Ji Tang

Chapter 763
Half a month has passed, and a piece of news spreads across the originally calm world!
"Have you heard that there will be a solar eclipse in more than ten days?"

In a tavern in Luoyang, a middle-aged man who seemed to have a good family background said to a friend on the side.

"Solar eclipse? What is that?"

The friend on the other side said doubtfully.

This made the middle-aged man who wanted to show off in front of his friends a little embarrassed. Then he introduced what a solar eclipse was, and then his friend suddenly realized it!
"Oh, so it's this one!"

But after he finished speaking, his expression changed and he whispered: "Chicken Si Chen. This is chaos in the harem, and the yin and yang are reversed."

"To shut up!"

The middle-aged man shouted loudly and looked around nervously. After confirming that no one was paying attention, he said with a pale face: "What do you know? Can you talk nonsense about this? Today's empress empress is the most beautiful woman in the world, and she even made the "Female Ring" "How can the Holy Queen, who has spread the word to the world and educated the women of the world, do what you say?"

"If someone hears this, you and I will not be able to escape the charge of deceiving the public with lies."

Seeing the ugly look on his friend's face, he understood that he was wrong, so he said: "This news has been spread all over the world, but the worse news is yet to come."

After saying that, he said proudly: "This matter was told by my cousin who is a Taoist priest. He said that Taoist Taoist Li Chunfeng observed the sky at night and relied on arithmetic to calculate the specific time of the solar eclipse. .”

"Originally I didn't believe this, but my cousin swore that this matter had been spread by Taoist people, saying that they were going to hold a lecture at Taibai Academy in Guanzhong to witness the coming of the solar eclipse. .”

"But that's not the most important thing." The middle-aged man said again.

My friend who was listening in rapt attention was stunned. Being able to calculate a solar eclipse is already shocking. Isn't this important?What else matters?

The middle-aged man said with emotion: "The solar eclipse is already surprising, but I didn't expect that Taoist priest Li Chunfeng would actually calculate the time when the broom star will appear, and it will be on the day of the solar eclipse."

"what?"

The friend exclaimed, and his behavior aroused doubts among some people around him. It was not until the middle-aged man persuaded him that he calmed down.

"Is this possible? Whether it is a solar eclipse or a broom star, it is a warning from heaven. How can this be calculated by humans?"

"And they showed up on the same day? How is that possible? That's not how stories are told."

The middle-aged man was not in a hurry. He took a sip of wine and said calmly: "Don't say you don't believe it. Even I didn't believe it at the beginning."

"But guess what? My cousin said that this time the Taoists bet everything they have just for this matter. Think about it, if it weren't for being very sure, the always cautious Taoists would spread it to the world? And also got Jihou’s permission to give a speech in Taibai Academy?”

"Who is Marquis Ji? He is one of the most intelligent people in the Tang Dynasty, and he is knowledgeable in the world. Even he agreed. In my opinion, this matter is almost the same."

Ji Hou?Hao Jisong?

The friend across from me was stunned again. The Marquis who was praised by the literati of the Tang Dynasty certainly knew that Taibai Academy, the holy place in the hearts of all students, was founded by that noble man.

If it were just a Taoist statement, as an orthodox Confucian student, he would probably sneer at it!

But now that even Ji Hou has come forward, this matter is basically gone, and it seems to be true.

"It's incredible! Can you even calculate a solar eclipse? A broom star will appear on the same day?" He was shocked inexplicably. This incident stimulated him too much.Now he is doubting whether he has fallen behind?Can the arithmetic achievements of the Tang Dynasty now be used to calculate celestial phenomena?
He was also a student from Taibai Academy, but his achievements were limited and he returned to his hometown after graduation.I thought I would never get an official position in my life, but I didn't expect that just a few days after returning home, I would be invited by the local county magistrate. He said that it was His Majesty's decree to allow scholars who were idle at home to teach in the county's official school.

It would be fine if he just taught. What surprised him even more was that the imperial court actually gave him an official position.

Although the position of teaching under the ninth rank is only the smallest rank in the civil service system, it is a huge difference for him compared with before.

Because from now on he is an official, a formal official within the imperial court system, and has a salary.

Thinking of this, he was filled with gratitude to Taibai Academy and His Majesty.

If Mr. Academy and Marquis Ji had not contributed to this matter, he would not believe it.They were able to win food in the mouths of wealthy families, and they succeeded. Without them fighting for a poor student like him, this would have been impossible!

He had never met Jihou. At that time, Jihou was serving as the governor of Xuanzhou and did not return to Chang'an for five years. He happened to enter the academy after Jihou went south, so he happened to miss it.

Although I have never seen it, the legend of Haotihou Jisong has never ended.

With all these factors, it can be said that without Ji Song, he would not be where he is today.It can be seen that Ji Song's status in his heart, and now that he has acquiesced in Taoist behavior, there is basically no doubt about this matter.

"No, I'm going to ask for leave from the county magistrate. This time I have to go to Chang'an no matter what!"

After saying that, he was about to leave, but was held back by a middle-aged man.

"Alas! Don't be impatient!"

"I'm going to give a speech at Taibai Academy. Where is that place? There will be a sea of ​​people that day. Where is there a place for me to stand? Even if I go, I probably won't see anything. I might as well wait for the news at home and waste all my time. Well?"

But what stunned him was that he smiled slightly and said, "Taibai Academy? I am from Taibai Academy, right?"

"Others can't get in, but my academy graduates can't get in?"

After saying that, he cupped his hands and said to the middle-aged man: "Brother, I'm leaving now. We'll see you in the future!"

The middle-aged man was stunned, but he was nowhere to be seen!
"No wonder! No wonder! I was wondering why he, a boy from a peasant family, suddenly became an official. It turns out there is Taibai Academy behind him!"

All the things that I had never figured out before are now understood. It turns out that they have a backstage!
The dean of the academy is the current majesty, the wine minister is Li Gang, a great scholar who is famous all over the world, the worst teachers are all great talents in the Tang Dynasty, and he is supported by people like Hao Jiehou behind him.

Is there a bigger backstage than this in the world?
As for the family?

He sneered, there are quite a lot of scholars in the Tang Dynasty now, and those who have some ambition will not join a wealthy family like before, and will be held captive for the rest of their lives, unable to control themselves!

Since the opening of Taibai Academy, at least tens of thousands of students have graduated.What a huge number is this?Now the family still wants to suppress them?Haha, at this time, seventy-eight out of ten low- and middle-level officials in the Tang Dynasty were held by these people, and this was because of their youth.With such great influence, coupled with clan friends, it is enough to influence millions of people.

This kind of energy is already tolerant if you don't suppress the family, but you still deal with them?
Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still.

I heard that Taibai Academy has opened an elementary school, and children can enter the school at the age of six. My grandson is almost the same age, so he seems to have to go to Chang'an. My son has missed it now, and my grandson must not miss it.

He immediately paid the bill and walked home. He had already thought about it. He couldn't miss anything this time. By the way, he would watch the Taoist speech. It must be very interesting, right?
(End of this chapter)