Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 190 School Dispute

"Snapped"

The booklet fell to the ground, making a noise.

Fusu patted his chest in shock and looked at his father disapprovingly.

"Father, what should we do if the booklet is damaged?"

Ying Zheng felt amused when he saw that Fusu dared to dodge, but he looked at Fusu sharply.

"Why? Am I so confused in your mind?"

Although, there was a moment when he still wanted to build a palace, and he had even drawn the blueprints, which have been gathering dust in the corner until now.

But that was just a thought.

This brat is getting bolder and bolder.

Fusu picked up the book on the ground in a flattering manner, brushed off the non-existent dust, walked forward and placed it on the table in front of his father.

"Of course not. In my heart, father is the most wise emperor."

Ying Zheng picked up the book that Fusu had placed in front of him and slapped it on the head.

"Ow~"

Fusu looked at his father with grievance.

Ying Zheng threw down the booklet and said, "Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? I've only ever been your emperor."

Having his thoughts exposed, Fusu put down his hands that were covering his head.

"Hehe, my father is the first emperor since ancient times, so he is naturally the most wise."

The father and son laughed and joked for a while, then started to busy themselves with their own things.

"Father, this is a memorial sent by Li Si from Korea. Please take a look."

Shi Yi hurried forward, took the memorial from the prince's hand, and presented it to His Majesty.

After Ying Zheng took it, Shi Yi stood aside again.

"Yes, Li Si governed Korea very well."

"Please make a note of this. After the academy assessment, send someone to Korea to transfer Li Si back to Xianyang."

"promise."

Fusu quickly wrote it down in his notebook.

"Father, I heard that several women want to sign up for this year's academy assessment. The teachers are undecided, so I sent a message to Fusu, asking him to report this to you, Father."

Looking at the records in the small notebook, Fusu almost forgot about it.

"Then let them take the exam."

Ying Zheng gave the answer without hesitation.

Fusu looked at his father in surprise.

"Father, are you planning to use a female official?"

Seeing that Fusu had so many questions today, Ying Zheng put down his pen.

"In the Qin State, we employ men according to their talent, not their origins."

"If those men are not as talented as the women, why should I employ them and abandon those who are more talented?"

"Your teacher has never been prejudiced against women, and you shouldn't be so narrow-minded."

Otherwise your teacher will have someone beat you up.

Fusu:......

"Father, you are slandering me."

"When did you become prejudiced against women?"

"I'm a little surprised that you're willing to appoint a woman as an official."

"That's all."

"There's absolutely no other idea."

Fusu, full of desire to survive, began to explain himself.

He looked so anxious that if the person in front of him wasn't his father, he would have wanted to take action.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"He doesn't have any of the prince's composure."

After looking at Fusu with disapproval, Ying Zheng continued to deal with things.

Fusu:......

If you hadn't slandered me and wronged me, I wouldn't be so anxious!

After some laughter and joking in Zhangtai Palace, the father and son continued to handle government affairs.

However, there was some unrest in Daqin College.

"Teacher, have you received any response regarding the woman Zhuo Ban asked you about, regarding whether she can take the assessment?"

Chen Shu sighed.

"Zhuo Ban, the teacher sent a message to the prince, but there is still no reply."

"Zhuo Ban, you are indeed talented and have great ideas, but you should know how difficult it is for a woman to serve as an official. If you are willing, you can continue your studies at the academy and become a teacher in the future."

Zhuo Ban shook his head, his bright eyes showing his own persistence.

"Teacher, Zhuo Ban thanks you very much, but Zhuo Ban doesn't want to do this."

"Even if it's difficult, Zhuo Ban wants to give it a try."

Chen Shuo saw Zhuo Ban's reaction and nodded, "Then the teacher will go and ask in person tomorrow."

Hearing the teacher say this, Zhuo Ban bowed and said, "Thank you, teacher."

After Zhuo Ban left, Zhao Zi looked at Chen Shu and said, "Can't you just reject her directly? Why go through so much trouble?"

In Zhao Zi's mind, he thought that His Majesty would never agree to have female officials in the court.

"This woman has a strong character. Although she can't be called a genius, she is still very talented. If she were a man, she would definitely achieve great things."

It’s a pity that as a woman, there are differences between us and men after all.

Zhao Zi naturally heard the regret in Chen Shu's tone and stopped talking.

Xi Li was passing by and happened to hear the two talking. He sneered and left.

Zhao Zi and Chen Shu pretended not to hear.

"Zhuo Ban, what did the teacher say?"

On the way back to the classroom, Zhuo Ban was surrounded by his good friends Tu Che and He Qing.

