Chapter 21: Find Bi Sheng! Start printing with movable type~Xue Jiawen? He's a bad guy!
"Go to school?" Su Jinghe looked at the boss who suddenly asked him this question, a little overwhelmed, "I don't think I need to continue my studies, right?"
In fact, Su Jinghe felt that he was in a very urgent need of further studies, but he could not guarantee whether he could graduate smoothly!
He had already returned all the knowledge to his teacher after the college entrance examination.
And today's classical Chinese textbooks...
"Your two nephews, can't they speak now? The oldest one is eight years old, right? I heard they can't go to school anymore. Why don't you pack up the two nephews and send them to the Imperial College?"
Zhang Dexiang described this operational relationship quite naturally.
In fact, they had fought hard with the people from the Imperial College for a long time to get the transfer student quota.
Su Jingxian was fine. As a fifth-rank official, Su Jinghe still had the ability to get his relatives into school, especially since Su Jingxian had past achievements. Although he only studied in the school in Bian Jing for a month, he always ranked first in all the exams, big and small. He was examined and the teacher said that he had good abilities.
Zhang Dexiang also knew that the child did not want to go to school, but was kept at home to recuperate by Su Jinghe, a guy who cared particularly about his family members.
The most difficult of the two children was Su Shi. The little guy was young, and although he could speak and take care of himself, he had no enlightenment and had never attended school.
The Imperial College is not responsible for the enlightenment of children, so when you send your children here, they should at least have some basic skills.
They had to persuade him with all their might before he agreed.
"Then I'll go back and ask if the children are willing." Su Jinghe's answer shocked Zhang Dexiang.
"Don't you even have the right to decide on this?" Zhang Dexiang's expression looked a little funny.
This is not pushing the children into the fire. If it were another family, I wonder how much they would thank Su Jinghe!
"It's two kids who are studying, not me. If I were you, I would definitely agree." That was fake. He was already thinking about how to refuse with "high EQ".
Su Jinghe tried to convey this idea of communicating with children on an equal footing to his eldest son. "The children's wishes are also very important. If they don't want to, what if they develop problems in school? The competition in the Imperial College must be very intense..."
Is it big? Should it be big?
But Zhang Dexiang's own grandson went to read it, and it made him so angry that he died.
This guy was illiterate and made no progress at all after studying at the Imperial College. He only got to know a group of people of his age who were always teasing each other and causing Zhang Dexiang a lot of trouble.
When he asked the two children that night, he got an answer that Su Jinghe had never expected.
"Don't want to?" Su Jinghe guessed that Su Shi was unwilling.
"Of course, my brother and I are very close in age. We can go to school together, so you won't be lonely." Su Shi looked at his brother who was still in swaddling clothes and spoke like an elder brother.
"You just don't want to study, right? You think studying is tiring, how could I not know you?" Su Xun interrupted from the side, poking at Su Shi's young heart, and earned Su Shi's ruthless iron hammer.
"Our Jingxian is unwilling, is it because he has been taking medicine recently? He wants to wait until the holy body recovers before going?" Su Jinghe looked at Su Jingxian who was also "unwilling".
Su Jingxian was not as eccentric as Su Shi, and he could not make up an excuse right away. Being relatively straightforward, he learned from his younger brother.
"I can go with my younger brothers, so there will be someone to take care of them while they go to school."
"No." Su Jinghe shook his finger.
"Why not? I started studying late too~" Su Xun passed the imperial examination. Although he was not among the top three like his nephew, he passed!
While waiting for the court to assign him a job, he had already been acting like a peacock at home countless times.
"Daddy started school very late, and I started school early, so I can wait for my younger brothers at home for two years." With his father's support, Su Jingxian's reasons were more fluent.
Damn it, how can a kid make up a lie on the spot!
Su Jinghe was so angry that he chose to watch the system cheat.
It is too difficult to guess what a child is thinking, so he will use some tricks to let the child know that adults are omnipotent and can know his little thoughts!
After seeing it, Su Jinghe wondered why he didn’t see it earlier.
"Bao, you met him in school..." Su Jinghe didn't know how to continue.
As soon as his voice sounded a little strange, Cheng Jiamin and Su Xun noticed it.
The couple looked at their eldest son, and Su Shi, who was next to them, ran over.
"Yes! My brother met a strange person!"
Su Jingxian didn't say anything, but Su Shi knew a lot. He glanced at Su Jingxian and found that Su Jinghe didn't stop him, so he told all the secrets.
"My brother has been resting at home these days, and this guy brought people here!"
"I protected my brother!" Su Shi raised his head and chest, his small round belly made him look like a proud little bird.
"Let's transfer to the Imperial College. I'll accompany you to and from school. I'll be next to the school. If you encounter any problems, just shout and I'll be able to hear you..." Su Jinghe tried hard to keep his voice still so that the children wouldn't hear it and affect their emotions.
Su Jinghe thought he was in control very well.
But in fact, compared with the calm Su Jingxian, he now seems more fragile.
Su Shi didn't understand what was going on. He knew that he had driven away the bad guy, but he didn't understand why his brother reacted like that. His eldest brother didn't do the same either.
Su Xun and Cheng Jiamin had no idea what was going on, but seeing Su Jinghe's reaction, they subconsciously assumed the situation was the most serious.
Add phrases like "chased away the bad guys" and "accompanied the child to and from school."
They began to speculate whether Su Jingxian was bullied in school. Su Jinghe spent too long comforting Su Jingxian. They had guessed that Su Jingxian was being bullied by one person and that he was being ostracized by a group of people.
I began to reflect on whether I had only cared about my own condition after coming to Bian Jing and had not cared about my children's condition.
They even blamed Su Jingxian's cold and illness on this, and the young couple blamed themselves even more.
"It's okay." The one who finally came forward to comfort Su Jinghe was Su Jingxian. He stretched out his chubby little hands and stroked the back of Su Jinghe's head, which was buried in his little shoulder because he didn't want him to see his crying face.
"He's not a good guy, I know!"
Finally, Su Jingxian and Su Shi took turns to comfort Su Jinghe until he stopped crying. The two little ones fell asleep exhausted beside Su Zhe.
"Wow, I'm a bad parent." Su Jinghe sobbed a little more while speaking.
"What happened? Did someone beat up our Jingxian in school? Damn, where did this bad boy come from? Is he the fat guy who came to our house before? I don't think he is a good person, with a face full of fat." Su Xun pulled Su Jinghe out, trying to lock onto the suspect who bullied Su Jingxian as they walked.
"It seems that there was a very tall and thin man with gorgeous clothes who came to see our Jingxian. He greeted everyone with a smile. At that time, I thought he was a good kid. Now I think about it, he must be a smiling tiger!" Cheng Jiamin also began to become suspicious. She carefully recalled every person who came to see Su Jingxian.
"There was a guy who claimed to be a teacher, who was quite strange. He even asked me what I thought of their school."
"It's just very strange!" Su Jinghe nodded vigorously when he heard this. "This teacher, and everyone who comes to see our Jingxian, are all strange people!"
When Su Jinghe complained to his uncle and aunt, he denounced these bad guys with tears in his eyes. Afterwards, he cried silently by himself, crying for his own son who was so outstanding and yet was bullied in an unfamiliar place.
Until the middle of the night, I tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. I stared with my eyes wide open and swore silently in my heart!
[Damn it, damn it, damn it! They actually ganged up on me and bullied my child! Ahhhh, I'm going to complain to my boss!]
Perhaps because of anger, this voice is louder than ever before and spreads to a wider range.
