Chapter 97: Cici, who do you think did this?
Bailu Academy is located in Bailu Mountains.
The mountain range of ten peaks plus a small town called Bailu below the academy all belong to the Bailu Academy.
As for Wei State where Bailu Academy is located.
As a human dynasty, Wei State had an area about one-tenth of Wu State's, but less than one-tenth of its military strength.
Not to mention comparing the Wei State with the top ten human dynasties, 70% of the human dynasties are stronger than the Wei State.
The Wei State also borders the three major human dynasties.
However, the Wei State was able to survive surrounded by the three major human dynasties without being annexed.
One point is that the Wei State has remained neutral and has not helped each other for thousands of years.
The most important point is the existence of Bailu Academy.
Although Weiguo was a small country with average national defense and military strength, it was a simple matter for the three surrounding human dynasties to annex Weiguo.
But these human dynasties need to give face to Bailu Academy.
Bailu Academy does not belong to Wei State, Bailu Academy does not belong to any force, Bailu Academy is just Bailu Academy.
The history of Bailu Academy is longer than that of all human dynasties to date.
Bailu Academy is the dream place for all students in the world.
The scholars who graduated from Bailu Academy either became great scholars or important officials in the court.
These great scholars would also establish academies, and important officials in the court would also teach after retirement.
It can be said that the students of Bailu Academy are all over the world.
Not to mention that the dean of Bailu Academy is also one of the top ten in the world today.
Therefore, as long as Weiguo does not cause trouble, Bailu Academy can protect the peace of Weiguo.
Four years ago, a little girl came to Bailu Academy.
It is not surprising that there are female scholars in Bailu Academy, because many human dynasties have a certain number of quotas to send a few royal children to enter Bailu Academy.
These royal children were not considered to be scholars of Bailu Academy, nor were they seeking to learn. They were merely there to broaden their wisdom, cultivate their sentiments, and distinguish right from wrong.
After a certain period of time, these royal children must go down the mountain.
But the little girl four years ago was different.
She was a student truly recruited by Bailu Academy, and was also the closed disciple of the dean of Bailu Academy.
For a moment, the little girl, who was only eleven or twelve years old, was already older than most people in Bailu Academy.
As time passed, the little girl from four years ago grew up gradually.
By the time the girl reached 1980s, she had already grown into a graceful young lady.
Many of the royal relatives and nobles from various dynasties in the academy were attracted by this natural literary talent and bookish girl.
The royal families all proposed to this girl with super-standard etiquette.
There were even many dynasties that employed the same etiquette as the Crown Princess to marry her.
But they were all rejected by this girl.
No one knows what this girl is thinking.
And when the girl reached the age to get married, she gave her own reasons.
Once, envoys from the State of Wei and the State of Liang came to Bailu Academy and proposed marriage with the ceremony of the Crown Princess.
The girl did not show up.
When everyone arrived in front of the girl's courtyard, they saw jasmine petals dotted on the fragrant tea all over the ground.
Jasmine symbolizes loyalty.
A loyal heart remains on the fragrant tea.
And "茗" is pronounced the same as "铭".
At once, everyone knew what the girl was thinking.
The girl already had a lover.
Although the girl did not say it explicitly, most people had already guessed it.
The "茗" is the same as "铭".
It is very likely that it was Xu Ming who gave the girl the poem "The red face leaves the mirror, the flowers leave the trees" at that time.
Many people were surprised that the girl fell in love with Xu Ming, but it was also understandable.
After all, that poem was given to you, how could you not be confused?
After that, the dynasty that proposed to the young girl became much more restrained.
But they still didn't give up, and still hoped to let their children get close to Zhu Cici.
Because in the eyes of many people, Zhu Cici and Xu Ming are simply impossible.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
It is impossible for Zhu Cici to marry outside the family.
Hearing that Xu Ming had won three first places in the imperial examinations, he had a bright future in the Wu Dynasty and it was even more impossible for him to marry into the Qi Kingdom.
The three princes of Qi in the academy often sent gifts to Zhu Cici. Even if the gifts were returned, they pretended nothing happened and continued to send gifts, trying their best to please Zhu Cici.
Now that the position of the Crown Prince of Qi has not been determined, these three princes all want to compete for it.
Zhu Cici is not only beautiful, but also a natural literary talent. His father is Yunyi Hou of Qi and the number one Confucian general in Qi.
Marrying Zhu Cici was equivalent to getting the support of Yunyi Hou. How could the three princes not be tempted? As for Xu Ming? They didn't even take him seriously.
That poem is certainly good, but it was many years ago.
Not to mention that Xu Ming and Zhu Cici were simply impossible.
As time passed, the influence of that poem on Zhu Cici's heart diminished, and she gradually matured and realized that she and Xu Ming could only be friends, so she gave up.
Then, it will be your chance.
"Come on. Come on."
Outside a courtyard of Bailu Academy, a girl kept shouting towards the courtyard.
From time to time, a girl holding a book walked out of the courtyard.
The girl was wearing a dark white brocade dress with white plum blossoms embroidered on the hem. She used a white brocade belt to bind her slender waist, and had her black hair tied into a bun with only a plum blossom white jade hairpin. Although simple, she looked fresh and elegant as she combed her hair in front of the mirror.
The girl had a light makeup on her face, and was wearing a light blue palace dress with a double-nest cloud goose pattern. A freshly picked white plum blossom was pinned diagonally on her hair. Apart from that, she only wore a jade hairpin decorated with thin silver beaded tassels.
As the girl walked step by step, the hairpin's hairpin swayed gently.
Compared to the childishness of four or five years ago, the girl of marriageable age has now grown up completely. Her graceful curves under the black skirt speak of the beauty of youth, and her oval face carries the purity unique to this age.
Well-educated, gentle and elegant, these are all natural qualities in this girl.
The girl is like an ink-colored lotus, clean and elegant.
"Weiwei, what's wrong?" Zhu Cici walked out of the courtyard with a smile.
"Ci Ci, the teacher is calling us to the class." The girl named Xia Wei took the girl's smooth and delicate little hand.
"Class?" Zhu Cici blinked, "Aren't we supposed to have a day off today? Why do we have to go to class?"
"I heard that the academy has received a famous article. The teacher can't wait to explain it to us."
As she was talking, Xia Wei seemed to remember something. The corner of her mouth curled up and she looked at Zhu Cici with amusement.
"Cici, who do you think wrote that famous article?"
(End of this chapter)