Li Chengzhi expected that there would be a reward, but he didn't expect that it would be so fast and so heavy.
Don't underestimate the fact that you are just promoted by one level. Unless you have military merit, the rest are old people who have made new achievements occasionally. Most of them have to wait for a full three-year term before taking the exam. It depends on whether your merit is enough for promotion and how you should be promoted. And Li Chengzhi has just been in the government office for one day?
From this point of view, the two old men and the emperor were very clear, and they did not just respect Confucianism and Buddhism and depreciate the study of craftsmanship.
Doctor of Imperial College?
It would be even better if there were four primary school Ph.D.s specially set up for the common people. Not to mention how many creations and inventions should be made, it should be no problem to spend some time cultivating some science and engineering talents...
With thoughts swirling in his mind, Li Chengzhi bowed down solemnly: "I thank the temple minister and the sacrificial wine..."
I thought that the two old men should be polite to each other, but after bending for a long time, there was no response from them?
Looking up, Cui Guang and Liu Fang, one sneered silently and the other suddenly realized, both stared at Li Chengzhi.
Li Chengzhi looked stunned: What happened again?
What else can I do: milky, fruity, sweet, honey...
What does Li Chengzhi smell like now? This is what smelled like in the Shiqian Palace when they met with the emperor.
No wonder the emperor stopped them from entering?
Li Chengzhi, it’s okay. You did such a big thing without making any noise?
Cui Guang narrowed his eyes slightly, half-smiling: "I forgot to ask you yesterday, you said you wanted to make a little money, how do you make a living?"
What else can I do to make a living, of course selling ice cream...
Li Chengzhi always felt that the old man looked at him with something wrong. After thinking about it for a moment, he was horrified.
Yes, selling ice?
Most likely, the emperor has issued an edict to reduce the ice. But the question is, how did these two old men know that it was related to them? Is it possible that they could figure it out?
There is nothing to panic, he just made a piece of ice. Gao Zhan presented it to the emperor. No matter how you guess, it is not his fault.
Li Chengzhi replied calmly: "Xia Guan found out a method from Taoist books to turn saltpeter into ice in summer, so he wanted to use it to make some snacks to cool down and earn some pocket money..."
Liu Fang and Cui Guang had a fierce meal.
They thought Li Chengzhi would hide it or deny it in every possible way, but they didn't expect it to be so easy?
Hmm?
What he sells is not palace ice, but homemade ice?
No wonder you are so calm?
"Taoist books... use saltpeter to make ice?" Liu Fang shook his beard, "'It can be flammable when burned, and it can be melted by water, and can turn into frost and snow, which is the real stone...' The saltpeter? Tao Hongjing's "Ji Jin Dan"
,where did you get it?"
Li Chengzhi suddenly became happy: Look, he really deserves to be a learned man, unlike Gao Zhan, who thought it was a magic method when he said using saltpeter to turn ice?
"What Xiaguan read was not "Ji Jin Dan", but "Bao Pu Zi". There is also a record of saltpeter entering water and turning into frost. Xiaguan added something more, so frost can turn into ice..."
Cui Guangqi said: "What did you add?"
Are you really asking?
Li Chengzhi was stunned for a moment and looked at him with sharp eyes: "Cui Jijiu, whether I can buy a house in Beijing depends on my little ability..."
Cui Guang laughed angrily: Didn’t you just say that you only earn some pocket money?
I'm so embarrassed that I have to pay for your ice... What do you think you're so incompetent?
Just as he was about to reprimand him, he suddenly saw Liu Fang winking at him and waving her hand towards Li Chengzhi: "Well, go ahead!"
Li Chengzhi was a little confused: Is this the end?
I should ask more questions, otherwise how can I completely remove myself?
He resigned full of resentment.
After Li Chengzhi left the palace, Liu Fang explained: "When the imperial edict was issued last night, I specifically asked the living minister (who records the emperor's words and deeds in daily life and belongs to the province): Before His Majesty issued the edict, Yulin Supervisor Gao Zhan came to the palace to see him.
I even brought a piece of ice to His Majesty..."
Cui Guang suddenly realized: "Your Majesty, did you make an impromptu decision again?"
"It's the same as ten!" Liu Fang sighed slightly, "First reduce the number of servants in the palace, then reduce the expenses of the inner palace, then reduce the meals for all officials, and now reduce the number of officials and officials, what else can your Majesty reduce?" p>
Cui Guang couldn't help but sneer: "Which one can't be reduced, official land or official salary? As long as no one comes to suppress the Buddha and collect the copper, Your Majesty will always find excuses to force us to wait..."
"The first two years were fine. Although Your Majesty was occasionally impatient, there were generally no mistakes. But since the defeat of Zhongli, has he become more impatient day by day? You and I are dedicated to serving the public and should put the people first.
While underestimating family background, one should also advise the emperor to take care of it..."
Cui Guang sighed: "If he could be persuaded, the emperor would not attack the Yuan clan first. It's useless!
Don't worry, your Majesty is anxious but measured: most of the military power is in the hands of the Yuan clan and the Eighth Tribunal Empresses who are outside the fifth server. He has killed most of the clansmen who dared to complain.
