Chapter 287: The Emperor's Curiosity
"Little monkey, I heard from your grandfather that you have learned a lot from Feng Qingyao recently, and it seems that you have grown a lot. Emperor Xuanwu looked at Li Zhiqi with a smile and said.
Speaking of Feng Qingyao, Li Zhiqi's spirit was immediately different. He said proudly, "My master is a scholar of heaven and earth, and what he has learned is as vast as the stars, and there is nothing in the heavens and the earth that my master does not know, and there is nothing that my master does not know. Although I have only been with Master for a little while, I have also learned a little bit from Master. 」
When the three dukes and Sun Jiajin, the head of the household department, said that the wind was clear, Emperor Xuanwu felt that it was exaggerated enough. When he came to Li Zhiqi, he actually said that Feng Qingyao was a scholar of heaven and man, and what he learned was as vast as the sea, and there was no Feng Qingyao in the sky and on the earth. Emperor Xuanwu couldn't help laughing, looked at Li Zhiqi and asked, "Then what exactly did you learn from Feng Qingyao?"
"Learning martial arts and literature is the most basic, in addition to learning martial arts, calligraphy and painting, astronomy and geography, the art of war, and physics and chemistry, I have learned a little bit casually. Li Zhiqi said with a look of shame.
They all know what Emperor Xuanwu is, but what is this physical chemistry Emperor Xuanwu Emperor is and they are a little inexplicable.
"What is physical chemistry?" Li Ziqing actually didn't know what Li Zhiqi was learning from Feng Qingyao, but he knew that his grandson was different from before, and he had changed a lot. Hearing what physical chemistry Li Zhiqi studied with Feng Qingyao, he asked with some confusion.
Li Ziqing asked this question, but Li Zhiqi was stopped. Those knowledge Feng Qingyao told him that he was called physical chemistry, but why it was called physical chemistry Li Zhiqi also didn't know. Hearing Li Ziqing's inquiry, he thought about it with a sad face and said, "That's it...... It's about figuring out why something is the way it is. For example, why hitting people with iron is more painful than wood, why sharp blades are easier to cut through things than blunt knives, and so on. 」
"Oh, it's Gewu Zhizhi. 」
Li Zhiqi explained Emperor Xuanwu like this, and they all understood a little.
"Well, it's not Gewu Zhizhi. But...... That's pretty much it. Li Zhiqi knew that what Feng Qingyao taught him was not a kind of knowledge, but if he wanted him to explain it in detail, he didn't know how to say it, so he could only leave it at that.
In Daqi, among the fourth-class people of Shinong, industry and commerce, "Shi" undoubtedly stands at the top, and such knowledge as Gewu Zhizhi is generally done by craftsmen, and few scholars do this thing. Hearing that Feng Qingyao was still going to study the things that the craftsmen were fiddling with, everyone frowned slightly. I feel that Feng Qingyao is a little unprofessional.
The second prince, Zhu Yong, said lightly, "Gewu is just a last-rate skill. Feng Qingyao, as a Confucian scholar, did not delve into the way of governing the country and study the scriptures, but went to Gewu, which was really unseemly. You just said that Feng Qingyao is a pedant. If all he knows is this. Then don't be such a pedantic person. 」
In the past, Li Zhiqi was still a little scared of Zhu Yong. However, since following Feng Qingyao, his mentality has changed greatly, and he is no longer afraid of Zhu Yong. Now hearing Zhu Yong's slander of Feng Qingyao, he was directly angry. Turning his head angrily, he glared at Zhu Yong like a lion and said, "Second Highness, don't talk nonsense if you don't know. You know a fart, what my master knows is great knowledge, and Gewu is also knowledge.
Do you think that a scholar must be much taller than a craftsman? If there is no craftsman, what will you do to plough the land? If there is no craftsman, where will you get the weapons and armor? If there is no craftsman, where will you go out and sit in the carriage? If there is no craftsman, will you go to sleep on the street? And these are all brought by the objects you look down on.
For a country, scholars and craftsmen are the same, both are contributing to the country, and there is no one more noble than the other. It can even be said that even if a country has no scholars, the common people still live the same life, but if there are no craftsmen, the common people will not be able to live.
In this respect, craftsmen are even more important to a country than scholars. 」
The second prince obviously felt that what Li Zhiqi said was wrong, compared with the scholars, the craftsmen were definitely low, and the craftsmen were definitely cheap. But he didn't know how to refute Li Zhiqi's words. Because everything Li Zhiqi said is true, if there is no craftsman to check things, it is indeed a disaster for a country.
frowned, not knowing how to refute Li Zhiqi's words.
Emperor Xuanwu also knew that Li Zhiqi was arguing with strong words, but there was really no way to refute Li Zhiqi's words.
The problems that other people are entangled in are not a problem for Emperor Xuanwu at all, the Shinong industry and commerce are his own people, and every kind of person is what he and the country need. There is no one more important, and it is impossible to do without anyone. What intrigued Emperor Xuanwu was Li Zhiqi's reaction.
In the face of the second prince, not only did he not make a mistake, but dared to shout and scold the second prince to refute the second prince's remarks, you must know that this is something that many high-ranking officials of the second and third grades dare not do. Li Zhiqi is a teenager who does not flinch, not to mention the rest, this mentality alone is already very, very remarkable. Thinking about Li Zhiqi's previous appearance, it is like two people. Emperor Xuanwu was even more interested in Feng Qingyao, who had made Li Zhiqi change so much.
"Little monkey, seeing your changes, I want to meet your master even more. See what kind of person can make such a big difference in you. It is not easy for your master to make such a big change for you. 」
Emperor Xuanwu's words made Li Zhiqi smile, stretched out his thumb and gestured at Emperor Xuanwu and said, "Your Majesty, you still have the vision and know that my master is not a mortal. When you meet my master, you will know that there are truly geniuses, all-rounders, and geniuses in this world. Compared to my master, everyone else in this world is simply a waste.
However, my master has been very busy lately, and I am afraid that it will be a little troublesome for His Majesty to meet him. 」
Li Zhiqi's words made everyone stunned, and meeting the emperor was a great honor for anyone. How did you get to Feng Qingyao, and I didn't bother to see what Li Zhiqi meant.
Emperor Xuanwu was not angry at all, and asked with a smile, "Oh? Your master has been very busy lately, what is he busy with?
As the closest person to Feng Qingyao, it should be very clear whether Feng Qingyao will participate in the township test Li Zhiqi. Emperor Xuanwu turned around and asked Li Zhiqi if Feng Qingyao would go to the township test.
Li Zhiqi pursed his lips and said, "Study and prepare for the exam? My master still needs to prepare for the township exam? But for my master, it's just a gesture, where is the need to study and prepare for exams. 」
"Oh, it's not studying and preparing for exams, so what is he busy with?" Emperor Xuanwu still didn't get a definite answer from Li Zhiqi's mouth, and asked Li Zhiqi with a smile. It is a very shameful thing for Emperor Xuanwu to set a young man's words, it is already too much to do it once, since he didn't ask it, Emperor Xuanwu will not set Li Zhiqi's words again. (To be continued......)