??In the eastern suburbs of the capital, surrounded by mountains and rivers, a patchwork of antique-looking buildings rises from the ground. There are many bamboos planted in the halls, pavilions and open spaces. Different types of bamboos are planted in clumps, forming a large bamboo forest. Even if the autumn wind blows from the west, the leaves are still green and do not change their color.
Bamboo is one of the "three friends of the cold year". It is not afraid of frost and cold, and stays green all year round. Many literati and poets use it in their articles and songs, using bamboo as a metaphor to express their awe-inspiring character.
The character of a scholar should be as upright as bamboo.
This piece of bamboo forest has a long history. It is said that Dong Shengren, the founder of the Imperial College, led a group of disciples to plant it one by one.
The building in the bamboo forest is naturally the most prestigious college in the Tiantong Dynasty, the Imperial College.
The reason why the location of the college was not chosen in the city but in the suburbs was in response to the spirit of Dong Shengren: "A scholar should not listen to what is going on outside the window and only read the books of sages. If we open a college in the city, we will be close to the world of mortals. Being immersed in prosperity will undoubtedly make your mind shaken and unmotivated to learn"
The saint has good intentions, but if the students really want to be prosperous in the world, how can they be cut off by a short journey?
????????????????????????? The prevalence of stereotyped writing and the development of the system have become increasingly strict, which has greatly restricted talents and ideas, and utilitarianism has reached an extreme level. In the past, people who were studying mostly had the intention of learning. Nowadays, if it is not for official career, who is willing to study hard?
People's hearts have changed, the academic style has gradually deteriorated, and the Imperial College has long lost its former glory.
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Ying Ning used the "Qi Watching Technique" and looked from a distance. She saw that the air above the Imperial Academy was sparse and lonely. The influence on her demonic body was even lower than that in the capital.
Such a result is beyond expectation.
Chen Jianchen said calmly: "Nowadays, the "Character Law" is very popular. Every word and article can be criminalized. How can we maintain the literary style?"
Yingning nodded and suddenly said: "Sir, how should we deal with it?"
Chen Jianchen said: "The world is in chaos and it's difficult to calculate. We can only study for the time being. When things are stable, we will take my mother and the others to Beijing for resettlement."
This is a plan that has been planned for a long time.
Now the two of them walked along a stone road and entered.
The Imperial College is a dream place for scholars all over the world. It is a majestic place, but there are not many students inside. It is far inferior to modern universities, which often have tens of thousands, and there are often people coming and going in the corridors.
When I first came to report, Chen Jianchen first went to find a gentleman named "Ivan" according to the instructions of taking care of the academic affairs. After asking the person, the man looked strange and authentic: "Ifan's "Yunshui Collection" violated the "Yunshui Collection". Literary Law", was imprisoned ten days ago, who are you?"
Hearing this, Chen Jianchen was shocked and said: "Chen Jianchen, a student from Jiangzhou, is a new student who has come to the Imperial College to report."
The man said: "To report, you should go to the school superintendent. Here, it's at the small building on the south side." He pointed out a place with his hand.
Chen Jianchen thanked him and walked away, but his heart was pounding: The arrester actually came inside the Imperial College, and he was so pervasive.
I also thought of the large train of prison cars I saw on the road, rushing north. From this, I can deduce how many people have been arrested in the world these days.
Chen Jianchen was wary, and a strong sense of conspiracy suddenly filled his already suspicious mind.
¡°What did Emperor Zhengming want to do when he acted like this?
When we went to the small building, the superintendent was sitting there drinking tea, announcing his identity and purpose, and presenting various documents. The superintendent carefully checked that it was correct, then issued a token and distributed the school dormitory, but it was a single person and the environment was elegant.
Mr. Hengqu and Gu Xuezheng jointly recommended Chen Jianchen, so he would be a junior student. The food, clothing, housing and transportation in the Imperial College would all be at public expense, which would save a lot of money.
Chen Jianchen is certainly not short of money, but in troubled times, who thinks he has too much money? Being able to enjoy the benefits of the imperial court is not free of charge.
After settling in the school, Chen Jianchen didn't have much curiosity about this new environment. Instead, he was worried: the development of the literary prison was far more violent than imagined, like a huge storm sweeping across the world, regardless of how much damage it would cause.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out there? Are you afraid that one day the extremely vicious black-shirted guards will break in and arrest you and put you in jail?
Recalling the ancient history of the previous life, any literary prison always had a specific goal. The root cause was to consolidate political power and eliminate dissidents. And most of them happened in special dynasties, such as the newly unified Qin Dynasty, or when the national rulers changed, such as Yuan and Qing.
But the current Tiantong dynasty is completely different. It has ruled for nearly a thousand years, and its civil and martial arts are at its peak. It should not have produced harsh rule and martyrs.??. As soon as the "Character Law" came out, it can be said that "there is no writing in the world". Its harshness on the use of words and sentences has reached an extreme level. This word cannot be used, that word cannot be used, and everything is prohibited, just like wearing a hand with both hands. He was handcuffed and had a lock on his pen. If things go on like this, there are only a few words that can be used. How to write poems, songs, and essays?
"This kind of literal inferno is simply unreasonable. It is impossible to discern the intention of the caster from it?"
Does it mean that you have to click all the scholars in the world to feel satisfied?
It doesn¡¯t make sense, it doesn¡¯t make sense.
The imperial examination system and civil servants have always been the foundation of the dynasty. Emperor Zhengming's behavior of eradicating the roots is no different from that of a madman.
Based on hearsay, there are many opinions about the current Holy Emperor, two of which are generally recognized and confirmed. One is that the emperor worshiped the Buddha, so he did not hesitate to overturn the old system of the previous dynasty and invited the Buddha to come again; the other is that the emperor was lustful. However, since ancient times, emperors have many harems, and the idea of ??lewdness is not new. I just heard that the new emperor has to count beauties to sleep with him every night, which is a sign of the prosperity of spring and autumn.
Tidbit news belongs to unofficial history, but some clues can also be gleaned from unofficial history.
Thoughts and worries come one after another, and I feel inexplicably irritable. I always feel vaguely uneasy, fearing that an accident will happen.
Staying in the school, Ying Ning was sharpening his ink, while he picked up his pen and wrote three words in a row. These words cannot be seen in the world, and they must be torn into pieces after they are written.
After writing the words, I calmed down the restlessness in my heart a little.
Yingning suddenly stood up, stretched out his hand and caught a paper yellow crane flying from outside.
Feihe passes the book!
He spat out his small mouth and spit out a note.
Yingning took it and handed it to Chen Jianchen. When I opened it and looked at it, it was a flying book from Master Guanghan, leaving a message for him.
After reading the message above, Chen Jianchen only felt that there was a storm that could not calm down for a long time. It seemed that the situation was really important. With the situation going like this, some big things were inevitable to happen.