Chapter 11 Classmates
Under Jiang Zhenyu's gaze, Qi Tanying unscrewed the water bag and took a sip, the sweet and greasy taste permeated between her lips and teeth instantly.

So sweet!She never wanted a second sip.

Seeing her frowning, Jiang Zhenyu hurriedly asked, "Why, isn't it good?"

Qi Tanying looked at him with "what do you think?" eyes.

Jiang Zhenyu was very puzzled. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. He asked someone to put half a jar of honey in it. It should taste sweet and fragrant.

He couldn't help but snatched the water bag from Qi Tanying's hand, first wiped the mouth of the bag with his sleeve, then tilted his head and drank a few mouthfuls of honey water.

When the familiar sweetness melted in her mouth, Jiang Zhenyu's doubts intensified. The taste has not changed. Is there something wrong with her tongue?
When Jiang Zhenyu and Qi Tanying were still having disagreements over whether the honey water was too sweet, Jiang Liangyu and Qi Yukun, who went up the mountain an hour earlier than them, had already completed their enrollment and were on their way to meet the head of the academy.

Before coming to the academy, Qi Yukun already had some general understanding of this.After completing the enrollment, the academy also sent him a book of detailed historical materials of the academy, so that he could familiarize himself with the academy.

According to historical records, Danfeng Academy was founded by Feng Mao, a great Confucian in the former dynasty. It was originally a private school, but later it was incorporated by the government into a government school.After the establishment of the current dynasty, Taizu ordered Danfeng Academy to be merged into Taiyuan Academy, and Taichang, one of the nine ministers, was appointed as the head of the mountain.

However, Taichang is generally only the head of the mountain in name, and the real management of the academy is the head of the school under the head of the mountain, usually served by the talented and dignified doctor Jijiu.

Below the head of the hall, there will be a director, four lecturers, eight assistant lecturers and several head teachers.The head of the school is appointed by the head of the school, and most of them are the confidants of the head of the head, assisting the head of the school to manage the academy.

Both the main lecturer and the sub-lecturer are well-known contemporary Confucianists. The main lecturer is responsible for teaching the students the Four Books and Five Classics and the way of being an official.

The chief is responsible for managing student discipline, controlling students' daily appearance and behavior, and severely punishing those who seriously ignore discipline will be "discharged from the hospital".

The head of the fast also serves as the commander of the guards of the academy, and the guards under the head of the fast are responsible for the security inside and outside the academy.

Although Danfeng Academy is affiliated with Taiyuan Academy, it is completely different from Taiyuan Academy in terms of recruiting students.Most of the students of the Tai Academy are from aristocratic families, descendants of officials and eunuchs, and outstanding students recommended by government schools from all over the country.

However, family background and money are never used as the criteria for recruiting students at Danfeng Academy. Those with real talents and noble character are eligible. Therefore, almost half of the students enrolled in Danfeng Academy are from poor families.

The academic system of Taiyuan Academy is four years, while that of Danfeng Academy is six years.Although the length of schooling is different, they can directly participate in the general examination after graduation.

Jiang Liangyu was admitted to Danfeng Academy at the age of 14, and graduated from the academy at the age of 20. In the same year, she won the eighth place in the general examination and the third place in the imperial examination.

Before him, his grandfather Wang Zhongqiao and his uncle Qi Heming were both Erjia Scholars in the late emperor's period, and his grandfather Wang Zhongqiao was also a Erjia successor.It's just that Weng and his son-in-law didn't live long, and they passed away suddenly before they made any achievements in their official careers.

Wang Zhongqiao had only two daughters in his life, and the two daughters married into the Jiang family and the Qi family respectively.The eldest daughter, Jiang Liangyu, has already become an official, and the youngest daughter's son, Qi Yukun, has also obtained the qualification to enroll in Danfeng Academy.

The current director of Danfeng Academy is Hu Mingxiu, Wang Zhongqiao's classmate at the academy. When he learned that the new student Qi Yukun was the grandson of his former classmate, he was lost for a moment.

