Royal road

"The patriarch is in his mother's funeral?" Hearing this, Liang Feng knew he was going to suffer.

In this era, "filial piety" is a banner that no one can shake. As long as it is put out, other things must be shunned.Now that Zu Ti had laid out the reason for the funeral, it would be difficult to conquer.

Zhang Bin nodded: "I heard that he also rejected the King of the East China Sea before, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to become an official."

In fact, Zhang Bin didn't quite understand why the lord conscripted such a person as a long history.Zu Ti was born in the family of Fan Yangzu, and he served successively as the subordinates of Sima Jiong, King of Qi, Sima Ai, King of Changsha, and Sima Chi, King of Yuzhang.But after Emperor Hui moved to Chang'an, and the east and west were established side by side, he resigned from his post and became an official.Judging from his resume, he is actually not that amazing, and he has never had a literary name or military exploits.Moreover, Zu's family is a big family in Youzhou, in case of war between Youzhou, his position will be even more difficult to say.

Compared with this person, Xi Jian, who still lives in seclusion in his hometown, is more talented and famous.He has been ordered to invite him, if Xi Jian can be appointed as a government official, it will be very helpful to the popularity of the lord.

"The war in the seclusion is imminent, and it is inevitable for the ancestors to have some doubts. It will not be too late to rebuild the hut after the end of guarding the hut." After thinking for a while, Liang Feng finally couldn't give up.

In fact, he also knew Zhang Bin's doubts, but as one of the few celebrities in the Jin Dynasty who could remember their names, generals like Zu Ti really couldn't be let go.Liu Kun, another participant in "Wearing the Rooster and Dancing", has already flourished under Sima Yue's tent. He has become the governor of Yuzhou, General Jia Zhenwei, and has become a big official in the frontier.He didn't believe in a character like Zu Ti, and he didn't have the slightest desire to win!

Seeing that the lord was still reluctant, Zhang Bin couldn't help laughing and said: "The patriarch has not yet arrived, but there is a person from the ancestral family who was admitted to the Chongwen Museum. If he can persuade his brother, the matter will be simple."

Liang Feng suddenly became interested: "Anyone else came to the ancestor's house? What's the name of this son?"

"The name of the station, the character Chen, is the younger brother of the patriarch..."

Zutaizhi?Liang Feng frowned slightly. Why does this name sound so familiar... By the way, isn't the great mathematician who calculated pi called Zu Chongzhi?If I remember correctly, Zu Chongzhi seems to be from the Northern and Southern Dynasties?

Liang Feng has been here for some time, and he is already familiar with the customs of the time.Back then, Wang Mang usurped power and picked up the legacy of ancient times, saying that "two names are indecent".That is to say, the name can only be named with a single name, and double names cannot be used, just like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, etc. are all like this.From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the aristocratic family has always been single.

However, with the prosperity of Huang Lao and the development of Taoism, the way of heavenly masters also became popular among the aristocratic families.People who believe in the way of the celestial master will add the words "zhi, dao, ling, xuan" to their names, which are called "dao names".Just like the father and son Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi of later generations, the word "Zhi" also appears in the name, not only does not need to be taboo, but can also be passed down from generation to generation.

Now there is a Zutaizhi, not far from the time when Zu Chongzhi lived, both of them have the surname "Zu" and use the Taoist name "Zhi". It is really impossible to say that it has nothing to do with it!Could it be the ancestor of that big cow? !

Liang Feng suddenly became interested, and hurriedly asked: "This Zulang, which courtyard of Chongwen did you enter?"

"It should be the Academy of Knowledge." Zhang Bin didn't expect the lord to be so enthusiastic, so he answered truthfully.

Court of Knowledge!Liang Feng was even more happy in his heart.The so-called deep family knowledge means that the knowledge that the family is good at is often passed down in one continuous line.If that ancestral platform entered the Qiuzhi Academy, I'm afraid it would be close to ten!This is no less a good thing than Zuti's account!

"Get his roll, I want to see."

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After the Chongwen Academy moved into Jinyang, the originally simple college was divided into three colleges: "Hongwen", "Qiuxian" and "Qizhi".Among them, the Hongwen Academy is still responsible for teaching and educating people, and the Qiuxian Academy is used to accommodate Confucian scholars of Confucianism and provide talents for the Governor's Office.Qiuzhi Academy is a brand-new academy, which focuses not on classics and history, but on miscellaneous subjects such as mathematics, Yi Xue, geography, craftsmanship, and natural history.Although there are also access channels, you can receive a salary, or even become an official.But those who choose Qiuzhiyuan are in the minority after all.

