"Brother Song, I haven't heard any good news from the Northern Expedition in a few days. Could it be that something happened?" Zhao Quanzhong had just had lunch that day and asked Song Jinming a little worriedly.
"What could happen?" Song Jinming curled his lips and said disapprovingly: "My famous army is majestic and has achieved great victories in recent days. The Tatars were frightened by the news and must have gone into hiding. The Northern Expeditionary Army has not been able to find the remnant enemy yet. In addition,
Heavy snow has closed the mountains, so it is normal that there is no good news coming back."
Regarding the Northern Expedition of the Northern Expedition, Song Jinming, like most people, was full of confidence and believed that it would be a matter of time to wipe out the Tartars. Wan Lei told him his concerns a few days ago, but he still didn't
He was satisfied and believed that Wan Lao was unfounded. Coupled with the repeated good news a few days ago, he was even more confident that the Northern Expeditionary Army would win.
"Brother Song, you can't say that. I heard from our boss that Tatars are brave, ferocious, and cunning. They will not be defeated so easily. I'm afraid there must be something fishy here." Although Zhao Quanzhong is timid, he still
But he has a lot of eyesight. He has been with Wan Laoda for the longest time, and he has learned one thing: to look at problems comprehensively.
"Oh, Brother Zhong, no matter if there is something fishy about him or not, it has nothing to do with us, so what are we doing with our free time?" Zhao Quanren said nonchalantly.
"That is, no matter whether he wins or loses, the benefits will not fall on us. Let's just live our own small life." Zhao Quanyi also said.
"You two little brats know nothing. If the Northern Expeditionary Army is defeated, the Tatars will definitely take advantage of the victory and move south. There are not many garrison troops in the Shuntian Prefecture area, and we will be in misery. The war will lead to disaster." Zhao Quan
Zhong said with a look of fear.
"There are 200,000 people in the Northern Expeditionary Army. How could they be defeated? You are so worried." Song Jinming still disagreed.
These postmen were chatting with each other. Wan Lei happened to come out of the backyard and saw them idly chatting around the stove. He asked angrily: "You have so much time to talk about the mountains here, what kind of work can you do?"
All done?!"
"We're done and the horses have been fed." Zhao Quanzhong quickly stood up and asked with a smile: "Boss, where are you going?"
"I'm going to meet the old master Zhao Lichang plans to hire to see if he is really knowledgeable. The school will start in a few days. You guys don't know many Chinese characters. You should go and sit and read more when you have time.
Be literate and don’t do nothing all day long.”
"No, boss, it's not like you don't know that young people get dizzy when they read books. They don't have the material to study." Zhao Quanzhong was anxious now, but Quanren and Quanyi were not represented by him, so they all agreed in unison.
Work hard to learn and never let the boss down.
Looking at Zhao Quanzhong who didn't know how to make progress, Wan Lei said angrily: "Who is born to study? Don't let me blind you. In the future, if anyone doesn't learn and has no skills, he won't have to hang out at the inn and go home.
Go be a second-rate person."
"Boss..." Zhao Quanzhong became even more anxious. He knew what was going on, because he was almost twenty years old, and it was really embarrassing for him to crowd into school with a bunch of teenagers.
"This matter is settled." Wan Lei didn't care about this, and left quickly after saying this.
The Zhao Family Courtyard has not been so lively for a long time. Zhao Hongru hired a few maids. These people were busy. The entire Zhao Family Courtyard was cleaned up and looked like a wealthy mansion. And Zhao Hongru
He stood by the door and welcomed the guests, and the squires and elders nearby became his guests.
The reason why there was such a big battle was because Chief Zhao was preparing to hold a grand recruitment ceremony. The squires and their fathers were invited to watch the ceremony, but they had to come because their children and nephews all wanted to enter the hall.
As a student, if you don't give me face at this time, you are asking for discomfort.
In addition, Zhao Hongru also invited Liu Tong, a professor of Confucianism in Futianfu, and Professor Liu had to give him face. Therefore, the Zhao family mansion was full of friends and gifts, and Zhao Hongru's old face showed the most brilliant expression.
Such a smile. As this person is older, he likes to live in a lively scene and sing while drinking. What a wonderful life!
When Wan Lei arrived at the door of the Zhao Mansion, guests had already arrived. He was late. However, he and Zhao Hongru had a close affinity. They were usually as cold as if they were enemies meeting, but secretly they were like a close friend. So Wan Lei
He came empty-handed, and Zhao Hongru just said a few polite words and invited him in. When everyone in the room saw him, they all thought that Zhao Lichang had something to do with Wan Yicheng.
In fact, Wan Lei didn't want to come to the Zhao family in public, but he was going to hire a teacher today, and he secretly funded the wedding fee, so he had to come and see if the newly hired old master was knowledgeable. If he was half a bucket of water,
He will definitely divest.
There were two old men in their fifties and sixties sitting side by side in the lobby of Zhao's house. One was wearing an official robe, and it goes without saying that he was Professor Liu Tong;
When he looked up, he looked upright. Needless to say, he must be the old master Li Daozhou who was about to be hired as a private school teacher.
"I, Wan Lei, the chief minister of Changping Station, came here to pay a visit to these two great scholars." Wan Lei bowed his hands and then found a seat to sit down. The squires sitting at the bottom were also very sensible and immediately made room for him.
Seat near the front.
"Mr. Wan can take the time to come to watch the ceremony. It must be because of me. At the beginning of the establishment of Xinghong Academy, everything was very difficult. Please take care of me in the future." Liu Tong didn't have much official airs, and he looked sincere like a
People who want to do practical things.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, setting up schools and promoting education is a beneficial move that will benefit the present and the future. Even though Wan is not talented, he will definitely support it."
"Okay, a good contribution will benefit the present generation for a long time to come. Mr. Wan's words won my heart." Li Daoyi stroked his goatee with a happy face.
"Hey, it's just that due to years of war, many children in the Zhaozhuang area have lost their education. Many people are vulgar, rude, unruly and unruly. I'm afraid that Old Master Li will have to worry more about it in the future." Wan Lei frowned. He was worried that Old Master Li couldn't control it.
I don’t want to worry about those school-age children in Zhaozhuang who are playing wildly.
"The old teacher Confucius said: There is no distinction in teaching. Although the old man has little talent and little virtue, he dare not compare himself with his teacher, but he still dares to teach and will never give up due to difficulties."
"Listening to Old Master Li's words, Wan Mou admires him. The students nearby are blessed." Wan Lei looked happy and was quite satisfied with this old Master. Whether he really has a wealth of moral principles or not, let's not say for the moment, just with the educational spirit of teaching without distinction,
The bride price was not wasted at all.
"That's right, it's our blessing in Zhaozhuang to be able to invite Mr. Li." Several elders also echoed, and Li Daozhou repeatedly waved his hands to express his shame.
Everyone chatted for a few more words. Zhao Hongru saw that the auspicious time had arrived and everyone had arrived, so he announced the start of the appointment ceremony. Witnessed by Professor Liu, both parties signed the appointment letter, specifying the appointment period and salary, and then
Everyone who was watching the ceremony came forward one by one to pay respect to the teacher, and then the teacher-appointment ceremony ended.
In the end, Zhao Hongru also asked people to set up a banquet. Everyone sat down to have a good time and drink, but Wan Lei was not in the mood to eat. Just when he was about to resign and leave, a man who looked like a servant ran in and whispered in Professor Liu's ear.
After a few words, Professor Liu's expression suddenly changed, and he cupped his hands and said, "I have important matters to attend to, so please leave first!"