"Is Li Siye inside?"
Just as Li Zexuan was lamenting about the idiots in the Institute of Mathematics, an aged voice came from outside the carriage. If one listened carefully, they could tell that it was Kong Yingda.
"Hmm, Chancellor? Is something the matter? "
Li Zexuan pulled open the curtains and jumped down from the carriage. He stood in front of Kong Yingda and asked indifferently.
Not sure if it was an illusion, Li Zexuan felt that there were more wrinkles at the corner of Kong Yingda's eyes.
"Hmm, Li Siye, can I have a word with you?"
Have a word with you? Li Zexuan felt that this sentence was very familiar. In his previous life, there would often be rows and rows of "Fellow Daoist, can I have a word with you? Email: 110 * * * 9 @ qq.com "divine replies. Cough cough, I didn't expect Kong Yingda to be an old hand and need a word with me.
"Hmm, this, Chancellor, class is going to start soon, I'm afraid it's not very convenient …"
Even an old hand can't affect my class! Even though Li Zexuan had some opinions about Kong Yingda, he wasn't purposely evading this time. He was about to jump out of the Directorate and establish his own school, thus he cherished the last chance to teach the students.
"It won't take long, I'll leave after I'm done!"
Kong Yingda frowned. According to his understanding of this fellow in front of him, he didn't believe that Li Zexuan would love to teach!
"Sigh, I reckon this fellow still hates me in his heart!"
Kong Yingda thought.
"Hmm, alright then! Chancellor, go take a seat! "
Li Zexuan saw that he couldn't evade and could only agree. He turned his head and instructed San Bao, "San Bao, go to the classroom and let the students study by themselves after class, I'll be right there!"
"Yes, Young Master!"
San Bao responded and ran off.
Kong Yingda looked at Li Zexuan in astonishment, not understanding why this fellow was suddenly so dedicated.
.....
"Li Siye, I …"
"Chancellor, you better not call me Siye, just call me Little Xuan! I have already submitted my resignation to His Majesty yesterday. Ten days from now, I will no longer be an official of the Directorate! "
Inside the carriage.
Kong Yingda and Li Zexuan sat opposite each other. Just as he was about to speak, Li Zexuan interrupted him. Kong Yingda was shocked.
"What? You … you resigned from the Directorate? "
Li Zexuan poured a cup of warm tea for Old Kong and nodded, "Yes, that's right!"
"You … You …!"
Kong Yingda's expression suddenly became very complicated. There was regret, anger, and a trace of regret. After a long while, Kong Yingda finally opened his mouth.
"Are you quitting in a fit of pique? What I said yesterday may be unfair, but it's not as if there's no room for negotiation. Why are you acting like this? I'm already so old, and I was planning to recommend you to His Majesty for the position of Chancellor in a few years. I didn't expect you to … to … "
In truth, the conversation yesterday had nothing to do with right or wrong. It was just a matter of different standpoints. As the Chancellor, Kong Yingda naturally had to consider the reputation of the Directorate first, followed by personal honor and disgrace.
Although Li Zexuan understood, he could not accept it. Just as he had said before, he did not need to wrong himself for other people's reasons.
"Haha, many thanks for Chancellor's favor, but those who walk different paths cannot make plans together. In the eyes of many people, what this child has learned does not belong to the orthodox Confucian school. If he continues to stay in the Directorate, he will definitely be accused of 'privately imparting miscellaneous knowledge'! Perhaps only by leaving the Directorate can this child's knowledge be put to greater use! "
Li Zexuan looked at this old man who had devoted his entire life to the education of the Great Tang and solemnly spoke.
Kong Yingda deeply frowned at these words and unhappily said, "Although mathematics does not belong to the Confucian school, ever since Liu Hui and Zu Chongzhi of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties created the Circular-Cutting Art and obtained the ratio of pi, mathematics has become a system of its own. It has played an extremely important role in the lives of the common people. In the previous dynasty, the Imperial College was even taught a subject of mathematics. Thus, how can mathematics be considered a miscellaneous subject?"
Li Zexuan pursed his lips and smiled. "Haha, Chancellor, you're right to think this way, but in the eyes of many people, all other learning besides Confucianism is a miscellaneous subject!"
Kong Yingda froze in his seat, momentarily speechless. He knew that Li Zexuan was speaking the truth. Confucianism had dominated for nearly one thousand years, and many disciples of the Confucian school boasted that they were a cut above the rest. Kong Yingda more or less understood this.
Unlike other great Confucians, Kong Yingda had always been very tolerant of different schools of thought. Throughout Kong Yingda's life, he had always strived to eliminate sectarian views within the Confucian school, to abandon the regional prejudice between northern and southern schools, to accommodate the hundred schools, and to fuse the north and south. But when faced with the 'bad habits' of the Confucian school, Kong Yingda could only express his helplessness.
"You say that you want to jump out of the Imperial College, but have you thought about where you want to go? What plans does His Majesty have for you? "
Kong Yingda asked.
"His Majesty has already permitted this child to establish his own academy to teach the miscellaneous subjects that some people believe to be a part of!"
After some thought, Li Zexuan spoke the truth.
"Establishing your own academy?"
Kong Yingda called out in alarm. He was not like Li Zexuan yesterday, who had immediately dismissed the academy's prospects. After 'working together' with Li Zexuan for so long, he had a very clear understanding of Li Zexuan's teaching abilities. In the near future, Li Zexuan's academy really might succeed.
"Are you planning to establish your own academy to compete with the Imperial College?"
Kong Yingda thought of the meaning behind Li Zexuan establishing his own academy.
"Heh! Chancellor, you really think highly of this child. This child only established this academy to spread the knowledge of my master. I have never thought of competing with anyone! "
Li Zexuan laughed.
Although he did have such a plan in his heart, there was still no sign of his academy! There was no need to start bragging at this moment.
Kong Yingda looked at Li Zexuan suspiciously. In his heart, he really did not believe Li Zexuan's nonsense just now.
"Chancellor, if there is nothing else, this child will go and teach the students ~!"
Li Zexuan looked out of the window at the School of Mathematics and Mathematics outside and said to Kong Yingda.
"… Then you go! This old man hopes that no matter where you are, you must stick to your heart. Whether it is miscellaneous subjects or Confucian studies, as long as you think it is useful to the students, you can teach it well. This old man looks forward to the day when your academy will shine! "
Kong Yingda stood up and said with emotion.
"Thank you for your kind words. This child will not forget his heart and carry forward the knowledge of my master to greater heights!"
Li Zexuan clasped his hands at Kong Yingda and turned to walk toward the School of Mathematics and Mathematics.
"This child has a fierce tiger in his heart! Establishing his own academy, the fierce tiger returning to the mountain! In the future, what kind of surprise will his academy bring to His Majesty, the imperial court, and the Tang Empire? "
Kong Yingda looked at Li Zexuan's back and muttered to himself with mixed feelings.
…
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