Zutaizhi chose this courtyard!

This is different from his original plan.After all, I boasted to my elder brother in Haikou that I want to be an official in Bingzhou.Among the three courts of Chongwen, Qiuxian Academy is the most valued place by scholars, not to mention the collection of books in the courtyard, just talking about scriptures and Taoism with scholars is very beneficial.At the same time, this is also the place where Bingzhou selects officials. It is much more decent than the system department, and it can achieve the effect of spreading the reputation of virtuous people.

Such a place naturally attracts people to flock to it.However, the admission requirements are also extremely strict. Apart from the academician recommendation, you can only apply for the bank certificate yourself, and you can only be selected after three tests and five trials.

Qiuzhiyuan is different.Because they are all miscellaneous studies, this college is a bit more deserted than Hongwen College. As long as the essays are well written, they can be admitted.But this "good" standard is quite different from other places.What I read is not literary talent, not poems and scriptures, but the words "new" and "qiao".Only new and unique ideas can meet the admission criteria.However, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a test paper. Any subject in the academy has assessment standards. If you can get the approval of the academician of the subject, you can also become a member of it.It's just that the status is lower, starting from the students.

Such a place where there is no future, no decent place, no matter how you look at it, it is not very cost-effective.But Zu Taizhi just couldn't hold back.He studied and counted since he was a child, and he couldn't put it down in books such as local chronicles, and even had a hobby of writing his own strange stories.When you are at home, it is essential to study the classics. These things that cannot be put on the table can only be hidden in the stomach.However, the sky is high in Jinyang, the emperor is far away, and there are no elders by his side. How can he not let the heart of Zutai be moved when he encounters such a magical academy!

What's more, it is possible to transfer between the three hospitals.As long as the one-year term expires and the assessment is passed, they can be transferred to other colleges.If you can't stay in Qiuzhiyuan, can you just change places?

With such thoughts in mind, Zu Taizhi cast the papers, which were still about topics such as cutting circles and the application of water pestles.Many of the contents are wonderful ideas that came to him after he read the annotations of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".As soon as the test paper was voted in, he was admitted to the hospital as expected.

After entering Qiuzhiyuan, you can study in Zangshuge by yourself, or you can study a certain subject.If the things you want to study are approved by the governor's office, you can also receive a lot of money.Now the two subjects of mathematics and geography in the college have the largest proportion, and the momentum of easy learning is quite strong, while craftsmanship and natural history are much less popular.

Zu Taizhi didn't choose a courtyard right away, but spent more than ten days reading books in Zangshu Pavilion day and night.The local chronicles here are several times more than Zu's collection of books, and it makes him feel itchy to read, and he just wants to go out and travel!But what he is interested in is more about the local products and anecdotes than the real geography.So I didn't devote myself to the idea of ​​popular subjects.

But when he was looking up books in Zangshu Pavilion, Zu Taizhi met a fellow.

Early in the morning, after eating the morning food in the restaurant, Zu Taizhi took the notes transcribed yesterday and walked to Zangshu Pavilion.

This book collection pavilion was also just built, and it is several times more spacious than the lobby of the Governor's Mansion. Inside, each shelf is full of paper books, and they are placed together in different categories, which makes people feel moved.Above the bookstore, there is also a wooden plaque with four characters painted on it with silver hooks and iron: "Seek knowledge, value doubts".

This is a plaque written by Governor Liang himself, and the four characters are quite deviant.But in Qiuzhi Academy, who is not a person who deviates from the orthodoxy for miscellaneous learning?Seeing these four words, on the contrary, a surge of pride surged in people's hearts.Zu Taizhi involuntarily puffed up his chest and stepped into the book pavilion.

There are many rules in Shuge, one of which is that no conversation is allowed.Zutai went to the bookshelf first, took the book that he looked forward to yesterday, and didn't dare to be distracted by looking at other books, so he hurried to the backyard.The later borrowing room can also be used for people to transcribe and read books, as well as pens and inks, and conversations are also not allowed.But there are two or three small courtyards in the backyard, so there is no such prohibition.It is specially used by academicians who have established projects to facilitate their access to information.

