Zhou Dingcheng was quite surprised when he heard all kinds of strange things he encountered after practicing medicine in Fengyang, and thought about it: "In this way, the little brother still deliberately hid it in Suzhou before, and I think you won't even need to hide it in the future, so you simply don't reveal it." ”

Besides, he nodded, didn't say anything, just thought to himself: People are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong.

However, there is no such problem in calligraphy and painting, no matter how good he is, it is still too early to come out, and there are famous artists such as Zhou Dingcheng, Wen Zhengming, and Tang Bohu who are pressing him to death. Whenever he thinks that his identity is Zhu Yunming and Zhu Zhishan, he always feels pressured and drums in his heart.

Among the four great talents in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, he copied Zhu Yunming's calligraphy the least, not that he felt that Zhu Yunming was inferior to Wen Zhengming, but that Wen Zhengming's style was more in line with his mind, but he turned on Zhu Yunming's identity.

Is it to figure out all the calligraphy articles of Zhu Yunming in my memory, so that I can truly become Zhu Yunming, or go out of my own way and make Zhu Yunming in history change? This is something he hasn't considered mature yet.

When Chen Musa and Pomegranate heard Zhou Dingcheng say this, they felt that the danger had not been completely eliminated, otherwise why hide their medical skills, wouldn't they be afraid that becoming famous would cause trouble? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but have a hint of worry at the corners of my eyes.

"Brother Dingcheng, are you going to go back to the court after the New Year?" Chen Musa asked suddenly.

"If there is nothing too important, you have to go back to the vacation, or you have to find a definite reason to take another year off." Zhou Dingcheng replied.

Zhongshu is an idle position, no fixed staff, no rank, and the annual salary is also meager, no one is staring, so the management is relatively relaxed. If an official official takes a leave of absence for more than half a year, it is almost time to be dismissed and return to his hometown.

At that time, the officials were most afraid of the death of the elders in the family, so they had to go home to guard the system for three years, that is, to mourn. During these three years, the position was automatically dismissed, and there was no monthly salary, and after the expiration of the three-year period, it was necessary to wait until there was an official vacancy before he could take up his post again. Even the Prime Minister is no exception to this.

Funerals are generally for one's parents and grandparents, and it seems that there are not many people, but if there are one after another funerals at home, a person's career and future are very dangerous.

The ethics of mourning originated from Confucius. A student of Confucius once asked Confucius whether a person must hold a three-year mourning vigil for the death of his parents. Confucius asked rhetorically: Your parents have nurtured you for decades, and after you died, did you not even have three years of longing and mourning? What's the difference between that and a beast?

Confucius said a word, since then the three years of mourning gradually became the rule, and then became the code system of the dynasties, no one dared to touch this bottom line, otherwise it would be regarded as a beast, and would not be despised for life. For officials, such a system has effectively become an iron rule.

There are also many officials who have to end their official duties and return to their hometowns to mourn, and they are dissatisfied with the rules set by the Holy Teacher. Why does it have to be three years, not a year? That's just private talk.

The story of one of the prime ministers, is quite interesting.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty had a meager salary, and there was always some extra income in addition to the official salary, but once they returned to their hometowns to guard the system, all of them were gone. If the family has land, land and ancestral property, it is okay, if the ancestors are poor officials, then they will really return to the pre-liberation overnight, and the hard work of gruel and pickles every day is also in line with the rules of observance and filial piety.

This is exactly the case with this prime minister, he usually abides by official proverbs and is honest and honest, but after returning to his hometown to guard the system, he has no income and no property at home, and that guy suddenly fell into abject poverty. After three years of hard work, he tasted the taste of having no money, so he kept the sentence "Brother Kong Fang and Sage Kong are equally important" in his heart.

After the expiration of the three-year period, he was able to recover, that is, to return to the imperial court to continue to serve, this time he figured it out, let go of the prime minister, but sought the fat shortage of the governor of the three sides, and embezzled a large amount of military funds in a few years, from a famous and shocking face to a notorious governor.

Of course, Zhou Dingcheng didn't have these troubles, he didn't care about that bit of money at all, just selling a piece of calligraphy and painting was much more than his year's money, he was willing to be a meager little official, mainly greedy to be able to enter the palace to appreciate the real calligraphy and painting of the past dynasties. Of course, the identity of the Qinwang faction is also an important factor for him to stay in the palace.

The meaning of Chen Musa's question is to point out that Zhou Dingcheng cannot protect him for a long time, and he may not be able to support a family for the time being. The implication is that it is better to go to the teacher's house honestly and live.

Besides, he understands what the old master means, and it is also his wish to get along with Pomegranate day and night, but he can't live the days under the fence, even if it is under the fence of his teacher.

When he was in Fengyang, he was reluctant to live in Zuofu and bought a house by himself; After becoming the second master of the Marquis's Mansion, he was unwilling to stay in the Marquis Mansion for a long time, even if it was an independent mansion, he still felt uncomfortable.

