Zechang Academy divides students into four levels, and those who have learned the scriptures for the first time are arranged to study in Guangye Hall, and the first to enter the courtyard after the Dacheng Gate; The second courtyard is called Chongzhi Hall, where you can study in arts and sciences; the third is the monastery, which must reach the level of "both economics and history, and excellent in literature and science"; There are not many students in Zhengxingtang, but all of them are the elite of the academy, and they are full of poetry and books, and it is not difficult for them to take the imperial examination.

Most of the freshmen were divided into Guangye Hall, and when Li Shicheng saw Jiang Anyi's name appear in Chongzhi Hall, his eyes showed a light of envy, and he strengthened his mind to befriend Jiang Anyi. When arranging a place to live, Li Shicheng smiled and said: "Brother Jiang Xian, you and I hit it off at first sight, so it's better to share a house together." ”

The dwelling area is divided into ten areas, named after the heavenly stems and earthly branches, and the first district is divided into Jiazi, Jiachou, Jiayin, and so on, and finally Guizi, Guichou, and Guiyin, A and B are one person in one room, C, D, E, and Ji are double rooms, and G, Xin, Ren, and Gui are four people in one room. The two of them each paid four taels of silver for room and board, and received the key to No. 4 Bingziyuan.

The college has a place to foster horses, and one tael of silver a month is more expensive than food and housing. Jiang Anyi took the burden, and everyone gathered at the door, and was led to the residence by a senior brother.

"From the beginning of the day, the time of the holiday, this "Zechang Academy Treaty" is written, remember to read it carefully after you go back, and you will be punished if you make a mistake." The senior brother who led the way explained the precautions of the academy, "On the twelfth and twenty-fourth of each month, the mountain chief gives lectures, and every third, sixth, and ninth day there are Mr. Lectures, and other times are self-studying. Oh, what you learn every day must be recorded in the daily class, and handed over to the assistant lecturer every ten years for correction and answering questions. ”

"I only take about ten days of school a month, and the rest of the time I can go to the mountains and rivers, which is much easier than at home." A young man said with a smile.

The senior brother sneered with disdain: "If you have this idea, it is better to go home early, so as to save a waste of money." You must know that the college has ten exams every ten years, monthly exams at the end of the month, quarterly exams at the end of the quarter, semi-annual exams and annual exams, as for what happens if the exams are not good, you will know when the time comes. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a series of inhalations, and the young man's face was already as pale as earth.

"There is a farm next to the academy, and there is a market in the village, and there are shops and restaurants, and the people in the village will take care of the horses, wash and sew clothes, etc., so you might as well go around if necessary." When he came to the gate of Bingyin Courtyard, the senior brother who led the way stopped and explained, "If you don't understand anything, you can find me at any time, I live at No. 7 Bingyin Courtyard, my surname is Wu, everyone calls me Lao Wu." ”

"Centipede, are you taking a new life? There are twenty texts in the courtyard, don't hide it, it's time for you to treat everyone to a meal. A few blue-shirted scholars stepped out of the courtyard, and when they saw Lao Wu not to say anything, they would pick up and leave, and Lao Wu threw an apologetic look at everyone, and they were hugged and left.

The blue-gray brick road runs through the middle of the three-story courtyard, on both sides are the blue brick and tile houses, one side is six, there is a corridor in front of the house, under the eaves of the corridor is a drainage ditch, along the corridor can go back and forth between the whole courtyard, and there is a small door open in the left and right corners to lead to the washing place.

The space of the courtyard is large, and the locust tree is planted in the upper left corner, which is like an umbrella cover to shade the courtyard. There are stone tables and chairs at the bottom of the tree, and some people are talking on the stone table, and there are a few chess watchers around them. The yard is surrounded by flowers and plants, and the ground is clean, and the sweeping marks of the bamboo broom are clear.

