Having learned his lesson, Gu Jiu secretly signed Sun Shao, the top scholar of the Sun family.
The Sun family's servants didn't have to worry about it. The academy directly arranged for someone to bring Sun Zhuangyuan's luggage to the academy and settle him down.
Even the servants were ready.
In the small kitchen of the cafeteria, they have specially registered the food and drinks that Sun Zhuangyuan likes to eat, to ensure that there will be a different meal every day.
Sun Zhuangyuan, who had been somewhat anxious about gains and losses, suddenly enjoyed such attention. He couldn't help but sigh with his wife and children, "Shanhe Academy does things properly and carefully."
My determination to teach in a college has increased.
Only after Sun Zhuangyuan settled down in the academy and started classes did Minister Lu receive the news.
Bang!
Minister Lu slammed his fist on the table and said, "I actually forgot about Sun Shao."
Renqiu was in high spirits, and seemed to be very happy to see Minister Lu suffer a setback.
"You stole Zhou Shi'an, and Madam Zhao must be wary of you now. It's quite normal that she didn't tell you about Sun Zhuangyuan's affairs beforehand."
Minister Lu frowned, "No, I have to search to see if there are any lost pearls."
Ren Qiu drank his wine and said with a smile: "Even if there are lost pearls, it doesn't mean that they can be reinstated just because you want to. For example, Yang Yuanqing, the Three Yuan Lord, would you dare to use him?"
Minister Lu shook his head honestly. He did not dare to use Sanyuan Gong.
Because Emperor Wende disliked Sanyuan Gong.
As the trusted advisor of Emperor Wende, Minister Lu naturally could not go against him.
"But the Sun family's champion is different."
"It's all the same, actually. If you want Sun Zhuangyuan to be reinstated, you must first convince the Sun family's patriarch. That old man is not someone who is easy to talk to."
Minister Lu bared his teeth. These aristocratic families with a history of hundreds of years were sometimes really annoying.
However, considering that the Sun family has trained so many successful candidates, and considering the Sun family's status in the literary world, Minister Lu could only hold his nose and bear it.
Minister Lu said to Renqiu, "Please keep an eye on the Shanhe Academy for me and see if they have any plans. If they are looking for talent, tell me immediately so I can grab them."
Ren Qiu couldn't help laughing, "You are a great minister, and you are competing with the academy for people. Aren't you afraid that it will get out and damage your reputation?"
"Talent is hard to come by!" Minister Lu sighed, similar to Gu Jiu's. "The Imperial College needs to be reorganized, and the new candidate for its chief academic officer hasn't been decided yet. Actually, Sun Zhuangyuan was a suitable candidate, but Shanhe Academy got there first. Now that Sun Zhuangyuan has already gone to the academy, I can't recommend him anymore."
After chatting with Renqiu for a while, Minister Lu went to get busy.
Renqiu carried the wine pot, left Lu Mansion, got on a carriage, swayed out of the city, went up the mountain, and entered Shanhe Academy.
Today he and San Yuan Gong had a good chat.
Very lucky.
When he arrived, Sanyuan Gong and Sunjia Zhuangyuan Gong were chatting and talking about everything.
The two top scorers were both men of outstanding learning.
With the addition of Renqiu, the conversation between the three was imaginative, with both breadth and depth.
This is a real brainstorm.
Yu Ge'er hid behind the door, listening with fascination, and many more questions in his mind.
Yang Ji was so absorbed in listening that his thoughts had entered another dimension and no one could pull him back.
The three great masters chatted freely, sparking ideas.
Chen Zhuangshi only regretted that he didn’t have two more pairs of hands so that he wouldn’t have enough time to record.
I can only briefly record the conversation between the three great gods.
Ahhhh…
A lot of wonderful content was not recorded, which made him very angry.
Chen Zhuangshi called Yu Ge'er and shook Yang Ji hard, finally bringing Yang Ji's thoughts back from another dimension.
"Here's the pen. You record Mr. Sun's comments. I'll record Sanyuan Gong's comments. Gongzi Yu will record Mr. Ren's comments."
Yang Ji picked up the pen, still a little dazed.
The content of the conversation among the three great masters is imaginative and their thoughts are very fast.
I was distracted for a moment and didn't even know what the three of them were talking about.
There is no other way, just concentrate on recording.
Three people, three pens, swishing...
The first chat record of the three great gods was born.
Yu Ge'er has never been as excited as he is today, nor has he ever been as nervous and uneasy as he is today.
