Because Sun Yuanqi participated in the construction of public primary and secondary schools in Tongshan, the edict was also sent to Tongshan. [After receiving the order, Sun Yuanqi counted on his fingers, it is already early November, it will take at least 20 days to take a boat from Shanghai to Marseille, France, and some days from Marseille to Stockholm, the time is quite tight, it is best to leave immediately.

Although there is a word "Tong" in the name, Tongshan is actually surrounded by thousands of mountains, the road is rugged, the people are closed, and it is not "Tong" at all. Sun Yuan's intention to make clear his attitude in this poor and remote area is to do a good job in basic education

It is precisely because of the lack of access to the mountains that there are few visits from Shangguan on weekdays, and it is rare for the prefect of Wuchang to come back. Sun Yuanqi, as a senior official from the second grade, came here to supervise education, and all over the mountain, from the county order to the poor, all tried his best to flatter. I thought that it would take a lot of time to prepare for the school, but the result was like a mountain, and the execution was like electricity, and all the teachers and students selected after more than ten days of work were in place, and the sound of books sounded in the school rebuilt by the City God Temple.

Seeing this, Sun Yuan knew that the school was on the right track, and his future work was to persevere, and there was no concern in his heart. After receiving the holy decree, he ordered the accompanying security guards to pack their luggage and go to the county office to say goodbye.

When the magistrate heard that Sun Yuanqi was ready to set off immediately, he was stunned for a moment, and then earnestly retained: "Lord Sun, even if the matter is as urgent as fire, it is already noon now, and the car and ship have not yet been prepared, please stay for one more night."

When the county magistrate and the priest heard this, they also hurriedly came to dissuade them, and they almost burst into tears. Seeing this situation, Sun Yuan had no choice but to stay in Tongshan for half a day.

The next day, when Sun Yuan was eating breakfast after washing, he heard a commotion outside MN and hurriedly asked the security guard to come out to visit. The security guard came back and said, "Sir, Tongshan Zhixian is taking all the elders at the MN entrance."

"Why don't you come in?" Sun Yuanqi hurriedly commanded. Put down the chopsticks, put on the official uniform, and greeted the out.

When everyone saw Sun Yuan get up, they knelt on the ground. After picking up the greetings, Tongshan Zhixian took out a letter from his arms, handed it over, and praised in his mouth: "The adults are not afraid of hard work for the prosperity of culture and education, and they come to Yiyi.

The so-called Cheng Yi means that relatives and friends go far away and the chief leaves office, and others send a sum of money to Zhuang Xings as travel expenses. Needless to say, this is a bribe, a reasonable bribe in the officialdom of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and no one can find fault with it

After Sun Yuanqi took it, Shen Yin said for a moment: "Nowadays, it is the general trend to promote education and open up people's wisdom throughout the country. [However, there is an inequality between the rich and the poor in various places, and there is also a succession of education. I know that the mountains are barren and the people are poor, and it is not easy to run a school. However, since I came, you have done your best to help you a lot, so that the school was quickly established, and the students were taught. It is believed that after the establishment of the school, as long as it perseveres, it will be able to change the poor and backward appearance of Tongshan in the next few decades. Now stay away, only borrow flowers and offer Buddha with this thing, and donate it to various schools in Tongshan, hoping that all teachers will be willing to be poor and teach seriously; All students are actively learning, becoming talents as soon as possible, and returning to Sangzi. ”

After speaking, he solemnly handed the letter to the county school teacher beside him: "I will come to Tongshan to have a look if I have the opportunity in the future."

After politely pushing for a while, the teaching was reluctantly accepted: "Don't worry, the lower officials will definitely run the school well."

Seeing that it was not early, the county order got up: "My lord, it is not early, and the lower officials will not bother much." I'll wait for a little wine in the east of the county town to prepare a little wine for the adults" and then resigned with the squire.

Sure enough, Sun Yuanqi and a group of security guards had not yet arrived in Dongmn, and they heard the voices of outsiders in MN. Approaching, suddenly the gongs and drums are noisy, firecrackers are ringing in unison, and there are already old people and young students who have held two large plaques of more than two zhang, which are respectively written with "Zehong Leyu" and "Xiefu Culture and Education" gilded characters. Looking at the whitening wood on it, I thought it was made last night.

After taking the plaque, the old man brought three bowls of alcoholic wine, although he didn't understand the dialect he spoke, and he thought it was also the meaning of the line, so he had to take it up and drink it all. Fortunately, it was rice wine with a low degree, otherwise Sun Yuanqi would have to get drunk on the spot.

Surrounded by the crowd, I walked a few more steps, but I saw a bookcase, which was covered with a white and thick Y version of Xuan, the inkstone was freshly ground thick ink, and a large Zihao grabbing pen rested on the desk. The magistrate explained on the side: "It is rare for Lord Sun to come to Yiyi, and when he leaves, he also hopes to leave a calligraphy treasure for future generations to admire."

Sun Yuanqi's scalp began to tingle. I know my own words, it's completely a ponytail wearing tofu - I can't mention it. How to give an inscription? Besides, what can you write with this little ink in your belly? Is it like touching a major general, writing "the first division is a good school"? In front of everyone's eyes, you can't pass the test if you don't write. At that moment, he slowly walked to the front of the desk, picked up the pen and dipped it in the inkwell, and his head was running rapidly: what should I write?

