Chapter VII: Teachers and Stewards

As a man of action, Li Yuanjia never let himself be swayed for too long. So after making up his mind, he immediately transferred Wang Pu to the palace in the city, making him a glorious ......

Teacher!

That's right, King Han, who was in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, once again coined a word.

In ancient times, there were many titles for teachers, such as Mr. and so on, but it was not until modern times that teachers were widely used. Therefore, Li Yuanjia called the teachers of the Wangfu Academy teachers, and they were also considered "innovations".

And this time, he has an explanation.

Xu Shen of the Eastern Han Dynasty once recorded such a passage in "Shuo Wen Jie Zi", "What is given by the top, what is done by the bottom, from the branch to the filial piety, all the subordinates of the religion are from the teaching." The general meaning is that the above teaches the decree or knowledge to the lower through "teaching", so that they can follow the meaning! As for the meaning of "teacher", it is easier to do, and everyone understands the truth.

So as soon as this statement came out, everyone did not resist it......

Of course, that's not to say nothing.

It's just that for many people, this so-called resistance is not because of the word teacher, but because of the people who are called!

Wang Pu's words, almost no one has an opinion.

The reason is very simple, because Wang Pu was originally a "reader".

Although this guy is from a high background, he is also a "white body"! It's just that because his talent is really limited, he can't read anything famous after all, so he finally agreed to Li Yuanjia's arrangement and became the manager of the paper workshop...... After all, it is a paper-making workshop, and in the eyes of many people, it is different from other workshops after all.

And Wang Pu has done a great job in the past few years, and Li Yuanjia's reward is not stingy!

At most, there are hundreds, and when there are few, there are twenty or thirty, anyway, as long as the quality of the white paper they make is of a higher level, Li Yuanjia will not hesitate to throw money out to motivate them.

As a traveler, he knows how to motivate everyone.

Although these rewards are for the entire paper workshop, everyone knows that Wang Pu must be the one who takes the most! After many years like this, not to mention the other palace stewards, even those petty officials in Chang'an City may not make as much as Wang Pu!

It can be said that in addition to not being nice to say, the benefits are almost all there.

Anyway, for various reasons, Wang Pu being a "teacher" will not attract too many doubts, especially Li Zhong and Han Cheng, who were almost all brought out by him back then, which makes people more convincing.

But......

How can a person like Ma Liang be a teacher?

Funny?

That guy is a slave of the palace...... To put it simply, he is a pariah! Although he has been teaching in the palace academy for the past few years, because the students are also slaves of the palace, he will not have many opinions, but now......

Is he worthy to be a teacher?

At first, Li Yuanjia didn't notice this matter, because in this palace, no one dared to question his decision - Han Shan, the bold old housekeeper back then, is now working as an overseer in the ravine outside the city!

But when Wang Pu was transferred to the palace academy by him and began to give the final training to those little guys, he once had the audacity to mention it.

And after listening to his words of Ai Ai, Li Yuanjia was stunned for a moment: "This ...... Do you also think Ma Liang is not worthy of being a teacher? ”

"My lord, that's not my problem."

After hesitating for a moment, even though he obviously saw Li Yuanjia's discomfort, Wang Pu still stubbornly whispered: "The key is still in other people's opinions...... King, this matter is still locked up in our mansion and has not been spread, but if anyone is quick to talk......"

"Hmm......"

This time he was not angry, and Li Yuanjia's brows suddenly wrinkled.

Well, he finally found out.

In fact, it is no problem to call teachers alone, and there must be nothing wrong with saying that Ma Liang is teaching those children, but when the words "teacher" and "teacher" are combined, they form a word that makes many readers uncomfortable. Especially if the word is applied to a slave, it may be even more unacceptable to them.

Or rather, it's not that I can't accept the word, but I can't accept the treatment of a slave on an equal footing with myself!

So after being silent for a while, Li Yuanjia's eyes when he looked at Wang Pu became meaningful.

Without a doubt, this guy should be the one with the strongest reaction!

Because others may just feel uncomfortable, but Wang Pu is the one who can experience it firsthand. So after muttering for a while, Li Yuanjia could only smile slightly, and said lightly: "Since I asked you to come to the academy to help, it is naturally you the main one...... However, Wang Pu, Ma Liang used to be your student, tell me the truth, is he qualified to be a teacher? ”

"This ......"

After being stunned for a moment, Wang Pu's heart jumped, and he gritted his teeth and nodded: "Back to the king's words, I think ...... He has the qualifications! ”

After saying this, Wang Pu sighed secretly.

Hearing the king ask this question, how could he not understand what the other party meant?

In fact, Wang Pu's heart is also very conflicted, on the one hand, Ma Liang is his former student, as a teacher, of course he will be very happy to see this kid's current growth; But on the other hand, he really can't stand this student being on an equal footing with himself, even if it's just a title!

This kind of thinking has been ingrained in his heart, and he almost never wants to change it in this life.

So Li Yuanjia, who understood this, smiled again after hearing this answer, waved his hand and said: "Okay, this matter is indeed my inconsiderate consideration, I will do it according to your ideas in the future, let him continue to be in charge!" Remember, talk to the horse,...... Don't let him chill his heart! ”

"Yes, King!"

After his heart was suddenly relieved, Wang Pu said a few more words, and then retreated carefully.

The king himself admitted that he was not thoughtful, which can be said to have given him a lot of face, and Wang Pu naturally did not know what to do. And he also made up his mind at this time, to comfort Ma Liang later, and to tear the cause of this incident away from himself......

"Hehe, these people!"

After watching Wang Pu walk out, Li Yuanjia pondered for a long time, smiled wryly and shook his head.

How can this kind of thinking be changed?

No way!

These hierarchical concepts have almost penetrated into their bones, not to mention Li Yuanjia alone, even if he has a group of like-minded people to do it together, I am afraid that he will not want to change the thinking of this era.

"So, this kind of thing has to be solved as soon as possible!!"

Thinking of this incident is ...... to Ma Liang Even the injuries of Li Zhong, Han Cheng and others, and even considering the impact on those young students in the academy, Li Yuanjia's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly made up his mind: "Originally, the key people used their own slaves to ensure their loyalty, but if these boring things affect their enthusiasm and even self-motivation, it will be more than worth the ......loss."