Wentang

Chapter 797
All Yueshan can do is support Liu Kui's ambition.

In fact, Liu Kui is not the first academy student to do this. Many years ago, there have been students who have determined to promote Chinese culture and have done it personally.

Especially after he wrote the book "Chinese Civilization", this kind of thing became a trend.

The education work in Lingnan was carried out so smoothly, and the disciples of the academy made great contributions. Guangzhou Academy, one of the eight major academies, was founded on the basis of these people.

There are also the Three Kingdoms on the plateau, the sea area of ​​Xinma Island, the Western Regions, the Han Kingdom in the north, and the Jiankun Kingdom, etc., all have disciples of the academy to spread Chinese civilization.

Well, this Great Han Kingdom has nothing to do with the Han Dynasty.Because the country's people are tall and mighty, they call themselves Dahan, which means a tall man.

The Jiankun Kingdom was later the Khanate of the Khanate. It was located by the Yenisei River. It regarded itself as the descendant of Li Ling and yearned for the Central Plains Dynasty very much. Last year their leader, Shiboqu Azhan, even came to the Tang Dynasty for a pilgrimage in person.

Li Shimin was very happy about their arrival.

The country established by the exiled Chinese blood has returned, verified the correctness of the book "Chinese Civilization" with practical actions, and removed another obstacle to contending for world hegemony.

Shibo Qu'a Zhan was named the governor of the Jiankun Duhufu and the general of Zuotunwei, and the clerical script Yanran Dufu was under the jurisdiction.

(There were indeed these two countries in history, and they were also vassal states of the Tang Dynasty.)
Yue Shan was also surprised at first, how this behavior looked so much like a missionary of Western Christianity, but after thinking about it carefully, he understood the reason.

Now is the Tang Dynasty, not the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.The blood and strength of the literati still exist, and the expanding genes in the cultural and national blood still exist.

In the past 20 years, the Tang Dynasty has been invincible across the world, and it has cultivated the self-confidence of the heavenly kingdom.

In addition, although the detailed world map has not been circulated yet, well-informed people already know that there are many continents in this world, and the Central Plains is only a corner of them.

And the academy has always been the place with the best information, and their understanding of the world is clearer than ordinary people.

Yueshan's new learning also plays a guiding role in it. The first four sentences of the dragon are the motto of many people, and "Chinese Civilization" is regarded as a guiding light by these people.

Combining various reasons, it is not surprising to cultivate this kind of literati who take the promotion of Chinese civilization as their own responsibility.

For this pioneering spirit, Yue Shan can only support it, how could he oppose it.

Therefore, although it was a pity that another outstanding student left, he still gave firm support.

His support is not just as simple as letting people go, but real support.

Their families will be taken care of. There are brothers in the family who want to come to the academy to study without examination, as well as various books and material support.In short, it is to let them go without any worries.

All the students who previously applied with the college to go to the frontier areas to educate and spread Chinese civilization will basically receive similar help.

Moreover, the academy will also provide certain training for these people, such as how to protect themselves in a wild place, how to carry out work, and what kind of knowledge to spread.

Literature, astronomy and the like can be spread.

In order to spread knowledge, even the leaders and dignitaries of foreign races can be bought with precious items such as gold and silver jewelry, tea, silk, porcelain, glass, clocks and watches.

But it is strictly forbidden to disseminate engineering technology, which is a mandatory requirement.

It is to prevent aliens from learning technology to turn their faces and deny people, and then use these technologies to fight against Datang.

Liu Kui and the others were going to Dongsheng Shenzhou, and Yue Shan personally wrote a letter to Sun Fucai, asking him to cooperate with their work as much as possible.

Shenghaihou Sun Fucai is the actual controller of the route from Datang to Dongsheng Shenzhou, and all the large and small supply islands along the way are under his control.

Even when he arrived in Dongsheng Shenzhou, his words were full of promises. Whether it was a person from the Tang Dynasty or a local native, his words were effective.

With his help, the education work of Liu Kui and others will be much easier.

