Chapter 5 Academy
Fusu returned to the village and found two white silk cut by the subordinates to write to Ying Zheng. He had a good memory. He read the words written by Cheng Miao once and memorized them all in his heart. So he planned to write the letter in large seal script first and then copy them in the font like Cheng Miao.
Fusu sat down before the desk, and his pen was dipped ink, but he didn't finish his writing immediately. He had been in Yunyang County for so long and had not written a letter to his father.
Fusu knew that someone had written down his words and deeds in detail and sent them to Xianyang, so he never wrote them. When he experienced the heavenly tribulation, his master said that he still had not let go. Although Fusu was unwilling to face it, he had to admit that he was indeed a little unable to let go.
He was in the north to supervise the army, far from Xianyang, and the news spread very slowly.
It took him a long time to learn that his father had gone on an Eastern tour again. He also heard that his father had taken Hu Hai there.
The father may not have really loved him, but at that time, the father had ruled the world alone, and no one in the court would violate his father's wishes. Only he, the eldest son, always raised objections on many things, so it was natural that the father would prefer his youngest son later.
At least, at this time, the father was not angry with him, nor did he hate him.
Fusu sat quietly in front of the window, recalling everything in his memory, but he didn't write the first word for a long time. Until Huaide, who was serving him, carefully polished the ink for him, Fusu came to his senses, picked up the pen and dipped it ink, and wrote a letter on the white silk. The six-year-old child was not so particular about writing a letter. He said hello at the beginning and then just said things directly.
Fusu concisely compiled Cheng Miao's words into the letter, indicating that Mr. Cheng was talented and the font he compiled was very suitable for the masters to learn. It would be better to let him come out of prison to teach the masters to learn this font.
Fusu also mentioned that he had recently gone to the foot of Mount Saga to talk to the villagers and heard that there was a strange place there. Lao Tzu, who wrote the "Tao Te Ching", once preached there, and Guiguzi also preached there. He tried it in the past, and there was no need to speak loudly there, so the people below could naturally hear it clearly.
There is such a place where you can build a platform on it, then clean up the weeds and shrubs below, and clear out an open space that can accommodate nearly a thousand people. Then, the gentlemen will speak on the stage and the students will listen below, and they think there should be the style of Jixia Academy.
If Mr. Cheng was released to give lectures, he could teach the servants of a county at one time. In the future, it would be much more convenient and clear to record the affairs of the county.
Fusu finished writing in a casual manner, and a piece of white silk was already filled with him. Before the ink was dry, he read the contents back, confirmed that there was no major problem, and moved it to the top of the desk, and began to copy the long letter in Cheng Miao's font.
After both letters were dried, Fusu encapsulated them and asked Huaide to order people to send them back to Xianyang.
There is a person who specializes in sending letters to Xianyang in Biezhuang. I heard that it was written by Fusu himself, but it did not take too long. He sent the letters reported to Beijing that day back to Xianyang.
It was not yet dinner time when the letter was delivered to Xianyang Palace. Ying Zheng was discussing the book he was reading recently with Li Si. He heard that Fusu personally wrote the letter this time and raised his eyebrows slightly.
At Fusu's age, it would be a bit difficult for him to write a letter, so Ying Zheng didn't think there was anything wrong with just reading the records of the people below.
Since reading several times about the "great renovation of toilets", Ying Zheng would not read the letters sent from Yunyang County before having a meal. Now he was intrigued and asked someone to present them.
In private, Ying Zheng was sitting very leisurely. He occupied most of the bed alone. The letter was handed over. He held it in his hand and weighed it. He was a little surprised. When he opened it, he found that it was two long letters.
Ying Zheng sat down slightly and opened the letter to read it. Although the things Fusu did before were not sure of the purpose, they were irrelevant. The things written in this letter were different. If Cheng Miao compiled the so-called "Secret Book" suitable for writing by official servants was so simple and easy to learn, it would be a great thing.
Seeing that Ying Zheng was reading Fusu's letter, Li Si couldn't help but become curious. He once went to enlighten Fusu, and knew best that this child was quick-witted and had a good memory, but could learn from one example and learn everything quickly and well.
Recently, Li Si's new-style toilet that is popular in Yunyang County has also changed. It feels that using the toilet is indeed much more comfortable than before, but I am still quite puzzled about what Fusu asks people to collect feces for.
Unfortunately, Ying Zheng, a father-in-law, didn't ask, and Li Si was not good at interfering in his affairs.
Li Si was not surprised that Fusu could write such a long letter, but was just curious about what Fusu wrote.
Ying Zheng quickly finished reading the letter written in large seal script above. He handed the letter to Li Si, asked Li Si to spread it open and hold it, and then spread it out by himself.