Zhuo Ban held the hands of his two friends and said, "Teacher Chen said that he would go and ask in person tomorrow."

"Women should focus on taking care of the inner house."

A voice suddenly sounded from behind the three of them, with a hint of contempt in its tone.

"What do you mean."

Tu Che turned around in dissatisfaction, and saw that it was De Zhen who was always arrogant.

This appearance really doesn't match his name.

"Haha" Dezhen chuckled softly, and felt proud when he saw that the students around him were looking at him.

"Of course, it means that you three should stop causing trouble for the teacher."

"It's already impossible, yet you keep asking the teacher again and again. Isn't this making things difficult for the teacher?"

"you,"

Tu Che was so angry that he wanted to argue, but Zhuo Ban grabbed his sleeve.

"The teacher didn't even say we were looking for trouble, so what evidence do you have to say we were causing trouble for the teacher?"

"I'm studying at the academy just like you, so why can't I take the exam like men?"

"It is a favor from His Majesty, the Right Prime Minister, that you, a girl, can come to the academy to study."

"You actually dream of taking the exam like men and becoming a female official. Haha."

"Whimsical."

"What's going on?"

Xili was preparing to go to the Confucian school for classes when he saw three women from Zhuoban arguing with a man on the way. He frowned in displeasure.

"Teacher, three students from Zhuo's class have repeatedly asked Teacher Chen about the women taking the exam. The students said they shouldn't embarrass the teacher anymore."

"However, the three members of Zhuo's class were dissatisfied with the student's words and argued for a while."

Hearing Dezhen say this, Xili frowned again.

"You three have also read the Confucian classics and should know the duties of women."

Upon hearing this, many students around frowned, especially the female students, whose dissatisfaction was already evident on their faces.

"Teacher, I don't understand the duties of a woman. Please enlighten me."

He Qing bowed, his tone filled with anger.

Xili took a look at the other person, who was wearing the attire of a student of the Legalist school. "A woman, chaste, gentle, virtuous and kind, content to stay at home and take care of household affairs."

"She is capable of arguing with a man in public again, just like you did."

"Indecent."

After saying this, Xili flicked his sleeves and looked at Zhuo Ban and the other two with dissatisfaction.

"Teacher, the students have different opinions."

He Qing bowed again.

"The women the teacher is talking about are those who are kept captive in a small world in the boudoir by men. There may be women who are willing to do so, but there are also women who want to show their talents."

"Your Majesty has established the Great Qin Academy, which accepts students regardless of their background or gender."

"The meaning, the students think, is probably to give women with ideals the opportunity to display their talents."

"Although I am not a talented student, I have my own ambitions in my heart."

“Therefore, students do not want to be the women that their teachers talk about.”

After He Qing finished speaking, Xi Li's face had turned dark blue.

Looking at the other people around, many of them nodded as well.

Obviously, they also agreed with He Qing's statement.

Looking at their student uniforms, Xili became even more angry and blurted out words.

"You women, restless as you are, are seeking attention and are violating the teachings of the saints."

"May I ask who the saint is that teacher is talking about?"

Zhuo Ban took a step forward, looked at Teacher Xili firmly, and bowed to ask for advice.

"Why doesn't Mr. Xili answer?"

"But I don't know how to say it?"

"Or does the teacher not know who that saint is?"

"Or is the teacher saying that Confucius is a saint?"

Apprentice Zhuo Ban said nothing, refused to give in, and pressed forward step by step.

The students around him also stared at Xili, waiting for his answer.

It's difficult to get off a tiger, this is how Xili feels at this moment.

At the same time, he looked at Zhuo Ban, who disrespected his teachers, with disgust in his eyes.

"My Confucian school began with Confucius, so why not call him a sage?"

At this point, Xili had no choice but to admit it.

Now, it was the students' turn to be dissatisfied.

How can Confucius, a Confucian, be called a sage?

At that moment, some students refuted it.

"I will not comment on the teachings of Confucianism, but I do not agree with Confucius, a sage of our time."

“The students would not agree.”

"Students too."

Seeing that most of the students were dissatisfied, Xili turned to look at Dezhen.

These are students of their Confucian school.

However, Dezhen had already lowered his head and did not meet the teacher's gaze.

"You, you Legalist disciples are so rude, how dare you look down on us Confucians."

"How can Teacher Xili say that?"

How could Zhuo Ban allow such a reputation to fall upon a disciple of the Legalist school, so he immediately spoke up to refute it.

"We just have some doubts about Master Xili's statement that Confucius is a sage of our time. How can this be considered as disrespecting Confucianism?"

"If Teacher Xili thinks so, we can go find other teachers to comment."

