Chapter 954: Entry (Thanks to the tip from book friend "Al Pacino")
Dr. Zhang led them directly into an empty room and handed them a piece of paper. "Fill this out. Do you want to live on campus or outside? And take a look at the rest of the form and fill it out accordingly. This shouldn't be difficult, right?"
Since they were all literate, this was certainly not difficult. Everyone agreed immediately, and Dr. Zhang nodded and said, "Okay, you guys fill it out first. I'll have someone bring the book over."
After the emperor said that he would give generous rewards to his meritorious officials, he just said one word and it was the Imperial College that had to run around and put in a lot of effort.
Since it is a generous subsidy, naturally both study and life have to be taken care of. After all, some descendants of meritorious officials are really poor. If they only focus on study and ignore their life, I am afraid that the students will not stay in the Imperial College for long.
So after weighing the pros and cons, Kong Jijiu argued with the Ministry of Revenue for a few days and successfully got them to allocate part of the education fund specifically for this group of students.
After they were ranked and entered the Imperial College, the Imperial College provided them with textbooks and they could choose to live in the school for free...
Of course, they don’t object to students living outside, but if they have no money, it’s obvious that such students come from wealthy families.
In addition to accommodation, there are also meals. There is a cafeteria in the Imperial College. Every student is given a certain amount of rice and money every month. They can choose to take them away or eat them in the cafeteria.
These subsidies do not allow them to live a comfortable life, but they can basically ensure that they study hard and make progress every day.
Bai Shan filled out the form very quickly and finished it in a few strokes. Bai Erlang followed him and when he saw that he had finished, he simply pulled the paper over and copied it from the form.
Bai Shan said, "Don't copy my name."
Bai Erlang said unhappily, "I'm not stupid."
Feng Chenxiang happened to be standing not far away. Seeing how close they seemed to be, he asked with some envy, "You two brothers really have a great relationship. By the way, who's older?"
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang said in unison: "Me!"
Not only Feng Chenxiang, but everyone else also looked up at the two of them. Could there be any objection to their age?
Bai Shan said: "I am your senior brother."
Bai Jilang: "You're asking about age. I'm one year older than you."
Bai Shan snorted, turned his head away, thought something was wrong, and reached out to pull his paper back.
Bai Jilang didn't care at all, he had already finished copying it anyway.
Everyone: ...
Bai Erlang blew on the scroll, let it dry, and then gave it to Bai Shan. He turned around to look at other people's scrolls. Soon he made friends with many people, especially his classmates who studied at the Imperial College.
After filling out the forms, receiving books and two sets of student uniforms, everyone was taken to the Sixth School next door for a tour.
Of course they were separated. Bai Shan and his group went to Guozi Academy, Bai Erlang and his group went to Taixue, and the rest of the group went to Simen Academy.
The six schools were together and shared the same gate of the Imperial College, but inside the gate were divided into six large gardens, which were the six schools.
The six large gardens are divided into many courtyards, which house students of all levels and classes.
Among them, Taixue and Simenxue were the largest because they had the most students.
Not only Bai Erlang, but even Bai Shan felt tired in his legs when walking to the Imperial College.
The Imperial College occupies too much space. Bai Shan, who had originally thought of giving Bai Erlang more guidance in the future, picked up this idea and threw it away. Forget it, if he has to walk such a long way to find Bai Erlang every time at the Imperial College, he would rather not teach him.
Bai Erlang was also worried, "It's so far away, how can I go and play with Shanbao in the future?"
Feng Chenxiang, who was standing by, asked with a smile, "Is Shanbao Bai Shan's nickname?"
Bai Erlang smiled embarrassedly.
Feng Chenxiang said, "That's not far. The Imperial College and the Imperial Academy are next to each other, so there must be side gates or small doors for communication. If you go from the Imperial College to the Imperial Academy, that's far."
Bai Erlang asked curiously, "What about law and calligraphy?"
"These two academies are not far away. They are adjacent to our Imperial College and are right behind us."
"Then why is arithmetic the furthest away from us?"
"Because Mathematics is next to the Four Subjects," Feng Chenxiang said with a smile, "There's a huge Four Subjects between us."
Bai Erlang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said happily, "Hey, this side of us is the Imperial Academy, and that side is the Four Gates Academy. We are right in the middle. So if I want to find my eldest brother, I can find him, and if I want to find Bai Shan, I can find Bai Shan."
Feng Chenxiang was slightly stunned and asked, "Is your eldest brother studying at the Fourth Gate Academy?"
"Yes, he passed the exam this year."
Feng Chenxiang smiled slightly and said, "Your family is really talented."
Bai Erlang smiled embarrassedly, "No, no,..." All the talent lies with Bai Shan, and Manbao.
At noon, Bai Erlang went to the cafeteria to eat with eleven other classmates. In half a day, they all became familiar with each other.
Bai Shan, who also went to the cafeteria to eat, walked in front alone. The other two students from the Imperial College, Peng Zhiru and Lu Xiaofo, felt that they would study together in the future, especially if they were to transfer to other classes. They were in similar situations and probably would have to help each other, so they followed Bai Shan and ate together.
Three people sat at a table, and Bai Shan was just an acquaintance with the other two, not very familiar with them.
When Feng Zongping called his friends and rushed into the cafeteria, he noticed that the atmosphere was different. Following everyone's gaze, he saw Bai Shan.
He smiled slightly, took his food and sat down at their table.
Peng Zhiru and Lu Xiaofo became nervous when they saw the patterns on his clothes, because he was a senior.
The two stood up and were about to salute, but Feng Zongping quickly pressed his hands and said, "No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite. This is the cafeteria, and eating is the most important thing."
Bai Shan nodded in agreement.
Feng Zongping smiled when he saw it and said, "Brother Bai Shan, you really did pass the Imperial College entrance exam. Congratulations."
Bai Shan nodded again, "Thank you."
"No thanks, no thanks. Oh, by the way, you might not know this, but the chief academic posted your article on the bulletin board of our Imperial College, saying that your policy essay is quite good. This is quite a compliment. You are now a celebrity in our school."
Bai Shan frowned slightly. He didn't want to be famous.
Feng Zongping was slightly stunned when he saw this. "Brother Bai, aren't you happy that you're famous for your talent?"
Bai Shan lowered his eyes and said, "No, it was just a little unexpected."
Feng Zongping raised his eyebrows. Although it was not obvious, he still noticed that he did not like Kong Jijiu posting his manuscripts. He rolled his eyes and thought to himself: Does he not want to be famous, or is there some other hidden reason?
As a writer, who doesn’t want to be famous?
It is easier to get a job as an official only if you are famous. How many people want to be famous but cannot.
Unfortunately, Bai Shan didn't give him a chance to explore. He quickly finished his meal and then asked, "Senior Feng, how do I get to the Reading Building?"
"Reading Building? Oh, you mean the collection library? Go out of the cafeteria, turn right, then go around the corner to the back and you'll find it."
He didn't speak clearly and didn't say how far he had walked, but Bai Shan didn't ask. He just nodded and thanked him, then said goodbye to Peng Zhiru and Lu Xiaofo and left.
(End of this chapter)
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