The two long letters are together, and the contrast is even more vivid.
Fusu's calligraphy was learned from Li Si. It was written neatly and beautifully, but she was still young and lacked some strength when writing. But neatness was enough, which was enough to compare the differences between the two fonts. Compared with the large seal script and clerical script, the shape of the simple strokes are simple and easy to learn.
When writing the same content in both fonts, it is best to compare their respective advantages and disadvantages.
After Ying Zheng's comparison, Li Si was able to see the content of the letter.
The more he read, the more serious he looked.
Lizhu is a local person who is responsible for doing things. Every year, they have to summarize the harvest, population, public security and other situations in various places, and send relevant records to Xianyang for reporting at the end of the year. This matter is called "the upper plan".
It can be said that the talents of the clerks determine the local governance situation. If they can have a simple and easy-to-learn font for them to use, they will save a lot of trouble in the future. The court will definitely be more comfortable in handling local affairs.
As for the place where Fusu mentioned teaching, it is actually a trivial matter, whether it is to build a capital at the foot of Mount Saga.
Li Si said excitedly: "King, we should meet Cheng Miao."
Ying Zheng put away two long letters and sat back on the couch again. He was much calmer than Li Si. They were planning to destroy the six kingdoms, so God gave him such a gift, which shows that they should be the Great Qin Dynasty unified the world.
Since it is a matter of course, there is no need to be too excited.
But Fusu's child was even more surprised.
Fusu's illness was indeed cured after going to Yunyang County, but he did a lot of things. It didn't look like someone who was going to recuperate, but it seemed like he was planning something. But most of the teachers he found for Fusu was still in Xianyang, and Li Si and Meng Tian could never follow him to give him advice. Could it be that these things were what Fusu wanted to do?
Ying Zheng said: "It's indeed a good thing. I'll ask Meng Tian to take Fusu back for a few days, and bring Cheng Miao with you."
After the king and his ministers agreed, Meng Tian was summoned immediately.
Fusu was originally sent to Yunyang County by Meng Tian, and Meng Tian was also very concerned about the matter there. When Ying Zheng wanted to take Fusu back, Meng Tian was a little worried. After all, Fusu was sick in the past, and the situation gradually improved after leaving the city. This shows that the conflicting statement is likely to be true. If Fusu is taken back, he will not know if he will fall ill again.
Meng Tian hesitated in her heart, and without hesitation, she directly expressed her doubts.
Ying Zheng said lightly: "It's the end of the year soon. Can he take his life if he wants him back and spend a few days with my father?"
Ying Zheng did not doubt Fusu pretended to be sick and wanted to go out to the palace to play, but he just doubted whether someone was giving Fusu an idea.
He had someone stared at him for so long but didn't look at him, so he thought about calling the person back to take a look.
As for whether to ask Fusu to go to Yunyang County after coming back, that's another matter.
Meng Tian seemed to have a different meaning when he heard Ying Zheng's words. Without saying anything, he took the order and left the city directly.
When Meng Tian arrived in Yunyang County, it was already dark. The villages in the distance were pitch black after nightfall. The lights were on in the villages. Whether it was oil lamps or candles, they were things that only powerful families could afford. Most ordinary people could only go to bed early, and this was how the work and rest of the day came from sunrise.
When Fusu heard that Meng Tian was coming, she went out to greet him in person in a fur.
"Young Master." Meng Tian hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"Uncle Tian." Fusu shouted, reached out and pulled Meng Tian into the house. The two of them sat opposite each other under the lamp.
Without anyone else, Meng Tian relaxed a lot. He first told Fusu about Ying Zheng's order, and then started chatting with Fusu in front of the lamp.
It was getting late, and it was impossible for them to return to Xianyang today. Meng Tian decided to go to Yunyang Prison to pick up Cheng Miao tomorrow morning.
Meng Tian didn't read Fusu's letter and couldn't help asking Fusu: "Then Cheng Miao has been in prison for many years. Why did the king suddenly see him? Did the prince and the king mention him?"
Fusu naturally would not hide it, and told Meng Tian about how he met Cheng Miao and how he wrote a letter to Ying Zheng.
Meng Tian felt that Cheng Miao was using Fusu, but if the official script was really useful, it would be beneficial to Fusu, which was considered a mutual benefit. He said: "He is a real talent."
Fusu nodded seriously.
Meng Tian couldn't help but smile when he saw Fusu being young but looked like a little adult.
After the two were separated for a long time, Meng Tian suggested going to the front yard to practice boxing and kicking, so he could see if Fusu was lazy.
The moon in the sky has turned into a silver hook, and the front yard cannot shine much moonlight. It is still Huaide smartly asked someone to light the light before it shines.
