"Farming is the foundation of the world, and it is what the people rely on to make a living. However, the people may not take care of the basics and end up doing nothing, so their livelihood will not be successful." Han Shu Wen Ji
The emperor's emphasis on Taixue and the policies he implemented for it emerged one after another. In order to prevent students from immersing themselves in studying and turning into nerds who could only pick up chapters and excerpts, the emperor uniquely set up practical classes. Students in each discipline learned two
After the first year, relevant practice must be carried out, and the emphasis is on applying what you have learned, and there will be a special academic inspection to record the results, which will be used in the official selection examination after graduation.
Those who majored in drama, law and other subjects were fine. They went to government offices, while those who studied business majors went to fields and ditches. No wonder Yan Bao was dissatisfied. But You Chu and Yan Bao
They are not familiar with each other. In the past, they just treated each other perfunctorily because they both had Feng Yi's strong background.
At this time, seeing Yan Bao's stubbornness and pedantry, You Chu became impatient: "No matter how unwilling you are, do you still want to abandon school? Don't forget the clear rules of the school: abandoning scholars without authorization is a sign of contempt for the imperial court and acts arrogantly.
Paradox Office. The Chancellor's Office and various government offices will keep a record of the student, and no recommendation will be made within ten years."
"Ha." This academic rule really scared a group of people at first, but Yan Bao obviously didn't take it seriously at this time. He approached You Chu and said softly: "The county records are just for the counties in Guanzhong.
, but if it is in various places in Guandong, they may not follow this."
Seeing You Chu's surprised look, Yan Bao smiled proudly and said: "The imperial court does not care about talents. In the past two years, the scholars who come to the court have been allowed to study in some civil service department. I don't know how many talented people from Guandong have been forced back. I won't hide it either.
You have arranged a public diploma certificate at your home. If I don't want to continue studying, I can go to Kanto at any time and find another way out."
Not everyone knows the benefits of the Department of Civil Affairs, and they don’t know what a huge advantage it would be to add a period of experience in the Department of Civil Affairs to their resume. If Yan Bao couldn’t see it, why didn’t he leave earlier? Why did he spend two years in Taixue?
Year?
You Chu thought to himself. He looked at Yan Bao's proud look and suddenly realized that the other party might just want to compete with him for verbal advantage.
So You Chu was enlightened and asked knowingly: "In that case, why didn't Mr. Yan go to Guandong earlier? I heard that there are many talented people in the east of Guandong. With Mr. Yan's ability, he doesn't have to worry about not having a place to show off what he has learned."
"Yes!" Yan Bao felt a little uncomfortable when You Chu saw him, and said with a dry smile: "But after all, we are the people of the emperor, and we must be loyal to the emperor because we eat the emperor's salary."
You Chu was filled with contempt in his heart. He didn't have Zhang Ji's good demeanor, and he didn't have the depth of the city like Jia Kui. When making friends, his likes and dislikes were all shown on his face: "You are also a learned man after all, and your words and deeds are of good character."
, but he is at the bottom of the stream of scholars and gentlemen."
Yan Bao suddenly became angry and was about to say something else, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Xuelu in the distance turning around and looking towards them. If he was discovered by Xuelu, his ranking this year would be judged poorly.
Well, it won't be worth delaying your future by then.
You Chu watched Yan Bao leave reluctantly and curled his lips needlessly. He was not worried that Yan Bao would hate him for this. With the other party's ability, he had nothing to be afraid of. On the contrary, from now on,
The Business Department got rid of Yan Bao, a so-called country friend. You Chu felt extremely relaxed. He swung his whip and hit the cow, intending to complete the remaining ten steps. This year's farming training could be regarded as an end.
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The field he cultivated was right on the edge of the Wei River, separated only by a wide dirt road from the Wei River. You Chu thought that when he finished cultivating, he would go to the slope of the river bank to bask in the sun and sleep.
At this moment, a column of chariots with brightly dressed and angry horses rode up from behind. You Chu looked back and saw that the knights in this column were old and young, dressed like powerful nobles in the city. They were riding good horses.
