Chapter 0453 The world's talents are all in the hands of the bandits
Ruian Villa, which used to be deserted in the past, is now bustling with people.
All the people coming in and out are scholars.
Some are old and some are young, some are short and some are fat.
They have big sleeves fluttering and their mouths are open and closed.
Kou Zhong was as kind as a Buddha, smiling and greeting everyone who passed by.
When Kou Ji arrived at the door of the other courtyard, Kou Zhong's eyes lit up, he apologized to the guest who was greeting him, and took the initiative to greet him.
Kou Ji got off the carriage and asked Kou Zhong, who was approaching him, "What's going on?"
Kou Zhong bowed his waist and explained with a smile: "After several months of construction, part of the academy planned by the master has been completed. Confucian scholars and officials from all over the country who came to join the master and resigned from official positions came to Bianjing one after another.
The master intends to open a library to recruit students at the end of the month, so he specially held a banquet at his house to entertain them."
Kou Ji nodded slowly, "I'll go back to the house through the back door..."
Kou Zhong took a few steps forward, stopped Kou Ji, and said slightly bitterly: "The servants in the house are not enough..."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and suggested, "Recruit more?"
Kou Zhong shook his head and lowered his voice, "What the old servant means is that you can see if you can borrow some from the palace."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Can the eunuchs and maids in the palace borrow them at will?
Seeing that Kou Ji seemed to have misunderstood, Kou Zhong hurriedly explained: "Many palaces in the palace have been destroyed, so there are no need for so many maids to serve. Empress Cao is kind-hearted and intends to release a group of maids.
We can borrow some and use them.
If they are useful, keep them in the house; if they are not useful, give them some money and send them back to their hometown."
Kou Ji thought about it and said, "Then you have to figure out what to do. Remember to find out their details. Some people cannot be used in the house."
Kou Zhong nodded and smiled, "Of course the old servant knows... The old servant also met the palace maids and trained them very well, so when he heard that the palace wanted to put the palace maids in good condition, he became a little interested."
Kou Ji nodded, handed the carriage to Kou Zhong, bypassed the wall of the other courtyard, and entered the other courtyard through the back door.
As soon as you enter the backyard.
Then I saw Xiang Yan entertaining a group of orioles, eating and drinking.
Kou Ji didn't know anyone.
They are all the female relatives of the great Confucian scholars and retired officials.
When they saw Kou Ji, they didn't feel angry, and one by one they invited Kou Ji to come over and play.
Kou Ji cupped his hands, said a few words casually, and fled from the backyard.
This caused all the female relatives to burst into laughter.
Ko Ji walked through the backyard, feeling like he was wandering around in the Pansi Cave.
Those female relatives are usually reserved when they are outside.
Once they come together, their true colors will be revealed.
Some girls who have not left the court may be naughty, but when they meet a man, they will be more reserved.
Those married women are a little unreasonable.
He is not afraid of strangers and dares to talk about anything.
In the front yard.
Kou Zhun was entertaining a group of great scholars and senior officials, but Kou Ji didn't want to go.
If someone catches him and forces him to test his knowledge, he will not be able to survive.
In the backyard.
Xiang Yan was leading a group of female goblins who were fooling around, and Kou Ji didn't dare to go.
Afraid of being caught by the female goblin.
After escaping from the backyard.
Kou Ji wandered around the long and narrow corridor and saw a few little guys sitting on the ground, holding wine and meat they didn't know where they got it from, and competing in knowledge in a wild manner.
In fact, those little guys are not too young, the oldest is twenty years old and the youngest is fourteen years old.
Only one year younger than Kou Ji.
The reason why Kou Ji thinks he is a little guy is because he is having trouble in his heart.
He usually hangs out among a group of important court officials over forty years old, and scheming with them, feeling that he is more mature than others.
So when I look at some people my age, I always think they are little guys.
Kou Ji had nowhere to go, so when he saw a group of little guys chatting happily, he licked his face and walked over.
Three of them were stunned when they saw Kou Ji appear. They stood up and saluted, but saw that Kou Ji had quickly walked to the blanket where they were sitting and sat down. They guessed that Kou Ji did not want to reveal his identity.
The three of them were also smart people and tacitly chose to keep their mouths shut.
Some people know Kou Ji, and naturally some people don't.
Immediately, the youngest little guy raised his head and curled his lips and said, "Who are you? When you go to someone else's property, you don't even know your name or ask if the owner wants you to sit, so you just sit down."
The three people who knew Kou Ji's identity twitched their mouths and stared at the little guy, but said nothing.
