Straight man of steel

Chapter 278 Kong Anguo's Ambition
Kong Anguo and Tang Du lived not far away.

Zhang Yuan followed Sima Tan to see Tang Du first. Tang Du was thinking of going to the Tianlu Pavilion's collection of books, but it was the royal collection of books and he couldn't get in.

Now Zhang Yuan gave him such a good opportunity, and he readily accepted it.

Tang Du is not very old, just a little older than Sima Tan. Knowing that Zhang Yuan is going to invite Kong Anguo, Tang Du is not hypocritical, so he starts to pack his luggage, saying that he will go to Taixue to report tomorrow. .

In this way, Zhang Yuan directly solved the lecturer of mathematics and astronomy.

Immediately afterwards, the two rushed to Kong Anguo's residence without stopping. In fact, this place was Sima Tan's residence, but Sima Qian was studying with Kong Anguo, and Kong Anguo had no place to live in Chang'an City, so he stayed there temporarily. here.

When Zhang Yuan saw Sima Qian for the first time, he didn't find anything surprising, he was just a little over ten years old.

Because people didn't eat very good food at this time, and Sima Tan was relatively frugal. Sima Qian was not very tall, only reaching his father's shoulders.

And Kong Anguo is much younger than Zhang Yuan imagined. This descendant of Confucius does seem to have a more refined temperament than others.

He also spoke slowly, which made people feel very comfortable, but when Zhang Yuan mentioned that he was going to teach in Taixue, there was an unexpected change.

"Is the Taixueling here to invite you to go down to the Taixue?"

Zhang Yuan nodded.

"Mr. Kong is a descendant of Confucius, and his knowledge is unparalleled. He went to Taixue to teach and pass on what he has learned to the world, and it is also to pass on the philosophy of Confucius."

Kong Anguo kept smiling all the time, making it hard to get angry.

"What Taixue Ling said at the court meeting was to inherit the unique learning from the saints, which was also what An Guo had in mind.

But who among the people at that time really possessed the unique knowledge of a saint? "

"The sage's unique learning is passed down in the scriptures. As long as the people of the world study it carefully, they will inherit the unique learning for the past saints."

Kong Anguo smiled and shook his head, indicating that he disagreed with what Zhang Yuan said.

"Does Taixue Ling really think that the scriptures of the time are what the saints think?"

Zhang Yuan has doubts in his heart, but he also knows that most of the Confucian classics are written orally, and later generations record them on the bamboo slips according to their own ideas, and finally compile them into books.

Seeing Kong Anguo like this, coupled with his identity as a descendant of the Kong family, it is not difficult to guess that Kong Anguo may have real guys in his hands.

This real guy naturally refers to the classics left by the real Confucius.

"Is it possible that the classics collected in Mr. Kong's home are different from those circulated in the world?"

Kong Anguo smiled and did not speak, which further deepened Zhang Yuan's affirmation.

Each of these people has a treasure in their arms, and they don't even want to show it for others to learn from. They even call themselves the descendants of Confucius, but they don't have the strength of Confucius.

"Leaving aside this matter, I am here today just to invite Mr. Kong to teach at the Imperial Academy.

If Mr. Kong is willing, Zhang Yuan will be rewarded generously. If Mr. Kong is not willing, Zhang Yuan will not force it. "

At this moment, Sima Qian, who was still young, shook Sima Tan's arm and murmured softly.

"Yeah, the son-in-law also wants to study at Taixue."

Sima Tan gave Sima Qian a hard look and said.

"Your Majesty once ordered that you must be old enough to be admitted to the Taixue. If you are not a weaker crown, you can't go to the Taixue. When you are old enough, your father will naturally send you to the Taixue."

Seeing that Kong Anguo was still hesitating, Zhang Yuan walked up to Sima Qian, smiling like an aunt.

"If Zichang wants to study in the Imperial Academy, I will make an exception for Zichang."

After saying this, Zhang Yuan said to Sima Tan again.

"My elder son is very intelligent compared to his peers. Taixue now has the capital of Tang Dynasty, so I sent people to Berkshire to invite Luo Xiahong, plus a doctor of the Five Classics.

Thinking about it, Zichang can learn something in a few years, Tai Shiling doesn't mind those rules, and Taixue doesn't have to be enrolled in order to be able to study inside.

Some of the disciples of the five classics doctor's family were younger than Zichang. "

Sima Tan saw that Zhang Yuan was willing to open the back door, and he was not stubborn about following the rules.

"Then I would like to thank you for your order."

"It's okay."

After finishing the matter of Sima Qian, Zhang Yuan turned his head to look at Kong Anguo, seeing that he was still hesitating, he no longer wanted him to go to Taixue.

There is already a Doctor of Five Classics in Taixue, all of whom teach Confucian classics. In fact, Kong Anguo can only be attached to the doctor of "Book" after he passed away, and he cannot open another discipline like Tangdu.

It can be said that one more of him is not much, and one less of him is not much, but the name of this descendant of Confucius is relatively famous.

"Mr. Kong, have you thought about it? Now that the Taixue has just opened, there are still many complicated things waiting for me to deal with. I really can't stay in Chang'an for too long.

If Mr. Kong has not decided yet, then Zhang Yuan will resign first. When Mr. Kong has made a decision, he can go to Taixue to find me at any time. "

When Kong Anguo saw that Zhang Yuan was about to leave, a look of determination flashed across his face.

"I can go to Taixue to teach with Taixueling, but I just want to ask Taixueling for a favor."

"Although Mr. Kong said, as long as I can do it, I will do my best to help him."

"I think,"

Kong Anguo hesitated for a moment, it was hard for him to say this, but he quickly spit it out.

"I want Tai Xueling to write a recommendation letter for me.

I came to Chang'an City to serve as an official, to serve the emperor, and to serve the great man.

But I have been suffering from no connections, so I have been bumping into walls everywhere. Tai Xueling is the honor of Doctor Qing. As long as you are willing to write a letter of recommendation, His Majesty will definitely see it. "

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but sneered when he heard Kong Anguo's appeal. This descendant of Confucius was also fooled by lard.

If I wrote a recommendation letter for him and he was reused, then the lecturer I worked so hard to find would be equivalent to disappearing.

But Zhang Yuan thought about it again, and it was not impossible to form a good relationship. Liu Che's promotion of Confucianism was a certainty, and Kong Anguo would definitely be reused in the future, but he couldn't make a loss-making business.

"It's fine, I promise you.

As long as you can teach in Taixue for two years, I will definitely recommend you to His Majesty.

I just don't know if you can bear it for two years, and if you can teach in Taixue for two years, His Majesty will not let you start from the lowest level of officials.

If I recommend you now, you are probably just a Lang Guan, not even a Lang Guan.

It depends on how you think about it. "

Kong Anguo may really have been in Chang'an for a long time, and he has been unable to find a way out. He also yearned to soar to the sky, and said to Zhang Yuan with very firm eyes.

"I am willing to follow the Taixue order to teach in Taixue for two years."

(End of this chapter)