The headmaster of Chengdu Academy was Xu Ling, a famous Jiangnan scholar who was widely recognized as "Xiaomu Gong". When Yuelu Academy was established shortly after, Li Xingchen also invited Yan Zhiyi from the Langyayan family. With the reputation of the Langyayan family,
Yan Zhiyi is naturally worthy of this position.
As for the remaining Jinling Academy, as an academy in the capital of the Han Dynasty, the position of mountain chief can also be said to be very hot. Xu Ling and His Majesty are both teachers and friends, and their qualifications are vividly displayed here. Everyone has nothing to say about being the mountain chief.
It can be said that there is no need to say more about the Langya Yan family. They are originally descendants of Yan Hui, and it is obvious to all that they have devoted themselves to studying over the years. Naturally, they deserve this position.
It is obviously very difficult to find a mountain chief who can compete with people like Yan Zhiyi and Xu Ling. Moreover, since Jinling Academy is at the foot of the emperor, the reputation and teaching quality of this academy cannot be compared with the remaining two.
Poor. So when some people were even speculating whether Li Xinchen would invite Xu Ling from Chengdu, and some people were already preparing to propose themselves to seize this position that almost symbolized the top position of Jiangnan culture, Li Xinchen was unexpectedly surprised.
Taking the unknown Xiao Cong as the headmaster of Jinling Academy really surprised many people.
But after thinking about it, everyone understood.
Xiao Cong was obviously just a cover put forward by Li Xingchen. After all, no one believed that Li Xingchen would really hand over Jinling Academy to a young man in his twenties. In contrast, Xu Ling and Yan Chen were in charge of the other two academies.
Zhiyi is already gray-haired.
The person who really stands in the position of the head of Jinling Academy should be Xiao Cong's father Xiao Kui, the former Emperor of Western Liang. It's just that Xiao Kui's status is not suitable for him to show his face directly.
It goes without saying that the Lanling Xiao family also started out as scholars, and Xiao Kui's grandfather was Xiao Tong, the famous Prince Zhaoming of Nanliang. It was under the leadership of Xiao Tong that Nanliang gathered literati from all over the world and compiled the
The earliest collection of Han cultural poetry in Chinese history, the "Selected Works", was compiled by Xu Ling, who was fashionable and young at the time, and was one of the huge team of editors.
The publication of "Selected Works" marked the first time that Chinese civilization, especially the Han civilization in Chinese civilization, appeared as a whole. It changed the name Han from the original Han Dynasty people to a representative of the Chinese nation. At the same time, this
This work also summarizes the excellent poetry works of the predecessors, allowing many cultural achievements of the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties to be preserved.
It is precisely because of this book that Xiao Tong, the prince of Zhaoming, was revered as the first scholar among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. Everyone was looking forward to the peaceful and prosperous age that his highness the prince would bring after he succeeded to the throne, but it was a pity that God was jealous of talents.
, Xiao Tong died young, and Prince Zhaoming did not become the emperor after all. However, Xiao Tong's third son later established Xiliang, which was Xiao Tong, the first emperor of Xiliang.
Therefore, Xiao Kui and Xiao Cong are the orthodox descendants of Xiao Tong. Naturally, no one has any objection to them presiding over Jinling Academy. Even Duke Xiaomu and the Langyayan family cannot compare with the Lanling Xiao family and Prince Zhaoming among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.
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What's more, this in itself is something that puts gold on Li Xinchen's face. After all, Li Xinchen dared to allow the prince of Xiliang and even the emperor to preside over the Jinling Academy. It goes without saying that he is tolerant and generous. As long as they are obedient, even if they are obedient.
Even the former enemies of life and death can tolerate it, let alone others.
This will naturally have immeasurable benefits for Dahan to attract more talents.
Of course, it was actually because Li Xingchen himself knew that the Xiao family and his son had no interest in being emperors, especially since they had tasted the taste of being puppet emperors, so they were very happy to let them come to preside over the academy.
"How is the reconstruction of the academy going now?" Li Xingchen continued to walk up while looking at the surrounding scenery. His voice was very calm, as if he was chatting with his family. Of course, in fact, he and Xiao Cong are now older than
My uncle is also considered a member of my family.
Xiao Cong said hurriedly: "Originally, the two temples on the mountain were opposite each other. Each temple had a courtyard with three entrances, which was not very big. Now after all the renovations, wing rooms have been added on both sides for student accommodation. At the same time,
Opening up a vegetable patch in the back will make the academy self-sufficient."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. Scholars in this era were actually very simple. They did not expect to rely on help from the court. As long as they had a piece of land to grow some vegetables and raise some livestock, they could meet the daily expenses of the academy.
What's more, farming is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation.
Xiao Cong made an invitation gesture and led Li Xingchen into the main entrance: "Now the main hall in the academy has been renovated, and the rooms in the back are still being renovated, but they can definitely be tidied up before the Lantern Festival."
The two sides of the mountain gate that once enshrined the four heavenly kings have been replaced by memorial tablets of Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi and others, not to mention the main hall. Since this is an academy, the original giant Buddhas and the like cannot be retained and replaced by
It is a statue of Confucius, surrounded by Confucius' disciples. It has completely transformed into the style of a Confucian temple, which is in line with the atmosphere of an academy.
On both sides of the main hall are the places where Tibet and lectures were held, and the areas that have not yet been repaired are places for accommodation. For the literati of this era, it is of course not important to live in the open air on their own. They must first confirm their beliefs and protect their own.
Books are first and foremost.
"Jinling Academy will enroll 135 students this year, right?" Li Xingchen said immediately.
Xiao Cong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's far more than that. Since Zhengdan, more than two hundred people have wanted to sign up to enter the academy. Wei Chen is now having a headache about this matter. Now it has to be expanded by at least one more
Times, we can accommodate so many people."
Li Xingchen waved his hand: "We are an academy, not a porridge shop. We cannot refuse everyone who comes. Do you have any strategies now?"
Xiao Cong could hear the slight displeasure in Li Xingchen's words and hurriedly said: "Now we plan to follow the method of Chengdu Academy and recruit talents through examinations, and the talents eventually recommended to the court will also be selected through examinations. Specific questions, ministers, etc.
It’s already being discussed.”
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. Now the academy has just set up a shelf. Li Xingchen cannot ask them to do everything perfectly, and Li Xingchen does not intend to completely transfer the examination theory of later generations. After all, everyone
Each era has different needs. Things from later generations may seem advanced, but they may not necessarily be in line with the current situation. Therefore, Li Pingchen mainly let Xiao Cong and others discuss and improve them themselves.
"What I want is talent. No matter what your background, talent will do." Li Xingchen added, "So your assessment method must be more flexible, do you understand?"