Unknowingly, several years have passed in a flash from the time when the academy was opened as a joke to now.
"Hey, brother, are you going to the academy or not?" Han Jingyun saw Han Du's dazed look on his face and didn't speak for a long time. He couldn't wait any longer and quickly grabbed Han Du's arm and shook it a few times.
Han Du came to his senses and gently broke away from the girl's hand, "Since Brother Fang thinks that students can take the imperial examination, let them go. It doesn't matter whether I go to the academy or not."
"This is the first time for the academy students to participate in the Spring Festival. From now on, whether the reputation of the academy will be high or low, good or bad, will all depend on their performance this time. Why don't you care at all?" Han Jingyun said with a face.
He looked dissatisfied and stamped his feet to vent his temper.
Han Jingyun has been in an extremely excited state since she learned that the academy students were going to participate in the Spring Festival. Although she only taught the students mathematics, and although the Spring Festival had little to do with what she taught, she was very excited.
Even her upcoming wedding didn't make her so excited. In order to let the academy students go to high school as much as possible, she tried every means. That's when she came to Han Du, hoping that Han Du would help give him some advice.
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"Why doesn't it matter? After all, you were once a child prodigy who passed the imperial examination at a young age. Many people said at the time that you would be able to become a high school scholar next year."
After hearing this, Han Du laughed foolishly, spread his hands, and said: "But in the end, I didn't have the chance to participate in the Spring Festival. Now you ask me, a person who has never even participated in the Spring Festival, to teach those students how to pass the Jinshi.
Don't you think it's ridiculous? Besides, Fang Xiaoru is taking care of this matter. He is a master at it, so we don't need to worry about it."
The matter of becoming a Jinshi is inherently determined by 30% of destiny, 70% by hard work, and the remaining 90% by whether the students have listened attentively to Fang Xiaoru's lectures and studied hard in the past few years.
"I'm not thinking that multiple people have multiple ideas." Han Jingyun muttered a little aggrievedly.
Han Du was impatient anymore. He waved his hand to signal her to leave quickly and not to disturb the time when he and his son were loving and filial. He finally got close to his son again, but he didn't want to be disturbed and continue to communicate with his son~
Han Du suddenly became erect and could no longer care about the son in his belly.
This little bastard, he actually bit me. Han Du's face was twisted in pain. This stupid son didn't know what he was dreaming about, so he bit his own stomach with a mouthful of saliva.
An Qing had just walked to the door when he heard Han Du's scream. He quickly ran over and looked at Han Du and Han Jingyun nervously, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Han Jingyun raised his hands and said to An Qing innocently: "Sister-in-law, it's none of my business."
The son was also awakened by Han Du's violent movements. When he opened his eyes, he saw Han Du's face was distorted, as if he had been frightened, and he immediately started crying.
Han Du was dumbfounded and handed his son to An Qing to comfort him, and said aggrievedly: "This brat bit me."
An Qing hugged the child, and while he kept coaxing him, he looked at Han Du and asked, "Did he bite you?"
Han Du pointed to his stomach.
An Qing rolled his eyes at Han Du with a bit of disdain and said, "Okay, don't look aggrieved. How old is your son? How much strength does he have to bite you? I think he is hungry. I will go find the nanny.
Feed him and continue talking."
"Thank you sister-in-law."
Han Jingyun watched An Qing leave with a smile on his face, then turned to look at Han Du who was smiling forward and backward.
"Why are you laughing?" Han Du looked at the girl unkindly while rubbing the place bitten by his son.
Now that he is asking for help from his eldest brother, Han Jingyun couldn't continue teasing him and quickly stopped laughing, "Eldest brother doesn't take care of the children anymore, why not go to the academy to help with advice? After all, these students also want to call you Mr. Han.
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Han Du really couldn't win over the girl, so in order to avoid being entangled by her, he had no choice but to agree to come to the academy to visit.
