Chapter 343: Meet the Lord
Uncle Wen is also a person, he was born in a famous family, since he was a child prodigy, three years old to know a thousand words, five years old familiar with the four books and five classics, only eight years old, can write "The Theory of the People", was selected by the then Emperor Wu as the prince's companion, but also at the age of thirteen, broke into the court, sealed the document with the attendant, and later the prince ascended the throne, he was entrusted with the important task.
If this is the case, his reputation will not be so big, he is not only an official in the court, but also sympathetic to the people's livelihood, he often wears rags and linen, pretending to be ordinary people to go deep into the people, seeing that most of the ordinary people don't even know the words, and even when doing business with people, they can't even count two catties.
People who know a little bit of writing and ink will casually fool those people who don't know how to write and ink, and it is a trivial matter to count a few catties and two catties, and some even took a fake note, pretending to be a court document, and deceived others into taking out their life savings.
Uncle Wen hated this situation, so he made a proposal to Emperor Wu at that time to open schools in various parts of the Wu Dynasty, so that the poor people could also read and write.
He personally formulated the curriculum in the school, eliminated those flashy literary theories, and for ordinary people, the subjects were more relevant to all aspects of their life needs.
His school is in full swing, so that many people know the knowledge, those schools have continued, and now the students can even participate in the imperial examination and become officials in the court.
Uncle Wen's achievements are far more than this, he is also quite a researcher of learning, writing more than 100 books, and his knowledge is undoubted, and he is regarded as a great Confucian by many students.
Such a person who has both virtue and knowledge, and is the most grateful person for many students to sit in the position of the chief examiner and the examiner of the imperial examination, I am afraid that no one can say a word.
Liu Zhongqing's face was ugly, and Qi Ming was on the side.
"It's really strange, Uncle Wen has been retired for nearly ten years, and he has long since stopped asking about the court, I thought he was dead a long time ago."
Now people are not only alive, but even have to come back to intervene in this matter, which is contrary to what he said when he retired, "I am disheartened and will never return to the capital".
Li Yunxing frowned, he revered Uncle Wen in his heart, so he was very dissatisfied when he heard other people's humiliating words.
"Back then, Wen Daru saw that Lord Liu and Lord Qi could enter the court as officials, and called for wind and rain in the court, and felt that the court was dark, so he was disheartened and returned to his hometown, but the likes of Lord Qi were still above the court, Wen Daru naturally would not die, and many students admired and admired, he might be able to become an immortal."
Qi Ming heard the mockery in his words, pointed at Li Yunxing and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Yuntian.
"Wen Daru is naturally qualified, and no one dares to say that he is not good, but now that he is counted, he is probably in his old age, and he once said that he would never return to the capital again, and it is not good for the prince to toss an old-timer like this and let him break his oath."
Li Yunxing had expected them to ask this question, and put down the empty teacup.
"It was Wen Daru who left back then, and he really won't return to the capital, and I invited Jiangzhou Wenbai, Wenbai is the pseudonym of Wen Daru, and the name of Wenbai is the first time to come to the capital."
Before everyone could react, Li Yunxing patted his ass and left.
Joke, since he made his decision, he had already thought of the rebuttals of these people, and he had already prepared everything so that no one could refute it.
He still remembers that day he personally went to Jiangzhou, came to a thatched house in the mountains, and met the famous Wen Daru.
He knew that although Wen Daru was born in Zhong Mingding's family, he put all his life's efforts into the construction of the school, and he was poor all his life, but he didn't expect that after returning to the mountains and forests, he would hoe in the fields like an ordinary farmer.
Wen Daru knew that he was the crown prince of the dynasty, but he didn't react, just thought that he was a descendant passing by the mountains, and prepared ordinary porridge and side dishes for him.
"I'm really shabby here, if the prince can't get used to it, he can leave."
Li Yunxing didn't care, and quickly finished eating the porridge and side dishes.
"Wen Daru has lived such a hard life, why don't you want to ask for your father's reward?"
After Wen Daru left the court, Emperor Wu felt ashamed of him, so he rewarded him many times, but he was turned away.
"Since I have left the court, I have no loyalty to the king, and naturally I can't eat the king's lu, although I don't know why His Royal Highness the prince came, but I am very satisfied with my current life, the green porridge and small dishes are ruined, I probably want to disappoint the prince and return."
He has been away from the court for more than ten years, but today the prince suddenly visited, so naturally he had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace.
However, when he left, the prince was only a few years old, with a cowardly personality, and he looked useless, but he didn't expect to see him again today, but his whole person was extraordinary, and the old saying said that three years old can't be fully believed.
Li Yunxing knew that it was not easy to persuade Wen Daru, so he took out the imperial examination document from his arms.
"I know that when Da Ru left, he said that he would not go back, if I didn't really have something to ask for, I would never come to you so cheekily, and I asked Da Ru to listen to me in detail."
Sure enough, as he expected, Wen Daru was excited when he heard that the imperial examination was a way out for those poor students, and he was unwilling to let Liu Zhongqing and others stain the original intention of the imperial examination.
But he was still a little hesitant, after all, he had left the court for more than ten years, and he was old, and he was not sure if he could do a good job.
Li Yunxing did not persuade, but hoped that he could consider carefully, no matter what kind of result Wen Daru made, Li Yunxing would support it.
Just three days later, Wen Daru personally visited the inn where Li Yunxing stayed, and he thanked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for proposing the imperial examination road for thousands of poor students, and Li Yunxing immediately supported him.
He understands the importance of the imperial examination, whether it is for the current generation of students, or for thousands of students in the next hundred and thousands of years, this is a groundbreaking move that can benefit them, so the beginning should not be sloppy.
He thought about it for a long time, but decided to return to the capital, whether it was to break his promise or to see his original enemy again, he didn't care, he wanted to drag his old body to guide the students, even if he died, he was willing.
Li Yunxing was moved by his spirit, and his eyes were full of tears.
"The Wu Dynasty can have Wen Da Confucian, which is the luck of my dynasty, and it is also the luck of many students and people."
Wen Daru shook his head and held Li Yunxing's hand tightly.
"I'm already old, let me give full play to the last bit of residual heat, paving the way for your future, in fact, you are the luck of the Wu Dynasty, I just opened a school, it is considered enlightenment, but you mentioned the imperial examination, it is a pioneering act, how fortunate the old minister is, he has to meet the Ming Lord before he dies, and he can even bow to the Ming Lord, and the old minister is blind to death."