Chapter 1735: School starts, don't obey, go down the mountain

The next morning.

Su Mingzhe and Zhu Yingtai found Liang Shanbo and went to the kitchen to have breakfast together.

During dinner yesterday, Ma Wencai was like a frightened wild horse, with panicky eyes. He kept lowering his status and putting on a smiling face to communicate with those poor students.

But today he has settled down and is content with himself, having regained his elegant demeanor.

It was obvious that Ma Junsheng had helped to clean up the mess last night.

……

When they arrived at the classroom, everyone started studying.

The courses prepared in the academy are quite comprehensive. In addition to Confucian classics such as Poetry, Book of Changes, and Spring and Autumn Annals, there are also courses on military strategy, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, etiquette, and other courses for being an official and a general, and for practical application in the world.

However, although this academy has prepared many courses, there are currently only two teachers: Principal Wang Shiyu and Chen Zijun.

The fact that Wang Shiyu was able to open an academy speaks volumes about his own talent and learning. Even if he was not extremely talented, he was still talented and knowledgeable.

Chen Zijun was sent by the prefect Ma Junsheng to a remote academy as a supervisor. His ability, character and knowledge were all very average.

……

I went to school for a few days.

Su Mingzhe felt that it was a waste of time, so he went to see the headmaster Wang Shiyu and asked for a "long vacation permit".

"You want a long vacation?"

Wang Shiyu was a little confused:

"Can you tell me the reason?"

You know, school has only just started a few days ago.

Su Mingzhe stood up and said proudly:
"I feel that Master Chen's knowledge is average and not good enough to teach me. I want to go to Dongyang and pay a visit to Prime Minister Xie!"

"What a loud tone!"

Wang Shiyu has always had a good temper and is always kind and easy-going in front of students. However, when he heard Su Mingzhe's "shameless" remarks, saying "Master Chen's knowledge is average and he is not qualified to teach me", he could not help but feel a little angry:

"Su Mingzhe, have you forgotten what the sage said, 'When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher'?"

"Master, I dare not forget the teachings of the saints!"

Su Mingzhe naturally knew that "among three people, there must be one who can be my teacher".

What Wang Shiyu meant by this sentence is that saints all have an attitude of learning and asking questions, and will not look down on anyone. How dare Su Mingzhe, a student, look down on the teacher of the academy?

It can be said that this question is about Su Mingzhe's attitude towards studying.

If your attitude is not right, then your thinking is not right.

In this era, if you don’t have correct thoughts, you can forget about becoming an official in the future.

At this time, as a student, Su Mingzhe could not refute.

He just found a reason and refuted:
"However, students know one more thing: 'My life is limited, but my knowledge is unlimited. To pursue the unlimited with the limited is dangerous!'"

This sentence comes from "Zhuangzi".

Translated into plain language, it means that life is limited, but knowledge is unlimited. It is too tiring to use limited life to pursue unlimited knowledge.

What he didn't express was that Master Chen's level was too low. If he continued to take Master Chen's class, even if he could learn something, it would not be worth it and it would be a waste of time.

And wasting life is a shame.

Su Mingzhe didn't want to waste his limited time on a waste like Master Chen.

"presumptuous!"

Wang Shiyu understood what Su Mingzhe meant and immediately became furious:

"Su Mingzhe, as a student, you actually humiliated Master Chen like this..."

"Principal, this is not the students' fault!"

Seeing Wang Shiyu getting angry, Su Mingzhe quickly told him what Chen Zijun did on the day of the report, and then said helplessly:
"The second sage once said: A woman must insult herself before others insult her; a family must destroy itself before others destroy it; a country must attack itself before others attack it." "Master Chen cannot control himself and behaves improperly. How can people respect him?"

Wang Shiyu was not an unreasonable person. After listening to Su Mingzhe's words, he immediately understood that Su Mingzhe's questioning of Mr. Chen's character and ability was not just because Su Mingzhe himself was dissatisfied with Chen Zijun, but a harbinger of things to come.

This means that the students are beginning to be dissatisfied with the college.

If the academy does not make changes, even if he suppresses Su Mingzhe today, there will be students like Ma Wencai or Zhu Yingtai who will continue to resist.

Thinking of this, Wang Shiyu couldn't help but sigh and began to tell Su Mingzhe some old stories of the academy.

……

Nishan Academy has been established for more than 10 to 20 years. During this period, there have been many knowledgeable and good teachers coming and going.

However, when these good teachers stay in school for a period of time, their students will spontaneously help them become famous.

After all, the students who come to the academy to study are basically children of officials and aristocratic families.

Through the mouths of these children of official families, the reputation of a good teacher can easily spread.

Often, after a good teacher has taught for only two or three years, the imperial court or dignitaries will come to recruit him to serve as an official.

On the contrary, a teacher like Chen Zijun, who has no ability, average character, and ugly appearance, is not taken seriously by many people.

Over time, Chen Zijun stayed to teach and educate people.

……

Wang Shiyu knew that since Su Mingzhe dared to ask the first question, he must be different from ordinary students, so he simply explained the current situation of the academy, then looked at him eagerly and smiled:
"Mingzhe, since you said that Master Chen can't teach you, then I will find a master who can teach you, how about that?"

"A master who can teach me?"

Su Mingzhe was stunned when he heard this. After looking at Wang Shiyu, he suddenly felt that he was being plotted against.

Wang Shiyu laughed and said calmly:
"In fact, the academy has been looking for a new teacher, although there has been no result. However, after careful consideration, I am ready to take a different approach and invite a famous scholar with profound knowledge to be a guest professor at the academy. Su Mingzhe, since you think that Master Chen's knowledge is not enough to teach you, then I will give you a task to invite a famous scholar with profound knowledge. How do you think?"

……

After dinner, Zhu Yingtai played with Liang Shanbo and Wang Lan in the medical ward for a while before returning to her house.

As soon as I pushed the door open, I saw Mingyan packing her bags, and immediately asked curiously:
"Brother, are you going down the mountain?"

"Yes, the mountain chief has given me a task. I need to go down the mountain."

After Su Mingzhe communicated with Wang Shiyu, he finally agreed to his request and helped him hire someone.

The good thing is that, regardless of whether or not to invite famous scholars, Wang Shiyu will no longer be involved in his activities in the academy.

"Brother, what's the mission?"

Zhu Yingtai asked curiously.

After staying in the academy for a few days, she found that it was not fun there.

If she hadn't been too embarrassed and her lover Liang Shanbo was here, she would have wanted to drop out of school and go home long ago.

"The mission needs to be kept secret and cannot be told to outsiders."

Su Mingzhe pretended to be mysterious and said:

"If I tell you, you will definitely tell Shanbo. If Shanbo knows, he will definitely tell Xun Jubo. If Xun Jubo knows, he will tell... In this way, the whole academy will know."

"Tsk, if you don't want to tell me then don't tell me!"

Although Zhu Yingtai was curious, she was too lazy to ask further questions when she saw that Su Mingzhe was keeping her in suspense.

Seeing that Zhu Yingtai failed to ask further questions, Su Mingzhe changed the subject and said with a smile:

"I will be down the mountain for a long time this time. Is there anything you need that I need to bring for you from the bottom of the mountain?"

"I'm not a child anymore, I don't need you to carry anything for me!"

Zhu Yingtai was still angry and didn't want to pay any attention to the man.

Su Mingzhe was not Liang Shanbo. Seeing that she was angry, he did not try to comfort her. He just warned her:
"Yingtai, after I leave, you have to be careful of Ma Wencai..."