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"Hahahaha~, Hongda, you're wrong, if you know the name of the Imperial Academy, I'm afraid you'll laugh out of your belly!" Hao Chujun couldn't help laughing at this time, it seemed that the name of the academy was really funny, but Zhou Xing looked inexplicable, and couldn't figure out what Hao Chujun was laughing at?

After a long while, Hao Chujun stopped laughing, and then rubbed his blushing face before explaining: "Hongda, don't be surprised, this thing is really funny, let me tell you, the name of the academy to be run by the imperial court is also four words, that is, 'Zhongnan Academy'!" ”

"Chungnam Academy? It must have been built in the middle of Jungnan Mountain. Zhou Xing was also stunned when he heard the name of the academy to be run by the imperial court, because he didn't feel anything funny, but then he suddenly thought of another thing, and said with a shocked face, "Nanshan Academy? Chungnam College? This...... Is the court deliberately trying to get along with the Cui family? ”

Zhongnan Academy, there is nothing wrong with this name at first glance, after all, Chang'an is not far from Zhongnan Mountain, Nanshan is a branch of Zhongnan Mountain, and there is a shortcut to Zhongnan, so it looks normal to name Zhongnan Academy, but if it is put together with Nanshan Academy, this taste will change immediately, my name is Nanshan, your name is Zhongnan, don't you want to end me? It is estimated that the people over there in Nanshan Academy will be angry when they hear this name.

"Hahahaha~, you finally found out the problem, when I first heard this name, I had the same reaction as you, but according to the news I heard, the imperial court really plans to get along with Nanshan Academy, to be exact, the imperial court is going to suppress all the great families!" Hao Chujun saw Zhou Xing's expression, and couldn't help laughing again.

"Brother Hao, tell me quickly, what the hell is going on, and why can't the court get along with the family?" After all, Zhou Xing was born at the bottom, and he couldn't get in touch with the battle at the top, and he could only get some news from Hao Chujun.

Hao Chujun also happened to talk to Zhou Xing about the academy, so he pulled him into his room to eat together, Zhou Xing also brought some offal for dinner, so the two sat together, Hao Chujun also took out a pot ......of wine, poured it for Zhou Xing and himself, and then said: "Speaking of the imperial court's suppression of the family, it can be said that it has not been broken since His Majesty ascended the throne."

Although Hao Chujun's father was once named the county duke, but his ancestors were actually from the Shu clan, fortunately, his father was bold and had promoted many old people, even if his father died early, his father's old ones also took great care of him, but He Chujun was relatively strong and unwilling to accept too much help from others, otherwise with his talent, he should have entered the officialdom a long time ago.

It is precisely because of the relationship left by his father that Hao Chujun can find out a lot of news that others can't inquire, such as the battle between the upper echelons, of course, he must know limited, some of them are hearsay, but he still knows about Li Shimin's suppression of the family, after all, this matter is not a secret, as long as it is a person in the court, almost no one does not know.

"It turns out that there is such a battle above, and Nanshan Academy is not only opened by the Cui family, but jointly opened by several big families, and the purpose is to gather talents, so His Majesty opened Zhongnan Academy, in order to compete with the family for talents." After listening to Hao Chujun's story, Zhou Xing couldn't help but muttered to himself in shock.

"Hehe, there are still a lot of dirty things in the court, but these are not what we need to care about, now Zhongnan Academy is also going to open, and it is clearly to compete with Nanshan Academy for students, in addition, according to the information I have got, Zhongnan Academy recruits a wider range of students, especially for some younger readers, so I think you can give it a try!" Hao Chujun smiled again at this time.

"I ...... Can I really do it? Although Zhou Xing was excited, he was still a little unconfident at this time, when his parents were alive, he went to a private school to study, but the gentleman in the private school was not a famous Confucian, plus he studied for a short time, so he really had little confidence in learning.

"It's not up to you and me to have the final say, but the academy has the final say, go and give it a try and there's nothing to lose, if you can get in, you won't be afraid that no one will ask for advice when you study in the future!" Hao Chujun encouraged again, Zhou Xing is smart and willing to work hard, the only problem is that there is no famous teacher to guide him, Hao Chujun usually has to attend classes, and he doesn't have much time to guide Zhou Xing, and he himself is studying, which can't be compared with those erudite Confucians in the academy.

"Okay, I listen to Brother Hao, but I don't know when Zhongnan Academy will admit students?" Zhou Xing nodded immediately when he heard this, and then asked again.