The destination of Zutai is one of them.Stepping lightly, he came to the door and walked in without knocking.At this moment, in front of the desk, a man was writing hard, and the sound of him entering the door was not heard at all.Not wanting to disturb the other party, he chose a place where no books were stacked and sat down, carefully picked up the manuscript written on the case, and read it with fascination.

One person wrote and the other read it. After more than half an hour, the book writer finally put down the brush, rubbed his wrists, and looked up, only to realize that the guest had arrived.

"Fu Chen, you're here again? Haven't you decided on a subject yet? Why don't you study Chinese with me." The man had a clear face, and he had the fairy-like demeanor that people love most at the time. Speaking of it, it is straightforward.

Putting down the manuscript in his hand, Zu Taizhi sighed: "Brother Jing Chun has profound skills, how can a younger brother match it? The more I read this note, the more I feel ashamed..."

The person in front of him is Guo Pu, who is from Wenxi in Hedong, and he likes the yin and yang calendar, calculation of five elements and divination since childhood.When Liu Yuan occupied Pingyang County before, he had a premonition that Hedong was in danger.However, he did not choose to flee south with other scholars, but went north to Shangdang.Later, he entered the academy and became a member of the academy for seeking knowledge.

But in the academy, what he studied was not Yi Xue, but exegesis.The book noted is "Erya".

Everyone knows that "Erya" is a classic and the ancestor of exegesis.The contents recorded are all ancient orthodox words.To put it bluntly, it is a dictionary, marking the official official terms in ancient times.It can be said that studying "Erya" is the basis for explaining the six meanings, which are "Poems", "Books", "Rituals", "Le", "Yi" and "Spring and Autumn", so that people today can better read these ancient books and understand their meanings .

Logically speaking, such a book should be studied in the Qiuxian Academy.However, Guo Pu himself preferred Qiuzhiyuan, and he was ingenious when annotating, just like the annotated version of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", adding drawing diagrams.Once the idea was presented, it was approved.Guo Pu also annotated books in the academy with peace of mind.

In the past few months, what he has intensively studied is the volume of "Shi Chong".It is also the detailed pictures and annotations that make Zutai amazing.Who would have thought that the word "gnat" refers to "chrysalis".With such an explanation, it is very intuitive to think of the silkworm maggot larvae born in the chrysalis.There are often notes such as "Jinyan" and "common sayings" in the book, which are concise and clear at a glance.

It's just that such extensive knowledge is really not possessed by Zutai.Even in the academy of seeking knowledge, there are very few academicians of natural history.

Seeing that Ancestor Taizhi was still unmoved, Guo Pu was not annoyed, and smiled slightly: "Exegesis is tedious, and a moth like me can only do it with effort. Fu Chen, you are young and free and easy, you should choose a study that makes meritorious deeds. "

Guo Pu loves to calculate very much, and he is quite accurate in judging people.These words made Zutai's face blush.Yes, it was his selfish desire to enter the Academy of Knowledge.But as a member of the ancestral family, making contributions is the ultimate mission.

With a light sigh, Zutai said: "Brother Jing Chun's words are not bad, but after entering the Qiuzhi Academy, he was disturbed by the thousands of scenes and lost his determination."

The things he likes can't be put on the table no matter how they look at them.Do you have to calm down and choose subjects that can be reused by Governor Liang?

Guo Pu didn't care much: "Do you want me to help you with divination?"

"This..." Zu Taizhi waved his hands in embarrassment, "You should choose it yourself."

He had seen Guo Pu's divination, and it was so accurate that people were afraid.It's just that the idea of ​​destiny also made him quite disappointed. If he takes up something that doesn't suit him, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?

"I look at the appearance of my virtuous brother, and there will be situations in the near future. As long as you feel at ease, you will have your own income." Guo Pu stroked his goatee naggingly, and persuaded.

Zu Taizhi was surprised and delighted by these words, and also a little suspicious. Could it be that the other party is comforting him?After all, my elder brother has already rejected the position of Shi, the general's mansion, so I wonder if he will annoy Liang Governor.Sigh, I should hurry up and write a few more letters to tell my brother about the vision of Bingzhou.

Unexpectedly, before the home letter was finished, someone invited him over to the house for a talk.The person who invited him was precisely the current uncrowned king of Bingzhou.