The husband's son-in-law

The east of Zhaozhou City is beautiful, with lakes and mountains.The previous Master Tongzhi saw that the scene was good, so he specially built the house here, using the natural scenery, and repairing it skillfully. The mansion covers a large area, with six yards in front, back, and back.

There are winter plum yards, mid-autumn climbing yards, summer lotus boating yards, and a boat-shaped house built on the lake with two floors.After a long time, the houseboat is a bit dilapidated and unusable due to the wind and the sun.

Later, the site was chosen to build a government school, and scholars should cultivate their moral character, be peaceful and far-reaching, so Gu Zhao turned his attention to the east of the city.There are few people in the east of the city. I heard that the previous Master Tongzhi was very elegant and didn't like to make noise. There are no residential houses in this area for several miles.

Nowadays, there is no need to relocate the people, and it can be used directly to build a house by enclosing land.There is no need to build another teacher’s dormitory——

The mansion of the previous Master Tongzhi!

After checking the house deed, the acquaintance who took office that day left in a hurry and was about to be transferred away. Who would be willing to stay in Zhaozhou for two more days?Therefore, the house was sold very cheaply, and Master Chen took it over. Master Chen originally said that the money from the public house was used. He thought that the next colleague would come.

Gu Zhao, the next acquaintance, doesn't like living in the suburbs, but likes the city center, where it's convenient for work and office.

Since it is used as the house of the official school master, there is no need for Gu Zhao to pay for the house.When building the official school, by the way, the mansion was repaired. The main road was paved with cement roads, and some small roads with good scenery were paved with stone bricks. They were inspected one by one and re-paved with cement and stone bricks. Beautiful and durable.

The roof tiles also need to be repaired one by one, as well as the complementary colors of the carved beams and painted columns, the addition of furniture, etc., all of which are paid by Gu Zhao out of his own pocket.

The original mansion was old and a bit gloomy - the main green plants were not trimmed and overgrown.Now that the repairs are completed, Gu Zhao looks like this mansion is even better than before.Of course, how can he spend money to see it without a filter? If it is not as good as before, the money will be wasted!

Of the six small courtyards, only four can accommodate people, and the remaining two are mostly ornamental, like boat houses on the lake, which is fine in summer on the lake, but in other seasons, there is plenty of moisture, and staying for a long time is not good for your health.Ten people can live in four yards.

After all, there are more than ten rooms in a yard with scattered front and side rooms.

Gu Zhao didn't expect ten people to come!

Now he sent the chariots and horses to the gate of the mansion, took people into the main courtyard, and said: "Everyone, you have worked hard on the road. This is the wife's house where everyone will live in the future. Ziqing did not dare to expect today's grand event. The four yards , please bear with me, two or three people are one house.”

Chuzhou writers naturally expressed their hard work to Mr. Gu, and Mr. Gu was very polite.

"This is Chen Zhi, the eldest son of Mr. Chen, the magistrate of Zhaozhou. He is a vulgar thing from the official school and the master's house. If there is any pen, ink, paper and inkstone missing, or what the masters want to use, you can tell Chen Jiaowu. "

Chen Dalang made a salute.

Everyone did not expect Master Gu of Zhaozhou to value them so much. After entering Zhaozhou City, Master Gu walked quickly to greet them in official uniform. He even called himself Ziqing, a corporal who was a virtuous corporal, and sent the eldest son of Zhizhou to fuck when he arrived Tube.

Too much attention.

The ten hearts were moved again and again.

The ten writers who were able to leave their hometowns and go to Zhaozhou for the sake of kindness were prepared to endure hardships, and they were indeed poorer when they arrived, but Mr. Gu treated them in a variety of ways, which was comparable to foreign things. Are you moved?

Liang Jinshi picked his head while talking, and said that there are two or three people in one yard, everyone, please pick first.There was another meal of excuses, and finally each chose a yard, and their own servants came to clean it. Of course, there were also servants doing chores in the house. Hot water was prepared early, and food was also cooked in the stove.

Gu Zhao invited everyone to rest first, and waited for a banquet at his home tomorrow to clean up the dust for everyone.

Wenhao was moved, and he answered in his mouth that he would definitely go.

