Chapter 43 Poetry Party
A total of 25 students registered for the autumn examination, and 15 of them will take the spring examination next year.

There are only two teachers in the academy, Mr. Su and Song Yanjin. Song Yanjin can no longer be as relaxed as before.

The students were given two days off after registering. During this period, Song Yanjin and Mr. Su discussed the teaching arrangements. The 25 students in the Spring Examination Class would continue to take the sprint course as usual, while the remaining ten students would take the provincial examination three years later, with the Four Books and Five Classics being taught in detail by category.

Song Yanjin rewrote the lesson plan board, and then he and Mr. Su prepared their own lesson plans.

In the Master's resting room, Cui Yuanchang came in holding newly bought rice paper and blank books. He also received a letter to the dean from the gatekeeper and brought them over.

The yellowed envelope was signed by Ge Caizi. Song Yanjin smiled knowingly. Hard work pays off and the wait has finally come.

The content of the letter was basically to thank her for her kindness, and half of it mentioned Mr. Su. This person was a die-hard fan of Mr. Su and said that he was willing to work with his mentor.
Song Yanjin was furious after reading it. You didn't mention him at all in the ten pages, but you mentioned Mr. Su in a few words at the end and you took it seriously!
Forget it, forget it, it’s a good thing that happened. Song Yanjin picked up his pen and wrote a reply.

After two days of classes, the new students of the Spring Examination Class complained bitterly. No wonder the former dandies in the capital gave up their military careers and turned to good people. Under such a high-pressure course, who would have the energy to make trouble?

In the afternoon, two middle-aged men rushed in at the entrance of the academy, cursing and accusing each other of not following martial ethics...

The gatekeeper was told by Steward Cui that a teacher would be visiting the academy in the near future, and asked him not to make a fool of himself by chasing the teacher away.

The servant went in first and informed Manager Cui.

Song Yanjin was in class and couldn't leave for the moment, so Bai Zhu had to take him to the dormitory to stay and rest for a while, and then they could talk in detail in the evening.

The intensive lecture class is different from the spring examination class. Yesterday, all the new students enrolled took the test papers, and Song Yanjin had a rough idea of ​​their level. The intensive lecture class focuses on a detailed, lesson-by-lesson and exercise-by-exercise course on the Four Books and Five Classics.

Dang Dang Dang...

After class, Song Yanjin went to the male teacher's dormitory first, and was not surprised to see Uncle Liu.

Manager Liu, who was leisurely drinking tea under the eaves, saw the girl coming in and stood up with a smile, "Girl Song is really capable. She can open such a large academy in the capital. I can't do that."

Song Yanjin smiled helplessly, "Uncle Liu, stop making fun of me. I don't need your help."

Master Ge in the opposite room heard the conversation, straightened his clothes and came out to greet her. The little girl was the headmaster, so he should show some respect.

To explain, this Master Ge is not the wretched Master Ge from Lishan Academy. The two of them are not related at all and have no family relationship at all, otherwise Dean Song would not have taken him so seriously and invited him again and again.

Master Ge stepped forward and half-clenched his fist, "Master Song, I have long heard of your great name."

Song Yanjin returned the greeting, "I don't deserve it. Master Ge, you must have been exhausted from the journey."

After a few polite words, Song Yanjin took Master Ge and Uncle Liu to the cafeteria.

Mr. Ge was able to see his mentor again. He held Mr. Su's hand and exchanged greetings with tears in his eyes. They sat next to each other during the meal and enthusiastically helped each other with food...

Xiao Ruan, who was sitting next to Bai Zhu, couldn't help but curl her lips. How could Sister Song find such a flatterer teacher!

After dinner, Song Yanjin, Mr. Su and Mr. Ge discussed and replanned the courses.

Mr. Ge wrote good articles, and his strong point was policy essays. Song Yanjin was not confident in handing the Spring Examination Class to him, so he arranged for him to teach the intensive lecture class.

Mr. Ge enjoys his leisure time, but the pressure of the Spring Examination Class is so great that he just follows all arrangements.

The class schedule board was rewritten.

After the course discussion was over, Song Yanjin called Cui Yuanshang and Uncle Liu to hold another meeting on the management of the academy.