"What?" Song Renzong sat up from the dragon bed, "He's going to court?"
Concubine Miao was sleeping peacefully beside him. Song Renzong sat there for a while, and only when there was no sound did he slowly lie down.
Until he fell asleep again, Lady Miao opened her eyes, silently looked at the shadow-filled hall under the bright candlelight for a while, then closed her eyes and continued to sleep.
"Who bullied me?" Lu Yijian asked subconsciously. His wife, who was beside him, didn't understand what was going on and also sat up.
"What's wrong? Why aren't you sleeping so late at night? Who are you thinking about?" They were an old couple, but she had never seen Lu Yijian talking in his sleep.
"Nothing." Lu Yijian planned to ask tomorrow.
Officials of all ranks were woken up, while some had a good sleep and heard the next day that their "voice of the heart" was even stronger than before, so they asked all kinds of questions.
At around two o'clock in the morning, people attending the morning court gathered in groups of three or five, and exclamations were heard from the small groups from time to time.
"What? You were suddenly woken up by a noise at midnight yesterday?"
This surprised the sleeping people. They felt like they were making up stories. Their inner voices in the past were never as loud as they were! The sound was almost inaudible from a distance. Some people even rented houses in the countryside because they had no money to rent in Bianjing City. How could they hear it?
It must be fake! It must be a made-up story.
"What? You didn't hear such a loud noise yesterday?" The person who was awakened couldn't understand why someone couldn't hear anything? How could someone sleep so soundly?
"You wouldn't notice a thief breaking into your house in the middle of the night, would you? Otherwise, if you don't tell me where your house is, I will never go there at night to take that calligraphy and painting that is said to be left by Li Bai."
"What do you mean by 'it's said'? That's what I passed down from my ancestors. Don't disbelieve it. Humph, I have guards and dogs at home. Come on, don't blame me if you get bumped by accident!"
Some people in the crowd looked around but couldn't see the person they wanted to see.
"While you guys chat, I'll go find Mr. Lu."
Lu Yijian was also looking for him, but couldn't find him. When he saw Zhang Dexiang coming towards him, he thought he had something to say to him, so he dismissed the people around him.
When the two met, something was wrong.
"Do you know when that person will come?" Zhang Dexiang asked Lu Yijian. Lu Yijian's secret guards were very diligent and didn't feel tired even after taking shifts back and forth. He guessed that Lu Yijian knew.
"Didn't he say he was going to complain to you? Why hasn't he come yet? Did he go to your house to look for you in advance?" Lu Yijian didn't understand either. His secret guards hadn't come yet.
Lu Yijian regretted it. If he had known earlier, he would have asked His Majesty to assign an official position to the people on duty. That way, he would have been able to hear something was wrong at night and come directly at night.
"Then what about those who live next to his house? It seems that none of them have come." Zhang Dexiang discovered another clue.
It was almost time to go to court, and someone came running over in a panic.
Did you oversleep?
Indeed, young people sleep a lot, so it is normal to oversleep if they don’t sleep most of the night.
Lu Yijian and Zhang Dexiang were about to separate, for fear that if they stood together, Su Jinghe would not dare to complain to Zhang Dexiang.
They both suspected that it would take some time for him to file a complaint, after all, this kid was really timid.
But as they got closer, the two men realized something was wrong.
This is not Su Jinghe, it's clearly Song Shiyi!
Why is he here so late? I thought he had arrived a long time ago.
Song Shiyi was also feeling miserable. Early in the morning, the doorman said someone was looking for him. He hurried to get dressed and got up, only to see Su Jinghe standing at his door with big dark circles under his eyes.
This guy, without saying a word, was handed a piece of paper with a leave request and the reason for the leave written on it, and then he ran away.
Thinking about it now, Song Shiyi was grateful for his quick eyes and hands. Fortunately, he caught Su Jinghe in time. If he had let this guy run away, and then the accountability went wrong, he wouldn’t know what to do!
Then, from Su Jinghe's mouth, Song Shiyi heard the unfortunate story of a very unlucky but responsible child.
"You mean, your child came to Bianjing Academy to study, and he couldn't stand the fact that someone was isolating a child from a poor family, so he tried to help him, but he ended up being isolated himself?"
No, whose kid is so ignorant that he is isolated in school?
When Song Shiyi was studying, the school atmosphere was more cruel. It was a miniature adult world with three major players competing with each other. But even if they competed with each other, they would not maliciously isolate anyone.
It's so tasteless for a group of people to mess with one person.
If you are a real person, then have team competition!
Su Jinghe originally wanted to submit a leave application and ask Song Shiyi to help him apply for leave, and then go back. After recounting the tragic experience of his child, he couldn't help crying again.
He never thought that the person he was crying to was thinking about the competition among heroes, but Song Shiyi thought more than Su Jinghe.
"Do you want to ask for leave and go to the school with your uncle and aunt to seek justice for the child?" An idea suddenly came to Song Shiyi's mind.
"You are few in number, and you have only been in Bianjing for a short time, so you don't have much foundation. I will find a few people for you, and you can go together."
"I don't know him either..." Su Jinghe felt a little regretful at this time. If he was a social tough guy, he would probably be able to get a lot of friends to help him.
"It's okay. I really admire you and your uncle. I once thought about letting me smooth things over and spend more time with your family."
Oh, so you admire my uncle’s talent.
That's perfectly normal! Who can resist Su Xun's talent? No one!
Song Shiyi took Su Jinghe and knocked on doors in a circle, fleecing about seven or eight people. When these people heard the story, they were filled with righteous indignation and immediately wanted to bring their "friends" to seek justice together.
"Now this group of people have asked for leave and are following Su Jinghe to attack the academy?" Lu Yijian frowned.
"That shouldn't be the case. Those people don't have to attend court..." Zhang Dexiang was afraid that Lu Yijian would be angry, but he agreed with Song Shiyi's approach. If Su Jinghe and his family of three really went there like this, what if they got beaten? If someone was cruel enough to kill them directly, it would be even more disastrous.
When Song Shiyi was asked this question by Lu Yijian, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Is this too much? They should have only one person going. A large group might be impressive, but it's unnecessary and seems like it would even delay official business...
The child is so exhausted from writing the second page of his apology letter.
Lu Yijian patted Zhang Dexiang's shoulder and said, "Go replace those people. Didn't the kid ask for your support? What do you mean by asking others for support? Are you trying to shirk responsibility?"
"Hmm?" No? Are you looking down on those people because they have low official positions and can't bully others?
Zhang Dexiang was speechless, but also excited.
"After I got up, no one dared to bully my family anymore. It was a rare experience."
Looking at Zhang Dexiang's arrogant back as if he was going out to show off his power, Lu Yijian, who couldn't go out like that because he was the prime minister, made an unhappy "tsk" sound and spoke ill of Zhang Dexiang to Song Shiyi like a sour fox who couldn't eat grapes.
"This guy definitely can't raise a child. I guess his child used to bully others. He's a bad guy."
Who dared to respond? Song Shiyi didn't even dare to laugh awkwardly.
Lu Yijian also took advantage of the fact that before the morning court session started, he met with Song Renzong in private and discussed this matter with him.
Song Renzong felt even more regretful than Lu Yijian.
"If only I could skip the morning court session so I could go and see the action!"
Lu Yijian knew that there was no need for him to persuade others at this time.
The next sentence Song Renzong said was full of resentment, "Forget it. I guess Su Jinghe will accuse me of being unreliable because my family is like this and the emperors of the Song Dynasty are not very reliable."
