Chapter 72 That spring, I cut a pound of peach blossoms (1)
Chapter 72: That spring, I cut a pound of peach blossoms (1)
As I approached the academy and entered the meadow, I discovered that the pink and tender flowering trees were not of the same kind. The most blooming ones now were the apricot blossoms, but the most numerous ones were the peach blossoms. Those light first peaches were hiding behind the apricot blossoms.
, raising his little face and secretly looking at these people who disturbed his peace, he was full of shyness.
Sangsang raised her little face, curiously climbed on Ning Que's shoulder and looked out the window, looking at the academy getting closer and closer, looking at the mountain behind the academy that was mostly obscured by clouds and mist, and found that there was nothing wrong with herself.
Feeling comfortable, her thin willow eyes narrowed in a smile, full of happiness.
Students waiting for exams in the academy got off the carriage one by one, lined up in front of a spacious stone terrace under the command of the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the academy teachers, and then entered the two rows of rain-covering corridors next to the terrace to rest.
The students waiting for the examination came from different places. Most of them were personally selected by the academy teachers in the villages and schools of various counties in the Tang Dynasty. The rest were recommended by various ministries. Among them, the Military Ministry alone selected more than 70 candidates.
There were a lot of people, but with so many students sitting in the rain shelters on both sides of the stone flat, it didn't seem crowded at all. You can imagine how spacious the place was.
Above the stone flat is the main building of the academy, hidden in the light mist of flowers and trees. However, because the building itself is extremely tall and the two sloping corridors are like the wings of a phoenix, there is no sense of Xiaojiabiyu, but rather an inexplicable feeling.
The refreshing and refreshing taste makes it look very atmospheric.
Ning Que's focus at this time is not on the appearance of the academy. If he can get into the academy, he will have several years to use his feet to measure the breadth of the academy and use his eyes to appreciate the beauty of the academy. What he is more concerned about now is,
At this time, there are probably more than 500 candidates waiting for examination in the corridor, and the academy will only admit 200. The ratio of two out of five is not too high, so I can't help but feel a little worried.
The students waiting for the exam in the corridor covered by the rain all kept their composure. There was no chatter left and right, and no one took out the real test questions in their arms for the final sprint. They were all the best young people in the Tang Dynasty and even the entire world - yes
, although among them there are school captains who are over thirty years old and surrounded by bitter and windy faces, and there are also talented children who were brought back to Chang'an from a remote rural village school with childish faces, ignorant and uneasy, and look around at them under the age of fourteen, but
After all, they can be regarded as young people - no one wants to show their lack of confidence at this time.
Ning Que's confidence became less and less, and his right hand trembled slightly. He was ready to reach out to Sangsang several times to ask for the real test paper in her package, but he took it back forcibly. At the last moment, he was about to break the jar without any shame.
When he was about to sharpen his sword in front of the battle, which he was best at, a burst of solemn palace music suddenly sounded from all around Shiping.
The Yulin Army arrived, the guard of honor arrived, officials from various ministries arrived, and then the spectators who paid for tickets arrived, the palace guards arrived, His Royal Highness the Prince arrived, the Empress arrived, and His Majesty the Emperor arrived, so the students waiting to take the exam in the rain-covering corridor took a while to move around.
Sitting with a slightly aching waist, bowing his hands and bowing, the mountains called out long live, and there was no time for the last hard study - eh? While Ning Que was nagging in his mind, he suddenly saw a person with a beautiful face walking on the stone flat.
Who is this girl with luxurious clothes and peaceful temperament if not Her Highness the Princess?
Li Yu, the fourth princess of the Tang Dynasty, was escorted by the eunuchs, maids and nuns as she walked slowly across the stone flat. She passed the passionate, envious and admiring eyes of young unmarried students in the corridor, and passed the surprised and troubled eyes and whispered comments of the ministers.
Walking along the long phoenix-wing corridor to the main hall of the academy, he came to the stone railing, bowed slightly to His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen, and then stood quietly beside His Majesty the Emperor's left hand.
Different from the malicious imagination of enemies in other countries in the world, and different from the imagination of some conspiracy theory paranoiacs such as Ning Que, there is no confrontation between imperial power and academies within the Datang Empire. Only a few people know that today's Datang
When the emperor was a boy, he studied in the academy anonymously for two years. After he ascended the throne, he would come to the academy to take a break no matter how big or small the festival was. When winter came, he might even stay in the academy for the entire month.
If the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty was really secretly afraid of or even checking the power of the academy, then the imperial court would never put up such a big show when the academy opened, and the emperor would never regard him as his second home.
The ministers in the court knew His Majesty's feelings for the Academy and the importance of each Academy's opening ceremony to His Majesty. That's why when they saw the Fourth Princess Li Yu, they could not suppress their shock and exclaimed. They looked at the high fence in the distance.
By the side, looking at the women standing on the left and right of His Majesty, my mood was extremely complicated. Less than a month after the fourth princess returned from the grassland, she showed the world the unparalleled favor she received. Unexpectedly, she was standing quietly with Your Majesty at this moment.
What will the Queen on the other side be thinking about at this moment?
The bell at the back of the mountain was ringing loudly, which was the first call for the college entrance exam. Hundreds of students waiting for the exam in the rain-covering corridor filed out under the command of the college teacher, walked through the flat road under the main building of the college, and walked toward
Walk inside the courtyard.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty looked at those handsome and handsome students filing in under his gaze. He couldn't help stroking his beard slightly and showing a smile of satisfaction and joy.
The fourth princess, Li Yu, saw her father's expression and said with a smile: "Congratulations, father, all the talents in the world are in your care."
The emperor laughed loudly when he heard this, but he didn't take it seriously, but he didn't feel dissatisfied either.
The Queen didn't say anything, she just smiled and looked up at her husband, her eyes full of love and admiration, and her soft right hand gently touched his hand to express encouragement.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at his wife and daughter beside him, the ministers on both sides, and the countless future pillars of the empire. He couldn't help but feel satisfied. Suddenly, he felt as if there was one less person beside him. He frowned slightly and asked a minister behind him: "Master
...still don’t want to come?”
The minister bowed his head to the ground in fear and said: "The dean said that the academy entrance examination is for your majesty and for selecting talents for the empire. He... doesn't need to come forward. He has to prepare his luggage and will leave in two days."
His Majesty the Emperor just remembered this, and his face was full of regret, like a child who had done something good but was not praised by his father. He patted the stone railing and sighed: "I almost forgot that the master's time to go to the country this year is longer than before."
Be early."
He looked back at the mountain behind the academy that seemed to be looming in the clouds and mist, and said his respects in silence for a moment.
About ten miles away from this mountain, in a pavilion on the side of a road, a monk and a group of monks were drinking tea and talking to each other. It was still early in the morning, and I didn't know where they got such good interest.
The monk was about thirty years old, with a handsome and peaceful face. He naturally seemed to be free from dust. His eyes dropped to the vertical and horizontal lines on the platform, and then he raised his head to look at the mountain and the academy in the distance. He suddenly asked: "Listen.
Said... the master is very tall."
The Taoist usually looked solemn on the outside, but today he looked extremely carefree and casual. He stretched out his hand and flicked it in the air and said: "Master... of course he is very tall."
"How high?"
"How does a small character like me know?"
"The Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty doesn't even know?"
"You are the Imperial Disciple of the Tang Dynasty, don't you know the same thing?"