Li Zexuan naturally did not know that Dr. Cui had vomited blood again. However, even if he knew, he would not have any sympathy.
Now, he had encountered a new problem. He had already taught half of the first book he had written. He estimated that in another month, the students' mathematical ability would be able to advance from "first semester of first grade" to "second semester of first grade".
In less than a month, he had finished half a semester's worth of courses. Perhaps some people would think that this progress was too fast? Actually, it wasn't fast because the students in the School of Mathematics only took one class every day! Of course, it couldn't be compared to modern teaching progress.
Then the question was, after a while, would Li Zexuan need to write another mathematics textbook for the second semester of the first grade?
Although the ancient school system couldn't be compared to the modern school system of kindergarten, primary school, junior high school, high school, and university, it still formed a relatively complete school system during the Western Zhou Dynasty.
According to the Book of Rites, Xue Ji, "Entering the school on a yearly basis and taking the examination at the middle of the year. One year to discern the Deviations from the Scriptures, three years to see the dedication to the work of music, five years to see the study of one's own teacher, seven years to see the study of one's own friends, nine years to see the understanding of one's own kind, standing strong and not opposing, this is called the great achievement. " In other words, they would be admitted once every year and tested once every other year. One year of observation was to distinguish one's ambition, three years of observation was to see if one was attentive and close to classmates, five years of observation was to see if one was knowledgeable and close to teachers, and seven years of observation was to see if one had independent opinions and the ability to choose friends. If all of these were achieved, it would be a small achievement, which meant that one had grasped the basic knowledge and skills. If one could comprehend by analogy and be strong and independent without violating the teachings of the teacher by nine years, it would be a great achievement, which meant that one's studies had reached a mature level.
During the Tang Dynasty, the Imperial College began to clearly define the age of the students and the length of their studies. For example, the School of Law accepted students between the ages of 18 and 25, and the length of their studies was six years. The exams were divided into three categories: the Weekly Exam, the Annual Exam, and the Graduation Exam. The Weekly Exam was based on the courses learned within ten days, and those who failed would be punished. The Annual Exam was based on the courses learned within a year, and those who failed would be retained. If one passed the Graduation Exam, one would be qualified to take the imperial examination, and those who failed would be expelled.
Li Zexuan's School of Mathematics used to have a similar system to the School of Law, but ever since he came, the system of the School of Mathematics had been changed beyond recognition. Li Zexuan dared to make such a change because although the ancient school system had been perfected since the Western Zhou Dynasty, there were no clear and rigid rules regarding the teaching materials used by teachers except for some Confucian classics. This gave Li Zexuan a lot of autonomy in teaching.
"Alright, that's all for today's lesson. In the afternoon, you guys should review the content I taught and do the questions I left behind. No plagiarism! If there's still time, let's preview the next chapter — Scores. We'll learn this tomorrow! "
Li Zexuan estimated that the class was about to end, so he decided to end the class early. Anyway, he had already finished what he wanted to teach today, so there was no point in teaching anymore.
"Oh! Class is over! "
As long as one was a student, there wasn't anyone who didn't like to end the class. Being able to end the class early made them even happier.
The students began to pack their things and prepare to go home or to the Directorate's canteen to eat. Li Zexuan clapped his hands and directly left. He usually didn't bring his teaching materials with him when he went to class. Everything he wanted to teach was stored in his head! There was no helping it. Having a good memory was just that awesome!
"Cough cough!"
Unfortunately, he met Kong Yingda when he left the classroom. Li Zexuan shrunk his neck. As a student, he liked to end the class early, but as a teacher, he was afraid that he would be caught by the "principal" if he ended the class early!
"Uh, Chancellor Kong, you … ate … is there something you need?"
Li Zexuan originally wanted to talk nonsense with Kong Yingda and ask him if he had eaten, but after thinking about it, he felt that Kong Yingda would definitely slap him twice if he said that, so he hurriedly changed his words.
Kong Yingda glanced at the noisy classroom behind Li Zexuan and wanted to say something but stopped. After a moment, he turned around and said, "Li Siye, follow me!"
After saying that, he took the lead and left.
Li Zexuan was at a loss. He didn't know what Kong Yingda meant, so he muttered a few words and followed him.
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"Have a seat!"
After arriving at the "principal's office", Kong Yingda sat down and nodded to Li Zexuan.
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and didn't stand on ceremony. He sat opposite Kong Yingda and waited for Kong Yingda to continue speaking.
"Li Siye, have you read today's newspaper?"
After waiting for a while, Li Zexuan didn't take the initiative to ask, so Kong Yingda could only take the initiative to ask.
"As expected, you're here to settle scores?"
When Li Zexuan heard this, he roughly guessed the reason why Kong Yingda called him over today. He was very unhappy. When Cui Shanyou and the other professors jointly impeached him, Kong Yingda didn't stand out to help him. Now, he only retaliated a little and Kong Yingda immediately stood out to speak for Cui Shanyou and the others. This really made Li Zexuan bitterly disappointed!
"I roughly read some, but I don't know which part Chancellor Kong is talking about!"
Li Zexuan pretended to be confused and said indifferently.
"Did you instruct the Datang Daily's editorial department to write today's headlines?"
Kong Yingda was a little angry.
"So what if I did? So what if I didn't? "
Li Zexuan narrowed his eyes and said casually.
He was usually an easy-going and "good young man" who respected the old and loved the young, but it didn't mean that he liked to be bullied. He had gradually lost his patience with Kong Yingda's obviously biased behavior.
"Bang!"
"What kind of attitude is this?"
Kong Yingda slammed the table and suddenly stood up. He pointed at Li Zexuan and said angrily.
Li Zexuan was not afraid at all. He looked at Kong Yingda without blinking.
After a while, Kong Yingda took a few deep breaths and said with a slightly gentler tone, "I know that you are a little angry about what happened in the Imperial Court yesterday. Cui Shanyou has been dissatisfied with you for a long time and has complained about you to me many times. However, I naturally have a balance in my heart. I know that he was only blinded by greed, so I reprimanded him. I also didn't expect that he would work with the other seven professors of the Imperial College to directly impeach you behind my back. I am also very angry about his behavior. However, no matter what, Cui Shanyou and the others are still professors of the Imperial College. By writing this in the newspaper, not only will you ruin their reputation, you will also smear the reputation of the Imperial College! Do you know? "
"Chancellor, your words are wrong!"
Li Zexuan refuted in a low voice, "Chancellor, maybe you didn't read today's headlines carefully. The news compared Professor Cui and the others to Gou Jian, the King of Yue. How can you say that I am smearing the reputation of the Imperial College?"
Although Kong Yingda's words were reasonable, Li Zexuan was not willing to be wronged by other people's reasons. He would still fight back when it was necessary. If one could only endure passively without fighting back, what was the difference between him and a salted fish?
Of course, the reason why he could fight back so "reasonably" was all thanks to Li Yu's "writing technique"! At this moment, Li Zexuan gave Li Yu 32 likes in his heart and labeled her as a "good teammate of the Tang Dynasty".
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