When Han Du was dragged to the academy by the girl, he met Fang Xiaoru giving lessons to the students. Han Du was about to step forward. After all, the girl came to him to give him a lesson. It would feel bad if he didn't say something.
But before Han Du could cross the threshold, he was stopped by a murderous look.
When Han Jingyun saw this, he quickly ran up and pulled Han Du away.
"What does he mean?" What does Fang Xiaoru mean? She is obviously here to help him, so why should she be disliked by him?
Han Jingyun blushed in embarrassment and pushed and pulled Han Du away.
"Please, brother, don't bother him, okay?"
Han Du awkwardly broke away from the girl's hand and complained, "Didn't you ask me to come? Why do you think I'm disturbing him now?"
Han Jingyun had no choice but to sigh and explain: "Fang
Xiaoru doesn’t like to be disturbed when she’s teaching. You’ve been the vice-president of the academy for so long, and you don’t even know?”
"I am the court judge, and my rank is higher than him, why should I know?" Seeing the girl helping Fang Xiaoru to speak like this, Han Du immediately quit, and even walked back a few steps, muttering unconvincedly: "No,
I, the dignified deputy court judge, was forced to retreat by a look from Fang Xiaoru. If word got out about this, people who didn't know would think he was the court judge.
I have to talk to him about it."
"Brother~" Han Jingyun stamped his feet angrily, used coquettish tactics on Han Du, and even moved his parents out, so that Han Du gave up the idea of arguing with Fang Xiaoru.
Since he couldn't go to Fang Xiaoru now, Han Du went to Xue Xiang.
Ever since he came to the academy, Xue Xiang's favorite thing is to stay in his study. Especially at this time, the warm sunshine in winter is the most precious. You don't have to guess, Xue Xiang must be hiding in his study, lying on a chair to bask in the sun.
sun.
When Han Du found Xue Xiang, he was indeed lying by the window, drinking tea leisurely.
"Sir, you are basking in the sun and drinking fragrant tea here. A god would never change your life like this." Han Du did not knock on the door, but spoke directly to attract Xue Xiang's attention.
Seeing Han Du and Han Jingyun walk in unceremoniously, Xue Xiang was not annoyed. Instead, he sat up lazily and straightened his back. He pointed at Han Du and said with a smile: "This is your academy. You are useless here now."
The matter will no longer go to the Three Treasures Palace."
Then he looked at Han Jingyun behind him, with a kind smile on his face, "Jingyun is quite good. He comes to teach students every day, rain or shine. It's not like someone who spends three days fishing and two days drying nets."
Xue Xiang pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, making Han Jingyun lower his head and cover his mouth with laughter. She admired her eldest brother extremely, but she was also dissatisfied with it, that is, Han Du would never stand if he could sit down.
As long as there is nothing to do that day, he will definitely sleep until three o'clock in the morning before getting up. Even if his sister-in-law wakes up early, she cannot get him up.
As for the students in the academy, Han Du didn't care even more. They were completely in a state of letting go. How could they be like her and Fang Xiaoru, who taught classes every day and worked conscientiously?
Han Du smiled awkwardly, coughed, and quickly recovered. Just scold him, so what if he pointed at his own nose and scolded him? As long as he is not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.
This sentence gave Han Du confidence. He faced Xue Xiang's sarcasm calmly and said seriously: "Sir, please don't accuse me unjustly. This is not because I want to be lazy, but this physics and chemistry is what I need."
Students can make progress only by doing their own experiments. I just keep an eye on them all day long, and it’s difficult for them to make progress if they don’t do their own experiments. Rather than letting them go and let them study on their own, I only need to teach them the basics.
The principles and methods are good.”
Han Du's reason seems very reasonable at first glance, but it can only deceive people who do not have a deep understanding of the world and are inexperienced.
