The Clan Academy that Shen Xi mentioned was not a school run by the Shen family itself, but a school jointly run by the powerful Houmen families in Kyoto: Mingshan Academy.
Mingshan Academy was famous in the Tiansheng Dynasty.
In fact, in the beginning, each aristocratic family also asked for a teaching position to teach the children of the clan. But although there are many talented people in Kyoto, there are only a few great scholars who can become good teachers.
After several vicious competitions for famous teachers occurred, some people suggested that the aristocratic families should join forces to set up an academy so that the children of each family could study together. This not only solves the problem of famous teacher resources, but also makes it easier for children from different families to cultivate friendship from an early age.
As a result, Mingshan Academy came into being and has a history of more than 300 years.
Mingshan Academy is an academy that is completely different from regular schools. It does not follow the path of imperial examinations, but provides all-round enlightenment and teaching to students.
Mingshan Academy not only teaches the Four Books and Five Classics, but also teaches riding and archery, fishing and hunting, engineering, business, and even astrology, which is more comprehensive and all-encompassing than the Imperial Academy. Therefore, some princes and grandsons abandoned Imperial College and came to Mingshan Academy.
Considering that the noble ladies of various aristocratic families will become the matrons of other wealthy families in the future, it is not enough to just be able to read and write. Therefore, Mingshan Academy also set up a women's courtyard for noble ladies to study and study.
Although the women's college also taught the Four Books and Five Classics, riding, shooting, fishing and hunting, it focused more on music, chess, calligraphy and painting, female workers in embroidery, manners and etiquette, and arithmetic and housekeeping.
In view of the prominent family backgrounds of the students of Mingshan Academy, in order to prevent students from taking advantage of their power to cause trouble in the academy, the academy made a three-part agreement with other families: In the academy, in addition to the laws of Tiansheng, the sky is big and the earth is big, and the Master is the biggest.
Even if you are a prince, you must study obediently when you enter the academy, otherwise your butt will be ruined.
Mingshan Academy has extremely strict control over its students, and parents are happy to hear about it. Only the student himself sheds tears silently.
In his previous life, Shen Zhuo didn't like to go to school. He often skipped classes every three days. Not only did he skip classes by himself, he also took a group of noble ladies with him, and was punished by his master.
The day before yesterday, when Shen Yuan and his wife returned home, except for Shen Zhuo who skipped classes at home, the other children who stayed in Kyoto were all detained in the academy to study.
The Shen family's population can be said to be complex, and it can be said to be simple.
What is complicated is the population composition of Shen Mansion. Shen Yuan had one wife, three concubines, five sons and five daughters. It can be said that he was prosperous and prosperous.
His first wife was Princess Pingyang of Prince Zhao's Mansion. She gave birth to three sons and two daughters, the eldest son Shen Sheng, the second son Shen Wei, the third son Shen Xi, and the eldest daughter Shen Yao's fourth daughter Shen Zhuo.
Three concubines, that combination is complicated. There is a personal maid, someone else's widow, and a stunning beauty from a foreign land. These three concubines gave birth to two sons and three daughters. They are the fourth son Han Tao, the fifth son Shen Congzhi, the second daughter Shen Ting, the third daughter Han Mei, and the youngest daughter Shen Taozhi.
The simple thing is the Shen family relationship.
Although the Shen family has many wives and concubines and many children, the back house is very harmonious. There has never been any secrets, and the children are friendly to each other. As a result, Shen Zhuo knows nothing about the fights in the high-end mansion. In his previous life, he was in the harem. Being teased to the point of being helpless.
The ten brothers and sisters of the Shen family are all students of Mingshan Academy, and the most famous among them is Shen Zhuo, nicknamed the Little Witch of Mingshan.
In her previous life, Shen Zhuo was very delicate. She would never do anything that was difficult or tiring, and she would always try to fool others by acting coquettishly.
The only effect Mingshan Academy had on her was to learn how to read and write. Then she took it to read a storybook. She read too many storybooks, so she developed a love brain.
In this new life, I can never do this again.
When Xiao Yi seized the throne, Shen Zhuo went through a period of ups and downs. In this life, she wants to practice riding and shooting well. If she encounters danger again, she must at least have the ability to protect herself.
"Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao, you are here!"
As soon as Shen Zhuo stepped through the door of Mingshan Women's Convent, Lu Wan'er excitedly pulled her aside and whispered mysteriously:
"Did you know that there is a new husband in the men's academy, and I heard that he is the youngest Jieyuan in Qingzhou. The key is that he is extremely handsome! One look at it, and you will not forget it for three days!!"
