Chapter 632 Entering the Academy
The horse was galloping, and the blue carriage was like a flash of lightning galloping on the pipe. There were still two people in the carriage, Tang Cheng and Old Man Su, but there was another person sitting on the shaft of the carriage.
The black shop of Sanfu Inn turned into ashes in the flames, and the seriously injured and dying Su Ziyu died with it. Originally, Old Man Su was about to cut off his head and return to the academy to settle the bill, but he suddenly discovered something and changed his mind.
The vegetable dumpling adopted by the butcher Su Ziyu was inspected by Mr. Su and found that he was a very rare genius. For a college, it is rare to have talent. If there is no successor for a long time, the academy will inevitably disappear into the long river of history, which is unacceptable to all colleges.
Cai Tuanzi was quite loyal and righteous. Although he accepted the invitation from Mr. Su to study in the academy, he asked to leave a whole body for Su Ziyu and not to cut his head. In response, Mr. Su agreed with pleasure.
In this way, the three of them became four. Along the way, when they had a short rest, Mr. Su would take out the basic teaching materials of the academy to explain to the vegetable dumpling.
They went three hundred miles a day, and after four consecutive rests, the green carriage had arrived at Yuelu Academy. Along the way, Tang Cheng fully realized the evil nature of Caituanzi. A few days later, Caituanzi laid a solid foundation and wrote thousands of commonly used words, "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Classic" memorized it like a stream.
Of course, Caituanzi is no longer called Caituanzi. All the previous things were like yesterday's death. Now, his name is Cai, and his name is from Guangnan Prefecture, and his parents are both dead. This is the identity that Old Man Su prepared for Cai Yi, and Tang Cheng was Cai Yi's first friend.
"Master, we are here!" Gongsun shouted, jumped down from the carriage, turned around and lifted the curtain. However, Cai Yi was shocked by the grandeur of Yuelu Academy and was still motionless.
"Cai Yi!" Gongsun shouted loudly, awakening Cai Yi, causing him to roll down from the carriage with a pissing flow, and said aloofly: "Uncle Gongsun!"
"I've said it many times, don't call me Mr. Gongsun." Gongsun rolled his eyes and ignored him. Old Man Su came out of the carriage and smoothed out: "Okay, Gongsun, Cai Yi has never seen the world in the mountains, and it is understandable that he loses his composure for a while."
Tang Cheng watched coldly, understanding that Gongsun was jealous!
Just imagine, a motherless child adopted by a robber has now reached the top and is going to join the academy to study. Cai Yi left Gongsun far behind in his identity in the future. If he could pass the imperial examination and learn holy skills in the future, then when Gongsun saw him, Cai Yi would call him Master, which would make people feel balanced.
Old Man Su also understood this, so he was just a peacemaker and did not scold Gongsun. Tang Cheng lifted his robe and came out of the carriage, looked at Yuelu Academy, and immediately understood why Cai Yi was out of his composure.
Before coming to the academy, Tang Cheng learned from the book that the name of Yuelu Academy was originated. Yuelu Academy is located at the foot of Taiyue Mountain, with a backing of Xiongshan and a waterfall in front of it, so it was named.
The various styles of the academy seem to spread along the foot of the mountain, extending to the middle of the mountain, with the eaves of the brackets and green tiles and gold bricks shining with boundless light under the scorching sun. There are also waterfalls and springs passing through them, and the fog condenses in the air, creating a colorful halo, which is as gorgeous as a rainbow after the rain.
"It's really not a human scene!" Tang Cheng sighed softly.
When Mr. Su heard this, he looked at Tangcheng, as if he had the meaning of exploring it. The four words "Scene of the World" are not something that Confucian disciples can say, and Tangcheng's words are very strange.
Tang Cheng didn't realize anything, and he whispered his sleeves and said with a smile: "Old Su is a landlord here, so I'll be troubled!"
Seeing that Tang Cheng was nothing unusual, Old Man Su said in his heart that he was very attentive and said, "Haha, decades have passed, things have changed! I wonder if someone is still there in the old age of the college back then?"
As he said that, Old Man Su knew the way and walked forward with great strides. Gongsun served on the side. Tang Cheng followed closely behind with his sleeves, and Cai Yi followed him step by step.
Enrollment has never been easy. Even if Tang Cheng has already passed the scholar and is qualified to enter the school, no fee should be paid.
Liulin Village is extremely poor. The last time she supported Tang Jingru was not enough to support Tang Cheng, and this time she made them complain. However, Tang Cheng himself had a lot of money to earn money, so he only took the tuition for the first time to enroll.
At Yuelu Academy, the tuition fee is only three taels of silver, but it costs ten taels of silver every month to eat at Yuelu Academy. This is the simplest and cheapest meal. If it is a little extravagant, it can't even stop the 50 taels of silver per month. Some people even use 100 taels of silver just for food and clothing, which is really luxurious.
