The gate of the Xuanwu Gate was opened at the right time, and after a strict and detailed examination by the guards of the Yulin Army guarding the door, Xue Shao and others were put into the palace. Everyone gathered, and Yuan Wanqing began to count the manpower. It is normal that Pei Xingjian, the "honorary principal", did not come, and he should be attending the court meeting in the Hanyuan Hall now.

But there are three people who should have come yet, Wu Yizong, Wu Yougui, and the one who was added by the Queen of Heaven was the one who made Yuan Wanqing the most worried, Song Zhi asked.

"Wait." Yuan Wanqing said.

Xue Shao said: "Military orders are like mountains, and there is no reason to wait for people after the hour." We should go to the Xuanwu Hall right away. ”

Yuan Wanqing snorted and whispered: "Childe, the law is that the dead are alive." Those two are the nephews of the Wupin General and the Queen of Heaven, so what's the point of waiting for a while? ”

Xue Shao endured it for a while and said, "Just give Yuan Gong face and wait a while." ”

After about a stick of incense, Wu Yizong and the other three still didn't come. Everyone stood here and waited, and many people got a little impatient and made a noise.

Xue Shao didn't say anything to urge, and Yuan Wanqing naturally heard these voices. But Yuan Wanqing was very calm, took all everyone's complaints as the wind in his ears, pricked his hands into his sleeves, and continued to wait as if he was not moving.

After a long time, he rode to Xuanwu Gate to say goodbye to Wu Yizong and the other three. said that the two generals were busy with military affairs, and Song Zhiwen stayed by the side of the two generals to serve, so he couldn't report on the martial arts academy today.

There was a resentment in everyone's hearts, and two people who were a little less patient had already cursed in a low voice.

"Yuan Gong, are you still waiting?" Xue Shao asked coldly.

"Princess, follow the old man to the Xuanwu Palace!" Yuan Wanqing acted as if nothing had happened, and with a wave of his sleeves, he took the first step and left.

Xue Shao shook his head, people have been mixed in officialdom for decades, and other kung fu may not be able to be practiced, but the face of an old face will definitely be able to practice to the point of being a thief!

The group followed Yuan Wanqing to the Xuanwu Palace, which was once the place where the North Gate Bachelor compiled books and discussions, and it was the "old nest" where Yuan Wanqing was too familiar to be cooked. The school of the martial arts academy is still well arranged, the pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things that should be used are readily available, and each bachelor has settled in a separate building to stay, and the food standard and dormitory grade are not worse than the North Gate bachelor of the year. The Ministry of Internal Affairs transferred more than 30 eunuchs to serve these people in the Martial Academy, ensuring that they did not have to worry about food and clothing for tea and dinner, and that they did not have to make the beds in the room by themselves.

Of course, the Xuanwu Hall is located in the forbidden harem, and the scope of the scholars' activities is also strictly limited to the area around the Xuanwu Palace, and they can't leave the flower garden wall full of peonies. Inside and outside the wall, there are Yulin Army guards strictly guarded, who dares to come out without authorization, then it will be the same as "breaking into the palace", and it can be cut with a knife!

The treatment in all aspects of the palace is absolutely first-class, but the rules are also strict to the extreme.

Xue Shao and the others walked into the Xuanwu Palace, and it would be extremely difficult to go out again. It had to be a warrant issued by Yuan Wanqing himself, and more than four Yulin guards were "escorted out of the palace" all the way. There is no special plot, and Yuan Wanqing will not approve anyone to take leave to go out - this is the first order he issued.

The old man has been an official for decades, and he is very familiar with this kind of thing by clarifying his responsibilities and asserting his authority.

Now the scholars know in their hearts that Wu Yizong and others are "asking for leave" for something. Entering the Xuanwu Hall is like entering a prison, how can those two five-rank generals stand the strict rules set by this old man?

Xue Shao also understood one thing in his heart, Song Zhiwen must have been recommended by the Wu family. On the first day of today's report, he was absent with the two brothers of the Wu family, maybe he went to Wu Sansi's house.

At noon today, Wu Sansi was going to hold a poetry and drinking party at home, and Wu Yizong and Wu Yougui naturally preferred to participate in this kind of pleasant drinking party, rather than running to the Xuanwu Hall to be sullen by this kind of restraint. Song Zhiwen is a very famous poet, and if he has a relationship with the nephews of the Wu family, he will inevitably be invited.

Thinking about this, Xue Shao sneered in his heart, is Wu Sansi still waiting for Shangguan Wan'er's arrival? Don't be scared by Princess Taiping! …… It's a pity that I don't have a mobile phone, otherwise I should have informed Princess Taiping and asked her to clean up the three "truant" birdmen of Wu Yizong, Wu Yougui and Song Zhiwen!

After a little sightseeing in the Xuanwu Hall and familiarizing themselves with the environment, the scholars went to the school hall and took their seats to prepare for the start of class. Yuan Wanqing gave the lecture first, and gave everyone a high-level political education lesson, and the spit splashed like a river, making everyone drowsy.

In this regard, Xue Shao neither stopped nor expressed any opinion. It is true that a place like the Martial Arts Academy teaches things and learns things, but when it comes to the country's military, "political command" is particularly important. It seems that Wu Zetian appointed Yuan Wanqing to be the "director of the political department" very well-used, the old man has been doing revolutionary work for decades, and he may not have other talents, but he is definitely a good hand in political education. Moreover, he does have goods in his stomach, and he has not repeated a word for almost an hour.