Gu Zhao asked everyone to stay and don't see him off before leaving.After leaving the gate of the house and getting into his carriage, Master Gu wiped off his sweat, let out a sigh of relief, and said to himself: "It's been a long time since I have spoken in an official tone, and I have to think about it for a long time..."

Mr. Chen of Zhaozhou was the top leader regardless of his affairs, and he liked to speak neatly and concisely. Talking to these ten literati suddenly seemed to return to the days when he was a Hanlin in Beijing.

In Loei.

Li Zhouzhou received the news early and heard that the lord was back, so he got up and went to meet him. The couple met in the yard.Li Zhou looked at the official uniform worn by Xianggong on Monday, and said, "I will change the clothes first."

"I haven't worn these clothes for a long time, and I feel a little tight and uncomfortable." Gu Zhao changed his bunt, washed his hands, sat in the living room and received the hot tea brought by his servants, took a sip and said, "You also heard the news ? There are ten people here, five Juren and five Scholars, tomorrow we will have a banquet at home, it doesn’t need to be too expensive, but we must pay attention to it.”

The literati are elegant, especially if these ten people are interested in fame and fortune, they will not come to Zhaozhou. Gu Zhao wants to make people stay for a long time, make a good start, and see people's hearts for a long time in the future. Now the most important thing is the teacher of the school.

"Tomorrow I'm going to be miserable." Gu Zhao put down the teacup and said, "Zhou Zhou, don't make fun of me."

Li Zhouzhou laughed and said, "I don't laugh."

"Mingming is laughing now." Gu Zhao deliberately made trouble for no reason.

Fu Bao, who was playing outside, ran in rattling, "Father, why are you smiling?"

"Smile, you'll be going to school soon, and you won't be as relaxed as you are now." Gu Zhao changed the words.

Fu Bao puffed out his chest, but he was happy, "Li Zhaoxi likes going to school."

"Father, is Aji going? Barking?"

Li Zhouzhou said: "I don't know if Aji will go or not, but Wang Wang can't go."

"Ah?" Fu Bao suddenly froze on the spot, showing a pitiful expression, "Fu Fu is reluctant to part with Wang Wang, and cannot do without Wang Wang!"

It's okay to be blessed, and it's okay to be Li Zhaoxi.When Gu Zhao saw Fu Bao's pitiful appearance, his father thought it was funny, so he let Fu Bao pester Zhou Zhou.Li Zhouzhou said: "No one takes puppies to school, so how can Fubao bring them? Besides, I went to school to study, not to play. When I get home, Fubao can accompany my dog."

Fu Bao still felt sad, but Dad refused, so he had no choice but to hold back his tears, gasped and said pitifully, "Well, I'll play with Wang Wang for a while now."

"Go." Li Zhouzhou said casually.

Fu Bao hurried to find Wang Wang, it was too sad to tell Wang Wang the bad news.

The couple are discussing tomorrow's banquet.Gu Zhao said: "In terms of dishes, there are more dishes in Zhaozhou, and we don't have any cooks in Chuzhou, so we will serve more dishes from the north and stewed dishes."

"If it's not delicious, it's too rich, otherwise it won't be sold well, and if it's not too miserable, it won't be able to keep people."

This meal is not good, how can the master stay?

"Do you want to invite Lord Chen over?" Li Zhouzhou asked.

Gu Zhao slapped his forehead, "Yes, I forgot, I'll run now." He didn't even bother to change clothes, it was getting late, and Mr. Chen also dressed casually at home.

Li Zhouzhou discussed with Li Chun about the dishes for tomorrow, saying that he would go to a stewed shop and send some food over tomorrow morning, as well as green plum wine and so on...

Mr. Chen had already told his father about the situation, and he was not surprised when he heard the housekeeper said Mr. Gu was visiting. When he went out to see Gu Zhao's clothes, he laughed and said, "It's so urgent."

"Chen Weng just laughed at me." Gu Zhaoxian bowed his hands and greeted him. He let go of the big stone in his heart, and he was relaxed, with a smile on his face, and said: "Zhaozhou has never been able to run a government school. Now that the government school has been built, people have come, with fresh blood. Only then can the vitality of the entire Zhaozhou flourish."

