Zhang Sheng and the Taoist sat down in the small courtyard, while Wei Yuan stood behind Zhang Sheng and listened.
The Taoist stroked his beard and said: "This year's intensive teaching has a total of seven courses, one lesson per day, and each lesson lasts half a day. The titles and contents of the courses are all here."
Zhang Sheng took a look at the jade paper handed over by the Taoist and saw the words "General History of the Human Race", "History of Tang", "General Knowledge of the Immortal Path", "Dao Basic Theory", "Heaven and Earth Theory", "Qi Lun Theory" and "Shu Lun"
There are seven chapters, each with detailed explanations below. Zhang Sheng is naturally familiar with the content of these lectures, and he pondered: "The coursework places so much emphasis on history, I wonder why?"
The Taoist said: "Zhenjun Yanshi said that we can understand the present by looking at the past, and we can know the rise and fall by taking history as a mirror. Our human race started from a very young age, and our ancestors have had a long road. We have gone through all kinds of difficulties to get to where we are today. We must not forget the aspirations of our ancestors."
Zhang Sheng nodded and said: "The Zhigu Sect must be very happy, otherwise they would not have approved this motion so easily."
The Taoist said: "Zhenjun Yanxing has indeed put in a lot of effort to implement centralized teaching. If you want to participate in centralized teaching, you should register your name first and then pay the full course fee."
"And there are course fees?"
"The course fee is 10 taels of silver for each class. You must pay seven rounds in advance, totaling 490 taels of silver. The training materials required for the class are additional."
Zhang Sheng was surprised: "So expensive?"
The Taoist said: "After all, teachers who teach have to be supported, and the money lost in the course work must also be taken into account. If there are disciples in each hall to participate in centralized teaching, the master can also save a lot of time and energy for other places.
In the past, each temple trained its disciples on its own, and I didn't realize the cost. Now that we teach together, it all counts, so naturally it feels expensive."
This is the truth, but after Zhang Sheng estimated his savings, his expression became a little unnatural.
Zhang Sheng came down from the mountain after cultivating, and was not heard from for seven years. He made no contribution to the sect, and as a rule, he had no money. After he came back, he was fined for three years, which is equivalent to ten years of no income. Zhang Sheng used to practice like flying,
It also consumes a lot of resources. Even if most of the resources are provided by Tianqing Palace, he himself has no savings at all.
Taking stock now, Zhang Sheng discovered that he only had enough savings left to pay Wei Yuan's tuition for three months, and it was only the basic tuition. Training classes all cost resources. The Taoist said, these are not included!
Zhang Sheng hesitated for a moment and asked: "I wonder if there is any preferential treatment for the course fee..."
Seeing that the Taoist was hesitant, Zhang Sheng's face felt a little hot and he quickly said: "It doesn't matter if there isn't."
The Taoist sighed: "To be fair, Junior Brother, some disciples are given preferential treatment for their course fees. For example, disciples of Zhenjun Yanxing and Zhenjun Feng Yuan only need to pay 70%."
The two true monarchs were the leaders of the Reform Sect. They promoted centralized teaching, and most of the teachers were drawn from the Reform Sect. It was only reasonable to give some preferential treatment to their own disciples.
Just seeing the Taoist hesitating, Zhang Sheng knew something was wrong and immediately asked: "What else?"
The Taoist finally said: "The key to the implementation of this centralized teaching initiative is the few true masters of the Zhigu Sect. They can only nod to achieve the centralized teaching. There are many disciples of the Zhigu Sect. In order to let them participate as much as possible,
The two true monarchs specially stipulated that if a disciple of the Zhigu Sect signs up, the course fee will only be charged at half, and the consumption of resources will be treated in the same way."
The more Zhang Sheng heard, the more wrong he became, and he burst out in anger: "Half of the Zhigu party, 30% of the Dingxin party! What about my Tianqing Palace?"
The Taoist's eyes flickered, he looked away and said: "There are three disciples in your hall this time, and they are not on the preferential treatment list."
Zhang Sheng was furious: "There are hundreds of disciples in one term, but I, the disciple of Tianqing Palace, am the only one who has to pay the full amount? This is simply too much! Such injustice cannot be tolerated! I will go find the supervisor to argue!"
Hearing the word "theory", the Taoist could only smile bitterly and said: "Junior brother, I don't know something. In the past few years, there has been a fierce struggle between Zhigu, Ding and Xin. Only Tianqing Palace is impartial and has 'theory' with both sides. Although the reasons are both
It was something unrelated to the dispute between the two factions, but it inadvertently ruined a lot of good things for the two factions and created a lot of grudges. To put it bluntly, the reform faction did not increase the tuition fees of your palace several times.
It’s so broad-minded.”
Zhang Sheng did not accept it and sneered: "I understand, the Dingxin Sect does not want my Tianqing Palace disciples to participate in the centralized teaching. If you don't want to go, I won't go. At worst, I will teach on my own! Huh, those aristocratic families all have their own sects.
The secret method of wisdom is known as early wisdom, but Yuan'er didn't take the first place in the end?"
The Taoist glanced at Wei Yuan and said: "Junior brother, this disciple is indeed a genius, and it is difficult for others to compare with him. Oh, junior brother, you have decided to teach yourself, right? I will repay you right away..."
"Wait!" Zhang Sheng reacted quickly, grabbed the Taoist, and said: "Show me the list of lecturers!"
The Taoist had no choice but to take out another piece of jade paper and hand it over.
Zhang Sheng understood a little after taking it. On the first page of the list, there were two people who had "theorized" with him, and they had personal grudges. The remaining senior Taoists were highly respected and knowledgeable, but in Zhang's case,
Zhang Sheng seemed to be just like that, respecting but not admiring him, so there was no interaction. When he turned to the second page, Zhang Sheng's expression changed slightly.
"Feng Chutang? He also came out to teach?"
The Taoist said: "This is the intention of Zhenjun Feng Yuan, asking him to contribute a little bit to the cause of the palace. Zhenjun preaches the Tao, teaches and solves doubts. When he preaches, he not only solves the doubts of his disciples, but also solves his own doubts. I
I heard that Senior Brother Feng’s relationship with you was somewhat...unharmonious."
In fact, the Taoist put it euphemistically. At that time, the relationship between Zhang Sheng and Feng Chutang was not only not harmonious, but almost a life-or-death feud. The two fought three times in public, and they did not stop until they were seriously injured. The private discussions were even more intense.
I know how many times it has happened.
Based on the relationship between the two of them, it would be strange if Wei Yuan didn't shed a few layers of skin when he was in Feng Chutang's class.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Sheng said: "Let's go!"
"What?" The Taoist could hardly believe his ears.
"We participate in centralized teaching!"
"Yes, but Senior Brother Feng's side..."
Zhang Sheng snorted and said: "Since he dares to come out to teach, then we dare to learn! Does he have the nerve to embarrass the juniors? At most, he just assigns more homework. Yuan'er, are you afraid of hardship?"
Zhang Sheng had asked this question a long time ago. It was Wei Youcai who answered it three years ago. Now it is Wei Yuan who answered it himself: "People from our hometown are not afraid of hardship the most."
Zhang Sheng said: "Very good, sign up!"
The Taoist was stunned for a moment, sighed, and said, "Then please ask my junior brother to pay the course fee!"
Zhang Sheng's face suddenly stiffened and he said: "I just returned to the palace and I didn't even put the fairy silver on me. Please wait a moment, I will go back to the cave to get it."
The Taoist said: "No problem, I'll wait here."
Chapter completed!