After work today, Wang Yu took advantage of his free time to talk to Mr. Xie about writing a book. They had already reached an agreement. On the way back, he sneezed, put away his handkerchief, and thought that his husband must have missed him, and his mood became better.
Last year, the emperor rewarded him and Song Boyan for publishing a book, so the talks today went smoothly. Wang Yu planned to let Cui Hao and Meng Zirui write Mr. Xie's book.
Lord Xie also agreed to this matter. Cui Hao and others in the Hanlin Academy were also compiling and editing books, and it was the same for him. It would be better if he didn't have to do it himself, as he had a lot of things to do in the Hanlin Academy.
All that’s left is to explain it to Cui Hao and Meng Zirui.
Meng Zirui didn't expect that Wang Yu would let him do this. Although they were both Jinshi in the same exam and served in the Hanlin Academy, they were just acquaintances and didn't have much contact with each other. But he knew that Cui Hao was very familiar with them.
It is impossible not to envy Wang Yu and Song Boyan when they are both in the Hanlin Academy. Even in the palace examination, they were in the first class, while he was in the second class. Even in the Hanlin Academy, Lord Xie relied on them more, and even the emperor always summoned Wang Yu.
These things always made Meng Zirui feel that he might really be inferior to them. The arrogance he had in Jiangnan was also worn down a lot by them. However, since this matter was given to him, he would take it seriously.
In fact, Meng Zirui was not inferior to them in knowledge. If it were not for the sudden dark horse Chen Yanwen, the emperor would have placed Meng Zirui in the top class. However, he encountered the princess in this imperial examination. It was just bad luck. Meng Zirui didn't know about it.
While Wang Yu and Song Boyan were doing their retreat, they planned to visit Lord Wei of the Imperial College and finish writing both of their books this year.
On the day of Mu Xiu, Wang Yu and Song Boyan went to the Wei Mansion to pay a visit first. The doorman said that Lord Wei had not returned from the Imperial College yet, so they went to the Imperial College again.
Lord Wei was in his forties, his name was Shu Bai, and his courtesy name was Dongming. He was the top scholar in the 12th year of Jianyuan during the reign of the previous emperor. Wang Yu and his companions went forward to pay their respects and explain their purpose.
Wei Shubai knew them. One was a disciple of Mr. Lan and a favorite of the emperor. He was promoted last year because of his book and was very popular in the capital. It was hard for him not to know them. But he didn't expect that the two of them came to him because of his book.
Wang Yu: "Sir Wei, we once read your Dongming Collection when we were studying. This book has been very helpful to us. We came to bother you today because we hope you can continue to publish books."
Wei Shubai thought about it and realized that the collection was published six years ago, in the second year after he became the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. He made the manuscript in his spare time, and later sorted it out and asked the bookstore to print and publish it. It takes a lot of time to make a collection of books, and he was busy on weekdays so he didn't write it again.
Today Wang Yu said that he is willing to write annotations for his own articles. Why wouldn't he be unwilling to do that? He also came from a poor family and knows how difficult studying is, so he took the time to publish that collection of books.
Wei Shubai nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have someone send it over after I'm done sorting it out."
Wang Yu and Song Boyan were overjoyed, "Thank you, Lord Wei."
Wei Shubai also laughed. "Why thank me? This is a good thing. If it weren't for the busy affairs of the Imperial College, I would have continued to publish books. You two have done what I have always wanted to do. I am so happy."
Then he added, "The books you compiled by Mr. Lan are also collected by our Imperial College."
Wang Yu bowed and said, "Don't worry, Lord Wei, we will compile it well. Lord Wei is also a role model for us scholars."
What Wang Yu said was true. It was difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son, let alone a top scholar during the reign of the previous emperor. This shows how talented and knowledgeable he was.
Wei Shubai smiled. Everyone said that Wang Yu was good at talking. No wonder the emperor liked him so much.
Everything went smoothly today. We left the Imperial College before noon, and returned home after separating from Song Boyan. Dabao also had a bath today. The children were all very well-behaved and sensible, and did not cause any trouble. They have been studying well in the academy these past few days.
After coming back, they will consciously review their lessons before playing. The main elementary education subjects are "Thousand Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names", "Three Character Classic", "Rules for Disciples", etc., which mainly focus on learning to read. Practicing calligraphy and writing is not the most important thing. Fortunately, they have read these at home and can keep up with the progress in school.
However, just after he praised his child for being well-behaved and sensible, a few days later he saw the family servant rushing to the Hanlin Academy in a panic, saying that Dabao had fought with someone in the academy.
Wang Yu was shocked, and of course Song Boyan was also shocked. His stones were hit as well. Wang Yu and Song Boyan hurried to the academy. Cheng Chen and Qin Wan were also there, and they were all standing in a row in Fuzi Wen Pavilion.
Wang Yu stepped forward and took a closer look at the three children. They were fine, with their hair and clothes a little messy. However, Huo Yi looked a little seriously injured, with a bloody scratch on his face. He didn't know if he had any injuries on his body. Wang Yu looked a little angry.
The teacher told Wang Yu what had happened after seeing that the parents had arrived. Wang Yu then noticed that there were several other people standing nearby, including a man wearing a crimson official uniform, who also seemed to have come from a higher-level duty station.
Wang Yu felt that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him. However, when the person saw Wang Yu and Song Boyan, his pupils shrank.
It turned out that after school at noon, Dabao and the other two had lunch and sat in the garden to eat snacks. Every day Cheng Chen would make some snacks or go to Chen Yanwen's snack shop to get some cakes and snacks and bring them for them to eat at noon.
Today, the little fat boy across the street was playing in the garden with his friends. He saw Dabao and his friends eating snacks in the pavilion in the garden. They looked very happy.
Maybe he was used to being domineering, and when he saw that Dabao and the others were in their classroom, he found that the snacks in the box were things he had never eaten before, and they had a sweet aroma.
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