I just regret that I can't write fast enough, so there are always mistakes and omissions in the records.
On the other hand, Yang Ji and Chen Zhuangshi were good at writing cursive script, and their recording speed almost caught up with their speaking speed.
Yu Ge'er was extremely envious.
He made up his mind to practice cursive writing when he got home. One day, he would be able to catch up with Brother Yang and Brother Chen in writing speed.
That’s right, Yu Ge’er, Chen Zhuangshi and Yang Ji all call each other brothers.
Brother Yang, Brother Chen, you call me so eloquently.
Of course, Yang Ji and Chen Zhuangshi didn't dare to be so casual. They still followed the rules and called him Gongzi Yu in front of others.
Occasionally, I would joke behind people's backs and call him Brother Liu.
Liu Zhao occasionally complained to Gu Jiu about this.
"You are biased. Shanhe Academy is clearly used to train talents for Yu Ge'er. Why don't you train some talents for me?"
Gu Jiu rolled his eyes at Liu Zhao. He was jealous of his son and he was very successful.
"Even if I reserve talent for you, would you dare to use it? Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will kill them?"
Liu Zhao was sad!
As a prince, he cannot recruit talents openly and can only do it secretly.
You can’t recruit serious experts by being sneaky.
We can only recruit those who have failed in the imperial examinations but have ambitious ambitions.
Sometimes, Liu Zhao envied Gu Jiu. He could open an academy openly, recruiting top talents for his own use. He could also openly send his children to the academy, receiving an open education from these great people.
"We can't give all the talents of Shanhe Academy to Brother Yu. At least leave a few for me."
This was Liu Zhao's cry from the soul.
Gu Jiu gestured and decided to leave him three or five at most.
…
The three great masters had a great chat and felt that it was very enjoyable and memorable.
Immediately arrange the next meeting time.
Sanyuan Gong Yang Yuanqing knocked on the table.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Ji, Chen Zhuangshi and Yu Ge'er pushed the door open and entered.
Sanyuan Gong looked at them cheerfully, "Did you gain anything?"
"It's a fruitful harvest." Yang Ji said first.
Renqiu stared at Yu Ge'er, "What do you think?"
Yu Ge'er said seriously with a stern face, "A few days ago, my mother gave me a question: what is balance? Before, I always thought I understood balance and was very proud of my writing. But after listening to the opinions of the gentlemen today, I realized that my thinking was too shallow."
Gongsun Shao, the top scholar of the Sun family, looked at Yu Ge'er curiously, "Who is this young man?"
Sanyuan Gong said implicitly: "This is Yu Ge'er, who lives in Xiaozhu."
When Sun Zhuangyuan heard the name Xiaozhu, he suddenly realized that it was the emperor's grandson, Prince Yu.
I didn't expect that at such a young age, he is already thinking about what balance is.
He asked curiously, "Brother Yu, I want to ask you what balance is?"
"Balance is not moderation." Yu Ge'er was the first to put forward his own argument. "The Yin-Yang School emphasizes yin and yang in everything, the Taoists follow the laws of nature, the Buddhists seek to save all living beings, and the Miscellaneous School embraces everything, all of which are about balance."
Sun Zhuangyuan nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of approval, "At such a young age, you have such insights, not bad."
Yu Ge'er looked towards Ren Qiu and said, "Sir, I am going to rewrite an article about balance."
Renqiu laughed heartily. "Excellent! The homework my wife assigned you last time was to discuss the distance between family members. This is actually a kind of balance. You can combine the two topics and think about it carefully."
Yu Ge'er bowed and said yes.
Renqiu continued, "I'll give you another assignment. It's about tea, with calligraphy and painting as the supporting theme. It should be no less than a thousand words. You have until half a month to hand it in."
"Students, please remember this." Yu Ge'er had a lot of homework, but he didn't feel it was hard. Instead, he felt very excited.
He was eager to display his talents and express his thoughts and feelings in words.
Sanyuan Gong Yang Yuanqing took the opportunity to assign homework to Yang Ji and Chen Zhuangshi, and then sent the three away.
There were only three great gods left in the room.
Sun Zhuangyuan started, "Young Master Yu is so young, yet he has such insight. What do you two think?"
Sanyuan Gong exchanged glances with Renqiu and was the first to speak: "We are treading on thin ice and dare not mislead the students."