When everyone saw Sun Yuanqi lifting his pen and pondering, they only thought that they were conceiving words and sentences, and immediately covered their mouths and watched quietly. In autumn and winter, only the sound of the wind sounds. This situation made Sun Yuanqi even more nervous, searching his intestines and scraping his stomach for a long time, and he didn't think of a suitable and elegant word: seek truth from facts? Serve? Learn from Comrade Lei Feng? Study hard and make progress every day? No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education, and no matter how hard you are, you can't be miserable for your children? ……

As the minutes passed, the surrounding crowd seemed to have moved slightly. At this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in my head, wasn't the motto of my alma mater very good? Moreover, Mr. Qigong's words are evenly thick, and it seems to be easier to write. Well, so Sun Yuanqi leaned down and wrote the eight characters "Learn to be a teacher and act as a model for the world" on a white and pure paper. After signing the name, I got up and looked at it, and felt that it was better than what I usually wrote. The surrounding audience naturally did not refute Sun Yuan's face, and they applauded.

There are 180 miles from Tongshan to Wuchang, and the mountain road is narrow and rugged, and it takes at least four days to walk, so not many people usually take this road. The normal is to take the waterway, take a boat from the rich water on the edge of Tongshan City, go straight downstream, arrive at the Yangtze River, and then go upstream, day and night, but two or three days. Sun Yuanqi is taking the waterway this time.

When we arrived at the river, there were already several boats parked on the pier, and I think they were hired by the magistrate in advance. The cabin is full of Jiugong cloud tea, yellow sand buckwheat wine, Yanxia fire grilled fish and other Tongshan specialties. Sun Yuanqi knew that he couldn't shirk it, so he didn't pretentiously, and after the luggage was loaded on the boat, he waved his hand to the people on the shore, and he was a farewell to the people of the mountain.

It seems that the county did put his heart into it, the boat was good, and the master who drove the boat was also proficient, and the road was smooth, and he soon arrived at Huangzhou Mansion on the edge of the Yangtze River. When he stopped the boat at noon to rest and eat, Sun Yuanqi got off the boat and went into the city, firstly, he was bored by staying on the boat, and wanted to get off the boat to breathe, and secondly, he also wanted to see the preparation of Huangzhou public primary and secondary schools.

After Sun Yuanqi and a few security guards entered the city, they followed the guidance of others and came to the most lively restaurant "Xiaozhulou" in Huangzhou. It is said that the great poet Wang Yuyan of the Northern Song Dynasty was relegated to this place, built a small bamboo building in the second year of Xianping, and wrote a popular article for it, "The Story of the New Small Bamboo Building in Huangzhou". Later generations were vassals and elegant, so the restaurant also took this name, who knew that it actually attracted countless passing literati and ink writers, and became the most famous restaurant in Huangzhou.

When Sun Yuanqi and his entourage arrived, it was the peak period of lunch at noon, and the small bamboo building was full of friends and people, so it was not easy to find a seat near the private room, and ordered a few dishes at random, so they looked around to see if there were any diners who looked like scholars, and they could inquire about the news.

Before he could find a suitable target, he heard a few words coming from the private room intermittently: "Brother Chen, please drink this cup full...... It's rare for me to wait for the same year, and now that you come to Huangzhou, the younger brother naturally wants to do a little bit of the friendship of the landlord, how to talk about breaking the bank? …… The mountains and rivers are far away, and when I see it today, I don't know when I can meet again, and it is embarrassing to think about it...... By the way, Brother Chen, when will your errand for running a school end? If you have time, you might as well spend a few days in Huangzhou......"

Running a school? Sun Yuanqi immediately pricked up his ears and quietly moved the stool in the direction of the private room.

"Hehe, I don't need to mention him for the time being. When it comes to a few more days, I'm afraid it won't work," the brother Chen replied.

Sun Yuanqi felt that this person's voice sounded quite familiar. If you think about it carefully, isn't it Chen Fengshi, who was sent to Huangzhou to supervise public schools? This Chen Fengshi was recommended by Liang Dingfen, and he is currently the head of the general section of the Hubei Provincial Education Department. Because of the vigorous development of government primary and secondary schools during this time, and the limited manpower of Yamn, he was sent to Huangzhou. Only, what does he mean by that?

The person on the side was also as curious as Sun Yuanqi, and asked, "Oh, why did Brother Chen say this?" ”

"Hahaha, since you and I are the same year, it's okay to talk to the virtuous brother, just don't spread it to outsiders." Chen Fengshi said with a smile.

"Naturally, naturally Brother Chen still can't trust the little brother?" The man inside patted his chest and packed the ticket.

"Our lord was originally the nephew of Sun Shouzhou Zhongtang, because he ran a foreign school, he won the favor of Lafayette, so he served as the envoy of Hubei. In the end, he is a young man, who is not firm in his words, and is bent on making great achievements and making some capital to climb up. When I arrived in Hubei, no matter whose territory it was, it was a poor toss, which made Xiang Shuai and Jie'an dislike. In June and July this year, Xiang Shuai pointed his nose and scolded him, thinking that he also felt a little tasteless, so he wrote a letter asking for a vacancy a few days ago. In the past few days, I heard that Jingzhong has approved it, and it is estimated that he will leave his post soon. Chen Fengshi said

"Oh, and that kind of thing? Then you-"

"Hehe, when he leaves, he will be replaced by a new envoy, people must have their own ideas, and the matter of running a school must be stopped. Why? The whole body is building a primary and secondary school, not to mention the loss of money and labor, but also squandering the education funds, without the slightest oil and water, who wants to do it? Since it's about to stop, why am I wasting all that effort? It's better to rest, drink wine, and poems, and when this Lord Sun is here, it can make us miserable......" Chen Fengshi complained.

"Then you are in a hurry to return to Wuchang?"

"Hehe, when a new official takes office, it is inevitable that there will be some personnel changes. The general subject of the foolish brother is really thankless, and he wants to communicate with the new student envoy and ask for a better errand. ”