Room 4 is in the fourth room on the left, there are two wooden beds in the room, the newly washed mattress can be seen to be clean, exuding the fragrance of sunlight, there is a window by the door, there is a square table under the window, two stools, the desk is a wooden cupboard, the top is a bookcase, and the bottom is a wardrobe. There were two blue cloth shirts stacked in the closet, and along the way, Jiang Anyi saw that the students of the academy were wearing such cloth shirts, which should be the uniform dress of the academy.

Looking at the simple and neat residence, Jiang Anyi was very satisfied, it was very similar to the academy in his heart. Li Shicheng fell on the bed, took a deep breath, and sighed, "I am finally a student of Zechang Academy." ”

At the time of unitary, after dinner in the dining (restaurant) hall, Li Shicheng disappeared in a blink of an eye. It was very lively outside, and people were coming and going on the promenade, and people were constantly talking and laughing. When he first arrived, Jiang Anyi was a little nervous in addition to being fresh, sitting at his desk reading the "Treaty", his mind couldn't concentrate, and he thought of his mother, An Yong and Yan'er at home from time to time.

When the lights were about to go out, Li Shicheng came back with an excited face, and said with a smile when he entered the door: "Brother Jiang Xian, I went to meet friends tonight, but I didn't expect to meet Yu Mingde and Fang Yuanchen arguing in Jinfeng Pavilion. ”

"What Sixiu?"

"You don't even know about Zechang Sixiu, what about the four elders, the four sages, and the four sons?" Seeing that Jiang Anyi was confused, Li Shicheng smiled smugly: "It seems that the virtuous brother doesn't know much about Zechang Academy, so the foolish brother will tell you so as not to be laughed at." ”

"The Zhen Mingde and Fang Yuanchen I mentioned just now are the same as Liu Yushan and Feng Jiaqiang, and the names of the four shows are determined by the students of the academy, which must be outstanding in talent and highly respected, which is not so simple; The four sons of this session are Yu Mingyang, Jinshi Huang Liang, Zheng Jixuan, and Chen Gongshu, among which Yu Mingyang, Zheng Jixuan, and Chen Gongshu were all characters among the four sons; Feng Haonan, the head of Zechang Academy, Feng Shaojun, the history of Texas, Deng Huaisu in Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, and Wei Chaohuai in the imperial history are the four sages in recent years. ”

Jiang Anyi secretly exclaimed, no wonder there are so many people in Zechang Academy who come to study, just looking at the characters in the four sons and the four sages is very remarkable, nearly 10,000 Jinshi go to the capital every three years, and the students of Zechang Academy can explore flowers in high school, and the number of Jinshi is estimated to be no less than ten, this proportion is really amazing. Among the four sages, he knows two of them, the mountain chief Feng Haonan once invited him to study at Zechang Academy, Feng Tingshi has a good eye for himself, and circles himself as the head of the case, it seems that he and Zechang Academy have a lot of fate.

Li Shicheng was thirsty, didn't care about Sven, directly carried the teapot on the table and poured it, and then said: "It's not easy to become the fourth elder, in addition to being highly respected and enjoying a reputation in Shilin, you also need to serve as a member of the three-grade official position, Gao Guangyuan was a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and died of illness eight years ago; Cui Yuanzhi Cui Lao is a doctor of imperial history, and now his family is honored; Fan Yanzhong, the former head of the mountain, is the son of the country to supervise the sacrificial wine, the reputation is valued by Shilin, two years ago due to illness to retire, the Son of Heaven to keep the invalid after the return of gold; Wei Mingyuan Wei Lao Guan Ren Dali Siqing, is the current leading figure of our academy, this old man is honest and honest, strict law enforcement, not afraid of the powerful, by the Son of Heaven praised as 'resolute and unashamed'. ”

"Now there is a vacancy in the four elders, according to the qualifications of Lord Fang Lin Bin Fang of Chenzhou Thorn History, it is very promising to fill it, but Lord Fang has a slight lack of prestige in Shilin, in order to be able to successfully advance to the four elders, Lord Fang has convened a lot of literati and Yi Shiya gatherings in recent years, and I think I will be able to get what I want soon."

