Nanjing Guozixue is located on the bank of the Qinhuai River, the most prosperous place in the Ming Dynasty. It was formerly the Confucius Temple.
In the third year of Xiankang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, according to Wang Dao's proposal, the Imperial Academy was established on the south bank of the Qinhuai River. At that time, there was only an academic palace and no Confucius temple was built.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Confucius Temple was set up in front of the Academy to demonstrate the way of following the sages and sages. This is where the Confucius Temple came from. After several generations, it has been the highest academic institution in the south of the Yangtze River.
It was not until Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty that he decreed to "build schools, recruit Confucian teachers, recruit apprentices, lecture on morality, and restore the legacy of the previous kings." Then it was upgraded to the highest academic institution in the country - Guozixue.
The students of Guozixue are mainly tribute students.
In this era when one can directly become an official after graduating from Guozixue, the prison students are all outstanding students strictly selected by the provincial, prefecture and county schools. There is no such thing as Zhao Erye, who failed to pass the examination and lived in prison.
The academic system of Guozixue is four years, and a new batch of Gongsheng students will be admitted every March.
On this day, it was the day for new students to enter school again. Gongsheng students from all over the world came to the Confucius Temple happily with their families and servants to see them off.
There were still two miles away from the Confucius Temple, and the street began to be blocked. Cars and horses were all coming to send their children to school, and the jam was like a pot of porridge. It was impossible to get in, and it was impossible to get out.
The new Gongsheng students had no choice but to get off their carriages and horses in advance and walk towards the tall archway in the distance. The bookboys and servants followed behind with their luggage, and some even followed a large family, walking proudly through the market.
That style is similar to that of later generations who won the Jinshi. However, the imperial students of this era are indeed similar to the Jinshi...
Lao Liu was also among the crowd heading towards Guozi, and his fourth brother came to see him off.
"After entering, you must study hard and don't embarrass our family." Zhu Di educated him seriously.
"What do you mean after going in?" Lao Liu rolled his eyes. "Besides, our family's reputation in this regard has been completely humiliated by you and my second brother. Is it my turn to be humiliated?"
"Haha, one code equals another." Lao Si laughed and said, "What we are losing is our big book... the face over there, the Guozixue side, you have to do it."
"I knew you didn't have good intentions." Lao Liu said depressedly, "Did you tell me that the old man was trying to trick me?"
"You just realized that?" Lao Si said with a smile: "Who told you to insist on being the leader of the Beggar Clan? The old man couldn't bear it, so he asked you to go to Guozixue to be elegant and elegant. Isn't it reasonable?"
"Fuck..." Lao Liu just wanted to throw his mother away, but it seemed that for the sake of his grandma, he decided to let it go.
"Oh, don't be downcast." The fourth child held his arm and whispered:
"I'm kidding you. The old man loves you, do you understand? It's time for you to take a break after I've been burdened with you for two years. You can't always catch a sheep with its wool. What will you do if it becomes bald?"
"Oh, I know." Lao Liu nodded. The master said the same thing when he went to Uncle Chengyi's Mansion the day before yesterday. His father arranged for him to go to school in the Imperial College at this time. In fact, it was to allow him to avoid the fierce battle that would follow and save him from being splashed all over.
Blood……
In fact, he himself knew that with the old thieves' behavior of treating people like animals, it was very rare for him to be given such an arrangement.
In Liu Bowen's words, 'He can consider your reputation, which means that for him, you are second only to the prince.'
"So what if it splashes all over me? I have to bear it with my fourth brother." Lao Liu said in a dull voice.
"You can get involved regardless of whether you're guilty or not." The fourth child said in a low voice: "Look at the current situation of the third brother, it is caused by the Kongyin case. I estimate that the cause and effect that fell on me is only bigger than the Kongyin case.
When the time comes, I will slap my butt and banish you, and you will still have to hang out in the capital. Is there any way to survive that day?"
Zhu Zhen glanced at his fourth brother in surprise, not expecting him to see so clearly.
"Hehe, this is what your sister-in-law and eldest sister-in-law told me." The fourth child said proudly: "So, the sixth child, don't think so much, we can just do whatever the old man arranges."
After a pause, Zhu Di said again: "Besides, don't you still have two days off every month? Just help me come up with ideas when you come out."
"I only have two days off in a month. I have to go back to see my parents and go on dates. How can I have time..." Lao Liu muttered.
"Why don't you have a date at my house without delay?" The fourth child gave him an idea.
"That's so boring." Lao Liu curled his lips, not to mention it wouldn't be appropriate for him to take Liu Li to Prince Yan's Mansion.
But it’s quite exciting to think about it…
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While the two brothers were talking, they came to the Jixian Gate, the gate of Guozixue.
At this point, all family members and servants can no longer be sent away. Because according to school regulations, only freshmen can enter with admission procedures, and all family members and servants are prohibited from entering the Guozi School.
Zhu Zhen took his luggage from Wang Ma, waved his hands with Fourth Brother and his group, and merged into the group of freshmen.
He was tall and looked forward unobstructed. He saw several large umbrellas in front of him and several long tables under the umbrellas. There were low-level officials checking the identities of the new students.
There were also some Guozi students wearing Confucian scarves, blue round-collar robes, and green silk ribbons, assisting officials to maintain order and bring new students into the school according to their classes.
Lao Liu seemed to be back when he was reporting to college, but the atmosphere now was much more serious than then.
The senior students of the National Academy of Sciences constantly remind these newcomers not to make any noise. But they are all young people who have just jumped over the dragon gate. How can they suppress their excitement?
So there were still people talking in low voices and greeting each other, and the sound was not too loud. What Zhu Zhen thought was a normal thing, but it attracted the group of fourth-grade big brothers to look at each other coldly, and directly took the speaker out of the team and took him with him.
I don't know what the punishment will be when I go in.
The rest of the people waited in silence, and the long queue was silent. Only when the Guozixue officials asked questions, the freshmen who were asked dared to answer.
"What a Spartan place..." Lao Liu couldn't help but sigh to himself. Fortunately, arrangements had been made, otherwise he, the prince, would have to capsize in the sewer here.
After an unknown amount of time, it was finally his turn to come forward, and Lao Liu quickly handed over the prepared documents.
The Guozixue official opened the seal, took out the gift card with a bright red seal inside and read:
"Hong Qi, a military household in Nanchang, Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, and selected by the School of Health in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province."
"..." Zhu Zhen was speechless when he heard this. In fact, his original pseudonym had always been Hong E, and Hong Qi was his name in the Beggar Clan.
The old man does not use the former but the latter, which means at least two things. First, he is very aware of his every move; second, it means that the fourth brother's guess is correct, and his experience is due to being the leader of the Beggar Clan.
The old man is ashamed and doesn't want to mention the matter of asking for food...
It seems that his dream of becoming the head of the national beggar gang can only be crossed off his bucket list.
Otherwise, if the old man can send himself to school this time, he won’t know where to send him next time...
