I saw a young man in a purple robe striding into the courtyard.

The scholars and officials in the courtyard came forward one after another and bowed.

This young man was Emperor Shenzong Zhao Xu.

When he had talked with Zhang Fei under the pseudonym Wang Ye, he deeply agreed with many of Zhang Fei's views, so he never wanted Zhang Fei to know his true identity. The reason was that he was worried that Zhang Fei would not talk to him like this again if he knew it.

He really enjoyed exchanging ideas with Zhang Fei, because many of Zhang Fei's ideas were novel, so he had been looking forward to this class.

"No need to be so polite, everyone!"

Zhao Xu raised his hand slightly to signal, and glanced around, and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "So many people have come!"

Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and others felt a little embarrassed.

really.

As a prime minister, he specially came to watch an ear-tweeter's class and was caught by the emperor.

...

...

this.

But then again, isn’t your emperor here too?

A white-haired old man said, "Your Majesty, since Emperor Wu of Jin established the Imperial Academy, this is the first time we have encountered such a strange thing. We have invited an ear from the people to come here to give lectures. I am afraid that this will discourage the scholars of the world."

Zhao Xu glanced at the old man and said with a smile, "Old Yan is right. That's why I came here."

The old man's name was Yan Fu. He was a retired official from the Ministry of Rites and also the previous chief academic officer of the Imperial College. The chief academic officer was the top leader of the Imperial College and was a highly respected person in the education sector.

Yan Fu glanced at Sima Guang standing beside him, and then deliberately asked Zhao Xu: "Since the emperor is also worried about this, why did he approve it?"

Zhao Xu's back was the smoothest in the world, so he quickly explained, "I didn't know about this before."

Sima Guang had to stand up and said, "Your Majesty, this matter was arranged by me."

"Really?" Zhao Xu pretended not to know, and then asked: "Sima Xueshi has always been very cautious about teaching and educating people. This arrangement must have a deep meaning!"

Wang Anshi immediately said, "Your Majesty doesn't know that he knows that I also want to recruit Zhang San, so he is anxious to place Zhang San in the Imperial College."

Many scholars and doctors frowned.

They also guessed so. Although they did not object to Sima Guang recruiting Zhang Fei, they could not sacrifice the Imperial College. After all, Confucius was a teacher by profession.

To put it a little far-fetchedly, this is an insult to the saints.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Sima Guang glared at Wang Anshi angrily. This old man was really bad. He then said to Zhao Xu, "To answer your Majesty, I have seen that Zhang San has unique insights into the law, and I have benefited from it several times. However, his knowledge is not what is found in books, so I decided to invite him to teach at the Law Academy."

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Zhao Xu nodded slightly: "I see."

Yan Fu immediately said: "In my opinion, for a teacher, the views and knowledge are only secondary. The key lies in moral character. In terms of morality, Zhang San is not worthy of being a teacher at all."

Sima Guang immediately retorted, "Mr. Yan, you are wrong. Zhang San may have made some mistakes in minor matters, but he has never lost his integrity in major matters. He cleared the grievances of Li Si and the historian, and established a charity foundation to donate to many poor people. Although his methods are often criticized, his purpose is always for good, not evil."

After hearing these words, a few people nodded slightly.

Yan Fu snorted, "Zhang San saved Li Si for the commission of several hundred guan, and saved Shi Jia for Shi Jia's widow. As for the charitable foundation, there has always been controversy. He is using it to help businessmen evade taxes."

Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi looked at Yan Fu in surprise.

He really knows everything about Zhang Fei's deeds!

It seems that they have made sufficient preparations today.

Sima Guang stroked his beard, but found it difficult to refute.

Wang Anshih stood up and said, "The world is bustling with people, all for profit. Saving Li Si earns a commission; saving the historian earns a beautiful wife. These are both the best of both worlds. What's wrong with that? Do you have to sacrifice your own life to be considered a noble person? That's what the Buddha did, not ordinary people.

As for the charity foundation, haha, the land donated to the charity foundation was not taxed in the first place, but now they can still use some money for charity, which is much better than not donating a penny. If Mr. Yan can make those people pay taxes, I will petition His Majesty to abolish the charity foundation!"

Yan Fu and Sima Guang could still persuade each other with good words, but he did not look at Wang Anshi with a good face. He was a pure Confucian and felt deeply ashamed of Wang Anshi's utilitarianism. However, he did not show any anger on his face. He stroked his beard and smiled: "The world is bustling, all for profit. If this is human nature, I will not object. It does make sense."

At this point, he changed the subject and said, "Since it is human nature, why do we need to teach it? If we teach with benevolence and righteousness, students will naturally put benevolence and righteousness first in the future, but human nature is inevitable and they will also consider interests. But if we teach with utilitarianism, humph, I am afraid that after learning, everyone will become worse and become a greedy and lustful despicable villain. This is definitely not the way to teach."

