Through Time Chapter 55

Educational resources have been extremely scarce from ancient times to the present day.

Education has also always been a luxury.

This is especially true of quality education, even in China more than 2,000 years later.

This is why, after Hef heard that Zhao Lang was going to hire a gentleman for the children.

Right away, he asked all the children to acknowledge Zhao Lang as the head of the family.

But, needless to say, the imperial sons and daughters, the seventy doctors of the Great Qin, each and every one of them, in contemporary times, was a top talent in every aspect!

The sons and daughters of the generals’ families were also from privileged backgrounds.

They, indeed, had the capital to be proud.

A small farmhouse is just that.

It should be to the credit of Wang Jian, the Wu Cheng Hou, that the training was outstanding.

It was a waste for a Marquis of the Great Qin Empire to teach this group of boys.

Soon it was time for class.

The courtyard was by this time full of bar stools and tables, so as to make the most of the space.

After all, there were already more than a hundred teenagers plus the congregation.

The teenagers were seated in rows according to their positions.

There were still enough places in the courtyard for the others.

Everyone else, however, stood aside, and there were qualifications to be a gentleman.

They were people of high status, and the average person could not really afford to have this group of students.

Even Zhao Lang, even if he was a strong martial artist, was certainly no match for them when it came to learning.

If this old master of the Zhuangzi dared to say anything more, the

They didn’t mind, either, making a counterattack.

It is estimated that the old master in charge of enlightenment in this countryside may not even know about some of the books in the canonical collection when he speaks casually.

In the Great Qin, where books were all hand-carved, books were also an extremely precious resource.

The transmission of poetry and books to the family not only refers to the transmission of culture, but also illustrates the preciousness of books.

Soon, a figure appeared before the crowd.

Kong A was not surprised when he looked at the extra person in the courtyard.

He had recognised a few of these people when he saw them enter the manor yesterday, as some had been to his mansion for schooling.

Only he hadn’t agreed to any of them.

In his heart, he had also understood why Qin Shi Huang had sent the stack of papers.

It turned out to be a tuition for these people to teach.

After all, not everyone was qualified to attend his classes.

Now for the sake of all that paper, he reluctantly agreed to do so.

Seeing Kong A, several people in the crowd turned slightly pale and cautioned with their close friends.

Gongzi Gao even spoke directly to Hu Hai, who was standing by, saying

“Sit down later if the gentleman tells you to, don’t make yourself uncomfortable!”

He recognised the other party, back when Qin Shi Huang even asked Zhao Gao to take him to study, who knew that the other party would only let them have a cup of tea.

Then they were kicked out.

On that occasion, Qin Shi Huang was furious, but still could not do anything with the other party.

I never thought that I would meet them here!

For the first time in his heart, he became curious about the origin of this Zhuang, and Zhao Lang’s identity.

There was Wang Jian, the head of the military school, in martial arts, and Kong Jia, the head of the Confucian school, in literature.

What conditions could allow these two to stay in this small stately home?

At this moment, however, Hu Hai took Gongzi Gao’s words directly to his ears.

He had to get back the face he had lost yesterday today!

He wanted people to know that he, Hu Hai, was a master of both arts and martial arts!

Seeing Kongjia, the youngsters rose and saluted at once.

“Good day, sir.”

Kongjia said with a nod.

“Everyone sit down.”

The teenagers sat down, and a small number of people in the congregation sat down.

But there was still some standing.

Kong A was slightly stunned, then his mind had understood, and he was not annoyed, but said that

“Why don’t you sit down?”

At this time, sensing that the opportunity had come, Hu Hai said in a loud voice that

“We learn well, but only from those who have knowledge.”

Hearing Hu Hai’s words, those standing could not help but nod their heads.

But Gong Zi Gao, who was already seated, simply closed his eyes.

Kongjia smiled faintly and returned,

“What do you want?”

Hohai spoke with his head held high, and

“I will also make it difficult for you; I will say a passage of the text, and if you can say from which book it comes, you will be counted as the winner.”

Kong A nodded in agreement.

At once Hu Hai said.

“Teach the words so that the virtues of the people may be understood, and the affairs of the former kings may be known, and the virtues of the people may be used.”

He was naughty, but the resources for a royal education were here.

Royal children may have had many faults, some despicable, some brutal, but alone they were not stupid.

Hearing this, many of the children of the generals’ family revealed a puzzled look; it was unlikely that their families had more books in their collections than the royal family.

Kong A also nodded as he listened and said that

“This is from the State Language – On the Language of Chu, Shu Shi said to Prince Fu of Chu.”

“Is what the old man said correct?”

Hu Hai froze for a moment and said, slightly reluctantly

“Sir is right, but I have one more question…”

“Hold on!”

Kong A said to

“Now it’s my turn to test you, if you ask me a question, I’ll ask you a word.”

“As long as you can recognise it, I will concede defeat.”

When Hu Hai heard this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly said that

“It’s a deal!”

If the other party had tested him in the same way, he might not have remembered every word clearly.

But to recognise words would not be false at all.

At once, Kong A wrote down a word on the sand table.

Then he took it to Hu Hai.

Hu Hai froze as soon as he looked at it, the words on the sand table were extremely complicated.

No matter how hard he searched his heart, he could not recognise them.

The others also took a peek, but found that none of them were recognisable.

Kong A spoke indifferently at this point, saying

“This is the golden script of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and this word is pronounced as stupid!”

As soon as Hu Hai heard this, a face turned red straight away!

“Foolish and unaware! That’s what you’re talking about!”

“Give me your hands!”

Kong A said in a stern voice.

Although Hu Hai was full of reluctance, Kong A’s voice seemed to carry a special power that made him involuntarily put out his hand.

Snap!

There was a crunching sound.

“Since you like to stand, take this sandbox and stand to the side!”

Kong A said coldly, then looked at the others and said that

“Anyone else!”

The others looked at Hu Hai and knew that they had kicked the bucket this time.

So they collectively shook their heads.

“Then sit down!”

“Class is in session!”

With a press of the ruler, Kong A began his formal lecture.

It must be said that a true master can choose the content of a lecture extremely well, even when dealing with students of different levels.

Soon, the morning class was over.

Hu Hai, who had been standing on the sidelines for almost two hours, also finally got a moment to catch his breath.

Given his nature, it’s not as if he hadn’t thought of just leaving.

Even if Qin Shi Huang blamed him, he would at most receive a beating.

He hadn’t been beaten much anyway.

But the problem was that Zhao Lang below always looked at him from time to time.

That gaze, it was as if he was considering where to put the knife.

It made him have to stop dead in his tracks.

At this moment, Gong Zi Gao was completely unconcerned with Hu Hai’s mind, and instead pondered how to pull some strings with Kong Jia, the

Not only him, but also the other sons of the general’s family who recognised Kongjia’s identity.

It was not because they admired Confucianism.

Rather, it was because Qin Shi Huang had always wanted to take Confucianism under his wing!

Whoever could gain the approval of the Confucians would be a meritorious servant of the Great Qin!

They even felt that this was why their families had sent them over here!

Just as the people were trying to figure out what to do.

Kong A smiled at this time and said to Zhao Lang that

“Long’er, my master has gained another insight into what you said about the regular script today!”

“Hurry up and take a look for my master, how is this character.”

Hearing this, Gong Zi Gao, who knew Kong Jia’s identity, was directly confused in his head.