Chang'an Academy, not far from Chang'an Maritime Academy, now has a different scene.
Having been established for more than two years, and with the full support of the imperial court, Chang'an Academy has gradually prospered.
It is not uncommon to see famous figures in the Kansai literary world here at Chang'an Academy, especially some rising stars. If they are not interested in becoming an official for the time being, they will think of becoming a professor at the academy or something.
Firstly, people in the academy try their best to recruit talents from all over the world, and there are many mutual referrals. Secondly, people gradually regard this place as a good place to gain fame.
The third is the library in the academy, which is very attractive to those who are dedicated to learning. However, if you want to go in and browse books, the most convenient way is to get a position in the academy, such as Li Chunfeng and others.
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This is consistent with Li Po's original expectation. The collection of books in Guanwen Hall is covered with dust. It is better to take them out for people to read, so as to gather some scholars.
Others were those who were unsuccessful and hid in the academy to avoid the limelight or look for opportunities. The staff in the palace of King Qin Li Shimin could be considered as examples.
With the coming and going of people in the academy for more than two years, the reputation of Chang'an Academy has been completely established, and it has also been initially recognized by people in the literary world, who believe that Chang'an Academy has gathered the world's literary atmosphere.
This sense of identity can be said to be hard-won, and under such a situation, the function of cultivating talents has taken a backseat.
That is to say, Li Po doesn't come often, otherwise he would be very upset if he noticed this trend.
His purpose of establishing Chang'an Academy was to build a talent pool to assist in the imperial examinations, but now it has become a stage for scholars to display their talents. It is simply putting the cart before the horse.
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Now that the Beijing Examination is approaching, Chang'an Academy is becoming noisy and lively day by day.
There are cultural meetings one after another, with the help of everyone in the academy. If you want to take the opportunity to improve the reputation of the academy, it is best to include the Imperial College. The scholars who come to Beijing to take the exams also want to use this platform to show off.
Talent and learning, the two sides simply hit it off.
Therefore, in the past two or three months, the scholarly atmosphere in the academy has flourished, and scholars have wandered around and chanted endlessly. The academy has become a literary arena.
As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts.
When scholars gather together, they rely on articles to compete, and intrigues are inevitable between exchanges.
During this period, many excellent articles were published in the academy. Every article almost represented the rise of a scholar's reputation, which made people flock to it.
By the beginning of May, the situation was actually a bit unfavorable.
A confrontation between the scholars from the south of the Yangtze River and the scholars from the north gradually formed, and the academy was regarded as a battlefield, and the smell of gunpowder smoke became stronger.
Needless to say, after several battles, the northerners lost their armor and were defeated. Even if the Yan Liben brothers and others entered the army one after another, it was difficult to save the defeat.
They are all young people, such as Chang'an Academy's Li Xuandao, professor Li Shousu and others, who are not easy to intervene.
When everyone saw that something was wrong, they were also anxious. The people in the north were being suppressed too hard, and it would inevitably affect the upcoming Beijing Examination. This is no small matter.
If investigated, it would be that Li Xuandao and others mishandled the situation and deliberately caused disputes between scholars from the north and the south. The charges could be serious or minor. Judging from the past of Li Xuandao and others, they would probably suffer a lot.
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"I heard that Brother Sun is going to have a try this year?" Cen Wenwen came to the gate of the academy, got off his horse, and walked side by side with Sun Fujia.
It could be heard from his tone that he was rather surprised.
You must know that Sun Fuga is now serving as the official Zuo Jianyi in Zhongshu, and he is parallel to Wei Zheng. He is responsible for admonishing the emperor's words and deeds, and advising on court affairs. For such a person to end up participating in the political system, people who heard about it will inevitably disagree.
They all think that he is competing with others for fame, so why bother?
Sun Fuga was nearly forty years old. He could not be said to be in his prime, but he could be said to be in the prime of life.
He was from Wucheng, Hebei Province, and his background was similar to Ma Zhou's. They both started from scratch and had no family background to speak of.
He was a Jinshi in the former Sui Dynasty, so when he entered the officialdom, he had little weight as a Jinshi, and his family was not well-off, so he only served as a minor official. It was not until the end of Daye that he served as the Wannian County Magistrate and joined the army.
After Li Yuan went south to Chang'an, he was recommended by others and entered the mansion of General Tiance. He gradually gained the appreciation and respect of Li Shimin, and then he became slightly prosperous.
But within a few years, things went wrong for the Li family. Sun Fuga lost his support and went home to study. The year before last, he was recommended by Liu Zhenghui to serve as a judge in Chang'an County Government.
Because of his appropriate sentencing and his familiarity with the law, he was soon promoted to the Legal Cao of the Ministry of Punishment. Because he participated in the revision of Tang laws, he was transferred to Zhongshu last year as the official admonishment officer.
It's almost a step up every year. Compared with other people in Admiral Tiance's Mansion back then, it can be said that their bad luck has disappeared and they have some momentum for rapid advancement.
This was due to Sun Fujia's talent and the opportunity to pursue him. In addition, he was good at criminal law, which was the kind of talent that was greatly needed at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
Sun Fujia was quite good-looking, with a fair complexion, a thin figure, a few strands of long beard floating on his chest, and a book of poems in his abdomen, which made him look very elegant.
But everyone who has worked with him knows that this man is extremely hard-boned and has strong opinions. He once had a question and answer session with Yang Gongren, the Minister of Punishment, and insisted on his own opinions without falling behind.
When he was serving in the Chang'an County Government, he also had a reputation for not fearing the powerful and impartially enforcing the law. He had a strong character, so after he was transferred to Zhongshu, he was very respected by people.
It's just that he has a good relationship with Liu Zhenghui, the minister of Zhongshu, and has no friendship with Cen Wenwen.
The two of them went out of the city together this time, on behalf of Zhongshu to see the Governor Li Jing off from the capital, and were entrusted by the Ministry of Rites to come to the academy to have a look.
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At this time, Sun Fujia stroked his beard and said: "To make the minister laugh, I determined to serve the country when I was young, so I studied hard, almost without sleep, and when I was not engaged in production, I made my family miserable and was laughed at by my neighbors."
Having said this, Sun Fujia smiled slightly awkwardly, "Although I am showing off a little now, I still have a knot in my heart. It happened that the imperial court opened its doors, so I also thought about my old wish. Don't laugh at my old age, minister."
, and you still do such a rash thing."
Cen Wenwen imagined Mr. Sun entering the liberal arts academy, immersing himself in writing and striving for the top, and he couldn't help but feel happy.
But he didn't show it on his face, and just said: "With Doctor Sun's talent, how can anyone compare with him? Is it like this, I'm afraid it will be bad for Brother Sun's reputation?"
Sun Fuga nodded, and in one sentence he developed a good impression of Cen Wenwen. Not many people advised him not to do this, and most of them were probably watching his jokes.
The fact that Cen Jingren can say this to his face is enough to show that Mr. Cen is a kind person...