We and other families in Shandong have already become toothless tigers, and together we can’t even make up thousands of chapters. As for the Guanlong clan..."
Cui Guang paused and then sneered, "Isn't the lesson learned by Li Fu (the third family member of the Li family in Longxi) enough when he wiped out his entire family? Which of the Li family in Longxi will dare to stay in the land of Guanlong? Most of them ask for help.
After changing the fiefdom and moving back to Luojing, His Majesty allowed them to let them go!
In Guanlong today, only the seven brothers of the Yang family can support the facade. But like seven melons on a vine, one is unlucky, and they will all be dragged down. The officials are getting smaller and smaller, and the ancestral property is also getting more and more punished.
The less. If you don’t give in, you won’t be far away from the second Li Fu..."
Liu Fang lamented: "There will be trouble!"
Cui Guang's eyes were as deep as stars: "If you don't seek advantages and eliminate disadvantages, there will still be trouble..."
……
I always feel that the two old men are full of hesitation and nagging?
But it definitely has nothing to do with me...
Li Chengzhi changed his mind and ran to the back office to get the horse.
It was noon, the hottest time. It would be difficult to get up quickly from the city, so Li Chengzhi thought of simply leaving the city through the south gate, running back along the moat, and enjoying the breeze.
Seeing that Li Chengzhi did not go to Tongtuo Street, but went south, apparently going out of the city, Yuan Yue, the counselor, was a little confused.
Fortunately, we took measures, otherwise it would have been possible for Li Chengzhi to escape.
The counselor shouted several times, and suddenly several people rushed out from the crosswalk on the side of Taichang Temple. Some caused accidents to delay Li Chengzhi, and some rushed along the wall, pretending to meet Li Chengzhi by chance...
Yuan Yue was also a little confused.
He looked at Li Chengzhi who had left Taichang Temple, and then at the entrance of Zongzheng Temple where there was no movement...
Li Chengzhi is about to leave, why haven't you seen any movement from your fourth uncle?
Could it be that you gave up?
This is millions of gold. Yuan Yong is so angry that he even has the intention to kill people. How can he really endure this?
It's a pity that a good show...
"Where are the people?"
Hearing an urgent cry, Yuanyue turned around and saw that it was Gao Zhan.
"Why are you panicking?" Yuan Yue rolled her eyes and invited him to get in the car. "The fourth uncle didn't dare to go to Taichang Temple to run wild, so he had to hide in Zongzheng Temple with his servants. But for some reason, Li Chengzhi came out but didn't see him.
Is there any movement? It is probably because Yuan Qin (Qing Zongzhengsi) persuaded him...
Li Chengzhi just left Taichang and went to the south gate. He should be leaving the city... It's too hot to ride a horse, so you might as well ride with me, you can still catch up..."
Gao Zhan breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected, my father was right. King Yingchuan was still very cautious. I guess after waiting for a while, his anger was almost gone and he knew how to weigh the pros and cons.
Don’t rush to find King Yingchuan first, send Li Chengzhi back first...
Gao Zhan wiped his sweat and got into the carriage
The two-wheeled carriage, the foot-long carriage is completely surrounded by gauze, and there is a small ice mirror inside, which is exuding the slightest bit of cool air.
The bottom of the car is paved with felt blankets, which are soft and soft. When you lean up and take a sip of cold wine, you feel so comfortable.
"Aren't you afraid that the censor will interfere with you?" Gao Zhan said enviously.
He could definitely afford it, but he didn't dare: Although Gao Zhao was powerful, the family education of the Gao family's children was quite strict. Whether it was Gao Meng and Gao Zhi who were already princesses, or Gao Zhan, Gao Lie, and Gao Zhen.
, Gao Jian and others don’t have many bad habits like the disciples of Gaoliang.
"If you participate, you will participate. At most, you will be scolded by the imperial brother!"
Yuan Yue said nonchalantly, "That's all the fun is left, otherwise what's the fun of living?"
This means that he neither covets the throne nor covets power. The land, village, money, house, etc. were all given by the late emperor, so why can't he enjoy them?
As soon as he said this, Gao Zhan didn't dare to answer the question and simply shut up.
When Li Chengzhi wanted to leave the city, he had to check the customs defense order. The two of them were not in a hurry and left the carriage to the city gate.
I walked a hundred feet forward, and just after passing the west main gate of Taichang Temple, a servant came to report that Li Chengzhi had been stopped. But it was not Yuan Yong, but some students from Nanmen Primary School.
, saying that he wanted to ask Li Chengzhi for advice.
"The students asked Li Chengzhi for advice?" Yuan Yue was surprised, "Teach them how to kill people?"
Gao Zhan sneered: "I just remember that Li Chengzhi slapped two of your teeth... In addition to killing people, he can also write poems!"
More than just being able to write poetry?
I was just granted the title of imperial conferment this morning and was promoted to the rank of Doctor of the Imperial College, so the students can really ask for advice.
Speaking of the matter of having his teeth knocked out, Yuan Yue was not annoyed and replied with a smile: "You forgot to seek revenge from him? It just happened to happen. I have to talk about it no matter what..."