After hearing a little bit of politics class, Xue Shao found an excuse to change clothes and left the school, and had to prepare two important things that he had neglected before - blackboard and chalk!

The paper of Datang is very expensive, and the daily paper used by the thirty or forty people of the Martial Arts Academy will be a considerable expense. This is not the main reason, Xue Shao feels that it is too troublesome and inefficient to understand learning just by dictating it and listening to the people in the audience and taking notes. If you have a large chalkboard and chalk, it's definitely much more intuitive and efficient!

So Xue Shao found the eunuch in charge of logistics and gave him some instructions. It's easy to paint a big blackboard out of black paint; The process of chalk is also quite simple, and it can be ground into shape with natural chalk for the time being.

Chalk is a kind of calcium carbonate, which was used as medicine in ancient China. The lacquer used in Datang is a mixture of natural tung oil and "lacquer" squeezed from plants, so the word "paint" lives up to its name. Paint is not cheap, lacquerware is generally only used by rich and noble families, but it is not a rare object at all in the palace.

The eunuch listened to the order and immediately went to do it. Although these people are not enough men, they are still very quick to do things. Before Yuan Wanqing's speech at the opening ceremony was over, the eunuchs brought a large amount of chalk from the medicine storage workshop of the Shangyi Bureau, and two large blackboards had been placed under the sun to dry.

A large chalkboard is used to nail nails to the wall, and a smaller one is one with a tripod that can be lifted. Xue Shao asked them to paint a few more small blackboards for the scholars to use for practice, and told them to go back and cook some raw gypsum (calcium sulfate) and use long molds to solidify it, which was specially used for writing on the blackboard.

The eunuchs were all confused, and they all muttered in their hearts, where did this Xue Gongzi come from so many strange ideas?

Muttering and muttering, things still have to be done, so the eunuchs trotted one by one, not daring to slack off at all.

The sound of bells and drums came from the Daming Palace, the early dynasty was over, and the political class of Yuan Wanqing had not yet been completed. Xue Shao was not in a hurry at all, so he asked the veteran Mr. "Director of the Political Department" to talk for a while. The chalkboard chalk isn't ready anyway.

It was almost lunchtime, and Pei Xingjian came. He was dressed in a purple court robe, apparently just coming down from the morning court.

"The old man is just coming to see, Yuan Gong, Chengyu, you go on as usual." Pei Xingjian said.

Xue Shao smiled: "If it goes on as usual, it's almost time to eat now." Yuan Gong has worked hard all morning, and it is time to rest. ”

Yuan Wanqing also appreciated it, and said with a smile: "Loyal to the monarch for the country, the old man does not dare to slack off." It's almost lunchtime, so let's take a break! ”

So everyone was released and went outside to bask in the sun.

As soon as Pei Xingjian came, Yuan Wanqing's political class ended immediately. All the bachelors slapped their foreheads and shouted in their hearts - Pei Xingjian, he is really our savior!

"What is this?" Someone asked, pointing to the large and small blackboard drying in the yard.

Xue Shao walked over, picked up chalk and wrote a few words on a small blackboard that was about to be dried, then wiped it off again, and said, "The blackboard is used for teaching." ”

"Good stuff!" All the bachelors exclaimed, "This can save a lot of paper and pen money!" ”

Even Pei Xingjian's eyes lit up, and he pointed to the blackboard and said loudly: "Chengyu, you have done a great thing!" ”

Xue Shao blinked, "What's a good thing?" ”

Pei Xingjian said: "You are a noble son, and you don't know the difficulty of studying for poor students. Traditionally, teaching has been dictated by the teacher, and students take notes or ask questions. But paper and pen are a huge expense for most commoners, and they are not easy to afford. Education in Datang is quite popular, and almost every state, county, and even township has a school, and even the temple has a temple school to teach poor children to read and write. If this blackboard and chalk are popularized, it will surely benefit countless teachers and students, so that more people will have the opportunity to receive cultural education. ”

"What Pei Gong said is very true, this thing is really excellent!" Immediately got a response and attachment from a group of people!

Pei Xingjian is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites in charge of education and imperial examinations, and his words are too weighty. Many of the people present, especially those who didn't even have titles, were basically from ordinary people, and they were of course deeply touched by what Pei Xingjian said. There is an idiom called "Luoyang paper is expensive", the original source is to describe the excellent poems that have attracted countless people to copy together, so Luoyang's paper is in short supply and has become very expensive.

Paper has always been an unbearable and unavoidable expense for ancient readers.

"Yuan Gong, you hand over a piece of music immediately, and ask the quasi-imperial court to promote this kind of blackboard and chalk!" Pei Xingjian said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Presumably, the doctors and school-age children in the Datang world will benefit from this, and Datang's education will be raised to a higher level." This is a great achievement, and it is also a great virtue for future generations! ”

"Okay, the old man will play it immediately!" Yuan Wanqing was so excited that he raised his feet and was about to run to write a recital. After thinking about it, he stopped, turned back to Xue Shao and said, "Childe, why don't you name this blackboard 'Lantian ink board'?" ”

"But it's okay to rely on Yuan Gong to be the master." Xue Shao laughed, I just had no intention of inserting willows.

Yuan Wanqing ran away as soon as he slipped through the smoke, but he couldn't let this great merit fall on someone else's head!

Pei Xingjian and the others were a little stunned, this Yuan Wanqing is a little roundabout, but sometimes it can be quite funny, and the martial arts academy really can't do without him!.

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