"If your grandfather is still around, seeing you two fighting so hard, I'm afraid your tails will be up in the sky."

Qi Yukun didn't understand what he said, so Jiang Liangyu explained for him: "The head teacher and grandfather are classmates, and they are also Jinshi in the same discipline for 20 years in Qingping."

It was only then that Qi Yukun realized that his grandfather and the head of the hall still had such a relationship, and he bowed respectfully to the head of the hall, "Yukun has been an example to his grandfather and father since he was a child, and hopes to be like them. All people in the world seek their well-being."

Looking at the determined and serious boy in front of him, he couldn't help but recall the days when he was a classmate with his grandfather.

He and Wang Zhongqiao are called the two poems of Danfeng, and they have been compared.In the examination, Wang Zhongqiao won the first place, and he ranked third.Wang Zhongqiao fell to fourth place in the palace examination, and he became the champion of that year.

Later, he stayed in the Hanlin Academy as an official, and Wang Zhongqiao was released. After seeing each other for many years, both of them were married and had children.Later, when Wang Zhongqiao passed away, he was also tired of the intrigue in the officialdom and chose to return to the academy to teach and educate people.

After so many years, the descendants of his former classmates are more talented in reading, but none of his descendants are suitable for reading.Comparing the two, Hu Mingxiu felt regretful.

Director Hu likes Qi Yukun very much, and thinks that he has great ambitions at a young age, is smart and sensitive, and has solid knowledge, so he is a rare good seed.

Thinking that there is a granddaughter who is the same age as him in his family, he couldn't help thinking of recruiting him as his grandson-in-law.Just as he was thinking about how to bring this up, the head of the courtyard reported, "Master, Qi Yukun's family is here."

Director Hu was a little surprised, Jiang Liangyu explained: "The stone stairs in the front mountain are difficult to walk, so the student's aunt and cousin brought their servants up the mountain from the back mountain."

Director Hu asked them to come in. When Jiang Liangyu and Qi Yukun saw that there were only Qi Tanying and Jiang Zhenyu, they hurriedly asked where Mrs. Qi had gone.

Qi Tanying told him that Mrs. Qi sprained her ankle and was being treated at the mountain clinic.

Afraid that he might be thinking wildly, he told his mother that the situation was not serious.

Qi Yukun was still worried.

Seeing this, Director Hu said: "You have to see it with your own eyes to be at ease. Go down the mountain to see your mother." This is an exception to allow him to go down the mountain.

Qi Yukun was taken aback when he heard the words, and then bowed to him with joy to thank him.

Headmaster Hu also reminded: "The academy has a rule that the gate will be closed at the end of the application period. You have to come back before the gate closes, otherwise it will be regarded as abandonment of school."

After hearing this, Qi Tanying subconsciously wanted to persuade her brother not to be impulsive, but Qi Yukun had already made up her mind to go down the mountain.

For him, both studying and visiting his mother are equally important, and he can grasp the balance between the two.

Going down the mountain is much easier than going up the mountain. It took only half the time to go up the mountain to reach the foot of the mountain.

Mrs. Qi's foot injury has been healed, it's only a slight sprain, and it will recover after a few days of rest.Seeing Qi Yukun and Qi Tanying going down the mountain together, she thought something went wrong in the school, and her face changed suddenly in shock.

Qi Tanying hurriedly explained to her that Qi Yukun went down the mountain after getting permission from the headmaster, and Mrs. Qi's high-pitched heart slowly fell back into her chest.Knowing that her son was worried about his foot injury, and only felt that his son knew how to be filial to his mother at such a young age, Mrs. Qi felt very relieved.

The sun was high and they had been running around all morning. Everyone was already hungry, so they ordered some meals at the restaurant in the town to satisfy their hunger.

After lunch, at the urging of his mother, Qi Yukun reluctantly bid farewell to his family, and without hesitation stepped into the scholarly sanctuary that the world's students dream of.

 The rules and regulations of the academy are all set up by themselves.

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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