Mr. Chen doesn't understand what blood is. This little Gu speaks casually when he is happy, probably meaning that he understands, and he has a new hope, "You are doing well, this is only the second year..."

He has been here for 30 years, and Zhaozhou is as old as ever.

Gu Zhao restrained his smile a bit, and said more seriously, "If it weren't for Chen Weng's 30-year reign and the stability of Zhaozhou, I wouldn't be able to make drastic changes as soon as I came up without any major resistance."

"It is said that troublesome people come out of poor mountains and evil waters, but although Zhaozhou is poor and far away, the people are not evil."

"It's all thanks to Mr. Chen."

There are good people and evil people everywhere. Gu Zhao's "evil" does not refer to just one person, but the ethos of a region, a state, and a city. The people in Minzhang are tough but not evil. It's not a vicious corrupt official who seeks the people's fat and anointment.

If the atmosphere in Zhaozhou is vicious, and the people are poor and often fight every day, there are bandits, there are people who rob houses, and there are people who break into houses, then even if Gu Zhao has all the skills, it is impossible for him to do something so quickly.

So Mr. Chen contributed a lot, but no one remembers Mr. Chen's 'steadiness', because this achievement cannot be seen.

Master Chen was startled, then laughed, patted Gu Zhao's arm with one hand and said, "Okay, Xiao Gu, tomorrow you have a banquet at home, so I'll go for a drink without inviting myself."

"I came to invite Chen Weng in person. There will be a lot of people tomorrow, and it happens that someone can play against Chen Weng." Gu Zhao bowed and smiled.

The upper and lower officials all laughed, although they were all dressed in bad manners, but at this moment, the distance has been shortened a lot.After finishing the business, Gu Zhao said that he would go back when it was getting late, Master Chen didn't say polite words to keep him, but said: "Your Boss Li, I don't know what you did, go." He even joked.

Gu Zhao smiled, folded his hands and left.

As soon as Gu Zhao left, Mr. Chen still had a smile on his face, humming a little tune, and the eldest son Chen Dalang next to him saw his father in a good mood, which is rare, and he was also happy, saying: "The new Mr. Gu is really good Same."

"It's an interesting one." Master Chen said.

If it's an outsider, then it's polite, if it's yourself, it's casual.

Early in the morning of the second day, the gate of Li Mansion opened wide.

The servant reported back, saying that the Chen family had sent the cook over.That would be great.Nowadays, banquets are held from noon to afternoon, and of course there are also nights. Gu Zhao doesn't like nights. Lighting up lamps in the dark takes oil, the hall is not bright, and it delays going to bed early.

They sent chariots and horses to pick them up, and some people rented chariots and horses, and now they have to go back when they arrive.

Mr. Chen came first, with his hair combed neatly, and his clothes as well. When he saw Gu Zhao, he said, "I wanted to wear a Confucian robe, but I searched the box and found it. It's too small." With a smile, the golden tooth also gleamed.

"Chen Weng has a good manner, he can wear everything the same." Gu Zhao said with a smile: "It's good to be casual."

"I thought so too."

People arrived in a short while, and several carriages were parked outside. The literati and scholars who were dusty yesterday, now have a new look - new clothes, freshened, and maybe they have slept well and are full of energy.

Gu Zhaoyi introduced Chen Weng and the others one by one, and of course a few pleasantries were indispensable.When it was his turn to introduce Zhou Zhou and his father, as well as his family Fubao, Gu Zhao noticed that among the ten literati, he was taken aback for a moment, and then some of them returned the greetings restrainedly.

There are also magnanimous salutes.

The banquet is held in the garden.

"If it's sunny today, let's eat outside, enjoy the scenery, and taste delicious food." Gu Zhao said with a smile: "There is no common knowledge today, not to mention that scholars in the world are one family, I am a disciple of the teacher, we are more or less the same. Those who are somewhat related, when they get home, they are not restrained and can do whatever they want."

Mr. Chen said cheerfully: "Yes, yes, there is no need to respect me as the magistrate of the state. After Xiao Gu went to Zhaozhou, I let go of it. Xiao Gu took care of it well, just let me have a rest."

You should be polite.

