For the people who were watching the trial at Shuntian Prefecture Yamen, perhaps the death penalty for more than 20 people and the caning and life-long hard labor for several others were enough to make people satisfied. But for Zhang Shou, who was also watching the fun today, it was really unremarkable.
There was no robbery of the court. No, no one brazenly broke into the court and then there was no earth-shattering reversal.
No criminal would confront the prefect in court, and one side would become furious and torture the other side, while the other side would remain unyielding and refuse to confess until death.
There was no sudden arrival of a messenger from the palace to bring indescribable changes to the trial.
In short, for him, the excitement was completely lost. He had even hoped that Ding Hai, who was a villain but a lot of talk in Cui Yun Jian, could make some achievements in court, but in the end, he honestly pleaded guilty, and the legendary Wang Fuyin did not pursue the mastermind behind the scenes.
Therefore, when he saw the officials sent by Shuntian Prefecture to loudly announce the result and the onlookers gradually dispersed, he could not help but yawn quietly.
Chu Ying, who originally thought that he was lucky today and had run into a student with good qualifications and could try to take him as his apprentice, felt extremely uncomfortable. When he stood up, he saw Zhang Shou also stood up, bowed and thanked and apologized gracefully, and said goodbye. He couldn't help but said, "I live in Yangrou Hutong, Dongcheng District. Come to my place often when you have nothing to do."
Qi Jingshan couldn't help but laugh: "Old Chu, I just lent Zhang Shou a small house, and Old Ge almost became irreconcilable with me. If he heard that you wanted to kidnap his apprentice, wouldn't he fight you to the death?"
"Hmph, I don't care!" Chu Ying said it toughly, but looking at Zhang Shou's clean and refreshing face, just like Ge Yong's in the past, he couldn't help but stepped forward and gently patted the boy's arm. "The Imperial College's mathematics department has been declining until now. It's rare that the emperor is willing to revive it. You, a doctor of mathematics, must work hard! When the Jiuzhang Hall is repaired, as long as you are willing, Lao Qi and I can go and give a few classes!"
Zhang Shou's face immediately lit up with smiles, and he bowed again, "Then I would like to thank you two gentlemen in advance on behalf of those lucky mathematics students in the Imperial College!"
Seeing Zhang Shou happily saying goodbye to Qiao Hu and Yang Hao, Chu Ying walked slowly to the window and suddenly turned his head to his old friend beside him and said, "Even if it was Lao Ge, even if it was you and me, we all liked to study the ten arithmetic books when we were young, but we still wanted to be good officials first, and then teach what we know to carefully selected students. But I seem to feel that Zhang Shou doesn't care about being an official?"
Qi Jingshan was slightly stunned, then chuckled and said, "Because he is the future son-in-law of Duke Zhao and a student of Grand Tutor Ge, and we old bones who hope to see the day when mathematics flourish will also support him. He doesn't have to fight in the officialdom like Old Ge to inherit the Ge family, nor does he have to do his best to move up first like us."
"When people have no worries, some people will indulge in pleasure and indulge in sensual pleasures, but some people will concentrate on studying what they like, wholeheartedly, and enjoy it. Zhang Shou may be the latter, just like the Princess Chang'an's husband back then."