Taixue is located south of Dali Temple, not too far away, just three streets away.
As the highest institution of learning in the Song Dynasty, Taixue, martial arts, and Zongxue are collectively known as the three schools, and they are all under the jurisdiction of the Imperial College. The Imperial College is right next to Taixue. The east neighbor of Taixue is Wushu, and Zongxue is not far away. Far.
In the early days, there was a Guozixue, which recruited the children of officials above the seventh rank. However, due to some reasons, the number of students decreased, so it was directly included in the Taixue.
Taixue recruits the children of officials below the eighth rank, as well as outstanding civilians. At this time, there are nearly 1,700 people. However, because nearly half of them are officials' children, the good and the bad are mixed.
Various rumors on the market recently are also circulating in Taixue, but what concerns them the most is another rumor.
According to legend, King Zhong was fond of martial arts and intended to add martial arts subjects to the Imperial College, and would conduct strict assessments. This caused a quarrel among the Imperial College students!
You must know that Taixue implements a three-house system, which is divided into upper house, inner house, and outer house. Not only do the three have different treatment, but they are also closely related to the future of officialdom.
According to regulations, freshmen study in the outer dormitory. After passing the public examination and private examination, they can refer to their daily skills and advance to the inner dormitory.
Students in the internal school who take exams once every two years, and whose test scores and scores in the public and private examinations of that year are both excellent, will be considered as upper-level upper-level students, and will be released as brown-collared officers; students with one excellent and one average will be exempted from the Ministry of Ceremony examination; If two are average or one is excellent and the other is inferior, the test will be exempted.
Shangshe students no longer participate in public examinations. Private examinations are held once a month, with questions set by academic officials and students self-study. Public examinations are held once a year, presided over by officials sent down by imperial edicts.
It can be said that the quality of each test result is closely related to their future life level.
Perhaps for some officials' children, even if they cannot pass the exam to enter the officialdom, there may be other ways to become officials, but if civilian children want to make progress, they have to rely on taking exams again and again.
Taixue already has a heavy academic load, and the examinations have always been strict. If martial arts subjects were suddenly added, it would probably be a disaster for these weak scholars.
Taipei students have four days off every month to leave school. Today happens to be a holiday, but many students still choose to study in the studio.
They were learning, but they couldn't calm down. The rumor kept lingering in their minds, making them uneasy.
"Brother Jingxian, do you think this loyal king would really do this?"
"It's hard to say. From what I know, King Zhong is a talented scholar, but he is also good at martial arts, but..."
"What's so good about it, Jingxian, Shifa, you know it in the first day of the new year... My father also went to court that day. He said that in order to promote martial arts, the loyal king did not hesitate to argue with the ministers in the palace, and he insisted on winning the argument. ”
"Don't you already have martial arts?"
"But King Zhong means that he must be both civil and military, otherwise why would he go to great lengths to build a new sect?"
"Yes, if even the disciples of Zongxue have to learn martial arts, they will definitely not let us go."
"So, the increase in military force is 80% credible?"
"I think it's at least 90%. Hey, I'm not bad. My father should be able to rise in a year or two. Maybe he can earn a job for me, but it will be difficult for you."
As more than 20 Tai students chatted, their hearts became heavier and heavier, and they felt that their originally bright future suddenly became bleak.
Reading changes your destiny!
In this era, the distinction between scholars and common people was increasingly weakened, and more and more people from the lower class passed the imperial examinations and jumped into the upper class society.
However, just when they were full of longing for the future, a huge obstacle suddenly appeared on this prosperous road, which made them itchy with hatred.
Zhou Shifa threw the book on the table in annoyance, "That's nonsense! How can we learn martial arts if we don't have the strength to tie a chicken?"
"Since ancient times, the poor were rich in literature and rich in martial arts. I heard that King Zhong believed that riding is the best among the six arts. Horses today are so expensive. They cost two to three hundred horses at the most. We have never even touched a horse's butt. How can we do anything? riding?"
