Back to the present, Xi Ruo and Mei Jiu received the deans of 13 colleges.
The deans saw that although Xiruo was young, she dealt with others, was well-founded in her advances and retreats, and was neither humble nor overbearing. She was not at all like how she should behave at her age. And more importantly, she did not bully others, remained polite, and was willing to accept their expressions of goodwill. So everyone's first impression of Xiruo was still very good. Therefore, the conversation atmosphere in Mingdetang is still very harmonious. At this moment, Xiruo seemed to be on an equal footing with all the deans.
But this harmonious atmosphere did not last long, because "uninvited guests" came outside Yangming Academy. Because Yangming Academy had no servants at all, so without anyone reporting, a group of elite guards with advanced levels of cultivation marched straight in, and lined up in front of Mingde Hall in front of everyone's surprised eyes. You must know that such unannounced behavior is provocative and extremely rude even to an ordinary person. Let alone for a college.
However, some of the deans recognized that the clothes of the guards belonged to the Imperial Guards of the Great Xia Dynasty. So there is no such thing as provocation. Is the other party here to ransack the house?
I saw a white-haired old man in Confucian robes, surrounded by all the imperial guards, arriving in front of Mingde Hall. Fan Baoming was indeed a well-informed person, and he recognized the identity of the old man at a glance. He was Zhang Xianzong, the elder of the outer dean of Daxia Academy. Zhang Xianzong is quite famous in Zhongtu Academy. After all, Zhang Xianzong presides over everything in the outer courtyard of Daxia Academy.
Deans of small colleges like Fan Baoming dare to neglect people like Zhang Xianzong. So as soon as Zhang Xianzong entered Mingde Hall, the 13 deans had already stood up and bowed to wait under Fan Baoming's hint.
Zhang Xianzong, on the other hand, simply faced everyone, bowed slightly and nodded as a simple return greeting, then went straight to Xi Ruo, bowed upright and said: "Miss Xi Ruo, I, Zhang Xianzong, are here today." Visit Yangming Academy."
Xiruo also bowed and said, "Senior Zhang is too polite, this junior can't bear it."
After Zhang Xianzong and Xiruo returned their gifts, Fan Baoming and others stepped forward to bow to Zhang Xianzong again.
Fan Baoming was the first to hold up his hands and said: "I will wait until I am a junior to learn and pay my respects to Master Zhang."
China implements an academy system, so "learning" is respected. If you don’t know how to call the other person, or what their official rank is, just call the other person “Master”. That is enough to show the greatest respect.
Obviously, Zhang Xianzong did not expect that Yangming Academy, which was about to close down, would have so many deans here. And he also has an impression of these people. Hundreds of years ago, Zhang Xianzong had an acquaintance with these people at the college representative conference.
Zhang Xianzong thought to himself: The fact that these people are gathered here today shows that they are discerning and know what it means for a good bird to choose a tree to roost in. And it is best to "roost" next to the "tree" before it grows up.
Even though he usually doesn't look down on these people, they are Ye Feng's guests at the moment. If you don't give face to these "guests", you are actually not giving face to the "host" of this place. And in terms of refuting people's face, the effect of not giving face to these guests is far more effective than slapping the host directly.
Zhang Xianzong is not a fool. He cannot afford to offend Ye Feng. This time the matter is very special. Normally, one would submit a greeting card first and then come back at an agreed time. But this time, His Majesty ordered to come directly. This was already a bit rude, and in order to avoid further rudeness and turning it into rudeness, I directly sent myself, the person in charge of the outer courtyard of Daxia Academy, to deal with it personally. It can be seen that His Majesty is urgent about something, but at the same time, it can also be seen that His Majesty attaches great importance to Yangming Academy.
So Zhang Xianzong stood up straight and slightly cupped his hands in front of the deans, saying: "Master Fan, Master Zhao, Master Liu...Master Li, hello all teachers."
Only then did Fan Baoming remember that Zhang Xianzong was most famous for his ability to remember people he met and to deal with things perfectly. It was just a one-time relationship hundreds of years ago, but the other party could actually remember the names of 13 unknown people on his side. This Zhang Xianzong is really not an ordinary person.
Sui Xiruo said: "Senior Zhang is here this time, no matter what the matter is, just tell me what I'm doing."
Zhang Xianzong nodded, glanced at Xiruo, and thought to himself: It turns out that this girl is now the person in charge of foreign affairs at Yangming Academy. Although Yangming Academy is in such a dilapidated state at this time, a little girl is nothing special at this moment. But Yangming Academy will soon rise strongly among the Middle-earth academies. After all, if a college can get such attention from His Majesty, even if it doesn't seek advancement and wants to lie down, it will still be lying in the clouds. So in the future Yangming Academy, the person who speaks the truth in foreign affairs will be this little girl in front of me, and her status may not necessarily be lower than hers in the future. So at this moment, I can't be arrogant, I have to form a good relationship with the other person.
So Zhang Xianzong smiled and said: "Miss Xiruo, you are so polite. The reason why I came here this time is for the purpose of studying abroad for Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Prince."
The so-called expectation of studying abroad means that before the matter of studying abroad is finalized, the student will first go to the other college to experience it for a period of time. After that, if both the student and the other college have no objections, the final decision can be made. This is considered a tradition of the Middle-earth Academy. Nothing surprising.
But what shocked all the deans was that Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Crown Prince actually came to Yangming Academy to study. However, despite being shocked, they couldn't help but feel ecstatic. At first, these "good birds" just planned to choose a "good sapling" that had not yet grown up and squat next to it. But they never expected that the sapling turned out to be a sycamore tree. Before the tree could grow, Phoenix was already here waiting.
Suddenly, Zhang Xianzong looked embarrassed and said: "But Her Royal Highness the Princess has given orders not to like outsiders..."
Zhang Xianzong hesitated to speak, but his voice reached the ears of everyone present very clearly. Xi Ruo also looked embarrassed, but Fan Baoming and the others were not fools. Although they, these good birds, wanted to see the Phoenix, it was obvious that the Phoenix did not want to see them. But think about it, when the big tree grows in the future, the phoenix will definitely live on the tree, and it is enough glory for the good bird to stay under the big tree, why bother to be annoying for a while?
So Fan Baoming took the lead and said goodbye to Xiruo and Zhang Xianzong in turn. It didn't matter what excuses he had, because he had to leave anyway. However, the excuses made by some stupid people are very poor. For example, an old man with half of his legs in the coffin, his excuse for leaving was "My wife is about to give birth." This is indeed a bit disappointing.
But maybe, damn, it’s true!