And Xue Xiang is a mature man. He has been involved in official circles all his life. What kind of person has he not seen who is eloquent? Without this kind of vision, how could he easily save thousands of craftsmen from Lao Zhu's butcher knife?
Han Du's words could be hidden from ordinary people, but they could not be hidden from Xue Xiang's eyes.
"Obviously it's your own problem, but you cleverly said that I wronged you, and even used the student as a shield. You are so thick-skinned that you are immune to all poisons, right?"
Xue Xiang shook his head and sighed, looking at Han Du helplessly.
Han Du smiled and said nothing, neither admitting nor explaining.
Han Jingyun looked at the eldest brother in surprise, and suddenly had a deeper understanding of the thickness of his face. What the eldest brother said just now made Han Jingyun feel very reasonable, and he was even thinking in his heart, "It seems that the eldest brother is not lazy."
, but physical chemistry is like this.' But Xue Xiang's words directly exposed Han Du's true colors, and Han Du had no shame in having his lies exposed. This made Han Jingyun extremely angry with his elder brother and glared at Han Du hatefully.
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At this moment, Fang Xiaoru, who had finished teaching, walked in politely. After greeting Xue Xiang, he sat down next to Han Du and poured himself a cup of tea. He didn't say anything and took a sip first.
Fang Xiaoru kept talking during the lecture, which made Fang Xiaoru's throat feel like it was about to smoke. A sip of fragrant tea swirled in his mouth and went down his throat, immediately bringing extreme moisture to his throat.
Fang Xiaoru would moan whenever she felt comfortable.
Han Du turned around and glanced at Fang Xiaoru with a faint smile. Seeing that he ignored him at all, Han Du knew why. Fang Xiaoru had told him more than once that he should teach students on time like him.
But he said it over and over again, but Han Du never listened once, and he still went his own way. There was a reason why Fang Xiaoru had objections to Han Du and didn't want to talk to him.
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Xiaoru didn't want to talk to him, but Han Du took the initiative to talk to him to change the topic. There was no way. If he didn't change the topic, the three people in front of him would be dissatisfied with his laziness. If they unite to condemn him, then
If you can't eat it, you'll have to walk away.
"I heard that Brother Fang is planning to let the students participate in next year's Spring Festival?"
Fang Xiaoru was worthy of being a humble gentleman. Even though he was dissatisfied with Han Du, when Han Du took the initiative to ask him about something, he still nodded pleasantly and replied: "Yes, I think some students are good enough, so I want them to try it."
try."
After that, Fang Xiaoru didn't pay attention and continued to blow and drink tea with his head down.
Han Du thought for a moment and asked, "How many people are there?"
"More than thirty." Fang Xiaoru replied as soon as Han Du finished speaking.
"Just over thirty is a bit low." Han Du pondered for a while and sighed.
When Fang Xiaoru heard this, he immediately put the tea cup on the table with force.
The snap made Han Du's heart skip a beat, and he looked at Fang Xiaoru in confusion.
I saw Fang Xiaoru's expression with a sneer, and asked bitterly: "What? Brother Han thinks there are few people, is he blaming the younger brother for not teaching the students well? I said more than thirty, so I can be sure
If Brother Han is still not enough to be a Jinshi, then forgive me for not being able to do anything. Brother Han should hire someone else."
Seeing that Fang Xiaoru was angry, Han Du naturally stopped talking. When he saw that Fang Xiaoru's anger had subsided a little, he tried to ask: "Brother Fang misunderstood, I never doubted Brother Fang's level."
After a pause, he asked hesitantly: "But, are these more than thirty really a lot? Brother Fang, I heard that every spring in the Imperial College, more than a hundred people can pass the Jinshi examination. Or even more
By that time, he could still reach his early 200s."
Fang Xiaoru did not hide anything, nodded calmly and said: "Yes, there are 300 Jinshi people in each subject, and the Imperial College accounts for almost half, or even more. But doesn't Brother Han know who are in the Imperial College? Every year in the Imperial College
Recruiting 300 people at a time will result in 900 people in the next three years. If 900 people take part in the Spring Festival, only 100 people can pass the Jinshi examination.
