Please don't force me to be a god.

The fact that the Tianjin Kingdom's envoys visited Zhang Tian naturally could not be concealed from the Nan'an Dynasty.

Emperor Anyou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the envoys did not even enter the door.

He also made a wild guess when he learned that Zhang Tian's housekeeper only collected one ingot of silver, but in the end it was fruitless.

He had to continue to urge Prime Minister Cai to speed up the search for the ore that Zhang Tian wanted.

…………

Two days later, the academy officially opened.

Zhang Tian took Xu Wen, Xu Jingye, Tiedong and Su'er to Mingde Academy to register in a carriage.

Halfway there, he saw a continuous stream of carriages of all sizes.

There were also many people, but their parents carried their bags and led their children to walk here.

Mingde Academy is not in the core urban area.

Outside the city, in a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, it was built by the lake.

Zhang Tian then remembered that it was the West Lake.

He had been here for so long, but he just stayed at home and forgot about such a scenic spot.

I thought to myself that I had to find a chance to have a good time.

Arrived at Mingde Academy.

There were people maintaining order early on, and there were special places for carriages, horses, etc.

After sending everyone to the entrance of the academy, Tiedong drove the carriage away.

Xu Jingye took the apprenticeship gift and led Zhang Tian, ​​Xu Wen, and Su'er to register at the academy.

This set of procedures is similar to the schooling of students in later generations.

If the people in front of him were not all dressed in ancient costumes, Zhang Tian would have thought he was back in school.

Because it was a primary school, it recruited a large number of students, but it was not as grand and formal as individual apprenticeship.

After registering, presenting the apprenticeship gift and tuition, Su'er was arranged among a group of children.

Su'er tightly held Zhang Tian's sleeve, a little timid, and refused to leave.

Zhang Tian said: "Don't be afraid, I'll watch you here."

"I'll ask Tiedong to pick you up from school. When you get out of school, just wait at the door, don't be afraid."

"Okay, Brother Zhang Tian."

Su'er dared to leave then, looking back at Zhang Tian and others reluctantly, afraid that he would leave.

The same scene happened to other little kids.

Some even cried and made a scene, hugging their parents' thighs and refusing to let go.

After waiting for all the children to arrive, an old man in his fifties or sixties, wearing Confucian clothes, faced more than a hundred children and began to give a literary speech:

Parents and students, welcome to Mingde College.

The earth is back to spring, everything is bright, the sun and the moon are like shuttles, dispersing the cold and heat, although the years are stolen, the glory of Mingde has not changed.

Today, we look up to the sages, and the students are like stars, gathered together, and the future is promising.

We have lofty aspirations, we follow the will of our predecessors, study hard, and study to hone our skills. We cleanse the dust, make friends with friends, and write with brilliance...

Zhang Tian frowned: "Does this dean know how to teach children? Can children understand what I am reading to them?"

Xu Wen said: "Master, this is for parents. If you don't read it elegantly, parents will think that the academy has no background."

"Did you do this when you were in elementary school?"

Xu Wen smiled and said: "I fell asleep while listening, and my father beat me up when I got home, so I have a deep impression on you."

Sure enough, Zhang Tian looked around and saw some little kids drooping their heads and feeling sleepy.

Xu Jingye on the side whispered: "Don't worry, Immortal. I have inquired about this academy, and the teachers are not rigid and dogmatic."

"Children who have just started learning are not sensible, and the teachers know how to teach students in accordance with their aptitude and guide them in accordance with the situation."

Zhang Tian was slightly relieved: "That's good."

It seems that he thought the ancients were too old-fashioned. After all, he was teaching a little kid. As long as he was a normal person, he would not be too harsh on the child.

"Manager Xu, isn't there a women's courtyard? Why don't I see any female teachers?"

Xu Wen was alerted after hearing this, and raised his head to look around.

"Ahem..." Xu Jingye secretly touched Xu Wen, asking him to pay attention to his manners.

"Immortal, the women's courtyard is on the other side of the wall, and there is no door connecting it to this side."

"If you want to go there, you need to turn right and go in through the main gate of the women's courtyard."

"Oh..." Xu Wen was slightly disappointed.

Zhang Tian nodded slightly, which was in line with his imagination.

In this era, although the separation between men and women was not as strict as that under the Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, it also emphasized that "men and women should not touch each other".

If male and female teachers were to teach together, they would inevitably be gossiped about.

Even female students, when they were 10 years old, had to be assigned to the women's courtyard.

Therefore, they needed to be separated by barriers and no doors were allowed to pass, to avoid suspicion.

Xu Jingye glanced at Xu Wen and said, "Goddess, Wen'er is getting old."

"After the imperial examination this year, whether you pass or not, it's time to discuss marriage."

"Wen'er, if you like talented people, your second uncle will shamelessly find a matchmaker.Go to the women's academy and ask around to see if there are any unmarried and suitable women. "

Xu Wen's face suddenly turned red, and he stammered: "Second uncle, I'm not in a hurry. I haven't achieved fame yet, so I don't have the intention to get married..."

Zhang Tian laughed. He didn't expect that this guy, who was usually shameless, would be so shy when talking about this matter.

Zhang Tian said: "So you don't have any intention, then forget it. I originally wanted to stroll around the West Lake when I was free, maybe I could meet the female teachers in the women's academy."

"Ahem..." Xu Wen said anxiously, "Disciple can accompany the immortal master. The West Lake is beautiful and it is a good place to study. ”

“Hahaha…” Zhang Tian did not expose him.

Many men and women of this era were married directly by their parents’ orders and matchmakers’ words.

Their love experience may not be as good as that of elementary school students in later generations.

Many elementary school students in later generations have learned to kiss each other, and when they are angry, they know to “break up” and stop playing with each other.

Wait for the dean to finish his speech.

The pens, ink, books and paper began to be distributed, and a group of little brats lined up to receive them.

After receiving them, they began to divide into classes of 30 people.

Zhang Tian took a look and found that there were quite a few girls who came to study, and many of them Dressed in fine clothes, it was obvious that he came from a wealthy family.

After the classes were divided, the teachers of each class began to greet the parents and recognize their faces.

Su'er's teacher was a man in his fifties, dressed in Confucian clothes and speaking elegantly.

Seeing that Xu Wen was a scholar and a scholar who came to participate in the imperial examination, he immediately became more enthusiastic.

He also took Xu Wen to the lounge to discuss some academic matters.

Xu Jingye followed him and wanted to secretly give the teacher a letter of silver.

Unexpectedly, the teacher smiled slightly, gently pushed the silver back to Xu Jingye, and said: "Don't worry, everyone. Since I am a teacher, I will do my best to teach my students well."