Even though he was always blamed in Su Jinghe's mind, Song Renzong still quite liked this kid Su Jinghe. He was interesting, much more interesting than other people.
That's so interesting.
When Zhang Dexiang took the bus to the school, he thought he would see a group of people loudly scolding the teachers in the school who were not doing their job.
As a result, the school gate was closed and people inside and outside were cursing at each other.
How about a siege? Let's start with a verbal battle?
"The school covered up the problem and did nothing. Our child was bullied for a month. The teacher threatened us not to tell the adults at home. We took half a month off from school before we found out that our child was bullied!" The speaker was one of the supporters.
He was doing grassroots work, had a loud voice, and cursed people with clear words. Zhang Dexiang could hear him from a long distance away.
"If you have no evidence, then don't block the door." The person inside did not refute, he just said this, and there was another sentence.
"The children will have to go to class soon. You can't stop them from going to class even if you don't go to class. Isn't that a waste of time?"
"What about the time our child wasted? What does it count? Wasn't it you who delayed him?" Zhang Dexiang made a brilliant appearance at this time.
Everyone's eyes sparkled when they saw him, especially Su Jinghe.
"Boss! Why are you here?" Su Jinghe looked at the sky. It was still dark and he felt that it was not time to go to court yet.
"Shouldn't you be in the court? Not attending court today?"
When these people didn't open the door, Su Jinghe was thinking that if the boss came, they would definitely not dare to not open it. Now the boss really came!
"Are you here to take me back to court? I really need to take a leave of absence today."
"I've seen your leave note. I'm here to support you. How dare you bully us from the Privy Council!" Zhang Dexiang said this in a domineering manner, and then he raised his head and raised his voice a lot.
"Open the door."
Three seconds passed, and the door still didn't open.
The familiar voice came from the other side of the door, and the words it said were.
"Do you think you're our principal? I won't give you a license. Forget it. Go back as soon as possible!"
This voice was even more arrogant than before, but what people didn't know was how bold it was.
Zhang Dexiang was silent. He couldn't be treated like this even when he went to the Imperial College. This person, this person...
Fearing that his boss would get angry and do something bad, Su Jinghe stood in front of the boss, blocking the person who made the boss angry, and turned to talk to the boss.
"This guy thinks his principal is the most powerful person in the world. He probably doesn't even know our official positions, let alone you, Boss."
"That's right." "You're so ignorant!"
Everyone cheered Zhang Dexiang.
Zhang Dexiang was completely silent. Doesn't this make him seem too rude?
He is not that kind of person either.
"Mr. Zhang! We are so sorry for not welcoming you in person!" A rather exaggerated voice sounded outside the crowd.
Su Jinghe looked at the guy, who was so fat that he could fight three men at a time. He was wearing emerald green clothes and looked like a bamboo that had grown too fast.
If there were this kind of fat bamboo, the giant panda might not like to eat it because it looks a bit old.
The man saw that everyone's eyes were on him, and he saw Zhang Dexiang, who looked like Mr. Zhang, at first glance. The smile on his face became even more eager, and he squeezed into the crowd with his fat body.
I felt so happy inside that I heard magpies calling when I went out. It turned out that something good was happening.
Mr. Zhang actually came to his school. Was it because their admission rate was very good and was noticed by the important figures in the court?
Yes, the imperial examination had just ended, and they had already supported eight Jieyuan, six Juren, and one Jinshi! Are other schools as impressive as them?
Yes, this school is quite large, and Su Xun and Cheng Jiamin chose Su Jingxian to enroll there. On the one hand, it is not far from home, and on the other hand, he can attend this school from childhood to adulthood. Few other schools would do this.
Who would have thought that there would be such a bully in this school!
The principal was quite flattering towards the old man who spoke so arrogantly?
The man who had been arguing with everyone inside with the door closed suddenly panicked. He quickly opened the door and apologized, wanting to let everyone in, mainly Su Jinghe and "Mr. Zhang" behind him.
But no one paid any attention to him, and the crowd even stopped him outside.
The principal was not fully accepted by the crowd. When he struggled to push through the crowd and reached a point where he could talk to Zhang Dexiang normally, the crowd stopped him. No matter how hard he tried to push away the crowd with his pampered fat short hands, he couldn't.
"Mr. Zhang, look at these people. They have no sense at all. I want to take you to our Yihui Academy to have a look. We have many talented people in our academy. They are all truly talented and have clean family backgrounds."
The principal's words made the people around him humph, and they looked down on his money-grubbing habits that were known even to him through his "family background". He was so different from people like them who were untainted by the world!
"Don't come over here. I don't want to go in. I came here just to ask you something." Zhang Dexiang said this and pushed Su Jinghe out. "You are standing up for my subordinate. His child goes to school here..."
The principal only heard the key words in this passage. He was immersed in the dream that he was about to hook up with the big boss in the court. He regarded Zhang Dexiang's serious expression as the natural aura of these big men, and did not hear the dissatisfaction in his words.
He was still happy. "Study in our school? Our school is good. What's the name? How old are you? Who are your family members? We can learn a lot here. What fields are the adults in your family in? We can follow their lead and train the children. We will definitely train the children to inherit the adults'..."
It's disgusting to hear this statement any more.
The officials present to support the event did not hold high positions. Some of them had some power in their families, while others were just ordinary people. None of them were satisfied with what he said.
"What are you talking about? Who wants to walk the path that adults have walked?"
These are people who have power in their families but do not accept excessive interference from their families and have already made some progress on their own. They are quite dissatisfied with the education of such "customized children".
"Aren't you just investigating other people's family backgrounds? Are you discriminating against people with bad families?"
As someone who was also ignored and bullied at school because of her poor family background, I felt the same way when I heard these words and became even more angry.
Huh? No, why would you react like that?
The principal didn't understand. In the past, when he asked about their family background, no matter whether they were adults or children, they would be very happy to tell him who in their family was an official, who was doing business, how much money and land they had. Even children wanted to be like adults.
How is this, how is this different?
The principal looked at Zhang Dexiang, hoping to get some reaction from him, but he only saw Zhang Dexiang's cold face.
He looked again at Su Jinghe who was pushed out by Zhang Dexiang. This man also had a cold face, and the look in his eyes was like a knife, as if he wanted to kill him with his eyes.
"What...what happened?" The principal didn't understand, but the atmosphere was so weird that his voice became unconfident when he asked. He didn't look like the flattering and happy fat man when he first appeared. He became a little timid.
The one who had initially quarreled with this group of people knew much more than the principal. Now, after connecting the content of the quarrel, he discovered something very serious.
"Principal...Principal, your nephew, Mr. Sun, has a child in his class who has dropped out of school."
"No, isn't it just taking a leave of absence? You can study next year if you don't study for now." When the principal heard about his nephew and then heard about the word "taking a leave of absence", he actually had some idea.
He seemed to have heard his nephew say last year that there was a poor boy in his class. He was poor and always wore tattered clothes and smelled bad. His family members were even more rude and would always stuff the chicken they brought into his nephew's hands.
Principal Sun knew his nephew well. He was a very clean person and would not tolerate a chicken flying into his hands.
Then I told him that he should persuade people to quit naturally, but I didn’t expect that he hasn’t quit yet this year.
Some time ago, someone in my nephew's class took a leave of absence, and Principal Sun wondered if his nephew had finally gotten his wish this year.
No, could it be that the person in front of me is a relative of that poor boy?
