Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 21 Mr. Xue's Ruler
Sure enough, the round-faced boy quickly got stuck and couldn't carry on reciting.

Xue Juzheng walked up to him with a ruler in his hand, and coldly squeezed out a word: "Hand."

This old gentleman's style of disciplining students has always been so concise and clear, he cherishes words like gold, and he will never force him if he can do it.

The original Zhao Dezhao couldn't stand this, so he rebelled in court and splashed Xue Juzheng in the face with ink.

But he is a prince after all, and his status is different after all.

The other students in the palace school, including this round-faced boy, did not have the guts.

The round-faced boy obediently stretched out his right hand, asking Xue Juzheng to smack his palm with the dead body.

Zhao Dezhao knew from the sound that the old man's attack was really serious!

Every time the round-faced boy was hit, he would tremble slightly in pain, but he didn't dare to withdraw his hand.

Zhao Dezhao recognized the round-faced boy and knew that he was the son of a certain prince.

It is no exaggeration to say that with this kid's family background, even if a civilian girl is raped on the streets of Tokyo, the Kaifeng mansion's police officers will not only have the guts to intervene, but will rush to fawn on him and help him push his ass!
But right now, this kid can only accept Xue Juzheng's beating obediently, without even daring to show any complaints.

Who doesn't know who Mr. Xue is?
He even dared not to give face to the Holy Majesty, and even dared to slap the palms of two princes, how old is a son of a duke?
Zhao Dezhao was thinking wildly, Xue Juzheng had already tapped the ruler, his gaze passed Zhao Dezhao's face, and he pointed out his younger brother Zhao Defang.

Zhao Defang stood up slowly.

Zhao Dezhao saw his younger brother's face, and knew that he would end up in the same way as the boy before, so he stood up before his younger brother could recite.

"Mr. Xue!"

"What do you have to say?" Xue Juzheng turned his head to look at Zhao Dezhao, and said coldly: "The holy majesty personally ordered: above the school, teachers are respected. There is neither His Royal Highness, nor the king of the county, please forgive me for being rude!"

These words are quite blunt, meaning no matter what you want to do, don’t try to force me with your status as prince and county king, if you don’t accept it, just cry to your emperor’s father!

“Mr.

"You mean, the old man doesn't teach well, so he doesn't deserve to teach you?!"

Xue Juzheng was stunned for a moment, his face turned ashen, he was already out of breath.

Xue Juzheng, as a famous contemporary Confucian teacher, was questioned in public that he can't teach students, which is tantamount to slapping him in the face.

Zhao Dezhao was neither humble nor overbearing, and continued to reason with him:
"Mr. Xue, foolishly thought: Mr. should explain each article to me in detail first, and then let me recite it later. Otherwise, students don't understand the meaning of the article, how can they memorize it? But swallowing dates wholeheartedly is not beneficial.”

Rejecting rote memorization is an advanced learning concept from later generations, so Zhao Dezhao is very confident.

But the most important thing is that he loves his younger brother, and he really doesn't want the young Zhao Defang to be punished with a ruler!
"You just can't recite it yourself, so you are afraid of the old man's punishment, so you talk cleverly and sophistry!"

Xue Juzheng became more and more angry as he spoke, pointing at Zhao Dezhao with a ruler in his hand, and sternly said:

"When you returned to the palace school this time, I thought you had sincerely changed your mind, but I didn't expect that you actually worsened your situation. You are like a rotten tree that cannot be carved!"

Xue Juzheng lost his temper so much that all the students' faces changed color, and everyone's heart was beating wildly. They were afraid that they would be affected by Zhao Dezhao, and they would suffer a lot.

Even Zhao Defang cast a begging look at her second brother, meaning to tell Zhao Dezhao not to stand up for her again, and she would rather be punished for not being able to recite it, than let Mr. Xue sue his father , then there must be severe punishment.

Zhao Dezhao looked around the audience and said calmly: "Sir, there is a misunderstanding. The students' opinions are out of public interest and have no selfish intentions. The students themselves can completely memorize it."

"Exactly?"

"Exactly word for word."

Xue Juzheng pondered for a while, and slapped the ruler heavily on the table.

"Okay! If you can really do it, then this old man will believe that you are doing it out of publicity, and then he will change the teaching method as you wish."

"If you can't, you are talking nonsense and sophistry, and you don't respect your teacher's way. This old man will beat you ten rules, and then personally report to the Holy Majesty. You will be expelled from the palace school and will never be called back!"

This is what Zhao Dezhao was waiting for.

He immediately took a deep breath and immediately began to recite:
"The late emperor was not halfway through his business, but the middle path collapsed. Today, Yizhou is in dire straits, and this is the time when the survival of the sincerity is in danger..."

"...you should stay away now, and you don't know what to say."

Zhao Dezhao eloquently recited the full text of "List of Teachers", not only did not miss a single word, but he didn't even stutter.

Zhao Defang and the other students were startled, their mouths opened wide, and they didn't understand why Zhao Dezhao suddenly became so smart and obsessive?When he was in Gongxue before, he was obviously a poor student who performed at the bottom!

Xue Juzheng was even more shocked, he looked at Zhao Dezhao with both surprise and doubt.

Zhao Dezhao was secretly laughing in his heart, feeling that he seemed to be bullying the ancients a bit, but if he wanted to blame Zhuge Wuhou's "Teacher's List" was so well written that it was listed as a must-recite article for middle school students after a thousand years. I have already memorized it in middle school, and I have reviewed it dozens of times today, how could I not be able to memorize it?
If he didn't have the confidence, he wouldn't have the guts to stand up and ask Xue Juzheng for advice.

Seeing that Xue Juzheng was still standing there in a daze, with an embarrassed expression on his face, Zhao Dezhao reminded softly: "Mr. Xue, look, why don't you dismiss the get out of class first? In fact, the students also made mistakes. Mr. is magnanimous and doesn't care about it."

Xue Juzheng came back to his senses, gave Zhao Dezhao a grateful glance, and immediately announced the dismissal of the get out of class.

When Xue Juzheng's back disappeared from sight, cheers erupted in the originally silent classroom.

More than 20 half-year-old boys rushed over and surrounded Zhao Dezhao, almost lifting him into the air.

Among them, the most excited one was Zhao Defang, who had escaped a catastrophe today. He laughed so hard that tears came out.

This old Mr. Xue is knowledgeable, but he has always been too strict. He especially likes to hit people with a handboard. No one has ever been hit by his handboard.

Everyone has complaints in their hearts, but no one dares to express them.

But it's not good if this palace school doesn't come, because the qualification to be a companion to the royal children is obtained by their parents and grandparents with great face.

But today, Zhao Dezhao was able to make old Mr. Xue feel embarrassed in public. How could they not feel so happy?

(End of this chapter)