"I really heard about this, the head of Zhongnan Academy is Xiao Yu, the prince of Song Guogong, I have an elder who inquired about some news, it is said that Zhongnan Academy should start recruiting students after the summer harvest, and it seems to be divided into two batches, the first batch is like me who will participate in the imperial examination next year, and the second batch is anyone can participate, as long as they can meet the conditions of the academy, they can enter the academy to study." Hao Chujun spoke again.

"That's great, with Brother Hao's talent, whether it is Nanshan Academy or Zhongnan Academy, I should be able to enter, if I can also be admitted to Zhongnan Academy, maybe I can study with Brother Hao." Zhou Xing said excitedly again at this time.

"Hehe, if you can be admitted to Zhongnan Academy, we will definitely be able to study together, because I have also decided to go to Zhongnan Academy!" Hao Chujun smiled again at this time.

"Brother Hao, are you sure, I heard others talking in the library today, and I don't know which academy to go to?" Zhou Xing heard that Hao Chujun had decided to go to Zhongnan Academy, and he couldn't help but ask in surprise at the moment, after all, Nanshan Academy and Zhongnan Academy have their own advantages, he didn't have the opportunity to go to Nanshan Academy, otherwise he wouldn't know which one to choose?

"It's decided, let's go to Zhongnan Academy!" Hao Chujun replied almost without hesitation.

"Why, I heard others say that although Nanshan Academy was not opened by the imperial court, its strength was also very strong, and when the news of Zhongnan Academy didn't come out before, many people rushed to go to Nanshan Academy?" Zhou Xing also asked in puzzlement, and even he remembered that Hao Chujun had said that he was going to Nanshan Academy.

"Hehe, that was before, Zhongnan Academy was personally appointed by His Majesty to run the Song State publicly, in other words, behind Zhongnan Academy is the imperial court, you must know that the imperial examination is also for the imperial court, and His Majesty's suppression of the family has also reached a critical moment, this time the dispute between Zhongnan Academy and Nanshan Academy, in order to lay a solid foundation for Zhongnan Academy, even if it is cheating, next year's imperial examination will definitely be biased towards the students of Zhongnan Academy, as the so-called gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, so I don't plan to go to Nanshan Academy, lest they be suppressed during the imperial examination next year. When Hao Chujun said the end, he couldn't help but show a sneer on his face.

"Hey~, the battle in the court has reached such a point, doesn't that mean that if you enter the officialdom in the future, Brother Hao, you will definitely be involved in this battle?" Zhou Xing is also very smart, and he can't help but be very worried at the moment, since the death of his parents, Hao Chujun has become his closest person, so he can't help but worry about Hao Chujun's safety at this time, after all, from Hao Chujun's description, the battle in the officialdom is also very cruel, and if you are not careful, you will end up with a broken family.

"Haha~, Hongda you think too much, even if I can be promoted next year, at most, it will be arranged for a petty official of seven or eight grades, and it will take at least three or four years to be promoted, an official like this is nothing in the eyes of the upper echelons, if you want to participate in the battle between the upper echelons, I am afraid that no one will look at you more than the fifth grade." Hao Chujun laughed loudly when he heard this, although he has grand ambitions, but he is only a small person, if it weren't for some relationships left by his father, I'm afraid he wouldn't be much stronger than Zhou Xing.

Hao Chujun's interest today is very high, after all, the opening of Zhongnan Academy also gave him a new choice, and after making the decision to go to Zhongnan Academy, he also felt relaxed, so he and Zhou Xing drank a cup of you and me until midnight, and finally the two of them went back to the room to rest.

In the next few days, the news of Zhongnan Academy finally spread in an all-round way, and for a while everyone was discussing the academy to be opened by the imperial court, but most of the focus of discussion was on the name Zhongnan Academy, after all, the meaning of this name is too thought-provoking, especially on the side of the family, there are many people who think of scolding the street on Suzaku Street, but everyone is a scholar, and this kind of thing can only be thought about.

In the Liangyi Palace, Li Xiu suggested to Li Shimin with a smile and a smile: "Your Majesty, is the name of Zhongnan Academy a bit excessive, I estimate that the people on Cui Gan's side are going crazy, and this will also let outsiders know about the struggle between the court and the family, which will cause a bad impact?" ”

"It's okay, this name was set by me personally, and it is aimed at the family's Nanshan Academy!" Li Shimin waved his hand indifferently, he felt that the name Zhongnan Academy was very good, and now that the imperial court's suppression of the family had reached the surface, he was not afraid of being known at all.

Hearing Li Shimin say this, Li Xiu didn't want to say anything, and then looked at the eldest grandson Wuji who was standing opposite, today Li Shimin summoned him and the eldest grandson Wuji, in addition to the affairs of the academy, it seems that there are some important things to discuss.