Prince Consort

While Xie Jiyu and Xie Qian met each other on a narrow road, Xie Ze'an also encountered a little accident.

Xie Dalang caught a "suspicious person" wandering outside his compound.

Xie Dalang was obviously worried about being caught by Yan Chong last time, this time when he found out that something was wrong, he cut his hands back and caught him inside, and brought him to Xie Ze'an as if asking for credit.

The other party blushed and said, "Little baby, let me go."

Xie Dalang couldn't speak, he could only look at Xie Ze'an silently.

Xie Ze'an felt that Xie Dalang probably meant "I caught him, you can deal with it yourself".

Xie Ze'an felt strange: Logically speaking, there is nothing special about his house. Even if the decoration inside is a bit "modern", people outside should not be able to see it. How could someone hide outside furtively?

Xie Ze'an looked at him, he was about 43 or [-] years old, he looked like a gentleman in his clothes, but he was a bit rough: the sleeves and hem of the clothes were stained with ink, and half of the collar was not inside!As a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Xie Ze'an wanted to help him turn up his collar with his own hands...

Xie Ze'an asked Xie Dalang to let go, and asked suspiciously: "Why are you sneaking around outside?"

Wen Sheng rubbed his wrist, and looked at Xie Dalang who was only eleven or twelve years old but could restrain himself with lingering fear—even though he was so small, where did this brute strength come from?

It's really difficult for a scholar to meet a soldier!

Wen Sheng said: "My name is Yao Dingyan. I work in Jixian Academy. Last time Xiumu passed by here, I saw your servants writing letters for others outside. I thought they were very unusual. I came here to take a look when I was free. I didn't expect Your servant closed the door to thank the guests, and closed the door muttering 'I'm going to be late for class'. I'm not curious..."

Hearing the word "Yao Dingyan", Xie Ze'an was taken aback.

In order not to be blind, Xie Ze'an asked Zhang Dayi to tell him about the situation in the capital, and he usually paid attention to it, and he knew all the famous people in the capital by heart.

Yao Dingyan is a deceitful person. People call him "Mr. Sanci" because he has refused to enter the pavilion since the first time he was eligible. So much so that many respected people repeatedly recommended him to return to Beijing to take up a post.

"Guange" is a place where scholars all over the world dream about. Its duties are actually very simple. It is nothing more than teaching books, publishing and repairing books, and compiling national history, but its significance is not only reflected in its duties. .

There is a saying in Daqing that "it's hard to be a prime minister if you don't enter the pavilion"!

Entering the pavilion to do writing is not only to test your ability, but more importantly, to put you in front of the emperor for observation. If the emperor ticks you in his heart, he will soon send you to an important position Experience, or directly find a good job for you in Beijing—this is equivalent to paving a broad road for you. As long as your ability is not bad, you can basically stand out among the officials who are more than the crucian carp in the river!

Yao Dingyan became a Jinshi at the age of 20, and now he is 42 years old. In the past 22 years, Zhao Ying has experienced all the periods of Zhao Ying's rebellion, enthronement, and pro-government. During this period, Zhao Ying ordered him to enter the pavilion three times, but Yao Dingyan repeatedly refused.It wasn't until Zhao Ying ordered him to compile "Notes on Daily Life" a few years ago that Yao Dingyan reluctantly nodded and entered Jixian Academy.

Although the name of "Daily Notes" is unremarkable, there are actually many ways to do it.

Daily life, whose daily life?Zhao Ying's.

Xiu this book is the side of the long companion, recording Zhao Ying's every word and deed.This is equivalent to being able to understand all Zhao Ying's decisions at the first time, and has the convenience of direct access to Tianting. If there is anything you want to advise Zhao Ying, just say it!

This guy is awesome!

It was the first time he came into contact with such a legendary character, Xie Ze'an felt that the beard on the face of the other party had a special personality.

Of course, he wouldn't be so stupid as to show his excitement on his face.

Xie Ze'an said calmly, "So that's how it is!" He introduced generously, "If you want to see it, you can come with me."

Yao Dingyan said, "Is this house yours?"