Tall and majestic, even though he was running at small steps on the road, the fields made of loess were still shaken by the heavy horses' hooves, shaking off countless dust, as if there was an earthquake somewhere.
"Hey, hey!" You Chu didn't care about the identity of the other party at this time, and stretched out his hand to stop him: "Don't trample on my field!"
"Your field? Isn't this the Imperial Academy's field?" Zhang Xiu took the lead. At this time, he halted his horse by the road and said to the aggressive You Chu. He originally thought that You Chu was an ordinary farmer's boy, until he took a closer look.
, only to discover the extraordinary thing about You Chu. Zhang Xiu couldn't help being slightly stunned, only to hear You Chu say: "I am a student of Taisheng. Since Lang Jun knows that it is a school field, please be careful when riding horses. After all, farming is not easy."
Zhang Xiu had been running along the roadside and had no intention of doing so. Unexpectedly, You Chu had preconceived the idea and treated him as a bad guy, and he couldn't bear to show his anger in front of the emperor behind him. He was really depressed.
He couldn't stop thinking: "My family has always been kind, how could a son from a public family do such a thing?"
"It's hard to say. There are many disciples of the public family who ride horses and trample wheat." You Chu remembered something and said smoothly.
A middle-aged scribe who was following behind rode over. Seeing Zhang Xiu parked on the roadside for no reason, he couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong?"
Seeing that the visitor was Liu Yao, a newly promoted celebrity in Qingzhou, the Huangmen Minister, Zhang Xiu raised his hand and politely recounted the conversation between the two. Liu Yao first said "Oh", and suddenly asked keenly: "What, according to your words
Say, there were still people riding horses through wheat in the past?"
Liu Yao's character was not like that of his brother who was kind and forgiving. On the contrary, even when he was the son of a regular minister, he dared to report illegal acts. Later, because of his reputation for integrity, he was appointed as the imperial censor. However, due to the chaos of the world, he was
No, he took refuge in Huaipu. It was not until Wang Duan and others came to Xu last year that he dared to follow the envoy team back to Chang'an. Although he is not a censor who is investigating illegal crimes, he has an upright character and wants to
The mentality of showing off his face in front of the emperor was very strong to pursue the matter to the end.
"Wei." Liu Yao is a descendant of King Xiao of Qi, an authentic prince and grandson. He is born with extraordinary bearing and excellent appearance, far beyond the comparison of Zhang Xiu. Therefore, You Chu did not dare to be rude. When he saw him asking, he answered cautiously: "
I heard from an old farmer near Weiqiao that there was once a group of rich people who ignored the dissuasion and allowed several Qiang slaves to ride their horses into the fields and eat the wheat ears."
He secretly glanced at Liu Yao who was listening attentively, and added: "But this happened three years ago in Chuping. I don't know whose family that person was at the time."
Liu Yao originally thought that this was something that happened recently, but after listening to it, he realized that this was a long-standing unsolved case. Depending on You Chu's intention, even the parties involved only regarded it as a casual conversation. The matter was long-standing and the person was difficult to find, so he himself
There was no need to go out of his way to uphold justice for an old farmer, so the eagerness to give it a try immediately subsided, and his tone was not as serious as it was at the beginning, and he said perfunctorily: "I didn't expect that there are such young people in Chang'an City. That's all."
You Chu had known that this would be the result. He was a scholar who appeared to be righteous for the people but actually put profit first. He had dealt with many such people when he was with his father You Yin. He was not surprised at the moment and was planning to move away.
Standing aside, I heard the other party say: "My noble family is sending me to find someone to question. Since you are a student, you might as well go with me. This is also a rare opportunity."
Just as he was talking, Xuelu, who was under the big mulberry tree, saw people gathering here and walked over here. He was responsible for recording and inspecting the situation of the Taisheng students in this area, and it was his duty to come and find out.
"I'll explain this to you later." Zhang Xiu cupped his fists at Liu Yao and then rode over to explain.
As for the reason, Liu Yao didn't really care. He was looking at You Chu in his spare time at this time, with a look that he couldn't refuse in his eyes.