Volume 2: Residence in the Capital Chapter 120: Bad Persuasion to Study
"Hurry up, go ahead and bite it to death! Yes, just like that, bite it, bite it hard!"
Amid the shouting, the two rich young men in bright clothes waved their fists and circled around the railings , looking so devoted and focused that they seemed to want to turn into vicious dogs and enter the dogfighting arena. When the winner was finally decided, the winner was arrogant and cheered, while the loser cursed and looked unwilling, and the onlookers around also booed.
When everyone returned to their seats one by one and prepared for the next game, the man who had just won took the handkerchief handed over by the servant, wiped his hands, and said proudly: "Going to Banshan Hall to study? What a joke, I would rather not be a student than marry and suffer this punishment! Do you really think I am like those two idiots, Lu Sanpang and Zhang Chen? Why don't I live a happy life and let others control me?"
"Who are you calling an idiot?"
The loud talker was like a chicken with its throat strangled, and instantly fell silent. The others did not dare to treat it as if it had nothing to do with them, and turned their heads to look. They saw the guy with a cold face walking over first, who else could it be but Zhang Chen? As for Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu beside him, they were habitually ignored and treated as two followers.
Those who are knowledgeable and sensible have already greeted him with a smile: "Hey, young master, you are a rare guest. Are you here to watch the dog fight today?"
Although Zhang Chen is not a good social person, he would not hit someone who smiles at him. But after hearing someone talking nonsense behind his back and calling him a fool, he couldn't help it no matter how good his temper is.
He casually pushed the guy who was trying to strike up a conversation away, and after walking forward, he suddenly kicked the chair that the guy who had originally scolded him was sitting on, knocking the person sitting on top of it upside down. Then he clapped his hands and said, "A bunch of wasteful idiots, you still feel happy?"
If Zhang Shou was here, he would definitely be amused by Zhang Chen's words - because these words were exactly the same as what he said when he provoked the group of dandies in Cuiyun. At this moment, Zhang Chen's words really aroused the anger of the crowd, and immediately a hot-tempered guy retorted: "It's better than you following your rival and wagging your tail... Ouch!"
Zhang Chen was furious, and saw the guy who scolded him suddenly flew up from the crowd, then fell on his buttocks, screaming. Although he knew that Ah Liu would come out with them today, he was still secretly awed after witnessing the boy's elusive posture, but then he felt a little happy.
"No matter what I do, it's not your turn, Zhong Shiwu, to comment on it! There are many prettier women in the world, and there is not only one Zhu Ying in the world!" He is not a cheapskate. Zhu Ying already has a lover, but he still follows her!
Well, that must be the case. It's definitely not that he's afraid of Zhang Shou...
Zhang Chen stepped forward and kicked the guy who was thrown out hard again, then looked around at the others. Seeing that everyone was finally silent this time, he said coldly, "Banshan Hall will start classes from tomorrow. I don't care who the previous hall master was. Anyway, it's my turn to be the hall master now. If anyone doesn't come, I will go directly to your house and tell your elders!"
"Young Master, you have a ruler bestowed by the Emperor. When we punish you, Zhang Wu, Zhang Lu and I will take turns to administer it!" Zhang Chen couldn't help but reveal a grim smile when he said this. "So, don't fall into my hands, or I'll break your palms!"
Zhang Chen, who used to be a leading figure in the capital's playboy circle, is now going to be the head of the Banshan Hall in the Imperial College?
People have actually learned to complain to their parents? This is giving people no way to survive!
That Dr. Zhang actually gave such a powerful weapon as the imperial ruler to Zhang Chen and the other two people?
At this moment, countless people in the dog fighting arena had their eyes dropped to the ground, feeling that this world had become unreal.
Everyone wanted to die. Especially those who had been at odds with Zhang Chen in the past, they were thinking whether to go home and cry and make a scene in front of their elders who loved them. Even if they didn't want to be a student, they would rather not go to Banshan Hall to suffer.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhang Wu, who had just been acting like a follower, said with a half-smile, "Before the emperor entrusted the princes to the young master, he said specifically that he did not ask the two princes to be proficient in both civil and military affairs, but at least they should not follow certain people and pick up bad habits. So if you feel that you can't stand the hard work of studying, you can indeed not go to Banshan Hall. As long as you don't become a student, you can mess around as you please."
"However," this time it was Zhang Lu who took over the conversation. He was extremely slippery and smiled, saying sinisterly, "Anyone who drops out of school will have their name posted in front of the Meridian Gate, and will never be given any favors, and will be put on a separate list."
This is really too cruel! Even if their elders are willing to indulge them, they will never tolerate their names being hung on the pillar of shame for people to see!
No one expected that the emperor would suddenly swing his knife at the playboy. For a moment, everyone looked at each other and gave up all hope. But Zhang Chen's next words shattered their little plan.
