First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 499

She talked to Zhang Shuning, but Zhang Shuning just listened carefully and maintained respect.

But when he came to Zhang Ximeng's place, no matter how strange his idea was, he was not only respected, but also encouraged!

"Zhang Xianggong, do you think there will be an invisible and intangible thing restricting us? Is this the heavenly principle taught by those senior Confucians? Dao?"

Zhang Ximeng happily smiled and said, "It's reasonable for you to say that, but in my opinion, there are two kinds of Tao, one is the laws of the world, and the other is the Dao of heaven and earth, which represents the ultimate truth between heaven and earth. We do learning, It is to explore the truth between heaven and earth, reveal the truth, and carry forward these things. This is why I am very opposed to confusing heaven and man. Rain, snow, wind and frost, sunrise and sunset, have been like this since ancient times. Could it be a human relationship? With a filial son and a filial wife, will the world change accordingly?",

"Obviously you can't think like this. A person is not that great, and a person's virtue can't influence the weather. Otherwise, invite a filial son to go to Yanshan to cry bitterly, and then the heavy snow will freeze the enemy soldiers, and the border troubles will disappear. , and there is no need to waste money and food, do you think it is possible?"

Xia Zhifeng nodded again and again, "Yes, I just discovered that some of the writing in the book is totally unreasonable and completely nonsense."

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "That's right, I have been thinking about some things, just hoping to analyze the entangled things one by one, and clearly distinguish them. A study, so that we can understand what is going on in this world we live in!"

What Zhang Ximeng said was still somewhat abstract, but Xia Zhifeng became more and more delighted the more she listened, and her eyes lit up, because she felt that what Zhang Ximeng said was very suitable for her thoughts. .

Her weird thoughts were not wild, but reasonable.

Gradually, Xia Zhifeng relaxed completely, she chatted with Zhang Ximeng, and chatted about dog eating day, the little girl was very excited.

And Zhang Ximeng also said with a smile: "You said that the moon is round, and the earth under our feet is also round. If the two circles are misaligned, what will happen?"

As Zhang Ximeng said, he raised his two hands, and the palms gradually approached.

Looking in Xia Zhifeng's direction, the hand closest to her gradually covered the other hand, first partly, then getting bigger and bigger, and gradually more than half of the palm disappeared.

Xia Zhifeng suddenly exclaimed, "I understand, yes, the ball under our feet blocked the moon! That's right, that's right, we are standing on a big naughty dog!"

Zhang Ximeng laughed happily, "You're right, but have you ever thought about where does the light come from?"

"From the sun!" Xia Zhifeng replied without hesitation.

"Then why isn't it the moon?" Zhang Ximeng asked.

Xia Zhifeng froze for a moment, "The moon is too cold, and the moonlight is too dim, I don't think the moon will shine."

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "Your intuition may be right, but you can't rely on what you think. Coincidentally, this time I brought a telescope, so I can see the situation on the moon."

"is it?"

Xia Zhifeng was shocked, and then the little girl plucked up her courage and said bravely, "I, can I watch it once? Just once!"

Zhang Ximeng shook his head, "Not once!"

Xia Zhifeng was taken aback, and Zhang Ximeng immediately smiled and said, "How can you be sure once! You need to observe more! The weather is good today, so you can try it first."

Xia Zhifeng nodded hastily, "That's great, thank you Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "But I have one condition."

"What condition? I agree to any condition!" The little girl nodded quickly, but said regretfully, "I don't know what I can do for Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Ximeng said: "My condition is that you have to eat more... Doing research and doing it yourself is very hard work. Your little girl is too thin. Really researching things requires countless painstaking efforts. You can't afford it like this! "

As he said that, Zhang Ximeng picked a piece of water bamboo for her.

Xia Zhifeng quickly thanked her.

Zhang Ximeng looked at the few side dishes on the table, then looked at Zhang Shuning, "Student Zhang, should you add two dishes to treat your classmates?"

Zhang Shuning was drowsy at first, he didn't understand why Xia Zhifeng and her father could chat so happily!

