Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 266 Guo Changshi is like a monk

Early the next morning.

Guo An first went to the Palace of King Yan and met Princess Yan.

Afterwards, he was caught by Zhu Fu again and nagged for more than half an hour.

Only in the pretext of going to the academy for some important business did he escape from Zhu Fu's clutches.

……

As soon as he walked into the academy, Guo An was shocked again.

"When did the street outside the academy become so bustling?"

The street outside his academy was already crowded with people.On both sides of the street, there are various stalls.

The most important thing is that outside this street, there is another street at some point.

On both sides, there are also various stalls.

Likewise, there are a lot of people.

Food, sugar figurines, acrobatics, snacks, gold and silver jewellery, rice shops, car shops, cloth shops, clothing shops, toys... all kinds of shops are available, give him one, go to Beiping Mansion, next to Haizi Wharf The feeling of Xiejie.

The coachman who drove Guo An quickly explained: "Reporting to Guo Changshi, since Young Master Huang and Young Master Zheng were admitted to the second place and third place in the examination, more scholars came to the academy to study.

Even, many scholars cannot study in the academy.But he liked the number of floors of the Academy, so he stayed in Beiping Mansion and never left! "

"In less than half a month, the street outside the academy was already overcrowded. After the princess heard about it, she ordered everyone from the Gongzheng Institute to build another street outside."

"I see."

Guo An nodded slightly, "The princess is wise."

He can also understand these scholars who are reluctant to leave.

Among scholars, they pay attention to their disciples and old officials.

And the academy is surrounded by the entire Beiping Mansion, and even the entire northern high-level circle.

There are so many great Confucians concentrated in the academy, and there are so many scholars who are expected to be admitted to Jinshi.They only need to meet each other a few times, eat a few meals, and visit each other when they have something to do in the future, and they can build a relationship based on this.

If it happens to be lucky, it will be even more amazing...

Then, without waiting for the coachman to reply, he said again: "The street is so congested, there is no need for the carriage to go in, I can just go in by myself!"

"Yes, Guo Changshi!"

The coachman responded, and after Guo An got off the car and walked into the street with a curious face, he found a spacious place and rested.

"Master, these two streets are so prosperous, and they are all scholars, how much money can they make in a day?"

Looking at the endless flow of people on the street, Guo Erniu couldn't help asking curiously.

Around, several scholars passing by looked at Guo An and Guo Erniu with strange faces.

Guo An's face was full of contempt, "Vulgar! This is an academy, a place of scholarly fragrance, how can it be defiled with copper-smelling things?"

"But……"

Guo Erniu wanted to say something, but Guo An quickened his pace and walked forward.

"Okay, I'm here for something important, don't talk too much!"

"Yes, sir..."

……

A quarter of an hour later.

In the innermost library of the academy.

Monk Daoyan was dressed in a gray monk robe, sitting behind the tea table, beside an exquisite stove, the copper pot on the stove was bubbling hot boiling water.

As Guo An approached, Dao Yan got up to salute.

"Guo Changshi came to the humble house, the monk is very polite!"

Guo An glanced at the teacup on the table and raised his eyebrows.

Then, he sat down directly.

"The mage knew that the official was coming?"

"Amitabha."

A trace of helplessness flashed in Monk Daoyan's eyes, "The princes in the north are too impatient!"

"Ok?"

Guo An frowned, "What does the mage mean?"

"Guo Changshi doesn't know?"

Dao Yan glanced at Guo An in surprise, and then he said to himself: "A few days ago, a few people from the southern family who came to find the monk to reminisce about the old days, when they went back by boat, the boat suddenly leaked and sank. in the canal.

There were dozens of people on the entire ship, including the boatman, and none of them survived! "

"This……"

Guo An couldn't help being slightly startled, and quickly asked: "Dare to ask the mage, are there any officials on board?"

"No!"

Dao Yan shook his head slightly.

Guo An breathed a sigh of relief and looked sad.

"Water and fire are ruthless, what a pity for those people from the south!"

"Amitabha."

Dao Yan thought to himself.

Guo An asked again: "I don't know, but did the government send someone to investigate the autopsy?"

Daoyan replied: "Fall into the water and die, this is a natural disaster!"

Guo An comforted him sincerely: "Unfortunate things happen, Master Daoyan doesn't have to be too sad!"

Dao Yan said happily: "Guo Changshi's kind heart is the blessing of the people in the world!"

Guo An asked curiously, "I don't know why the mage made such a statement?"

A slight smile appeared on the corner of Dao Yan's mouth, "Since Guo Changshi has come to look for the monk himself, it proves that the monk should not be in danger of life!"

Guo An's eyes widened suddenly, his face full of surprise.

"What is the mage's meaning? The mage is not only the abbot of the Daqingshou Temple, but also the secretary of the academy. He is also deeply trusted by His Highness King Yan. Who would dare to harbor ill intentions towards the mage?"

Dao Yan's face remained unchanged, he just picked up the teapot beside him, slowly brewed two cups of tea, and put one cup in front of Guo An.

"Guo Changshi, please drink tea!"

"Thank you Mage!"

Guo An quickly thanked him.

Dao Yan also just smiled lightly, "The monk is just a monk, and has no intention of participating in the dispute between the North and the South scholars!"

"I know the temperament of the mage well."

Guo An nodded slightly.

Monk Daoyan also nodded, and asked again: "I don't know if Guo Changshi wants to expand the academy at the request of the Lord?"

Guo An shook his head, "The students cultivated by the academy are enough for His Royal Highness, there is no need for expansion!"

"In this way, the monk will be relieved!"

