In an exquisite tea room of Taiyang Academy, Zhang Yu was wearing a loose azure robe, sitting in the open bamboo-wood porch, looking at the lonely and towering Goddess Peak in the distance.
Three days have passed since the day of self-recommendation.
Taiyang Academy asked him to live in the academy temporarily and promised to give him an answer.
He knew that the upper echelons of Taiyang Academy would not make any judgments based solely on the news in the newspaper, and would definitely find a way to go there to verify and confirm.
Calculating the time should not be much different.
He reached out and picked up the purple clay teapot on the low bamboo table and poured a cup of tea. Then he picked up a volume of foreign object illustrations and started reading through the scent of tea.
This is a hand-drawn illustrated book, which he borrowed from the collection of the Academy. It is unknown who made it. It records many strange animals and plants on this land, and the descriptions are also very detailed.
There are some things here that he has come into contact with, and some that he has never heard of. Picture scrolls like this can only be seen in Taiyang Academy. They are also the foundation of the academy, and there is no possibility of them being circulated outside.
While he was looking at it, the pieces of jade tied with red knots under the eaves suddenly shook and made a series of crisp sounds.
His heart moved, and he secretly said: "Here he comes."
He spread his wide sleeves, stood up from the futon, and came to the vestibule of the teahouse. He saw the servant using a bamboo pole to open the curtain. Liu Guang walked in from the outside with a smile. He cupped his hand and said, "Junzi Zhang, I take the liberty of It’s disturbing.”
"Teacher Liu." Zhang Yu raised his hand in return and said, "Please sit inside."
Liu Guang happily agreed.
The two of them sat down in the tea room, and a servant came over to pour tea for them.
Zhang Yuwaiyi retired and asked: "Master Liu, is it because there is news from Changyuan?"
Liu Guang was a free and easy-going person, and he did not hesitate at all. He nodded directly and said: "The Academy has confirmed that what you said is true and has recognized your judgment." He paused and said, "The Academy has assigned you a duty. It has been decided that I will be an assistant teacher in the academy for the time being."
Zhang Yu was thoughtful: "Assistant teacher?"
The teachers and teachers in Taiyang Academy are divided into two types: xuezheng and auxiliary teachers. The teacher teacher usually refers to xuezheng, while the assistant teacher is one level below.
Liu Guang said with shame: "Originally, with Zhang Junzi's intellectual character, a scholar is worthy of him, but someone clearly expressed his opposition, and even used your age as an excuse. Although the three of us argued with each other, nothing could be done about it. We are unable to object to the decision, so we can only ask you to bear with it for a while."
Zhang Yu had already prepared for this in his heart. He came here through self-recommendation and a little bit of trickery. He would definitely be rejected by some people who came up on the right path, and maybe some of them came from the upper echelons of power in the academy. It's possible that I just pressed him lightly.
But he actually didn't care much about this.
He entered Taiyang Academy just to learn new methods and to have an identity that would make it easier for him to move around in the academy. Now his goal has been achieved and far exceeded the original goal.
It's just that there may be some sequelae here, and his previous high-profile behavior may bring some side effects to himself, but that is inevitable and a price that must be paid.
Besides, things always have two sides, and as long as they are done well, good and bad can be transformed into each other.
Liu Guangdao: "If Mr. Zhang has no objections, someone will come from the academy later to bring the assistant teacher's clothes and jade pendant and seal, and ask you some questions. But the matter has been decided. If you don't want to answer, then don't bother." ."
Zhang Yu put down his teacup, clasped his hands in a salute, and said, "Excuse me, Master Liu, for coming here."
Liu Guang also clasped his hands and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, I just want to say that starting from next month, Assistant Professor Zhang will be responsible for teaching the language of the foreign tribe."
He looked a little more serious and said: "You must take this matter very seriously. The superiors will send some students to study with you. Mr. Zhang, you must pay special attention to not making any mistakes." He nodded in a more cryptic way.
Afterwards, he took out another book and put it on the table, saying, "I'll leave a book of the Academy's rules and regulations here. You may wish to read through them more when you have free time. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Thank you, Teacher Liu, for reminding me. I know it well."
Now he is the only one who masters the language of the Hard Claw tribe, and whatever he says is what he says. The Academy must be worried, so they will definitely send someone to learn from him and figure out how to communicate with this tribe as soon as possible.
However, according to Liu Guangzhi, these students may have some backgrounds and their identities are not simple.
After Liu Guang explained the matter, he didn't stay long and left the tea room on the pretext that he had other things to do.
Zhang Yu picked up the book he had put down before leaving, and while sipping tea, he slowly flipped through the pages. It contained the rules that teachers and students in the academy should abide by, as well as various punishment methods.
He believes that the contents in the booklet are very important. Once you memorize it and act in accordance with the regulations, you can minimize your mistakes and fight for your own interests with reason and evidence when encountering problems.
In addition to this, the above can show the leniency and strictness of the academy's teaching and the overall bias of the upper class of the academy. In fact, it is best to find the old rules from the past and compare them, then it will be clearer.
