"Don't let the fleeting years slip away; the best thing in life is reading." Qin Mu now deeply understands this saying. Even though he has to accompany his students in training every day and make training plans, he still hasn't reduced his study time. He has never put down the precious and secret manuals of Guiguzi. He reads, practices calligraphy, and learns martial arts. His life is busy and fulfilling, so fulfilling that he doesn't have time to think about anything else.
Of course, he didn't reduce his teaching of his younger siblings because of this. He would assign them calligraphy practice every day as homework, which was a huge amount of work for him, considering his memory capacity! Every day, he would give dozens of sheets of Xuan paper with the questions to his younger sister Qin Yuxin to copy, and then give them to Qin Huaiyu, Qin Yuling, and Luo Tong. The unlucky ones Cheng Huaibi, Yuchi Huan, and Li Dejiang also couldn't escape it.
"Minister Kong, take a look at this article!" In the imperial study, Li Shimin handed a book to Kong Yingda, the vice dean of the Academy of Literature and a renowned scholar and doctor of the Imperial Academy. Just by looking at the binding, those familiar with the subject would know that it came from the Qin family.
Given Qin Mu's outstanding performance and the prospect of being appointed to the Six Doors, Li Shimin ordered a thorough investigation, mainly focusing on Qin Mu's character in private. As an emperor, he never trusted what others presented on the surface.
"Clouds against rain, snow against wind, sunset against clear sky! ... Excellent! Very good! Easy to understand and catchy, it covers astronomy and geography! It's a rare gem, especially suitable for beginners to learn to read and write! It's pleasant to listen to and not boring! It's a great introduction to phonetics! The title is also very fitting!" Kong Yingda read a long passage in one breath, looking at the book with admiration.
"I also think it's quite good, so I asked my dear minister to take a look!" Li Shimin nodded. Actually, Qin Mu's information had been placed on his desk a few days ago, but he hadn't had time to look at it. After he had read it all, he was quite surprised. It turned out that Qin Mu was not only good at writing poetry! The calculation problems opened his eyes. He didn't know that questions could be set in this way. He had to think carefully about many of the questions without even looking at the answers.
After reading this book on phonetics and rhythm, although I didn't understand it clearly, I vaguely felt it was quite good, which is why I asked Kong Yida to take a look.
"This is indeed a rare and excellent piece of writing! The handwriting doesn't resemble His Majesty's. I wonder which master wrote it?" Kong Yingda asked.
"Hehe! This is not the work of anyone else, but rather that of a young man." Li Shimin laughed proudly. It was quite rare for Kong Yingda to be so impressed by poetry and prose.
“Young man! Is Your Majesty mocking me? Such refined writing could not have been produced without sufficient cultural cultivation!” Kong Yingda said, taken aback.
"I am not speaking lightly. This matter is absolutely true. It was indeed created by a young man. Of course, it is also possible that it was created by his predecessor!"
"Whose young man is he?"
"You should have heard of this person, my dear minister. He is none other than Qin Huaidao, the young man from the Qin family who created the Magpie Bridge Fairy."
"So it was him! I heard he was a young genius who once composed three poems that inspired divine inspiration!" Kong Yida exclaimed in realization.
"It's not just three!"
"I know that he also wrote four poems for the Princess, which were very well written!"
"And these too!" Li Shimin handed over a few more sheets of Xuan paper.
Kong Yida took a look and saw that there were indeed several poems written inside. If Qin Mu were here, he would have noticed that there were also poems he had written on Qin Yue's folding fan.
"As His Majesty said, he is truly a master of both poetry and prose; his reputation is well-deserved!" Kong Yida exclaimed after reading it.
"Hehe, I just discovered that he is probably not only a master of poetry and prose, but also has these other talents. Please take a look, my dear minister!" Li Shimin smiled and handed over a large stack of Xuan paper.
"This...this...this way of setting questions! I've never seen anything like it before. These questions are simple, but with just a slight change, they can become complicated!" Kong Yida exclaimed. To him, Qin Mu's questions were simple, but the way he approached them was very novel.
"I've heard that Shu Bao's children are now being taught by his eldest son!"
"Oh! This is so rare. There are many geniuses who want to learn well, but to be able to teach others at such a young age is not an easy thing," Kong Yida exclaimed.
"I suspect this is a unique inheritance of the Guigu School. I wonder what you think of this method, my dear minister?" Li Shimin asked the question he most wanted to ask.
"To see only a part of the whole picture, the fact that such a talented young man could be cultivated must mean that he has something extraordinary about him. I don't know much about the Guigu School, but I do know that they have a broad understanding of both Confucianism and Taoism," Kong Yida said truthfully.
"Yes! That's what I think too," Li Shimin nodded. In fact, he had already figured it out. The Guigu School had cultivated so many geniuses, so there must be something extraordinary about them. Although they were not well-known now, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, they had once overshadowed the Hundred Schools of Thought.
"Having heard Your Majesty say this, I am quite eager to meet this young man."
"I have appointed him as the patrol commissioner and am currently setting up the Six Doors. I'm afraid he won't have time for a while."
"May I take these things back and have a look at them?"
"Okay, you can take it!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said.
"Your Majesty, I take my leave!"
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Qin Mu was unaware that Li Shimin had also investigated his teaching of others to read, and that he had participated in the training of soldiers' cultural courses during the training of soldiers.
The biggest drawback of these soldiers is their advanced age. It is difficult for them to start learning to read and write at this age because their memory is worse than that of young people, especially since they have no foundation at all.
However, these were minor issues for Qin Mu. In terms of memory, he was a master! To control the side effects of hyperthymesia, he had researched many methods, and the most effective one was called the memory palace.
The memory palace is another world, a rapid memorization method invented by a medieval missionary that can preserve memories for a long time. Qin Mu learned this method not for rapid memorization, but because it allows for the categorization of various memories.
The memory palace, also known as the palace memory method, involves building a memory palace in your mind, with rooms and bookshelves inside to store your memories.
With the help of palace memory techniques and focusing on certain things, he was able to barely control the side effects of hyperthymesia.
Qin Mu understood this memorization method very well, so he wanted to use it to train his soldiers. One part of this method was a cramming technique that could help people memorize a lot of knowledge in a short time.
This method has a major flaw: it cannot be used flexibly, so it wasn't widely adopted in the other world. However, it was precisely the best method for these soldiers who lacked basic literacy, because Qin Mu only required them to be literate.
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