Tianguanzhi

Chapter 33 Cui Shouqi, academic certificate, just right

Nowadays, the New Learning is at its peak. Most school-age children in various states, counties and cities receive the New Learning education. Only rural private schools with outdated ideas hold a few collections of scriptures from the Old Teaching.

But this does not mean that the old school has been abandoned by Haitang. In fact, it is quite the opposite. The world respects the old school more than before. On the contrary, many old-fashioned people look down on the new school's academic qualifications, and even bluntly said, "I would rather have an experienced scholar than a doctor of the Five Classics." "

The so-called doctorate in the Five Classics was the highest academic qualification for new students at that time. In addition to passing the four-year examination in Haitang's home country, it was also required to have a graduation certificate with equivalent academic qualifications from Jili or Dongxiqiangwei.

Xinxue had only a history of more than 20 years in Haitang, and all the officials in various ministries and departments in the court were old Jinshi. Therefore, Xinxue officials also encountered a lot of criticism in the court.

By the way, Gu Jianqiu only passed the two-year exam and received a two-year diploma from Jiangning Normal School, so he called himself a two-year student. There were also four-year students and doctors of the Five Classics.

Cui Shouqi's father, Cui Richang, was one of the first batch of Five Classics Ph.D. graduates from the National School of Foreign Affairs, one of the New Six Schools. He had been in officialdom for twenty years before becoming the factory manager of Jiangning Equipment Manufacturing Bureau. Both father and son were from the New Sixth School and were die-hard members of the New School.

Although he came from the same school as Gu Jianqiu, Cui Shouqi didn't know Gu Jianqiu. He was a popular figure in Jiangning Normal School. He spent a lot of money and had official status. There were countless classmates who usually fawned over him, so it was impossible to remember Gu Jianqiu, a marginalized person. So Gu Jianqiu was really curious as to why Cui Shouqi went to such trouble to invite him here.

Xianchun Tower was booked by Cui Shouqi. He set up four tables, all of which were graduates of Jiangning Normal University. There were about twenty people,

Cui Shouqi was handsome and elegant, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with clear bones and a meticulous look. He was a low-key man. Shi Wensi eagerly welcomed Gu Jianqiu to the table. Only then did Gu Jianqiu realize that Cui Shouqi actually left the intimate position next to him to himself, which made Gu Jianqiu even more embarrassed. I feel strange.

There was nothing unusual at the table. After everyone exchanged greetings, Shi Wensi introduced Gu Jianqiu to everyone, and Cui Shouqi also greeted a few words at the right time. With the sound of clear silk and bamboo, the wine and food were more than half done. Everyone talked about the past and the present, and some people talked about the empire. Regarding the conservative policy of the Heavenly Beings, some people also talked about the empire's recent defeat to the Jinju people on Taibai Ancient Star, and the atmosphere became increasingly heated.

Gu Jianqiu's table was naturally centered on Cui Shouqi. He talked about his favorite stone seal carving, which Tianhuang stone was better, and who had recently obtained a good seal. When Gu Jianqiu was asked occasionally, he answered as expected without saying much.

Until Cui Shouqi asked seemingly casually: "Jianqiu, I heard that you are employed in a Citigroup individual military academy. And you use your academic certificate to guarantee orders for that individual military academy?"

Gu Jianqiu suddenly realized that it was because of this incident.

"It's true."

He replied.

"You are too imprudent. These Citigroup people are treacherous and fear that the world will not be in chaos. I heard that more than half of Jiangning's underground arms were provided by that Tom Chen who painted a dragon. How can you guarantee such a person? You Do you know that if there is a problem with the qualifications of Hualong Individual Soldier, your academic diploma will be revoked."

"This matter is really a long story..."

People at the other table were talking about the debate between old and new learning. Many people complained about the old-school bureaucrats' indifference to the past, and even talked about the widely circulated saying, "I would rather have an experienced scholar than a doctor of the Five Classics."

Suddenly someone said: "I don't blame those old people for not looking down on new learning. The materials we use for new learning are indeed mixed, but I heard one thing. Do you know? Some incompetent guys actually used their own learning. Sell ​​it for a mere tens of thousands of dollars? What do they think of the Empire's New Sixth School certificate? Is it my mother's cotton coat? Just go to the pawn shop to pawn it when you can't afford to eat?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was talking about it. Some people saw that he said it funny and laughed unconsciously.

The man who spoke had an old Jiangning accent. He was wearing a white suit and trousers, a pink shirt and a red tie. He was puffing out cigarette smoke. He was really modern. After he said this, he unconsciously moved to Gu Jianqiu's position. After taking a look, the meaning was clear.