Why didn't you tell me about this relative? And why did he let her be so dirty and tattered, and smelly? This relative looks good, but he's not a good person, and he doesn't even help her? Now he's looking for trouble?
Principal Sun thought he had figured out the whole cause and effect, and he was blaming Su Jinghe in his heart. This kid was really something. He had dropped out of school, but he still caused trouble and brought Mr. Zhang with him.
Principal Sun thought about it and felt that the current situation was not a big deal. He gritted his teeth, took out a jade bracelet from his hand, and stuffed it into Su Jinghe's hand.
This kid has such relatives at home, it seems that he is not very rich, maybe he has just a little money. This bracelet is a rare item. If it weren’t for Mr. Zhang, I wouldn’t let you see it! Principal Sun even looked down on Su Jinghe in his heart.
But he didn't say that at all. His fat flesh piled up a smile on his face, making him look kind and amiable. "We just met, and I didn't prepare a gift. It's just this bracelet. I just put it on today. It's beautiful. Don't dislike it."
"You!" Su Jinghe didn't feel comforted at all after having something stuffed in his face. Instead, he was furious and felt that this person was crushing his intelligence into the ground.
"Take it as evidence of his bribery." Zhang Dexiang's eyes were cold. It seemed that the principal was already thinking about how to put him in jail.
Judging from his skillful movements, he probably collected a lot of money from students' parents, and there must be people in the court whom he bribed.
Zhang Dexiang's idea was soon confirmed. When Principal Sun heard the "evidence of bribery", his smile froze for a moment, but he quickly smiled again.
"We shouldn't be under the jurisdiction of Minister Zhang. We should take care of our own affairs in the court. How can the things I give to the youngsters be considered bribes?"
The change was quite quick. After he knew that he could not flatter Zhang Dexiang, he acted like a smiling fat tiger and was too respectful and not flattering enough to Zhang Dexiang.
Zhang Dexiang didn't care about the flattery of such people, and he didn't waste his words.
"I'm not kidding you. Let's go. Someone will take you to Kaifeng Mansion."
"You..." Zhang Dexiang's words made Principal Sun open his squinting eyes wide, "What right do you have? You have no evidence..."
Then a group of people appeared. Principal Sun took a closer look and found that they were the ones who had been dragging people from all over the place to Kaifeng Prefecture a while ago. Within two days, a lot of evidence emerged like a spring, and they convicted and sentenced the people and had their homes confiscated.
Why, why did you find me?
Principal Sun's legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground like a pile of flesh.
"This?" Don't these people need evidence to investigate cases? How come Principal Sun was just shouting and now he's being "executed" so quickly?
It turns out that I really don't care about anything else.
Zhang Dexiang held his forehead with his hand.
"It's okay. I'm here to investigate. I'm from the government. Whoever I find is the one with the problem. I came here at the suggestion of the housekeeper."
[So that's how it is!]
Su Jinghe happily expressed his true feelings again.
[This must be the Emperor's feared secret guard! Emperor Wu of Han's embroidered envoy? Zhu Yuanzhang's embroidered uniform guard? Amazing, truly amazing!]
Zhang Dexiang didn't expect that this person would first praise the fact of having secret guards.
[The emperor actually knew I was here? This is incredible. Can the emperor with secret guards know what's going on in the world without leaving his house?]
At this moment in the court, all the civil and military officials also heard these voices.
Many people looked up in shock, looking at Song Renzong who was also at a loss on the throne. Everyone's eyes had the same meaning -
The government actually already knows who the owner of Xin Sheng is!
Then he had the same feeling as Su Jinghe in his heart. It was worthy of being an official family. They actually had secret guards!
"Dark Guard doesn't sound very nice, why not give it a name like Embroidered Robe Envoy like Emperor Wu of Han?" The court was silent for two minutes, and this topic was the first to break the silence.
"That's right, it's meaningless to just call it that. Embroidered Uniform Envoy, Imperial Uniform Guard, what other names are there that fit the temperament of our Great Song Dynasty?"
Those who are unaware naturally want to know whose "voice" this is.
But now His Majesty knows but didn't tell them. In the eyes of some people, this means that His Majesty doesn't want them to know.
Plus, this ability is indeed extraordinary, and not everyone can know it.
Everyone tacitly changed the topic and focused their thoughts on the name of the secret guard.
Song Renzong looked at his ministers in the audience, who were seriously thinking about what nice and memorable names to come up with, and thought they were really crazy.
What good minister would do such a thing?
If he had not been in the court, Song Renzong would have wanted to distance himself from these people.
It’s okay if I’m not familiar with you.
On the other hand, after Principal Sun was taken away, Su Jing and the others knew that "Teacher Sun" would also be taken away, and they were a little at a loss for a moment.
"Are we going to each of the houses of those bad kids who bullied Su Jingxian? And ask them to take good care of their children?"
"Is this okay? It seems like it should be like this. If a child is not well-educated, it's the fault of the father. If the family members fail to supervise the child well and let the child bully others, it's really outrageous."
Su Jinghe didn't know what to do next. He had read the news, and what made him most angry was the children and teachers' shielding and even guidance.
But this is ancient times, not modern times. Is there such a thing as not allowing bullying in schools?
Su Jinghe looked at his boss, "Boss, we..."
"Brother! There's a child's voice."
Su Jinghe looked over and saw his uncle, aunt and two cousins.
"Why are you here?" Originally, Su Jinghe wanted to go with his uncle and aunt, but now there were too many people. In addition, he took into consideration that his aunt needed to recuperate and his uncle was still waiting to be assigned an official position. In case this incident gave people a bad impression, he did not bring them with him.
"I knew you would come here, brother!" It was Su Shi who spoke. Although he was a smart kid, he was still very resourceful. "Brother wanted to find you, so I called father and mother to come here, and sure enough, they found you."
"Cousin, I'm fine. I can just transfer to another school later. There's no need to make so much trouble." Su Jingxian didn't sleep well that night. After being coaxed to sleep at first, he was woken up by a nightmare in the middle of the night. In the morning, he heard the sound of his brother going out, but he didn't wait for his brother for a long time. He was afraid that his brother would find a way to help him.
When the child was bullied and threatened and was asked by Teacher Sun to keep quiet, the nasty Teacher Sun and those bad kids told him again and again.
They were powerful people in the city of Bianjing, and were not comparable to a child like him who came from a barbaric land.
It was no use telling him repeatedly to tell his family. If his family tried to stand up for him, they would just cry and cry to no one, and in the end he lost his job and his reputation.
Although Su Jingxian was smart, he was only an eight-year-old child. After being told such things over and over again, he gradually became afraid to tell his family.
Just bear with it and it will pass. It's nothing serious.
He didn't affect his studies, so it's not a big deal.
It was not until Su Jingxian developed a cough and was taken to the doctor by his cousin Su Jinghe, who asked him to recuperate and take a leave of absence from school to recuperate at home, that Su Jingxian felt relieved.
It's great not having to see those people every day.
but……
"Cousin, I'm really fine. You should go back to work. Didn't you say you would take me to the Imperial College? I can do it. I will study hard in the Imperial College."
Su Jinghe looked at the child and heard the child's tender voice full of understanding, which made him feel even more distressed. He hugged the child to comfort him.
"It's okay, it's okay. Teacher Sun, who bullied and threatened you, and his backers, the bad principal, are all in big trouble!"
"Really? Really?" Su Jingxian's voice was trembling, a little bit unbelievable. "Teacher Sun said that this is normal. Because our family background is not as good as others, I came to this school just to entertain others."
A sentence spoken haltingly makes the listener very upset.
