Gao Qingyun was stunned for a moment upon hearing the sudden shout.
Clearly, he hadn't expected such a strong reaction from the other party to his simple greeting.
However, he quickly came to terms with it, because he clearly remembered that before he came to teach, the senior colleague he was assigned to said that Dahe Village was a rather backward and isolated place.
The people inside live a lifestyle similar to that of people in ancient times, so they cannot be viewed through the lens of outsiders.
Seeing the stunned look on Gao Qingyun's face, Zhu Youjian suddenly took over the conversation.
He said, "Yes, Your Majesty, we are the villagers of Dahe Village. You say you are a teacher who came here to teach in a rural area. What proof do you have?"
Zhu Youjian gleaned crucial information from Gao Qingyun's words.
Teaching in rural areas, being a teacher.
Although he didn't know what "teaching in a rural area" meant, he understood the title of "teacher".
"Yes, it's in my backpack." Gao Qingyun reached for her backpack upon hearing this, only to find that she couldn't see anything and had no idea where her backpack was.
He looked a little embarrassed and said, "Excuse me, where did you put my backpack? Could you please get it for me?"
Upon hearing Gao Qingyun mention a backpack, Zhu Youjian and the others in the room all looked at him with surprise.
Because at that moment, the backpack that Gao Qingyun mentioned was on a table not far away.
He can't see it?
The Imperial Guards have already inspected the backpack and found no dangerous weapons inside.
At the same time, he stayed in the room because of Zhu Youjian's orders.
Hearing the silence in the room, Gao Qingyun immediately realized that they had noticed the problem with her eyes.
He explained with a smile, "Because of the car accident, I injured my eyes and can't see anything for the time being."
"But don't worry, this won't affect my teaching of the children here."
Zhu Youjian listened to Gao Qingyun's words and nodded to Luo Yangxing.
Then Luo Yangxing stepped forward, picked up the backpack from the table, and handed it to Gao Qingyun.
Because the backpack was made of waterproof material, and because Gao Qingyun was pulled out of the lake by the Imperial Guards immediately after falling in, the books inside were not wet.
After receiving the backpack, Gao Qingyun skillfully unzipped it and took out a notification document from a hidden compartment inside.
This is proof that he came to teach in the rural area.
Gao Qingyun took out the paper documents and handed them out, saying, "This is my document for coming here to teach."
"There's also the official seal on it; you can take a look."
Upon seeing this, Luo Yangxing took the paper document from Gao Qingyun and then returned it to Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youjian took the paper and looked at its contents. When he saw the text on it, his expression froze, because he discovered that the text on the paper was different from the text used in the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, the quality of this paper is different from that of the Ming Dynasty; both its feel and texture are far superior.
Furthermore, the arrangement of the text horizontally from left to right, along with the small dots and circles, all of which fascinated him.
Although these characters are slightly different from the regular script of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian could still roughly understand them.
After reading the contents, he understood what Gao Qingyun meant by "teaching in rural areas."
However, he didn't quite understand the mention of the "official government" and the seal.
Putting away the paper documents, Zhu Youjian looked at Gao Qingyun's young face, which was a few years older than his own, and asked, "Gao Qingyun... is that you, sir?"
"You are so young, how can you be a teacher and instruct others?"
"You should know that those who can be called teachers are all highly learned people."
"Judging from your age, do you possess any scholarly degree or official rank?"
"Xiucai?" Gao Qingyun was taken aback when he first heard the word, and then he thought of the academic ladder of scholars in ancient times.
From lowest to highest rank, they are: Tong Sheng (童生), Xiu Cai (秀才), Ju Ren (举人), Jin Shi (进士), and Zhuang Yuan (状元).
Although the educational attainment of people in ancient times was very different from that of people today.
However, if we have to make a comparison, a Xiucai (秀才) is probably equivalent to a junior or senior high school student in modern times.
The successful candidate in the imperial examinations was then admitted to a university.
Then, a Jinshi (进士) is someone who passes the imperial examination and becomes a civil servant.
The top scholar (状元) becomes a high-ranking official.
I thought that I was a college student, and that I was only doing volunteer teaching to gain experience.
This person should be considered a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) among the ancients, right?
So Gao Qingyun shook his head and laughed, "If we have to use ancient times to talk about education, then 'xiucai' would be too low for me."
"I can be considered a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) by any measure."
"A Jinshi?" Zhu Youjian and the others were taken aback when they heard Gao Qingyun refer to himself as a Jinshi.
Immediately, the eunuch Wang Chengen, standing to the side, changed his expression drastically and shouted, "How dare you! Do you know what kind of crime it is to deceive the emperor?"
"A Jinshi is someone who already holds an official position in the imperial court; how can you impersonate him at will?"
Gao Qingyun: "..."
Listening to the other party's loud and boisterous manner, and hearing him talk about the crime of deceiving the emperor and the imperial court, he couldn't help but feel speechless.
He meant to say that the Qing Dynasty had long since perished.
However, considering the description of Dahe Village above, Gao Qingyun could only offer a helpless explanation.
"I'm not lying to you."
"The ancient scholar who passed the imperial examination is equivalent to a junior high or high school education in today's terms."
"A successful candidate in the imperial examinations is roughly equivalent to a university graduate."
"I have a bachelor's degree and I came here to teach."
"Calling him a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) is not an exaggeration at all."
"As for what that young man just said about being very knowledgeable, I wouldn't dare say that I know everything from astronomy to geography, but I do understand some basic things."
"If you don't believe me, you can ask."
After speaking, Gao Qingyun was filled with confidence. Although undergraduate degrees were not valuable outside and college graduates were everywhere, he was still confident that he could handle the problems in remote mountain villages.
Inside the room, Zhu Youjian and his group raised their eyebrows as they looked at Gao Qingyun, who didn't seem to be lying.
Then everyone turned their attention to Emperor Zhu Youjian.
After all, with this gentleman here, it's not their place to ask questions, even if there are any.
Zhu Youjian was also intrigued, from Gao Qingyun's sudden appearance, the document he produced, to his manner of speaking.
Zhu Youjian believed that Gao Qingyun was no ordinary person, and might even be related to immortals.
Now that Gao Qingyun has offered them the opportunity to take the entrance exam, we should definitely ask them about it.
Thinking of how he had captured Wei Zhongxian today, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but ask a question.
"Since you are so confident, then I will give you a proper test."
"Ask away," Gao Qingyun smiled.
"I wonder what your opinion is on His Majesty's achievement in capturing Wei Zhongxian and his cronies?" Zhu Youjian asked.
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