Chapter Thirty-Eight: Number One in the World
In Ziwei Palace, Wu Zetian had just summoned important personnel from the three provinces, and he was already a little tired.
As usual, she lay on the couch, her face pillowed and her hands pretended to sleep.
Several palace servants carefully changed the incense and blew out several palace lanterns, making the bedroom a little dim.
Shangguan Wan'er was going to serve as usual. Recently, the people in the Qing Dynasty were harmonious, so Your Majesty was in a calm mood. His sleep at noon these days made Your Majesty sleep more deeply.
Suddenly, Wu Zetian, who was sleeping, said: "Has Qin Shaoyou taken office?"
At this time, when asked Qin Shaoyou, Shangguan Wan'er made him smile bitterly. His Majesty had a deep impression of this man, which shows how clever this guy was. In fact, even Shangguan Wan'er knew that that guy's performance in front of His Majesty was amazing.
"I came to office yesterday and was sent to teach poetry."
"Poetry?" Wu Zetian opened his eyes and couldn't help but smile and said, "When did my ministers become so worry-free? Those doctors even know that they are unconventional. Why do they suddenly don't care about Qin Shaoyou's origin?"
Shangguan Wan'er pursed her lips and said, "The ministers are still those ministers, why did they suddenly change their temperament? It's just..."
"You said that."
"The poems and texts learned in the four schools are extremely bad. Last year, the Imperial College Monitoring Examination did not even have one or two qualified candidates. Those doctors are so smart. Isn't it just a trash to let Qin Shaoyou teach poetry and essays?"
"Broken canister?"
"Yes, anyway, the poems and prose that the Four Sects learn are bad, and it is not just right that Qin Shaoyou can be a scapegoat. In my humble opinion, Qin Shaoyou will not be able to stay in the Four Sects learn for long."
"Is that true?"
"Do you want to say hello to the Imperial College?" Thinking of His Majesty's attention to Qin Shaoyou, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Qin Shaoyou.
Which of the old officials who are studying four subjects is not extremely thief and are very smart! It is said that they take good care of Qin Shaoyou very much and make exceptions to arrange accommodation in dormitories that only doctors are qualified to enjoy. Not only that, they also specially sent a clerk to take care of his daily life. Various ways of provoking and killing are emerging one after another. In the eyes of Shangguan Wan'er, Qin Shaoyou is truly a vulnerable group, and even Shangguan Wan'er is a little unfair for Qin Shaoyou.
Wu Zetian smiled sweetly, stretched lazily, then looked at Shangguan Wan'er meaningfully, then closed her eyes and continued to sleep.
After a long time, she suddenly murmured in a low voice: "People... were recommended by Lu Sheng, the Minister of the Honglu Temple. What does it have to do with me? There is no need to say hello, so as not to give someone a handle. I see, it is not me who is anxious to get angry. It is probably Lu Sheng. I heard that many rumors in recent times have been against him. Recommending a chef as an official, and entering the Four Sects as an assistant teacher is a very courageous move. Now everyone is calling for a beating. If Qin Shaoyou is still a fool, the Four Sects will hit Qin Shaoyou with a fatal blow and drove him out of the Four Sects in one fell swoop. Lu Sheng is probably ready to face the storm, the blame of his colleagues, and the impeachment of the imperial envoy."
"So..." Wu Zetian closed his eyes and beat him up: "So let the people who should be in charge of everything. I will be cured by doing nothing. When I sleep, you can go down and rest."
Shangguan Wan'er shook her head in her heart. She suddenly realized that she sympathized with Qin Shaoyou. It was a bit inexplicable. This guy... wouldn't really make a joke.
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Qin Shaoyou settled down. The place where he stayed was a small attic. The assistant teacher was not qualified to live, but it was empty anyway. In the words of the amiable supervisor doctor Wang Yan, it is rare to have a young hero to teach. The whole school should be caring for him.
The supervisors and doctors all have this attitude, and of course the rest of the people dare not show any bad faces to Qin Shaoyou. When the assistants saw him young, they all guessed in their hearts that this guy's background must be extraordinary. So at night, an assistant teacher named Zhou Yang invited some people to have a drink in his dormitory, invited Qin Shaoyou, and drank a few drinks.
Qin Shaoyou pretended to be drunk, but he knew very well that these guys wanted to find out some information from him, but... they wouldn't let you inquire.
He was just a newcomer to the officialdom, but he also knew that in any society, no matter whether you have a background or not, you must not leak your trump card. An unknown background is actually a real strategic deterrent.