"What a rubbish teacher! He's not worthy of being a teacher!"
"You are unfit to be a son!"
"He has no teacher ethics at all! Let him be exiled!"
"Direct death penalty!"
The crowd was indignant. Su Jinghe keenly noticed that Su Jingxian in his arms trembled. He closed his eyes, knowing that the child was probably suffering from stress from the previous experience of bullying. He quickly asked others to stop talking for fear of continuing to scare the child.
"Let's go!" Su Jinghe didn't expect that Zhang Dexiang would give orders.
"Where are you going?" He looked at his eldest brother. "To my house?"
"That's definitely not the case. Let's go find the families who bullied your child. We'll go door to door and ask their children to apologize."
Zhang Dexiang had a tough look on his face, and looked more like Su Jingxian's parent.
"Ah? Go to their homes one by one?" Su Jinghe thought for a moment, "It would be more convenient to wait here for them to send their children to school, right?"
"Of course I have to come to your house, and I have to tell you my name. Someone is bullying my grandson. This is really outrageous!" Zhang Dexiang pulled Su Jingxian out of Su Jinghe's arms and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to get the justice that belongs to you and the apology you deserve!"
"Isn't this bad? If it is found out that he is not your grandson, boss, can we just say it directly?" Su Jinghe is accustomed to seeing all kinds of events that become hot searches in modern times, and some of the onlookers care a lot about whether the incident has a "perfect victim".
Compared with Su Jinghe, Zhang Dexiang doesn’t understand what a perfect victim is, but he understands the people today.
"The higher the official position, the greater the public opinion. If it is Prime Minister Lu who comes, then we will just wait here, and the public opinion will spread." Zhang Dexiang originally wanted to wait, but it was impossible. The person at the door just now didn't recognize him.
He is still not as high-ranking and famous as Lu Yijian.
"As for me, I guess I can only come to you with my name~"
"The boss is very powerful! Whoever said that the boss has no reputation is really a ruthless person!" After saying this, Su Jinghe quickly said, "Then let's go? Everyone, there is still time to go back to work. We can go for the rest of the time."
"Yes, I still have some official business to attend to today."
"It's okay. I have my day off today anyway. I can go."
"I have a loud voice. If I go, all the neighbors will definitely hear me clearly."
Almost half of the people were gone all of a sudden.
Su Jingxian also gradually softened and leaned into the arms of Su Jinghe who had snatched him back.
"You might not be as stable as me." Zhang Dexiang couldn't stand Su Jinghe's attitude of treating him like a fragile old man. "Are you as strong as me?"
"Then I'll let you hold the baby when I'm tired." Su Jinghe was not polite. In fact, he didn't feel sorry for the baby at all, but Su Jingxian seemed really afraid of strangers. Su Jinghe wanted to give the child a more secure environment and wait until he was a little more familiar with the baby before letting the baby hold the baby!
Eight-year-old kid, heavy!
"Grandpa, you can hold me." A two-year-old child took the initiative to ask for a hug, trying to comfort the old man who was a little sad because he couldn't hug his brother.
"Okay, grandpa will hold you..." Zhang Dexiang squatted down happily, stretched out his hands to hold, hold...
The child was quite sturdy, so he stood up again, adjusted his point of force, and this time he picked up the child quite smoothly.
The twists and turns of holding the baby made Su Xun and Cheng Jiamin, who were standing next to them, feel ashamed.
At one point, I wanted to ask to hold the baby myself, but as biological parents, I didn’t know how to start the conversation.
Or the child is too fat.
Fortunately, they didn't have to carry the child for more than a few steps. When they saw the carriage, both Su Jinghe and Zhang Dexiang seemed to have seen a ray of hope for their salvation, and they happily stepped forward to put the child down.
Huh~
It’s really heavy for an eight-year-old.
What a stubborn couple.
Su Xun and Cheng Jiamin tried several times to get them to put the child down, but neither of them listened and they even walked faster and faster. If they hadn't had a carriage, they were afraid that the two would just get on and carry the child to those people's homes!
The people who came to help also got on the carriages they brought with them in twos and threes. Only Zhang Dexiang rode a horse, while the others rode donkey carts.
"Sir, sir, something bad has happened. Someone is outside and wants to ask our young master for an explanation!"
"What's going on?" The person who was called was still in bed. He looked at the person shouting outside the door and looked at the ceiling in confusion.
If he remembered correctly, he had already sent his youngest son away to another place, telling him to stop bullying people? How could someone actually come all the way from Yingtian Prefecture to Kaifeng to file a complaint? That wouldn't be appropriate, right?
"My classmates at the Little Master's school said that the Little Master led some people to bully a kid. The kid's parents and grandfather came here with a bunch of people, demanding an explanation from us!"
"What? School..." The man thought about it again and again, and then realized that it wasn't his youngest son. "Can't you just find the right person?"
"They said it was our young master, and they wanted to see you, sir..."
"You really know how to cause trouble for others!" The man was so angry that he had no intention of getting up. He sent his servants to find his troublesome brother and let him solve the problem.
As a result, as one person left, the next one came. This time, he had no choice but to go.
The servants outside actually shouted, "Mr. Zhang Dexiang is outside." Why didn't they say that Mr. Lu had come?
The head of the Zhang family got up and got dressed cursing, with anger in his eyes and eyebrows. He couldn't understand how someone could lie like that. Mr. Zhang was such a busy man, and he probably had just finished his morning court at this time.
How could she appear at his doorstep out of nowhere?
Or was it that his third brother's son bullied someone in school?
It's so funny, there's no way that school could have such a powerful parent.
die……
Dead.
I saw that the person standing outside the door was indeed Zhang Dexiang.
Such a living big boss is standing in front of him?
"Why...why didn't you invite anyone in?" The smile that the head of the Zhang family was trying hard to force was really uglier than crying. The muscles on his thin face moved with difficulty as if they were out of control.
"Sir, didn't you say it was fake?" The servant thought that Master Zhang had seen it wrong.
Even he knew that it was impossible for officials from the court to come to their small place.
Finally, it really came today.
In reality, Patriarch Zhang even hoped that he was the imposter.
If he denies that he is the head of the Zhang family now, can he make the big Buddha in front of him leave on his own?
"Zhang Woyang, right? Your young master bullied our child in school. We've investigated and found that he wasn't the only one bullying our child. He was involved in the act with twelve other children. Here's a list of their names. Call your child out and we'll have a confrontation."
Su Jinghe took out the paper he had confirmed with the system on the road and showed it to the man as if he was showing his police certificate.
He reached out his hand tremblingly and took the paper.
Zhang Woyang's teeth chattered as he spoke, "Actually... this child is my third brother's. I'll go and call him. Go ahead and call him."
"The young master has gone to school and just left." The servant reminded Zhang Woyang, and was slapped mercilessly by Zhang Woyang. Halfway through, he remembered that they were in public, so he changed the target and hit him on the arm, squeezing out two words.
"Go! Find it!"
This happened about thirteen times...
Everyone in the house was called out. For example, the Zhang family, the first one, hadn't gotten up yet. Then there was the Chen family, whose head, the female head of the household, was eating and her children were at school. The Gu family, whose owner was not at home, saw the shop and many of the customers followed suit, acting as messengers of justice. The merchant almost didn't get anyone out, but kind-hearted neighbors welcomed them and helped find the person to take home, where they were scolded...
Su Jinghe watched Su Jingxian's expression change little by little after he received apologies from different children. It went from nervousness at first, to relaxation, to tears in his eyes again, and then to now.