One big and one small gestured on the open space. It was obviously a cold day, but soon after they were covered in sweat.
"No," Meng Tian gave way to Fusu for a while and praised with satisfaction, "If you practice more often, even if you come to the army, you won't be able to compete with others."
Fusu said seriously: "It's all thanks to Uncle Tian's teachings." His former talent was actually to tame birds and animals. He could subdue them all. Once a person has the help, he would relax in many aspects. Now that he has a resurgence, he has many things to do, so he naturally has to improve his health.
The two went to take a shower and slept comfortably. The next morning, they went to Yunyang Prison to find Cheng Miao together.
Cheng Miao took medicine yesterday and his illness was mostly cured. He was no longer as weak as he would have been unable to afford to get sick at any time when he first met.
Seeing Fusu and Meng Tian come together, Cheng Miao was surprised and was even more sure that he had taken the right step: Fusu's eldest son was indeed very different in the king's mind, otherwise Meng Tian wouldn't have come so quickly.
With Meng Tian’s personal arrival, Cheng Miao finally walked out of Yunyang prison as he wished.
Fusu's attitude towards Cheng Miao was the same as yesterday, and he personally invited Cheng Miao to board the carriage.
Seeing that Fusu was in good spirits, Meng Tian put his heart back to his original place for the time being, and rode a horse next to the carriage to guard Fusu back to Xianyang.
Along the way, Fusu first told Cheng Miao about his yearning for the Jixia Academy, and then mentioned the matter of teaching and learning with Cheng Miao, saying that if Cheng Miao was willing, he could live in a village first. After the New Year, he asked someone to build a house at the foot of Mount Saga.
The teaching of Lishu is just the beginning. In the future, he will invite scholars from all walks of life to give lectures. If famous teachers are here, students will naturally come to hear the news. They will definitely be able to build a Jixia Academy belonging to the Great Qin Dynasty.
In the hearts of today's scholars, Jixia Academy is an extremely sacred place. Jixia Academy has more than 70 erudite scholars who have started to teach students, including Xunzi, Mencius, Yin Wenzi, Shen Buhai and other famous scholars. They each have their own opinions and their own opinions. Countless new ideas were born and spread in Jixia Academy, and they can be said to be a blooming flower and a hundred schools of thought contending.
The Great Qin ranks in the northwest and has always been no different from the barbarians in the eyes of the Eastern countries. Most of the scholars who can be used in the court come from the Eastern countries, and many people secretly ridiculed that "the Great Qin has no scholars."
In fact, even Li Si, Yao Jia and others were not originally from Qin. They came to Qin just to gain the opportunity to show their ambitions.
Fusu remembered that after his father unified the world, he also hoped that Eastern scholars could serve the court and help the Qin Dynasty consolidate its rule in the east. Unfortunately, most Eastern scholars looked down on the Qin Dynasty and accepted the position of doctoral degree in the morning, but in fact, few people were really willing to serve the Qin Dynasty.
It is precisely because the literati and officials in the East were unable to integrate the Eastern countries through the scholars and officials in the East that the father went on a repeated tour of the Eastern Kingdoms, hoping to truly surrender by demonstrating the powerful force of the Qin Dynasty.
Now there are almost twelve years before the reunification of the world. Fusu believes that he can change a lot in these twelve years. He may not be able to help conquer the world. He gradually helped the Qin Dynasty integrate the six countries, but he has the opportunity to do it.
Only by truly integrating all countries can the world be safe and secure for a long time and avoid further turmoil.
Fusu's eyes were clear and firm.
Cheng Miao was also a little excited when he heard Fusu’s idea of “Saga Academy”. He was born in a humble background, but he loved reading. He had also heard about the existence of Jixia Academy, but he had no chance to go and take a look in person.
The whole country of Qin was full of soldiers, and everyone was a warrior. If he was called second in war, no one would dare to be the first. But when it comes to academic research, Qin was indeed far inferior to the Eastern countries!
After a conversation with Fusu, Cheng Miao no longer treated Fusu as a child. He was not young, but his heart was not old and his blood was still hot.
Old Qin people will never accept their old age!
Cheng Miao said with a sigh: "If the young master is useful to Cheng, Cheng will never refuse!"
After the two of them talked, the carriage also arrived outside the Xianyang Palace.
Fusu got off the car first and asked Huaide to come forward to support Cheng Miao, but Cheng Miao waved his hand and got off the car calmly. He looked up at the majestic palace gate, but the excitement in his heart had not subsided.
If there was no such conversation on the road, he would definitely want to use the credit for creating official script to return to Xianyang to become an official, but after talking to Fusu, he changed his mind.
In just a few decades of life, he has lived most of his life, and for the remaining half, he should do something that can be remembered more by future generations!
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