The more this happened, the more we were happy. He returned to his bedside drunk and specially assigned Wu Yong, the clerk who was in charge of his daily life, took off his boots and waited for him to go to bed.
As the sky was getting light, Qin Shaoyou was going to teach. He suddenly remembered that when he was drinking last night, he heard that when he was studying in the four schools, he didn’t teach in the morning, and only had an hour in the afternoon.
It looks so leisurely... Qin Shaoyou shook his head. Such an official is really good except for the lack of oil and water.
After he dressed and washed his shoes, Wu Yong brought him breakfast. The Tang people ate really a meal in the morning. Logically, the people here should have had two meals a day, at least most civilians are like this, but officials or rich people are different. Because breakfast and dinner are too far apart, three meals are formed, morning and evening are regular meals, and lunch is refreshments.
Of course, the food was unsavory, which made Qin Shaoyou want to roll up his sleeves and go to the kitchen to let the chefs see why the flowers are so popular. But in the end, he still held back. It would be better to be a role model and look like an official. He would pick up a kitchen knife every day, and what kind of decent things would be like.
After using the meal, he decided to go out to buy some daily needs because he was a little hurry to check in and many daily necessities were not complete. It was close to the West Market and was close to the Zhouwang Temple. It is said that the Hu and Han there were mixed and everything was sold.
After leaving the four schools, before we could tell the direction, a carriage was parked at the door, and a servant came over and said, "My master is here to invite Assistant Teacher Qin."
"Who is your master?"
"Assistant Professor Qin will know when he gets in the car."
Qin Shaoyou is not afraid, what are you afraid of in broad daylight?
He stepped on the stool and got into the car, and saw a pair of dead fish eyes, as sharp as a knife to look at him.
It's Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng was wearing a casual outfit and glared at Qin Shaoyou fiercely. Qin Shaoyou said awkwardly: "Why are you here, senior?"
Lu Sheng wanted to go crazy, but if it weren't for him, he wouldn't have come.
During this period, he suffered a lot of criticism, and even the imperial envoy's procuratorate was searching for his black materials. This put a lot of pressure on him. He was already unable to breathe. When he learned that Qin Shaoyou was teaching poetry and books in the four schools, he collapsed on the ground and almost spit out his old blood.
Lu Sheng regretted it, and regretted it. If he had known that day, he would have just retired and returned to his hometown. It would have been better if this official was not done. But now, it would be better if he recommended a chef. The chef had also entered four subjects. The professor was still a poetry and books. As the test was about to be imminent, the three students would be jointly exam in the middle of the year. Once the results were revealed, with the foundation of learning poetry and books in the four subjects, coupled with an untuned guy like Qin Shaoyou, he would definitely be defeated by then.
He recommended a chef, but at least he said, "It's talented and knowledgeable." Although he was questioned, no one could tell what he learned. Even if he wanted to find his fault, he wouldn't be able to find it for the time being. But once everyone finds that Qin Shaoyou is a fool, he will be really done. His official position will definitely not be preserved, and he may be infamous, like a mouse crossing the street.
He was so angry that he had been holding back his anger for a few days. When he saw Qin Shaoyou, he still couldn't send it out.
There is no way, it’s useless to get angry at him. If you get angry, can you beat him up and solve the problem?
So Lu Sheng still smiled, but his smile had become more and more fake. It is really necessary to make up for the actor's self-cultivation.
"How about learning?"
Qin Shaoyou said: "Everyone is very good. Several adults value their subordinates very much. If you have any trouble, seniors will worry about it."
"Do you teach poetry and books?"
"Yes, Dr. Meng, the Xiaguan, respected him, and taught poetry and books."
"Are you sure?"
"I think... I'm not sure."
"What does it mean to come?"
"Senior, I don't like bragging, so you must be humble in your words. You can't say that I am the best in the world." Qin Shaoyou felt more aggrieved than him.
Lu Sheng was in a fire, and this unknown karma fire had been burning in his stomach for many days. Now, seeing Qin Shaoyou's attitude, he finally burst out: "Absurd! If you fail to achieve something, find another way, what does it mean to think about it, what does it mean to be self-modest, what does it mean to be the best in the world? Do you know that if you kill me? I will become a rat crossing the street. Look at how my colleagues make fun of me behind my back? I have no goldfish bag on my waist. At worst, I can go back to be a rich man, but if I lose my reputation, even my neighbors will make fun of me. Can my daughter still get married?"
Chapter completed!