A few days after Liu Kui and the others left, the academy became lively again, and the annual enrollment season began.

……

At Sixingping Railway Station, a train stopped at the station with a 'whoop'. More than a thousand scholars got off the train, and many people turned their heads to look at the green tin wagon with amazed eyes.

A young scholar said with emotion: "I have long heard that there is a strange thing called a train in Gyeonggi, which can carry tens of millions of tons of weight without the power of humans and animals. I thought it was a rumor at first, but I knew it was me when I saw it today." I know too little.”

A scholar next to him also answered subconsciously: "Yes, I have heard it for a long time, but I still can't believe it. Only when I ride it myself can I know what I said is true. It is said that this thing was made by Xia Guogong, and it is indeed worthy of being a man among gods. what."

After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, feeling a sense of confidant.

"A certain Dengzhou Lian Shenghong, dare to ask brother Gao's name?"

"Oh? That's such a coincidence, we're still half-citizens, a Fuzhou Wangtang."

Both belong to Shannan Road, so they are really half fellows.As the saying goes, when the villagers see the villagers with tears in their eyes, they are naturally very happy to see the people from their hometown here.

After seeing each other and getting to know each other again, Lian Shenghong asked, "But the King of Jingling in Fuzhou is promoted?"

Wang Tang said in surprise: "It is Wang, how did brother Lian know Wang?"

Lian Shenghong smiled wryly and said: "Speaking of which, we two really have a relationship. I didn't hear about it because of your talent and name, Brother Wang, but I knew about it earlier."

Wang Tang said: "Oh, dare to ask the details?"

Lian Shenghong said in a complicated tone: "My father once traveled in Jingling, and he heard about the deeds of brother Wang who studied hard and moved the county school's teachings. After returning, he often used this incident to teach me."

"That's why I have been famous to Brother Wang for a long time. I didn't expect to meet this deity here today. It's really fate."

Wang Tang was dumbfounded, and he shook his head after a while and said, "This is really...fate."

With this reason, the relationship between the two became more intimate.

In fact, what Lian Shenghong said just now was already trying to save face for Wang Tang. He only said that he was moved by the county school's instruction, but he didn't say how he was moved.

Wang Tang's family is poor. Although the imperial court has land, but his father is physically disabled and unable to work, and only his mother is busy working inside and outside to support the family. It is conceivable that life is going well.

Such a family situation naturally has no money to send him to school.

A child from a poor family was in charge early, and he helped his mother with work since he was a child, so he was sensible early.Knowing that reading is the way out, he used his spare time to climb over the wall and go to the private school in the village to learn secretly.

If you eavesdrop too much, you will always be caught, so Mr. Private School reprimanded him a few words.Scholars like to drop book bags, and it is inevitable that some "sage words" will be mixed in when admonishing people.

In the end, Wang Tang didn't know what he was thinking, and actually opened his mouth and recited the following sentences, and he recited hundreds of words in one breath, without any mistakes.

The gentleman was startled, and asked him many things quickly, but he answered everything fluently.The husband knew that he had encountered the seed of studying, so he decided to accept him as a student.

Of course, this gentleman is not moved by love for talents, the most important thing is for the rate of admission.

If he could send his disciples to the county school, then his private school would be famous and able to recruit more disciples.

But anyway, Wang Tang got the chance to study and studied with this gentleman for half a year.

When he was ten years old, he was taken by this gentleman to take the county school exam. Although his grades were not outstanding, he was considered to have passed the exam.

But don't forget that he is only ten years old, and he stands out among the classmates who are fifteen, sixteen or even twenty years old.

The teacher of the county school was also very surprised when he inquired about his situation, and accepted him as a disciple on the spot.And made him famous everywhere, making his deeds famous in the local area.

Later, he also lived up to his expectations and ranked among the best in the county school. He took the middle school student and Juren examinations one after another, but he broke his wings in this year's Taoist examination.