Renqiu wasn't as reserved as Sanyuan Gong; he was very direct. "He's the best among the emperor's grandchildren. He has a good personality and temper, doesn't go to extremes, is friendly to his younger siblings, and is a thinker. At such a young age, he already has his own opinions, doesn't follow the crowd, and doesn't just follow what others say. He's very good!"
After hearing Renqiu's evaluation, Sun Zhuangyuan was secretly shocked.
"Do you two think Gongzi Yu has a chance?"
The opportunities referred to here are self-evident.
Ren Qiu laughed heartily. He was always bold and frank in his words. "That depends on whether His Highness Da Huangzi has the ability to ascend to that position. If Young Master Yu ever becomes a prince, I would be more than happy to serve as the Crown Prince's tutor."
"I think so too!" Sanyuan Gong Yang Yuanqing said softly, stroking his beard.
Sun Zhuangyuan's breathing quickened slightly. "You two... could it be that this Shanhe Academy is training talents for Young Master Yu?"
Sanyuan Gong Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "The main purpose of Shanhe Academy is to benefit scholars all over the world. Teaching the emperor's grandson is just a side job."
Sun Zhuangyuan's eyebrows moved slightly. He didn't believe Sanyuan Gong's nonsense.
He looked at Ren Qiu again. "Mr. Ren, you hold the position of Director of the Imperial Observatory, and were personally promoted by Minister Lu. Minister Lu is a trusted advisor to His Majesty, and you are Young Master Yu's teacher. I wonder what your position is, Mr. Ren?"
Ren Qiu waved his folding fan and laughed heartily. "I don't have a stance. If I really have to define a stance, my stance is me. I am based on my own will. I am happy to teach Master Yu, and that doesn't conflict with me giving advice to Minister Lu. Mr. Sun, what is your stance?"
Sun Zhuangyuan thought for a moment and said, "I need to observe it for a while."
Sanyuan Gong Yang Yuanqing said: "Before the Spring Festival, Master Yu will be studying in the academy. Mr. Sun can observe him from close by."
Sun Zhuangyuan asked curiously, "Will you not come to the academy to study next year?"
"Next year, Young Master Yu will enter the palace to study and receive royal education. At that time, he can only come six days a month. That means two days every ten days."
I see!
Sun Zhuangyuan sighed, "I never thought that His Royal Highness the First Prince would be willing to send Young Master Yu to the palace to study."
Duke Sanyuan shook his head slightly. "No, that's the decision of Madam Zhao. It's obvious that Madam Zhao has her own ideas about educating the Emperor's grandson, and they're better than His Highness the First Prince."
Upon hearing this, Sun Zhuangyuan smiled knowingly, "The royal family never teaches their children. The eldest prince is quite capable, but he has never stepped out of the royal family circle."
Ren Qiu hit the nail on the head, "I can only say that His Highness the First Prince is extremely lucky to have married Madam Zhao. Madam Zhao is the backbone of His Highness the First Prince's family. With her around, this family will remain stable, and Young Master Yu will grow up to be a remarkable person."
Sanyuan Gong looked at Sun Zhuangyuan with a smile, as if asking: Do you agree with what Mr. Ren said?
Sun Zhuangyuan blinked. At the moment, he could only agree.
"The eldest prince and his wife are somewhat different from other princely couples. With other princely couples, the husband is in charge of the outside affairs, while the wife is in charge of the domestic affairs. With the eldest prince, it's clearly the other way around. While he's the one in charge of the external affairs, in reality, it's his wife who's in charge of everything. In the past two years, his wife has been in poor health and has rarely been seen. But everything still seems to be traceable."
Although Sanyuan Gong was in the academy, he was still very concerned about the affairs of the court.
Renqiu had already seen through everything.
He drank and fanned himself. "I'm looking forward to seeing how far Madam Zhao will go. I'm even more curious about what kind of changes Xinmin County, cement roads, express delivery...all these measures will bring to the Great Zhou."
"I am curious too!" Sanyuan Gong said with a smile.
Sun Zhuangyuan sighed, "I've been working behind closed doors for too many years, and I can't keep up with your ideas. No, no, I have to catch up quickly."
Ren Qiu smiled complacently, "Mr. Sun, you can read the Shanhe Academy Newspaper and the Da Zhou Life Show. You'll definitely gain something from it. As for the Imperial College Newspaper, forget it. The articles there are very sour and they're all the same old stuff. They're clearly out of touch with the times."
Upon hearing that Renqiu had belittled the Imperial College as worthless, Sanyuan Gong and Sun Zhuangyuan both burst into laughter.
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