Cui Shouqi frowned slightly, poured a glass of wine by himself, and poured another glass for Gu Jianqiu. I secretly scolded Hu Jiaju for having such a big tongue. I just told him about it in front of the dinner table, and he just parroted it. He also complained that his harsh words hurt the friendship between classmates.

Cui Shouqi heard from his father that someone was selling diplomas from the New Sixth School in Jiangning market. Since the regulations of the Equipment Manufacturing Bureau were promulgated, the price of diplomas from the New Sixth School on the black market has been rising all the way, with the average price being almost 50,000. This is a tight business today, and only the rising futures can surpass it. But after all, the gray market for selling academic certificates was not on the table. After this incident spread among Jiangning's upper class, it once again aroused the cynicism of the old school scholars against the new school. Some people even ridiculed Cui Richang, who had always regarded himself as a representative of the New School, to his face, making Cui Richang disgraced and the boss even less embarrassed.

Cui Shouqi naturally wants to share the worries for his father. In fact, there are not many academic certificates for buying and selling in Jiangning market. There are always dozens of them. However, Cui Shouqi graduated from Jiangning Normal University and is not familiar with the students from the other five schools. , It’s hard to talk about it. Secondly, the guarantee form for Gu Jianqiu’s academic certificate was only recently reported to the Equipment Manufacturing Bureau. Naturally, he was the first to bear the brunt and became Cui Shouqi’s target.

"Jiaju, is this really happening?"

someone asked.

"More than that, I also know that this person was born in our Normal School, in our class, and in the Xianchun Building today."

Hu Jiaju pressed forward step by step. He turned to look at Gu Jianqiu: "Jianqiu, why don't you say a few words?"

Gu Jianqiu and Hu Jiaju were in the same class, and their relationship was average, so Gu Jianqiu didn't have a deep impression of him.

Gu Jianqiu pondered for a while and then said: "I did mortgage my academic certificate to the boss of Hualong Private Soldier and borrowed some money from him. I myself also work at Hualong Private Soldier."

You can say borrow money, but you can't say sell it. Otherwise, you will be sentenced to prison if the facts are confirmed.

Hu Jiaju made a proud expression to everyone at the table, thinking that he and Gu Jianqiu had a long-standing grudge.

It turns out that when Gu Jianqiu was still studying in the Normal School, there was a story. There is an arithmetic teacher named Mo in the natural history department. His reputation in the university is not good. Students all say that this person is greedy for money and likes to receive gifts from others. If he does not give a gift to this arithmetic teacher, he will not give it to him in the year-end assessment. pass.

So the students in Gu Jianqiu's class discussed giving gifts to Professor Mo, each paying fifty yuan. The person who made the suggestion was Hu Jiaju. Gu Jianqiu's family was poor and he couldn't afford fifty yuan. He was also a grumpy man and didn't want to give gifts at all. As a result, he became the only person in the class who didn't contribute any money.

Later, during the year-end assessment, Professor Mo actually mentioned the matter in class and asked Gu Jianqiu why he didn't give him a gift.

"Others said they wouldn't give me a gift, so I wouldn't let him pass. If you don't give me a gift, aren't you afraid that I'll fail your subject?"

Gu Jianqiu was young and frivolous, and he did not expect that Professor Mo would dare to ask for a bribe in public, so he replied angrily: "The student is writing Huang Ting for the first time, so his confidence is just right."

Mo Jiaoxi was not annoyed and asked for the test paper as usual.

In the end, everyone in all the subjects passed the assessment of Shushu, including of course Gu Jianqiu. His grades were not among the best, probably above the middle level. As for those students who usually failed in math, they were extremely grateful to Professor Mo after they passed the subject this time and told others about it. Let’s learn the benefits of giving gifts to Professor Mo.

In fact, Gu Jianqiu himself had completely forgotten about this matter, and Mo Jiaoxi had never mentioned it to anyone else. Some students mentioned Gu Jianqiu, and there were many people who criticized him, but in the end, it was just a small matter and no one would care about it for too long. Only Hu Jiaju was aggrieved.

Gu Jianqiu's words, "When a student writes about Huang Ting for the first time, his confidence is just right." Hu Jiaju felt humiliated. Especially, Hu Jiaju's magic number was the first in that subject, and his score was much higher than Gu Jianqiu's, which made him even more angry.

Why bother to save face for such an insulting and polite person?

Gu Jianqiu, Gu Huangting. hey-hey.

A sneer appeared on his face.

(End of this chapter)