Although the two adults said they were casual, those present did not dare to be like that. Thinking about what Mr. Gu said on the scene, they were stunned when they arrived in the garden of Li Mansion.

Why is it a bamboo couch, a paper kite, arrows for throwing pots, a chess board for playing chess, and all kinds of incomprehensible toys.

Everyone: ...

The banquet is relatively short, but it is a long table for a dozen people to sit down. Futon cushions are spread on the grass, and the sound of running water is next to it. This scene is really comfortable and elegant.

Gu Zhao invited Chen Weng to take a seat. Seeing everyone who was stunned, he smiled and said, "You're welcome, sit down. I haven't held such a banquet for a long time since I came to Zhaozhou."

Li Daben didn't want to come here, he couldn't understand the scholars talking and having fun, so he came here to be restrained.Ke Zhao'er said that he was an elder and the head of Li's family, so he naturally wanted to come forward, so it's not good to be vague, so Li Dao came.

Seeing the scholar standing beside him restrained, not knowing where he was going, he simply said enthusiastically, "This gentleman sits here."

"Okay, okay." Du Ruoyong nodded hurriedly, and sat down with Master Li.

From one end to the other, they soon sat up loosely.Fu Bao sat next to his father, and when any uncle looked at him, Fu Bao raised his face and smiled.

The fleshy face wrote: Welcome, welcome!

When Du Ruoyong saw him, he thought of his grandson at home. He sat next to Mr. Li. Mr. Li was a straightforward person, so he asked with a smile, "How old is Mr. Gu's Fubao?"

"It's just six years old." Li Da said.He is happy when someone praises Fubao, and feels that it is not because the scholar next to him does not understand what he is saying.

Du Ruoyong: "My eldest grandson is seven years old, but he is not as tall as Fubao."

"It's good for this kid to have a snack and eat, don't be picky." Li Da opened the conversation, asked Mr. Literati's name, and talked about the child. This Mr. Du is a child-loving person, and Li Da is quite enthusiastic. , said: "Children need to eat well to grow taller. If the weak disease brought by the mother's womb, it must be supplemented with food supplements. There used to be a boy in our village. His father gave birth to him prematurely, and he was too tired. He was born and grew taller." When I was seven or eight years old, it was soaked in medicine jars..."

Li Da was talking about Oda.

Du Ruoyong was fascinated when he heard this.

"...Zhao'er's elder brother is a medical student in his family. Xiao Tian is pitiful. Zhao'er entrusted him to send Xiao Tian to Zheng's Medical Center to study medicine. Afterwards, we see each other every year. The changes are great, and he grows up quickly. The person is also strong, the last time I came to Zhaozhou from Beijing, I went back to the village, and Xiaotian married a wife and had a child."

Du Ruoyong might not believe it if it was a rural method, but if he heard Master Li say that it was Mr. Gu who did it, and seeing how pitiful the fellow villager was, he would believe it.

On the other end, Gu Zhao was also gossiping - it seemed like a random topic, but in fact it was carefully crafted by the scheming Mr. Gu.

"At the beginning when I visited my family teacher, I still remember that it was winter. The teacher invited me to Zhuangzi in the outskirts. It was also a short banquet like today. At a glance, it was Hongmei Yingxue. The teacher and Mr. Shi—oh, this is me in Hanlin. The Xuezheng-sama who is on errand..."

Other literati have been fascinated by it.

"Speak and write poetry."

Liang Jinshi and others thought, this is a competition, whoever writes the poem well will be accepted as an apprentice. Mr. Gu is really a master at writing poems, no wonder he entered the name of Mr. Sun.

Gu Zhao showed an embarrassed smile, and said, "I'm actually not as good as my second brother in poetry, maybe not even as good as everyone here."

"Master Gu is humble."

All the literati said one after another.

"I'm not telling lies." Gu Zhao waved his hands and said with a smile: "At that time, I didn't know that I had to accept apprentices when I wrote poetry. Leave it to me."

What kind of good poem is this after all?

Sun everyone waited patiently.

Gu Zhao raised everyone's curiosity high, and said: "Second brother came first, Mr. Shi said yes, it is my brother Liang—" looked at Liang Jinshi, and smiled.

"Senior brother also agreed."