In addition, buying four treasures of study and purchasing all kinds of books requires money to open the way. It can be said that in Yuelu Academy, you can do without talent, but you must not do without money.
After completing the admission procedures, Tang Cheng waited for Cai Yi. Compared to Tang Cheng, his procedures were much more troublesome. Cai Yi did not undergo systematic Confucian education. If he wanted to study in Yuelu Academy, he had to have a guarantor. The minimum level of a guarantor was a juren.
Each Juren can recommend one person to be admitted without the examination for ten years, while the Jinshi is once every three years. This shows the preciousness of this quota.
Most juren and jinshi recommend their relatives or disciples to enroll, which can be regarded as finding a way to improve themselves. However, this behavior directly lowers the overall level of students of Yuelu Academy, which is not a good thing.
Old Man Su has always hated this kind of behavior. As a juren, he never recommended anyone to enroll. However, when he saw Cai Yi, he understood the meaning of the academy rule.
He leaned over and wrote his name on a big red paper with ten folds. His prickly hair, Old Man Su sighed softly, stroked Cai Yi's head, and said warmly: "Xiaoyi, study hard here. If you have any things you don't understand, ask Tang Xiucai. You have to remember that this is no longer Guangnan Prefecture. You are a scholar, nothing else, do you understand?"
Cai Yi choked up. Although he grew up in a bandit's nest, this did not mean that he was a fool. Cai Yi understood that Old Man Su was reminding him in a vague way that this was Yuelu Academy, not Sanfu Inn. You can't play around with daggers here.
Cai Yi knelt down and kowtowed respectfully, making a thud. Old Man Su didn't move, and he received this great gift. Gongsun was extremely envious of watching him and knocked his head, unimaginable for his stupidity.
The black money from Sanfu Inn was ill-gotten gains, and they did not take a single slight amount, so even the tuition for Cai Yi was paid by Mr. Su. Then, Mr. Su gave Cai Yi a fifty taels of silver.
After bidding each other farewell, Tang Cheng and Cai Yi watched Old Man Su walk far away, and the green carriage galloped on the road like lightning, and finally disappeared under the horizon.
After the carriage completely disappeared, Tang Cheng patted Cai Yi on the shoulder and said, "Young Master Cai, let's go!"
The three words "Mr. Cai" made Cai Yi get goosebumps all over. He quickly said, "Mr. Tang, just call me Xiaoyi!"
Tang Cheng touched his chin, his beard was a little bit thorny, and he thought for a while and said, "Okay, Xiaoyi, let's go and stay here!" At Yuelu Academy, the accommodation conditions were excellent and they didn't have money, which made most poor students extremely grateful.
If the college charges at the inn price, it will ensure that most families will go bankrupt. The college’s dormitory area is built on the mountain and has beautiful scenery. However, even the same dormitory area has good and bad conditions, which gives some people the opportunity to get involved.
If you use silver, you will be assigned to a better position; if you don’t have silver, then I’m sorry, you can only be assigned to a lower-level position.
The deacon in charge of the dormitory is surnamed Sun and his name is Sun Qing. He is a man in his forties. He has a white face and looks quite kind-faced.
When Sun Qing saw the moon white robe in Tangcheng, he curled his lips in secret. The moon white is the original color of cloth and has not been dyed and washed. It is the cheapest, but students wearing this kind of robe are so poor that they cannot be poor anymore.
Although Cai Yi was a little better, he was just a blue linen robe, which was only a little more expensive than Tang Cheng's clothes. Although Mr. Su was generous and generous, he really had no particular considerations in his dress.
"Two scholars, most of the houses in the mountains are living in. Is it better, you two live in the same room, okay?" Sun Qing's eyes were clear, and the eyes of Tang Cheng and the other two were very innocent. But what this person said was very shameless.
Everyone has a room, which is the rule of Yuelu Academy. Although the implementation of the rules has never been so strict, Sun Qing has passed the bottom line by bullying so blatantly.
Tang Cheng's face darkened. He didn't come to Yuelu Academy to enjoy it, but if someone thinks he is easy to bully for this reason, then he would be very wrong!
Cai Yi was still at a loss. Along the way, he spent all his time studying, and Old Man Su did not tell him about the academy. Therefore, he decided to follow Tang Cheng's decision in this matter. He took a step forward, shoulder to shoulder with Tang Cheng, and signaled the two to stand on the same front.
"Teacher Sun said no, there must be no room. But this matter is quite serious. I'll go to the senior management of the college to report the situation. There are still many students who have not come to report. If the later generations don't have a house to live in, then Tang would rather drop out of school, so as to give way to the later generations!"
Tang Cheng said this sentence, and if the senior management of the college learned about this matter, Sun Qing would have to be killed twice. Just imagine, one-third of the houses in the mountains were empty, but Sun Qing said that there were no vacant seats in the college. What does this mean? This shows that the management of the college is extremely dark.
Chapter completed!