Xie Ze'an replied: "At home, because they are going to move to another place, this place has been remodeled. I asked them to write letters for free. Only those who have good handwriting can be on duty in front of the door. Seriously."

Yao Dingyan twirled his messy beard and thought about it, and immediately understood the joint, nodded and said: "Of course, what you learn can be useful, who doesn't take it seriously?"

Xie Zean smiled.

Yao Dingyan asked again: "Who is responsible for teaching them how to read and write?"

Xie Ze'an didn't hide it: "Me."

Yao Dingyan was very surprised, and asked, "You little baby?"

Xie Ze'an said: "I also want to apply what I have learned."

Xie Ze'an led Yao Dingyan to the "classroom". As soon as the door was opened, Yao Dingyan couldn't move his legs at all. He couldn't bear to blink, and carefully scanned every novelty in the "classroom".

Yao Dingyan is a practical official. He turned down his post as a cabinet minister and went to prefectures and counties for training. He paid close attention to education. The first thing he did every time he went to a place was to build a school—building a township school, repairing a county school, and expanding the state. study.At first, he thought that he had done well enough, but after seeing the servants of the Xie family sitting neatly in the "classroom" and earnestly attending classes, he felt that the school he had run before was not good enough.

The servant who was teaching was a quick learner. When he saw Xie Zean leading the people over, he stopped immediately and said hello to Xie Zean: "Your official is here!"

The other servants wearing the same clothes stood up in unison, looked at Xie Zean with admiration, and shouted in unison: "Little official!"

Guanren was what people called men at the time, but Xie Ze'an could still accept it calmly.He smiled and said, "Sit down and continue the lecture without stopping."

With Xie Zean staring at them, everyone became more serious than before, obviously wanting to express themselves in front of Xie Zean.

Recently, the "private school" is still teaching pinyin, and those who have learned well can read it over and over again, and those who are the worst can already master [-]% to [-]%.A man and a woman who were relatively top-notch were brought back to Xie's mansion by Xie Ze'an for "additional classes". Their learning progress was very fast, and they had finished recognizing commonly used characters. They were the two who usually went out to write letters for the village.

Xie Zean was very satisfied.

All this is very normal to Xie Ze'an, but it is different in the eyes of Xie Dalang and Yao Dingyan, especially Yao Dingyan!He looked at it for a while, already fascinated by the letters.

Yao Dingyan is well-informed, and he has seen this kind of writing several times before, but few people in the court can recognize it, and he doesn't know who to turn to if he wants to ask for advice.Unexpectedly, Xie Ze'an would know this and teach it to the servants at home!

Yao Dingyan listened for a while and got a general understanding of how these letters are used: This method is similar to the Fanqie method, which uses two sounds to cut each other to get the final pronunciation, but it is simpler and easier to learn than the Fanqie method, only needing to put any initial consonant Just memorize the vowels!

Yao Dingyan's eyes lit up, and he was even more reluctant to move his legs.

Seeing that Yao Dingyan and Xie Dalang were "listening to the lectures" seriously, Xie Ze'an began to think about other things.

He has read a few articles written by Yao Dingyan. This person is a standard literati who cares about the country and the people. What is even more rare is that when Yao Dingyan writes articles, there is an ambition to "change customs and customs". It is said that he wrote to Zhao Ying a few years ago. A book of thousands of words, hoping to launch a comprehensive reform!At that time, Yao Dingyan had half a foot in the pavilion, but after Wan Yan's book was lost, he committed his old problem again. He pushed the edict with a stiff neck, and ran downstairs to continue working as a magistrate.

This is also the reason why Yao Dingyan can immediately accept "Pinyin" when he sees it. In Yao Dingyan's opinion, as long as it is useful, it is enough, no matter what strange thing it is!

And looking at Yao Dingyan's "celebrity" style in the past, if he wants to promote this pinyin method, he should not take the credit for himself.

Xie Ze'an rolled his dark eyeballs and had an idea in his mind.