"Everyone has gone round and round, and finally it's me, and I have been preparing for a long time."

All of you have bright eyes, waiting to hear Mr. Gu's masterpiece, especially Sun Jinshi, he is a collateral branch of the Sun family. There are also very few of them, and I naturally want to worship Master Sun as a teacher in my heart, but I know that my literary talent is not up to standard...

Gu Zhao recited the poem he made that day.

The light in the eyes of everyone who was originally hanging high suddenly became dazed, and even the face was bright with 'this? ', 'Is it wrong? ','This poem', even Du Ruoyong frowned, this poem is quite neat, but it is too crafty and not half aura.

If Master Sun accepted Mr. Gu as his disciple because of this poem, it would be—

"Everyone must be wondering, how can my level be valued by the teacher?" Gu Zhao smiled and said, "Later, the brother joked that I was a piece of wood in poetry, and the teacher was out of temper and insisted on enlightening me."

Is everyone Sun like this?

Only Sun Jinshi knows, yes.He grew up listening to Master Sun's deeds since he was a child. When Master Sun was young, he was still a child. He heard the elders in the family say with anger and comfort: Sun Mu is too ignorant to set up such a bet in public...

"What's the truth? It's not that Ziqing is boasting. I think the teacher values ​​my nature."

Sun Jinshi looked at Mr. Gu who was sitting across from him. From the time he entered the door to now he sat down, he sat casually on a futon mat. It was obviously an irregular sitting posture, but it was shining and vivid, just like what the elders said when he was young. Sun everyone.

Don't stick to secular rituals.

"Ziqing's poems and essays are all ordinary, and I can't do splendid ones. You may be curious, why did I become the Tanhua, could it be possible that I got this position with my face? That's nonsense, my sage."

Gu Zhaorong looked a little serious, and roughly talked about the rankings in the palace examination, "...they look down on the method of fertilizing the field, and it is not the method of flattering the rich that smelly. I am from a farming family, and so are Zhou Zhou and my father. Working hard here, I know that the people of the world work hard every year, just to feed and fill their stomachs, I know even more."

"Later, when I became an official, I entered the Imperial Academy. Everyone said that the Imperial Academy was noble, and that if I wrote brilliantly, I could be admitted to the cabinet. When I was in the Imperial Academy, I worked with Brother Yan to compile and integrate two volumes of "Two Examinations in Three Years."

"So this book was written by Mr. Gu?!" Liang Jinshi exclaimed in shock.

Gu Zhao said seriously: "I didn't write it, but integrated it, with the hard work of all colleagues."

Some noble scholars look down on this book and regard it as unrefined, but more scholars think it is useful and practical, and it is a good thing to benefit scholars all over the world.

It turned out that Mr. Gu did it.

The hearts of all present were shaken, step by step from the poem about plums that they didn't like the craftsmanship, now they finally understand why Master Sun would accept adults as his disciples.

"I was transferred to Zhaozhou. To be honest, I don't know where this place is. After searching for a long time in Hanlin, I finally found it. Mr. Shi said no, he went to make a relationship and let me stay. I don't want to go to Zhaozhou. I think It’s good, I can do some facts when I go to Zhaozhou, I stay in Beijing, writing beautiful articles is not my specialty, nor is it what I want.”

All of you are filled with admiration, the Imperial Academy, for such a position, Mr. Gu just asked for a transfer...

"Finally arrived in Zhaozhou, but Zhaozhou is too poor." Gu Zhao changed the subject and began to cry poorly, "There is no pair of cloth shoes in the people's homes, almost everyone has straw sandals, and the harvest in the fields is dismal, even in the Central Plains. Fertile fields have been used in the north, but Zhaozhou has been forgotten, and no one cares about Zhaozhou..."

"When I was building the official school, the merchants outside looked at me lively. The official school was easy to build, but the teacher was not easy to recruit, and no one would come..."

Gu Zhao choked up his sobs as he spoke, but he held back his sobs, and then smiled, "But you guys are here, I met you yesterday, I'm not afraid of your jokes, Ziqing wants to cry, it's you guys who solve the emergency, Ziqing is no less than Ziqing Qing's relatives."

