Datang can only shut down the people in this land. It is still prosperous, but the rest of the places have not regained their vitality even after more than 20 years have passed. Judging from the household department, the people of the Tang Dynasty today are not more than half of the people of the previous Sui Dynasty. The roots of the Central Plains, the people of Dongshan County are blessed to have a family like you, and with you, the living God of Wealth, spending money lavishly behind their backs, can they have a good life?"

"It's true that the students spent money, but they didn't give them the money directly. Now their good life is earned by their own hands. Moreover, the amount of money the students spent back then was only two or three years old. It's all taken back." Xuan Shijing laughed and said, "So this is not called throwing money, it is called investment."

"Investment?" Gao Shilian was puzzled.

"It is to use money to do things, to do things, to earn more money." Xuan Shijing explained.

"So that's why you invested in Dongshan County." Gao Shilian said with a smile.

"Students hope that the people they can teach are not high-ranking officials in the temple, but county magistrates who can behave in a down-to-earth manner." Xuan Shijing said: "The Tang Dynasty has never been short of talents. In addition to people who walk horses and dogs all day long, there are more excellent young people. They have high backgrounds and high starting points, and they play a pivotal role in the court. But what Tang really lacks is that the people below are willing to do practical things If the imperial court is like a house, then these officials are the cornerstone of the house, and they are the most important and indispensable if they are not exposed to the public." Xuan Shijing said.

"That's right. I never knew that Shijing had such insights. When you first opened this academy, you should have weighed these things in your heart. The first step is to recruit students from Zhuangzi. Wait until the academy gradually grows. Once mature, the scale will not stop there." Gao Shilian said.

(End of this chapter)