"I heard that practicing martial arts requires a lot of food. We only have 1,500 yuan a month for food. Even if we use it all to eat, it won't be enough. Then we won't have money to buy paper and ink."
"It's a pity that Ye Jijiu Ding is worried. Otherwise, he is also from the Imperial Academy, so he will understand our difficulties. He is also the teacher of King Zhong, and maybe he can dissuade him."
The Ye Jijiu this imperial student was talking about was Ye Mengding, and he was the one who entered the official position with the highest honors.
"What's the use of saying this now? Otherwise, let's jointly submit a letter to the court."
There are more and more officials with imperial education background, so they also have a lot of say in politics, and it is not uncommon to write letters to express their opinions.
"What did you say in the letter? Zengwu is just a rumor now."
"But by the time it is implemented, it will be too late."
"Then what else can we do? Are we just going to sit in Sleepy City like this?"
There were sighs in the apartment. At this moment, Hu Zhongyi, dressed in white, hurried in and said, "Everyone, something big has happened. Please come with me to the palace to file a complaint and seek justice!"
"Brother Zhongyi, your words are meaningless and hard to understand. What happened?" Zhou Shifa asked.
This Hu Zhongyi was the student in white in front of the Dali Temple. He immediately explained the complaint against Cai Li in a vivid and vivid manner. After listening, the students were in an uproar.
"This is too shocking, isn't it? King Zhong actually perverts the law like this!?"
"The Cai Li family must be in such a miserable state..."
"How can we, the glorious Song Dynasty, not even have a place to seek justice? Let's go, knock on the door!"
"That Prince Zhong is indeed unreasonable. He has arrested more than a dozen of our classmates."
"How can such unscrupulous people be worthy of being the crown prince of the Song Dynasty? Everyone, this is the time for us to help the country!"
This group of imperial students had already had conflicts and complaints against King Zhong, and they were pretending to be dissatisfied. At this moment, under the instigation of Hu Zhongyi, they seemed to have found an outlet, and their emotions surged out of the apartment, and then ran to summon other people.
For a time, the peaceful Imperial College in the past was filled with uproar, and there were shouts of calling for friends to join us for the great cause.
Then the strange thing was that the usually strict Tai Xuezheng, Doctor and others were nowhere to be seen, and no one came out to maintain order.
Soon, Hu Zhongyi summoned nearly two hundred Tai students. Although it was only a small part compared to the total of 1,700 people, he was also very satisfied.
After all, not everyone is willing to do such a criminal thing. There are also many people who have doubts about the case, and some people are not studying in Taixue on vacation.
There are also some rational people who try to stop Hu Zhongyi and the others, "Don't be impulsive. The following are the wrong actions. This is a reversal!"
"This is the order of human relations between king, minister, father and son. How can we, the disciples of the saint, ignore it?"
"There have been a lot of rumors against Prince Zhong recently. It's hard to tell whether they are true or false. There may be something fishy in them. Please don't let bad people take advantage of you."
"Even if the loyal king makes mistakes, the censor will correct him, and the courtiers will advise him, it is better for us imperial students to stick to their duties and study hard."
Seeing the obstruction of these people, Hu Zhongyi became anxious and stood up, "Chen Zong, Huang Yong, Zeng Wei, Chen Yizhong, Lin Zezu, you guys have no scholarly character. It's just that you don't dare to sacrifice your life for righteousness. You actually use clever words and tricks." , what’s the intention of trying to hinder us!?”
Behind him, Li Jingxian stood up and said, "If you follow the way, you should follow it. If you don't follow the king, you should follow the way. If the king has no way, how can we blindly follow him!?"
Zhou Shifa generously shouted, "Brother Jing Xian's words are reasonable. The king treats his ministers like grass and grass, and his ministers regard him as an enemy. How can an unethical person rule the world?"
"You get out of the way quickly, otherwise you won't blame us for ignoring our friendship as classmates!"
In the end, the dissuading party had few people after all, and could not stop the two hundred people. They could only stay out of the matter and sigh again and again.