"By the way, Dr. Zhang is a soft-hearted person, but he has a stubborn backstage. It's best not to come up with those messy ideas! Think about whether you can handle Zhu Ying first, and then think about whether you can handle Mr. Ge."
After saying this, Zhang Chen turned around and walked away without looking back. As he walked, he said to Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu beside him, "Hurry up, we have to go to a few places today. Don't let that guy Lu Sanpang get there first! This guy clearly wants to go to Jiuzhang Hall, but he wants to get involved in our Banshan Hall's affairs. He's really mean!"
When Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu heard the saying of going to a few places, they just smiled at each other.
And those dandy young men who had just been threatened by Zhang Chen were so shocked that they were speechless.
From what he said, these three people surnamed Zhang are in one group, and Lu Sanlang is in another group. The two groups are rushing around separately. Are they really planning to catch all the noble children in the capital who are just taking the title of imperial students but not doing their jobs properly?
The two people who had just been knocked to the ground for speaking rudely groaned in pain, and a brave man finally stood up from the silent crowd: "Zhang Chen, Lu Sanlang was praised as a genius by the emperor himself, but you are not him! Can you really learn those things that make people sleepy?"
Zhang Chen suddenly stopped walking, and then he said angrily : "Idiot, from now on, no one can interfere in the affairs of Banshan Hall, no matter whether it is the Grand Master or the Junior Master, or even the Doctors of the Imperial College. It's so hard to turn the tables and make your own decisions. You can make your own requests for what to learn. Who would be willing to learn Confucius said, who would be willing to learn those incomprehensible books?"
When Zhang Chen and the other two disappeared from sight, the dandies looked at each other, and then some of them gradually showed expressions of sudden enlightenment. If you can really choose what to study, then you can still try to hang out in the Imperial College for a while!
If Lu Sanlang knew that Zhang Chen was rough and rough in beating and scolding, he would have proudly called his actions "gentle and gentle rain, moistening things silently". At this moment, he was inviting people to drink tea in the private room of Zhigong Building. On this day, Shuntian Prefecture Court had no open cases for trial, so this once bustling market was unusually quiet.
After smilingly distributing tea to several noble sons who were invited, he put down the teapot and said slowly: "Think about it, the emperor is furious. If you continue to be a playboy, will there be a good end? No. Not only that, even your family members will feel disgusted and fed up with you. In this case, why don't you change your way of life?"
Although he had many enemies and was not good-looking, the wise Lu Sanlang was actually a popular person in the dandy circle. At this moment, under his warm smile, only one of the people who were invited murmured a little.
"But we don't have your talent ."
When Lu Sanlang heard someone talk about his talent, his eyes would get smaller when he smiled. It was the same now. He smiled and raised his teacup to express his gratitude for the compliment. Then he said earnestly, "So, I will go to Jiuzhang Hall. If you are interested, you can copy the questions on the street and try to solve them at home. If you are not interested, you can go to Banshan Hall."
"The young master said that Taizu named the hall Banshan Hall not to mock us, but to say that all scholars are only halfway up the mountain of books. Those who laugh at Banshan Hall behind its back are the real half-baked ones! Everyone has their own unique strengths, so in Banshan Hall, the courses will be divided into electives and compulsory courses, just like the four books required for the imperial examination, and only one of the Five Classics can be chosen!"
Seeing that everyone's eyes lit up, Lu Sanlang distributed another round of tea to everyone, and then said with a beaming face: "Besides, except for me, who is poor and disliked by my father, you don't have to live in the dormitory of the Imperial College. Every week is seven days, and there are five consecutive days of classes each week, and the other two days are rest. As for the classes, they will not exceed two hours a day."
"There are two classes in the morning, each lasting half an hour, and two classes in the afternoon, each lasting half an hour, with a quarter-hour break between classes."
The Imperial College usually only closed once every ten days, and each time it was only one day! As for the daily classes... four hours a day! Especially in the Banshan Hall, most of the time it was the strict teacher who supervised you to read with your head shaking, reading over and over again, until your head was swollen!
Upon hearing such good news, everyone who had originally been prepared to go to the Imperial College with a sad face was suddenly very excited.
And Lu Sanlang's next words made them even happier.
"Besides, the young master said that we can't learn from those weak scholars. We have to take activity classes every day. We have to learn the six arts of a gentleman, ritual, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy and mathematics! We don't need to learn to drive a car now, but we have to learn to drive a horse!"
"If you can't learn horse riding or archery, that's fine. But can you play Cuju or pot throwing? If you can't, you can still play cricket, table tennis, volleyball... Don't look at me, I don't know what he's talking about. In a word, I won't let you study hard every day!"
Although he spoke eloquently, Lu Sanlang couldn't help thinking in his heart, anyway, he was not interested in horse riding and archery, where did he get the energy to do it! Later, he would talk to the young master about it. Banshan Hall had to accommodate these playboys, but Jiuzhang Hall couldn't do these things. There was only so much time in a day, couldn't he save it to read a few more math books and do a few more problems?
