Straight man of steel

Chapter 298 Hu Wusheng passed away

"Hahaha, I know I'm smart, but you can't say that. If you say it, people will think that we, master and apprentice, are boasting."

Zhang Yuan didn't expect his student to be so straightforward, and directly talked about his own advantages. Fortunately, no one else was around, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

A few drops of sweat ooze from Yan Yi's forehead in winter, and he also did not expect Zhang Yuan to admit it directly.

Is the way to be an official shameless?

Seeing that Yan Yi stopped talking, Zhang Yuan didn't want to continue teasing, so he changed the subject.

"Did you wonder why I was roasting with charcoal fire, and then opened the doors and windows?"

Yan Yi wanted to shake his head subconsciously, he was afraid that this was another pitfall for Zhang Yuan, but after thinking about it, he really wanted to know, so he nodded heavily.

"Please ask the teacher to explain the students' doubts."

"Look at the smoke rising from the charcoal fire. If I say that the smoke is poisonous, would you believe it?"

The brazier, which is almost one meter square, can indeed clearly see the gray smoke when the charcoal inside burns.

Yan Yi looked at it, opened his mouth and said.

"Students believe."

"This smoke contains a lot of toxic substances, one of which is carbon dioxide, if we inhale too much, it will cause death.

I can only open the doors and windows to ventilate everywhere, and then you and I sit next to the charcoal fire. Although it is colder, we will not be poisoned anyway. "

Zhang Yuan said these terms on purpose in order to blind Yan Yi. This kid has become a little impetuous recently. Let him understand that the real truth is that every mountain is as high as another.

"Students don't understand what carbon dioxide is."

"There are still many things that you don't understand. For example, our body is actually the same as the charcoal. At most, there is a lot of water and other things. You don't understand.

Take a closer look in the future, there are not only Confucian classics to read in this vast world, but also other things to learn.

I asked you to learn some knowledge about farming and mulberry earlier, what experience do you have? "

Yan Yi was stunned, his brain was a little confused, he didn't hear Zhang Yuan asked him anything.

"Teacher, what did you just ask?"

"I asked you to learn the important things about farming and mulberry before. What have you learned?"

"Well, I think every grain of food is hard-earned, and we should cherish it."

"puff."

Zhang Yuan had nothing to say. Sure enough, those who study Confucian classics are all engaged in thinking. At the beginning, it was really a wrong move to get Yan Yi to farm.

Now it seems that it is much better to get Sima Qian to farm than Yan Yi.

"Isn't the student right?"

Yan Yi was flustered, not knowing what he had said wrong.

"No, no, that's right.

In the winter, there is no need to farm the land, and I will follow Wuqiu Shouwang and Meigao to handle some official affairs of Taixue and Du County. "

"The student thanked the teacher."

Yan Yi was very excited. After all, his goal was to become an official. Studying the Five Classics was only secondary. Being an official was more important than anything else.

"Tai Xueling has an accident, a big accident!"

Suddenly a shout came from outside the door at this time, and Zhang Yuan was startled. Didn't he sit here safe and sound? Could it be that Liu Che sent someone to arrest him, and he didn't do anything recently.

Just as he was thinking wildly, a man ran in panting heavily, without even some usual rules. It seemed that something big had really happened.

"There's something wrong with Tai Xueling."

"What happened to me?"

"It's not your accident, but Dr. Hu Wusheng's accident."

"Hu Wusheng? What happened to him? Didn't this old man wander around a while ago?"

"Dr. Hu Wusheng, his family just sent someone a message saying that when the family servant knocked on the door in the morning, he found that he had passed away. He should have left in the middle of the night last night."

really dead?
These three words popped out of Zhang Yuan's heart, but he didn't feel the slightest joy.

Death is the most important thing in a person, and since death is gone, those kindnesses and resentments should also be dispersed with the wind.

"You lead the way, and I will follow you to Hu Wusheng's mansion.

Yan Yi, go and inform Wuqiu Shouwang and Kong Anguo and others, we have to take this matter seriously. "

"Here."

Zhang Yuan put on a fur cloak, and followed the official from Taixue to Hu Wusheng's mansion.

There are already crying and crying voices everywhere. Hu Wusheng has a large family, and they are all in their 70s. It is normal for men to have children in this age. Almost 50 people got up.

In addition, more than 100 students are now gathered in front of Hu Wusheng's room.

Seeing Zhang Yuan coming, everyone avoided and made way for Zhang Yuan to enter the room.

"Tai Xue Ling."

"Tai Xue Ling."

When Hu Wusheng's family members saw Zhang Yuan, they saluted one after another, and Zhang Yuan returned the salute one by one.

They were worried that the previous grievances would cause Zhang Yuan to retaliate against the whole family, so they deliberately made a concession.

Zhang Yuan's willingness to accept it also made everyone feel at ease.

"Dr. Hu Wusheng went there last night?"

Zhang Yuan asked everyone in the room.

At this time, a man with gray beard and hair stood up. Zhang Yuan remembered him as Hu Wusheng's eldest son, who was almost 60 years old.

"Reporting to the Taixue Order, Jia Yan passed away last night."

Zhang Yuan looked around and saw a pot of charcoal fire in the middle of the house, frowned and continued to ask.

"This basin of charcoal fire was placed here last night before Dr. Hu Wusheng fell asleep?"

The man nodded in astonishment, not knowing what Zhang Yuan meant by this question.

Guanzhong is very cold in winter, and ordinary people can't afford charcoal fires, that is, only officials and rich people can afford it.

Those who keep burning charcoal fires for twelve hours a day are even richer, and those who are even richer live in greenhouses.

The floor heating of the descendants already exists in Dahan, at least Zhang Yuan has seen it more than once or twice.

Liu Che uses hollow copper pillars, which are usually load-bearing pillars. In winter, carbon fire is added to burn inside. The copper pillars have very good thermal conductivity, and the smoke cannot pass through.

In this way, the entire hall is warm.

Hu Wusheng's body was still lying on the bed, Zhang Yuan saw his face turned blue, and felt that even if the pot of charcoal fire was not the main reason, there were some reasons for it.

"Since Dr. Hu Wusheng has passed away and is a member of my Imperial Academy, I will write a memorial to point out the doctor's achievements during his lifetime to His Majesty, and do my last favor for the doctor."

As soon as the words fell, voices of gratitude were endless.

What kind of high funeral standard can a doctor of [-] shi use? If there is no Zhang Yuan, it is estimated that he can only be buried hastily.

If there is Zhang Yuan's support behind, there may be a chance to be buried in Yangling City.

Zhang Yuan knew what they were thinking, so he promised to do his best, but in the end it was estimated that there was little hope.

Even if Zhang Yuan died by himself now, he might not be able to be buried in Maoling City.

(End of this chapter)