Cui Yuanchang had no ambiguity with her colleagues. However, now that the academy had students living in the dormitories, and they were all men, it was indeed inconvenient for her to manage them.

"Yuan Shang, this is Uncle Liu, the former manager of Mount Li Academy. From now on, you can consult Uncle Liu about all matters concerning the academy."

Song Yanjin was leisurely making tea, and he didn't know how long he would have to finish writing the questions.

Cui Yuanchang nodded expressionlessly, "Okay, Dean." "Uncle Liu, the academy is showing some improvement, and there are many things that need your help." Song Yanjin said as he handed him a cup of tea and the second cup to Yuanchang. Both of them were her right-hand men.

Manager Liu took it with a smile. Ever since he received the letter from the maid, he had anticipated the situation of having to start from scratch.

With two managers, Song Yanjin is like a tiger with wings. Now he can finally focus on producing teaching materials for the Spring Examination Class.

Song Yanjin stayed up until midnight last night, and after lunch his eyelids were drooping. He took Baizhu back to Shanchangyuan, fell on the bed as soon as he entered the room and fell into a deep sleep.

After a good sleep, Baizhu came in with a basin of water and helped the young lady to wash and dress.

knock knock...

Someone knocked on the door, and only Yuan Chang could be so polite.

Baizhu handed the handkerchief to the young lady. Seeing that it was Sister Cui, she smiled and invited her in. "Sister Cui is always so polite. We are all women, so there is no need to be on guard."

Cui Yuanchang smiled and held up the invitation in his hand, "Shanzhang, there is a poetry gathering being jointly organized on Shuyuan Street. This is a famous invitation."

The system mentioned the customs of the Xia Dynasty. After the autumn examination, there would be a poetry meeting on the shore of Wangxin Lake. At that time, all the literati and poets would participate to show their talents and become famous throughout the world.

Song Yanjin took the invitation and glanced at it roughly. "This kind of poetry gathering is the most boring. If you have this time, you might as well stay quietly in the academy and memorize a few more questions."

"Miss, we can go to recruit students."

Bai Zhu was a little excited. After being in the capital for so long, she finally had something fun to attend!

Cui Yuanchang shook his head. "Principal, I don't recommend recruiting students at a poetry gathering. Students are mainly here to exchange knowledge. If we appear vulgar in such an occasion, it will have a counterproductive effect."

Baizhu's desire to join in the fun was dampened.

"Yuan Chang sent the invitation to the Spring Examination Class."

Song Yanjin said as he handed the post in his hand to her.

Cui Yuanchang knew this would be the result, so he nodded and walked out.

The students in the Spring Examination Class received their business cards and passed them around with disdain. They hadn't even finished memorizing the books in their hands, so who would be interested in joining this damn poetry reading?

Gu Jiajing didn't even bother to look at them, and went to pick a fight with the people from the Imperial College, which only added to his troubles!
"Why aren't you going?" Xia Yunheng asked curiously while holding the post. Everyone must have read so much that they have become stupid. They don't even participate in such a fun activity.

My deskmate Ye Shiran snatched the post and threw it into the classroom, "Don't join in the fun, Prince. If you go, you will be up against the people from the Imperial College, and there will be another fight. We are not children anymore. We can't fight and kill all the time."

The little kid Xia Yunheng: "..."

"Hahaha!"

"Brother Ye is right."

"That's right, fighting every time is so boring."

Gu Jiajing looked at his brothers to reassure them, "Let's be more mature and steady."

A poetry gathering was held in Shuyuan Street, and a stage was specially built on the lakeside. Those who wanted to show off their talent could go up and recite poems or paint. There were several rows of scholars sitting in front of the stage, and those with outstanding literary talent could hold up placards to be recognized.

Under a row of willow trees, groups of scholars and students can be seen everywhere gathering together to discuss the autumn examination papers.

There were many boats floating on the lake. In the largest pleasure boat, Lu Jie waited for a long time but the servant came to tell the students from Qingyun Academy to come over.

He put away his fan, walked out of the hall and stood on the bow of the boat, standing side by side with his good friend Huangfu Yunqing, "Yunqing, you and Prince Yunheng are relatives. It's a rare trip to the capital, so you should send someone to the academy to invite him over in person."

(End of this chapter)