Shen Zhuo was silent after hearing this, wondering whether he should tell Lu Waner that this wife was recommended by her family.
"Zhang Jingyi and the others went to investigate yesterday. They said that the new wife has a noble temperament and a gentle temper. She is really an elegant young man!" Lu Waner said with starry eyes.
"How about we go take a look too?" Shen Zhuo rolled his eyes twice and reached out to poke Lu Wan'er.
She had to go take a look to see if this new wife was Xie Zhe. If so, then she has to plan carefully and not let the "brother-in-law-to-be" she likes run away.
"Okay, okay. I'll call Meng Qinglian and the others together after school later."
"Why do you have to wait until school is over? Let's go now." Shen Zhuo pulled Lu Wan'er and ran out.
"Hey, hey, you took me to skip class again. I'm going to get beaten when I get home~~~~"
Although Lu Wan'er shouted her reluctance, her small body was very honest and she ran faster than Shen Zhuo.
Yuanjing five years
The first month of this year was particularly cold.
The snow kept falling, and even the air seemed to freeze. On the wide streets of Kyoto, there are fewer and fewer people. Everyone is sitting at home making charcoal fire. In the cold weather, no one likes to go out.
Suddenly, a group of light-armored cavalry galloped in from the city gate, their rapid iron hooves causing slush to splash on the Suzaku Avenue. I saw the team of light armored cavalry running straight towards the palace.
Seeing this scene, a few idlers on the roadside occasionally sighed.
"Hey, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has not yet passed, and the palace guards have already started to work?"
"Since I have a salary to feed you, I naturally have to share my worries with you. Your Majesty has to do something, so why should you care whether it is honest or not, whether it is fake or not?"
"Well, it seems it's better for us ordinary people. Let's go home and make bone soup."
In the imperial study room of the imperial palace, Xiao Yi was drawing a picture of plum blossoms to relieve the cold on the desk, writing some ink, and moving very leisurely and casually.
"You mean, the bones can't be found?" Xiao Yi said lightly.
The pen in his hand didn't stop, and he asked casually while drawing, seemingly not paying much attention.
"The general has verified that after the prince took away Queen Shen's body, he was cremated outside the Reclining Buddha Temple in Xishan, and then left with Queen Shen's ashes."
Xiao Yi stopped writing in his hand and uttered two words coldly:
"Evil son!"
Xiao Yi's eyebrows were dark, like the sky before a blizzard. Wei Xuan's heart suddenly trembled and he became anxious.
"Where are the others?" Xiao Yi put down his pen, cleaned his hands, and raised his eyes.
"Back to Your Majesty, the prince's whereabouts are erratic and the general is incompetent. He has not been found yet." Wei Xuan broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.
"In other words, you can't even get the ashes back?"
Xiao Yi's tone was very calm, but Wei Xuan felt his heart beating violently, as if it was about to pop out of his chest. He bowed his head deeply and did not dare to say another word.
Xiao Yi walked slowly to Wei Xuan, bent down and pulled out Wei Xuan's sword, and waved it with his backhand.
"Pfft~~~"
A stream of warm blood spurted out from Wei Xuan's neck and spread all over the floor.
Wei Xuan's head was rolling on the floor of the Imperial Study Room, his eyes were wide open, he would not close his eyes until death!
How come in just two sentences, his head is in a different place? The palace was robbed, and he was derelict in his duties, but his crime did not lead to death!
Jiang Ning, who was waiting at the side, was so frightened that her arms trembled and her legs went weak. She grabbed the back of the chair with both hands before she could stand still.
The next day, the decree came from the palace.
"Promote Du Yang to the rank of Cavalry General and the post of commander of the Imperial Guard."
Wei Xuan's death shocked the government and the public and caused an uproar.
The commander of the Imperial Guard was also a second-rank official, and Wei Xuan was the legitimate son of Marquis Zhuoyang, so he could kill him at will. What heinous crime was committed? Moreover, when a person dies, there is not even a condemnation edict.
Could it be that Xiao Yi had freed up his hands after fighting the war and was about to purge the court? For a time, the entire court was in panic and everyone was in danger.
In the palace, Xiao Yi was walking on the ruins of Leng Palace. He walked around the ruins several times by himself, leaving a clear circle of footprints on the snowy ground. Then Xiao Yi pointed to the footprints and said:
"This footprint is designated as a forbidden area and no one is allowed to enter."