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Is there still a master here?"
The little guy patted his chest and said proudly: "The blanket you are sitting on was taken by Su. Half of the wine and meat placed on the blanket were also given by Su's teacher. Do you think Su is the master of this place?"
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Kou Ji cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I haven't asked yet, what is the name of this Su?"
The little guy curled his lips and said: "Meishan Su Xun..."
(This is not a black Su Xun. When Su Xun was young, he was somewhat stubborn, a little arrogant, and liked to play, but his father ignored him. To put it simply, the child who was spoiled and grew up was somewhat stinky.
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Kou Ji suddenly said, "It turns out he is little brother Su Xun from Meishan."
Su Xun raised his head and said displeasedly: "Who is your little brother? Do I know you very well? You asked me my name, but you haven't given it to yourself yet."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "It's just a cheap name, it's not worth mentioning."
Su Xun was immediately unhappy and felt that Kou Ji was a bit insincere.
Just as he was about to open his mouth, Kou Ji continued to laugh and said, "If I want to join you, are there any other rules?"
Su Xun hummed and said: "Compose a poem. As long as we agree with it, you will be qualified to join us."
Kou Ji was stunned and asked with a smile: "What is the title?"
Su Xun pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly brightened when he saw the beauty leaning on the corridor with several pots of orchids.
"Just take the orchid as the theme!"
Kou Ji thought for a moment and came up with an idea. He stared at Su Xun with a smile and said, "I got a good sentence by chance, but I don't know if I can pass the test."
Su Xun said carelessly: "Recite it and I'll comment on it later."
Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "At the foot of the mountain, the orchid buds are soaked in the stream, and the sandy road among the pines is pure and clear of mud..."
Su Xun was stunned, and everyone present was stunned.
After carefully savoring Kou Ji's wonderful words, Su Xun quickly asked, "What's behind?"
Kou Ji pretended to be disappointed and said: "The back...is gone..."
Everyone present showed a hint of disappointment when they heard this.
Su Xun muttered, "What a pity for a good sentence..."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Do I pass the test?"
Su Xun glanced at Kou Ji and muttered: "The sentence you wrote is not bad, it can pass the test... It's just that when you wrote the sentence just now, you stared at me with evil intentions. Why is that?"
"hehe……"
Kou Ji laughed but did not explain.
Do I want to tell you that this sentence was written by your son and I borrowed it?
I dare say, but you won’t believe it either.
After all, you no longer have a son, you don't even have a wife.
"Are you talking bad about me in your heart?"
Su Xun stared at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji waved his hand and said: "Since I have passed the test, can I join you?"
The three people who knew Kou Ji had awkward yet polite smiles on their faces and nodded stiffly.
Others also nodded.
Seeing that everyone here agreed, Kou Ji sat down under Su Xun's wary eyes.
"I don't know you all yet. I wonder who can help introduce you."
One of the three people who knew Kou Ji, the eldest one, said with a stiff expression: "Fu Bi of Luoyang, thanks to the support of Fan Yuanwai Lang, recommended him to study in Wenchang Academy."
Kou Ji was slightly startled when he heard this.
First, the identity of this person surprised Kou Ji.
Second, the Fan Yuanwailang mentioned by this person should refer to Fan Zhongyan.
The third is the name of the school founded by his grandfather Kou Zhun.
Kou Ji didn't remember Fan Zhongyan mentioning to him that he and Fu Bi were acquainted.
I didn't know that my grandfather Kou Zhun had already decided to name the school Wenchang.
Kou Ji looked Fu Bi up and down. He had a square face, a little fat, and some faintly visible velvet whiskers on his chin. If the green shirt on his body were replaced by a silk gown, he would look like a rich man.
Kou Ji smiled and nodded, "I didn't expect that you and Fan Yuanwai Lang are familiar with each other..."
Fu Bi smiled dryly and said: "My father works in the Ministry of Rites..."
Kou Ji was stunned, then laughed and said, "I forgot, the rich family is a family of officials."
Fu Bi said humbly: "Don't dare..."
Although Su Xun was arrogant, he was also smart. He heard something was wrong through the conversation between the two.
Before Kou Ji arrived, Fu Bi spoke kindly, but his demeanor was very arrogant.
It must be related to the generations of officials in his ancestors.
Now that I saw Kou Ji, the arrogance on his body was completely gone, and there was still a hint of humility.
Su Xun immediately realized that Kou Ji's identity was unusual.
"Who are you anyway?"
Su Xun stared at Kou Ji and asked.
