Chapter 94 Joint Letter

In the Zhang Mansion, a fierce quarrel was heard in the study.

The servant was guarding the door. He was very nervous at the quarrel, but now he was used to it. In fact, it has only been two days.

Since the old man brought back the two mountain masters Chen Dinghuai and Jiang Jiuqing two days ago, such quarrels have often been heard in the study of Zhang Mansion.

Jiang Jiuqing walked back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, muttering, "No, we must make a decision today! It's been three days. It's a loss to delay such a famous saying for the world! But we delayed it for three days!" He really couldn't wait to let it be known to the world!

Zhang Yong and Chen Dinghuai sat in the guest and host seats respectively, with indifferent faces.

Jiang Jiuqing looked at the two, "Why don't you talk!"

"Sit down first, walking around makes me dizzy." Chen Dinghuai said.

Zhang Yong said, "It's an easy decision, you all quit!"

Jiang Jiuqing subconsciously retorted, "Why?"

Zhang Yong: "Just because the kid from the Lu family said that this is Lu Desheng's occasional reading experience, and he wants to give it to me so that I can inspire the Chinese people to move forward."

"Bah, he didn't say that. Lu Mingzhi said that Lu Desheng wanted to encourage the other mountain masters. Don't think of keeping it all to yourself!" Jiang Jiuqing continued, "If it weren't for me, with your personality, Zhang Yong, would this paper still exist and be doubtful." He has made contributions, why quit?

Jiang Jiuqing is not easy to get rid of, Zhang Yong looked at Chen Dinghuai, otherwise, you quit?

Chen Dinghuai said calmly, "I am Lu Mingzhi's mountain master. As the saying goes, the one who is close to the water gets the moon first. If I hadn't been there that day, would Lu Mingzhi, the student, give us these golden sentences to inspire the world? He did this based on his understanding and trust in me." So, he couldn't quit.

The three of them looked at each other, refusing to give in. The contemporary scholars who looked like this did not look like the close friendship they had in the past.

These days, the three heads of the three academies, three old men with a combined age of more than 150, almost fought over these famous quotes.

For these quotes, they refused to give in, and no one was convinced. They all wanted to carve it on a stone tablet, and then put the stone tablet in front of the gate of their academy, which would surely shock and inspire the students who came to study. Therefore, everyone wanted to be the only one, because once these quotes were used, their academy would become famous and known to the world.

Zhang Yong had a headache. This quarrel had lasted for two or three days. If they continued to quarrel, it would still be a stalemate.

"Cease the war, cease the war. We can't argue any further. So, I have a suggestion."

"What suggestion?"

"The three of us will write a joint letter to the emperor, asking him to..."

Finally, they unanimously decided to ask the emperor to write an inscription, and the three academies would use this famous saying as a precept. The emperor's words would be printed on the bluestone stele or the stele pavilion to warn the students.

"Should we invite Lu Desheng to come with us?"

"No need." They wanted to visit Lu Desheng after getting this golden saying, but he was sick again, and they didn't want to disturb him during his illness, but they were very anxious about this matter. Anyway, they would not give him less credit for his contribution.

Emperor Kang Cheng was a little surprised when he received the joint request from Zhang Yong and others. His tutor had not asked to see him alone for a long time. But Emperor Kang Cheng knew that people like Zhang Yong were either silent at ordinary times, but once they made a move, it was not a trivial matter.

Emperor Kangcheng was having a headache about whether to meet him or not. You know, his body is not fully recovered yet. You should take care of yourself and not work too hard. This is what Lu Aiqing specially told him in a note. The monarch and his minister have been exchanging their experiences of recuperation in recent days.

Recently, the Xianbei, Wuhuan, Shanxu and other tribes went south to plunder the counties on the border of Dali. The military situation in the north was urgent. The prince had gone north to comfort the troops. He was upset at the moment, worried that the prince would not do well. Lu Desheng also complained to him about the unreliability of his eldest son.

Emperor Kangcheng suddenly found that the monarch and his minister had a lot of common topics recently.

Wei Zili saw this and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang said that this is a good thing, and it concerns Lord Lu."

Emperor Kangcheng nodded when he heard this, "Then meet him."

Zhang Yong, as the leader of the three, stepped forward to explain the purpose on their behalf.

After listening, Emperor Kangcheng also understood. It turned out that he was here to ask him to write an inscription for the academy. Although there were a few more words to write, there were four sentences, which was much more than the four words he thought, but it was a small matter.

Emperor Kang Cheng was puzzled, but, "What does this have to do with Lu Aiqing?"

Lu Aiqing, Your Majesty, you only care about Lu Desheng! Zhang Yong and others complained.

"Your Majesty, this is the reading experience that Lu Yushi got by chance." Zhang Yong presented the paper with both hands, with a respectful look.

So the words he wanted to write were the reading experience that Lu Aiqing got by chance? Emperor Kang Cheng picked it up at random, and when his eyes touched the four sentences above, his whole body was shocked.

Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, inherit the lost knowledge for the past saints, and open peace for the world!

What an ambitious ambition!

Emperor Kang Cheng was moved. Isn't this the goal he wanted to strive for when he first ascended the throne, when he was quite ambitious? It's just that he didn't express it in such clear language at that time.

The eyes of the nearly fifty-year-old emperor were slightly moist. His life had already reached the second half of the second half, and he suddenly turned back to face his original intention.

Zhang Yong and others could understand Emperor Kang Cheng's mood at this moment, which was exactly the same as theirs two days ago.

When they first heard this sentence, it was like the voice of heaven descending, a great sound without sound, making them feel like being struck by lightning, and then a sense of numbness and trembling from the depths of their souls.

Finally, Emperor Kang Cheng sighed.

"Grandmaster, what Lu Aiqing said is really good."

"Your Majesty, these words were not realized by Lu Yushi, but by Zhang Zai." Zhang Yong emphasized, Your Majesty, don't think about your Lu Aiqing, does Lu Desheng seem to have such a heart and mind?

Zhang Zai, who can say this, must be a great sage.

Your Lu Aiqing is just a messenger. We do not deny his contribution, but we will never allow him to take credit for it.

"Who is Zhang Zai? Where is he now?" Emperor Kang Cheng asked.

He didn't believe that they had not sent people to look for Zhang Zai himself in the past two days. But, can't find him? If they find him, they will definitely introduce him to me. Such a great sage is much more important than Fan Quan.

Zhang Yong and others were silent.

So, the messenger is also very important. Without Lü Desheng, would you know Zhang Zai? Would you know the four sentences?

Emperor Kangcheng immediately asked people to prepare pen and ink, and then he concentrated for a while and began to splash ink and write. The four sentences were written in one go. The signature was: Zhang Zai wrote the text, and then it was "Friend Lü Desheng relayed it", Zhang Yong, Chen Dinghuai, Jiang Jiuqing respectfully presented it, and Song Zhi wrote it.

Song Zhi is the name of Emperor Kangcheng.

Very good, everyone has shared the credit.

Zhang Yong, Chen Dinghuai, and Jiang Jiuqing were all very excited.

The next thing was easy, but it was just to find craftsmen to carve the stone tablet and build the pavilion. Later, they found Wang Tong, a famous carving master in Dali, to be responsible for the carving. So, driven by money and power, it only took one day and one night for Wansong Academy, Bailu Academy and Songshan Academy to erect a new monument on the left side of the gate or at the entrance on a winter morning.