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang looked at Yan Fu at the same time. This old man's fighting ability is still as strong as before.

Although Wang and Sima were eloquent, Yan Fu had been a teacher for decades and also participated in the debate on the New Policies of the Qingli Period. He had a lot of theories to offer.

Sima Guang did not want to argue anymore. After all, the other party was his elder, so he bowed and said, "Mr. Yan, now that things have come to this, why don't we wait and see? If Zhang San is really not suitable, I will resign from the post of Dean of the Law Academy and never ask about it again."

Yan Fu said: "You are right."

Sima Guang nodded and said, "Someone has to be held responsible for this."

Yan Fu nodded and said, "Okay then."

Wang Anshi did not seem very happy either. Sima Guang resigned, but there were still so many conservatives. If someone else took office, wouldn't Sima Guang still be manipulating them from behind?

This is the right time! Zhao Xu saw them arguing so fiercely that his face turned red. He smiled to himself and looked around, "Is Zhang San here?"

After talking for so long, the protagonist is not here!

Everyone's eyes turned to the person standing behind.

If not Xu Zun, then who else could it be?

Xu Zun said awkwardly: "I don't know either."

The faces of all the scholars were not looking good. They had come to work the day before, but now it was time for class and no one was around.

Lu Gong laughed and said, "I'm used to it."

Seeing everyone looking at him, he added, "When that kid goes to court, he always arrives last."

"Filing a lawsuit is a lawsuit, and it is not the same as taking office. This is really absurd."

"In the final analysis, it is because Ji Xiang was too lenient with him when he was in Kaifeng Prefecture, so this kid became arrogant."

Lu Gong told him to shut up immediately.

He couldn't afford to offend this group of respected scholars!

......

In fact, Zhang Fei had already arrived, but he parked the carriage in an alley near the Imperial College and did some naughty things with Xu Zhiqian.

The two door gods, Li Si and Long Wu, stood at the entrance of the alley to keep watch.

"Don't push your luck."

Xu Zhiqian pressed the mischievous hand on her waist with one hand, her eyes widened and she stared at Zhang Fei with a blushing face.

Zhang Fei said with a wronged look on his face: "You can't blame me for this. Who asked you to pull me out? If I go in early, I will have to have a verbal battle with those scholars. Then why should I attend the class? I'll just sit in the class. So you have to accompany me to kill time."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Xu Zhiqian muttered softly. Zhang Fei had already explained it to her just now. She agreed with him very much. Then she looked at his smirk and couldn't help but look at him with contempt. She pouted and said, "Look at you. You don't look like a teacher at all."

Zhang Fei's eyes lit up: "How about you help me rehearse it."

Xu Zhiqian asked, "What are you rehearsing?"

Zhang Fei said: "I will be the teacher and you will be the female student."

Xu Zhiqian was still confused, "And then?"

"Then......!"

Zhang Fei launched an attack from the mountain with one hand from his waist.

"ah!"

Bang!

"Well!"

"You are such a pervert, if you become a teacher, you will really mislead the students."

Xu Zhiqian jumped off the carriage angrily.

Zhang Fei behind him rubbed his chest and got off the carriage depressedly, muttering in his heart, "You're a lucky person who has studied, but you don't even know how to role-play."

At this time, Li Si suddenly came over and said, "Third brother, it seems to be about time."

"Sure?"

"Um."

Li Si nodded honestly.

Zhang Fei suddenly took a deep breath, picked up a small notebook and ran forward frantically.

"What's going on?"

Long Wu became nervous.

Xu Zhiqian snorted, "You're lying."

......

"Why isn't anyone here yet? Class is almost time."

Chen Yuansheng, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, frowned and said.

Sima Guang also began to get anxious.

The emperor is here, if we are late, it will really be... the end!

Wang Anshi saw Sima Guang's anxious look and couldn't help but teasing him, "Maybe Zhang San didn't want to be an assistant teacher at all, and you forced him to come here, Junshi."

Yan Fu nodded for the first time to show his support for Wang Anshi, "That is very possible. If Zhang San had any self-awareness, he would not come here to teach."

Sima Guang remained silent. It was really unlucky for him to meet someone like Zhang Fei.

Just then, a man suddenly stumbled in, "Ouch! I'm running so hard. I hope I'm not late."

If not Zhang Fei, then who is it?

When Sima Guang saw Zhang Fei, he was as jealous as if he were meeting an enemy. He could not hold back and jumped in front of Zhang Fei. He was so angry that he asked excitedly, "Why did you come at this time?"

"Traffic jam... Oh no, my driver didn't know the way and went the wrong way. And there were traffic rules, so the carriage couldn't go fast. I... I saw that I was too late, so I ran over here. I hope that Sima Xueshi will forgive me, forgive me."

Zhang Fei gasped heavily.