He is too young, it is useless to get this credit, it is better to pass the credit to his cheap father Xie Jiyu.Xie Jiyu has asked Xie Zean many times for "advice" in the past few days. When the "father and son" communicated, Xie Zean was surprised to find that Westerners have come here one after another in recent years, and Xie Zean has such a wide range of knowledge that even Xie Zean sighed. ——For example, Xie Jiyu has come into contact with two new things, letters and numbers, which many people have never seen before, and he has also learned part of it by himself. Xie Ze'an explained it a little and he immediately understood it.

With such an awesome cheap daddy, Xie Ze'an is under a lot of pressure.

At the same time, he also saw that Xie Jiyu was definitely not the kind of inflexible person in the rumors, on the contrary, sometimes his thinking was far ahead of this era!It's just that he spends all his energy on delving into new things, and doesn't care about the sophistication of the world at all, so sometimes he appears more "straightforward".

It's better to catch up well than to catch up well!

Xie Jiyu used to come up with new gadgets all the time. If he comes up with something new in the future, he can just plant it on this cheap old man. How convenient!

Isn't the country governed by literature these days, so let Xie Jiyu follow Yao Dingyan to increase the literati's favorability!

It is said that leaning against a big tree is good for enjoying the shade. The better Xie Jiyu's reputation and higher official position, the more comfortable his life must be!

Xie Zean made up his mind, left Yao Dingyan and Xie Dalang behind and searched for a while in the study, and found both the "Pinyin Textbook" and "Punctuation Textbook".After thinking about it, he stuffed the punctuation textbook back, leaving only the pinyin textbook.

Meals have to be eaten in one bite, and the road has to be walked step by step. It will not work to become a fat man by eating in one bite!

Xie Ze'an ran to Yao Dingyan with the "Pinyin Textbook".

It happened to be "break time" at this time, Yao Dingyan couldn't sit still, and walked over to ask the servants many questions.Having seen Yao Dingyan and Xie Jiyu's "study", Xie Ze'an had to admit that it is not for nothing that they have achieved their current status-their talents are really hardworking, so how can they not make it through?

Xie Ze'an gave Yao Dingyan the "Pinyin Textbook" and asked Yao Dingyan to take it back and study it.

Yao Dingyan accepted it without hesitation, and read all the new things in the "classroom" one by one before leaving reluctantly.

Xie Ze'an and Xie Dalang went back to the residence together, and Xie Jiyu happened to be back from his duties, and the family sat down to eat.Seeing Xie Dalang sitting next to Xie Zean, Xie Jiyu asked with some taste: "Did Dalang go out with Sanlang today?"

Xie Dalang nodded.

Xie Jiyu asked Xie Ze'an again: "Where are you all going to play?"

Xie Ze'an said, "I took Dalang back to the house we bought when we entered Beijing."

Xie Ze'an took advantage of the situation and told about Yao Dingyan's visit.

Xie Jiyu was a little surprised.

After dinner, Xie Jiyu took Xie Zean to the study alone and asked about Yao Dingyan.

Xie Ze'an handed another "Pinyin Textbook" to Xie Jiyu and said, "Mr. Yao is very curious about this."

Xie Jiyu roughly studied with Xie Ze'an for a while, took a look at the "textbook", and his eyes gradually became serious.

He asked, "You made this up?"

Xie Ze'an said, "No, it was created by you."

Xie Jiyu was stunned when he heard this.

Then he got up and walked around the room twice.

If Xie Ze'an taught a few "students" by himself, it would be nothing at all, but it would be different if it was handled by Yao Dingyan.Yao Dingyan has a very high status among scholars, if he promotes it, maybe all the scholars in the world will follow suit!

If this kind of thing that is beneficial to the enlightenment of the world is really done, it will undoubtedly make many people remember the person who created it.

This could be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on who the "founder" is.

Fame is something that can sometimes be fatal.

Xie Ze'an was only ten years old. To carry this kind of reputation at his age, he would either be overwhelmed by doubts, or be flattered and killed. No matter how you look at it, it is not a good thing.

In contrast, he has always liked to delve into weird things, so it is completely reasonable to apply this pinyin method to him.

The problem is that this is tantamount to taking credit for his "son".

Xie Jiyu said: "Sanlang, oh Sanlang, you really gave me a problem."