Su Jingxian no longer had the initial anxiety, and was now able to listen to the apology and speak it out quite calmly.
"Although you apologized, I will not forgive you. You have caused a significant blow to my academic career, my mental and even physical health. I will transfer to another school, and please stop bullying others."
"I..." The last family was not very prominent among the bullying gang, and their strength was far less than that of the previous ones.
It’s not that Su Jinghe is ranked according to seniority based on family background like the principal. The system’s list is based on the degree of harm caused to Su Jingxian.
All he did in this small gang was serving tea and water. Of course, his serving of tea and water also caused harm to Su Jingxian.
The water he brought over was splashed directly onto Su Jingxian's face. This was a common occurrence.
This boy, who was also a target of bullying in the gang, didn't say anything else in the end. He just silently repeated, "I'm sorry, it's my fault."
Su Jingxian took the person away. On the way, he finally spoke and told what had happened to him since he enrolled in this school.
"At first, this school was pretty good. My classmates seemed more gentle than those in the school in Sichuan and Shu, and they didn't curse at me..."
The Sichuan dialect has been completely ruined. Look at what it has become for other people's children. People outside just think they are good people.
Su Jinghe solved his biggest worry, and the child finally became cheerful. He also wanted to complain, but he didn't say it directly. He complained silently in his heart.
"On my third day of school, I arrived a little late in the morning and didn't have time to eat breakfast."
When Su Jingxian said this, his expression was a little strange.
“When I went to eat breakfast under the biggest tree in the school, I saw them bullying a skinny guy.”
"One person grabbed his neck from behind and straightened his face, and another person slapped him..."
"Dabao, you weren't slapped, were you?" Cheng Jiamin's heart tightened when she heard this. Without time to care about others, she first asked if her own child had suffered any harm. A hint of ferocity flashed in her eyes, like a mother wolf protecting her cubs.
"No." Su Jing looked at his mother first. "They didn't do anything to me. They just took away my desk and chair and scribbled on my books."
"What? I said before that your brother drew it, and he and I made another one for you overnight. It turns out to be..." After hearing this, Su Xun seemed to have thought of something and turned back to look at Su Shi.
"Why don't you say it wasn't you who did it?"
"But my brother told me not to tell you that he was bullied in school, so I didn't tell you."
After Su Shi said this, he looked at Su Jingxian with wide eyes.
"Brother, I didn't do anything wrong."
"No." Su Jing rubbed his brother's head first, "Thank you, Erbao, for helping me fill in the notes. They are very useful."
"Of course." Little Su Shi puffed out his chubby little chest, looking very proud that his clothes were praised.
"You did it wrong! You can not tell Mom and Dad next time, but how can you not tell your brother? Am I not one of us? Tell me next time."
Su Jinghe held one of them with one hand, squeezed in between the two little ones, and forced himself to act young in order to blend in with the two little ones.
"Okay, I'll tell you next time. My brother hasn't become happier since I hid this from him. Instead, he's become more unhappy every day."
Su Shi actually felt that what he did was not quite right.
"How about rewarding our two brave kids with smoothies? Smoothies are most delicious at this time, right?" Su Jinghe looked at his two younger brothers, then glanced at the others, then pulled them and ran forward.
"No? What kind of smoothie are you eating these days?" Su Xun was shocked and wanted to chase after them to stop these people, but was stopped by Zhang Dexiang.
Zhang Dexiang felt that it was okay to eat now. The weather was gradually getting warmer, and judging from the days, it was summer, just not particularly hot. After taking a few bites, Su Jinghe knew his limits and stopped Su Xun.
"I haven't had a serious chat with you guys just now. Are you Jinghe's uncle and aunt? You have taken good care of him since you came here."
"He also took good care of us." Cheng Jiamin said with a smile, "He also often told us that you really took good care of him."
That was indeed a lot of care. Zhang Dexiang thought about the past six months, since the young couple came, Su Jinghe's thoughts were either gossip or worry about them. He was very good at motivating the children and was a person who valued his family very much.
What Cheng Jiamin was thinking was, this boss is really nice. If he wasn't nice, he wouldn't have wasted a whole day with them.
However, Zhang Dexiang declined the invitation to dinner that day, saying that he would find another day.
"Isn't this really an excuse from the adults? For example, they didn't want to have dinner with us anyway, so they declined." Su Jinghe ate the smoothie in his hand, which was a little cold, and shared a bite with Su Shi who was waiting eagerly beside him.
"It's delicious, brother. Please make me another bowl. I ate mine so fast that I couldn't even taste it." Su Shi looked at Su Jinghe eagerly and acted coquettishly.
The last time I heard someone say this was when Zhu Bajie said it in "Journey to the West".
But Zhu Bajie loves to eat, and Su Shi also loves to eat, so why can't they be the same? If we substitute the two items, the younger brother is Zhu Bajie!
"Of course it's not an excuse. We don't have to invite you today. We'll send out formal invitations next time." Su Xun explained the social etiquette to Su Jinghe first, then looked at Su Shi, "One bowl is enough. What if you eat too much and get a stomachache? You can't handle it."
"This smoothie looks really delicious." Cheng Jiamin didn't eat it because she was worried about her health, but she thought it looked like a very good dessert.
"Right, Auntie, we can sell this in the summer. Selling only smoothies would be cheaper, and then we can make a separate menu for the ingredients, and let the rich people add a few more ingredients, so it can be more expensive."
Su Jinghe was talking about the common methods used by capitalists in his previous life, and suddenly realized that these rules can really stand up to scrutiny. If you grasp human nature, you can make money even in the feudal ancient times.
The capitalists really do well for themselves.
"Then you can design something different. In addition to adding seasonal fruits, you can also..." Su Xun also understood. He was eating a bowl of smoothie brought from the kitchen. He gave his wife a bite and after being rejected, he ate it happily alone. He also used this to fish for Su Shi and play with the little Su Shi's abundant emotions.
The family ended this special day with some fun and laughter.
When Su Xun's job was arranged by his superiors, the whole family realized that their father, who usually made jokes, actually had a serious side.
"Why were you assigned here?" Cheng Jiamin looked at Su Xun in shock. "Didn't you talk to Mr. Zhang alone last time? I remember you showed him your article."
Cheng Jiamin didn't understand. Didn't he apply for the position himself?
The meaning in her eyes was too obvious. Su Xun held the appointment documents in his hand, and the smile on his face grew wider. "I asked him to help me transfer from ordinary clerical work to this newly opened school."
"Are you stupid? This is more than just a new school. Being a principal there isn't easy." Cheng Jiamin sighed. "You finally got in, so why don't you work hard to get into government?"
"Although my academy is a newly opened one, my official position is higher than that of other Jinshi scholars of the same period. The academic director is an official of the eighth rank, while others are still of the ninth rank at this time."
Su Xun saw that Cheng Jiamin's eyebrows were still furrowed, and he was still in the mood to tease her.
"Could it be that Madam is thinking that I am not as good as Jinghe, so..."
"What nonsense!" She was originally worried, but when Su Xun said that, Cheng Jiamin rolled her eyes at him and said, "If I were that kind of person, I wouldn't have married you in the first place!"
"That's right. Madam, you have many brothers, so you wanted to find a husband who was easy to control. When you heard I was a teenager and uneducated, you must have been overjoyed. You finally found a soft persimmon~" Su Xun finished speaking, and then he said, "Whatever Madam says, I will work hard in that direction. Once I have made a career in the academy, I will enter the real officialdom and earn a good future! So that Madam will also feel proud."
