The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1268
"When the students are not in Zhuangzi, the big and small things in Zhuangzi are handled by insiders. Didn't the teacher talk to Jinyang?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"Xiao Xianggong said that there is no rush for the time being. I will talk about it when you come back. It is just a place to live. It doesn't have to be like the old man's house. It's just as simple as possible." Gao Shilian said: "Xiao Xianggong has been dismissed from office. , it doesn't matter anymore."

"In this case, the students should make arrangements as soon as possible, and try to resolve the matter of the house within half a month." Xuan Shijing said.

"In such a hurry?" Gao Shilian was taken aback. How could it be possible to build a house in half a month?
"This house is located around the college. The students dispatch craftsmen as soon as possible. After half a month, the craftsmen around Chang'an may be transferred to Longshouyuan." Xuan Shijing said: "Longshouyuan is in the original On the basis of Yong'an Palace, we will continue to expand and build a new palace."

"Building a new palace? Well done, why did this happen again?" Gao Shilian asked in confusion.

Regarding the construction of the new palace, Gao Shilian was not surprised at all. Gao Shilian knew the situation of the Taiji Palace better than anyone else, and he also suffered a lot in the Taiji Palace.

"Speaking of which, this matter was proposed by the students. The location of the Taiji Palace is not very good, and the environment is also very bad. Today, after retiring from the imperial court, I met His Majesty in the Ganlu Hall, and His old illness has relapsed." Xuan Shijing said: "Your Majesty When I was young, I fought everywhere, and the root cause of my illness, the environment of the Tai Chi Palace and the illnesses of His Majesty, tortured life like death, so since the Tai Chi Palace is not good, it would be good to just build a new palace, anyway, now the treasury It is a good thing for the people, and it is also a good thing for the court. Money is a thing that is used for spending. It is only when it passes through the hands of all kinds of people. It’s called money, piled up in the treasury to rot, it’s just a pile of scrap copper.”

"Today's Tai Chi Palace is indeed not going to be possible." Gao Shilian smiled: "Building a new palace is not a bad thing. I am not in the court, but in your village all day long. I have seen things that I couldn't see before, old man. This old bone can accompany this prosperous world for one more time."

No matter what you do, be grounded.

Xuan Shijing and Gao Shilian were sitting outside, unknowingly chatting for half an hour, at this moment Xiao Yu also came out of the school, looked at the sky, it was almost noon.

"Shijing, let's have lunch at the college at noon today." Gao Shilian said with a smile.

"Okay." Xuan Shijing agreed.

When it was time for get out of class to end, Xiao Yu walked into the gazebo, saw Xuan Shijing, Xuan Shijing hurriedly got up and saluted.

Whether one is in the officialdom or not, Xiao Yu is always Xuan Shijing's senior, it has nothing to do with official position.

"Xuanhou, the old man is just a teacher now, so there is no need to be like this." Xiao Yu helped Xuan Shijing up: "I also want to thank Xuanhou for giving me such a place to live."

Gao Shilian laughed at the side: "Xiao Xianggong, you can't be called Xuanhou now, you have to be called Xuangong."

"Don't dare to be, dare not be." Xuan Shijing waved his hands again and again: "The two husbands are both seniors, and in front of the two, the boy is always a junior."

"It turns out that you have been promoted. Congratulations." Xiao Yu said with a smile: "Now I don't have any congratulatory gifts to congratulate you on your promotion. I have invited the three of us for lunch today."

"Xiao Xianggong is rare and generous." Gao Shilian said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go to the dining hall to eat."

Xuan Shijing followed the two of them around the school and came to the dining hall in the backyard of the college. In the spacious dining hall, there were neatly arranged chairs and benches. Three windows for taking meals.

When the students of the college saw the two masters and Xuan Shijing entering the dining hall to eat, they gave way to the three of them and respectfully asked the three of them to take the food first.

Xiao Yu took a vegetarian dish, a bowl of soup and a large bowl of rice, while Gao Shilian took two dishes and a soup, one meat and one vegetarian, Xuan Shijing took the tray, took a steamed bun and a meat dish.

After the three of them finished taking the food, Xiao Yu took out a dozen copper coins from his cuff pocket, counted them, put them into the box next to the window, took out a few more copper coins from his pocket, and put them in.

Xiao Yu knew the prices of the vegetables in the dining hall, so after picking up the dishes, he calculated the amount and got the amount, just put the money in the box, and ordinary students did the same.

"Xiao Xianggong and the teacher still have to pay for meals in the canteen?" Xuan Shijing asked in surprise, "Shouldn't the meals in this canteen be provided to the two of you for free?"

Xiao Yu shook his head: "It's only natural for the old man and Shi Lian to pay for their meals."

Gao Shilian also nodded with a smile.

Now Xuan Shijing has personally experienced the sloppy person Xiao Yu evaluated by Gao Shilian.

After Xuan Shijing was stunned, he smiled and said: "In this way, the teacher and Mr. Xiao are teaching in my Dongshan Academy, and the junior will pay for the two of you."

"The two of us come to this academy to teach, are you looking for your little money?" Xiao Yu said displeased.

"There is absolutely no reason in this world for people to pay for nothing." Xuan Shijing sat opposite Xiao Yu and Gao Shilian: "Teaching and educating people is a hard job. If the two of you have to pay for meals in the academy, Then why can't the younger generation afford this money?"

Gao Shilian saw that Xiao Yu and Xuan Shijing were going to have a verbal quarrel, so he hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "Okay, don't talk about it, eat and eat, Mr. Xiao, just now I told Shijing that I want to build a house for you next to the academy. Things, there are many interesting things in the court these two days, I will tell you in detail after dinner later."

Whether it is Xuan Shijing's promotion or His Majesty Li Er's decree to build a new palace, they were all just decided this morning. Even the decree to build a new palace has not been released yet, so it is indeed a new thing.

As for His Majesty Li Er's imperial edict to build a new palace, no matter how you say it, he will have to wait until tomorrow morning to bring it to the Taiji Hall, and then the three provinces will issue a formal edict to call for civil corvee.

This season is just right for the collection of corvees, and it will not delay the people from farming.

The food in the canteen of the college is pretty good. The current college plus two gentlemen only have about seventy people. Even if it is operating at a loss, this is not a big deal for Xuan Shijing. The college only consumes a few dollars a year. ?

"Teacher, Mr. Xiao, after these children have been studying for two years, the students plan to take a school examination for them. After all, not all children are suitable for studying, and they can get ahead by studying." Xuan Shijing said.

Gao Shilian and Xiao Yu looked at each other and nodded: "Indeed."

"Although the old man also advocates education without discrimination, not all children will be able to live by reading and eating in the future." Xiao Yu said.

(End of this chapter)