"That's right. Let's go with Teacher Xili to find Teacher Chen Shu to seek justice."

"Yes, go find other teachers to judge the situation."

As he spoke, some students turned and ran away.

Seeing that the situation was no longer under his control, Xili glared at Dezhen fiercely.

"In that case, please ask other teachers to come and discuss it."

"You, the disciples of the Fa School, do not respect the teachers of the academy. I want to see how Chen Shuo teaches his disciples."

Soon, many teachers in the college received the news.

They all rushed here.

At the same time, more students came here.

Chen Shuo, Zhao Zi and others knew what had happened and immediately realized that this matter was difficult.

He quickly sent the students to inform the prince.

On the other side, inside the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After Fusu finished his government affairs, he came to visit his teacher.

The master and the disciple sat under an old tree and played chess leisurely.

"Teacher, there are female students in the academy who want to take the examination and become female officials."

"Fusu has already asked father's opinion."

"Teacher, do you know what the king said?"

After placing a piece down, Fusu looked at Zhang Yuanqing and asked with a smile.

Zhang Yuanqing's hands kept moving and he spoke without hesitation.

"Your Majesty naturally agrees."

"The teacher who knows the father is the king."

Zhang Yuanqing chuckled, "That's not hard to guess."

"In the Qin State, we employ talented people."

"Your Majesty will not care about the difference between men and women, he will only choose people with talent."

This can be seen from the fact that the college originally admitted women regardless of gender.

"It seems that the Qin State will have many female officials in the future."

Fusu placed the black piece right after that, and in an instant the black pieces connected together, while the energy of the white pieces was separated.

"Teacher, I appreciate your kindness."

Zhang Yuanqing said nothing and then placed his white piece.

The master and the disciple played chess back and forth, and the number of chess pieces on the board increased.

"Snapped"

"Prince, I appreciate your kindness, teacher."

Fusu watched as one of his chess pieces was eaten away and wailed, "Teacher, Fusu lost again."

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Fusu with amusement while he was making her laugh, but he didn't point it out.

The warm sun shines on the master and disciple, giving them a layer of golden light.

Qingque looked at the happy Marquis and couldn't help but smile.

Not far away, Gao Yi hurried over.

"Prince, there is a student outside who said he has something to report."

"Let him come in and talk."

Soon, the student came in and said, "The student greets the Crown Prince and the Right Prime Minister."

"Stand up, what brings you to me now?"

The student first glanced at Zhang Yuanqing, then spoke after hearing the Crown Prince's question: "Crown Prince, there is a dispute between the Confucian teachers of the academy and the Legalist students."

"Confucian etiquette teachers claim Confucius is a sage of our time, but Legalist students disagree."

"Right now, all the students and teachers from the entire academy have gathered in the square. The teacher is worried that something might have happened, so he asked the students to ask the prince to come and take a look."

When Fusu heard this, he became angry.

Then Confucius dared to call himself a saint and be as famous as his teacher.

Among the saints of the time, people only recognize teachers. So what virtue and ability does Confucius have to stand shoulder to shoulder with teachers?

"Teacher, Fusu will be back soon."

Although Fusu's tone was calm, Zhang Yuanqing still sensed the anger in him.

"Why are you so angry?"

When Fusu was discovered by his teacher, he did not hide it. He said, "Teacher, you are called a sage of our time. That is recognized by the world. How can Confucius be equal to you in sagehood?"

"This Confucian is truly bold."

Knowing the reason why Fusu was angry, Zhang Yuanqing laughed out loud.

"How can you be so childish?"

"Mr. Confucius proposed Confucianism, so it's reasonable for Confucian disciples to call him a sage."

"They are just empty names, why bother with them?"

"How can this be done?"

These words were not said by Fusu, but by that student.

When Fusu saw that someone interrupted him, he looked at the other person unhappily.

Being watched by the Crown Prince and the Right Prime Minister, the student Zhang Cheng also reacted, "Crown Prince, Right Prime Minister, please forgive me, I didn't mean to interrupt."

"What a crime."

"Well said."

Before Zhang Yuanqing could speak, Fusu asked, "What's your name?"

"Student Zhang Cheng."

As he spoke, Zhang Cheng glanced at Zhang Yuanqing.

The same was true for Fusu.

"Where are you?"

If he is a relative of the teacher, then he cannot be used.

Although the teacher doesn't mind, he does.

"This student is from Nanyang County and was recommended by a teacher to attend Xianyang Daqin College."

Fusu nodded and said, "Let's go and take a look at the academy."

Zhang Yuanqing also slowly stood up: "I'll go with you to take a look."