The Rebirth of the Prince: Starting from Not Being a Doglicker

The next day.

It is September now and autumn has arrived.

All the major martial arts academies and academies in the capital city have ended their summer vacation, and new students have been admitted after passing the admission examination.

Old students like Wang Shishi also have to return to the academy to practice, while Zhou Qingyu will have to stay with Tang Yan for a while and has asked for leave from the Guanwen Palace.

The Nanfu Academy is located at the foot of Sanhua Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing.

Compared with Wendao Mountain where the Wenxue Palace is located, Sanhua Mountain is shorter and less majestic and less well-known.

A market town similar to the one outside the Guanwenxue Palace was formed outside the Nanfu Academy, but it was smaller in scale than the one outside the Guanwenxue Palace.

In short, compared with Guanwenxue Palace, Nanfu Academy is a low-end version in all aspects.

In the morning, the sky is clear and the air is fresh.

Su An brought Danqing and rode in the Marquis's carriage to the Southern Palace Academy.

Outside the gate of the Nanfu Academy, people were coming and going, and young boys and girls in moon-white robes were going in and out.

The luxurious carriage of the Marquis of Shenwei Mansion was particularly conspicuous among the carriages of the students, attracting their attention and they talked about it.

"Which young master or young lady in the capital city owns this carriage? Is this carriage made of golden nanmu wood?"

"Not only that, look at the white horse pulling the cart, it's obviously not an ordinary horse."

"The last time I saw Young Master Liu's car, it wasn't as luxurious as this one."

"You are so ignorant. You can't even recognize the mark on the carriage? That is the emblem of the Su family of the Shenwei Marquisate. In front of the Shenwei Marquisate, the Liu family is nothing?!"

"Haha, look at how capable you are, as if you are the son of the Marquis of Shenwei. What does the dignitary status of the Marquis of Shenwei have to do with you? In front of the Liu family, you are nothing."

"Just continue to lick your father Liu Yu."

"Do you have the guts to say this to him?"

"Humph!"

Soon, a piece of news spread in the Nanfu Academy and caused a sensation.

Su An, the eldest son of Marquis Shenwei and the great poet of the Jin Dynasty, did not go to the Palace of Literature but actually came to their Nanfu Academy.

The Nanfu Academy is inferior to the Guanwenxue Palace in all aspects, including the quality of its students.

Most of the young boys and girls who were talented or had good family background went to the Palace of Literature.

After the Marquis's carriage entered the Southern Palace Academy, it drove on the avenue inside the academy.

The avenue is more than ten feet wide and is paved with wide bluestone slabs. It is very neat and clean, with camphor trees planted on both sides of the avenue.

Students dressed in moon-white magic robes walked in twos and threes on the avenue, talking and laughing.

This avenue extends in all directions and leads to various areas of the Nanfu Academy, including the classroom where students attend classes, the scripture library where they read, the dining room where they eat, and the dormitory area where they live.

The carriage drove for a while and soon stopped in front of an antique three-story attic.

Su An and Dan Qing got off the carriage and went up to the top floor of the attic.

There are only three rooms on the top floor of the attic, which belong to the chief priest and two deputy priests of the Nanfu Academy.

The door of the largest room was open.

The room was bright and clean, and two old men were sitting on either side of the table sipping tea.

One of the old men was wearing a tall hat, a wide belt, and a robe with big sleeves. He had the aura of a superior. He was the chief priest of the Nanfu Academy.

The other old man was wearing a moon-white robe of a Taoist priest, his hair and beard were all white, he was thin, his face was solemn, and he never smiled, just like an old scholar.

Su An knocked on the door.

"The prince is here." The high priest looked at Su An with a smile on his face.

"High Priest." Su An entered the room and bowed to him.

The smile on the High Priest's face became even wider. All the good students in the capital were snatched away by the Guanwen Palace. It was a rare opportunity for their Nanfu Academy to welcome such a student of extremely noble status.

He had already learned that Su An was forced to come to the Nanfu Academy because the second master of the Zhou family cancelled his first place in the Guanwenxue Palace.

He is the top student in the Palace of Literature and the son of Marquis Shenwei. His status and talent are among the best among the younger generation.

It would be of great benefit to the Nanfu Academy if such a talented person could study there, even for just half a year.

Apart from anything else, when the Nanfu Academy applies to the Guanwen Hall for money for academic research in the second half of the year, can't it ask for more?

After all, the son of Marquis Shenwei is in the Nanfu Academy, and we can’t treat him unfairly.

"Please take a seat, Prince." The High Priest said with a smile.

Su An took a seat.

"May I know who this gentleman is?" Su An looked at another old man with a solemn face.

"Let me introduce this to the prince. He is the prince's future head teacher, Mr. Xun Kuang." said the chief priest.

He then said to Xun Kuang, "This is the son of Marquis Shenwei, the living poet of our Great Jin, Su An."

"Hello, Mr. Xun." Su An stood up and bowed respectfully to Xun Kuang.

Su An's courteous behavior made the serious old man nod his head with satisfaction, "Your Highness, there is no need to be so polite. Please take a seat."

Su An sat down.

He had done his homework last night.

This old man named Xun Kuang and the chief priest are the only two fifth-level cultivators in the Southern Palace Academy.

At the same time, Xunzi was also a famous teacher with a long-standing reputation in the capital.

He has always been famous for his rigorous academic approach, good teaching methods, and equal treatment of students of different wealth.

Even in the Palace of Literature, there are only a few teachers as capable as him. He and the chief priest are close friends, so he stayed in the Southern Palace Academy.

Originally, Xun Kuang taught at the only two three-level academies in the Southern Palace Academy, but because of Su An's arrival, the chief priest transferred him to Su An's academy as the head instructor.

In fact, this is a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

The academy’s grading is not based on time of admission but on level of accomplishment.

Students at the first, second, and third realms, with different levels of cultivation, will be assigned to different schools.

The most numerous academies in the Nanfu Academy are the second-level academies, with more than fifty in total. There are also twenty to thirty first-level academies, and the third-level academies are the least, with only two.

As for the cultivators in the four realms above, they are not within the scope of teaching of the Southern Palace Academy or even the Guanwenxue Palace.

The promotion from a third-level cultivator to a fourth-level cultivator is a qualitative leap.

At the same time, the pass from the lower three realms to the middle three realms has always been regarded as a natural barrier.

Among ten third-level cultivators, at most only one can enter the fourth level.

Every cultivator who reaches the fourth realm is qualified to serve in the cultivator institutions such as Guanwen Hall and Zhaowu Hall, or to serve as a staff member in the homes of the powerful, or to stay in the academy and martial arts college as a teacher.

The teaching requirements of the Guanwen Palace are at the fourth realm, while a considerable number of the teachings of the Nanfu Academy are at the peak of the third realm.

Therefore, in the huge Nanfu Academy, there are only a few dozen students in the third realm, and they have always been taught by Xunzi.

Nowadays, Xun Kuang has been transferred to Su An's school to serve as the principal instructor. Although he will still teach the students of the two third-level schools, the focus of teaching will definitely shift.