Besides, in my heart, freedom is more important than everything, but I can't show it at all, the old master is kind, I can't help but know how to lift it. What to do? I had no choice but to pretend that I didn't understand the teacher's hints.

Zhou Dingcheng was not worried about the current situation, so he did not pay attention to Chen Musa's words. He even thinks that everyone underestimates that besides, this kid has no relatives and no reason outside, and he has no money on him, and he can still mix well, which is not an ordinary ability.

Chen Musa glanced at Zhou Dingcheng a few times, hoping that he could understand what he meant and help persuade him to move in. Zhou Dingcheng seemed to be unaware that Chen Musa had repeatedly made his eyes useless, and he was already a little anxious.

Besides, seeing this, he knew that it was not good, if Chen Musa spoke again, he really couldn't refuse. In a hurry, he thought of running a school in Xiao Nier's hometown, and he knew that the teacher was interested in teaching and educating people, and began to talk about his experience and feelings.

Moreover, the narration is vivid and eloquent. Sure enough, Chen Musa liked it when he heard it, and even the pomegranate was fascinated by it, and he couldn't help but laugh when he heard all kinds of interesting stories about the enlightenment of the children in the mountain town. Even Xiao Nier, who was by his side at the beginning, was infected by his retelling at the moment, and her eyes were full of admiration.

Zhou Dingcheng was also drunk, his eyes widened, and he looked at it with an exaggerated expression.

Chen Musa smiled, drank a glass of wine, and said happily: "Okay, you did this well, I have long had this intention, but I haven't started, and I don't want to be whipped by you." The money there is enough, and if it is not enough, I can donate one. ”

Moreover, at that time, I mainly wanted to repay the Xiao family's affection, and at the same time do something meaningful for the mountain town. Speaking of this now, it was naturally to divert everyone's attention, but I didn't expect the teacher to value him so much.

"I've already arranged the matter of the silver, if the teacher has this intention, he can also do it locally." Besides, he said.

"You also know that I have already set up a academy, and it is a bit inappropriate to run these mongolistic schools again, otherwise it would not be too late to this day. But you can do it, and you need as much money as you need to raise it for your teacher. Chen Musa said with great interest.

"Old master, if you have this time to teach a few more top students, it will be called scenery when you will be admitted to the top of the scholar in the future, and it is not your forte to run a Mongolian school." Zhou Dingcheng disagreed.

Chen Musa stroked his hair and smiled: "I don't dare to agree." At that time, Wang Shouren once advised a great prince in the court to give more lectures and spread the wisdom of the saints, but the giant prince replied: "I would like you to give less lectures. This lord can be said to be far-sighted, and now there are many colleges and universities, and there are many Ming Gong giants who give lectures, but the world style is becoming more and more humble, and it may not be the fault of lecturing too much. I believe in such a saying: instead of producing a jinshi who loses heavenly principles, it is better to cultivate a talent who accumulates yin and skull. Or lower, to cultivate an ordinary reader who accumulates yin virtue. ”

"Both of these are a bit extreme, I don't understand the great principles of these sages, this is the business of you sages." Zhou Dingcheng laughed and drank a glass of wine.

It is better to cultivate a talent who accumulates yin and skull. Besides, when he heard this, he suddenly scratched his heart and liver, and he felt like he was in a daze.

There are so many Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty, and the champion is also one every four years, and the humanities can be described as prosperous, so what happened in the end? The destruction of the dynasty is at least half of the responsibility for these Jinshi champions. In this way, isn't it just that the talents who accumulate yin and the ordinary scholars who accumulate yin virtue are too little?

"Teacher, what should I do about this, the disciples are all at your command." Moreover, he got up and toasted Chen Musa with a glass of wine.

"Count me in." Seeing that his uncle rarely cares so much about one thing, Pomegranate is naturally not to be outdone, and he also wants to make a share.

"This matter is easy to do, although Suzhou is rich, there are also a considerable number of children from poor families, just use your method in Fengyangshan Town, those who like to come to study not only do not charge money, but also give daily subsidies, so that the children's families will naturally not object. The hired tutor must not be sloppy, and must be of high moral character. You try to run a righteous school first, and if the effect is good, then run a few more. Chen Musa said, it seems that he has a plan for running a school in his chest.

Speaking of which, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife are the founders of this method of running a school, but it is impossible for the emperor to go directly to the people to run a school, and they sponsor the students of Guozijian.

At first, it was Queen Ma's initiative, she sympathized with the difficult life of poor students, and decided to use her pocket money as the lighting fee for the students of Guozijian.

Students study hard in the cold window, and they have to stay up late, and they have to light the lamp and cost fuel if they stay up late, which is also a lot of money at that time. Zhu Yuanzhang also agreed with this method and approved a special fund for subsidies for clothing and food for Guozijian students, which can be regarded as the earliest grant.

Running a school is really a big deal, especially basic education, even Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife can only fund one Guozijian, and it is impossible to promote it to the whole country.

And now Chen Musa and besides, he wants to fully implement this kind of righteousness in Suzhou, and let the Guozijian model bloom everywhere, if it can be successful, it can be regarded as a feat.