And who are these nine hundred people? These are the most outstanding people selected from thousands of students from all the ministers, prefectures, and counties in the world.
What does our academy recruit? Only those who can’t get into the Imperial College will choose to come to our academy. Those who can get into the Imperial Academy simply don’t care about the academy.
Now, do you still think that we can have more than thirty people who are expected to pass the Jinshi examination, which is still relatively few?"
"Young Master!" Han Du nodded solemnly, and without waiting for Fang Xiaoru to speak, he continued to ask: "Why can't the academy only recruit students that the Imperial College does not want, but we can't recruit better students?"
Fang Xiaoru waved his sleeves angrily, not wanting to talk to Han Du, and kept immersed in drinking tea.
Fortunately, Han Jingyun spoke up and explained to Han Du: "Brother, there are also people who have passed the Imperial College entrance examination and chose to come to the academy instead of going to the Imperial College. However, there are too few such people after all. Almost all of them choose to come because they really like mathematics and physics.
Academy. Every year, the truly top students are still snatched away by the Imperial College."
The more Han Du listened, the more solemn his expression became. If he wanted to run a good academy, he would not be able to do it if his students were poor. There are differences between people, and the differences between people are simply greater than the differences between people and dogs.
It is an undisputed fact that smart students are better than stupid ones. If the academy does not find a way to suppress the Imperial College and allow more top students to study, then it may be difficult to get ahead.
"Can't we do the opposite? Let the students choose the academy first, and then let the Imperial College choose if we don't want it?" Han Du said unconvinced.
After hearing this, Han Jingyun gave the eldest brother a blank look and was too lazy to talk to such a whimsical person like him.
Xue Xiang was very patient and explained to Han Du with a smile: "This student is studying for nothing more than to get a name on the gold medal list. After all, the Imperial College was built by the emperor's decree to cultivate talents for the court. And the Imperial College has always been
It has been proven many times that entering the Imperial College is equivalent to having half a foot on the threshold of Jinshi. Although the academy is not bad, the students have never participated in the imperial examination. On one hand, there are real examples, but on the other hand, they are full of uncertainty.
If you were a student, would you choose the Imperial College or the Academy first?"
Is there still a need to choose? The majority of people in this world are still laypeople who believe that hearing is false and seeing is true. Most people will choose Imperial College first.
Such a simple thing can be known without asking. But Han Du just couldn't understand it, which made Xue Xiang look at Han Du with a bit of contempt.
Despite Han Du's confused expression, Xue Xiang slowly took a sip of tea.
Han Du shook his head slowly and said, "No.
.It absolutely cannot continue like this.”
Seeing that Han Du still refused to give up, Xue Xiang was a little helpless. As the deputy president of the academy, he naturally did not want to continue like this. He also wanted the academy to be more prestigious than the Imperial College. If students could choose the academy first, he would naturally be happy.
However, Xue Xiang's reason told him that this was impossible.
He had no choice but to sigh, glanced at Han Du, and comforted: "There is no way around this. After all, students are also human beings, and they will naturally weigh the pros and cons. If you want them to choose the academy first instead of the Imperial College, then unless the academy takes every exam
There should be more Jinshi in it than in the Imperial College."
Xue Xiang's words made Han Du's mind flash. Yes, as long as the academy has more Jinshi in the spring examination than the Imperial College. The students' eyes are sharp, and they will naturally know that the level of the academy is higher than that of the Imperial Academy, and they will naturally
I will choose to come to the academy first.
"Brother Fang, how many people in the academy are eligible to participate in the Spring Festival?" Han Du had a plan in mind and quickly looked at Fang Xiaoru with burning eyes.
Fang Xiaoru looked stunned, not understanding why Han Du asked this, but still subconsciously answered: "There are more than two hundred people, what's wrong?"
