Nanlu Academy is located in the southeast of the capital, at the foot of Qinglu Mountain. It has a large construction area, second only to Bailudong Academy.

It is quiet and elegant here, with lush forests and bamboos. There are some bookstores, restaurants and inns opposite the academy gate, and it is connected to the bustling city.

The location is not remote, and it only took Zhang Shuchuan and others less than half an hour to walk over.

Not far away was Bailudong Academy. Lu Qiheng greeted a few people, told Lu Qiyuan a few words, and walked to Bailudong Academy.

In these two academies, no carriages or horses are allowed to enter.

Especially students have to walk in on two legs. If you come by carriage or horse, you must stop one mile away.

This rule is unnecessary for the three brothers of the Zhang family.

But for most students, it is a bit harsh.

Most of the students take it as their duty to study and test for merit, so they never take a dip in the sun and seldom walk.

Whenever it comes to the imperial examination, most of them cannot bear the examination for several consecutive days and their bodies collapse.

That's why the academy issued this ban.

In recent years, due to border instability, generals have been reused.

The six arts that were originally abolished were also included in the imperial examination.

This made many scholars lament and cry.

Especially for those who come from poor families, this means extra tuition and time.

They believe that they cannot compare with officials in the six arts, so they can only work harder at studying. As for the six arts, it is enough to pass them.

Therefore, class is more obvious.

The children of official families, especially the children of aristocratic families, are extremely good in the six arts, so they often look down on the children of poor families.

And the children of poor families disdain to be with this gang of dandies, so many academies are divided into two groups, the children of official families and the children of poor families.

Zhang Shuchuan and the others spoke to the servant guarding the door, and then after waiting for a while, they saw a child leading them in.

Once you get in, you don't have to go far until you reach a long staircase.

Zhang Shuchuan and others thought, no wonder they don't let the carriage in, it's useless to go in, and the carriage can't go up the stairs.

When they walked up breathlessly, they discovered that there was a not-so-steep winding road leading straight up.

After asking the child who said nothing, the child said with great care, "This is the road leading to the carriage."

Several people:......

Coming up is a row of scattered houses.

Zhang Shuchuan discovered the child's tendency to refuse to speak without asking.

He pointed to the house and asked the child: "What is this for?"

Child: "This is where the servants live."

He pointed to the house not far away and asked.

Little Tong: “That’s the house where students live.”

"That's the school, that's where the masters live."

"There is also a school on the mountain, and you can ride horses in the open space next to it."

......

After Zhang Shuchuan asked what he wanted to know, he finally shut up.

Child: This student looks quite old, very curious, and has many questions.

Everyone followed the child to the place where the masters usually work.

It was still very early at this time, and it was chilly on the mountainside.

Looking down from the mountain, you can see the scholars at the bottom of the mountain, like blue dots, climbing up the mountain. It is very spectacular.

The place where the masters work is an elegant house, which looks better than the school house.

There are several teachers and teachers inside who are reading in the morning or reviewing students' articles.

When I saw the kid with a few people, I knew he was a student who was going to enter the academy.

A master randomly wrote a few test questions on the table, and then threw them to Zhang Shuchuan and others.

Before coming, they had learned that there would be an assessment before entering the academy, and classes would be arranged based on their level.

The classes are divided into classes A, B, C and D. Among them, class A is the highest and is the class for scholars to take the examination.

Class D, on the other hand, is a zero-based class.

Several people bowed to thank the master, then took out the pens and ink they brought, placed them on the table one by one, and then poured water to polish the ink.

Zhang Shuchuan was the strongest, sharpened the ink the fastest, and was the first to answer the question.

It was a simple arithmetic problem, not too difficult for him.

He wrote it in a flash.

Looking back, Lu Qiyuan and he finished answering almost at the same time.

Next is Zhang Shuji, and finally Zhang Shuyun.

The master took a look, asked about a few more people, and then placed all four of them in Class C.

This time, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Okay, okay, it's not too embarrassing. It would be embarrassing if I were directly assigned to the D class and sat with a group of little kids.

Although there are only four levels of classes, each Class C has eight small classes. Class C [-] is the best class, and Class C [-] is the best class.

Each semester, students will be ranked according to their scores and then divided into classes.

So, Class C [-] looks down on Class C [-], and Class C [-] wants to get into Class C [-].

Zhang Shuchuan and Lu Qiyuan were assigned to Class C[-], and Zhang Shuji and Zhang Shuyun were assigned to Class C[-].

After handing in Shu Xiu, I officially started school today.

At this time, students also came one after another.

Come to your respective shifts and sit down one by one.

Not surprised to see a few new faces.

Zhang Shuchuan and Lu Qiyuan waited until everyone was seated before sitting down in the remaining two seats at the back.

Everyone started the morning reading with their heads shaking.

Zhang Shuchuan felt that it was a bit eye-catching and wondered if these people were dizzy?

Lu Qiyuan, on the other hand, was very adaptable. He took out "Mencius" from the book basket and started reading it.

Zhang Shuchuan was stunned: He didn’t bring a book!

Finally, before the master came, I got a Three-Character Sutra from Lu Qiyuan and started reading it.

The master of Class B[-] has a surname of Ou and a first name of Ou Yinzheng.

Seeing the students in the class reading seriously, I nodded happily.

But when I saw a tall man sitting in the back, he stood out a bit.

He walked over and was a little surprised when he heard what the tall man was saying.

How did you get into Class C?

I'm actually reading the Three Character Classic by Ding Ban!

He knocked on Zhang Shuchuan's desk with his book.

At this time, the sound of reading aloud in the entire school gradually stopped.

Everyone heard Ou Fuzi's voice clearly.

"Can this student recite the Three Character Classic?"

Zhang Shuchuan started to recite with confidence: "When people are born, their hearts are kind, their natures are similar, and their habits are far apart... Be close to teachers and friends, and learn etiquette..."

"Okay!" Seeing that Zhang Shuchuan recited it smoothly, Ou Fuzi was satisfied, "Mencius will also recite it."

Zhang Shuchuan was stunned. He had never read Mencius. Even if he had studied it in school, he had already forgotten which corner.

But he still said honestly: "Sir, I haven't studied Mencius yet."

His eyes caught a glimpse of the book in Lu Qiyuan's hand, and his eyes lit up, "But I can read it once and remember it."

He had originally forgotten the Three-Character Sutra and could only remember the first two or three sentences, but he remembered it after reading it once.

It should not be difficult for Mencius.

Ou Fuzi obviously didn't believe that anyone could have photographic memory, let alone this tall man.

But he still gave Zhang Shuchuan time.

The other people in the school felt a little contemptuous when they saw the new tall guy speaking so brazenly.

Looking at his clothes, it seems that he does not come from a wealthy family.

I couldn't help but look down on him even more.

Lu Qiyuan also didn't believe it. After all, those who can recite it after reading it once are truly geniuses.

Anyway, he hadn't heard of anyone who could do it.

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