But no matter what, Li Heng has finally left the stage, and it is estimated that Mu Zijiao will not be able to make any waves in the future.
The heads of the Muzi sect rebels whose identities were confirmed were displayed to the public, and the stone tablet that caused the ricochet that day became a place for everyone to watch. The first group of onlookers described the scene vividly, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.
Emperor Ming Yan wrote to her asking her to go back quickly, but Yan Shiyue wanted to stay here for a while and build a large academy.
She had been thinking about this question when the North-South rankings were announced, and now is the right time.
There is no need to go to the city, it is just right here, quietness has its own advantages.
She spent money to choose a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, and spared no expense to buy a lot of books. She first built a library that was no less than the Imperial College and the Imperial University, and then recruited famous scholars from all over the country to come and give lectures.
She ran around for several days before she finally chose a mountain. She bought the entire mountain and built a house that could accommodate more than 2,000 people.
Shen Qian and the others all advised her not to do such a big thing, but she refused them all.
It must not only be big, but also good, with a good environment, including mountains, water and green plants. The dormitories where students live have first-class facilities and are warm in winter and cool in summer. Although there are four people in a room, they are cleverly separated by folded angles, creating a small space where students can study hard without disturbing each other.
Students are treated well, and teachers are treated even better.
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In addition to the academy, a circle of small houses with two, three, and four courtyards were built in Zhuanquan, in preparation for the great scholars who gave lectures to come with their families and live in them as a whole.
It was just a coincidence that just when she had some initial ideas, an old acquaintance came to visit her.
It was the Suzhou student who had built the house for Huo Qijing. He brought his increasingly powerful Cheng family and took the initiative to come to the door to help with the design, and even claimed that he did not want any wages.
Of course, she still had to pay the wages. After the drawings were approved, she quickly gathered some people to help with the construction, and Yue Workshop also freed up manpower to build everything needed.
At the same time, the letter of call for talents to recruit great scholars was also drafted by Yan Shirong, and then sent out through wild goose messages to spread throughout the world.
When the prince received the letter and came to find Xu Wenqu, Xu Wenqu was writing furiously.
They had just returned from the south when they encountered the Yan Shirong incident. After they had dealt with it, Yan Shiyue was going to build another academy.
During this trip, they did meet several great scholars from the south, but none of them were very optimistic about it.
After all, these great scholars have long taken root in the south and are not willing to move easily. What's more, famous and well-known scholars all value their status and reputation. It would be fine if she only invited one or one family, but what she wanted to do was a large academy like the Imperial College, which means that every gentleman would be "one of them", so no one would want to go.
At this moment, Xu Wenqu was writing letters to the people he knew.
The prince asked him, "Did Yue'er look for you?"
"No," Xu Wen said, "but Yue'er told me this idea a long time ago."
The prince really didn't know what she was thinking: "Isn't it a college?"
"No," Xu Wenqu wrote and spoke without error: "What she wants is a 'school'."
This matter would not be accomplished overnight, so Yan Shiyue was not in a hurry.
Qinzhou was her territory, and she felt comfortable there. She even went back to Jubao Village several times to visit Qiao Sangyu and Yuefang.
Jubao Village is the place where Fu Niangniang was born and it is very prosperous. People from all over the country want to marry here to get some blessings. The village is much more lively than when she left, and the old patriarch is getting younger and younger.
Tang Xiu's parents also came to see her. When they heard that their daughter had not married yet, they did not say anything and just said that it was all up to His Highness.
As for Fourth Uncle Tang... I heard that his secret recipe was stolen by Third Uncle Tang less than three months after she left. Now Third Uncle Tang has been hired away and is working in a winery in town, competing with the Fu Shou wine here. The two brothers have completely fallen out.
Yan Shiyue had no intention of helping either.
If this person doesn't stand up for himself, even if she helps him temporarily, she won't be able to help him forever.
I guess Xia Yuhui had the same idea, so he didn't interfere.
But she was not pretending to be a royal princess. She went to see Fourth Uncle Tang and Third Uncle Tang once, and immediately she came to apologize. It was said that she knelt at the door, kowtowed, and cried bitterly.
Fourth Uncle Tang just said that they were not allowed to sell longevity wine anymore and did not take their money.
These things, when told to her now, are so trivial that she can't even listen to them as gossip.
A few days later, someone handed over a note. It was from a famous scholar named Zhu Zhongyuan.
It is said that this person was a fellow Jinshi but failed the imperial examination, and then "left with a loud laugh" on the spot and did not become an official. It is said that he was extremely talented and had many disciples, and was known as the top scholar among the people.
Yan Shiyue didn’t know whether an article was good or not, but she couldn’t understand his articles anyway.
But according to Xia Yuhui, it is still good.
Moreover, this person was quite temperamental. She was a princess after all, but the note he handed over was not a request for an audience, but rather "I was at such and such a place at such and such a month in such and such a year." It meant that he wanted her to come and visit.
After all, things have just begun. Besides, he has come to Longmen County on his own. Yan Shiyue is still willing to tolerate the strange tempers of these literati. No matter what, he has to be respectful to the wise, right?
So she took Xia Yuhui to meet him.
Zhu Zhongyuan was a plump old man. He came out with his disciples and was very humble. After he sat down, he said, "I thought Your Highness would bring Xu Liuyuan with him."
Yan Shiyue said: "Mr. Xu is the imperial tutor and is not here. This Mr. Xia is also a candidate, but he did not take part in the subsequent examinations because of an accident."
Zhu Zhongyuan glanced at Xia Yuhui and smiled, "A slight mistake can lead to a great distance."
What do you mean? Does it mean that he is not great because he did not take the imperial examination? Then if you passed the palace examination but failed the imperial examination, you also missed by a hair's breadth, right?
Yan Shiyue didn't understand what he meant and didn't say anything.
Then Zhu Zhongyuan and Xia Yuhui talked for a while, citing classics, but Yan Shiyue didn't understand a lot of it.
I just heard him say over and over again: "Most students in the north have great ambitions but little talent. The private schools in various places are also mixed. Once they enter the examination room, they are bound to be laughed at..."
When she said it the first time, Yan Shiyue didn't interrupt, but after she said it twice, she couldn't help it and asked, "Isn't Mr. Zhu also from the north? Why do you look down on northern students so much?"
Zhu Zhongyuan paused. Then he said, "I heard that the north-south division was proposed by Your Highness?"
Yan Shiyue said: "Yes."
Zhu Zhongyuan smiled.
It was the kind of tolerant smile that an adult would give to an ignorant child: "This is inappropriate. The imperial examination is about the survival of the fittest. If we just want everyone to be happy, isn't that a departure from the original intention?"
Yan Shiyue only said: "Although I proposed this matter, it was only after the court passed it that the decree was issued."
Zhu Zhongyuan shook his head repeatedly, but stopped talking. Then he said, "I heard that Your Highness wants to build a college, and I am willing to contribute my humble efforts."
Yan Shiyue said: "I have long heard of Mr. Zhu's great name. If you are willing to come, we will naturally welcome you."
Zhu Zhongyuan smiled reservedly, and said, "But, I have a condition."
"What conditions?"
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