Really, where did you learn all this stuff? Cheng Jiamin said unhappily, "If it's really like what you said, my family might as well let you marry into my family. I really..."
"You really like me, don't you?" Su Xun was about to start showing his screen when Cheng Jiamin pushed him back, coughed twice, and straightened her clothes.
Su Xun had a bad feeling, and when he turned around, he saw Su Jinghe with an embarrassed look on his face.
"I, I'm here to ask if I can give Su Zhe some buffalo milk. My boss found me a buffalo..."
Su Jinghe really didn't expect that his uncle and aunt would be so intimate without closing the door. He didn't have time to dodge and his eyes met with his aunt's. It was too embarrassing!
In the end, the three of them didn't know what they said and ended the awkward set in a muddled way.
——
In the autumn of the fourth year of Jingyou
After Song Renzong came to power, he really felt that the court was not a place where anyone could stay.
Natural disasters occurred frequently, and it was almost the end of the year. The court was full of sorrow. Even Su Jinghe's occasional gossip about his colleagues in the court made everyone lose their enthusiasm.
At the beginning of the year, there was a major earthquake in Hedong, causing countless deaths and injuries.
Although Su Jinghe expressed his opinion this time, there was no one like Su Shunqin in the court who used the natural disaster as an excuse to ask Song Renzong to reform the court, and Song Renzong also "spontaneously" began to reform.
But even though he has changed, disasters in various places have not decreased...
Floods, droughts, strong winds, earthquakes...
There was a severe drought in the south two years ago. The people had almost no harvest because of the lack of rain. The court struggled to keep going, and many people starved to death.
This year……
"Floods in the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers..."
Song Renzong got a headache when he heard his ministers talk about this matter.
He was desperate and looked at Su Jinghe, but he only saw a man whose eyes looked weak even when he heard people arguing.
It seems to be of no use.
Song Renzong's gaze made Song Shiyi misunderstand his thoughts, thinking that he wanted Su Jinghe to say a few words.
"Oh, why is there another flood..." Song Shiyi sighed deliberately.
Su Jinghe also heard it.
[Hey, I don't know if there are any reliable people to go there to help with the earthquake relief work. The dams and other things also need to be rebuilt. Damn, is there anyone in our dynasty who can control floods?]
After hearing Su Jinghe's words, many ministers straightened their heads and straightened their chests.
Such a reliable talent must be myself!
[Speaking of which, it's okay if the Song Dynasty doesn't treat the disease now. In the future, others will also suffer from the suffering of our two mother rivers, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.]
Su Jinghe thought of a funny joke and couldn't control his expression.
[The Yangtze River and the Yellow River heard someone calling them the Mother River...]
What, you can hear it?
Some people are wondering whether they should actually do some metaphysical prayers.
【Then he died of laughter and said, even if he recognized his mother, he would not stop beating her.】
Uh... I'd better not pray for this kind of mother's words.
Just as the court officials gave up, they heard Su Jinghe also talking about praying.
People in the past were ignorant and superstitious, believing that throwing offerings into the rivers would calm the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. Hilarious! Can't they just eat whatever they want? Those living along the river are offerings. Oh no, even those not along the river will change their course.
Forehead……
Someone was sweating profusely because his family really lived next to these two most powerful mother rivers!
Think about the countless survival experiences he had in his more than 40 years of life. In serious cases, he had to leave his hometown and found that he had left his hometown but not the river.
It's so tragic, how can people be so miserable.
Su Jinghe's joke has broken the hearts of many people in the court. There is no other way. We in China have two such rivers.
As fierce as it is in the north, it is no less fierce in the south.
But his thoughts about this matter had not stopped yet, and he was still chasing and killing.
[However, during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Jing managed to control the Yellow River, and it was no longer as dangerous as before.]
Yes, yes, compared with the Yellow River, the Yangtze River is now more dangerous.
The friends from Jiangnan who were crying just now are crying even harder here.
[However, during the period when the Northern Song Dynasty ended and the Southern Song Dynasty began, the Northern Song Dynasty gave up Hebei and fled all the way south. It did not even dare to fight others. It dug up the Yellow River, drowning 200,000 people on both sides of the river, and the Yellow River began to flood again.
I don't know the achievements of the Song Dynasty in flood control, but this person is really capable of causing trouble. Don't worry, after the Song Dynasty, when they take control of the Central Plains, they will find that even Changshengtian can't control the rivers on the ground.
Su Jinghe said to himself in his heart that he felt great. He could only comfort himself by comparing his life with others. Although he was not as good as the best, he was better than the worst.
Although he slacked off during court sessions and his contribution to the court could be said to be basically zero, at least he did not cause such a big disaster!
It’s okay. It’s very good.
On this side, Su Jinghe was trying to comfort himself who was powerless, and on the other side, all the civil and military officials in the court, including the emperor, were almost dead because of what he said.
The living are almost dead, why are they, the Song Dynasty, they, the Song Dynasty, so hateful!
No one in the court knew what to say. Finally, the reliable Fan Zhongyan, who had just been brought to the center of the court by Song Renzong when he was appointing or dismissing new officials, came forward. With his righteous look on his face, he gave everyone a great sense of security.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to the south of the Yangtze River to control the flood." Fan Zhongyan's expression was serious, but his eyes were bright, just like a young man who had just entered the court and wanted to show his talents in the court and bring peace and prosperity to the people.
He looked calm, but his tone was warm and sincere. "I have been honored by the Emperor's grace to return to Bianjing. I find that Bianjing is now a completely different place than it was before. The cement used in modern construction is easy to work with, and it is extremely strong after drying in the shade. Xiwen is willing to help bring cement south of the Yangtze River to rebuild the dam!"
What he said also reminded others. They only thought about the hard work of flood control. In addition, investigating corruption nowadays is like looking for a treasury. Once someone is caught, their property will be confiscated. Few people want to do such a thankless task.
Now that Fan Zhongyan has reminded them, they have also figured it out. The dam built with cement must be stronger than the previous one.
Their family has also renovated several concrete houses, which are stable and solid and will not be easily defeated by the Yellow River or the Yangtze River.
"I am also willing..."
At this time, the court was lively again. Everyone's enthusiasm reminded Su Jing and Huanshi of the public class they had attended before, when the teacher had told them to raise their hands actively, and even use their left and right hands as secret signals.
Do they have any secret codes?
Which sentence is a subtle way of telling the emperor that I am just here to liven up the atmosphere and not to really choose me?
Su Jinghe looked for answers to his questions and listened carefully to the morning court, which made Song Renzong nervous.
Is there something wrong?
Why doesn't he slack off?
Is there something wrong with his family? I haven't heard about it.
Despite Song Renzong's anxiety, nothing else happened during this morning court session, which made him feel relieved.
It’s good that he stopped criticizing. Maybe he just wanted to learn more about how others attend court.
Su Jinghe himself left the court quite dissatisfied, then he and Song Shiyi slowly walked to a place where there were few people. After making sure that no one was observing, Su Jinghe spoke in a low voice like a thief.
"If you are a good brother, just tell me..."
"Hmm?" Song Shiyi didn't understand why such a sentence came out without any context, but he cooperated.
"What? Tell me, I'll tell you everything you know."
"Why were they so active just now? Did they know His Majesty wouldn't assign them any tasks? Is there some secret message? Tell me. I want to appear active, but I don't want to actually do anything. If I do, I'll just be a burden."