Immediately there was another scene of tears filling their eyes. If it was the first time they met yesterday, they were moved because Mr. Gu valued the courtesy they received.

Three to five years are considered affectionate and righteous.

The current scene is really impressed by Mr. Gu himself. Tears filled everyone's eyes and they didn't know what to say. Hearing Mr. Gu's words about the hardships of being poor in the village, how he edited and edited books when he was in the Hanlin in Beijing, and how he went to Zhao The pain of being isolated and helpless, all the actions of one's blood are to benefit others.

The method of fertilizing the field will benefit the people all over the world.

Repairing books will benefit scholars all over the world.

When we arrived in Zhaozhou, the piles of piles were all for the people.

Tears flowed down my cheeks, this time it was not the top, but the admiration spontaneously from the bottom of my heart, and I was willing to stay and teach for Mr. Gu——

"Everyone came to leave home with deep friendship, Ziqing remembers it in my heart. In fact, I don't want to bind you to stay for a long time. I just want to ask you to give Zhaozhou more time and patience. There are no serious private schools in Zhaozhou. Everything starts from the beginning, teaching and educating people is difficult at the beginning, Zhaozhou is not comparable to Beijing, not to the Central Plains, and even more incomparable to Chuzhou, which is rich in literati..."

"If the people want to be rich and strong, they must read books to enlighten their wisdom. I can cultivate the road, but I can't cultivate everyone's virtue. These will tire you all."

"Today, Ziqing doesn't want to deceive you brothers. There is a school in the government, and it is serious to recruit bright students for them to study for the imperial examination. There is also a school-"

Gu Zhao saw that everyone was full of enthusiasm, and he was about to shed his blood for him-he didn't need it either, as long as there were two or three teachers who could serve as teachers for their school.

"This school is a comprehensive school, for the purpose of enlightening people's wisdom, and the students admitted are regardless of gender—"

"What?! This is impossible, it's too absurd, Ziqing."

Some people objected subconsciously and instinctively first, but seeing Mr. Gu's earnest expression, he softened his words later on. Mr. Gu also thinks of the people, but this is too unruly and unseemly.

"When I was researching ways to fertilize the field, people in the village laughed at my family. I don't know how to rest. I still work every day. I spend money to buy some stone powder. The experience of my ancestors planing food for generations is not as good as a half-hearted scholar?"

"I went to the Hanlin in Beijing to edit books. In the past, the eighth prince wanted to celebrate the Longevity Day. My colleagues laughed at me for showing them to someone. The Holy Majesty would not know that you edited and edited the books. The credit goes to the eighth prince."

"When I arrived in Zhaozhou, people advised me why I wasted money and money to build concrete roads, but now the roads are good, and the rotten fruits in Zhaozhou can be sent out."

Gu Zhao looked at the crowd seriously, "Brothers, Ziqing is no better than the sons of aristocrats, and Zhaozhou is no better than any city in Beili. If you stick to the status quo, Ziqing is Gu Zhao from the peasant family, and Zhaozhou is no one. Hear about the Forgotten State."

"The drastic measures, whether some people are puzzled and misunderstood, or some people are scolding now, Ziqing is not afraid, what Ziqing thinks about is the future, if one day, everyone in Dali knows and hears about Zhaozhou, and knows the products from Zhaozhou It’s so novel and affordable, the son of Zhaozhou can go out and contribute to the Dali and become a good official, the girl of Zhaozhou can also be useful and have skills, everyone has food, everyone can live a prosperous life.”

"I don't want to force everyone, who would like to try this with Gu Zhao and create a precedent in Dali."

There was no sound, a complete silence.After a few breaths, Mr. Chen took the lead in applauding. To Gu Zhao's surprise, Liang Jinshi stood up first and said, "Liang is willing to follow Mr. Gu and go to the school to teach."

"Du has little talent and little learning. If Mr. Gu doesn't dislike him, Du is willing to go to school to teach."

"Bai is willing to go to school to teach."

"Chen is also willing."

At the banquet, Sun Jinshi's lips moved, and he wanted to speak, but in the end he still didn't open his mouth to petition to go to the school to teach...

He didn't dare, didn't dare to stand up, didn't dare to break the rules as the Sun family of Chuzhou.