Hearing that Zhang Ximeng asked him to add two dishes suddenly, Zhang Shuning subconsciously said, "Yes, sir... my lord!"

Zhang Shuning got up quickly, and ran outside, her face was already blushing, and she almost exploded herself. I don't know if Xia Zhifeng noticed anything?

Probably geniuses are slow in some aspects, and it's not that Xia Zhifeng can't feel it, it's just that she is filled with great joy.

I just thought about looking at the moon and didn't care about anything else.

After Meimei ate a meal, she jumped up and down and followed Zhang Ximeng to a nearby hill, where the telescope sent by Zhang Ximeng happened to be placed.

Xia Zhifeng was so happy that she flew up. Through the telescope, the little girl really saw clearly the face of the moon that is so sloppy!She was absolutely sure that the moon was just a cold ball.

My assumption should be correct, the secret of Tiangou's eclipse will soon be revealed!

Xia Zhifeng was very happy, but the person who was happier than her was Zhang Ximeng.

A few days later, there was a news that shocked everyone. Zhang Xianggong took the initiative to accept his apprentice, and he was still a little girl!

Chapter 693 Ask Zhang Xiang to Rename the Students

Become Zhang Xianggong's disciple!

This kind of good deed, in the capital, is what countless people flock to.From the royal family down, there are three religions and nine streams, who would not want to worship Zhang Ximeng as a teacher, not to mention what he can learn, just relying on this big tree, he will be honored.

Among other things, Prince Zhu Biao had to rely on the big tree Zhang Ximeng to shelter himself from the wind and rain.

If you don’t believe me, ask Zhu Biao, if you are apprenticed to Zhang Xianggong, did you earn it, or did Zhang Xianggong earn it?

To be honest, Zhang Ximeng might not have accepted Zhu Biao if he hadn't looked at Empress Ma's face and had the identity of the prince's third teacher.

Without him, the savvy is too poor!

In addition, the rest of the people couldn't catch Zhang Ximeng's eyes, including those like Sapphire, who could only stand aside.

Zhang Ximeng doesn't pursue any old disciples or old officials, and if he spreads all over the world, if all the civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty are vying to call him a teacher, what's the point?

Even if everyone calls him the principal, the master of micromanagement, isn't it just my advantage!

So Zhang Ximeng would never accept disciples easily, except for Xia Zhifeng!

Her talent has already surprised Zhang Ximeng. It can even be said that her future is limitless and destined to be recorded in history.The one who will benefit from accepting her is probably Zhang Ximeng.

After all, being able to teach a great scientist is definitely more prestigious than being an emperor's teacher.

Zhang Ximeng can't help but love talents, and Xia Zhifeng is still a little girl, and she doesn't know what Zhang Xiangmen means. Anyway, she only knows that she can use a telescope every day to observe the moon and stars, and she can find ways to verify her feet It is a round ball, you can do research that you like, and you can have an amiable teacher to ask questions.

By the way, my husband also asked, since it is a round ball, why don't people throw it down... This is a question that needs to be thought about carefully, and you must think about it!

Xia Zhifeng dug out her notes, found out many weird thoughts she wrote down, and found out the books copied from Zhang Shuning. She put these things together, and no one knew what happened in this little girl's head. With what kind of strange reaction.

As a genius with explosive IQ, Xia Zhifeng opened the door to a new world.

She has too many things she wants to do, but she is not ready to skip a grade too soon... That's right, Zhang Ximeng asked him if he wanted to skip a grade early, finish his studies, and then get a better research environment... such as going to Beijing, Enter the Hanlin Academy, the National History Museum!

That's right, Zhang Ximeng is going to give the green light to this apprentice. The National History Museum and Qin Tianjian have better conditions there. You can study whatever you want to study.

Xia Zhifeng rejected Zhang Ximeng's proposal almost without thinking. She still wanted to stay in Jimin Academy.

If her husband allows, she wants to follow the steps and complete her studies, and it will take five years at the earliest.

