Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 57 Facing the East (Seeking Recommendation Vote)
The instructor of the academy is an expert in a skill or an art. His duty is to lead the other teachers to teach the students and he has considerable authority.

However, there is a limit to the number of A-level evaluations that the priest can give each year, and he cannot give unlimited A-level evaluations.

If the A-level evaluation for the year has been used up, it cannot be evaluated again.

The teacher may seem to act at will, but he must have his own reasons and will not rashly give students an A.

In fact, the food in the college is not bad, and the college does not deliberately make things difficult for students.

This meal of grains was meant to allow the students from the noble families who had grown up in luxury to experience the diet of ordinary people, to let them know that food is hard to come by, and to tell them that for ordinary people in the world, it is enough to have a bowl of wheat porridge for every meal and occasionally taste meat.

Peace in the world is that simple.

Soon, many students finished their meal and stood up.

The students from the aristocratic families found the food tasteless and could only force themselves to swallow it down...

"It tastes terrible."

Liu Ling had a bitter face and found it difficult to swallow.

"To us, it's like pig food, but to the people, it's life-saving food..." Bian Xing shook his head and continued eating.

"How can common people be compared with us?" Liu Ling was stunned.

"From now on, we must eat coarse grains once every ten days so as not to forget the hardships of the people." Helian Shan had finished eating and said to the aristocratic disciples next to him.

The students from the aristocratic families were stunned for a moment.

"Sir, is that not necessary?" a student said after a moment of hesitation.

"Sir, we know the hardships of the people, and we will definitely work for the benefit of the people of the world in the future..." Another student said, "The daily coarse grain every ten days is not necessary."

"Once a month, then."

Helian Shan looked at the students and spoke after a moment of hesitation.

The students from the aristocratic families breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Helian Shan instructed his servants to prepare a day's worth of coarse food for him every ten days, and he also reminded them that it must be real coarse food...

After the students finished their meal, they left the academy one after another.

……

Feng Qingyan returned to the wooden house and found that there were still many people standing in front of the wooden house, including servants, students or scholars who came to visit...

After sending the people away, it was almost dark.

Feng Qingyan went back to his bedroom to rest for a while, then picked up a book and went to Lingshui Bridge, ready to read all night again.

He had said before that he would read at night at Lingshui Bridge in three days.

At this time, Lingshui Bridge was already full of people, including students from the academy, outside musicians, and even several teachers...

"Meet the gentleman."

"I've met senior brother."

"Meet Feng Sanding."

Everyone on the bridge greeted him, and Feng Qingyan returned the greetings one by one.

When he found a place to sit down, servants brought a low table and four treasures of the study, and beautiful maids lit the lamp and ground ink...

The students, especially the pianists, were full of anticipation.

Last time, in addition to Mu Yu and the two zither children who broke through to the outer realm, on the second and third days, two more zither children broke through to the inner realm and entered the rank...

This made the player very excited.

The bridge gradually became quiet.

The night is getting darker.

Many students who came to watch the fun left one after another. After all, they had been busy with the entrance ceremony all day and were already tired.

The only one who had not left at midnight was the zither player who was full of expectation.

Although Feng Qingyan was reading quietly, the oil lamp beside him kept shaking, which disappointed many zither players.

The lights cannot be still, and the pianists cannot be still either.

“It’s a bit deliberate.”

Under the Monument of the Emperor in the Academy, the old teacher observed for a moment and said with some regret, "I'm afraid the lamp will not be quiet tonight."

Several instructors beside him nodded.

Gradually, daybreak came.

Feng Qingyan felt sleepy while reading, so he stood up to stretch his muscles, picked up his book, bowed to everyone, and walked back to the wooden house.

The students returned the gifts and left.

"Shepherdess, do you know when will be the next night study session for you, brother?" Although the students were a little disappointed, they were more expectant.

If it doesn't work once, try twice, three times...

"I don't know." Mu Yu shook his head and left with the piano on his back.

……

After dawn.

Feng Qingyan came to the morning hall on the south bank and after studying the Book of Songs with Dean An for more than half an hour, he couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, how do I open the Wen Palace?"

Without the opening of the Palace of Literature, no matter how talented one is in literature, it will be useless and one will ultimately be just an ordinary person.

This is the world of the holy way, and even more so the world of cultural cultivation.

"Starting tomorrow, you will find a mountain top, face east and recite at dawn, and continue reciting until the sun rises." An Xiu thought for a moment and said, "As for the morning study, you can come to my residence in the afternoon or evening."

"Is that all?"

Feng Qingyan was a little surprised.

Although he had not opened the Wen Palace, he knew that it was not easy to open. Some students needed special infusion of literary energy before it could be opened.

"When you see the aura of greatness rising from heaven and earth, the Wen Palace will naturally open." An Xiu said, "But you must never give up, no matter what happens. Can you do it?"

"Disciple can do it." Feng Qingyan said.

An Xiu nodded.

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thump—

The academy bell rang.

The students went to the lecture hall one after another.

There are many lecture halls in the academy, which can be divided into lecture halls A, B, C, and D. Among them, lecture hall A is the largest, which can accommodate hundreds or even thousands of students.

The first class in the academy is for students to listen to the teachings of the academy master.

As the students were talking to each other, a teacher or instructor came into the classroom and sat on both sides of the students...

When the students saw this, they immediately quieted down.

At this time, Dean An walked in, still looking gentle and elegant.

"Greetings, Master."

All the students bowed and showed great respect.

Dean An nodded, motioned for the students to sit down, and asked, "What is etiquette? Answer in no more than four words."

The students were stunned for a moment. How could the word "li" be explained in four words?
"Li means etiquette."

Helian Shan hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

Dean An nodded and said, "You can get a second-class rating."

The students were immediately delighted upon hearing this, and each of them seemed eager to try.

"Ritual is virtue."

Yan Shan said.

Dean An nodded and said, "You can get a second-class rating."

At this time, all the students tried to explain what etiquette was, but their answers were basically the same and they couldn't even get a B rating.

The academy has four evaluation criteria: A, B, C, and D. A is excellent, B is good, C is poor, and D is terrible.

Although three A ratings can be exchanged for an A brand, three B ratings cannot be exchanged for an A rating.

However, it can offset one C review.

"Qingyan, you go ahead."

After a while, Dean An called the roll.

All the students' gazes fell on Feng Qingyan, and their expressions became more and more resentful.

"rule."

Feng Qingyan said after a moment's hesitation.

When Master An asked "What is etiquette", he was already thinking about the answer.

"Yes, etiquette is the rules, it deserves an A rating."

An Xiu nodded.

The students were stunned and their eyes became even more resentful.

They deeply felt that all the teachers and instructors in the academy were biased towards Feng Sanding...

"Li, composed of shi and feng (lǐ), feng is the instrument for performing rituals. Its original meaning is to hold ceremonies and offer sacrifices to gods for blessings." An Xiu stopped asking questions and instead elaborated on his own rituals, "What is ritual? It is the management of affairs. A gentleman must manage his affairs in a proper manner. To govern a country without rituals is like a blind man without friends, who can do nothing but go about his business..."

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PS: Thanks to "Emperor Huang Tian strolls in the rain", "Ten cents a cent", "His Majesty the North Star of the Heavens", "King Yu Bai", "Luo Cheng", "Jiang He" for the rewards! !
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