Action at the academy was not slow. Liu Guang had only been away for a summer when a teacher brought his assistant teacher's clothes and seal and asked him a few questions as usual.
Perhaps because they didn't want him to leave the academy for the time being, the academy even specially arranged a place for him to live.
This was quite in line with his wishes.
Now the Yaoxiu incident is making a big fuss. Although I don't know what the people from the Shenwei Army wanted to do with him last time, maybe they haven't given up yet and are living in the academy to avoid these things.
The teacher knew that he was just here to go through the motions, and the result had already been decided from above, so he didn't ask any more questions and ended it hastily after a few words.
But before leaving, he told Zhang Yu that according to the rules, the assistant teacher could be accompanied by an assistant. He would be responsible for half of the remuneration, and the academy would bear the other half. If he did not have a suitable candidate, he could also choose from among the servants of the academy.
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After Zhang Yu saw him off, he returned to the tea room and sat there quietly thinking about the problem. After finishing another cup of tea, he came out and walked to the residence arranged for him by the academy.
This residence is located on a small platform in the south direction of the academy. Most of the people living nearby are the assistant teachers of the academy. It is surrounded by trees, gurgling springs, colorful flowers and trees everywhere, and the temperature is very suitable.
Seeing that it was a good place, he immediately ordered people to bring all his gifts here.
After finishing all the chores, he went to the rooftop with a flower stand at the top of his residence, took out a pen and paper, and traced and sketched the scenery he saw.
The auspicious light is like spring all year round, and the Taiyang Academy in the morning light is surrounded by colorful trees and flowers. It is undoubtedly extremely beautiful. He sincerely hopes that this peace and beauty can continue forever.
By the time I put away the charcoal pencils, it was already approaching noon.
He did not go to have lunch, but took a few pills and went to the quiet room to breathe for a while. He suddenly felt that his mind was much clearer, and he thought to himself: "Now that I have established a foothold in the academy, there are many things ahead.
No obstacles, it’s time to go to Xuanfu to practice new methods.
"Xuanfu" is the place where new methods are taught, and this place is located within Taiyang Academy.
From the outside world, this place is very mysterious, but inside the academy, it is not like that.
This place is actually equivalent to a place for studying specialized subjects in the Academy, but its status is somewhat special.
Theoretically, anyone who is in Taiyang Academy, whether you are a student or a teacher, can go there to learn new methods. But whether you can get started depends on whether you have the predestined skills.
Zhang Yu took out the paper and pen he had prepared and carefully wrote down a letter of application to the Xuanfu to learn new methods.
Next, he copied two more copies. After careful inspection, he saw that there were no problems, so he pushed out the door and went to the school that was responsible for this matter.
The application form can only be submitted before February 15th of each year. If you miss it, you will have to wait until next year, but there is still plenty of time now.
Most of the halls in the academy responsible for handling internal and external affairs are located in the southeast corner of the academy. The administrative hall is also located here, not far from his residence.
Because he had seen the layout of the academy beforehand and drew it himself, he already had a pretty good understanding of the distribution of the academy's buildings, so he quickly found the location of the academy.
After entering the lobby, he explained his purpose of coming and handed over the invitation to study.
The person who accepted the invitation was a young assistant teacher surnamed Song. He smiled and said: "Assistant teacher Zhang, please wait patiently. All invitations to study need to be submitted to the academic order of each major for review. When there is news, I will
I'll pass on your information in a timely manner, and if everything goes well, the results will probably be available within the next few days."
Zhang Yu clasped his hands together and said, "Then I'll ask Song Fu to teach me."
Song Fujiao was polite, and according to etiquette, he personally walked Zhang Yu to the door, then returned to the hall and sat down again. Just when he was about to deal with the post, he suddenly felt something strange. He looked up and saw that
Seeing a middle-aged teacher with a square face standing there looking at him, he quickly stood up, bowed his head and said, "Master Wang."
Director Wang said expressionlessly: "Show me the scholarship letter just now."
Professor Song Fu said hurriedly, holding the note in both hands and handing it over.
Teacher Wang took it in his hand and rolled his eyes, a look of disgust suddenly appeared on his face, and said: "Those who take shortcuts to get into school are not worthy of studying in the academy!" As he said this, he stuffed the letter of worship into his sleeve.
, turned around and walked out.
Song Fujiao was stunned, and it took him a while to realize what had happened. He was first flustered, and then fell into conflict.
what to do?
Judging from the look on Mr. Wang's face, it was clear that he wanted to mess up this matter. So should he inform Zhang Yu about this?
But will this offend Mr. Wang?
He knew that Zhang Yu entered the academy through self-recommendation and did not have any background here. However, Principal Wang was not only the director of the academy, but he also heard that he frequently interacted with some big shots.
So the decision was not too difficult to make.
"Forget it, if Assistant Teacher Zhang comes to ask, I will tell him that I have already sent the post, and if he misses it this year, he can submit the post next year as well. It shouldn't matter, right?"