"… Among you, more than 90% of you are the first batch of students accepted when the Academy was established. You have been studying for 12 years. Life is but a hundred years, and you have already spent more than ten percent of it in the Academy … "Nie Xun repeated what he had said several times. His eyes swept across the faces of the young people below, and his lips curled into a faint smile," … In life, what we seek is nothing more than fame and fortune. You have studied hard for so many years, and it is finally time to show your ambition. Leave the Academy, there is a wider world … "
At this time, there was no concept of "graduation".
Even the aristocratic families couldn't provide more than ten years of such high quality and systematic education for their children. Basically, they had to learn as long as they lived. But the Golden Scale Academy was established by Jiang? In order to save teaching resources and reduce the teachers' burden, the senior students who had learned well should get lost … No, they should come out and work for her. Otherwise, what was the point of cultivating them for so many years?
The senior students graduated from the Academy, and the first grade students took their place.
In this way, the leeks could be harvested batch after batch, growing and multiplying endlessly.
If the students wanted to further their studies, they could borrow other books from the Golden Scale Pavilion. The Headmaster of the Academy could not teach them for a lifetime.
This news was like a bolt from the blue to most of the students.
They … they were used to studying in the Academy, and were not ready to leave.
Nie Xun told Jiang? Ji meant that graduation was not to drive the students out of the Academy, but to end this stage of study after they had completed their studies in the Academy and met the requirements. At the same time, graduation also meant that their years of study were recognized by the Academy and the famous scholars. They were qualified to use this as capital to promote themselves, and even be recruited by the Lanting Duke.
When this news came out, the students' depression, worry, and confusion were swept away. They became high-spirited and excited!!!
Conquer them!
Enter officialdom!
Didn't they study hard for so many years just to change their original fate?
These students were the first batch of students in the Golden Scale Academy. There were 100 male students and 100 female students. Including Feng Yi and some other students who got into the class through connections, there were no more than 210 students in this batch. This batch of students were the orphans of fallen soldiers. To put it bluntly, they were common people.
Common people were qualified to study for 12 years, and also qualified to be recruited. It was almost an opportunity to change 18 generations of ancestors!
For a moment, all the students were eager to try.
They were excited and thought that everyone would be conquered. Ji Yunshu had invested twelve years of manpower, resources, and financial resources. How could she waste them? In the end, Nie Xun's next words sent them from the heaven of excitement into the world of confusion.
"Those who do not pass the graduation examination will either leave the academy or stay back for a year and continue to participate in the examination with the students of the next level."
Everyone: "…"
What?
There's a test for graduation?
Nie Xun said, "The graduation assessment is to test the results of your studies in the academy these years. When you graduate from the Academy, the Academy will keep the files of your studies in the Academy forever. No matter where you go in the future, you will be a student of the Golden Scale Academy. Each of you represents the Academy and is the face of the Academy. The Academy will not allow students who fail in their studies to go out and ruin the good reputation it has accumulated over the years. Therefore, a graduation test was set up. Only those who passed the test with outstanding results would have the right to graduate and leave. In the future, you will pay.
No matter if you are an official, a teacher, or living in a corner, you have to be careful with your words and actions. You can't discredit the Academy. "
He spoke very sternly. The students could feel the power coming from his body and subconsciously became more obedient.
"The assessment will be set at the end of the first month after the New Year."
Everyone's expression changed. This time … This was not a chance for people to relax during the New Year.
"Those who pass the graduation assessment can participate in the assessment held by Duke Lanting in May next year. Those who pass can become an official." Nie Xun threw another bomb, "Those who compete with you on the same stage are not only your classmates, but also the eighty-five ladies in the female class and the scholars of the Golden Scale Pavilion. Everyone, don't embarrass the Academy. Just do your best. "
Feng Yi had something to ask.
"Headmaster, can you tell us the general content of the assessment?"
Nie Xun said, "It will be the Six Arts of a Gentleman. There are six subjects in total."
Everyone: "…"
Someone said with a trembling voice, "The ladies in the female class will also participate?"
"They have also studied hard in the Academy for many years. Of course they will participate."
Nie Xun sighed in his heart.
There should be a hundred people in the female class. However, some of the older ones couldn't stand it and chose to marry and have children. Some of them went to the military camp to work hard. The remaining eighty-five had lost their parents. Their relatives couldn't control them and didn't have the right to decide their souls … These female students also felt that the Academy was quieter and safer. They didn't have the thought of marrying, so they stayed in the Academy to continue their studies.
When Nie Xun said this, everyone wailed in their hearts.
There was no other reason. The ladies in the female class were extremely skilled in martial arts. They didn't belong to the category of normal women.
Competing with them on the same stage was too much of a bully.
However, Headmaster Nie Xun said that the assessment of the Six Arts of a Gentleman was etiquette, music, archery, riding, calligraphy, and mathematics. Other than archery and riding, the female class had no advantage in the other subjects. Moreover, as long as it wasn't a face-to-face fight, the results of the male class wouldn't be bad.
When they thought of this, everyone's anxious hearts slowly returned to their original place.
As long as they didn't fight one-on-one with the ladies in the female class and hurt each other, they still had a chance.
Nie Xun saw that the students naturally accepted the fact that the ladies would compete with them on the same stage. He was a little shocked.
However, he soon figured it out.
This batch of students in the Golden Scale Academy had been living in the academy for more than ten years. They were isolated from the outside world. The education they received was open, and their thoughts were also open-minded. In addition, during the big classes, they often interacted with and compared with the female class students. In their minds, they didn't feel that there was anything wrong with "women being conquered". If someone belittled them in front of them, they would think that person was being ridiculous.
This scene was naturally caused by Jiang Qigong. Ji Ye hoped to see it.
It was difficult to change the minds of adults, but it was different for children.
"In order for you to successfully pass the graduation assessment, your studies will be quite arduous. Please don't complain."
After being serious for a while, Nie Xun's tone finally softened. There was a hint of a smile on his face.
The students muttered in private.
"What's the big deal about suffering? It's the big deal if you don't pass the assessment …"
If they didn't pass the assessment, it meant that the results of their twelve years of study wouldn't be recognized. They would have to repeat the year and take the assessment together with the next cohort. It was too embarrassing.
Everyone's nerves were stretched taut. They couldn't wait to revise their lessons even in their dreams.
# I love learning. Learning makes me happy #
The headmasters of the academy were worried that these students would become sick from studying. When the New Year's Eve Lantern Festival began, the headmasters encouraged the students to go out and play for a day or two.
Of course —
The real reason was —
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