But many people say that his grades are barely qualified, but the great masters above have high expectations for him, thinking that he is still too young, and he will achieve greater achievements after a lot of hard work. Pass.

This is Wang Tang's experience, although it is very legendary and determined.

But in any case, it is not a polite thing to expose someone's poor background in person.When someone else mentioned it, it was because he did not forget his roots. When a person he just met said it, it was hard not to make people think too much.

That's why I said that Lian Shenghong was saving face for him. He didn't mention his family background, but only said that he was moved by education.

Such a precocious person as Wang Tang can naturally hear the truth, and he has a good impression of Lian Shenghong.

Especially when I somehow became the other party's "children of other people's family", the fate is even deeper.

The two of them chatted more and more speculatively. They wished they could become brothers of the opposite sex, and their titles were changed directly.One called elder brother, and the other directly called 'Xiandi Shisheng'.

Wang Tang asked: "Is my brother here to take the Weishui Academy?"

Lian Shenghong was a little embarrassed, afraid that telling the truth would make the other party think that he was showing off, but it didn't seem like lying to him.After hesitating for a while, he said:
"That...my father has an old relationship with Mr. Shunzhi, and he rewrote a letter of recommendation, so he can enter the school directly without taking the exam. You won't laugh at me for getting involved?"

Unexpectedly, Wang Tang was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "Haha... Brother, what is this? Just say that you and I are destined. I didn't expect the fate to be so deep. Look at what it is."

After he finished speaking, he took out a letter from his pocket, with five large characters written on the cover: From Brother Wu Gong.

Come on, there's no need to ask, this is also a letter of recommendation, the kind for admission without examination.

Lian Shenghong's expression was amazing, and finally turned into a wry smile: "This is really...fate."

Wang Tang put the letter away and hid it, and said with a smile, "That's true. But I have a question, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Lian Shenghong said: "You and I hit it off right away, if you have anything to ask, just ask."

Wang Tang said: "The Mr. Shunzhi you are talking about is Feng Yi Feng Shunzhi, the disciple of Xia Guogong?"

Lian Shenghong said, "Exactly."

Wang Tangdao: "My brother's fortune is enviable."

Lian Shenghong also said: "Haha... We are each other, if I guess correctly, your recommendation should be from the great master, right?"

Wang Tang said: "I can't hide it from my brother."

Great Grand Master is the respectful name given to the host of the Taoist test by candidates in the same test area, and people who are not in the same test area cannot use this title.

Not everyone can afford to be a Grand Master, and Man Datang can't count more than five fingers on his fingers.

And even if it is a true literary master, no one would like others to call him that in person.

Both of them belonged to Shannan Road, and the Taoist examination belonged to the same examination area, so there is no problem in calling them Grand Master.

The two followed the scholars who took the exam all the way to the gate of the academy, and they were very moved when they saw the sea of ​​people in front of them.

Lian Shenghong said: "As expected of the number one academy in the world, there are so many people applying for the exam, which is more than ours taking the Dao exam."

Wang Tangdao: "It is said that no less than [-] scholars take the entrance examination every year, and only the top [-] can be admitted. One out of twenty, the competition is very fierce."

The two touched the letter in their arms at the same time, and then smiled at each other. Fortunately, they didn't have to take the exam.

At this moment, a person next to him suddenly answered, "Your information is outdated. This year, the academy will expand its enrollment and will recruit [-] disciples."

The two turned around and found that it was a scholar who was about the same age as them, they bowed their hands politely and said:

"Thank you, brother, for letting me know. By recruiting 1000 more people, the hope of the scholars who come to apply for the exam will be increased. This is a good thing."

The man said again: "The two of you came to take the exam without even inquiring about such a big matter clearly. It's really... Forget it, you all line up to draw lots. I'll go ahead and say goodbye."

Looking at the familiar scholar who squeezed into the crowd, the two looked at each other and smiled again, to really see his expression after knowing the truth.

The so-called lottery is to draw the number of the examination room to prevent someone from cheating.