"I'm still too young, and I don't want to leave my father and so many interesting classmates... especially Zhang Shuning!" The little girl said with a smile: "Sir, you don't know, it's very interesting to go to school with them, let me I have benefited a lot. In fact, I just have some strengths in mathematics. I can’t compare to Jing Qing in writing articles, and my overall ability is not as good as Xu Guan. Horse racing and archery are not as good as Zhang Shuning. By the way, Zhang Shuning can still make money. He really Great!"

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyes, well, even if what you said is right, as Zhang Ximeng's son, he only has sports and money to deal with. If Zhu Di and the others knew about this, they would be crazy!

Rounding it up is tantamount to saying that Zhang Shuning is a waste!

Zhang Ximeng would not take anger on his disciples, but was just a little startled, Xia Zhifeng suddenly plucked up his courage and said, "Sir, you, do you still want to accept disciples? Zhang Shuning is very good!"

Hearing this, Zhang Ximeng shook his head resolutely, "I only accept outstanding apprentices. Student Zhang...is still a little short."

Xia Zhifeng was taken aback, and felt helpless, it's not that I don't want to help, it's that my master looks down on you!Xia Zhifeng turned around helplessly, and looked at Zhang Shuning beside him.

But at this moment, Zhang Shuning lowered his head, looked at the place an inch in front of his toes, and felt mixed feelings in his heart. It turned out that this was the feeling of being rejected, and finally realized it.

At this time Zhang Ximeng smiled, "It's not bad if you are willing to stay in the school... You can tell me what books you need, what ideas you have, even if I go back to the capital, it doesn't matter. Anyway, I hope to stick to my The road, go on bravely."

Zhang Ximeng said with emotion: "In fact, whether it is the theory of the circle of the earth or the theory of the sky, some people have long suggested that the achievements of astronomy and calendar in the past dynasties are also worthy of attention, but why these achievements have not changed the views of ordinary people, you know Is there a reason for that?"

Xia Zhifeng thought about it: "I know, it's because they didn't really prove it, they just conjectured!"

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Indeed, so we need to use rigorous logic and irrefutable evidence, especially in mathematics, to prove these conjectures and form a complete system, so that they can spread far and wide and benefit the world."

Xia Zhifeng nodded vigorously, "My disciple will remember what you said, sir."

The master and apprentice chatted happily, but Zhang Shuning just listened from the beginning to the end. Zhang Shuning, who was always praised by others, turned out to be a dispensable background board.

Perhaps this is the status quo of most students. They are not outstanding, nor have proud talents. They are just ordinary people throughout their lives.

And these people are insignificant and should be abandoned?

Zhang Shuning is also thinking about it. He feels that the foundation of education should be for the majority of people. The purpose is not to cultivate geniuses, but to help the majority of people, to be an upright and good person, to have a solid foundation, to master a skill, A peaceful and happy life...

In Zhang Shuning's heart, an idea was also sprouting, Xia Zhifeng had her way, and for Zhang Shuning, he also had his own way.

Even the old man has his own way, as long as he walks in the right way, no distinction is made between high and low!

At this moment, Zhang Shuning raised his head, the moonlight was falling, the sky was bright and clear, and it happened that Xia Zhifeng turned his head, and the two looked at each other, smiling brightly, it was another happy night!

In the blink of an eye, Xia Zhifeng had been under Zhang Ximeng's door for a few days. The schoolmates, from the initial shock, gradually accepted it.

Finally, besides Zhang Shuning, someone else dared to talk to her.

There is Xu Guan in it!

He seemed to be hesitating. After hesitating for a long time, he came to Xia Zhifeng's side before school was over, and asked in a muffled voice, "How are you, relative Zhang?"

Xia Zhifeng smiled and nodded, "Of course, Mr. is very gentle and kind. It is really important for him to help me. I used to think wildly without a clue, but now I can analyze it all at once. I admire Mr.'s knowledge so much. Yes, he seems to understand everything, like an abyss like an ocean, unfathomable."

Xu Guan listened silently, he could tell that Xia Zhifeng was brimming with joy, and indeed Zhang Xianggong cared about this female disciple very much.

Xu Guan finally mustered up his courage, "Then can you help me?"