Li Shicheng exhaled with satisfaction and said with a smile: "The background of the academy is unfathomable, and I can't tell you clearly for a while, but you will know it in the future." ”

There are only dozens of officials above the third grade of the court, and there are no less than four people from Zechang Academy, plus other large and small officials, Zechang Academy's heritage is really profound, and it is not for nothing that it is called "Ze Party".

It was late at night, Li Shicheng had already fallen asleep, Jiang Anyi was still tossing and turning in bed, sleeping unsteadily, the scenes of hard reading and winning appeared in the dream, and from time to time there were scenes of arguing with others, Jiang Anyi felt that his chest was like a stone pressing, and he couldn't breathe heavily.

The next day, Jiang Anyi was awakened by the sound of neat reading, and when he opened his eyes, Li Shicheng on the bed opposite him was no longer there, Jiang Anyi hurriedly got up, secretly worrying about how he slept lazily on the first day. After hurriedly washing up, he put on a blue cloth shirt and followed the direction of the sound to Guangye Hall. The vast courtyard was already neatly filled with blue-shirted students, and a gentleman in a azure robe stood on a high place, leading everyone to recite the master's words aloud.

Zi said: People are not benevolent, such as courtesy. People are not benevolent, such as happiness and ......" Jiang Anyi stood in the crowd, and gradually joined in the recitation, the sound converged to curb the clouds, or clear or thick voices blended together, Jiang Anyi very clearly felt the vigorous atmosphere permeating the sky above Guangye Hall, and this blue ocean contained infinite vitality.

Today is the first year of junior high school, and there are no classes in the academy, so Jiang Anyi and Li Shicheng decided to go to the library to have a look. There is only one thought when he enters the library, and all kinds of books are neatly stacked on the rows of wide pine shelves: the remarks of the princes, the interpretation of scriptures, the poetry and songs, the number of soldiers, and the miscellaneous discussions of old things, Jiang Anyi's eyes are lost in the sea of books.

couldn't help but stretch out his hand and gently touch the spine of Xingxingshu with his fingertips, Jiang Anyi's heart was immersed in peace and joy, and the once slight apprehension was relieved by the fullness from his fingertips.

"Anyi, don't be in a daze, go and apply for a library card." Li Shicheng pulled Jiang Anyi to the left side in a hurry, and there was a long queue in front of the two long tables, either to borrow or return books, and there were also people like Jiang Anyi who came to apply for certificates.

A pillar of incense, Jiang Anyi's turn is the turn. The reception was received by two seniors, the blue cloth caftan was cleanly washed, and the white face was very energetic. The long-faced senior on the left smiled gently: "To borrow the library card, first report the name and the study hall you are studying." ”

"Jiang Anyi, Jiang Hai's Jiang, peaceful An, benevolent and righteous righteousness, the younger brother is in Chongzhi Hall."

Hearing that Jiang Anyi was in Chongzhi Hall, the long-faced senior smiled and said: "It seems that the junior has only learned well, and he can be divided into Chongzhi Hall when he first comes to the academy." ”

The round-faced senior on the right glanced up at Jiang Anyi, lowered his head to look up the list in the book, and quickly, said, "Jiang Anyi, a native of Xinqi, Texas." ”

Seeing Jiang Anyi nodded, the long-faced senior took a green bamboo card and handed it to Jiang Anyi, "Chongzhi, No. 87, put it away, you can borrow two books at a time with this card." ”

Li Shicheng next to him interjected: "Why can I only borrow one bookcard?" ”

"The academy stipulates that the borrowing cards are classified according to the study hall where they are located, one for Guangye, two for Chongzhi, three for monasticism, and four for Zheng. The long-faced senior said with a smile.

Walking out of the library building with two newly borrowed books, Jiang Anyi looked back at the towering building behind him, after more than 200 years of wind and rain, the library building is still standing majestically, the mottled lacquer tells the years of Cangsang, but it makes the aura restrained and more dignified. Compared with the fame of the "Ze Party", Jiang Anyi thought to himself that the tens of thousands of books in this building are the real foundation of the academy.