Although female studies are now popular, there are not many women who are willing and able to enter officialdom, and even fewer female students are able to study abroad.
After all, it is very inconvenient for girls to go out, and it is difficult for family members to relax and let girls go to distant places.
So Bai Jingxing is the first female student in the Imperial College to apply for study tour...
There are two study tour modes in the Imperial College. One is to accept the mission of the Imperial College and go to various official schools for exchange and study. This is also counted as the academic year;
One is to take a break from school and go out for free travel, not counting the academic year. After coming back, you will either have to re-grade your exams, or the grade you were at when you went out will be the same grade you came back to.
After careful consideration, Bai Jingxing finally chose the first option. Firstly, she wanted to see the situation of female students in foreign official schools. Secondly, it was her first time to go on a study tour. In fact, she didn't have a very clear goal in her heart, so she traveled with a mission.
better.
The third point, and the most important point, is to apply for the first type of study tour this time and apply for the second type in the future.
Bai Jingxing thought happily.
After she had her hairpin ceremony in the capital, she went to the Imperial Academy to collect documents.
The doctor from the Imperial College handed her a letter and said: "This is your status ultimatum in the Imperial College. No matter where you go, you must first contact the local official school."
"Remember, with this ultimatum, you represent the Imperial College. You must be careful in your words and deeds outside, and don't embarrass the Imperial College."
Bai Jingxing promised: "Sir, just be rest assured, I will work hard to bring honor to the Imperial College."
"That's not necessary. The Imperial College has its own glory, as long as you don't bring discredit to the Imperial College."
Bai Jingxing: "Although I am no longer the first in my grade, I still ranked eighth in my grade last year. I won't bring disgrace to the Imperial College, right?"
Doctor, "Your knowledge is certainly good, but your ability to get into trouble..."
After a pause, he said as tactfully as possible: "Classmate Bai, as a student, you must be respectful and knowledgeable; as a woman, you must be virtuous, dignified and quiet, you..."
Bai Jingxing immediately said: "I am quick to learn, but also... return to being virtuous."
The doctor looked at her quietly, and Bai Jingxing also looked at him with big eyes.
The doctor waved his hand and said: "That's all, that's all. If you say you are virtuous, then you are virtuous. Fortunately, you are not the leader of this trip. You just need to listen to Yang Zezhi. With him here, even if you get into trouble, you should do the same."
Wouldn’t it be very discrediting to the Imperial College?”
When the doctor said this, he himself became suspicious.
Bai Jingxing opened his mouth in surprise, "Ah, Brother Yang is leading the team this time? No, he has passed the Jinshi examination, won't he become an official?"
The doctor said happily: "Yang Zezhi is a person with great ambitions. He is not limited to gains and losses in one day. He wants to accumulate more knowledge, so he will continue to stay in the Imperial College. This time he will apply with you."
There were official study tours in various places, and the school discussed it and felt that it would be best for him to lead the team."
Bai Jingxing was greatly disappointed, "I thought I could be the captain this time."
After all, there were not many people studying abroad. She knew that besides her and Bai Ruoyu, there were only three senior students. Her grades were the best among the five, and her parents also had the highest official positions and the deepest backgrounds. Unexpectedly,
Yang Zezhi also participated.
"Okay, go back and get ready. Meet at the Imperial College the day after tomorrow. Don't be late."
"Oh." Bai Jingxing lowered his head and turned to leave.
Not far after leaving the yard, she bumped into Yang Zezhi, who was coming this way. She greeted him vaguely, "Brother Yang."
Yang Zezhi stopped, looked her face up and down, and then asked with a smile, "Why do you look so shocked?"
Bai Jingxing kicked the pebbles under his feet, sighed and asked, "Brother Yang, didn't you go on study tours with Brother Tang before? Why are you going this time?"
"That time I took a break from school and went on a free study tour. This time I want to try to communicate with officials and students from various places," Yang Zezhi asked with a smile, "Why, you don't want to go with me?"
"That's not true, it's just me..." Bai Jingxing scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "I want to be the captain."
Yang Zezhi raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment and then asked: "What, do you have a route you want to take?"
Although the Imperial College requires students to go to the government school for exchanges, it does not strictly stipulate specific places, let alone specific routes.
They will only draw a circle and tell them to study in this circle. Students who participate midway can apply to return to Beijing, or they can continue their study tour for a long time.
In this circle, there are not only government schools but also county schools. It is up to the students to decide which government school to go to.
Well, I usually listen to the captain.
Bai Jingxing rolled his eyes and whispered: "I heard that the mountains and rivers in Luzhou are steep and beautiful, and the river fish there are particularly delicious. Oh, no, I heard that there are many people studying there, and there are also great scholars living in seclusion in Luzhou.
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Yang Zezhi chuckled softly, laughed for a long time before nodding and said: "Luzhou is indeed good. You can take the waterway from the capital to Luzhou, which is much easier. The scenery along the way is also good, but the land route can pass through more places. You
Do you think it’s better to take the water route or the land route?”
Bai Jingxing's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but point his two index fingers, "Although the waterway is easy, it is also very expensive. Of course we will have no problem, but I don't know if the other three senior students can afford it, and it won't be too easy for us to go on a study tour."
Too extravagant..."
"Then the waterway and the land route cross each other," Yang Zezhi said: "If you pass some big towns along the way, you can get off the boat and transfer to the land route. Not only can you go to the local official school to study, but you can also see the famous local rivers."
Bai Jingxing nodded excitedly, "Yes, yes, that's it."
Yang Zezhi smiled and said, "Let's meet tomorrow to determine the route for the study tour."
"Okay, see you in school?"
Yang Zezhi thought for a while and then shook his head, "There are too many people in the school and there is no special place for us to discuss. Why not go to Green Bamboo Garden."
Green Bamboo Garden is the property of the Yang family. It is a separate courtyard with a lot of bamboos. It is usually reserved for literati to hold literary and poetry gatherings.
Yang Zezhi could choose any courtyard as his base.
"Okay," Bai Jingxing agreed, "I'll call Bai Ruoyu and the remaining three seniors."
Yang Zezhi paused and said, "I'll inform them."
Bai Jingxing went home happily. Although she was not made the captain, Yang Zezhi was willing to discuss the study tour route with the team members, so she would have a chance to get the route she wanted to take.
Bai Ruoyu was not very interested in this matter. In fact, he didn't really want to go out on a study tour at this time.
He felt that going to school in the Imperial College was quite happy, because Enyin was enrolled in the school, which was easier than studying in the academy before. He enjoyed this life very much.
But his father felt that reading ten thousand books was not as good as traveling ten thousand miles, not to mention that he had not read ten thousand books yet, so it was better to go out for a walk.
The most important thing is that now that Bai Jingxing is with him, the two of them can go on a study tour together. After this period, if they want to go out next time, they don’t know who will accompany them.
So when Bai Erlang knew that Bai Jingxing was going on a study tour, he immediately asked his son to follow him.