"Help you for what? Do you also want to worship Mr. Zhang as your teacher?" Xia Zhifeng pondered for a moment, "I'm afraid this will not be easy." She didn't say anything, after all, Zhang Shuning was rejected, and you, Xu Guan, are slightly stronger than Zhang Shuning A little bit, it's not surprising.

Xu Guan pondered for a long time, and when Xia Zhifeng was about to ask another question, he finally spoke.

"I, I want to ask Zhang Xianggong to help me change my surname back to Huang!"

At this time Zhang Shuning came back from the outside and also walked over. Hearing Xu Guan's words, he subconsciously asked, "Is it difficult to change your surname?"

Xu Guan nodded, "It's really difficult... My father was married to Xu's family at the beginning, and I want to inherit the incense of Xu's family, so I won't agree easily."

Jing Qing also came over, he knew more.

"You don't know, Xu Guan is too smart, he does so well in every exam, the Xu family is not willing to let him go, after all, he can honor his ancestors. Unless, unless Xu Guan's grades are not good... Otherwise, you don't take the exam Well then, give us a chance, in this way, the family is not allowed to see that you are useless, you are a waste, and in a fit of anger, they will drive you out of the house, don't you think so!"

Xu Guan's face turned pale and he clenched his fists, obviously in great pain and helplessness.

As for Jing Qing's bad idea, he didn't even bother to listen.

Seeing this, Xia Zhifeng couldn't bear it.Also as a genius, she can understand Xu Guan's pain. As the son of a son-in-law, being looked down upon and rejected by others is really uncomfortable.

"Xu Guan, I'll take you to see Mr. Zhang, but I dare not say that Mr. Zhang will agree to you! This kind of thing is still very troublesome."

Xu Guan was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you can take me there. Thank you, thank you, Student Xia! You, you are so kind!"

Xu Guan didn't say thanks, Zhang Shuning's ears felt a little uncomfortable when he heard these words.

"Zhang Xianggong lives in my house, I will take you there!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Shuning couldn't help but pull Xu Guan up and leave. Xu Guan turned his head to look at Xia Zhifeng, praying all over his face. Would Zhang Shuning be able to do it without you, a genuine disciple, coming forward?

Xia Zhifeng and Jing Qing looked at each other and followed.

Just like that, a few of them rushed over.

Zhang Ximeng gave a lecture in the morning, and in the afternoon he read official documents in the shade under the grape arbor, many of which were sent from Yingtian.Although he doesn't care much about the affairs of the capital, how could Lao Zhu let him idle... Coincidentally, Zhu Yuanzhang also learned Zhang Ximeng's skills, and gave him a lot of red lacquered wooden boxes, take a good look!

"Sir, student Xu wants to ask something!"

Xia Zhifeng bravely spoke first.

Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while, then said, "Let him come over!"

At this time, Zhang Shuning stood next to Xu Guan, as if escorting a prisoner, and came in front of Zhang Ximeng, guarding against this boy from the beginning to the end.

"Mr. Zhang, the student wants to ask Mr. Zhang to take pity on me and allow me to restore my original surname!"

As Xu Guan said, he knelt heavily and told the story of his father's marriage.

Zhang Ximeng listened silently, and finally he suddenly asked, "Xu Guan, do you know what His Majesty did before he ascended the throne?"

Xu Guan was stunned, "I, I heard that His Majesty was a monk, and also begged for food."

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "You're right, in troubled times, it's not easy to survive, and your father is married, although helpless, but you can survive, thanks to the kindness of the Xu family's upbringing, Xu Guan, how do you think this account needs to be settled?"

Xu Guan was stunned for a moment, and he was speechless...

Chapter 694 Xu Guan's Letter

"Zhang Xianggong, I, I am a member of the Huang family. At the beginning, my father was forced to marry. For so many years, he has been stared at. As a son of man, he naturally hopes to restore his original surname. Only in this way can my father and son stand up straight. Only by doing so can we live with dignity and dignity, like a human being... Please have mercy on Mr. Zhang!"

With tears in Xu Guan's eyes, he prostrated himself on the ground, crying until his shoulders twitched, and he couldn't make a sound.