The next morning, it was cloudy and breezy.
A few pairs of young scholars walked on the streets of Chang 'an City in groups of twos and threes. They looked like they were about to leave the city for sightseeing.
It didn't mean that they were definitely students of the Imperial College. There were many other official schools in Chang 'an City other than the Imperial College, such as Chong Wen Hall, Hong Wen Hall, Directorate of Astronomy (for astronomy), Imperial Medical Department (for medicine), Tai Pu Temple (for veterinary medicine), and so on.
This was the capital of Chang 'an City. If it were a local place, there would be local official schools as well. For example, each prefecture had its own prefectural school, each county had its own county school, and each county had its own school. The official education system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties was very complete. Of course, the ability of the rulers to tolerate culture was also incomparable to that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially during the Zhenguan Period. This was also one of the reasons why Li Zexuan dared to propose engineering studies.
"Eh? Ming De, look! Yanhuang College is recruiting students? "
"Yanhuang College? What kind of college is that? Why haven't I heard of it before? "
Two scholars were holding the newspapers they had just bought and were discussing as they walked.
"Ming De, have you not left Chang 'an City recently? There has been such a big commotion on Yunshan Mountain in the eastern suburbs recently, and you don't know about it? "
The tall scholar asked doubtfully.
The shorter scholar said awkwardly, "Uh! The weather has been too hot recently, and I haven't gone out. Brother Zheng, tell me about the commotion on Yunshan Mountain ~? What does this have to do with Yanhuang College ~? "
"Heh, you haven't heard of Yanhuang College, but you must have heard of Li Xiannan from Yongle Lane ~? This Yanhuang College is run by him, and the college is located in Yunshan Mountain. In the past month, hundreds of skilled craftsmen and tens of thousands of workers have gathered in Yunshan Mountain to build Yanhuang College. I heard that Li Xiannan spent two to three hundred thousand strings of cash on the college alone ~! "
The tall scholar was obviously an insider, and he was also a chatterbox. Once he started explaining, he went on endlessly.
"Of course I've heard of Li Xiannan, but what future can he have in this college ~? Will anyone be willing to go ~? "
"Haha ~! Mingde, what you said is wrong ~! Yanhuang College is not an ordinary college. The dean of this college is the current emperor. Li Xiannan used to be a minister of the Imperial College. He is very likely to become the chancellor of the Imperial College. His knowledge and ability are beyond words. You don't know how many scholars in the world want to be his disciple ~! "
The slightly shorter scholar was obviously taken aback. He said in disbelief, "What? His Majesty is the dean of Yanhuang College? How is that possible? "
The tall scholar sneered and said, "Why is it impossible? Many people already knew about this, and it wasn't a secret. But putting all these aside, Li Xiannan's so-called engineering is quite desirable ~! "
"Brother Zheng, could it be that you also want to go to Yanhuang College?"
"Haha! Let's not talk about this for now. Let's hurry to the city gate. Otherwise, Brother Shangguan and the others will be waiting anxiously! "
After the tall scholar finished speaking, he waved his folding fan and took the lead to walk forward.
The slightly shorter scholar frowned and then said to the boy next to him, "Go and buy me a newspaper, then follow me ~!"
"Yes, Young Master ~!"
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"Brother Hua ~! Brother Hua ~! Good news ~! Good news ~! "
South of Chang 'an City, Jin Yu Academy.
Chen Tianhua ran in excitedly with a paper bag of meat buns in one hand and a newspaper in the other.
For government-run schools like the Directorate of Imperial College and the Hongwen School, the students had two months of field leave. However, these small academies did not exist. This was because these places were mainly places for like-minded people to discuss the Dao.
Hua Hongyi, who was sitting in the courtyard reading, looked at Chen Tianhua's excited expression and couldn't help but wonder, "Tianhua, what news made you so excited ~? Did someone give you a tip again ~? "
Liao Fei-chen laughed and said, "Haha ~! In that case, Tianhua, you have to treat me again ~? "
Ever since Chen Tianhua's novel was serialized in Datang Daily, although the results were far from "A Legend of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality", he would always receive tips from some rich people every now and then. In addition to the fixed monthly royalties from the editorial department of Datang Daily, Chen Tianhua had gradually moved from the low-income class to the middle-income class.
As for Liao Fei-chen, the results of his novel were slightly worse, but the monthly income was enough for his family's expenses.
In this regard, Hua Hongyi was only sincerely happy for his good friend and did not have any feelings of jealousy. He did not seem to be in a hurry and continued to think of a novel that completely belonged to him.
Chen Tianhua walked quickly to Hua Hongyi and placed the meat buns on the stone table. Then, he opened the newspaper and pointed to a short paragraph in the middle and said, "No, no, it's more exciting news than tips ~! Hong Yi, Feichen, come and see ~! Yanhuang College is going to recruit students from all over the Tang Empire ~! "
Hua Hongyi heard this and immediately jumped up and leaned over and shouted, "Where ~? Where ~? Let me see ~! "
Liao Fei-chen also leaned over and looked anxious.
Chen Tianhua pointed and said, "Here ~! Here ~! Aren't you going to eat breakfast first ~? "
Hua Hongyi and Liao Fei-chen both waved their hands and began to read seriously.
"At the end of June in the first year of Zhenguan, Yanhuang College was approved by His Majesty to cultivate a group of talented, thoughtful, and creative young people for the Tang Empire. His Majesty is the honorary president of Yanhuang College, and Crown Prince Li Zexuan is the Yamachō of Yanhuang College ~! After a month of construction by tens of thousands of craftsmen, Yanhuang College has begun to take shape, and will be completed next month.
Now, it is openly recruiting students from all over the Tang Empire. All students from Tang Empire above the age of eight and below the age of twenty-five, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, who are interested in joining Yanhuang College, can register for free at the local Datang Daily branch. All students who have registered will take the preliminary examination on September 18th at Yanhuang College in the eastern suburbs of Chang 'an. Those who pass the preliminary examination will become a student of Yanhuang College and will receive a minimum of three to six years of education. During this period, all tuition fees will be waived! The contents of the preliminary examination include … "
"It's true ~! Yanhuang College is really starting to recruit students. That's great ~! That's great ~! Hahaha ~! "
Hua Hongyi couldn't help but laugh at this point.
Liao Fei-chen also said excitedly, "That's right ~! With His Majesty as the president of Yanhuang College, its status is not inferior to that of the Imperial College. I didn't expect that poor children like us would have the opportunity to enter such an institution ~! "
Chen Tianhua smiled and said, "You two should finish reading ~! The contents of the entrance examination are explained at the end ~! "
Hua Hongyi and Liao Fei-chen lowered their heads and continued to read seriously.
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