Sima Guang was about to say something else when he suddenly heard the sound of a gong.

Zhang Fei was secretly delighted, I am such a genius at timing!

Sima Guang hurriedly said, "Go and see the emperor."

"The government is here too?" Zhang Fei asked in surprise.

Sima Guang said, "Stop talking so much and go quickly."

He glanced towards Zhao Xu.

"yes!"

Zhang Fei took a step forward, then stepped back in fear and said, "There are so many people."

I thought to myself, what a close call! If I had arrived earlier, I would not have had the energy to attend class!

Sima Guang stamped his feet anxiously and said, "What are you still standing there for? Go and pay your respects quickly!"

"oh!"

Zhang Fei hurried over and was about to salute, but Zhao Xu waved his hand and said, "Forget it, the class has already started."

"I obey your command."

Zhang Fei nodded, but he didn't know which direction to step in. "Uh... where is this classroom?"

Oh my god!

Wen Yanbo even felt that Sima Guang's move was extremely bad!

“Ahem!”

Xu Zun deliberately coughed twice, and when he saw Zhang Fei coming, he glanced at the largest classroom on the east side.

Zhang Fei quickly gave them two grateful glances, then quickly walked towards the classroom.

When I entered the classroom, I saw about fifty people sitting inside, all sitting next to each other.

Originally, this classroom could only seat thirty people at most, but too many people wanted to teach Zhang Fei a lesson, so they competed based on their grades. In the end, everyone selected these fifty lucky people to attend the class.

And at this moment, they were even more excited.

The emperor and the vice-chancellor are here. If I could show my face and demonstrate myself, I would be very successful!

When they saw Zhang Fei coming in, they were like a hungry wolf seeing a rabbit. They shot hungry and greedy eyes at Zhang Fei, as if they really wanted to eat Zhang Fei alive.

Zhang Fei hurried into the classroom, put a small notebook on the desk, and flipped through it. No one knew what he was flipping through. He looked very nervous and hurried.

Suddenly, he raised his head, glanced around, breathed a sigh of relief, and said casually: "I was surprised when Sima scholar invited me to teach here. I am just a small writer, how can I teach in the Imperial College? I refused again and again, but Sima scholar insisted that I come.

I never knew why, but now I understand after seeing your behavior. You don't know how to sit or stand properly, and you don't even greet the teacher. Instead, you act like you're seeing the murderer of your father, haha..."

The talented students in the classroom suddenly reacted and sat up straight.

Everyone's face was as red as monkey skin.

Misunderstand!

This is definitely a misunderstanding!

Just now they were discussing whether Zhang Fei dared to come. When they saw Zhang Fei come in, they were all very happy. How could they hit ten rings without a target? Of course, they ignored the etiquette between teachers and students, and gathered in groups of three or four, without any sign of being in class.

Of course, he never regarded Zhang Fei as a teacher.

Chen Yuansheng, Yan Fu and other scholars and lecturers of the Imperial College bowed their heads deeply.

So embarrassing!

Wang Anshi and Zhao Xu smiled but said nothing.

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Stop pretending, stop pretending. Forget about the teacher-student etiquette. If you were good students, Master Sima would not have asked me to be your teacher. Let's just be casual."

Yan Fu couldn't help but whisper: "What a sharp tongue this is."

Since I can't elevate myself, the only solution is to lower the students to my level.

As the saying goes, crooked melons go well with cracked dates.

A young man sitting in the front couldn't help it and stood up to retort: ​​"The reason why we don't salute is because we think you are not worthy of being our teacher."

This man's name was Ye Zuqia, and he was also a candidate going to Beijing to take the imperial examination. Judging from the seat he sat in, his results should be considered good.

Zhang Fei shrugged and said, "But I am your teacher, and I was appointed by the higher-ups. Just because you don't recognize the emperor, do you not need to pay respect to him? You really understand etiquette too well."

Ye Zuqia trembled with fear and his face turned pale.

What does it mean to not recognize the government?

Are you here to teach or to take lives?

The officials outside the door were also frightened and looked at Zhao Xu. Zhao Xu saw them looking at him and asked, "Do you think what he said makes sense?"

Wen Yanbo replied: "Your Majesty, what he said is indeed reasonable. How can the etiquette and laws be different for me?"

Yan Fu and others nodded reluctantly.

Etiquette and law are etiquette and law. There is no question of whether they are worthy or not. If we discuss whether they are worthy or not first, then there will be no etiquette and law in the world.

No matter what, Zhang Fei is their teacher today.

Just then, a young man from the second row suddenly stood up and said, "Student greets the teacher."

This person is Cai Jing.

The others also stood up and saluted.

You are playing this trick on me. Zhang Fei smiled and said, "My last name is Zhang, my first name is Fei, my courtesy name is Yi'an, my nickname is Dongpo, and my nickname is Zhang San. You can just call me Teacher Zhang."

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