Chapter 78: Keep your wealth private

Bai Zhu and Manager Cui each held the freshly printed, hot papers and distributed them to the students.

Master Jiang also received a copy, which contained all the knowledge points that Mr. Su had taught, marked with which book and which page they were from. Even if he didn't understand, he could still remember them by looking through the book.

Master Jiang couldn't help but sigh, "Master Song is really thoughtful."

Mr. Ge snorted softly, "We have just arrived. You haven’t even seen the advanced printing station in the administrative department yet."

Every academy hired a bunch of copyists with high salaries, and some students volunteered to do the copying. This was a huge expense for the academy. Our resourceful Principal Song invented a handy thing like the printing table, which was easy to use and saved money.

The college is kept secret. The operation of the college depends on several powerful departments behind it. The efficient teaching method and the major and minor exams are not disclosed to the outside world.
After Mr. Su finished speaking, Master Jiang came on stage.

The traditional teaching method is still suitable for students from Jiangnan. Everyone listened with great interest, and the students in the palace examination class of Qingyun Academy almost fell asleep.

At this moment, Xia Yunheng regretted joining in the fun.

When the bell rang for the end of get out of class, Xia Yunheng and the third prince were the first to stand up, and they ran to the cafeteria.

Song Yanjin: “.”

I am really impressed by these two gluttons!

While marveling at the famous teachers at Qingyun Academy, I was also amazed by the lunch. The capital city is indeed a place of outstanding people and the chefs’ cooking is superb.

At noon, Master Jiang led the team to leave Qingyun Academy and return to Dongshan Courtyard for a nap.

The people in the Imperial College across the street were very envious, but they were the only ones who were not so lucky.

During the afternoon study session, Mr. Song, the dean that the Jiangnan students had been looking forward to, appeared. There was a long queue of students who wanted to ask questions, and only a few people stood in front of Mr. Su.

Song Yanjin was able to give guidance to students' essays at first, but when he saw the team, he just felt tired. The questions they asked were roughly the same. He frowned and stood up, "Everyone go back to sit down. The essays are just divided into several categories. I will talk about them all. If I mention the points that are worth mentioning, please take notes and study hard in private."

The students heard that Shanshan had gone back.

"When dealing with such issues, we must first stand in the perspective of the people and make decisions that are appropriate."

"Zhengshi, the capital suffered a severe drought last year. You have all seen the countermeasures. Your Majesty has been generous and generous... Officials..."

The students of Jiangnan Academy took notes very quickly, almost writing with both hands. In the past, no one had ever given such a general and summary explanation of policy essays.

The most rewarding thing today was Mr. Song's policy essay class. After Mr. Jiang returned, he borrowed a student's note and copied a copy for himself so that he could copy it when he returned and teach.

After dinner, the lights in the teacher's lounge were on, and Master Ge was shamelessly criticizing his boss, Mr. Song.

After talking until his mouth was dry, he sat down to drink a cup of tea and continued, "Mrs. Song, I know you are very knowledgeable, but can't you keep your wealth secret? Don't show it off, okay?"

Old Su couldn't listen any more and interrupted, "There is no discrimination in teaching. Master Jiang's teachings are very profound, and he doesn't treat us as outsiders."

"I think you, Old Ge, are just too stingy. You can't even reveal this little knowledge. What can others learn from you?"

Master Bai took the opportunity to catch Old Ge's stingy behavior and severely criticized him.

Song Yanjin wanted to laugh when he saw Master Ge in front of him, who was about to explode with anger, but the serious situation at the moment was really inappropriate.

Master Ge put down his teacup heavily and said, "I am the lecturer. I will arrange tomorrow's schedule. I will continue with the class in the morning and in the afternoon!"

"No, the debate will be arranged in the afternoon."

Song Yanjin interrupted his monologue.

He had to give face to the headmaster, but what was a debate?
Master Ge asked directly. In the past, I was too busy with the autumn and spring examinations to organize an exchange meeting. It would always be a waste of time, so I might as well do something meaningful.

The teachers were also very curious and listened quietly to what was said.

Song Yanjin took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. "A so-called debate competition is to give a proposition to two academies, one for justice and the other for opposition. Both sides must have evidence to support their arguments."

Interesting, it was a literary war between the two academies. Master Ge had no way of refuting this decision, so he asked secretly, "Would you like to attend, Master?"

He is the best at quarreling!

The masters: "..."

Song Yanjin shook his head with amusement, "No, only students can participate. After the palace examination is over, if there is a chance, we can invite teachers from other academies to participate in the competition. While competing in knowledge, they can also show their talents and thus become more famous..."

If students are ranked and teachers are also ranked, what an honor that would be.

Master Ge took note of it and decided to remind Principal Song at the monthly meetings to take time to arrange this matter.

Song Yanjin: Thank you~
After discussing tomorrow's exchange schedule, Song Yanjin was left alone to think about the debate competition system and the topic.

The next morning, Master Jiang brought the students from Jiangnan Academy to have breakfast. Everywhere in the capital requires money, so every meal saved is a good deal.

Mr. Ge yawned and sat down with a bowl of臊子面. He looked across and saw that all the students on the opposite side were from Jiangnan Academy. There were only a few from his own academy. Disappointed, he turned around and ate his noodles. Are these people so shameless?
I eat breakfast here...

The morning class was taught by Mr. Su, while Song Yanjin was cutting bamboo strips with Cui Yuanshang and several people from the security department, which would be used to score the debate competition in the afternoon.

Master Ge has to accompany Master Jiang, otherwise he would have to come over to take a look.

After lunch, the positions of the tables in the martial arts training ground were changed, and Song Yanjin directed the guards on the spot how to arrange them.

Xia Yunheng brought the third prince with him all the time. He didn't understand what his eldest cousin was talking about, but he just helped with the work.

In the afternoon, Master Jiang brought all the students to the martial arts training ground. The table was divided into two sides, with six seats at the front.

Seeing that Principal Song, Master Ge, Mr. Su, and the other two teachers of the academy had all come over.

There was no teacher teaching in the intensive lecture class today, so people from the palace examination class came over to watch the fun.

When almost everyone had arrived, Song Yanjin invited Master Jiang to sit in the front row for grading first, followed by the master from his own academy.

"Students from Jiangnan Academy will sit on the right, and students from Qingyun Academy's Palace Examination Class will sit on the left."

Song Yanjin and everyone else took their seats and began to explain the rules of the debate.

"Teachers, the bamboo tubes and bamboo sticks in front of you will be used for grading. If the opinions expressed by the students on both sides are correct, one bamboo stick will be awarded."

"One student from Jiangnan Academy and one student from the Palace Examination Class will come up and draw lots to decide who will win."

The students on both sides were confused, but the dean had a reason for making such an arrangement, so he sent someone up to draw the lottery.

The main square of Jiangnan Academy.

Qingyun Academy is on the opposing side.

Song Yanjin announced the topic, "Today's topic is whether human nature is good or evil. Jiangnan Academy was on the affirmative side in the draw. You need to prove to the other side that human nature is good. Qingyun Academy is on the negative side. You need to prove to Jiangnan Academy that human nature is evil."

"Each side sends four people to answer the question, and the rest of the people give advice. The speeches must be based on facts and evidence, and the teachers will judge them. If they make sense, they will get one point. If they make random comments, they will be deducted two points. If they repeat the same point, they will be deducted one point."