Chapter 77 Jiangnan Beauty

In the Dongshan courtyard, Huangfu Yunqing personally handed over the reply from Mr. Song to his mentor, Master Jiang.

Master Jiang is over fifty years old, and wears the same bamboo-jointed Confucian robe as all the masters in the academy. He flips open the note with his weathered hands. It is impossible to tell what font the last few thin, large characters are in, but his sharp pen strokes are unique.

The handwriting reflects the person. I heard that Mrs. Song is a talented person with a beauty that is as beautiful as the most talented woman in the capital. How come her handwriting is so wild?
"Teacher, please set a time to come."

Huangfu Yunqing said with a confident smile.

Master Jiang looked out of the window with a distant gaze. In the yard, there were more than twenty students sitting, studying hard with books in their hands. The results of the spring examination were announced, and more than a hundred people from Jiangnan Academy did not pass the list and had returned to Jiangnan early.

This time, he was the only teacher who stayed in the Dongshan courtyard to answer the students' questions and solve their problems, and also to take care of their food, clothing and daily life.
Now the days of being both a father and a mother are finally over!

Master Jiang replied to his former student rudely, "Not so fast. Wait until I write to the headmaster and ask them to hurry to the capital. We'll talk about it then."

Huangfu Yunqing: “.”

Opportunities are hard to come by, why is my mentor so negligent?

Dean Xiao Song has a huge pile of visiting cards everywhere. He dared to say that Dean Xiao Song was giving face to him and Gongshu Tianye by agreeing to come to Jiangnan Academy for exchanges.

Huangfu Yunqing has always been calm and composed, always maintaining a gentlemanly demeanor. Today, he had to say a few more words, "Teacher, the number of academies that have sent visiting cards to Principal Song is almost outside the city gate. It will take at least half a month to get from Jiangnan to the capital. If we can communicate with each other before the palace examination, we may be able to compete for the top three. I hope you can make arrangements early."

Maybe he could even catch up with the interview organized by the college. He couldn't say this because it would violate the agreement. He could only remind him of this.

Master Jiang paused with his hand holding the pen. This kid was not a talkative person. After some thought, he changed the content of the letter and let him lead the team directly to Qingyun Academy for exchanges.

It was ten days later when the letter was brought to Jiangnan. After reading the letter, Jiang Shanchang was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, saying, "You old man, you acted first and reported later!"
I was fully prepared to lead the team to Beijing myself, and the list of 20 students was already selected.
Chief Jiang vented his anger in the letter, cursing for three full pages.

Calm down and think carefully, that's all! It's not easy for Lao Jiang to take care of the students alone, so let him enjoy this benefit first.

What you learn will be applied in the academy sooner or later, and the students who pass the imperial examinations are all outstanding, and they come back to pass on their experiences.

He threw away the three pages of abusive letter and rewrote it. This time his tone was much softer, and every word showed his care and concern. At the end he advised him to learn more experience and so on.

On the second day after the fourth interview at Qingyun Academy, we had an exchange and learning opportunity with teachers and students from Jiangnan Academy.

Knowing that all the students of Jiangnan Academy were preparing for the palace examination, Song Yanjin specially arranged for an equal number of people from the palace examination class to come.

In the reception room, there was a long conference table with two students sitting in two rows.

As the host, Song Yanjin first said a few words of welcome and solemnly introduced Master Ge beside him.

Then Master Ge arranged the schedule for the exchange meeting. "I am honored to be with Master Jiang of Jiangnan Academy and all the students. Today's exchange items are as follows: First, we will visit Qingyun Academy. Second, we will have open classes, with Master Su and Master Jiang giving two classes respectively."

"Lunch on the third day."

"The fourth group of students will exchange their studies. The teachers of the Palace Examination Class, Mr. Su and Principal Song, will lead the self-study and answer everyone's questions."

"Dinner on the fifth."

After reading today's schedule, Master Ge put down the paper in his hand and looked across, "Master Jiang, how many days do you plan to communicate?"

Bai Zhu, who was standing behind Song Yanjin, almost couldn't hold back her laughter. Master Ge was indeed the most interesting person in the academy!

The arrangement was meticulous. In such a serious occasion, Master Ge's words were a little funny. The students pursed their lips and tried to hold back their laughter. Master Jiang raised three fingers in embarrassment, indicating three days.

The Xia Dynasty had an open literary style, and exchanges between academies were common, most of which lasted for one day. These shameless guys, Master Ge pretended to be blind, "Okay, we will try to complete the arrangements for two days."

"Pfft~"

Finally, someone couldn't help laughing.

Xia Yunheng, who was on the left of Mr. Ge, immediately covered his mouth with his hands and said, "Sorry, I couldn't help it!"

"Normally it should be about ten days. The palace examination is approaching and time is tight. I hope Master Jiang will understand that the two academies can establish a good relationship after the palace examination."

Song Yanjin spoke up to help, saying that everyone sitting there represented the academy with their words and actions, and they were guests, so how could they be put in an awkward situation?

Master Jiang could not refute this excuse, because they were going to someone else's house.

Master Jiang's face looked better, and he raised his hand to stroke his goatee, "Yes."

The area of ​​Qingyun Academy is about the same size as the Imperial College opposite, so the physical work of leading the lectures was given to Master Ge.

Mr. Ge enjoys seeing people showing off their power.

There was only one teacher in the other academy, and because of his status, Song Yanjin didn't need to accompany him. After the others left, Song Yanjin took Bai Zhu back to the teacher's rest area to prepare for class.

The academy is very lively today. Students who have finished their intensive lectures are wandering in the corridor, pretending to pass by and watch the fun.

"I heard that he is from Jiangnan Academy. Brother Wei, look at the young man walking in front. He is very famous in Jiangnan. He is the author of "Beauty Jiao"."

Wei Gonghe blushed instantly, "Old Ding, you are not ashamed. A man like you writes poems like that. You can imagine how many concubines you have hidden in your backyard!"

"That's wrong," Ding Xiaodong said, "He is a very honest man. He just saw the performance of the Oiran at the Flower Festival and was inspired to do so."

Ding Xiaodong grinned proudly, "Hehe~ I was right next to him at the time."

Wei Gonghe realized that the two were good friends and Ding Xiaodong was showing off to him. He walked away from him speechlessly and turned into the school.

The layout of Qingyun Academy consists of pavilions and a small courtyard with few precious flowers and trees. It is far from being as beautiful as the graceful Jiangnan Academy built on the water town.

This was the feeling of the students from Jiangnan Academy after their visit, but they did not dare to show disdain on their faces. Qingyun Academy had produced more than fifty Jinshi (imperial examination masters) in one fell swoop, so one could imagine how fierce the competition for the ranking in the upcoming palace examination would be.

To sum it up in four words: Don’t underestimate!

The palace examination class academy could not accommodate so many people, so there was an abandoned martial arts training ground behind the cafeteria, which had been cleaned out a few days ago and was covered with tables and straw mats.

Su is a great scholar with many students all over the world! When he walked onto the podium with the book in hand, the students of Jiangnan Academy were so excited that they almost shed tears. How could they be so worthy to listen to a class taught by such a great scholar?

The students in the palace examination class were used to it. Mr. Su explained it to them every day. At this moment, they quietly opened their notes to review.

Song Yanjin followed Master Ge, and Master Jiang sat in the last row.

Some students at Jiangnan Academy could not keep up with Mr. Su's train of thought. They were always busy looking up knowledge points in a pile of books. They felt like they had not listened and could not remember anything.