Chapter Two Hundred and Second
These four or five students who were punished to sweep the stone steps in front of Lin'an Academy were about eighteen or nineteen years old. The scholars were dressed in blue shirts and long robes and scarves on their heads. A scholar led by him was pretty and had a precious Dushan jade tied around his waist. It was thought that they were from a prominent family of aristocratic families in Jiangnan. Whether it was aristocratic or poor family, those who could enter Lin'an Academy to study must be all talented and talented, and selected from one in a hundred provinces and counties. After all, Lin'an Academy is the leading academy in the entire south of Jiangnan. Especially in recent years, Lin'an Academy has become famous because of Mr. Yun alone, and obviously occupies a significant position among the major academys in Jiangnan. At that time, people said that there was Yingtian Academy in the north and Lin'an Academy in the south. It can be seen that Lin'an Academy is not something that can be entered with money.
Lin'an Academy must have three exams when recruiting students. The first exam is to test the meaning of the classics. The Chinese sentences of the scriptures are used as the topic. Students must write an essay to explain their meaning and respect Confucius and Mencius. The second exam is to test lyrics, fu, or poetry, but now both inside and outside the court and the country are lyrics. Therefore, Lin'an Academy has mostly been tested in recent years. The third exam is to tell students that if they become officials in the future, they will benefit the people. After the three exams, there are naturally very few students who can enter Lin'an Academy in the end. Therefore, these students were shocked to see that Su Jinxin, who was only fourteen years old, also appeared at the door of Lin'an Academy. Even the world praised Mr. Yun, who was already fifteen years old, was already fifteen years old when he was promoted to Zheng Shanchang. So, isn't this young master in lilac clothes in front of him even better than Mr. Yun?
"You are new, why haven't you seen you before?" Such a genius shouldn't be unknown in Lin'an Academy.
"By the way, you haven't said what your surname is and where is your home?"
Su Jinxin was guilty of being seen by them, and was even more afraid that they would see her daughter. "My name is..."
"He is Su Jin, his courtesy name is Xuanqing, and he is from Chuzhou." Young Master Yun, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and swept his indifferent eyes, scared the students so much that they hurriedly shut up and obediently picked up the broom to continue sweeping the stone steps.
The students who come to Lin'an Academy to study are not all able to participate in the imperial examinations of the court, nor will they become officials in the future. Of course, if most poor children want to become successful and become gentry, they can only study and take exams. However, many of the young men from some noble families, like Mr. Yun, do not have any intention of fame and fame. They are just from Lin'an Academy. If they don't come to Lin'an Academy to study, they may be looked down upon by the people in the clan.
"Xuanqing, don't be afraid. Senior Brother Yun is a person with a cold mind and taciturn wordless person. In fact,... he is still very good." The scholar in the lead looked at Su Jinxin with a sympathy. When he was about to reach out to pat Su Jinxin on the shoulder, he saw that Mr. Yun's indifferent eyes suddenly became sharp, which scared him so much that he quickly retracted his hand. Senior Brother Yun's eyes were so terrible. He did nothing, but wanted to get close to the new Xiao Xuanqing. Why did Senior Brother Yun suddenly feel cold?
"In the future, Qin Huaixian, whose courtesy name is Boyan and Xuanqing, you can ask me any time if you don't understand something in the future." The beautiful scholar quickly left a sentence in Su Jinxin's ear, then carried a broom and caught up with the scholars who cleaned the stone steps.
Qin Huaixian is the mortal enemy of their Su family, and the son of the Qin family in Lin'an. Sure enough, in this small place, there are only a few aristocratic families. Last time I saw Qian Yue, the daughter of the Qian family at Mrs. Yun's birthday banquet. This time I met Qin Huaixian, the son of the Qin family at Lin'an Academy. Haha, is it true that enemies are not gathering? Su Jinxin smiled and slowly stepped up the stone steps.
At the entrance, a door plaque was hung above the gate of the academy, with four vigorous and powerful characters "Lin'an Academy". It is said that it was written by a great scholar from the Hanlin Academy in the previous dynasty.
On both sides of the gate are couplets.
The book on the left is: "Speak loyalty and faithful, be respectful; punish anger and desire, and change good deeds and make mistakes."
On the right is, "Correction of friendship, not seeking profits; understanding of the way, not considering the merits."
"I'm tired." Mr. Yun raised his sleeves and gently wiped the sweat from her forehead. This action was so shocked that several scholars who came to open the door for Mr. Yun looked at each other. They all said that Brother Yun was pure and had no desires and was not good at women. It turned out that he liked men.
Su Jinxin was embarrassed by being stared. Along the way, it was difficult to attract attention without attracting attention.
"Senior Brother Yun." Several students bowed.
"Where is Master Zheng?" Mr. Yun's face was calm and calm, as if the doubts or contempt in the eyes of the scholars could not affect him.
Among these scholars, the oldest one is gray-haired. Seeing this, Su Jin sighed in his heart that studying requires talent. Some people spend their entire lives, but they always fail to take the imperial examination. Some people are talented and talented at a young age and have achieved success and fame.
Seeing the old man calling out to Senior Brother Yun with these scholars and bowing respectfully to Mr. Yun, Su Jinxin pursed her lips and couldn't help but want to laugh, but Mr. Yun beside him had a calm expression and looked like a banished immortal.
He was pretending again, Su Jinxin thought to himself.
"Senior Brother Yun came just in time. Today, Master Yan came over and started arguing with Master Zheng again. Now, Master Zheng is in the lecture hall." A scholar holding a folding fan said.
The current mountain chief of Lin'an Academy is Master Zheng, but Lin'an Academy was divided into two factions more than ten years ago. One was headed by Master Zheng and the other was headed by Master Yan. Every three years, these two factions had to fight and win one side and became the chief of Lin'an Academy. Three years ago, Master Zheng became the chief of Lin'an Academy because of Prince Yun's help. Master Yan naturally refused to accept it. But unfortunately, his disciples were not good at learning skills and were not as good as others, so they had to give up.
It is not to say that Master Zheng and Master Yan competed for the position of chief of Lin'an Academy, but to compete for fame and fortune. The root cause is that the two brothers and brothers had a dispute over their studies. Master Zheng believed that those who study should preserve the principles of nature, eliminate human desires, and advocate Neo-Confucianism of pursuing things and seeking knowledge; but Master Yan believed that there was nothing outside the mind, and that gentlemen were thundered to serve the principles of the people of the world. People who study should use their talents to gain fame and fortune by taking the people of the world as a plan.
Just like the couplet in front of the gate just now, it was written by Master Zheng. Master Zheng focused on his studies, did not focus on fame, and only wanted to do nothing and let it go.
Chapter completed!