Zhong Yu, wearing a green Taoist robe, a Hunyuan bun, and a green wooden hairpin, came up the mountain, put down the cushion, solemnly performed three bows and nine kowtows towards the mountain, and then sat down cross-legged.
She was about twenty years old, very beautiful, dressed in a glittering Taoist robe, and sitting in meditation with her eyes closed, looking particularly ethereal.
People who were working in the distance saw it from afar, were very surprised, and pointed and talked.
When Xu Wenqu arrived near noon, the craftsman told her about it. Xu Wenqu took a look and asked, "How long has she been here?"
"It's been... more than an hour, right? He just sat there after performing the worship ceremony, not moving at all! I don't know what he's doing!"
Xu Wenqu pointed at a person and asked him to go and ask, while walking around.
He was too lazy to care about worldly affairs, but this academy was Yan Shiyue's "hundred-year plan", so it was naturally different. He had to come and take a look around every day.
The attendant asked and came back, surprised: "The Taoist nun's name is Zhong Yu Zhenren. She said that she dreamed of the Five Qis last night and predicted that holy water would descend here, so she came here to worship."
Xu Wenqu frowned and said, "Don't pay attention to her."
So Zhong Yu sat quietly until the afternoon, and the craftsman did not come to chase her away. She just sat there watching the show while eating at noon.
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It was not until the afternoon that a maidservant suddenly screamed. Several craftsmen went over to ask about it. The maidservant pointed to a place and said, "Holy water! There really is holy water coming down to the world! Master Zhong Yu really found the holy water!"
The craftsman took a look and saw, indeed, a spiritual spring bubbling out from among the rocks and vegetation, and it looked to be quite large.
The craftsmen were amazed and quickly asked the foreman to come over to take a look. Zhong Yu slowly stood up and said, "If the divine water really came, this place has indeed become a place where blessings, talents, and energy gather!"
The foreman asked in detail, but Zhong Yu said no more. He just bowed to the spring and turned away. His clothes were blown up by the wind, but his back was still as elegant and ethereal as ever.
There were already many workers on this mountain, and such a rare incident spread quickly.
Especially since Yan Shiyue had said that day that it would be nice if there was a mountain spring, and it happened to be right where she pointed... Then there was such a mountain spring, and the news spread throughout Longmen County overnight.
As the executor of "worshipping the spring water", Zhong Yu also became famous. And because of the "holy water" she mentioned, there was an inexplicable rumor that the water in the spring was holy water and drinking it would make people immune to all diseases.
So many people came over to drink water and it was lively.
Yan Shiyue received the news before she even entered Chang'an City and was immediately furious.
You know, she chose this mountain not only for its scenery and terrain, but also for its tranquility!
The scenery outside is not going to be destroyed, and there will be no wall built, but the academy on the top of the mountain is surrounded by a wall, and the location of the spring is within the planned wall! It is very close!
Even if the wall is rebuilt, if people line up every day to get water, there will be no peace at all! The grass will be trampled bare!
Zhong Yu made it so mysterious, and if he told people that it was not some kind of holy water but just an ordinary mountain spring, no one would believe him. And he couldn't stop it by force.
She wrote back urgently, asking Xu Wenqu to come up with a scholarly name for the spring, and then have people dig canals, naming them something like "Ten Years of Hard Study" and "Hearing the Cock Crow and Rising to Dance", and then build them one by one, leaving a pool at the bottom. People were not allowed to go up there, and could only fetch water from below.
Then he sent someone to spread the message that the water must be fetched from below and that drinking it would be beneficial.
It would be better to make it have a specific effect, for example, it is only effective if you drink it, or it is a good omen if you drink it before the imperial examination.
Wei Bo said angrily: "The master already said there would be a spring, why does she need to pray blindly? What does it have to do with her? There will be a spring even if she doesn't pray!"
Yan Shiyue lowered his head and wrote a letter without saying a word.
Is he trying to ride on the popularity? She has seen a lot in her previous life. She should have known that Zhong Yu was not a good person!
Fortunately, I received the letter two days after I returned.
Xu Wenqu gave the place a straightforward name, "Changong Spring", and asked Wen Zhou to write it horizontally. Then he found Shen Qian and the others and spread the rumor, saying that the water from the spring could be used to make tea and drink a cup before taking the imperial examination, so he also built a "Zhegui Pavilion" beside the spring.
It does seem like the real story, and it is reasonable to have such a spring in front of the academy, as it finally blocks the way for the common people.
The round trip took several months. When she left, Xiao Silang had just been born, but when she came back, he was smiling. The queen's twins were also very healthy and lively.
Yan Shiyue always wanted to have a good sleep after being busy for a while, so as usual he slept for a whole day after coming back, and then wandered around, giving gifts and delivering messages.
A while ago, Huo Qijing accepted Zhao Kuangyin as his apprentice, so he now has four apprentices.
She discussed with Huo Qijing and decided that Qing Weiliao would stay with him, and Ren Dong and Huo Nan would follow her temporarily, and then she would go to ask Emperor Ming Yan for an official position.
This is also an established rule.
The children of high-ranking officials in royal families had a different starting point from ordinary people. For example, Lin Weixin was a sixth-rank captain when he first joined the Imperial Guards, and became a fifth-rank cavalry general when he returned this time. She was a royal princess, so if she had children, she would start out as at least a fourth-rank official. Of course, this required the emperor's approval.
She didn't want a fourth-rank official position either. She was going to ask for a seventh-rank deputy captain of the Dragon Guard for the two of them. As for Qing Weilai, his current identity was Huo Qijing's personal soldier, so he had the final say and just had to go through the procedures.
As soon as Emperor Ming Yan came back, he was extremely busy.
But he still asked her to come in, and she was eating snacks downstairs with a crunch. Every time Emperor Ming Yan looked up, he could see her sympathetic eyes.
Emperor Mingyan was amused: "What's the matter? Tell me quickly, and leave quickly after you finish speaking! You are always bothering me here!"
Yan Shiyue quickly said, "I want to ask for an official position for my apprentice."
She handed the memorial over, and Emperor Ming Yan glanced at it and said with a smile, "Not bad, my Yue Er can finally write memorials by herself!"
Yan Shiyue said, "Isn't Mr. Xu here? I have two memorials to write later, and I have to grab someone to write them."
Emperor Mingyan said with a smile: "I have never seen you being polite to me before, but you are sensible this time! This is your first time asking for an official position, I cannot be stingy." He changed her rank to the sixth rank of lieutenant, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go!"
She walked away leisurely.
Then he went to Jixian Hall again and called Qu Sinian out.
The two had not seen each other since the last time they broke the window paper. As soon as Qu Sinian came out, he bowed deeply. Yan Shiyue said directly: "Go ask for leave, come back with me and help me write a memorial."
Qu Sinian said nothing, went back to ask for leave, and followed her.
Yan Shiyue said: "One is to apply to open a mathematics course in the Imperial College. This is different from the previous mathematics, it can be called 'new mathematics', or given a different name, and taught by Gu Xiao. Once this is approved, I will ask for an official position for him."
There were already nine numbers in the six arts of a gentleman, but hers is a new number, a new algorithm, and a new accounting method based on Arabic numerals, so it has to be listed separately.
When Qu Sinian heard that it had nothing to do with Jin Hejiao, he breathed a sigh of relief and finished it in one stroke.
Yan Shiyue said again: "The second one," she said to the outside: "Adong!"
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