Su Jinghe has a very thorough understanding of his own abilities. It is good for him to stay in the secretarial department now. He organizes documents, conveys messages, gossips with colleagues when there is something, and has a superior who is willing to take responsibility when encountering problems.
It fits him very well as a clear-headed, stupid and unmotivated male college student.
"Uh..." Song Shiyi began to get confused. Does binding a divine artifact require a brain full of creative ideas?
"Actually, you are very capable. If you do something, you are no worse than anyone else."
Um?
Su Jinghe was stunned for a moment after listening to his friend's comfort, and then he saw his friend's hurried back.
Are you in a hurry to go back and deal with official business?
Forget it.
Su Jinghe was also preparing to go back. After his life settled down recently, he had a new idea.
"What? Can we install a printer here?" Zhang Dexiang was a little confused. "What is a printer?"
"Yes, it's printing! Don't we already have a printing shop outside? But I think a secretarial position like the Privy Council needs its own printer!"
Su Jinghe looked at Zhang Dexiang with a trembling heart, hoping that the boss would agree to his request.
Huh? Why do you look so flustered?
Zhang Dexiang thought for a moment and said, "You don't have any children at home, so you want to take something back from here, right?"
Of course not!
This sentence forced Su Jinghe to speak out his true feelings, and he became quite excited.
"No, I just want to know. I heard some time ago that someone was printing very quickly, so I wanted to know if it was true." Su Jinghe said aggrievedly, but he was very lively inside.
[Oops, I remember Bi Sheng, the man who reformed printing technology, lived during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song. It seems he didn't start promoting it until much later, and some even said his research was just playing with mud.]
Huh? Reform typography!
Zhang Dexiang's eyes darkened. Woodblock printing had already rapidly developed the preservation and dissemination of texts. If further reforms could accelerate this even further...
Movable type printing made writing more accessible to ordinary people, allowing them to buy books more cheaply. This allowed the academy to provide extra books for free to children who couldn't afford them.
Ah, it turns out it’s all for the family.
Zhang Dexiang had an impression of Su Xun. Su Xun's articles were all about major national and family affairs. He didn't have to think about it. If he entered the court, this person would most likely be offering advice and suggestions.
It was beyond Zhang Dexiang's expectation that he would be asked to help find a place where he could teach and educate people.
What was even more surprising was that Zhang Dexiang gave him a series of lists, including the Imperial College and Imperial University in Bianjing City, and even those in Jiangning Prefecture. He also showed him many available places in colleges and universities.
In the end, Su Xun chose a new school that was piloted in Bian Jing.
The original resources of Su Jingxian's school were integrated and moved to a more remote mountain to build a new school.
As for the original place, it has been converted into a small wool washing workshop, hidden in the city.
The wool industry in the Song Dynasty has also begun in full swing.
"Does anyone know where he is? Where did this rumor come from? I'll ask Lu Yijian to look for him. He's been saying lately that many people don't know how to type forms, so he's planning to customize a batch of paper specifically for that purpose. I persuaded him to install a printer for the Secretariat before." Zhang Dexiang raised an eyebrow at the end of his words. "It makes sense to install it for us, too. It doesn't take our money."
Smart, so smart!
Su Jinghe nodded. "I heard it's on Huainan Road! It seems to be in a place called Zhihe Township."
[He was born here, but I don't know exactly where he works. His name is Bi Sheng. After all, the "Bi" in "After All" refers to the "Rising Sun" in the East. Damn, if I've introduced him to this extent, then I'm not just hearing about him from others, I have to know him personally. But I don't know if he's started researching movable type... He should be working as a hand printer in a printing shop by now, right? What if he hasn't started researching and can't find it? It seems a shame to waste manpower and resources.]
That’s enough. That’s enough.
Zhang Dexiang patted Su Jinghe's shoulder and stopped talking manually.
"Zhihe Township, Huainan Road, I understand. Our Prime Minister Lu is omnipotent. He can find it."
[Great! It has to be Mr. Lu again! There's nothing he can't do!]
Lu Yijian, who was originally working diligently, waiting for Su Jinghe's thoughts to cause some trouble for Zhang Dexiang so that this guy would not be able to slack off, heard the thoughts at this moment.
I can already imagine how Zhang Dexiang comforted Su Jinghe who was worried about not being able to find him.
Leaving all the messes to me? That's not appropriate!
Lu Yijian was furious.
But when facing the gazes of the crowd, he still maintained the dignity of a prime minister, his expression unchanged, as if the person speaking in his heart was not himself.
What a good thing! Can you let me find a few more people next time?
It took Lu Yijian about ten days to find this person, and it just so happened that he was studying movable type printing and had already produced a set of finished products!
Lu Yijian's people experienced the typesetting with movable type on the spot, and then brought their entire family to Bian Jing on the spot.
Now Lu Yijian has a complete set of new form-style paper that is quite quick and easy to use, allowing those who are too lazy to make grids or whose grids are made crookedly to fill out the forms directly!
Okay, cool!
[Great, we've figured it out! Next up: selling cheap books? To squeeze the market? Or giving away books for free? Let's get this out there quickly so everyone can benefit!]
The officials listened to Su Jinghe's mumbling thoughts and immediately heard the key point: "all the people will benefit", which will be remembered forever!
Those who were hesitant all of a sudden became willing to support it. Even if they lost a little money, they could earn it back with another excuse.
[The Liao Kingdom is currently trying to assimilate to Sinicization. I'd like to send them some books on complex rituals so they can study them. Being busy with standard, complex court etiquette every day would definitely drain some of their energy, right?]
This is a great idea! Song Renzong's eyes lit up.
Cheap but not so good-looking books soon entered the market. For people with a little money, their appearance was ignored, but it just made it possible for poor people to buy and read books and improve their knowledge level.
"It's amazing, our Song Dynasty is really amazing!" The Huishan School where Su Xun was studying received a number of official donations. After learning the whole story, he was quite shocked and admired that Your Majesty and Prime Minister Lu learned Bi Sheng who was able to improve woodblock printing in the countryside.
"Serving the people wholeheartedly is what it means to serve the people wholeheartedly."
Su Xun gestured at the newly arrived books, which occupied a small space in the lending library, but were the future of many children!
"By the way..." Su Xun looked at Cheng Jiamin and the children a little embarrassedly. After adjusting himself several times, he finally spoke.
"There's a child in my school, and I really want to support him, but I don't know..."
"What? You have a child?" Su Jinghe had just been distracted for a while when he heard such explosive news, which scared him.
"Ahem! What nonsense are you talking about? I have a child I want to sponsor! It's not mine!"
Su Xun quickly explained and at the same time told the three children and the baby in the family how difficult it was for this child.
"He was born in the countryside. His family was poor and he didn't have much money. He saved money to go to school. He went out to work every day and slept in the classroom at night. He was really pitiful."
This was not the first time Su Xun had talked about this child. During the almost two months he had been coaching, he had talked about this child with Cheng Jiamin seven or eight times.
"Oh, is that the kid named Xue Jiawen?" Cheng Jiamin's expression was unexpectedly cold.
Su Xun was about to continue speaking when he suddenly heard a voice.
Xue Jiawen? Let me see? What? He's working part-time to pay for his studies. He's clearly a parasite, the second oldest child. When he was little, he went to school with his older brother. He sold himself to get the teacher to accept him, and his older brother later stayed home to farm. Now, he goes out every day to grab a snack at his older brother's stall, then goes back to school to sleep after eating!
What? Xue Jiawen is such a person?
No? Where does that sound come from?!
Su Xun stood up in shock and looked around for the source of the sound.
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