"Let them all go to this Spring Festival." Han Du made a decision with a wave of his hand.
Fang Xiaoru was very puzzled and said doubtfully: "Brother Han, I'm afraid you don't know the students' admission status. It's not that I don't agree with them all attending the Spring Festival, but except for these thirty people, the level of the others is still far behind.
If you don’t reach the level where you can be admitted as a Jinshi, it will be in vain if you go.”
"Don't be afraid of going in vain." Han Du said subconsciously. Seeing Fang Xiaoru looking at him blankly, Han Du explained meaningfully: "Even if they fail to pass the exam, it will be enough to let them experience it one more time."
Okay. Brother Fang, don’t worry too much, just let them all sign up.”
"This" Han Du said, which made Fang Xiaoru hesitate.
Seeing that Han Du was not joking, Fang Xiaoru could only say: "To be honest, Brother Han, the reason why I only let these thirty people attend the Spring Festival is to make the academy more famous. Do you think, our academy only has thirty people?"
There are many people participating in the Spring Festival. Although the number is a little small, if they all can go to high school, it will shock the world. In this way, even if the academy is not as good as the Imperial College in the eyes of the world, its reputation will not be bad. Good luck.
Maybe it can be compared with the Imperial College. In this way, there will definitely be better students who are willing to choose to study in the academy next year."
"But if Brother Han allows all students who can take the Chunwei exam to take the exam, if more than 200 people fail the exam, even if there are more than 30 people in high school, it will be a heavy blow to the reputation of the academy. Maybe it will.
It makes the world look down on the academy even more. It is self-defeating and the gain outweighs the loss!"
Fang Xiaoru used eight words in the end to criticize Han Du's suggestion.
According to his original idea, since quantity cannot compare with the Imperial College, he might as well win with quality. As long as the students who attend Chunwei in the academy can attend all high schools, even if the number is smaller, only about thirty, it will still be the same.
It can shock people's hearts and increase the reputation of the academy. This is the reason why Fang Xiaoru suppressed the students last time and did not let them participate in the Spring Festival. He just wanted the participants to have full confidence before letting them participate in the Spring Festival.
Because even if it is the Imperial College, not all the students who attend the Spring Festival will be able to go to high school. If the academy can do this, it will be able to surpass the Imperial College in this aspect.
People are all lucky. Since entering the Imperial College does not guarantee that you will go to high school, then what's the harm in entering an academy? After all, although there are only a few people in academy high schools, there are still more than thirty! Why can't I be like this?
One of thirty or so?
Han Du smiled and nodded, catering to Fang Xiaoru's request, but after Fang Xiaoru finished speaking, Han Du still insisted: "Brother Fang, don't have any worries, just do as I said and let all students participate in the Spring Festival."
When Fang Xiaoru saw that Han Du was so stubborn, his anger also rose. But after all, he was a man who abided by the etiquette of a gentleman. Even so, he reminded Han Du again, "I said, you are self-defeating."
Han Du nodded indifferently and said: "There are more than thirty people, even if all of them pass the exam, the number is too small. Moreover, when the time comes, the Imperial College will definitely think that there are more than two hundred of us who can participate in the Spring Festival, but only three are allowed."
More than ten people came to take the exam and talk about it."
Indeed, according to Fang Xiaoru's idea, it is natural to make the academy famous for a while. But relying on the temporary fame, it is obviously impossible for the academy to exist for a long time. Moreover, this method will make students fear the academy, and what students care about most is
Even if a student is listed on the gold list, if the academy prevents a student from participating in the Spring Festival because it feels that he or she is not knowledgeable enough, this will give the student the illusion that the academy is deliberately hindering their high school education.
In this case, which student would dare to come to the academy to study? After all, there is no first place in literature. Before taking the imperial examination, doesn’t every student think that he can be the best and be proud of the scholars in the world?