Kou Ji smiled and went to pat Su Xun on the head, but Su Xun hid and stared at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said, "Guess..."
After saying this, without waiting for Su Xun to answer, he looked at the other person sitting next to Fu Bi.
When the man saw Kou Ji, he looked over and quickly said, "Jiexiu Wen Yanbo..."
Kou Ji smiled and nodded, "We met once outside the city before."
Wen Yanbo nodded quickly.
Kou Jixiao asked: "Are you here to study too?"
Wen Yanbo raised his hand and said, "Sir, I was hired as the Five Classics Master of Wenchang Academy. As a disciple, I naturally had to follow him. Thanks to your kindness, I was recommended to study in Wenchang Academy."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and laughed softly: "Studying at Wenchang Academy is not easy."
Wen Yanbo solemnly said: "I am confident..."
Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "Having confidence is a good thing... I'm optimistic about you..."
After saying this, Kou Ji looked at the next person.
After this man sat down with Kou Ji, he looked at Kou Ji very strangely.
Kou Ji wanted to ask.
"Student Yongfeng Ouyang Xiu..."
"student?!"
Kou Ji was slightly stunned.
He looked carefully at Ouyang Xiu. He was about eighteen years old, young and tender, and did not have the demeanor of a great literary master in the history books. He was still a little reserved when facing Kou Ji.
Kou Ji asked with a smile: "Why do you call yourself a student?"
Ouyang Xiu said with a slight embarrassment: "In the spring of the third year of Tiansheng, I missed..."
Kou Ji was slightly stunned, then smiled and nodded.
He was one of the Chunwei examiners in the third year of Tiansheng.
He did not expect that Ouyang Xiu actually participated in the Spring Festival of the Third Year of Tiansheng and was not selected yet.
But even so, Ouyang Xiu had to call himself a student in front of him.
When Su Xun heard this, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He stared at Kou Ji and said in shock: "Who are you?"
Seeing Ouyang Xiu calling himself a student in front of Kou Ji, Su Xun didn't even think about Chun Wei.
Because in the Song Dynasty, not only students who had participated in the Spring Examination could call themselves students in front of the examiners, but scholars could also call themselves students after meeting officials who had taken the imperial examination.
Kou Ji gave Su Xun a bright smile, "Guess!"
"I won't guess!"
Su Xun shouted angrily.
Kou Ji paid no attention to him, but looked at the next person.
A thin young man.
"Anyang Han Qi..."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows when he heard his name, "Are you Han Qi?"
Han Qi was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully: "Do you know me?"
Han Qi unconsciously used the honorific.
That's because he had already guessed Kou Ji's identity through the reactions of Ouyang Xiu and the others.
Most of the people here already know Kou Ji's identity.
Only Su Xun, the naive fool, doesn't know yet.
Kou Ji heard Han Qi's question and smiled calmly: "I know your father well and heard that he has a smart son."
Han Qi nodded slowly without doubting his presence.
Su Xun on the side has already jumped.
Pointing at Kou Ji's nose, he asked, "Who are you?"
Kou Ji ignored him and looked at the others.
Others also opened their mouths to introduce themselves.
Some people were very excited when introducing themselves.
It's like seeing an idol.
However, these people did not leave any names in the history books, so Kou Ji did not know their origins.
But Kou Ji can be sure that those who were recommended to Wenchang Academy at the very beginning must be outstanding in terms of knowledge and background.
Kou Ji had to lament Kou Zhun's amazing charm after becoming a sage.
Just by opening a school, the world's talented people are already overwhelmed and want to get into it.
The Imperial Academy and the Imperial College combined probably wouldn't have as many talents as Kou Zhun could recruit casually.
But after thinking about the configuration of Wenchang Academy and the teaching staff of Wenchang Academy, Kou Ji didn't find it strange.
The Wenchang Academy randomly pulled out a gentleman, who was a great scholar of the time, or an important minister in the court who had been in the fifth rank or above.
His network of relationships may have enveloped the entire Song Dynasty.
If you get along with this group of gentlemen, your career will surely be smooth in the future.
Anyone with a utilitarian mind will try their best to get in there.
It's just that when Kou Zhun first opened the school, he planned to recruit children from poor families. Now a large group of second-generation officials, third-generation officials, second-generation rich, and third-generation rich have gathered in front of the door. I wonder if he will accept them.
Kou Zhun should have a stronghold in his heart, and Kou Ji felt that he did not need to intervene in this matter.
After listening to Ouyang Xiu and others introducing themselves, Kou Ji once again set his sights on Su Xun, who was glaring at him angrily.