Chapter 178
As a person whose goal is to be an official, how dare Zhang Chengwang say that the royal family is not?How dare you say that those great Confucians are not?If this word gets out, he won't be able to mess around in the officialdom in the future.

Zhang Chengwang really didn't know this. After all, he usually met with other friends to discuss poetry, songs, or exchange knowledge.

Yuan Suijun continued: "Those great scholars never said that a princess, as a woman, should not be able to read and write. Brother Zhang, reading a word will make a woman change her temperament. I don't know which sage book you said this from." of?"

Of course it doesn't say so in the book.

The sweat on his face continued to slide down his cheeks, and his face was pale. Everyone could see that he was no longer calm and calm at first, but showed a bit of qi deficiency.

"I'm not as well-read as Brother Zhang, and I've never heard what such a sage said. Please also give me some advice from Brother Zhang."

He gave advice, but the indifferent look in Zhang Chengwang's eyes was a mockery of him.

The other villagers were confused when they heard it. They only heard that Sui Jun refuted Zhang Chengwang's view that women can't study, and looking at Zhang Chengwang's expression, it seemed that he had lost.

They are more concerned with another issue than this.

"What does Daru mean?"

Yuan Suifeng explained to them, "Great Confucianism is the most learned person in our Great Xia Dynasty."

"How learned is that?" A villager asked shamelessly.

Yuan Suifeng said: "The level of [-] Zhang Xiucai cannot be compared."

Zhang Chengwang almost vomited to donate blood. He admitted that his talents and learning were definitely not as good as those great Confucian scholars, but to say that he could not compare with ten thousand of them would be too much to look down on him.However, he made a mistake in his words, and was caught by Yuan Suijun.In addition, he didn't dare to step on the great Confucianism, so his face turned pale, but he couldn't say a word.

Seeing this, the other villagers nodded half-understanding, "That's it."

"You said that the emperor asked great Confucians to enlighten his daughter?"

"Yes. I heard that the princess's courses are not much different from those of the previous princes." Yuan Suifeng was happy to explain to them.

"The emperor is the biggest person in Daxia. He thinks it's a good thing for his daughter to study. Why does Zhang Xiucai think it's not good?"

Yuan Suijun showed a smile that was not a smile, "I have to ask Zhang Xiucai."

Yuan Suifeng said: "Maybe he thinks that the people in our village are not worthy. Only people as noble as the emperor's daughter, and girls from famous families in the capital are worthy of learning the words of saints."

"Oh, the daughters of rich families in the city should be able to learn in his eyes. We are just farmers, how can we compare with them."

As soon as these words came out, the villagers immediately became angry.It's just that the anger was directed at Zhang Chengwang.

"Why do you say that my daughter is not worthy of studying? When the girls' school is completed, I will be the first to send my daughter in."

"That is, can't the children of our peasants read and understand?"

"Bah, we grow the rice you usually eat, so look down on us and don't eat the rice we grow if you can."

Zhang Chengwang, who suddenly became the target of public criticism, looked at Yuan Suijun viciously—is this his purpose?He wanted to make him an object of disgust.

He quickly explained, "I didn't mean that."

"Then what do you mean? Tell me!"

The villagers rushed up, and Zhang Chengwang was frightened by the posture of ready to beat someone at any time.

He hesitated for a long time, but couldn't think of a reason to refute.

He closed his eyes in pain, regretting that he should not have expressed his thoughts so directly before.In the eyes of the villagers, his reaction was undoubtedly acquiescing.

"Okay, you just look down on us! Then don't live in the village if you look down on us!"

"That's right, we don't welcome you in Lushan Village." So what if you are a scholar?Ren Suijun is also a scholar, and he is not as arrogant as him.

"I almost got tricked by you."

If they really don't send their daughter to school, wouldn't it be a big loss in the future?Zhang Chengwang has done a lot of harm.

Impulsively, some villagers clenched their fists and kicked Zhang Chengwang.Of course, they had more or less controlled their strength, otherwise Zhang Chengwang's little life would have been lost.

But even so, Zhang Chengwang couldn't bear the severe beating. He ran away with his head in his arms, his embarrassed appearance completely unable to show the demeanor he usually deliberately showed.

Yuan Suijun watched coldly, not intending to dissuade him.Every time Zhang Chengwang was disgusting, he would secretly poke and stand behind his wife. The villagers saw how tolerant he was for the sake of being a scholar.

Today they really don't want to bear it anymore.He should also be taught a lesson.

In the end, the village chief stopped them because he was afraid of their lives.

"Okay, stop hitting. If you hit again, you will die."

After venting their anger, some villagers suddenly became worried. They beat Zhang Chengwang, would Zhang Chengwang sue them?
Seeing their thoughts, Yuan Suijun will naturally reassure them.

He stepped forward to help Zhang Chengwang up, and when he was helping, his hand "accidentally" pressed the wound, causing Zhang Chengwang to grin his teeth in pain, and glared at him bitterly, "You don't need to pretend to be kind."

Yuan Suijun said lightly: "Brother Zhang is so careless, he can fall like this even if he walks properly."

Zhang Chengwang's eyes widened, pointing at Yuan Suijun's hand trembling slightly.He didn't expect Yuan Suijun to dare to open his eyes and talk nonsense like this.

Yuan Suijun had a light smile on his face, "It's better to get hurt when you fall, than to be beaten up by villagers who are brave enough to slander a saint."

Zhang Chengwang's voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, "Where did I slander the saint, you spit blood!"

Yuan Suijun said: "You keep saying that women's studies are degrading to the gentlemen, aren't you slandering the sage who specially asked the great Confucianism to enlighten his daughter?"

He injured himself and slandered the saint.

Zhang Chengwang chooses one for himself.

Zhang Chengwang's face looked as if he had opened a dyeing workshop. Because of his unscrupulous words and deeds, he was caught by Yuan Suijun and hurt his feet.Today's loss, I really have to eat it.

He was not usually aggrieved in his heart, so he could only secretly tell himself to be patient.

He just needs to be patient until the end of the rural examination.When the time comes, the humiliation he has received must be returned a hundredfold.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the roiling anger in his heart, gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I accidentally fell today, and I will pay attention to it in the future."

He propped himself up on the ground with his good right hand, stood up with difficulty, and then limped into the room.

When Zhang Wanli was in the house, he also saw his brother being beaten.It's just that there were many villagers who beat his brother at that time, and he was afraid that he would be beaten together if he came to help, so he had to bear with it.Only then did he come out in a hurry and helped his brother go in.

Seeing that Zhang Chengwang was beaten, the villagers had to hold back, not to mention how happy they were.

One of them couldn't help but said to Yuan Suijun: "Even if I sell everything, I still have to let my son and daughter study. How good it is to study. It has a set of principles. You see, Zhang Chengwang was beaten like a dog by us, so he didn't dare to read." Admit it."

"That's the reason. But it's also because he's not as talented as Suijun."

Zhang Chengwang, who hadn't entered the room yet, heard their conversation and fainted from anger.

(End of this chapter)

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