What a waste...
Gao Zhan cursed secretly in his heart.
Two teeth were exchanged for millions of gold, and Yuan Yue could even wake up from her dream with a smile...
……
Several young people of sixteen or seventeen years old were all wearing coarse linen shirts, which had been washed starched white. Some places were still patched. They wore straw sandals on their feet, and their hair was only tied with wooden hairpins.
But it's very tidy, the linen clothes are old but clean, and the nails are neatly trimmed.
It seems that these are all students from Nanmen Primary School.
It has been less than three years since Yuan Ke ordered the construction of four primary schools. The schools have not yet been fully completed and there are not many students. Each school only has one or two hundred students. However, in Li Chengzhi's view, this move is definitely of epoch-making significance: Only students from poor families are admitted, with free board, lodging, and tuition. After three years of graduation, the emperor will personally select officials for official positions.
If your family owns more than a hundred acres of land, and you have direct relatives who have been officials of the seventh rank or above within three generations, you can only go to the Imperial College to study, and the tuition is extremely expensive...
This move accurately hit the important members of the family, but the strange thing is that there was no big disturbance at the beginning of the school's establishment?
It is a pity that Yuan Ke was too short-lived. Shortly after his death, Queen Mother Hu was bewitched by the Xianbei aristocrats and gentry clan, and completely changed the four primary schools into aristocratic schools...
Having been poor farmers for more than eight generations in his previous life, Li Chengzhi had a natural affinity for these poor students. When he was stopped, he took the initiative to dismount and asked kindly: "Do you recognize me?"
Several students were very nervous and seemed to dare not look at Li Chengzhi seriously. They bowed respectfully and saluted:
"Hou Lang did not dare to call him 'jun' in front of him. The reason why I stopped him rudely was because I encountered several strange things, and I couldn't find the solution... It happened to be the day of the kitchen party in the early ten days of the month. I met Hou Lang in the West Market and solved the problem cleverly.
, I happened to meet you today, so I took the liberty to come and ask for advice..."
Weird things, a problem in the West Market?
Are you talking about how you broke through Yuan Yue’s Taoist secrets?
Tianshi Dao is a group of noble people, and their eyes have always been on the top of their heads. How could a child from a poor family be involved in such a thing?
Li Chengzhi was suspicious for a moment, and then said with a warm smile: "It's not presumptuous, and I may not be able to explain it. Just tell me!"
"Thank you in advance!" The leading student bowed again and lowered his head and said: "A few days ago, the student borrowed a copy of "Book of Rites" and copied it. Only after copying half of it did he realize that the ink could actually pass through.
On the back of the paper, more than a dozen pages were revealed, and the original book borrowed from the doctor was also stained... The doctor blamed Wan Xue for disrespecting the saints' classics, and wanted to expel Wan Xue from the school... Wan Xue couldn't argue with anyone, just wanted to
Before leaving school, I can resolve my doubts..."
The ink penetrates the back of the paper, and more than ten sheets at a time?
Is there something wrong with the ink?
It is estimated that this student was teased by someone, or maybe he accidentally got something into the ink.
I don’t know which one it is specifically.
Li Chengzhi pondered for a moment: "There is a wild field in the school, and you can see the curly ears!"
The student was stunned for a moment and then replied respectfully: "You can see it everywhere!"
Then it seems like this is it.
In fact, it is cocklebur, which can be used as medicine. There is a record of this thing in the "Book of Songs": Picking curly ears will not fill the basket. I am pregnant with someone, and I will leave him to travel...
This thing is more strange than anything, it has extremely strong penetration, and it does not spread around, it will only penetrate downward.
Li Chengzhi was hung up and beaten because of this thing...
When I was in elementary school, I stuffed a few trees into my deskmate's schoolbag, with the intention of pricking her. However, the next day, the little girl reported it to the class teacher. When I went to take a look, I found out about my deskmate's homework.
The notebook was stained with cocklebur juice, and the entire homework was stained in every possible way...
Li Chengzhi seemed to have discovered a new world, and he used this trick every time he didn't want to do his homework. Unfortunately, he was so clever that the teacher found out and sued him at home. It was a good beating...
The past cannot be recalled!
Li Chengzhi sighed softly and said with a smile: "It must be the ear-curling juice mixed into the ink. This material is extremely permeable and can penetrate hundreds of papers. You will know after you try it when you go back..."
A scream came from the side: "Really?"
Li Chengzhi turned around and saw a short, thin, middle-aged man wearing a silk shirt. Several students looked at him with a look of fear, maybe he was a doctor or something.
He looked around, pointed to the grass on the side of the road and said, "Xanthium can be found everywhere. We can try it even at this time. Why can't we take it seriously?"
The short and thin man actually ran to the side of the road and returned not long after. He found some pieces of paper from somewhere, folded them together, and dropped a few drops of cocklebur juice on them.
Sure enough: a dot roughly the size of a soybean did not spread, it just seeped straight down, and it penetrated more than a dozen layers in the blink of an eye.
The counselor was shocked: Was he really rescued by Li Chengzhi?