"What does the mage mean?" Guo An was a little puzzled.

Dao Yan said: "Guo Changshi is a man of great wisdom, and his actions are just like those of monks."

"How can I be the same as a mage?..."

As he spoke, Guo An shivered in a daze.

"Master, don't make fun of me. My family has both children and a beautiful wife. How can I let go of the worldly affairs and follow the master into Buddhism?"

Dao Yan: "..."

"Also ask the mage to be the secretary of the academy, and cultivate some humble talents for His Royal Highness King Yan.

I have just returned from Korea, and I still have a lot of work to do, so I will leave first. "

With that said, Guo An got up and walked out.

Dao Yan: "..."

The speed was so fast that after Dao Yan reacted, Guo An had already left the gate of the bookstore, and his back was nowhere to be seen.

"Amitabha!"

After the tea table, a smile gradually appeared in Dao Yan's eyes.

"This is the way of heaven, how can mortals escape? You Guo An is a great sage, and you are not subconsciously preparing?"

……

"Crazy monk!"

Guo An breathed a sigh of relief when he couldn't see Monk Daoyan's bookstore.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Guo Erniu panicked.

"fine!"

Guo An waved his hand, "Let's go back home."

"Yes, sir!"

Guo Erniu also missed his fat wife very much.

Guo Mansion.

Seeing Guo An come back so soon, Father Guo, Liu Huiyuan and others were taken aback.

"Yue Zhang, father, Dao Yan has already stated that he will never get involved in the affairs of the Northern and Southern Scholars!"

"That's good!"

Father Guo nodded in satisfaction.

As for Liu Huiyuan, he still had some doubts, "Ning Yi, is that Daoyan trustworthy?"

Guo An couldn't help but frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded affirmatively, "Don't worry, Father-in-law, that Dao Yanzhi is not above such mundane things as the scholarly dispute!"

"Then where is his ambition?"

Liu Huiyuan asked.

Guo An was stunned, and then said with a serious face: "Please forgive me, Yue Zhang, I can't say more about this matter. However, Yue Zhang will know about it in ten years at most."

"The old man will wait and see!"

Liu Huiyuan nodded slightly.

Afterwards, the matter of Dao Yan passed like this.

As for those southern gentry who drowned, Guo An didn't ask much.

Anyway, even if Jin Yiwei came down, he probably wouldn't be able to find anything about this kind of thing.

Moreover, no matter how you say it, it doesn't involve him.

After chatting for a while.

Guo An went to the back house.

The more children are teased, the longer and smarter they will be!

Guo An rested at the mansion for three consecutive days, but no one came to bother him.

As for the drowned southern gentry, it did not cause any commotion in Beiping Mansion.

but.

After Guo An started to go to Yan Palace to be on duty.

Huang Yuanwai, Zheng Yuanwai... a large group of gentry came forward with a lot of gifts.

"I'm here this time to thank Guo Changshi for his great kindness!"

"Exactly, I thought that my grandparents had been studying for many years, and the highest thing I could do was to get the honor of juren. Unexpectedly, this time, Guo Changshi would let me wait for the children of my family to be directly admitted to Jinshi!"

"Even, you can be admitted to Huiyuan, and then you can be admitted to the second place and Tanhua..."

"Guo Changshi has done us such a great favor to the gentry of Beiping Mansion, and we can't repay it. In the future, whenever Guo Changshi has orders, we will definitely say nothing!"

"..."

"It doesn't matter, let my Beiping mansion get admitted to a few more Jinshi, and there will be some glory under the King of Yan!"

Guo An waved his hands indifferently, "It's a trivial matter, you don't need to take it to heart!"

All the gentry couldn't help but be speechless.

A gentry was a little honest, and said with a smile on his face: "Guo Changshi is being polite, just a small class, a few months, can make some mediocre candidates enter the Huiyuan, and even come in second in the imperial examination. No. [-] and third place.

If this is a trivial matter, there will be nothing major in the world. "

"Yes, I have!"

Guo An was more honest than that gentry with a big belly and a fat face, and said with a serious face: "It is a big deal for us to build that kind of academy in Beiping Mansion!
Or, the cement we invented has added several straight and spacious roads to the entire Beiping Prefecture, and the construction of the Zhangjiawan Wharf is also a major event.

For example, it is also a big deal to breed rice that can increase the yield by [-]%.

It is even more important to assist His Royal Highness King Yan to capture Goryeo, expand the territory of Ming Dynasty, and establish the Kingdom of Yan in Goryeo...

Aren't these things bigger than a second place thing? "

All the gentlemen opened their mouths, these things are indeed big things.

However, in their minds, these are still not comparable to the titles of the children in the family, the second place in the exam, and the fame of being a flower.

Otherwise, as soon as those great Confucians in the academy spoke, some gentry would directly unite and create an accident on the canal.

Moreover, the senior officials of Beiping Mansion did not dare to intervene at will.

The matter of fame and fame is the lifeblood of these gentry, and it is also the foundation of their family's prosperity.

In particular, after being persecuted by the Yuan Dynasty, the northern scholastics have been trampled under the feet of the southern scholastics, and there is no hope of turning over.

Unexpectedly, Guo An could come up with such a clever plan!
At this time, in the hearts of these gentry in Beiping Mansion, the matter of small classrooms in the academy is more important than anything else.

"Okay, in the future, in Yanwang Mansion, or wherever I need your help, I will invite you to discuss matters!"

As he spoke, Guo An picked up the teacup by himself.

Seeing this, all the gentry could only stand up and leave helplessly.

……

(End of this chapter)