The two did not line up to draw lots, but slowly walked around to the school gate, took out the recommendation letter and entered the school gate smoothly.

Under the guidance of the guard, they came all the way to the teacher's office area, and found the dean and the principal's office.Coincidentally, both of them were there, and they were still in the same office.

After knocking on the door and entering, the two were surprised to find that the student who talked to them at the school gate just now was also there.

The other party obviously noticed him too, and said in surprise, "Why did you two come in?"

Lian Shenghong and Wang Tang first bowed to Yue Shan and Wang Ji, and then said to the scholar: "We also want to ask this question."

When they saw the letter in Yue Shan's hand, they immediately guessed that it was most likely the same person who came in as themselves.

This is really...fate.

Yue Shan asked: "Do you know each other?"

The young man said: "I met you at the door just now, and we chatted for a while."

Yue Shan smiled and said: "Then you are really destined." Then he asked the two of them: "I don't know why you two are looking for us?"

Lian Shenghong quickly took out the recommendation channel: "Student Dengzhou Lian Shenghong, I met Mr. by chance last year, and I am grateful to accept him as a half-disciple."

"It's just that the master is too busy to teach me, so let me come to the academy to study with you. This is a letter from him to your home."

Yue Shan took the letter and looked at the handwriting on the cover to know who it was, and said mockingly: "Sir? He, a bastard who doesn't even raise his own children, still has the face to accept students. Isn't this a mistake?"

Lian Shenghong was embarrassed. He would definitely not want others to scold Feng Yi, but this is Mr.'s master, so he could only listen.

Wang Ji rescued him and said, "Okay, let's save him some face in front of the children. How about you? You are also Feng Yi's disciple, right?"

The second half of the sentence was addressed to Wang Tang.

Wang Tang quickly figured out his recommendation channel: "Student Fuzhou Wangtang, Mengshi Tixue recommended him to study in the academy. This is his letter to you."

Wang Ji took the letter, opened it and read it on the spot, nodded and said, "An old stubborn like Shi Jiming made an exception to recommend you here. It seems that your knowledge is really good. Okay, the three of you are destined, so let's go to Class A together." Bar."

The three said together: "Xie Yuanzheng."

Wang Ji wrote another note and handed it to them: "Go out and turn left until you reach a government building. Show them this note, and someone will arrange everything for you. Go."

Lian Shenghong took the note and said again: "Thank you, Dean, thank you, the student is retiring."

At this time, the young scholar also quickly said: "If the dean is fine, the students will also leave."

Lian Shenghong and Wang Tang looked at each other, and realized that this note was only for the two of them, not this young man.The two became even more curious about his identity.

Yue Shan nodded and said: "Go ahead, just come to me if you have anything to do, don't meet outsiders."

The scholar said: "The student understands, the student will leave."

Looking at his leaving back, Wang Ji said with emotion: "I really can't accept my old age. In a blink of an eye, Pei Hongda's grandson is so old."

Yue Shan nodded and said: "Li Dewu is also very lucky, Miss Pei gave birth to him three boys and three girls..."

Wang Ji said: "Are you going to pass on brother Hongda's skills to him?"

Yue Shan shook his head and said: "There is no need for that, it depends on what he wants to learn, and he won't suffer in the end."

This young scholar is Pei Ju's grandson, the youngest son of Li Dewu and Pei Shuying, and also the most talented child, who was admitted to Guangzhou Academy last year.

Pei Shuying was still not satisfied, so she specially wrote a letter to beg him to teach on her behalf, in fact, she wanted to worship him as a teacher.

Yue Shan didn't agree directly, but asked them to send the child over first.

As his status became more and more important, he couldn't accept apprentices so casually, he had to go through all-round observation.

Pei Shuying also knew this truth, so she sent him here.

……

Say the other side.

After leaving the office and reaching the door, the three of them looked at each other and smiled, and a sense of intimacy immediately arose.

The young scholar took the lead in introducing himself: "In Lilu, Guangzhou, the elders and the dean of the family even made friends, so..."

(End of this chapter)