In the morning, Zhu Hao originally taught "Mencius", but Yuan Zonggao said that a new teacher came, so it became a self-study class.
Yuan Zonggao left early, and then Lu Bing came late.
Near noon, a scholar in a blue shirt finally appeared in the school building. He was not brought by Yuan Zonggao, but just an ordinary guard who came to see him off.
Zhu Hao originally thought that the person who came to be a teacher was at least an old scholar in his forties or fifties who had no hope of taking the imperial examination. But when he saw the person with his own eyes, he realized that he was actually a young man who may not even be twenty years old.
This person has a slim figure, is plump and handsome, has delicate features, and his skin is an unhealthy pale white color. The conditions at home are probably not very good and his nutrition is not up to par. Look at the blue shirt he is wearing, with patches on the cuffs and shoulders.
This probably explains why a scholar in his twenties would neglect preparing for the provincial examination and come to be a teacher.
"Wait..."
After the man came in, he looked at the children present and felt unnatural.
Zhu San took the lead and stood up to salute: "I have met Mr. Gongsun."
The visitor felt even more awkward upon hearing this, as if he had never taught a lesson before. His steps were not smooth, and he walked awkwardly to the podium. He first glanced at the blackboard, wondering what it was, and then he looked at the few people standing below.
A child.
"I...I, Gongsun Yi, am a local from Anlu. I am here to teach you today...I wonder who is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Xing?"
This person was very direct and asked who the prince was when he came up.
Zhu San stepped out and said, "I am, are you okay?"
"No...no, I have admired King Xing and the Crown Prince for a long time, and I am able to come today..."
This opening speech is not at all imposing as a teacher, just like a teacher who has just graduated and stepped onto the podium.
Zhu Hao glanced at it and felt that it was very familiar, because he had taught many such students in the past, and most of them looked like this when they first came to the podium... Those students later basically taught in universities or primary and secondary schools across the country, and gradually became the educational backbone of their respective schools.
It can be said that the world is full of peaches and plums.
The reason why Zhu Hao showed outstanding talent in teaching is because in his previous life he was not an ordinary teacher, but a teacher's teacher.
Seeing such a young man, Zhu Hao felt a sense of intimacy.
Just when Gongsun Yi was describing his excitement about entering Prince Xing's palace, Zhu San once again showed her cunning side: "Mr. Gongsun, is your name Gongsun Yi the name of clothes? Why do you call it that name? It's so strange.
ah."
"ah?"
Gongsun Yi is really not used to this kind of conversation.
A student actually dares to comment that my husband’s name is strange?
Who gave you the courage?
Aren't you afraid of being punished?
But this is Crown Prince Xing, who is not afraid of punishment. You were just brought in as a temporary tutor. Are you really treating yourself like a dish?
Gongsun Yi tried his best to squeeze out a smile and said: "My name is given by my mother. The thread in my loving mother's hand and the clothes on my body are meant to show my filial piety... Let's start the lecture now. As Master Yuan said, today we will talk about "Mencius"
"Gongsun Chou's Chapters and Sentences..."
"Gongsun Chou asked: 'Master, I was on the road to Qi. Can Guan Zhong and Yan Zi's achievements be restored?' Mencius said: 'Zi Cheng is a native of Qi...'"
At this point, Gongsun Yi finally realized that he was no match for the Crown Prince in his pretense, and it was more practical to give lectures. The palace asked him to be the temporary teacher, and he did his job well.
Being a teacher is most in line with the life style of "just another day without any surprises", so it doesn't seem to matter where the teaching is.
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The atmosphere in the classroom suddenly picked up.
When the new teacher arrived, everyone wanted to know how many brushes he had, but Zhu San still wanted to tease the teacher, so that when Gongsun Yi was giving a lecture, Zhu San interrupted him from time to time.
"Sir, I think you are wrong here. This is not what Zhu Hao taught us before."
Zhu San not only played tricks on Gongsun Yi, but also wanted to bring Zhu Hao into the flames of war, causing some rifts between Gongsun Yi and Zhu Hao, so that she could watch the excitement from the other side.
Gongsun Yi asked: "Who is Zhu Hao? Is he your former husband?"
"hey-hey……"
The children below are all laughing.
Gongsun Yi felt very curious. I asked him if he was your former husband. Just answer yes or no. Why are you laughing?
Zhu Hao raised his hand and said: "Mr. Gongsun, the Zhu Hao she is talking about is me."
"ah?"
The surprise on Gongsun Yi's face was not fake. He couldn't believe it. Prince Xing said that Zhu Hao taught him something, but the prince actually taught it as an inconspicuous companion?
What to do?
Zhu Hao explained: "In recent times, whenever Professor Sui is away, I have to give lectures to them, because I have studied the Four Books and Five Classics before."
"I see."
Gongsun Yi did not continue to dwell on this issue and continued to teach his class.
Zhu San looked back at Zhu Hao with a smile. Just when he was about to continue the fire ceremony, the guard who sent Gongsun Yi over earlier came to say hello: "Mr. Gongsun, it's lunch time... You, like the guards, are going to the west courtyard cafeteria.
If you want to eat, meals will be arranged there.”
When Gongsun Yi heard that it was time to eat, for some reason he couldn't help but swallow, licked his lips, and his eyes gleamed, as if he had entered the prince's palace just to have a meal.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Hao blinked and wondered why Gongsun Yi reacted like this.
"Oh, it's time to eat, it's time to eat, Xiaosi, Xiaobing, let's go!"
As soon as Zhu San heard the get out of class, he took Zhu Si and Lu Bing to the inner courtyard.
Gongsun Yi looked at Zhu Hao and Jinghong, as if curious as to why they didn't go with him. Zhu Hao stood up and said, "If Mr. Gongsun doesn't know the way, just come with us to the Xiyuan Canteen."
Only then did Gongsun Yi realize that the people in this small class were treated very differently.
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Zhu Hao, Jinghong and Gongsun Yi went to the cafeteria of the west courtyard of the palace together.
Even if a new teacher entered the palace that day, some improvements were made to the food in the west courtyard of the palace, and food was left for Gongsun Yi alone. This at least shows that the upper echelons of the palace have said hello.
But we can't let Gongsun Yi come here, because he can't even eat after dinner time, which will violate the palace's fine tradition of respecting teachers and respecting morality.
"Mr. Gongsun, I wonder if you value Geng?"
Zhu Hao couldn't help but ask when he saw Gongsun Yi trying to be gentle and chewing slowly while eating, but couldn't help but push it into his mouth desperately.
Gongsun Yi said: "I am already twenty years old."
"Is Zun Tang still alive?" Zhu Hao asked.
"Jia Yan died young."
Gongsun Yi was a little impatient.
It means there is only an old mother in the family.
"Is it possible to get married?" Zhu Hao continued to ask.
Gongsun Yi glanced at Zhu Hao in surprise, or thinking, why do you have so many problems? What does it matter to you, a disciple, whether you are married or not?
But based on his impression, this palace companion was either rich or noble. After he left the palace, he might have to rely on the help of these children of wealthy families. After thinking about it, he said bluntly: "I got married the first year."
In this era, men generally got married later than women, but getting married at the age of nineteen is definitely not considered too early. It should be considered an "older young man."
This is enough to show that his family background is not good.
Thinking about it, his father passed away early, and the old mother raised her son alone and trained her son to be a scholar. She had reached the limit. If her son hadn't passed the examination to become a scholar, he probably wouldn't even be qualified to get married!
"Then Mr. Gongsun...doesn't he have children yet?" Zhu Hao continued to ask.
Gongsun Yi's face was slightly unhappy, but he still replied with a "hmm".
Jinghong looked at Zhu Hao curiously, wondering why his friend asked him so many questions when he had nothing to do.
In this era, the concept of the Lord of Heaven and the Earth, the Lord, the Master, and the Master are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. There is an unbridgeable gap between teachers and students. Even if they sit down to eat together, it is impossible to communicate with each other on an equal footing. Moreover, they are still talking about their husband's family affairs.
Zhu Hao said: "This is the year of the annual exam. In August, the local annual exam in Anlu has ended... I wonder how you did in the exam, sir?"
Gongsun Yi raised his head and stared at Zhu Hao. He was surprised that a child knew so much?
The Ming Dynasty did not mention the official position of learning and administration, and local examinations were completed by a deputy of the provincial chief envoy or inspectorate, called "student envoy".
"Study envoys" will conduct annual examinations in the first year of their term, which is the year of the examination, and travel to various places to assess students from all over the country, and use the state capital as a unit to evaluate the students' grades and make rewards and punishments.
Before the end of the year, the "student envoy" has to complete the Tongsheng Academy examination, which is the academy examination to select new talents. Sometimes the academy examination cannot be completed in the same year and will be delayed until March or April of the next year.
The scientific examination will be held in the second year, which is equivalent to the provincial examination selection.
Only those who have excellent scores in the scientific examination are called "registered subjects" and are eligible to participate in the provincial examination.
The third year is the year of the provincial examination. There will be a postgraduate examination in July. If you fail to pass the scientific examination, or do not participate due to business or compliance with the rules, you can take a make-up examination and obtain the qualification to participate in the provincial examination that year.
August rural examination.
After that, the term of the "student envoy" is over, and the cycle repeats itself.
For ordinary students, as long as they fail to pass the examination, this cycle will continue.
Therefore, the scholars who come out to teach are basically scholars who have no hope in the provincial examination.
For example, in "Fan Jin Passed the Examination", after Fan Jin passed the exam, his father-in-law heard that he was going to take the exam and scolded him, "If you have a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, you should urinate and take care of yourself. You are so careless that you want to eat the swan's shit."
. Accept this as soon as possible and find a hotel for you in our bank next year. I will find a few taels of silver every year to support your immortal old lady and your wife."
Gongsun Yi came to teach at a young age, so there must be difficulties at home.
Gongsun Yi didn't want to answer at first, but after thinking about it, it didn't seem to be a shameful thing. He raised his head and showed a little satisfaction: "I got a first class in the annual examination and made up for the growth."
When a new student takes the annual examination for the first time, even if he gets excellent results, he cannot directly replace the junior student. If he is not a senior student, he is not eligible to enjoy the imperial lumi. And now there are still two years until the next provincial examination.
Even if you want to continue studying and pass the provincial examination, you still have to sacrifice yourself for five buckets of rice.
Zhu Hao originally wanted to ask Gongsun Yi how much he paid for his monthly repairs, but after thinking about it, Gongsun Yi probably wouldn't stay in the palace for a long time. If he talked about money with scholars, he might just blow his beard and glare.
Then I won’t ask anymore.
In the afternoon, Gongsun Yi had a class. During the break, Zhu San jumped out and revealed the problem: "Mr. Gongsun, how much does my father give you every month? I heard that the previous Sui teacher,
I get three taels of silver a month and a lot of rice and flour."
If someone else had asked this question, Gongsun Yi would have avoided answering it and might have gotten angry.
But now the question was asked by "Prince Xingzi", who was half of his employer. He was also young and vigorous, with a more upright temperament, and he answered directly: "I am just a husband, not as good as the master of Juren. Every month... eight
money."
This immediately cleared up Zhu Hao’s doubts.
Eight taels of silver is almost 10 taels a year. If you can stay in the palace for a long time, it will really improve your life. The "money" has unlimited possibilities.